In this Jinling area, it is generally necessary to eat some crabs as a seasonal dish in autumn.

The ancients said that "the crab is fresh and fat, sweet and greasy, white like jade, and yellow like gold, and has reached the extreme of color, fragrance and taste, and there is nothing that can be on it." ”

Xue's mother, who is in charge of the kitchen, is in charge of the kitchen, so she is particularly attentive, first instructing the kitchen to prepare fresh lake crabs, and then cooking a few dishes herself. The old lady also talked about this matter yesterday, saying that there were so many bad things in this mansion some time ago, and everyone always had to get together to get rid of bad luck, so this crab eating thing has to be done for her.

To say that the most famous crab dish in Jinling City is this carved gold dragon and phoenix crab, the specific method of this dish is that this dish is made of the dragon and phoenix flower cloud pattern carved with gold leaf on the shell of the bad crab and sugar crab. Legend has it that this extravagant crab dish was created by an emperor of the previous dynasty.

This kind of extravagant dish, ordinary people can't afford to eat, but, bad crab sugar crab these famous dishes, ordinary people can afford to eat, but this ancestor likes sweetness, so he likes to eat sugar crab the most, so the kitchen focuses on this dish, as well as the crab stuffed orange that slowly rose a few years ago, Miss Fuzhong young masters like this dish very much "crab stuffed orange" unique production method, pick crab meat into hollowed out oranges, into the retort, with wine, vinegar, water steamed. Serve with vinegar and salt. This dish is also a famous dish in the palace.

The academy will be closed for crabs in autumn, and the two young masters of this Zhang Mansion, Brother Yin and Brother Zu have also returned from the academy of clan studies, the academy of this Zhang Mansion is not in the house, but on a mountain, it is said that the old lady wants to sharpen the descendants of the Zhang family, so as not to raise a body of fat powder in the inner courtyard.

At this time, the eldest girl beside the old lady, Biyu, took the two young masters into the house to greet the old lady, and in the main hall of Cixi Courtyard, Xue and Mrs. Wang were also there, and even Wen was sitting aside, but her face was very pale, and it seemed that she was not lightly ill.

Brother Zu and Brother Yin'er made a blessing to the old lady in a proper manner, and the old lady pulled the two children up with a smile, and said, "My brother Yin'er, I was thrown by my father to study on the mountain at such a young age, and I didn't suffer anything, right?" Brother Yin pouted and said, "It's nothing, ancestor, I'm fine in the mountains." ”

Wen breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this kid had finally remembered.

"Ancestor, we have learned a lot of things in the mountains, and Brother Yin can memorize the three-character scripture." Zu Ge'er said, at this time, Mrs. Wang glanced at Wen, and Wen lowered her head.

Mrs. Wang thought that she had finally made a face for herself, but at this time, Mrs. Wang seemed to remember something, and looked at Xue's flat stomach, and Xue seemed to be aware of it again, and secretly bit her lip.

"Old ancestor, I said to the second master a few days ago, but the second master is really in a hurry, so he left, the official document of this official mansion is down, and he can't go to it, so there is no chance to eat crab with the old ancestor, here, it is estimated that the second master is also thinking about you."

The old lady smiled slightly and said, "Yes, I remember that this virtuous child likes to eat crabs the most." Mrs. Wang on the side smiled and said, "Yes, your two grandsons used to like to eat crabs the most, and I remember that one year they fought to eat the first crab stuffed orange, and they couldn't even persuade them." ”

"I still remember that Chengwen got angry and taught these two boys a hard lesson, time flies so fast, in a blink of an eye, these two boys and children are there." The old lady touched the heads of the two children lovingly, which made Xue's heart even worse, thinking that no matter how much this topic is opened, it will be related to the issue of the heirs.

"Speaking of which, it seems that our Dongzhang heirs are a little thinner." The old lady said, and the Xue family on the side turned even pale.

"This Liu clan is about to give birth, Xue clan, you have to send more people to take care of these." The old lady said, Mrs. Wang's face was not good, but she couldn't speak, so she glanced at Xue, and Xue didn't do anything but responded to the old lady.

The old lady said again: "In a few days' crab feast, Xue's family, you should pay more attention, this year I will ask people from Xifu to come over and eat crabs together." ”

"Presumably my mother misses Brother Qiao again, right?" Mrs. Wang said, at this time, the old lady smiled and said, "My grandson heard that this year is the same as Wei Wen's examination to come back, my little grandson is only sixteen this year, maybe he can win the champion next year, my old wife can have another champion grandson when he is old, then I will die without regrets." ”

"What did the ancestor say, you can live for a long time, this ancestor brother Yin'er still has you to show his daughter-in-law." This Mrs. Wang said, which immediately made this old lady smile, and the Xue family on the side slandered, talking about the skill of slapping sycophants, this Mrs. Wang dared to call the first, and no one in this Zhang Mansion dared to call the second.

"Go down and get busy, you're standing here." Mrs. Wang said.

"Yes, Mother, I'll go down now." Xue said, and couldn't help but scold after walking out of Cixi Courtyard.

"This damn old woman!" Ling Xiao, the girl on the side, heard it and said, "Mrs., be quiet, it won't be good if you are heard." ”

Xue Shi gritted his teeth and lowered his voice and said, "This Zhang Mansion is really not a place for people to stay, how can I have suffered this kind of suffering at home." ”

"Madam, this is only temporary, when the lord is stable in the capital, he will definitely pick you up to the capital, and when the uncle is also in the capital, he will also take care of you, just bear with it, when the time comes, go to the capital to find a famous doctor to take a look at this problem, and you will definitely be able to conceive a man and a woman, and then see who dares to give you a face."

"I understand all this, but I can't swallow this breath, and I get angry when I see Wen's little white flower."

"Forget it, let's go."

Xue actually thought like this in his heart, although the ugly matter between the second master and Aunt Cui was suppressed by her, but she really couldn't swallow this breath, and she had to think about how to clean up this woman.

"I remembered that there was no place to put some good things, Sister Yu once asked me for something before, and now I found it, you sent someone, Sister Yu called me, and said that I had something to give her." Xue said to Ling Xiao.

Jinyu was practicing calligraphy in the courtyard at this time, and the Qingque who was on duty outside knocked on the window, Jinyu frowned and asked, "What's the matter?" Qingque said, "Miss, Second Mrs. Xue's girl Ling Xiao said that Second Mrs. Xue got something you asked for before, let you go over and take a look." ”

Jinyu put down the pen and said, "You go and say that I will go over in a while." Jinyu went to the wing room to change into a piece of clothing for going out, half-old but not new, with some beaded flowers falling on her head, this time she took the green finch and went to the courtyard of the Xue family.

Xue was checking the ingredients for the crab banquet for a few days, and after seeing Jinyu coming, he smiled and took Jinyu's hand, and said, "Sister Yu, it's cold this day, you are still wearing such a thin one, don't suffer the wind and cold, come on, give the fourth lady the hand stove." ”

"Auntie, you don't have to, I was born with cold hands, it's not really cold."

"Then eat something, let you come to Auntie's place, you can't take care of it."

"Auntie said she laughed, but Auntie just sent someone to show me something, I don't know what it is?"