Chapter Twenty-Four: Wu Dalang
Walking on the streets of Qinghe County, they suddenly smelled a strong fragrance of cakes, and Pang He and Su Ying couldn't help but exclaim: "It's so fragrant!"
Ximenqing said with a smile: "The two of you really came for the first time, this is the baked cake of Wu Dalang's family, their baked cake is a big sign of our Qinghe County, there are many people who come from thousands of miles to buy baked cakes here." Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info”
Wu Dalang really makes baked cakes, and he is so famous, it's really unexpected, why haven't I heard of it. Smelling this fragrant aroma, Pang He also wanted to take a look, to taste, what kind of existence is this Wu Dalang's baked cake, and by the way, to see if this Wu Dalang is really a dwarf winter melon.
Pang He said expectantly: "Prince Ximen, can you take the two of us to meet this Wu Dalang's baked cakes together?"
Ximenqing replied very happily: "Okay, I'll take you over and let you see a great delicacy in our Qinghe County." Go, follow me, it's not far ahead. ”
Pang He and Su Ying followed Ximenqing and walked forward, there were more and more people, and finally they saw many people lined up and crowded on the street.
Ximenqing said with a smile: "Look, Brother Pang, they all go to buy baked cakes, whenever I see this scene, I am really envious, if my few stores, the business can be so good, how good would it be?"
Pang He asked, "I don't know what kind of store Ximen Gongzi opens?"
Ximenqing replied: "I have a lot of shops, mainly grain stores, butcher shops, pharmacies and cloth shops, etc., although they are relatively wide, but the business is average, and I can barely have a meal in this Qinghe County." ”
"Ximen Gongzi is so modest!" Pang He said: "If you want to live a life in Qinghe County, it shouldn't be difficult, but there are so many shops like Ximen Gongzi, and you can still make such a living, I think there is only one Ximen in Qinghe County." ”
"Hey!" Ximenqing said: "These are just the inheritance left to me by my father, and I Ximenqing has no ability, I only know how to eat, drink and have fun, just make friends, and then play some martial arts." ”
"Master Simon, don't be so modest. Pang He said: "As the saying goes, it is more difficult to keep a business than to start a business, and the fact that Ximen Gongzi can still have such a big business shows that your ability is not comparable to ordinary people." ”
As he spoke, Pang He had already come to the door of Wu Dalang's baked cake shop, and a simple wooden sign hung at the door of the baked cake shop, with four simple words written on it: Dalang baked cakes. Pang He finally saw Wu Dalang's true face, not the dwarf winter melon described in the Water Margin, not tall, but not short, black and black, looking very energetic and capable.
In the baked cake house, there are only two people, and there is also a woman, it is estimated that it is Pan Jinlian, although she is dressed as a housewife, and she still has the flour on her face to make baked cakes, but it does not hide her charm and beauty at all. This beautiful legend of Pan Jinlian is true, and even Ximen Qing couldn't help but agree: "This little lady is still so beautiful." ”
There are a lot of people who like Pan Jinlian, not only the baked cakes, but the hostess of the Dalang baked cakes is also a living signboard, and the beauty of the country has attracted some famous people who buy baked cakes to look at them dumbfounded. Pan Jinlian didn't pay attention to it, but just concentrated on making baked cakes with his father-in-law Wu Dalang, and almost never raised his head except to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
Such a good business, Wu Dalang couldn't close his mouth with a smile, and the happiness on his face was written on his face. When Pang He was about to give money to buy a few baked cakes for Wu Dalang, Ximenqing stopped: "Brother Pang, the person who came is a guest, you come to my Qinghe County, then naturally I have a treat, how can I let you pay for it?"
After speaking, Ximen Qing shouted to Wu Dalang: "Da Lang, I want ten baked cakes!"
Wu Dalang said: "No, five at most." ”
Ximenqing explained: "Wu Dalang, I know your rules, but my two friends came to Qinghe County for the first time, I want them to bring a little more, so please understand more, is it okay?"
Wu Dalang said: "This baked cake should be delicious while it is hot, you don't know, if you let them bring it, it won't taste good when it's cold, but it's not smashing my signboard, besides, so many people are waiting, I'm not easy to be accommodating, you say yes." ”
Sure enough, it was a conscientious merchant, Pang He said: "In this case, let's buy five first, try it, and if you want to eat it, come and buy it again." ”
Wu Dalang boasted: "Thank you for your understanding, come, five baked cakes, you take them!"
After taking the baked cakes, Pang He distributed the flasks one by one to Su Ying, Ximenqing and their servants. Ximen Qing said: "It's better for you to eat by yourself, we are in Qinghe County, and it's not that we can't eat it." ”
Pang He said: "The baked cake should be eaten while it is hot, it is not good if it is cold, is Ximen Gongzi not willing to eat this baked cake with me?"
"This, of course I am willing, how can I not be willing?" Ximenqing took the baked cakes: "Then let's go to the nearby teahouse and sit down and taste the delicious baked cakes of Qinghe County." ”
"Okay, you lead the way. Pang He said.
In this way, Ximenqing took Pang He and Su Ying to a nearby teahouse, and saw many people sitting in the teahouse with baked cakes, drinking tea and eating baked cakes. As soon as Pang He and the others sat down, the shopkeeper came up: "Prince Ximen, you are also here today, do you still want to order Qinghui tea?"
Ximenqing said: "No, don't you have a special tea here, with the baked cakes in my hand, today, I am eating baked cakes and drinking tea, you can order this tea for me, they are too!"
"Okay!" the shopkeeper immediately called for someone to prepare.
Pang He asked curiously, "How can there be special tea in this baked cake?"
Ximen Qing said: "Yes, Wu Dalang's baked cakes are famous in our place. The business of this teahouse was not very good at first, but later, the shopkeeper wanted to borrow Wu Dalang to make a fuss, saying that he had researched a kind of tea to match his baked cakes. After that, people kept trying it, and as a result, eating baked cakes and drinking tea, it was really good, and the business came like this. In addition, the tea house is close to the bakery, so there will be no shortage of business. ”
After speaking, the shopkeeper personally brought the tea up, and a floral fragrance came to the nose, it turned out to be flower tea, and the flower tea with baked cakes was a perfect match. Pang He took a bite of the baked cake, and the thick crispy welled up in his heart, with a smell of scallion oil and beef, oh my God, such a delicious baked cake, no wonder.
Pang He looked at Su Ying, and it was also a great sense of satisfaction. Ximenqing smiled and asked, "Two, how do you feel?"
Pang He replied: "It's delicious, fragrant, crispy, crispy, moderately salty, and when it comes to your mouth, you don't need to chew it, it can naturally reach your throat and then your stomach, leaving an unforgettable taste." ”
Ximenqing smiled and praised, "Brother Pang, it seems that you are also a person who can eat, haha!"