Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 724 The Empress Dowager Will Not Marry (Addition 320 to the Great Chapter of the Lord's Heart City)

A few days later, Chen Nian felt a sense of pride for no reason when he saw that the pot of lo-mei had reached 100%.

Every time a new dish is researched, the aging will produce such a feeling. This kind of positive motivation will promote his continuous improvement and give him the motivation to continue to study new dishes.

But Chen Nian feels that he is lucky, at least he still has recipes, although he will not point out the specific direction, but the beating of numbers can give Chen Nian the right direction.

But even if you have a recipe in old age and you need to try it again and again, you can imagine that the sages before me must have put more effort into researching a new dish than myself.

"Father, I finally figured it out, would you like to try it?" Chen Nian asked as usual.

But originally he thought that Song San would refuse straight away. After all, the family has eaten chicken wings and chicken feet every day for more than half a year. They must have been tired of eating, but who knows Song San nodded this time: " Okay."

Before Chen Nian took the initiative to hand it over, Song San came here with chopsticks, and took a chicken wing out of the pot.

Tasted it.

Although there is not much meat on the chicken wings, this kind of food is what you want to eat. After the entrance, the taste is delicious and mellow, and the mouthfeel is soft and moist.

In the stage of removing blood water, in order to preserve its taste, Aged Nian deliberately did not use the method of blanching, but placed it in salt water one night in advance.

In this way, the integrity of the chicken wings can be guaranteed to a great extent, otherwise, even if it is continuously stewed with a low fire, the fragile chicken will burst during the stew.

At that time, it will affect the appearance.

And the flesh falls off easily after opening.

But soaking in salt water in advance will avoid some of these problems, but now the weather is hot, even if it is soaked in salt water, you have to pay attention to changing the water, otherwise the meat will become smelly.

After soaking, it needs to be marinated. When marinating, the meat will be hung in the well to ensure that the temperature will not be too high.

Finally, put it into the pot according to the proportion, and then add different seasonings according to the time of each step that I have spent so long recording.

"How is it?" Chen Nian looked at his father and asked anxiously.

Song San didn't speak, but took another bite and savored it carefully: "It seems to be much more delicious, and the taste inside is richer, and there is an aftertaste after eating."

Hearing this, Chen Nian couldn't help feeling a little proud: "That's right, I spent a lot of taels of silver to buy materials and spices in the past half a year, and I also studied in Huichuntang for so long."

"That's right, son, it seems that you have learned not only my skills, but you have also reached the level of being able to establish a sect." Song San praised without any effort.

Because they have seen Chen Nian's assiduous research in the recent period. Although they didn't say anything, they all hoped that Chen Nian could research it earlier.

"Father, you're over-rewarded. I'm just some trivial tricks. I'm still far from the kind of master who can truly establish a school, and I always feel that there is still a certain gap between the meat I cook and the meat you cook. " Chen Nian said modestly.

"Son, you don't need to be too humble. If we do well, it's good. Be bold. Look at Dad. If someone says that Song San Braised Pork is the best in Yong'an County, Dad will be able to say it, and Even if father said such a thing, no one else would dare to say otherwise."

Speaking of this, Song San clapped his hands, and then spread them out: "There is no way, the craftsmanship is here, and they can't surpass it even if they want to."

Chen Nian suddenly thought of a sentence: "Always imitated, never surpassed?"

"That's right, that's right! He let them learn what he learned, and we don't stop others from imitating it, but they just can't surpass it. Are you angry? Even if he is jealous of our business, he can do it if he has the ability. Is it such a delicious taste?"

Song San said.

Chen Nian gave a thumbs up: "Father, it has to be you!"

After a while, Song San finished eating the chicken wings, but suddenly thought of something, and asked tentatively: "Then can we sell this today?"

The compliments just now belong to the compliments, the stewed chicken wings are really delicious, but I don't want to let him eat another Song San.

Sometimes being delicious and being able to eat more are two different things. No matter how delicious a thing is, you can't stand eating it every day.

"Okay, we can take it out and sell it today." Chen Nian said, looking at his father's cautious look, he couldn't help feeling a little funny.

Once upon a time, their family could eat a meal of meat as if it was Chinese New Year, but now less than a year has passed, and the father is not sensitive to meat. If the father from a year ago saw this scene, I have to point my nose and scold my current father for not being content.

But people change.

There is no need to use previous standards to demand people today.

Afterwards, the old people also made those offals. Although there are not many of them, they can also be sold.

The part that can be used must be fully utilized.

As for the other kind of flavor made with dogwood that is relatively pungent and spicy, I plan to try it again after aging. Anyway, aging has thoroughly studied the basic techniques of stewed pork.

When selling things at night, Song San spared no effort to promote the new products they launched here.

"Buy five flowers?"

"Would you like to see what's new in our store? Braised chicken wings, let me tell you, this stuff is delicious, and it's the most suitable for drinking, and it took my son more than half a year to get it. I figured it out...he ran to Huichun hall every day to do this."

The visitor couldn't help but feel a little fresh after hearing this: "Your son goes to Huichun Hall every day to do this. I thought he was going to study medicine."

"That's not true. My son has no interest in studying medicine."

The guest smiled, pointed to the chicken wings beside him and asked, "Then is there any difference between the braised chicken wings and the braised pork?"

"Of course there is a difference. Stewed pork is a family tradition, and there are only a dozen kinds of spices in it, but this chicken wing is amazing. My son added dozens of spices to it, among other things, The spices in this pot of stewed chicken and duck are worth hundreds of coins, do you think the difference is big?"

"It must be very expensive, I'd better buy meat, at least there are no bones in this thing, and everything I buy can be eaten."

"Not expensive, not expensive." Song San saw that the guest had to change his mind again, and said quickly, "A catty of chicken wings is twelve yuan, a catty of duck wings is fifteen yuan, and chicken hearts and gizzards are ten yuan a catty."

When the guest heard this, he made up his mind, and it seemed that it was indeed cheaper than pork.

Besides, Song San was a little embarrassed to promote him so hard, so he took out a few copper coins from the pocket hanging on his body, put them on the table, and counted them: "It's ten pennies."

"okay."

Song San quickly fished it out of the pot: "I'll get you some big ones."

After coming out, drain the soup on top and weigh it.

"Oh, it's a little too much, it's eleven cents, let's give ten cents, otherwise it's not good to have the whole thing."

"Then I'll take advantage of you." The guest said with a smile.

Song San waved his hands when he heard this: "They all belong to the neighbors in the neighborhood. Why are you talking so badly? What is taking advantage? It's not that I don't want money when I sell your things. With me, Song San, I can only give you more. It's impossible to make you less take."

As he spoke, he put the weighed chicken wings into the basin brought by the other party.

Except for some people who haven't bought anything from Song San's place, those regular customers now come to buy things with their own containers.

Otherwise, there is no disposable packing box in this world. Lo mei comes with soup and water, and it is not easy to pack it with paper.

And if they brought their own containers, they could ask Song San to put some soup in them.

Song San will give as long as the request is not much.

And this pot of soup is very useful for them. They can eat cakes and steamed buns with dipping, and noodles can also be mixed. It tastes like meat.

As for the old stew that they have to keep part of every time, it has been filled out long before it is sold.

After that, Song San would sell old-made lo-mei every time someone came. Now it was only in the trial stage, so there were not many stocks in stock. Under Song San's hard work, they sold out quickly.

Mainly because of the cheap price and Song San's hype.

But even if some new products were added, their previous braised pork did not sell less.

But at the last moment, Fu Ting came over to buy some big bones, and then ordered a lot of soup to go back.

"Hey, Song Laosan, you said that you can't sell it cheaper. I'm already your regular customer. You can't sell all the remaining bones. You must be tired of eating them yourself. Why don't you just eat them?" Give it to me."

Song San and Fu Ting would quarrel almost whenever they met. After hearing this, Song San smiled contemptuously: "How can I give away the business? I'd rather take the rest home to eat than give away , Otherwise, no one will buy it, and they will give it all away when I close the stall. Do I still want to do this business?

And if you want to give it away, it’s not impossible, let your son come, and I may give it to him for free when your son comes, but not when you come. "

Fu Ting sighed: "It's really stubborn, I have to write a poem to criticize you later!"

After speaking, he took the basin he brought and left.

But Song San said it all, but he still sold the remaining bones to Fu Ting, and also filled a lot of soup into it.

The reason why he said that just now is also because he knows that although Fu Ting is shameless, he is not shameless enough to let his three-year-old son come out and eat other people's food for free.

After all, he is a reader.

Many scholars are strong in what they think is important, and it doesn't matter if they are shameless in other places.

After selling the things, Song San called off work and went home, and Chen Nian also came out to help clean up the pots and stoves.

After Fu Ting returned home with a basin, he put these on the table. His wife couldn't help but her eyes lit up when she smelled it: "You bought meat again?"

"Yeah, I bought some big bones, and I ordered a lot of soup. When the time comes, you and your son will eat some of the meat off the bones. You can eat the soup with the cake."

While talking about Fu Ting, he went to wash his hands.

At this time, his wife took chopsticks to remove the meat on the big bone, but she used chopsticks to turn it inside, but found that there seemed to be two extra things inside.

"What is this?" she asked in surprise.

Fu Ting wiped his hands over there, and replied indifferently: "What else can there be, big bones, it's not like you haven't seen it before."

"No, it looks like it's from chickens and ducks."

Hearing this, Fu Ting hurriedly came here. He knew that Song San had released some new braised meat today, but he didn't ask the price specifically. Anyway, in his opinion, the price of these braised meat is probably about the same as that of pork head meat.

In his mind, the most cost-effective product has to be the big bone.

As long as you keep it properly, you can buy it once and eat it for three days.

On the first day, I ate meat and gnawed bones.

The next day, you can use the soup to mix rice or noodles, or you can eat it with pancakes.
In the evening, you can add some water and vegetables to the remaining soup and cook it together for another meal.

On the third day, take out the shaved bones and boil them in water, and you will get another pot of broth with added ingredients.

Then make some side dishes, and you can continue to eat with the main course.

But this time he found two chicken wings inside.

The problem is that when Song San was on the scale, he clearly saw only big bones and nothing else, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that he was distracted when he paid for the money. Song San at that time happened to be When serving the soup, could it be that Song San accidentally put the chicken wings in when serving the soup?

So he said his guess, but his wife shook her head after hearing this: "I don't think it's possible, the chicken wings are not small, so there's no reason why they can't see them, I think they might be specially given away by others." For you."

"Give it to me? Can Song Laosan be so kind?" Fu Ting thinks the reason is unlikely.

"That's impossible. When you went to the provincial capital to take the exam, Xiaonian brought meat to our son every three days. Anyway, I think their family is very good. Don't look at Song San and You fight and quarrel, but if something really happens, they will not be vague at all, have you forgotten how much money Chen Nian lent you when you left last time?"

Fu Ting didn't forget this point, but now he doesn't have any money on him, so he can't pay it back, so he never mentioned it.

But if this pair of chicken wings is really a gift from Song San, then he can't accept this favor in vain.

The advantage he took from Song San was all earned by his own ability, but it's different if others want to give him something.

"No, I have to give him the money later." Fu Ting felt that if he didn't pay back the money, he would feel uneasy.

"No, it's all given to you. This can be regarded as a human relationship."

But Fu Ting shook his head: "I don't care about human relations. I can take care of this pair of chicken wings. If their family needs help in the future, I will never shirk them, but he secretly gave them away. It won't work if you give it to me."

His wife didn't say anything after hearing this, she knew that her husband's character was like this.

However, the big bones that they can eat twice a month still taste very delicious, and even though the chicken wings are soaked in the stewed meat soup, they seem to taste better than the big bones!

Fu Ting originally thought that the meat on it might not be good to eat, but after eating half of it, he found that it was really delicious, so he gave half of the chicken wings he ate to his son, and then gave the other A good one went into the wife's bowl.

When Xiao Fuxin saw the chicken wings falling from the sky, his eyes lit up, and he grabbed them with his hands and began to gnaw them happily.

But Fu Ting's wife asked suspiciously: "You eat, what are you doing for me?"

"Eat it, I still prefer to eat big bones, it tastes good."

After speaking, he picked up a big bone and began to chew it happily.

……

After that, Chen Nian's life became smoother and smoother. Although he had already learned what he wanted to learn from Huichun Hall, he still went to Huichun Hall to learn from the old doctor every day.

Although Sun Ban'an's bones have started to connect after half a year, he still can't walk around or talk too much.

It's just that Chen Nian felt that there was no need to let Shopkeeper Sun teach a beginner like himself.

So, apart from occasionally going to the back to take a look, he didn't bother Sun Ban'an too much.

But sometimes there are more patients in the Huichun Hall, or there are more medicines to be boiled, so the old doctor is too busy, and he will ask Sun Yunrou to explain to Chen Nian.

Sun Yunrou has accepted this knowledge since she was a child. Although the practical experience is not as rich as that of Sun Ban'an and the old doctor, there is no problem in teaching Chen Nian, but on weekdays, Chen Nian learns every time he comes, and he leaves after learning, and he doesn't Speaking of how long Chen Nian and his uncle spend together every day, even the elder brother in the decoction shop spends more time with Chen Nian than she does.

This caused Sun Yunrou to fall into self-doubt. She looked in the mirror and saw that she was not ugly in the mirror, but why Chen Nian didn't want to take a second look at herself.

Does Chen Nian like to grow small?

After all, I saw him playing with that little peach girl from the Dong family all day long.

But if this is the case, the two families can also get engaged early. Although Xiaotao is not very old now, she will reach the age of marriage in a few years.

For this reason, she also specifically asked the old man to insinuate, but the answer she got was that Chen Nian seemed to only treat him as a younger sister.

Although Chen Nian himself said to the outside world that he wanted to give Song San a good old age, the conditions of his family were not bad. If he married himself, he could have one more person to take care of him, and his family opened a pharmacy, so there was no shortage of Qian, I'm not that kind of savage character, it's unreasonable to hold back.

Even if you don't marry now, you can marry later.

So on this day, when the old man again neglected to teach Chen Nian and asked Sun Yunrou to teach him, Sun Yunrou mustered up the courage to ask: "Your family should not be short of money now, and Uncle Song San and his old couple Life is getting better, why don't you marry a wife? One more person in the family can take care of their elders with you."

Sun Yunrou didn't directly explain it, but how could she not be able to see her thoughts?

"I still don't want to drag them down."

But how could Sun Yunrou believe this reason?
Looking at the girl's stubborn eyes, Chen Nian finally sighed: "Actually, I already have my own heart, so I will not accept other people. Of course, this is not just for you. No matter who is here, my answer is still the same. That's right."

Sun Yunrou looked at Chen Nian resentfully: "Then what if she is the current princess?"

Chen Nian smiled and shook his head: "Don't say it's the princess of the dynasty, even if the queen of the dynasty wants to marry me, I will not marry, even the queen mother of the dynasty."

What Chen Nian said was extremely firm.

Although Sun Yunrou felt that Chen Nian must be bragging, she was still amused and laughed.

It's just that after laughing, she felt very uncomfortable. After all, Chen Nian said this in front of her face. No matter whether she will marry someone else in the future, at least she has no hope.

Originally, after she learned that she was going on a blind date with Chen Nian, she herself was somewhat conflicted, but she heard that Chen Nian was handsome and could read, was capable personally, and treated others respectfully, so she didn't mind meeting him.

Who would have thought that after a matchmaker came to talk to him, Chen Nian refused even without agreeing to the meeting.

Later, she also met Chen Nian. Although she hated this man who was one year younger than herself, she had to admit that this man was really good-looking and attractive.

Later, after Chen Nian saved her father, her mentality changed completely. She felt that Chen Nian was indeed a good husband candidate.

As Chen Nian was studying in Huichun Hall, she gradually discovered that Chen Nian's advantages were not limited to those she knew before, because Chen Nian's learning speed was very fast, no matter what it was, he could learn it with just a little bit, and sometimes he didn't click You can also teach yourself without a teacher.

But now, she heard Chen Nian say this.

"alright."

The girl's heart is extremely complicated.

Afterwards, she began to teach Chen Nian, but she still had a trace of resentment in her heart, so she wanted to make things difficult for Chen Nian again, to see how deflated this confident man was.

But then she asked a lot of questions, and Chen Nian answered quickly after listening.

Whether it is about the medicinal properties of the medicinal materials or the method of decoction, there is no difficulty at all for aging.

Unable to pass the old test, Sun Yunrou thought about it and asked some questions about the prescription.

But it just so happens that the cases I asked about were seen before when I was with the old doctor.

At that time, Chen Nian remembered it carefully. After all, he had some medical skills, which was quite useful.

So I thought for a while, and then answered them all.

On the contrary, Sun Yunrou was startled. One must know that Chen Nian has only studied for a little over half a year, yet he already knows so much.

At the beginning, she also studied with her father and uncle, and her uncle did not marry a wife and had children, and now she is alone, so she has received careful teaching since she was a child.

But it only took Chen Nian more than half a year to catch up with him?
"What kind of monster is this?"

(End of this chapter)