Chapter 202 [Food Strategy]
A vermilion lacquered Shi Yi car appeared at the middle gate of the Fuping Houfu, and the driver put the pedals and waited for him by lifting the curtain on the side of the car. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoA middle-aged man in deep clothes and a high crown bent over, raised his hand to hold the crown, straightened his clothes, and looked up at the four big characters "Fuping Hou Mansion" on his forehead.
At the moment when he raised his head, his face came into view, about forty years old, with a handsome face, a long beard and a drooping chest, and an outstanding appearance.
With a long laugh, a handsome and elegant young man appeared at the middle door, and bowed as a courtesy: "Bangong is here, the wall is shining, and Zhang is polite here." ”
The class situation did not dare to say anything, and closed his sleeves to return the salute: "Fuping Hou opened the middle door to welcome guests, and the class situation was panicked, it was difficult to be such a special courtesy." ”
The middle door of the Hou Mansion is generally not open for non-distinguished guests or important occasions. Obviously, the class was both surprised and delighted by Zhang Fang's high courtesy.
Zhang Fang said with a smile: "Today Zhang Fang is fortunate to welcome the nobles, this door is about to be opened." ”
The two greeted each other again, humbled each other, and finally Zhang Fang led the way as the master, half a step behind the class, talking and laughing. As for the entourage holding gifts in the back, they were received by their own subordinates of the Hou Mansion.
Along the way, the class situation was full of feelings: "Thinking back then, when I first saw the prince, although I knew the extraordinary quality of the prince, I never expected that it was the descendant of Zhang Hou, and I really didn't know the pearl and jade......"
Zhang Fang shook his head and said: "Bangong must not be like this, Zhang Fang's life was really saved by Bangong." ”
The class was surprised: "Why did the prince say this? When will it ......?"
Zhang Fang Zhengse said: "If I hadn't happened to be invited by Pangong to go to Lingzhou, most of my lives would have been folded in the hands of those wicked people who slaughtered the village. Pangong did it unintentionally, but it really saved Zhang Fang's life. ”
The situation of the class was sudden, and it was dangerous to even the road, so he asked Zhang Fang where he was going at the moment. Zhang Fang traveled out of the plug with a brush. Ban Guo is one of the very few insiders who knows his "amnesia", and he can only sigh when he hears the words, and sighs at his failure to return to Chang'an in time to fulfill his filial piety in front of the bed, and at the same time expresses his understanding of this.
The two reminisced about the past, and the relationship became a lot closer.
While talking, the two came to a private room. Zhang Fang stopped, leaned over and made a gesture of please. The class knew where the banquet was, and after thanking him, he walked up the steps with Zhang Fang, and after getting dressed in the entrance, he just stepped into the elegant room, and the class was stunned.
After only hesitating for a short moment, the class situation approached quickly, and he shook himself to the ground and said respectfully: "His Royal Highness the Unknown Prince is here, the class situation is frightened, and where it is rude, look at the prince Haihan." ”
At the head of the elegant room, kneeling and sitting alone, surrounded by brocade clothes and jade, his spirit is flying, it is the prince Liu Biao.
Liu Biao stood up, stepped forward and lightly supported his arms, and said with a smile: "Captain Bandu doesn't need to be polite, this is not in my prince's mansion, let alone in the court." I am also like Captain Bandu, I am a guest of the Fuping Marquis Mansion today, and you and I will just follow the courtesy of the guests. ”
The class didn't dare to say anything, but fortunately there was only this one surprise today, and there were no other guests except the prince and him, so at least there was no need to worry about sitting in the ranks. The prince must be at the top, Zhang Fang is the master, naturally on the left, and it is appropriate to sit on the right in the class.
After Zhang Fang sat down, he clapped his hands and said to the door: "Serve!" ”
Watching the servants of the Hou Mansion send a plate of pottery bowls and pottery dishes with lids, Liu Biao and the class were a little unclear. It's not a meal at the moment, although the nobles feast and drink as they want, eat as they want, and are not limited by three meals, but if you invite them here, there must be something important, and it won't be eating, right?
"Please invite His Royal Highness and Pangong to come today, without him, just one word, eat." Zhang Fang smiled and made a gesture to open the lid.
It's really delicious!
If there is no shift to be present, Liu Biao probably has the heart to throw the wooden chopsticks on the case, what is this called?
Zhang Fang didn't say much, opened the pottery lid by himself, and a special fragrance suddenly filled the small elegant room.
Liu Biao sighed lightly, looked at it a few times, and saw that the plate was full of bright green, occasionally mixed with yellow dots, and he couldn't see what kind of food it was for a while.
Zhang Fang picked up the wooden chopsticks and made a gesture of invitation to Liu Biao and the class.
Liu Biao didn't say anything this time, and first opened the middle plate, which was the dish that he couldn't see clearly - it turned out that the bright green was the leaves, and the yellow dots were slices of meat, and the specific meat was not visible for a while. The leaves are bright green, the meat slices are burnt and fragrant, and the special aroma formed by the mixture makes people appetizing just by smelling it.
Liu Biao was surprised again and again: "Young son, where did you invite the cook to make such a dish?" ”
The class was thoughtful, and said with a smile: "I heard the little girl say that the dishes given by the prince are unforgettable. When I saw it today, it was really different. ”
The class situation is very vague, because Ku Ding is a lowly servant, and the gentleman is far away, so he naturally can't say anything about the past. However, Liu Biao heard that not only did the two know each other for a long time, but also had a "little girl"...... Liu Biao looked at Zhang Fang with an ambiguous smile.
Liu Biao took the vegetables into the mouth, and wanted to say something, but suddenly his eyes widened, he didn't say anything, and buried his head in eating. Neither of them was hungry, but the delicacy suddenly turned into gluttony.
Stir-fried pork slices, braised whole chicken in oil, green carp drizzled in oil, seared hollyhock...... After eating one dish after another, the two distinguished guests were sweating,
It wasn't until the cups and plates were messy and their bellies were round that the two put down the wooden chopsticks, looked at each other, shook their heads and smiled.
After Liu Biao rinsed his mouth with clear soup, he wiped his mouth with a silk cloth and said in an unquestionable tone: "Young son, your cook has to lend me a period of time, when can I make such a delicious meal in my house, and when will I pay you back." ”
The class also smiled: "The lower official was about to speak, but he was whipped by His Royal Highness, and the lower official had to wait patiently in line." ”
Liu Biao laughed and said: "There must be more than one young man, and the captain of Bandu can ask for it again." ”
Zhang Fang pressed his mouth with a silk scarf, threw it on the servant's tray that was cleaning up the food table, and waved his hand to retreat. After the door of the Xuan Room was closed again, he calmly said: "A total of ten cooks in my house have undergone food training for nearly two months, and the dishes tasted by His Royal Highness Fang Cai and Pangong are the results of what they have learned. Of these ten cooks, I only kept one, gave one to Pangong, and the remaining eight people, all to His Highness. ”
Liu Biao smiled: "Hahaha, the young son is really refreshing!" ”
Zhang Fang didn't smile, but sighed: "Your Majesty has been in poor health recently, and you don't have much to eat, if you can change the taste, maybe you have a big appetite." ”
Liu Biao was stunned, his mouth slowly opened, and his eyes revealed a sense of joy.
At this time, I heard Zhang Fang say: "Your Majesty's birthday is approaching, if Your Highness can serve food and dedication and filial piety with food on the occasion of your birthday, what should Your Majesty do?" ”
Liu Biao suddenly slapped his knees and shouted: "Then you don't need to say, you must be ......" suddenly saved that there was still a shift present, hurriedly stopped it, stood up and saluted Zhang Fang.
Zhang Fang also closed his sleeves and returned the salute, with a faint smile on his face.
The class looked at the prince, then at Zhang Fang, stroked his beard and smiled, and nodded slowly.
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(Thank you Fengmeng, Caizhu, Xiaopang, Meng Meng Da Mei Paper, Zidian ☆ Qingshuang, Zimo Zheng, thank you for your blessings, Mid-Autumn Festival fun!) (To be continued.) )