Chapter 108: Black Ball
"Why are you still stunned here?! Get out of Lao Tzu now! We can't afford you!" Hu Zhong was so angry that his big belly fell together, his face turned red, and he seemed to be very angry.
"Shopkeeper, we were wrong, please give us another chance, we won't do it again next time, please......" The two guys saw that he was going to move seriously, and they were so frightened that they knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Little Dong! Get two people out of here! Immediately! Right now!" Hu Zhong ignored them, turned his head and shouted to the side, but Yu Guang suddenly caught a glimpse of Xiao Moyao and Lin Yao at the door.
The fat face that was so angry that he was immediately full of laughter, and walked towards them with a slight bent body, "Master Xiao, madam, are you here?" Above please? ”
The speed of this change of face really surprised Lin Yao, she smiled at him a little embarrassedly, and asked, "Uncle Hu, why is he so atmospheric?" You are fat, you should not be angry, and you are not good for your body. ”
Hearing this, Hu Zhong sighed heavily and explained, "Madam, don't you know, these newcomers are simply here to eat rice, and they let us pay three hundred taels of silver for nothing!" As he spoke, he pointed to a few wooden barrels covered with ice next to him, and said, "Look, what is frozen in the barrel on the side is the tin sea silverfish in the deep sea, more than twenty taels of silver a catty!" It's because this fish is expensive, so there are always fishermen who like to play clever and put some black balls in it! In the past, the guys were very serious and responsible to check to prevent being lost, but this time the two dead people didn't know whether they received the money or what, and they actually put in the tin sea silverfish that accounted for a small half of the black ball, you are not angry!"
After speaking, Hu Zhong was even more angry, a little sweat flowed from his forehead, and he rolled up his sleeves and waisted irritably.
"Uncle Hu, don't be angry, your Pinju Pavilion earns so much every day, this time it should be a lesson, but what is a black ball?" Lin Yao listened and felt that the black ball in Hu Zhong's mouth was likely to be a sea urchin, this sea urchin is a very expensive seafood in modern times, and it is normal for them not to know each other.
Hearing this, Xiao Moyao also guessed that Lin Yao seemed to have a new idea, and looked at her dotingly with curved lips.
Hu Zhong gasped and said, "Madame can come with me if you want to see it, just under the ice." ”
"Hmm." Lin Yao nodded.
Hu Zhong walked to the ice bucket, picked up the burlap gloves on the side and put them on, put his hand into the fish bucket, stirred it, touched it, and took out a small black ball covered in thorns.
Lin Yao's eyes lit up in surprise when he saw it, and he laughed, "It's a sea urchin!"
"What?" Hu Zhong was a little confused when he saw Lin Yao's happy face.
"Uncle Hu, this black ball is edible, and it's delicious when it's done." Lin Yao replied with a smile.
"What? Can this black ball be eaten? Hu Zhong looked at the black ball in his hand and was a little puzzled, but he knew that Lin Yao was very innovative in eating, so there was a touch of anticipation in his heart, and he immediately asked excitedly, "Madam, what you said is true?" Can you eat this black ball? Will you do it? ”
Lin Yao smiled and nodded, "Naturally." ”
Hu Zhong was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked someone to carry the fish bucket to the kitchen in the backyard, and invited Lin Yao to make the black ball.
Lin Yao put on the gloves very skillfully, then picked up a sea urchin and brushed it with a small brush, and then asked for a clean scissor and began to cut it along the small mouth of the sea urchin, cut out a small circle, and took out the small round cover, which suddenly revealed the orange-yellow sea urchin yellow and some black dirty things inside.
Lin Yao took a thin bamboo chopsticks and carefully picked up the black thing inside and threw it away, and after dealing with it, there were still some dirty things left hidden in the sea urchin yellow and couldn't be taken out, she took some water and washed it while rinsing, and after a while, only the clean sea urchin yellow was left in the sea urchin shell.
She disposed of six sea urchins at once and divided them into two portions.
Take out the sea urchin yellow inside, mix it with the eggs, add some green onion and salt to taste and stir together, and then pour the mixed sea urchin yellow eggs back into the sea urchin shell and put them in the pot to steam.
The other part is not processed more, and another sauce is added, which is used to dip the sea urchin yellow to eat, which can not only remove the fishy smell, but also retain the original deliciousness of the sea urchin to the greatest extent.
After doing this, the sea urchin in the pot was almost cooked, and Lin Yao put it on a tray and took it out.
Hu Zhong and Xiao Moyao were both waiting in the courtyard, and when they saw Lin Yao coming out, Hu Zhong hurriedly greeted him, looking at the golden flesh on the tray, his heart suddenly swelled with joy, he looked up at Lin Yao and asked, "Madam, are you done?" ”
"Hmm." Lin Yao nodded with a smile, pointed and explained to him, "Uncle Hu, the three on the left with some minced green onions are freshly steamed, you can use a spoon to dig out the meat soup inside and eat it, and the neatly placed ones on the right are raw, and you need to dip them in sauce before you can eat them." ”
After speaking, she smiled and beckoned to Xiao Moyao behind Hu Zhong, "Xianggong, come and taste the black ball I made, it's delicious." ”
Hu Zhong, who just wanted to move the chopsticks when he heard this, immediately broke out in a cold sweat, oh no, he actually forgot the big Buddha of General Xiao, so he hurriedly took a tray and handed it to Xiao Moyao, who was sitting at the stone table, and said flatteringly, "Master Xiao, you taste it first?" ”
Xiao Moyao didn't refuse, he had already heard how to eat it just now, so he picked up a spoon and dug a piece of boiled sea urchin yellow egg custard and ate it, and immediately raised his eyebrows in amazement, "Well, it's very delicious and tender." Saying that, he looked at Lin Yao's eyes full of doting, "Madame is really skillful, even such a useless black ball can be made so delicious." ”
"Poor mouth." Lin Yao pursed her lips and smiled and stepped forward to dig out a piece of raw sea urchin yellow for him, dipped it in the sauce and handed it to his mouth, "Taste this raw again." ”
Xiao Moyao watched her swallow the sea urchin meat with burning eyes, and then nodded with satisfaction, "I prefer this raw, it is more refreshing and flavorful when dipped in sauce." ”
Hearing this, Lin Yao curled her lips and smiled contentedly, "It's good if you like it." ”
Hu Zhong on the side looked at such a loving little couple and didn't feel full, he was so strong and full, and now he was fed with dog food again, so sad.
"Uncle Hu, come and taste it and see how it tastes?" Lin Yao beckoned Hu Zhong, who was bowing his head and not squinting, and said.
"Huh." Hu Zhong hurriedly walked over and took a spoon and ate a bite of cooked sea urchin yellow egg custard, his eyes lit up instantly, he couldn't help nodding, looking at Lin Yao's eyes full of joy and gratitude, "Madam, you really have the ability, even this useless black ball can be made so delicious, delicious, this black ball will definitely sell well." ”
Lin Yao bent her lips and smiled, pointed to the raw sea urchin yellow next to her and said, "Uncle Hu, this pile next to you is raw black ball yellow, it will be more delicious if you dip it in the sauce first." ”
When Hu Zhong heard this, he immediately dug out another piece of raw sea urchin yellow with a spoon and dipped it in the sauce and ate it, and the result was naturally even more amazing.
Hu Zhong was not only happy, but also very grateful to Lin Yao, saying that he would buy this black ball method as a vegetable recipe for three thousand taels of silver, but Lin Yao shook his head and refused when he heard it.
"No need Uncle Hu, the recipe that sold you the meat sauce was just because I was really short of money at that time, and now we are so familiar again, and you still say that there is no money, if you really don't want to go, just leave me more black balls." Lin Yao said with a smile.
Hu Zhong also knew that their young lady's drunken red face and mousse pastry shop were very prosperous, and they were not bad for money, so it was really inappropriate for him to say this, so he nodded again and again, and immediately ordered the guy to pack her a few catties of fresh black balls, and wait for the two to take them away after eating.
After eating a full meal in Pinju Pavilion, Xiao Moyao rode a horse to drive Lin Yao home, but as soon as he entered the courtyard gate, he found Jiang Zimo, who had not appeared for a long time, sitting at the stone table.
"Brother Jiang? What are you doing here? Are you okay these days? Lin Yao was stunned for a moment, and then walked over and asked with a worried face.
Hearing this, Jiang Zimo turned his head to look at them, then stood up and arched his hand at Lin Yao and Xiao Moyao, "Yaoyao, Brother Xiao." ”
Xiao Moyao nodded indifferently at Lin Yao behind him.
After saying hello, Jiang Zimo looked at Lin Yao, with a warm smile on the corner of his mouth, "I'm really sorry Yaoyao has worried you these days, don't worry, I'm fine, I'm here today to find Brother Xiao." As he spoke, he glanced at Xiao Moyao again, and continued, "I don't know if the two of you can make it convenient." ”
Hearing this, Lin Yao looked at him in some surprise and nodded, "Of course." ”
Lin Yao took the black ball in Xiao Moyao's hand and said, "Xianggong, then I'll go in first, and you can talk slowly." ”
Xiao Moyao looked at her and curled the corners of her lips, "Well, go ahead, the little wolves should miss you too." ”
After Lin Yao left, Jiang Zimo lifted his robe and knelt straight down at him, and gave him a big salute with his forehead touching the ground.
Xiao Moyao looked at this scene with an indifferent expression, he was the god of war in the north, he had been worshiped by all the people, and even the prime minister who was above 10,000 people under one person would bow his hand when he saw him, so he still accepted his worship.
Besides, Jiang Zimo suddenly came here today, it was obvious that he had some intentions, and if he didn't say it, Xiao Moyao wouldn't break it.
After Jiang Zimo saluted, he didn't get up, just knelt on the ground and straightened his waist to look at Xiao Moyao, his clear and warm eyes flashed with firmness, and said, "I know that you are not an ordinary person, you have a very human temperament and the ability to cover the sky, I guess you should be General Xiao Yanxiao who was disarmed and returned to the field a year ago, right?" I had heard of your prestige before I had an accident, and now I have a lot of admiration for our body and mind. ”
Jiang Zimo said solemnly praising Xiao Moyao, but Xiao Moyao's face did not become pale, and he stood with his hands and looked at him with his eyes down, but did not react.
"I came here today to ask for your help, I think you are also very clear about my background, and you also know the situation I am encountering now, so please help me, if I succeed in the future, I will be for General Xiao." Saying that, Jiang Zimo bowed to Xiao Moyao again, lowered his posture to the dust, and completely surrendered to Xiao Moyao's feet.
Although he is down, he has never surrendered to anyone, and he is arrogant and cold in his bones, but now he is willing to surrender in a lowly posture like an ant.