"When the sunset is near the mountain birds and the birds, my grandmother smiled and scooped out the newly milled shell, crystal round like pearl-like glutinous rice from a millet jar, let me take the pond water to jump on the washing, drain, wait for it to inhale two or three percent of the water, add water to the pot, the water can not be too much, and the rice can be submerged about a fingernail deep. ”

"When I was a child, I turned to the stove and lit a pot, boiled the pot and raised the rice soup, saw that the water was slightly dry, took out a hole in the center of the pot with chopsticks, and poured water until the hole was flat. Grandma spread the dark red salted duck cut into cubes on top of the rice in the pot, covered the pot tightly, and told me to continue the fire and cook it again. Until the pot is steaming, change the heat to low and cook for five or six minutes, and then simmer for seven or eight minutes. ”

Bai Jing closed his eyes, immersed in his memories, and muttered to himself: "At this time, the house is full of salted duck fragrant, and when the lid of the pot is lifted, the salted duck is crimson, and the glutinous rice that absorbs the oil juice is full and snow-white under the reflection of the kerosene light...... Before you even enter your mouth, the strong fragrance will already make your mouth water. ”

When he opened his eyes, the corners of his eyes were slightly moist and said: "Salted duck steamed glutinous rice, the drier the rice, the better, the shiny, hot glutinous rice inhales the mellow and fresh flavor of salted duck, making you eat once unforgettable!"

Not only Bai Jing, but even Ling Junsheng was also infected, as if recalling childhood memories, and couldn't help but sigh. Second, old age is too old, and it is naturally the easiest to fall into memories and be unable to extricate themselves.

Chef Su quietly served the fifth dish, Ling Tiancheng's eyes lit up, and he said softly, "It's actually a bad fish?"

This sentence brought the second elder back to reality, and Chef Su introduced: "In the wax moon of my hometown, in addition to pickling and hanging the preserved goods outside the house, of course, it is indispensable to use sake lees to make a jar of fish, and when the Spring Festival is entertained, there will be an extra rich and mellow flavor dish on the table." ”

Su Yuan suddenly remembered something and said, "Speaking of mash, I once ate another delicacy, bad pig intestines. Because the large intestine of the pig produces oil by itself, it is exceptionally soft and plump. At the dinner table during the Spring Festival, when my mother brought out a bowl of red pig intestines sticking to the white dregs from the rice steaming pot, you stretched out your chopsticks and put a piece in your mouth, be careful not to bite off your tongue!"

Everyone laughed, the sorrow just now was swept away, the atmosphere became more and more harmonious, Chef Su's level is not low, not only the dishes are delicious, but also represent the flavor of the hometown, the taste is elegant, and it is most suitable for the taste and health of the two old people.

In the end, Chef Su sent a large bottle full of light cyan wine, and as soon as he opened the lid, Su Yuan's expression was slightly shocked, and he said curiously: "Plum wine!"

"In the Huangmei season, it rains at home, and the grass pond is full of frogs. At this time, the plums hanging on the branches and swaying in the wind begin to turn from green to yellow, and the taste also changes from green to sweet and sour, which coincides with the season of lingering drizzle in the south of the Yangtze River. ”

"Plum that is abundant in the mountains of the east and west of the lake in my hometown, is the most famous for Guangfu Deng Wei, there is Deng Wei plum blossom in the world, and it is said that the sea of fragrant snow comes from this. Every time it rains, it is called Huangmei Tian or Yellow Plum Rain, and if you walk under the plum tree by chance, perhaps the fragrance of the plum will soak the mood in the rainy season and bring people a little pleasure. ”

Chef Su filled a large glass for everyone, and Su Yuan drank it, plump and refreshing, full of juice, as if a bite of it, the sweet and sour taste would flow into his heart.

He sighed: "This wine is compatible with the gentleness of fruit wine and the hearty intensity of distilled spirit, the two styles are blended together, and the slight sweetness and sourness reveal an extraordinarily mellow texture." Because the plum juice penetrates into the wine, coupled with the saccharification effect, the wine is a little viscous in the mouth, with a long aftertaste, and a bit of the daughter's curling rhyme. ”

Ling Tiancheng likes wine the most, it is rare to taste such an elegant thing, and the aftertaste: "Jiangnan plum is not a good fruit for the entrance, but it is a good raw material for candied fruit, which can be made into candied green plum, cream plum, tangerine peel plum, licorice plum, etc., and can also be made into sour plum juice." Jiangnan women like to eat candied plums, so they are all a little charming and sweet, which is really yearning......"

Before leaving, Bai Jing pulled Su Yuan and said respectfully: "Sir, please move to the cold house, the old man is waiting for your arrival!"

For a hundred years, Liulichang has been a battleground for soldiers in the circle, and now there is West Street, with a lot of stores. In the past, there were only more than 20 stores on East Street, and those who could gain a foothold in this place were all top people!

At that time of the Republic of China, this was the favorite place for dignitaries and nobles in the capital, no matter what your identity is, you must be polite when you come here! This is the power of professionalism, if you don't understand, it's a mallet, and no matter how rich people are, they can fool you.

However, at that time, the atmosphere in the antique circle was very good, and they were all literati and scholars, relying on a reputation. A lot of regular customers like what treasure, you can take it back to play for a few days, and you don't even have to hit the receipt! If you like it, you can send the money, and if you don't like it, as long as the thing is not broken, the original thing can be returned.

At that time, how many super collectors had a store in Liulichang, and Zhao Ruzhen, one of the six major collectors of the Republic of China and the king of ancient coins, is a fierce man who can support two or three private museums until now.

At that time, there were very few antique fakes, basically all of them were genuine, as long as you had eyesight, Ru kiln also had the possibility of picking up leaks. Buying things is for collection, no one says anything about investment appreciation, people's hearts are very clean, and playing is a culture.

The next day, when he came to Liuli Factory, Ling Junsheng made an appointment with the shopkeeper Wu, who was an old man in his sixties, and took the initiative to welcome the three of them into the door and came to the second floor to drink tea and chat.

"This is the style of a century-old store!"

Su Yuan looked around, the walls were full of masterpieces such as Qi Baishi, Pan Tianshou, Xu Beihong, etc., and the millions of treasures in the auction house seemed to be worthless, they were everywhere, and they were just a decoration here.

Shopkeeper Wu personally served Ling Junsheng a good tea, and said affectionately: "Ling Lao hasn't come to Rong Bao Zhai for some days, how is his health lately?"

Ling Junsheng took the tea and said with a smile: "It's okay, the doctor said that it can deal with it for a few years, today I will bring two juniors to recognize the door, and I will ask the big shopkeeper to take care of it in the future!"

"No problem!" Shopkeeper Wu looked at Ling Tiancheng and Su Yuan, and said politely: "With you here, can you use my help?" I have long heard that the virtuous nephew is famous and famous, and he is already the leader of the Central Plains, and now he is finally going to enter the capital?"

Ling Tiancheng stood up and said respectfully: "The big shopkeeper praises falsely, the younger generation can't afford it! In front of the three-hundred-year-old brand of Rong Bao Zhai, Tiancheng's auction is not worth mentioning, please give me a lot of advice in the future!"

"Hahaha, good, good!" Wu shopkeeper laughed heartily, usually like to hear others praise Rong Bao Zhai's golden signboard, proudly said: "Speaking of Rong Bao Zhai, that Gonzo three days and three nights can not be finished, many masters did not become famous before they were sold here, at that time there was a unified Runge, the greater the fame of Runge, the higher the Runge, especially Qi Baishi, the works are basically sold by Rong Bao Zhai." ”

"One day the old man was in high spirits and painted several shrimps. When the manager of Rong Bao Zhai arrived at his house, he was stamping the painting. After stamping the stamp, he took the painting to the cabinet, took out the key from his waist, opened the cabinet, opened a porcelain box, sprinkled the cinnabar powder inside on the stamp that had just been marked with ink, shook back and forth to make the cinnabar powder stick to the place with ink, and then poured the excess powder back. ”

Suddenly, the cinnabar powder on the stamp protruded from the paper and became a three-dimensional stamp, and when he did this, he did not avoid the manager of Rong Bao Zhai. He locked the cabinet and said to the manager: "They are trying to imitate my paintings, and they want to distinguish the authenticity, and you can see it from the stamps." I've used stamps, but stamps can be faked. This method is not known to outsiders, and it is not allowed to be seen by others. ”

Shopkeeper Wu said with a smile: "The old man of Baishi comes to our Rong Bao Zhai to chat whenever he has time, and every time he comes, we always receive him warmly, and specially prepare high-quality snacks and fruits." In the end, it made the old man have the illusion that Rong Bao Zhai also sells oranges and snacks!"