Red apricots make spring

Chapter 54
It has been three days since I moved house, Rourou went to the Yamen prison three times in succession, and gave the jailer three or four taels of silver, but in the end they only agreed to take care of Mrs. Liu for her, and they didn't even let her see her, so she had to be disappointed every time. return.When I went home, I saw Xiaohuan's face full of eager anticipation and hope, and felt even more uncomfortable, but it was hard to imagine because there was no way out.

It's not good to just sit and eat like this, not only can't raise enough money to bribe the jailers, but even their own life will become difficult by then.If you want to start a business, if you don't have enough capital, it's okay to set up a food stall, but the speed of making money is slow, and you won't be able to save Aunt Liu at all. This kind of business can only be done once in a while, and she doesn't want to do it for a long time. Although the money comes quickly and a lot, her future life depends on these food lists in her mind. what to do?
Stepping into the door of Zhiwei Zhai again, the waiter wakes up and still remembers gentleness, although he is surprised why she changed into a girl who has not left the pavilion today, but he doesn't ask, just rushes to greet her to take a seat, gently waving her hand, Said that he had something to discuss with the shopkeeper, the waiter looked at her in surprise for a moment, and then rushed to invite the shopkeeper.

After Ruan explained her intention of coming, the arrogant face of the shopkeeper of Zhiweizhai changed really fast enough, and a smile immediately piled up on the fat face. I ordered a few dishes, please taste them gently and give pointers.

Wen Rou came to do business, and she was not as polite as him. She casually put a chopstick of carp into her mouth, and she frowned immediately, why is it so unpalatable!The sweet and sour taste smelled like West Lake vinegar fish, but the sweet and sour taste couldn't suppress the fishy smell, and she almost vomited it out on the spot.

"Why? This fish doesn't taste good?" Seeing Wen Rou frowned, the shopkeeper of Zhiwei Zhai picked up his chopsticks, smacked his tongue after tasting it, and said, "The chef in my restaurant is one of the best in the city, and many diners are here for it Daoyu comes, and each one costs a hundred cents!"

Is this the taste of a hundred coins?Wenrou smiled wryly, she knew that the price of the fish here was very high, a whole live fish would cost tens of pennies in the market, and if it was packaged in a restaurant before being served on the table, the price would definitely be higher, it’s just the taste She really didn't dare to compliment her, so she could only say with a bitter face: "It's too fishy."

"Foody? Doesn't eating fish smell fishy?" The shopkeeper of Zhiweizhai was a little disapproving.

Wen Rou is determined to show her hands here, and after a while the price of the food list can be sold at a higher price, so she said to the shopkeeper: "Can you invite the cook to come up and ask how he cooks this fish?"

The shopkeeper of Zhiweizhai squinted his eyes and refused at first, but then he remembered the five-course menu that Mrs. Liu sold him last time. In order not to be greedy for the method of making fish in his restaurant, he asked someone to call in the cook who made this fish.

The cook was very cheerful and easy to talk. After entering the private room, he tasted the fish he cooked and said with a smile: "It tastes good! I killed the live fish as usual, put it in the pot for a while, poured sweet and sour Put the juice on the top and it’s done! This method is simple to say, but the fish used must be very fresh, the cooking time is too short to be cooked, and the fish will not be tender when it grows, so it is very particular.”

The method is really simple, no wonder there is a fishy smell!Rourou thought for a while and said, "Can I borrow the kitchen? I'll make sweet and sour fish too."

"Okay, okay!" The shopkeeper of Zhiweizhai was about to taste the gentle craftsmanship, so he immediately raised his palms, turned sideways and said, "Please!"

Rourou followed him into the kitchen of Zhiweizhai, a group of male cooks and handymen stared at her, she was not an ancient woman anyway, she was not afraid to be seen by strange men, she just looked down at the seasonings on the side of the stove.

Seeing that there is still a lot of oil here, she didn't save for the shopkeeper, and immediately picked a fresh carp, washed it and cut it clean, cut out the crescent flower knife on both sides of the fish, and sprinkled salt on the inside of the fish for a while. After marinating for a while, make a paste with egg white and flour, spread it evenly on the fish, and pour a lot of oil into the pan.

When the whole carp was deep-fried until it was golden brown, Genrou immediately took the fish out of the pan and put it on a plate, left a little oil in the pan, grabbed the seasonings by the stove and put them in the pan, thickened the sweet and sour sauce, and poured hot oil on it. Pour quickly over the fish.In just a short while, a delicious sweet and sour carp was ready.

"Shopkeeper, try it." With a gentle smile, he handed the chopsticks to him.

The shopkeeper of Zhiweizhai was already sniffling his nose, impatient, he took a bite of the fish with his chopsticks, only to find that the fish was charred on the outside and tender on the inside, sweet and sour, but he couldn't taste any fishy smell. It is fresh, tender and crispy, and I can't help but praise it!Let all the cooks in the kitchen taste it separately, everyone nodded in silence, and there was a little more surprise in their gentle eyes.

"Good workmanship! Really good workmanship!" The shopkeeper of Zhiweizhai was full of praise, but when he thought of the oil he used just now, he felt a little pain in his heart, twitched the fat on his face, and said to the waiter: "We want to increase the price! The price of this sweet and sour carp dish will increase! Let’s sell it for 150 Wen!”

What a businessman!Wen Rou said with a funny smile: "The recipe of this fish dish is given to the shopkeeper, it is not considered money."

"Good! Good!" The shopkeeper of Zhiweizhai thanked her, but seeing Wen Rou's calm and confident appearance, she knew that she was definitely not easy to fool, and knew in her heart that if she sells food orders next, the price will definitely increase, so the expression on her face Fatty smoked again, invited her back to the private seat again, rubbed her hands and said with a smile: "I don't know the girl's food list, how much money do you plan to sell?"

"I only sell five-course menus, and I won't do this business in the future." Rourou took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper, after passing this village, there will be no such shop. Don't think I'm asking for the price." high."

"This——" The fat on the face of the shopkeeper of Zhiweizhai was about to tremble, but thinking that after having a special menu, the business in his store would prosper several times, he gritted his teeth unconsciously: "Girl, please tell me first." Let's make a price."

Gentle bowed her head and thought for a while, then smiled and gestured with five fingers.

"50 taels?" The shopkeeper of Zhiweizhai recalled that Mrs. Liu sold the five-course menu for 30 taels last time. Although the price has risen a bit this time, it is not a loss to learn a dish of sweet and sour carp for free, so she is relieved. With a smile all over his face, he said, "Okay! I won't pay back the girl's price, 50 taels will be 50 taels!"

"Yeah, 50 taels." Seeing that he didn't jump up immediately, Rou Rou knew that he had misunderstood, so she gently twirled the teacup in her hand and said with a smile, "Sell a menu."

"What!" When the shopkeeper of Zhiweizhai heard this, his fat body jumped up immediately, and the fat on his face kept shaking, and he said in a trembling voice: "Girl, I have a small business, and I can't stand this scare! A food order costs 50 taels, I can't afford it!"

(End of this chapter)