Infrastructure masters in the red building

Baigongfang made a sample, and after Jia Fang used it once and confirmed it, he made [-] copies and sent it to the "Wangpu" newly bought by Jia Shen opposite Wanqinglou.

The weather in Beijing is very cold. It is not yet November, and the north wind is blowing straight.Sitting around in the evening and eating meat in a copper pot is very pleasant.

Jia Amnesty put on a surprised face from head to toe, watching Jia Fang command his servant to light a pot of charcoal, put it in a copper pot, then put on the ring-shaped copper pot, and add water to the pot.

"The mutton pot you mentioned, just use this?" Jia Amnesty pointed curiously at a copper pot in Jia Fang's hand. The copper pot was filled with clear water, colorless and tasteless. Jia Fang only added water to the pot. When it was almost full, put a few white green onions and two red dates in the pot.

"It's easy, I can do it too!" Jia Amnesty seemed to be imagining himself as a waiter in a shop.

Jia Fang took out a stack of mutton that had been pre-cut by the master chef, and peeled off the layer of oil paper covering it.Seeing the finely sliced ​​mutton and the beautiful red and white textures on the mutton, Jia She turned his head decisively: "I won't do this!"

Jia Fang: ... I know you can't!

He picked up the meat with a long chopstick, and scalded it in boiling water in a copper pot until the meat was completely discolored, then took it out, put it in Jia She's bowl first, and pointed him: "Dip some of the sauce on your plate." Reuse."

It was a carefully prepared sesame paste, topped with fermented bean curd, chive flower sauce, sesame oil and white sesame seeds.The leek flower sauce was inspired by Jia Fang after he tasted bean curd in the Beijing Palace last time. Please ask Sun Ma to marinate it in a pot. The two of them have this blessing now.

Jia Amnesty dipped the cooked meat slices into the mouth, and after a while, he slapped the table and praised: "Fragrant, fresh, delicious!"

"It should be clear about this!" Jia She said so, but he seemed to have made an agreement with Mrs. Zhang for three chapters, so he didn't dare to drink too much. At this time, he only dared to take a small wine cup and drink it with a "squeak" After taking a sip, I dare not drink any more.

Jia Fang also sighed comfortably: he tasted the mutton, and finally felt that the original taste of the copper pot boiled meat had returned to his life.The taste was exactly the same as the one he had tasted in another time and space, and the mutton was even more delicious.

"The taste of this mutton pot is really different from our previous mutton pot." Jia She quickly concluded, "The sliced ​​meat in our pot is not so thin, and it has been boiled in the pot for a long time, the meat is old, and the soup and soup Vegetables are better than meat.”

Jia Fang nodded: He thinks that the mutton pots that exist in this time and space are not quite like the shabu-shabu hot pots of later generations, but rather like mutton soup with an automatic heating device.

At this time, Jia Amnesty didn't need Jia Fang's help at all. He boiled the meat by himself, and the action was very skillful.

Jia Fang: It's too fragrant.

The two brothers finished a plate of mutton slices after eating a stick of incense.Jia Fang reached out to wipe the sweat from his forehead, first reached out to take the copper pot to add someone to the pot, and then went to get the second plate of mutton.

Jia Amnesty moved his arms and legs comfortably and said, "It makes my whole body warm after eating. There is nothing more comfortable than this."

"It's doing it yourself again, and it's fun to eat."

"Third, what do you call this?"

Jia Fang replied: "This is called copper pot shabu-shabu."

Jia She said: "Okay, this one is good, let's use this as a signboard. Now everyone in the world will know that my restaurant specializes in this kind of food."

Jia Fang was a little hesitant: "This is just a meal, in case other people also cook..."

Jia Amnesty shook his hand: "No, your eldest brother can be regarded as an invincible eater all over the capital. There is absolutely no other restaurant in Beijing that serves such food."

Jia Fang still felt that it was not safe: "At least you have to bring a place name, such as Riverside Boiled Meat, Dongmen Boiled Meat, etc. Then diners will remember this name and come to us."

Jia She immediately patted the table again: "Just call it, braised meat in a copper pot in a small building, who told him that the opposite is a building, and our room is a small building!"

Jia Fang smiled secretly, knowing that Jia Amnesty was still a little afraid of the "Big Mac" in the Wanqing Building opposite.

However, "Xiaolou copper pot shabu-shabu" is also a very famous name.This kind of food where everyone gathers to eat sweating profusely is most suitable for family and friends to gather together, rather than a serious meal. It is better to use this kind of friendly signboard.

After that, the two discussed in detail while eating, from the layout and decoration of the store, the decoration of the lobby and the private room, to the candidates for the cook and waiter, all of which were discussed in detail, and Jia Shen had a clear idea in mind.

"Third brother, your sister-in-law said that when the time comes, our store will start to make money, and I will give you a [-]% bonus!" Jia She explained abruptly.

Jia Fang was not willing to accept it, so he quickly waved his hands and said, "This is what my younger brother should have done, so why bother?" He knew that the dividends of this shop were planned by Jia She and his wife for the future, and they wanted to leave it to Jia Lian and Jia Hu... ...their future children and grandchildren.

Jia She chuckled: "You just follow your sister-in-law's wishes! She is afraid that you won't have enough effort, so she will give you a [-]% bonus, so you will be embarrassed not to work hard."

Jia Fang: ...So that's the case.

"Then I'd rather be respectful than obedient." Jia Fang still felt that it would be better to accept first.

"Since your hot pot has been made, let's give it to our parents when we turn back, so that the old couple can sit and eat hot pot facing each other, and stop bickering."

Jia Fangyao thought about the situation where Jia Daishan and his wife bickered over the hot pot, and found it quite funny.

"Then I'll give it to my younger sister. She must be too embarrassed to come here with my brothers. When the little girl grows up again, with this pot, I can coax her to eat more meat!" Jia Shen go on.

Jia reassuredly thought: This elder brother, let alone, apart from a little ambiguity with the second elder brother, he is really kind to his younger siblings.

"Second brother and you, I don't care anymore. Anyway, after my store opens, you two can eat, drink, and bring friends in my store!" Jia Shen ate happily and didn't drink much. It seemed to be a little drunk.

"Uncle She, what are you talking about all the time? So happy?" At this time, a person walked into Jia She's study.Jia Fang didn't like this guy very much, but Jia Amnesty obviously welcomed him, "Brother Zhen, come and sit here." Jia Amnesty hurriedly asked someone to add more dishes and chopsticks to Jia Zhen.

Jia Zhen entered the table, with a little shyness on her face, she nodded at Jia Fang: "Third Uncle!"

Jia Fang temporarily concealed his displeasure, and greeted with a smile.

Next, Jia Zhen began to look at the big guy on the table in front of her, and asked curiously: "What is this?" Then she looked at the cups and plates in front of Jia She and Jia Fang, and then said: "You two are eating love. ……pot?"

Jia She explained with a smile: "This is called braised pork. Come here, try it. The freshest mutton can be eaten as soon as it is cooked. It is fresh and tender, delicious in the world!"

Jia Zhen was not too polite, she enjoyed it with a smile, and praised it after tasting it, and asked curiously what the sauce was made of, and she praised it while listening.

In the end, Jia Amnesty told Jia Zhen the whole plan of opening the store, and he did not forget to tell Jia Zhen: "Brother Zhen, please remember to support your old uncle when the time comes. Tell me my name, and I will beat you and your cronies." fold!"

The young Jia Zhen answered quietly and shyly: "Uncle She was joking."

Although Jia Fang didn't notice anything, when Jia Zhen asked carefully about the copper pot used to boil the meat, Jia Fang stopped Jia She from talking.

"It's made by craftsmen outside, nothing special." Jia Fang replied casually.

Jia Zhen is indeed very smart, seeing Jia Fang's answer, she stopped asking.The three brothers, uncles and nephews ate to their heart's content, and then dispersed separately.

When Jia Zhen returned to Ning Mansion, she called a servant who was close to her, and said, "Go and help in the big kitchen of Rong Mansion—"

The boy's face turned bitter immediately.

"Look for a pot that was just delivered from Jia Shewai's study. After eating on the other side, it must have been sent to the big kitchen for cleaning. You go to help with the work, and then find a chance to bring the whole set of pots with you. Come out and give it to me. I'll give you a penny."

As soon as he heard that he was rich, the boy's face was full of bitterness, he nodded, turned around and hurried away.

Jia Zhen thought for a while, and couldn't help talking to herself: "The other side said that everything is related to the Rong Mansion... Is this one thing?"

After ten days of intense preparations, "Xiaolou Copper Pot Shabu Shabu" opened for business.Thousands of firecrackers were set off at the entrance of the store, and there were lion dances and music playing, and it was lively for a while.

Speaking of which, the location is really good, the opposite is Wanqing Building, there are those who are willing to spend a lot of money for a table, and there are also those who make a special trip to Wanqing Building to have a heart-warming breakfast.

Dare to open on the opposite side of Wanqing Building——everyone gave the owner a thumbs up: he is very courageous!

But looking at the signboard, it is quite fresh. What is "copper pot shabu-shabu"?

The clerk in charge of attracting business outside the store greeted loudly: "Come in and take a look and you'll know! It's a great opening today, free charcoal fire and pot bottom, all dishes are [-]% off!"

"How many of you, do you want to sit in the lobby or the private room? How about you, the private room on the second floor welcomes four distinguished guests!—" The man's voice was so melodious that it could almost reach the opposite side.

Even the old customers of Wanqing Building are talking about this new shop opposite: "I heard that the owner of the shop opposite is a close friend with the owner of Wanqing Building."

"Really? Let's try something new some other day."

In this "Xiaolou Shabu-shabu", even the ordering is fresh everywhere. After entering, first order the pot and charcoal fire (of course, these are free during the opening promotion period), and then slowly order the dishes.The main dish is the mutton slices cut by the master hand as thin as cicada's wings. You can choose the position. The best is the upper brain, followed by other parts. If you like the fat of mutton, you can order sheep tail oil. If you don't like the fishy smell of mutton You can order beef.

The beef and mutton here are extremely fresh, all freshly cut by master chefs. If you really want to see how the meat you ordered is sliced ​​out, you may be able to visit the kitchen after discussing with the waiter.

After everything is ready, the store will deliver the copper pot with the charcoal fire, pour the clear soup, and serve the dishes and sauces. After explaining and demonstrating, the diners will operate it by themselves. There will be a waiter watching and confirming Only when the operation is correct can the diners enjoy the delicious food with confidence.

After going back and forth, the diners also slowly realized the benefits of this copper pot shabu-shabu. The food is delicious, the sauce is full of flavor, and they don’t need to drink alcohol. They can eat warm and warm. Go, don't feel how cold it is.

Since the opening of the business, the business of Xiaolou Shabu-boiled meat has been so good that it is full every day. There are long lines of people waiting in line outside, and the private seats must be reserved in advance. Will not work.

Even the business of Wanqinglou has been affected a little bit - there are always diners asking the shopkeeper and staff of Wanqinglou when they will launch this "hot pot".In the end, Wanqinglou's reply was: There was a "gentlemen's agreement" between the two families, and Wanqinglou will never copy the meat-boiling business of the small building opposite. If they really want to eat, their buddies can go to the next door instead. Go order a pot and send it.

"That's the only one in the capital!"

When people say that, it means the business is at its peak.

Jia Shen made a lot of money, and the money for reorganizing and decorating the restaurant came back in no time. The money that came in every day made Jia Shen feel that he, the eldest son of the government, was a little short-sighted.

But Jia Fang thought it was normal: something new, and there is no second restaurant in the city to compete with Xiaolou.He had an intuition that Jia Amnesty should take advantage of this time to earn as much money as possible, and then consider other promotional methods when competition arises.

Unexpectedly, in mid-November, Shui Xian sent someone to invite him, saying that he wanted to see Jia Fang.Jia Fang rushed there with his servant Li Qingsong, and met Shui Xian in the Wanqing Building. The first thing the other said was: "I asked the old boy, after he made you a hundred sets of copper pots, I have never touched a bronze vessel like this again."

Jia Fang raised his eyebrows and stared at the other party, puzzled.

Shui Xian narrowed his eyes slightly, frowned and asked, "You don't know?"

Jia slow shook his head slowly—he was busy growing tomatoes and peppers, and was busy trying sauerkraut and various recipes of pickled peppers and kimchi with Mrs. Sun. Tong...what does it mean.

But hearing what Shui Xian said, Jia Anxin probably had a premonition. In this way, it was not the way of eating fresh beef and mutton that was spread, nor was the spread of sauces like sesame sauce and chive flower sauce. The copper pot was passed on first.

Shui Xian stretched out his hand and clasped Jia Fang's sleeve: "Follow me!"

Jia Fang was already used to being held down by him like this, so he hurried up to keep up.The two of them left the Wanqing Building together, walked eastward along the avenue, and gradually got closer and closer to the East Gate Pagoda—Shui Xian brought Jia Fang to the crowded Dongmen City on the street, and his popularity was no less than that of the East Gate Pagoda. There is a small building.

Soon he saw the sign: "Dongmen Hot Pork!"

It almost brought back memories of living in another time and space.

Shui Xian turned his head to look at his expression, and asked sternly, "You can trust me, old boy."

Jia Fang nodded: "I can trust the old boy."

Shui Xian's expression finally softened a little, he let go of Jia Fang's sleeves, and led the way alone, saying, "I'll take you in to have a look, but whatever you see, don't get angry easily, lest you startle the snake."

Jia felt at ease: Even Shui Xian mentioned not to get angry easily, and the "Dongmen boiled meat" must be very irritating, otherwise people like Shui Xian would not have to remind him not to get angry.

Before he followed Shuixian into the house, he thought of Li Qingsong who had followed him all the way here, so he quickly took out some big money from his pocket and handed it to Qingsong, letting him take a stroll in Dongmen City by himself, and when he saw some delicious food It's fun, just buy it yourself.

Over there, Shuixian has been welcomed in by the staff of "Dongmen Boiled Meat".Jia Fang quickly followed.

As soon as he entered this store, there was only one word in his mind - "mountain"!

This mother is so "mountain" that it was printed in the same mold as "Xiaolou Shabu-shabu", which is equivalent to a twin of "Xiaolou-shabu-shabu".Moreover, the scale of the "East Gate" is larger than that of the "Small Building", and the seats inside are arranged very densely. Jia Fang looked at it and saw that the shop was full of heads buried in eating and drinking. It seemed that the business was very prosperous.

Shui Xian is still wearing a flowing Taoist robe and a bun today, with a fairy-like appearance, he doesn't seem to be able to squeeze into the lobby with others to eat hot-boiled meat.But he just chose a seat in the lobby, Shi Shiran sat down, pointed to the next table to the waiter, and said: "Charcoal fire, copper pot, others, order again."

As soon as the waiter in the shop heard this, he knew that a knowledgeable diner had come, so he quickly asked the two to sit down, pointed to the water sign on the wall, and said, "Please sit down, sir. The younger one will go and prepare copper for you first." pot."

"How?" Shui Xian asked Jia Fang directly without raising his eyelids.

"It's shameless!" Jia Fang whispered.

He himself does not repel others to imitate his ideas, and even encourages the craftsmen he knows to spread and spread some useful tools on the basis of imitation-because he is grateful for the achievements of his predecessors in time and space, He does not consider this knowledge/idea to be his own.But this "East Gate" is a completely undisguised plagiarism, copying the copycat, not even bothering to make a slight change... It's too much, it's disgusting.

Soon, Shui Xian and the charcoal fire copper pot were delivered to the square table in front of him.Jia Fang used chopsticks to pick up the lid of the chimney pipe on the top of the copper pot. When he saw the charcoal piled inside, he couldn't help sighing, and said to Shui Xian, "It's really exactly the same."

Now he understood a little bit why Shui Xian came here to explain clearly.The copper pot in front of me is exactly the same as the copper pot made by the old boy except that the surface is not polished enough.If it wasn't an old boy he knew well, but someone else, Jia Fang would definitely suspect that it was the coppersmith who spread the shape of the charcoal-fired copper pot.

Freshly cut beef and mutton can be imitated, and sesame sauce and chive flower sauce can be imitated, but this copper pot is something that customers who enter the store can't touch and don't dare to touch, and they don't understand the inner structure.

Jia Anxin knew that this time the competitor had directly hit the culprit of "Xiaolou Shabushabu", and came to a textbook-level "cottage".

Who knows that this is not over yet, while he and Shui Xian sat down and waited for the food, they heard diners chatting at the table next to them, and one of them asked, "Why don't you go to the small building? How crowded is it?"

Indeed, it seems that this "East Gate" stuffed more diners into the lobby in order to do more business.

"Hey, don't talk about it, Xiaolou... don't go there for the past two days. No meat!"

"I heard that this 'East Gate' has dug up the supply of 'Xiaolou'. The butcher shop that originally supplied fresh beef and mutton just supplies here."

Jia Fang almost couldn't breathe out the fragrance - this trick is too vicious.

As a result, the conversation at the table next door did not stop, and he continued to add: "You think, even the copper pot is imitated here, what else can't be done? Is it because the meat is too difficult to cut, or is it the clear water in this pot?" Is it too difficult to cook?"

"In short, wherever the material is good, go there. It's so simple!"

Another diner also responded with a smile: "It should be, wherever there are good ingredients, go there!"

Both of them immediately laughed.