Chapter 56: Unparalleled Flavor

  Liu Shunhua looked around on horseback, and the surrounding discussions also reached his ears. He couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart. The officialdom was like this. If he hadn't stood on the right side, he might have retired to his hometown with Fei Hongfei today. There wouldn't be such glory today.

  Just walking forward like this, at the street corner, a table was placed very abruptly. After Liu Xueshi saw it, he quietly turned his horse to the side and was about to walk onto another street when he suddenly heard someone shouting from behind:

  "Wait, sir!!"

  Following Liu Xueshi's several attendants, upon hearing this voice, they all turned their heads to look back, but saw a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar running over from the table placed at the street corner. The guards among the attendants had already drawn their waist knives and were shouting:

  "You dare, scholar! This is none other than Grand Secretary Liu, Liu Gonggong, on an inspection tour. Offend him and you'll face the king's law!"

  That scholar was indeed Zhao Xiūcái, following Jiang Feng's previous orders, busily putting things at the street corner, not yet fully prepared, when he saw Liu Xuéshì's troops advancing from that side of the street. Although Zhao Xiūcái had also followed Jiang Feng and done many daring things during this period, his courage had increased greatly as well.

  However, whether in ancient or modern times, the Chinese habit of fearing officials is unchangeable. Or, according to Jiang Feng's identity as a time-traveler, this habit has been passed down from generation to generation. Seeing that his counterpart was a Hanlin scholar, which was the most coveted and noble position among scholars, Zhao Xiūcái's heart was first tense, extremely anxious, fearing that he would make a mistake and bring trouble to his master.

  Liu Shunhua turned his horse's head to change direction, and Zhao Xiuzai suddenly became anxious, with hot blood rushing to her brain, and she didn't care about being afraid, so she chased after him.

  Liu Xueshi, although he turned his horse's head there, but the reins in his hand were tightly grasped. Hearing someone shouting behind him, he immediately reined in his horse and listened to the attendants scolding. Looking at this scholar-like person running over, he suddenly had a plan in mind. He cleared his throat lightly and opened his mouth to say:

  "It doesn't matter, I have come here to inspect the people's situation, let me ask him what's going on?"

  Those attendants immediately responded with a bow and turned their heads, but their voices did not show any politeness, shouting:

  "Xiucai, my family's elder has asked what business you have here."

  Zhao Xiūcái calmed down at this time, wiped his forehead with an invisible sweat bead, and beckoned to the two apprentices behind him. They quickly brought up the porcelain jars and bowls. Zhao Xiūcái personally carefully scooped out a bowl of soup from the jar, held it up with both hands in respect, and said loudly:

  "Director Liu works hard for the country and the people, and everyone in Huifeng Building admires your noble character. You still come to inspect Nancheng in such weather, please drink this bowl of hot soup to warm yourself up."

  Those idle men who had been following behind all this time had seen a lot of excitement with the trial menu team from Huifeng Building. Today, Liu Xueshi came to Nancheng, and the people following behind him were also this group. When Zhao Xiucan said so, it seemed like in an opera, everyone inexplicably felt that as a resident of Nancheng, they had gained some face. It was unclear who started it, but the people following behind Liu Xueshi to watch the excitement all shouted in agreement.

  Liu Shunhua was visibly moved on horseback, repeatedly saying:

  "Liu certain virtue what ability, actually let fellow villagers so concern."

  He first made a fist to show his intention, then turned over and got off the horse. His face showed these expressions, but in his heart, he began to admire that Jin Yiwei Xiao Xiao was really capable, and his judgment of people's hearts was so accurate. Suddenly, he thought to himself that he didn't plan to come from the beginning, and with the subsequent visit of the Dongchang official, he had another chill in his heart. He quickly calmed down and walked to Zhao Xiucan, who was holding a bowl, and took over the hot soup.

  Liu Xueshi slowly drank the hot soup, and as he rode his horse in the cold wind, the warm liquid soothed him, and his body indeed warmed up. Liu Xueshi had originally intended to put on a show of appreciation, even if it was just plain water, but now he made a big fuss about drinking dragon liver and phoenix brain, lavishing praise.

  But he never thought that this small bowl of soup was really delicious. Although he had been an official before and was not wealthy, he still had to attend social gatherings and had eaten exotic delicacies, but Liu Xue knew in his heart that what he had eaten before couldn't compare to this soup.

  Pig large bone washed clean, and open bamboo shoots in the casserole inside boil, gentle fire slow stew, although the stove fire is not fierce, but it's there constantly on fire, non-stop adding soup, this way, a pot of soup water flavor more and more rich, large bone essence was naturally squeezed out by the fire, bamboo shoots' fragrance also all dissolved in the soup.

  Such a soup would not be good to drink, and when it comes out of the pot, the temperature is slightly lower, with a small amount of sea intestine powder, which enhances the flavor. This method appeared in the mid-Qing dynasty and was first mentioned in Yuan Mei's "Suiyuan Shidan". At that time, Liu Xueshi would naturally be shocked by such a taste.

  Zhao Xiuciai saw the Hanlin scholar and had to maintain a respectful posture, Liu Xiansheng just stood there like that, Zhao Xiucai couldn't straighten up his waist, it was quite uncomfortable to keep this state. Liu Xiansheng just stood there stupidly, the people around looked at each other, holding their breath.

  These days, the dishes of Huifeng Tower have been spreading in the streets and alleys of Nanjing, but the Hanlin scholar in front is stunned, not saying a word. Many people are whispering to each other, what's going on? Is it possible that the master chef of Huifeng Tower has lost his skills?

  After a while, Zhao Xiuzai on the other side couldn't bear the hardship of bowing and let out a hum. Liu Xueshi then snapped back to reality. To cover up his momentary distraction, he pretended to be profound and stroked his long beard with his hand, saying loudly:

  "Who would have thought such a delicious dish could make me, an official, lose my composure? Forgive me, forgive me."

  As soon as these words came out, the people around me buzzed and started discussing, all of which was that I had expected this, Wen Qu Xing would definitely be shaken by the flavor of our Nan Cheng's Hui Feng Lou.

  Zhao Xiūcái then wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and earlier this move was indeed hanging high in his heart, not knowing what to do. Liu Xuéshì continued to say there:

  "Is there ink and brush!?"

  Before waiting for others to take over, Tie Dan, who was avoiding the wind in a teahouse on the side, had already come out with pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Zhao Xiucan smiled all over his face as he laid them out neatly, unfolded the rice paper, and although Tie Dan's strokes were clumsy, the ink had been ground early. As Liu Xueshi was from the Hanlin Academy, calligraphy was naturally a required course.

  With a stroke of the wolf's hair, several large characters that danced like dragons and phoenixes immediately appeared on the clean white rice paper:

  "Unparalleled Deliciousness"

  Everyone's collection and recommendation to me, I will definitely code out the text that makes everyone satisfied, please rest assured.