"Da He, you're back? Why did you guys go so long this time?" Xiaoshu was selling preserved meat at the door, and when he saw Da He dragging a scooter back, he went over to help him push it.
Dahe wiped the sweat from his forehead, dragged the scooter to the door, and said to Xiaoshu: "It's a long story. Xiaoshu, you help me get the two wooden barrels down first, it's not easy for me to put them down. "
There are two large buckets on this scooter, which are filled with seven or eight points of water. He dragged it carefully to avoid the water splashing out and getting on the sack behind. It is not too far from the wharf to Jufu Building. , but he was sweating profusely in this big winter.
"Okay." Xiaoshu said and wanted to hug, but found that it was too heavy to hug him. He glanced at it and frowned, "What is this, a shell? It's so heavy!"
He hurriedly called Dasong again to help him lift it down together.
"It's called Jiukongluo. It should be a very good thing. Wait for Big Brother Yu to come back and let him have a look. It's quite expensive there anyway." Put down the handle of the scooter, picked up the big sack and entered the store.
"Hey, Xiaoshu, this big sack can't see the water, which is the door of the storage room? Open it." Dahe walked to the back, there were two rooms, he didn't know which one to enter
The last time he left, the Jufu Building had not opened yet, and this was his first time here. He went to the snack bar just now, and the villagers he knew told him that Yu Qingze and Le Geer both lived in the restaurant now. After he asked for the address, he arrived here.
Xiaoshu and Dasong came in with a large wooden barrel and said, "This one is near the hall. The door is unlocked. You can go in. The other is the room of Boss Yu and Brother Le."
"Oh." Da He glanced at it, then walked to the door of the storage room, stretched out his hand and pushed them in.
"Hey, Dahe, where should I put this wooden barrel? The kitchen or the backyard? Or the storage room?" Xiaoshu asked.
Da He put down the sack, came out, and said, "Let's put the kitchen first, it's too cold outside. Are Brother Yu and Brother Le not in the store? Why aren't there any customers?"
Xiaoshu and Dasong carried the barrels in, and then replied, "Boss Yu took Master Cai and two adults from the capital back to the village, and he should be back in the afternoon. Brother Le went to Doctor Xue's house for treatment. I'll be back by noon."
"Brother Le is ill?" Dahe asked with a frown when he heard that Brother Le went to get treatment.
Xiaoshu came out and explained in a low voice embarrassedly: "No, he's not sick, what, isn't Brother Le's pregnancy mole very light? A doctor who came back from the capital said that he was specially treated for this. Condition Le Ge'er's body, if cured, Le Ge'er will be able to give birth to a child like other brothers."
"So that's the case." Dahe's brows loosened when he heard it, and he said, "This is a good thing."
They may have been married for a long time, and this should also be considered.
Dahe looked at the restaurant on the two floors in front of him. It was beautifully decorated and the preserved meat sold outside. He asked Xiaoshu, "Is the restaurant doing business?"
Xiaoshu replied: "It's very good. Every day before noon, guests come to occupy the seat. The private room on the second floor can only be booked several days in advance. We are very busy every day. Something went wrong for a few days, and the doors haven't been opened much these days."
"What happened?" Dahe asked.
Xiaoshu told Dahe about Xiangmanlou. Dahe was a little surprised after hearing this, and there were people who gave medicine to the restaurant, it was really bad!
As the two talked, they moved another large wooden barrel outside into the kitchen. This wooden barrel was covered with a lid, leaving only two air holes. From time to time, the sound of water splashing inside could be heard.
"What's in here? Why is it still covered?" Xiaoshu asked.
"Hehe, a fish you haven't seen before." Da He laughed.
Xiaoshu became curious and wanted to lift the lid to take a look, but Dahe held it down and said, "I will climb out and wait for Big Brother Yu to come back to see. Xiaoshu, I have to go down to the pier, there is still a bucket of dead ones. , I'll drag it back and wait for Big Brother Yu to come back and let him see if he can still eat it?"
"Do you want me to help?" Xiaoshu asked.
"No, just a bucket."
When Dahe came back, Brother Le and the others just happened to be back.
Brother Le was very happy to see Da He, and chatted with him for a while, but then he was really down, so he went to rest.
Jiabao consciously took the medicine bag from his brother and went to cook medicine for him. When the eldest brother is not here, he will take good care of the brother-in-law for the eldest brother.
In the middle of the afternoon, Yu Qingze and the others came back.
A group of two carriages, Lord Luo and the county magistrate also went together. Of course, dinner is also eaten in Jufulou.
Yu Qingze got out of the car and saw Da He coming back, his eyes lit up, "Da He? You're back."
Da He touched the back of his head and called out, "Big Brother Yu."
Yu Qingze asked Jiabao to invite several adults to sit in the private room, and then walked into the room with Dahe and asked Dahe, "Why did you go so long this time?"
Dahe explained: "Hey, this time it's a toss up. We originally went to the north, and after unloading, I was just about to look for some unseen crops when our ship owner received an urgent order. There is a shipping company. The boat suddenly leaked, and the cargo over there was urgently given to us. We immediately loaded the cargo again and went to the south."
"I spent a few days in the city in the south. The place is close to the sea, and there are not many crops, but there are a lot of fish in the sea, but the order received by the boss will not come back and go directly to the north. I think our Tongshan seems to be selling fish. I didn't have much dried fish, so I bought a lot of dried fish there, just look at this bag."
Seafood dry goods
Hearing this, Yu Qingze regained his energy immediately, moved the sack out of the yard, opened it and looked at it.
On the top were two bundles of dried fish, which were very dry. Yu Qingze smelled it, and then broke it a little and tasted it. There was only the salty and fishy smell unique to sea fish, and there was no musty or stink, which was very good.
Then, there are several cloth bags inside. Yu Qingze took them all out, opened them one by one, and was pleasantly surprised.
Dried whitebait, dried squid, dried scallops, and in the last small bag, it turned out to be dried abalone.
"This is also bought in the south?" Yu Qingze asked, pointing to the small bag of dried abalone.
Dahe glanced at it and said: "Oh, this is not, this is bought in the north. I put it in later. This is more expensive than the others. I think it should be very good, but I have no money, so I borrowed it from the boss. I bought it for some money. I also bought it alive."
"Well, this is a good thing!" Yu Qingze was very happy, he tied up all the bags and put them away, and asked, "Where are you talking about living
"In the kitchen."
The two went to the kitchen again, and Yu Qingze was overjoyed when he saw it. In one bucket was a small half bucket of live abalone, and in the other bucket, there were about twenty squid.
"Some of them died, some became stinky and stinky, so I threw them away, and there were some that didn't stink. I brought them back from the dead just yesterday. I don't know if they can still eat them?" Dahe asked.
Yu Qingze smelled the dead squid and abalone, and the smell changed a bit. He said, "Don't eat it. If you eat a bad stomach, you won't be able to pay for it." In ancient times, medical conditions were not good, so it's better not to eat such dead things. .
"Then I'll throw it away." Da He picked up the bucket and walked out.
Yu Qingze said, "Throw it away."
"understood."
In the evening, Yu Qingze made a stir-fried squid for Mr. Cai and the others, and also made a steamed abalone.
Several other adults are not allergic to seafood, eat with relish, and praise the deliciousness.
Only Lord Luo is allergic to seafood and can't eat it, and he is very resentful. Fortunately, Yu Qingze also made his favorite goose meat, and he felt comforted.
That night, Yu Qingze thought about it for a long time, and discussed it with Le Geer. He decided to hold a seafood feast, and invited Master Zhao and Dang Hu who had helped them in the price increase and drug supply incidents. On the one hand, they were grateful. , On the other hand, he had an idea that he wanted to discuss with a few masters.
The next day, Yu Qingze asked Jiabao to write several posts, and then asked them to send them out one by one, and told the counter that three elegant rooms were reserved.
At the same time, on this day, Jufulou also launched special dishes, such as steamed abalone, braised abalone, stir-fried squid, dried squid shredded, and grilled squid in sauce.
On their propaganda board, it is also specially stated that this is seafood, and people who have skin reactions after eating seafood cannot eat it.
These few dishes, the price of each dish is very expensive, especially the abalone.
When the guests heard Xiao Er's offer, they knew that this product must be rare and the taste must be good, but the price was too expensive, and some guests would not order if they were not so obsessed with seafood. However, for those guests who like to eat seafood, this is a rare opportunity.
There is no way, it is not delicious to make seafood at home, and seafood is quite expensive. If you want to eat it, you can only come to this Jufulou, so as not to eat badly at home and waste the ingredients.
Therefore, although it is expensive, at noon on the day it was launched, some customers who like to eat seafood ordered it.
Of course, when the dishes are served, the taste is worth their money.
On the second night, Zhao Shaoye and Hu Dang's family all came over as promised.
In addition to Master Zhao and the others, Master Cai and the others were still in Tongshan, and Yu Qingze also invited them, including Master Luo from the county government office.
Knowing that Luo Fulang likes to eat seafood, Yu Qingze also invited Luo Fulang and the two young masters, Mr. Cai's husband and Cai Yunwei, as well as Zhao Fulang, and the husband of Mr. Hu and their husbands. They gathered a table. .
So, the heads of the family have a table, the adults have a table, the three Cai family and the husbands have a table, just in time, everyone who needs to be thanked has been invited.
In the seafood feast, natural seafood is the main feature. In addition to the original seafood, plus the newly launched abalone and squid in the past two days, Yu Qingze also made dried scallops and mushrooms in chicken soup, fried small fish with leeks, and a few other dishes. Very rich.
In order to take care of Luo Mingda's taste, at the adults' table, Yu Qingze also cooked two more dishes that Luo Mingda likes to eat.
After the dishes were done, Yu Qingze went to the second floor to socialize, and the rest of the guests downstairs were handed over to Le Geer and Jiabao.
Yu Qingze went to toast table by table and thanked him.
"Xiaoyu's seafood feast is good and delicious!" said Old Man Cai.
Zhao Fulang also praised: "Yes, I like this soup very much. It's very fresh, and it has more flavor than ordinary mushroom chicken soup."
Lover Lang really loves seafood. He smiled and said, "There will be a few more favorite dishes in the future."
Yu Qingze smiled and accepted the compliments from the couples, then spent a while at the adults' table, and finally sat down at the boss's table.
He had an idea and wanted to chat with the bosses.