One of the great inventions of Chinese roast duck is not to disembowel ducks. Only make a small hole in the duck's body, take out the internal organs, then pour boiling water into the duck's belly, and then tie the small hole, use the method of pumping, blow the duck up, and then hang it on the fire to roast. There are several advantages to this method, the first of which is that the duck does not lose water due to roasting. The second is to let the water swell the duck's belly, so that the duck's skin is swollen and not roasted softly, so that the duck's skin is thin and crispy. Duck skin becomes the best part of roast duck.

But Lin Xiaozhu didn't want to share this secret with the Zhao family; The duck didn't put seasonings until the end, and it was dipped in sweet noodle sauce and wrapped in lotus leaf cakes to eat, and she decided not to tell the Zhao family. All she had to do was roast the duck to be better than Chef Wu's, and that's it.

So while the hearth was hot, she filled the duck's belly with spices and seasonings such as high-quality sprouts, tempeh, bean paste, pepper, green onion, ginger, cloves, and cinnamon, and then poured honey on the duck body, and when she saw that the temperature of the hearth was moderate, she put out the open flame, put the duck into the oven, and then closed the door.

After waiting for a while, estimating that the time was almost up, she opened the door of the stove, took out the duck, took out the contents of the duck's belly, and threw it into the hearth, and then put the duck on the plate, and brought it out of the small kitchen.

"Miss Lin, is the duck ready?" As soon as Lin Xiaozhu entered the hall, Boss Zhao and Shopkeeper Yu couldn't wait to stand up.

"Wait a minute, everybody." Lin Xiaozhu put down the plate, picked up a knife, the knife flashed, the duck pieces flew over, and after a while, the kung fu duck was sliced into thin slices and neatly stacked back on the plate. She then put the duck on the table and said, "Everyone, please use it slowly." ”

"Miss Lin's magic skills." Boss Zhao couldn't help but be amazed when he saw that the duck that had been slipped was as if it had never been sliced. Turning his head, he ordered, "Xiao An, do you see it?" Learn from Chef Lin with your heart. ”

Lin Xiaozhu waved his hand: "Boss Zhao, I don't accept apprentices, and there is no way to teach sword skills." ”

"Yes, yes." Boss Zhao nodded awkwardly.

"Boss. Taste it. "Shopkeeper Yu can't wait. But if Boss Zhao doesn't do it, it's not easy for him to do it.

Boss Zhao stopped talking. Pick up a piece of maroon duck skin and some duck meat and put it in your mouth.

"How?" Shopkeeper Yu looked at him expectantly.

Boss Zhao bit his teeth, "click" a slight sound, but it was the sound of crispy duck skin in his mouth, in addition to this crisp sound, his teeth did not feel the slightest obstacle from the meat, and the extremely flavorful aroma of duck meat was accompanied by crispy fragrance. But it flooded the entire mouth at once.

"The skin is crispy, the duck meat is tender and juicy, the taste is mellow and the aftertaste is endless. Good, good! Boss Zhao opened his eyes and praised loudly. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, but did not move the chopsticks, he hurriedly said, "Please, please taste." ”

Shopkeeper Yu hurriedly picked up the chopsticks, picked up the duck and put it in his mouth. Xiao An also didn't care about giving way to the three firsts. I also stretched out my chopsticks and picked up a piece and tasted it.

However, Yuan Tianye and Shen Ziyi were extremely confident in Lin Xiaozhu's cooking skills, and they were not in a hurry at this time, and only after everyone had tasted it, did they taste it.

Put down the chopsticks. Shen Ziyi turned his head to look at Yuan Tianye: "There is one thing I feel very curious about. ”

"What's the matter?"

"I'm curious about how good the master who taught Lin Xiaozhu how good he is. Do the math, even if Lin Xiaozhu started to learn cooking skills from being able to hold a kitchen knife, he only learned it for five or six years. What kind of powerful master can teach such a powerful student? ”

Yuan Tianye glanced at him: "Don't you understand the truth that blue is better than blue?" ”

Shen Ziyi nodded and patted Yuan Tianye on the shoulder: "I envy you very much, I can meet her first." But don't worry, I won't give up. ”

Yuan Tianye looked at Lin Xiaozhu, who was talking to Boss Zhao and Shopkeeper Yu, and let out a long sigh.

"Miss Lin, I want this duck's method, you can make a price." Boss Zhao over there was very straightforward.

Lin Xiaozhu was even more crisp than him, stretched out his hand, and gestured: "Eight hundred taels, no bargaining." ”

Boss Zhao and Shopkeeper Yu gasped. The price is too high. According to their estimates, at most 500 taels can take down this recipe.

"Miss Lin, you are insincere when you say this!" Boss Zhao shook his head.

"Boss Zhao said this, then it would be boring." Lin Xiaozhu stood up, "You can calculate the cost of food and accommodation for these two days, since the price can't be negotiated, we are embarrassed to live here." ”

Although the stove is built in the small kitchen of the Zhao family, how can the grasp of the furnace temperature, the preparation of spices in the duck's belly, and many key know-how be developed in a while? As for Boss Zhao and Shopkeeper Yu, Chef Wu is alone, and they can't bear it for a day. Take eight hundred taels of silver at once, and they will definitely be in pain; However, if they are asked to give up this recipe, it will never be done.

Seeing that Lin Xiaozhu bit to death at a fixed price, and a frame that he would pull down if he didn't want to, Boss Zhao was very helpless. The matter of calligraphy and painting did not come out, but Yuan Tianye received fifty taels of silver from the Li family, and he knew about it. Lin Xiaozhu and the three of them don't have to worry about food and clothing at all now, and the disadvantage of relying on them to avoid falling into the streets yesterday is no longer there.

Thinking of this, Boss Zhao could only change his crisp and neat style, and slowly grinded: "Miss Lin, you also know that our town is small and there are few people to eat. I didn't make any money at all this year. Eight hundred taels of silver, I really can't take it out. In this way, five hundred taels, no more. If you agree, I will pay you two hundred taels of silver. Wait until you teach Xiao An, and then pay the balance. ”

"Let me tell you, you only sell roast duck in Yanglin, and you only sell roast duck in restaurants, which is completely limited. You can choose two more people to learn this duck dish. After learning, I went to Yizhou City, where there are bigger and more places, and opened a roast duck specialty store, which only sells ducks. This duck tastes good, whether it is a rich family, a small person, or a big restaurant, it is possible to come to you to order duck. With this alone, do you calculate how much money a store can make in a year? What if you open 10 stores? And how much is it? Lin Xiaozhu said.

When Boss Zhao heard this, he suddenly opened his mouth, and thought about the method Lin Xiaozhu said, and the more he thought about it, the better he felt. In this way, the cost is small, and there are not many people, but the ducks sold every day can be calculated in hundreds, and if you can cooperate with those big restaurants, it is possible to have thousands a day. After such calculations, the money earned by a store in a year is much stronger than that of Yang Lin's restaurant! What if we opened a few more stores? Wouldn't that be a fortune?

Seeing that Boss Zhao was silent and silent, Lin Xiaozhu said again: "To be honest, if I hadn't been overturned when crossing the river this time, resulting in pennilessness, I wouldn't have sold this recipe." That's a duck that lays golden eggs, and I can use it to open a shop myself. When the time comes, don't say 800 taels, even 8,000 or 80,000 taels, you can earn it completely. ”

Lin Xiaozhu said this very reasonably, and Boss Zhao no longer hesitated, and said: "Okay, eight hundred taels is eight hundred taels, I will pay you two hundred taels in advance, and when you teach Xiao'an and them, I will pay you the rest." But I have a request, since you sold this duck recipe to us, you can't sell it to anyone else. ”

"That's it. Boss Zhao is a trustworthy person, and he didn't kick us out just because I built the stove, and he still wanted to buy my recipe, which is benevolent and righteous. And although I, Lin Xiaozhu, am a woman, I am not a person who forgets his righteousness. Here, in front of so many people, I, Lin Xiaozhu, swore that except for Boss Zhao's people, I would never sell this spiced duck recipe to others again. Lin Xiaozhu said.

Hearing Lin Xiaozhu say this, Boss Zhao stood up and gave Lin Xiaozhu a deep bow: "Thank you, girl." ”

Lin Xiaozhu hurriedly returned the salute.

The business was negotiated, although it was not the original estimate of five hundred taels but eight hundred taels, but Boss Zhao was even happier than spending five hundred taels of silver to buy this recipe, and instructed the shopkeeper Yu: "You have signed the contract with Miss Lin, and then give two hundred taels of silver to Miss Lin." Then he asked, "Miss Lin, when did you start teaching them how to make ducks?" ”

"Just today."

"Okay, I'll go home and pick two proper people, and learn how to roast duck with you with Xiao An." Boss Zhao couldn't wait to stand up, and said to Shopkeeper Yu, "You don't want to go back to the restaurant today, just take care of it here, if Miss Lin needs something, you will send someone to buy it." ”

"Yes." Shopkeeper Yu answered.

Seeing Boss Zhao standing up, Yuan Tianye spoke: "Boss Zhao, slow down, although you have finished talking about the big matter with Miss Lin, I still have a little objection, and there is a small matter, I want to ask Boss Zhao." ”

Boss Zhao heard that Yuan Tianye had objections, his heart tightened, and he hurriedly said, "What's the matter?" Yuan Gongzi, please speak. ”

Yuan Tianye picked up the teacup, took a sip calmly, and then said slowly: "I said a few words to Miss Lin in the courtyard last night, and you have a girl here who scolded her in front of her for ignoring her shame and seducing men. I don't know if it's the customs of Yanglin Town, or the customs of your Boss Zhao's family? If your custom here is not to talk to each other, otherwise it is shameless, then I'm afraid I can't agree to let Miss Lin teach Xiao An and others how to cook. Xiao An and the others are also men, if this ruins Miss Lin's reputation, it will be terrible, for the sake of a little silver, the gains outweigh the losses. ”

Boss Zhao was stunned, and before he could speak, Shen Ziyi was angry, looked around the house, and shouted angrily: "Bold! What kind of slave dares to speak like this? He turned his face to Boss Zhao again, and said coldly, "I said that Boss Zhao is a polite person, but I don't want to raise such a rude subordinate." Such a family, Lin Xiaozhu, what other recipes do you sell to him? Pack up your things and get out of here. (To be continued)