Imperial Exam Daily

The new restaurant on Changyu Street has officially opened.

The business of Fengxianglou is abnormally light. In the past, there were at least a dozen tables of guests in the restaurant at noon. Today, except for three tables in the private room, the hall is empty and clean. You can hear the street noise. The sound of firecrackers for the opening of a new shop.

Xiaoer sat on the threshold and dozed off with a tablecloth on, and everyone in the restaurant was idle.Yang Ye sat in front of the counter and flipped through miscellaneous books all morning. Seeing that it was almost noon, he went to the latrine, and when he came back, he passed by the back kitchen and saw the cooks killing fish.

Fish with pine nuts is the signature dish of the restaurant. Once the restaurant buys fish, it will buy dozens of fish, and when it is empty, the cooks will concentrate on processing it.

Yang Ye saw that the fish were all big, and the fish oil, intestines, and fish bubbles he took out were big lumps. There were no such small things in the restaurant, and he thought it would be troublesome to deal with, and he felt it was a pity to lose them.

Seeing that the cooks were fine, he said: "The offal of this batch of fish is pretty good, why don't we eat it at noon after processing it?"

The cooks all liked Yang Ye, they felt that he didn't have the airs of a scholar, and they liked to chatter with him even when he had nothing to do, and even the cooks wanted to introduce girls to him.

"This fish bubble is not bad, but is the fish intestine and fish oil edible? I heard that it is bitter when boiled."

Yang Ye said: "It's not bitter, it tastes soft and glutinous, and it's delicious. If you don't mind the trouble, you can give it a try."

The cooks were also straightforward: "Okay, it's good to find something to do. If the master comes back later and sees that we have nothing to do here, he should scold us for being lazy."

After two quarters of an hour, the cooks called Yang Ye, saying that the offal fish had been taken care of.

Yang Ye asked another accountant to look at the counter, then slipped to the back kitchen by himself, and there was a large basin of fish offal from more than 30 fish.The cooks handle vegetables and meat all year round, and the fish intestines are also washed very clean. The cooks also put some salt to marinate the fish.

The restaurant provides lunch, and eat meat once every three days. Most of them are the leftover vegetables and meat in the restaurant. Such a meal.

I just made meat yesterday, and it is reasonable to say that meat cannot be eaten, but the offal fish restaurant has never ordered it before. In the restaurant, he probably won't come to eat.

The chef boldly used the method Yang Ye said to cook fish offal. The ingredients were the usual boiled pork slices. After the fish offal was put into the pot, it was fragrant. All the cooks and maids in the back kitchen went to surround the pot, watching the fish intestines shorten and turn white.

Yang Ye seized the time to ask the cook to fish the fish intestines into a basin lined with young vegetable leaves, and pour the boiling hot soup into the basin. The vegetable leaves were cooked quickly, and a few coriander was added on top, and dried chili was added at the end. Splash some hot oil with the pepper and pour it over the coriander, and with a puff, the aroma is fully stimulated.

"This is too fragrant!"

Everyone took a breath and subconsciously swallowed their saliva. When they were all looking forward to today's lunch, the cook suddenly said, "Who, don't squeeze!"

The cooks and cooks around the stove looked suspiciously at the place where the sound was made, and saw a fat body squeezed into the wide and fat Pang Zhan.

"Old man, why are you back?"

The cook moved his body quickly to block the fish soup just out of the pot.

Pang Zhanzhong pulled the cook away, and everyone was sweating, just when they thought that Pang Zhanzhong was about to lose his temper: "It's so fragrant, bring it to the private room with me."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but then felt disappointed. Seeing that the delicious fish offal soup was gone, how can we not be angry.In the end, Yang Ye laughed: "Master, this is everyone's lunch."

The cooks and cooks nodded quickly: "Yes, master."

Pang Zhanzhong narrowed his eyes slightly: "Didn't you just eat meat yesterday?"

"It's made of unwanted fish."

Pang Zhanzhong is not too stingy with the cooks who stir-fry vegetables with oil and water. He scooped them up with chopsticks, and he couldn’t get angry. It’s embarrassing to compete with the staff, but the fish offal looks really delicious, and he really wants to try it. Taste, it was a dilemma for a while.

Yang Ye smiled lightly: "Master has been busy all morning and hasn't eaten yet, why not eat with everyone today."

Pang Zhanzhong flicked his sleeves: "Alright, I haven't had dinner with everyone for a while, so let's cook two more dishes today."

Everyone cheered, and the cooks quickly went to prepare the meal.

Thanks to the lack of customers in the restaurant, the employees ate happily. A large bowl of fish soup was eaten up, but the soup was poured out by Xiao Er to make rice.

Pang Zhanzhong himself owns a restaurant, and he has eaten countless delicacies whether it is for entertainment or for meals. He never thought that small fish sausages, which are not considered food at all, would be so delicious and glutinous when cooked. He stretched out his chopsticks many times, originally because he was full of melancholy about the new restaurant, but because of the good food, his melancholy was relieved.

After the meal, Pang Zhanzhong talked to Yang Ye: "I heard that you proposed to make fish soup?"

"Yes."

"The opening of the restaurant on the street has greatly affected the business of Fengxianglou. I am thinking that the restaurant should add some new dishes. The new dishes will attract customers back."

Yang Ye said bluntly: "Master, do you want to add this fish soup?"

"I thought so."

"This fish offal can not only be boiled in soup, but also fried, and it tastes good."

Pang Zhanzhong was slightly taken aback. He originally thought that this was someone else's private dish, and he had to talk to someone to sell it in a big restaurant. If you are someone else, I'm afraid you will bite the bullet.

"Do you mind if I sell it in restaurants?"

Yang Ye didn't care too much: "What's the matter, it's not a novelty at all, you can figure it out after watching it twice." You can also earn favors for restaurants.

Pang Zhanzhong said: "The dishes in the restaurant are all like this, but at this juncture, we can only get more dishes and sell them fresh so that customers will return. If the new restaurant is established, it will be difficult for Fengxianglou to do business."

"I went to the meat market today to have a look. I planned to get some wild game, but these hunters don't come to sell it often, and it's all troublesome. It's a pleasant surprise to eat fish soup when I come back this morning."

Yang Ye thought about it for a while: "I know a hunter. If the restaurant wants to buy game, I'll go talk to him and see if I can send it directly to the restaurant."

Pang Zhanzhong rejoiced: "This relationship is good! Then I have to trouble you to introduce me!"

In order to express his gratitude for providing fish offal soup and fried fish offal methods, Pang Zhanzhong insisted on sending a pig hind leg to Yang Ye.

There was no one in the restaurant in the afternoon, and Yang Ye left earlier than yesterday. He wrapped the pork leg tightly, so that no one could tell what it was when he held it in his hand, and then went to return the backpack he borrowed yesterday.

When passing by the street, there were people coming and going from Xin Restaurant, even the shopkeeper was shouting enthusiastically outside, and the hall was full of people's voices. He took a closer look and not only saw a few regular customers of Fengxiang Restaurant, but also found Zhang Zi I was managing the accounts inside, and I was busy with my legs up and down at the moment, so I didn't notice him.

Back in the village, Xu Qiuhe had already come. The aunt and nephew were picking vegetables under the tree, chatting about some household matters. Axi spoke a little slowly, probably Xu Qiuhe was talking.

Xu Qiuhe came here before Xing Huai. Yesterday, she heard from Xing Huai that Yang Ye asked them to go to dinner. She was thinking about Ah Xi, so she came here early in the afternoon after finishing her family affairs. Seeing Ah Xi's pale face, life must have been good, she My heart is also relieved.

Even so, she still remembered the conversation between Yang Ye and A Xi on the day of their marriage. When the people from Xing Huai's side came to welcome the relatives, A Xi admitted his birth, and Yang Ye laughed at him for his petty temper.

It wasn't a big deal at first, but since Ah Xi is married to a scholar, it is inevitable that he will be taken out to meet people in the future. If Yang Ye felt that Ah Xi was shy and petty, he would definitely not put him in tomorrow's room. face.

But in fact, Ah Xi’s original temperament was not like this. When he first came to their house, although he was stumbling when he spoke, he liked to talk and laugh after getting acquainted. He was very likable. Standing with head down like a gray sparrow was all because of her.

It was she who taught Ah Xi to cover her head when she saw a man. Country people like them, having a good face is not necessarily a good thing. If the family background is weak, the village women will gossip and call vixen If you are not serious, you will also be treated frivolously by men.

Two years ago, she took Axi to sell fans in the county town. Axi seldom went to the county town, so he specially wore a new dress that day. The children were happy, so she didn't do much to stop her. A group of men gathered around their small stall, playing tricks on Axi openly, saying unsavory words, asking to touch Axi's face before they would buy a fan, and some who wanted to buy Axi to raise.

Ah Xi was terribly frightened. If someone hadn't reported it to the police, he really didn't know how to get out that day.

After this incident, she stopped making bright clothes for Axi. She dressed up no matter how inconspicuous she was, and often taught him to stay away from men. She knew that it would be cruel to teach a beautiful young man to hide himself. , but at that time the two of them were orphans and widowed, and there was no man to support them, so they could only use this to protect themselves.

After a few years, Ah Xi's temperament became more and more silent, he talked less, thought more, and his mind became very sensitive. She touched the boy's soft hair distressedly, and said softly: " Axi, you are married now, you don't have to be the same as before, Yang Ye is a scholar, he will like a younger brother who is more generous."

Axi Zhecai's hand paused for a moment: "What, how do you say this, good-looking auntie?"

"You are such a good age, my aunt just doesn't want you to live so cautiously."

Axi understood the meaning of his aunt's words, and he smiled faintly: "But I think this is very good, it can, can protect myself."

Isn't it all right for him to go to the county town to sell fans now?

When Xu Qiuhe opened his mouth and was about to say that protecting his wife should be a man's job, Yang Ye suddenly opened the door and entered the courtyard, swallowing her words again.