Back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to engage in infrastructure construction

Chapter 244 Foodie Princess Le'an
Just after dawn, the palace gate opened, and two handsome little eunuchs came out of the palace gate.

Princess Le An went straight to the horse market, bought two horses, and a full set of equipment such as saddles.

"Dian...Young Master, why are you buying a horse? You don't want to go out of Beijing, do you? This is not allowed, Young Master! Your Majesty... Master Huang will beat me to death if he finds out! Besides, I heard that in recent years The world is not peaceful, there are thieves and horse thieves everywhere outside the capital, if we meet, it will be terrible!" Qiu Qing was anxious.

There was a bit of panic in her tone.

She is really scared!

As long as she can remember, she has been in the palace.For so many years, I have been following the princess and growing up with the princess.

The world outside the capital is full of danger for her, and she may die at any time.

"Huanghuang Daming, Langlang Qiankun, there are so many terrible things. As long as we are careful, there will be no problems. Look at the many exquisite goods of the Dongfang Company, don't they all come from Qiangdi? They escorted so many Many treasures can come here, the two of us, the goal is small, and there will be no problem." Princess Le An is very confident.

"No, sir. Dongfang Company, I heard that they have armed guards. Their firecrackers are so sharp! I heard that even the Tartars couldn't beat them, and they wiped them out. Of course, no one dared to fight them." They robbed the caravan of Dongfang Company. But we can't do it!" Qiu Qing said with a bitter face.

"Qiuqing, don't build up other people's aspirations and destroy your own prestige. The firecrackers of the Dongfang Company are sharp, and we are not vegetarians. My princess... I have been skilled in bows and horses since I was a child. If I really encounter bandits, I will shoot them dead with one arrow." .”

Princess Le'an patted the bow and arrow on the horse's belly.

"No, my lord. Your archery skills... can't be done!" Qiu Qing was about to cry.

"Why not? You always praise me for my accuracy in archery!" Princess Le'an raised her eyebrows.

Qiuqing was really about to cry.

Is it okay not to boast?
The others are flattering, Qiu Qing doesn't need to flatter Princess Le An, but if she wants to say that Princess Le An's ejaculation is not good, Princess Le An will keep pestering her and keep ejaculating...

Unexpectedly, Princess Le An actually took her perfunctory words seriously.

Princess Le'an ignored her, and took her directly out of the city gate, all the way west, towards Xuanfu Town.

From the capital to Xuanfu Town, the road is not too difficult.

Along the way, there are pedestrians and convoys from time to time.

The most common convoy, one is the convoy used by the imperial court to travel to and from Xuanfu Town, transporting food and salaries, and escorting food.

Xuanfu Town is one of the Nine Borders, with 10,000+ soldiers.

People eat horse chews every day, which is a big sum.

The food production in Xuanfu Town is extremely limited. The food and grass needed by the military and civilians are all transported to the capital, and then transported from the capital to Xuanfu Town.

This road is very busy.

Another common fleet is the fleet of Dongfang Company.

Dongfang Commercial House has already set up branch offices in the important towns of Jingshi and Beizhili, such as Tianjin Sanwei, Baodingfu, Hejianfu, Zhendingfu, etc.

In addition, there are supply and marketing cooperatives from Qiangdi, as well as Heaven and Earth, which have already opened in several major towns in Beizhili.

The things in the supply and marketing cooperatives are not only good, but also very cheap.Exquisite blue cloth clothes, floral clothes, only need a dozen cash.

Usually, everyone needs [-] to [-] cash to buy the cheapest bunt.

The bunt of coarse cloth is very impermeable. After several times of starching, it is easy to have holes. After a long time in the sun, it will not only fade, but also the clothes will be easily broken and become weak.

The pair sold in the supply and marketing cooperatives don't have this concern, and I don't know how they make them, and they hardly break when worn.

Buying a suit of clothes in a supply and marketing cooperative is not only cheaper, but also durable and beautiful...

Therefore, wherever I went, other clothing stores and cloth shops were squeezed out of business.

Only the supply and marketing cooperatives are selling very well.

Every day, a large number of goods are transported out of Qiangdi, through this road, transported into the capital, and then transported to various places.

Caravans one by one make this road busier.

Princess Le'an's master and servant hadn't gone far before they saw a teahouse that sold both tea and rice, and there was a small shop next to it, selling all kinds of things needed on the road, including the Shoes, umbrellas, even bottled water...

Princess Le'an was curious and rested in the shop.

She was curious about everything she saw, and wanted to buy everything she saw. After a while, she picked out a large bag and asked Qiu Qing to pay the bill.

"What is this delicious? It smells so good!"

Princess Le An sniffled.

There is a flag hanging at the entrance of this snack bar, with a big "face" written on it.

Princess Le'an saw that the shopkeeper was standing in front of an iron case, kneading a piece of dough, cutting off a piece, and then kept pulling that piece of dough back and forth, throwing it back and forth, and slamming it on the case.

Soon, a lump of dough turned into a bunch of noodles.

"Wow! It's amazing!"

Princess Le'an's eyes lit up and she clapped her hands.

"Shopkeeper, what kind of noodles are these? Why are they made by hand?" Princess Le'an asked.

"Hey! This is called Lanzhou Ramen. It was learned from the Hexi Corridor by the commander-in-chief and taught us to make it. Would you like to try a bowl? There are big bowls and small bowls. Small bowls are three yuan, and big bowls Five cents. If you want to add meat, the money will be calculated separately, one tael of meat and two cents." The shopkeeper said.

This Lanzhou ramen was naturally brought by Zhao Cheng.

At this time, there is no Lanzhou ramen!
Regarding Lanzhou ramen, there are historical records that it began in the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. Ma Liuqi learned it from Chen Weijing, a native of Qinghua, Huaiqing Prefecture, Henan Province, and brought it to Lanzhou.

Moreover, there is no Lanzhou ramen in Lanzhou, and the locals call it beef noodles.

Later generations Chen Hesheng, Ma Baozi and others unified the standard of Lanzhou beef noodles with "one clear (soup), two white (radish), three red (spicy), four green (coriander garlic sprouts), and five yellow (noodles yellow and bright)".

In 1999, Lanzhou Beef Noodles was identified by the state as one of the three major Chinese fast food pilot promotion varieties, known as "the first noodle in China".

Lanzhou ramen is sold all over the country, but in fact, there are more practitioners from Qinghai.

All in all, the authentic Lanzhou ramen only existed after the Qing Dynasty.

Now, Zhao Cheng has promoted this delicacy in advance.

On the one hand, with the strengthening of strong infrastructure, many jobs have been created. After everyone earns money and eats enough, they start to pursue delicious food.

Upper decision decided by the economic background.

On the other hand, it is also because Zhao Chengcheng is greedy, and he also wants to eat Lanzhou noodles.

As for the name Lanzhou Ramen...out of respect, Zhao Cheng decided to keep calling it Lanzhou Ramen instead of calling it Dashuai Nian.

"Marshal? The marshal you are talking about is Zhao Cheng from Qiangdi?" Princess Le'an asked.

"Of course! Besides this handsome man, who else can there be?" The shopkeeper said in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Since it was taught by Zhao Cheng, the taste must be unmistakable. I want two small bowls with meat."

Princess Le An's saliva almost flowed out when she smelled the fragrance.

Most importantly, she is very confident in Zhaocheng, the gold-lettered signboard of this food festival.

"My lord, I want to add two servings of meat." Qiu Qing said next to him.

"Okay, add two servings of meat to her." Princess Le'an stretched out her hand and pointed at Qiu Qing.

"okay!"

The shopkeeper agreed loudly, and the ramen in his hand slammed, as if by magic. After a while, two bowls of ramen were ready, and he threw them into the boiling pot next to him with a flick of his hand.

After a while, it was cooked, and it was picked up with a large colander.

The two bowls next to it have been prepared long ago, and there are soup ingredients in them.

The noodles were put into the bowl, and the shopkeeper asked:
"Do you want green onion and coriander?"

"Scallion. What is coriander?"

Princess Le'an was a little ashamed.

She has always thought of herself as a gourmet veteran who eats all kinds of delicious food from all over the world.

As a result, he had just left the capital, so he looked like he had never seen the world, it was so embarrassing.

"Son, coriander is coriander. You must have eaten it before, but you usually eat it with salt. The commander taught us a new way to eat. The coriander should be chopped and eaten in noodles. It’s very delicious. Of course, some people can’t eat it and say they don’t like the taste. However, I recommend that you must add coriander to your ramen, otherwise, the taste will be reduced by half.” The store strongly promotes it.

He was right.

Coriander was introduced to China very early, but on the one hand, it was slowly promoted, and on the other hand, the way of eating it was different in ancient times.

Everyone eats coriander pickled with salt.

It's strange to chop it up and put it raw in the noodles.

"Add some."

Princess Le'an has confidence in Zhao Cheng.Since it is Zhao Cheng's recommended way to eat, then she should follow it!

"Okay. Two bowls of freshly pulled out, with cilantro and green onion."

The store put two bowls of noodles in front of Princess Le An and Qiu Qing.

Princess Le An frowned.

This store owner speaks too vulgarly!
What is freshly pulled out?

"Oh! My lord, this store is so vulgar and disgusting." Qiu Qing said with a curled lip.

"Don't think about it, this is what other people call their food."

Princess Le An tapped Qiu Qing lightly on the forehead.

Although the table where the two of them sat was small, it was wiped clean. There was a chopstick holder on the table with chopsticks inside.

Princess Le'an each took a pair.

Princess Le'an couldn't wait a long time ago, so she picked it up and took a bite.

The noodles are chewy and full of flavor.

Princess Le'an's big beautiful eyes lit up.

Really delicious!
Especially with chopped green onion and coriander, it adds a bit more flavor.

As soon as Princess Le'an started eating, she couldn't care less about other things, she finished a bowl of noodles like a storm, and she still couldn't get enough of it.

She never thought that a bowl of noodles could be so delicious.

On the table, next to the chopstick holder, there is actually a wooden box, which contains napkins, which can be taken out.

Princess Le An is no stranger to this, he has seen it in the VIP building.

Wipe your mouth with paper...

Princess Le'an was very shocked when she saw her for the first time.

This is simply too luxurious.

Moreover, this is disrespect to paper!

Scholars have deep feelings for pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Although Princess Le'an is a girl, she was born in the royal family and has been educated since she was a child. Moreover, she has come into contact with many great Confucians, and is influenced by their thoughts to a certain extent.

However, after all, she was at a weird age, and after she tried to wipe her mouth with a napkin out of curiosity...it felt so delicious!

Every time after eating, if I don't wipe it off, I always feel greasy and very uncomfortable.

She bought a lot of facial tissues at the supply and marketing cooperative and asked Qiu Qing to take them with her.

In addition, the toilet paper and sanitary napkins sold in the supply and marketing cooperative... She is using them all.

Moreover, since I started using it, I can't do without it anymore.

Now they are two masters and servants, almost all of them are products made by Qiangdi.

Princess Le'an wiped her mouth, suppressing the idea of ​​eating another bowl...

She is a princess, so be reserved.

Then, she looked up and saw Qiuqing carefully picking out the coriander one by one, frowning, eating noodles one by one like picking vegetables.

"Qiuqing! What are you doing? How did you pick out such delicious coriander? Also, you usually eat very fast! What's going on today?" Princess Le'an asked.

"Master, are you eating this coriander, is it really delicious? This thing obviously tastes weird, it's hard to swallow!"

Qiu Qing looked aggrieved.

If she hadn't watched Princess Le'an eat coriander in big mouthfuls, she would have wondered if her princess was deliberately lying to her again.

"Of course it's delicious! Qiuqing, you actually said that this coriander tastes weird?"

"Hehe!" The shopkeeper laughed and said, "Those who like to eat coriander love it like their own life. Those who don't like to eat it should treat it like poison. Normal! Normal!"

He sells noodles here every day, and this happens a lot.

For a table of guests, there are always some who like coriander and some who don't.

Some people even eat noodles without green onion, coriander, or chili oil... I really don't know what to eat.

Anyway, the store is very puzzled.

"So it is."

Princess Le'an nodded, feeling that it was really miraculous.

"What is this again? Pepper?"

Princess Le An was all focused on her face just now, and now she is in the mood to take a closer look at other things on the table.

In addition to the chopstick holder and a box of napkins, there are several small cylinders with lids on the table.

Princess Le'an stretched out her hand and knocked. These small cylinders are all made of fine steel.

There seems to be some spices in it.

Soy sauce, vinegar, and Princess Le'an all know each other.

However, beside the soy sauce and vinegar, there was a piece of red oil with golden seeds floating in it. She looked familiar, but she was not sure.

Princess Le'an took a closer look and smelled very fragrant.

"Young master has a good eye. This is chili oil, very fragrant. Like coriander, people who like it can't live without it for a day, and can't live without it for a meal. People who don't like it can't eat it at all." The store said.

"It's really chili oil!" Princess Le'an felt a little regretful.

She likes spicy food!

She has eaten a lot of hot and delicious food in the VIP building.

I ate too fast just now and missed it.

"Shopkeeper, your ramen is so delicious that I don't want to leave." Princess Le'an pouted.

She didn't just talk, but really had this idea.

(End of this chapter)