A green bamboo hat, a green raincoat, no need to go home in the slanting wind and drizzle.
In the middle of the morning, the hazy drizzle slowly stopped without people noticing. After half a day of rain and dew, the flowers in the capital became more red and the trees became greener, and the weather became unusually cool.
The capital city is busy again, with boats shuttling on the inner canal, people crowding on the docks, and pedestrians flowing on the streets...
The Delicious Pastry Shop, located near Qihuamen, opened for business as soon as the rain stopped and displayed freshly baked pastries outside the store.
"If I arrange the cakes in a cute heart shape, it will surely attract a lot of people."
The little palace maid Xier was talking to herself while holding a food box. The food box contained steaming freshly baked cakes from the palace's imperial kitchen.
Looking at the cakes in the food box, the little palace maid Xier couldn't help but lick her lips with her pink tongue. A trace of saliva appeared on her lips. She glanced at the passers-by who were scared away by the price and couldn't help but pout and mutter: "Everyone on the street who knows the goods, these cakes are all made by the imperial chefs in the palace..."
Xier, the little palace maid, who had just taken out a pastry and was about to arrange it in the shape of a heart, suddenly smelled a tempting aroma of meat. The delicious smell seemed to have little hands that kept teasing Xier's internal organs, making her stop in her tracks.
Huh
What's that smell? It smells so good!
The little palace maid Xier sniffed her nose and closed her eyes, indulging in the aroma of the meat. There was more saliva in her little mouth than before, which was almost flowing out. Finally, she couldn't help swallowing with a gulp.
Whose family is stewing meat
The little palace maid Xier opened her big eyes, sniffed with her little nose, and stretched her neck to look for the source of the meaty aroma.
The fragrance is right in front of us.
Xier, who had a very sensitive nose, immediately identified the source of the meaty aroma and raised her chubby little face to look.
ah?!
Zhuji opened the door.
Xier, following the scent, suddenly opened her mouth wide and stared blankly at the opposite side, not moving at all.
"Xi'er~! You've gained weight. I can't boss you around anymore, right?!"
Business had been getting worse and worse these past few days, and Princess Ning'an had been angry for a long time. When she saw Xi'er standing there stupidly, not moving at all, and not even putting out the cakes, she immediately became furious.
"No... No, Princess..."
Princess Ning'an roared, and Xier was so scared that her little head shook like a rattle and her little face turned pale.
"No?! I asked you to arrange the pastries, but you stood there for a long time without even moving your hands, and you still dare to say no!" Princess Ning'an became even angrier when she heard this. She put one hand on her waist and held Xier's nose with the other, like a kitten whose tail was stepped on.
"Princess, I was stunned when I saw Zhuji across the street open the door..."
Xier shrank her neck under Princess Ning'an's powerful aura and pointed with her little finger at the Zhuji fast food restaurant across the street.
"What? Zhu's Fast Food is open?"
When Princess Ning'an heard that Zhuji Fast Food was open, she no longer cared about being angry. She took two steps at a time and walked to the door and looked across.
Sure enough, Zhuji Fast Food, which was usually closed, opened its doors at this moment.
The windows are clean and the tables and chairs are neatly arranged.
Several burly waiters, who were dressed uniformly, cleanly and tidyly, were busy in the store.
That’s not all.
Princess Ning'an also smelled an irresistible and alluring fragrance that was slowly spreading from the shop opposite.
Is this opening?!
Princess Ning'an couldn't help but open her mouth...
For the following time, Princess Ning An sat in the pastry shop, her eyes looking through the window at Zhu Ji Fast Food across the street.
Zhuji Fast Food opened quietly, with no publicity or hawking, it simply opened the door.
But before long, everyone on the whole street knew that Zhu Ji Fast Food Restaurant had opened.
No need to notify.
The aroma of braised meat from Zhuji Fast Food that slowly permeated the entire street was the best way to advertise its opening.
The fragrance becomes stronger and stronger, drifting farther and farther away.
The dock area was busy. A cargo ship loaded with goods was towed by trackers and parked steadily at the dock.
Seeing another cargo ship coming, the porters at the dock, who had just finished moving a shipload of cargo, rushed forward shirtless, without taking a break, in order to earn more money, with sweat dripping down their muscles.
"Listen carefully, everyone. The cargo on Mr. Zhang's ship is thin-bodied blue-and-white porcelain shipped from Jingdezhen. If you break even one, not to mention your wages, I'll have worked for nothing this month."
The foreman on the dock jumped onto the side of the ship and shouted at the top of his voice to the porters who were rushing over.
"Brother Liu, don't worry. We have been doing this for many years, and we have never failed you."
"That's right, Brother Liu. Don't worry, I promise you will do a great job."
"There will be absolutely no problems with the goods that have passed through our hands."
The porters patted their chests and talked in unison.
"Hahaha, okay, I heard the promise you made. Cheer up, everyone. After we finish carrying this shipload of cargo, I'll treat you to a drink at Sihai Restaurant. Of course, according to the old rules, everyone will share the cost of the meal, but I'll pay for the drinks alone." The foreman named Liu grinned.
"good."
"roar."
When the laborers heard that the foreman invited them to drink, they became very excited and seemed to have endless energy.
"Then get to work."
The foreman waved his hand, and the laborers began to carry the goods in an orderly manner.
Carrying
Carrying
A fat and big-eared laborer suddenly smelled an alluring meaty aroma. At first he was not sure, thinking that he was hallucinating because he was greedy for the banquet at the Sihai Restaurant promised by his foreman. However, after sniffing again and again, the meaty aroma became stronger and clearer, and he was sure that it was not an hallucination.
Oh my god, what kind of meat is this? Why does it smell so good
Just smelling the scent made his saliva flow. The fat and big-eared Li Fu couldn't help but stand there in a daze. He stretched his neck as far as possible following the source of the fragrance, swallowed hard, and talked to himself.
"You idiot, what are you doing standing there like an idiot? It's boring. Hahaha, you look big and strong, but you're actually a tough guy."
A sturdy porter carrying goods passed by the fat and big-eared porter. Seeing him standing there in a daze, he thought the porter was exhausted and couldn't help laughing at him.
"Bah, you idiot, you can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth. If I'm not a silver-coated wax spear, ask your wife to test it."
The fat and big-eared Li Fu turned his head and glared at Erniu with his eyes wide open.
"Hahaha, if you can find me a wife, I would thank you. Now I can eat alone and my whole family will not be hungry." Erniu was not angry at all, but looked excited.
"Damn it!" Erlangzi cursed with a smile, then bumped Erniu with his shoulder, "Don't you smell the aroma of meat?"
"What, you can smell it too? I thought I was hallucinating." Erniu scratched his head.
soon.
More and more people smelled the fragrance, and the sound of people swallowing saliva seemed to be contagious.
"This smell is familiar. Could it be that Zhu's business has just opened?!" Someone suddenly thought of something and his eyes widened.
"Hey. Now that you mention it, I remember it too. This fragrance is the scent of Zhu Ji." Another person couldn't help but speak.
"Yeah, that's it, this is the taste of Zhuji."
"Zhu Ji is open for business."
The few porters who had tasted the braised pork offal at Zhu's last time reacted quickly, and their eyes lit up, just like wolves that had been hungry for ten days or half a month, with green light in their eyes.