Chapter 36: The Joy of Fish and Wine (I)
The quality of life changes with the change of economic power.
It is a feeling to gnaw on the nest when you have money, but it is not the norm, unless the person is rich and sick at the same time.
In countless bloody episodes, the domineering president sat at a roadside stall and ate stinky tofu, which was just a forcible character for the boss, and paved the way for his next pretending to be forced to slap his face, if you think that the boss eats stinky tofu every day, it would be stupid, unless the boss is a leather bag fraud company.
How much strength to eat what kind of food, this is human nature.
Gu Qing has recently had money, but he doesn't know how much, he has no interest in money, he has never touched money, and he misses the days when he fished in the river when he had no money.
Gu Qing was most happy today that he finally got an iron pot from the merchant.
The iron pot was specially ordered by the blacksmith in the city, and most of the pots in this year were used for boiling and steaming, and there were also iron pots, but they were in the shape of a "ding", which was far from what Gu Qing needed.
Gu Qing's iron pot is the same as the modern one, and when the merchant delivers the iron pot home, Gu Qing's mood is happier than if he has earned the usual money.
The curious merchant stayed to see how Gu Qing used this weird-looking pot, but Gu Qing unceremoniously sent him away.
If you wait for the dish to go to the pot and then drive people, it is a bit rude, so you should drive away in advance.
First make a fire on the stove, put the iron pot on it to heat, when it is almost red, put a little soybean oil, use a spoon to spread the soybean oil all over the pot surface, continue to burn, after burning for a while, then take the pot away from the stove, wash the pot again after cooling, then put some vinegar, continue to heat on the fire, and finally wash it again.
This pot is tamed.
The iron pot is very useful, and it is omnipotent for frying, frying, frying, braising and boiling, and it is much stronger than ordinary clay pots.
Prepare ginger and shallots and a fish just caught from the river, after the oil boils, put the fish in the pot, fry on both sides until golden brown, cut the ginger into slices and put it into the pot to remove the fish, then put in the appropriate amount of sauce, sprinkle green onions after the pot, and a braised fish is completed.
Gu Qing expressed great satisfaction with his masterpiece, lowered his voice and said in a deep voice: "High-end ingredients often only need the most simple cooking methods......
A fat head leaned over and exclaimed, "It's so fragrant!" Shao Langjun is a good craft, and I have never seen a cooking method. ”
Gu Qing was startled, and when he saw that the owner of this fat head was Hao Donglai, he immediately sighed in disappointment.
I thought that someone would send a pig's head so politely, and I was happy in vain.
"Shopkeeper Hao has something to do today?" Gu Qing deliberately avoided the topic of food, and by the way, moved the braised fish away a bit.
"Yes, yesterday I asked someone to find a person in charge of the Shuzhou Zhenguan Bureau, and the matter of porcelain clay was about to be settled, but the person in charge was not polite, and he asked for a lot of filial piety before agreeing."
Gu Qing frowned: "The cost is high, can we still make money from the porcelain we burn?" ”
Hao Donglai said with a smile: "Compared with the profits of porcelain, the filial piety of the Zhen official office is just a drop in the bucket, Shuzhou has always been prosperous, there are many Tubo merchants and Hu merchants in the Western Regions, they respect our porcelain in the Tang Dynasty, as long as we burn it finely, no matter how high the price is, Shaolangjun can rest assured." ”
Gu Qing snorted and said, "Everything is taken care of by the two shopkeepers, I am only responsible for firing porcelain, if there is a problem with the porcelain, you can find me, if there is a problem with the accounts......"
Glancing at Hao Donglai, Hao Donglai hurriedly said: "I will take the head guarantee of the item, and there will be no problems with the accounts, but ...... I don't know about Shi Daxing, he has always been deceitful and greedy, and he may not be able to manipulate accounts behind his back......"
Gu Qing smiled: "What a coincidence, last time Shi Daxing called me aside alone, he also told me the same, saying that you might do something on the accounts." ”
Hao Donglai was stunned for a moment, and then his fat face trembled with anger, and the waves of flesh on his face rolled, wave after wave.
"Framed! Slander! Lost conscience! I, Hao Donglai, have always behaved and done my duty, and I have never disdained to act like a villain, Shi Daxing slandered me behind my back, a despicable villain, and a shameless person! Hah ”
Gu Qing smiled and sighed, why are all businessmen virtuous, as if they had all entered a training center before doing business, and specially taught them how to frame the competition shamelessly, fan the flames, and speak skillfully...... These are the professional skills of businessmen.
The braised fish on the table was steaming, and Gu Qing got up and beckoned to Hao Donglai, with a mysterious look. Hao Donglai was stunned for a moment, thinking that Gu Qing had a confidential matter to tell, so he hurriedly followed Gu Qing to the courtyard.
Gu Qing's footsteps didn't stop, and Hao Donglai's footsteps didn't stop, so he stupidly followed Gu Qing to the gate, Gu Qing patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "There is something important that must be told to you......"
Hao Donglai cheered up: "You say." ”
"The world is big, the dinner is the biggest, it's noon, go back to eat quickly. I won't keep you. ”
After speaking, Gu Qing turned around and closed the door.
Hao Donglai stood outside the door in a daze, and then gently slapped himself. Why did you forget that this guy is a food protector and humiliates himself.
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Gu Qing sat in the front room and served himself a bowl of rice, and the bamboo chopsticks first probed into the belly of the fish. This is Gu Qing's habit of eating fish, first choose the most tender part, the fish belly spines are less and the meat is tender, it is his favorite part.
When the fish meat entered his mouth, he suddenly felt that the whole person floated up, Gu Qing showed a satisfied expression, the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, and he smiled happily.
That's life.
After a few bites of rice, only half of a fish was left, Gu Qing was about to bring another bowl of rice, and a snow-white figure fell silently in the yard, quietly looking at Gu Qing who was eating fish.
Gu Qing suddenly felt itchy at the root of his ears, turned his head to look, and saw a girl in white standing in the courtyard.
She is not very old, sixteen or seventeen years old, her eyebrows and eyes are picturesque, cold and lonely, she carries a small wine jar in one hand and a short sword in the other, like a fairy who has come out of a painting, unstained with mortal dust.
After Gu Qing glanced at it, he pointed to the door and said, "How did you get in?" ”
The girl didn't speak, but pointed to the wall behind her.
Gu Qing suddenly said: "Climbed the wall to come in?" Won't you knock on the door? ”
The girl couldn't help but say, "I flew in." ”
The corners of Gu Qing's mouth twitched: "This is my home, can I ask you to fly out again?" ”
The girl skipped his words, pointed to the fish on the table, and said, "What are you eating?" It's fragrant. ”
"Braised fish, the portion is too small, so I won't invite you, next time I will invite you." It was his instinct to protect food.
The girl raised the jar in her hand and said, "I'll exchange the wine with you." ”
Gu Qing hesitated, what about the fish, of course it is delicious, but the wine is even better. In his previous life, he often had nightmares and had to rely on alcohol hypnosis, and over time he became addicted to alcohol, and he had no addiction in this life, but after drinking half a jar of nondescript fruit wine on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Gu Qing found that his alcohol addiction had committed it again.
The wine jar in the girl's hand is indeed very tempting.
After hesitating for a while, Gu Qing nodded: "Okay, change." ”