Chapter 40 Golden Orange Fish Sashimi
Chapter 40 Golden Orange Fish Sashimi
Xiaobai cooked the meal herself, and the aroma of rice wafted over the pond outside the yard.
The signature rice wine of Jiuluo, the crispy applewood roasted rabbit, the salty and fragrant rice mixed with chicken, the spicy stir-fried pork with garlic moss, and the oily but not greasy fried tripe.
The entire table was covered with delicious dishes, which was a dazzling array.
The tempting aroma filled their faces, making Xu Xian and Xiao Qing drool, but neither of them picked up their chopsticks.
Because Xiaobai hasn't sat down yet.
Xiaoqing stared at the slim figure beside the chopping board, her bright big eyes full of anticipation.
Xiaobai prepared the last dish with a smile on his face.
Fish sashimi!
With a flick of the knife, the fish meat fell off piece by piece, each piece was as thin as a cicada's wing.
This is a grass carp freshly caught from West Lake.
After removing the head, tail and belly, first cut into thin slices, then finely cut into shreds. Finally, use shredded radish and ginger to finely chop the fish and serve on a dish.
Mix with lettuce, mustard, and orange juice and pour evenly over it.
Place two orange slices and a few green leaves on the edge of the plate for decoration, and you’re done!
"Sir, Xiaoqing."
"This is golden orange grass carp sashimi. I used fresh orange juice instead of vinegar. You can try it."
The fish sashimi filled the last blank space on the table. Xiaobai also sat down, just like completing a puzzle piece, making it complete.
"I'm so hungry, sister!" Xiaoqing held the bowl of rice,
Xu Xian picked up a piece of fish sashimi. The sunlight shone through the fish sashimi, and the texture of the fish sashimi was clearly visible, like a small piece of carefully carved jade leaf.
Good knife skills!
He couldn't help but praise her: "Wu'er's meat is so delicious that it's ready to fly. I'm already salivating before I even leave. In my opinion, even the chef in Fengle Tower can't cook as well as you, my lady!"
"That's right!" Xiaoqing agreed, "Sister's cooking skills are the best in the world!"
"Sir, you have great literary talent." Xiaobai's face turned slightly red.
Maybe she is thin-skinned, or maybe the person who praised her lives in her heart.
Just a few words brought a blush to her face.
"My lady, you are too kind." Xu Xian gently put the fish sashimi into Xiaobai's bowl. "This is Su Dongpo's poem. I dare not claim it as my own."
He smiled and looked at Xiaobai tenderly.
"Sir, you have a good memory!" Xiaobai winked at Xu Xian, with a hint of playfulness in her gentleness.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Xu Xian's heartbeat quickened a little.
"My memory isn't very good either." He paused for two seconds, "I forgot a lot of things."
He locked eyes with Xiaobai, his gaze not avoiding his own.
Xiaobai was slightly startled.
Official
Creak—a strange sound came from the side.
"Sister, I also praised you, why did you ignore me?" Xiaoqing clenched the chopsticks, the veins on the back of her hand were bulging, and her face was unhappy.
She clenched her teeth, her words full of resentment.
They are all compliments. Xu Xian just has great literary talent and a good memory!
What about me? What about me!
Xiaobai smiled, held Xiaoqing's hand, and whispered softly, "Xiaoqing's words are what I love to hear the most."
"Hmph!" Xiaoqing puffed up her cheeks.
"Come, try the roasted rabbit meat." Xiaobai picked up a piece of rabbit meat and gave it to Xiaoqing. "Sister specially found apple wood for you. Roasting meat with apple wood will taste fruity. You will definitely like it!"
"Can you please forgive me, sister?"
She looked at Xiaoqing with eyes full of doting.
Xiaoqing raised her chin and glanced at Xu Xian sideways, as if she had won.
did you see?
Sister, pick some meat for me!
Xu Xian smiled, lowered his head to avoid Xiaoqing's sight, picked up a piece of fish sashimi and put it into his mouth.
It is tender and slightly elastic when eaten.
Chewing it carefully, the sweetness of the fish meat and the sourness and sweetness of the orange juice blend seamlessly into one, and you can't even tell whether you are eating fish or orange!
wonderful! How wonderful!
He couldn't help but pick up another piece.
At this time, Xiaoqing lowered her head and ate the rabbit meat that Xiaobai had picked up.
Xiaobai didn't lie to her.
The fruity and meaty aromas complement each other perfectly. After one bite, it was so fragrant that she wanted to bite off her tongue.
"Okay, I forgive you." She chewed the meat, her voice unclear.
For the sake of delicious food, hum. "Xiaoqing is the best." Xiaobai's voice is sweet.
As soon as she finished speaking, she began to pick up food for Xu Xian.
Roasted rabbit meat, golden orange fish sashimi, fried mandarin duck tripe, and stir-fried meat with garlic chives piled up in Xu Xian's bowl into a small mountain, and he also personally poured wine for Xu Xian.
"Ma'am, that's enough."
Xu Xian followed Xiaobai's example and piled up Xiaobai's bowls into a small hill, then poured a glass of wine for Xiaobai as well.
They looked at each other with affection in their eyes.
His eyes lingered in the air, stirring up a string of invisible bubbles.
If they weren't too far apart, maybe they would have drunk the wedding wine again.
Xiaoqing:.
What should I do if I start to get angry again?
It’s too early to forgive!
"Sir, there is a lot of silver in the house, but it is of little use if it is kept in a box."
Xiao Bai said softly, "Why not buy some property? What do you think, sir?"
Buying property? Xu Xian was stunned for a moment.
He really hadn't thought about it.
The silver is really of no use if it's kept in the box.
But if you open a shop in Hangzhou and run it well, you can only make a few taels of silver a month.
He treated wealthy people in the city every month. For example, he could earn dozens of taels of silver each time when he went to Mr. Wang's house, without much effort.
But he couldn't let Xiaobai down.
"My wife's suggestion is very good!" Xu Xian paused, "Let's open a pharmacy."
“The pharmacies in the city are too unscrupulous.”
He has been practicing medicine for many years and is well aware of the sufferings of the people.
He said in a deep voice: "Whenever there is an epidemic, these unscrupulous pharmacies, in order to make a few more taels of silver, either raise the price of medicinal materials or make patients buy a lot of unnecessary medicines."
"The poor work hard every day, but because of a small illness, all the hard work of the whole year is wasted."
"We can help them."
He thought, he might not make much money, but it was an industry after all, and it would give Xiaobai something to do.
Xiaobai is a thousand-year-old snake demon and must have been used to being free.
Now that I've settled down with him, I can't be as free as before, but I shouldn't be stuck at home all the time.
You can also do good deeds and accumulate virtue.
"I'll listen to you, sir." Xiao Bai blinked, "Then let's open a pharmacy."
It is always good to do good and accumulate virtue.
Unconsciously, she and Xu Xian had the same thoughts.
Xiaoqing next to her remained silent.
She lowered her head, her chopsticks moving constantly, her hands shaking so much that they almost left afterimages.
eat!
Not eating is not enough to appease the snake's anger!
You two just go ahead and talk, and by the time you’re done, I’ll have finished all the food on the table!
In the shade of the trees outside the yard, two chubby white cranes were poking their heads out, looking sneaky.
"Brother, what delicious food are they eating?"
"Brother, you are not being rigorous. You haven't eaten anything, so how do you know they are eating something delicious?"
The two white cranes were salivating.
Their saliva formed silver threads that sparkled in the sun.
"Brother, it must be delicious if it smells so good!"
"Brother, you are not strict again. What tastes good may not smell good, and what smells good may not taste good!"
The sunlight sprinkled on the water, creating ripples like two white cranes swallowing their saliva.
(End of this chapter)