Chapter 65

After several days of heat, it finally rained, with lightning and thunder, and the rain was as heavy as gluten.

Shen Shaoguang moved the Hu bed and sat in front of the door, watching the rain while choosing dishes.

"It's raining as heavy as gluten" is not Shen Shaoguang's original creation, it was said in Yishu's novels in a previous life. She also said, "The melancholy old joy is like a dream, when the rain pours, when the sea rolls on the beach."

Shen Shaoguang has no old joys like a dream. Of course, when we were young, we also looked at each other pleasingly to the eye, a tall, thin boy, two people sitting in the front and back, in the days when they were struggling together, they often listened to the old songs of the Backstreet Boys with half of the earphones. With "As long as you love me" ringing in my ears, they looked at each other and smiled.

After the college entrance examination, the college entrance examination volunteers in the south and the north, the hazy in the song was quickly washed away by the free and lively college life. Later, the brother went to Florida, where the Backstreet Boys debuted, and read his Ph.D. in UF, and decided to stay in Florida to enjoy the sun and the coast.

When Shen Shaoguang was in college, he took a perverted major for a while, and was almost bald. He was busy with exams, examinations, and part-time jobs to make money. Every day, he rode a tattered bicycle and was busy in the dormitory with a notebook on his back. , study rooms, libraries, cafeterias and off-campus part-time jobs. in love? nonexistent.

There is nothing to say about the relationship between men and women after work, on the one hand is the desire in the feasting, whether there is tonight or not.

Ming Dynasty

Yes; on one side is the weighing of everything on the balance, in terms of terms, in pairs. Those faint and lingering emotions can only be explored in the babbling tunes.

"It turns out that all the purple and red blossoms are blooming, and it seems that they are all given to the broken well and the ruins..." ①

Lin Shaoyin, it would be great if we met in a previous life...

A Yuan smiled and asked, "The little lady sings really well, what is it?"

Ever one of those lullaby before bedtime? Shen Shaoguang sighed softly and said with a smile, "Let's eat winter melon and duck soup today?"

A Yuan's eyes widened, she reacted, clapped her hands and said with a smile, "That's good! That's good!" After eating the corn porridge and the little green vegetables for the past few days, A Yuan felt like a little green vegetable too.

It was too late, Shen Shaoguang gave A Yuan a ban, but still instructed, "Only eat 70% full, or else you will ruin your stomach and you will have to be hungry for a while."

When no customers came, Yu San was sharpening the machetes, kitchen knives, meat knives, and fruit knives in the shop one by one.

"Tsk tsk," Shen Shaoguang nodded, "Don't say it, Saburo, your posture is quite chivalrous."

Yu San ignored her, and then "chachacha..."

After Shen Shaoguang finished grinding this, he said his plan to stew duck soup and begged him to kill the ducks, but Yu San didn't say anything, put on a mink coat and a bamboo hat, and went to the backyard to catch the ducks.

This duck was not raised by himself, but was delivered by the butcher yesterday without eating. Ducks who have lived for a day are enjoying the good water from the sky. Who would have thought that they would suffer such a disaster.

After a short time, Yu San came back, and Shen Shaoguang hurried to take the basin in his hand and found that he had washed it with well water. Yu San Princess, Aojiao is Aojiao, and thoughtful and careful is really thoughtful and attentive. really don't know what his original owner thought.

Shen Shaoguang took the basin back to the kitchen, first removed the duck skin, so as not to be greasy, then took the oil pan, sautéed the ginger slices and scallions, and then put the duck meat to stir-fry, seasoned with a little salt and sugar, and then cooked a little bit. For rice wine, just pour water into it, add enough water at one time, remember to skim off the scum in the middle, and let it boil slowly.

This method of making soup is still learned from roommates in the south. It is a classic of the dormitory rice cooker cuisine. Shen Shaoguang is a northerner, and when he eats duck, he simmers it with beer. Of course, the most famous one is roasting.

The heavy rain couldn't last. The duck fell into the pot, and the rain subsided. It fell for more than an hour. When it was time to put the winter melon in the soup, the rain stopped - Shen Shaoguang looked at the sky, it was almost noon, this When the rain stops, are there any guests coming?

There are naturally some, such as Lin Shaoyin who came from "travelling mountains and rivers".

Although it was a holiday, it was rare to see him coming to dinner, and Shen Shaoguang was a little surprised.

Lin Yan took off his oil boots at the door, changed the clogs in the store, and smiled, "Today, my grandmother is having lunch with Master Yuanjue from Guangming Temple."

Shen Shaoguang nodded, very good, two old ladies who love to eat and know how to eat will definitely be able to eat a lot. ——No, I didn’t ask what I said just now. Shen Shaoguang decided to strengthen his expression management, especially his eyes.

Passing by Shen Shaoguang's side, Lin Yan stopped and asked with a smile, "What did you do today, so fragrant?" The tone was casual and homely - just like the gentleman who came back from outside asking his wife.

Shen Shaoguang looked up, he was already tall, he was taller when he wore clogs, and he was close, Shen Shaoguang could only "look up" and meet those smiling eyes, Shen Shaoguang avoided again, um, he today She was wearing Hu clothes, and there was a small red mole on her exposed collarbone...

Shen Shaoguang cleared his throat, "Simmered in old duck and winter melon soup."

"Very good. It's suitable for drinking in summer. Give me a little pepper." Lin Yan smiled, then walked to his usual seat and sat down.

Shen Shaoguang looked at his back, are you Confucians so oblivious? That's what we drink at home!

Having said that, this bowl of old duck and winter melon soup is for him, along with a few small sesame cakes and light side dishes.

While Lin Yan was waiting for the soup, two people came in, one was Li Xianggong, and the other was about forty years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a square face and a square jaw, and a straight face.

Lin Yan stood up and saluted, "Li Xianggong."

Li Yue showed some surprise and said with a smile, "It's An Ran." Just now, he was driving around Lin's house in a car, and before the emotion had dissipated, he met the current owner of the house.

Shen Shaoguang heard the movement outside, came out of the kitchen, the two guests turned their heads, and all of a sudden old memories came up, this is Chu Jiu, the uncle of the Chu family.

Shen Shaoguang was stunned.

Li Yue smiled at her, while Chu Di frowned thoughtfully.

Li Yue introduced Chu and Lin.

Chu Di, a contemporary great Confucian, set up an altar to give lectures in Guangping Academy, and was quite respected among scholars. Lin Yan saluted him as a late-school student, and was called "Mr. Chu".

There are many students of this age around Chu Di, but there is no one like Lin Shaoyin who already wears a red robe. For this young man who lived in the old friend's old house, Chu Di's perception was quite complicated, and he was picky. : "A person from the countryside, Lin Shaoyin, please don't be so polite."

After a few more greetings, the three of them took their seats.

Shen Shaoguang came over with a tray, offered drinks and a menu, and asked with a smile, "What do you want to use?"

"Dare to ask the little lady, since it's 'Shen Ji', can the owner of this shop be named Shen?" Chu Di asked.

Shen Shaoguang smiled and said, "My son is indeed surnamed Shen."

Chu Di's eyes flashed with brilliance, and then he looked at Shen Shaoguang seriously.

Li Yue knew what he was thinking. When he came to this Chongxian Square, he just walked past the old man's house. All he thought about was old events. When he heard the word "Shen", he couldn't help thinking a lot.

Although Li Yue was in the south of the Yangtze River, she also asked someone to inquire, saying that the younger brother and sister of the Shen family died in Ye Ting, and A Li was also seriously ill. She was a small child who had been pampered since she was a child, without the support of adults, in that kind of place. ...

Li Yue looked at her old friend and smiled at Shen Shaoguang: "What's the matter, the little lady can bring it up. Although you don't bring much money, the five-colored horses outside can pay for you."

Shen Shaoguang laughed, pretending to be relaxed: "The nobles are here," and took a look at Lin Shaoyin, the executive vice mayor of Chang'an who has everything to do with civil affairs, business, and public security. "You don't dare to slaughter a cow." ②

Both of them used Li Bai's "Wine into the Wine" canon.

The words made Li Yue burst into laughter, Chu Di and Lin Yan both glanced at Shen Shaoguang and laughed.

Shen Shaoguang smiled and nodded in salute, took the tray and went back to the kitchen to prepare meals.

Li Xianggong has mixed tastes, and he is a banquet guest. It happened to be raining today, and the butcher didn't bring the meat. Shen Shaoguang mobilized all brain cells to remove the chickens and quails in the backyard, the two silver carp left in the kitchen bucket, and the ones stored in the warehouse. Bacon, salted fish, meat sauce, and tempeh are all used and served with vegetables, and Haolai has also made a decent meal.

Li Yue pointed at the half of the fish head on his food table and smiled, "This is delicious, you can try it."

This fish head is steamed with cornel sauce. The cornelian sauce is not as spicy as chopped peppers, but it also has a spicy aroma that has been brewed over time, and can remove the fishy smell and improve the freshness.

The method is similar to the fish head with chopped peppers of the descendants. The fish heads are cut in half. First, marinate with salt, rice wine and ginger juice to taste. Put the fish skin up on a plate, put ginger and cornel sauce on top, boil water and steam it in a pot. When the tea is out of the pot, sprinkle minced garlic, chopped green onion, pour hot pepper oil, and that's it.

The fish head produced in this way is spicy and tender. Compared with the fish head tofu in the casserole, it has a different taste - roughly equivalent to Spice Girls and Ladies?

Li Xianggong obviously appreciates the "hot girl", and the uncle of the Chu family is fine. Lin Shaoyin took a bite. Although there was nothing on his face, Shen Shaoguang saw that he had drank the drink.

It seems that Lin Shaoyin is a "lady" faction.

Shen Shaoguang asked A Yuan to fill up the drinking cups for the three of them again, and he went to the kitchen to bring three small bowls of old duck soup, "The summer is hot, please eat some ducks to get rid of the moisture."

On the duck soup, there are only little oil stars, three or two pieces of duck meat, peeled and slightly green wax gourd pieces, two red dates, three or four wolfberry fruit, placed in a small white porcelain soup bowl , looks good.

Lin Yan glanced at her, took a spoon and scooped a piece of winter melon into his mouth. The dryness of eating fish just now finally subsided, and the corners of his eyes could not help but lift slightly.

"No girl I've ever seen has such a good craftsmanship as a little lady." Chu Di took a sip of soup, looked at Shen Shaoguang and smiled.

Shen Shaoguang said with a pragmatic smile: "I make a living from this, I have done a lot, and I am only familiar with it."

Chu Di nodded silently.

Lin Yan glanced at the sweaty hair on her temples, and then thought about the pampered girls, her heart suddenly felt sour, my ah...

Shen Shaoguang saluted again, and withdrew with the tray.

Li Yue also felt that it was inappropriate for Chu Di to compare the little lady who opened the wine shop with the girls. When thinking about the girls, she thought of matching Lin Yan with the Qin family's little Wuniang. Now Qin Wuniang has promised Duke Xinyang's grandson, Lin Yan. The two Qin people are clearly talented and beautiful, but they have no fate.

Li Yue didn't blame Lin Yan, but admired his nostalgia and firmness, and immediately smiled: "Speaking of girls, An Ran is not too young, it's time to start a family."

Lin Yan glanced at the blue curtain of the kitchen over there, and smiled, "Yes, my grandmother is already looking at each other."

Li Yue heard that Mrs. Lin Jiatai was in charge, so naturally she would not talk any more.

Chu Di, who was seated directly facing Lin Yan, raised his eyebrows slightly, then glanced at Lin Shaoyin again, picked up the soup bowl, and scooped a piece of winter melon to eat. Too bland?

The author has something to say: ① "Peony Pavilion". I've been hesitant to take notes for something as famous as this.

②At that time, there were many restrictions on slaughtering cattle, and the slaughtering of healthy and prime-aged cattle was not allowed, and the slaughtering of sick and old people had to go through official procedures. found an example from the Song Dynasty on the Internet: Anyone who wants to peel a sick cow must submit a lawsuit to the public, which is also a promise to prevent private slaughter. (Volume 5 of "Yi Jian Zhi, Three Zhi B")

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