Chapter 238 [Solar Eclipse]
"Alright, wait a moment, sir."
Xiao Er responded quickly, then walked quickly to the back kitchen, informed Fang Chang and the two of the dishes ordered, and then quickly came out to meet the guests at the table below.
It seems that this restaurant is really understaffed, and even the shopkeeper personally came to serve the food.
The speed is quite fast. It turns out that this cold meat likes to be stewed for a long time, but it has been stewed long ago on the stove and warmed on a small fire. Put the powder in the boiling oil in a standing small pot, boil it for a while and wait until it is fried thoroughly.
The rice skin is even more convenient. It has been made and stacked one by one, and this thing is served cold. The kitchen only needs to peel off two sheets and quickly chop them up. Put them in a bowl and pour seasoning on them before serving. There are only a few tofu dishes that are relatively slow, except for one of them served with preserved egg salad, it will take some time to cook.
"Here comes the wine, Mr. Sang, let's have a taste." Fang Chang watched as the store owner brought a corner of the wine, which had already been warmed in a small wine jug with a narrow neck, and also brought two fine porcelain wine glasses, which were delicate and clean Far more than a flagon.
He was a little curious and asked, "Why use such a good wine glass?"
The shopkeeper of the restaurant replied: "This wine is indeed precious, otherwise there is no way to match it."
Oh, it turns out that the shopkeeper of this restaurant is a fastidious person.
"This wine is so clear!" Poured the liquid in the pot into a fine porcelain cup, and the two praised. Although in this era, due to the innovation of steaming techniques, the wine has already passed the era when clearness is the most beautiful, and all kinds of wine are very clear, but the clear and thorough wine like a clear spring in front of us still seems a bit extraordinary.
Fang Chang and Sang Ziping raised their glasses in a false gesture, and each had a drink. The taste of the wine is mellow, sweet in the mouth, clean and refreshing in the throat, clear but not turbid, sweet but not greasy.
"Good wine!"
Two people moved their chopsticks, and the crispy meat was deep-fried into a bright yellow color without being burnt at all. The pepper and salt were sprinkled on it, making it fragrant and smooth, slightly crispy, with an aroma of oil. The rice skin is thin, thin, tendon and soft. Fresh soybean sprouts are placed inside, and a spoonful of juice prepared with garlic paste, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, and sesame oil is added. It is fragrant and rich in layers.
Cold meat is the most eye-catching. It is made of selected hard rib meat, cut into large pieces, stewed in wax sauce, and then simmered on the stove over low heat. It is cut into thin slices and put on a plate, and must be eaten with a sauce when eating. The taste dish is made with leek sauce, minced ginger, mashed garlic, chopped green onion, vinegar, etc.
Look at its color, smell its taste, and you will be full of body fluid without eating. Take a piece of cold meat with ruddy color and tangy aroma, dip it in the sauce dish, the mouth is soft and mellow, chewy and refreshing, with a hint of medicinal fragrance, the fat meat is not greasy, and the lean meat is full of oil.
"Good cold meat, glutinous and smooth, delicious!" Fang Chang praised, and then he called to the shopkeeper of the restaurant next to him who was delivering the dishes to the next table and was about to serve the dishes in the back kitchen, and said, "Can the restaurant Have small noodle pancakes? If this cold meat is randomly chopped up a few times, and the round noodle pancakes are cut open and sandwiched in, it should match better."
"Yes, there are. There are cakes, millet rice, and rice in the small shop." The shopkeeper said, but these three villages are at the junction of several places, and they do not produce grain themselves. There are also a lot of variety, so the restaurants here, whether it is southern rice or northern corn rice and noodle cakes, are often stocked to meet the needs of customers from all over the world.
The shopkeeper went to fetch a few noodle cakes, cut them with cold meat and put them on the side. He even tasted one himself, and then praised: "Guest officer, it's so convenient and delicious. The combination of meat and noodles is so delicious. The taste is even more balanced. This plate of meatloaf is a gift from the shop for the two of you, thank you for your reminder."
Fang Chang smiled and said: "This kind of food can be sold individually, and you can eat it as soon as you grab it, and it doesn't take up space."
Sang Ziping and Fang Chang smiled, and continued to drink, eat and chat.
During eating and drinking, several tofu dishes were also brought up. Together with the preserved egg tofu just now, the two meat dishes are surrounded by two meat dishes, which is very beautiful. Tofu has a huge difference in taste depending on how it is made, and its color is white, and its color often changes with seasonings, side dishes, and cooking methods.
After tasting it, it is indeed much more delicious than other places. The shopkeeper has fewer things to do. Seeing that the two are interested, they came up and introduced that this is the top-quality soybean grown on the hillside, and it is made with a specific mountain spring water. There is this kind of fine and white tofu, which is fragrant and elastic.
This is the Sanchakou, but it is the official entry point to Shu, and we have to go a little further.
Sang Ziping told Fang Chang that the scenery there was beautiful and worth seeing, so he took him to have a look after dinner.
The road is ahead and suddenly leads into the mountains.
The high cliffs on both sides plunge into the sky like sharp swords, leaving only a narrow gap in the middle, like a whole mountain, divided into two by the sharp sword. There are many characters engraved on both sides of the boulder, the biggest one is the word "Shuguan", and then some poems handed down from ancient times. The sunlight shines in slightly obliquely from the middle of the high cliffs on both sides, shining brightly on the ground.
Sang Ziping said to Fang Chang: "From here, after walking half a mile, you will go to the plank road. Therefore, people who enter and leave here are walking, at most with a small donkey."
Fang Chang found a deserted place, jumped straight to the top of the high cliff, and then looked into the distance.
However, there are mountains and hills all over the distance, some of which are higher than here, with mottled green on them, and the blue and white natural color of stones in places that are too vertical, and some have snow tops, blocking the sight, and the clouds and mist linger in it, bringing the mountains to the sky. A hint of ethereal meaning.
The plank road is connected with the thin and narrow road dug on the stone wall, coiling among the mountains and leading to the distance. On it, there are pinpoint-sized figures carrying bags on their backs, which is extremely steep.
He said to Sang Ziping, who used both hands and feet and climbed up after a few turns: "What a good place."
Sang Ziping stood still, looking into the distance like he did just now, and then said: "Shu has the inheritance of sword immortals, and they are also practitioners, but the way they hold is a bit special, maybe it is because of these sword-like mountains. .Maybe you can go to Shu for a visit on the return trip, and the scenery inside is quite different from the Central Plains.”
"good."
Fang Chang smiled, and then the two came down from the top of the mountain together, ready to go back to the town.
At this time, I saw many people standing on the road and looking at the sky.
Occasionally there are exclamations.
Fang Chang and Sang Ziping turned their heads and followed the sight of passers-by, and found a cloud floating in the sky from nowhere, reducing the brightness of the sun to the point where ordinary people could look directly at it. Looking through the thin clouds, the sun, which was always round, suddenly lost a corner, like a sesame seed cake with a bite.
The passers-by who were still in the shadows near the two stone walls didn't seem to know.
Thank you Wang Banxian for your reward.
(end of this chapter)