A thin piece of dough is wrapped with two pieces of bacon that are the size of an adult's palm and as thick as a finger. The bacon is also covered with a layer of fragrant dried vegetables, and then brushed with homemade sauce. Every bite is delicious. For the ultimate enjoyment, this is Lao Jiang’s pancakes.
Although it is called Lao Jiang's family, in fact, the people doing business are a pair of young brothers, who are native to Hanyuguan and are members of the Jiang family in Hanyuguan.
The Hanyuguan Jiang family, counting from the present generation, has been the royal chef in the palace for five generations. The person in charge now is the cousin of these two brothers, and he is of relatively close blood. Just a few days after the pancake business started, Xue Ruitian, who was delicious, asked someone to inquire about the situation of the two brothers and the Jiang family. He didn’t hear any news about brotherly discord in their family, and he didn’t know what the reason for the two brothers was. He came all the way to Jiapingguan City. However, since they did not use the name of Hanyuguan Jiang family, but lived anonymously, it means that they do not want to have anything to do with Hanyuguan. Xue Ruitian is not a person who likes to meddle in other people's business, so what is there? He didn't bother to investigate the inside story.
"There are things you're not curious about, how good you are!" Shen Cha looked at the huge pancake in front of him, asked Meilin for a knife, cut the pancake in front of him into three parts, kept one part for himself, and left the rest. The next two portions were divided between Shen Haolin and Xue Ruitian. "However, the cooking methods and styles of these two brothers are completely different from the Jiang family. The Jiang family has always paid attention to delicacy and elegance. A few years ago, His Majesty was very fond of it. In recent years, His Majesty likes to go out and not do much. Waiting to see him. But these two people..." Shen Cha took a bite and savored the taste a little, "It's very rough and has the smell of our border. I understand why they ran out. I guess this style won't fit in. To the Jiang family’s own style.”
"What I'm saying is that the most attractive thing about their pancakes is the large portions. Girls or scholars with small appetites, etc., can eat one like this and not have to eat all day long. Even for warriors like us, a Half or two can keep your belly full."
"Yes, the portion is so big that it can hold a person up sometimes. I don't want to see pancakes or anything related to pancakes for several days." Jin Jing nodded, "Besides, the taste is the best among those in the city. The one that sells pancakes is the best. Compared with his pancakes, the pancakes from other restaurants taste like chewing wax. Mr. Guo and Xiaocha don’t hang out much. Mr. Hou and I go out for a walk when we have nothing to do. This way of doing business is also very special. What Mr. Hou brought to us is the most basic one and the best-selling one. On this basis, he also adds eggs, dried vegetables, or customers can choose from It’s okay to bring ingredients from home and put them in it.”
"This is quite new. No wonder it has become so famous not long after it opened." Shen Cha finished her portion of pancakes and took a bowl of spicy soup prepared by the kitchen master, "However, I should add something Is it an extra charge? Otherwise, this transaction will not be lost?"
"Of course." Xue Ruitian finished the whole pancake in three strokes, drank two mouthfuls of soup, and started to nibble on the portion Shen Cha gave him, "A pancake like this costs fifteen cents, no meat." , only eggs and vegetables, it costs fifteen cents. If a customer wants to add both meat and eggs, it costs twenty-five cents." Xue Ruitian swallowed the pancake in his mouth, "He made one in his shop Very detailed instructions, how many pieces of meat, how many eggs, how many dried vegetables to add, and the corresponding prices, everyone can understand it at a glance."
"Fifteen Wen? Even if it's twenty-five Wen, it's not expensive. At least it's real!" Ying Qi shared one with Hongye and Jin Miaomiao. She wiped her mouth and said, "It's not like Xijing. Prosperous places are border towns like ours, which are very cost-effective and are definitely conscientious transactions. The most common thing is that we often run out and know the price best. Fifteen cents is the price of two buns. That kind of thing The fillings inside the steamed buns are all vegetables, with basically no meat visible, but the boss still pretends they are meat buns.”
"However, this thing..." Jin Jing looked at her sister, "An experienced cook should be able to make it after eating it twice, right? Miaomiao, what do you think?"
"It's difficult!" Jin Miaomiao shook his head, "This pancake is just a thin dough wrapped with various ingredients, side dishes, etc. You can change the contents according to your own preferences, but the ones on top are The sauce is the key.”
"The sauce...can you make it yourself?"
"It's not easy to get the same taste as his." Jin Miaomiao picked up the soup bowl and took a sip of the soup. "I just tasted it specially. His sauce has a very rich flavor. There are at least ten kinds. There are several kinds of medicinal materials in the above spices. I tasted five or six kinds, but I am not sure about the most important ones. The taste of many spices and medicinal materials is somewhat similar, so it is easy to confuse them."
"I remember..." Shen Cha put down the soup bowl, raised his head slightly, and thought for a while, "There was a case once, which was related to Lao Jiang's family."
“I know!” I knew that this kind of thing would not be sold easily, so the Jiang brothers naturally did not agree. At that time, not long after Uncle Shen and Aunt Shen passed away, we young people had just begun to get involved in military and city affairs. We are all still exploring, and some people took advantage of this opportunity to do some small bad things. That rich gentleman had this idea. While we were all busy fending off foreign enemies and had no time to clean up things in the city, He ordered three groups of evil slaves at home to harass the brothers, making it impossible for them to do business and have no rest. Later, when the rich gentleman saw that the two brothers were determined not to sell him the secret recipe, he sent People smashed the shop." Xue Ruitian took a sip of tea and said, "On the day the shop was smashed, I happened to be passing by and witnessed it all with my own eyes."
"What's the result?" Jin Miaomiao was studying with Master Huilan at that time and had never heard of this matter. She blinked and expressed interest.
"The result is naturally to arrest those who deserve to be arrested, beat those who deserve to be beaten, and appease those who deserve to be appeased! The evil slave who harassed people and smashed up shops was sent to the mountains to do hard labor. As for the rich gentry, I originally wanted to beat him up. , fined him money and asked him to apologize to the Jiang brothers. But unexpectedly, he didn't think he was at all wrong and beat the sergeant who went to negotiate. "
"This is seeking death!" Jin Miaomiao curled her lips, "What happened next?"
"In the melee, he was hacked to death by his own slave." Xue Ruitian spread his hands, "In the end, it was his eldest son who was not yet twelve years old who made the decision. He accepted the punishment when he should, apologized when he should, and apologized when he should. Those who pay will pay. After his family arranged a funeral, he disappeared from Jiaping Pass. Where he is now, I don’t know."
"I know!" Ying Ba raised his hand, "Our boss heard about this at the time and was a little worried, so he asked Shadow to keep an eye on their family. They left the customs and went to Uihe, where they are now doing silk business. , business is pretty good.”
"That's still very good!" They are all very disciplined.”
"Then don't the Jiang brothers thank you properly?" Jin Miaomiao raised an eyebrow, "For example, give you pancakes on time every day?"
"Don't be ridiculous, these pancakes are delicious. If you eat them every day, you won't be able to taste them anymore, right? If you eat them once in a while, they are still very delicious." Xue Ruitian stretched, "By the way, Xiaocha, I was just about to say it, but I almost forgot about it when I got distracted. Some extra people need to be sent to the execution ground to keep an eye on it. I went to the military camp before I came here, met Qiao Zi and Chen Lang, and told them For a moment, let them send an additional fifty people each on top of the original number. There were too many people watching, exceeding our expectations."
"Ying Qi told us that almost the entire city went to watch the fun, is that true?"
"Really!" Xue Ruitian nodded, "There are more people and more lively than the temple fair!"
"So, you are worried that someone will rob the execution ground?" Shen Cha shook his head in disapproval, "Those people will not take such a big risk for these abandoned children. They wish that these people can be executed as soon as possible. These people die." , they will be safe.”
"I'm not worried about those remnants. If they dare to rob the law field, that's fine. We can just catch them all and we won't have to worry about it."
"Then what are you worried about?" Shen Cha raised an eyebrow, "If you ask me to recruit so many people, what are you going to do?"
"It should be to maintain order!" Shen Haolin added a cup of strong tea to Shen Cha, "The closer it is to three-quarters noon, the atmosphere in the city will become more and more intense. When the moment of execution really comes, the people may If you can't control yourself, it won't be good if something unexpected happens." Shen Haolin patted Shen Cha on the shoulder, "Send your newbies and let them see the world, so as to avoid what happened last time on the battlefield. Passed out unexpectedly."
"Brother is right! How about..." Shen Cha thought about it seriously, "How about we simply replace the executioners and let them do it? They have been training for more than two months, so they should be able to practice You’re practicing, right?”
"You're right, I agree!"
"Hey, walk by, pass by, don't miss it!" Xue Ruitian patted the table, pointed at Shen Haolin, and then at Chen Cha, "Everyone, come and take a look at these black-hearted brothers and sisters!"
"Where is the evil heart?" Shen Cha snorted coldly, "Does the Marquis still want to see the scene where he rolled his eyes and fainted just after entering the battlefield? This is not the shame of my shadow, but the entire Shen family army. s face!"
"That's right!" Shen Haolin echoed, "What happened last time, I was laughed at by Liao and Jin for half a year. I don't want to lose this face again!" Shen Haolin patted the table, "I made the decision, that's it. deal!"
"Okay!" Jin Jing tugged Xue Ruitian, who was still arguing, "They sing and harmonize. You can't explain it to them no matter how many times you open your mouth. Why bother?"
"Whose side are you... on?"
"Well..." Jin Jing touched her chin and thought for a while, "This time I stand with the Duke and the general."
"I...I'm really..." Xue Ruitian looked at this, then that, and sighed heavily, "I'm not careful about making friends!"
