But the waiters in the shop shouted loudly: "Pingqiao Tofu is here."
The guests didn't know that the new dish introduced by Boss Song today was actually a dish of tofu. The guests who had been drinking for three rounds looked at the blue leather bowl on the table, and there was no trace of heat.
"Hey, what kind of dish is this? The tofu is cut so finely." The guests on the third floor exclaimed.
"It's true." A guest picked up the spoon and took a mouthful.
Everyone looked at him curiously, seeing that he couldn't swallow the mouthful he swallowed, and couldn't swallow it. His embarrassed expression made everyone puzzled.
"Everyone, please don't drink it right away. It will be very hot if you pour lard on it." Boss Song then went upstairs and said.
Only then did everyone understand what was going on with this dear man. I bet the bite he just had was too hot to swallow.
Boss Wu looked at the new dish in front of him - Pingqiao tofu. To make Pingqiao tofu, you need to prepare the following ingredients: 300 grams of soft tofu, 50 grams of sea cucumber, 25 grams of dried shrimps, 50 grams of cooked chicken breast, 25 grams of mushrooms, 25 grams of scallops, 200 grams of chicken broth, 15 grams of green onions, 10 grams of ginger, 20 grams of Shaoxing wine, 10 grams of salt, 3 grams of MSG, 25 grams of starch, 15 grams of sesame oil, 15 grams of green garlic, and 100 grams of broth.
When making it, first put the whole piece of tofu into a pot of cold water and boil it until it boils slightly to remove the beany and yellow slurry. Remove it and slice it into tongue-shaped pieces and put it into the hot chicken soup. Repeat twice and cut the chicken breast, mushrooms and sea cucumber into tofu-sized pieces.
Wash the dried shrimps and soak them thoroughly in warm water. Wash the scallops, remove the old tendons, put them into a bowl, add onion, ginger, Shaoxing wine and water, steam them in a basket and take them out. Heat the wok, add oil, add ingredients, stock, and scallop juice. After boiling, put the tofu into the pot, add refined salt, Shaoxing wine, MSG, and essence. After boiling, thicken with starch, pour in sesame oil, and serve in a bowl. medium, sprinkle with minced green garlic and serve.
After the tofu is made, it is as white as pure jade, as thin as condensed fat, and has a soft texture. After a bowl of good Pingqiao tofu is cooked, there is no heat, but it is very hot in the mouth. Its shape, color and taste are all unique. It has a feeling of eating without being greasy and having endless aftertaste.
At this moment, the distinguished guests on the second and third floors scooped out a spoonful of Pingqiao tofu. The white tofu in the spoon was as thin as a wing. The golden layer of ground sesame oil was filled with a tangy fragrance. Green garlic leaves were dotted with the bowl of tofu. .
"Wow, it's smooth in the mouth, as white as pure jade, as fine as gelatin, and has a tender texture." commented a recognized Huaiyang cuisine taster on Hexia Street.
At this time, each guest on the third floor took a spoonful of tofu, and the guests blew the tofu in the spoon with their mouths. In an instant, the fragrance of sesame oil floated to the entire floor.
"Wow, that's delicious," said this one.
Without saying much about that, I took another spoonful and couldn't help but nod after savoring it carefully...
"Who is in the hall?" Mr. Huo saw a man brought by the Yamen. This man had a fat head and a pink face. He entered the hall and looked around. He saw the adults in the hall sitting high and kneeling on the ground.
"Qian Er from Guiyi Street in Hexia Town." Qian Er's calves were trembling.
"Bold Qian Er, the boatman accuses you of treachery, is this possible?" The gavel snapped, and the echo was like thunder.
"Your Excellency, you are aware of this, but I am not." Qian Er denied it, his eyes rolling.
"It seems you won't shed tears until you see the coffin. Come here, bring witnesses."
A woman came in from outside the lobby and knelt down at the foot of the hall. When Qian Er saw the woman, he knew something was wrong: "Qin Cuihua, a civilian woman, has met your Excellency."
"Qin Cuihua, a civilian woman, tell me in detail what you know in this lobby."
"Yes, sir. Qian Er and Li Zhenjiang were trading with women who happened to be fishing. I heard what they said clearly. Qian Er asked him to go to Guiyi Street to get silver, but he only gave him ten taels. Obviously they were talking about two taels. At the eleventh hour, Li Zhenjiang returned to the boat and was sulking, but luckily he met this young master."
Listening to Qin Cuihua's narration, Mr. Huo was filled with righteous indignation. He threw down the bamboo stick angrily: "The traitorous businessman Qian Er bullied the market and bullied the merchants. He tarnished the reputation of Shanyang County merchants. He was ordered to return the owed silver. According to the Ming Dynasty law, the twenty major officials were punished with a stick. plate!"
Qian Eryi was panicked when he heard this: "Sir, spare your life. I'll make up for the money now, and I also ask you to waive the board." He took out ten taels of silver and gave it to Li Zhenjiang.
"Are you exempt from the ban? Qian Er, could it be that you made the laws of the Ming Dynasty? It's a joke! Yamen, enforce the law immediately." Mr. Huo's face darkened.
A wide bench was set up in the lobby, and Qian Er was escorted down. Only the sound of crackling boards could be heard, and Qian Er's screams came one after another...
"Your Excellency handles the case impartially, which is a blessing to the people of Shanyang!" Master Shen handed over his hand to thank you.
"If you don't make decisions for the people when you are an official, it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes." Mr. Huo praised, "Young master Shen family speaks uprightly, and if the people of Shanyang are like you, this county will always enjoy peace."
After leaving the county government office, Li Zhenjiang took out a tael of silver and said, "Master Shen, you and I are strangers. If you don't stand up for me today, I'm afraid..."
"Quickly put it away. If I encounter trouble in the south of the Yangtze River from now on, can you just help me?" Master Shen looked at the sun and said, "Send me back to the river quickly!"
"My young master held a full-moon banquet today, and you were blamed for it..." Xiaolong blamed him.
"This..." The boatman looked guilty.
"It's okay, it's okay, my parents are here!"
The boatman who was sailing upstream was in high spirits. He rowed while singing a Jiangnan silk and bamboo tune. The melodious and melodious Wu Nong's soft words made Master Shen feel like a dream, as if he had arrived in the fascinating Jiangnan.
Unknowingly, we arrived at the Royal Pier under the river. After bidding farewell to the boatman, the master and servant went ashore. The familiar smell hit us, and we felt even more hungry.
Master Shen looked north and saw the prosperity of Hexia Town at a glance. He was amazed. Later Wu Chengen described it in his poem "Autumn Xing": "The wind of the Huai River blew thousands of willows slanting, and the flying swallows on the high buildings recognized the prosperity. The waves rolled and drifted. The mother threw herself into the golden land, and the immortals were fighting against the sea near the sea. Thousands of cannons were seen in the day, and the clouds and flags were twined to guide the clear bamboo slippers. The pearls were not rich in Gao Fu, but the osmanthus flowers on the Maotang rock were respected."
South of Qingjiangpu and on the west bank of the canal, many shipyards were set up according to the provinces. The Ministry of Industry set up a branch here and sent officials to supervise the construction of unified wide-bottomed ships. Most of the materials for shipbuilding in shipyards are supplied by the river market. Mr. Shen runs a business related to boat building in the alley, which makes the Shen family famous.
Naturally, Hexia Town also sells local specialties such as Huaihong cloth, mung bean wine, leather drums, gilt bronze wares, etc. Wu Chengen's father was engaged in picking grains in Guayi Street and Datong Lane.
In addition, the restaurant also sells locally produced anchovies and seabass, as well as the newly developed Wenlou crab roe soup dumplings and county sesame oil tea dumplings.
Of course, the largest business under the river is the salt industry, and the streets and alleys are populated by salt merchants who have made a lot of money. The salt produced along the coast of northern Jiangsu is collectively called Huai salt, and its output and quality rank first in the world.
"Master, you are finally here!" Boss Song came up to him with a smile on his face, "Hurry, your young master is waiting for you to catch Zhou!"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
