In the afternoon, Yu Qingze went to the Cai Mansion to find the old man to discuss the champion cake. When he went, he happened to meet the housekeeper at the door and wanted to go out.
Yu Qingze greeted him and asked casually, "Uncle An, are you going out?" The housekeeper of the Cai residence was called Cai An.
Seeing that it was Yu Qingze, Butler Cai nodded and replied with a smile: "Isn't there a banquet tomorrow? The old man asked me to send invitations to the new county magistrate."
"Oh, so it is. We also saw the new magistrate this morning." Yu Qingze said.
Butler Cai nodded and whispered to him: "We didn't expect the new county magistrate to arrive today, and we got the news that it would take two or three days, so we wanted to hold the banquet before he came. Who knows, alas... By the way , you have something to do with the old man, he is in the pavilion over the pond, go over by yourself."
"Okay, thank you Uncle An." Yu Qingze nodded and let Butler Cai pass by.
Yu Qingze found Laofu Cai in the pavilion by the pond in the backyard, who was watching with a list.
"Hey, Xiaoyu, you're here, I'm just looking for you." When Mr. Cai saw Yu Qingze, he put down the list and immediately greeted him to sit down.
Yu Qingze asked, "What is the old man looking for from me?"
Old man Cai sighed and said, "The new county magistrate arrived this morning, you know?"
Yu Qingze nodded and said, "I know. He entered from the Beicheng Gate, we have all seen him, he is very imposing."
Old man Cai gave a vague smile and said, "It's not prestige, besides prestige, there is no other ability."
Yu Qingze raised his eyebrows and asked, "Old man, you shouldn't ask this question. Do you know where this new county magistrate comes from?"
"There's nothing you shouldn't ask. If you're in business, it's good to know, so as not to accidentally touch the bad head." Cai Laofu waved his hand, and then whispered to him: "This person, surnamed Luo, called Luo Mingda, He is the third son of the Minister of Rites. He must be twenty-six or seven years old. He is a well-known playboy in the capital. After the end, this test will naturally pass. His father just figured out a way to get it here, I guess he wants to temper him. "
Yu Qingze heard the words and said in surprise: "As far as I know, there are very few people who directly serve as county magistrates, right?"
Mr. Cai nodded and said, "Yes, isn't this the time of March, when a lot of places are vacated, isn't it a simple matter to arrange individuals as the Minister of Rites?"
Yu Qingze shook his head, sighed, and said, "So it turns out, it's too complicated inside."
Officialdom is dark, and the exchange of power and money for personal gain will always be inevitable. Once the old moths are overthrown, new moths will always appear. Moreover, the various relationships inside are complicated, and it is really difficult to survive in it without an exquisite heart.
So, someone with a temperament like Jiabao is really not suitable for that officialdom. It's not bad for him to be like this now. Although it's simple and plain, he lives a real and happy life.
Old man Cai sighed and said, "Yes, in fact, I don't want Wei'er to go into a career again. He is different from Chenxi. Chenxi has been by his father's side since he was a child. Wei'er could only follow us because of her health since she was a child, her knowledge is limited, and she will suffer when she goes out."
Yu Qingze comforted him and said, "Second Young Master is smart, and he must have his own ideas. Children and grandchildren will have their own children and grandchildren. You, just relax."
Old man Cai said helplessly: "That's all I can think of. By the way, let me tell you, this young master Luo can't eat seafood, and his whole body will be red and itchy when he eats it. We have to remove the two seafood in here. Do you want to change it to something?"
Yu Qingze raised his eyebrows and asked, "He still has the problem of not being able to eat seafood?" He is allergic to seafood.
Mr. Cai nodded and said, "Yes, I heard that he is going to be the magistrate of Tongshan, and Xi'er collected the news and sent it back to us. So we can't do this. If something goes wrong with him, we will have to trouble you. Alas, there is an ancestor here, and we have to take good care of it."
After a while, he seemed to realize that he had lost his words, and Mr. Cai hurriedly said, "Just listen to me."
Yu Qingze smiled and said, "That's natural. Then does he have anything to eat?"
"If you like it, I'll take a look," Cai Laofu took out a letter from his arms, opened it, and said, "I like to eat goose and beef, and I also like to eat bananas."
Yu Qingze asked again, "Can he eat spicy food?"
Old man Cai replied: "It seems to be only a little bit."
"Can I get beef at the market tomorrow?"
Mr. Cai shook his head and said, "No, Uncle Fu went to ask and said no."
Yu Qingze thought for a while, then said: "Then make five cups of goose, then make a stewed goose with wild mushrooms, you can eat meat or drink soup, and finally add a shredded banana for dessert after dinner."
"Okay, it's up to you to make up your mind." Cai Laofu completely trusted Yu Qingze's judgment on eating, and he did whatever he said.
After talking about this, Yu Qingze remembered his purpose, and he said: "Old man, I came to you to think of a snack, which was very suitable for the occasion, but now if the county magistrate is invited, I'm afraid it will not be suitable."
Mr. Cai asked curiously, "What dessert?"
Yu Qingze replied, "The champion cake."
"Zhuang Yuan cake? Is there such a cake? It really fits the situation." Old man Cai glanced at Yu Qingze and asked, "Are you afraid that Young Master Luo will think too much?"
Yu Qingze nodded: "Will he lose face?"
This Luo county magistrate is a lifter at the end of a crane. Now, when he takes office, he will attend the wedding banquet of the first scholar of Caifu's eldest young master high school. If he thinks this way, and sees it as a provocation to him or as a show of power, then Isn't it bad
Mr. Cai thought for a while and said, "Our banquet was originally set up to celebrate the champion of Xi'er High School. It's okay, we'll see what Cai An has to say later. If the county magistrates say it, it means they don't care. If they don't come, then we don't have to worry about it. Just do it."
With the consent of Mr. Cai, Yu Qingze was relieved. He checked the menu and the number of people with Mr. Cai again, and after a while, he went back.
After returning from the Cai Mansion in the afternoon, Jiabao told him that Boss Liu was in a hurry to find him, and he asked him to come back for a while.
So, Yu Qingze hurried over to Liu Ji again.
As soon as he walked to the door of Liu Ji's store, Yu Qingze smelled the unique smell of snail powder. He didn't know how to describe it. A lot of saliva was secreted.
This snail powder, those who don't know its deliciousness, dislike it; if they know its wonderfulness, they can't wait to drink all the soup.
Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've eaten snail noodles! I miss it so much! Yu Qingze swallowed and felt hungry.
"Huh? What's the smell? It smells so bad!" A brother covered his nose and quickly ran past Yu Qingze.
"It stinks, hurry up, hurry up!"
"Ouch, where is the smell coming from!"
"… "
Yu Qingze:…
Entering the store, Boss Liu saw that he seemed to have seen a living Bodhisattva, and immediately shouted: "Brother, you are here, I am looking for you!"
"What's going on?" Yu Qingze had already vaguely guessed.
Boss Liu pulled him to the backyard and hurriedly said: "We made snail noodles in the store in the afternoon, and then the customers were all smoked away."
Yu Qingze: … No wonder there are not many customers in the store.
He touched his nose and said, "This snail powder does smell stinky, but it tastes absolutely delicious."
Boss Liu nodded and said, "I know this, our family has made it at home before and tasted it, and it tastes really good. But this guest didn't know it, so he ran away when he smelled it. Besides, this smell will last for a long time. San. You say, how can we do this?"
Yu Qingze asked, "Then you don't want to push this?"
Boss Liu frowned and said, "I want to push it. It tastes so good. I will make a bowl to eat every day when I go back. If the guests eat it, they will definitely like it."
Yu Qingze thought for a while, and said, "Otherwise, you should push Guilin rice noodles first, which tastes less than snail rice noodles. Wait until the guests accept Guilin rice noodles, then push snail rice noodles?"
"This is also a way, but Guilin rice noodles also have a strong taste and there are sour bamboo shoots in it. You see, if people don't like this taste, maybe they won't even come in the store, and even some of the previous customers will be thrown away. And if I only make Guilin rice noodles and snail noodles, it won't work." Boss Liu said helplessly.
Yu Qingze said, "Then why don't you just open another store specializing in Guilin rice noodles and snail noodles. You don't need such a big store. For a smaller one, you can set up five or six tables, and let the boss or the second be responsible for it."
"Open another family?" Boss Liu was surprised, he hadn't thought about it yet.
Yu Qingze nodded and said, "Now the business of the noodle restaurant is also very good. If you do it separately, you can take care of the customers on both sides. You can open the other store on South Street, the rent there is not as expensive as here, and the flow of people is okay. This kind of Special shops, as long as customers fall in love with them, they will find them by themselves.”
Boss Liu turned around twice, and then said, "This method is good! I'll tell them about it."
Yu Qingze hurriedly grabbed him again and said, "You don't have to be in such a hurry. Before opening, I suggest you set up a stall outside and try it out, let the customers know first, accept the taste, and then open the store, otherwise This month's rent is also several taels of silver!"
"That's right! Where did you make your snack cart? I think it's very easy to use, so I'll get one too," said Boss Liu.
Yu Qingze replied: "This is what our village chief made. If you want it, I will let him make one for you in my form."
"Okay, make one, you need two stoves!" Boss Liu demanded.
"Okay!" Yu Qingze nodded in agreement, and then said, "Do you have more soup for making snail noodles? I'll bring my husband over to eat when the stall closes."
"Also, the ingredients are also there, just come and eat."
"That's fine, then thank you brother." "You're welcome."
After closing the stall, everyone went home, and Yu Qingze took Le Geer to Liu Ji and said to take him to have a delicious meal.
Brother Le asked curiously: What to eat
Yu Qingze replied, "Snail noodles."
Brother Le knew that Yu Qingze had taught Liu Ji to eat like this, but he had never eaten it. Hearing that he was going to eat, he was intrigued and wanted to try it.
Yu Qingze gave him a vaccination first and said, "Brother Le, that snail powder is a bit big, but trust me, it tastes really good and delicious!"
Brother Le looked at Yu Qingze amusingly, nodded, and gestured: "Okay, when did I stop believing you."
When Brother Le arrived at Liu Ji, he stood at the door and didn't leave, and even wished he could turn around and go back right away!
It stinks!
Yu Qingze looked at him pinching his nose and laughed, "Is it really that smelly?" Boss Liu estimates that he is making snail noodles now, and the smell is much stronger than when he came before.
Brother Le nodded frantically.
It stinks, it stinks, it stinks like hell! Outrageous smell!
Yu Qingze reached out to him and coaxed, "It just smells bad, but it tastes delicious, really. Come on, come in."
Brother Le shook his head, as if his feet were still, and decided not to move. It smells so stinky, how can I get out of my mouth
Yu Qingze was helpless, walked to Brother Le, squatted down slightly, and then a princess hugged him, picked up Brother Le and entered the room. Anyway, there are no customers in the shop at the moment.
Brother Le lost his center of gravity, and hurriedly hugged his husband's neck with both hands. Then, it was a tragedy. He lost his hand and covered his nose. The smell directly penetrated into his nasal cavity and was already inhaled.
To suffocate! Brother Le quickly freed up a hand to cover his mouth and nose: …
Hold Le Geer to a table and sit down, Le Geer's hand has not been put down from his nose and mouth.
When Boss Liu brought out two bowls of snail noodles, when he saw Brother Le like this, he smiled and said, "It smells a bit stinky, but it tastes good! You don't believe me, you should believe your husband, when did he make it bad? something? Is it?"
Regarding this point, Brother Le used to be very sure, but now he is very doubtful. This is not called gourmet food, it should be called stinky food.
"Pinch your nose, I'll give you a bite?" Yu Qingze took the chopsticks and said with a smile, "I've come here, you have to try it. Come on, take a bite, if you don't like it, we'll go back and cook."
Saying that, he took a spoon, took a piece of vermicelli and a piece of sour bamboo shoots, and then fed it to Brother Le's mouth with a spoon, coaxing: "Reward face, take a bite, eh?"
Seeing him like this, Brother Le couldn't bear to reject him, pinched his nose, exposed his mouth, and ate the vermicelli and sour bamboo shoots on the chopsticks into his mouth.
As soon as he ate it, Brother Le's eyes widened, surprised.
Is this smell the same as something that smells so bad
This taste is sour, spicy, and the bamboo shoots are crunchy and sour, very delicious, especially appetizing. Comparable to their hot and sour noodles.
"How is it?" Yu Qingze asked.
Brother Le nodded while pinching his nose, and gave a thumbs up, indicating that it was delicious, but he still didn't let go of his hand holding his nose. The taste is delicious, but the smell is also really bad!
"Yeah, I just said it's delicious, come, take another bite, you can try this fungus and bean paste." Yu Qingze fed him another bite.
Brother Le ate again, and then came down and refused to let him feed it. He directly took the chopsticks in his hand, pinched his nose with his left hand, and started eating with chopsticks with his right hand.
But if you want to eat this powder, you can't hold your nose all the time, or you won't be able to breathe. After a few bites, he had to let go.
Then, after he had eaten it, he smelled it again, and it didn't seem to smell so bad again.
After eating this bowl of snail noodles, after staying in this taste for a long time, Brother Le is almost used to this taste.
However, after leaving Liu Ji and returning to the snack bar, he always felt that he could still smell the smell. He sniffed the sleeves on his arms, his hair, and Yu Qingze's clothes. .
really! The whole body is full of the smell of snail powder!
He quickly went to the kitchen to get hot water and went to the shower room to take a shower and wash his hair.
Yu Qingze: ... I enjoyed it so much just now, but now I dislike it again.
oh bro...