Datang's commerce is basically concentrated in the market, Chang'an has the east and west markets, and each place also has its own market, centralized trading.

In the market in Huazhou, when Xu Jingzong came in with a group of people, Liu Jia was testing Jia Ping'an's mapo tofu in the back kitchen of the wine store, and there was Wang on the side, he was going to teach this dish to his wife, and it would be a skill in the future.

Yesterday he made it several times at home, and this morning he asked someone to get tofu and fried it several times.

Wang studied seriously on the side, and looked down from time to time to think about it.

Outside, Xu Jingzong, accompanied by the city order and the city Cheng and others, inspected all the way.

The vendors all came out to see the excitement, and some of them had the audacity to shout, "Can you come here to drink?" ”

Xu Jingzong looked at the man and shook his head slightly.

The city order on the side said: "Envoy, the food in that wine shop is good. ”

This is an official recommendation, and it stands to reason that Lao Xu should go.

But Xu Jingzong said lightly: "That person has a big mole on his face, and there are three black hairs on the big mole, and the old man has no appetite when he sees it." ”

This is telling the truth, but it has given the city order a stalk.

Ordinary officials will be very kind when they inspect, and even ugly men will agree with a smile if they have a big mole. But Lao Xu didn't give any face, which made people speechless.

Continuing to walk forward, when he saw a liquor store, the city commander said, "Envoy, the people of this family have touched the broom star, but it is not easy to enter." ”

He felt that he was a good word and should be able to score.

But Lao Xu's eyes lit up and said, "Go in and have a look." ”

Jia Ping'an is a broom star to others, but to Lao Xu, it is a lucky star.

After entering, the guy panicked and hurriedly stepped forward to serve.

Everyone sat down, Xu Jingzong bowed slightly, and Liao Quan said: "If you have any good wine and food, just bring it." ”

The guy ran to the back, and Liu Jia and his family were still studying mapo tofu.

"Lang Jun, the envoy is here, and he wants wine and food."

Liu Jia was stunned, but look at the side, there are seven or eight dishes of mapo tofu that the two of them tried all the way, and there are no other dishes. If it's someone else, it's just that, but that's the history of thorns! How can you be fooled?

The cook came over and was about to take over, but a small official came outside, came in and said coldly: "Make you hungry, hurry up and get some vegetables first." ”

It stands to reason that there should be some cold dishes or something now, but today is special, and all the things on the side are mapo tofu.

Liu Jia knew that he couldn't offend these little officials, so he smiled and said, "There are some white jade tofu ...... here."

"White jade tofu?" The little official just heard about this good thing, but he couldn't afford to eat it, and when he heard it, he said, "Get to the front." ”

The guy used a wooden plate to get mapo tofu to the front, and one person placed a plate on the table.

"What is this?" Xu Jingzong saw that this dish was very strange, so he didn't dare to eat it.

Liu Jia came out to serve, and said with a smile when he heard the words: "Envoy, this is white jade tofu." ”

Xu Jingzong glanced at it when he heard this, frowned and said, "The old man has heard of this thing, and it was made by Jia Ping'an. It's just that you're doing this......"

Liao Quan felt that he couldn't let his boss take risks, so he scooped a piece of tofu with a spoon and put it in his mouth, tasting it carefully.

Everyone was looking at him, only to see that his eyebrows gradually stretched, and the speed of chewing became faster and faster. ”

Xu Jingzong asked, "How does it taste?" ”

He only heard the name of Baiyu Tofu, and he was so busy that he forgot to get it and taste it.

Liao Quan put down his chopsticks and said: "This dish is spicy, the numb is peppercorns, but the spicy one is minced ginger, with sauce and minced meat, this tofu ...... Envoy, this thing can't be eaten alone, you have to eat rice or cakes, otherwise you will feel that you have failed this dish. ”

"So good?" Xu Jingzong took a bite and was immediately conquered, and said in a loud voice: "Get the cake." ”

The man hurried to get the bread, and then the wine shop was full of the sound of eating, and the wine was placed on the side, and no one took it.

The city order was puzzled by the side and wanted to taste it, but Lao Xu was there, and he only had the share of standing on the side.

Everyone had a good meal, and when they finally stopped, most of them had round stomachs.

Liao Quan put down his chopsticks and praised: "A certain is also a favorite food, I heard that where there is food, I must go to eat." A certain self-proclaimed Huazhou has no good things that he has not eaten. But today's white jade tofu makes a certain person ashamed! ”

He held back a burp and said, "This dish is the most delicious I've eaten in years." ”

This is praise and affirmation from the second-in-command of Huazhou.

Liu Jia only felt that he was fluttering, and felt that the business of the wine store must be bad.

But that's not all.

Xu Jingzong took a sip of warm water, squinted his eyes and said, "The old man has been in Chang'an for many years, but he has never eaten such a delicacy, good!" ”

The key is that he said that he had never eaten such a delicacy in Chang'an, this is the golden signboard!

It's sent!

Get rich!

Liu Jia felt that even if he was killed at the moment, it was worth it.

This is from the evaluation of Xu Jingzong, a famous traitor in the Tang Dynasty and a famous gourmand in the Tang Dynasty, the old Liu family's wine shop is about to develop!

When paying, Xu Jingzong waved his hand, and no one could grab it.

"A certain ...... This meal is a treat. Liu Jia felt that Lao Xu's advertisement was too good, and he was willing to invite this meal.

Xu Jingzong snorted coldly, "The old man loves the people like a son, how can he be greedy for you?" Take it! ”

After paying, Xu Jingzong saw the reverence in Liu Jia's eyes, and couldn't help but feel that such a day was really good.

It boiled.

Xu Jingzong and the others had just left, and countless guests poured in.

"What is the mapo tofu that the envoy is talking about? Come on quickly. ”

It's on fire!

It's on fire!

The Liu family's liquor shop business is booming, but after the tofu is finished, it is gone.

Several businessmen who bought tofu from Jia's house, only Liu Jia and Peng Dashu were catering, and Peng Dashu got the news, so he started in the kitchen at home, preparing to get mapo tofu out as well.

His kitchen is not small, but Peng Dashu can't cook, so he told the cook and asked him to do it.

But cooking according to the instructions is so difficult!

The cook made it several times in a row, and the taste was 108,000 miles away from what Peng Dashu remembered, and he couldn't help but be furious and said, "Get out of the way, come some!" ”

He kept recalling Jia Ping'an's procedure for making this dish at that time, and put oil first......

Good drop, some oil.

The oil sizzles in the copper pan and then smokes.

How did Jia Ping'an get it then?

The cook coughed dryly on the side, "Lang Jun, it's almost." ”

"You know what?" Liu Jia recalled that he was very annoyed after being disturbed.

The smoke is misty! It's getting thicker and thicker.

"Ahem!" Peng Dashu choked on the fumes, and when he saw this, he casually got the minced meat into it.

Rumble!

The fire jumped out of the pot at once, and Peng Dashu, who had never cooked before, panicked, and hurriedly dragged the copper pot, but overturned the copper pot.

The flames spread on the stove and ignited a lot of things.

"It's on fire!"

The cook ran out and shouted, only to find that Peng Dashu had not come out.

The fire inside is getting bigger and bigger, and the key is that the smoke is very large.

To save or not to save?

That's a problem!

By the time he mustered up the courage to rush in and drag Peng Dashu out, the guy had already fainted.

"Quick, send to the hospital!"

……

When Liu Jia returned home, he was very relieved to see the family waiting for him to eat, but he was also a little worried about the future.

Will that broom star kill so-and-so?

After eating, a message came from the neighborhood.

"That Peng Dashu, who has a grudge against you, got something at home before, burned down the kitchen, and was taken to the hospital, saying that he was choked by the smoke, and he was a little stunned when he woke up."

I'll go!

A thought swirled in Liu Jia's mind.

He returned home and found his wife, Wang.

"Lady, I feel ...... I'm afraid this broom star is not a gram, but a lucky star! ”

Wang Shi deeply felt that the broom star was a murderous thing, "Husband, that Jia Ping'an has killed two emperors, and many relatives in the family have died, where is the lucky star." ”

"But think about it." Liu Jia said: "Today, there is a long history and the envoy praised our family's food for being delicious, this business is very good, is this a happy event?" ”

"Also, that Peng Dashu and our family are on the opposite side, today he set fire to his kitchen, and he was almost burned to death, is this a happy event?"

Wang thought for a moment, "It's some! But a broom star is a broom star, husband, you can't be confused. ”

Such superstitious beliefs are deeply ingrained in many people, and Liu's words, while convincing, do not make Wang change his opinion of the broom star.

The two went to bed at night, the old husband and wife, naturally there was no passion, and after a smooth Dunlun return, the Wang family fell asleep.

Liu Jia couldn't fall asleep over and over, he looked at the moonlight projected through the crack in the door, and slowly got up and walked out of the bedroom.

The Liu family had the wood left over from the repair of the house, and Liu Jia found a board and wrote it carefully.

He was literate, but his level was limited, and he wrote a few words crookedly.

The moonlight reflected on the top of the wooden board from the outside, and the cold white light illuminated the black letters very clearly.

- The position of the broom god Jia Ping'an!

He offered the board in the utility room, then lit incense, knelt down, and prayed sincerely: "Today, the believers Liu Jia is grateful, and I beg the broom to look at the gods for the sake of the believers' piety, and let the believers earn some money." Incidentally...... Let Napeng Dashu be unlucky again......"