When Zhou Zhi came to Baoding in later generations, Baoding people gave Zhou Zhi the impression that there was no lack of hospitality in the thickness. But the guy in front of him gave Zhou Zhi the impression of enthusiasm, but it seemed that the thickness was lacking. Zhou Zhi couldn't help but wonder secretly, and then smiled faintly and said, "Since this is the case, then serve five baked cakes first." ”

"Okay! Young master, we still have good fragrant rice porridge here, the price is cheap, see that the young master is a cheerful person, just the little one will be the master of the young master, and I will give you two a bowl each! The guy said with a smile again.

This guy seems to be very good at business, which is good, he doesn't need to be told to call the shots.

Fragrant rice, also known as fragrant rice, fragrant rice, is a long-grained rice. In the Western Han Dynasty, there was already planting, Cao Pi once praised fragrant rice, "Changsha has good rice, the wind blows it, and the fragrance smells in five miles." Wu Zetian, the empress of the Tang Dynasty, once listed fragrant rice as tribute rice, which shows that its price is expensive.

In fact, in later generations, the price of fragrant rice was not cheap, and it was much more expensive than ordinary yellow rice millet. Zhou Zhihao wondered how such a valuable fragrant rice appeared in Baoding Mansion in the north, and this guy also said that the price was cheap.

Zhou Zhi asked with a smile, "Guy is too good at talking, you should talk about the price of this fragrant rice porridge first." ”

The guy smiled and said, "Twenty yuan per bowl, it's not expensive, right?" Besides, you are a young master, where do you care about these few dollars, this is authentic fragrant rice! ”

Twenty dollars is not expensive? But if it's really authentic fragrant rice, it's really not expensive, but if not, then this store is a pit daddy store. Zhou Zhi said secretly.

Although the life of the Zhou family is much better now, Zhou Zhi has always been very economical. You must know that every penny in the family is hard-earned and cannot be wasted.

Zhou Zhi pondered for a moment, looked at the guy again, and said, "Okay, let's have two more bowls of fragrant rice porridge." ”

At this time, Zhou Zhi seemed to be thinking about whether this store was a pit shop. Is that fragrant rice really fragrant rice or not?

Hehe! Although I have never eaten fragrant rice through the Ming Dynasty, I have eaten it in later generations and can distinguish the authenticity.

The guy said yes crisply, and he was about to turn around, but Zhou Zhi asked curiously, "Where does the fragrant rice in the store come from?" ”

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, but then he smiled all over his face and said, "Oops! At first glance, the young master is a knowledgeable person, the small one and the shopkeeper of our family are all Changsha people, and it has only been three or four years since he came to Baoding Mansion.

Young master, you know that the land in Changsha is fertile and rich, and the yield of fragrant rice is quite high. Why is it that so much fragrant rice cannot be consumed locally, after all, ordinary people can't eat fragrant rice all day long.

So our shopkeeper got fragrant rice from Changsha. In fact, the price of fragrant rice in Changsha is not expensive, but when you arrive in Baoding Mansion in the north, plus various freight, it is naturally slightly more expensive. ”

The shopkeeper didn't seem to have ever met such a delicate person as Zhou Zhi, so he patiently explained.

As soon as he said this, Zhou Zhi's doubts suddenly disappeared, and he couldn't help nodding secretly in his heart. If so, the price of this fragrant rice porridge is fair.

The shopkeeper saw that Zhou Zhi was no longer asking, so he turned around and hurriedly went to the stove. The effort was not great, and two large bowls of steaming fragrant rice porridge, exuding a rich fragrance, were served, and there were five other baked cakes.

Zhou Zhixian sniffed the fragrant rice porridge carefully, and said secretly, it's this smell, hehe! The store is not cheating!

The heart of a villain is in the belly of a gentleman.

Zhou Zhi then drank two sips, the fragrant rice porridge was boiled in place, the viscosity was moderate, and a few pitted red dates were added, which tasted even more mellow and sweet, and left a fragrance on the lips and teeth.

Qi Yanwu took a few sips, and was even more amazed, saying, "It's delicious, it's really delicious." Brother, but this porridge is really expensive! ”

"Huh! Xiao Wu, this is the first time I've eaten this kind of porridge, right? Zhou Zhi said with a smile.

"Well, Xiao Wu only went to Zhou's house and followed Zhou Zhi's brother to drink such delicious porridge." Qi Yanwu took a few more sips, and his voice seemed to be a little choked.

Speaking of which, it is really the Zhou family that brought him today's food and clothing life, and the Zhou family never treated him as a servant, as a family. At this time, Qi Yanwu couldn't help but be moved when he thought of this.

"Xiao Wu, eat baked cakes!" Zhou Zhi handed a piece of baked cake to Qi Yanwu.

At this time, the baked cake already has the prototype of the later generation of baked cakes, and the surface looks bake yellow, orange and orange, which is very attractive. I took a bite of it, but it seemed to be crispy and lacking. But when chewed in the mouth, the taste is not too bad.

At this time, it was really good that the baked cakes could be made like this, and Zhou Zhi couldn't help but say softly, "It's not bad." ”

"Young master, you're right, this baked cake fragrant rice porridge is a must for my shop. It is the only one in Baoding.

Hehe, speaking of which, this is a craft passed down from my ancestors, and it's not good to say that this is the only one in the entire Ming Dynasty! ”

I don't know when the shopkeeper suddenly stood beside Zhou Zhi, and he couldn't help but say casually when he heard Zhou Zhi's praise.

The shopkeeper was kind-eyed and in his early thirties, and his face looked a little smug at this time.

Zhou Zhi said with a smile, "The fragrant rice porridge is indeed not bad, but this baked cake still lacks some heat." ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, his spirit suddenly withered a little, and he couldn't help but sigh and said, "Alas! Don't hide it from the young master, the little one opened this baked cake shop, and in fact, he also knew that the production of this baked cake was not very crispy. But the small one has tried a variety of baking methods, but it is always a little rustling when it is hard, and it is not crispy when it is soft.

The little ones also know that doing business is about excellence. If my ancestral baked cake can really pass the crispy level, hehe! If you want to come to a small shop, it won't be what it is now. ”

Zhou Zhi listened to him sigh for a long time, and regarded the inability to make crispy baked cakes as a pain in his heart, and he was very distressed, so he said casually, "In fact, it is not difficult to bake crispy baked cakes!" ”

"What? Could it be that the young master has a way to attain the Tao? The shopkeeper asked anxiously for a moment. Then he said with a straight face, "I saw that the young master seems to know the reason well, if the young master can really make the small baked cake crispy, the little one will be grateful." ”

Zhou Zhi suddenly moved in his heart when he heard this, and a famous food related to Baoding Mansion and baked cakes in later generations suddenly appeared clearly in Zhou Zhi's mind, and that famous food is well-known in the world. Zhou Zhi looked at the shopkeeper again, then stood up, and asked with interest, "What do you say?" I wonder how you can thank me? ”

"If the young master can bake a crispy and satisfying baked cake, the small one ...... The small one is willing to give you 20% of the annual income of my small shop. The shopkeeper seemed to have made up his mind, hesitated for a moment, and then said.

This pancake snack is spread on the bustling street of Erdaoqiao, and there are many people passing by, although there are not too many people who come to eat in the store, but it can be maintained in the end. The shopkeeper is willing to give 20% of the proceeds to Zhou Zhi, which shows his hope for this shop and his desire for the method of baking crispy baked cakes.

Maybe in his mind, the baked cake is crispy, and the silver earned is much more than the 20% given to Zhou Zhi.

You know, the way of doing business is to be calculating, and no one will make a loss-making transaction. Moreover, Zhou Zhi had already found out from the shopkeeper's words that he should be a shrewd person.

However, when Zhou Zhi heard this, he was secretly happy in his heart, but he didn't expect to eat a few baked cakes casually, and even eat a fortune.