Chapter 9: The knowledge of the poor and the lowly shall not be forgotten(2/2)
Now in a village, there are just a few people, it’s too simple.
Why? Why did Your Majesty and the King of Song call themselves brothers to a young man from Zhuangzi?
The four people felt infinite regret, but tried their best to pretend that they did not know the emperor and the king of Song.
They understand that if they dare to speak out, not only will they die, but their families will die as well.
Li Yi went into the kitchen and exchanged another pound of chili noodles, the kind that cannot be grown.
Turn one third into chili oil, one third to make spicy salt and pepper, and keep the other third.
He set up a wok, fried mutton with green onions, grilled mutton face, stir-fried haggis, grilled mutton with hands, mixed tofu with spring onions, and fried belly with water.
There are three big plates, one of which is grilled lamb face, and the others are replaced with fried lamb liver.
Three large plates of each kind were distributed to the people in the village.
The others ate together, and Li Yi, Li Longji, and Li Chengqi had a small table by themselves.
Salt and pepper, chili oil, pepper, sesame paste, soy sauce, and vinegar are all set out.
There were several stir-fried dishes that left the two Li Longji brothers dumbfounded. How did they cook these dishes?
The two people looked at each other and looked at each other.
That means we have eaten a lot of sheep, but why have we never eaten anything like this?
Why is it so fragrant, it makes me appetizing just by smelling it.
Everyone in the imperial dining room of Shangshi Bureau deserves to die. Look at the dishes you cook. Can they compare to what is on the table in front of you?
The butler Song De and the eight slaves were used to it. The proprietor prepared delicious food for everyone when he had time and gave everyone instructions on how to make it.
But I haven’t eaten this today, it’s mutton.
The last time I ate lamb, I didn’t do it this way. I just stewed it and cooked it in hot pot, although it was quite delicious.
The four people who came from the palace wanted to cry. They felt that they had missed their lives, wasted their years, and lost the whole world.
The proprietor can cook by himself and the food is so delicious? Isn’t that reasonable?
The two palace ladies looked at each other, which meant encouraging each other to speak out.
For example: Boss, can we not rotate?
But no one said anything. At this time, the emperor would be angry. What qualifications did the palace maid have to speak?
The most terrifying thing is that if the emperor asks why.
The proprietor said it again, and the emperor promised to think about it.
Ah, I am very happy here, but you are not happy? OK, I will make you happy.
"This is delicious, Brother Yi." Li Chengqi put the best part of the belly in water and dipped it in the seasoning of soy sauce, sesame sauce and chili oil. It squeaked and praised.
Li Longji looked at the four people coming from the palace and said to Li Yi: "Brother Yi, there is a difference between superiority and inferiority. Let's eat together..."
The steward and four men and four women next to me stopped their chopsticks and prepared to change places. What they said was right.
Li Yi also put down his chopsticks and said seriously: "Third brother, when I came here, after I bought them, they worked hard and never deceived their master."
"Now that life is getting better, I, Zhuangzi, have recovered. I eat alone, and it's empty."
"It's easy for me to ask them to go out today, but the eldest brother and the third brother are not afraid that I will be rich one day and look down on you?"
"Don't forget the knowledge of poverty and lowliness, and the wife of chaff will not go to court."
After Li Yi finished speaking, there was silence all around.
"Proprietor." Steward Song De left the table and knelt down.
"Proprietor." The other eight people knelt down and touched their heads to the ground.
The chopsticks in Li Longji's hand were trembling, and his heart was pounding.
Li Yi said to the nine people: "Don't listen blindly when guests come in the future. If you hear something, pretend you didn't hear it. Get up and work hard for me, or I'll scold him."
"Yes, proprietor, get up. There are no rules." Song De stood up first and said to the other eight people.
The eight people wiped away their tears and sat back down again, lowering their heads and saying nothing, but looking up at Li Yi from time to time.
"Brother Yi, third brother has made a mistake." At this time, Li Longji stood up, cupped his fists and saluted in a circle.
"No need, third brother, I'll just tell you." Li Yi stood up, pressed Li Longji's hand, and sat down again.
The people who came from the four palaces no longer wanted to cry, but wanted to die.
What did we miss? It turns out that the proprietor treats other servants as human beings.
"The knowledge of poverty and lowliness should never be forgotten, and the wife of wretched men should not go to court." Li Chengqi repeated it, with slightly red eyes.
As he said this, he glanced at his third brother with envy. The third brother's current queen was the wife of Chaohuang.
And he is a very powerful one. If the third brother can win the world today, his sister-in-law should take at least half of the credit.
Li Yi saw that everyone was in a wrong mood and quickly changed his mind. His voice suddenly became deeper.
"Speaking of mutton, even if everyone doesn't eat it often, they know a thing or two about it, but few people think about it when eating."
"The more precious a delicacy is, the more ordinary it looks on the outside, just because it's there."
"When the iron is intertwined with fire, the deliciousness of the meat blooms. Whoever can stir-fry it at the most appropriate time can appreciate its beauty and wonder."
"Just like this fried mutton with green onions, green onions are spicy, but it is precisely because of its spiciness that it can better neutralize the fishy smell of the mutton..."
"When the taste of mutton on the tip of the tongue alternates between fat and lean, the instinct to eat gradually sublimates in its simplicity, and people are no longer pursuing just filling their stomachs..."
The surroundings fell silent again, and everyone was stunned.
A group of people listened to Li Yi and kept swallowing their saliva.
Chapter completed!