The reason why it is called a flower chicken is naturally related to beggars, and it is derived from a very simple method of making chickens commonly used by beggars!

Because it's easy to make, it's perfect for a picnic!

Of course, called Huaji developed later, there were two versions: the beggar's version and the nobleman's version!

The beggar version is simple, that is, wrap the chicken directly in lotus leaves, wrap it in a thick layer of wet mud, and put it in the fire to simmer, which is naturally a common method used by real beggars. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

As for the Guiren version, it is more complicated, the cleaned chicken is marinated in rice wine and salt, the chicken belly is stuffed with diced meat, mushrooms and various spices, and the outer layer is wrapped in lotus leaves and wet mud and simmered. Well, this noble version is called Flower Chicken, in fact, it can also be called "Noble Chicken"!

In Shen Ze's opinion, maybe these two practices have something to do with the fact that the beggar gang is divided into the dirty clothes faction and the quiet clothes faction, after all, the beggars who are still in the clothes are all people with heads and faces, so it is not good to eat the same way as those who are really called Hanako of the dirty clothes faction, so it is very possible to improve it.

Well, of course, this is purely Shen Ze's speculation.

Shen Ze felt that although he was not a nobleman, he had more than 2,000 taels of silver by his side, and he definitely couldn't be regarded as a beggar, so he naturally chose the noble version called Huaji.

Shen Ze stuffed the two chicken bellies with diced meat and spices, and wrapped them in lotus leaves, which were wrapped in a thick layer of wet mud.

Of course, when Shen Ze did this, Yang Feng was not idle, after picking up a pile of firewood, he dug a pit on the side according to Shen Ze's instructions.

While digging a pit, Yang Feng looked at Shen Ze pasting mud on the lotus leaves, his expression was a little hesitant, and after hesitating for a while, he still spoke: "Big brother, you are ...... It's mud and leaves, can this chicken eat it? ”

Shen Ze scolded with a smile: "Don't eat it if it's not clean!" Later, don't rush to eat, just dig a hole. ”

After the pit was dug, some firewood was lit inside. When the firewood was almost burned, Shen Ze put two chickens wrapped in mud into the pit.

Shen Ze also instructed Yang Feng to take out a huge linen cloth from the food box, spread it out on the green grass, and put a pot of bamboo leaf green wine and a few small cold vegetables on the linen. Since it is a picnic meal to thank my little brother for his tutoring, it is natural to have a good look!

Shen Ze and Yang Feng sat cross-legged on the linen, drinking wine on a small cold dish while waiting for the chicken to be baked.

The process of chatting and waiting is really a bit boring, mainly because Shen Ze feels a little depressed, because he feels that if such a beautiful scenery is here to talk about life and ideals, it can be regarded as a real picnic, and being with Yang Feng is obviously not in line with this.

Fortunately, the scenery here in Yangxi Lake is good, but you can take a look at the scenery and pass the time.

The blue waves on the surface of Yangxi Lake are rippling, and from time to time naughty fish jump out of the water, and then fall, leaving only the layers of ripples to become bigger in circles. The weeping willows on the lakeside are clinging, and the cool breeze is blowing. The majestic wind blows, and from time to time there is the smell of green grass, and there is a green vitality everywhere.

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The flower chicken is finally cooked!

Shen Ze used a branch to pull out two dirt bags that had been burned into black charcoal! I found a stone from the side and gently hammered it twice, and the outer layer of the clay shell that had been burned dry shattered in response, revealing the chicken wrapped in lotus leaves.

As soon as the crust was broken, there was a strong smell of chicken, which was mouth-watering.

"It smells so good! Big brother, you really have a lot of skills, what kind of method is this? You can make such delicious chicken with mud! Yang Feng salivated, and looked at Shen Ze with adoration.

Shen Ze saw Yang Feng's adoring eyes, and couldn't help but start boasting again: "This is called a flower chicken, it is a ......"

Although Yang Feng really wanted to learn this method of making a flower chicken, the tempting aroma made him can't wait to listen to his eldest brother's explanation! He snatched a chicken from his hand and couldn't wait to eat it! Although he was so hot that he screamed, he still gasped and feasted.

Shen Ze pursed his lips and looked at this eating appearance...... No wonder you are so far behind me! Can you eat a little more elegantly? You look like a shameful person, don't say it's my little brother when you go out in the future!

When Shen Ze was about to crack open the remaining chicken and eat it in an elegant posture, he heard an exclamation from the shore of Yangxi Lake: "Hey, it's so fragrant", and then Shen Ze only felt that a white figure flashed in front of him, and a strange visitor was already sitting cross-legged on the linen.

This visitor was a richly dressed young man, wearing a moon-white brocade robe, a jade belt tied around his waist, and a Nafu jade pendant pinned to it, and he smiled heartily: "Hehe, the two brothers came early, and they ate ......."

In the stunned eyes of Shen Ze and Yang Feng, the person who came was not polite, snatched the chicken in Shen Ze's hand, followed Shen Ze's example just now, smashed the topsoil with a stone, peeled off the lotus leaf, and hugged the chicken called Huahua and ate it!

The benevolent brother ate with a mouth full of oil, and he was obviously very appreciative of the taste of the chicken, but he was not free in his mouth, and he couldn't make a sound of appreciation.

Shen Ze was stunned and watched this benevolent brother in a moon-white brocade robe eat, listening to what he said just now, "Two Brothers", it seemed that he was quite familiar with him and himself, but ...... I really don't know him!

Could it be that this guy is Yang Feng's friend?

There are only two called flower chickens, Yang Feng has already killed one, and this strange brother has eaten the other, which means that Shen Ze has nothing to eat.

It wasn't until the whole chicken was eaten clean by the strange brother that there was only a pile of chicken bones left on the grass, that Shen Ze finally couldn't help it, and looked at Yang Feng with some resentment.

"Shouyue, you don't know me early when you have guests, I'll prepare a few more......"

Yang Feng was taken aback, his round eyes and he looked at the brocade-robed young man in front of him in astonishment, and only after a while did he say, "I don't know him, isn't he your guest eldest brother?" ”

I don't know either of them?! So where did this guy come from, what kind of "brother"? And eat so heartily!

Shen Ze was stunned, and then he felt that his head exploded, and in the next moment, he grabbed the front of the robe of the strange brother, and said viciously: "Who are you?" Dare to cheat and cheat with me, and I was almost fooled by you......"

Before Shen Ze finished speaking, he heard a "whoosh", and a ghostly black shadow appeared behind this strange brocade-robed brother! With a "choking" sound, the long knife in the hand of the black-clothed guard pulled out half of it, stared at Shen Ze with fierce eyes, and came up to slash Shen Ze a few times without saying a word.

Ha, scare me?! There's a broken knife, isn't it?! Nima, don't ask who the buddy is, the buddy's Jinlan brother is a Jinyi Wei Baihu, and the other buddy's other eldest brother is Yidu County!

Buddy is now a person who can walk sideways like a crab in Qingzhou City, not before!

The days when I could only shrink back like Wang Ba when I encountered things before, are long gone!

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Ps: In the text, it is said that the flower chicken appeared in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, so no one in the Hongzhi period has ever seen it.

Legend has it that at the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, at the foot of Yu Mountain in Changshu, there was no cooking utensils, no seasoning, and no boiling water after stealing chickens.