Chapter 7: The First Pot of Gold
Erya was happy in her heart, she still had this kind of ability, what happened to her, since she was about to die that day and was rescued, she felt that she seemed to be changing all the time, and her life and work seemed to be different from before, did she meet the gods, the gods took pity on her and gave her a skill?
Erya sneaked out of the inn, thinking wildly. No matter what, it's important, there are a lot of things in this world that can't be explained, and it's too late for her to be happy with one more skill, maybe she can save her life one day.
It was almost noon, and the town was already lively, with the shouts of the vendors and the flow of people.
Bypassing the two streets, Erya stopped in front of a restaurant, and "Fuxing Restaurant" is here.
The cloth skirt that Erya is wearing today is the only skirt without patches, and she wears a bamboo hairpin with a colored stone on her head, and this beautiful face makes people feel as if someone's young lady is naughty and disguised to play.
Near noon, the restaurant has begun to serve customers, Er Ya raised her feet and walked in, the shopkeeper beckoned her to sit inside, Er Ya smiled and waved her hand, and went straight to the counter of the shopkeeper.
"What is this girl doing?" The shopkeeper saw that Erya seemed to be looking for her, so he put down the crackling abacus and asked.
"Shopkeeper, where are you at the owner?" Er Ya approached and asked softly, with a soft tone and elegant manners, which was taught to her by her mother when Er Ya was a child. Speaking of which, her mother really doesn't look like a village woman.
The shopkeeper glanced at Erya a few times, and he seemed to be behaving well, but he looked like a young lady from a big family, with delicate facial features and white and tender skin, which did not look like what a village girl should have.
"The owner is not here, if the girl has anything to tell me, I can tell you on your behalf." The shopkeeper also said politely.
The corners of Erya's mouth rose upward, "What I want to talk to your owner about is a big business, you can think clearly!" ”
When the shopkeeper heard that it was about business, he glanced at Erya again, and was not sure whether to go to the owner for a while, if it was really because she delayed the owner's business, he would not be able to eat and go. After thinking about it, he nodded and said, "Girl, wait, I'll go and inform our host."
The shopkeeper walked in through the curtain behind the counter, and after a while he hurried out. Er Ya is looking at the guests eating in the restaurant, there are not many people, only half of the seats are full, the second floor seems to be a private room, there seems to be no guests at this time. If the business is too good, she will have no meaning of existence.
The shopkeeper walked over, followed by an old man of about fifty wearing a crimson satin robe and a black waistcoat.
"You're just going to talk to me about business?" The old man asked with a smile.
Listening to the old man's words, Er Ya knew that he was afraid that he would not believe that he had business to talk to him, "Little girl? Er Ya said with a smile, "There is never any age in this world to do big things, Nalan Yun of the previous dynasty was twelve, and he was not as old as me at that time!" ”
The old man was a little surprised when he heard it, this little girl's words were amazing, so that he didn't know how to refute it, the second girl smiled and said in her heart, my mother has taught her to read and read since she was a child, and she has told her many stories, including the story of Nalan Yun's twelve.
"Then tell me what you want to talk about, right?" The old man straightened his face and said.
"There's no hurry. I don't have real skills, and I don't dare to disturb the door, I want to borrow a pot from you to prove my intention. ”
"You're going to cook, are you here to apply for a cook?" The old man thought he had misheard, and asked out loud, but his tone was still polite, just full of doubts.
"If the owner believes me, don't ask, you'll know later, if you don't believe it, it's fine, I'll leave." The second girl was about to step out of the door, but the other end was anxious, and hurriedly said: "Okay, ask the cook to let the stove be given to this girl."
The young man listened and went to the kitchen, "What do you want for the girl?" ”
"A piece of tofu is enough." Erya's words were fluttering, but the shopkeeper and the proprietor were surprised, and they became more and more curious.
Erya followed the guy into the stove room, took out a thumb-thick bamboo tube from his sleeve, twisted it at one end, and a tempting aroma suddenly appeared in the room.
Add water to the pot and boil, soak the tofu in cold water first, drain and cut into pieces and put it in boiling water, put a spoonful of salt, boil for a while to scoop up the tofu and let it cool, the tofu is neatly placed on the plate, Er Ya poured a circle of oil in the bamboo tube on the tofu block, clapped his hands and said: "You can eat it in a quarter of an hour."
Everyone was surprised, that's good? A few thoughts flashed in the owner's heart, this girl shouldn't be playing with him! The shopkeeper was already a little angry, "Didn't you girl play tricks on us?" ”
"The shopkeeper is not in a hurry, but you can see it in a quarter of an hour."
The shopkeeper turned his head, and the proprietor nodded, "It's only a quarter of an hour, let's wait." After speaking, he looked at Erya, "Offended the girl, dare to ask the girl's surname?" ”
Erya said generously: "Don't be surnamed Lu, Lu Mingfeng."
"Lu Mingfeng, why is it so familiar." The proprietor muttered.
"What did you say, boss?" The shopkeeper didn't hear clearly, so he asked with his ear.
"Nothing, nothing." The proprietor reacted that he was a little out of shape, and smiled with his hand, "It's rude, take the liberty to ask again, where is the girl?" ”
Erya smiled politely, "It doesn't matter where you come from, you are in the rivers and lakes, and the four seas are home." ”
The proprietor understood that this was what people didn't want to say, so he didn't ask any more, but he felt that the name was a little familiar, and he couldn't remember where he had heard it for a while, so he asked.
"A quarter of an hour has come." The shopkeeper reminded loudly.
Xiao Er brought the plate to the table in the hall, and the large painted goose-yellow table had only a small plate with a lid on it, and four or five people gathered around the table.
Seeing this scene, many people began to wonder what they were doing, and before they knew it, the big table was surrounded by people.
The proprietor motioned to lift the lid, Xiao Er stepped forward, and as soon as the lid was opened, it turned out to be just a plate of tofu, and the onlookers all showed disappointed expressions.
"I think it's something good, it's just a plate of ......" Before the words were finished, the man suddenly took a deep breath, "What's it, it's so fragrant!" ”
In front of the table, Er Ya picked up a piece of tofu with chopsticks, covered his mouth and took a bite, yes, this is the taste. The proprietor saw that she had eaten it herself, indicating that it would definitely not be poisonous, and after waiting for a while, he couldn't help but stretch out his chopsticks and clamp a piece, and the moment he entered his mouth, he only felt that the fresh and fragrant taste was close to his taste buds, and his nose and mouth were full of fragrance.
The tofu was put for a quarter of an hour, turned into a golden chew, there was no extra seasoning, like a piece of gold bar, looking at it makes people feel happy and interesting, this is not the most important thing, the important thing is that it exudes a mellow aroma, as if the aroma of chicken, duck and fish are all integrated, for a time it makes people feel like drinking fairy wine.
When the surrounding spectators saw it, they were also greedy, and they all said: "What kind of dish is this, bring me a copy too!"
"I want it too! Passers-by outside the door saw that it was lively inside, and stopped to see, there were more and more people calling this dish in the restaurant, and the second girl pursed her lips and smiled: "This dish is very good, and the materials are precious, even if there is no palace in it, so there are only ten servings a day, ten taels of silver per serving, and those who want to eat will be served with money first."
After Er Ya finished speaking, not to mention the shopkeeper and the shopkeeper and other people, the owner and some richly dressed people were stunned, ten taels of silver and a plate of tofu, it was sky-high! This little girl also threatened that there was nothing in the palace, she was really too bold!
"It's so expensive, it's gold!" A young man in a cyan robe spoke up. The crowd chimed in.
Erya picked up the plate of tofu and turned around in front of the young man, "No one forces you to eat it, there are only ten servings a day, do you want it or not!" Erya's arrogant tone aroused the competitiveness of some rich people.
"Give me a copy, I want to see what this tofu is made of, can I become a god after eating it!" A strong man with a long beard sat on a stool.
Er Ya turned his head to look at the owner, the owner had mixed tastes, he had several big dishes here and only eight or nine taels of silver, this girl asked for ten taels of tofu dishes, and some people were willing to eat it. The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Wait a minute, guest officer."
The proprietor motioned for Erya to come over and talk, and Erya nodded. "How do you want to talk about this business?"
Erya raised her white and tender hand, stretched out two fingers, bent her eyes and smiled: "You two, I eight, you provide the food, and I will make the dishes."
The proprietor's eyelids raised, this girl was ruthless, she wanted eight taels of silver for ten taels, but the cost of tofu was low, and she could make a net profit of more than one tael of silver, which was also profitable.
Seeing the proprietor's hesitation, Er Ya turned around to leave, "The Shengde Restaurant next door is probably happy to say goodbye." ”
"Miss Lu, wait, we are very happy in Fuxing Restaurant, so let's do it," he turned to the shopkeeper and said, "Take fifty taels of silver."
Erya's eyes were clear, and she couldn't see what she was thinking, and she quickly took it out, and the owner said: "Miss Lu, this is used as a deposit for our cooperation!"
Erya smiled: "The owner is happy, let's write a note later, I wish us peace and wealth!"
Xiao Er said outside the curtain: "The guests outside are urging that dish,"
Erya smiled: "The golden rot strip will come soon."
The proprietor muttered, "Golden rotten, good!"