As soon as the piece of wild fox meat entered his mouth, Capt. Hong knew that old man Zhang Dashun had indeed done something to it.
This piece of meat was completely different from the one he had just eaten. As soon as he entered his mouth, he could feel a fresh flavor that he had never tasted before. Not only was it not fishy, it was actually very delicious. After only two bites, he couldn't wait to eat it. Swallowed.
After walking out of Dashunzhai, Hong Baotou roughly understood the secret of Dashunzhai's sudden explosion of popularity. His dishes don't look any different from usual. They seem to be the same dishes prepared by the original cooks.
But the taste has changed drastically. If even the wild fox meat is so fresh that you can't help but swallow it in two bites, then the other dishes are not to mention.
Although he only grabbed a bite of leftovers from other people's plates, Hong Baotou still felt the rich umami flavor. The reason why Dashunzhai suddenly became popular must be the special seasonings that make any dish taste better. The taste is bursting with flavor.
If your own dishes cannot enhance the umami taste, they will be defeated by Dashun Zhai sooner or later and follow in the footsteps of Dashun Zhai.
Thinking that Hong Shengde was as deserted as Dashunzhai some time ago, without even a ghost, Hong Captou couldn't help but shudder.
No, you must get the secret of the delicious flavor of Dashun vegetarian dishes immediately!
Hong Captou secretly made up his mind. The first thing he did when he returned to the restaurant was to find all the chefs, including the restaurant stewards. Six or seven people sat in a circle and studied countermeasures.
"If Ren Dashunzhai continues to develop like this, Hong Shengde will go bankrupt sooner or later." Hong Baotou was worried.
"But the cooks in Dashun Zhai's kitchen are still cooking. The problem is not with the cooks themselves, but with the use of secret seasonings." This is the combined opinion of the steward and the chef, which is quite pertinent.
"Even if we recruit all the cooks from Dashunzhai, we still can't change the situation without that secret seasoning."
Mr. Hong slapped his head on the table and said, "It doesn't matter. As long as I can confirm it's seasoning, I can find a way."
He was a head catcher, and he came into contact with countless sneaky people. All of them tried to please him, hoping that one day they would be able to make things easier for him when they fell into his hands.
Therefore, Capt. Hong can make most of the thieves in Qingshui River work for him with just one order. In other words, as long as this secret seasoning is stored in a restaurant, it can definitely be stolen.
Two days later, a thief nicknamed Xia Chizu broke into Dashun Zhai in the dead of night and stole a jar of every condiment in the kitchen.
They were all piled on the table, seventeen or eight cans in total.
However, Hong Shengde's chefs tried it all, and no matter which one they added to the dish, they didn't have that special umami flavor.
Mr. Hong gritted his teeth and said, "It must have been hidden by that old guy Zhang Dashun. Xia Chizu, tomorrow you take advantage of them to cook and see what they put there."
So this little thief named Xia Chizu lay on the roof for several days to peek, and finally confirmed that every time Dashunzhai finished cooking, a white substance that looked like salt grains was added to the dishes.
The jars containing this condiment were stored separately, and Xia Chizu discovered that every two days, a person named Zhao Cheng would send a jar.
Xia Chizu followed Zhao Cheng again and found that Zhao Cheng hired a car to go to Liuxi Village every day. When the car came back, Zhao Cheng would take out a can of seasoning from the car and deliver it to Dashunzhai.
Xia Chizu thought that he had figured out the situation, so he returned to Hong Shengde to report to Hong Baotou.
"It seems that this thing came from Xiliu Village." Hong Shaotou had a goal and immediately became more energetic. As long as he seizes the source of the seasoning and uses both soft and hard methods, Hong Shengde will be prosperous again in a few days. .
Under the pretext of investigating the case, Capt. Hong led his group of detectives and followed Xia Chizu straight to Liuxi Village.
Li Fu was both distressed and happy these days. What was distressing was that he set up a trap with Sun Xiaotie and tried to drag Zhao Cheng into the gambling game, eventually making him sell his wife.
However, Sun Xiaotie's reply greatly disappointed him. Although Zhao Cheng was addicted to gambling, he had already become suspicious of them and this game could no longer be completed.
Losing two ingots of gold was a trivial matter, but it was the failure to earn Zhou Rushuang that troubled Li Fu the most.
But there is good news these days. A restaurant owner ordered firewood from Rich Li's family, and received the firewood at a high price. Each load of firewood was paid an astonishing three taels of silver.
For this reason, Li Fu even studied the firewood he chopped at home. It was clearly just ordinary branches cut back from the mountains, and there was nothing surprising about it.
But the restaurant owner only wanted the firewood from Rich Li's family, and he didn't want the other people's firewood, no matter how good it was, which caused the village neighbors to talk behind their backs.
As usual, a carriage comes every day. An ox cart can carry ten loads of firewood, which is thirty taels of silver. This behavior has been going on for five days.
Li Fu had already earned more than one hundred taels of silver just by selling firewood, which also diluted some of the heartache of losing gold ingots.
The firewood collectors hadn't come yet today. Li Fu was a little anxious. He was standing at the door and looking around. After a while, he saw a group of people walking towards the village.
Li Fu's firewood has been prepared and piled in bundles in the yard. It can be taken away as soon as the bullock cart comes.
When the group of people came closer, Li Fu discovered that these people were not here to collect firewood, but Mr. Hong from the county government office.
"Oh, I didn't expect Hong Shatou to come here. I don't know what kind of fragrant wind brought Hong Shatou to our Liuxi Village today. It's really disappointing."
Xia Chizu took one look at Li Fu and determined that he was the person who was trading with the oxcart pulling firewood, so he whispered to Hong Captou: "That's the person."
Captain Hong glanced at Li Fu coldly, waved his hand at his detectives, and said, "Search for me!"
A group of policemen immediately rushed into the yard of Fu Li's house like wolves and tigers, and headed straight for the bundled firewood.
Li Fu was shocked: "What are you doing? What are you doing?"
Mr. Hong snorted coldly: "What are you doing? Someone reported that a thief escaped to Liuxi Village and hid the stolen goods nearby, so we have to investigate."
Li Fu always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
The detectives picked up a bundle of firewood and opened it, scattering the wood all over the floor.
Soon, when a policeman opened the bundle of firewood, he found a brown clay pot mixed with the firewood.
"Report the arrest, something suspicious was found."
Mr. Hong took the pottery pot and opened the wax seal. He saw about half of the pot was filled with white particles, which looked very similar to the appearance of the best snowflake salt.
He picked up a little with his fingers, put it in his mouth and tasted it. A rich umami flavor immediately bloomed in his mouth.
"Where did this thing come from?" Mr. Hong shook the pottery pot in his hand.
Of course Li Fu didn't know, so he shook his head.
