Chapter Ninety-Six: Kata'er River
Ten taels of silver for a box of mung bean cakes...
Xu Yan's chest was like a hammer.
There are still fools to buy?
Oh.
I am the fool who spent ten taels of silver to buy mung bean cake.
Xu Yi's eyes were a little complicated when he looked at Xiao Su.
said that he didn't do a good job, but he also made things clear, and broke through the encirclement and bought the much-anticipated mung bean cake; Said he did his errand... This.. Who would spend ten taels of silver to buy a box of mung bean cakes?
Xu Yi's heart was exhausted, his face was like an old tree and dead wood, and he glanced at the mung bean cake of ten taels of silver, "What is this pastry very particular about?" ”
Xiao Su was very excited, holding the box of mung bean cakes, as if hugging the world, "The big guys all say that if you eat the fresh mung bean cake, you can be admitted to the Jinshi, and everyone who reads is rushing to buy it, so it is a little more expensive than others!" ”
...
After hearing this, Xu Yi buried his head and smiled.
The proprietress is such a narrow and smart little girl.
"Okay." Xu Yi stretched out his hand to take the box of mung bean cake in Xiao Su's hand, "If you are exquisite, then it is worth it." As he spoke, he took the mung bean cake, and walked towards the tail of the alley with his hands behind his back.
It's almost closed.
At the door, there were a few people who had drunk too much and held their bookbags as wine glasses, looking up to the sky and howling, and their mouths were full of peerless words such as "raise a glass to invite the bright moon".
Xu Yi walked around the shadow wall without squinting, and entered the hall, there was a white wall outside the hall, and there were more than a dozen articles pasted on the white wall.
As soon as Xiao Shuang'er heard the movement, she looked up and saw that it was Xu Yi, and immediately smiled with a face, "Are you here?" Unfortunately, our restaurant is closed again..."Xiao Shuang'er held a rag in her hand, a little embarrassed, put this diner into the stove house last time, and the shopkeeper punished her the next day... Well... punished her for not having meat to eat at noon... The punishment was too severe, and she didn't dare to let the diner into the stove house without permission.
Little Shuang'er is in a dilemma.
Xu Yi stood aside with his hands tied, as if he didn't see the little girl's embarrassment, so he naturally sat down and put the mung bean cake on the table, "Is there still tea?" If there is still food left in the stove house, please ask the shopkeeper to do it casually, just to fill your stomach. ”
Xiao Shuang'er hurriedly stepped forward and poured a pot of tea.
After thinking about it, he quietly took a plate of freshly made candied fruits from under the counter and put it on Xu Yi's table.
To be honest, I'm sorry for people...
Every time I come, I give people leftovers...
I still charge the same amount of money...
Xiao Shuang'er smiled a little flatteringly, ".. This is our shopkeeper's favorite little snack... You eat first, appetize, and then go and ask. ”
The little girl ran fast.
Xu Yan's eyes moved to the plate of preserved fruits on the table, which were candied fruits made of green plums, green and small, so cute that they were like unripe fruits that had fallen on the wall and had not yet fallen. Although Xu Yi doesn't have any specific requirements for eating, he doesn't like sweets very much, and half of Thai men don't eat sweets, right? But this fruit is so well-behaved, Xu Yi took a toothpick and inserted one into his mouth.
The moment he put it in his mouth, Xu Yi frowned slightly.
What is this called candied fruit?
It's called sour fruit!
It's so sour that people's teeth are about to fall out.
Good girl, how do you love to eat this kind of thing.
Xu Yi pushed the plate of candied fruit farther away.
In the stove house, Han Chuan pinched the mountain roots, why does this Hades come at night every time? And it's all closed and come back? Don't you know what it means to close? Closed! It's closed! Closed! Doesn't he have to go back to the Imperial City? I'm afraid the door has been closed, right? Don't you have to go back to Qianqiu Palace to live? Before, I didn't see him go out and not go home every day?
Everyone is sitting, and those who come are guests, and there is no way to drive them away.
Han Chuan nodded resignedly, telling Xiao Shuang'er that he knew.
I looked at the stove house, and there were really no ingredients.
In the past few days, the business has picked up, and the seats are full every day, and the purchase of ingredients from the restaurant has been entrusted to Boss Jia in the eastern suburbs market, and he is asked to watch the purchase and send it to Dongtangzi Hutong with an ox cart..."Shi Xian" does not need to be overnight dishes, Han Chuan can basically estimate how much to use, how much to keep, and if there is any leftover, he will take it to Yishantang, or feed the oily orange cat in the alley - except for fish, shrimp, shells and other ingredients raised in the water tank.
There was also a poor lean meat in the basket.
Instead of wasting feeding the cat, it is better to earn Xu Yi's silver.
Han Chuan cut the lean meat into thin slices one inch long, six minutes wide and one minute thick, and took a head of salted mustard greens from the vat and cut it into fine pieces. Pour three coins of lard into the pot on the hot fire and heat it, without waiting for the oil to smoke, pour the meat slices in, turn them with an iron spoon, stir-fry until the meat slices are beige, pour in soy sauce, salted mustard greens and water, push the bottom of the pot with an iron spoon and stir a few times, cover the pot and simmer for a while, then take out the meat slices for later use.
After the noodles again, the original juice of the meat slices is secreted, sprinkled with the special beef powder and lard made by Grandpa Bai, and when the soup noodles are all boiling, the noodles are already cooked, and the soup and noodles are poured into the sea bowl, sprinkled with green onion flowers and pepper noodles.
Xiao Shuang'er held his face and asked his shopkeeper in a daze, "Let... Just give people a bowl of sliced Sichuan noodles? ”
Just this bowl of noodles want to earn someone a tael of silver?
It's too dark, isn't it?
Han Chuan nodded Xiaoshuang'er's forehead, this girl who looks at her face!
Steamed a piece of spicy sausage, fried a plate of garlic spring shoots, looked out the window, the moon rose to the top of the head, remembered that when in Suzhou, Xu had a bad stomach, and often felt cold sweat at night, so he boiled water to warm a cup of hot milk, and let Xiao Shuang'er take it out together.
Han Chuan supported his chin with both hands, looked at the moon outside the window, and listened to the sound of eating in the hall, and his heart was quite quiet.
After a while, the meal was finished outside, and the sound of footsteps became farther and farther away.
Han Chuan went to the hall to pack up his things, and when he looked up, he saw Xu Yi turning back, still carrying a box of mung bean cakes with red seals in his hand, and his tone was light, "... Suddenly remembered. Diners who come to the restaurant can buy a box of mung bean cakes, right? ”
Han Chuan hadn't come back to his senses yet, and nodded subconsciously.
Xu Yi was still expressionless, "How much money does it cost to pack a box for a certain shopkeeper?" ”
Don't you have a box in your hand?
Han Chuan frowned.
smiled, "The mung bean cake is freshly made, and it won't last long, and you can't eat it if you buy two boxes." ”
Xu Yi lifted the box in his hand, "This box was taken down by the servant at the door of your restaurant and spent ten taels of silver to find a diner to buy it." A certain plan to bring the younger brother of the family to learn more. The box I want to buy now is what I want to eat. ”
Xu Yi said lightly.
Han Chuan was dumbfounded.
Ten taels of silver?!
Her family's mung bean cake sells for twelve copper plates, and once it is poured into the hand, it will rise nearly a hundred times!?
But Xu Yi still bought it??
Han Chuan looked at Xu Yi with inexplicable meaning, his eyes flickered, and he felt a little guilty, "I'm afraid you were slaughtered!" Han Chuan thought for a while, took out a wooden sign from behind the counter and handed it to Xu Yi, "You..."
She didn't know how to say it, but it was because of her mung bean cake that she was slaughtered.
Xu Yi has lived in the palace for a long time, and I am afraid that he does not know the price in the market, so Han Chuan sighed, "If you want to eat anything in the future, take the wooden brand." Don't be fooled out there! As usual, it's a 20% discount on food and a 90% discount on alcohol..."
Xu Yi's eyes moved.
Now, ten taels of silver is worth spent.