Chapter 53: The Imperial City Revitalizes the Prestige of the Country-53
Edward put down the chopsticks that were holding the last slice of duck meat in his hand and asked, "What? Is there a better dish than this duck?"
Wu Nai pretended to smile mysteriously and returned: "Wait a little longer, won't you know?" ”
At this moment, Xiao Er's voice sounded outside the door again: "Second master, your main dish has arrived!"
"Look at it, just say it," Wu Nai replied to the door, "Come in." ”
Xiao Er opened the door, and a burst of fragrance filled the private room again, different from the domineering fragrance of peony duck, this time the aroma can be described as wonderful, so that people can't tell what cooking method is for a while.
It was the chef himself who had just delivered the food, and he walked in with a large steamer in both hands. This steamer is very peculiar, it is as wide as a millstone, and it is half a man high, holding his chef, and he needs to tilt his head to see the way forward.
After getting Wu Nai's permission, Xiao Er put away the empty plates on the table and made room in the middle of the table enough to put this dish.
The chef put the dish on the table, held the high steaming lid with both hands, and first shouted: "A thousand fish pass through the dragon gate!
Edward was just about to raise his hand to fan the "white mist", but after his nose smelled the mist, his hand immediately stopped in mid-air.
"This smell is amazing!" exclaimed Edward. In this aroma, he asked about the stir-frying, smelled the charcoal aroma of the barbecue, and even smelled the aroma of steaming and the aroma of frying oil.
The fog didn't last long before it cleared through the air, and Edward hurriedly looked at the dishes that were gradually revealing through the fog.
After reading it, he was dumbfounded.
The dish is very beautiful, it looks like a half-man-tall dragon soaring upward.
The dragon's head high above was facing the sky, and the colorful dragon body was winding and circling, as if this divine dragon was slowly rising into the air. The appearance of this dish is so beautiful that it can even be said to be a work of art.
"Please use it slowly, you can just say hello if you have something. After Xiao Er finished speaking, he retreated from the room with the chef.
Wu Nai said to Edward, "How is it? I don't know if Mr. Edward is not satisfied with this dish. ”
Edward was reluctant to move his chopsticks at all, but hurriedly said: "Satisfied! Satisfied! Mr. Wu Nai, tell me quickly, what kind of name is this?"
Wu Nai replied: "Okay, then I'll tell Mr. Edward what kind of name this is." ”
"First of all, this dish is called Longmen Guizhen. ”
Edward hurriedly asked, "What do you mean?"
Wu Nai pointed to the dragon head carved from a lobster head and said, "First of all, let's talk about this dragon gate that is back to the real dragon gate." Legend has it that there is a dragon gate in the sea that is higher than the sky, and as long as a fish can jump over it, they can turn into dragons and rank in the immortal class. ”
Edward listened and asked, "Oh, the dragon gate...... And what about a return to the truth?"
Wu Nai returned: "The ancient sages of Daxuan have clouds, one is the beginning, nine is the extreme, and the meaning of ninety-nine is not a number, but the meaning of the extreme." And when it reaches the extreme, it will be reincarnated again and finally one, and it is very possible to return to the original intention after the vicissitudes of life, and finally be able to clear the clouds and see the blue sky. ”
Wu Nai could see that Edward obviously didn't understand, but he still let out a sigh of weakness.
Wu Nai looked at Edward, who didn't know how to pretend to understand, and smiled secretly, and then continued to introduce: "There are two reasons why this dish is called Longmen Guizhen. ”
Edward thought that it was good that he didn't continue the topic he didn't understand just now, so he hurriedly asked to change the topic: "What is the reason?"
Wu Nai stretched out his index finger and said, "First, this dish uses fish as the main ingredient, and its appearance is like a dragon, and its shape is like a flying ascension. With the beautiful meaning of the carp passing through the dragon gate, it has the meaning of blessing others to rise high. ”
Edward nodded approvingly: "I didn't expect a dish to have a deep meaning!"
Wu Naiwei smiled, he suddenly remembered Lu Yunhe's unintentional move to talk to him privately that day, so he withdrew his index finger, stretched out his middle finger, and said, "This second ...... Wait, this is the second one...... Think about it. ”
Wu Nai pretended not to remember, but his middle finger stood upright in front of Edward and dangled, which made Edward's face very embarrassed, and he felt uncomfortable for a while, but because Wu Nai's unintentional act was really good enough, Edward couldn't attack.
Edward hurriedly pressed Wu Nai's wrist slightly, and then said to Wu Nai, who was pretending to be puzzled, "Mr. Wu Nai...... This one...... Your fingers, what, that's not good......"
Wu patiently held back a laugh for a while, then put away his middle finger with a look of sudden realization, and then said: "Oh, sorry, sorry, Mr. Edward, don't take it personally, I didn't mean to!"
Edward smiled awkwardly and said, "I know, it doesn't matter. Then he arched his hand at the dish and said, "Please continue." ”
Wu Nai looked like he was addicted, and continued to introduce it very happily: "This second ......" Edward looked at Wu Nai's hand vigilantly.
Wu Nai almost laughed, then turned his hand behind his back, suppressed the smile and continued: "This second is because the dragon body of this 'Divine Dragon' is cooked with ninety-nine different kinds of fish. It is a metaphor that people are like fish passing through the dragon gate and incarnating into a dragon, and finally returning to the truth. It is also in line with the ultimate unification of the ninety-nine limits, which is a metaphor for a person who has the meaning of being natural, so this dragon gate returns to the truth, which can be described as an excellent gift for a promising hero. ”
After hearing this, Edward looked at the inverted dragon gate and shook his head in admiration: "Great! Great! I can't describe it in words, but Mr. Wu Nai, I can only say that this is really amazing!"
Looking at Edward's amazed and happy appearance, Wu Nai knew that this guy was completely impressed by this third sugar-coated arrow. This dish is a sycophant dish, first dressed in a cultural coat, and then in reality it is a whisker and a horse, it flatters others is not a thing in the pool, sooner or later Jackie Chan ascends to heaven and has a bright future, and tells this person confidently that it is God's will that you become atmospheric, so it is called "returning to the truth"
Although Edward didn't know how to admire, Wu Nai could understand that Edward had understood the specific meaning of this pouring dish when he looked at his excited and proud face.
Wu Nai smiled and said to Edward, "Mr. Edward, can you taste it while it's hot?"
Edward nodded after hearing this, and raised the chopsticks that were still a little jerky in his hand, he raised the chopsticks to take a look, and found that he couldn't put down the chopsticks.
Edward hurriedly asked, "Is this ...... I'm afraid that if you just clip it, it will fall apart!"
Wu Nai snickered again, and then said, "Mr. Edward, don't worry, look at me!"