CHAPTER XXXV

"Roast duck?"

The Song family was very surprised when they heard Song Nan say the idea of opening a roast duck restaurant in the Beifangtang house.

"Yes, roast duck, Peking duck!" Song Nan said.

"Roast duck is not a new thing, there are several in Ulzhou, and you said that it should be distinctive and unique, where is it unique?" Everyone expressed their puzzlement.

Song Nan said: "What I mean is unique is not that no one does this, but that the method and eating method are unique, Xiaoping, go to the study to get pen, ink and paper." ”

Xiao Ping'er ran to get a stack of yellow paper and pen and ink for practicing calligraphy, Lu Qingli rushed to polish the ink, Li Xiaomei was busy laying the paper, Song Nan opened the shelf, pulled out the stick, dipped the pen in the ink, and wrote down the production process of Peking duck on a piece of yellow paper, as well as the required condiments and eating methods.

Peking duck is already a famous dish in Beijing in later generations, its production method and eating method is no secret, Song Nan likes food, has also seen the relevant information, now carefully recalled, actually remember seven or eight out of ten, Song Nan is full of confidence, just with this memory of seven or eight out of ten, it is enough to make the roast duck fragrant in Beijing.

Seeing more than a dozen pieces of paper being written out one by one, everyone in the Song family was dumbfounded, when did Song Nan also study these things? In these years, cooking and cooking are all women's things, Song Nan has read books for more than ten years, and has not been in the kitchen for more than ten years, how can he suddenly understand these things?

Everyone can't bother to solve these questions, let's see if these things written by Song Nan are useful, only Ye Fanggu and Xiaoping have the most right to speak, one used to open a shop, and the other is the chef of the Song family, but Song's mother is one of the masters, and the skill of cooking in Song Mansion back then was also a must, and Song De liked her on the one hand, and the reason why Song De liked her was also to be caught in the stomach.

"The first step is to inspect the duck: select a full pound of ducks, the skin needs to be undamaged, the color is white, the appearance is full, and the weight is five or six pounds; The second step is to make a blank: the duck needs to be inflated to remove the palm, clean the body with boiling water, pour the whole body with boiling water, make its skin tight, and then pour the body with bud sugar to color; The third step is to hang the duck that has been scalded and hung in a cool and ventilated place to dry the duck skin, which takes three to four hours. The fourth step is to roast: plug the duck anus with a wooden stopper, pour boiling water from the neck knife to make it full, and then color it and bake it in the oven for half an hour to an hour. Fruit wood is used to bake the burned wood, and jujube wood is the best, followed by peach, apricot, and pear wood. ”

Ye Fanggu read it piece by paper, and the more everyone listened, the more strange they became, Song Nan's writing was not like nonsense, in the ears of Ye Fanggu and Song Mu, Song Nan wrote the process extremely finely, and there was no obvious error.

The fifth step is to apply sesame oil after baking, and the roast duck is considered to be roasted, but then the way to eat it on the paper is an eye-opener for everyone.

"Eating method 1: Use chopsticks to pick a few sweet paste, spread it on the lotus leaf cake, slice the roast duck and remove the bones, clip a few slices on it, put a few green onion strips, cucumber strips or radish strips, roll up the lotus leaf cake, and it can be eaten, with an excellent taste.

"Eating method 2: Prepare garlic paste and soy sauce, which can be served with radish strips, etc. The sliced roast duck is dipped in garlic paste and eaten with dark soy sauce, which adds a touch of spiciness, and the flavor is more unique.

"Eating method 3: People who don't like to eat green onions and garlic recommend eating crispy and crispy duck skin dipped in fine sugar. Ladies and children can use this method, the taste is sweet, crispy and fragrant, no less than the first two methods. ”

Song Nan crossed his arms and admired everyone's surprised looks, and said in his heart: Dumbfounded, right? These things are the essence summed up by later generations, that is, in the Ming Dynasty, which is not tired of eating, it is probably unprecedented.

"My son, how do you know all these things?" Mother Song couldn't help but ask.

Song Nan said with a smile: "When my son was studying, he once read an ancient book, which recorded these things, I saw that no one in the world used this method, it must have been lost, and now Aunt Fang said that she wanted to make a restaurant, and my son remembered these all of a sudden." ”

Mother Song saw that what Song Nan said was the same as the truth, but she believed it, and said in her heart: No wonder my son didn't get into the exam, it turned out that he liked to read some idle books when he was studying.

Ye Fanggu frowned and said, "I have a question I want to ask, I don't know if it has been answered in that book." ”

Song Nan smiled: "Just ask, I don't know if I remember." ”

Ye Fanggu said: "Why do you use fruit wood when you write about barbecue? ”

Song Nan thought for a while and said, "The book says that when the fruit wood is fired, it is smokeless, the bottom fire is strong, and the burning time is long. After the duck is put into the oven, the position of the duck should be flipped with a lever to make the duck roasted evenly. The roasted duck is full in appearance, jujube red in color, crispy in skin, charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and has a fresh fragrance of fruit wood; What I'm trying to say makes sense. ”

Ye Fanggu nodded and said, "It does make sense." I just don't know if this kind of roasted duck is delicious and can attract people's patronage. ”

Lu Qingli shouted: "It's not simple, just bake a few and try it, tomorrow I will go to the street with Xiaoping to buy these things, come back and bake a few according to the method, and everyone will eat and evaluate again." ”

Song Nan said with a smile: "That's it, this matter will be handed over to Qingli and Ping'er, and if you open a store in the future, you two will be the owners of the store, so it's beautiful." ”

Li Xiaomei hurriedly said: "Young master, there is still me." ”

Song Nan said: "Yes, yes, three bosses, don't mess up by following the steps above, I will wait to eat roast duck tomorrow night." ”

The three girls nodded their heads one after another.

Mother Song smiled: "It's okay, we should also have a deal, son, my mother still has two thousand taels of silver here, you come and take the book when you open the shop." ”

Song Nan muttered: "I have to use this money, I still have two thousand taels here, and I don't know if four thousand taels is enough." ”

Ye Fanggu said: "It's not enough to think of a way, let's see if this solution succeeds first." ”

Song Nan said: "The method is definitely right, it depends on Qingli's means, but it takes experience to handle the heat, but it can't be done, my mother helps to supervise and supervise." ”

Ye Fanggu said: "It's good if I can't help it." ”

Song Nan said: "The big things in the yamen need you in the past two days, don't you want to follow me on an errand?" There's a place for you. ”

……

In the afternoon of the next day, in the box of the small hotel in Zhengxifang, Song Nan and Zheng Da met here again.

"After discussing with 100 households yesterday, I went to find Han Zongqi and promised to cooperate with them to deal with you, and in the afternoon, Han Zongqi made an appointment with Qiu Wu to meet in the restaurant, and I also went." Zheng Da reported in a whisper.

"Very well, do they have any suspicions?"

"There is no plan, although the subordinates are stupid, but this matter is of great importance to the subordinates, so naturally be more careful."

"What are they going to do?"

"Han Zongqi and Qiu Wu discussed, tomorrow I and Han Zongqi together called sick leave, in the evening Qiu Wu took a group of ruffians to set fire to the Cai family restaurant in Zhengdongfang, the owner of the Cai family restaurant is an official of Zhishi, and he does not give them face on weekdays, so he just took this opportunity to smash and burn the Cai family restaurant; Moreover, Cai's restaurant was opened by an official of Zhishi, and if it was smashed, the impact would be huge, so that it could make a big noise, saying that Song Baihu was not well rectified, and Han Zongqi and I took the opportunity to make trouble and stab things up; If it wasn't enough, Qiu Wu planned to find another opportunity to kill one or two people on the street, in short, to blame all the faults on Song Baihu's head. ”

Song Nan's face was gloomy, and he gritted his teeth and said: "These bold guys, don't give them color ruthlessly, and when I Song Nan is a sick cat, not a raptor, but the river, I am determined to fight with this snake." ”

Zheng Da asked in a low voice, "What arrangements do you have?" ”

Song Nan got up and paced a few steps, stood still and said: "Tomorrow I will approve your leave, doesn't the person surnamed Han just want to clear up, let him go and clear up, who will be on duty tomorrow night?" ”

Zheng Dadao: "It's Ma Xiaoqi and Wei Xiaoqi. ”

Song Nan said: "What is the relationship between these two people and you?" ”

Zheng Dadao: "Ma Xiaoqi is an iron brother under him, and his Xiaoqi officer is also recommended and promoted by me, a friendship for life; Wei Xiaoqi has a general relationship with his subordinates. ”

Song Nan said: "Then replace Wei Xiaoqi and let Huang Hui take the top, I think Huang Hui is quite reliable, I will make it clear to him later." ”

Zheng Dadao: "Then what do we do?" ”

Song Nan said: "It's very simple, give them a guard and wait for the rabbit to catch them, tomorrow night you pick a few trustworthy brothers to come to the yamen secretly to meet me, let's take someone to Cai's restaurant to squat, and if you want to do it, you will arrest them." ”

Zheng Dadao: "Good idea, but what about Mr. Han?" ”

Song Nan said: "Look, he's going to be finished." Don't tell the brothers you brought before you start, so as not to leak the news, just Ma Xiaoqi and Huang Xiaoqi know the way. ”

Zheng Da nodded yes, his eyes flashed with excitement, and he was quite eager to try, and suddenly seemed to remember something, frowned and whispered to Song Nan: "Lord Baihu, there is something I forgot to report to you, this Qiu Wu has a backstage, and I am afraid it will not be easy to handle it after taking him." ”

Song Nan had heard such words for the second time, so he asked, "Who is backstage?" ”

Zheng Da said: "You may not believe it when you say it, it is the lord of Xuan County of the British Mansion. ”

Song Nan thought he had misheard and asked, "Who is it?" Say it again. ”

Zheng Da scratched his head and said: "It's the granddaughter of the British Gong Zhang Mao, the county lord Xuan, this county lord doesn't like women's clothes, so he likes to swagger in the market where men dress up as women, and the ruffians in several big fang cities all follow her as the boss, and rely on her momentum on weekdays, otherwise how can she be so arrogant?" ”

Song Nan was a little confused by this sudden change, this matter was actually related to the county lord of the British Mansion, which was really a bit confusing, but Song Nan had no way out, he believed that even the people of the British Mansion would not shield the ruffians who set fire to kill people.

"Regardless of her, pretending not to know what to do, first take Qiu Wu and then talk about it, take the evidence, and be afraid of anywhere; Don't forget, we are the Jinyi Guards in the capital, and the Guogong Mansion will turn against the Jinyi Guards for the sake of the ruffians? Absolutely not. ”

Zheng Dadao: "The subordinates are worried that the Xuan County Lord will be unfavorable to Song Baihu, and the Guogong Mansion will never come forward." ”

Song Nan said: "Then I'm not afraid, everything has me, and I will act according to the original plan." ”