Chapter 29 It's time for the puffer fish(1/2)
Here Mrs. Shui spread the chopping board and put up her kitchen utensils one by one.
Shui Ye, who is known as Shuibancheng, bowed to the audience and said, "Today, Jianglang Tower brings you a 'seedling and grass puffer fish'. Please give me some comments."
When Li Jiyu heard that Mrs. Shui was going to be a "seasonal grass pufferfish", she couldn't help but wonder: "Seasonal grass is cold-resistant, so it's fine to find some in this season. But in February, the Yellow River was just unsealed a few days ago, so where can I find this pufferfish?"
Shui Ye smiled and said, "Su Dongpo, the Northern Song Dynasty, once said, 'The reed buds are all over the ground, and it is the time when the pufferfish is about to rise.'. The sentence "The pufferfish is about to rise" by Mr. Dongpo is not about the pufferfish floating up from the bottom of the river, but about the Qingming Festival, the pufferfish fish go up from the sea and up the river."
"But no matter how much this pufferfish goes up the river, it can't swim in our Henan. The weather has been very cold in recent years, so in our Henan, we can't eat this pufferfish."
"However, our Jianglang Tower is known as the master of the world's river food. If this kind of puffer fish is missing on the food list, it would be a bit regrettable. So we transported some fish that were not available in Henan from Dongting Lake, Jiangnan, thousands of miles away."
Li Jiyu wondered: "This Dongting Lake is thousands of miles away from Dengfeng. Even if you catch puffer fish on Dongting Lake, will it be broken when transported to Henan?"
Shui Ye laughed and said, "Our Jianglanglou is always based on the name of cooking river food. It has its own secret recipe for storage. Please read it."
As he said that, he picked up a wooden barrel from the ground beside him, and it was covered with snow-white things. Everyone could not see clearly what it was when they were too far away.
Master Shui picked up a scoop of water and dug it hard into the wooden barrel for a few times. After digging out a layer of white greasy paste, he dug out more than a dozen puffer fish from the wooden barrel.
Only then did everyone realize that the snow-white one was actually refined lard.
Just heard from Master Shui: "This pufferfish is the most delicious and delicious only fresh. In order to ensure this deliciousness, we cooked a pot of lard and put the fresh pufferfish salvaged from Dongting Lake into the lard before the lard condenses. When the lard condenses, we can wrap the pufferfish in it."
"Even if the puffer fish is left for a month, it will be like a newly salvaged one. The puffer fish is mixed with the smoothness of lard, and the stewed tastes even better. It is really the secret of my Jianglang Tower."
Li Jiyu shook his head and said, "Since it is the secret of Jianglang Tower, if you say this, wouldn't everyone in the world know this trick? What if you imitate it?"
Master Shui laughed and said, "Since I dare to say it, I am naturally not afraid of others learning it. Say a big talk. Even if someone is willing to boil such a large bucket of lard to store pufferfish, who can have the financial resources and material resources of me that can transport pufferfish from Dongting Lake thousands of miles away?"
When the people in the audience heard this, they nodded and said yes.
If anyone could save half a bowl of lard these days, it would be a well-off family. Such a large bucket of lard is now only used to seal puffer fish. Not to mention how the dish is cooked, just talking about the cost of preparing the ingredients is very comparable.
After hearing what Li Jiyu and Shui Ye said, Zhang Xiaofan frowned secretly, feeling a little strange.
What they said was quite natural, and they asked questions and answered them. Not only did they understand them, but they also answered their doubts. It seemed that there was no problem.
However, Zhang Xiaofan is too familiar with this form of concerted concert. There is also a familiar name for this combination, called "Direct TV Sales!"
In later generations, Zhang Xiaofan really doesn't know how many times he has seen it.
"In theory, Li Jiyu should be the one from Zhu Ba of Zuixianju over there? Why did he hear this whim? It seems that he is still standing faintly on the side of Jianglang Tower? It's strange."
At this time, Mrs. Shui on the other side ignored the singing and harmony between Mr. Shui and Li Jiyu, and focused on dealing with the pufferfish. Although she looked fierce, she was meticulous when cooking.
The eyes, blood, and internal organs of the pufferfish are poisonous and need to be removed one by one and placed aside. Before firing, it must be counted again.
There are three fresh fish on the Yangtze River, namely swordfish, saury and pufferfish. Although the first two tastes beautiful, they are prickly. The pufferfish has no thorns and has the most beautiful taste. It is called the crown of the three fresh fish in the Yangtze River.
Zhang Xiaofan didn't know how to cook, but when he looked at Mrs. Shui's cooking techniques, he knew that his skills were extraordinary. Not only did he say that he had a slap in the cook, he was also smooth and natural.
After a while, the puffer fish was already stewed.
Mrs. Shui picked a large piece of fish and put it in her mouth. After eating it, she nodded. Then she took out a dozen small cups and served the puffer fish one by one.
But the puffer fish was not served, but pressed down some of the flames on the stove and warmed them with a cage on it.
Li Jiyuqi said: "Is this fish ready? Why did my sister-in-law eat it first? Could it be that she is worried about her cooking skills?"
Mr. Shui explained: "Although this puffer fish is delicious, it is poisonous. This is the principle of the yin and yang circulation in the universe. Generally, poisonous things taste good. For example, the five-step snake in the mountains, the mushrooms in Yunnan, and the puffer fish in the Yangtze River are all like this."
"If it can be removed, it will become the most delicious thing in the world. Although I am confident about the cooking skills of my husband, this toxicity has been removed completely, but no one can see it."
"So the owner of this pufferfish first takes the first bite. After a stick of incense, if the owner has no problem, then take it with the customer to taste it. This is also the rule of making pufferfish."
As he said that, Master Shui asked someone to lift two more wooden barrels. The two wooden barrels looked quite heavy, and they were stuffed with blocks on them, and they didn't know what was inside.
Li Jiyu didn't know what it was, so he said curiously: "What kind of rare things are in this bucket? Is it also something to eat?"
As he said that, he had to remove the plug on it.
Master Shui hurriedly stopped Li Jiyu and said, "Master Li, this plug cannot be pulled out. It contains feces."
"This pufferfish is poisonous, but people all prefer it to be delicious. Therefore, there is a secret method in Dongting. It is to prepare feces in advance when eating pufferfish. If you are poisoned, you need to use feces to induce vomiting and detoxification."
"This is a last resort move. I just hope that I can't use this today."
When Li Jiyu heard that it was feces, he hurriedly covered his nose and hid aside.
It had been a while since Mrs. Shui ate puffer meat, and it seemed that nothing serious was wrong.
Master Shui also picked up a large piece of puffer fish meat with chopsticks, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it twice, indicating that the puffer fish is not poisonous. Then he sent one to each of the gentry below the stage.
The squire in the audience took over the small cup of puffer fish with one hand, took out a penny of copper coins from his arms with the other hand, and slapped them in front of him.
Li Jiyu was puzzled and asked Master Shui again: "What is this rule?"
Master Shui said: "This means that eating puffer fish is your own idea. If something goes wrong, you have nothing to do with others. Even if your father comes, that's the same."
Li Jiyu laughed and said, "In this way, I must follow the rules of eating puffer fish."
As he said that, he took out a copper plate from his arms and placed it in front of him.
Zhang Xiaofan saw this on stage and thought to himself: "These two are clearly playing. Although the people below the stage can't see it, they can see it clearly."
"No matter how delicious this puffer meat is, after all, people cannot taste it in person, so they naturally cannot judge it. This is just like the food program on TV. Someone always needs to explain how special this food is, how surprisingly the method is, and how delicious it tastes, so that the audience can feel it."
"Now Li Jiyu and this Shui Master are like this. The two of them talk and perform half-talk, and they probably rehearsed in advance. Even if the people below can't eat this puffer fish meat, they can still imagine the taste just like this."
After Li Jiyu took out the copper plate, he picked up a puffer fish with chopsticks and opened his mouth and sipped it.
The pufferfish was not big at all, and Li Jiyu's mouth became bigger. After taking a bite, he almost bit off most of the entire pufferfish.
When Zhang Xiaofan saw Li Jiyu's way of eating, he thought to himself: "It turns out that Li Jiyu has never eaten puffer fish before. This way of eating is wrong. No matter how good the food is, if you eat it wrong, you can't eat anything good."
Zhang Xiaofan can't cook, but he can eat it. The meat of this puffer fish is extremely tender and is called Xishi Milk. As the name suggests, you can know its smoothness.
However, the pufferfish skin is very tough, with countless thorns on it. Some people make spoofs on the Internet and often use pufferfish to polish their shoes. It can be seen that the toughness of the pufferfish skin on the pufferfish.
However, the pufferfish's skin is another kind of delicacy, because the pufferfish's skin contains a little toxin, but it is not fatal. This kind of poisonous and non-toxic thing is the real ultimate taste in the world.
However, the way to eat pufferfish fish skin is special. You have to turn the fish skin over and chew it. This will not only make the fish skin smooth and delicious, but will not be scratched by the thorns on the fish skin.
If you eat like Li Jiyu now, it would be fine if you swallow it in one bite. If you chew it repeatedly like this, it will definitely be difficult to penetrate the throat.
Sure enough, after chewing for a few bites, Li Jiyu felt that the puffer fish skin in his mouth was really scratching his tongue. However, he swallowed it directly. Although it was a bit unnatural, he shouted:
"Okay! This pufferfish is smooth and tender, and melts in the mouth. In my opinion, it is much better than the chickpea flowers in Zuixianju!"
Zhang Xiaofan smiled secretly: "This way of eating is no different from eating sandpaper and swallowing it. He dares to say it is smooth and tender, and melts in his mouth. This is really a lie with his eyes open."
Zhu Ba on the other side heard that Li Jiyu was actually judging this way, and shouted: "Brother Li, why are you helping others? I am your brother."
Li Jiyu turned around and looked at Zhu Ba, saying, "I, Li Jiyu, have always been clear about public and private affairs, but not people."
"Since you have said that you act fairly, you naturally cannot be partial to you just because you were my old brother."
"I have been talking about the word fairness in my life. This is also the foundation of my life."
"Since I opened the mountain and set up a counter, which village owner didn't know that I, Li, acted the most fairly. He always used his talents to win people."
"So I can't help you in this matter today."
Zhu Ba glared with his eyes wide and murmured, "Okay, okay. After this, he has broken up, and his relationship has become weak. Now he is rich, but he doesn't miss the old friendship he was back then."
"You said you want to be fair, then okay. Today I want to try out what is better than my chickpeare in Jianglang Tower."
As he said that, he walked to the opposite side, and snatched a pufferfish, and took the chopsticks to eat it.
But Master Shui reached out to stop him and rubbed his fingers gently. He signaled to put a copper coin on it, which means he took the initiative to eat it.
Zhu Badao: "The rules of eating puffer fish are right? I understand!"
As he said that, he grabbed a handful of copper coins from his arms and threw them on the ground. Then, like Li Jiyu, he picked up a pufferfish with chopsticks and took a heavy bite.
The pufferfish skin is rough, and it will be the same if anyone eats it. Zhu Ba chewed it in his mouth and frowned, "This is not right at all."
Li Jiyu walked over, patted Zhu Ba on the shoulder and said, "What's wrong?"
Zhu Ba shouted: "This fish skin..."
I just said a few words, but my limbs suddenly became stiff and my body fell down softly.
Li Jiyu was shocked and said, "This... Could this be the poisoning of puffer fish? Take that bucket of feces quickly."
The people in the audience didn't understand what was going on, but Ma Xier could see clearly and whispered to everyone: "This is so insidious, you have noticed it? He just approached Zhu Ba, and on the surface he patted the shoulder. But behind him, he poked the Mingmen hole on Zhu Ba's waist with his fingers."
"This Mingmen point is the first of the seven marijuana points. With this stab, your body will naturally be limp. It has nothing to do with whether you eat pufferfish or not."
Li Jiyu's secret move made him hide. Except for Ma Xier, who often walks through the underworld, other people, and even those in Zuixianju, did not understand what was going on.
At this time, Li Jiyu's men raised Zhu Ba, and several others opened the plug of the feces, scooped a few scoops of feces, opened Zhu Ba's mouth, and poured it down without any shame, making Zhu Ba's head and face full of filth. He didn't know how much feces he had been filled with his stomach.
Although this Mingmen point is a vital point, the body is just numb and soft. After a while, it returns to normal.
Only then did Zhu Ba realize that he had been conspired and scolded: "My surname is Li, you are fucking me! When the gang broke up, he said it was a good idea to get together. I washed my hands at the time, but I learned about the entire Green Forest."
Li Jiyu sneered: "You have eaten poisonous puffer meat, and you should thank me for saving your life."
"As for what it takes to wash your hands, it's better not to mention this matter. Since you have become a thief, you will naturally be a thief for the rest of your life. You still want to be a rich man in the city. Do you think it's so easy to be a rich man?"
Although Zhang Xiaofan didn't know the grudge between Li Jiyu and Zhu Ba, he could guess a rough idea from their conversation.
It is estimated that Zhu Ba was originally from Li Jiyu, but later he didn't want to do it and broke it up. Unexpectedly, Li Jiyu was plotted against in front of countless people today by Li Jiyu on this Songshan Mountain.
To be continued...