Chapter 380 Dou Family
"A servant of the Qinghe Dou family, right?" Zhu Huaizhen said slowly.
The Northern Jin Dynasty had only been established for 30 years under the Liu family, but it had already produced three emperors. Because each emperor had a very short life, each emperor could choose his favorite wife, but they all chose the Qinghe Dou family.
The Qinghe Dou family was originally a noble family of low status.
Having three queens did not make the Qinghe Dou family famous.
Instead, the descendants of the Qinghe Dou family recommended by these three queens were all extremely talented people who won the status of a great power for the Northern Jin Dynasty and made it increasingly prosperous.
"Princess Ronghua, I have escaped slavery." The owner of Happy Island unfolded a black gold folding fan with ivory carved ribs and painted floral and bird patterns. He looked calm and composed.
"What's your last name?" Zhu Huaizhen asked casually.
"Yang family." Island Master Yang raised his eyebrows slightly, seeming to be very proud.
Seeing this, Zhu Huaizhen touched his chin and smiled meaningfully.
After brewing tea, dinner officially began. It turned out to be an abalone feast, which was a bit tacky.
Island Master Yang chuckled, put down his folding fan, and concentrated on eating the abalone.
The wrinkled abalone has a large and solid shell with three layers of conch. It can be steamed with chopped peppers, braised, or used in chicken soup. The meat is tender and flexible with an excellent taste.
Nanri abalone is brightly colored, with holes in its shell and barnacles. It has a tender and delicate texture and is also very delicious when braised, steamed, or used in soups.
Jipin abalone originates from Fuso. This tiny nation has been destroyed and revived, reborn and lost again, like a centipede that persists even after death. However, Fuso's Jipin abalone is smaller, shaped like a gold ingot, and is deliciously stewed, sashimi-cooked, and braised.
Black abalone is jet black and several times larger than other abalone. It is used for sashimi, pan-frying, and dicing. It has a sweet and mellow taste, a firm and elastic texture, and a fresh and tender taste.
Red abalone is huge in size and has a brick-red appearance. It is used for sashimi, sliced and stir-fried, and salt-baked. Its meat is thick, tender and delicious.
The small Hema abalone lives in rock crevices and is hung on hooks to dry in the sun. It is used for sashimi and soup. Its golden color and tender meat make it an excellent dried abalone.
These six abalone varieties are cooked into delicacies, forming ten delicious dishes, namely stir-fried pork belly abalone, abalone with okra and scallion oil, cold abalone with bitter melon, steamed abalone with vermicelli and garlic, abalone stewed with local chicken soup, braised abalone, salt-baked abalone, fried abalone, golden millet abalone soup, and abalone and oyster porridge.
After dinner, the opera troupe came on stage.
Zhu Huaizhen was still lying on the beauty couch surrounded by black lacquer and gold-painted scrolls of poetry and paintings, holding a round fan with a mahogany handle embroidered with pomegranates, cats and butterflies, and moving it back and forth, his posture as lazy as a Persian cat.
Orioles chirp at dawn in the jade trees of Jinling, flowers bloom early in the Qinhuai waterside pavilions. Who knew the ice would melt so easily? I watched him build his red mansion, I watched him entertain guests, and I watched his mansion collapse. Here, amidst the mossy, blue tiles, I once slept in a dreamlike state; I've witnessed fifty years of rise and fall. No one in Wuyi Lane is surnamed Wang, ghosts cry at Mochou Lake, and owls roost on Phoenix Terrace. Dreams of the ruined mountains are the most real, the old land hard to lose. I don't believe this map is changing manuscripts. I'll compose a lament for Jiangnan, and sing it until I grow old.
This "Peach Blossom Fan" was not paired with tea, and Zhu Huaizhen was already full of abalone.
"Master Yang, let's be frank. This Happy Island is the way the Qinghe Dou family makes money. Moreover, they can also find out some of the habits of the powerful and wealthy, whether as a handle or to show their kindness. I want you to disband Happy Island." Zhu Huaizhen raised his chin slightly, his expression arrogant, like a peacock spreading its tail.
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