I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

"I was lucky enough to be born in the royal family, and I was doted on by my father and brother. I was supposed to be obedient and sensible. I followed my father and brother's wishes to find a noble family and marry them!"

"But I don't say anything about my stubborn nature. I know that if a woman can't find a good son-in-law, she is afraid that she will have no hope in this life, so she keeps procrastinating. This palace may have the Qingdeng Ancient Buddha pass away."

"But now that we have met, I will naturally not let go. Unfortunately, my father and brother cannot reveal their identities, so I can only fight for it myself. Now that I have met Du Xiang today, I hope that Du Xiang will not hesitate to help. Qingmei thank you !"

After speaking, stand up and salute!

Du Heizi immediately jumped up from his chair, joking, before, he was hiding his identities from each other, and it was fine to receive a gift from the princess, but now that there are no outsiders around, should he still be fooled after receiving the gift from the princess?

And Du Heizi's old face became darker and darker, because he felt like he had fallen into a big hole!

Look at what Princess Jinyang said just now, first she claimed to be Qingmei to get closer, and then she secretly praised Du Ruhui, then turned around and called herself Bengong, and what does that long sentence mean?

To put it bluntly, in one sentence, my mother has taken a fancy to Zhang Nuo's long-haired wild boar. If I can't get it, I will become a monk. Now I tell you what I think, and it depends on whether you can help!

Even claiming to be my own palace, this air is really big!

In the entire Tang Dynasty, other than the empress, the only ones who could call themselves the palace were the crown prince and the eldest princess of Jinyang!

Because the queen is the lord of the harem and the prince is the lord of the east palace, these two can naturally call themselves this palace.

Although the prince and princess have their own palaces, the only one who can call themselves the palace is the only direct sister of His Majesty, the eldest princess with the highest rank in the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, Li Qingmei, who is extremely intelligent, has said that she has such a high status, if you don't help me, I will punish you!

Moreover, the most frightening thing is that he saluted after he finished speaking. He, Du Heizi, hadn't escaped fast enough just now, and almost received this salute. This is so frightfully uncomfortable!

Although judging from the fact that Princess Jinyang was able to come out with Zhang Nuo, both the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty allowed this matter.

But how can you allow others to interfere in the marriage of the royal children?

The eldest grandson Wujigui was the uncle of the dynasty, so he didn't dare to say anything about the marriage of the prince and princess. Why did he, Du Ruhui, speak so loudly about the marriage of the eldest princess of Jinyang?

It's fine if it works out, but if the marriage is unsatisfactory in the future, or if it doesn't work out, how many heads does Du Ruhui have enough for the Emperor and His Majesty to chop off?

If he did something wrong in his official duties on weekdays, Du Ruhui would admit to being scolded and punished, but this is really a disaster, okay?

But now stretching the head is also a knife, shrinking the head is also a knife.Besides, the eldest princess of Jinyang is watching right in front of her eyes, how dare he agree?

So Du Ruhui sighed deeply, thought for a while and said seriously,

"His Royal Highness, the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang has known this minister for many days, and he is the best choice in terms of talent, learning, appearance, and skill. It is naturally a great joy for the princess to find such a good son-in-law!"

"However, I have to remind Your Highness that the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang is not only commensurate with His Majesty's brother, but also treats friends with the ministers on an equal footing. This minister can only help out on the sidelines!"

"Such astonishing and talented people like shopkeeper Xiao Zhang are not under the control of the ministers, and I hope His Highness knows it well!"

After finishing speaking, he bowed deeply and bowed down!

Li Qingmei naturally knew the meaning of Du Ruhui's words. The translation was that he couldn't use his identity as the prime minister to persuade him, he could only play the drums as a friend.

But that's what Li Qingmei wanted. Although she had only been in contact with Zhang Nuo for a day or two, combined with the news she had heard before, she understood that the long-haired wild boar she had ordered, ah bah, was the future husband. In fact, he was a proud prince in white!

In other words, if she foolishly begged her father and brother for a marriage, it might backfire, and if someone like Du Xiang persuaded her as a friend, it might have a miraculous effect.

What's more, Li Qingmei is very aware of the taboo in Du Ruhui's heart, and it is already a great deal of face to agree to this.

So Li Qingmei gave a little help with a smile, and replied seriously,

"Then Qingmei is here to thank Du Xiang for his help, and there will be rewards in the future!"

Now that Du Ruhui is completely in the trap, he wants to open it up. If this girl meets her today, there is nothing she can do. It's better to work on this relationship well.

Misfortunes depend on blessings, blessings lie on misfortunes, it seems that today I fell into a pit, and was involved in the royal family affairs by the eldest princess of Jinyang, but as long as I explain it to His Majesty afterwards, I think it will not be a big deal .

But there are many benefits in the middle, not to mention how favored the eldest princess of Jinyang is in front of His Majesty, just the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, who was just His Majesty's brother-in-law before, is now about to become His Majesty's direct brother-in-law!

Originally, His Majesty relied heavily on this shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, and after that, he became more intimate. Isn't this shopkeeper Xiao Zhang the second eldest grandson Wuji?Even closer than Changsun Wuji?

After all, Du Ruhui knew very well that this grandson and old fox still had to worry about the Guanlong nobles behind him, and couldn't wholeheartedly think about His Majesty and Great Tang.

But this shopkeeper Xiao Zhang is now alone, and he was born in the standard Qin Palace. He is a real noble son from a poor family with a messy and clean family background. This kind of person can be tied to the royal carriage and become one.

If this establishes a good relationship, and even leads to this marriage, then Du Ruhui will have an extra layer of insurance in the future.

Being an official in the court, the risk is not small. If you accidentally offend someone or do something wrong, it is not uncommon to be demoted for three thousand miles, but if there are favors from Xiao Zhang and Princess Jinyang, maybe It can be pulled at a critical moment.

He didn't dare to underestimate the influence of these two people on His Majesty, no matter how Du Ruhui was a close minister of the emperor, he couldn't compare to his own family!

This can be regarded as Du Ruhui's plan to leave an insurance for himself. The situation in the court is changing, and if he can keep a big favor here, maybe he can save his life in the future.

Thinking of this, Du Ruhui immediately cheered up and asked with a smile,

"Princess, how is the progress between you and shopkeeper Xiao Zhang?"

Chapter 183 New Dishes

Not to mention Du Ruhui, who was completely trapped in the private room, gave advice to Li Qingmei with a doggy face.

Standing in the kitchen, Zhang Nuo was frowning watching Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang busy.

The dishes were chosen by Zhang Nuo. Brothers Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang cook the same dishes, so that the differences can be seen, and it is also convenient for Zhang Nuo to observe the basic skills of the two.

For Chinese food, knife skills, side dishes, seasoning, heat... There are too many factors involved in whether a dish is good or not.

And although everyone knows that a good dish should be full of color and flavor, but how to make a dish full of color and flavor is a lot of knowledge.

The other helpers in the kitchen were kicked out by the Da Zhuang brothers long ago!

Although Zhang Nuo didn't explain it that way, in the eyes of the two brothers, this is a secret that the boss wants to teach them. How can they let outsiders read and study indiscriminately?

Although these two brothers are managing the restaurants in the eastern and western cities, they still haven’t got all the people in the kitchen. Let's talk about the deed of sale.

What's more, not to mention signing the deed of selling oneself, one has to start with the most basic washing and cutting of vegetables!

Now, the two brothers didn't look like the arrogant masters they usually used to. They stood honestly in front of the vegetable pile, chopping vegetables seriously.

Then Zhang Nuo looked a little angry!

He himself has achieved great feats now, his eyesight and wrist strength have surpassed ordinary people, not to mention his own basic skills, so if he cooks by himself now, just cutting out the dishes is already pleasing to the eye, and it is fast and easy to say. him.

He didn't ask these two brothers with his own level, but judging from the current situation, these two brothers would definitely let other people chop vegetables on weekdays, and he hadn't practiced for a long time.

Zhang Nuo didn't object to the help of his assistants cutting vegetables. After all, this was a large kitchen that served so many people in the restaurant. If the two brothers had to prepare, chop, and stir-fry vegetables by themselves, they would be exhausted after a day.

But these two brothers are currently working while learning art, so can't they practice well after returning home?

Judging from the current method of cutting onions, the two brothers have not only failed to improve, but also regressed!

This is a bit unreasonable!

However, Zhang Nuo didn't say much, and planned to continue watching. Maybe in terms of seasoning and heat, the two of them could improve through practice.

The dish that Zhang Nuo chose today is fried mutton with scallions, a very popular and common dish, and the two brothers must make this a lot on weekdays.

After cutting the ingredients, the mutton that had been prepared before was almost marinated, and the two brothers stood in front of the stove and started working almost at the same time.

First put in the oil and garlic and start to sauté, then almost at the same time put the marinated mutton into the pan and fry it together with the marinated ingredients.

But there is a difference between the two brothers here, even if they are at the same heat, Da Zhuang will cook earlier than Er Zhuang.

After both of them put the dishes on the plates, Zhang Nuo didn't say a word, picked up the chopsticks that had been prepared a long time ago, and started to try the dishes one by one.

The first one to try is Da Zhuang. This scallion-stir-fried mutton is extremely simple in practice, but the choice of heat is very important. If you are not careful, it is easy to be overcooked, or it is easy to cause it to be cooked too quickly.

Therefore, there are requirements for the heat and stir-frying techniques, which Zhang Nuo has emphasized.

After eating two mouthfuls of Da Zhuang's, Zhang Nuo didn't speak, then turned around and ate another two mouthfuls of Er Zhuang's, then put down his chopsticks and looked at the two brothers in front of him, frowning and said,

"The work in the kitchen is not difficult at all. Practice makes perfect, but why do I see that your knife skills are not as good as before?"

"If you want to open a small restaurant, the current craftsmanship is probably enough, but if you want to open Zhang's restaurant, you have to make a name for yourself in Chang'an City and make a name for yourself. Your knife skills are unqualified first!"

"I won't ask you why, anyway, from today on, practice one hour of knife skills for me every day, and another hour of cooking!"

"There is obviously something wrong with Da Zhuang's stir-frying pot. I know you want to make the mutton more tender and delicious, so you deliberately cook it in advance, but the skill of stirring the pot is not in place, and the heat is uneven. Some are just right, and some are not cooked! "

"Er Zhuang's dishes are all cooked and taste good, but they are too conservative. I came here today to test the dishes. I just want to test your highest level. Who are you trying to fool?"

"I'll give you one more month to practice your knife skills and pan pots. After one month, I will come to try dishes, and I will tell you in advance that I want to try this dish. I want to see if you can do it in one month. How much progress!"

Brother Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang touched their heads, obviously embarrassed, but they were secretly encouraging themselves in their hearts, they can't lose face again next month, and they won't be able to go to school if they lose face again.

Zhang Nuo didn't care so much, he walked around the kitchen with his hands behind his back, and then came over with a chicken, which made Brother Da Zhuang stunned for a while!

This chicken was given to them by a chicken dealer, and it hasn't fully grown yet. They originally planned to raise it in the backyard, but they didn't expect to be picked up by the owner directly. What if I teach them how to make a chicken?

Zhang Nuo was also very excited. Seeing this little hen, he thought of a dish that could be served at a state banquet in later generations-Dong'an Chicken.

Zhang Nuo handed the chicken to Da Zhuang casually, and confessed,

"Kill the chicken and pluck the feathers, you two hurry up! Be quick with your hands and feet! Prepare a pot of clean water to boil!"

This is the style of a chef. It's nothing technical, it's all done by the underworld.

Brother Da Zhuang naturally didn't dare to object, even if they were restaurant chefs, they still worked honestly in front of Zhang Nuo.

It didn't take long for a steaming pullet to arrive in front of Zhang Nuo cleanly.

Zhang Nuo casually threw the whole chicken into the boiling water and said,

"This dish is called Chang'an chicken. It is best to choose a pullet that has not laid eggs. The weight is more than one catty but not more than one and a half catties is the best!"

"After cleaning it, put it in boiling water and boil it until it is seven ripe, which is about as long as a cup of tea!"

Not long after he finished speaking, Zhang Nuo guessed that it was almost time, so he fished out the chicken, and then flushed it with well water, and the steaming chicken immediately became firmer.

Then the whole chicken was thrown onto the vegetable pier. Zhang Nuo started to handle it with a knife, and at the same time began to explain the following,

"This dish is all about the taste and taste. If the knife skills are not in place, it will not look good. That's why you need to practice knife skills!"

Chapter 184 Fan Shang's Surprise

The so-called "Chang'an Chicken" that Zhang Nuo talked about is actually a famous state banquet dish - Dong'an Chicken. Although the recipe of this dish is not complicated, it requires both knife skills and heat.

In Zhang Nuo's previous life, this dish was his specialty, so it's natural to show it off at this time.

Zhang Nuo slashed the little chicken several times, then gently separated the chicken, and said to the big and strong brothers,

"Look, the chicken is divided into 16 yuan for just a few dollars. The advantage of this is that after the whole dish is finished, it can be assembled into a whole chicken, which looks different!"

Zhang Nuo, who had finished preparing the materials, stood directly in front of the stove, looking at the dark stove in front of him, feeling a little nostalgic for no reason.

The current stove in his home is of course a clean stainless steel stove, but in fact he is most familiar with this kind of dark earthen stove, so it has been a long time since I saw it, and suddenly standing in front of this kind of stove is really cool. I miss it a bit.

Of course there is no natural gas at the moment. The size of the fire depends on adding firewood on the one hand, and on the other hand mainly depends on the bellows. Before the Dazhuang brothers pulled the bellows by themselves, now that he is on the stove, it is naturally still the same. The two brothers pulled the bellows and added firewood.

Increase the firepower to the maximum, add oil, shredded ginger, and pepper to sauté until fragrant, then add chicken to stir fry after the oil is warmed up.

Datang currently does not have cooking wine. Although Zhang Nuo can get cooking wine from the system, he cannot always be used to it.Therefore, he directly replaced it with his own white wine.

Pour in vinegar and salt to taste and start stewing. After 5 minutes, start cooking directly.

Zhang Nuo picked up the big iron pot with ease, and quickly took out the 16 yuan chicken piece by piece with chopsticks and placed them on the plate, saying,

"This dish emphasizes freshness, tenderness, fragrance, fat but not greasy, and full of aroma. At the same time, it also requires delicate presentation. It is like a master painting when served on the table. You can tell it is the work of a chef by looking at its shape. That's the only way to sell it at a high price!"

As soon as the words fell, the whole plate of chicken was ready!

Looking at the steaming dish in front of them, but it was arranged in the shape of a whole chicken, the two Da Zhuang brothers were convinced that this is the owner, and it is extraordinary if you cook it casually.

Zhang Nuo didn't care about the ghostly appearance of the two of them anymore, he waved his hand and said,

"You guys send up the three dishes first, Hongyu is there, you also know each other, and then cook a few more dishes! I'll talk to that merchant about a deal first!"

The Da Zhuang brothers naturally hurriedly agreed, and Zhang Nuo turned around and walked out without saying anything else.

As soon as he walked to the lobby on the first floor, he saw the Hu merchant boss he had known when he first arrived in Chang'an.

The Hu merchant had a big beard on his face, and he smelled so strong of spices that he couldn't get rid of. His eyes lit up when he saw Zhang Nuo.

Asba regretted it very much. When he first met Zhang Nuo, he thought he was a fool, because only a fool would spend two pennies to buy a bag of snacks from his Orchid.

But later, although the two of them did not interact, he saw Zhang Nuo several times, and only then did he know that this "fool" who threw money at will was not only the owner of the restaurant that was thriving every day, but also the restaurant that had become popular all over the world. The owner of Zhang's Liquor in Chang'an!

Moreover, he also knew that Zhang's Bookstore, which was worshiped as a god by the scholars in Chang'an, was also the property of this little shopkeeper.

It’s not like I don’t know, it’s really scary when I calculate it, all of these are big money-making deals!

The most important thing is that Asba discovered that the shopkeeper Zhang seemed to be just a businessman, but opening a shop in Chang'an City was still the most profitable business, but no one dared to come to make trouble, even the most courageous low-level Officials and rangers in the market also keep a respectful distance from these industries.

What does this mean?This means that this master has a big background, so big that no one dares to mess with him!

This also made Asba understand that when dealing with this master, it is best to be honest and not play tricks, and maybe you can get a fortune like before.