Chapter 15 The Broom God Jia Ping'an
Datang’s business is basically concentrated in the market. There is a Dongxi market in Chang’an, and each region also has its own market, where transactions are centralized.
In the market in Huazhou, when Xu Jingzong came in with a group of people, Liu Jia was experimenting with Jia Pingan's mapo tofu in the back kitchen of the restaurant, and Wang's was next to him, and he was going to teach this dish Giving it to his wife will be considered a skill in the future.
Yesterday he made it several times at home. This morning he asked someone to get tofu and fried it several times. No, it looks good and tastes good.
Ms. Wang was studying seriously on the sidelines, bowing her head from time to time to think about it.
Outside, Xu Jingzong, accompanied by Shi Ling, Shi Cheng and others, came all the way to inspect.
All the vendors came out to watch the fun, and someone boldly yelled, "May I come here for a drink?"
Xu Jingzong looked at the man and shook his head slightly.
The city order next to him said: "My lord, the food in that restaurant is really good."
This is an official recommendation, so it stands to reason that Lao Xu should go.
But Xu Jingzong said indifferently: "That man has a big mole on his face, and there are three black hairs on the big mole. The old man lost his appetite after seeing it."
This is telling the truth, but it stymied the city order.
Ordinary officials will be very kind during inspections. Even ugly men will agree to any big mole with a smile. But Lao Xu didn't give any face, making people speechless.
Continue to walk forward, when they saw a wine shop, the city magistrate said: "My lord, the people in this house have touched the broom star, so it's not easy to go in."
He felt that he was persuading him with good words and should be able to score.
But Old Xu's eyes lit up, and he said, "Go in and have a look."
Jia Pingan is a **** to others, but to Lao Xu he is a lucky star.
After entering, the man panicked and hurried forward to serve.
Everyone sat down, Xu Jingzong nodded slightly, Liao Quan said: "If you have any good food and wine at home, just get them."
The buddy ran to the back, and Liu Jia and his wife were still studying mapo tofu.
"Lang Jun, the envoy is here and wants food and wine."
Liu Jia was startled, but look at the side, there are seven or eight dishes of mapo tofu that the couple tried together, and there are no other dishes. It's fine if it's someone else, but that's the governor! How can you fool me?
The cook came over to take over, but a small official came outside, and said coldly, "Your Majesty is hungry, hurry up and get some vegetables."
Logically, some cold dishes should be served now, but today is special, and there are mapo tofu on the side.
Liu Jia knew he couldn't offend these petty officials, so he apologized and said, "Here are some white jade tofu..."
"White jade tofu?" The little official just heard about this good food, but he couldn't afford it, so he said, "Get it to the front."
The guy moved the mapo tofu to the front with a wooden plate, and a plate was placed on the table for one person.
"What is this?" Xu Jingzong saw that this dish was very weird, so he didn't dare to eat it.
Liu Jia came out to serve, and when he heard the words, he smiled apologetically and said, "Master, this is white jade tofu."
Xu Jingzong took a look at the words, frowned and said: "The old man has heard of this thing, and it was made by Jia Pingan. It's just your way..."
Liao Quan felt that he could not let his boss take risks, so he took a piece of tofu with a spoon and put it into his mouth, tasting it carefully.
Everyone was looking at him, and saw that his brows were gradually stretching, and his chewing speed was getting faster and faster. At the last table, he shouted: "Hurry up and get the cake!"
Xu Jingzong asked: "How does it taste?"
He only heard the name of the white jade tofu, and he was busy all the time, so he forgot to try it.
Liao Quan put down his chopsticks and said: "This dish is spicy. The spicy one is prickly ash, and the spicy one is minced ginger. With sauce and minced meat, this tofu... Your lord, this thing can't be eaten alone, it has to be eaten with rice or It’s better if it’s a pancake, otherwise you’ll feel like you’ve let down the dish.”
"It's so good?" Xu Jingzong took a bite and was immediately overwhelmed. He said in a loud voice, "I got the cake."
The buddy hurried to get the cakes, and then the restaurant was full of the sound of eating, and the drinks were placed by the side, but no one took them.
Shi Ling looked puzzled and wanted to try it, but Lao Xu was there, so he only had to stand by.
Everyone had a delicious meal, and when they stopped at the end, most of them had round stomachs.
Liao Quan put down his chopsticks and praised: "I also like to eat. I heard that there is delicious food somewhere. I must go to eat it. I claim that there is no good food in Huazhou that I haven't eaten. But today this white jade tofu makes me So ashamed!"
He held back a full belch, and said, "This dish is the most delicious that I have eaten in these years."
This is the praise and affirmation from the second in command of Huazhou.
Liu Jia only felt light and light all over, and felt that the business of the restaurant would definitely not be bad.
But it's not over yet.
Xu Jingzong took a sip of warm water, squinted his eyes and said: "I have been in Chang'an for many years, but I have never eaten such delicious food, good!"
The governor said hello, the key is that he said that he had never tasted such a delicacy in Chang'an, this is the golden signboard!
Posted!
Get rich!
Liu Jia felt that even if he was overcome to death at this moment, it was worth it.
This is from the evaluation of Xu Jingzong, a famous treacherous official in Datang and a famous gourmet in Datang. The wine shop of the old Liu family is about to develop!
When paying, Xu Jingzong waved his hand, and no one could grab it.
Xu Jingzong snorted coldly, "This old man loves the people like a son, how could he take advantage of you? Take it!"
After paying the money, Xu Jingzong saw the reverence in Liu Jia's eyes, and couldn't help but feel that such a day is really good.
boiled.
As soon as Xu Jingzong and others left, countless guests rushed in.
"What is the mapo tofu that the envoy is talking about? Come up quickly."
Fire!
Fire!
The business of Liu's wine shop was booming, but after the tofu was finished, it was gone.
Among the merchants who bought tofu from Jia’s house, only Liu Jia and Peng Dashu worked in catering. When Peng Dashu got the news, he started to make mapo tofu by himself in the kitchen.
The kitchen in his house is not small, but Peng Dashu doesn’t know how to cook, so he told the cook and asked him to do it.
You can cook according to the dictation, which is so difficult!
The cook made it several times in a row, and the taste was far from what Peng Dashu remembered. He couldn't help being furious, and said, "Get out of the way, someone!"
He kept recalling Jia Pingan’s procedure of making this dish at that time, put the oil first...
Okay, a certain oil.
Oil sizzles in the copper pan, then smokes.
Then how did Jia Pingan do it?
The cook coughed dryly at the side, "Lang Jun, it's almost done."
"What do you know?" Peng Dashu recalled being annoyed after being interrupted.
The blue smoke is faint! It's getting thicker.
"Ahem!" Peng Dashu choked on the oily fumes, and when he saw it, he casually poured minced meat into it.
Boom!
The fire sprang up from the pot at once, and Peng Dashu, who had never cooked before, panicked and dragged the copper pot in a hurry, and overturned the copper pot.
The flame spread on the stove, and then ignited many things.
"on fire!"
The cook ran out to shout, only to find that Peng Dashu hadn't come out.
The fire inside is getting bigger and bigger, the key is that there is a lot of smoke.
To save or not to save?
This is a problem!
By the time he plucked up the courage to rush in and drag Peng Dashu out, the fellow had already passed out.
"Hurry up, take him to the hospital!"
…
When Liu Jia returned home, he was very relieved to see his family waiting for him to eat, but also a little apprehensive about the future.
Will that broom star kill someone?
After dinner, a message came from the neighbor.
"That Peng Dashu who has a grudge against you, made something at home earlier and set the kitchen on fire. He was taken to the medical clinic by himself, saying that he was fainted by the smoke, and he was a little dazed after waking up."
I go!
A thought swirled in Liu Jia's mind.
He returned home and found his wife, Mrs. Wang.
"Miss, I feel... this broom star is probably not a killer, but a lucky star!"
Wang's ingrained belief is that the broom star is a murderer, "Husband, Jia Ping'an killed two emperors and killed many relatives in the family. How can he be a lucky star?"
"But think about it." Liu Jia said: "Today, Chang Shi and the envoy praised the delicious food of our family. This business is very good. Is this a happy event?"
"Also, Peng Dashu and our family are rivals. Today, he set fire to his kitchen and nearly burned himself to death. Is this a happy event?"
Wang thought for a while, "It's a bit! But a broom star is a broom star, husband, you can't be confused."
This kind of superstitious cognition is deeply rooted in many people. Although Liu Jia's words are very convincing, they can't change Wang's view on Broom Star.
The couple went to bed at night, the old husband and wife, so naturally there was no passion, after a smooth London, Mrs. Wang fell into a deep sleep.
Liu Jia tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. He looked at the moonlight projected through the crack of the door, and slowly got up and left the bedroom.
The Liu family had wood left over from the renovation of the house. Liu Jia found a board and wrote on it seriously.
He is literate, but his level is limited, and a few characters are written crookedly.
The moonlight reflected on the wooden board from the outside, and the cold and clear white light illuminated those black characters extraordinarily clearly.
—The broom **** Jia Ping'an!
He enshrined the board in the utility room, then lit incense, knelt down, and prayed devoutly: "Liu Jia, the believers today, are very grateful. I implore the broom **** for the sake of the piety of the believers, and let more believers earn some money." .By the way... let Peng Dashu have another bad luck..."
(end of this chapter)