There were tanks in the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 7

There is no fishy smell of soil, and it also exudes a fragrance.

As a very experienced chef, he could tell right away that the lotus root slices were really cooked just by smelling them.

So he put it in his mouth and took a bite, click...

Hey, why is it so crispy? Since it is cooked, how can it still maintain the crispness of raw lotus root?

Chewing carefully, the taste is unique, it is really as delicious as Lao Liu said.

Zhang Laocai took another slice and put it in his mouth, um, this taste is so wonderful.

Huh, this salty taste?
How is it possible, Zhang Laocai was shocked again, this lotus root, apart from its sweet and fragrant taste, has no peculiar smell, how is this possible.

Others may not notice it, but he is a chef, so he immediately noticed this detail. The salt added to the lotus root is actually the first-class fine salt. Only this first-class refined salt will not have impurities and odors affect the taste of food.

It's too extravagant, a plate of small lotus root slices is actually filled with such precious fine salt.

Zhang Laocai trembled a little. He looked up at Li Chu, who was at ease in the courtyard, and then buried himself in eating up the lotus root slices one by one.

After eating, he didn't say anything, just squeezed out of the crowd with a sullen face.

"Shopkeeper Zhang, hey, you... don't leave, you haven't said how it tastes yet."

Li Chu shouted from behind, and Zhang Laocai walked away quickly without looking back.

Pit father ah, this is.

I agreed to taste it and tell everyone the result. What does your gloomy face mean? Could it be that it is not delicious?
Li Chuke noticed the expression of enjoyment and astonishment that this guy had when he was eating just now. Now you left without saying a word with a sullen face.
Isn't this tricking me!

Li Chu really wanted to blast this guy into the sky with a single shot from a tank.

It's really fucking insidious, I just suffered a dark loss the day before yesterday, and today I was tricked by this old guy again.

Li Chu looked at the people who were watching these good things, and they were also stunned. They couldn't understand Zhang Laocai's troubles. Is this delicious or not?
Li Chu didn't bother to get angry with Zhang Laocai anymore. Apart from improving his life, Li Chu's catering business was clearly aimed at him, so it was understandable for him to do so.

The reason why cooking has not been discovered is that there is no thin iron pan.

Porcelain pots made of ceramics, because of the thickness, lead to slow heating, low heat conduction, and fast heat volatilization, and firepower is also an important reason.

Insufficient firepower!

This is also the reason why Li Chu wanted to use honeycomb coal. In addition to making the coal burn resistant, it is to increase the firepower.

Moreover, there was no vegetable oil in ancient times. Animal fat alone is not as heat-resistant as vegetable oil. If many factors are added together, it will cause vegetables to be fried in porcelain pots, and they will not be cooked at all.

In other words, it takes a long time to fry before it is cooked, and the taste will become very bad, so it is better to boil it.

The thin iron pan is thin, has high thermal conductivity, and heats quickly. Because it is made of iron, the heat loss is slow, and the firepower is strengthened, so that the dishes can be heated quickly and cooked without being burnt due to frying for too long. Bad taste.

With the current refining technology of the Song Dynasty, some old blacksmiths should be able to make a thin iron pot, but no one has thought of it for a while.

Of course, Li Chu will not point out the mystery of the announcement now, he still wants to rely on this industry to develop.

……

The young man in purple rode into Rufen Town on a tall horse. He was a little tired after traveling for several hours in the morning.

The young man called to the carriage behind him: "Grandfather, we have arrived in Rufen Town."

"Okay, I know"

The old man in the car opened the curtains of the windows a lot. After sitting for so long, the air in the car was a little stuffy.

After so many years of travelling, the old man can't remember how many times he has passed by here. Looking at the scenery outside the window, the old man recalled the scene of passing by with his father when he was young.

……

Li Chu sat on the chair, and he threw the iron spoon aside.

Axiu stood behind him, and Li Chu could clearly feel Axiu pinching his clothes.

Yang Cheng took Ah Ning to the river to play. When washing vegetables before, he saw an empty boat docked by the river, and two guys were jumping on it.

On the side of the street, these neighbors were still standing and watching, looking like they were watching the excitement.

On the contrary, some passing merchants poked their heads in curiously, only took a look, and then continued on their way.

The time passed by like this, and the crowd of spectators changed again. The previous wave of people were called home for dinner, and the new group of spectators, and no one came to order. .

Li Chu is not in a hurry, new things always have a certain period of adaptation.

Looking at the sky, it shifted towards the afternoon, he walked to the river and called Yang Cheng and Aning back.

"Are you two hungry?"

Aning nodded, Yang Cheng didn't speak, but kept staring at the food next to him and couldn't move his eyes away.

"Then let's eat first."

The rice cooked in a pressure cooker for Uncle Liu was a bit cold, so he added some water to stir, covered the pot and put it on the fire.Then I went to the dishes, chose a big eggplant, and cut a slice of wax gourd.

There wasn't much meat, it was all used to cook for customers, and Axiu definitely didn't want to eat it.

There were only two vegetarian dishes at noon today. Li Chu cut up the eggplant and soaked it in a wooden basin filled with water. He sprinkled some salt in the water. When he was about to cut the winter melon, someone came by the side of the stall.

He is dressed in a gray shirt with many patches, and looks like a fool. He is about the same age as Li Chu, and his name is Luo Wen. This guy often hangs out in the gambling shop. The body gambles together, just like the original body, it loses more and wins less.

Luo Wen held a dozen Xiaoping coins in his hand, and it seemed that he had won money.

He was not polite, just sat down on the table, slapped all the money in his hand on the table, and said proudly: "Xiao Chu, I heard that you opened a restaurant, and it happens that my brother is very lucky today. If you win, don't say that my brother didn't support you, I'll put the money here, and hurry up and give my brother a bowl of boiled meat."

Axiu glanced at Li Chu.

Li Chu squinted his eyes. In the memory of the original body, it seemed that he had fought with this guy just a few days before the wedding, because this guy paid the original body a few dollars, so he was spotted.

The guy didn't win the fight, left some harsh words and ran away.

Li Chu walked over, chuckled, and pushed the money on the table back to Luo Wen.

Ten yuan, still want to eat a bowl of boiled meat?
Leaving aside, let’s just say that in Lao Cai’s hotel, a bowl of boiled meat costs 140 renminbi, ten or so. Is this taking care of my brother’s business?

Calculated by birth date, this Luo Wen is younger than Li Chu, and he has an older brother, hehe.

Li Chu didn't bother to deal with a person who he didn't deal with in the first place.

"There is no boiled meat in this restaurant. Although there are many meat dishes, the lowest price is two hundred yuan. Brother, you should go to the gambling shop and roll around for ten yuan. Maybe it will be doubled." .”

Two hundred texts?
Before Luo Wen could react, the crowd watching the scene exploded.

A grown man, who goes out to work, earns no more than a hundred cash a day, and even twenty or thirty cash a day. This meat dish costs two hundred cash, which is higher than that of Zhang Laocai’s restaurant. went.

black!
so dark!

Originally, among the theatergoers, there were still a few who wanted to try it, but when the price was quoted, everyone was discouraged.

In fact, to be honest, after seeing the two tricks that Li Chu just showed, everyone has lost the idea that Xiao Chu can cook, and no one thinks that he is still playing tricks.

As soon as a new opinion arises, it is extinguished by this price on the spot.

Snapped!
Luo Wen's face turned pale and blue, and he raised his hand and slapped the table. The table shook for a while, and a few coins fell to the ground.

"Brother is cheering you up. This is to give you face. You are so ignorant. It's a shabby restaurant like yours. You want to invite brother, but he hasn't come back yet. How dare you ask for two hundred for a small bowl of boiled meat?" Wen, my brother gave you fifteen Wen, which is already a big reward."

"The price is clearly marked, if you like it or not, the store refuses to accept credit."

This Luo Wen was stern and stern, at most he yelled a few times, and he was very cowardly when fighting.

"you……"

Luo Wen angrily pointed at Li Chu with his finger. It can be seen that Li Chu looked stubborn and refused to eat. After a while, he sat down with a discouraged ball, and then carefully picked up the small coins scattered on the table and on the ground. Put it away, and run away in despair.

It was so embarrassing, so he had to lower his head and walk away quickly. As soon as he returned to the street, before walking a few steps, he bumped into a moving carriage.

Unfortunately, the place where Luo Wen hit happened to be an iron nail protruding from the wheel. The wheel was still turning, and he broke his head instantly, and blood flowed out.

Rowan fainted immediately.

The carriage stopped, and the young man in purple saw that something had happened. He immediately dismounted and came over to check. When he saw Luo Wen lying on the ground, he was shocked. He quickly helped Luo Wen up, took out a handkerchief from his arms and gently wiped the wound.

The old man in the car also got down. Seeing the situation, his brows sank, and he hurried over, grabbed Luo Wen's sleeve, felt his pulse, and after a while, observed Luo Wen's wound, and then relaxed a little. tone.

"It's okay, it's just scratched the skin."

"Ah Fu, you send this little brother to the town's clinic for bandages."

……

The lowest price of meat and vegetables is two hundred Wen, and Li Chu also has his own ideas.

Rufen Town belongs to Guandao Town, the town itself is not rich, and its consumption level is also limited.

Therefore, Li Chu's primary target is the merchants who come from south to north. First of all, these merchants have a large turnover, and secondly, whoever is in business is short of money?
Two hundred cash is expensive for the people who make a living by farming, but for this group of people, it is nothing more than a piece of cake and a drop in the bucket.

The key is whether people can be retained or not is the most important thing.

For this group of neighbors watching the excitement, Li Chu didn't care much about them coming here to eat.But it's not good to have too many people, because the street is surrounded, and the merchants passing by on the street can't see this side.

We have to think of a way to attract passing merchants.

Got it!

Li Chu stood back by the stove and drank some water to moisten his throat.

Seeing Li Chu's posture, the crowd of onlookers seemed to be about to say something, and they all paid attention.

"Cough cough."

Li Chu opened his voice and sang loudly:
"Steamed lamb, steamed bear's paw, steamed deer tail, roasted duck, roasted chick, roasted goose, roasted pig, roasted duck, sauced chicken, bacon, pine flower, small belly, sauced meat, sausage, assorted crispy dishes, smoked Chicken white face, steamed eight-treasure pig, duck stuffed with glutinous rice, canned pheasant, canned quail, stewed assorted pieces, stewed goose, pheasant, rabbit breast, lynx, whitebait, steamed hash ant, braised duck Waist, stewed duck strips, shredded waist, yellow heart tube, white eel, eel, abalone with bean drum, pot-roasted carp, rotten soft-shelled turtle, fried carp, fried prawns, soft fried tenderloin, soft Fried chicken, assorted sausages, stewed jackdaws, spicy oil rolls, fried fresh mushrooms, fried fish, fried fish maw, fried fish slices, fried pork slices with vinegar, fried three delicacies, fried pigeon eggs , fried white mushrooms, fried assorted pieces, fried shredded silver, fried saury, steamed ham, fried white shrimp, fried green clams, fried noodle fish, fried bamboo shoots, hibiscus jelly, fried shrimp, fried kidney flowers, braised sea cucumber, Stir-fried tendon, pot-roasted sea cucumber, pot-roasted cabbage, plate of fungus, fried liver tips, osmanthus wings, fried poultry..."

Neighbors watching: "..."

Axiu: "..."

Yang Cheng and Aning were dumbfounded...

(End of this chapter)