Chapter three hundred and sixty fourth underworld eldest sister Da Hongmei
Anhui stinky mandarin fish really became a famous dish about a hundred years ago, which is related to a historical allusion.
There is a pole shop in Guocun Township, Huangshan District, at the southwest foot of Huangshan Mountain. The fact that stinky mandarin fish has become the number one dish in Anhui has a lot to do with this pole shop.
It is said that one year a cool official named Miao was transferred to Huizhou as the magistrate. This man was addicted to fish and loved to eat fresh fish, especially lively fresh mandarin fish.
At that time, there was a government servant named Wang Xiaoer who was responsible for delivering mandarin fish to the prefect whenever the weather turned cold.
As a result, the weather suddenly got hot during the transportation, and the originally fresh mandarin fish began to slowly die.
Wang Xiaoer had no choice but to urge the porters to travel day and night. On this day, he came to the pole shop and planned to stay and have a rest. At this time, he found that most of the mandarin fish were dead, and the fish bodies emitted a foul smell.
Wang Xiaoer hurriedly asked the porter to kill the fish, then spread it evenly with fine salt to eliminate the smell, and then found a chef to ask him to cook the fish and taste it.
After the chef prepared the braised mandarin fish with seasonings, everyone said it had a unique flavor after eating it.
Wang Xiaoer was overjoyed and asked the porters to carry the smelly mandarin fish to Huizhou as soon as possible.
After the stinky mandarin fish was transported to Huizhou, Wang Xiaoer did not go to the magistrate to report his orders. Instead, he invited many chefs to cook the stinky mandarin fish and wrote a message: "Hui Cuisine's rare flavor mandarin fish is on the market. Our store is free of charge."
"Taste" banner attracts customers.
As a result, all the guests who had eaten this "flavored mandarin fish" praised it.
At this time, Wang Xiaoer felt relieved and sent the prepared "flavored mandarin fish" to the prefect. Magistrate Miao had not eaten mandarin fish for a long time and was already so greedy that he didn't even bother to ask more questions.
When I ate it, I praised it and said, "The flavor of mandarin fish is well-deserved!"
From then on, Magistrate Miao never mentioned eating fresh mandarin fish again, and stinky mandarin fish became a famous Huizhou dish.
"Chujiu, how many things are in your mind?"
Zhang Xuan was once again surprised by Chujiu's knowledge. I casually said that Chujiu knew everything about eating, and happened to see the evil smile on Chujiu's face.
I casually snatched the menu from Chujiu's hand. When Chujiu told us about the smelly mandarin fish, his eyes were always looking at the menu intentionally or unintentionally.
Sure enough, I asked myself how could a food stall have such a thick menu.
It turns out that each dish has a detailed introduction, and there are historical allusions to the dish.
The ninth-grade brat didn’t know anything about stinky mandarin fish before, so he just read it to us based on the allusion on the back of the menu.
Zhang Xuan rolled her eyes at Chujiu, grabbed the menu from my hand, and read it with relish.
Just as Chujiu was laughing heartlessly, a black car sped up on the highway not far away.
I noticed that the face of the landlady suddenly turned ugly, and the boss who was cooking suddenly stopped what he was doing.
I coughed, Zhang Xuan didn't even raise her head and whispered that she knew. Chujiu looked indifferent and stared at the black car like other dinner guests.
The car stopped directly in front of the food stall where we were, and three strong men got out of the car wearing vests with a green dragon on the left and a white tiger on the right.
The three strong men got out of the car and looked around before one of them opened the rear door of the car.
A short-haired woman who looked to be in her early forties and wearing a women's suit got out of the car. It was the gang leader we suspected, Hongmei.
Hongmei walked into the food stall carrying her handbag and greeted the boss who was cooking for us. "Business is good."
"Boss, are you here? Why are you so late today? I thought you wouldn't come."
The owner of the food stall had an apologetic smile on his face. Fortunately, he hadn't started cooking the stinky mandarin fish yet. If the stinky mandarin fish had already been eaten by us, he probably wouldn't have to put his food stall here in the future.
Hongmei glanced at the remaining empty tables and actually chose to sit at the table next to us.
"It's the same as before, I'll add two bottles of beer today."
Hongmei laughed and said to the female boss who was serving her tea that it was indeed a bit late to get off work today and she wanted to drink some wine.
The female boss couldn't help but shake her hands, spilled the tea on the table, and kept apologizing to Hongmei in a hurry.
"Sister, what are you doing? What's wrong? Are you worried?"
Hongmei smiled and took out a paper towel to wipe the water stains on the table, and asked the female boss if she encountered any difficulties. We are all acquaintances, and if there is a problem, she, as her sister, will definitely help.
The female boss hesitated for a long time and couldn't explain clearly. It happened that the male boss turned off the fire in the kitchen stove and brought a pot of hodgepodge to our table.
"Boss, here's the thing. I saw it was getting late and I thought you wouldn't come over for dinner today, so I sold the smelly mandarin fish to this table of guests."
The male boss had an apologetic smile on his face. The weather in Nanning is hot, and if the smelly mandarin fish is kept for a long time, it will definitely affect the taste. When the stall is closed and he takes it home, he will definitely throw it away. It happens to be sold to customers who want to eat it.
Hongmei looked at the male boss protecting the female boss behind her, smiled and shook her head. It was all her fault that she got off work late, so she asked the boss not to feel embarrassed.
"Hey, I said this is the best one, so I came all the way here. It seems I won't be lucky today."
Hongmei sighed and said to herself, then looked at our table.
The male boss understood and told Hongmei that the mandarin fish happened to be uncooked yet, so he could discuss with us if we could give it to Hongmei.
"No need to discuss, we also want to eat smelly mandarin fish."
We heard the conversation between the two, and Chujiu angrily refused before the male boss came over.
The boss smiled apologetically and said good things to Chujiu. If it was not possible, he could give us two more other dishes.
"Brother, you go cook for these little bosses first, and I'll discuss it with them."
Hongmei signaled the male boss to go back to cooking. She moved to sit down at our table and took out a business card from her bag.
"The little bosses look a little unfamiliar. I haven't seen them before."
Hongmei had a kind smile on her face and told us that she has several factories nearby. If we encounter anything in the future, we can ask her for help. She still knows a lot of acquaintances in the area.
Later, Hongmei told us that she was busy working all day and didn’t have any hobbies. She just liked to eat the smelly mandarin fish here. She came over right after finishing her work.
Busy at work all day? I think it’s more like going out and killing people all day long, I thought to myself.
"You look like a big boss with an unusual status at first glance, but we also want to eat stinky mandarin fish."
Chujiu took Hongmei's business card and reluctantly discussed with Hongmei. If it didn't work out, just come over and sit at her table and eat together. Anyway, the three of them couldn't finish the meal.
As soon as Chujiu finished speaking, the three strong men standing behind Hongmei took a step forward and slapped our table fiercely.