Chapter 129: Mouth-cooling

Mei Sanniang rolled up her sleeves, and the corners of her sleeves were fixed with "silver rope climbing", and "silver rope climbing" was fixed on the collar by a chain. Mei Sanniang, who rolled up her sleeves, showed her snow-root-like arms, then she put a ball coat and apron on her face, stood in front of a high wooden square table, took out a short-handled knife from the package, looked at the big fish on the big wooden vegetable pier, there was a basin of water at her feet, and a square stove under the table, with a blazing fire, and a pair of ear iron pots on it, and the water in the pot was boiling...

Zhao Xing was a little dazed when he looked at this image. When he came to his senses, he found that Xiao Feng's brothers were drooling. Xiao Feng was staring at Mei Sanniang in a daze, while his younger brother stared at Qian Wan'er next to him.

No wonder these two girls were stalemate and fought each other endlessly. Qian Wan'er had a face that was no worse than Mei Sanniang, and her arms were as white as the other. Before Mei Sanniang started work, Qian Wan'er had already taken action. She was sitting on a long bench with nothing in the package opened beside her, and the only knives came to her hand - a small knife, hook-shaped.

It's a stony iron snowflake knife. A good knife!

Mei Sanniang's knife is the same... It turns out that their so-called family-borne craftsmanship is actually a family-borne craftsmanship. This extremely sharp knife makes them stand out among countless craftsmen!

"The betrothal gift can be a treasure knife," Zhao Xing muttered to himself. Brother Xiao Feng bowed his head frequently after hearing this: "A family like this will definitely not be able to refuse the temptation of the treasure knife, but we lack nothing... Why are we still standing there? Go and get a job!"

Qian Wan'er, who had put on the "Silver Climbing Arm", waved a hook-shaped knife in her hand, and quickly took out an eel from the bucket beside her, put it on a stool, and pressed it. Her arm, like a water-sprinkled man, was dazzled and motionless. The flesh and blood of the eel had been separated, and the red eel blood stuck to the snow-white arm. The red one was the fire, the white one became.

Turning his head again, Mei Sanniang had already taken action. She dropped her arms and cut into pieces, and was used to the order of the order. She really had the momentum of "moving pounds into wind" like Zhuangzi. The whole movement is full of dance charm, and it is difficult to describe its beauty in words.

Mei Sanniang made puffer fish sashimi.

People say: "February puffer fish and October crabs are freshly launched." Eating puffer fish in February of the lunar calendar is the most important thing.

As the saying goes, "How can you know the smell of fish without eating pufferfish? If you eat pufferfish, you will be tasteless."

I saw that the pufferfish was cut into transparent fish strips like chrysanniang's petals under Mei Sanniang. These fish strips were placed on the plate by her, and the petals were made into a white and tender chrysanthemum - this is the famous "Chrysanthemum".

The meat of the pufferfish is as gentle and white as tender jade. The chrysanthemums made by these skillful hands are even more mouth-watering. Zhao Xing couldn't help it. He threw down the Xiao brothers who were drooling all over the ground, grabbed the pufferfish and delivered it to the banquet in person.

The way to eat pufferfish is to start from the outermost part of "Chrysanthemum" and then gradually eat it inward. This way, until the end, the shape of the chrysanthemum petals remains in the shape of the chrysanthemum petals.

Seeing that Zhao Xing was bringing "Chrysanthemums", Su Shi originally planned to recommend Zhao Xing to the guests, but when he was delicious, he also forgot about etiquette. He picked up the chopsticks first, picked up the outermost chrysanthemum petals and stuffed them into his mouth.

Pufferfish, swordfish and anchovies are called "Three Fresh in the World". While talking, those people praised the "Three Fresh in the World". Some people were still talking about how to put the "Three Fresh in the World" together to evaluate the pros and cons. After Zhao Xingduan pufferfish came up, he originally planned to leave, but when he heard the word "Three Fresh in the World", he was amused.

Just as he smiled, the plate of "Chrysanthemums" had been eaten up. Everyone was closing their eyes and enjoying the poisoning feeling brought by puffer fish. The feeling was floating and ecstasy. Su Shi was still not satisfied. He held up his chopsticks and was still looking for new chrysanthemum petals. Seeing Zhao Xing, when he remembered the task just now, he danced with chopsticks to signal Zhao Xing to sit down.

Zhao Xing bowed and turned around and found a seat where the brothers sat. After sitting down, several servants presented a new "Chrysanthemum" like flowing water. It seemed that Mei Sanniang was very fast, and her long-term reputation was not for no reason.

After everyone snatched all the puffer fish, Su Shi threw down his chopsticks and yelled: "It's worth dying."

His sentence is a miniature version of a famous modern saying, and the original words are: "Sacrifice your life to accompany a gentleman and eat pufferfish to death." This sentence fully demonstrates the temptation of pufferfish to people - being able to eat it is worth it if you die.

"Three or two peach blossoms outside the bamboo, the spring river water is warm, the duck prophets. The reed buds on the ground are tall and the reed buds are short. It is the time when the pufferfish is about to rise." Su Shi recited this famous pufferfish poem and asked Zhao Xing again: "We just mentioned the 'Three Fresh Fresh in the World'. I saw you laughing secretly. Is there a more beautiful feeling in the world than this!"

According to convention, there are only three puffer fish. That is, you cannot eat more than three puffer fish. After that, the toxins in the puffer fish will make people unsteady walking, speak with a big tongue, and in severe cases, even breathing paralysis. Those present just now took more than three pills. There are some symptoms at present, and even Su Shi's tongue is a little big. But Su Shi's words still attracted everyone's attention, and they all fixed their dull eyes on Zhao Xing.

"The word "Tianxia" is too big! Don't you know that in addition to our Song Dynasty, there are more than a hundred countries and several major continents. The "Three Fresh Worlds" are limited to the Song Dynasty, and it is too shallow to have a vision. Pufferfish, swordfish, and shadfish - it's better to call it "Three Fresh Jiangyin" or "Three Fresh Yangtze River"" Zhao Xing replied with a smile.

"Is there really a delicious food in the world that is comparable to puffer fish?" asked an official here.

"Of course - 'Three Fresh Fresh in the World', the world's number one delicacy should be truffles. This is a Western delicacy. It is a very rare mushroom grown on pine trees. It is shaped like a fist, as smooth as dew, and like pine nuts, with the rosin of the forest... Oh, that is simply the best in the world, and the wonderful thing in the delicacy!"

"Have you eaten?" The official said just now: "Boy, since it's so delicious, why don't you bring it to your mentor for enjoyment?"

I think it is for you to enjoy - Zhao Xing murmured in his heart.

This thing is taken back, and according to Su Shi's generous personality who likes to show off, he will definitely attract friends, and in the blink of an eye, he will eliminate the rare delicacies.

"I've eaten..." Zhao Xing honestly replied: "This thing is extremely rare. It is said that it only appears once every three hundred years, so its deliciousness remains in the legend. Once, a great luck made a friend of mine get a truffle. He was very excited to hold a grand banquet. I only tasted a few small particles in it... it was delicious.

It is said that the truffle that big fist cost my friend several pounds of gold. To sum it up: a pound of truffle costs ten pounds of gold... It's really delicious. At this price, you can't buy it if you have money.

The so-called second most delicious food in the world, some people say it is caviar, which is the most delicious caviar produced in the Sea of ​​Azov. After this caviar is lightly fermented, various colors will appear: rose-colored like sunset; gold like transparent gold; blue like clear sea; black like endless night... The crystal fish roe is held in the mouth, and the fragrance makes people penetrate all over the body...

It’s delicious in the world. It is said that this puffer fish can only be ranked 'third in the world'."

Zhao Xing's statement was mouth-watering, and he secreted too much saliva, and the poisoning was slightly relieved. Li Li couldn't calm down and asked again: "What else? What else?"

Zhao Xing was slow and rubbed the tail of "Ju Sheng". The only chrysanthemum petal on the plate was left by his brothers. He carefully picked up the remaining root, for fear of being too strong, so he pinched it to pieces. When he put it in his mouth and tasted the taste of the pufferfish, he continued: "The deliciousness in the fourth place is very controversial. Some say it is French foie gras sauce - a sauce made of French fat goose liver, or sauce sausage; but some say it is lobster, a blue prawn with a big body that looks like a chicken.

Of course, some people say it is Mediterranean oyster, and some people say it is a delicious food produced in white-clothed food (Zhao Xing thought this name refers to Egypt). However, I am not interested in things other than the 'Three Fresh Fresh Fresh', so I didn't remember it carefully..."

Zhao Xing said the above words with a look of memories and happiness. After he finished speaking, the banquet performance was on stage. Some people still wanted to ask, but the noise in the venue was no longer enough for them to speak.

The first person to play was Zhang Shanren. As soon as he came up, Chako teased him and finally boasted: "None of you can compare to my articles."

The artist who supported the show said disdainfully: "Brave! Why are you?"

Zhang Shanren said: "Why? You didn't see the 'Zizhan hat' on my head, the 'Zizhan boots' under my feet, and the high 'Su boots' (high heels) worn by my wives and concubines! When I came out at night, I mentioned the 'Bright Moon Night'... I can't learn anything!"

The guests looked back at the tall hat on Su Dongpo's head, and were so happy that they leaned forward and backward, but Su Dongpo did not smile alone.

At this time, an artist who was waiting for the stage carried a stick and rushed to the stage. He scattered sticks at the comedians who were performing on the stage, and kept scolding him: "Watchmakers, comedians, Nehan doesn't laugh, what are you comedians?"

A bald piao, who was beaten to fleeing in a panic, hugged his head and said, "It's not that he doesn't laugh, but that's why he laughs deeply."

Su Dongpo laughed out loud.

It turned out that this person borrowed a sentence from his article "Theory of the King's Not Governing the Barbarians" "It is not that it is not that it cannot be treated. If it cannot be treated, it is that it is deeply governed."

Celebrities in the entertainment industry who are busy walking and not having time to read can use Su Shi's articles freely, which shows how high the reading rate of Su Shi's articles is, which makes Su Shi quite proud.

Zhang Shanren continued to say "giggle words". Zhao Xing took advantage of the fact that people were not paying attention and got up and circled around. At this time, the Xiao Feng brothers were already nervous in the backyard. Mei Sanniang and Qian Wan'er finished their work, packed up the guys, and sat quietly waiting for someone to take them home. The Xiao brothers seemed to be having a big fuss about this matter. The two girls held the package and sat there watching the two brothers turn against him. They smiled happily, and their eyebrows and eyes narrowed into a line.

When Xiao Feng saw Zhao Xinglai, he spoke first: "Dalang, marry my brother, I love both of these."

His brother was stupid and clumsy. After holding it in for a long time, he put two words into his mouth: "Why!"

"I saw it first..." Xiao Feng argued strongly. Before he could say what he later, Zhao Xing had already kicked him down and beat him up in the face.

After exercising after meals, I felt really comfortable - Zhao Xing shuffled his body with satisfaction. At this time, Qian Wan'er said, "I don't want to marry him!" Her eyes rolled and added, "Don't marry his younger brother... I heard that you are going back to Hangzhou and you will be an official everywhere in the future. I don't want to leave Bianliang, so I don't marry these two."

Mei Sanniang was still laughing, she couldn't breathe, and quickly stated: "I won't marry either..."

"It's too late..." Zhao Xing sighed with regret: "Little lady, just obey me - I, Zhao Laohu, say you're a kiss, no one in the entire Bianliang City dares to refuse. Someone came, beat these two dead pigs up, and then sent the two girls home."

Zhao Xing returned to the banquet with his hands behind his back. Now the hall is the illusion program "Seven Saints Law", performed by Du Qisheng himself.

The "Seven Saints Method" belongs to the thrilling illusion, and is very popular among the nobles of Bianliang City. On the field, the seven men with hair and tattoos were performed. They were holding real swords in their hands and stabbing each other, jingling and tinging, which was very scary.

When Zhao Xing returned to the table, Du Qisheng saw Zhao Xing coming and waved his hand quickly. The seven strong men who were fighting each other in the field were panic and put away their knives. A servant flipped a stack of somersaults on the field. After posing, he took off his clothes, revealing that the jade mill was like white meat.

Seven strong men holding sharp knives shouted in unison: "What a baby! What a white body!"

Du Qisheng stood up and said, "I have seen it in Tokyo for a few years and I have never seen it. My spell was left by the ancestors, stewed oil in fireworks, calcined a bowl with a hot pot, and called it the "head-restoring method". I lay my child on a stool, cut off his head with a knife, cover the cloth, and then attach the child's head first.

Here are all the readers, first hand me over to sell this talisman, and then cast my own magic. I only need to sell five copper coins per talisman! Dear readers, this talisman is guaranteed..."

Du Qisheng made a circle around the sidelines and sold talismans to the guests. Some customers bought more than one talisman. When Zhao Xing was beside him, Du Qisheng was a little timid, so he shook the plates of the talismans. Seeing Zhao Xing shaking his head slightly, he immediately turned sideways, held the plates and turned to Zhao Xing's lower head, and then sold them one by one.

Zhao Xing is the youngest, and among the seats left by his fellow brothers, he happened to be the last seat. Du Qisheng's mistaken move, Li Li, who was in the upper hand, was missed, and Chen Gongchuan, who was in the lower hand, was also skipped. The two of them were so anxious that they grabbed the silver and money, straightened up to buy talismans from Du Qisheng. Du Qisheng didn't even care about counting, and threw a few talismans in panic and rushed to the lower hand.

Li Yi, who was in the lead, leaned into Zhao Xing's ear and asked in a low voice: "I feel like he is afraid of you! Do you know the secret of this trick? Come and tell me quietly."

Chen Gongchuan also pricked his ears, and Zhao Xing whispered: "He and Putian Diao Li Ying are friends. Bu Qing went to his place when he fled, but he didn't dare to take him in, so I let him go. As for his trick... I do know the trick inside. Du Qisheng also knows that I don't do anything about bad people's jobs, so you don't want to inquire!"

"Oh," Chen Gongchuan expressed his surprise and whispered to Li Xiao to explain the names of those people. At this time, Du Qisheng had returned to the stage. He began to chant spells, burn the spell talisman, then picked up the knife, cut off the servant's head, and then waved the knife to cut off the servant's limbs...

Blood flowed all over the ground, it was real blood, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

Everyone watched with their breath. Du Qisheng put down his knife and covered his lie on the bed. He lifted the talisman and walked around the child's body for a few times. He chanted the curse. Du Qisheng said, "See! Don't blame me for occupying the one-horned case for a long time. This boat went over and wanted to have no boat. I tried this method and sold this Taoist talisman!... Let's see the effect of my Taoist talisman!"

Du Qisheng stuffed the child's broken limbs and his arms under the bed sheet, burned another talisman, sprinkled the talisman water on the bed sheet, chanting the so-called curse loudly, and suddenly lifted the sheet, but under the sheet, the servant's limbs had automatically returned to his body... but the only head was not there!

Du Qisheng shouted, "Hey, every time the order is raised, the child will jump up. If you can't take it today, you will definitely scatter!"

The seven strong men looked depressed, seemed a little panicked, and everyone was shocked. The female members standing outside the hall watching even cried. Suddenly, the headless servant lying on the table jumped up suddenly, shouting "Just Sa! Jue Sa!" and in this way, as the headless corpse, ran out of the hall, got into his carriage, and refused to show up again.

There was a lot of warm applause in the venue, and Du Qisheng bowed to the surroundings frequently. The female members who were watching the hall chattered and chatted about their doubts. The Du Qisheng specially bowed to Zhao Xing solemnly, as if thanking the other party for showing mercy. When Zhao Xing nodded and expressed his understanding, he stepped back and walked out of the hall.

Su Shi's banquet was organized by Master Shi Gaoyan. His program was arranged very tightly. Before everyone could wake up from the show just now, a singer walked on the stage with blood all over the ground - this is Miss Ni Duxi, the fourth most beautiful in the official prostitute group. She walked onto the stage with a gentle lotus step, swaying and greeted the guests around her charmingly. When it comes to Zhao Xing, he looked up and his scalp exploded.

This Miss Ni Duxi is a man, she has an Adam's apple!

Zhao Xing looked at the other party step by step and walked onto the court. He whispered to Li Li: "Why is it an official prostitute, how could he be an official prostitute?"

Ni Duxi stood in the field and spoke, his voice was crisp and charming. During the Qingming Festival, Zhao Xing had seen the people who worshipped Liu Qi from afar. This was the first time he had observed it closely, but he had already confirmed his judgment.

This person is definitely a man, but why is her voice so sharp? As an official prostitute, you shouldn't be.

"What's wrong?" Li Yi was confused and asked again: "What's wrong with the official prostitute?"

According to Zhao Xing's understanding, the official prostitute should be the official prostitute who sells the family of the sinner and makes him an official prostitute. If this Ni Duxi is a family member of the sinner, how could she disguise herself as a woman and sneak into the official prostitute team?

Li Xiao whispered to Zhao Xing to explain the origin of the official prostitute. It turned out that the family members of the criminals were sold before the Song Dynasty and after the Song Dynasty, but it was rare in the Song Dynasty. The establishment of the official prostitute in the Song Dynasty was initially the destruction of the Northern Han Dynasty and Southern Tang countries, and the confiscated prisoners and the family members of the criminals were punished into official prostitutes. However, in the future, because the Song Dynasty did not encircle the houses of the officials, the source of the official prostitute was shrunk, and the quality was very poor, and the supply was far from in short supply.

So the Song Dynasty had a rule: Anyone who registered with the government would be an official prostitute. If they were not registered with the government, the brothel that was opened in private would be a private prostitute.

Official prostitutes must fulfill an obligation: "Any prostitute who is a registered prostitute is called an official prostitute; the government has a public and private banquet, and they are called by name and called to the head" - they must provide entertainment to officials for free, and the price in exchange is that they do not pay taxes.

In other words, in the Song Dynasty, prostitutes who paid taxes were private prostitutes, and those who did not pay taxes were called official prostitutes.

The Song Dynasty also stipulated that officials were prohibited from staying in official prostitutes or engaging in "zero distance" with official prostitutes...

"What? Dasong is not prohibited from opening a brothel privately..." Zhao Xing muttered in a low voice: "This is really a free country. As long as you abide by the law, pay taxes, open a casino, or open a brothel..."

Ni Duxi sang, but Zhao Xing's doubts were not yet gone.
Chapter completed!