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Chapter 742

"You can pick lotus in the south of the Yangtze River, lotus leaves in He Tiantian, fish playing in the lotus leaves. Fish playing in the east of lotus leaves, fish playing in the west of lotus leaves. Fish playing in the south of lotus leaves, fish playing in the north of lotus leaves..."

A painting boat is rippling with the wind on the vast Taihu Lake, pushing away the layers of lotus leaves, disturbing the fishes shuttling among the lotus leaves, and from time to time, the gentle humming of a lotus picking girl comes.

There are a few men dressed as ordinary servants on the painting boat standing in the corners, seeming to protect the safety of the people in the painting boat.

When one of the men holding a jade fan came out with a few women, several servants greeted him slightly.

"If you want to compare West Lake to West Lake, light makeup is always suitable. Scholars always prefer West Lake, but Taihu Lake is no different. It is really elegant for them to choose the shore of Taihu Lake for their literati gathering. If they can make people more comfortable Your heart will be fine." Chu Yun opened the jade fan with one hand, and the thing was already very slippery in his hands.

In the vast Taihu Lake, not only Chu Yun's painting boat, but also many well-to-do scholars also hired painting boats, which seemed very lively.On the Tiger Hill on the east bank of Taihu Lake, thousands of scholars and their servants gathered. The sedan chairs, mules and horses were sandwiched between the roads, like an unprecedented event.

"My lord, what is Xizi?" Ella didn't understand the allusion.

"Xizi is Xishi, a beautiful woman from the Yue Kingdom in ancient times. She looks like a beautiful woman. It is said that when she was washing her yarn in the stream, the fish forgot to swim and gradually sank to the bottom of the water, so she was praised as having the beauty of 'sinking fish'. You see , just like now." Chu Yun pointed to the fish in the lake and said.

In the Ming Dynasty, the Taihu Lake is extremely clear, and the fish are not afraid of strangers, and they follow the side of the wooden boat waggingly, still bubbling.

Aila lived in the late Ming Dynasty for a long time, and she understood the graceful romance of Chinese men. Seeing Chu Yun complimenting herself in a roundabout way, she blushed and couldn't help but pooh: "I think Sister Xiao has the appearance of a sinking fish. You think Xi Shi is a woman from Jiangnan. Sister Xiao is also a girl from Jiangnan, so the one who is amazing is naturally Yuer from Jiangnan."

"Ah?" Xiao Xiu'er waved her hands quickly when her innocence was mentioned, "How dare a little girl compare with Xizi, Xizi is a famous beauty in ancient times."

"The fish here look big and fat, can I go down and catch some?" Goya didn't understand their style, rolled up his sleeves, and wanted to go fishing in Taihu Lake.

"Ahem, Miss Goya, this is a holy place for literati and students to gather, so don't lose your composure in front of everyone." Yu Cheng stopped Goya's bold idea in time.

Surrounded by the painting boats of other Jiangnan talents, if Goya really jumped into fishing, it would really be a disaster...

"Why is it you again? Are you deliberately trying to fight against me?" Goya said to Yu Cheng angrily.

"I..." Yu Chengcheng wanted to plunge into Taihu Lake.

"Miss Goya, buy what fish you want to eat from the fisherman, and then find a good restaurant chef on Taihu Lake to cook. I know that there are three delicacies in Taihu Lake, called 'Taihu Sanbai'. One white is Taihu whitebait, more than two inches long, transparent, crystal white, tender meat, no bones, no thorns, no swim bladder and no smell. Erbai is Taihu whitebait, with white and tender meat, delicious taste, served with cooking wine, oil, ginger Green onions, the end is endless aftertaste. Three white Taihu white shrimps, wash the white shrimps with clean water, cut off the shrimp guns, whiskers, and feet, put them on the plate, pour koji wine, add scallion white and other condiments..." Chu Yun Bian lightly waved his jade fan and said.

Goya was drooling when he heard it: "My lord, let's go to the fisherman, I want to eat this, this, this lake, what white!"

"The Huqiu meeting is about to start, where can I find a fisherman to make 'Taihu Sanbai' for us?" Chu Yun said helplessly.

"Your Excellency is really bad. When you talk about delicious food, you don't take anyone to eat it." Goya said dissatisfied.

Seeing Goya and Chu Yun fighting, Xiao Xiuer just smiled slightly.Everyone was used to Goya's almost child-like character who lived in the deep mountains and old forests for a long time. Fortunately, Chu Yun didn't mind at all and enjoyed it.

"This brother doesn't sound like a southerner, but he knows the food of Taihu Lake quite well. I have a famous chef here who happens to be able to cook Taihu Sanbai."

On the side of the painting boat where Chu Yun and the others were, there was another painting boat. On it was a scholar in a green shirt. Hearing what Chu Yun said about the vinegar fish in the West Lake, he couldn't help but interrupt.

Chu Yun looked at the man, who was a little two or three years younger than him, and also holding a jade fan, with a graceful demeanor.As for the degree of handsomeness, it may only be a little worse than myself.Chu Yun thought rather narcissistically.

"Dare to ask the name of my virtuous brother? If you know where there is a chef who can cook 'Taihu Sanbai', can you give me some pointers?" Chu Yun clasped his hands together and asked.

"My son, Chen Zilong, is a native of Huating, Songjiang, Nanzhili. My father, Chen Suowen, was a servant of the Ministry of Industry and has passed away. May I ask your brother's name?" the scholar in green shirt replied.

Chen Zilong!After Chu Yun came to Jiangnan, he had heard a little about this person.The son of the minister of the Ministry of Industry in the year of Tianqi, and the favorite student of Zhang Yandeng, the current civil affairs officer of Jianghuai Chief Secretary, as the second generation of officials, the teacher is also a high-ranking official, his future is limitless.But it is a pity that this person has established several clubs with a group of old-school scholars. He originally made friends with literature, but now he has gradually turned into opposing the abolition of stereotyped essays.

Such a young and impulsive young man could easily be used as a gun.

"Under..." Chu Yun saw Xiao Xiu'er, and thought of a name temporarily, "Xiaoyun, originally from the capital. I heard that the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River in early summer is unique, so I came to visit the south of the Yangtze River just in time. Hearing that thousands of scholars from the south of the Yangtze River will meet at the east bank of Taihu Lake, they brought their people here."

"I see, you came at the right time. This is a grand event that has never been seen in a hundred years. It is really beautiful that thousands of scholars gather together to comment on the current situation. Speaking of the Taihu Sanbai just now, if you want to eat it It's delicious, but come on my painting boat, and I'll make people cook delicious food for you." Chen Zilong saw that Chu Yun's painting boat was very big, and heard that he was from the capital, so he wanted to make friends.

"Oh? That's a coincidence, you won't bother Brother Xian, right?" Chu Yun asked.

Seeing that Chu Yun wanted to go to Chen Zilong to paint a boat, Yu Cheng wanted to stand up and stop him, but Chu Yun signaled him to go back.

"Brother Xiao, you are joking. Thousands of scholars will come to the Huqiu Conference. They will arrive one after another at least tomorrow. We are boating and drinking on Taihu Lake today. How can we bother?" Chen Zilong said enthusiastically.

Under the unfavorable hospitality, after the two boats landed, Chu Yun took Ella, Yu Cheng, Xiao Xiuer, and Goya, who wanted to taste the "Taihu Sanbai", to Chen Zilong's painting boat.

"This is today's chef, Miss Liu Rushi." Chen Zilong introduced the woman on his boat to Chu Yun and others.

(End of this chapter)