The dinner was held as usual in the back garden of Ma Tongzhi's house, and the preparations were very rich. The gentry of Ansai have always been forward, not to mention that this time the reception was the supreme leader of northern Shaanxi, the governor of the three sides, which was much higher than the specifications of Zhang Bangyan, the prefect of Yan'an, when he came last time. Moreover, when Zhang Bangyan came last time, Ansaishang was quite withered, although the potatoes were harvested, but the vitality of the people was still far from recovering, although everyone was trying their best, it was difficult to raise rare ingredients for a while, Rao was so, in terms of the situation at that time, it was very shocking to hear that such a purchase in the year of the catastrophe.

And now the situation in Ansai is very different from that time, under the huge investment of Wu Wei in the past six months, the economy is prosperous, all industries are prosperous, businessmen from all over the world gather, and all the products are complete, plus compared with the last time, the sponsors of this reception work have also joined a lot of businessmen, compared with the general gentry, they have strong financial resources, and they are even more enthusiastic about improving their own political status. The chefs of the banquet are also famous chefs from all over the world who are hired with high salaries, and they have all done their best, and the standards are all on par with the top banquets of Jingshi and Jinling wealthy businessmen, with so many dishes and many names, that even Wu Wei, a modern man who thinks he is well-informed, is also dumbfounded.

It is no wonder that the modern industrial society has been severely damaged by the environment, many animals have become extinct, and the rest are locked up in zoos, not to mention that there are laws and regulations, so many ancient famous dishes are not eaten by ordinary people, and they have never even seen them. And this era is different, the Ming Dynasty did not have any wildlife protection laws, even if you catch a live panda and slaughter it, no one will care about you. The so-called eight treasures at high-end banquets are even more prescribed actions. That is, the legendary dragon liver and phoenix marrow, leopard fetal raccoon tail. There are eight kinds of scarlet lips, bear's paws and crispy cheese cicadas. Wu Wei can be regarded as an eye-opener for Yang He this time. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, how would he, a 21st century hanging # silk man, know that dragon liver is white horse liver, and phoenix pith is the brain marrow of brown horse chicken?

Bazhen's other things are also incredible, such as the leopard fetus is the placenta of the leopard, and the raccoon tail is the tail of the pangolin, well, these things are barely acceptable to Wu Wei, after all, there are often news reports in modern times that some eccentrics like to eat these. The most unbearable thing for him is the owl scarlet lips, the so-called owl is a roasted owl. Scarlet lips are the face of an elk, dear, what kind of trouble is this? And the scarlet lips are not just the lips of the elk, but the flesh of the entire face is completely peeled off and cured, "the face is like this", such a vigorous famous dish, although the Ming Dynasty people are eager for it, Wu Wei still does not have such a good appetite. It seems that there are only two normal points, bear paws and crispy cheese cicadas, so there is no need to talk about bear paws. Wu Wei has seen the golden jade hall starring Leslie Cheung, and the honeycomb stewed bear's paw in it is steaming, full of color, flavor, and mouth-watering. And the crisp cheese cicada is to make the crisp cheese into a knowing shape, and the taste is good, but I don't see anything special. Maybe it's a bit more advanced.

In addition to the prescribed actions, there are optional actions, and the elite and gentry of the Ming Dynasty are extremely poor and luxurious. In satisfying the appetite, it is also innovative, full of tricks. Objectively, it has also created a developed food culture. In Wu's view, some modern cooking techniques have almost been invented at this time, such as burning, steaming, boiling, frying, roasting, marinating, stalling, frying, exploding, stir-frying, and broiling. Although this banquet was hastily organized, there were a lot of dishes, roughly calculated that there were hundreds of kinds, such as roasted shiitake mushrooms, panlong vegetables, roasted clams, fried prawns, field chicken legs, bamboo shoots and chicken breasts, three things, cooked ham, sake lees, roasted venison, roasted belly, frozen ginger vinegar fish, raw planing beef, flower pearls, boiled tiger meat, roasted loach, sorrel, jellyfish sink, fried chicken, roasted duck, a twist of needles, boiled meat and so on!

Wu Wei looks at these dishes and feels much more familiar and cordial, many dishes he often eats in modern times, some are just different names, such as "raw planing cow" is fat cow hot pot, "boiled meat" is boiled meat slices, and "jellyfish sink" is cold jellyfish. There are also the so-called "three things", which are made of abalone, hen and pig's trotter tendons simmered over low heat.

Wu Wei and everyone arrived early to wait, drooling and studying the culinary art of the late Ming Dynasty, and when he was thinking wildly, Yang He had already freshened up, changed into civilian clothes, and paced over with a smile. Li Xianling, Ma Tongzhi, Sun Jiaoyu and other officials and gentry had been waiting for a long time, and hurriedly greeted them, and the stars hugged Yang He like the moon. Rao is Yang He has been traveling for many years and has a wide range of knowledge, and when he got closer, he was still stunned by the table full of sea and land delicacies in front of him. As the governor of the three sides, he is in a high position, what kind of entertainment occasion has not been experienced, and it is not impossible to have a banquet that is more extravagant than the one in front of him, if it is in Beijing, or in Jinling, Suzhou and Hangzhou, such a banquet is not surprising, but this is northern Shaanxi, and it is northern Shaanxi in the year of the catastrophe, such a scene seems a bit out of harmony. Yang He has been here for nearly a year, and he has never seen such a banquet, even when he first arrived, the reception banquet held for him in the provincial capital Xi'an and Shaanxi officialdom is quite inferior! Although the atmosphere is generally like this at this time, he still feels a little unnatural, in the starving northern Shaanxi, it seems a bit inappropriate, if it attracts the impeachment of the imperial history, I am afraid that it will not be able to escape the four-word test language of "madness"! Today's temperament is stingy, food and clothing are minimalist and provincial, if you know that you are such a style, the word "holy family" is absolutely impossible to talk about.

This is not to say how much Yang He loves the people like a son, it's just that he has great political ambitions, and at this time, he has made great achievements in suppressing thieves, and it is expected to return to Beijing to enter the cabinet, it is the time to cherish his feathers, where will he take this risk at this critical moment! If someone with a heart makes a big fuss about this, wouldn't it become a bamboo basket to draw water after some calculations? But Li Chong stammered like this, after all, it was also a good intention, and it didn't seem to be in line with the rules of officialdom to walk away, which was also not in line with his character. He hesitated in his heart, his steps slowed down, and he did not sit down, and his face was cloudy. Where did the Anse gentry and merchants understand his thoughts, and they did not know where they offended the Governor, they were all confused and uneasy, and they all looked at him with blank eyes, and they were silent for a while.

After all, Li Xianling has been in the eunuch for a long time, and when he saw Yang He's face, he remembered the rumored simple reputation of the governor, and immediately reacted, and pushed Ma Tongzhi, who was standing on the side, with his hand. Ma Tongzhi hurriedly stepped forward, Yang He whispered a few words to him, only to see Ma Tongzhi nodding again and again, his face was solemn, he turned around, and said with a straight face to the middle-aged man who looked like a housekeeper standing on the side: "Nonsense, what are you doing, don't you withdraw quickly!" The butler didn't know where he had made a mistake, he was terrified, knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, and Ma Tongzhi whispered a few words to him, and he understood, got up and commanded the servants to change the banquet.

There are a lot of handsome servants on the side, and the price of the water will remove the plates of expensive dishes from the table and replace them with ordinary dishes such as green vegetables and tofu. At this time, everyone still didn't understand, and couldn't help but secretly scold Yang He for being serious, the civil officials and gentry were okay, Du Wenhuan and other military attaches had been salivating for a long time in the face of this big table of dishes, just waiting for the banquet to be feasted, and at this time, they watched all the delicacies on the table be withdrawn one by one, and they were so anxious that they scratched their ears and cheeks, but they were helpless, and they stood there one by one to drum up their luck.

When the expensive dishes were changed one by one, there were only some home-cooked dishes left on the table, and even the cups and cups were replaced with pottery, Yang He's face was a little more relaxed, and he beckoned everyone to enter the table, his identity was detached, and he was not humble, so he sat in the main seat. Only then did everyone sit down in order according to their own identities. After everyone sat down, Yang He sighed and said: "In the year of the catastrophe, the red land of northern Shaanxi is thousands of miles, and the Son of Heaven laments for it. "Everyone praised each other, what loves the people like a son, and the luck of the people in northern Shaanxi is sent one after another. Not to mention, Yang He has always prided himself on being a clear stream, and he still eats this set, only to see him twisting his beard and smiling, waving his hands again and again, humble, and the atmosphere in the banquet is peaceful.

Green vegetable tofu is naturally not very delicious, after all, no matter how good the chef is, he must have ingredients to play, Wu Wei and Li Chong had to repeat their old skills, and moved out a few dishes cooked with potatoes when they entertained Zhang Bangyan last time, and the difference from last time is that sweet potatoes were also added to the menu this time. Of course, there is no need for Wu Wei to personally handle it this time, because there is no difficulty in the preparation of these dishes, and they have long been spread under the vigorous pursuit of the gentry of Ansai, and have become the daily dishes of the Ansai people. And because this time it was the Governor who was entertaining, the chefs took out housekeeping methods, and the taste they made was not the same as Wu Wei's half-baked level.

Hearing that potatoes are a famine, and tens of thousands of displaced people in Ansai rely on them for their daily livelihood, Yang He has no objections, and the governor is personally familiar with the people's feelings, and it is also a good talk to spread it, but he has no expectations for the dishes he makes. After a try, I was pleasantly surprised, and the dishes were all good-looking, full of color, flavor, and flavor, such as roast beef with potatoes, sour and hot shredded potatoes, etc., which were even more amazing. Du Wenhuan and others tried it for the first time, and they were even more like rain, and they didn't care about the sideways glances of others, anyway, in the eyes of the civil officials and gentry, they were also a bunch of uncivilized warriors, and it was normal to eat indecently.

When Yang He and others tried it for the first time, they felt that these dishes were very novel and delicious, especially several spices, such as chili pepper and cumin, which had been promoted and cultivated in Ansai, but were not available anywhere else. But the people of Ansai have long been commonplace, although it cannot be said that they are not indifferent, but the attitude of indifference is also very obvious, in the eyes of Yang He and others, it is tantamount to confirming the rumors of Ansai's wealth.

The last thing that came up was roasted sweet potatoes and sweet potato porridge, although it was also fragrant and sweet, and the taste was very good, but Yang He and others couldn't eat it.

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