Wu Qing was drawing drawings, and now he could only find time to draw some drawings, and he didn't have more energy to study the Confucian classics. When I heard someone coming in, I looked up and saw that it was Wuda.

After bowing, Wu Da said, "Childe, the little one bought twelve handmaidens, what do you think of it?" ”

Wu Qing then remembered that for the sake of the breakfast shop, he asked Wu Da to buy some maidservants, so he asked, "Can you be innocent?" ”

"They are all slaves of Silla and Goryeo, they are all smart and clever, and they can speak a little Tang dialect."

Wuqing was very satisfied, now that Goryeo has been completely destroyed, the entire peninsula has been occupied by Silla, and the Tang Dynasty has completely withdrawn from the peninsula, I have to say that this is a very failed move. However, in the past ten years of famine in the Tang Dynasty, Tubo occupied the four towns of Anxi, approached Hehuang, threatened Longyou, and Gaozong's health deteriorated, so he had to give the beaten peninsula to Silla. Nowadays, the people of Goryeo have moved to various parts of the Tang Dynasty, Silla and the Tang Dynasty have good relations, and the slave trade of Silla is also very prosperous in the Tang Dynasty.

"Bring them in and show me." Wu Qing commanded.

In a moment, twelve cardamom girls were led into the study, and when they gave a salute, Wu Qing said, "Raise your head!" ”

Twenty girls raised their heads according to their words, and Wu Qing couldn't help but be shocked by the faces of these girls, this will be placed in the future generations, they are all at the level of goddesses, but in this era, they can only be slaves. Holding back the turmoil, Wu Qing asked, "Have any of you ever learned to cook?" ”

One of the petite maidservants bowed and said, "The slave maid has learned some from Shang Gong in the palace. ”

"Oh?" Wu Qing was also quite surprised, you must know that these palace maids of the Goryeo Palace are rare now, "Well, yes, are there any?" ”

Wu Qing glanced at it, but there was no one, so he said: "Since there is no more, then you live first, I will teach you to make some very simple food, if you learn, you will stay, if you can't learn, it doesn't matter, but you can only do some chores." ”

So he asked Wu Da to temporarily settle these girls together and live.

On this day, Wu Qing took Wu Da, sat in a carriage, and the twelve new maids, came to a two-story attic covering an area of half an acre on the bank of the Qinhuai River, which was originally a restaurant, and the owner couldn't open it, so it was transferred to Wu Qing, and Wu Qing made it into a restaurant, one came here in the middle of the Qinhuai River, the main street of Shangyuan County, and the second passenger flow was not bad.

At this time, the restaurant has been renovated, the stove has been built, and it is equipped with the most advanced double-action piston bellows, which is rumored to be invented by Yuan Tiangang in order to improve the efficiency of alchemy, but now it has spread throughout the Tang Dynasty and entered thousands of households.

A seven-foot-long long shelf, coupled with a cupboard invented by Wu Qing himself, specially placed dishes and the like, this kitchen is comparable to the kitchens of later generations in addition to the lack of electrical appliances of later generations. Of course, this kitchen is still relatively close to this era, such as large steamers, large iron pots, etc.

Wu Qing saw that the ingredients were ready, so he said, "The food I want to teach you to cook is fried fritters and steamed buns. This is already very popular in Chang'an and Luoyang, and of course in Yangzhou, Guangzhou, Chengdu, and Quanzhou. When you learn, you will be the chefs of the Runzhou Boundary Food Workshop, and I hope you can learn by heart. ”

"Slaves obey!" The girls replied in unison.

Wu Da distributed a clay pot to the twelve maidservants, and then poured flour, Wu Qing said: "I will teach you to make noodles today, you have to take a closer look!" This step is very crucial. ”

These maidservants couldn't help but be amazed at the fact that Gongzi personally taught them cooking, you must know that this era is the pursuit of "gentlemen far away cooking", and the Silla and Goryeo people who are deeply influenced by the Tang Dynasty culture are naturally very clear, in the surprise of the girls, I saw that Wuqing began to make peace.

The most important thing about fried dough sticks is not the frying stage, but the dough rising, which is the same as making steamed buns. So what Wu Qing came to teach today was to make noodles, and before coming to Runzhou, he took some of the old dough left over from the original Chang'an Food Factory, just to open a food shop in Runzhou.

Take a little old dough, dissolve it in warm water, and then mix it into the flour, after reconciling, Wuqing covered it with a wooden lid and wrapped it in a piece of linen, now the temperature in Shangyuan County is relatively low, you have to wait until the second day to make good noodles, if there is pure yeast powder, half a day is enough.

Wu Qing looked at the girls who were still looking at him and said, "Can you see clearly? ”

The girls promised, "See clearly! ”

"Then I'll make noodles first, and I'll teach you how to make buns and fritters tomorrow." Wu Qing turned to Wu Da and ordered, "Go buy some vegetables early tomorrow, just in time for breakfast you can make yourself!" ”

Early in the morning of the second day, Wu Qing took twelve girls to the restaurant again, and Wu Da had already bought vegetables, including woad and leeks, as well as eggs, pork, and so on.

Wu Qing looked at the noodles, they were all very good, poked his fingers, a hole appeared on the dough, and seeing that it no longer grew, Wu Qing smiled: "The noodles have been made, Wu Da will burn the oil first, and I will teach you to fry the fritters first!" ”

For edible oil, Wu Qing also struggled for a while when he was in Chang'an. Oil crops were scarce in this era, but they were not absent, such as sesame oil, hemp seed oil, flax oil, ewing seed oil, soybean oil, and so on. Although there is oil, but the yield is low, most of them are monopolized by wealthy families and dignitary families, if it were not for his status as a relative of the emperor, who was once the title of Duke of Zhou, and planted a large number of sesame seeds and other crops in his own fields, it would be impossible for him to fry fritters.

Wu Qing digs out the dough from the clay pot, takes out a little dough and puts it aside for the next dough rise, then adds an appropriate amount of flour and green salt to start kneading the dough. Wuqing can't find alkaline noodles, so he won't add alum to the fritters, otherwise there will be a bitter taste, only green salt is put in, although the taste is lacking, but the hot fritters are still similar to later generations.

After the dough is kneaded, Wu Qing saw that the oil began to boil, at this time the dough has been kneaded, pressed into a half-inch thick pancake, and then cut into an inch wide strip, stacked two by two, and then pressed in the middle of the chopsticks, pinched the two ends and twisted slightly, forming a long strip more than half a foot long, slowly put it into the oil pot, and then picked up two long chopsticks and so on to start to color and harden after a little dialing, and then turn over to let the other side color, until the color is golden, it is almost the same. At this time, you need to pay attention to the temperature of the oil pan, the heat is well controlled, and the fried fritters are golden in color and look good. And during the frying process, it is necessary to ensure that the oil in the oil pan is always boiling.

Wu Qing is proficient in operation, which is also because he was a first-class silk in his previous life, and he learned a lot in cooking, so soon, a fritter was out of the pot, and Wu Qing clamped it with chopsticks and then put it into the prepared porcelain plate.

"Okay, you have also seen the method of fritters, and I have also explained some key steps, you can do it slowly, don't be in a hurry, take your time. If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me. ”

So Wu Qing went to the side and asked Wu Da to bring water and wash his hands.

One of the petite girls was quite skillful, as if she had practiced before, and she was the first to twist the dough into strips and put it in the oil pan, and pulled the bellows a few times to keep the oil warm, and soon the fritters were put into the plate, and as far as it looked, it was almost the same.

Wu Qing Daqi, this girl is really ingenious, and she remembered it only once. Wu Qing asked, "What's your name?" ”

The girl gave a salute and said, "Back to Gongzi, the slave maid is called Jinzhu." The day before yesterday, the prince asked the slave maid? ”

Only then did Wu Qing remember that this girl was once a palace maid of the Goryeo royal family, so he encouraged: "You have done a very good job, you are already considered a teacher, so let's do it, you will be responsible for the training of you people in the future, and when you become a qualified cook, I will be of great use!" ”

"Obey the son's orders, the slave and maid will definitely live up to the child's trust." The girl is quite good at talking.

Wu Qing didn't see how these maids practiced, there was a demonstration of the girl named Jin Zhu, she should be proficient soon, and then the restaurant could be opened. Originally, he could transfer some people from Chang'an and Luoyang, but recently there have been a lot of new restaurants opened in various places, and those cooks have gone to various places before, and Chang'an and Luo** have no veterans, so Wu Qing can only teach in person again.

As for steamed buns, the key is to mix the stuffing well. Wu Qing saw that there were almost forty or fifty fritters on the plate, so he said, "Wash your hands first, and then I'll talk about the recipe for this bun." ”

When the girls washed their hands, Wu Qing began to demonstrate how to make steamed buns.

Wu Qing is going to make buns with leek and pork filling, so chop the leeks without cutting them into minced pieces, and at the same time let Wu Da wash the pork with warm water and chop it into minced pieces, and then pour the leeks and pork into a clay pot, add eggs, and then add green salt, peppercorns, fennel and other seasonings. Stir well.

Then take out the dough, add an appropriate amount of flour, knead it, roll it into a pancake, the size is arbitrary, and then put in the filling, put it in a cage in the middle, pinch it, and it is ready. After doing more than 40 according to the law, put it in the steamer and put it in the steamer, you can steam, and wait until the steam rises directly, which is a sign of steaming.

At this time, those servants and disciples of the Wu Mansion came to the restaurant under the leadership of Qiu Ju and Wu Er, which also attracted the attention of the people of Shangyuan County who got up early.

Because there was no ground soy milk, and there was no milk, they could only eat porridge and kimchi, but despite this, it still made everyone feel addicted, and the girls showed surprise after eating a bite.

Although the restaurant has not opened, the people in the vicinity have noticed that this place is unusual, and since someone came to inquire, they only knew that this was the restaurant. Looking at those cheerful children, people can't help but be curious about this place, just waiting for the opening to taste it.

"How's the teahouse?" Wu Qing asked.

Wu Da bowed down and said: "Childe, don't worry, as long as the newly ordered table and stool arrives, you can choose a good day and an auspicious day to open." ”

Wu Qing nodded and said, "You watch here first, let them practice again, and when these slaves and maids are tired, you can take them back to the house!" ”

Wu Qing wanted to go to Jiangning Cang to have a look, and by the way, he brought breakfast to the old lady in the inn. Now that the granary of Jiangning Warehouse has been changed for some days, I don't know how it is progressing now, this is his hard work, and it can't be in vain.