046. Eight Immortals Water Mat, Lip Washing Fragrance
The three girls around Cheng Tianle were similarly dressed, but he was dumbfounded after sitting down. He just looked at Boss Wu blankly. Although he had been abroad and traveled across Europe, he had never seen this kind of world.
.Mr. Hua said: "Before we start the banquet, please taste tea. Boss Wu, please!"
The girl on the left holds the pot and pours tea, while the girl on the right catches the cup and brings a cup of warm tea to her mouth with her delicate hands. The girl behind is gently squeezing Boss Wu's shoulders and patting his back. Cheng Tianle is still there.
Looking at it stupidly, he didn't notice that a cup of green tea with a delicate fragrance was also brought to his mouth. Boss Wu coughed, glared at him and said: "Cheng Tianle, what are you doing? Drink tea!"
Only then did Cheng Tianle realize that although the feeling of being served was a bit uncomfortable, it was also quite comfortable. He subconsciously opened his mouth to drink tea and felt a fresh fragrance that moistened his lips and teeth, filling his heart and spleen, while the small hands behind him were
Even pinching and touching on his shoulders was extremely helpful.
The tea was just for clearing the palate before the meal. After the refreshments were removed, eight cold dishes were served, which were Suzhou's traditional "eight immortals" - wild rice, lotus root, cress, gordon, arrowroot, water chestnut, water shield, water chestnut,
Although they are all vegetarian dishes, they are not vegetarian. They are poured with light sauces and dipped in different soups, and they are all delicious. Cheng Tianle can eat them by himself, and he can also let others feed him. Just tap with chopsticks, and someone will get up.
You can clamp it for him or change the feeding method.
Cheng Tianle behaved quite honestly at first, or a bit dull in this kind of situation. He was not the host and guest, he was just a follower who accompanied Boss Wu as a witness. Of course, it was a bit hard to let him go. But Boss Wu let him go.
He is very open and welcomes all kinds of gentle enjoyment, while Cheng Tianle eats food by himself honestly. What is he thinking about at the moment? I am afraid no one can guess that the first thing he thinks of is Wu Xiaoxi!
Don't get me wrong, he didn't think of the girl next to him as Wu Xiaoxi, but looking at Boss Wu's appearance, he couldn't help but wonder - "Would Xiaoxi be angry if he saw his father being so "liquing" outside?
Huh?" Then he thought that there was only Wu Yanqing as the owner of that restaurant, but he had never heard of a landlady. It was said that Xiaoxi's mother passed away a long time ago. Then he thought again - "Men come out to socialize, and these are not
nothing."
It’s really hard for Cheng Tianle, sitting at this table still thinking about those things. After serving the Eight Immortals, it’s time for the hot main course. Fish is usually served at banquets, but Cheng Tianle has never seen any table.
Eight plates of fish will be served at the same time on the banquet. Each fish is different and cooked in different ways. They are Mandarin fish, Jiang Dao, Shishou, White Stripe, Scaled Anchovy, Spotted Bass, Pufferfish, and Silver Silk.
Today's banquet is "Suzhou Water Banquet". The so-called "water banquet" does not mean flowing water banquet. Just like when writing an article, there is always a theme. The theme of this banquet is "water", so the dishes are all aquatic products. Three people
How can one eat so much fish? But it is impossible to finish the dishes at this kind of banquet. Each plate of fish is just a few bites of fish with a few chopsticks, and it tastes like that. Just point it with chopsticks, and someone will
Cut off the most edible meat of each fish and put it on a plate or bring it to your mouth.
How can you have food without wine? The wine here has no trademark and is packed in elegant pastel porcelain pots. Just say "wine" and a girl will pour it or bring the wine to your lips. There are two girls on the left and right.
The girl who serves the wine doesn't eat a morsel of the food, and the girl who serves the food doesn't drink a sip of the wine either. This is how it is called "authentic".
Cheng Tianle didn't drink at first because he only focused on eating. There were so many delicious dishes, so we couldn't let them go to waste. He ate so deliciously! He just ate with his head down when he was on this kind of banquet, and he was still eating while eating.
Thinking about other things, I'm afraid I've only seen Cheng Tianle among the guests in this club.
Seeing this, Mr. Hua coughed and said, "Boss Wu, your waiter seems not satisfied with the wine here. Do we want to change to another wine?"
Cheng Tianle, who was eating fish, was startled and realized that Hua was always talking about him. Boss Wu snorted with some dissatisfaction: "Cheng Tianle, don't just eat! Haven't you ever eaten good food in my restaurant?"
?...Drinking, such a good wine, how many more glasses can you offer me with flowers!"
Oh, drinking is also work. I came with Boss Wu to offer him a few more glasses of wine, so Cheng Tianle started drinking. This wine was not white wine, it was amber gold in color and tasted great. Cheng Tianle finally understood why the ancients wanted
When describing wine as "qiongjiangyuye", he only has one word - fragrant. He can't find a better adjective.
After a few glasses of wine, his body gradually became warm, his head seemed to become clearer, and his thinking began to become more active. He was no longer as reserved as before, and talked more at the wine table, as if he had become bolder. Even if there was no one around,
Ask him anything, and he will take the initiative to speak. At this time, the food was served again, Cheng Tianle opened his eyes wide and said: "Wow, a turtle can also kill eggs, it's not easy!... Mr. Hua, I'm the boss
Here’s another toast to you, thank you for such a nice banquet!”
The dish that just arrived is a palm-sized turtle. The plastron is removed and only the back shell is left. It is turned over, smoked and cooked with sauce. It is served with the shell, just like turtle meat in small bowls. Turtle
The meat is not too unusual, but what is rare is that each turtle has a bunch of golden round eggs of different sizes! It seems that Cheng Tianle has only seen this scene in a sketch performed by Zhao Benshan, but that "
The turtle eggs were killed in the skit "Bullshit", and this turtle is much more delicious than the turtle.
Cheng Tianle talked about the skit he had watched while drinking. He was sincerely praising the dish, but it sounded a bit like sarcasm. The girl next to him covered her mouth and smiled, and Mr. Hua also smiled and said: "
If it’s delicious, just eat more, and don’t stop drinking when you’re ready…”
Cheng Tianle gradually became a little excited after drinking, and felt that the music on the boat outside the window was getting more and more beautiful, so he asked again: "Mr. Hua, are there any performances?"
In his impression, many high-end hotels will have talent shows when guests dine, let alone such a high-end club. How can there be silk and bamboo without singing and dancing? This sounds a bit like making a request, Mr. Hua haha
He laughed out loud, clapped his hands and said, "How can we have all the fun without long-sleeved scrolls amid the roar of the cave?"
Cheng Tianle had drunk a little too much, so he didn’t quite understand what Mr. Hua said, but he also knew that it was for the song and dance performance to begin. Sure enough, the sound of music outside the window changed, and there was a soft and melodious sound, and there was a pair of translucent clothes.
The girl in the tight-fitting silk dress actually stepped on the water and walked to the middle of the pond. The castanets played again amidst the roar of the cave, and the two women danced gracefully, their long sleeves were fluttered and the fragrance mist spread, and their waists turned beautifully.
During the meal, Mr. Hua's seat faced the back window, while Boss Wu and Cheng Tianle sat on one side and the other on the left. The rows of long carved windows upstairs were all open. As long as you turned your head, you could see the scene in the back garden. They were condescending.
The view was particularly clear. Cheng Tianle rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and then thought that there must be a reflective stage under the water of the pond. It could be close to the water, and it would make splashes when walking on it, but from upstairs it was
It's not easy to see clearly. I thought the dancer was walking on the water.
Even if he didn't drink, Cheng Tianle felt a little drunk. While eating food and watching singing and dancing, he drank more and more wine unknowingly. He let go and sat comfortably on the chair, not bothering to pick up the food himself.
As he was carrying the dish and cup, his hands and feet began to become dishonest. His arms were full of the warm fragrance of nephrite, and he tasted the warmth and softness of the nephrite. He was thinking quite well - Mr. Hua had already spent his wallet to pay for this meal at the club. If he didn't
Enjoy it well and live up to others' wishes.
Yangcheng Lake is in Suzhou, and the season is close to the Mid-Autumn Festival. Since it is the "Suzhou Water Banquet", how can we miss hairy crabs? Another dish of crab paste was served amidst the singing and dancing. This dish also has a name, which is taken from Jia Jia in "A Dream of Red Mansions"
One of Baoyu's poems - "The young master is running rampant but has no intestines". When he came up, he saw that he had no intestines, not even meat. He removed all the crab legs and belly, and cooked the male crab roe or female crab roe together with the crab paste.
Serve it in the crab shell.
Cheng Tianle also learned to enjoy it. He didn't do anything himself, and asked the girl next to him to scoop it up with a small spoon, put it on his lips and feed it. He didn't know whether what he was eating was crab paste or soft lipstick. This scene really echoed "Dream of Red Mansions"
The poem in "
Holding the claws prefers the coolness of cinnamon, and pouring vinegar on the ginger will make you crazy.
A gluttonous king and his grandson should have wine, but a tyrannical son has no intestines.
Cold accumulated in the navel, greedy and forgetful, fishy fingers stained and washed away to make them fragrant.
Po Xian once laughed at being busy all his life because of the delicious food of the world.
It was already dark outside the window, and Cheng Tianle was also drunk and confused, but he felt very excited after getting drunk. I saw a few loquat trees beside the pond in the back garden, and eight octagonal palace lanterns were hung on the trees, which I saw on the way here.
The eight girls were carrying it. At this moment, the breeze was blowing the veil on the lamp, and the beauties in the painting seemed to be alive, as if they were about to fly out of the veil. Seeing these palace lanterns, Cheng Tianle's mind seemed to be fluttering.
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At this time, plates had already been removed from the table, and fruit and refreshments were being served. The dishes were almost finished, and the wine was still being drunk. Mr. Hua suddenly asked: "Young man, do you know the details of those eight palace lanterns? You'll see me later."
You can ask the girl to take a drink and walk in the garden, and if she is interested, she can pick a lamp."
Cheng Tianle asked curiously: "After dinner, I really want to go into the garden for a stroll. What's the point of palace lanterns?"
Mr. Hua smiled a little mysteriously, a little ambiguously, and a little proudly: "Each lamp is painted with eight famous ancient beauties, each with its own style and characteristics. There are only things you can't think of, and there is nothing you don't like! You just need to pick one off.
If you put up a lamp, someone will take you to the guest room to rest. Then hang up the lamp and look carefully. Whichever beauty in the painting you like, that beauty will come down from the lamp to accompany you to drink. You can drink as much as you want.