"Customer, how many people Lei?"

When I stepped into the store, I heard the young man's silly words, and I knew that this was a Cantonese restaurant.

"One!" Li Jinglong said, sitting down at a dining table casually.

Yingtian Mansion is the capital of the Ming Dynasty under the feet of the emperor, and the essence of the world, whether it is talents or ingredients, is gathered here. There are several famous Cantonese restaurants in the Guangzhou Guild Hall in the capital, and Li Jinglong is also a regular visitor.

Li Jinglong is an expert in eating. Cantonese cuisine actually includes many types, Cantonese cuisine, Dongjiang Hakka cuisine, and Chaozhou cuisine.

After sitting down, he looked around and found that it was a medium-sized restaurant. It was different from the restaurants in other cuisines. There was a kitchen at the door, and several chefs were busy in the smoke and fire.

Next to the kitchen, there are a wide variety of prepared braised side dishes, salted fish, etc. Several diners are trying to choose from.

After choosing for a long time, it seemed that I wanted to eat this and that. The guy who followed them, without any impatientness, kept introducing it with a smile.

It was during the meal that the house was almost full. There was a charcoal hot pot on almost every table, steaming.

"Customer, what should I eat when I'm tired?" The young man ordered good food and came over immediately.

"What's your specialty?" Li Jinglong asked.

"This shop is all signature dishes!" the young man smiled, "It's all delicious!"

Li Jinglong's eyes slanted, and he saw the scholars who had come in before. There was a charcoal stove on the other party's table, so he spoke, "I want that too!"

"Do you want a side stove?" the young man smiled, "What kind of dishes do you want? There are fish fillets, lamb, chicken, and shrimp."

"I want it all!" Li Jinglong waved his hand.

"Can't finish eating?" the guy wondered.

Li Jinglong was in a good mood, "I'll finish eating!"

The young man was stunned at first, then quickly ran to the kitchen, immediately brought out a charcoal basin with red flames and placed it on the hollowed-out dining table in the middle.

Li Jinglong ate a lot of Cantonese cuisine, but he ate it fine. Besides, no one dared to make such a big brazier with flames sticking out his tongue and put it in front of Li Jinglong.

The charcoal basin seems to be in its old age, and the bottom is cracked and tied with iron wire. The guy seemed to think the fire was not strong enough, so he poked it with an iron hook a few times, and sparks suddenly overflowed, almost burning the mink hair on Li Jinglong's body.

After another trot, the guy held a casserole that was also old, put it on a charcoal basin, and then carried a brass long-mouthed pot and started pouring the soup.

"The soup in the shop is made of fish bones and shrimp heads, so fresh and sweet!"

"This thing is a bit interesting!" Li Jinglong smiled and said in his heart, "It's the same as the mutton pot in the palace. But the palace is a copper pot, and this is a casserole."

He eats a lot of Cantonese casseroles, but they are all made and served. This is the first time he puts them on a charcoal basin.

The flames are strong, and the roasted people are warm. Before eating, they are warm.

In an instant, the thin fish fillets as thin as wings, round fish balls, cut meat slices, as well as tofu and vegetables, fresh shrimp and fat chicken, bean curd, winter melon and radish slices, cut chicken gizzards and waist slices.

"Sheep and fish are fresh!" Li Jinglong looked at the dishes on the table and thought to himself, "This way of eating is not only bold and happy, but also in line with the ancient charm. More importantly, thrift is also the joy of people."

Seeing that he hadn't moved his chopsticks for a long time, the young man not far away couldn't help but speak, "Customer, drink the soup first, otherwise the soup will not be so sweet after cooking!"

"Sweet?" Li Jinglong frowned, "It's not sweet, it's okay for others to say that those who are old killers are sweet at the banquet will probably be scolded. Because it's sweet, it won't drink!"

I thought so, but I still put some soup on my own and tasted it lightly.

The soup was in her stomach and her frowning eyebrows immediately stretched out.

This is not sweet, but fresh! Although there is no mellow taste when you first enter the mouth, it has endless aftertaste, and it seems that the taste flows into the limbs and bones along with the soup you enter.

"Better than the big restaurant!"

Li Jinglong was overjoyed and poured the fish fillets into it with chopsticks.

"No!" The young man rushed over, "You can eat the fish fillets after a few hot water, and you will get old after a long hot water!"

As he said that, he began to introduce, "The fish fillets are cooked quickly, and the chicken can be cooked for too long, so it is good for firewood. If you want to eat, just add whatever you want, and eat as much as you eat..."

He kept talking, and then ran to the counter again.

Start the ingredients with a small bowl, deep-fried garlic with ginger, green onion, soy sauce, and add a little nanquard.

He turned around and asked, "Customer, are you tired of eating coriander?"

"Eat!" Li Jinglong laughed.

Then, various ingredients are in the mouth, the fish fillets are smooth and the fish balls are tender, the chicken is smooth but not wood, and the shrimp is crisp but not loose.

The problem that lingers in his mind is solved because this restaurant he accidentally stepped into is easily solved.

Li Jinglong also had some talent in his heart. He remembered the miscellaneous notes he had read that shaving the side stove is a traditional Chinese dish, and eating it in the side stove is called shaving the side stove.

There is also a description in Su Dongpo's collection of essays, "Luo Fuying always cooks all kinds of food and drink, and is famous for Gu Dong's soup, and all the guests are called "good."

The poet Taoist Lu then wrote a couplet saying: "Put the wine (lou) into the pot of Dongguo, dig a cellar and travel in the rice bowl."

The Ming Dynasty took the Yuan Dynasty and restored the Han rituals. On the 70th birthday of the old man, he used this kind of side stove as a banquet dish, which was in line with the mood. Moreover, the ingredients were ready and it was not troublesome to make.

But after all, it is Cantonese cuisine, which lacks the taste of Central Plains. Then add some Central Plains elements and let the chefs study it.

Li Jinglong was so happy that he had a meal that he felt relieved and felt comfortable all over.

"Come here!" He waved outside.

Chang Sui, who was guarding outside, immediately came in and whispered, "Master, you give me your order!"

"Have you seen such charcoal stoves and casseroles?" Li Jinglong whispered, "Go to the Shuimenguan grocery market to see what you want, buy them all!"

"Yes!" Chang Sui agreed and immediately went out to instruct other Xiaosi.

Then, Li Jinglong picked his teeth with a bamboo stick and waved to the guy again.

"Customer, have you finished eating?" The young man nodded and smiled. Although he was young, there were many people. From the moment Li Jinglong entered the store, he knew that this person was not an ordinary person.

"How do you make this soup? Can you write it down for me? And how do you dip it?" Li Jinglong smiled.

"No!" The young man's face turned pale, he waved his hand repeatedly, and said, "My third uncle's secret recipe is to pass on men but not women but not women but not outside!"

Li Jinglong was a little angry, but his identity was not as good as a young man. He waved his hand in dismay, stood up and walked out.

"Cheer officer..." He hadn't given the money yet, so the guy naturally couldn't let him go.

"Go!" Chang Sui, who was outside the door, rushed in, blocked the young man, then shook his wrist, and with a clang, three silver dollars fell on the table, and asked arrogantly, "Is it enough?"

The guy was stupid. He couldn't use five cents of silver for this table of food, and the other party took three yuan at one move. At this time, the Ming Dynasty was peaceful and prosperous, with extremely low prices and silver and money being particularly valuable.

Changsui smiled, "You serve our master well, and you will be considered your reward!"

"Ah!" The guy became even more stupid.

Changsui followed Li Jinglong with a smile, and the young man quickly held the silver dollar in his hand.

At this moment, he seemed to see hope.

Saving money, if you have too much money, it will be like Uncle San, who opens a fashionable restaurant, then marry a wife and have a bunch of sons.

But the next second, hope will be shattered.

Before the money in his hand was warmed up, the boss's wife took it over and rolled his eyes.

~~

Li Jinglong walked out in all directions, strolling happily with a full meal and a drink.

He turned around and said to Changsui behind him, "Go and tell the owner of the Guangdong Association and the shopkeeper of the Cantonese cuisine Ruyi Building, and ask them to come to the mansion to wait for it in the evening. I have something to explain."

"Yes!" Chang Sui quickly agreed and turned around and called another servant to give orders.

"Feed and drank enough to find a place to rest!" Li Jinglong was in a good mood and thought for a moment, "Let's go, Qingxin Xiaozhu listen to the music!"

Pass the intersection of Xijie, go straight into Shidunmen Street, and turn to the three alleys in Tiangong.

I walked to this place in a carriage and barely ate the food.

The carriage was parked at the door. Just as I was about to step in, I saw a few casual men standing lazily at Qingxin Xiaozhu's door.

In an instant, Li Jinglong became alert.

Just because of these seemingly lazy men in front of him, Li Jinglong knew that he was a good soldier in the army at a glance.

Immediately afterwards, the old madam's crying voice came from inside, "Where can I buy some baked lamb for you?"

Then, the madam twisted her fat waist and came out from it, and was walking towards Li Jinglong.

The madam seemed to have seen a savior, "Master, you are here, the girls inside are in trouble today!"

"What's going on?" Li Jinglong said angrily, "Who is inside?"

The madam came up and whispered, "Do you still remember? I have been here once before and made this awful little prince from Prince Yan's house."

"Nee!" Li Jinglong took a breath of air conditioning, turned around and got on the carriage.

"Master, where are you going?" the madam shouted.

Li Jinglong didn't look back, "I'm anxious!"
Chapter completed!