Chapter 442: Fish in the River

Chen Ye half-hunched all the way, stopping and stopping, and talking awkwardly. He led the group and finally stopped in front of a humble shop.

This small shop is made of bamboo, but the bamboo has turned yellow and looks a little old. The door was just a rag, dangling from a square door that could only accommodate one or two people to enter and exit. Outside the door, there was a white flag with blue edges, and only the word "fishing" was written on it.

Chu Hui said with a little dissatisfaction: "You just invite the general to come to this kind of place for dinner?" ”

Knowing that this was the right-hand man of the legendary general, the officials naturally did not dare to slack off. He opened his mouth and brought out the prepared rhetoric.

"The general doesn't know, I just think that the general is well-informed, and the delicacies in the world must be tasted by the general. It's like this small restaurant, and the fresh fish cooked by his family is famous throughout the town. The general can eat fresh. ”

"Oh?" Chen Baichuan is also a greedy person, to put it bluntly, he is a foodie. After listening to the official's words, he was curious about this humble restaurant. He believed that the officials would not dare to deliberately take him to a humble place to damage him, which means that this small restaurant did have something special. It was enough to cover the humble skin for the officials to lead him here.

The same is true when I think of my previous life, the meals in those five-star hotels are delicious to eat, but what can leave a deep impression is the special dishes of those places in the farmhouse.

Chen Ye lifted the curtain, and Chen Baichuan walked straight into the shop. I saw that there were only a few tables and chairs made of bamboo in the store, and there were no customers, so it was supposed that the officials had greeted them in advance.

The shopkeeper was a short and honest man, and when he saw Chen Ye coming in with Chen Baichuan, he stepped forward to greet him: "Chen Ye, you are here, what about the big man that the adults said, when will you arrive?" ”

Chen Ye's face turned red, but Chen Baichuan was beside him, he didn't dare to attack, and only explained: "Old Qi, why don't you have eyesight, the general is standing in front of you." ”

The shopkeeper, who was called Lao Qi, took a few glances and found that the person who came in with Chen Ye was a handsome-looking young man.

This person is the legendary general?

Lao Qi is a trader, of course his head should be flexible, he quickly knelt down: "I have seen the general, the villain has eyes and does not know Mount Tai, please forgive the general." ”

Chen Baichuan naturally wouldn't be bored enough to worry about a small shop owner, he smiled and said, "Okay, don't kneel and bow down, I'm here today to taste your chef's craftsmanship." ”

Chen Ye also spoke: "Why don't you go to the table and have good dishes, the general just got off the ship, don't hurry up." ”

Unexpectedly, Lao Qi also took care of the identity of the cook alone, Chen Baichuan didn't say much, and sat on a chair pulled out by Chen Ye.

The table was neat and clean, and there was nothing dirty. There is a small cylinder with chopsticks cut out of bamboo. Chen Baichuan picked up a pair of chopsticks and turned them in his hand to play.

Chen Ye also sat down at Chen Baichuan's signal. There are not many places on the table, except for Chen Ye, there are two positions left. Chu Hui naturally occupied one, and the remaining one position, Chen Baichuan asked the official to sit down.

The official's face was full of flattery, he really didn't expect that he would be able to sit at the same table with a figure like the general today, and the smile on his face overflowed.

As for the guards who came with Chen Baichuan, they were taken to a nearby restaurant with the others. Wait for Chen Baichuan to finish eating, and then they will come back.

Chu Hui didn't talk much except for the matter of marching and fighting, and stayed quietly on the side. This master didn't speak, so naturally no one dared to talk to him. The rest of Chen Ye blushed, and he didn't dare to take a breath.

It was impossible to expect Chen Ye to ease the atmosphere, and the official had no choice but to be cheeky and take the lead in speaking, and said to Chen Baichuan, who was bored and playing with chopsticks:

"It's been a long time for the general. It's just that the store here eats a fresh word, and he doesn't dare to ask him to prepare the meal first. First, I am afraid that the taste will not be as good as usual, which is equivalent to deceiving the general like us. Second, I'm afraid that things will be cold. Please also ask the general to forgive me. ”

Listening to his explanation, Chen Baichuan just replied lightly: "Okay, your hard work, General Ben sees it in his eyes." This is at the dinner table, so you don't have to be too inhibited. ”

After listening to Chen Baichuan's words, the official felt that his future was bright, he hid his excitement and said, "Yes." ”

The official knew in his heart that his performance today was not far from what he expected. Although there was an accident of Chen Ye, he pushed things to a better place when the time came. He wanted to thank Chen Ye, if it weren't for Chen Ye suddenly being promoted to "ship owner", he wouldn't be able to sit at this table today.

Lao Qi's hands were very neat, and he soon walked in with a wooden plate.

There is only one porcelain plate on the wooden plate. The porcelain plate was placed on the table, and Chen Baichuan saw that there was a steamed fish on the plate.

He was not polite, picked up his chopsticks and sandwiched a piece of meat between the fish's tail.

I don't know what kind of fish it is, but the fish in the mouth is rich in umami and melts in the mouth. Chen Baichuan can be said to be very satisfied with this plate of fish, and he has tasted something more delicious, but he has not tasted such a fresh fish for a long time.

He moved his chopsticks, and if he dared to move chopsticks together, Chu Hui was the only one left. The other two only dared to wait, where did they dare to really go to the plate to catch the fish.

Lao Qi's craftsmanship is really good, the fish is slightly transparent, as if it is not fully cooked, but there is no fishy smell. The skin of the fish sticks to the meat and is sticky and chewy. It turns out that this fish has a thin layer of scales, which makes it more flavorful.

In a few moments, all that was left of the fish was bone spurs and a head. As for the fish, it was naturally swept away by Chen Baichuan and Chu Hui.

The two of them were really hungry, and the fish was really delicious. Two big men, a fish weighing a pound and a pound, actually don't have much meat, no wonder they can eat it.

The next dish is no longer steamed fish.

Lao Qi was holding a pottery bowl, which turned out to be a large bowl of fish soup. He took a small bowl and filled it to each of the four people at the table.

Because of this, Chen Ye and the officials have a chance to eat something, otherwise none of them dare to use chopsticks, and who would dare to compete with the general for food.

Chen Baichuan didn't pay attention to them when he saw that they didn't eat it, and only tasted the fresh fish soup in the bowl. The good thing about fish soup is that the umami of the fish meat has melted into the rice grains with the clear broth, which makes the rice grains taste excellent in the mouth.

Lao Qi's fish soup only puts ginger and garlic as a seasoning, and the taste is light, but it really makes the word fresh to the extreme.