Chapter 107: Guoshi Soap (I)
The first round of contact between Gao Shiyu and the sons of the nobles ended in such a hype. Gao Shishi failed to find out from this shallow contact whether the attitude of the nobles of each family towards him was really as cordial and harmless as the children of their families showed.
has always boasted of being pragmatic for a long time, and I don't believe that these top noble families have no suspicion about the previous prince's playmate incident, because from the fermentation of the prince's playmate incident to the birth of the prince's companion, the whole thing is not someone else's ultimate benefit, it is his high pragmatism. Even if those nobles simply consider the problem from the simple idea of "who benefits, who is the mastermind", they will definitely be suspicious of the Gao family's uncles and nephews.
However, from the contact just now, Gao Shishi could not feel their hostility towards him.
There are only two explanations for this: one is that they are indeed harmless babies of humans and animals, and they really have no suspicion of such a situation, so they naturally do not show the slightest hostility; The second is that they are suspicious, but for some reason, this hostility born of suspicion is well concealed by them.
According to Gao Shishi's thinking that "I have never been afraid to speculate on Chinese with the worst malice" learned from a famous fighter in modern times, he absolutely did not believe that the nobles had no doubts about their own uncles and nephews.
The reason why these families have been prosperous for more than 100 years, although there are such historical reasons, political symbols and other factors, they are well versed in officialdom customs, and the patriarchs of successive generations insist on a cautious and cautious attitude towards the world, which must also be an important reason - otherwise, why are there so many prominent families who fall into the fate of "so-and-so commits something, smokes and miasma, and removes the lord", or "so-and-so dies, and his son asks for the lord, the emperor does not allow it, and the lord is removed"?
Then, if they have suspicions, but they can hide this suspicion, and even pretend to be extremely happy, deeply felt, and honored by the invitation of Gao Pragmatic, it cannot but be said that these noble sons and daughters who have difficulty finding a name in the history books, even if they do not have any serious skills, but at least the officialdom communication skills they have taught from the elders in the family are really profound enough, and at the age of less than ten years, they can have the color-changing skills of Ochumolov.
For a while, Gao Pragmatic actually remembered an experience he had gained through nearly ten years of hard work in officialdom: a leader, no matter how much I think his level is poor, but if he can become my leader, he must have some or some aspects of ability to be stronger and better than me.
Now, although these teenagers have a cordial attitude towards themselves, and even have some stammers, they make Gao pragmatic and extremely vigilant, and even creepy - don't think you are sorry because you are a traverser, these "ancients" are only less than hundreds of years of historical knowledge compared to themselves, which does not mean that their various levels of dealing with people are worse than their own! If you're not careful, it's not surprising that the gutter capsizes.
Remember, don't.
Due to time constraints, the next step was for the cooks to prepare for luncheon, and Gao Shishi and the group of teenagers visited the scenery near Jianxinzhai. The vicinity of Xishan and Xiangshan was different from the Qing Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty, and it was the main burial place for the imperial tombs and the imperial relatives who died early, so the degree of development was far less than that of the Qing Dynasty, and many cultural scenery was not as good as the Qing Dynasty, but the natural conditions were more beautiful.
However, there is really not much worth mentioning about the tour itself, and it is still basically seven points of play and enjoyment, and three points of praise for each other, so you don't need to spend much time on it.
Even the luncheon itself was lackluster – not without good dishes: roasted shiitake mushrooms, panlong vegetables, roasted clams, fried prawns, chicken thighs, bamboo shoots and chicken breasts, three things, boiled ham, sake lees, roasted venison, roasted belly, frozen ginger and vinegar fish, raw beef, flower pearls, roasted loach, sorrel, jellyfish, fried chicken, roasted duck, a twist of needles, and braised meat.
Among them, the more interesting ones are Panlong Cai, Sanshi, Fried Chicken, Jellyfish Hui and Shengfu Beef. Among them, Panlong cuisine has been introduced before, so I will not mention it again.
It is necessary to say a special mention of the dish of "three things". It is made by mixing seafood (sea cucumber, abalone or shark fin) with three ingredients: fat hen and pig's trotter tendons, adding seasonings, and simmering over low heat. This dish is the origin of the famous Fujian dish Buddha jumping over the wall and the famous Hunan dish Zu'an shark fin.
The practice of fried chicken is very similar to the practice of camphor tea duck popular in the south in later generations, which can be regarded as the origin of camphor tea duck, the method is to marinate it first, then pour hot oil on the chicken constantly, and finally steam it.
Jellyfish Hui is a bit like the cold jellyfish of later generations, which is a cold dish.
And the raw beef, don't look at the name is very obscure, but in fact, from the way it eats, it is already very similar to the later shabu shabu, Gao pragmatic estimates that the mutton shabu in later generations is from this dish, but the meat material has changed from beef to mutton.
As for the question of whether cattle could be eaten in the Ming Dynasty, well...... The emperor may set an example not to eat ploughing oxen, but only the so-called "life-ending" cattle, but the officials and nobles, everyone understands - you have evidence that the cow I ate was not "life-ending" by himself? Then you call the cow out and let's confront us?
Oh, you ask me why I always have cows in my family that are dying? Eh, is there something wrong with you, I have so much land, there are not enough cattle, I accidentally tired a few heads, and the loss is my own property, I haven't spoken, what are you anxious about, what are you worried about?
Everyone is a person with identity and self-cultivation, and after you are full of wine and food, of course, you must clean your hands after eating.
Gao pragmatic put his hands aside, and with a slight wave of his hand, there was a healthy woman who had been bought in advance, dressed neatly and carrying a thin copper basin. And beside each of the healthy women, there was also a maid, each carrying a tray, on which were neatly placed white cloth towels and a beautiful rosewood box.
According to the courtesy, Gao Pragmatic was the first to get up and clean his hands as the master. I saw him stand up, and the first thing he did was not to reach into the water, but to open the rosewood box on the tray held by the maid first, and then reach into the water.
All the young people were stunned, and subconsciously looked at the tray in the hand of the Gao family maid beside them, and saw that the rosewood box was very exquisite, about a three-inch wide and four-inch long box, carved with a laurel flower obliquely out of the side, and there was an inscription in the blank space, which was the word "national scholar".
The young people couldn't help but move in their hearts, and secretly remembered an incident they heard two days ago: it is rumored that Gao Shiyu entered the palace a few days ago and presented a rare thing to the emperor, empress and concubine. In particular, the hands are stained with oil, ink, etc., and they are cleaned, and the effect is spiritual, and the emperor, queen, and concubine are all happy......
Could it be that the treasure is in this box?
Everyone's eyes quickly turned back to Gao Shishi, because after he had dipped his hand in water, he reached out and walked towards the open red sandalwood box.