Chapter 4 Feng Shui

Imperial green is the best in jadeite, according to legend, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty regarded it as a precious artifact as the golden green cat's eye, and called it "cat's eye green". The jade belt of the Wanli Emperor's burial is sewn with 20 pieces of inlaid treasure gold, each of which is made of flat gold and is made of twig-shaped gold-shaped gold trays, and the center of the support is inlaid with imperial green, and the surrounding is inlaid with pomegranate rubies and pearls. It is said that there are 20 pieces of imperial green and 91 pieces of pomegranate rubies, of which the largest and most valuable is the imperial emerald.

"In addition to a large number of pearls and various gemstones, there are two pieces of imperial green on the golden silk quilt covered by the old queen mother, but as far as I know, it is only the size of a copper coin," Zhao Zimai touched his chin, lowered his head and looked at the fifth-level pedestal made of imperial green in front of him, and shook his head slightly, "I have never seen such a luxurious thing, and I don't know why the owner of this incomparable pavilion would place such a priceless stone step at the back door of the courtyard, and besides, isn't she afraid that this thing will be stolen?" ”

"This fifth-level platform foundation has been placed here since the construction of the Infinite Pavilion, and it has been ten years since it was counted, but there has never been a theft or robbery."

A clear voice came from the side, and when Zhao Zimai turned his head to look, he found a young man running the hall standing beside him carrying a few stacked benches, and on the wooden sign on his waist, there were two words written on it: Zifu, it should be his name.

"A few guest officers, you sit down and rest for a while," Zifu said as he glanced at the long queue in front of him, and said with a smile, "A few people have also seen it, there are so many people in front, I estimate that when it is your turn, it will be half the afternoon." ”

Mulberry pulled down a face, "It's going to take so long?" ”

Zifu smiled bitterly, "Guest officer, this is the first time you have come to Wubi Pavilion, you see these diners in front of you, many of them have been queuing up since midnight, just to be able to eat lunch." You came early in the morning, so you can only wait patiently. ”

Zhao Zimai thought that Sang was going to say "Lao Tzu is not waiting" and turned his head and left, but he didn't think that he just hesitated, pulled the bench in Zifu's hand and pushed it to the ground, and sat down. Seeing this, Mu Cripple and Baotian, who were already tired of standing, also sat down in turn, and Du Zhao Zimai was still standing beside Zifu and asked him about the situation of the Wubi Pavilion.

"Little brother, the jade stone steps are built at the back door, is it because the back door of the Wubi Pavilion is used to welcome those distinguished guests who don't have to queue?"

Zifu was stunned for a moment when he asked, and then smiled, "How come?" The back door of the Peerless Pavilion has never been opened, at least not since I saw it, and there is a big lock on it, childe. ”

Zhao Zimai looked at the two vermilion gates, and saw that there was a big copper lock hanging on the latch, which was shining in the sun, so he was more and more surprised, "Since the back door is not opened, why do you build such a valuable staircase here?" ”

When he said this, a gust of wind rushed from the barren mountains behind him, and those pines and cypresses were blown to a rustle, like a whisper that was high and low. Zifu's hat was also blown off by the wind, and he was in a hurry to lean over to pick up the hat, but as soon as he bent over, the name tag hanging on his waist fell, making him scramble for a while, and he didn't know whether to care about the hat or the brand that had been blown farther and farther.

Fortunately, Baotian was quick and hooked the hat with a long sword to stop it, Zifu took the hat and thanked him frequently, and hung the name tag handed over by Zhao Zimai on his waist again.

"Look at my panicked appearance, if Aunt Rong sees it, I will definitely be scolded," he wiped a handful of hot sweat from his forehead, and smiled at Zhao Zimai, "Guest officer, this step is actually not for guests to walk, think about it, such an expensive jadeite, you step on one foot and I will step on one, so many people come and go every day, isn't it broken early?" ”

"That's?" Zhao Zimai looked at the stone stairs again, now the wind was still blowing, and the forest sea behind him was surging layer by layer, and the sunlight was shining out of the layers of light and shade, but so many kinds of green gathered together, none of the steps below him were as green as the bright.

"This is feng shui," Zifu pressed the hat on his head and explained seriously, "There are steps at the front door and back door, which means 'step by step', our Aunt Rong said, doing business is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat." Now how many restaurants imitate the incomparable pavilion, stealing teachers, digging the foot of the wall, just take yesterday, the master who makes crab three foods suddenly resigned, it is said that he was poached by the drunken Xiaolou in the city at a high price. Fortunately, Aunt Rong was witty and popular, so she made people drive more than 20 miles of the road, and found a master who used to work here to temporarily replace Lao Gao's position, so she barely survived this difficulty......"

Zifu said it with relish, but Zhao Zimai fell into deep thought: Feng Shui, although everyone who does business cares about it, but even if you care about Feng Shui, you won't build a priceless jade staircase, right? Zifu's words only explained part of it, and he didn't know the rest of the part, or was he deliberately hiding it? Zhao Zimai didn't know, and he didn't have time to think about it, because Sang suddenly stood up, tilted his head and sniffed.

"What does it smell like?"

It asked, a longing light in its big eyes.

***

Cherry flesh, as the name suggests, the color is red and bright, the shape is round and small, the skin is soft and sweet and salty, and the finished dish is like a ripe cherry, spread on the green leaves.

However, it is not easy to make this dish well, because according to the strict process process, the dish needs to be slowly covered with a simmer, and after three or four hours, the fat and greasy of the pork are lost, and the rest is the binding tissue of the meat. At this time, the freshly pitted cherries are simmered in the meat to remove the cherry residue, and the juice made from the cherries is used to increase the sweetness of the fruit.

When it is served on the table, the meat without fat is shaky, and it is sweet but not greasy and strong in the mouth, which is a successful plate of cherry meat.

The fragrance that Sang smelled outside the wall came from the cherry flesh, but when he ate it, it was almost dusk, as Zifu said.

It seemed to be a little hungry, and its eyes were fixed on the cherry flesh of the cherry color, almost emitting light.

"It looks like it tastes good." It picked up its chopsticks, swallowed lightly, and licked the corners of its mouth with its tongue.

"Cherry meat, one of the famous dishes of the Wubi Pavilion, you give it a try, it is said that many people will be moved to tears after eating this dish, one is to sigh that the things they used to eat are all rubbish, and the other is that they are afraid that they will never be able to eat such a magical dish in the future." Zhao Zimai looked at it and said softly.

"Exaggerated." Sang whispered two words, but the chopsticks unconsciously poked towards the cherry meat.