The wealth of rebirth is deep in the mountains

Chapter 99
Your house claims to have the strongest wine, my house has live deer slaughtered, and his house has old ginseng stewed pheasant the next day, the competition is fierce and lively.

At this time, all the restaurants suddenly received posts from shopkeeper Chen, and they were all a little puzzled.

Chen Ji Buzhuang was originally an old store in the county. Although it was not in the same industry, it was not unfamiliar to see people when they looked up and down.

But last winter's relationship with selling vegetables, everyone became familiar with shopkeeper Chen almost instantly.It's just that I'm not familiar with it. Earlier, the Lu family "handled" Master Sui in one fell swoop, got rid of Du Youcai in the fake yamen, and also made shopkeeper Chen, the spokesperson of the Lu family, famous in the city.

Now, when they heard shopkeeper Chen's banquet, everyone's first thought was that the Lu family's green vegetables were going to be on the market so early.Of course, even if they don't have green vegetables, they are more willing to make friends with Shopkeeper Chen. Doing business depends more on interpersonal relationships, and there is nothing wrong with making friends more broadly.

So, in the evening of the second day, before the red lanterns in the courtyard of the Chen family were lit, guests came to the door one after another.Among them, shopkeeper Chen posted six posts, and the other two came uninvited, but their family also runs a grain and oil shop, so they are related to catering.

The visitor was a guest, so shopkeeper Chen naturally wouldn't push them away, and greeted everyone with a smile to drink tea and gossip.

Scholars, farmers, businessmen, I don’t know what dynasty divided this level, merchants became a low-level industry, but all dynasties and dynasties were inseparable from these guys who seemed to "only recognize money but not people".

People in the north wear silk and satin from the south, use porcelain from the south, and eat dried seafood and fresh fruits from the south.People in the south also want fur goods and medicinal materials from the north.

Especially in this dynasty, the wars are not frequent. The current emperor is wise and wise. Not only did he not underestimate merchants, but he is very tolerant in terms of the law. I heard that the prince still has a business shop in the capital, just for experience.

In this way, the merchants feel more proud and less timid in their actions.

The main room of the Chen family was quite spacious, everyone talked and talked, and occasionally exchanged news about each other, which was enjoyable, as if the saying "A fellow worker is an enemy" was just someone's joke, it was never true.

In the kitchen, Xiaomi wore a white apron and a cloth towel wrapped around his head, and was frying slices of meat. Aunt Jiang next to him helped fish out the blanched vermicelli and cut them into three-inch pieces.Not far from the other side, Jiang Yuexian also abandoned her long skirt and fine clothes, dressed like a neat peasant woman, bent over to add branches to the stove, and asked Xiaomi a few words from time to time.

There was a faintly seductive fragrance wafting out from the stove, causing the maids and servants of the Chen family, as well as the servants brought by the guests, to stretch their necks and search around.

Mrs. Chen took her mother-in-law and quietly went to look out of the kitchen window. Seeing her pampered daughter, who looked like a cook, she felt a little sad, but seeing the bright smile on her face that had never been seen before, she Sighed again.

This is the reason why it is said that women are pitiful.As long as they look for a person, they are willing to fall from the clouds into the mud, even if they are dirty and convinced, they are willing to do so.

It's just for the man he likes, if the man is worthy of this deep affection, it's good, if the entrustment is inhuman and ruined, how can a lifetime be so simple...

I only hope that Boss Lu is a good family worthy of entrusting his life...

Xiaomi in the window didn't know that there was a mother who was feeling sorry for her daughter outside the window. She turned her head and saw Chen Yuexian was going to lift the steaming cage, so she rushed forward to stop her, and finally, holding the cage with a rag, she ordered, "Yue Sister Xian, be careful, you are so easy to be burned, my elder brother knows, I don't know how to blame me!"

Chen Yuexian blushed, bit her lip and replied, "I'm not good at cooking, I'll ask my sister to teach me more in the future."

"Sister, don't be polite. I like cooking the most. I never find it hard. You are not good at cooking, but everything else is good. Besides, our Lu family married you to live a good life with my elder brother, not to find A cook!"

Chen Yuexian's face turned redder, but her heart was full of sweetness. Aunt Jiang also smiled and said, "Miss Chen, don't worry, there is no better family than the Lu family in this world. Those of us who are neighbors are all taken care of by Xiaomi." There are many, you sister-in-law, just wait and enjoy the blessings in the future."

Chen Yuexian was so ashamed that she bent down to add more firewood, which made Xiaomi giggle non-stop.

On the contrary, Mrs. Chen outside the window was completely relieved, and quietly took her mother-in-law back to the backyard.

In the main room, everyone drank half their tea, and finally someone couldn't bear it anymore and asked, "Brother Chen, you invited us to come over today, but what important things do you need to discuss? The vegetables from Laoxiongling came down. I remember that last year was the New Year's Day." I managed to get some garlic seedlings just a while ago, is there any change this year?"

The other person also smiled and said, "That's right, brother, don't hide it, everyone is in a hurry. Now that the city is full of fur dealers, everyone can earn some money and live a rich life." year."

Shopkeeper Chen responded with a smile, "If you want to talk about something, there is one thing, but it has nothing to do with vegetables. But it has something to do with eating..."

"Brother Chen, what are you talking about? Why did you confuse my brother?"

"Where can I find good mountain goods?"

Everyone speculated, but shopkeeper Chen smiled and stopped explaining, which made everyone even more curious.

Fortunately, a servant soon came to report, "Master, Miss Lu said that she is ready."

Shopkeeper Chen's eyes burst into bright colors, and he waved his hand, "Then let's start."

Four servants came in in response, carried the table and chairs, and quickly installed the tables and chairs.

The large round table of red pine, with clear lines, looks grand, and nine armchairs with marble backs are surrounded by them, neat and clean.

But strangely, there were only nine sets of bowls and plates on the table, without any side dishes or sauces.

Shopkeeper Chen greeted the more and more confused people to sit down, and there was a young and beautiful maid outside the door who delivered the first dish, a large blue and white porcelain bowl, which contained a very common dish, chicken stewed with mushrooms.The chicken was bred for more than half a year in the spring of that year. The meat is tender and delicious. The mushrooms are wild mushrooms. The combination of the two is a perfect match. Anyone who comes to the Northland must order one. It is a special dish of Sai'an.

Everyone couldn't see anything new, so they looked at shopkeeper Chen.

Shopkeeper Chen coughed dryly, raised his chopsticks to push away the pieces of meat and mushrooms on the surface, picked up a group of transparent "silk threads" underneath, and finally put it into his mouth. How do you taste this vermicelli?"

"Noodles?"

Everyone has never heard of this name, and naturally they have never seen it or eaten it, but the family runs this restaurant, and they have an instinctive search for novel food.

As a result, as the shadow of the chopsticks rises and falls, everyone has eaten.

"What is this thing? It is somewhat similar to the glacier on the eaves in winter. But if it were a glacier, it would have melted long ago. How could it be so soft and glutinous, and absorb the fragrance of chicken and mushrooms for your own use?"

"Yeah, it's really amazing, I can't guess it, I can't guess it!"

The shopkeeper Chen didn't say much to the crowd, and the servant girl brought the bowl of stew that was half missing.Immediately afterwards, another person came in and presented a fine porcelain platter with a thinner layer of "glaciers" spread on the underside, and open-back prawns on the top, with a thin layer of minced garlic sprinkled on the prawns.The minced garlic is golden yellow, and the prawns are bright red, which is very pleasing to the eye against the thin "glaciers" below.

This time, shopkeeper Chen didn't need to greet him, and everyone automatically stretched out their chopsticks.At the end, they all said in surprise, "Hey, the taste is more delicious this time, and it's only three points better than the previous one."

The third "glacier" is thicker and wider. It is served with bacon slices and garlic sprouts. It is so tender and tender that everyone wiped out half of it.

Just when everyone was guessing what the fourth dish looked like, the maid brought out a plate of meat dishes with a tangy sweet and sour taste.The meat slices the size of a child's palm were sliced ​​thinly, and wrapped in something, deep-fried until golden brown, topped with sweet and sour sauce and shredded coriander and spring onion.Take a bite, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, sweet and sour, it is really a rare delicacy.

The fifth course is also a meat dish. It is also wrapped in shrimp and fish cubes. It is fried golden and served with finely ground pepper and salt. It is another delicacy.

The sliced ​​meat is soft and tender, the stir-fried three silks are easy to make, the cold mixed vegetables are refreshing and relieve the greasy, the oyster locust tofu vermicelli soup is delicious and gratifying...

There are a total of eight dishes and one soup. Even if you only eat two bites of each dish, it is enough for everyone to eat.

After the last dish was finished, Xiaomi changed her clothes, washed her clothes again, and then walked in with a maid carrying all kinds of vermicelli and cornstarch.

Everyone had guessed for a long time that when the Chen family served these novel foods, there must be the figure of the old Xiongling Lu family, but when they actually saw Xiaomi, they were still very surprised.

But the teenage girl wore a scarlet double-breasted jacket with pipa buttons, a small stand-up collar and cuffs embroidered with simple cloud patterns, and an ivory pleated skirt underneath, which covered half of her shoes. face, revealing the little flower embroidered on the toe.Look at the eyebrows and eyes again, willow eyebrows and big eyes, high nose and red lips, the lips are slightly raised, as if they are about to laugh out loud at any time, especially a pair of big eyes, the most beautiful lake in the world is just like this, reflecting the pair on the wrist Ercui jade bracelets are dotted with blue color, making them even more lively...

There have long been rumors in Bei'an Prefecture that the people of Laoxiongling are tough, and the Lu family is the largest family in Laoxiongling, and the head girl of the Lu family is even more powerful. I heard that going up the mountain can fight tigers, and I heard that I can grow vegetables in winter. I heard that because of the purchase of mountain land, I brought Master Sui who has been entrenched in Sai'an for many years. I heard that this girl is extremely intelligent and can turn stones into gold...

Of course, this was all heard, but now that they were face to face, everyone fell silent for a moment.

Xiaomi greeted everyone generously, and finally sat next to shopkeeper Chen, and said with a smile, "Shopkeepers, the banquet just now was delicious, and the little girl's poor craftsmanship made everyone laugh."

"Ah, no, no, thank you Miss Lu."

"Yeah, it's really delicious and novel. I've been in a restaurant for more than ten years, but I haven't eaten it yet. Thank you for your hard work."

Where did the crowd dare to trust, they responded one after another. Although they didn't flatter Ah Yu much, none of them showed contempt in their expressions.

Shopkeeper Chen scanned around and was very satisfied. He treated Xiaomi like his own little daughter. If someone uttered disrespect, he would not be able to explain it to his in-laws, and it would also hurt his face.

(End of this chapter)