The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

Due to Zhou Renai's strong request, Yun Yan had no choice but to stay out of the play for the time being, and went to the back of the courtyard to watch.

The high platform is built on the yard opposite the site, separated from the house, this side is the natural backstage. For this performance, Zhou Shui-niang, the oiran lady under Zhou Renai's hand, rehearsed for more than half a month and almost gave up.

But Zhou Ren likes to say that this suspended dance can also be used when they perform in the future. It is absolutely eye-catching. Even if you don't go to this Mid-Autumn Festival party, you have to practice well.

After a dance was over, Shui Niang slowly fell and disappeared from the roof, only to hear the sighs of the audience over there.

The citizens outside can't see it, but they are closer, but they can vaguely see the peerless face of this "Fairy Chang'e". With this scene, it really overlaps with the figure of the fairy in the moon palace in the past.

It was also after this performance that the people in Bianjing began to call Shui Niang Xiao Chang'e.

The staff in the backstage controlled the wheel and axle and lowered the iron rope wrapped in cloth at a uniform speed. Shui Niang landed on her feet and was supported by Zhou Renai. She untied the straps tied to her body and patted her chest. Are my movements stiff? When the wind blows on it, my heart will jump out!"

"No, very good..." Zhou Renai hugged Shui Niang, very excited, probably thinking that Shui Niang's worth would soar after tonight.

Yun Yan smiled back, "I don't see that you are nervous at all. You are very beautiful. Did you hear the applause in front of you?"

Shui Niang blushed and replied to Yun Yan, "Thank you, Uncle Yan."

Zhou Renai is not the only daughter who can dance. Yun Yan chose her back. Shui Niang hadn’t felt it before, but when she saw the effect on the scene, she was completely convinced that this evening, even if it was A newcomer, as long as the dance does not make a mistake, he will be able to go up.

Yun Yan avoided and did not receive a full courtesy, "You are polite, you have worked hard these days."

Dancing on the ground and jumping in the air have to cooperate with the lifting movements, the difficulty is not the same, this girl has really suffered a lot, and the effect presented is better than he imagined.

Yun Yan called back and sent a table of noodles to the backstage to feed them alone, but she had to sit outside.

Yun Yanhui took Zheng Ling and Zhao Yunchu to the table at Tianqingguan. In addition to officials from the "National Association for Religious Management", there were also veteran Taoists from Guanli. They smiled back at Yunyan, "This table today The noodles are so good, Ge Yan must have given up a lot of heart."

They didn't know that Yun Yan had come back to this song and dance arrangement, so naturally they picked up the table and praised him.

Yun Yan replied with a grin and thanked him, "Then everyone eat more tonight, but unfortunately you have to take turns tonight, you can't drink, otherwise it would be beautiful to drink wine to admire the moon, right?"

"This is already very good. The talented Chang'e flying to the moon really doesn't look like a human scene!" Old Dao pinched his beard and looked intoxicated.

"It's a pity. I knew the effect was so good. I should postpone the show a little bit later." This is Yun Yanhui's only regret. Now other performances are being continued, but people are still immersed in the previous dance. .

However, the personnel were all perfect, and Yun Yan was a pity when he returned, and he greeted Zheng Ling and Zhao Yunchu to start eating.

There are ten dishes and five fruits on this table. In the middle is a plate of moon balls, made into a diamond flower shape with different pastry and fillings. In addition to the common banquet dishes, there are flavor dishes such as crab stuffed orange, snail stuffed meat, and candied taro, which are specially made for this party and are not served on weekdays.

Crab stuffed orange is to cut off the top of the orange, dig the flesh, and use it as a cup, then take out the crab meat and yellow paste, add ginger, pepper, etc. to fry it, then fill it into the orange cup, and add a chrysanthemum , Cover the orange and steam it with wine vinegar for a few minutes.

This crab stuffed orange was originally a court dish in the Southern Song Dynasty. It was well-conceived and extremely elegant, and then it spread to the people and became a famous dish. Now that Yun Yan moved back to the table in Kaifeng Mansion, he still amazed all the diners.

Yun Yanhui opened a crab stuffed orange, the orange scent was mixed with crab scent and wine scent, but there was no fishy smell. You can also sprinkle some prepared fine salt on it.

There are good silver spoons on the side, which are borrowed from the wine house. They are used to dig into the crab meat. The mouth is full of fresh fragrance and slightly salty. It is carefully served and has a slight scent of chrysanthemum.

When making it, I deliberately left some orange juice as a base. The sweet and sour orange juice blends into the cream. The two irrelevant foods are blended ingeniously. The orange juice degreases, and the fragrance is delicious.

Zheng Lingsan finished eating a crab stuffed orange in two bites, and was very moved. "Fortunately, I am here today, and I have to flee. Otherwise, I won't be able to enjoy the same good fortune and good fortune."

Zhao Yunchu laughed and said, "Be careful to go back and get caught."

Zheng Ling pondered for a while and replied to Yun Yan: "Brother Yan, give me some crabs and stuffed oranges when I leave. I will say I am filial, and I will find something delicious for my mother-in-law."

Yun Yan replied: "...good."

As the saying goes, looking at the sun in August, taro still eats snails. Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, the snails are empty and there are no small snails in their abdomen. The meat quality is especially good. Now is a good time to eat snails. And eating taro has the meaning of eliminating disasters and warding off evil spirits.

It's just that these two practices are different from the popular ones.

The folks usually cook taro and stir-fried escargot, but the menu given by Yun Yanhui is snail stuffed meat and toasted taro.

The snail stuffed meat is minced pork, the snail meat is also taken out and washed, chopped and mixed with minced pork, green onion, egg, soy sauce, and **** juice. The flavor is then added with gorgon powder, mixed and backfilled to the snail shell, and added The seasoning is cooked.

This candied taro takes a lot of effort. Candied cana has always tested the heat. It originated in the Tang and Song dynasties, but it was widely spread during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Now it is not a well-known dish, so Yun Yan returned to the chef to practice this dish. For a long time.

Candied cabbage Yunyan replied that he only knew theoretical knowledge, had seen it before, but had not done it, so at the beginning he prepared with the mentality that this dish would not succeed.

To make silk taro, peel the taro first, cut it into small pieces, and then put it in a frying pan and fry it before taking it out. At this time, you have to stir-fry the sugar, and the toffee is made by using syrup that can pull out the silk, so this step is very important.

After the oil is heated, pour the sugar and fry until the sugar melts and the color is yellow but not burnt. At this time, the syrup can be hung from the taro, and a layer of syrup can be spread evenly on the plate.

There is a bowl of water next to each plate of toasted taro, so that the tableware can be dipped in water and the todged taro is sticky by syrup for free. With the syrup hanging, when the crystal clear taro was picked up, strands of sugar thread were implicated. Everyone took it together, and saw the silver thread flying around on the table. The scene was really fun.

Zhao Yunchu took a piece of toasted taro, and the mouth was naturally full of sweetness, and then it was too hot.

Yun Yan poured cold water on him speechlessly, "The temperature is too high, don't eat like this, dip some water."

Zhao Yunchu tearfully dipped the toasted taro in cold water, the syrup hardened, and it crunched in his mouth. This was another flavor, crispy on the outside and waxy on the inside.

Yun Yanhui's colleague sighed: "Since Yan Ge'er is in charge of the chef, our life is getting better and better. I don't think we can make these dishes even during the ban."

"I must do it, I just can't think of it." Another person interrupted, "This dish is rare in his mind. It's like the moon dance tonight. I don't know who's idea to move the moon palace. The world."

Isn’t it the one in front of you...

Yun Yan returned with a cup of tea, "Don't talk about those, today is the holiday, I will use tea instead of wine, I wish you all a happy holiday!"

"This congratulatory message is vulgar," the old Taoist thought for a while, "but vulgar is elegant, let it go!"

Yun Yan came back here to push the cup and give it away, and the stage has changed to another round of new shows.

Four brawny men jumped onto the stage with their backs on their shoulders, pulling their throats and began to sing: "I will accompany you to see the meteor shower, and it will fall on this earth——"

Yun Yan replied: "..."

The people below all looked astonished, not knowing what had happened.

Obviously it was a very high-level party. The sudden appearance of such a spectacular performance made everyone a little baffling.

Yun Yan almost came down in a cold sweat. The four above are Kaifeng Mansion F4, Dynasty, Ma Han, Zhang Long, and Zhao Hu. He admitted that he taught them to sing "Meteor Shower" when he was bored. It was completely out of nasty fun, but He really didn't arrange these four people to perform!

Moreover, it is obvious that these four people even complained about this song when they were learning songs.

Originally, the aesthetics at this time could not accept this kind of song, as soon as they sang it, it became even more ugly! Still out of tune!

Yun Yan was desperately anxious in reply, the Mid-Autumn Festival party I carefully prepared!

He quickly stood up, grabbed the orange peel of a crab stuffed orange that had just been eaten, and threw it on the stage, "Go down!"

After a while of silence, countless orange peels were thrown up from all directions and smashed on the heads of the four people. The Kaifeng Mansion F4 had no choice but to take the head of the rat and step off the stage.

At this time, a little lady holding a pipa pitifully walked onto the stage, plucked the strings lightly, and sang the song "Rainbow hits the new lotus", the slow song was melodious, and the audience calmed down.

Yun Yan returned angrily to find Wang, Ma, Zhang, and Zhao, and found that the faces of these four were red. After asking their classmates, they knew that they had just finished their shifts, so they had a drink. The result was probably that the performance was so beautiful. If you are drunk, why don't you go crazy if you are drunk?

Yun Yan couldn't bother with the drunk when he turned back. He jumped and pointed at the four people who were unconscious and cursed. There was no response. They had to be watched and turned angrily.

As soon as he turned around, he saw Bao Zhengchong, the chief executive, beckoning, Yun Yan ran back and ran over, "Shao Yin, what's the matter?"

He was a little worried, didn't he want to ask about the four things just now?

Bao Zheng smiled and said: "Praise you, this banquet was done well, the moon has moved in, and Chang'e has gone down to earth, I don't think I dare to go to the morning court tomorrow, I don't know how many people will hold me back and ask. "

Yun Yan chuckled back and said, "Shao Yin believes in me, I naturally want to run the party well in return. Also, our brothers in Kaifeng Mansion have worked hard. With such a heavy workload, that's all I can do, everyone. Guys are happy to watch and eat well."

Bao Zheng was very satisfied with his attitude of not being arrogant or impatient, and exclaimed: "I also toast you with a cup of tea instead of wine. My Kaifeng Mansion has Ge Yan, which is really new."

"I just did some small work." Yun Yan clinked a cup with Bao Zheng and ate a cup of tea. The work was recognized. He didn't care about the troubles of the four brash men, and sat back happily. .