There are many ways to make five-spice powder, and Li Ce remembers that when he was a child, when he was a child, his grandfather prepared it when he was pickling sauce meat and sausages. Grandpa is a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, and many condiment materials are actually medicinal materials, since he was a child, he is also familiar with these things, but the specific matching ratio is not very accurate, but it doesn't matter, you can get it by trying a few more times.

Soon Chen Er found dried goods such as star anise, tangerine peel, cumin, pepper, pepper and pepper according to Li Ce's instructions, and then took a small amount of each according to Li Ce's instructions and put them in the garlic mortar and pounded them into powder. Li Ce collected all kinds of powders, and then he estimated the proportion and slowly blended it, slowly tasting the best proportion, and after half a pillar of incense, Li Ce finally smiled and said, "It's done." ”

When Li Ce was blending just now, Chen Er had been watching, and when he saw Li Ce looking like a delicacy, he couldn't help but dip a little bit of his hand and put it in his mouth.

"Ahh Chen Er's face turned red instantly, and he stuck out his tongue and kept spitting, "Ah, it's spicy to death, it's spicy to death." He gasped as he shouted, and everyone laughed at him.

Li Ce laughed, turned to the cook Lao Yang and said, "Master Yang, you go and cut a little mutton, you have to cut it into slices, the thinner the better, you know my knife work, hehe...... I won't be ashamed to take it out. ”

Master Yang muttered in his heart: Could it be that he wants to cook? Seeing that this little aunt looks like a scholar, how can he still cook? If so, why can't you even cut the meat? Although he was confused in his heart, he did not hesitate to cut the meat as he said.

I have to say that Lao Yang's craftsmanship is really good, he cut out a plate of mutton slices in the blink of an eye, and it is very thin like the machine of later generations, Li Ce couldn't help but praise two sentences, and said: "Oh, those internal organs, clean them, and cut a little bit." ”

As soon as he said this, everyone looked at him like a monster, and the cook Lao Yang said: "Those are all pickled things, they are cooked indiscriminately and fed to the dogs, have you cut those things?" ”

Li Ce was a little embarrassed and said, "That...... Did they all just throw it away? What a waste. ”

Yu Xian'er felt a little embarrassed, she quietly tugged at the corner of Li Ce's clothes and said, "We don't have to save that money......

Li Ce looked at her blushing appearance, and then looked at everyone's disdainful eyes, and laughed: "Don't get me wrong, I didn't pick the door so much, this is called "Xiashui" is really edible, and it is quite delicious, so you will know in a while." He couldn't help but say to himself: I haven't drunk haggis soup, it's really pitiful......

Lao Yang had no choice but to take it seriously, carefully clean it, chop it up and put it aside.

"Well, now it's just like you usually cook broth, just cook it." Li Ce instructed on the side.

Lao Yang was helpless, thinking that he would toss it once, according to the words, put the cut meat slices and water into the pot, added green onions and ginger and began to cook, Li Ce picked up a few peppercorns and threw them in. Xiao Li, who was doing chores on the side, pulled the bellows vigorously, and the water was boiled after a while.

Li Ce pointed out: "It stands to reason that it should be simmered over low heat, but today's time is in a hurry, so let's do it first, Chen Er, you go and serve a bowl of soup." ”

Chen Er came back with a bowl, frowning, the smell was a little choking, Li Ce saw his uncomfortable appearance, smiled helplessly, reached out and took it, he took a spoon and scooped it and tasted it, frowned and said to himself: "Well, it's really very fat." ”

Then he added some homemade five-spice powder, and the pungent smell was greatly reduced at once, and after stirring, it was replaced by an unconcealable fragrance, which was a little spicy, which could arouse people's appetite. Li Ce scooped up a little more and tasted it, and everyone looked at him suspiciously.

After Li Ce swallowed it, he nodded slowly and smiled: "Well, it seems that my craftsmanship is still very good." ”

"Come, second son, taste." Li Ce pushed his hand.

Chen Er hurriedly waved his hand, and Li Ce stepped forward and said, "Come, taste it, it's delicious." ”

Chen Er had no choice but to reluctantly take it, he tentatively scooped half a spoonful, frowned tightly and closed his eyes to fill it into his mouth. He had tasted the five-spice powder before, he didn't kill himself to spicy, and the mutton soup was so fatty, the two were mixed, who knew what this bowl of soup tasted like, alas, but my uncle let himself drink it, and he couldn't help but drink it, so die and die!

Chen Er closed his eyes and tasted it, and then suddenly was stunned: Huh? Something is wrong. His tense face instantly relaxed, opened his eyes suddenly, looked down at the soup in the bowl, a little incredible, hurriedly scooped another bite, swallowed slowly, there was a surprise on his face, he blinked, and tentatively scooped a piece of offal and tasted it, and said in surprise at the moment: "It's so delicious!" Uncle is really a god! ”

Li Ce looked at him in surprise, but he just smiled and didn't speak, which was expected.

When Lao Yang saw Chen Er's expression, he took the bowl suspiciously, and tasted it, and after swallowing it slowly, his wrinkled old face instantly glowed, his eyebrows curled, and he looked at Li Ce in surprise and said, "Uncle really opened the eyes of the old man!" There is this...... What kind of soup is this, why don't we have any business in Fenglou! ”

Lao Yang has cooked all his life, what dishes diners like to eat, he is naturally clear, and can make the chef feel delicious, let alone ordinary diners, and the cost of this soup is extremely low, just such a little raw material, the same as selling water, absolute profiteering!

Yu Xian'er saw that even Lao Yang was full of praise, and couldn't help but arouse her curiosity, and tasted it, but she tasted it but frowned and said, "Why is it still a smell?" ”

Li Ce knew that not everyone likes to drink mutton soup, it doesn't matter if I will cook other dishes, master, he smiled and said: "It's difficult to reconcile, there are still many people who like it, don't you see that everyone likes it for the first time, let's focus on this haggis soup tomorrow." ”

On the second day, early in the morning, Chen Er gathered a large group of children, Yu Xian'er was wondering, what was Chen Er looking for so many children to come back for, Chen Er said mysteriously: This is all ordered by my uncle.

Li Ce took a stack of papers, asked Chen Er to give some to each child, and then gave each person a little candy, Li Ce said: "You guys, just pick a place with a lot of people to send it, after the distribution, there will be a reward when you come back, understand?" ”

A group of children happily clutched the candy in their hands and said childishly, "Understood." ”

"Alright, let's go."

Yu Xian'er was puzzled, took a piece of paper, and saw that it was written: Fenglou is a big reward, the first 30 diners today, the consumption of 100 Wen is free! Those who come to dine will receive a bowl of exclusive secret recipe fresh soup per person, worth ten yuan, from early to early, while supplies last.

You must know that according to the current price of Zhending Mansion, a good dish fried in the restaurant is only ten yuan, and one hundred yuan can definitely be eaten very well. Seeing this, Yu Xian'er frowned and said, "Originally, the store has been unable to make ends meet recently, so wouldn't it make matters worse?" ”

Li Ce smiled and comforted her: "If you can't give up the child and can't trap the wolf, how can you open the market without a little blood?" Don't worry, you can earn it back, and this money is not unjustly spent. His strange remarks, everyone was confused, but the last few words were understood, to put it bluntly, it was a loss of money and a shout.

Not only Xian'er, Chen Er and Lao Yang are a little suspicious, my uncle is too exaggerated, can he really bring the dead back to life? It's tempting to see how this notice is written, and I don't know if it will work.

Li Ce moved a chair, sat under the pergola at the door, made a pot of tea, made a plate of dried fruits, crossed Erlang's legs, hummed a little song comfortably, and found the feeling of a local lord himself, haha......

Yu Xian'er saw his leisurely appearance behind the counter, especially when he was still holding Erlang's legs, he didn't know what song he was humming in his mouth, he vaguely heard what kind of love, what kind of heart, and couldn't help but take a sip, this person really didn't look like a scholar, so shameless, but he just liked him.

She was thinking about it, but she found Li Ce sitting there, raising his hand with his back to her and waving, he was greeting him? Yu Xian'er's face turned red instantly, how could this bad guy know that people were peeking at him, he was really ashamed...... She hurriedly lowered her blushing face and pretended to sort out the ledger.

It was almost noon, and the number of people at the door of the restaurant gradually increased, and finally the first person walked into Fenglou, and someone came to hold a blank piece of paper in his hand, pointed to the words on it and hesitated: "Is this true?" ”

Chen Er had already greeted him, and said with a smile on his face: "Naturally, it is true, you are the first customer of the shop today, and it is free within 100 yuan!" ”

The visitor laughed happily, suddenly turned around and ran out of the door and shouted, "Really, it's really free." When he shouted, more than a dozen people came running over, and their feelings were waiting on the side.

As soon as I heard that it was free, the door was full of people in an instant, and there was really a free lunch this year.

The store was soon busy, Fenglou hadn't had so many people for a long time, Chen Er had just finished greeting this table, and the other table couldn't wait. Only the first 30 people are free, and those outside the 30 are naturally a little unhappy, so they start shouting to drink the free delicious soup.

Li Ce looked around at the table on the first floor, which was basically full, estimated that it was almost full, nodded, and Xiao Zhou, who had been waiting for a long time, hurriedly turned around and entered the kitchen.

After a while, Xiao Zhou and Xiao Li each came out with a wooden plate, and on the wooden plate was a bowl of haggis soup, and suddenly the lobby was full of meat.

"Uh-huh, well, it's good, it's delicious." Soon the diners were amazed at each other, such a delicious soup was actually free, and another bowl was served!

"I'm sorry, everyone, this soup is only available for free." Chen Er said proudly.

"Then I'll spend money to buy it, how much is a bowl?" Someone shouted again.

"Ten cents a bowl, but today, the small shop has been given to you for free, this soup is not easy to boil, tomorrow, can only wait for tomorrow." Chen Er said with a flicker, and squeezed his eyes at Li Ce proudly.

Li Ce couldn't help but smile and nodded at him, this kid is a malleable talent, and he is definitely a master at fooling people.

"Ah, we have to wait for tomorrow......" The diners looked disappointed.

"I'm sorry, everyone, just wait for tomorrow, and I hope you will come to cheer early." Chen Er said with a grin.

On the one hand, Yu Xian'er was already so anxious that she beckoned to Li Ce, Li Ce knew what she wanted to ask, so she deliberately moved over slowly, Yu Xian'er pulled him into the kitchen and said urgently: "This mutton soup is very easy to make, since everyone likes to eat it so much, why don't you sell it, and wait until tomorrow?" ”

Li Ce looked at her anxious appearance and was very cute, and said with a smile: "This is called hunger marketing, and the customer's word-of-mouth and queuing up to buy it are the best advertisements!" ”

Yu Xian'er stared at him with a pair of big eyes, her eyes were full of puzzlement, Li Ce scratched her upturned little nose and said, "Don't worry, believe me, in less than three days, we will be able to catch up with Bailu Tower." ”