Chapter 29 The second step of the wine shop

There is a slave market in the West City, and Shen Shaoguang took A Yuan to go shopping.

In this dynasty, the situation of animal slaves was common, but there were few hired laborers. If labor was needed, they all directly purchased slaves and maids.

Shen Shaoguang analyzed, one is because this relationship is safe and secure, slaves and maids are the master's private property, and they dare not easily violate the master's will, even "slaves listen to the master and hide", except for major crimes such as treason, slaves cannot be the first to sue. The master, otherwise, he will be punished; and the servants are cheap, and an adult male servant with some skills is only a few taels of silver.

Since the time of crossing, Shen Shaoguang has already lost his integrity, and when it comes to slavery, he chooses to do as the locals do.

The slave market is very close to the horse market. After browsing the mules and horses of various colors, weak or shiny, came to the slave market without realizing it.

The slave market is not small, some sell the legendary Kunlun slaves and Xinluo maids, some sell only beautiful singers and dancers, some are small and only sell one or two, three or four, and there are dozens of them in a circle. The great slave traders of slaves.

I asked a few of them that were sold in bulk, but none of them were suitable. also knew that if the chef was an excellent cook, the owner would not sell it easily.

Shen Shaoguang came to a slave merchant in his forties. Not far away, he was surrounded by twenty or thirty slaves who were selling.

The two buyers looked like they were buying animals, mules, and horses, looking at their "fineness". Soon three or four servants with a little beauty were picked out, and someone took them to the city office to handle the sales deed.

Seeing Shen Shaoguang approaching, the slave merchant asked politely, "What is the lady's order?"

"I want to buy a manservant, I'd better know some cooking skills."

The origin, age, old master, skills, and slave merchants of each slave have records. Many slave merchants work in teams. The buyer above and the seller below are not the same person. This record is very necessary.

Although Shen Shaoguang only bought one, the slave trader did not take it lightly and said to her with a smile: "Lady wait a moment, wait for someone to flip through the booklet."

"It's a coincidence, this Yu San was originally a cook." The slave trader pointed to a manservant standing at the farthest edge.

Shen Shaoguang looked at Yu San, who was about twenty-six or seven years old, tall, with a flat head and a straight face.

Well, there is personality!

Shen Shaoguang went to see it. don't know if it was because of her demeanor towards beautiful women or because of her professional ethics, that the slave trader accompanied her into the slave circle.

"Do you know how to cook?" Shen Shaoguang asked.

Yu San lifted his eyelids to look at Shen Shaoguang, "Understood."

"What is your favorite dish?"

Yu San said in a flat voice, "Sunflower soup, Huotang."

The slave merchant sank his face, "Return to the girl!" Kwai Cai is very common, and Huo Geng can be considered rough, how can any cook say that he is good at these two kinds of dishes?

Presumably out of the mentality of being a good man not to suffer from immediate losses, Yu San replied: "In the early years, when the old master had money, he also cooked some dishes such as roasted goose, roasted mutton, and carp soup."

Shen Shaoguang nodded, "Why was it sold?"

"The owner is poor, so he sold me for the whole fish feast in Yuliulou."

Shen Shaoguang: "..." Okay, I understand a little why this buddy looks like he has no love for life, and also understand why his old master is poor - selling the cook for a meal, what a loss-making business!

The slave trader felt that the cook was not good at cooking, or was talking nonsense. He complained in his heart that the companion who bought slaves in front of him was unreliable, and apologized to Shen Shaoguang and said, "If you don't worry, little lady, there will be another batch the day after tomorrow. , then the little lady will come and see?"

Shen Shaoguang smiled at the slave trader: "No, just this. How much?"

This manservant is in the stall of three taels of silver. Now it seems that his cooking skills are a bit watery, and he has such a ghostly virtue. The slave merchant is too lazy to put his hands away and train him again. He automatically lowered the price and only asked for two taels. One thousand seven hundred texts.

Shen Shaoguang felt that the price was fair, so he thanked the slave merchant, paid the money, and went to do a mutual contract of buying and selling slaves.

Shen Shaoguang led A Yuan, who held his head high, and Yu San, who bowed his head.

The West Market is full of everything, and by the way, bought some bedding and daily necessities for Yu San.

Seeing that he spent so much money buying things for Yu San, he still looked like "If you love me, you will bury me when you die."

Shen Shaoguang burst out laughing, not knowing that A Yuan still has the characteristics of deceiving students...

Because the rented house could not be moved, and there were no male guests in the nunnery, Shen Shaoguang let Yu San live in the shop first.

Back in the store, the sun was still high, and before dinner was ready, Shen Shaoguang first took the candy he bought in the West Market to thank Mrs. Li next door to help look at the door and the stove, and came back to see Yu San, "First Go to the back and wash your hands and face."

Yu San responded expressionlessly and went to the back.

Shen Shaoguang asked A Yuan to go to Qiu Dalang to buy some hu cakes, and put some braised pork ribs on the food table - they were stewed when they went out, and the bones and meat were already rotten by now.

In this era, some people with spare money only eat three meals a day, and those who have no money only eat two meals. Shen Shaoguang felt that Yu San definitely didn't eat lunch.

After coming back three times, Shen Shaoguang said, "Let's eat."

Yu San glanced at Shen Shaoguang and sat in front of the desk to eat, thinking that he was really hungry, he didn't eat slowly, but he didn't look rude.

After he finished eating, Shen Shaoguang asked him about the taste.

"More sugar and less salt."

Shen Shaoguang raised his eyebrows.

"—better than me."

"...!" Okay, at least with a good tongue. Shen Shaoguang has always been good at discovering the strengths of his own people.

Shen Shaoguang explained to Yu San that Chang'an people are fond of sweets, and they eat snacks without stuttering, so they put more sugar and less salt.

Yu nodded at three.

"Can you make fish? There's a carp that's more than a foot long in the back!" Now that you're full, you can work. Of course, the shop owner has to test the new chef's practical skills.

Yu San nodded again and asked Shen Shaoguang, "Do you want to do it now? You have to eat it while it's hot."

Shen Shaoguang smiled and said, "If there are no guests, we will eat by ourselves."

Yu Sanben didn't say anything, went to the kitchen and caught fish in the small water tank, took it and killed it.

Seeing his method of killing fish, Shen Shaoguang felt relieved, hey, at least he won't worry about killing fish in the future.

Every time he saw that A Yuan smashed the fish with a stick, Shen Shaoguang felt pain all over the fish. Take a sip.

The so-called "seeing its life, I can't bear to see its death; hearing its voice, I can't bear to eat its meat", Shen Shaoguang is not a gentleman, and he can't cook far away, but he still can't bear it.

Yu San was much more clean, killed with one knife, and the level of the executioner was absolute.

Yu San, who killed the fish cleanly and neatly, took the meat cleanly, chopped off the head and tail, as long as the thick part of the meat in the middle was peeled and cut into sections, and then a small size, wrapped in a thin layer of egg white powder, and put it in the pot. deep fried.

Looking at the fish head and fish tail that was ruthlessly abandoned, Shen Shaoguang felt at this moment that, just because he never tires of fine food, the former owner of Yu San was probably poor. Yu San said that this sold the cook for a feast, and it was true.

Fry the fish until golden brown, put it out, put in another pot, put oil, put pepper, green onion, ginger and saute until fragrant, then put the juice with rice wine, clear sauce, vinegar, sugar and other seasonings, then put the fish, and collect the juice over high heat .

When it was served on the plate, the edges of the fish pieces were slightly raised, and the soup was rich and shiny. It looked good and smelled delicious. It was not braised, stewed, or sweet and sour. It was a bit like the tile fish of later generations.

Before Shen Shaoguang could try it, he saw a regular customer who often came to buy Yujian noodles.

This regular customer saw the fish, his eyes lit up, and he asked Shen Shaoguang with a smile: "Our wife didn't have a good meal at noon, so I'm eating porridge now, and I want to eat something tasty. Let's come here and have a look, this fish selling?"

Facing the Yin Yin's eyes, Shen Shaoguang pursed his lips and said, "You can take it away." Then he said, "Eat it while it's hot."

The regular customer smiled and said, "Thank you, thank you, I'll bring you a plate back later." The restaurant sells vegetables but not plates, this is the rule.

The newly cooked fish was sold. Shen Shaoguang didn't eat a single bite of the fish. He rubbed his fingers on the pot that he hadn't had time to brush. Well, the overall taste was salty and fragrant, with a touch of sweet and sour, and it tasted good.

Lin Yan is much more delicious than Shen Shaoguang - he ate a piece of fish after all.

As soon as entered grandmother's house, could smell the delicious smell of fish. The grandmother was sitting on the couch with a snack table in front of her. On the table were half a bowl of porridge and a few plates of porridge.

"Brother is back?" Mrs. Jiang Tai smiled and then greeted someone to serve Lin Yan porridge too. Recently the old lady started to be confused again.

"Try this fish, you bought it from outside Huixianlou." There were two pieces left on the plate, and Mrs. Jiang Tai generously gave one piece to her "Brother".

Huixianlou is a famous restaurant in Hangzhou. It has been standing for a hundred years. My grandmother returned to the time when my great-grandfather was the prefect of Hangzhou.

Lin Yan tasted it, "Well, not bad."

"Isn't it good? But I think this sweet and sour fish was not made by a cook." Mrs. Jiang Tai said bluntly.

Lin Yan looked at the servant girl beside her grandmother, and the servant girl lip-synched, "Shen Ji".

Lin Yan smiled helplessly. He actually remembered the sweet and sour fish that Shen remembered two days ago, but what he said later was not a cook but was wrong...

The author has something to say:

Poor Lin Yan only ate a piece of fish, and even poorer Shen Shaoguang only licked the soup.

Mrs. Jiang Tai was satisfied: "I said it wasn't made by a cook, right?"

The practice of tile fish refers to Baidu information and Mr. Liang Shiqiu's article.