The two were immersed in the painting, time passed quickly, and I don't know how long it had passed, when they felt that there was a commotion below, Duan Tingxuan raised his head and frowned and said, "What's going on below? Why is it so noisy?"
But Li Qiushan said with a wry smile: "Master, madam, this Buddha jumping over the wall has been cooking for three hours, and it's the end of time now, not to mention the clamor of the people below, even the dozen or so judges are also hungry right now." There is one person who is really hungry, drank two pots of tea to satisfy his hunger, and now has run to the toilet more than a dozen times."
Duan Tingxuan was surprised and said: "Why is this so? It's not that they are not allowed to eat."
Li Qiushan said: "These judges attach great importance to this competition, so before tasting the delicious food, they only drink a bowl of gruel in the morning, and they don't eat after brushing their teeth, saying that they are afraid of affecting their judgment of taste."
Duan Tingxuan and Long Pingzhang were dumbfounded, and after a long while, Master Long nodded and said: "Not to mention, this serious spirit and attitude is really commendable."
Duan Tingxuan coughed and said: "Go and see your wife and ask her when she will be finished? Why did it take so long? Last time it was only two hours. By the way, if the lady is not finished yet, You go to appease the judges and say that this son and Master Long are starving with them."
Li Qiushan agreed, went into the kitchen and asked Su Nuannuan, and smiled wryly after he came out: "Madam said, it will take half an hour, so let us be calm. Alas! Miscalculation, I should have sent someone to get some water melon seeds They are peddled among the crowd downstairs, and the business is guaranteed to be booming. Although the money is small, the accumulation of small amounts of money can make a profit of tens of taels of silver. Miscalculation, miscalculation."
While talking, he shook his head and sighed and went downstairs to inform the judges of the "bad news". Here Duan Tingxuan and Long Pingzhang looked at each other in dismay, and suddenly there was a sound of hawking from downstairs. When they looked around, they saw someone in the dense crowd selling clear water snacks, and they couldn't help laughing: "It's Linqing , A city that has prospered by relying on merchants from all over the world does not lack such flexible minds."
Time flies when I paint. This half an hour of doing nothing is really hard. The only consolation is that Long Pingzhang's head hurts again for a while, but this time he finally remembered the appearance of the emperor, and even Eunuch Wen, who was with the emperor's chief executive, remembered.
After half an hour at last. The ten delicacies are completed. Li Qiushan took seven or eight tall and strong fellows, four of them carried the two big jars to the largest private room on the second floor, and the remaining dishes were packed in food boxes. The guys carried it in one go, and shopkeeper Li followed behind with his head held high and his chest high.
Duan Tingxuan and Long Pingzhang were about to follow. But seeing Chuxiu come out, she said with a smile: "Sister said, let's not go to the second floor to join in the fun right now, why should we let others eat and watch? This matter is the grievance between Anlelou and Fushengxiang. Let Li The shopkeeper stared and asked you to come in for dinner, and some of the various dishes have been set aside. It’s time to eat while it’s hot.”
This suggests that the two of them should be in harmony, and at this time, they can't care about the words of saints such as "a gentleman is far away from the cook". Going in and looking at the dazzling array of dishes on the table, the young master felt his saliva dripping, and he couldn't help laughing: "I haven't eaten your cooking seriously since I left Suzhou, so I can finally enjoy my meal today. Eh? This red dish What kind of dish is it? It’s so beautiful. That’s right, it’s chili peppers, thank you for being willing, this... there are not more than a dozen chili peppers on this plate?"
Su Nuannuan smiled and said: "Isn't it? I feel sorry for me, but forget it, the seeds have been collected, and they can be planted in the ground next year, and they can be eaten at the end of summer. Today is to fight for the number one in the world for Anlelou It’s worth paying more for your reputation.”
After speaking, I personally put a piece of fish into Duan Tingxuan's bowl, and said with a smile: "Try it, this is the boiled fish I said, it is a flavor you have never tasted before, but it is a bit spicy, but with your current skill, it should be Not afraid."
"Yeah, okay, let me have a taste." The young master smiled happily, picked up the piece of fish and took a bite, chewed it slowly in his mouth a few times, then took a few chopsticks out of the soup and swallowed the fish After going down, he let out a long breath and shouted: "It's enjoyable, the spicy is too enjoyable. It turns out that pepper and pepper are the perfect match. The spicy and spicy taste is uncomfortable at first, but after a while, it turns into a mouthful. The most rare thing is that the fish, soaked in such materials and cooked on a high fire, still maintains a smooth and tender taste. It is delicious. It is really rare. I don’t know if the judges downstairs know the goods. I can taste the beauty of this dish."
Long Pingzhang and Chu Xiu had never eaten chili before, so they inhaled hotly, and Chu Xiu whispered: "My son still said, I can't feel my tongue right now, so I didn't realize that you said it. It’s so good? Brother A Niu, do you think this is delicious too?”
Long Pingzhang said: "I can't say whether it's delicious or not. The fish is delicious and tender, but the taste is too overbearing. I feel like a fire is burning in my mouth when I eat it, but it's strange. I obviously feel that it's delicious." It’s uncomfortable, but I can’t stop my chopsticks, the hotter the food, the more I want to eat it, what does this mean?”
Su Nuannuan laughed and said: "This is a masochistic physique." Seeing that Long Pingzhang was puzzled after speaking, she smiled and explained: "It's nothing, what I just said was a joke with you. It’s the person who loves chili. But after three or five meals, I’m afraid I can’t live without it. But this thing is really overbearing, and I don’t know if the judges downstairs can stand it, otherwise it’s just like what Ting Xuan said, what a pity gone."
Just as I was talking, I suddenly heard a burst of cheers and thunder outside. When a few people came out of the kitchen, they first smelled a strong fresh aroma, and then they heard clearly that those people were cheering, "It smells good" and "What kind of dish is this?" The few people looked at each other and couldn't help smiling, knowing that the cover of the altar of Buddha Jumping Wall on the second floor was opened to let the strong fragrance of Buddha Jumping Wall escape, which caused such a commotion. It's unrealistic for the fragrance to float ten miles, but it's okay to float five miles with the wind.
Back in the kitchen, Chuxiu took advantage of the time when the young master and Long Pingzhang were attacking the boiled fish, and ate his favorite pork belly and mutton in the Buddha Jumping Wall. Nuan Nuan was startled, and whispered: "Sister, it's easy to get fat with such a meat-eating method."
Chu Xiu stuck out her little tongue, and smiled embarrassedly: "It's so delicious, let me eat it once. When I return to the capital, I don't know when I will be able to eat my sister's craftsmanship again."