Chapter 430： Crab

September 18th is the Longevity Festival. It is the 50th birthday of the saint, but in the event of a national mourning, the royal family is still in the period of filial piety, so it is not appropriate to hold it.

Moreover, the country is quelling the rebellion, and the wars in various places have just ended, and the birthday banquet will only waste the people and waste money.

But the birthday banquet was not held, so the officials still had to give them a gift at the door.

The emperor was also very human, and ordered all the officials in Beijing to receive longevity rice, longevity noodles, wine, meat, etc. according to their grades, which also avoided extravagance and waste.

On that day, the imperial palace only held a few family banquets, with no ceremony and music, and the banquets were dismissed as soon as the time passed.

This is what Zhou Shan told them on the second day.

"I envy you for being able to eat a palace banquet. What's so delicious?"

The three brothers looked at him with admiration. They had never even been to the palace.

"Didn't you eat at the palace? It's almost all those dishes, but the taste seems to be better, right? Well, there is one more crab. There are many rules in the palace, and you must maintain dining etiquette at all times. eat."

"Why are there still crabs? Why are those things still on the palace banquet?"

Zhou Shan explained to them, "The ones in the palace are different from the small ones we caught before. The ones we caught in the river were all shells and no meat. The ones that appeared at the palace banquet were big ones, very meaty and delicious. "

"How big is it?"

He spread out his hands, "The shell on the back is probably the size of the palm of your hand."

"It's a pity, it would be great if we could pack it! We haven't eaten such a big one before."

The boss sighed, and the other two younger brothers nodded in agreement.

"Hahaha…"

Zhou Yi burst out laughing, "Thank you for thinking about it, you actually thought about going to the palace to pack!"

"It's definitely possible!"

Zhou Shan also smiled and narrowed his eyes, "Have ambition!"

When they got home, they were told by their mother about a basket of crabs that Princess Xuexi ordered to deliver today.

The three brothers were pleasantly surprised.

"Let's pack it up, haha."

"Wow, you have a good meal at night, you actually have crabs to eat."

It is really rare. She has been here for several years. She has only eaten the small crabs caught by the three brothers.

"You guys also stay and eat together, and go back later today."

She has seen it, there are twenty in a basket, enough for one person and two.

"No, auntie, I ate crabs at the palace banquet yesterday. I heard from my mother-in-law that in a few days, the village in Huainan will send a batch of crabs quickly. She said that the crabs in Huainan are also a must. I'll bring you a basket too."

"Really, Zhou Shan is really happy now, don't forget my brother, let me get the hang of it, I have never eaten big crabs." Zhou Yi said with a smile.

He smiled and nodded, "Sure."

"Then I'll wait, auntie, keep it for yourself, I'll wait to eat Zhou Shan's."

Hearing their unremarkable words, Pei Xiu also smiled, "You don't have to be so polite, it's okay for one person or two, we can't finish it all."

"You can save half of it and eat it tomorrow. The crabs won't die if you leave them for a few days."

Now that's the case, she doesn't force it anymore, "Where's the cake, do you want it today?"

Gu Zhou Yi shook his head violently: "Ah, no, no, I'm afraid of eating it every day during this time. Auntie, don't give it any more. Really, I won't tell you when I want to eat it. polite."

The others also shook their heads, and they didn't want to eat.

What a good thing, they can't stand eating it every day. They are tired of it and don't want to eat it anymore.

Recently, the business of the cake shop has not been as good as last month and the first half of the month. Everyone has experienced the freshness, and they are tired of eating.

After all, it's a dessert, so it's easy to get tired of it.

She has already made only 8,000 cupcakes in the kitchen a day, and cheap cupcakes take up the bulk, and now ordinary people buy more.

She thinks it's time to introduce fruit cakes. Now there are only autumn pears in this season, but you can add a little more chopped almonds.

"If you want fruit cakes, you can go to the shop to make an order. If you're not busy recently, you can take an order a day!"

"Really? Let me order first. All right, I'll be the first."

Zhou Yi originally planned to go home, but the words of farewell were still on his lips, so he quickly swallowed them back.

"Aren't you tired of eating?" Zhou Shan said.

"I'm tired of ordinary cakes, but I've been waiting for this cream cake for a month, and I have to eat it again. What's more, my family hasn't tried it yet. They must like it."

"Then I'll be second!"

"Then I'm third, I just want the smallest size."

Xiao Jiu shyly said that there were only his father and him in his family, and it was too big to eat. And his father will go to other state capitals to check accounts in a few days, and he doesn't know when he will come back.

The three brothers are no longer interested in any cakes, they want to eat crabs now.

"Go to the shop tomorrow and book by yourself."

"Auntie, we'll go back first, so we won't disturb your meal."

After they left, Pei Xiu asked Ginkgo to inform the kitchen that all the crabs should not be steamed, and half of them should be kept for tomorrow.

A few of them weren't in a hurry to eat, and only started when the crabs were on the table.

The three brothers have never eaten big crabs, only small crabs in the river. When I peeled off the cover, some were white paste, some were red paste, and some were puzzled.

Pei Xiu recalled that Mr. Lu Xun once praised: "The first person to eat crabs is very admirable. Who would dare to eat it if they are not warriors?"

She explained to them: "There is a lid on the back~ The shape of the triangle is the male crab, the cream of the male crab is like jade, the taste is mellow, and the crab meat is tender and sweet. The lid is semi-circular for the female crab, The cream of the female crab is golden and fragrant, but no matter what kind of crab it is, it is extremely delicious.”

"I heard that crabs were eaten by Jiangnan people. The reason why Jiangnan people eat crabs is because there are too many crabs in the rice fields, which caused disasters. Out of hatred for crabs, farmers started to eat crabs. Like eating locusts, we northerners eat less."

The second child is rare and talks a lot. Usually, his elder brother talks a lot with the third younger brother, making jokes and jokes. He is less honest and has less presence.

The third child also said, "I've also heard that a concubine in the previous dynasty was from the south and liked to eat crabs, so people in the court gradually ate them."

Pei Xiu nodded in agreement. She had heard everything they said.

Seeing the three of them peel off their shells and plan to bite like fried crabs, she stopped them.

"There are black things in the crab roe and crab meat. This is the crab intestine. The excrement of the crab is very dirty. It must be removed and not eaten."

He pointed to the white gills and said: "The two rows of white are its gills, which are very dirty and cannot be eaten. There is also a triangle bag in the pile of crab roe on the crab cover. This is the excrement of the crab, and it must be removed. And here is the crab hexagonal plate, which is the coldest on the crab body and cannot be eaten."

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