Allure

Chapter 58

Zuo Xirong asked in astonishment. When he was extremely surprised, something even more surprising happened. Lei Dapeng, who was sitting next to his father, seemed to be commented by everyone: "This dish is full of knives and tricks, and it is full of pretensions." , the taste is not that good."

At this comment, Zuo Xirong laughed again. If you say too much, you will lose your temper. If you say this, then this foodie's knowledge is not enough, and he must have never eaten.He smiled and looked at his father, it seemed that there was a deep meaning in the smile.

Zuo Nanxia didn't mind what Lei Dapeng said, and said with a smile: "Dapeng, not everyone has such a good appetite as you... It is said that this is made according to the recipes that the Queen Mother used to play in when she was young, so The ingredients are all local in Luzhou, so there is no one other than Luzhou, and this time the Grand Hyatt Hotel has also put in a lot of effort... Thank you, Xirong."

Zuo Nanxia said with a smile, and his younger sister Zuo Xiying also thanked her sister, the old man changed the subject, and then asked Lei Dapeng who had already tasted it with his chopsticks: "Dapeng, you can tell me about the thirteen flowers of the Queen Mother. Are you coming to the Hall of Fame?"

"I can't say enough, this thing is not common... Well, this is chrysanthemum and cow louver, this is chicken heart peony flower, this is sesame seed mixed with kidney, this is yellow flower mixed with cold skin... what's the matter?"

Lei Dapeng pointed to a plate of green and ruddy dishes and asked, Shan Yong smiled and said: "Toon leaves and red ginseng shreds, and that dish is catkins mixed with Sophora japonica flowers. Every dish has flowers, even if there are no flower ingredients, you can use them Knifework makes up for it."

It's really beautiful, the pagoda color plate in the center is eye-catching enough, not to mention the surrounding six plates cut into various dishes.But Zuo Xiying likes the two vegetarian dishes explained by Shan Yong the most. The green toon flavor, the red shredded ginseng, the green catkins and the snow-white Sophora japonica flower, the shape of the dish is well handled, and the shredded ginseng and toon leaves turn into red flowers and green leaves. The catkins and Sophora japonica are piled up into the dish shape of the water hibiscus, so beautiful that people can't bear to destroy the shape.

During the conversation, Zuo Xirong invited everyone to move their chopsticks, and specially took care of her younger sister. When threatening the dishes, unexpectedly, Shan Yong was the first to give her to her younger sister. She seemed to know what to order. Laughed.

Softly thanked Shan Yong, Zuo Xiying carefully carried the green and tender catkins, while his father was talking to Simuxian about the sentiment of wild vegetables, medicine and food coming from the same source, when he casually looked at Shan Yong again, he looked straight at it Looking at herself, Zuo Xiying didn't want to eat, she was about to put down her chopsticks, and got angry.Shan Yong hurriedly turned his face to one side, but when he was on the other side, he glanced secretly again, Zuo Xiying snickered again, it was just a gesture.

Listening to her father's words that the taste of the mountain village has become the mainstream of today's gourmet food, Zuo Xiying was aroused, she took a bite of the catkins, the taste was slightly bitter, and she curled her mouth.But Shan Yong said in a low voice, if he didn't eat three of them, he wouldn't know the three tastes, the first taste was bitter and the aftertaste lingered, instigating Zuo Xiying to taste another one with great interest, slowly nodding his head, this green and tender The more you taste the catkins, the more delicious it will be.Shan Yong was not in the mood to taste food at this time, he just looked at Zuo Xiying's red lips and white teeth carefully tasting it, and smiled from time to time, women who like light and elegant vegetarian food, and their personalities are mostly quiet, this dish, but it is the same as the senior sister I complement each other.

Not everyone is comfortable eating delicious food, at least Lei Ge feels uncomfortable, put down his chopsticks after a few mouthfuls, likes the appetite of eating big pieces, really can't stand the cauliflower that can fade out of the bird, once he puts the chopsticks, he goes south He smiled and said, "Dapeng, it's not a bad thing to have good food, but you have to avoid the side effects of good food. It doesn't have to be big fish, big meat, big tonic and rare things that can be called good food. The proportion of vegetarian food in food Not low."

This is probably to persuade Lei Dapeng to pay attention to his body shape. Lei Ge, who has never been taboo, seems to have a lot of side effects. It’s not delicious to eat by yourself, what kind of food is it?”

Ok?Interesting, Zuo Nanxia's eyes lit up, but he was generally persuaded by Lei Dapeng, and nodded with a smile: "It makes sense. It is said that there is no superior quality in tea, and it is precious when it tastes good. It also makes sense when it comes to gourmet food."

While talking, he glanced at Shan Yong again with great interest, but just saw that Shan Yong also put down his chopsticks, Zuo Nanxia asked again: "Why, Shan Yong, didn't you enter the mouth of Fayan Zun?"

"Old Zuo, this is an appetizer. The good ones are yet to come. I have to save my stomach." Shan Yong laughed.After hearing this, Zuo Xirong seemed to be interested, and asked casually: "Shan Yong, I heard from my father and my younger sister that you have a lot of experience in food... How is Thirteen Flowers doing?"

"Of course, most hotels don't have this kind of knife skills, and the selection of materials, catkins and toon leaves are not in season, and they can be preserved so well, not everyone has this kind of ability." Shan Yong said.The so-called catkins used as ingredients are the flower buds of willow trees when they turn green. After they turn white, they are inedible, and they can be preserved until this season, unless some big hotels with fresh-keeping equipment can do it.These words were not without compliments, Zuo Xirong smiled and asked again: "Six flowers, the rest of the flowers may not all be on the knife."

It seems that he was also influenced by his gourmet father. When Zuo Xirong asked, Zuo Nanxia smiled and said, "If you ask about other things, you may ask Shan Yong. If you want to ask about Luzhou's specialties, they should be familiar to everyone, right?"

"There are also Queen Dowager Beancurd Chicken, Stewed Turtle with Lotus Flower, Grilled Elbow Flower with Pearl, Braised Sea Cucumber with Snowflake, Pumpkin Lily Flower and a piece of Stewed Cauliflower with Winter Melon... All the local ingredients are selected in Luzhou. Each dish comes with flowers, Every flower has its origin..." Shan Yong said, explaining a few things in detail, Zuo Xiying was fascinated by what he heard, and interjected and asked: "This seems to be worse."

Yes, the difference is the same, Twelve Flowers, the last one is Zuo Nanxia and smiled, leaving the opportunity for explanation to Shan Yong. Shan Yong said: "The last one is purple ginseng ground flower soup, which has become a masterpiece. It turns out that Lu There is a special kind of ginseng produced in the state called purple group ginseng, which later disappeared, not only the purple group ginseng disappeared, but also local flowers are not easy to find."

"What is ground flower?" Zuo Xiying asked curiously.

"It's a kind of fungus that grows in humid places after the rain. Our locals have it called Dier and Dihua. It is usually dark olive color. Luzhou's special product is blue-green, which is very rare. It is the first time every year. Only when it rains in spring." Shan Yong said.

The secret of this was surprised by the two daughters of the Zuo family. A simple blind dish can tell so much, not only so much, Zuo Nanxia smiled approvingly, and added: "This has something There are many names, such as ground soft, ground fungus, ground vegetable, ground money, rock clothing, etc., but the best one is called Tianxiancai, "Compendium of Materia Medica" is called Ditama, and "Health Records" is called Ditama Tacai, "Wild Vegetables Bolu" also has a poetic name called Ge Xianmi. It is widely distributed in the world, but Luzhou's special one is blue-green, so it is rare. It was included in the Queen Mother Thirteen Flowers Here, it became the finale flower, but unfortunately, the purple group ginseng has also disappeared, and this dish may become extinct."

This is so true, there is the kind of old gourmet's pity for not being able to taste delicious food. The two daughters are smiling. Zuo Xirong pointed to Shan Yong and his father with a smile and said to his sister: "See, Xiying, Dad I finally found my bosom friend."

Everyone at the table laughed, after three glasses of wine, the hot dishes also came up, it sounded so mysterious, Lei Dapeng also paid attention to it, but when they came up again, even the Liuhua mentioned by Shang Shanyong, all of them looked different Qi Yang took a piece of stewed chicken, soft-shelled turtle, elbow flower, sea cucumber, pumpkin lily, winter melon cauliflower, tasted it, and said with emotion: "Brother Dan, it's not as mysterious as you said, is it? That’s it. It’s just better than other places, not as satisfying as the sparrow we roasted.”

"That's not necessarily true, Dapeng, there are sparrows in here." Zuo Nanxia's childish innocence grew up, teasing Dapeng and said, Lei Dapeng took a look, pointed at the Douhua Chicken and said, "Such a big sparrow?"

Everyone chuckled, even Simuxian didn't quite understand the mystery, Shan Yong tasted a cauliflower and swallowed it, pointed to the Douhua Chicken and said, "Didn't you find out that there is not even Douhua in the Douhua Chicken?"

"Oh, that's right, it's too misleading. Big restaurants love people." Lei Dapeng came to his senses.

Zuo Xirong now sees clearly that this brother is divided between those who can eat and know how to eat. He smiles and looks at Shan Yong. Among the three, this is a real foodie.

Shan Yong smiled and said: "The mystery is in it, if there is no gimmick, it won't be called the Queen Mother Thirteen Flowers."

in! ?When Zuo Xiying was interested, she pulled out the chopsticks lightly, flipped them over, and suddenly her eyes lit up. Lei Dapeng came up to see it, and shouted in surprise: "Yo? Suckling pigeon, you're doing well."

There are young pigeons in the belly of the chicken, which is difficult.

"Go further in." Shan Yong smiled.

On the next floor, there are really two little sparrows in the belly of the pigeon, and the brine still maintains its original shape. Zuo Xiying's eyes lit up, and she said in surprise: "Ah, there are really sparrows."

"Well, it's fun...Brother Dan's level is much higher than yours." Lei Dapeng praised without hesitation, Sim Muxian also became interested, and asked aloud: "What about Douhua?"

"Go further in." Shan Yong smiled without saying a word.

Zuo Xiying became more interested, and carefully pulled out the sparrow with chopsticks, and suddenly realized that the bean curd is inside the sparrow's stomach, which is wrapped in layers of stewed bean curd. , scooped up half a spoon across the table with a smile and handed it to his father, "Dad, try it first, it must taste good."

"Of course, everyone should try it. This is the essence of Douhua Chicken. In the past, it was the craftsmanship of the imperial chef." Zuo Nanxia smiled, and everyone in the room scooped up a little bit. It was not much, just enough to taste it , but the taste is really good. The richness of the stewed meat, the mellowness of the poultry meat, and the mixed taste make the taster feel lost.

why?This fragrance is gone, just this small sip.

Lei Dapeng also tasted the rareness of this taste. Originally, it was difficult to taste bean curd, but it was even more difficult to taste the taste of stewed chicken, squab and sparrow. Unfortunately, it was too little, not enough to fill the teeth. Fortunately, Zuo Nanxia took good care of this greedy man, and gave Dapeng a big squab to try out.

The food was getting better and better, Zuo Xirong gradually let go of the conversation, and Zuo Xirong talked more, listening to his father's gourmet anecdotes, and occasionally one of the three brothers made a joke, which always made the audience laugh, When he heard about the process of getting acquainted again, Lei Dapeng broke the news, we saw that you were earlier than Shan Yong, and you were hiding in the grass and watching when you stole the fish. This surprised Professor Zuo, and he didn't even talk Zuo Xiying, who had a lot, also smiled.

Ok?Just as he was talking, Shan Yong twisted his nose, shook his whole body, and sat upright. As soon as he saw this expression, it must be that Brother Dan's sensitive nose smelled something that interested him. Lei Dapeng and Si Muxian hurriedly Looking at the door, there is still a dish coming in, but just now it seems that purple group ginseng and ground flowers are not easy to find. When Zuo Nan went down again, Zuo Lao smiled and said: "It is not easy to find, it may not be impossible to find."

This is indeed difficult for ordinary people, but it is not difficult to collect some rare ingredients as the Zuo family.In the blink of an eye, the soup bowl came to the table, but it was a clear and lavender soup. The slight difference was that there were blue-green, several clusters of flower-like flowers floating in the soup... Shan Yong's eyes widened in surprise Yes, subconsciously said:

"A rootless flower, a leafless flower...a ground flower."

Shocked, Shan Yong was really flattered to see the extinct two flavors at the same time.

"Try it, this is the best of the ground ears... Only clusters of blue-green ground ears can be called ground flowers, hehe, let me tell you, purple group ginseng may not be found now, but coincidentally, When I returned to my hometown in the 70s, I bought one, and it was only 30 yuan at that time... Hehe, when I took it out, I thought the chefs here were stupid. Maybe this purple ginseng ground flower soup came from us. After the first grade, it will be perfect forever."

Zuo Nanxia said, very happy, this childlike innocence infected the whole audience, the waiter refused to scoop up the soup, each scooped up the soup, and entered the bowl Shan Yong carefully discerned the color of the soup, it was indeed the legendary green with purple.Looking closely, it seems that this purple is natural; sniffing deeply, the rich fragrance penetrates directly into the lungs, almost opening the pores of the whole body; The scene became quiet, and everyone was savoring the last sound.

Lei Dapeng grumbled, half a bowl was eaten, his eyelids were raised, his neck was straight, the hot soup seemed to be more refreshing than a big eating pigeon, let him smack his mouth a few times , Scooped another bowl.Si Muxian stretched out his spoon to taste it, and his face became solemn in an instant. Once the taste was in his mouth, no matter whether it was bean curd chicken or the cauliflower on the table, all of them lost their color. Sweet and fragrant, fresh through the teeth and cheeks at once, full of fragrance in the mouth.There is an urge to moan with comfort.

Shan Yong didn't say a word, he sipped the soup and chewed ground flowers very carefully, couldn't help but think of the taste of the first kiss, it was that kind of indescribable beauty, when he glanced at Senior Sister Zuo beside him, she was sipping the soup, drinking Very comfortable, moist red lips, moistly glowing with a seductive luster under the light, for no reason Shan Yong felt another sense of melancholy hit his heart, as if this never-ending kind of Disappointed.

The beauty is extremely beautiful, and there is a taste of regret. I haven't spoken for a long time. At this time, I may have regrets that are so fragrant and hard to come by.

Until the purple soup gradually became shallow, and the last bit was scooped up by Lei Dapeng, Zuo Nanxia and his eldest daughter had already put down their bowls and chopsticks, and looked at everyone with a smile, as if enjoying the joy and shock that this delicacy brought to everyone , at least the self-proclaimed non-vegetarian drank the most, and drank without saying a word.

"How about Dapeng, isn't vegetarian food worse than meat food?" Zuo Nanxia asked Lei Dapeng who had just put down the bowl with great interest, and Lei Dapeng nodded repeatedly: "Well, it's delicious, it really makes people itch. I can’t drink anymore after this, so what should I do?”

Zuo Nanxia benefited from such an unconventional compliment, and asked with a smile, "Shan Yong, how are you doing, can you catch up with the gold and jade you invited us to?"

"It's incomparable. This is a big banquet, and we made it up by ourselves." Shan Yong was a little embarrassed. In the face of absolute food and cooking skills, his three-legged feline style was no longer on the table. , at least this knife is a few blocks away.Unexpectedly, Zuo Nanxia encouraged and said: "It's bad. If you want me to evaluate it, it's evenly matched. The Grand Hyatt Hotel excels in its exquisite workmanship, but your method is just a coincidence. Cooking turtles in a stone pot and building a fire Grilled fish, the retro taste is incomparable. Xirong, if you have time, I will take you to the thieves village to try it."

Zuo Xirong, who has a huge status, also responded with a smile, and drank another three or five cups, but the meal was almost coming to an end. The eldest daughter persuaded her father not to be greedy. I was in good spirits, drank a little, and became very excited about poetry. I just said "The ancients are all lonely", Lei Dapeng spoke quickly, and said directly, "Only foodies keep their names", and then said to Zuo Nanxia with a silly smile : "Old man, we are really bosom friends, we all yelled like that after drinking too much in the thief's village."

This made the two daughters amused, they laughed so hard that the flower branches trembled, Zuo Nanxia had no pretensions, put Lei Dapeng and Shan Yong on the shoulders, joking, how many people were going to be sent back, the three brothers could afford it After persuading him for a long time, he first sent Mr. Zuo back to the room, helped Mr. Zuo into the room, and settled down to sleep. The two sisters sent the three brothers downstairs, calling for a car to see off the guests halfway. Shan Yong wanted to strike up a conversation several times, but Unexpectedly, the two sisters were quite close, and they didn't find a chance until downstairs in the hotel. When they got in the car, they reluctantly glanced at each other, and saw that the senior sister was still smiling so reservedly and refreshingly, and waved goodbye with a smile.

This time, my brother, how can I be so sad.No chance to strike up a conversation alone.Getting in the car and looking straight at the elegant figure of the senior sister gave Shan Yong a lot of emotions out of thin air.

Lei Dapeng was going home, so he was the first to see him off.Turning back, Si Muxian and Shan Yong went back to school, and got out of the car near the school, and looked directly at the direction of the car shadow, Shan Yong sighed for a while, the whole story, Si Muxian must have guessed something. Not far away, he asked Shan Yong with a smile, "Boss, Zuo Xiying doesn't necessarily mean that to you, don't let yourself fall into it."

"As if you can guess it. Cut." Shan Yong was unhappy, snorted, and walked back, kicking his legs boredly, the empty University Road, it was getting late, there were not many pedestrians, Simu Xian followed, and asked Shan Yong cautiously: "Boss, don't blame brother for talking too much, there are some things you don't want to be too happy, I think Mr. Zuo invited us, it's a bit like meeting bosom friends with wine, and meeting bosom friends with food. , I won’t give you my daughter after dinner, right? I reckon, maybe it’s because I accidentally saw the video of us blowing the suona at the wedding banquet, otherwise I wouldn’t have thought of us.”

After walking a few steps without speaking, Si Muxian lowered his voice and asked: "Besides, our branch secretary is really interested in you. You are all stalking the straw. You can't throw the branch secretary aside when Miss Zuo comes. right?"

After a stop, Shan Yong glared sideways at Si Muxian, thinking that the boss was about to lose his temper, but unexpectedly, Shan Yong laughed, put his arms around his younger brother's shoulders and said as he walked, "Actually, the two are the same, to me , one is the moon in the mirror, and the other is the flower in the water.”

"No way, then you are still obsessed like this. Don't think I can't see it." Si Muxian said.

"I am obsessed with more women, more than big dishes. These women are like different delicacies... Ah, that's why there is a common problem of men's lust. Haven't you noticed, such as Wang Huating and Zuo Xiying, yes Two completely different types, one is strong, the other is gentle; the other is quiet, the other is pungent; The allure of people's appetite is hard to distinguish." Shan Yong said, evaluating very seriously.

Si Muxian chuckled, and scolded straight: "Stop your theory of beauty and gourmet food, Lei Ge's ambition is very simple, to eat all over the world; since you began to influence him, his ambition has added In four words, it is called the sun all over the world."

Shan Yong laughed loudly, and said that Lei Dapeng did not make a fool of himself today, and he performed well.The topic fell apart, and the two of them commented on the delicious food they tasted today. Of course, the purple ginseng ground flower soup was the most delicious. The beauty and the delicacy were put together, and Si Muxian smiled and asked: "Boss, you just said that there is a moon in the mirror and a flower in the water, so what are you still regretting?"

"It's not difficult to understand. For example, before tasting this big dish, you must have heard its name, seen its color, admired its shape, and smelled its fragrance. Compared with the few seconds you tasted it, the long process before this Zhong, which one do you think makes you more intoxicated?" Shan Yong asked.

Well, this is a bit of a philosophical thing, Si Muxian thought for a while and said: "It should be the process, yes, it is the process. Compared with this intoxicating process, the result is not important. Once you really enter the stomach, Once the feeling passes, everything is the same.”

"That's right, the process is more important than the result. In fact, I am very sober, more sober than you can imagine. I am soberly aware that no matter who it is, it should not be my thing, but I still can't help but like it, just like being intoxicated. The delicious fragrance in the legend is just the same, even if you can’t taste it, it’s not a bad thing if you think about it, right?” Shan Yong said, when he looked back at Si Muxian, there was quite a dissatisfaction on Si Muxian’s face. Can't affect Shan Yong, he said emphatically: "My dear brother, don't judge me by moral standards. In Sha Lei's words, our life is hard enough. If you don't even have the desire to imagine, you Don't you think it's too tragic?"

As he spoke, he stepped forward. At this time, Si Muxian was touched. Maybe he didn't really understand the boss of the same room. This is a down-to-earth visionary, neither denying the cruelty of reality, nor rejecting the beauty of imagination , perhaps, that is also a kind of anesthesia.Anesthesia of future agnosticism.

Smiling, shaking his head, he followed the steps of the boss, but never brought up the topic again. When he arrived at the school gate, the reality stopped the two wandering in imagination... the door was locked.However, the high wall can't stop the wings of imagination. The two brothers circled around and climbed into the campus from the back wall with their shoulders on their shoulders.

After two months away from the campus, I finally came back...

(End of this chapter)