The south is the land of fish and rice, and the wind and rain have been smooth in the past two years, and under the policy of reducing the amount of money, there is still a small surplus of grain. There has been a severe drought in the north for many years, and although Tanggu is close to the sea, the yield of crops has also decreased a lot, not to mention the severe drought in the northwest.

The transfer of grain from the south to the north is a wise decision made by the saints today, who opened the treasury to a large extent, purchased a large amount of grain from the south, and transported it to the north through the sea and canal, so as to stabilize grain prices and minimize disasters. This is one of the reasons why there have been many years of drought and no large-scale refugees fleeing in the north.

King Jing is the cousin of today's saint, although his qualifications are mediocre, he has a kind and loyal heart. Since he was in charge of shipping, he has often done it himself, and has personally escorted the sea ships to the north to transport grain to the north many times, and sent the grain to the north.

The sixth brother wants to receive his right-hand man, and if he wants to continue to take over the shipping business, it is necessary to have a good relationship with him.

In order to maintain the heat and freshness of the dishes, the sixth brother made a request to let Xiaocao be on standby in the kitchen of the restaurant, and Xiaocao readily agreed. For the job of selling braised vegetables at the dock, her father alone is enough.

By the time the grain convoy docked, it was past breakfast. Steward Wu of the Jingwang Mansion had long been tired of life on the ship, but he had already been to Tanggu Wharf more than once, and he knew the conditions there very well. Steward Wu came to this humble restaurant under the leadership of the sixth son with the mentality that stepping on the land early and having a hot meal was enough.

"Tell the kitchen to serve!" Although Liuzi's attitude is enthusiastic, he is not eager, natural and not pretentious, which makes Steward Wu feel very comfortable.

"Okay!" Not long after Xiao Er went out, he brought a bowl of green and golden egg drop soup, and reported the name of the dish in his mouth: "A bowl of 'opening soup', two guest officers, please use it slowly!" ”

One of the guests in the private room is magnificent, and a discerning person knows that his identity is extraordinary at a glance. Although they didn't order the food in the store, they were rewarded with money. In the restaurant, from the shopkeeper to the guys, they all played twelve points of spirit to entertain.

"Huh? Is this a baby green? At this time, the greens are already on the market? "Steward Wu had just gone to the land, and he felt that his feet were still swaying, and when he saw the verdant vegetable leaves in this bowl, he suddenly felt a burst of relief in his heart and had an appetite.

The sixth brother was also very surprised in his heart, at this time, the vegetable seeds should not have been planted, this little grass, where did he get the green vegetables to make soup. He calmly helped Steward Wu serve a bowl of green vegetable soup, and said with a smile: "Steward Wu, taste how this soup tastes......

The "open soup" is light and refreshing, with tender vegetable leaves and golden egg flowers, which melt in the mouth. This fresh taste is exactly the taste of Steward Wu. He drank two large bowls in a row, and then he touched his beard and praised with a smile: "Good! Good!! Tastes great! ”

The second one that came up was braised tofu, the fragrant old braised bean, the delicious tofu, although it was a vegetarian dish, the Wu steward who was not happy without meat still tasted several chopsticks before stopping.

The third dish "pearl balls", the glutinous rice grains are crystal clear, exudes a pearl-like color, round balls, bite down, both the mellow aroma of pork, and the fresh fragrance of duck egg yolk, plus the fragrant glutinous and delicious glutinous rice, even if you eat all the delicious Wu Guan in the north and south, you are full of praise:

"Six sons! This 'pearl ball' tastes good, and the name is also elegant. Has this small restaurant changed its chef? Where did the chef come from, he is not inferior to the champion building in the capital! Let's just say that this simple dried tofu can actually make such a taste...... You say, if I poach him, will the shopkeeper here fight with me? ”

The sixth brother smiled: "Steward Wu praised it falsely. You have followed His Royal Highness King Jing all over the country, what kind of food have you not tasted? It's just that you've been on the boat for a long time, and you're in a good mood when you go ashore, so you feel good about what you eat - this is plum cabbage and pork, you can taste it, but you can still taste it? ”

The grass of "plum cabbage button meat" is the part of the selected pork belly that is fat and thin, and it is oily, delicious but not greasy. Steward Wu also suffered when he was a child, so he ate several pieces in a row before he reluctantly stopped his chopsticks - it turns out that pork can also be made so high-end......

After the meat, Xiaocao served a vegetarian dish - "sour and hot cabbage". When Wu was a child, he was tired of eating radish and cabbage, and he didn't seem to be very interested in this dish, and after barely tasting a chopstick, he found that the sour was spicy, and the spicy was fresh, and the taste was really good. sighed in my heart: If you can do cabbage at this point, maybe only the imperial chef has this skill, right?

The next "shredded pork in Beijing sauce" surprised him even more, the small thin dough, rolled shredded meat and green onions, actually has this taste, and incredible effect! Steward Wu couldn't stop at all.

Don't underestimate this shredded pork in Beijing sauce, the process of this sauce alone is no less than seven or eight, but Xiaocao is embarrassed to die, and it took countless trials and tribulations to achieve the effect she wants. However, her efforts were not in vain. If it weren't for his identity, Steward Wu would have wanted to ask the chef for the recipe for this dish!

The last dish of "boiled fish fillet" completely conquered the taste buds of Steward Wu. The full of chili pepper red is bright and eye-catching, but it tastes spicy but not dry, numb but not bitter, and the cooked fish meat is smooth and tender, oily but not greasy. It not only removes the fishy smell of the fish, but also keeps the fish fresh and tender. Once you enter it, you feel like you can't stop it.

After eating a meal, Steward Wu touched his stomach that could barely bend over, and his heart was very complicated: since he was promoted to the steward of Jingwangfu, what kind of food has not been eaten, what kind of scene has not been seen, even the best restaurant in the capital, has never made him so out of shape as today. A small and simple restaurant, there is such a fresh and strange food, the next time the master comes, he must take him to try it.

"The chef here has good skills, let him come over, there will be a reward!" Steward Wu leaned back in his chair, sipping the fragrant tea he had brought, and suddenly wanted to see where the sacredness was and where he could make a delicacy that he had never tasted before.

Liuzi poured him a cup of tea and said with a smile: "It's not the chef in the restaurant who cooks, it's me who has found someone else to entertain your distinguished guest!" ”

"Oh? Liuzi, you really have a heart! Good, good! I remembered...... I'm curious, where did you find this master chef? Steward Wu glanced at him meaningfully and asked.

Liuzi did not hide it, and said: "In the past few days, there has been a girl on the dock who sells 'penny meat dishes', and she can throw away ingredients that others don't eat, such as pig's head, pork belly and small and spiny fish, to make a delicacy that everyone is competing for." I thought she must be very talented in cooking, so I asked her to come and help you entertain your distinguished guest today. ”

"Little girl? You say these dishes were made by a little girl? That's even more rewarding! Steward Wu was even more interested in the little girl in his mouth.

In the kitchen, when the last dish was served, Xiaocao honestly helped clean the kitchen. Borrowing someone's kitchen will naturally help restore it to its original state......

Just when she was packing up the things in the kitchen and was about to leave, the little second brother suddenly caught up with her and stopped her: "Little girl, the distinguished guests inside want to see you!" I said that I liked your dishes very much, and I was rewarded! ”

Rewarded? Don't be in vain! These dishes were the ones she racked her brains to come up with, and they weren't easy to make. The uncle who ate thought it was good, and rewarded a few dollars, which was more than what she earned by selling braised vegetables in a day.

Xiao Caofang came to the only box, followed Xiao Er in, and made a nondescript salute to the middle-aged man in fancy clothes inside, and stood there with his head down waiting for the reward.

"Six sons...... The little girl you are talking about who can turn simple ingredients into delicious food is her? Steward Wu stared at the seven or eight-year-old girl in front of him, who was dressed in shabby clothes but very neat, with her hair combed into two braids, and her little face white and thin, obviously not believing that such a young child was the creator of this table of delicacies.

The sixth son nodded solemnly and said, "It's her ......."

After all, Steward Wu had seen the world, and quickly recovered from his surprise, he asked Xiaocao with a smile, "Little girl, where did you learn these dishes?" ”

Xiaocao raised her head slightly, glanced at him, and said without humility or arrogance: "I came up with it myself." The sixth brother has a great life-saving grace to me, he wants to entertain distinguished guests, of course I have tried all means to help him. ”

Steward Wu said in surprise: "You came up with it yourself?" At a young age, deceiving people is not a good habit! ”

Facing his tone of almost reproach, Xiaocao said unhurriedly: "Our family is poor and we haven't been able to eat meat for many years, so when I saw the pig offal thrown under the meat stall, I thought, 'Pig offal is also a part of the pig's body, and it should be able to be eaten!'" When I got home, I pondered for two days, and used many spices as seasonings to make braised pig's head and pig's large intestine, which not only did not smell bad, but also fragrant!

Since then, I have become interested in cooking, and I have always had many strange ideas in my head, but I have not been able to experiment with them due to the limited number of ingredients I can buy at home. Yesterday, the sixth brother gave me money and asked me to make a table of dishes, and I went back and poured it back and forth for an afternoon, and finally made this table of dishes. If you don't believe me, you can call my dad and ask. Our family couldn't eat before, so how could I ask Master to teach me how to cook! ”

Steward Wu glanced at the cotton clothes and cotton jacket on her body that were only cleaner than those of beggars, although he felt a little incredible, but he didn't ask any further, and only regarded her as a talented person with great talent for cooking.

Originally, he proposed to meet the chef to see if he could dig it back into Jingwangfu, the old lady of Jingwangfu has not had a good appetite recently, and always wants to eat something new. However, when I saw the thin little girl in front of me, I stopped thinking about it. Seven or eight-year-old children still need to be taken care of by adults, how can they leave their hometown and go to the capital. Homesick and crying, who will coax you?

After rewarding Xiaocao with five taels of silver, Steward Wu went to a nearby inn to rest under the leadership of the sixth son.

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I went to open my back today, and I scraped a lot of sand from my shoulders and neck...... The process is so sour!