In the early morning, a patch of pale sky appeared in the east. The sun had not yet risen from the ground. Dew hung on the leaves. Everything was as quick as a light ink-splashed watercolor painting.
The gate of Linhuai Marquis Mansion opened, Zhu Ping'an and Liu Dadao jumped on their horses and galloped all the way to Xiyuan. After arriving at Xiyuan, Liu Dadao had to ride his horse to Zhuji Fast Food to help Liu Mu and the others.
Liu Mu, Liu Dagang and others went to Zhuji Fast Food early in the morning. Liu Daqiang and Old Man Liu did not come back last night and rested directly in the backyard of Zhuji Fast Food.
Zhuji Fast Food is a store with a front and back yard. The back yard can accommodate three or five people. Old Man Liu was not used to living in Linhuai Marquis Mansion, so he preferred to live in the back yard, which was more comfortable. Liu Mu and his friends were worried about Old Man Liu living alone, so they asked Liu Daqiang to accompany him.
Starting this morning, Zhu Ji Fast Food has begun serving breakfast, as we told all diners when we opened yesterday.
At present, the breakfast types provided by Zhuji Fast Food are relatively simple, and only braised and baked foods are available for the time being.
When Zhu Ping'an walked into Wuyi Hall, Zhu's Fast Food was already very busy.
Following Zhu Ping'an's suggestion, Mr. Liu cooked part of the roasted meat and stewed pork lungs together. This way, when diners bought a bowl of braised pork, they would get the staple food, side dishes and hot soup. It was delicious and affordable.
This braised pork and fire-baked breakfast has been very popular since its launch. There are more people coming to Zhuji for breakfast than for lunch or dinner. Especially the laborers working at the nearby docks, who almost occupy half of the seats. This is the second wave of laborers coming to Zhuji for breakfast this morning, and there is another wave of laborers waiting at the dock.
The laborers who had eaten at Zhu Ji yesterday have become the living signs of Zhu Ji. After they went back, word spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. Soon, the laborers at several nearby docks all heard about Zhu Ji fast food, the food paradise for laborers.
Porters do physical labor, so they need to eat more meat to have enough strength to support their sweating at the dock. Zhuji's stewed pork is delicious and cheap. After eating a full meal, they feel full of energy. For these porters, it is no less than a food paradise.
Uncle Liu was too busy to handle it all by himself, so Liu Daqiang also came to the rescue wearing a clean white chef's uniform.
Liu Daqiang's knife skills were not as good as Liu Laobo's, but he was getting more and more skilled. He cut the steamed buns with a tic-tac-toe knife, triangular tofu, small intestines and lungs... and put them into a large bowl. He then scooped a spoonful of soup from the pot and stirred it in the bowl. He then sprinkled some chopped green onions, leeks, mashed garlic and chili oil, and a bowl of steaming hot braised buns was served.
"It's delicious. Zhu Ji's braised pork and steamed buns are absolutely amazing." A diner praised it while eating.
"Hmm, how do they make the dough for this huoshao? It's soaked in the stew and absorbs the broth, making it very fragrant. It's transparent but not sticky, and chewy when eaten." The diners opposite also praised the huoshao, especially the huoshao in the stew.
"Bighead, I owe you an apology. Yesterday you told me it was time, and I shouldn't have laughed at you for lying. The pig offal from Zhuji is even more fragrant than you said, without any fishy smell at all. The small intestine with some white meat is even more fragrant, and the lungs are delicious, too..." A porter had his mouth full of oil and was intoxicated. He apologized to the porter next to him while eating.
"I'm telling you, is our Big Head a liar?!" Li Fu on the side had a smug look on his face, as if Zhu Ji was run by his family.
"Brother Daqiang... put more lungs in my stewed pork." Tiezhu sat at the table, glanced at the self-satisfied Li Fu next to him, and said to Liu Daqiang who was cutting the stewed pork in a very experienced manner.
"Okay, Pillar."
Liu Daqiang looked up at Tiezhu, smiled and responded loudly.
So Tiezhu held his head high and chest out, feeling suddenly proud, and winked proudly at the two porters beside him. These are the old customers of Zhu's, do you understand
After Tiezhu and his friends had eaten, they patted their bellies, burped, and walked towards the dock full of energy.
It is such a blessing to eat a bowl of braised steamed buns at Zhuji early in the morning.
The Delicious Pastry Shop opposite Zhu Ji also opened early, well, even earlier than Zhu Ji.
but
Early in the morning, the four masters and servants of Delicious House were doing nothing but watching the booming business at Zhu's across the street.
When we opened the store early in the morning, there was not a single customer.
Looking at the lively scene at Zhuji across the street, Princess Ning'an's big watery eyes turned red like a rabbit early in the morning.
Damn Zhu Pingan...
The careful Zhu Pingan...
It would be a bad idea to open the store in such a place, but why did he open it right across from Delicious House? This bad guy must have done it on purpose to annoy me.
I just didn't rent the shop to you, and I just gave you a few words of advice. I'm a princess, so what's wrong with me giving you a lesson? You even deliberately opened a shop opposite me to annoy me. Humph, you're so petty...
One morning.
Princess Ning'an never stopped muttering negative things about Zhu Ping'an.
This also made Zhu Pingan, who had just entered Wuyi Hall, sneeze twice inexplicably, and rubbed his nose helplessly... ... Who is thinking about me... ...
After entering Wuyi Hall, Zhu Pingan felt a little weird. He wasn't a star, so why did he feel like everyone was looking at him when he entered? Could it be that he wore his clothes backwards? Zhu Pingan looked himself up and down and found that he didn't wear them backwards. Also, if he wore them backwards, Li Shu and the others would have reminded him long ago.
After Zhu Ping'an walked away, he heard a burst of low discussions behind him, but when Zhu Ping'an turned around, everyone was quiet again.
What's going on
Zhu Ping'an walked into the office room confused.
"Haha, congratulations, Zihou..." Li Chunfang greeted Zhu Ping'an with a smile, and then congratulated Zhu Ping'an.
Congratulations
What are you congratulating
Zhu Pingan was confused when he heard this, so he had to bow to Li Chunfang and ask, "Brother Zishi's congratulations really confuses Pingan. I don't know where the joy comes from?"
"Haha, early this morning, the eunuch of the Sizhi revealed that the emperor intends to transfer you to the position of the Imperial Reader in Prince Jing's Palace, and add you to the position of the Imperial Lecture Officer, so that you can give lectures and banquets in Prince Jing's Palace." Li Chunfang said with a smile, "Although the decree has not been drafted yet, it should be almost certain."
A bachelor of the Jingwang Mansion? !
When Zhu Ping'an heard this, his ears suddenly buzzed as if they were pricked by needles, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
How come he is the attendant scholar of Prince Jing's mansion? Even though Prince Jing is in the lead in the battle for the throne and is now the talk of the town, Zhu Ping'an knows history well. The one who has the last laugh in this battle for the throne is Prince Yu.
If I board the doomed ship of King Jing now, then when King Yu ascends the throne, what use will it be for me to continue to be King Jing's old minister
Seeing this, Li Chunfang thought that Zhu Ping'an was overjoyed to hear the good news, and couldn't help but smile kindly.