[Chapter 2, Volume 2]

Section 272 Chapter 271 The Queen Mother's Hot Pot Dumplings

"This!" Her eyes widened, and her eyeballs were about to pop out, "Why do you still need such a big hot pot in this snack bar?" ”

But without waiting for him to answer, she looked at the other tables and found that there was such a copper pot on many tables, so she knew that it was not accidental, and it was a common phenomenon, she turned her head and thought for a while, until the shopkeeper put the copper pot in the center of the table, she fully came to her senses, and smiled at him: "I know, this is the queen mother's hot pot dumplings you recommended!" ”

"Haha!" He gave a thumbs up: "Don't say it, your guessing ability is really amazing, I was about to test you with this, but I didn't expect you to guess it at once!" ”

The shopkeeper was very clever, laughing with him, and guessed a little bit of the situation from their conversation, and after putting the copper pot down, he said according to his meaning: "Yes! This girl, you are coming to Xijing for the first time, this queen mother's hot pot cakes have a history of 100 years. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 According to the old generation, the Empress Dowager Cixi rested at this street corner, and then her subordinates served her hot pot dumplings. Therefore, we have this dish in many stores in Xijing now, but it is the most authentic in this store! ”

She nodded, smiled at the boss, and picked up the chopsticks: "Okay!" We two foodies are more picky about eating, and if you want to eat, you can eat the most authentic! ”

The boss saw that Lu Qing had an extraordinary relationship with this contact person named "Tang Shao", and wanted to say something more, but saw this Tang Shao waving his hand: "Boss! Let's put a few more steamed cakes, let's first inspect the quality of your products, and then we will talk about specific cooperation later, okay? ”

The boss was stunned for a moment, and then nodded: "Okay!" Tang Shao! Then you two use it slowly, I will go and bring the cake to you, I hope you two eat satisfactorily, and when you eat about the same, we will talk. That's right, this hot pot dumpling! It is more cooked, you need to add your own soup, and it is best to eat it when it floats up for the third time, it is just ......"

"Alright!" He interrupted the boss's words with a smile and waved his hand again, "I'm a native of Xijing, and I'm familiar with this, so go get busy!" ”

"Yes! Then I'll take the cake and go! The boss knew each other very well, and he saw that this Tang Shao was a strong person, so he hurriedly turned around and left!

"Alright!" He smiled and picked up the small copper kettle on the table, refilled some soup into the pot that had gradually opened, and then looked at her eyes quietly: "Now there are only the two of us left at this table, although there are too many people here, but let's ignore them, you can eat with your stomach in a while!" ”

"Hmm!" She patted her stomach lightly: "I've eaten a lot of lunch and dinner today, and it stands to reason that I shouldn't eat so much now, but since it's rare to see such a tempting thing, then I'm not afraid of being fat, waiting to eat!" By the way, how did this Queen Mother's hot pot dumplings have a history of 100 years? Also got involved with the Empress Dowager Cixi? Tell me about it! ”

He smiled quietly, this history is also more clear, and to "a pinxiang" to continue another ending, this is also Wang Yixuan vigorously promote the upgrading of traditional industries when the historical connotation of one of the finishing, including a while on the upcoming "retort cake", these snacks rich in Xijing history and culture have been bundled and integrated after sorting, and then invested by the municipal government to build this snack street, widely used in the street These snack products, and use a unified cultural story.

As a participant at that time, and as the executive promoter of Wang Yixuan's leading matters, he cherished these histories, and because of this, he took the initiative to show favor to the boss away, but he was afraid that the boss would say everything, so he directly told this history. And tell her for yourself, that's great!

So, he pulled her over and asked her to sit down next to him, "If I tell this history well, will it be considered a good allusion, and should you give me a reward!" ”

She laughed: "Look at your appearance of inviting merit and receiving rewards, before you say anything, you will start talking about the conditions!" Well, if you can say it in a way that makes Miss Ben think it's like that, then reward you well! ”

"Hmmm! This is good! There are rewards and punishments, and only then can learning be motivated! He smiled lightly, pointed to the dumplings in the hot pot, and said: "As you said, the Queen Mother mentioned in this 'Queen Mother Hot Pot Dumplings' refers to the Queen Mother Cixi!" During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded the city of Beijing, and the Empress Dowager Cixi fled in a hurry. When I passed by, I felt a little tired, and then I ordered to stop here. ”

She held her cheeks with both hands, looking fascinated: "Hmm! It seems that this story is still a bit long, so I'll listen to it! ”

He continued with a smile: "Although it is said that the emperor left Beijing in a hurry, the specifications that the royal family should have must still have. In the evening, his subordinates arranged a Peking Opera for the Queen Mother. It's just that the Queen Mother was in a bad mood and listened sullenly. Halfway through hearing this, I suddenly felt a little empty in my abdomen, and my body moved slightly. At this time, the head of the eunuch next to him was very careful, and immediately leaned over to ask the queen mother if she had some food, the queen mother nodded slightly, and the head of the eunuch hurriedly went to Zhang Luo. ”

"Haha!" She laughed: "The things that these eunuchs have come out of are these hot pot dumplings, right?" ”

He deliberately stopped and blinked, which means that if you rush to guess again, I won't say anything.

"Good, good! I'll listen to it with peace of mind! She grabbed his arm: "Say it quickly! ”

"Hmmm! That's pretty much it! He continued: "Knowing that the Queen Mother was in a bad mood, in order to please the Queen Mother, the eunuch gave the imperial chefs a death order, asking them to make a kind of imperial meal that the Queen Mother had never eaten and could be made while eating. The imperial chefs were immediately stupid, they also knew that during the escape, the Queen Mother was not happy to see anything, and she had nowhere to vent her stomach fire, if she didn't do a good meal, she would definitely lose her head. But the Queen Mother's mother is the world, and she is respected by the harem, so what has she not eaten? ”

At this point in the story, her great interest had been aroused, and her eyes were shining outward.

He smiled and began to slow down: "Time passed minute by minute, and the imperial chefs still haven't figured out a way. If you can't take out anything and let the ancestor's stomach scream, it will really not be far from losing your head. At this critical moment, the eunuch came to urge again, and the leading chef was forced to have no choice but to resort to delaying the army, first took out a single-wind copper hot pot, and said to the eunuch: "Father-in-law, since you are eating and cooking, then use the hot pot, as for the things added to the hot pot, we will send them over in a while!" ”

"'Good!' The eunuch saw that the leading chef was quite calm, so he didn't think much about it, and went out with a hot pot. As soon as the man left, all the imperial chefs panicked and asked the chef what to do next. The chef also had no idea, and when all thoughts were lost, he saw a palace maid come in with a plate, to take the chicken and duck soup that the queen mother usually likes to drink, and asked the palace maid to take it out, pour the original hot water in the hot pot, and replace it with these three bowls of chicken and duck broth. The maids were also ordered to go out, and the cooks were given another respite. But what should I do next, I can't just let Galeries Lafayette drink this hot pot broth! ”

"That's right! What to do? The ups and downs of the plot made her nervous when she listened to it.

He continued: "Coincidentally, when the palace maid went out with the chicken and duck broth, I don't know if it was arranged by God, she actually ran into a big bowl by the door, and this big bowl was filled with a rolling pin for making dumplings, which collided with the big bowl and made a crisp sound. This sound is like a wake-up bell, and it immediately reminds the master. He immediately thought that cooking dumplings in a hot pot was the first time in the world, and the Queen Mother must not have eaten it. And the time is so tight, making dumplings is relatively simple, and these chefs under him are all familiar with it, and they will definitely come out in a while. So he pointed to the rolling pin in the bowl and said, 'Do it!' Everyone reacted quickly and began to divide up! ”

She nodded frequently when she heard this, and he also smiled proudly, and began to shake out all the baggage: "The chef personally took charge of the knife, and used the Queen Mother's favorite Tongzi chicken breast meat as the filling, plus other condiments. Because of the urgency of time, he asked the chefs who rolled the skin to make the skin smaller, and then quickly started making dumplings. These chefs are well-trained, and in a short time, a plate of dumplings the size of an apricot kernel is wrapped. At this time, the head of the eunuch hurriedly came in and urged, asking them if they had taken out anything, and when they saw this plate of dumplings, the head of the eunuch was also stunned, but he didn't have time to let him think too much, so he had to take this plate of dumplings and go out. With a wave of the chef's hand, the chefs began to hurry up to make the second and third plates. ”

At this time, the single-wind copper hot pot supported on the table in front of the Queen Mother, the chicken and duck broth was already boiling, and the fragrance was overflowing. At this time, the dumplings are added, one plate, one plate, and the dumplings the size of the apricot kernel sink and float again, like scattered pearls, dotted around, beautiful. The charcoal under the hot pot also began to burn to the fullest, and at night, the flames kept beating, just like the blooming chrysanthemums. Seeing this scene, the Empress Dowager Cixi was quite excited, praised again and again, was in a good mood, and ordered to give rewards to the imperial chefs. The imperial chefs, led by the chef, escaped the disaster, but instead got a blessing in disguise, and the "Queen Mother's Hot Pot" dumplings became famous. Shortly thereafter, the Empress Dowager Cixi returned to Beijing, re-ascended the throne, and was in a happy mood, and asked the imperial chefs to make this dish, because it was not good to call it 'Queen Mother Hot Pot' in front of Lafayette, so she took the meaning of the flames beating like chrysanthemums in the night, and called it 'Chrysanthemum Hot Pot'. At this point, the Queen Mother's hot pot dumplings, that is, chrysanthemum hot pot, began to be famous all over the world! ”

"Good! You can say that again! She applauded excitedly and praised loudly: "Don't say it, look at it this way, these little dumplings are a little bit overflowing, with a little charcoal fire, and they have a very good taste of 'chrysanthemum hot pot'!" ”

He made a joke at the right time and made a gesture: "To be so favored by Lafayette, even if the slave dies, it is worth it!" ”

"Phew!" She smiled and said: "If I were the Empress Dowager Cixi, I would be the first to drive you out of the palace, and people like you would stay in the palace, and all the concubines and palace maids would have to be in trouble!" ”