【047】Multi-flavored milk tea
It is no exaggeration to say that Kaifeng and Hangzhou in the Song Dynasty were simply a paradise for foodies. The ham, Dongpo meat, shabu-shabu, fritters, sashimi, etc., which can be tasted now, were all invented or popular in the Song Dynasty; Complex cooking techniques such as cooking, roasting, roasting, stir-frying, exploding, slipping, boiling, stewing, marinating, steaming, waxing, honey, and onion pulling were also matured in the Song Dynasty.
Although the Sichuan and Shu regions are not as prosperous as Kaifeng Hangzhou, the residents of Shu are more comfortable and know how to enjoy more, plus Zhou Yi meets their comfort without restrictions, so Zhou Yi is like a fish in water.
Not to mention that this Daguan private restaurant has earned a lot of popularity in just a few days, the most talked about topic in the tea shops is also Daguan private cuisine, just talking about the thing that appeared in the first sky of the opening of this Daguan private restaurant, which is the hot air balloon that Zhou Yi said in his mouth. It was secretly made by Zhang Zhong according to the drawings given by Zhou Yi, but his lifespan was only less than half an hour, and then he ended up being burned to ashes.
Before he could completely reduce to ashes, the officer and soldier who had followed the hot air balloon finally extinguished the flames with a tree branch, but the balloon had already burned down, and a small half of the bamboo basket below was left. The soldier searched and found only a few pamphlets that had not yet been completely burned to ashes, and a few pieces of iron that had been burned beyond recognition. Other than that, he only smelled a strong aroma of wine, which made the mystery in his mind even greater.
Half an hour later, his companion had already led people to the place following the mark he had given, and when they saw the burning ashes in front of them, everyone was puzzled.
"Dude, what's going on? How can you burn it? You know, it's a valuable thing to study. His companion came to his side and whispered.
"You have to figure it out, I didn't burn it, he was already on fire when I came here, if I hadn't put out the fire, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to see this half of the frame now."
Su Jiaming just got up this morning, washed up, and the people below waited for breakfast, but it was too late to go to court, and immediately the people below found him, saying that there was a moving ball in the sky, and he also threw advertising leaflets below.
That incoherent language made Su Jiaming very confused, and it wasn't until the officer and soldier said it many times in a row that he could think of the whole thing by himself, so he didn't bother to go to the yamen, so he called a few people and came over here.
"What's going on? What did you find after chasing here? Su Jiaming asked the officer and soldier who arrived first.
The officer and soldier reported: "My lord, I followed the thing in the sky all the way this way, and then I went over the hill and saw that this thing was already on fire, and when I put out the fire, it became like this, and this is what I found." He took the leaflets.
These leaflets are no different from those scattered around the city, because there is no printed information on them, and the paper is very ordinary, so you don't even know where they are printed.
Su Jiaming angrily threw these missing advertising leaflets on the ground and asked, "Then you didn't see a person?" ”
"No, by the time I arrived, I couldn't see anyone, but I smelled a very strong aroma of wine, as if it was a fairy brew."
"Immortal Brew? Have you ever drunk? The officers and soldiers next to him pursed their lips and muttered, as officers and soldiers of the same level, the two of them often patrol the streets, and there are very few situations where he goes out to drink and he doesn't know, let alone the kind of wine brewed by the gods, according to their military salaries, it takes half a month to buy a bottle.
So all the clues are gone, except for this fairy brew.
"Immortal Brew? How can there be fairy brew on this thing? Well, no matter what, you have to ask, go, follow me to the winery, and see who bought the fairy brew from him. Su Jiaming said.
On the street, Su Jiaming took the lead, and the group went to the winery and asked the wine sellers there, but they didn't know who bought the wine, and they wouldn't register the buyer's name, because it was not polite, and no one thought it was necessary.
So this clue can't be useful, what is flying in the sky? Su Jiaming is a scholar, to a certain extent, his superstition is not so serious, these found materials are ordinary things, coupled with the act of scattering advertising leaflets, it would be absurd if the gods did it.
Suddenly, he remembered those leaflets, so he asked someone to bring a complete leaflet, take a closer look, and say, "Isn't this the new one?" ”
"My lord, should we go over there and ask directly?" Wu Shan, the general judge standing beside him, said.
Su Jiaming looked ahead, smiled, and said, "No, let people find out what the situation of this private restaurant is first, the private restaurant, hehe, they also got the name." ”
"Yes, then the subordinate will do it right away."
How big is Qingshen County in total? In addition, Zhou Yi didn't plan to keep it secret when they did these things, so in just a few days, all the news about Daguan's private restaurant had been summarized to Su Jiaming. This includes construction, shareholding, and even store operations.
Zhou Yi didn't know that in addition to the operating profits, all the information of the Daguan private restaurant had been displayed in front of the county commander Su Jiaming.
Looking at these materials, Su Jiaming's interest became more and more great, and he said with a smile: "Actually, I have long known that this matter must have nothing to do with Zhou Yi, which of the recent news has nothing to do with him?" First of all, milk tea, egg tarts, and smoothies. It is said that his gambling skills are also very good. Then I heard that the thing called the wheelchair that just popped up recently was also designed by him, as well as the fairy brew, which was made by him. Hey, Lao Wu, what do you say is going on in his head, how did he think of these things? ”
"This ...... I don't know, I haven't heard of him for more than ten years before, I've read a few days, and I've heard that people are quite smart, but since this Qin family got married, he has been taken badly, and his studies have been abandoned, it's a pity. Milk tea and these things only appeared this year, as if he was replaced by another person, what happened, it's really hard to say. Wu Shan thought about it for a moment, and then said.
Su Jiaming said with a smile: "It doesn't matter what he does, I think the bigger the noise he makes, the better." ”
"Oh? There is a deep meaning in the adult's words, and the subordinates don't understand it. Wu Shan looked puzzled.
"He has to make money in business, and he has to pay taxes to make money, right? In addition, you said that in this Qingshen County, he wants to be big, so we can't get wet? Su Jiaming smiled, but he remembered what Zhou Yi said to give him benefits.
Wu Shan couldn't laugh or cry a little, the county commander estimated that the whole head was filled with money, and he could think about anything in it, he had to remind: "My lord, what we are discussing now is what is flying in the sky......
"That must be something made up by Zhou Yi, so don't worry about it, you better take someone to check if his taxes have been collected in time." Su Jiaming lit the collected materials on the candle on the table, for him, these materials have been read and read, and there is no other value.
Since he said so, Wu Shan could only give up, his identity was not enough for him to think about such a high-end thing as a hot air balloon alone.
Zhou Yi naturally didn't know that all the situations during this period of time had been mastered by Su Jiaming, and for him, except for the fact that he had taken a hot air balloon to throw advertisements, there was no need to hide other things at all.
But this does not mean that his life is calm from now on, because the weather has turned cold, Daguan Tea Shop has stopped selling smoothies, which has caused him to lose a large part of his profits, and it is impossible for a shop to continue to generate profits with only one or two goods.
For these reasons, his immediate need is to develop new products to form a selling point.
But what else is there that can make a splash? The reason why he started making milk tea is because Daguan Tea House originally sold tea, and milk tea is next to tea.
He's not a foodie, so he doesn't have that many ideas about eating in his head, which has to be said to be a pity. But he suddenly thought that since there was no way to increase the variety of novelties, it was not bad to make a fuss about the milk tea itself.
Now there is only one kind of milk tea in Daguan Tea House, that is, the most common original milk tea, this kind of milk tea in addition to the sweet taste of milk tea mixed with the fragrance of black tea, there is no other special place, just like any food that is not responsible for maintaining the basic nutritional supply, milk tea is just a snack that feels very fresh at the beginning, but will be greasy if you eat too much.
The weather is getting colder and colder, and Zhou Yi suddenly remembered, why didn't he add ginger to the milk tea to make warm ginger milk tea?
Ginger has a pungent and warm taste, which is good at diverging wind and cold, dissolving phlegm and relieving cough, and can warm and stop vomiting and detoxify. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, ginger is a product that helps yang, and since ancient times, Chinese medicine has known as "a man cannot do without ginger for a hundred days". Su Shi, a poet of the Song Dynasty, wrote in the "Dongpo Miscellaneous" that the 80-year-old monk of Jingci Temple in Qiantang, Hangzhou, had a childlike complexion, "he has been convinced of ginger for 40 years, so he is not old". Legend has it that the White Lady stole the fairy grass to save Xu Xian, and this fairy grass is ginger buds. Ginger is also called "Soul Rejuvenation Grass", and ginger soup is also called "Soul Rejuvenation Soup".
The method of warm ginger milk tea is also very simple, put the tea leaves and ground ginger in a pot and soak them in water. Once the tea leaves are boiled, add the same amount of milk as the water, warm them, pour them into the teapot, and pour them into a pre-warmed teacup.