Rise From the Humble

"Please come in, three guests." The waiter at Kuaiji Restaurant enthusiastically invited Zhu Ping'an, Fatty and Liu Dadao into the restaurant, and led them to a table and chairs by the window.

"What would you like to eat, sir?" the waiter asked enthusiastically after Zhu Pingan and others took their seats.

"What delicious food does your store have? I'm looking at a few more dishes. This young master is treating me to a treat. I've seen you dressed up. I'm not short of money."

The greasy fat man pointed at Zhu Pingan without any pretense, and slaughtered Zhu Pingan's fat sheep without any concealment.

"How many more dishes are there?" The waiter smiled bitterly, and then looked at Zhu Ping'an.

The waiter felt a little ashamed to face the fat man. He greeted him at the hotel. He was used to seeing people who were so eager to treat other people's guests, but he had never seen someone who was so open-mouthed when he was treated badly by others.

"Literally, the more, the merrier." The greasy fat man said unceremoniously.

"The more the merrier?! How many bellies do you have?!" Hearing this, Liu Dadao couldn't help but glare at the fat man.

"Haha, your restaurant is called Kuaiji Restaurant, and the owner is from Shaoxing. Can the chef of your restaurant know how to cook Shaoxing cuisine?"

Zhu Pingan asked the waiter with a smile.

"Young master, you are really unpredictable. Our boss is from Shaoxing. Our restaurant is a famous chef specially hired by our boss from Shaoxing. The best thing is Shaoxing cuisine, which is famous far and wide."

The waiter replied.

"Okay, then give us drunken chicken, drunken crab, drunken shrimp, fermented bean curd, fennel beans, steamed three odors, three fresh delicacies, soy duck, steamed mandarin fish, Xishi tofu, dried vegetables and braised pork, and moldy amaranth stems. Oh, by the way, don’t forget to bring us another jar of Shaoxing rice wine. How can we have food without wine?"

After Zhu Ping'an confirmed that the Kuaiji Restaurant specializes in Shaoxing cuisine, he ordered all the names of the dishes that Greasy Fatty had reported before, including Shaoxing rice wine. Not a single dish was missing.

"Little brother, you have a good memory." Seeing this, the fat man couldn't help but give Zhu Pingan a thumbs up.

At this moment, he had two surprises. One was that Zhu Pingan's memory was so good that he could never forget it. The other surprise was that Zhu Pingan actually followed his words and actually ordered all the dishes.

"My dear, thank you very much. I'm just more interested in eating, and my memory in this area is obviously better."

Zhu Pingan said modestly.

"Sir, you ordered too much," Liu Dadao couldn't help but remind him with a look of pain on his face.

This damn fat man is shameless enough to give us a meal. It is already a huge favor for us to treat him to dinner. Why do we order so many dishes for him? The young master himself is usually reluctant to eat such good things.

At this moment, even the waiter couldn't bear it anymore and reminded in a low voice, "Sir, the three of you ordered so many dishes, I'm afraid you won't be able to finish them all. Four dishes and one soup are enough. We have a large portion."

"Young Master, the waiter at the store has said that four dishes and one soup will be enough." Liu Dadao took the opportunity to persuade him again.

"It doesn't matter, I can't eat it and take it away." Zhu Ping'an waved his hand with a smile, took out a silver coin from his pocket and handed it to the waiter, and said to the waiter, "Refund more and make up less." This relieved the restaurant from worries.

Finally, he reminded the waiter, "Please tell the chef to serve the food quickly. My friend hasn't had breakfast yet."

"Okay, sir." The waiter responded repeatedly.

"That's interesting!" The greasy fat man smiled happily and once again extended his thumb to Zhu Pingan.

Perhaps because of the money paid in advance, the food was served very quickly in the restaurant. In less than a minute of tea, the food and wine were already served, and a large table was laid out. The greasy fat man looked at the table of wine and food, smiling like a flower. Same.

"My dear friend, please." Zhu Ping'an raised his wine glass and greeted the greasy fat man.

"Little brother, please." The greasy fat man picked up the wine glass, said this, and poured the wine into his mouth eagerly.

"Tsk, good wine, good wine. This fragrant and fragrant wine is at least ten years old. It has enough flavor and taste."

The fat man took a gulp of the wine and felt so comfortable that the pores all over his body relaxed, and he praised with satisfaction.

"Well, good wine." Zhu Ping'an also drank it in one gulp and praised the good wine.

"Haha, little brother, do you know about Shaoxing rice wine?! It's not my fault. There are thousands of fine wines in the world, but there is nothing like Shaoxing rice wine. Why?! There are so many gray wines in the world, and drinking it is disgusting Thirst, but Shaoxing wine is the only one. Most of the wines in the world are sweet. Drinking it makes the body full of stuffiness. However, Shaoxing wine is fragrant and mellow in nature. It can be walked without keeping, and there is no end when there is too much. Therefore, it is said that the best wine in the world is Shaoxing rice wine. I am the first person to do my job." The greasy fat man is a eloquent person and highly praises Shaoxing rice wine.

"I know a little bit." Zhu Pingan smiled slightly.

"Oh, little brother, what do you think of Shaoxing rice wine?" The greasy fat man looked at Zhu Pingan with curiosity.

Seeing the greasy fat man's expectant and appraising eyes, Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly, then pretended to be cool without leaving any trace, while shaking the wine glass, he said slowly, "Shaoxing rice wine has a sweet taste, clear color, aroma and strength. Pure and mellow, in my opinion, this Shaoxing rice wine is like that of an upright and honest official, without a trace of falsehood, and its taste is authentic and like the famous celebrities and senior elites who have stayed in the world for a long time and have learned all the worldly knowledge, and the quality is getting richer."

Zhu Ping'an's comments completely follow Yuan Mei's comments on Shaoxing rice wine in "Suiyuan Food List" of the Qing Dynasty.

In fact, Zhu Pingan is not keen on wine, so his research is not very deep, but it doesn't matter. Who makes Zhu Pingan come from modern times and have hundreds of years of historical accumulation and experience to lead? I can't do it, but someone can.

Yuan Mei was the top foodie in the Qing Dynasty. In terms of food, he was several levels higher than the delicious Su Dongpo. He could be called the best foodie in history.

Su Dongpo's eating was an open-minded way of "relieving boredom with food", while Yuan Mei's eating rose to the level of a gourmet and a writer. Yuan Mei collected and tasted delicacies from all over the world, commented on them one by one, and compiled them into a book called "Suiyuan Food List". Just like "The Self-Cultivation of an Actor", this book can be called "The Self-Cultivation of a Foodie" and is the best choice for foodies to pretend to be sexy. In one sentence, this book is the ancient version of the Michelin Guide. Zhu Ping'an's comment on rice wine is quoted from this book's evaluation of Shaoxing rice wine.

Sure enough, as soon as the No. 1 foodie made a move, he would immediately know whether it was there or not.

After Zhu Pingan finished his comments, the eyes of the greasy fat man opposite him, which were originally disapproving, immediately widened and looked at Zhu Pingan with admiration.

"Shaoxing rice wine is like that of upright officials and honest officials. There is no trace of falsehood. Its taste is authentic and like that of celebrities and senior elites. It stays in the world for a long time and its quality becomes richer after being exposed to the world. Incorrupt officials and honest officials and celebrities and senior elites know a thing or two about it. Little brother, you are simply, no, you are Shaoxing Rice Wine’s confidant.”

The fat man repeated Zhu Pingan's comments, couldn't help but excitedly slapped the table and praised Zhu Pingan.