Chapter 16: Seven Hands and One Hand
After Liu Qishou talked for a while, he took a sip of wine with his eyebrows squeezed, and looked at Yun Qian and Lijiu with a smug face.
Yun Qian and Li Jiu had their own thoughts in their hearts, and neither took Liu Qi's words. Liu Qishou was a little anxious, coughed embarrassedly, and reminded in annoyance: "Little Brother Yunqian, what are you thinking?" ”
Yun Qian was stunned for a moment, waved his hand and said, "Ah, it's nothing, senior, you continue." ”
"Hmph, the old man doesn't want to say it." Liu Qi took a sip of the wine jug in his hand, looking unhappy.
Li Jiu thought exquisitely, smiled and asked: "Senior, since you have to travel all over the world, you have naturally encountered a lot of strange things. The younger generation has been staying at home since childhood, and the envy is tight, you can continue to tell the younger generation what interesting things are in the north, Miaojiang, desert, and Jiangnan!"
Liu Qishou showed a teachable expression, stroked his beard and said, "Well, this is the attitude that should be used to listen to stories."
Yun Qian showed a contemptuous expression to Liu Qishou on the side, but Liu Qishou didn't care, and talked eloquently: "The first place where the old man traveled to the world was the origin of the Great Liao, Saibei. The land is vast and sparse, extremely desolate, and most of the year is a cold winter, with wind and snow. The locals live in tents and are nomadic, but they are also bold and hospitable. Saibei is rich in a kind of beast that looks like a deer and a sheep, and the name is snow spotted roe deer. Locals mostly cook whole, but Svens like Lao Fu are naturally much picky. The old man has always eaten roe deer meat only to take the meat under the buttocks of the hind legs, roast it with charcoal fire, scorch the outside and tender inside, and finally sprinkle a handful of Yingzhou sea salt, and the juice is full of juice in one bite, and the mouth is fragrant, the best in the world, nothing more than this. When eating meat, it is accompanied by mellow mare's milk wine. The Beiren good wine, the production process is very exquisite, it must be steamed and brewed six times before it is made, and the taste is thick and pure. In the bitter cold, sitting by the charcoal fire, eating meat and drinking wine, the taste is not envious even when you see the gods! ”
Listening to Liu Qi's hand-painted voice, Yun Qian couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
Liu Qishou smiled slightly, and continued: "After the old man stayed in Saibei for more than half a year, he went west to Huzhou, passed through Liangzhou, and went to Lezhou. At that time, Huzhou and Liangzhou were still controlled by a few Xianbei tribes, and most of them have now become powerful people in the Great Liang Kingdom. Lezhou was originally under the control of the Tianshan Kingdom, and was destroyed by the Liang Taizu Iron Cavalry ten years ago. The terrain of Lezhou is rugged and rocky, and the four wilderness barren are covered by thousands of miles of yellow sand, but the only few lakes are like pearls. Most of the inhabitants live on the water source. Lezhou is rich in grapes, the shape is like a delicate purple jade bead, fruity and fragrant, cold and refreshing. The wine made by the local residents is even more unique in the world, with a glass cup to hold it, crystal in the pure condensation, bright red in the demon ye, the feeling of the entrance is like that of the woman in the Western Regions, tender like water, charming like fire. ”
"Yes, this wine is warm and clear, and it is a treasure in the world. In the past, it was a royal tribute, but now it is not a rare thing. In this Jinling City, you can buy a hundred taels of silver. Li Jiu said with a smile.
Yun Qian comprehended and echoed: "It seems that this wine is still much worse than our fifty taels of drunken immortal drink!" ”
"That's it!" Liu Qishou couldn't help but say the wine in his hand, but he found that it was wrong, and said angrily: "You still don't listen to the old man!" That was 20 years ago, and the proprietress herself said that the wine at that time was only available to the royal family! ”
Li Jiu originally wanted to find out the details of Liu Qishou, but he didn't know that he had something to say, so he shook his head helplessly and said: "The seniors who have traveled the world are envious of the little woman, but there are many things in this restaurant. You can continue to talk to Yun Qian, and the little woman will not be accompanied. ”
"Okay, good lady, you go get busy. Come on, little brother Yun Qian, the old man will continue to tell you the interesting story of Miao Jiang-" Liu Qishou enthusiastically grabbed Yun Qian's arm and shook it vigorously.
Yun Qian was dizzy, and hurriedly said: "Senior, after talking for a long time, it is still your experience of eating and drinking, which has nothing to do with you being a good cook, right?" ”
Liu Qishou's face changed abruptly, and he shouted: "I am familiar with thousands of poetry books, and I can chant even if I can't compose poems." The old man has tasted all the delicious food in the world, and his cooking is naturally not bad. ”
"I think senior, you really can't compose poetry, you can only chant." Yun Qian's face was joking.
"Hmph, the old man will show you his hands today. Brother Yunqian, take the old man to the kitchen. Liu Qishou put on a high-ranking shelf.
"Okay, senior, please." Yun Qian took Liu Qishou to the kitchen, and Li Jiu followed them happily, claiming that he was going to the kitchen to urge a few dishes.
In the kitchen, the fire is brightly lit, and several cooks are busy. Liu Qishou didn't care so much, squeezed in with a big belly, and shouted domineeringly: "Let one go, let one go." You you, you go over there, this stove belongs to me. And you, too, go aside, don't stand in the way. ”
A few chefs were about to speak, but they saw the proprietress making a look on the side, so they had to give up a seat for Liu Qishou, but they thought in their hearts where a troublesome fat man came.
Liu Qi washed his hands in style, and then took out his black pig-killing knife from his waist and wiped it carefully. Yun Qian sweated profusely, and hurriedly took a clean kitchen knife and handed it over: "Senior, senior, you still use this." ”
Liu Qishou said angrily: "The old man has always only used this knife to cook. ”
"Senior, your knife doesn't look very clean... Right... This dish is made by the guests and they don't have to make stomach trouble after eating it. Yun Qian looked at the dirty and broken kitchen knife and said dissatisfiedly.
"Didn't you see the old man scrub it! You have to watch the old man cook, don't talk so nonsense. You wait next to you, and you will hand over whatever the old man tells you to take. Liu Qishou taught Yun Qian a lesson as a matter of course.
Yun Qian looked at the proprietress for help, but Li Jiu said with a gloating look: "Yun Qian's eldest nephew, do a good job, and I will give you the opportunity to taste the delicacies made by my predecessors in a while." “
Looking at Yun Qian's aggrieved face, Liu Qishou said mysteriously: "Little brother Yun Qian, do you want to know why the old man is called Liu Qishou?" “
"I don't want to." Yun Qian replied dryly.
Liu Qishou didn't care about him, and continued to boast: "The reason why the old man is called Liu Qishou is because the old man is famous for his seven ways of cooking, which are: slicing, cutting, frying, frying, steaming, stir-frying, and stewing. “
"You ask our big chefs in Yanyu Building, who can't do these tricks." Yun Qian said angrily.
"Hehe, little brother Yunqian, you go and get a live fish for the old man." Liu Qishou ignored Yun Qian's questioning and commanded.
Yun Qian immediately went out of the water tank, and a fresh crucian carp came out.
"Not bad." Liu Qishou took the live crucian carp with satisfaction. The fish swayed its body and splashed in all directions.
Liu Qishou gently buckled the thumb and index finger of his left hand into the fish's gills to fix it, and then with a soft snort, he tossed the fish into the air. I saw the black pig-killing knife in Liu Qi's hand, and suddenly it turned into countless black shadows and wrapped the fish. In an instant, countless tiny points of light sputtered around the black shadow, and countless white rays fell below. Liu Qishou calmly picked up a white jade plate on the table, and gently shook it back and forth under the black shadow. In the blink of an eye, only two pops were heard, the black shadow dissipated, and the head and tail of the fish landed steadily in the center of the plate.
On the white jade plate, the head and tail of the fish stand upward, and the slices of fish are as thin as cicada wings, and the fish meat spreads to the edge of the plate in a spiral shape, which is exquisitely clear and very beautiful. Two small piles appeared on the table, one gray and one white. The gray pair is fish offal and scales, while the white pile is fish bones and bones.
Yun Qian and a dry cook were dumbfounded, although Li Jiu was mentally prepared, he was still shocked. Liu Qi patted Yun Qian's shoulder proudly and asked, "Junior Brother Yun Qian, is this hand okay?" “
"Great... "Yun Qian has never seen such a knife technique, fast and delicate. When he looked at the dirty and broken pig-killing knife in Liu Qishou's hand again, he felt that the knife seemed to glow with divine brilliance.
"The sword skills of the seniors are wonderful, which is an eye-opener for the younger generations." Li Jiu praised sincerely.
"Hey, carving insect skills, carving insect skills." Liu Qishou touched his head a little embarrassed.
"There are definitely no more than three people with this kind of sword attainment. As far as the younger generations know, the first person in the world of sword art is the master of the Xiuyu Sect, the second is the head of the Sword Sect, and the third is Wen Xiuyuan, who is known as the peerless saint. It's just that the Wind Collecting Sect Master and the Prison are both the leaders of the same faction, and Wen Xiuyuan is rumored to be like an immortal, and the divine dragon sees the head but does not see the end... The seniors' style seems to be the same as these people..."Li Jiu said with some embarrassment.
Liu Qishou laughed and said, "Why does the boss always want to spy on the old man's details. The old man is a prodigal person, who knows cooking skills but not martial arts, and can kill chickens but not kill. ”
"It's the juniors who are abrupt." Lijiu is a little sorry.
"Hey, don't be so polite, just call me Lao Liu. How's it going, boss, can I pass this assessment? ”
Li Jiu chuckled and said, "Before... Lao Liu values me so much, it is an honor to leave Jiu. In the future, I will ask you to be our chef. Ten taels of silver per month, plus a pot of drunken fairy drink. ”
"Hehe, the proprietress really knows my heart." Liu Qishou was overjoyed, and patted Yun Qian's shoulder heavily to show off: "Little brother Yun Qian, I don't know how many taels of silver you get a month?" Are there any drunken immortals to drink? ”
Yun Qian's whole body was numb when he was photographed, and a real qi rushed in the dantian, and he shouted with bared teeth: "Stop, stop, stop shooting!" Lao Liu, you villain looks really unimpressive! ”
"I'm not happy." Liu Qishou sneered, but he didn't slap Yun Qian hard.
Yun Qian rubbed his sour shoulders and said a little aggrievedly: "Lao Liu, since you are so powerful, you might as well set up some new dishes for Yanyu Building." “
"Well, I discussed it with Yun Qian before. There is no innovation in the dishes of Yanyulou now, if the predecessors can add a few new dishes, it will definitely attract more people. “
"Well said, well said. But I have one condition. Liu Qishou said with a smile.
Yun Qian looked at his ill-intentioned eyes and asked with some uneasiness, "What conditions?" ”
Liu Qishou laughed, slapped Yun Qian twice, and said meaningfully: "Little brother Yun Qian, I see that you are talented, why don't you learn to cook with me." “