Not just to send it to the little marquis, Meng Wei asked Zhen'er to bring a plate with her to the Sichuan Courtyard, and wanted to send it to the Protector Hou, but the person who went out to inquire said that the little Hou Ye sent someone to invite the Protector to the Sichuan Courtyard, so the two of them took the crayfish directly to the Sichuan Courtyard.

When the two of them entered the house, even though the plate containing the crayfish was covered with a lid, it was not tightly fitted, when Meng Wei stood outside the door, Fang Yuan on the side was attracted by the slightest fragrance, and couldn't help but look towards the source, but he couldn't see anything, so he simply knocked on the door and reported: "Little Hou Ye, Xiao Wei has sent food." ”

"Come in, I'm hungry."

Originally, he was not hungry, but when he heard that Meng Wei had sent food, Ye Zichuan suddenly felt that he could eat two more bowls.

"How many times have I taught you to concentrate on playing chess, this is the surprise you said?"

The Marquis of the Protector was still serious when he glanced at Meng Wei when he opened the lid, revealing the red, bright and pleasing crayfish inside, smelling the mouth-watering fragrance, he immediately threw the chess pieces that were about to fall in his hand back to the chess basket, and stood directly in front of the table and stared at the crayfish.

As soon as the lid was lifted, the fragrance came towards the two of them, Ye Zichuan didn't have much intention of playing chess, if it weren't for the fact that the person who proposed to play chess was his father, and he wanted to pass the time and wait for Meng Wei to send some supper, I'm afraid he wouldn't agree to play chess.

Now that the food is here, Ye Zichuan also hurriedly got up, but he knew that although his father always kept a straight face, he was also a person who loved to eat, and it would not be good if his father had eaten all the delicious food at that time.

I thought that Meng Wei was making a new type of dish, but when she saw the red lobster, she couldn't help but be stunned: "This, what is this?" How does it look a little like shrimp? ”

But there are still some discrepancies with shrimp.

Seeing this, Meng Wei stretched out her hand to help Ye Zichuan dial one, and Zhen'er also helped the Protector Marquis dial one when she saw this, Meng Wei said softly: "Hou Ye, little Hou Ye, this name of food is not very elegant, but it tastes good, and it is another type of shrimp, and it is the best to eat this in summer." ”

The two of them picked up the chopsticks in disbelief, and when they tasted the fresh and spicy crayfish, the protector couldn't help but nodded: "Not bad, not bad." ”

After saying that, he went to the plate of crayfish clips again.

Ye Zichuan did not show weakness when he saw this, the two fathers and sons, you came and went, like a battlefield, without giving in.

Speaking of which, although Ye Zichuan is more elegant than the Protector of the Kingdom, his speed is not slow at all, and after a while, a plate of crayfish will wipe out a third, Meng Wei saw this and poured wine for the two of them in a timely manner: "Master Hou Xiao Hou Ye, don't just care about eating shrimp, such a delicious thing, how can it not be accompanied by wine?" ”

This wine is naturally from the Hou Mansion, and this is what Meng Wei asked Fang Yuan to get just now when the Hou Hou and the Little Hou Ye were eating.

It's not much, just a small jar, and it's estimated that it's about four taels.

In the past, the two of them would definitely feel less, but now their purpose is more clear, the crayfish, and they will drink a glass of wine when they think it is a little spicy, but they don't think it is less.

Meng Wei Meng Wei added wine to the two of them from time to time, two of the most noble people in the two mansions, eating and eating, not exhaling softly, her lips were red, and there was sweat on her forehead, Meng Wei and Zhen'er were gently fanning the wind on the side.

After a while, seeing that a plate of crayfish was eaten, and the two switched to the second plate of crayfish, Meng Wei said: "Master Hou, little Master Hou, the slave and maid don't know whether to say something or not, but the slave and maid are suspected of deception if they don't say it."

"What is the deception? Aren't you actually a man? ”

Ye Zichuan was eating to the fullest, and he didn't take Meng Wei's words to heart, although he didn't transfer Meng Wei to his side for a long time, he also knew that Meng Wei was a measured person, so he didn't take it to heart.

But the Protector of the Kingdom and Meng Wei did not have much contact, naturally did not understand Meng Wei's personality, hearing her say this, I thought that there was really something, and I was about to stop, but I saw Ye Zichuan go to the little lobster clip left on the plate, so that the Protector Marquis had to follow the clip, but he was busy and said: "Although you will talk about the deception, Benhou will decide." ”

The Protector wanted to say this more majestic, but he ignored that at this time, his hands were peeling lobster shells, his mouth was spicy and red, and his forehead was dripping with a layer of sweat.

However, Meng Wei didn't dare to show it on her face, but lowered her head slightly, as if she was a little scared: "Master Hou, little Master Hou, in fact, this plate of food was discovered by chance when the slave maid and the cook of Xiangyunlou went to see the pepper today, they found that there were a lot of this kind of shrimp in their village, and even many crops were less because of the shrimp. ”

"Could it be that this shrimp eats the leaves of crops?"

Even if the Marquis of the Protector had never planted a field, he had heard the Ministry of Industry Shangshu and the emperor say in the early dynasty that there was a natural and man-made disaster, or what kind of insect infestation caused the grain production to be reduced, so they only thought that this shrimp was different from the river shrimp they usually ate, and it was just a shrimp that ate crops.

Meng Wei shook her head: "It's not true, but this shrimp grows in a paddy field, and because of the huge pair of pincers in front of it, it often breaks the crop seedling stalks, so the croppers in that village have a lot of patches on their clothes, which is not much different from calling Huazi, and they are all sad because of this." The slave and maid also planted crops at home when they were young, and knew that this crop was the lifeblood of the farmer's family, and the slave and maid did not want to see those people starve to death, so they wanted to help, but they did not expect that the things made were so delicious, so they also wanted to invite the Hou Ye and the little Hou Ye to taste it. ”

"Well, you have a heart," the Protector didn't expect Meng Wei to be so sympathetic to the people, and he was very relieved, "You can help the people and turn the shrimp into a delicacy, if every restaurant can make this dish, I think those farmers can not only have more income, but also mobilize many people to catch this shrimp together, and they don't have to worry about the harvest at that time, but what does this have to do with the deception you just said?" ”

Meng Wei said with a bitter face: "The slave knows that the little marquis has always been a person who knows how to taste, such delicious food can be said to be of good quality and low price, even if it is to be promoted to various restaurants, it must be tried first, if it is good, it will be good to promote it then." ”

Ye Zichuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this: "So you're letting Ye try it first?" ”

"The slave maid is doing this for the good of the little marquis," Meng Wei couldn't help but smile when she saw that the little marquis was not dissatisfied on her face, "The little marquis eats all the delicious food in the capital, if the little marquis says it is good, then this dish will naturally not make people suspicious, if the slave and maid say yes, I am afraid that few people believe in the slave and maid." ”

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