Chapter Thirty-Eight: A Novel Drink
Qiaozhi was waiting for a few people.
The previous Master Duan was just an appetizer, and his methods were despicable, and he didn't even make much trouble, but the diners were too scared to come, even if the discount on the second day of opening was very large.
Headache... Pretty eda sat at the counter rubbing her head.
I just thought about how to stand out from a large number of famous restaurants before, but I didn't expect to compete with peers at all. She thought that at most, she would fight a price war and a quality war, and who knew that she could start directly from the root and use this kind of pickling method.
The newly developed boiled fish is served in small bowls and distributed to diners. Because there were not many people in the hall, the guests at each table were allocated a lot more than expected, and although it was the first time to come into contact with the spicy dish, the unexpected acceptance was quite high, and they were all asking what this dish was and whether it would be added to the menu in the future.
Since spicy dishes are not prominent here, spicy dishes can be used as a specialty of this restaurant in the future. Qiaozhi wrote a spicy word on the paper and drew a circle, but this is all for the future, and the most important thing now is how to survive this crisis.
She wrote a letter to her family, but given the frequency of lost letters at the ancient post station... Qiaozhi thinks that it is more reliable to be in the past.
"Sister!" The door of the restaurant was suddenly pushed open, and Qiao Zhi raised her eyes and saw that it was Bai Jian who led Jin'er and Shan'er over, followed by Shen Yashi and Li Bo.
Seeing Qiaozhi raise her head from the counter, Jin'er flew over like a butterfly, bypassed the counter, and plunged into Qiaozhi's arms, raising a smile: "Sister! ”
She was dressed in a rather luxurious silk satin, with several gold and silver bracelets on her wrists, and intricate hair accessories. Wang Lonely stood timidly next to the counter, not at all able to see the once arrogant and domineering bear child, quite shy, but Jin'er giggled in her arms, looking a lot more lively.
It's as if the two siblings have swapped souls.
Well? Qiao Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly, isn't it just an exchange? But it's not the soul that is exchanged, it's identity, status, and even blood... It's only been less than a month, and the original bear child has become a shy child, which shows that Wang Lin has not been doing well at home in the past month.
"That's right, sister!" Jin'er, who was twisting and turning in Qiaozhi's arms to brush her sense of existence, suddenly raised her head and took out an envelope from her pocket, "Daddy can only come over at night, this is the meeting gift he prepared for you, let me bring it to you first." ”
"How embarrassing is this, hahahaha While saying polite words, Qiaozhi took out the envelope from Jin'er's hand without changing her face and heartbeat, and smiled brighter than ever, and Bai Jian next to her silently rolled her eyes with disdain when she saw this.
"Nothing." Jin'er also smiled, "A little bit of a small courtesy, Daddy said that this is to thank my sister for taking care of me for so long, it should be." ”
The scar on Jin'er's face has faded a lot, and even the longest one is not good for it to be flattened, Qiaozhi touched Jin'er's face curiously, with a look of surprise: "Jin'er, the scar has faded a lot." If this continues, there should be no scars in a few months, right? ”
"Hmm. Daddy was very nice to me. He specially asked someone for a special medicine, and it is said that even the most serious scar will completely disappear after half a year. ”
"Very good." Qiaozhi touched her head with relief, "It's good to recover, I wanted to ask Bai Jian to help you ask before, but then I forgot about it after opening a restaurant, but fortunately, your father is more reliable than me." ”
"By the way, you're waiting for me here!" Qiaozhi got up and touched the top of Wang Lian's head, "Let's play here for a while, I think of a good thing, I want to make it for you to eat." ”
"I want it too." Bai Jian said loudly behind her.
"Don't worry, you're indispensable, Bai Daxia!" Pretty Eda waved her hand and walked to the back kitchen.
An excellent restaurant owner, in addition to having a good vision, is still a good vision. Qiaozhi thinks that in fact, the former owner of Yuelai Restaurant has a good sense of advancement, such as his conception of the upper and lower floors of the restaurant, such as his name for some home-cooked food, and ... He left a cow in the backyard that he hadn't tended.
When he was cleaning before, Chef Fang picked up two cookbooks and handed them to Qiaozhi for a look. This recipe is heartfelt at a glance, the two big characters of the recipe on the cover are outlined with gold threads, compared with other ordinary pages, it looks luxurious and atmospheric, especially the flavor of modern restaurant recipes.
But when Qiaozhi finished admiring the cover and opened the inside, she was shocked: what is written here??? Take it apart and see that she knows everything, but how can it be combined... Why can't you understand it?
Qiaozhi pointed to the "red hair and white water": "This... What kind of dish is it? ”
Chef Fang also looked at it for a while before clapping his hands and said, "This is scrambled eggs with tomatoes!" ”
Tomato... Scrambled eggs... No wonder it's Hongmao and Bai Shui, the former boss, you tampered with the famous work of Luo Bingwang so much, are you really not afraid that he will beat you... Qiaozhi swallowed her saliva, her eyes moved down, and she stayed on the line "I don't know who cut out the tender green, and the spring flies like snowflakes": "What kind of dish is this?" ”
“... Shallot mixed with tofu, just the shopkeeper you ate that dish that day..."
“... Yes. Qiaozhi smiled hard, "I can't see that your former boss's metaphor for catkins is quite vivid..."
Xiao Er scratched the back of his head and said embarrassedly: "I don't know if Liu Wu and the former shopkeeper don't deal with each other very well, he coughs and sneezes every spring, and he has been like this since he was a child." That's why..."
"Oh, catkins allergies, little problem." Pretty branches, but a little speechless, as the name of the dish of the thing he hates, what kind of god can do it... If nothing else, has he considered the feelings of people who are also allergic to catkins!
Qiaozhi closed the 'mysterious' recipe and handed it to Chef Fang, who had a dish-faced face: "No need to keep it... Throw it away. ”
Chef Fang nodded approvingly, and said, "It hasn't been a few days since this recipe was written... The diners couldn't understand it, and it was difficult for the second son to explain, and in the end, it became us dictating what dishes the guests could choose...'
"So that's why your kitchen is getting less and less prepared..."
"This..."Chef Fang's heart was weak, "Anyway, there weren't many customers in the restaurant before, and the dishes prepared were the same... I can't even eat enough food..."
The former boss also heard that the people in the remote nomadic areas especially like to drink milk, and he saw that the restaurants and restaurants in Yanling did not involve dairy products, so he spent a lot of money to buy a cow back and vigorously promote milk. But the milk that was squeezed out had a bad smell, and occasionally someone ordered it curiously, and after taking a sip, they couldn't stand the taste and put it aside.
After the milk also died, the former boss fell into a self-deprecating mentality, and there were really no people in the restaurant, so he was even more lazy to operate, and finally couldn't make ends meet, couldn't pay his salary, and chose to run away.
If Qiaozhi had known his former boss earlier, he would have told him: "Boy, it's not that your brain is not big enough, but that this era can't keep up with you!" ”
Chef Fang went to the backyard to squeeze a small pot of milk out, and Qiao Zhi took it and put it on the stove. He took out the tea jar from the cabinet, pinched two small handfuls, and threw it into the empty bowl.
"Well, help." Qiaozhi called out to Chef Fang, who was watching from the sidelines, "You find a clean iron pot and fry some sugar." ”
"Fried sugar? How do you get this sugar color after it is fried? Drizzled on milk? Although Chef Fang was puzzled by Qiaozhi's instructions, he still found a pot and put the sugar in it and stir-fried it.
"Hmm... No, you can do it first, and I'll tell you when it's time. "Qiaozhi leaned over and observed the sugar grains in the pot, the 'white sugar' here is not as crystal white as the modern world, but it is yellow and clear with a lot of impurities, but it is harmless, anyway, the color of the fried is also brown, I can't see it.
The hard sugar particles gradually melted, Chef Fang scooped a spoonful of cold water, added it, and after a while, the water evaporated, leaving a brown sugar solution, Chef Fang was about to scoop another spoonful of water, when he suddenly heard Qiaozhi shout to stop.
Qiaozhi threw the tea leaves in the small bowl into the iron pot, and asked Chef Fang to pour the milk that had already boiled on the stove into the pot. A peculiar fragrance wafted out, Qiaozhi sniffed and smiled: "Boil for a while, and when you have the smell of tea, you're done!" ”
"This is also the hometown dish of the shopkeeper's friend?" Chef Fang sniffed, "It doesn't smell like that." ”
"Yes, this dish is called milk tea. As the name suggests, it is a tea made of milk, and the people over there like to drink this milk tea, and the entrance is very sweet. "So I think if you try to do it, if it succeeds, the children and girls will like it." ”
After waiting for a while, the milk tea was almost ready. Qiao Zhi took out a few clean small bowls, and first served two bowls to Chef Fang and himself, in fact, Qiao Zhi wanted to try shaved ice and the like before, but unfortunately the ice in ancient summer was expensive, not to mention, most of it was for the royal clan to enjoy, and ordinary people couldn't buy it at all, and they couldn't afford it.
The idea of making shaved ice was stopped.
"Hmm... This taste..."Chef Fang smacked his lips, recalling the taste of milk tea, "It's also very peculiar." I didn't expect the tea and milk to taste like this. ”
"Does Chef Fang think it's delicious?"
"It's delicious." Chef Fang nodded honestly and shook his head again, "But some of them are too sweet and greasy, and I don't like them very much." ”
"Uh-huh, normal." Qiaozhi nodded, "This drink is generally liked by children and girls, and it is normal for men not to like it, my friend's side, the streets and alleys are full of bubble tea shops." ”
"Only sell milk tea?" Chef Fang smacked his lips, "Then you can't pay for death?" It's better that our former shopkeeper can do business. ”
Qiao Zhi laughed a few times, didn't answer Chef Fang's question, poured the milk tea into the remaining small bowl, asked him to bring it out, and sent it to the counter, while he followed slowly with the unfinished milk tea.
handed Jin'er and Wang Lin a cup each, and beckoned Bai Jian and Zhao Yu to take a bowl each. The two children in front of them drank happily, and hurriedly took a sip before they had time to blow cold, while Bai Jian's side frowned when he took the first sip, and almost wrinkled his whole face in the back. I can't wait to pinch my nose and drink this bowl of sweet milk tea. Zhao Yu also frowned when he drank it, and then the cow drank a whole bowl.
Qiaozhi ignored them, looked at Wang Lian and Jin'er who were drinking happily with a smile, and said, "What do you think?" Do you like it? Does it smell? ”
Jin'er shook her head and smiled: "It's super delicious!" ”
Another new dish! Pretty branches smiled reservedly, and the bottom of her eyes is a magnificent blueprint for the future: Yuelai Restaurant will definitely stand out and become bigger and stronger!