Chapter 567 Geng Lishan: I’m Very Curious About Chicken Tip Soup! Lin Xu: Shall I Make some Arrangements? 【Additional Update 5】

"Just after a meal, master taught me how to make dry croquettes."

Although Lin Xu enjoyed eating melon, he didn't want to spread gossip about his master, so he took the initiative to chat about the dry croquettes he had just learned.

Upon hearing this, Geng Lele became interested:

"Brother Xu, can you do it now? My grandma volunteered to make dry croquettes during the Spring Festival this year, but they all burned and turned into a pile of black briquettes..."

After she took the lead, Chen Yan also talked about how she didn't enjoy the meal at her grandma's house.

It's not that the food is not delicious, it's mainly because the relatives at home asked Ren Jie why he didn't come. Are they looking down on others?

After a while, he said that he was classified as a deadbeat and asked Ren Jie to help him think of a solution. Chen Yan made an excuse to go to the bathroom in the middle of her meal and drove to find Shu Yun and Dou Wenjing.

Every holiday, there are always some distant relatives who come to visit us who we don’t usually interact with.

He said that his relatives needed to move around more, but in other words, he was crying about poverty, wanted to borrow money, wanted to start a business, and wanted to arrange a job for his children that was not tiring, did not work overtime, and paid well.

Chen Yan was very annoyed, so she spent most of the Spring Festival days at Lin Kee's shop.

Seeing that everyone's interest was aroused, Lin Xu took the initiative and said:

"Well, I'll go to the kitchen and make some for you now, so that you can taste the dry croquettes at a state banquet level. How different they are from at home."

Perfect dry croquettes that will definitely make these women forget about gossip.

As for Dundun who came over to join in the fun, Lin Xu hugged him and gave him a multiple-choice question:

"Do you want to eat bullfrog?"

Dundun rubbed Lin Xu's face with his big head without thinking.

Obviously, kittens and cats prefer eating meat to coming to join in the fun and gossip.

Putting Dundun on the service desk, Lin Xu went to the aquarium to catch a few bullfrogs. Chen Yuanyuan happened to come back too. Seeing Lin Xu holding the bullfrogs, she asked curiously:

"Brother, are you planning to make hot pot bullfrog?"

"I'm steaming it for Dundun. If you want to eat grouted bullfrog, I can make some. There is grouto sauce in the kitchen. Making grouted bullfrog is very simple."

"Okay, you go ahead. I'll first communicate with Mr. Dou about the places I visited today."

In the afternoon, Chen Yuanyuan went to several places and looked at the shops she had seen online. She found that half of them were fake.

The shop is that shop, but the surrounding environment is not as good as what is said online.

One was next to the garbage station, one was next to the public toilet, and the other was in a residential area. After reading it, she looked for other ones nearby, which turned out to be very fruitful.

Now she has to discuss with Dou Wenjing whether to rent them together and open the store slowly, or to rent the first batch of stores first and talk about the rest later.

Lin Xu caught a few more bullfrogs, and when he came upstairs, he handed the bullfrogs to Che Zi:

"Put them away, take off the skin, steam three of them for Dundun, chop the others into large pieces, and marinate them with onion, ginger cooking wine and salt, sugar and oyster sauce."

"What is the boss going to do?"

"Griddle the bullfrog. By the way, get some more fat sausage. I'll add it later."

"okay!"

Lin Xu changed into clothes, washed his hands carefully, and then started making dry croquettes.

There is salt and pepper in the store, so there is no need to prepare it, but the tiger sauce is too late now, so I won’t prepare it. Anyway, these girls eat dry croquettes, and they will most likely replace the dipping sauce with tomato sauce in the end.

Marinate the chopped meat with condiments, onion, ginger, pepper water and other ingredients.

The driver also prepared bullfrogs and fat intestines.

First, I made the griddle-pot fat-gut frogs for Sister Yuanyuan to have for dinner. I worked until dark before coming over, so I must be starving.

However, as soon as he brought this spicy and delicious dish outside, before Chen Yuanyuan, who was chatting about work, could eat it, Chen Yan, Shen Jiayue and Geng Lele gathered around.

"It smells good, spicy and spicy."

"It actually has fat intestines, no wonder it's so delicious."

"Wow, fried potato chips, this is my favorite griddle side dish. Brother Xu, can I taste it for Sister Yuanyuan?"

Lin Xu smiled helplessly:

"Haven't you all had dinner?"

"I'm not too full. I want to have some more."

Not far away, Chen Yuanyuan, who was explaining the location of the store to Dou Wenjing, said:

"Eat, eat, just leave a bite for me."

When Geng Lele heard this, he went to the disinfection cabinet to get the dishes, chopsticks, and three small bowls of rice.

How can such a good dry pot dish be done without rice?

I can't be sorry for Brother Xu's hard work.

Just like that, a few people grabbed rice and started eating the second round of dinner.

"Yueyue, what did you eat at Chef Gao's house? Was the food rich?"

"The dishes are all exquisite, look good, and taste good, but they are all light. Maybe Master, Master, Wife, and Aunt Lucy are not used to heavy-flavored dishes... By the way, Aunt Lucy is going to the Department of Foreign Languages ​​at Peking University. What's the details? I don’t know about the operator, it should be an external contract.”

The teacher’s wife was rich and well-connected, so it was easy for Comrade Wang Cuihua to find a job. After all, Wang Cuihua also graduated from an Ivy League school and somehow came to China and met her Robin.

Speaking of which, Master was the one who brought this about. However, at such a young age, Master could still practice English to the point where he could converse fluently with foreigners. People have to admire Neptune's learning ability.

After Chen Yuanyuan and Dou Wenjing finished chatting, there were five people eating.

Fortunately, today Zeng Xiaoqi went to visit Qi's family with her parents, otherwise the scene of six women sitting around chatting and gossiping would have made people afraid to approach.

Not long after, Lin Xu made dry croquettes.

When he brought it out, he also brought a portion of steamed pork ribs and chicken feet in black bean sauce.

"You guys eat slowly, I'll go to the kitchen to see how everyone is working."

Lin Xu put the dishes on the large tray on the table, then returned to the kitchen and carefully looked at the work at each position.

If you are away during this period, you have to observe the situation in the kitchen. If there is a decline in quality control, then you have to deal with it, and you must not let the quality of the dishes decline.

Outside, everyone tasted the delicious dry croquettes, and they were all surprised by the crispy outside and tender inside.

Although this is a relatively common dish in Beijing and can be ordered in countless restaurants, there are less than three restaurants that can make it to Lin Xu's level.

Chen Yan said:

"I have to bring my parents to try it tomorrow. These meatballs taste really good."

Geng Lele also asked Grandpa to taste it, and suggested that Lin Xu make a video of making dry croquettes. Such a delicious dish cannot be hidden.

Lin Xu walked around the back kitchen and returned outside again. The little mushroom head told him his thoughts.

"The video will be taken, but it's not possible right now. When the people in the store finish their vacation, we will update the menu, including dry croquettes, salted duck, salt-fried mutton, etc."

You have to use the dishes you learn to make money.

Only dishes that can be monetized are considered good. If they cannot be monetized, they can only be said to have been eliminated from the market and should be removed from the shelves.

Hearing what he said, Chen Yan and others all became excited.

I always feel that with this new addition, the store’s business will usher in a new peak.

For the next two days, Lin Xu couldn't care about the things in the store.

He first took Dundun and Brother Feng to the Maisarui headquarters to sign a promotion contract, re-drawn various rights and obligations, and also presented several car models, one of which was Lin Xu's G63 with red lines.

After signing the contract, Dundun can put a Maisari car model next to it during live broadcasts. In this way, advertisements will be inserted to let more and more people know about the world's largest car modification brand.

Just after the signing ceremony was completed, Shen Guofu drove his Bentley to pick a car.

There are no existing cars, so the big boss directly customized a black and white G63 and a mocha gray G63.

Lao Shen prefers black and white. His Mercedes-Benz Big G used to be in this color. Now he has chosen a similar color, but the car's configuration and interior are much higher than the original Mercedes-Benz Big G.

As for the mocha gray one, it was intended for Chen Meiliang.

After settling the matter here, Lin Xu picked up Shang Weixing and his wife, Zeng Xiaoqi's parents, who came to the capital, and went to the Ginkgo Garden to start work.

The work content is not troublesome. Now we just need to sort it out, clean up some construction waste and other things, and prepare the environment of the entire park.

Several aunts previously employed by the park also came to work together.

They were all middle-aged people in their fifties, and they chatted very enthusiastically. Two of the aunts were even fellow residents of northern Jiangsu Province from Zeng Xiaoqi's parents, so everyone was familiar with them.

Lin Xu brought rice, flour, grain and oil and asked them to start their own business first.

When my parents come over later, we will officially enter the operation stage.

After finishing the matter here, Lin Xu went to visit relatives with Shen Jiayue and Shen Guofu. They were not in the capital during the New Year. Now that they are back, they naturally have to move among relatives.

Of course, the Shen family doesn't have many relatives, mainly from the Han family.

Previously, a cousin put eye drops in front of Mrs. Han, saying that Yueyue should be punished for not bringing the groom to visit her for New Year greetings in the first year of her marriage.

As a result, Mrs. Han was furious and scolded her.

There are always some people who, even though their own lives are a mess, still like to point fingers at other people's lives.

After visiting relatives, Lin Xu took the time to have a meal with classmates who were working hard in Beijing. Instead of eating in his own restaurant, he went with his classmates to a small mutton-shabu restaurant near the school.

You can’t let it go in your own store, so it’s better to go to a place with commemorative significance.

For example, the mutton-shabu restaurant near the school was a place where everyone often gathered for dinner when I was in school. At that time, we didn’t have much money and we didn’t dare to eat open meat, so we could only order more cabbage leaves, tofu and vermicelli.

Now that everyone has a job and income, they can eat as much as they want.

Each person had a pound of mutton, and ordered snacks such as sugar pancakes, and agreed to meet up later. If anyone has any difficulties, just ask.

There is no ambiguity about what I can do to help.

Lin Xu was not bragging. He really recommended a classmate who was a bit introverted but had solid basic skills to go to the audit office where Shen Jiayue worked before.

The salary of an audit firm is not too high in the financial industry, but it is more comfortable and stable.

If you want to make money, you can also take on some private work.

As far as Shen Jiayue knows, many people in the audit office work as part-time accountants outside. They usually have nothing to do and just help file taxes during the tax filing period. These various things add up to a lot of money every month.

After finishing all these things, Lin Xu finally got into work.

He introduced several new dishes that he had not had time to serve in the store one by one, and invited professors and scholars such as Geng Lishan, Uncle Zhou, Professor Xu, Ren Chongmo, Tian Qinglan, and Cui Qingyuan who came back from Shanghai to taste them in the store. Some new dishes.

These dishes include Tai Chi chicken porridge, three sets of duck, red crispy chicken, hibiscus sea pine, roasted whole pig head, clear soup silver lung, salted duck, flame drunk goose, salt-fried mutton, white water sheep head, dry croquettes, first-grade tofu, etc. Dishes.

In theory, all these dishes will be served in the store.

But for the most part, you need to spend a lot of money to book in advance.

In addition, some people need to hold high-end business banquets, and the store also provides high-end dishes.

Most of the dishes here are not new to ordinary customers. They are mainly for wealthy people who like arty food to find a way to spend money.

This is also the reason why we hosted a banquet for professors from Tsinghua University and Peking University.

They come into contact with a lot of people in this field. If they can attract a few rich people who don't care about money and just want delicious food, wouldn't it be a good net profit?

"After listening to Boss Lin's explanation, I realized that these three sets of ducks actually imply the concept of gentleman being harmonious but different, and villain being harmonious but not harmonious in "The Analects of Confucius". Delicious food paired with cultural guidance is truly a literati dish."

At the dinner table, Professor Xu, who usually didn't talk much, was full of excitement.

I was happy not only because I tasted the legendary three sets of duck, but also because I tasted a dish created under the guidance of a scholar.

It is worthy of being the three sets of duck. The soup is clear yet timeless, and the seasoning is simple yet delicious. It is worthy of being a representative dish in Huaiyang cuisine. The taste and texture are really unforgettable.

Cui Qingyuan wiped the soup from the corner of his mouth and said with a smile:

"I have tasted three sets of duck in Shanghai and Yangzhou before, but boss Lin is the only one who can make a humanistic flavor and at the same time fully show the harmony and difference of a gentleman. I am really impressed by this dish. !”

His proposal was approved by everyone, and everyone raised their glasses, happy to eat such a delicious dish.

In addition to the three sets of duck, other dishes also made everyone feel comfortable and satisfied, and many of the dishes have only been seen in books, and I heard senior scholars remember them in books or notes.

But in reality, there isn’t much to eat.

Apart from anything else, as for the dry croquettes described by Liang Shiqiu, there are few restaurants in Beijing that can achieve the level of deliciousness he describes.

But Lin Xu made it, and when he dipped it in salt and pepper and ate it, sentences from "Ya She Talks about Eating" flashed in his mind unconsciously.

The words that made me salivate when I read them in the early years have now become a reality.

Let everyone have a psychological echo across time and space with the cultural figures of the Republic of China.

This is the charm of food and the charm of words.

Not long after, clear soup Yinfei was served.

For dishes like silver lung, when they first saw it, everyone thought it was just a simple pig lung.

But when they tasted the melt-in-the-mouth texture and heard Lin Xu explain how to make it, everyone realized that they had underestimated the charm of this dish and the chefs of Huaiyang cuisine.

There are really not many people who can make pig lungs, an ingredient that is not on the table, to this extent.

While drinking this delicious soup, Professor Xu’s wife Aunt Xue said with a smile:

"The ancients seem to have studied soup very deeply. The submarine pine and silver lung that I just ate are really difficult for most people to figure out how to make. It's too troublesome."

Ren Chongmo smiled:

"People in ancient times had a lot of time and little information. Especially the salt merchants in Yangzhou spent all their efforts on gardening and food to open up the circle of scribes. Naturally, the chefs under them worked hard to please their masters."

After speaking, he looked at Geng Lishan and asked:

"Mr. Tateyama should have studied this kind of food very deeply, right?"

"I have researched it. I watched "The Plum in the Golden Vase" and "A Dream of Red Mansions" before, and also delved into some of the delicacies recorded above, such as Song Yulian's rock sugar stewed pig head. I wondered if it was the predecessor of roasting the whole pig head."

The pig head stewed with rock sugar appears many times in "Jin Ping Mei", and each time the author emphasizes that only a piece of firewood is needed to burn the pig head until it becomes tender.

Countless people want to know how to cook with a piece of firewood.

After eating the roasted whole pig head made by Lin Xu, Geng Lishan realized that it must be Lin Xu's method of removing the bones first and then stewing it. The reason why he emphasized a piece of firewood was probably because the fire was required to be low throughout.

Moreover, the author of "Jin Ping Mei" is a scholar and probably doesn't know much about cooking, so he wrote it like this.

Tian Qinglan took a sip of Yinfei Decoction:

"There are indeed many delicacies in "Jin Ping Mei", and various large and small banquets are also described in detail, which provides a powerful help for future generations to study the Ming Dynasty market culture... I wonder which dish in it impressed Mr. Tateyama the most?"

Geng Lishan smiled:

"I used to be interested in silver bream soup. I was very curious about why Sun Xuee was beaten for this dish, which made me full of sympathy for Sun Xuee... When I tasted the silver bream soup made by Lin Xiaoyou, I watched it again "Jin Ping Mei", I found another dish that interests me, and it also made me sigh for a long time."

Although Uncle Zhou is a manager, he usually has a deep research on ancient popular culture.

Upon hearing this, he asked:

"The chicken soup that cost Sun Xue'e her life?"

Geng Lishan nodded:

"Think about that ancient society. Sun Xue'e had top-notch cooking skills, but she couldn't put them to use. She was beaten because of silver bream soup, and died because of chicken tip soup... What a miserable woman. Every time I read this, I feel A living person died in front of me."

Literati are more likely to be sad about spring and autumn.

Although it is because they are more emotionally sensitive, it also shows from the side that even after hundreds of years, words can still accurately convey the emotions and intentions that the author wants to express.

After Geng Lishan finished speaking, others also felt sad and agreed with what he said.

Lin Xu saw that everyone was sighing for Sun Xue'e, which made the atmosphere not so good, so he asked:

"Do you...want to try the chicken tip soup?"

Cui Qingyuan immediately became energetic:

"You can do it?"

Geng Lishan swept away the decadence just now:

"Since you ask, I can definitely do it... Xiaoyou Lin, if you can let me taste chicken tip soup today, you can choose from all the calligraphy and paintings in my house! Qi Baishi's, Xu Beihong's, Zhang Daqian... I can't collect their calligraphy and paintings. If you can get what I want, I will give it to you."

Lin Xu: "..."

It’s just a bowl of soup, isn’t it?

He quickly said:

"No, no, you said that so much that I didn't dare to do anything. If I disappoint you, it's not a waste of money."

No wonder cultural people can't do business.

The boss wanted to give away his family fortune at first. No matter how big the family fortune was, there was no way to build it like this.

Although the others did not speak, their eyes were full of eagerness.

Apparently, everyone wants to try the chicken tip soup.

Lin Xu stood up and said:

"You guys sit down for a moment and I'll make this soup to satisfy your curiosity!"

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