Chang’an Small Restaurant

A Yuan once said that it is not surprising that the food in his restaurant is so delicious that it attracts saints. Who would have thought that this would come true.

Among them, the most widely circulated is Xuanzong's. It is said that the romantic emperor Xuanzong went to Dongshi, first watched Huer singing and dancing and swallowing swords and climbing poles, and then drank a bowl of buttermilk in Qiu's old shop, and another said that it was the cherry glutinous rice eaten in Fuxiangzhai , of course, there is also a saying that you drink buttermilk and eat glutinous rice, and then go to Pingkangfang to listen to music, where you meet a person who has both Yang Fei's charm and Mei Fei's talent...

Nishang Yuyi was instructed by the emperor himself, and it was the same as the dance in Neijiaofang.

Lang and gentlemen said that at the private banquet, it was much more fragrant. The person in bed, what's more, said that the prostitute was originally dressed as a noble concubine, and this was just an interesting ear of the two's boudoir...

In addition to Xuanzong, there are also Taizong, Gaozong, Empress Wu...the first emperor, there is also such a paragraph - said that the first emperor met a Taoist priest with a straight line on the street. In these stories, restaurants and restaurants often appear as supporting characters passing by, but this time, Shen Ji is the serious protagonist.

After Yuanzheng is over, people are over again, the court is up, the work is started, but the smell of the festival is still very strong, the people walking on the street are a little lazy, see you Even in the face, he still smiled and said some congratulatory messages such as "auspicious new year, boundless birthday".

Dongshi Shenji liquor store has passed the peak passenger flow, Shen Shaoguang is also lazily drinking tea behind the counter and chatting with the steward about changing the menu for a few days.

The curtain of the store door was lifted, and a group of four or five people came in. Shen Shaoguang turned his head to look over, and couldn't help but startled.

The steward has already walked over to say hello, "The guests are auspicious for the Spring Festival. Do the guests sit in the hall downstairs, or go to the second floor? This hall is convenient for watching teasing, and the second floor is quiet. There are high tables and chairs, and elegant rooms.”

The commander of the forbidden army, Qin Xiang, asked carefully: "Liulang, why don't you go up?"

The emperor nodded and walked down the stairs to the second floor.

Qin Xiang, Shen Shaoguang had seen them twice from a distance, and then referring to the emperor's face in the impression, they became more and more certain of their identities. The others behind the emperor, according to the description, should also be the servants and the imperial guards. Several people came in behind them, some were sitting on the first floor, some were guarding the second floor, and it was estimated that there were also people on the street outside the door.

This group of people is not ostentatious, there are many noble people in Chang'an, the customers in the store don't care, they are listening to the teasing of Zhang Erlang and the others on the stage.

Zhang Erlang commanded in a grand manner: "You go and tell Hu Liulang, let him buy some good mutton, we eat hot pot, and we only have mutton."

"Tell Feng Saburo again, let him bring some vegetables and tofu, we will eat the pot, and there are still some vegetables and tofu."

"Let Li Qilang come to eat the pot, say Hu Liu, Feng San, etc. are all there, so he is missing, let him bring a fish by the way."

"Fang Erlang's good daughter's wine, let him not be stingy, take a jar and pass it, the brothers conspire to get drunk."

"You must tell Thursday to let him bend over to Shen Ji and buy a jar of old soup at the bottom of the pot. Without this, nothing will taste good!"

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A Dou, who played the servant, asked, "Since Alang treats you, what should we prepare? The servant bought it together."

The old **** Zhang Erlang who "dispatches troops" is in the tunnel, "Boil a pot on the stove and boil water."①

The guests were all hahaha, the emperor sitting by the fence on the second floor also laughed, and the servants and the imperial guards also laughed.

The steward came back to the cabinet to get the recipe, Shen Shaoguang took the opportunity to instruct him, but he went to the back kitchen.

With a smile on his face, the emperor asked the steward of the restaurant: "Does your shop still take out the old soup at the bottom of the pot?"

The steward said with a smile: "It's also sold, and many customers always say that they can't make the taste of our restaurant at home, and most of them are due to the lack of this pot of soup. "

A regular customer shouted to Zhang Erlang downstairs, "Where's the pot? Shen Ji's pot is specially made."

Zhang Erlang patted his head, "Look at me! Then add Liu Ba and let him ask Shen Ji whether to sell the pot or not."

The regular customer raised his voice and called the steward, "Steward, steward! Does your restaurant sell pots?"

The steward and the distinguished guests in front of him charged the crime, and came to the stairs and said: "We don't sell pots. I asked someone to say that if you want to eat pots, you should come to the restaurant to eat, not to mention the taste. It's unpleasant, at least not to be deceived by such miserly people." He pointed at Zhang Erlang.

His serious words made people laugh even more, and everyone laughed more and more.

The steward also returned with a smile and continued to greet the emperor and his party.

The emperor smiled and praised: "Your shop is so teasing! Who came up with this?"

The steward smiled apologetically: "Our shop uses special cakes as remuneration, and asks customers to leave their funny things they know, and then our shop owner selects and cuts them out. There are often stories of several customers in one paragraph. It's really hard to say who came up with this."

The emperor nodded, thinking that the owner of the shop was really ingenious. It turns out that a wine shop can also "open the door"... and think, perhaps people should come to the folks to pick up the style.

In charge of serving the recipe, the emperor bowed his head and turned it over.

Shen Ji's recipes are also a major feature of the restaurant. In addition to the name of the dish, there is one or two introductions, or special practices, or interesting comments, or poems written by past diners, or small allusions. It is beautiful and different from the current books, but it is bound with butterfly pages, which is very convenient to turn.

The emperor was just flipping through it casually, but he watched it from behind, "Interesting... Not to mention eating, just looking at it is interesting."

The manager laughed.

The emperor looked at the servants beside him, and the servants didn't understand, "The slave has already written it down." The dining room also got a copy of this.

The emperor ordered the classic milk soup pot, and ordered a bunch of meat and vegetables such as mutton, fish balls, and shrimp balls.

The running hall brought tea, cakes, and fruits arranged by Shen Shaoguang, and the steward helped set them up, and then led the running hall back.

At the back kitchen, the steward reported the menu to Shen Shaoguang, who instructed the kitchen to prepare dishes according to the emperor's taste.

The steward asked: "Who is this guest? The little lady is so careful."

Shen Shaoguang didn't say much to his "shush" action.

The hot pot dishes were prepared quickly, Shen Shaoguang personally adjusted the basic dipping ingredients, and put some other ingredients on the tray. The steward came in and took the hall to send it up.

The emperor was flipping through the poetry collection on the table, and asked the steward with a smile: "Who is the master of the East Hall who wrote the preface? It's a talented person."

The steward smiled: "Returning to your distinguished guest, I heard that he is a friend of our master."

The emperor was just asking casually. At this time, there were many scholars who helped to write various articles to make money. The so-called friends were mostly like this. The emperor looked at the pompous wording of the poem preface, and felt that 80% of them were high-ranking officials in the court - if he could get them to write it, the shop owner had made a lot of money.

", because he helped people write inscriptions on the inscription, one word can be worth a thousand pieces of gold.

However...the emperor thought of this interesting teasing, a very clever recipe, and it is possible to say that such a shopkeeper is a friend of the court. The emperor is angry again, why don't I have such a fun and interesting friend who can tinker with food?

The emperor asked Qin Xiang to eat with him.

Qin Xiang pleaded guilty, "In this way, the slaves have overstepped."

Although Qin Xiang is now the commander of the forbidden army, he was originally a servant by the emperor's side - or because of this, he became the commander of the forbidden army, serving the emperor is the ability of the family.

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According to the emperor's taste, Qin Xiang put some fish **** into the pot first.

The steward said with a smile: "The fish **** in our shop are all made from fresh fish. They are cooked right in the pot and are very tender. You need to use a spoon to fish them out."

Qin Xiang fished out the fish balls, put them in his plate and the emperor plate, and tasted one by himself first, "Liu Lang tastes it, the servant thinks it is very good."

, is best eaten with fish. Then he cooked shrimp balls, and all kinds of meat and vegetables, and the emperor began to eat them seriously.

Actually, the emperor was not hungry at all. In the afternoon, Wu Xian of the Imperial Guard and a few small captains discussed going to Shenji in Dongshi to eat hot pot, and said how good the meal was last time, the emperor remembered Fuhui I also said that there is such a wine shop, and this pot was obtained from there. Li Xianggong praised it, and it was also this one. On a whim, when there was nothing to do between the festivals, he came out to have fun with the people.

If I can't make the taste here, can't I do it at home? The emperor smiled incredulously.

Besides, the atmosphere here is really good, the teasing downstairs has changed again.

"It's not that I don't like to study, it's that I'm hungry."

"I'm not like you, I'm sleepy at first sight."

"Whoa, how are you so sleepy?"

"How are you hungry?"

"Look for yourself, 'Two Oriole Singing Green Willow', tsk tsk, two Oriole, is it good to eat fried? Or is it bad to eat dry? Fried sauce and hoto are also excellent.”

"There is also this 'the peony in front of the court is unqualified, and the florets on the pool are pure and unloving. Only the peony is really national color, and it moves the capital when it blooms', pickled peony, fried peony, sugar steamed Peony... is it fragrant or not, I will ask you if it is fragrant?"

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There was a roar of laughter downstairs.

The emperor also smiled. During the New Year, eating such a delightful hot pot, watching the leisurely and comfortable appearance of his own people, the emperor calmed down because of the rebellion in Shannan Road a while ago. In general, the world is still prosperous and peaceful. . And motivated myself, so that they can eat this hot pot every day, I heard this teasing, I work harder, what is there?

Shen Shaoguang didn't know that her hot pot had given the emperor so much confidence. What she knew was that the emperor left behind more than 20 taels of silver, and wrote a book on the collection. poem. What surprised her even more was that when the emperor and his party left, Qin Xiang was recognized by a diner, and he was able to be served by Qin Commander in front of and behind the horse... So the truth about the melon-eating crowd was revealed.

In a few days, the legend of the emperor sneaking out of the palace to eat hot pot has spread.

Shen Shaoguang explained to the manager, when asked, he should be ambiguous and vague - one is ambiguous and guessing is more topical, and the other is avoidance. At the same time, the emperor's not-so-smart poem was written on paper by Shen Shaoguang, which was framed and hung in the lobby, attracting waves of guests to Shen Ji.

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