The style of the city is very different from that of the imperial capital.

The imperial capital had a lot of exchanges with Europe, so it was influenced by the West, and the architecture was mostly Western-style classicism.

The west side is different, Char even thought that he had come to Beichen, whether it was the eaves or the pillars, they all used the design of architectural integration, which was very similar to Beichen, but it was also mixed with some Western-style neoclassical buildings, churches, bell towers and some Western-style palaces.

It's the Lantern Festival, and the whole city is hung with orange and yellow lanterns, and the whole city seems to have become a golden city with golden light, shining with scorching brilliance, which makes Char feel like he is looking at Hongya Cave in Chongqing.

Char used to think that a mix of Eastern and Western styles would give people a sense of incompatibility. But the city is different, the huge, different styles of buildings bring people a sense of prosperity of "all nations come to court", there is a sense of world cultural exchange center.

Of course, the main thing is that these brilliant lights add a lot of points, otherwise this sense of prosperity can also be said to be a sense of colonization.

The location of the courtyard of the house chosen by Char is really good, and the whole city is in full view.

However, the most eye-catching thing is the table placed in the middle of the courtyard, on which a lot of food has been placed, Dongpo meat, Longjing shrimp and other dishes exude an attractive color, grilled fish boiling on the heat of the stove, and there is a jar of Buddha jumping over the wall on one side.

Alicia used magic to keep the food fresh and warm, so that when they sat down to eat it, it would feel like it had just come out of the pot, which was much better than technology and ruthlessness.

As they each sat down, the magic set up by Alicia gradually unraveled, and the aroma of the food on the table was appetizing.

"Let's eat." Char said.

He took the lead in picking up a piece of Longjing shrimp with chopsticks, the shrimp is jade white, fresh and tender, the buds and leaves are fragrant, the color is elegant, he sent the shrimp into the mouth, the shrimp has the tea fragrance, the tea has the shrimp fresh, fresh and soft, and the aftertaste is endless.

Char and Alicia had eaten this Longjing shrimp once, and they never forgot it, he and Alicia both liked to eat shrimp, and the taste was indeed unique.

Seeing that Char started and didn't have dinner, Sissi, who was already hungry, couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks, she lived in this city, and the city was dominated by Shenzhou people, so it was normal for her to use chopsticks.

But after picking up the chopsticks, she was a little embarrassed, because there were so many delicious things, and she didn't know which one to clip for a while.

"Let's drink the soup first." Alicia whispered, "The soup is only good when it's hot." ”

She stretched out her hand to open the lid in the middle of the table, and the rich fragrance was refreshing, and the thick brown soup was dotted with various ingredients, like a work of art.

It is the Buddha jumping over the wall, which has been one of the representatives of China's famous dishes since ancient times. It is rumored that someone tasted this dish and wrote a poem saying: "The altar is full of meat incense floating around the neighborhood, and the Buddha hears that he abandons Zen and jumps over the wall", which is the origin of its name.

There are dozens of raw materials for making Buddha jumping over the wall, including abalone, sea cucumber, shark fin, scallop, fish lip, shiitake mushroom, bamboo fungus, hoof tendons, ......, some ingredients come from the deep sea, some ingredients come from the high mountains, it can be said that the delicacies of the mountains and seas are gathered in one jar.

Alicia has high requirements for this family banquet, so the materials used are also top-notch. For example, abalone, not a small abalone for a few dollars, you must use nine abalones; Sea cucumbers should choose high-quality sea cucumbers with six rows of thorns on both sides and sharp ends; Shiitake mushrooms are the best shiitake mushrooms in the mountains.

The process of making Buddha jumping over the wall is very complex and exquisite, the cooking process is very time-consuming and labor-intensive, and there are many kinds of ingredients, each of which needs to be processed separately.

Shark fin should be soaked and cleaned, boiled first and then steamed; The abalone should also be cleaned and steamed; Pigeon eggs boiled and peeled......

In ancient times, it took at least ten days for a team of chefs to make this dish, from preparing the ingredients to serving them.

The soup of Buddha jumping over the wall is boiled for ten hours with pork leg bones, chicken bones, duck bones, dried scallops, etc., and then the ingredients processed in advance are added to the soup, simmering slowly, after several hours of waiting, a pot of delicious Buddha jumping over the wall can be born.

This is not something Alicia can do, so she made it directly from the restaurant in Beichen and is the chef of the state banquet.

Alicia picked up a spoon on one side, scooped some soup into Sissi's bowl, and put it in front of her.

"Thank you." Sissi said.

"Take a sip first." Alicia whispered.

Qian Qian picked up the small bowl and drank it, a mouthful of soup into her throat, the umami of various ingredients instantly exploded in her mouth, which made people appetize greatly, with endless aftertaste, soft and tender, rich and fragrant, and meat but not greasy, and there was a taste in the taste.

She only felt that her limbs were warmed by this soup, and she scooped up another piece of abalone and sent it to her mouth, after a long time of slow cooking, the abalone was already soft and rotten, but it was rotten but not rotten, and the taste was delicate.

"Is it good?"

"Uh-huh." Alicia was chewing sea cucumber in her mouth, and her face was slightly ruddy.

Alicia's eyelids twitched slightly, and she sandwiched a piece of Dongpo meat into another bowl for her, "Try this again, you should like it." ”

"We haven't had dinner together in a long time." Isabel said as she drank the soup of the Buddha jumping over the wall.

"After my mother died, Christmas was gone." Alicia said.

"yes." Isabel whispered in a whisper with her eyes downcast.

"It's closer, and I feel like I can see it every day, so I don't care so much about getting together." Eugenia said quietly.

Isabel looked at her with some surprise and teased, "You can still say such philosophical things." ”

Eugenia gave her an angry look, "You and I are not young anymore. ”

Char smiled lightly, picked up a piece of fish dipped in juice from the grilled fish and put it into his mouth, the hot and tender fish melted in his mouth, with a thorough spiciness.

"In the future, we can get together often." Arthur said, "In this world, the connection of blood is always the most intimate. ”

"Not necessarily, in this world, there are not no blood relatives who turn against each other." Eugenia took an elegant sip of the soup and said, "Like, our father and Victor."

As her words fell, there was a slight silence in the place.

"Hmm." Isabel nodded, "This is the person I know well, you stupid person with no emotional intelligence still looks like the same as always." ”

A tic-tac-toe popped into Eugenia's forehead, as if she wanted to say something, when a movement from one side caught their attention.

"Peng!"

In the city, fireworks drag a long tail of smoke to bloom in the night sky, and gorgeous fireworks light up the night sky of the city. It also makes the already noisy and bustling city even more lively.

"It's fireworks!"

Sissi shouted excitedly, she got up from her position, came to the fence of the courtyard, and looked at the fireworks with her eyes wide open, and the fireworks were reflected in her bright eyes.

Her age also happens to be the age when she likes fireworks.

Alicia also liked the beauty, and she moved her chair to Char's side, leaning on his shoulder, admiring the fireworks together.

Fireworks are ephemeral things, burning, rising into the air, blooming, disappearing. It's a short time, so short that one thinks it's just a beautiful illusion.

But this is the bloom it has done its best, only once in a lifetime, and then it will be silent forever.

If you live for a long time, you will like this kind of momentary beauty that blooms with all her might, so she also likes epiphany, and she also raises a lot of it in the room.

Char also likes fireworks, but what he likes is to watch fireworks with his family, important people are around, loved ones are snuggled by his side, and there is nothing more beautiful than this.

He is enjoying his life immensely.

However, the more comfortable the life, the faster the passage of time.

(End of chapter)