Mr. Minguo's kitchen

Early in the morning, the old Beiping people who went to the market or worked hurriedly, fighting for three liang of copper coins for daily necessities or revolutionary ideals.But there are also some rich men with extra money who carry birdcages and walk around the streets and alleys leisurely.The day of these idle men usually starts with a bowl of noodle tea, fruit, and sesame cakes, and they can spend half a day eating, drinking and having fun in the breakfast restaurant, fighting crickets and playing birds, chatting about today's new things at the foot of the imperial city, and waiting until lunch time When you arrive, you will be driven by a rickshaw to the next stall.

"Hey! Master Fu is here!"

The man called Fu Ye has a white face and fat waist, his whole face is like over-raised dough, and there is a small mustache on his lips, which does not look greasy, especially his natural smiling lips, which make him look like an old man. A lovable fat man.However, everyone here dare not talk about being fat.

If you take a closer look, he has the aura of a nouveau riche all over his body. He is wearing a decent ocher satin jacket. It may be a hot day. A black melon skin hat, a cane in his hand with a jade ring finger, and two servants behind him, one is holding the bag for him, and the other is fanning him after he sits down.

Looking at this body shape, everyone knows that this is a man who can eat and is a blessing.The reason why this Master Fu is called Master Fu is because of a life motto that he often talks about, his father once told him "Eating is a blessing", and he can indeed eat, knows how to eat, and eats all over the eight major cities of the capital. He doesn't choose the [-] small restaurant in the Thirteenth Restaurant, as long as it's gourmet, even if it's a roadside stall, he can sit down and buy a bowl to taste it.

Others saw him sitting and eating, and he only knew how to eat all day long. He was either eating out of the restaurant or on the way to eat every day. People gave him the mocking title of "eating expert".I don't know if he is really stupid or fake, but he likes it, and even accepts this "elegant title" with a smile, and introduces it to everyone he meets.

At this time, the restaurant that Fu Ye was "prosperous" was his favorite recently, and he had been here several times in succession.As soon as he sat down, the waiter diligently wiped the table, poured tea, and asked, "Master Fu, are you going to order breakfast today?"

"I don't want to eat noodle tea today. I'll serve you three pancakes in a hanging stove. Don't put meat in them. It's so greasy early in the morning. Put soybean sprouts and stir-fry potherb, and then two plates of hawthorn milk rolls and jujube milk pastry. A bowl of almond tea..." The two lips touched up and down, spit out a lot of food names, without thinking about it, as if they had been thinking about it since getting up early in the morning.

"Okay! Master Fu, let me repeat it to you... Do you only need these? Master Fu seems to have a bad appetite recently?" The guy obviously knew his usual appetite, and in the eyes of others, the number of servings for several people was in the early morning. This master is showing a bad appetite.

"I haven't found any delicious restaurants recently, I'm so worried..."

Come on, this master only thinks about eating.

The back chef's hands and feet are fast, and a few meals are served quickly.The vegetarian hanging stove biscuits are refreshing, crispy and tender. Because it is a vegetarian dish, the taste is not weak, but it has a bit of freshness and deep sweetness.Milk rolls are hawthorn cakes rolled with burnt milk skin. The three-inch-long dim sum is white on the outside and red on the inside.Milk pastry is a dessert with thicker milk skin, filled with stuffing and printed in a mold.In Master Fu's opinion, these two should be the restaurant's signature.

Master Fu read today's morning newspaper while eating.This is the peak time for breakfast. There are many people in the restaurant, and it is in the lobby. People speak loudly so that others can hear them clearly.

"What was written at the palace gate today?" The palace gate copy is the latest news about the royal family published by the inner court in front of the palace gate. It can be said to be the earliest official newspaper.Living under the imperial city, this palace gate copy is what ordinary people talk about after dinner.

"It's not just the usual ones, what did he learn, which elders he invited into the palace, and what foreign guests he met..."

"Hey, don't think so, today is really different. I heard that he recruited a Mr. Lin into the palace, and chatted all morning!"

"Oh, what's the background of this Mr. Lin?"

"The Jingmen tabloid wrote that this Mr. Lin came from Fengtian, and he opened Fenglaiju, the most famous restaurant in Fengtian."

"Oh, I know that. I went to Fengtian to visit my old friend a few days ago, and he invited me to have a restaurant in Youfenglai. The taste is really amazing! You don't want to come back after eating a meal!"

"Hey, Huang Laosan, don't brag! I heard that it is very difficult to make a reservation at that restaurant. If you want to have a good meal, you have to make an appointment three days in advance."

"Don't talk nonsense if you haven't been there! I was lucky enough to wait for a table that day when I went there, and I will describe to you what I ate that day..." The person who claimed to have eaten at Youfeng Laiju was quite literary, and he spoke eloquently. You Fenglaiju's dishes are boasting that there is nothing in the sky and there is no earth, and it hurts the people who are eating next to it, it's tasteless to eat!

He also said: "Although I didn't eat those banquets that need to be reserved in advance, the ordinary dishes are so delicious. I don't know what kind of fairy food the signature dish is! I will definitely go there again next time."

The self-proclaimed "eating expert" Fu Ye was so ready to move when he heard that, he ate three pancakes the size of a washbasin just by the mouth-watering description.

The conversation at that table was still going on, "Hey, according to you, how did this Mr. Lin you mentioned get involved with that one? Could it be that he was announced as a cook in the palace?"

"Don't tell me, you are really right. It is said that the person who ate the food brought by Youfeng Laiju from Fourteen Baylor praised him fiercely and announced that he will reward him when he comes to Beijing. !"

Others were fascinated, "That one thinks it's very good, it must be phoenix marrow and dragon liver! I just don't know if this Mr. Lin's craftsmanship can compare with that of Huixiantang who came from the palace. I have eaten Huixian Tang's food, especially the ice tray, is a must!"

Just now, the person who had tasted the food at Youfeng Laiju interjected, "I don't think so, I have also been to this Huixian Hall, only the ice tray is amazing, but if it is anything else, it is definitely better than that." In my opinion, one is in the sky and the other is on the ground, there is no comparison." What he said was actually biased. There must be an absolute advantage in the dishes, not to mention surpassing Lin Weirui, but it is definitely a tie.But this person eats too much Huixiantang on weekdays, and he is used to it, but he has only been to Fenglaiju once. After being amazed, he recalled the taste every day, and naturally beautified it a bit.

When he said this, he naturally offended people, and some people refused to accept it.

"I heard that Mr. Lin is only in his early twenties, how can his cooking skills be compared to the master chef of Huixian Hall? Those tabloids in Beijing are all made up. Fortunately, you really compare the two, it's ridiculous!"

"But you can't cheat the palace gate copy!" The man was speechless, he shook his sleeves and got up to leave.

"Guest! Guest! You haven't paid yet!"

Everyone roared with laughter, and the man named Huang Laosan immediately became the center surrounded by many diners in the restaurant, and everyone asked him to continue talking.Huang Laosan was not stingy either, and described his Fengtian trip in detail.No matter how much his rhetoric is bragging, it does not prevent everyone from listening with gusto.To put it bluntly, it smells far and near, and this restaurant is a mid-range restaurant. Most of the people present can only look at the price of Huixiantang and stay away.

Fu Ye on the side actually doesn't believe that a young man in his early twenties can cook better than an old imperial chef, and he is a loyal fan of Huixiantang, but this does not prevent him from being interested in Fenglaiju , secretly decided to go to Fengtian in the future.

"Hey Master Fu is full, you go slowly!" He was generous, and the shopkeeper graciously sent him outside the door.

A dispute in a small restaurant is a trivial matter, and it is worthless to talk about it, because there is no need to pay for anything.Unexpectedly, because of the addition of the person in the palace, everyone knows about it, and even the elders have heard a little about it.

"Old Duan, you can't do this..."

The man in front of him is a member of the National Assembly and the chief executive of Sino-French Bank, even Duan Fangyuan has to be careful to serve him.Hearing what he said, I was shocked, why can't they do it?Could it be that some unsightly person in the restaurant offended this master?Or is today's meal not to your appetite?

He quickly asked: "Is it because the restaurant is not in line with the chief executive's wishes? Just say so, and I'll send someone to change it right away."

"Hey! That's not the case. I heard from outsiders that your Huixiantang is no more than a young man from Fengtian, isn't it?" After all, the people in the small restaurant in front are a bunch of dandies who eat, drink and have fun. A few people knew Lin Weirui's identity, and the tabloids only reported that he was the boss of Fenglaiju, and they mainly focused on the news about the man in the palace.So this master doesn't know that the young man he is talking about is Mr. Lin who is causing headaches in the Central Committee today.

When Duan Fangyuan heard this, how could he be convinced, "Our Huixiantang has won the face of the officers, and those small restaurants with no reputation outside, naturally want to get involved, how can we believe those rumors?"

"The person who asked in the palace, you said hahahahahahahahahaha."

The current head chef of Huixian Hall is a direct disciple of the old imperial chef. The old imperial chef is nearly ninety years old and has rarely left the mountain.The head chef of Huixiantang, Duan Fangyuan, is known as a disciple of the imperial chef. He cooks imitation meals, which is also the main attraction of Huixiantang.He was a proud man, he was stunned by the market rumors that came from nowhere, he immediately asked his subordinates to investigate after he got out of the wing room.

He would like to see who is blind and dares to provoke Huixiantang.