Ma Wenbing decided to integrate the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl in Tianxian into the dishes to be made, but how to create them still needs to be seriously considered.

First of all, Ma Wenbing thought that it was best to create a vast cosmic vision, the universe is dark, so black ingredients are needed to make it, Ma Wenbing looked at all the ingredients, there are several black ingredients, among which the most suitable for black universe is black beans.

But isn't it a bit inappropriate to use black beans as a cold dish? Ma Wenbing thought about it, and he thought of tempeh, which needs to be made with black beans.

Tempeh is the seasoning of the world's traditional fermented soybean products in Bailai, the black bean is used as the main raw material, using the action of mucormyc, Aspergillus or bacterial protease to decompose soybean protein, when it reaches a certain level, add salt, add wine, dry and other methods to inhibit the activity of the enzyme and delay the fermentation process. There are many types of tempeh, which can be divided into black tempeh and yellow tempeh according to the processed raw materials, and salted tempeh, light tempeh, dried tempeh and water tempeh according to taste.

Under the influence of Ma Wenbing, tempeh is a condiment, and it is very suitable to eat it with staple food.

Then there is the staple food, Ma Wenbing wants to choose the meat of mandarin ducks to make, although he has never made mandarin duck meat at all, because mandarin ducks are forbidden to be hunted in the world of Bailai, but this world is different.

Although Ma Wenbing has never made mandarin duck meat, he has made white-cut chicken, also called white-cut chicken, which are all birds, and it must be similar to make, but this time it must be done whole, and it cannot be cut, once it is cut, there is no appearance of mandarin ducks.

But Ma Wenbing thought about it again, the plucked mandarin duck can't be reminiscent of the mandarin duck jumping around at all, so there is no such charm when telling the story.

Therefore, Ma Wenbing wants to create the appearance of a mandarin duck, and the appearance should be very realistic, he needs a lot of colored ingredients, because mandarin ducks are animals of many colors, so that there is no need for real mandarin duck meat, just use dough, and better organize the shape.

If you want to make the appearance of a mandarin duck, you need a reference, and Ma Wenbing only saw the appearance of the mandarin duck on the picture, and now let him imagine the appearance of the mandarin duck, which is very difficult.

It would be nice if there was a pair of mandarin ducks here, but this request seems a bit too much, will they say yes?

Ma Wenbing asked Tianxiang softly, "Have you ever seen a mandarin duck?"

"What?" Tianxiang didn't hear clearly for a while, or didn't know what Ma Wenbing meant when he said mandarin ducks?

"Mandarin ducks, they are a pair of beautiful birds in the water, have you ever seen them?" asked Ma Wenbing very seriously.

Tianxiang smiled, "Of course I've seen mandarin ducks, there are a lot of them in this palace, and I often fed them when I was a child." ”

Hearing Tianxiang's words, Ma Wenbing was overjoyed, so he then asked, "Then do you remember what they look like now?" I need to assemble them with materials, can you help me remember them?"

Tianxiang didn't expect Ma Wenbing's idea of assembling mandarin ducks, and the dishes he had eaten before were also assembled, but they were all flowers and the like, and it was the first time he heard of assembling mandarin ducks.

Tianxiang asked suspiciously, "Isn't there mandarin duck meat, why do you have to assemble it?"

Ma Wenbing explained, "You see the emperor and those ladies, what is delicious and haven't you eaten? So I want to make something special, something less greasy." And replace the real thing with the fake, and only by using the fake to be real can the magic be shown and surprised. ”

"I understand, but now let me recall the mandarin duck, a little difficult, after all, I saw it when I was a child, the concept is still very vague, I'm afraid I need to watch it again. ”

Ma Wenbing said softly: "You said that we proposed to go and see the mandarin ducks once, is it okay? Will the emperor and the ladies agree?"

Hearing Ma Wenbing's words, Tianxiang was stunned, "Are you crazy? You still ask such a question? Just now he promised us to go out to find peony petals, and he was very gracious to make such a request all the time, which would make other players dissatisfied." ”

Ma Wenbing is right to think about it, this request is too much, if he goes out, will it still be a competition? Then are there still rules for the competition? That would be unusual.

"You can give it a try. He Yiping, Lord He, suddenly came over and said, "I don't think this matter is necessarily, we can give it a try, I see that the concubine Niangniang just now has a good impression of you, and she may not be able to help you speak." ”

Amaka said, "Isn't this too risky, if you are rejected, I am afraid it will leave a very bad impression." ”

Lord He Yiping still insisted on his own point of view, and asked Ma Wenbing to give it a try, go out to see what the mandarin duck looks like, and he will definitely know how to do it when he comes back.

Ma Wenbing nodded, and called the nearest little eunuch over, and the little eunuch was also very good, so he came over.

Ma Wenbing said that he was going to see the mandarin duck's request, mainly to stimulate his own creative inspiration, and even the little eunuch hesitated, not knowing whether to report or not.

In the end, the little eunuch still agreed to help Ma Wenbing, walked to the stage, and told Ma Wenbing's original words to Grandpa Rui, because Grandpa Rui was his immediate boss, he could only tell Grandpa Rui about this matter.

After hearing this, Grandpa Rui felt that this request was too much and could not be met at all, so he whispered to the eunuch that he did not agree to this matter, and the idea of going out should not be mentioned again.

The little eunuch walked to Ma Wenbing's side with Grandpa Rui's reply, and told Ma Wenbing what Grandpa Rui said intact, and he also said that he could not do anything.

All the things that happened just now were seen by Tianfei Niangniang, she had been observing Ma Wenbing, so she was very clear about his affairs, so she asked Father-in-law Rui what was the matter?

Father-in-law Rui could only say that Ma Wenbing was going to see the mandarin duck to inspire him.

After hearing this, Concubine Tianniang instantly fell into deep thought, because she is also a person with a story, so it is inconvenient to say more here, and said with a smile, "What does it matter? Just let him go and see it, just send someone to watch them, don't let them go the wrong way." ”

Tianfei Niangniang spoke, and Gonggong Rui didn't dare to disobey, but did he want the emperor to speak for such a big matter? But the emperor never spoke, he could only do what Tianfei Niangniang wanted.

Father-in-law Rui called the little eunuch just now and asked him to take Ma Wenbing over to see the mandarin ducks, but he could only go to Baihu to see it, and he couldn't go anywhere else, and he had to remember the time of the game, and no matter how powerful the inspiration was beyond the time of the game, it would not work.

The little eunuch heard Gonggong Rui's order, quickly walked to Ma Wenbing's side, and told Ma Wenbing the news, Ma Wenbing was naturally very happy, so he took Tianxiang to follow the little eunuch over, because He Yiping He didn't plan to go, he still had to keep an eye on a few people in the Western Regions.

Ma Wenbing and Tianxiang followed the little eunuch out of the main hall, so everyone was surprised, they didn't expect that the competition could be like this, and the contestants could still run out.

Under the leadership of the little eunuch, through a narrow Yin Yin path, you will arrive at the White Lake, the lake is not big, but the lake water is clear, there are many mandarin ducks playing in the water on the lake, the breeze is rippling, very pleasant.

This place is not a strange place for Tianxiang, because he often came to play when he was very young, and now it can be said that he is revisiting the old place, and his mood is definitely different, unlike Ma Wenbing, who observes the appearance of the mandarin duck wholeheartedly.

Tianxiang suddenly remembered one thing, that is, Xiao Haruko, since she helped herself once, it seems to have disappeared, and she was a little worried, so she asked the little eunuch, "Do you know Xiao Haruko?"

"Koharuko, may I ask which Koharuko do you ask? Many of us here are called Koharuko, I don't know which Koharuko you ask. The little eunuch replied.

Tianxiang didn't expect that there were many people named Koharuko, and she didn't know how to explain it for a while, so she said, "Forget it, I don't know how to describe it to you." ”

Ma Wenbing came over and said, "Tianxiang, you look at the black one, I look at the colored one, remember their appearance together." ”

Tianxiang nodded and said, "I know, do you know, the black female bird, it is called a duck, the colorful male bird, it is called a mandarin duck, they are a pair all their lives, until death, every pair of lovers is very envious, if only every pair of lovers in the world is like that pair of mandarin ducks." ”

The male has two distinct mandarin ducks, the male has an emerald green forehead and a metallic sheen in the center of the head, and the occipital part is copper-red, and the long dark purple-green feathers on the back of the neck form a crest. The brow lines are white, broad and long, and extend backwards to form part of the crest. The eyes are pale yellow at first, with brownish-chestnut spots on the cheeks, brownish-white feathers above the eyes and ears, and spear-shaped chestnut collar feathers on the side of the neck. The back and waist are dark brown with a patina metallic sheen, the inner shoulder feathers are purple, the outer feathers are pure white with velvet black edges, and the wings are covered with the same color as the back. The primary flight feathers are dark brown, with a silvery-white margin on the outer and a patina green luster at the apex of the inner wing;

The head and back of the neck of the female are grayish-brown, without crown feathers, and the eyes are white, and the back white stripe is connected to the white circle around the eyes, forming a characteristic white eyebrow line. The upper body is grayish-brown, and the wings are similar to those of males, but there is no metallic luster and sail-like erect plumage. Chin and throat white. The thorax, thorax and flanks are dark tan with pale spots. Belly and tail feathers white.

After Ma Wenbing and Tianxiang each remembered the appearance of the mandarin duck, they quickly returned to the hall of the game, because the time was still very urgent, so they had to hurry up.

After returning to the main hall, Ma Wenbing and Tianxiang began to choose ingredients, red feathers choose carrots, green feathers choose lettuce, and golden feathers choose daylily rhizomes, black feathers can choose black light, in short, all kinds of feathers have selected ingredients.

The ingredients are available, the black beans are also available, and there is also a sprinkle of white dots in the "cosmic sky", which acts as countless twinkling stars, and the Milky Way, which is also a problem that must be solved.

After choosing the ingredients, Tianxiang first asked, "What should I do?" ”

Ma Wenbing said, "These black beans need to be soaked, you can do this, and after soaking for ten minutes, you will make them puree, muddy, you know? Just like the Yin peach mud in front." ”

"I know, but I can't keep my eyes on the black beans for ten minutes of soaking, can I? ”

Ever since Tianxiang participated in making soup, she has been out of control and instantly likes cooking.

Ma Wenbing said with a smile, "There are things here, these things need to be washed, you can help wash them together." ”

Ma Wenbing brought a basin of water and began to clean the ingredients that had just been picked out, although those were clean, it was more formal to wash them again.

The emperor, the concubine and the sweet potato didn't want to stay here for too long, and they weren't the ones who stayed for a long time, so they went back to rest first, and it was not too late for the contestants to come out after they made the dishes.

The other players are still confused, they don't know how to make tears of cold dishes, seeing that Ma Wenbing has already started to move, I am very surprised and jealous, it seems that he is the biggest dark horse in this competition, and they are all here to accompany the game.

With the help of Tianxiang, Ma Wenbing and Tianxiang quickly washed the ingredients and arranged them in a sorted manner.

Then, Ma Wenbing said, "Now I'm going to get some flour, you can take care of the black beans, and I'll get the flour." ”

After Ma Wenbing finished speaking, he went to the side where the ingredients were stacked and got three bowls of flour, and began to put water and noodles, which is what Ma Wenbing is best at, and there is no problem at all.

Mixing noodles is a work of experience, the more you do, the better the flour will be, soft and appropriate, there is no trick to talk about, it is the best ratio that you have figured out.

At this time, ten minutes have passed, and the black beans have also been soaked, and they are all soaked, and they are full of energy, like inflated balloons.

Tianxiang said, "What are you going to do next?" The black beans are already soaked, you can come and take a look. ”

Ma Wenbing held the black beans, which was almost there, and said, "Just force the water away, and then start crushing the black beans into a puree."

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At this time, Lord He Yiping came over and said, "This is a hard work, so I'll do it." ”

Lord He Yiping He was worried that the weak Princess Tianxiang would not be able to do this kind of work, so he took the initiative to come up and do it, anyway, those people from the Western Regions had not moved, and staring at them would arouse their suspicions.

Tianxiang didn't think so, if these black beans couldn't deal with it, it would be too embarrassing, so she said, "No, no, no, I'll do it, you better do more important things." ”

The important thing Tianxiang said was to stare at the bad guys in the Western Regions, and this was discussed by everyone before the game, that is, let Lord He Yiping and He stare at the bad guys in the Western Regions alone.

At this time, the other contestants didn't think about what to do.

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