Chapter 22: Spring in the Kitchen (2nd Watch)
Zuo Zongtang and Hu Xueyan have heard of it.
"I know this person, it turned out to be Zeng Dashuai's staff, and as a Sanpin Jingtang, he was playing long hair in Jiangxi." Hu Xueyan said what he knew, "I don't know what it has to do with Zhejiang?" ”
"I received a report from Tang today that he has released the governor of Zhejiang to take over the absence of Lord Wang."
"Oh-" Hu Xueyan suddenly realized, no wonder Guan Zhuofan mentioned him to himself. However, now that he is in Shanghai and Zuo Zongtang is in Jiangxi, he can't have anything to do with it for the time being, he thought about it, was a little worried, and asked: "Yixuan, I heard that this person has a bad temper and is a little domineering, but I don't know how to compare with Wang Xuegong?" ”
What is the talent? Guan Zhuofan had a sense of ridicule, and said in his heart that Hu Xueyan was a platform for donating classes, only caring about business, and he didn't seem to be very familiar with officialdom outside Zhejiang. Although Wang Youling is known as a "capable member", compared with Zuo Zongtang, it is a small thing, and it is not easy to compare.
But this can't be said directly, not to mention that Wang Youling has been martyred, so he only talks about Zuo Zongtang: "This person, in a word: he has no half an acre, he is worried about the world, his appearance is not amazing, and his heart is ambitious." ”
"Oh, that's amazing!" Hu Xueyan didn't expect Guan Zhuofan's evaluation of Zuo Zongtang to be so high. The governor of this province is closely related, and he can't stop asking clearly: "Yixuan, you are from Beijing, and you are a person around the emperor, you know this Zuo Futai best, and I would like to hear it in detail." ”
Guan Zhuofan thought to himself, you really asked the right person when you asked, but this is the credit of the crossing, and it has nothing to do with me being from Beijing.
"It's not wrong for you to say that he is domineering, Zuo Zongtang is famous for not leaving room for others. When he was in Hunan, he was in the scene of Governor Luo Bingzhang, and when it came to his 'domineering', there were two interesting things-"
When Zuo Zongtang was in Changsha, he was hired as a staff member by Luo Bingzhang, the governor of Hunan. Luo Bingzhang relied on him as a dry city, and when he was in charge of military affairs, he handed it over to this Master Zuo to deal with, and he was happy to be idle. And Zuo Zongtang also took it seriously, and both the military and political ends were unceremoniously grabbed. One day, Luo Bingzhang was taking a nap in the courtyard, and suddenly woke up to the sound of the cannon in the palace, and hurriedly asked the soldiers what was going on. The soldiers couldn't help but laugh, and honestly reported: "It's Master Zuo who is worshipping." Luo Bingzhang was dumbfounded, and said in his heart that Master Zuo played the fold, I didn't even know what was written in the fold, so I had to laugh at myself, saying that Huang Lao's inaction was cured, and it was nothing more than that, lie down and continue to sleep.
Another thing can also be seen Zuo Zongtang's domineering. Once he met with Fan Xie, the chief soldier of Yongzhou Town, for Luo Bingzhang, Fan Xie thought that Zuo Zongtang was just a staff member and refused to ask him for peace. ”。 Fan Xie was kicked out, but he was humiliated, so he entrusted an imperial history and complained to Emperor Xianfeng at that time, saying that Zuo Zongtang "controlled military affairs with bad curtains", which made him almost lose his head.
Hu Xueyan had never heard of these two things, and he was fascinated by them, and when he saw that Guan Zhuofan had finished speaking, he hurriedly asked: "Then why did he save his head later?" ”
"It is relying on the power of Pan Zuyin, a famous person in Beijing. In order to save him, Pan Zuyin also took the fold, and two of the sentences were deafening, "In order to deepen his impression, Guan Zhuofan paused before continuing: "The country cannot be without Hunan for a day, and Hunan cannot be without Zuo Zongtang for a day." ”
At this point, Hu Xueyan finally took out Zuo Zongtang's weight, but he couldn't help but be a little worried: "In this way, this Futai is really difficult to deal with." ”
"Brother Xueyan, you're wrong." Guan Zhuofan smiled and said, "Zuo Zongtang is not a single husband, he just disdains useless things and disdains useless people." Now that he has been promoted to governor of Zhejiang, he will never stay in Jiangxi anymore, and will definitely bring his Chu army into Zhejiang. Heroes also need wings, he wants to fight in Zhejiang, he can't help but rely on local help, a capable person like Brother Xueyan, I dare say, he must be emboldened. ”
Listening to Guan Zhuofan's words, Hu Xueyan perked up, and then said with some hesitation: "It's just that I don't know each other, and there is one reason missing...... Yixuan, I have a reluctant request, I don't know if you have any way in Beijing to connect to the line of Zuofutai? ”
"Why do you need my way," Guan Zhuofan looked at Hu Xueyan and said calmly, "Brother Xueyan, isn't there still dozens of grain ships moored at your dock in Shanghai?" ”
Hu Xueyan was stunned at first, and then suddenly realized, isn't this 50,000 stone grain the most advanced step? stood up and slammed Guan Zhuofan to the ground.
"Yixuan," Hu Xueyan said excitedly, "When we meet for the first time, you are willing to put your heart in your heart like this, how can I repay you?" ”
"Isn't there the most haode Hangzhou dish?" Guan Zhuofan returned the salute and said with a smile, "I don't want to eat for nothing." ”
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Hangzhou cuisine is delicious, but it is not as good as the person who cooks.
Guan Zhuofan turned his mind in his heart, listened to Hu Xueyan talk about the benefits of "Hangzhou Gang Cuisine", found a crack, and said: "Such a good dish, coupled with such a chef to take care of it, must be wonderful." ”
"That's right," Hu Xueyan nodded, "This girl Hu can be called unparalleled in her skills." ”
Guan Zhuofan looked fascinated: "The skills are unparalleled, tsk, if you can see it, it would be good." ”
"What's so hard about that?" Hu Xueyan glanced at him and said with a smile, "I'll accompany you to the kitchen." ”
The kitchen is next to a small courtyard connected by an inner porch. When I walked to the door, I could already smell the aroma, and when I entered the door, I saw that even the kitchen in Hu Xueyan's house was very magnificent, wide and bright, without the darkness and crampedness of imagination.
"Qingqing, I'll take Master Guan to see your craftsmanship." Hu Xueyan said with a smile.
In the kitchen, there were four or five people busy, and when they saw Hu Xueyan coming in, they all hurriedly saluted. Another woman wearing a blue dress and neatly tied up, with a beautiful figure, was opening a small box, hearing Hu Xueyan's words, she turned around, and a pair of wonderful eyes turned on Guan Zhuofan's face like electricity, before she lowered her gaze and gave a little blessing: "Master Hu, in a smoky place, how can you bring your guests in?" In his tone, there was a slight hint of reproach.
Although she was reproaching, her voice was still soft and gentle, what Guan Zhuofan heard at Yang Fang's house that day, was it her?
"Haha, I'm sorry." Hu Xueyan laughed and said, "But Master Guan is the parent official in Shanghai, and this is under his rule, he said that he was coming, how can I stop him?" ”
Guan Zhuofan was a little embarrassed when he heard Hu Xueyan say this. Look at this Hu Qingqing, who is only about twenty years old, in addition to the blue jacket, there is a white apron, and between the skirts, it is actually tied with a shiny thin silver chain. Her appearance is not inferior to Bai's national color, her eyebrows are like ink paintings, her spirit is like autumn water, she is definitely worthy of the three words "beautiful chef", and in addition to her beauty, she has a graceful and elegant bearing, if she didn't see it with her own eyes, she wouldn't believe that she was a chef in charge.
"Miss Hu, I'm really coming," Guan Zhuofan said with a slight embarrassment, "Your name is always in the next place...... I've always admired it very much. ”
Hu Xueyan on the side smiled secretly in his heart: Guan Zhuofan's admiration, I don't know if I admire her cooking skills or her color?
"Don't dare." The beautiful chef glanced at Guan Zhuofan, and did not say anything about Yang Fang's family, but only said something offended, so she ignored the two of them, turned around and opened the small cabinet, and with a snort, pulled out a silver boning knife.
Guan Zhuofan was startled, but saw that she instructed her subordinates to take two cut sheep's heads, and the knife was like the wind, and in an instant, from each sheep's head, a square of thin meat was sliced, and in a pot of boiling boiling water, it was taken out and filtered on a clean white cloth next to it, and then it was spread flat in the oil pot. Waiting for the pot, pour the already adjusted haode sauce, and from a bowl of light wine, take out a few extremely tender leeks and sprinkle them on it. From beginning to end, it was like flowing water, and as for the remaining two sheep's heads, they were actually thrown into a bucket and discarded.
After finishing this dish, Hu Qingqing washed and wiped the knife dry, inserted it back into her small cabinet, and then turned around, saluted, and said softly: "Master Hu, Master Guan, this small dish makes you laugh." ”
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(Xiexie's tips for feeding horses, walking, and ybch, and the evaluation votes for Xiexie's life.) )
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