Chapter 335: The Flower and the Moon (II)

- The fourth object is earrings, and the maiden sings, "Why is it so mere?" Two pearls in the ear. Then he took the earrings from the plate and put them on the bride. In the Song Dynasty, small and concise earrings were called 'cloves', and intricate and gorgeous earrings were called 'luosuo', Chen Ke prepared the former for Xiaomei and the latter for Yue'e.

The fifth object was a sachet, and the maidens sang, "Why do you knock?" The sachet is tied behind the elbow. "Tie it for the two brides.

The sixth object is a jade pendant, and the widows chant: "Why do you have a relationship? The beautiful jade is adorned. ”

The seventh object of love is the concentric knot, and the maidens sing, "Why do you tie the knot? Plain wisps with double needles. "The concentric knots that were popular in China in later generations were all monochrome. However, the concentric knots of Japan and South Korea are still like the Song Dynasty, using two-color weaving, which means that the two are one.

The eighth object is a golden hairpin, and the maiden sings: "Why do you get married? The gold thin painting scratches the head. "Put hairpins on the two brides.

The ninth object of love is a hairpin, and the widow sang: "Why do you want to comfort and part? Tortoiseshell hairpin behind the ear. ”

The last one was a skirt, and the maiden sang, "Why do you answer Huanxin?" Plain three skirts. "Of course, this one won't be worn on the spot.

This is the reason why there are so many men and women left in the Song Dynasty, just gathering these 'ten things of love' is enough for small families to smash pots and sell iron. Once the woman does not lower her requirements, the marriage can only be delayed indefinitely......

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After sending the ten things of love, even if the bride was firmly tied, Chen Ke came out to toast the guests outside, and the female guests held a banquet in the inner courtyard, and they did not mention it.

In order to organize this grand banquet, Cai Chuanfu directly closed for three days, and the staff of the whole store made every effort to prepare. Not only did he want to repay his master's kindness, but he was also ambitious...... The opportunity to cook for the Manchu Dynasty is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you can push the envelope. Grab the stomach of these top people in the Great Song Dynasty. It was one step closer to his goal in life.

Yipinlou has also received the full cooperation of the four seas firms. Li Fan's vision is not to pass on wealth, he knows that this is an excellent opportunity to make a name for the four seas business, so he spared no expense to bring three ships of ingredients that Bianjing could not see for the wedding banquet.

First of all, seafood, in the high-end banquets in Bianjing, mainly river fresh. Because this is inland, transportation is inconvenient, and most of the seafood people eat is pickled goods that have lost their essence, and the taste is naturally not good. However, after purchasing the finest fish, shrimp, crabs and shellfish along the coast, the Four Seas Company uses the 'freezing method', which is first sent to an ice cellar to be thoroughly frozen, and then packed into layers of insulated incubators.

Then order the various commercial stacks along the way to prepare ice cubes. Keep the incubator cold at all times. Arrive in the capital as quickly as possible.

By the time they arrive at Yipinlou, the seafood is still frozen, naturally fresh, and only needs to be cooked simply, and its natural umami flavor overshadows all dishes in the interior.

The second is vegetables, and this season, there are very few varieties of vegetables in the north. But the South still has it all. In addition to those vegetables that are native to China, the Four Seas Firm also introduced fungus vegetables from India. Lettuce and cabbage were introduced from Arabia, which have just been successfully cultivated in Guangxi, and this time they were also shipped in one go.

Then there are tropical fruits. What bananas, pineapples, mangoes, durians, mangosteens, dragon fruits, rambutan, pineapples...... Relying on convenient shipping, it was delivered to Bianjing in ten days, although half of it was rotten, but because the volume was too large, the remaining half was left. It's enough to serve this banquet. And Chen Ke also gave Chuanfu an idea to squeeze those fruits that are no longer bright in appearance into juice, which will definitely be very popular.

With such top-notch ingredients, Chuanfu naturally tried his best to bring out the Cantonese cuisine, Fujian cuisine, Japanese cuisine, and even watercress that he learned from Chen Ke but had never been used...... For this reason, he specially took the chef to Guangxi to practice for several months, striving for excellence.

The time and place are favorable, and Bianjing City and even later generations recognized as 'a product of the country' was born.

This banquet began at noon and lasted until dark, with a total of 99 dishes before and after, and countless famous Chinese dishes appeared, and later gourmets even believed that it was a banquet that changed the eating habits of Chinese. Some nutritionists swear that because of the imitation of these dishes across the country, the dietary structure of the Song people has been greatly improved, and more meat, dairy products and seafood intake have restored the height and weight of the Song people to the level of the Tang Dynasty after 50 years.

This is purely touting for the sake of boasting, and directly obliterating the high cost paid by the Great Song Dynasty in order to improve the physique of the country......

Of course, that's all for later. The guests who attended this wedding banquet did not yet realize the noble meaning of this meal, they only had one feeling, and that was enjoyment, extreme enjoyment, fairy-like enjoyment! Looking at the endless stream of new dishes served, one after another beautiful and dizzying, these dignitaries and nobles who never get tired of eating and cooking are not tired of eating, originally thought that they would never find that gluttonous feeling again, but they met unexpectedly at this wedding banquet.

The scholars and doctors who participated in this wedding banquet, even after decades, recalled this banquet, and their mouths were full of relish, and their eyes were bright. Therefore, people in later generations can find countless descriptions of 'Yipin Jiangshan Banquet' from their notes, poems, and articles, and will exaggerate it to the limitless......

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Although each dish is refined and few, even the big stomach of the day, when he eats thirty dishes, can no longer do anything. But it doesn't matter, the Chen family has already greeted and welcomed their family members to come and taste it, and even the official family can't help it, and they called Princess Qingshou to try it, not to mention other guests.

It was not until the middle of the day that the banquet dispersed, and the guests left with their bellies satisfied, and this beautiful feeling could be remembered for a lifetime.

Originally, there was also a link in the haunted house. The haunted cave room of the Song Dynasty was very undisciplined, and it was even more fierce than that of later generations, and it was definitely a nightmare for the bride and groom. But everyone was so full that they didn't want to move, so he escaped.

Seeing off the last group of guests, Chen Ke breathed a long sigh of relief. Even if he was beaten with steel and iron, he couldn't afford to toss like this, he was tired and drunk, and he just wanted to close his eyes and fall asleep, while Cao and Chen Xiliang had already fallen asleep.

Du Qingshuang helped him and walked across the courtyard to his house.

Walking on the winding path supported by bamboo shadows, Chen Ke glanced at the full moon in the sky and suddenly stopped.

"Do you want to vomit?" Du Qingshuang asked with concern: "If you want to vomit, you can vomit." ”

Chen Ke ignored her, reached out and touched ...... in his arms Of course, it was in my arms, and it took me a long time to touch an object. Then he picked up Du Qingshuang's cold little hand, gently put it on for her, kissed her forehead again, and said, "Just three." ”

Du Qingshuang was stunned, and big tears flowed down her cheeks and fell on the diamond ring, which was brilliant.

It wasn't until she heard the sound of vomiting that she reacted and hurried to take care of Chen Ke.

After vomiting, Chen Ke felt more comfortable, but he panicked. Leaning on Du Qingshuang's body, he walked into the hanging flower door with vain steps.

I saw the red candles shining high in the main room, and double happiness came to the door. Du Qingshuang hurriedly took off the ring on his hand, but was held down by Chen Ke and said, "Wear it." ”

"Master, don't mess around," Du Qingshuang whispered: "You have me in your heart, and the concubine body is very happy." But after that, how will the concubine be a person in the future? ”

"Nonsense," Chen Ke said, "You also underestimate the two ladies too much." ”

The widows came up and took Chen Ke over. Du Qingshuang still took advantage of Chen Ke's inattention and took off the ring.

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In the new house, the female guests had to leave a little earlier, so the two brides had been alone for a while.

They looked at each other, this was not the first time they had met. In Meizhou City and Shayan Lane, Liu Yue, an uninvited guest, was retained by Su Xiaomei and got along for a while. As a result, the two who were supposed to be rivals in love became good friends who talked about everything.

If it weren't for this experience, I'm afraid it would be difficult for the two of them to get to this point.

It's just that I haven't seen each other for three years, and when they meet again in this capacity at this moment, both of them have a hundred tastes in their hearts, and they don't know where to start for a while.

Liu Yue'e is still straight, and she spoke first: "Sister......"

"Poof......" The little sister smiled and said, "We celebrated the New Year three years ago, and you are five months older than me." Saying that, he took Liu Yue's hand and said, "Sister Yue'e, those vain articles are too boring, let's be happy for a lifetime, let's be as comfortable as we come." ”

Liu Yue'e, this girl, is really not Su Xiaomei's opponent, the two chatted about tea and kung fu, and then they lost their lives, and they were even hotter than three years ago.

Just as they were chatting into the alley, the door opened, and the groom was helped back drunk.

Hurry up and get out of the way and let them put Chen Ke on the bed. As soon as Chen Ke's head touched the pillow, he snored. The two wanted to take off Chen Ke's boots, but they were stopped by Ah Rou and said respectfully: "How can you work Mrs., these jobs are still done by the servants." "Neither of them is the kind of person who serves people, and they can't compare to the skills of the widows, so they have to stand aside and talk to Du Qingshuang.

"You're Sister Qingshuang." Liu Yue, under the guidance of the 'spirit of Su Xiaomei', does not pay attention to the rules anymore.

"Madame has killed the concubine." Du Qingshuang said crampedly: "Let's call the cheap concubine 'Qingshuang'." ”

"Sister Qingshuang, you don't have to worry too much." Su Xiaomei smiled and said, "Sister Yue'e and I are not the kind of people who value reputation. ”

"What we value is affection and reason," Liu Yue'e nodded: "The elder is the sister, this is the truth." Saying that, he looked at Chen Ke and said, "By the way, why is he so drunk?" ”

"Ye was miserable today, and he vomited outside." Du Qingshuang whispered: "I'm afraid I won't be able to wake up tonight......"

"I haven't seen him drunk like this." Liu Yue'e shook her head, and then smiled: "It's okay if this guy is drunk, our three sisters can talk all night." ”――

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I really can't write the third update, otherwise it will be scrapped tomorrow, sorry, sorry, get up early to write.