sjar Chapter 859 Bamboo Leaf Green
Chapter 859 Bamboo Leaf Green
Several people looked at Zhou Guo and gathered together to talk in whispers.
Zhou Guo was confirming the lunch arrangements with Hu Zi. As soon as he finished giving the instructions, he turned around and saw a few grown men gathered together, whispering to each other.
That sound... please, she is a martial artist and her ears and eyes are more sensitive than ordinary people. How could she not hear it?
And it was also way too loud.
It would be hard for her not to hear.
He remained silent, waiting for them to finish their discussion, then said with a smile, "Since you have come to my manor, I have prepared some light wine and mussels. If you don't mind, please come over for a drink."
Several people nodded with a smile, "Okay, okay, we must try Mr. Zhou's wine."
They still remember those crabs that were delivered not long ago. Not only were they big, but they were also very delicious!
Zhou Guo really did it. She lived here and it was the season when crabs were plump. How could she not eat them?
We had people raise hundreds of them in a small pond on the mountain, and we had to cook a few of them every day.
Just then, several county magistrates came, and she had someone make a basket of crabs, which were neatly placed on a wooden plate. The plate was like a cake stand, with layers upon layers of crabs, and the big crabs were tied up and cleaned neatly.
There was also a table full of fish and meat.
Several county magistrates came into the room and took a look, then they started laughing at the crab in the middle.
Lord Lu said, "Mr. Zhou, how can this be so embarrassing? This is too expensive. We can't afford to pay for this crab, which costs only one and a half taels of silver. Don't ask us for the meal later."
Zhou Guo laughed along with them.
"Master Lu is really good at joking. Although a few crabs are a bit expensive, you are not ordinary people. It is a blessing for my humble abode that you can come to my humble abode, and it is also thanks to you masters."
The county magistrates all laughed when they heard this. They would have delicious food and good wine for lunch today. Zhou Guo had made such great progress in the treatment of the salty and bitter land. It was conceivable that in the future, they only needed to follow her method and improve the remaining land in the county.
No one can take away those political achievements, and others cannot hide them.
He was in high spirits, pointing to the jar of wine on the table and said, "Master Wu, Master Chen, it's a rare opportunity for us to get together today, let's drink a few more glasses together, good wine goes well with good food, we can't let Master Zhou down, right?"
The two nodded repeatedly, but their eyes occasionally glanced at the beautiful crabs arranged on the middle layers.
Like Song County, several counties are poor. It’s just that in recent years, Zhou Guo has been selling fertilizer here. As the people have harvested more, their lives have become better, and the lives of these officials have also become better.
But crabs from the north are rare and expensive, and Qingshui Yamen has no oil or water, so they really couldn't afford to eat them in previous years.
In the past two years, we have been given Zhou Guo as a gift, but one or two baskets are not enough for the whole family to eat. The taste disappears as soon as you taste it.
Seeing these dozens of big yellow crabs, if I hadn't been concerned about the large crowds, I would have already drooled.
Zhou Guo smiled secretly, and after everyone sat down, he chattered for a while, and then introduced the dishes on the table to everyone, "Let me introduce them to you adults. Although you can usually eat these dishes, the cooking methods of my family's chef are a little different. Our chef came from the south..."
The eyes of several county magistrates were wide open at first, but then the light in their eyes gradually faded.
"And this wine. This wine has a great origin. This is the top-quality Bamboo Leaf Green that I got from the capital. Our old man loves to drink it the most. I put some in each farm for him. He doesn't come to this farm often. There is only this last jar left. Let's drink it."
Although crabs go better with rice wine, there is no rice wine on the farm. There is only a small jar of Bamboo Leaf Green, which was taken from the big jar of the old man. It is not much, so it should be fine.
When they heard it was the legendary Bamboo Leaf Green Snake, several people's dull eyes suddenly widened, "Is this Bamboo Leaf Green Snake?"
"I never thought that I would be able to drink this in my lifetime."
The remaining one who didn't speak anymore didn't care about his image and kept swallowing his saliva.
Alcohol is expensive in the capital, and it’s not cheap in the north either. Even good wine is more expensive. How can they afford it?
Zhou Guo smiled and finally said, "I won't say any more. If I continue, the food will get cold."
He waved his hand and said, "Come here, pour some wine for the adults!"
A few servants came up.
As soon as the wine jar was opened, the aroma of Bamboo Leaf Green spread out. Several county magistrates closed their eyes as if intoxicated, sniffing and whiffing, "What a fragrant aroma!"
Especially County Magistrate Chen, who was originally a wine lover, didn't even want to open his eyes, and looked for the wine glass with his nose raised, saying repeatedly: "This smell is really tempting!"
Zhou Guo almost couldn't hold back her laughter. Her master had felt almost the same way when he first smelled the alcohol.
It must be said that Zhuyeqing smells refreshing and tastes mellow, sweet, and mellow, with a unique and rich taste. Although Zhou Guo is not a big fan of alcohol, he can still drink half a pot of it.
She held the wine glass in one hand and supported the bottom of the glass with the other hand, raised it to the people, and said with a smile: "The first cup is for all the adults. Thank you for taking care of me in the past few years. The lives of the people in several counties have been getting better and better in recent years, all thanks to the contributions of all the adults. I toast to everyone."
Several adults smiled so hard that their teeth were exposed and raised their glasses, saying, "No, no, it's Master Zhou who has made the greatest contribution. We just did what we should do."
Several of them raised their glasses and drank them all.
Zhou Guo also drank up a cup, and after savoring it, he felt the lingering fragrance on his lips and teeth. He thought it was a waste of food to drink such wine one cup after another. The key point was that there was only this jar of wine left on the farm.
I said to the others, "I can't hold my liquor, so you can drink as you please."
Mr. Chen waved his hand and said, "Just relax, relax. This wine needs to be savored slowly. We are all relaxed."
It was still Lord Lu who said to Lord Wu: "It's rare to have such a good thing. You have to drink it slowly. Haven't you heard that it will be gone once you finish it? This comes from the capital."
The two nodded.
Zhou Guo ate a piece of food with chopsticks, picked up a crab, and said with a smile: "My lords, now the crabs are at their best, I won't be polite to you, and you don't have to be polite either."
"Eat if you want. We won't be polite."
As they spoke, each of them happily took one and began to peel it.
Zhou Guo skillfully removed the cover on the belly button and the shell on the back, ate the roe inside the shell, and began to clean the gills, heart, and stomach inside the crab, which were not edible.
Then he broke it into two halves, ate the roe in one bite, the meat in two bites, and then he gnawed on the legs. In no time, only a pile of shell was left of the crab.
The three people opposite were stunned. Such a grand way of eating was considered extravagant to them.
Carefully remove the inedible parts, then pick up a small piece of yellow with chopsticks, dip it in ginger vinegar, then carefully put it into your mouth, close your eyes and enjoy it seriously.