Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 239 4.35 The aquatic products of Nanyang Lake are delicious that cannot be tasted elsewhere

Volume Four

4.35 The aquatic products of Nanyang Lake are delicious and cannot be eaten elsewhere.

The so-called "Nanyang Lake" cannot be counted separately in a strict sense, because it is only the northern branch of the largest freshwater lake in the north, "Weishan Lake". Because it is connected to each other, it does not matter, so it is also different from Weishan Lake, Zhaoyang Lake and Dushan Lake. The lake is also known as the "Four South Lakes" and is known as the "Pearl of Southern Shandong".

"The young master and the three grandmothers are so charming. The little girl has followed her father on this lake since she was a child. She has worked as a cook for many passing nobles for more than ten years, but none of them can compare with the four of them." She has a strong body and acceptable appearance. Some shipwives with dark skin complimented each other while holding a porcelain basin with a diameter of half a meter and placed it in the middle of the dining table, "Four noblemen, the dishes are all ready!"

"What are you talking about? Who is grandma!" However, the blushing Zhao Yanling didn't say anything. Instead, the maid Qingwen jumped to the side and said sideways with blushing cheeks, "I'm just the young master's little girl, how can I dare to be you?" The title of 'grandma', not to mention the third sister of the Zhao family is still "

"Grandma Wu, sit down!" Zhou Yang didn't let her continue. He pulled her to the table with a smile and put her on the original chair, which made the cook laugh, "We don't talk about master and servant today. My family, the aquatic products of Nanyang Lake are delicious that cannot be tasted elsewhere, if you are polite, we will finish eating them!"

In fact, the three girls all had their cheeks turned red by the cook's words "grandma", but the Zhao sisters were not as restless as Qingwen. Now they listened to Zhou Yang's comfort and then looked at the dining table; the cook realized When he flattered him and slapped him on the horse's leg, he hurriedly changed the subject.

"Steamed four-nosed carp, simmered old turtle in old chicken soup, boiled round snails, plus a shelduck in clear soup, that's the four main dishes." The cook smiled and announced the names of the dishes, "The others are boiled lotus root, chowder The four side dishes of fish, small fried shrimp and grilled pheasant, as well as the last small fish soup and fragrant rice, please take it easy for the four nobles."

"That's right, hang on, you don't need to wait here anymore!" Zhou Yang smiled and threw a silver leaf over, "It's a pity that such a large amount of delicious food can't be eaten all the time!"

"Thank you for the reward!" The cook was so excited that she didn't forget to explain, "Actually, it's not a supreme delicacy. My daughter has been eating these since she was a child, and now it's nothing more than that. Four nobles are here. There are only a few, so it’s okay to eat some occasionally, but my little girl’s craftsmanship is not worthy of being used by nobles.”

"It's not bad!" Zhou Yang laughed dumbly, waved his hand to signal the cook to go down, and then said to the three girls, "Humans, this is actually the case. No matter how much good things are used, there will be times when you get tired of them. We are eager to look up, but we tend to ignore the beautiful scenery around us and our loved ones."

"You, it's okay to lie to us fools." Zhao Qiying was elated by what she said, but she still joked back with a smile, "Why was my little sister so confused by your appearance in the first place and thought you were a straightforward person? However, It was an accident, and he didn't say anything about it, and he could only let himself be bullied with no name or status.

Listening to your sweet words today, I recall my innocence back then, and I just cried for my ignorance back then - that's all. Now that my body and mind are trapped, what can I do no matter how much I say?It's better to use some delicious food to make up for it anyway. "

"Naughty, is this the tone you should use when speaking!" Zhou Yang slapped her angrily, "Where did you learn these narrow-minded words? They are not annoying!"

"Pfft..." Zhao Qiying couldn't help but laugh, "Didn't I learn from how I often act as a bodyguard for the family members of various families? And it's not just me. Sister Qingwen also seems to talk like this. ? Well - there is also the second wife of the Rongguo Mansion, I also served as her bodyguard."

"Where can I be? Sister Qiying is bullying!" Qingwen immediately blushed and stepped forward to start a fight, "Besides, this slave is not a eldest lady!"

"You, too, are not blessed even though you are surrounded by blessings." Zhao Yanling, who didn't know what to say and had to work hard, laughed at her angrily, "It's not like we haven't seen girls in the capital, except for a few of them. My lady, not many people can live as comfortably as you. It only costs a full two taels per month, and many people in Beijing can't afford it.

We sisters are considered to have seen the world, so we usually spend money, but how many times have we used money?Usually it's done with copper coins, and it's rare for more than a hundred coins to be spent. But last time I was in your room, what was that brocade box originally for?Forget it, I won’t ask, you really have a lot of money in there, maybe it’s more than a hundred taels, right?In Zhongyuan Escort Bureau, if a business trip exceeds one hundred taels, it is considered a big deal! "

"Where are the slaves?" Qingwen immediately blushed and lowered her head, but then tilted her head slightly and looked at her young master lovingly from the corner of her eye. Of course she knew who gave her a good life.

"I can't even stuff your mouth with food!" Zhou Yang smoothly pulled a duck leg from the clear soup pot of duck and stuffed it into Zhao Yanling's mouth, "Eat yours and don't say any favors. Girl Qing has been with me since she was a child. "Of course, I should have a good life. I have benefited from it, so how can I miss out on you? Men, you work so hard and busy, isn't it just for your family to live comfortably?" "Humph!" From the corner of his eye, he confirmed that Zhao Qiying was also looking for food. , Qingwen lowered her head in shame, Zhao Yanling raised her eyebrows and gave someone a roll of the eyes, but she knew it was not appropriate to say more, so she took a big bite of the duck leg and stared at someone, chewing it, as if it was a piece of cake. Duck legs were treated as enemies.

"Pfft--" Zhao Qiying looked up just in time to see her sister's appearance, and knew what someone was thinking. Although she was still a little sad, she was not going to fight with her sister, so she had to throw a hygiene ball to someone to draw attention. It’s all about delicious food.

The family was chatting and laughing, and had a hearty meal. In addition, apart from Qingwen, the other three of the four people were practicing martial arts, and the table of delicious food was like being swept away by the autumn wind. It was so clean that the cook who came to clean it was shocked. Fortunately, she still knew herself and was not stupid enough to ask questions.

After lunch, and since the weather in August was not as hot as before, Zhou Yang simply took the three girls to the top of the bridge and looked at the scenery against the cool lake wind. I have to say that if this beautiful scenery on the water was just Meeting for the first time can really make people linger. Even Qingwen, who has the least experience, has lost her usual noisiness at this time.

"What a beautiful fisherman, what a geomantic treasure!" Zhao Qiying brought a few pots of rice wine brewed by the fishermen from the cabin and said with a smile, "I can't say anything else about this lake, but the fragrance of the rice is... Jiangbei Exclusive, although this rice wine is not very good, it can be said to be sweet and delicious, Brother Zhou might as well try it."

"Oh?" Zhou Yang smiled. He had heard of the reputation of "sweet rice wine" many times in modern times, but he had not been lucky enough to taste it until today. He simply picked up the wine bottle and poured it directly into his mouth, in exchange for the three girls. Rolling his eyes, "Although it can't be said to be of high quality, it's still pretty good if you drink it occasionally. What's more, the wine has a light taste and won't make you easily intoxicated."

"But I wonder if my brother-in-law will get drunk without being drunk?" But Zhao Yanling had already smiled and snatched away his wine bottle, and took a sip without caring, "Sister-in-law, you have worked hard for a long time today, so why don't you offer me a toast?" ?”

"Naughty!" Before Zhou Yang could answer, Zhao Qiying had already come up and tapped her sister lightly, and took another sip from the other jug, "Brother Zhou is right, if you have this good wine, you can pair it with fresh fish from the lake. , it’s really delicious—huh? Didn’t you say this wine is light? Why is it so intoxicating?”

"How could it be?" Zhou Yang took the wine bottle from Zhao Qiying's hand and took a sip, "Is it the same?"

"Perhaps Brother Zhou has a better drinking capacity?" Zhao Yanling rolled her eyes at him and said with a smile, "Can you please help me down, sister Qingwen? It's just a good time to take a nap while I'm drunk. Such a cool breeze and beautiful scenery are perfect for a good night's sleep!"

"Ah?" Not to mention Qingwen who stepped forward to support Zhao Qiying in a daze, Zhao Yanling, who is already smart, couldn't tell that this was her eldest sister who was "vacating the place". She lowered her head in embarrassment, and only dared to glance at it out of the corner of her eye. Xiang sister, but was defeated by the "self-experienced" gaze, and lost the heroic spirit of the heroic heroine in the world.

"Okay, the scenery here is nice, you might as well take a look!" Zhao Qiying didn't say much, nodded with a smile, left the top of the bridge with Qingwen's "support", and went back to the room to "take a nap".

"Brother Zhou, my little sister is also a bit drunk -" Miss Zhao San, who only drank a big sip of rice wine, had blushing cheeks, as if she was really drunk, "Let's go down now -"

"Let's go down together. Although the wind on the lake here is cool, the sun is too hot after all." Zhou Yang stepped forward and hugged the girl, ignoring her resistance and pulling her back to Zhao Yanling's original room - he himself went directly to Zhao Qiying Living together, and even though the top of the bridge has railings, it is completely open, so you can just enjoy the scenery. If you stay any longer, you will have to show the "scenery" to others.

Meanwhile, the master bedroom.

"Sister Qiying, why did you just-" Qingwen was just a little young, so her reaction was a little slow, but with her intelligence, she couldn't see any problems at this time, "There is also sister Yanling."

"Silly girl, you just need to serve your master, do you think you are your wife?" Zhao Qiying's expression was slightly bitter, but she returned to normal in an instant. After teasing the maid, she smiled and said, "Come sleep with me for a while. I’m really tired from visiting Nanyang Lake these days.”

"Ok!"

PS: The author, who was born in southwestern Shandong, welcomes everyone to come and enjoy it.
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