Chapter Seventy-Nine: Happy Barbecue
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The stall, called Happy Barbecue, may not look good on the outside, but perhaps the most conspicuous thing is the rows of dinner plates neatly stacked on the shelves.
But it seems to really bring a "sense of happiness" to the diners, there is an endless stream of people who come to eat barbecue every night, and sometimes the stalls can not be closed in the middle of the night, because there are too many guests~ There is a rare "queue" phenomenon.
The locals have never seen this kind of stall, and the barbecue is still in the stage of kebabs in their impressions; And most of the people in the north are short-tempered, so they won't queue up because of a bite to eat, what is not eating?
But this strange phenomenon not only appeared, but also appeared in an unknown stall, does it prove from the side that the taste of this barbecue is really good, and it is worth a feast?
The main project of happiness barbecue is naturally barbecue, their dishes are fresh, there are many varieties, dozens of dishes, vegetables, fish and shrimp, meatballs, poultry, pigs, beef and mutton are not lacking, and there is even a small stove, which is specially used to roast corn and eggplant.
The corn is roasted and fragrant, and the golden rice grains are coated with a secret sauce, which tastes spicy and glutinous. Take a gentle bite, neither old nor tender, mixed with salty and spicy sweet syrup overflowing in the mouth.
Among them, the tendons are Qinglan's favorite, and the grilled tendons are very chewy, sprinkled with a thick layer of chili powder and cumin grains, which can immediately conquer the appetite of foodies.
In particular, we recommend grilled shrimp and grilled herring (a type of saury, slightly larger than saury), which are grilled in a unique way that requires a white vinegar in addition to the normal steps. Freshly baked shrimp (fish) is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and has a sweet taste.
If you don't like meat, vegetables are also a good choice, especially grilled eggplant.
Put the whole eggplant on the grill and simmer until the skin is charred and soft, then use a knife to cut it from the middle of the eggplant, pour the spread eggplant meat with fried garlic and spicy sauce, and you can still see the rising pot ~ gas when eating.
Of course, more people like to eat meat, and the most praised is his steppe lamb.
Coincidentally, in the early summer of this year, Laqi drove the sheep down to the south to sell, and when he walked to Jinan Mansion, there were only about a dozen left.
The lambs of the grassland are not worried about selling, he should have been Uncle Pan last year, and this time he came to deliver sheep to the old customer.
Who knew that the two met at the market in Jinan Mansion, and they were naturally happy. Uncle Pan not only accepted all the sheep in Laqi, but also asked him to continue to send sheep to Jinan before the snow.
The lamb meat in the grassland is much more tender than the local yellow mutton, and if you book in advance, you can also eat the roast whole lamb that his family specially serves every five or ten days.
A whole clean lamb cake is turned back and forth in a special oven, and the mutton is roasted to a golden brown and simmering with oil, and it is dipped in a dry dish specially blended by Qinglan, which makes the taste even more delicious.
However, this roasted whole sheep is available in limited quantities, and there is only one at a time, so remember to come early~
Compared to Thirteen's love of mutton, Xiaobao prefers to eat grilled chicken wings.
These chicken wings are marinated in sauce the day before, and then covered with red oil when roasted the next day, the whole chicken wings look red and bright and oily, and the fat and moisture of the outer layer of chicken skin are completely roasted, but there is no damage to the integrity of the appearance, which makes people enjoy eating.
In addition to barbecue, his lo-mei is also a good choice, especially for those who drink alcohol.
I don't know what ingredients are added to this brine, the taste of braised meat is different, especially with rice and wine, and it tastes more exciting with liquor.
There are not many varieties of braised meat, only pig face, pig arch mouth, pig liver, pig tail, pig ears, if not enough to eat, you can also choose his boiled peanuts.
Pan Erniang likes the taste of star anise cinnamon, and is willing to put the ingredients, the boiled peanuts are naturally salty and fragrant, and the first task of Mr. Zhang every morning is to pinch the peanuts to make them more flavorful.
Now the Shu family and the Zhang family are "all mobilized", the business is too hot, Qinglan Mingyu and Brother He'er have to come to help at night, and Thirteen and Xiaobao will generally come to help after eating, so they can't be busy.
Fortunately, on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, Shu Lao Er came back, which greatly eased the burden of manpower.
None of the restaurants and barbecue stalls at the Harushi family serve alcohol, but they do provide bowls for guests.
Because Happiness Grill has recently become famous here, many pubs around the area want to cooperate with them.
Their so-called cooperation is actually the most primitive way of buying and selling - procurement, and the Qinglan family can give priority to the selection of wine, and they can also pay for one season.
However, these people were all rejected by Uncle Pan, "Our family is a small business, and we are really busy with wine." ”
Small business, but a lot of money to make, a restaurant shopkeeper tone is not good: "If your family wants to monopolize this wine business, say it as soon as possible, why do one thing and say another!" ”
Uncle Pan is not a good stubble, he suddenly smiled, twisted his thick eyebrows and said: "Our family has always spit a nail, what do you mean by this!" ”
The shopkeeper said angrily: "Doesn't your family provide sweet wine?" ”
As soon as the words fell, the shopkeepers of other families changed their faces instantly, what, this is playing us?
"Hey!" Uncle Pan was angry and explained to everyone: "That's the tomato juice made up by my niece's daughter, and each guest will send a bowl to relieve the heat, and give it away for free!" After speaking, he glanced contemptuously at the previous shopkeeper.
I see... After listening to the shopkeeper's face, I said, well, not everyone can make wine, so why use them.
"That's it," Uncle Pan pretended to be generous, and this method was also thought up by Qinglan, "You also set up some shed seats near my stall to sell wine, and the guests who eat our barbecue can go there to sit for nothing. ”
The shopkeepers thanked him, and Uncle Pan said secretly, this is the so-called win-win situation for his niece? Why do you still feel that you have taken advantage of yourself?
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For the Shu family, the most difficult part of barbecue is not handling the ingredients, and Qinglan is not worried about the taste of the dishes, but thinks hard about how to turn bamboo into bamboo skewers.
There is no machine, Qinglan looked at the pile of bamboo materials and was upset, although the third uncle made a batch of iron skewers for her, but this kind of thing is used in large quantities and has a lot of loss, and it can't be supplied at all.
In the early stage, when he was still trying to sell in the shop in Guixing Lane, Zhang Xiang fooled a group of Fa Xiao and a group of children on the street, and helped the Shu family sharpen bamboo sticks all day long.
But the speed of this thing is much faster than the speed of cutting, the bamboo skewers cut out are of different thicknesses, different sizes, and some even need to be polished twice, for fear that the stubble on it will scratch the guests, and it will greatly affect the "beauty" of the food.
Qinglan and the others were already preparing to set up a night stall near Minghuju at that time, and the place was also rented, but if the matter of bamboo skewers was not solved for a day, this barbecue would not be able to open for a day!
Thirteen and Xiaobao saw that she was worried about a few sticks, (Qinglan: Big brother, is that a matter of a few sticks?) I need tens of thousands, okay! She came up with an idea: "If you hang a signboard to collect the sign outside the store, someone will naturally come to the door, and I'm afraid you won't be able to collect it when the time comes!" ”
Qinglan was skeptical, but soon admitted that she had underestimated the determination and ability of working people to earn money and work.
In addition to the people who came to the door to inquire, Mrs. Zhang's neighborhood girlfriends also contributed.
One hundred bamboo skewers cost two pennies, and Qinglan can pay more than one tael of silver at most a day, which shows how many skewers there are.
And the people who came to deliver the sticks were all cut according to the size she gave, and there was an elderly grandfather who could send a thousand bamboo sticks a day, which was smoother than the machine, which amazed the Shu family.
The problem of skewers has been solved, and the night stall of Happy Barbecue can be officially opened~!
On the first day of the fifth month, the first day of the trial operation of Happy Barbecue.
The braised pork and barbecued wings in the Happy Canteen have gradually become famous, and many delicious mouths have come to visit, of course, Pan Erniang's craftsmanship has not disappointed everyone.
How to start the first shot of barbecue is very important for the consideration of the prospect of the barbecue market.
Qinglan's method is to invite students to come and taste it for free.
The first one to oppose was not the Shu family, but Xiaobao.
"Why?! They are also worthy of being served by the master?! At first, he thought it was fresh to open a barbecue stall, and he took advantage of his free time to help a lot, such as wearing skewers.
"Listen to me," Qing Lan waved him to sit down, "Isn't our academy going to have a competition with Quancheng Academy in a few days?" “
Speaking of which, this competition also has the credit of Qinglan.
The topic of the exam last semester was the one that made the whole Dashun hot: the youth is strong.
How can you make a teenager strong? -- All-round development of morality, intelligence, physical fitness, art and labor!
Qing Lan wrote a large article in a free way, discussing the reform and innovation of education from ancient times to the present, and drawing on the advantages and disadvantages of Chinese and Western education methods, and discussing some places that are not in the academy or are not too important, and finally came to the conclusion:
Collective activities and team building help students grow in an all-round way, and can also cultivate the patriotic spirit of many students from an early age.
This article was taken by Fang Xuezheng to the government office, and it was greatly appreciated at the education work conference, so there were many activities in the major colleges this year.
Many students still welcomed and supported them, but some felt that these things were a waste of time, "With that effort, I have written two strategic essays!" “
But Qinglan said that blindly rote memorization or hard study to get better grades is itself an unhealthy behavior.
She remembers Hawking's mention in A Brief History of Time that when he was at university at Oxford, students who got good grades for their hard work were considered "gray men," "the worst slur in the Oxford vocabulary." ”
Sadly, the most deformed point of modern education in China is this, the biggest difference between Chinese and Americans in education is that Americans recognize the importance of children's natural IQ and do not demand too much of children's talents. And Chinese parents are not, they are not good at math, and they make up for it; If your English is too poor, you still have to make up for it, and you will never admit that your child is inferior to others.
The topic is far away, the two colleges have group activities, why not take this opportunity to distribute leaflets to students, you can eat barbecue for free with vouchers, but no alcohol is provided.
Qinglan's consideration is that young people are more receptive to new things, and this new taste and form may be more popular with young people.
Qin San had also heard that Qinglan's family was going to open a barbecue stall, and he led a group of young men to cheer on him, because he got the news in advance, so he also prepared his own wine.
Soon, these two groups of people called each other brothers, and they took a sip of meat and wine, and even modern people could hardly refuse the masturbation behavior that was vividly implemented by these ancients.
Drinking wine and bragging, drunk and singing and roaring, it is really one of the great blessings in life!
These students are quite exquisite, and after that, they came to patronize the business of the Qinglan family one after another, and also brought people to cheer for the party, but they didn't eat that meal in vain - so many mouths made the Zhang brothers feel distressed.
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When she returned from night, Pan Erniang hung her work clothes (the uniform clothing designed by Qinglan, the chest of each blouse was embroidered with the four big characters of "Happy Barbecue" in a conspicuous position, Pan Erniang felt that this dress was like an adult's version of the "Doudou" hexagram) to the patio and walked towards her bedroom.
Pushing open the door, I saw Shu Lao Er sitting on the kang head sluggishly, staring at a few pieces of paper spread out on the kang table.
"What's wrong?" Pan Erniang walked over and sat on the edge of the kang and found that her husband's face was a little wrong.
Shu Lao Er was silent, today he received a letter from his eldest brother, because he was busy all day, he just opened it and read it.
"Alas..."Shu Lao Er sighed, feeling that he had sighed more times this year than in his life combined.
"What's this?!" Pan Erniang raised her voice anxiously, provoking Shu Lao Er to give her a blank look: The children are asleep, do you want to make them all noisy?
"Say it quickly!" Pan Erniang lowered her voice and urged impatiently.
"Let's go", Shu Lao Er just wanted to open his mouth, but a teardrop fell without warning!
For a while, Pan Erniang was scared enough, she grabbed Shu Er's sleeve and glared at him anxiously. "What the hell is going on, tell me quickly!"
"Our second sister..."Shu Lao Er took a deep breath.
Hearing these three words, the moths made by Shu Ergu rushed to Pan Erniang's eyes like a river and a sea, what did she do this time?
"It's gone." Shu Lao Er paused just at the right time, which was the second that flashed quickly in Pan Erniang's heart.
"What?" Pan Erniang finally reacted, and her intuition was that she couldn't believe it.
"I said," Shu Lao Er sighed again and repeated, "Our second sister is gone." ”
Yes?!