Chapter 380: The Restaurant Incident
The reason why this dish is called the Romance of the Dragon and Snake is because this dish is based on a kind of arowana that is a specialty of the rivers of the Han Kingdom, and a python that grows in the jungle for a hundred years.
Arowana is an amphibian living in the Han River basin, common in swampy areas; The python grows in the dense forests of the southern Han Kingdom, with a depth of several meters.
Both of these animals are ferocious carnivores, and they hunt and kill. Therefore, it is expensive.
The dragon snake is then combined with a variety of precious medicinal materials, plus a unique formula, after 7749 days of secret concoction. Then, stir-fry on a fast heat, stir-fry and pour special honey juice on it, and the Romance of the Dragon and Snake is considered to be completed and can be served on the table. Because of its complex and unique process, it has become one of the signature dishes on the first floor.
The main feature of this dish is that the flavors of the concocted dragon snake meat are blended together, the meat is smooth and delicious, the nutritional value is extremely high, and the texture is smooth and not greasy. The most important thing is that the dragon and snake meat itself has the effect of tonifying yang for men. After the secret method is concocted, the effect is even better.
Du Le quietly listened to the introduction of the shopkeeper who served the dishes, couldn't help but move his index finger, picked up a pair of chopsticks, picked up a piece of Dragon and Snake Romance and tasted it carefully, and sure enough, the meat was delicious and tender. The entrance melts, and there is a faint stream of heat, flowing from the dantian to the body, and Du Le's limbs are extremely comfortable.
Du Le was pleasantly surprised, it seemed that this dish had a stimulating effect on the vitality in the body. Du Le cultivated Changchun Jue, and was accustomed to the slow growth of vitality, and never had this feeling of hot qi rising.
Du Le couldn't help but take another bite before saying to An Huang and the others: "This dish is not bad, you can also use chopsticks." Get your feet wet. β
When An Huang heard this, he picked up his chopsticks and replied in unison: "Thank you for the reward!" Four pairs of chopsticks slowly took a bite of dragon and snake meat to taste. Du Le could see that it was the first time they had eaten this dish of Dragon and Snake Romance.
However, the second bite of dragon and snake meat has not changed much to the vitality in the dantian, and there is no longer the feeling of the first bite. When I got to the third sip of the tussel, I felt a slight warmth in my abdomen. No more sensations. Seemingly. Only the first sip can have the feeling of the Changchun vitality in the body. Du Le thought to himself.
Because there were still a lot of dishes in the back, and the second course was served up soon, Du Le only ate three bites of Dragon and Snake Romance. Move on to the second course. Because of the special effects of the Romance of the Dragon and Snake. Tule for other signature dishes. Full of interest.
Soon, all kinds of signature dishes on the first floor ordered by Du Le were served up by the shopkeeper one by one. In a few moments, the entire table was filled. After Du Le tasted it, he immediately ordered An Huang to put each of the signature dishes he had tasted into the food box that the shopkeeper brought over for takeout.
These signature dishes, An Huang and they want to take back, so that all the palace guards can taste this rare delicacy. However, Du Le couldn't let the guards either, and he was going to let the palace kitchen fry a few more dishes and prepare some fine wine to reward the guards after he returned.
With preparation, Du Le had a rare opportunity to taste exotic food, so he naturally let go of his stomach and ate to his heart's content. The food brought him great satisfaction and his mood was refreshed. Think of yourself as if you rarely eat in exotic restaurants. Inside the royal palace, Tule rarely held banquets. He didn't know if the imperial chef in the palace of the Han Kingdom was more skilled than the cook on the first floor. If you have the chance, Du Le thought to himself, he would like to taste the exotic dishes.
Back then, Du Le's instant noodles were sold in Chu, not because they were really delicious, but because they were cheap and good. Instant noodles are mostly preferred by civilians. Aristocrats, rich people taste, that is, a fresh. As long as they had gold, they could make better food.
Therefore, DΓΌle has never denied exotic cuisine.
Facing the table full of food, Du Le carefully tasted them one by one. Cai Xinman stopped his chopsticks, and the four of An Huang seemed to have been captured by the food, and their hearts were more open, and they continued to taste.
Next door to the screen, two chatting businessmen, also left early. Only the storyteller is left, telling the story of the eternal hero who saves the beauty, and then hugs the beauty.
Du Le turned his head and glanced downstairs at the street outside, where people were still coming and going, and it was prosperous.
I think that at the beginning, when Du Le first got the teleporter and came to a foreign land, the state of Chu had not yet perished, but the country was already weak. prosperous, but full of beggars and displaced people.
Then, the war broke out, which intensified the suffering of the people and the market was depressed in every way. As a result, the people are struggling to make a living, and the corpses of the displaced people are everywhere. In order to save people, Du Le brought a large amount of food from the earth.
Today, the Han Kingdom has taken its place, and the face is very different, and the country is prosperous. This made Du Le very proud.
Looking at the crowd below, Du Le faintly realized that a ruler shoulders not only the mission of stabilizing the country, but also the responsibility of bringing a stable life to the people.
The various experiences at that time, for a while, were like scenes of movies passing in front of me. In this thought, Du Le suddenly remembered that he happened to pass by the Treasure Pavilion, because of the prompt of the positioning teleporter, Du Le walked into the Treasure Pavilion, and found energy stones and Changchun Jue there.
This aroused Du Le's interest in shopping, and he thought to himself, why don't we join in the excitement and go to some shops for a while, especially grocery stores such as the Treasure Building, maybe you can find something, a rare treasure in the world. For example, Changchun Decision or similar cheats can also be used.
Du Le has been cultivating Changchun Decisive for a long time, and he has not made an inch of progress, as if he has encountered a bottleneck. The body is full of vitality, but it can only keep improving physical fitness. Du Le can use Changchun vitality to look inside the situation in the human body. It can speed up the recovery of injuries. Changchun Duel, more like some kind of auxiliary skill. Du Le hopes to get a better cheat, which can use the vitality in the body or make a qualitative change in the vitality.
Du Le does not think that it is a matter of pride to protect himself with the help of equipment at any time. Moreover, only the stronger the body, the less damage he will receive during the teleportation process.
However, useful cheats are rare. At least, Du Le also came across a book of Changchun Duel. There is a large library in the palace of Chu State, but Du Le is obviously not interested, so he goes inside to flip through the books. Moreover, the collection of books inside. Most of them are books such as historical biographies, poems and songs, and geographical county chronicles.
In fact, Du Le also explored foreign lands, and later learned that the so-called cultivation of immortals, most of which are fictional, is a fantasy of people's desire to break through the limits of their bodies and the power of magic. Most of the legends, Du Le could not tell whether they were true or false.
Even the Changchun recipe that Du Le bought from the Treasure Pavilion had already been confirmed by the statistics bureau in charge of the government, and it was not a secret book for cultivating immortals at all. At best, it can only be regarded as a monk's qi cultivation formula. It's a common book in the Exotic. Du Le was clearly deceived by the boss of the Treasure Pavilion.
But despite this, Du Le was not interested in going into trouble with the Treasure Chamber, after all, the most important purpose in the first place. It is to purchase the energy spar. And. Although the owner of the Treasure Pavilion exaggerated the efficacy of the Changchun Jue to Du Le in order to sell it, Du Le eventually benefited a lot from the Changchun Jue, but only spent a few gold coins.
At this time. On the contrary, Du Le really wanted to find the Treasure Pavilion again, he would meet the old people, and by the way, he would see if there would be any other surprises. Du Le decided, and seeing that An Huang and the others were almost finished eating, Du Le asked An Huang to beckon the shopkeeper to come to settle the bill and prepare to leave.
However, there will always be something out of place in front of Du Le.
A group of big men with braided hair, fur, trousers and fur ties swaggered down the street. They were dressed in a very different way from the costumes of the commoners of the Han Kingdom. Not only that, but their appearance and skin color are also different from most Han civilians, and Du Le can preliminarily believe that they should not be Han Chinese.
I saw these people, they were pushing and shouting all the way over, and their movements were extremely rude, pushing aside all the passers-by who had no intention of blocking their way, and walked straight into the door of the first floor.
"Shopkeeper, we're going up to the fifth floor!" One of them, a burly man with stubble and disheveled hair, shouted as soon as he walked into the first floor, completely oblivious to the feelings of the guests who were dining on the first floor.
Even Du Le on the second floor can hear it clearly.
Immediately afterward, Du Le heard the sound of footsteps coming to the stairs with a heavy force under his feet, accompanied by the obstructive words of the shopkeeper. It seems that these "foreigners" are trying to break through.
Sure enough, these few big men in strange costumes walked up to the second floor when the shopkeeper tried their best to stop them, but to no avail, and seemed to plan to continue to go up.
This sudden farce disturbed all the guests dining on the first floor, and everyone stared at these big men, for fear that one of them would be innocent and suffer, or be beaten by an unpleasant one. The few tables closest to them even left their tables and stood in the corners.
Seeing this, the two shopkeepers on the first floor hurriedly stopped them and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, you really can't go up, the top floor of the first floor can only be used after reservation and with the consent of our shopkeeper." Don't be embarrassed! The shopkeeper seemed to be in a hurry, but seeing that these big men were not easy to mess with, he could only endure and persuade each other.
"Why can't we go up! The first floor is not the people who look down on us in the Tubo country! The words of the shopkeeper really didn't have any weight at all, and a big man who walked in the front was full of anger on his face, and he scolded sharply, and this fierce frame suddenly frightened the two shopkeepers to hurriedly apologize.
"No, the first floor is open for business, and the rules are important, as long as the friends of the Tubo country are willing to abide by the small rules of our small shop, we will inevitably take the guest upstairs and serve wine and food." At this time, a man who looked like a shopkeeper walked up to the second floor and spoke.
"What are the rules?" The Tibetan asked.
Du Le did not continue to pay attention to their remarks, because the identity of these Tubo people attracted his attention, and Du Le did not know much about foreign lands, so he immediately sent a message to Guan Zheng, asking about the general situation of the Tubo state, as well as their status in foreign lands, and in particular, whether the Tubo state had any relations with the Han state.
Du Le wanted to know the true purpose of the Tubo people coming to the Han Kingdom as soon as possible.
Guan Zheng told Du Le that the state of Tubo was located in the western part of the Han state. And because there are snow-capped mountains between the southern part of the Han Kingdom and the Tibetan Kingdom, the traffic is extremely inconvenient, therefore, most of the exchanges between the Tibetan Kingdom and the Han Kingdom are achieved through the Western Regions Road in the north of the Han Kingdom.
According to a survey by the Bureau of Statistics, the Tibetan state has recently been storming the Gaochang state in the Western Regions.
Du Le frowned, Gaochang Kingdom was a neighbor of the original Qi State. The relationship between the state of Qi and the state of Gaochang was not bad, after the annexation of the two countries of Qi and Jin by the Han state. Due to his busy rectification and resettlement, Du Le did not have the energy to take care of Gao Changguo for the time being.
And because he learned that Gaochang had lost Qi, a friendly neighbor, and without rescue, the Tubo State took advantage of the situation and soon occupied a lot of Gaochang territory.
From the information on the administration, Du Le saw the strength of the Tubo State. If it weren't for such an unusual figure as Du Le to establish the Han State instead, with the gradual weakening of the Chu State and the development of the Tubo State, it would definitely threaten the Chu State in the future.
Although several people do not represent a country, combined with the briefing of governance. plus the arrogant atmosphere embodied in these people in front of him. The first impression of Tubo on Du Le was that it was an unruly country, at least, the Tubo people treated the Han people. It's a condescending provocation.
With Dule's current experience. He knew it. There is only one way to make such a country quiet and obedient, and that is to counter violence with violence. Beat him down! On the other hand, any other kind of policy of gentleness with which it wants to form a friendly alliance will only become a laughing stock when applied to such a country.
Du Le suddenly had an idea that he could completely relocate part of the production line to a foreign land.
At the lunar base, the number of spider machines responsible for production, apparently enough, was enough to cope, and the mining of minerals from the moon was carried out. However, it can be predicted that in the future, the demand for resources will only increase. In particular, the production line of fighter jets and the production line of laser cannons under research require huge resources to ensure the continuous operation.
On the earth, there are very few places where Du Le can place these equipment and exploit mineral resources at the same time, and most of the valuable land resources have almost received the great attention of political leaders or experts in the world, and even under his full exploration and mining, there are only a handful of places left.
Therefore, it is undoubtedly the most correct way to establish a production base in a foreign land.
At present, Du Le's direct base is basically concentrated here in Hanguo Villa. However, for the foreseeable future, the capacity and resources of the lodge will not be sufficient to meet the needs of the Dooller.
Therefore, the appearance of these Tubo people attracted Du Le's attention to the Tubo country. Thinking that there are many mountainous areas in Tibet, there should be a lot of minerals.
In foreign lands, at present, Du Le has only seen all-hand mining, or small-scale instrument-assisted mineral mining, which must encounter many obstacles and obstacles in the process of mining ore.
And like Dooler, using a spider machine instead to complete this step must not be difficult to mine. As long as there are no natural disasters caused by earthquakes, there is no problem at all in establishing an industrial base that integrates resource extraction and production.
Just as Du Le was thinking, the dispute between the Tubo people and the people on the first floor was slowly escalating.
"Today, our Chamber of Commerce in the Tubo Kingdom will be held here on the top floor of your first floor, if you dare not give it to the first floor, we will call on all the Tubo people to boycott your first floor." The Tibetan man waved his sleeves and put down the threat in a rough voice.
"Our first floor is the first floor of the Han Kingdom, not the first floor of Tubo, we can have today, all rely on the appreciation of the people in the neighborhood and friends from all sides, if you are also willing to appreciate this thin noodles, we appreciate it very much, and naturally we will not neglect everyone. But if you are here just to make trouble, we are not unseen in the world, then we will not be accompanied. Originally, the shopkeeper also wanted to calm things down, but when he saw that the other party had no such intentions, he no longer flinched.
When Du Le heard this, he appreciated the courage of the shopkeeper a little more. Moderate life, but this should still have the integrity.
"Look for death!"
"Who's afraid of whom!"
The tense situation between the two sides is about to break out.
The Tubo people took the lead, and a big man punched the face of the shopkeeper who had been blocking them from going upstairs. The shopkeeper screamed, only to see that his nose was bleeding, and his teeth seemed to be injured, and half of his face was bloody. This punch is really ruthless.
The Tibetan Han Ha Lu Ha Da Lu smiled and didn't care. The thugs on the first floor arrived just in time, and when they saw this, they hurriedly rushed forward to meet the enemy.
The Tubo people are all big men, sturdy and very burly, which should be placed on the earth, which is a real top fitness coach, naturally not a small role. Seeing the thugs on the first floor coming, not only did they not stop, but shouted provocatively while making a move: "The first floor of the Han Kingdom discriminates against the people of Tubo and smashes me hard." β
The words of the Tibetan people made Du Le feel that they were prepared. Although the number of people is not large, it is clear that all of them are good players, and it is difficult to guarantee that they are not carefully selected to come to provoke and fight.
For a while, the stairs on the second floor fell into a scuffle. Not only that, but there were also two Tubo people who took advantage of the chaos to go up to the third floor and smashed them at will.
When the shopkeeper on the first floor saw this, he was in a hurry. This first floor has the first shelf, in addition to the top enjoyment of the restaurant, the decoration in it, which is not valuable. Hurriedly shouted: "Don't smash, don't smash"
At this time, the customers in the building, seeing the fight, couldn't care about the excitement, and got up one after another to avoid the fight between the two sides.
Du Le originally didn't want to get involved in this civil dispute, but a Tubo national, I don't know whether it was a mistake or deliberate, threw a plate at Du Le's side and smashed the dishes on the table.
The four An Huang, who were protecting Du Le, were immediately furious.
Du Le nodded and said, "Give some lessons to the people of Tubo." β
An Huang left Wang San'an and Wang Gui to protect Du Le, and Zhang Yi rushed forward.
These two people are extraordinary in martial arts, and after they joined, three or two gestures changed the situation. The three Tibetans were quickly suppressed. At this time, the yamen patrol in the city was fast, and they also arrived when they heard the sound. Seeing that the situation was not good, several other Tibetans hurriedly fled the scene.
The patrol was about to step forward to take over and tie up the three Tubos, but one of them said unashamedly: "We are from the Tubo country, don't cause trouble for your lord!" In his speech, he seemed to believe that the lord of the Han State did not dare to provoke them and the Tubo people, and clearly belittled the Han court.
The yamen was quick to catch them, and hesitated slightly, but they still tied them up and sent them to the yamen.
Because the yamen needed several witnesses to prove that the Tibetans deliberately made trouble on the first floor, Du Le asked An Huang and Zhang Yi to testify together. He continued to hide his identity and followed behind them, because he wanted to see how the officials of the Han State would handle the case. (To be continued......)