Chapter 737: A Distinguished Guest from Far Away
In the past few days, a building ship docked at Mingzhou Port, and the boat quickly got off and off the gangplank, and a horse-drawn carriage docked at the pier early.
The ship didn't look very fancy on the outside, but it was obviously not a cargo ship either, because there were no dock workers coming over the whole time, and it took a while for some people to disembark from the ship when everything was ready.
Tan Yuanshang didn't want to be helped, he got off the gangplank step by step alone, stepped on the dock of Mingzhou Port, and took a deep breath.
Mingzhou spring tea is the most famous, so the port at the moment is far from the busiest time, but it is still lively, there are workers working in full swing everywhere, and there are also large ships loading and unloading goods everywhere, not to mention the dock market and the flow of people.
Tan Yuanshang seemed to be feeling this familiar atmosphere, and he had spent a long time in this busy environment.
No one around bothered Tan Yuansheng, and waited quietly beside him.
After a long time, Tan Yuanshang opened his eyes.
It seems that in front of Mingzhou Port, one person on board and one person on the dock.
Mo Yiming's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but take a few steps forward, breaking free from the support of others, and bowing forward with trembling hands.
"After everything was processed, Mrs. Mo said that it could be eaten raw, but the cook was not at ease, so he simply made a bowl of fish soup, but it was already fragrant before it came out of the pot, and no one dared to eat it.
There are also some people next to me who may have been unknown before, and when they heard this, they couldn't help but lean over and say a word.
"Please also ask the old lady to say that my lord came to visit him and wanted to catch up with him!"
The few people who had just been talking to the old servant all looked behind them, but they saw that it was an old man with white hair and ruddy complexion, who looked extraordinary and did not look like an ordinary person.
Mo Yiming shook his body and propped up the armrests of the chair to get up, but Mo Congxian and the old housekeeper opposite hurriedly came over to help.
"Hey, it seems that he is a knowledgeable person, and he can't say anything about teaching, this is also a new thing in Mingzhou, and I am also talking about it during this time."
But the Mo family has a profound background, of course, it is impossible to be so ignorant, even if it is just a porter, it is impossible not to know the Tan family.
"Yes, yes, I don't know if outsiders are here, but this is the first time we've experienced it."
"Alas, these old brothers, I haven't seen this Menghai Building before, and what are the people inside and outside this building doing? It's not like a restaurant."
"That's, whoever eats will die."
The old servant of the Tan family first looked at it for a while, and then approached a few people who looked older.
"This kind of thing, Mrs. Mo said it, and not many people believed it, but the Mo family was willing to make money, and some cooks had to find a way to meet the thoughts in Mrs. Mo's heart, so they showed their powers, and in the end, an old chef drunk the fish alive to avoid fright, and then quickly cut the fish to separate the viscera and remove the menstrual membrane."
There is a plaque wrapped in a red ribbon on this floor, which reads "Dream Sea Building".
The man was telling a strange story about what he had learned some time ago.
On a street close to Mofu, there is a building that seems to be particularly lively, the people watching the excitement on the side of the building are in a large circle, and there are many people lining up in front of the building, and there are also busy inside, and there is more cooking smoke and hot air gushing out.
The porter frowned slightly, reminiscing?
"I don't know who your master is, I can explain it when I report it!"
The building has several floors, and it looks like a restaurant, but now it is unusual, the upper floors don't seem to have any movement, not like entertaining guests, but the first floor is in full swing.
Others also interjected and added.
"Stop for a moment and ask what this building is all about."
"Oh, I saw that there was no building, it turned out to be a restaurant, but now I don't do a normal business for the time being, but hire famous chefs and collect treasures in the water."
"Yes, it's a study of dishes, but it's not just that simple, you don't understand it from other places, this is also the dream of the old lady of the Yuanmo family!"
"Zilalala."
"What do you know, then you will already go to Mofu when you deal with the fish later, of course you don't know!"
"I heard that your accent is from out of town, so you came to Mingzhou, right?"
In the backyard of Mo's house, Mo Yiming was playing chess with the old housekeeper at home, and suddenly saw his son Mo Congxian and the porter coming hurriedly, which made the old man feel refreshed.
Tan Yuanshang and the others listened to the man talk about these things, as if they were listening to a book.
"My master's surname is Tan!"
It was the old servant who went to the door first, and spoke to the man who looked up.
"This brother, Menghailou is really not fooling around, some things are really quite mysterious, such as a dish that was studied some time ago, taken from a strange fish, this fish is rare in us, but people in some places know very well that they can't eat it, and if they eat it, they will die, it is a poisonous thing."
"And then?"
Mo Yiming was also stunned for a moment.
In this case, perhaps, as General Kaiyang Water God Crab said, it is difficult for Lu Haixian to stay out of the matter.
"Someone has found the ingredients again?"
"yes, I haven't heard of it."
Someone in front of him just watched the excitement and didn't look back, but he turned around and replied to the person who had just spoken.
Mo Yiming had a smile on his face.
"I think the same way, but if Tan Gong is still alive, isn't he older than your father?"
"There are so many people outside this Menghai Building, many of them are here to deliver food, some people specially raise fish from the seaside cabin, and they have been kept alive until Mingzhou, and some are caught rare river fresh. There are also a lot of cooks who come to cook at the door! ”
Since the influence of the Tan family gradually waned in the last years of Hongxing, the name of the Tan family has gradually returned to normal over the years, and some new business names may not even have heard of the Tan family.
Tan Yuanshang returned the salute below, even though he and Mo Yiming were not close friends back then, but at this moment, he also had infinite emotion in his heart.
"This old gentleman doesn't know, it is said that the old lady Mo had a dream, dreaming that he went to the Dragon Palace in the sea to have a banquet, and since then he has never forgotten the dishes there, thinking about restoring some dishes, and this is the dream of Hailou!"
Mo Congxian was amused by his father, but he immediately became serious.
When Mo Yiming came to the front door with the help of people, Tan Yuanshang had already got off the carriage.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Yes!"
Two old men over 100 years old were under the upper gate, one was beside the carriage below, one was supporting the front and back of the carriage, and the other was standing next to the carriage with two servants.
"Tan Gong. It's really you, you and I haven't seen each other in forty years, right?"
Even Tan Yuanshang listened attentively, and the man was still talking.
They all have white beards, but they all recognize each other at the first time, and they all have a slight sense of trance across time and space.
A few people didn't speak so casually, and one of them weighed before speaking.
"The Tan family? Could it be that Tan Gongshang is still alive? ”
"So what's going on?"
"The last time we met was in the spring of forty-three years ago, and Tan was very happy to see that Brother Mo was still fine!"
"Yes, sir!"
It was the sound of the chef in the building stir-frying the vegetables over the oil, and when the pot was opened, it brought a burst of oil fire, which attracted a burst of applause from the onlookers.
Last name Tan?!
The concierge of the Mo Mansion was in a beat, and subconsciously glanced at the ordinary carriage over there, and then hurriedly said to the old servant.
"Wait a minute, I'll report immediately!"
When the old servant asked, Tan Yuanshang had already gotten closer to the others, and the people over there were also talking.
The delay on the way was not too long, and the carriage quickly arrived in front of the Mofu Gate, at this moment the Mofu Gate was just open, and the porter had already found the carriage and horses, but at this moment, there were only two of the three servants left in the carriage, and one did not know where he went.
To be honest, the scale of Mingzhou City has obviously expanded, but Tan Yuansheng's carriage walked in the city, he looked out through the curtain, and Mingzhou gave him the feeling of being as peaceful as it had been for decades, which was also the essence of Mingzhou.
The man who was about fifty years old on the side looked to the side when he heard this, confirmed that the others were talking to himself and others, and looked up and down before he said.
There were not many people with Tan Yuansheng, just a carriage, and he and his personal servant sat in the car, and the two people who drove the car outside.
After a while, Tan Yuanshang returned to the carriage, Menghailou's matter sounded a little ridiculous, but for Tan Yuansheng, who had experienced last night, of course he had his own tendencies in his heart.
"Is there such a thing?" "Why haven't I heard of it?"
"Hey, Old Lady Mo has seen a similar fish in a dream, but he can't name it, someone is sending it, but there is no cook who can help it."
"Let's go, go to the Mo Mansion and visit Master Mo."
"No, no, it's just that I don't know how to cook, Master Mo clearly pointed out several poisonous glands in the body of this fish, and the fish must not be frightened, otherwise the meat will also be poisonous."
"You can count the things in your dreams, isn't this nonsense?" "People are rich in Mofu, you are in charge of others!"
Tan Yuanshang had also already arrived close, and at this moment, he personally stepped forward to interject and ask.
The so-called thousand-year-old city is by no means an empty word, even Chengtianfu and Mingzhou will be dwarfed in this regard.
Half of the street was wet, and occasionally fish jumped out of the basin, causing some people to rush back.
"Oh, this is studying the dishes?"
The old servant responded with a smile.
There are a lot of pots and stoves on the first floor, there are a lot of people queuing outside, there are also a lot of donkey carts, ox carts, and horse-drawn carts parked, as well as various pots and barrels, frames, etc., and the street corner occupies a large area.
"Let's go, whether it is Tan Gong or not, everyone from the Tan family should be treated politely, and I will personally greet you!"
The carriage stopped for the time being, and the gray-haired old servant also approached the onlookers, and Tan Yuanshang also stepped out of the carriage with the support of the guards.
The others laughed.
It's just that Tan Yuansheng is thinking not only about Mo Yiming's dream, but about the situation here in Mingzhou, if the emperor is afraid, it will not be difficult to find out.
The old servant of the Tan family nodded and understood, but this battle was rare.
"Dad, it's not like this, someone from the Tan family came to visit you, saying that they were looking for you to catch up. The son suspects that it could be."
"Uh, yes, yes, I just arrived today, but I've been here a lot before, I don't know if I can teach you?"
When Tan Yuansheng's carriage passed by, he opened the side curtain and looked at the building, but he didn't quite understand what the building was for.
There were other companions next to the man who laughed.
"Please, Tan Gong, please come in, there are good things to taste with you!"
When Tan Yuanshang and Mo Yiming were talking, the rest of the juniors didn't dare to interject casually, and the group welcomed Tan Yuanshang into the Mo Mansion together, and they were ready to do their best to entertain the guests.
(End of chapter)