Chang’an Small Restaurant

On the second day of junior high, Shen Shaoguang went to Guangming Temple to sit at the Master Yuanjue Tai place for half a day.

Yuanjue Shitai's "Bingjing" has been preliminarily written, which includes all kinds of soup cakes, pancakes, steamed cakes, scones, bull-hearted bear white cakes from aristocratic families in Beijing, and Jiangnan small cakes The peach blossom apricot cake in the restaurant also has a large sesame cake weighing ten pounds made by a bearded man next to Yangguan.

Teacher Tai not only talked about all kinds of cakes and food, but also about people and scenery. She described the golden years that could not be returned. Shen Shaoguang read it as the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Shen Shaoguang didn't even blow the rainbow fart this time, just sighed: "It's good, it's good..."

Master Yuanjue looked at her too and smiled slowly.

On the third day of the first lunar month, Shen Shaoguang had to go around the neighborhood, say some New Year greetings, give some souvenirs, and eat some candy.

Tofufang Qiu's family pulled Shen Shaoguang to let him eat New Year's wine at his house. Mrs. Qiu's family stewed the little hen with mountain mushrooms, without adding so many seasonings, and without being so careless as Shen Shaoguang, the soup was thick and juicy with the meat flowing from the tip of a small pot. Also prepared some fried tofu, steamed mutton and the like.

The old lady of Qiu's family kept asking, "Little lady, try this chicken" "Little lady, try this mutton, is it rotten?" "Little lady, try our aunt's good dishes. Meatballs”…

Shen Kee is a major customer of Qiu's Tofu Factory, and Shen Shaoguang taught them how to season and develop various tofu skins, dried tofu seeds, soybean oil skins, etc. Qiu's family made a lot of money because of this , This time, I thank her for the New Year.

The wife of Qiu's family is naive, but her mouth is clever: "Ajia is joking again! How can I be considered 'good' in front of Mrs. Shen?" He said to Shen Shaoguang, "Although rough , don't dislike it, little lady, you must eat enough."

In order to express her sincere appreciation for Mrs. Qiu's craftsmanship, Shen Shaoguang really ate a lot and praised it again. Mrs. Qiu smiled so much that her eyes were narrowed.

I ate hoisai at noon, and at night I only drank a bowl of millet porridge, and ate the pickles prepared by the third princess.

Princess Yu is particularly aristocratic in making pickles. A small plate of small butterflies, there are always six or seven kinds, there are pickled cabbage, pickled radishes, pickled cucumbers, pickled purple ginger, some with bits and pieces, some with sesame oil, mixed with vinegar, some with added Sesame Sauce Garlic…①

Shen Shaoguang ate two chopsticks every time, and he also drank a bowl of porridge, and his stomach felt comfortable.

This has been messing around for a few more days, only to be lazy, and finally the day of reopening on the sixth day of the sixth day - there is no saying that the fifth day of the new year will receive the God of Wealth, and most of the shops have passed the fifth day of the new year. It has just opened, and many of them even have to wait until the end of the New Year's Day to open their doors.

Shen Shaoguang, A Yuan, Yu San and others cleaned the inside and outside of the store, firecrackers were lit at the door, and the new year of the small restaurant began.

Seeing that Shen Ji opened the door, some old diners came over.

Shen Shaoguang gave another New Year's message, and the diners returned their congratulations, and said, "I really miss Shen Ji's dishes these days. Yesterday I went to eat New Year's wine, and there was even a hot pot in the banquet, but it was more The difference here is too far.”

"These days, it's all big fish and big meat, and I want to eat Yu Saburo's sweet and sour wasabi."

There are even people who simply moved the New Year wine here that they originally planned to invite at home, called "Agate Meat", "Lion Head", "Fried Chicken", "Hibiscus Meat", "Eight Treasures" "Tofu" and other classic dishes, plus a small amount of green ants, and two baskets of jade noodles at the end, only the guests and hosts enjoyed it.

The first day it opened, it was busy, and Shen Shaoguang had time to cut Huasheng until the evening.

The day of the seventh day of the first lunar month comes to the descendants, and it gradually declines. It is no longer a national festival, but it is still very grand at this time.

The so-called "Human Day" is said to originate from the legend of Nuwa's creation of man. It is said that the goddess Nuwa built chickens on the first day, dogs on the second day, pigs, sheep, cows, horses and other animals one after another. On the seventh day, she finally accumulated enough experience to create a wise human being Therefore, the seventh day of the first lunar month is called "Human Day".

In people's day, the most popular fashion is to use gold foil, silk, colored paper, etc. to cut, fold, or tie to make colorful decorations, and then stick them on screens, windows, etc. or wear them on the head superior.

The palace is most particular about this kind of exquisite, beautiful and craftsmanship. The ladies in the palace come up with new looks every year.

Shen Shaoguang put all his skills on cooking, and even a little bit of brush and ink for reading. At this time, women's traditional needle and embroidery was not very good, but paper-cutting was very good, so Shen Shaoguang I always firmly believe that I have a pair of skillful hands, and that I have no time to practice.

When he was in the palace, Shen Shaoguang cut the picture of the abundance of grains and the picture of good fruits and vegetables, which were the facade signs of the inner court dining room. Whoever went to take the meal on this day would have to "tsk tsk" twice.

The Rensheng and Huasheng of other palace maids are mostly small, but Shen Shaoguang's Caisheng is relatively large, not only large, but also complex and meticulous. There are no less than twenty kinds of fruits in the vegetable and fruit picture. Vegetables, grapes next to pears, watermelon covering some cherries, the mix is ​​well-proportioned and not messy at all.

The ability to cut out such a complex pattern is mainly thanks to the good learning in art class, the composition is done, and then the meticulous water grinding time, the skills of cutting and carving are actually not difficult to learn .

Shen Shaoguang first cut a few simple flowers at random to practice his hands, seeing A Yuan beside him, he was in a hurry for a while, so he cut a fat one with a double bun and akimbo. she.

A Yuan couldn't put it down and held it carefully, "It's so beautiful... so beautiful..."

Yu San and Achang were a little surprised by Shen Shaoguang's craftsmanship. Yu San picked up the lotus flower that Shen Shaoguang had just cut, and glanced at her: "And this ability..."

A Chang also smiled and said, "I can't believe that the little lady is so skillful."

A Yuan raised her head from her own superiority, with a look of course: "What is this? The little lady can do anything!"

Blind fans like A Yuan made Shen Shaoguang feel more stressed. Just about to explain a few words, Yu San said quietly: "Yeah, anything will do. The flags floating outside are crying. "

Shen Shaoguang: "…"

A Chang snickered.

A Yuan was filled with righteous indignation: "What happened to the banner? What happened to the banner? Just float?"

Seeing the strength of his fans, Shen Shaoguang didn't explain it, and smiled and cut out a picture of Jia fruit and vegetables with peace of mind.

Because it is not the first time to cut this look, and the pattern that takes a lot of time has been drawn in the past two days for the New Year, I just need to be patient and sharpen it with a scissors and a knife.

Rao is like this, and it is not completed until the middle of the night. Shen Shaoguang didn't let A Yuan accompany him, but A Yuan adhered to the principle of being a little fan and did not waver.

In the early morning of the second day, A Yuan didn't eat any rice, so he went to post this big prize.

A Yuan asked Shen Shaoguang where to post it, Shen Shaoguang smiled and said, "It's posted on the outer wall, where the old man posted the dog-hunting post two days ago, and the little lady Chu posted the person-hunting post."

"Okay!"

The fiery red paper-cut color wins is very eye-catching. Anyone who passes by the street will turn their heads to look, and then they will know that the Shenji liquor store is open, and then they will think of all kinds of delicious food in Shenji. If you don't hook it, you can't feel it. Once you hook it up, you won't be satisfied with it, and you won't be able to go back. I haven't come to Shenji for dinner for several days before and after the Chinese New Year, but I really want to.

If it is said that the iron fans of Shen Ji were all touched yesterday, then today the large army of fans will officially return. Shen Ji was full again.

Yunlai Winery has not yet opened - during the Chinese New Year, most people choose to entertain guests at home and eat out less, so it does not open until the tenth day of the year every year. Shopkeeper Feng was wandering around in the workshop, saw the red persimmons, loquats, big watermelons on the wall, and the customers who came in and out from time to time. He shook his head without temper and left.

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①Small dishes of pickles borrowed from Teacher Ye Guangqin's "Drunken and Boring"

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