Chapter 93 4 Vegetables and 1 Soup

Four dishes and one soup have a long history, and it is said that it was advocated by Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. It is said that after Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he encountered natural disasters, food harvests in various places were in short supply, and people's lives were very difficult, but some high-ranking officials were extravagant and extravagant, living a life of extravagance. Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born in poverty and had been begging for food, was very annoyed by this and determined to rectify it.

One day, it coincided with the birthday celebration of Empress Ma, Zhu Yuanzhang took advantage of the occasion when all the ministers came to celebrate her birthday, and intentionally served a banquet with coarse dishes and light meals, in order to alert all civil and military officials. When all the officials were seated, Taizu ordered the maids to serve the dishes. The first dish is stir-fried radish, radish, and all kinds of medicines. There is a folk saying that when radish is on the market, the medicine shop is closed. The second dish is stir-fried leeks, which are vigorous and green all the year round, which symbolizes the long-term peace and stability of the country. Then there are two big bowls of green vegetables, which means that the official is clean and clean. The last dish is a very ordinary scallion tofu soup.

After the banquet, Zhu Yuanzhang announced in public that from now on, all the ministers will treat guests with at most four dishes and one soup. The queen's birthday banquet this time is an example, and anyone who violates it will be severely punished.

As for our dynasty’s people-oriented approach and advocating a clean government, we are all public servants of the people, so naturally we cannot separate ourselves from the masses. This tradition of four dishes and one soup must be persisted. Therefore, in many formal occasions, four dishes and one soup are explicitly required. However, in recent years, the atmosphere has been liberalized and the living standards of the people have improved day by day. On the banquet of the guests, there are not more than a dozen dishes that are unattractive.

Therefore, when Tian Gengsheng and his party lived in the hotel, took a break and came to the restaurant, they found that the dishes on the table were really horrible.

A plate of pickled radish, a plate of pickled cabbage, a plate of stir-fried shredded potatoes, a side of twice-cooked pork, and a pot of egg mash soup.

That's all, the problem is that there is a caterpillar on the leaves of the pickled cabbage, pig hairs are stained on the slices of twice-cooked pork, and the stir-fried shredded potatoes are really stir-fried. ::: It doesn't look like a drop of oil has been put in.

As for the egg fermented glutinous rice soup, the portion is enough. The frangipani is also beaten well, but the fermented glutinous rice seems to be overcooked, and I feel that the sour smell has a bit of a weird wild taste in it.

"Waiter, is this the dish you served?" Tian Gengsheng stared at the waiter who delivered the food and asked.

"Yeah, of course we serve the local vegetables, what's the problem?" the waiter asked innocently.

"Is this four dishes and one soup?!" Tian Gengsheng pointed at the dishes on the table. asked reluctantly.

"Of course it's four dishes and one soup, don't you know how to count?" The waiter looked at Tian Gengsheng like a fool, then pointed to the dishes on the table and said to him, "One, two, three, four. Four dishes , one soup, four dishes and one soup."

"This is your rock's four dishes and one soup?!" Tian Gengsheng asked angrily,

"The last time I came to Panshi, it wasn't like this! You bullied me, don't you know?!" The waiter was not afraid of him staring, and stared back, "The manager of the hotel last time was already involved in a corruption case. Yes! Now Secretary Fan has instructions. Everything must be prepared in strict accordance with the standards set by the superior department, so what you see is Xindi four dishes and one soup!"

After speaking, the waiter walked away without paying any attention to the reactions of the "superior leaders" next to the table.

"It's the wrong way, it's the wrong way!" Tian Geng slapped the table angrily, "Is this for people to eat?!"

"That's right, you're eating a public meal, and you still want to have a full feast? You should be grateful if you have a place to eat!" A diner at the table next to him said eccentrically.

Tian Gengsheng was furious when he heard the words, and saw that the other party's table also had four dishes and one soup, but the assortments and varieties were much better than those on his side. (&) pressed his anger and asked. "You guys also have four dishes and one soup?!"

"Ours is at our own expense. If you are willing to pay at your own expense, there are abalones and sea cucumbers." The diner said with a smile, his eyes swept over Tian Gengsheng and the others, but with a very disdainful expression , It seems that they will not pay for it themselves.

Bullshit, who wants to travel on business if they eat at their own expense? But Tian Gengsheng thought that the food here must be too much to swallow. Maybe that Yang Tianhe was messing with him. The hotel should also be directly managed by the secretary-general of the government. Obviously, he had a quarrel with him just now. , Yang Tianhe held a grudge in his heart, and only then did these four dishes and one soup happen!

So Tian Gengsheng suggested, "Forget it, it's not good to eat here, let's go out and find a restaurant to eat by ourselves!"

Of course, the people under him welcomed him with both hands. Anyway, the funds for the activities were all in Tian Gengsheng's hands.

They just stood up, and the food on the table didn't move at all, and they were about to leave immediately.

Just now the diner said sourly again, "The official is the official, the food that we ordinary people can't usually eat is like pig food in the eyes of others, alas——

Tian Gengsheng was going crazy with anger, thinking what happened to Panshi? Even the inspection team dared to ignore it. Are they going to do it on their own? !

Anyway, Tian Gengsheng thought that if he had known what Panshi City was like, he would not have come here, let alone promised to stand up for Wang Yuanqing, whoever they loved would come.

Seeing Tian Gengsheng and others leave, the diner just now laughed, "It's really strange, why did Secretary-General Yang make things difficult for them? Such four dishes and one soup are obviously specially made to embarrass people!"

"No disease, is this the level of our Panshi's hospitality? It doesn't seem very friendly!" The girl next to him said a little surprised.

"It's more than being unfriendly, it's just deceiving people on purpose!" The diner was Fan Wubing, but he just happened to come here, because his parents had something to go out, so he gave the chef at home a holiday, and followed him. Chen Jingchu, who was helping him with his counseling, ran to the city government hotel to have dinner together.

There are quite a few national first-class chefs in the city government hotel, and they also have a few specialty dishes. It’s not bad to come out for a meal once in a while. Her act of giving melons.

But he didn't expect to meet Tian Gengsheng and his group who looked deflated. Fan Wubing made a calculation in his mind and guessed that these people must not be welcomed by Panshi, or Yang Tianhe was offended. encountered such injustice.

So after Tian Gengsheng and others left, Fan Wubing called the waiter over and asked, "Where did those people come from just now?"

"A director of the Provincial Water Conservancy Department seems to have heard that it is a flood control work inspection team." The waiter has long recognized Fan Wubing, and said to him with a smile, "Probably because of the unpleasantness with the city, Secretary-General Yang is very upset. Happy."

Sure enough, Fan Wubing smiled, and thought to himself that your flood control inspection team came to our door just after the dam broke. Isn't this clearly telling us that you came here with a purpose? It's no wonder such a guy is popular! But Yang Tianhe is so angry, probably because his boss is now at the ministerial level?

If he changed to a less powerful background, Yang Tianhe would never be able to do this kind of offending the superior inspection team.

Fan Wubing nodded, then made a phone call, and continued to eat with Chen Jingchu.

The food on his table is very delicate. Two meat and two vegetarian dishes are the chef's specialties. A seafood soup is also stewed with live seafood. The last two people also ordered sour plum soup, which was very comfortable to eat.

When Fan Wubing and Chen Jingchu finished eating, a young man ran over, gave Fan Wubing an envelope, then turned around and left.

"What's the matter with this man, he left without even saying a word?" Chen Jingchu felt a little surprised.

"Oh, he's just running errands—" Fan Wubing didn't explain much, opened the envelope, glanced at the contents, and then put it back.

"What's in there?" Chen Jingchu asked curiously.

"Oh, it's just some material for the evening paper." Fan Wubing said with a smile, "wait for tomorrow's evening paper. There will definitely be very powerful news, and it will be the kind with comments!"

Chen Jingchu felt baffled, but looking at Fan Wubing's appearance, it was obvious that he would not reveal the details, so it was not easy to ask any more. She was really looking forward to seeing some different news tomorrow night. Fan Wubing should probably You won't lie, will you?

Sure enough, after another very hot day, Chen Jingchu received the evening paper of that day. On the second page, there was a very eye-catching headline, "How long can the four dishes and one soup last?"

There are also two pictures on it, one is an empty table with four dishes and one soup, the people left, and the dishes have not been moved, and the other is a scene where several people ordered a table of meals, as well as drinks. Get flushed.