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Volume 1 Yangzhou Merchants Chapter 2 Kebabs

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    "Soup dumplings, steaming soup dumplings are here." In front of a stall selling steamed buns in the East Gate of Yangzhou, a waiter was in front of a steamer, shouting loudly. In his nine-layer steamer was Yangzhou's famous steamed buns.  Snacks, soup dumplings.  The soup dumplings are small and exquisite, with tender thin skin, exquisite and translucent, wrapped with oily but not greasy pork and fragrant and delicious soup. They are full of color, aroma and taste. When you put it to your mouth, you will have a rush of aroma from your nose.  Get in, take a small bite, sip the thick soup, and chew the mellow meat filling. It is simply a kind of enjoyment.  Therefore, soup dumplings are very popular in Yangzhou, and their stall has been in Yangzhou City for decades.  "What's that for?" A waiter couldn't help but take a look from a distance. Today, a stall was set up in that open space, with a row of long low tables and several mats on both sides.  A manger was set up beside it.  Two people were busy in front of the manger.  "Brother Gou'er, put the charcoal inside. We need to light the charcoal first." Chen Feng said.  Today is Chen Feng's first day doing business. In his previous life, when he was in college, Chen Feng grilled mutton skewers on his own when he went on an outing with a few classmates. Therefore, Chen Feng is still relatively familiar with this delicacy in later generations.  of.  There are almost all open-air mutton skewers stalls in the streets and alleys. At night, there is an alluring aroma everywhere. Drinking draft beer, eating broad beans and peanuts, and eating grilled mutton skewers is almost a must-have in summer.  nightlife content.  However, now, there is no such snack in the entire Central Plains, so Chen Feng invested all his family property: Er Guan Qian here.  Thirty kilograms of mutton cost 900 cents. It cost 800 cents to build an iron kebab box. A barrel of rice wine was bought from a wine shop in the east, and a barrel of rice wine was bought from a steamed bun shop two streets away.  I bought a big bag of steamed buns, as well as cumin, salt and other odds and ends from the market. I had already spent all the money. I cut the bamboo skewers myself from moso bamboo, so I didn't need to spend any money.  This wine is also a big expense. Now, it can only be bought from the winery. After a while, I will also make wine myself, which can increase my income. As for the steamed buns, it takes too much trouble to make them myself and makes little money.  Therefore, Chen Feng planned to always buy it from the steamed bun shop.  Although private brewing was illegal at this time, the Mongols did not regulate this aspect strictly.  ¡°Master, are we going to light a fire in this manger?¡± Liu Gouer asked.  A manger?  Chen Feng had the urge to slap Liu Gou'er. What's that manger called? It'san oven!  Chen Feng changed his hand, patted Liu Gou'er on the back, and said, "Hurry up and light the fire, don't delay our business!" After saying that, he handed Liu Gou'er a fan.  However, looking at the appearance of my oven, it looks very similar to a manger. Have you ever seen a manger made of iron sheets?  The mangers are all made of stone.  The manger feeds the horses, the oven feeds the people.  Today, everything is ready, and my mother's illness has improved somewhat. Liu Gou'er asked for a day off from the warehouse manager to accompany Chen Feng to work at the stall.  While Liu Gouer was lighting the fire, Chen Feng was also cutting the meat on a simple chopping board, cutting the mutton into long strips, and then skewering it with bamboo skewers.  These meats have been marinated in advance. Chen Feng skewered the meat, cut a few steamed buns, and skewered them on bamboo skewers. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Out out of the oven, there was still thick smoke coming out, but there was no fire. Liu Gouer was still fanning himself there, or even blowing directly with his mouth, trying to get the right way.  "Brother Gou'er, look at me." Chen Feng picked up the fan and fanned it a few times along the groove of the oven. Then, a flame came out from inside.  "Master, you are really good." Liu Gouer said.  "Brother Gou'er, don't call me Master." Chen Feng said, "Just like my mother, just call me by my nickname, Feng'er." "That's not okay." Liu Gou'er said, "Master, what is your identity?  Gaogui, I can't be on an equal footing with you and break the rules."  "Then you call me Brother Feng. Is that okay?" Chen Feng said, "That's it." Liu Gouer's face was flushed and he said, "Then I'll call you Brother Feng." "Yeah.  "Brother Gou'er, the fire is just right. Bring me the meat skewers." On the first day, the quality of the business will depend on the aroma of the mutton skewers.  Chen Feng controlled the heat, and while roasting, he grabbed cumin powder and salt powder with his hands and sprinkled them evenly on the mutton.  The oil and water in the mutton were roasted out, and it dripped drop by drop onto the charcoal fire below, making a roaring sound, and a small flame kept coming out from the dripping oil.  With the green smoke, the aroma of meat is lingeringIn the street, it spreads.  The guy filling the soup dumplings sniffed the air, it smelled so good!  Just when I smelled the aroma, a voice like a Poluo's voice rang throughout half the street: "Mutton skewers, selling mutton skewers! The mutton is fragrant, the mutton is fragrant, and the stomach is warm after eating, and the man is hard after eating it.  The woman was so wet after eating. "Master, how could you shout such a thing!" When Liu Gouer heard this, he couldn't accept it.  Then, Liu Gouer was slapped on the head: "Brother Gouer, how many times have I told you, don't call me young master!" After saying that, Chen Feng shouted again.  If we don¡¯t publicize it on this first day, how can we create a brand?  "Mom, I want to eat, buy me a skewer!" At this time, a child who was only five or six years old couldn't help it. He smelled the aroma of mutton skewers and asked his mother.  The woman slapped her child: "Eat whatever you want! Didn't you just eat meat once last month?" "Mom, I just ate two roasted grasshoppers, does that count as eating meat? Ugh  "The child cried.  When the child cried like this, the woman looked at the passers-by around her and felt a little uneasy. Such a shameful thing was beyond words.  However, no matter how small the grasshopper is, it is still meat.  "How about we buy a bunch and give him a taste." At this time, the man next to him said.  "How much does it cost for mutton?" the woman said. They were not from a wealthy family. If they had enough to eat, it would be good. They had no spare money to buy mutton. She already regretted taking this road.  "Two cents a skewer, five cents three skewers, delicious mutton skewers!" Chen Feng continued to say loudly.  Only two pennies per string?  Looking at the mutton skewers that were sizzling on the charcoal fire, the man swallowed and said, "How about we buy a skewer to satisfy Mao Yao's greed." Chen Feng did not expect that his first transaction  The customer of the business is actually a child whose nose is dripping from his mouth!  Chen Feng handed over a bunch, and then, after thinking for a moment, handed over another bunch: "We just opened today, and this bunch is given to you." Mao Ya happily held a bunch in one hand, although  It was the first time I ate it, but I bit it skillfully. When I chewed it, the aroma filled my mouth.  "How about we buy two skewers," the man swallowed again and said, "We haven't eaten meat for a long time. This time I found a new job. I can earn an extra one or two hundred cents a month.  " At this moment, Chen Feng's words rang out again at the right time: "The men ate the hard-boiled mutton skewers, and the women ate the mutton skewers that were watery on the outside, tender on the outside, and full of flavor" "Okay, let's buy some.  Let¡¯s go together.¡± The woman finally agreed.  They sat on the horse inside, ordered a few skewers, and started eating.  Soon, they discovered that once they started eating, they couldn¡¯t stop. They had never tasted such delicious food! ?????????????????? Not only the mutton, but also grilled steamed bun slices, eating the meat and the steamed bun slices will make you full quickly.  Having the first person to take the lead, and eating so deliciously, was a silent publicity, and the stall was quickly filled with people.  It costs two cents for a skewer and five cents for three skewers. It¡¯s not expensive, and it¡¯s still meat. It¡¯s very satisfying to eat. Moreover, you can also just grill the steamed bun slices and add two taels of rice wine.  One hundred Wen, if you don't get a few hundred Wen in a restaurant, you will never get it down.  Worth it, really worth it!  When I came here today, Liu Gouer still had some doubts about whether the young master's method would work. Now it seems that the mutton skewers are selling really well.  Chen Feng was also very happy. Each kilogram of mutton can be skewered for more than thirty skewers, which means that it can be sold for more than sixty to seventy yuan.  Therefore, this is double the profit, plus steamed bun slices and rice wine, this afternoon, the two taels of silver invested can be recovered.  In this case, you can earn sixty taels a month. You have said goodbye to poverty and started to run towards a well-off society.  Since there was no draft beer in this era, Chen Feng could only use rice wine that was slightly closer to draft beer. With steamed buns, meat, and wine, it was already a very good lunch.  Although Chen Feng really wanted to open a night stall at night, in this era, he had to go to bed every night. If he went out in the middle of the night, according to the law, he would be executed.  "Twenty more mutton skewers!" shouted a man with his mouth full of oil.  "Okay, wait a moment!" Chen Feng replied to the man, regardless of rubbing his sore arms.  ¡­¡­¡­¡­  "Princess, there are many interesting places in our Yangzhou city, especially Baoyang Lake, which is a scenic spot. We can take a boat and fully explore it." A "gongzi" in a green shirt shook his head.  He was wearing a folding fan, but his steps were light and his figure was graceful. As he walked, he said to the people next to him.  The Baoyang Lake mentioned by the young man in green shirt is actually the Slender West Lake, a famous place of later generations.  It was originally a relatively wide river outside Yangzhou City, with an area of ??more than 480 acres and a length of 4.3 kilometers. It is the remains of the moats of Tangluo City and Song Dacheng. It starts from Beicheng River in the south and reaches the foot of Shugang in the north. However, the water here is winding.  , the coastline is graceful and graceful, so it has attracted many wealthy businessmen here. They buy properties next to the canal for the convenience of the salt industry, but here it is purely for enjoyment.  The Chen family has bought a piece of land here, but has not yet started construction.  In later generations, it was not until the Qing Dynasty that all the scenery was finally formed. This place became a gold-selling cave for the rich. During the Qianlong period, Wang Hang, a poet living in Yangzhou, wrote a popular saying: Weeping Willow with a stroke of his pen.  The wild goose-toothed red bridge is constantly connected with the remaining weeds, just like a painting; it is also a pot that sells gold, so it should be called Slender West Lake.  From then on, the name Slender West Lake was used.  However, even though it has not yet reached its heyday, Baoyang Lake at this time is already a beautiful scenery in Yangzhou.  The man next to him was wearing a short robe, and his attire was a little strange. The two braids hanging behind his ears and the flowing hair on his forehead, which only had a bunch of flowing hair in the middle, were common Mongolian attires, but there was something special about them.  Indescribable softness.  "Ruoxi, don't call me Princess, call me Minmin. We escaped secretly this time. If Abu finds out, we will be punished." The person who was called Princess said.  A smile appeared on Chen Ruoxi's face: "Yes, Minmin." This Princess Minmin doesn't like to travel, but likes to go to the market. What's fun here?  Chen Ruoxi was very puzzled.  However, her mission is to accompany the princess, which is related to the future development of the entire Chen family.  Half a month ago, after receiving the news that Master Tuotuo was coming to Yangzhou, the Chen family immediately made preparations. Finally, they stood out among the salt merchants and took on the task of receiving Master Tuotuo. This was definitely a good job.  The current emperor is able to sit on the dragon throne, and Lord Tuotuo has the greatest contribution. Although Lord Tuotuo is currently idle, he will become an important figure in the court again at any time.  If the Chen family can climb up to Master Tuotuo, their future development will be limitless.  In Yangzhou, if you want to be a salt merchant, you can rely on your own ability, but if you want to be a big salt merchant, you still need to have a strong backend.  In order to avoid accidents, some unreliable people in the Chen family were temporarily transferred out. The second brother said a few words to his father, and Liu Siniang and her son were also transferred outside the city. At that time, Chen Ruoxi also replaced Liu Siniang.  Mother and son said a few good words, but unfortunately the father didn't listen. I guess that was his original intention.  After Master Tuotuo came, he even brought out his most beloved daughter, Minmin Timur. Since they were from the same girl's family, there would naturally be many topics in common, so Chen Ruoxi immediately met Minmin Timur.  They are as familiar as sisters.  Today, Princess Minmin felt that the Chen family's house was a little depressing, and there were always guards behind her, which made her feel a little uneasy. So, at her suggestion, Chen Ruoxi and Princess Minmin changed into men's clothes.  Go around Yangzhou city.  Soon, Chen Ruoxi knew why Princess Minmin liked to come to the market. She was holding a large bunch of candied haws in one hand and Huangqiao sesame cakes in the other. This princess turned out to like to eat snacks!  This kind of snack cannot reach the level of elegance.  Therefore, these foods are not prepared at all in the Chen family's house.  "It smells so good!" Suddenly, Princess Minmin smelled a special smell spreading in the air. It was mutton that she was familiar with. However, it seemed that she had never seen the way it was done. It was a bit like roasting a whole lamb, but not exactly the same.  Like "Mutton skewers, mutton skewers, the men are hard and the women are watery" A hoarse voice shouted out.  Watery?  Yes, they say that Jiangnan women are watery. Our Mongolian women are not only bold and forthright, but also watery like Jiangnan women.  Just because of this voice, I¡¯m going to eat a few skewers!  Minmin made up her mind.  "It's a pity that both of them are girls who have not yet left the government. They don't know that Chen Feng's loud slogans and wateryness are not referring to their skin and faces.
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