It stands to reason that with Albert's status in the United States, he has seen all kinds of food. However, back then, the four Warner brothers started their business with great hardship and frugality. Although he is a veritable rich generation, his living habits are extremely frugal. Therefore, it is easy to eat every day. It's just a sandwich or a burger or something.

At this time, Chinese workers in the United States had almost no status. Chinese cuisine is naturally not elegant in the eyes of Americans. If Albert hadn't gone to China and was invited by Yu Sheng and Zhang Shankun to eat two pure Chinese meals, he would definitely not have this feeling.

Yu Sheng smiled and said, "Dear Albert, I know that the United States has the famous Yellow Peril theory, and there is also a Chinese exclusion bill that makes Chinese very disgusted. However, no matter what others say, China's 5,000-year-old cultural accumulation is not useless! You think these dishes are delicious, but they're just home-cooked dishes. ”

"Chinese food is much more than just the few dishes you eat and the chicken cutlets you had last time, Chinese food not only has eight major cuisines, but also has a full Manchu and Han banquet. The chef's cooking is a matter of heart and variety. How many different dishes there are in Chinese cuisine, no one can give a specific figure so far. ”

Albert's eyes lit up with greed, and he asked Yu Sheng, "Eight major cuisines?" Full Han banquet? Dear Yu, will you do it? ”

"That's right, the eight major cuisines, namely Shandong cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, Huaiyang cuisine, Fujian cuisine, Zhejiang cuisine, Hunan cuisine, and Hui cuisine. There are dozens of basic cooking techniques, such as stir-frying, exploding, boiling, frying, cooking, frying, pasting, burning, stewing, stewing, steaming, steaming, boiling, pickling, mixing, baking, marinating, freezing, drawing, honey, smoking, rolling, etc. In addition, China has a vast land and abundant resources, and there are countless types of ingredients, and some dishes require a combination of cooking techniques! In this way, according to the mathematical statistical formula, how many kinds of dishes should there be? ”

Albert listened with fascination.

"As for the Manchu and Han banquets, it is a court feast handed down from the former Qing Dynasty. Concentrate on the taste of Chinese cuisine. There are 54 southern dishes - 30 Jiangsu and Zhejiang dishes, 12 Fujian dishes, and 12 Cantonese dishes; Fifty-four dishes of northern cuisine - twelve Manchu dishes, that is, Northeast cuisine, twelve Beijing dishes, and thirty Shandong dishes. There are one hundred and eight dishes in total, and they need to be eaten in three days. ”

"In addition, before entering the table, two pairs of incense, tea and hand saucers are served; There are four fresh fruits, four dried fruits, four candied fruits and four candied fruits on the countertop; After taking the table, cold dishes are served first, then hot stir-fry, large dishes, and beets are served in turn. There are 196 hot and cold dishes, 124 dim sum and tea dishes, and 320 dishes. A full set of pastel longevity tableware, with silverware, is rich and gorgeous, elegant and solemn. During the banquet, famous teachers were invited to play ancient music to accompany the banquet, along the elegant legacy and inherit the traditional virtues. It is the essence of Chinese cultural paper. ”

Albert swallowed his saliva when he heard it, and he ate a huge roast duck. But he heard Yu Sheng splash a basin of cold water over him: "But, dear Albert, according to the teachings of your Judaism, you can't eat this Manchu banquet." Don't think about it. ”

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Albert had a full meal in the villa for the rest of his life, and after finding that he was a little overwhelmed, he said goodbye to the rest of his life with regret. I rushed back to the United States without stopping. Yu Sheng sent Albert away, and asked Qing Xiaoyi to make a simple dish. In other words, he didn't actually eat enough just now......

After the meal, Qing Xiaoyi did not read a book or play with the children with a small dog as usual, but brought a book for the rest of her life. It's still a thick book bound up by Qing Xiaoyi himself with rough rice paper.

Qing Xiaoyi said to Yu Sheng: "This is some of the information I have collected in the past few months. I don't think something is quite right! ”

"Oh? How is something wrong? Qing Xiaoyi's speed and ability to process all kinds of information amazed the rest of his life. Qing Xiaoyi said that something was wrong, and something must have been discovered.

The rest of my life turned out to be a book.,After opening it, I saw a very detailed map drawn! All of them are distribution maps of the streets and alleys in Shanghai. The map is clear and moderately scaled. There are also many graceful fly-headed small blocks next to it, recording important locations and changes on the map.

"I don't have clear evidence to say that something is wrong, but I just think there may be dangers in some places." Qing Xiaoyi flipped through the book, pointed to the map and said to Yu Sheng: "Generally speaking, you usually get up at about eight o'clock in the morning, then spend about half an hour washing and eating, and leave home at half past eight." ”

"Also, you usually walk to Xinhua Company. Ever since Principal Liu Zhan'en was sniped by the Zodiac at the bus stop, you rarely take the bus anymore. Unless the car is very empty. Therefore, I asked Xiao Sanzi and Ah Hua to get a thorough understanding of all the roads, alleys and buildings on the road from your home to the company. ”

"Then, I realized that something wasn't quite right!" Qing Xiaoyi flipped through the book while talking.

This book doesn't look too thick, but it's a hundred and ten pages. For the rest of his life, with the flipping of Qing Xiaoyi, he watched the streets and alleys of Shanghai Beach flash in front of him.

"Every day you leave home, you will inevitably pass through Zhongshan East 2nd Road. At Taikoo Wharf, turn towards Jinling East Road. It passes by the French Consulate, where more than half of the patrols of the French Concession patrol. Therefore, there are few Japanese and traitors in this place, and even if there is really any plan, they will not do it in this place, after all, there are too many variables. ”

"And once you pass the Yuanfeng Participation Line at the intersection of Jinling East Road and South Sichuan Road, it will be much more dangerous. Sichuan Road is extremely long, and it is divided into north and south. There is a section of North Sichuan Road that was occupied by the Japanese. In the past, the Zodiac would steal into the concession and do evil, and most of them entered the concession through the South Sichuan Road. ”

"And I'm not right, it's after crossing this intersection!"

"Opposite the Yuanfeng Ginseng Bank, there is Meng Hengdeng Western Cuisine Society, and then along the first line of Jinling East Road, there are Hengxingxiang Watch Company, Yonglihao, Fuhe Xiangzhuang, Jiang Wanchang Pharmaceutical Company, Dagong Bank, Hezhong Pharmaceutical Company, and all the way to the transportation travel agency. Although none of these stores seem to have changed. But a few days ago, some of our children saw Japanese people coming and going outside the transportation travel agency! ”

"Later, I found out that the owner of this house was actually changed to a Japanese! Although there are no less managers and staff, and the door and decoration have not changed, the owner has become Japanese. Although the French, the British, and even the Americans, did not have much affection for the Japanese stationed in Shanghai. However, the Japanese still put on a face of abiding by international conventions. Therefore, the Japanese were doing normal business in the concession area, but no one could stop them. ”