Zhang Xiaobao didn't tell Wang Ju what he planned to do, let alone Wang Ju, even if he belonged to the Wang family's inner courtyard, it was not clear what Zhang Xiaobao wanted to do.
Only a few parts of the inner courtyard of the Zhang family are clear, but they are tight-lipped.
Similarly, before arriving in Hangzhou, Wang Juan didn't know what Wang Juan had arranged. The inner courtyard of the Zhang family didn't know about it. They belonged to the family, and they formed their own system.
Just leave, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan cleared up the next morning, boarded a big boat at the pier, and headed north.
Half a day later, a store about 300 meters away from the east side of Wang Ju's house in Hangzhou was bought. It was on the other side of the road, and Wang Ju's house was on the oblique side.
The shop used to sell stewed vegetables, chicken and pig, stewed beef... No, business is not bad or bad, it is average, stewed, very simple, it is salt, stewed products are usually cooked in salt water.
Later, Zhang Xiaobao specially formulated a few simple seasonings for making lo-mei, and most of the lo-mei shops bought them all by themselves and used them according to the recipe.
The seasoning is also very expensive. Ordinary people don't always buy it. Why don't you eat meat? Why do you have to use seasonings to remove the bittern, so the lo-mei shops can only stock it. If the sauce is half cheaper, it is estimated that half of the lo-mei shops in Datang will be closed.
The main dish of the lo-mei shop is braised chicken and pig. One bit of braised is a large piece, and then someone orders it and cuts it into slices. It is not too salty. It is suitable for people with light mouth. People with soy sauce in their mouths, some people are so sour. It is eaten with old vinegar. As for rice white vinegar and vinegar blended with glacial acetic acid, ordinary people cannot eat it.
The small shop also sells rice wine and white wine. Grain production is on the rise. There are no restrictions on wine making, and no restrictions on raising pigs. Pigs don’t have to eat a lot of food.
There are people who often come over to serve a small plate of lo-mei and can drink two bowls of rice wine. When they came the next day, they found that the owner of the store had changed. The original three people became a couple now, looking thirty. Coming year.
The hostess smiles when he sees people. The hostess does good maintenance. She doesn't look like a person who does heavy work all day. If it weren't for a dozen pits on her face, she would be a beauty. It's a pity that she is guarding the counter above. With an abacus, pencil and paper, it should be a woman's bookkeeping.
As soon as the person who came in saw the change, he was surprised at first, and then felt uncomfortable. Knowing people has an extra cordiality and sense of belonging. Those who have changed shopkeepers are not as comfortable in speaking as they used to be.
The visitor hesitated for a while, decided to have a try, and walked inward, thinking about finding the place where he often sits, and suddenly found that the layout of the shop has changed. It turned out to be six tables, but now it has four tables. , There are two long stools on both sides of the table.
In front of the four stools, there are two or four saying that the table is much narrower than the table, and a lot longer "table?" It was originally five feet wide, but now it’s two feet, connected, very long, and as long as a stool. Lines are also drawn on the table.
The feeling is that the person who eats is sitting on a stool, and there is a grid with a line in front of him. It seems that eating at that position is not very comfortable.
The person who came in did not intend to sit, but came to the big table, and sat there and turned to look at the man in the mom-and-pop shop. This man would also be involved. Without waiting for the guests to speak, he walked over and asked with a smile: "Come on. What to order?"
"What's all there? Are there any before?" the person who came back asked.
When the guy in the shop heard this, he made a stunned look, his smile became brighter, and said: "You are a regular customer, right? Yes, there are all the original ones. When the shop took over, the eldest brother said that he could not go to the original Someone likes this thing, how dare I just withdraw it casually, don't you think?"
As soon as the words were spoken, the visitor was satisfied, and his status was improved invisibly. Listen, the old patrons and the new owner also know that they are regular patrons.
"For a plate of pork head meat, first serve a bowl of rice wine and a plate of salt beans." The visitor said happily.
"Alright, wait a minute." The man still smiled as he shouldn't. He promised, and turned back to the back. The hostess standing behind the counter had already brought the tea over at this moment, making tea. Now this is popular in the Tang Dynasty. The tea is generally not drunk, and it doesn’t seem to taste as good as the brewed tea.
Of course, if you really want to set up a tea ceremony, it takes the same amount of time, but it is not a place dedicated to drinking tea, and no one will set up a tea ceremony for you.
The tea is very strong, but the tea is not good tea. Pour it from the pot into the cup, and there is still froth, but the customer doesn’t care, so he really exchanged good tea for him. He may still feel that the taste is not strong enough, and the drink is bitter and astringent. , The taste of chewing tea foam.
As soon as he took a sip, the man and the boss came back with a tray. This is professional. Who uses a tray to serve food in an ordinary shop
"Okay, there is a tray, I also enjoy the feeling of going to the restaurant. Before, I usually go to the Chengfenglou in Linhu to have this treatment. You also have it here, haha."
When the customer saw the tray, he said with satisfaction.
"Oh, you are Brother Chao, aren't you?" asked the man who was putting vegetables on the table in a daze.
"How do you know?" The person called Chao brother was surprised.
"Why don't you know, the original eldest brother has said it more than three times, saying that there is a Cao Chao person who always comes to eat, and every time he comes to talk about Chengfenglou, he also chanted poems there, although one sentence, But the artistic conception is extraordinary, what's the name, oh, brother Chao, hey."
The buddy smiled and looked closer.
When Cao Chao heard this, he shook his head helplessly: "It's just such a mess, and I don't forget to bury me with you when I leave. Okay, Brother Chao is Brother Chao, eh? Your dish is wrong, right? I just need one. A plate of pig’s head meat, a plate of salted beans, and a bowl of rice wine, but you have two more dishes. This plate is dried tofu? And this is a plate of kosmo?"
"Yes, yes, they are dried tofu and ko, well, many people now call it kimchi. The two of us looked at the brine and put it there. There was still meat in it, so we put the dried tofu in and boiled twice. Cut it out and give it a taste.
Brother Chao, you are a regular customer. Add two dishes. You should. I didn't know it was Brother Chao who came here. Wait, I'm going back. "
The guy nodded, explained, turned around and went back again. When Cao Chao was happy, he came back again with two more plates in his hand. They put them on the table one by one, and said, "This is a chicken wing tip. Appropriately, this is a cold pork skin. Don't look at the skin, it tastes more fragrant than meat. Others come in and there is no single order of this dish."
"Yeah, why is this embarrassing?" Cao Chao's face appeared embarrassed.
"Brother Chao, you are still being polite to me. What's the embarrassment? Although we met for the first time, we will still grow up in the future. I think you old patron, if you are used to the taste of the past, if you can come in, that is to give me a face. , I tasted it and found it to be edible. I will come here often and I will make the money back."
The man said sincerely in his eyes.
"Okay, I'll accept today's love. Are you a real person, your surname?" In Cao Chao's heart, he was called a comfortable person. Hearing his heart warming, he is also real.
"Minggui, my surname is Zhang, and my name is "Stone". I used to call me "Stone" in the village. The person standing at the counter was the person in the house. Originally, there were two children in the family who were not by my side. The school is convenient. It’s really easy to follow it. It’s not easy to take care of. You have a taste. The store just took it. It tastes wrong, you say."
The dude smiled and said a lot of his own things, even if they hadn't asked them yet.
Cao Chao found out that the other party was really there, so he sent a household registration report. Hearing this, he picked up a piece of pork head and lightly dipped the soy sauce on the plate next to him. Then he put it in his mouth and chewed. After chewing twice, his eyes suddenly widened. , The action also stopped.
Then I ate two bites quickly. The chopsticks kept busy at the same time. In the blink of an eye, five slices of pig's head meat went into the belly, then he turned his head and said in surprise: "Wow, stone, are you waiting for a craftsmanship shop? Yo, to be honest, this plate of pork head meat is not expensive for twenty cents."
"How can it be, it's still the same price, eleven articles, brother Chao, don't praise me, I don't know my own ability? You can eat as long as you can."
The buddy Zhang Shi rubbed his hands embarrassedly and said.
"More than just eating? It's good, I didn't lie to you, hey, it's a pity, it doesn't matter, if you really go to the restaurant, I won't be able to eat it. With your craftsmanship, I will come often in the future, and I have to tell others, Let others come.” Cao Chao tried other dishes as he was talking, and was surprised every time he tasted something.
"Brother Chao, you are eating." The guy said hello, turned to the counter, and stood there silently.
Finally, Cao Chao drank five bowls of rice wine through the vegetables, settled the bill, and walked out, standing at the door and boasting for a while before leaving.
When the people left, the man sighed and looked at the weather. It is estimated that no one can come in for a while. He walked to the counter, pulled a stool and sat down, and said to the hostess, "My wife, how are you? Your husband, my craftsmanship." Okay? Did you hear that? People say that pig head meat is usually worth eleven pens, but what I do with your husband is worth twenty pens."
The hostess pursed her mouth and said, "Maybe it's patient, but my husband is good, and he has to sell a plate of pork head for 20 cents. After Li Longji eats it, let's just let him ask for this number.
"This... It’s a bit difficult. Twenty essays is considered high consumption. Li Longji is a poor man. Don’t say twenty essays. He can’t get the two. You can bear it. Just treat the poor. Look at me. Did your makeup come off?"
The man raised his face and showed it to the female shopkeeper.
The female shopkeeper cast a white glance: "Don't you believe in my craft? Go, prepare all kinds of dishes. It will be noon in a while. It's time for the master. Don't be too busy. Earning a penny is a penny, remember that it is not good. I want to mark it out so I can reduce the money. People just praised you, saying that you are a real person. You can't lie to others and smash the sign.
"Yes, go get it right away, fast, it will be fine in a while, no way, I am just like this, good craftsmanship, real people, never lie to people, born to be bullied life, and have to be bullied for a lifetime."
The buddy walked to the back kitchen while talking, and the female shopkeeper asked, "Who do you mean?"
"Customer, am I not a buddy, I am a buddy, and I have to create opportunities for others, I am easy to me." The buddy left a word, and his figure disappeared behind the door.