Chapter 94 is all the fault of noodles

Yipinge is a famous restaurant in Jiangxing County, and the location is naturally excellent. At this time, it was the time for dinner, so there were a lot of people in the Ichipankaku.

Yipinge also does the business of ordinary people and rich people, but rich people are naturally unwilling to sit in the lobby and eat with the peddlers and pawns, so the second and third floors of Yipinge are high-end private rooms, almost every private room can see the hall, but in the lower hall, you can't see the situation in the private room, which can be described as a good privacy. This kind of design makes Shu Jin admire, this is the most reasonable!

When Shu Jin and the others arrived, they waited for a while before there were two seats in the lobby. The defense of men and women in the big performance court is not too strict, especially when a married woman like Shu Jin comes out with her husband, even if she eats in the lobby of the restaurant, she will not provoke the eyes of others.

The two sat down, and Xiao Er'er came over to pour water diligently, and asked the two of them what to eat.

At this time, the restaurant did not have a menu, because ordinary people were less literate, and it was useless for you to give the menu, so Xiao Er'er dictated the name of the dish and ordered the guests.

Shu Jin directly asked Chai Yanfeng to order two signature dishes that are said to be indispensable for the first time in Yipinge, and Xiao Er'er said that the food will be good when he waits, so he will go to pass the dishes.

While waiting, Shu Jin spread his spiritual power and looked at the inside and outside of Yipin Pavilion. She is also very curious about the big restaurants in ancient times.

Of course, the kitchen is the most interesting.

The kitchen of Yipinge is very large, and there are many busy people in the kitchen, which is Shu Jin's first feeling. No wonder the food is served so quickly. However, she could see that there were many rules in the kitchen. For example, although there are many people in the kitchen, there is also a division of labor between the hands and the chefs in charge: some chefs specialize in exquisite dishes, from the dishes to the presentation of the dishes, and even the guys in charge of serving the dishes are clean and tidy, and the clothes are different from the little two children who shuttle in the lobby. It seems to be dedicated to serving the guests of the private room.

The dishes of some other masters are relatively larger, and the dishes are not so exquisite, presumably, they are all the meals of the guests in the lobby.

Another biggest difference is that many of the meals in the lobby are pre-cut and sorted vegetables, meats, etc., while the meals in the private room are all freshly processed, which seems to be relatively fresh.

Therefore, although there are few dishes in the private room, there are more small servants in the hands than the small servants of the master who is in charge of the dishes in the lobby. But no matter what kind of work they do, they are all neat, and although they are in such a backward era, no matter how busy they are, the kitchen is still clean and tidy, which makes Shu Jin very satisfied.

After looking at the kitchen, Shu Jin, a guest in the private room, also looked at it casually, but accidentally found two familiar faces: in a private room on the third floor, there are three men sitting around the table at the moment, two of which are actually Zhuo Tong and Zhuo Xian, two brothers who have seen in Sanqitang today.

It was also because Shu Jin felt that the two brothers of the Zhuo family were a little extraordinary, so he took a few more glances at the man other than the Zhuo family brothers. The man wore a soap-colored robe with a jade belt around his waist; The man's facial features are handsome, his inky black hair is neatly combed, he wears a jade crown, revealing a full forehead, and his gestures are full of elegance.

Zhuo Tong took a sip of tea and spoke: "How long do you plan to stay in Jiangxing this time?" ”

The man replied, "Go to mid-autumn, go back before mid-autumn." ”

Zhuo Tong said again: "What about the woman? ”

"It's nothing, it's just a set in front of you and a set behind your back."

"What about caution? Just put it next to that woman, and it will be fine? ”

"Jing Shen is now enrolled in Guozi School, and only occasionally Mu Xiu goes home to visit his father, and the people around him in his courtyard are all laid out by me, and when I go to her, I don't stay much except to ask for peace. Besides, with me here, she didn't dare to touch him for the time being. ”

When the man said this, Shu Jin, who was in the lobby, blinked in surprise when he heard it.

Guozixue, even if Shu Jin came to this era not long ago, he also knew that Guozixue was an official school, and the children and grandchildren of civil and military officials above the third rank were not allowed to enter. In addition, the enrollment limit is only 300 students.

What is the origin of this man? That person named Jingshen can actually enter the country!

It's a pity that what the next three people say is not important. It just so happened that Xiao Er came to serve the food at this time, and Shu Jin withdrew his mental power and didn't listen to it anymore.

The dish is a dish of steamed fatty fish, a dish of stewed snowflake beef, and two bowls of somen noodles called "cold tao".

Shu Jin looked at the fish and felt that this fish was very similar to the Wuchang fish in the previous life, and it was very suitable for steaming. The body of the fish is cut out of an even and beautiful mouth, sprinkled with red, yellow and green chips, and the whole is placed in a white disk, hot and fragrant, which looks very tempting.

The beef, on the other hand, has a beautiful reddish-brown color, and the unique pattern of snowflake beef is as delicate and uniform as marble. Because it is simmered, the beef has an extremely soft taste and is mellow and fragrant.

These two dishes are worthy of the signature dishes, and even though they are the food in the lobby, they are still very delicious. Especially beef, you must know that in this era of backward productivity, cattle is the main agricultural production tool, so beef is very rare, and the price is naturally not low.

Shu Jin and Chai Yanfeng ate very happily. However, when the noodles were eaten, Shu Jin paused. I played with the chopsticks a few times before continuing to eat.

"What's wrong?" Chai Yanfeng noticed her movements, and also stopped his chopsticks and asked, "This cold Tao doesn't taste right?" ”

"No," Shu Jin shook his head.

Shu Jin really didn't know that the cold tao that Xiao Er'er was talking about was noodles at first. It was only later that Xiao Er'er explained that he found out what was going on with Leng Tao.

It turned out that this cold tao was originally a palace food, and it was a dish only available in the summer time when the emperor feasted hundreds of officials. The general preparation method is: pick the young leaves of the green locust and pound the juice and flour to make thin noodles, and then put them in ice water to soak and bleach. The noodles are made in this way, which are bright and green, then scooped up, poured with cooked oil, and refrigerated in a well or ice cellar. When eating, add condiments to taste, which is a very refreshing food to cool off.

To put it bluntly, the so-called cold Tao is very similar to the cold noodles of later generations.

Nowadays, this kind of noodles is not made by everyone, and most people use rice, steamed buns, or cooking cakes as the staple food. For example, cold tao is still high-end food, and only places like Yipinge can eat this thing.

Shu Jin thought back to how to make noodles so many times that he knew, so he began to consider the possibility of making money by selling noodles at a stall. This noodle is good, but after all, it is monotonous and cold, so it can only be eaten in the summer.

"I thought, I can make many kinds of noodles, all of which taste better than this, and I don't know if I can get a stall to sell them for money."

When Chai Yanfeng heard this, he said: "Hehe, all the masters in this pavilion are invited with a lot of money, and each of them has good skills, and this bowl of cold tao alone is not comparable to others." If you can't even get into your eyes with the cold shopping of Yipinge, I would like to know what kind of things you can make. ”

After thinking about it, Shu Jin said that this Leng Tao was "noodles", which was really appropriate, and he didn't want to say anything when he was interrupted by a voice in the oblique stab. (To be continued.) )