Time passed slowly as Su Li studied "Wuqi".
On this day, the Baiwei Building in Dasu Town was decorated with lights and colorful decorations and finally opened for business again! As soon as the waiter opened the door, a large number of customers who had been waiting outside suddenly poured in like a tide!
With the cooperation of the three companies, the entire Baiwei Building has been renovated and the layout has become different. The most eye-catching thing is the big sign placed next to the shopkeeper's counter.
"Beggar's Chicken!"
"This is the new dish, the treasure of the store?!"
"What a strange name."
The guests who were seated focused their attention and talked a lot. When someone saw the bottom of the sign, they immediately screamed: "Are you kidding?! A plate of beggar's chicken costs fifty taels. Shopkeeper, why don't you go and grab it?"
This call immediately attracted the other guests to look, and then the noise became even louder, and everyone suddenly started to curse.
"Why does a chicken cost fifty taels? Young master, I could stay in a brothel for more than half a month without even needing this amount!"
"It's just bullying. Who can afford it? Aren't you taking us as the culprit?"
"Hmph...what a shabby shop, say goodbye!"
“…”
In the blink of an eye, half of the guests in the store were missing, and the other half were doubtful. The shopkeeper wiped his head with cold sweat and quickly stood up and explained:
"Everyone, the main ingredients and auxiliary ingredients used in beggar chicken are unique. The owner of our store has even opened a chicken farm to raise chicken specially made for beggar chickens. Today our store is newly opened, and there are free tasting beggar chickens. Flowers and chickens send you off, if you have enough time, please wait a moment."
As soon as these words came out, those who were planning to leave immediately stopped leaving, and many of those who had already left came back. If you don't eat the free beggar's chicken, you won't get it for free, let alone a chicken that costs fifty taels. If you can eat it, wouldn't it be a big advantage? This benefit cannot be missed.
Following this thought, many people sat down, ordered some side dishes and began to wait patiently.
Although Li Shanbao took away all the chefs, the helpers were still there, so it would not be a problem to make some ordinary side dishes.
The restaurant's back kitchen has already been busy, in order not to take up my own time, but also to improve efficiency. Su Li spent several days detailing the steps of beggar's chicken. Each helper was responsible for one task, such as handling the chicken, applying seasonings, grilling techniques, etc.
In this way, the helper quickly mastered it. Although the beggar's chicken made in the assembly line cannot be compared with Su Li's own hand, the taste is not bad.
Su Zipei stood in the middle of the kitchen and became a complete bystander. Although she had memorized the process of making beggar's chicken, she still felt at a loss when she was actually standing here today.
Moreover, looking at the greasy stoves, Su Zipei felt nauseated and wanted to leave and go home immediately.
"I guess this is Miss Su Zipei who invented the beggar's chicken, right?"
Suddenly a hearty voice came from behind, and Su Zipei almost jumped up in fright. She saw a burly middle-aged man in chef's clothes looking at her with a smile on his face, and his expression was a bit sincere. and admiration.
This man is a great chef!
Su Zipei was slightly panicked and did not dare to show off her usual arrogant look. She quickly said with a smile: "My little girl is Su Zipei. I wonder who you are?"
"Haha, Miss, you are so polite. My name is He Shi and I am just the new chef. Please take good care of me in the future."
Seeing Su Zipei treating him so politely, He Shi felt comfortable and thought that he had come to the right place to change jobs. In the original restaurant, he didn't have such a high status.
"No, I'm young and inexperienced. I'll ask Uncle He to take care of me in the future." Su Zipei imitated the adults and spoke politely, but she felt uneasy in her heart. If He Shi asked her about begging chickens, that would be a big deal. Suffered.
"No, no, no, what did the lady really say?"
The admiration in He Shi's tone was palpable, and he praised: "The beggar's chicken you make is rare in the world! Even the chef of Juncheng Restaurant can't make it, not to mention that the lady can think of detailing the cooking steps. It’s really novel and unique and eye-catching! It will definitely be imitated by other restaurants in the future!”
"Haha... Uncle He, you are so polite." Su Zipei smiled very reluctantly, and sweat gradually broke out on his forehead.
Fortunately, as the only chef in the restaurant, He Shi was quickly called to work and had no time to ask anything else. Su Zipei stood there stunned for a moment, and breathed out loudly, as if he wanted to spit out all the pressure he had suffered these days.
Looking at the busy figures around him, Su Zipei suddenly felt suffocated.
How could all of this be brought about by Su Erya
How could Su Erya, that ugly and dark loser, become so outstanding? It was definitely not Su Erya who invented these delicacies, she must have learned them secretly.
"Yes, it was stolen!"
Su Zipei's eyes suddenly brightened up, as if she had found the correct answer, "It must be the recipe that the second sister stole from somewhere. She just cooked according to the recipe. In fact, she has no talent for cooking at all! What if I can also get that recipe? , I will definitely be able to replace Su Erya and become a real genius!"
Su Zipei became excited, her eyes moved rapidly, and she didn't know what the hell she was thinking.
For two full hours, the number of guests waiting in the restaurant from early morning to noon did not decrease, but rather increased. At noon, it was lunch time. Many passers-by saw the crowd of guests in Baiwei Building and followed the crowd in to wait.
After coming in, everyone spread the information to each other, and passers-by who were originally unaware knew about the beggar's chicken. In this way, people who were not in a hurry would not be in a hurry to leave.
“The food is served!!”
A tidy voice sounded from the back kitchen, and a dozen waiters came out neatly from the back carrying dishes. Everyone had at least two big earth balls on their plates.
People who had been looking forward to it for a long time were suddenly shocked, "What is this? A beggar's chicken?!"
"This guest officer is right!"
An eloquent young boy immediately shouted: "This is our famous dish, beggar's chicken, but the real guests haven't seen it yet, so please be patient."
While talking, the waiter had already placed the dishes, one for each table. Eight people sat around the table, all looking at the still smoking clay ball with curiosity.
"The time has come to see the true appearance of the beggar chicken. Guests, please watch it!"
The young boy picked up a hammer and gently tapped the outer mud shell. Dense gaps suddenly appeared in the mud shell, and with a "click" sound, it completely cracked from the middle.
Although the waiters in other shops were not as skillful as the young boy, they all successfully cracked open the mud shells.
In an instant, the whole hall was filled with fragrance!
There was a neat sound of breathing, and the aroma wafted far away, attracting many passers-by to stop and watch. This time there were dozens of beggar chickens, the aroma was stronger, and it was more lively than the last time the three restaurants tasted dishes!
"Wow, it smells really good! I have never smelled such a unique fragrance in my whole life!"
The young master's clothes looked like they had never seen the world before. The middle-aged man next to him who looked knowledgeable nodded and commented: "A good dish must have both color and aroma. Now that the aroma is enough, the next step is to look at the color and taste."
"Yes, what Mr. Zhou said is extremely reasonable!"
"Mr. Zhou is here too, that's right. Mr. Zhou is a famous gourmet. How can you miss such delicious food?"
The middle-aged man known as Mr. Zhou moved his index finger with his hungry index finger. He pointed at the beggar's chicken wrapped in lotus leaves and asked: "Xiaoer, is it possible that this beggar's chicken should be eaten wrapped in lotus leaves? I have tasted lotus leaves." The smell of the leaves, that’s not very nice.”
"I'm kidding objectively."
The little boy smiled brightly, and quickly untied the cotton thread with his hands and feet, peeled off the lotus leaves, and revealed the golden whole chicken inside. The aroma of the entire store has risen to another level.
"Okay, okay!"
Mr. Zhou said three good words in a row and continued to comment: "Although the whole chicken is not round enough, we are in a hurry today, so it is understandable. The color of this chicken is golden and the skin is intact, which shows that it has been specially processed, but I don't know what's inside the chicken's belly." There is something hidden inside, otherwise it would be too empty just to be a chicken."
Before he could finish his sentence, the people at the other tables had already started eating, and all they could hear was vague "It's so delicious!" The people at this table were already salivating with greed, but it was only because of Mr. Zhou's I didn't move my chopsticks, I just didn't dare to do anything.
Mr. Zhou smiled apologetically, picked up a knife and cut the chicken open, revealing the unique stuffing inside.
"Okay! Sure enough, this dish can be regarded as a 'signature'. In this way, we in Dasu Town finally have a restaurant that we can use. I am very relieved."
As he said this, the people at the table started to take action. Mr. Zhou calmly took a piece of chicken and stuffed it into his mouth. His eyes suddenly lit up and he chewed it quickly.
Although he wanted to pretend to be well-informed, the chicken was so delicious that he immediately speeded up his hands and joined the army of people fighting for the chicken.
"What are you doing? This piece of meat is mine!"
"You are the one who robbed me. You have obviously eaten so much, why don't you give this piece to me?!"
"Damn it, when did I get robbed of my food when I was so old? Beat me!"
“…”
A fight was about to begin, but fortunately, the policemen who had been prepared outside the door swarmed in and put an end to the dispute in an instant. The shopkeeper felt relieved when he saw this scene. The new owner's methods were really superb. He even thought of this.
"This kid Fang Yuan is quite clever. Fortunately, I accepted him with a soft heart, otherwise I might not have such good results today."
The shopkeeper looked at the young man walking among the crowd and couldn't help but laugh. I heard that this kid has a younger sister to support, so let’s reward him well today.
"Shopkeeper, here's another plate of beggar's chicken. I'll spend the fifty taels!"
The rich young master took out fifty taels and slapped it on the table and said loudly. Other wealthy people followed suit and took out fifty taels one after another. The beggar chicken had completely conquered them.
Those who are not rich in pockets can only look envious and secretly curse profiteers.
The shopkeeper stood up with a smile and bowed deeply to all the guests, "Before you place your order, I have something to apologize to you for. This is actually not a real beggar's chicken!"