Chapter 17

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date="2020-11-14"

title="Chapter 17"

weight="105163"

series = ["The Female Supporting Role Shows Out"]

mode = "manual"

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The price of the newly bought shop is very cheap, less than twenty taels of silver, and the previous grocery shop is almost the same as the previous one. But expensive has its advantages, and cheap has its disadvantages. The reason why this shop is so cheap is its location.

If you are not very familiar with the local terrain, it is simply impossible to get around Qi** Hutong to get here. Qi, who almost passed out in the alley, is now too worried to eat, for fear that his daughter will lose everything.

Lin Dan comforted her while tidying up the tables and chairs: "Mother, don't worry, it's not unreasonable for me to open the shop here. Look at what shops are around?"

"What is it? Casinos, arenas, piers, brothels, they are all inferior places, and the people coming and going are all inferior things. I really don't understand why you want to open the shop here. Since the Yan family can't accommodate us , Let’s leave the capital to have a happy birthday. Mother don’t want you to fight for any family property, and don’t want you to be higher or lower, mother as long as you are in peace.” Qi said as he went to pull his daughter's wrist.

Lin Dan calmly patted her and explained: "The residents of Nancheng are all migrants. Their identities are indeed complicated, but they are also better than those of Beicheng. Don’t think that the people of Nancheng are inferior. In fact, there are dragons, crouching tigers, and phoenixes. There are all kinds of people. It’s not a simple place. If you do business here, it’s much better than in the North City. Look at the casinos, battlefields, docks, brothels, whether there are people coming and going, this is Natural popularity. Whether a restaurant’s business is good or not, the culinary skill takes the first place, followed by the popularity. The culinary skill is good and popular, the business will naturally rise. My cooking skills are placed here, and I will borrow the popularity of the surroundings. Don’t be afraid of not making money. You’ll know when I open the shop."

"The popularity of the surrounding area is indeed not bad, but you don't see if your store can borrow their light. Only this alley has to go around seventeen or eight bends. Can anyone find you here? Open a restaurant on the street. That's great, my mother has never seen anyone who opened a store in a dead end." The Qi clan was still worried.

"The fragrance of wine is not afraid of the depth of the alley. This is not a big problem." Lin Dan smiled lightly and waved his hand, not caring.

The guy she brought with him was very swift, so he cleaned up the shop in a long time, and put a small flag at the door so that he could do business.

The Junwei man had something to do in the morning and delayed some effort. He didn't come until noon. He first picked up the local snakes. Then he brought in the catchers nearby and asked them to take care of Lin Dan. Then he went to the store to report. Of course, these things were done behind Lin Dan's back, lest she would have any burden in her heart.

"Why are you here again? What are you doing without business?" Lin Dan looked surprised when he saw the man.

"You never seem to ask my name?" The man asked instead.

Lin Dan was stunned for a moment, then chuckled slightly, "Well, what is your last name and how old is this big brother?"

"I have six in twenty this year, my surname is Tang, Xing Jiu, you call me Tang Jiu, or you can call me Jiu Ge directly." The man saluted the Qi clan as a junior, and then picked up an axe to chop wood.

"Tang? This is a good surname." Lin Dan smiled more briskly. She is a chef and has a natural affection for soups and water.

After the man thought about it, he knew what she was laughing at, and his deep eyes couldn't help letting out a few soft light. Even the interchangeable name can be associated with the dishes, Lin Dan is really "three words not to leave the line."

The restaurant’s sign has been made by a carpenter and can only be delivered in the afternoon. Lin Dan did not plan to do business today, so he asked his servants to bring three large pots for hanging soup, a pot of clear soup, a pot of milk soup, and a pot of braised soup. . Because the price of the noodle shop is very cheap, she still has a lot of silver left to spend, so cooking almost does not count the cost, stuffing the whole chicken and duck into the pot, and adding knuckles and pork bones. Boil in water.

"I learned the craftsmanship of this soup from a master in the north. Although he is not an imperial cook, his cooking skills are very good. After three years of learning with him, I only learned a little. The milk soup needs to be flushed with high fire, so you have to pay attention when you add firewood." Lin Dan speaks very modestly, but the method of hanging the soup is very old-fashioned, boiling, boiling, sweeping, and hanging.

Tang Jiu stared at several cauldrons, with a slightly worried tone: "With such sufficient materials, can you make back the cost?"

Lin Dan smiled lightly: "Don't look at my pots of soup with enough ingredients, it seems to be a waste of money, but you have to know that these pots of soup are enough for me to cook hundreds of dishes and hundreds of bowls of noodles. There is no waste at all. . My shop noodles are hidden too deep, so I have to boil some old soup to hang the guests. The so-called "wine fragrance is not afraid of the deep alley", here is "the soup is not afraid of the deep alley". I found it."

Both the clear soup and the milk soup were boiled, Lin Dan put the spice bag into the stewed soup, boiled over a high fire, boiled for a quarter of an hour and then added knuckles, pork bones, pork belly, pig skin and other things. After boiling, cover the pot with a lid. Use a wet wipe to prevent steam from escaping.

"This pot of marinade will be boiled over a low fire until tomorrow morning. Let's rest and leave alone to watch the fire." When everything was ready, Lin Dan clapped his hands and dismissed everyone. The caravan still had a dry goods business to run, and several servants packed up their things and left the capital immediately.

Lin Dan was preparing to cook lunch for his mother and Tang Jiu, when someone suddenly ran in outside the door, but it was the second person from the bridge garden restaurant, with a somewhat angry expression: "You liar is found! You said, all you sell to my restaurant are What is it, how can it be shoddy!"

"Little brother, don't worry, I'll talk to you if you have anything to go back to the bridge garden restaurant." Lin Dan was not annoyed, but generously poured a cup of hot tea for the shop Xiaoer.

Dian Xiaoer was here to arrest people, and hurriedly pulled her. Tang Jiu gave her a cold glance and was timid, so she had to invite people back in a good voice. The fair-skinned and handsome little cook had already been waiting in the store. He was obviously a victim, but his face was thin, and his crusade tone was very soft, "The ingredients you sold to me may be problematic, and I can't make the taste of top ingredients." Try it. This is a dish made with the glutinous belly you sold to me. This is bought from the Yan family restaurant. They are all the same seafood. Why is the taste of ours so different from that of others?"

Lin Dan tasted the dishes on both tables and couldn't help laughing. When she was worried about how to fight back against the Yan family, the little cook handed the knife up. Anyway, she can't fight the Yan family, someone will fight for herself.

Thinking of this, she waved her hand and said, "Go to the kitchen and let me see how you cook. My dry goods are picked up little by little from hundreds of thousands of goods, and each one is worthy of being called. It’s top-notch, and there will be no problems. Since the ingredients are okay, it must be a problem with your cooking techniques. Let’s find the cause from the source."

The little cook nodded and agreed without thinking about it, and then walked towards the back kitchen, acting incredibly well-behaved. The old shopkeeper glared at Lin Dan, as if he wanted to scold her for being ignorant, but because of the hostile Tang Jiu, he dared not speak up. The group arrived at the back kitchen and started cooking.

Lin Dan stared at the little cook for a long time, then shook his head and said, "Your basic skills are very solid, but you lack some experience. Cooking with dry goods, the seven successful husbands are soaking the hair, and the third successful husbands are seasoning the hair. Your soaking skills have not reached home. Naturally, you can't make good dishes."

"For example, you can't just soak this black ginseng in water. If you just cut it into sections and stir-fry, you can barely use it. If the whole black ginseng is added to the dish, the meat will be soft in some places, hard in some places, and the taste is very uneven. It’s not tasty. I’ll teach you a secret method. It’s best to bake the black ginseng on a hot iron plate before being soaked in water, and then burn the outer layer of skin black with a small fire. Finally, use a knife to scrape off the black skin. Boil in water. Why do you want to do this? Because the dried black ginseng still contains some moisture, only when the moisture is completely removed, its taste will be even. Boil it three times and let it cool three times, so that it is truly hairy Through it, you can pinch a mark with your hand, and the touch is very tender."

While explaining, she handled the black ginseng, a pair of skillful hands flew up and down, watching everyone. The little cook realized afterwards that this shopkeeper Lin was not only a dry goods seller, but also an experienced cook. Her unique skill of soaking black ginseng, without three or five years of research, can anyone think of the key? However, not only did she think about it, but she also taught others that she had an excellent moral character.

In order to learn more, the little cook quickly took over the work of sending black ginseng.

Lin Dan wiped his hands with a kerchief and continued to process the fish maw, while boiling the oil, he explained: "You have to use oil to make it taste smooth and waxy. First soak the fish in 50% hot oil. After letting cool, go to the stove and fry it on a low fire, then take it out and soak it in clean water to fully absorb the water, then put it in the grey water, tap it with your hands to wash away the grease, and finally rinse off the astringency It’s delicious, so you can eat it. The oily fish belly tastes very soft and smooth, no matter how it is cooked, it will not lose its deliciousness. Not to mention the top wide belly, even the poorest quality flower heart fish belly can be made into delicacy."

Speaking of cooking, Lin Dan was eloquent. He didn't take any work in his hands. He quickly burned a pot of oil and threw the fish maw into it. Whether the chef has any real skill, you can tell when you get on the stove. The little cook looked at Lin Dan, his eyes brightened, as if he had found a treasure.

While waiting for the oil temperature to cool down, Lin Dan said again: "Look, this pot of rock ears is not correct, boiling water is not enough, you have to add a little coarse salt to soak it to soften it, and grind away the fluff on the back..."

"Yes, right, right, you are right! Shopkeeper Lin I was wrong. I misunderstood you earlier. Your lord has forgiven me a lot this time. I am not good at cooking, please teach me! A while ago, Yan Family The restaurant has launched a new dish called Squirrel Mandarin Fish. The presentation and taste are superb. It has already taken away some of the remaining diners in my house. If I don’t grow in, my signature of the "Yu Shan Shi Jia" will really be broken. In my hands!" The little cook clasped his hands together frequently to Lin Dan. To say a word of conscience, Lin Dan is not inferior to his father and grandfather just by looking at the craftsmanship of soaking hair.