Chapter 454: The Leisure of Arriving in Bianjing for the First Time
In the most luxurious box in the main building in the center of the Fan Building, Wu Zhi's family was sitting around a marble disc table with a diameter of nearly three meters.
This kind of double-layer dining table with rotation was customized by Wu Zhi in Yanggu County in accordance with the standards of later generations of hotels.
Influenced by the proud building, this kind of round dining table has long been popularized in the big restaurant restaurant of the Great Song Dynasty, and the furniture workshop in Yanggu County has also benefited from it, the owner of the workshop is a friend of Wu Zhi, and with the support of bank loans, it has now become one of the few large furniture suppliers in the Great Song Dynasty.
The marble dining table is pure white white marble, and the small disc on it is snowflake white marble, these fine kinds of marble are all pure natural stones mined from the mine and transported to Bianjing to be polished by the best stonemasons, and their value is very high.
In the middle of the small turntable is a short white porcelain vase with a wide mouth, which is filled with various flowers, mainly peony flowers, and the rest of the flowers are decorated with various colors.
The appetizers and cold dishes on the table have been served, Wu Zhi is sitting in the main seat, Jin Lian and Sanniang are on the left, Xue'er and Ling'er are on the right, each of the four daughters is holding a child, and the rest of the Yun brother Xiao Taoyue Xie Qing sat down with this, but there were a lot of vacant places.
"Haha! It's all a family, everyone is welcome, you can eat whatever you want. ”
Wu Zhi said the opening remarks, in fact, this opening remarks were pure nonsense, except for Brother Yun, who was more restrained, everyone else had already picked up the dishes with their automatic chopsticks...... The ladies and Ling'er picked a little chew and fed the four children with easy-to-digest dishes, Xiao Taoyue and Xiao Xie Qing are not very old, and there are no outsiders, so they are naturally not welcome, and they have already started eating.
The Wu Zhi family has always had no rules......
"Ahem!"
Wu Zhi showed off his presence a little, and after everyone looked at him suspiciously, he raised his glass and said, "Okay, let's have a drink first!" ”
Wu Zhi's forehead was full of black lines, and the glow-in-the-dark glass of grape wine on the table was a rare commodity brought in from Persia, even in Fanlou, it was not possible to order it with money. But right now, these wines are in front of them, except for Brother Yun, they don't even look at these wines.
"Official, you know we don't drink." Xue'er picked up a prawn and said, "And Momoyue and Qing'er, they are so small, why did you put wine in front of them?" ”
"It's wine!" Wu Zhi picked up the wine glass, shook it and said, "It's okay for children to drink a little, you women can also beaw their faces by drinking a few glasses." ”
"Really?"
Hearing Wu Zhi say that he could be beautiful, the four girls suddenly became interested.
"Yes!"
Wu Zhi raised his glass, "Come to Taoyue Qing'er, you also pick up your wine glasses, let's have a drink together as a family!" ”
"Cheers!"
Everyone finally responded to Wu Zhi, touched the wine glass in the air, and drank the wine in the glass.
"Huh! It's unpleasant......"
Xiao Taoyue frowned at Brother Yun after drinking, and Xiao Xie Qing on the side was also full of bitterness.
"Hahaha!"
Wu Zhi and the others, who were straightforward and teasing by the two children, laughed.
"Official, although this wine is not as mellow and soft as our liquor, and the degree is also very low, it is better because the taste is changeable, and the fine aftertaste after drinking it is full of relish, which is not a good wine."
Although Xue'er doesn't usually drink alcohol, she is after all a character who is regarded as a wine fairy by the people, and has a magical taste talent, and she tastes the essence of red wine after just one sip.
After listening to Xue'er's comments, Ling'er on the side immediately took another sip, and after tasting it, she immediately looked at Xue'er with bright eyes.
"Uh-huh! That's true, Sister Cher is amazing! ”
"I like it anyway." Sanniang also drank another glass of wine with a look of enjoyment.
"This kind of wine is most suitable for women to drink, if Sanniang likes it, our family will reserve some in the future."
There is a professional wine tasting master like Xue'er at home, and every mansion in Wuzhi is naturally indispensable to build a dry and wide wine cellar.
"The wine is good, and the food is good." Jin Lian and Ling'er touched the cup lightly and said.
After Jin Lian finished speaking, Xue'er and Sanniang suddenly looked at her with a look of surprise, Wu Zhi smiled and said nothing, but Ling'er looked at everyone's expressions like this, and was very puzzled.
"Sister Xue'er, third sister, why are you like this?"
Xue'er glanced at Jin Lian again, and then turned back to Ling'er and explained: "Sister Ling'er, you don't know, I have lived with Sister Jin Lian for so long, and I have never heard her praise other people's dishes!" ”
"Sister Jin Lian's disciples are all over the world, and she often goes to the kitchen to give guidance, but no one has ever been praised by her." Sanniang also sighed.
Although Jin Lian has a gentle personality, in the field of cooking, she has her pride and the heart of an empress, unless the dishes are impeccable, she will never be praised by her.
After Ling'er heard this, her eyes when she looked at Jin Lian also brought a trace of awe.
"Where?" Jin Lian sneered and said, "These dishes are well done, they are close to perfection, so they are naturally commendable." ”
"Good boy! It's close to perfection to get the praise of Sister Jinlian! Ling'er's eyes were in awe.
"Haha! These are hors d'oeuvres, hot dishes later, guaranteed to open your eyes to Jinlian! Wu Zhi said with a smile.
"When the official said kitchen surprise, he meant cooking, right?" Jin Lian raised her glass to Wu Zhi and said, "Jin Lian will wait and see!" After saying that, he half-covered his face with his cuffs and drank the wine.
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After the hot dishes were served one by one, after each dish came up, Jin Lian commented like Xue'er commented on the wine, and pointed out the uniqueness of the dishes, and how to eat them to get the taste, the small dishes were explained by Jin Lian, but it was an eye-opener for Ling'er and everyone present, and it was very easy to taste the wonders when tasting.
No wonder there is a profession called "gourmet" in this world, Jin Lian is not only a chef, but also a gourmet, and having a meal with a gourmet is simply a great enjoyment of life.
The dishes were divided one by one, and when the soup was finally drunk, everyone's stomach was bulging, and the plates and basins on the table were smooth...... Even the four children were full of food and drink and fell asleep, and their own wet nurses and maids took care of them.
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"Haha! We're poor! ”
Looking at the empty plates on the table, everyone couldn't help but laugh.
"Those who don't know think you've come all the way hungry! Ha ha! ”
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"Are you all full?" Wu Zhi puffed his stomach and asked everyone.
"Eat! It's so full! ”
"It's all dead!"
Momotsuki and Qing'er stuck out their tongues, apparently eating.
"Brother Yun, you take the two of them back to their new home to rest first, and I'll take your sisters-in-law to the back kitchen to have a look." Wu Zhi commanded.
After Brother Yun agreed, Xiao Taoyue and Xiao Xie Qing obediently saluted everyone and said goodbye.
"Fourth sister-in-law, let's go."
"Fourth Master, let's go."
This last sentence was naturally said to Ling'er, who was blushing with shame, but smiling happily.
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The ladies didn't ask much about Wu Zhi taking them to the back kitchen, this time the dishes were so exquisite and tasted so good, they should go and see them.
Especially Jin Lian, she knew that these disciples of Fan Lou were her third-generation disciples, and she could cook the dishes so well, she naturally wanted to go and see them.
However, seeing Wu Zhi's mysterious face, the ladies were a little curious.
What is unique about this Fan Lou's back kitchen?
"Look!"
When he arrived at the door of the kitchen, Wu Zhi opened the door curtain, and the scene inside instantly made Jin Lian Xue'er Sanniang stunned in place.
As soon as Wu Zhi and the others came out of the box, someone had already gone down to order the back kitchen to prepare to greet them, and in the kitchen at this time, all the cooks were wearing white chef uniforms and chef hats, standing neatly in five rows, like troops being reviewed.
The person in charge of the back kitchen is a majestic lady, mainly responsible for gatekeeping and security, after the shopkeeper Zhou approached her and whispered a few words, the lady's eyes lit up, and she immediately introduced it to all the chefs.
"Girls, this official is our proprietor and martial arts official, and this lady at the head is Mrs. Pan!"
"I've seen a martial official!"
"I've seen the ancestor mother!"
Although the cooks also greeted Wu Zhi, their eyes were all focused on Jin Lian, and no one looked at Wu Zhi at all.
"No need to be polite."
Jin Lian had regained her demeanor, she nodded gently to the cooks, and then walked into the kitchen.
She glanced at Wu Zhi before walking in.
It's like saying, "I see, you're a good official!" ”
Xue'er Sanniang next to her also had this look.