The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty - Chapter 247
Bai Yutang walked on the street with five carp pierced in wicker with five tails. His beautiful appearance made the little lady on the roadside peeking.
Bai Yutang was here to gather the wind, Yun Yan couldn’t come if something happened, so he went alone.
After a black pot was stubbornly stuck on Yun Yan’s head last time, Zhan Zhao spoke well. Although they did not force them to change their names, they inevitably looked back at Yun Yan with condemnation from time to time.
——Zhan Zhao really didn’t doubt it. In fact, he had always suspected that the name Qi Mao came back from Yun Yan. At first Liu Mao’s clothes were exactly the same as him, so it was very doubtful, okay?
Yun Yan howled at Bai Yutang many times after the incident, and asked him if he knew what it was like to be stared at Zhan Zhao sternly, as if he had committed a crime.
Bai Yutang said: I know, how could I not?
However, just as if Zhan Zhao felt that they had a bad name but didn’t force them to change it, Yun Yan returned to accuse Bai Yutang and continued to cooperate with him…
“Baiyu serves as a horse for the cat” has become more and more famous. It is famous for its high taste and sloppy tongue, coupled with its vivid writing. Not only is it recognized by Beijing gluttons, even ordinary people are also very convinced.
Soon, a store came to the door, hoping to sponsor it.
However, both Bai Yutang and Yun Yanhui are not planning to accept advertisements at this stage, and the status of this vest has not yet been secured. They will look for stores to be reviewed based on folk reviews.
Although those stores who were interested in sponsoring were rejected, they also let out the news, and welcomed “white jade as a horse for the cat” to come and taste it. It’s just that no one knows who is under this “white jade horse for the cat” vest, or even a few people they don’t know.
This time, Yun Yanhui found out about the store. Recently, there has been a restaurant in Beijing. It was opened by a foreigner, called “No. 1 Fresh”, which specializes in cooking fish, and the store is very weird. They don’t prepare it themselves. For fish, customers are required to bring their own fish. No matter what fish they bring, they can cook it well.
It is said that some people have brought rare sea fish, and they have also been cooked into delicious dishes.
The fish in Bai Yutang’s hands were the five graminis from Daxiangguo Temple. They were all the size of a palm.
At this time, when it was about to eat, there were a lot of the first few people, all of whom came here admiringly.
After Bai Yutang entered, a clerk came to receive the fish in Bai Yutang’s hands, said it in the hall, and then reported it loudly: “Five fishes for the guests, two and three dollars, four and two, four and two…”
The job reported the net weight of each fish, as well as the freshness, and then took it to the back kitchen.
Many customers are very interested in such a process, and they are also very concerned about their own fish.
After Bai Yutang took his seat, he heard two people discussing next to him.
“…I came last time and saw someone took a puffer fish. The man wanted to say that he was going to eat Yu Sang, but he was pushed back by the guy, and he said they received the ingredients here and how to cook it.”
“Oh, is it guaranteed to make the best taste?”
“Guaranteed! I’ll tell you one, two, three, it’s justified.”
Bai Yutang also knew this rule. He glanced at the store and observed the food in front of everyone.
At this time, the person next to him said again:
“I heard that the boss of Daiichi Xian asked people everywhere to ask for the’White Jade Cat’ to come over and let out a message. They can get at least seven cats!”
“Hey, his shop has only been open for a few months. There are so many old shops who want to invite Baiyu cats but have not invited them. Now in Beijing, how many shops have more than five cats?”
Bai Yutang: “??”
Bai Yutang took a deep breath and turned his head to speak: “Two brothers, sorry, I heard you say ‘White Jade Cat’, may I ask what ‘White Jade Cat’ is…?”
The two looked at each other, because Bai Yutang’s appearance was outstanding, so they were willing to answer the conversation.
“Don’t you read the “Tokyo Daily”? It’s a well-known reviewer on it, who writes reviews of restaurants in Beijing. Nowadays in Beijing, I don’t know how many shops can’t ask for three cats.”
“Yes, this person uses cats to rate it. If it is more than three cats, it is worth a taste.”
Bai Yutang was silent for a moment, “I know this, but didn’t he call him “Bai Yu be a horse for the cat”? Why do you call him “White Jade Cat”?”
“Baiyu is too long to be a horse for the cat! Generally, everyone is referred to as the white jade cat.”
“Speaking of this, I think this white jade cat is really a wonderful person. Bai Yu means to be a horse for the cat. He must be very fond of cats and fantasize about having such a big cat as a company, or becoming a small person and snuggling. On the cat.”
Bai Yutang: &*%¥#@
What is the abbreviation of White Jade Cat, and what are those strange fantasies? Why comprehend these things forcibly from his pen name?
This completely deviated from Bai Yutang’s original intention and made him feel very angry.
“Baiyu serves as a cat as a horse” originally meant to call a smelly cat as a cow and a horse, but they referred to it simply as the white jade cat, but it seemed that Bai Yutang was also a cat or something.
He also said that he likes cats so much that he named him that way. I really don’t know what to say!
The two of them frowned when they saw Bai Yutang’s thick eyebrows, and they became weakened unconsciously, “Xiongtai, are we wrong?”
Naturally, Bai Yutang would not be so stupid. If he told his true assumptions, wouldn’t that be revealing his identity, so he just shook his head coldly, and then sat upright.
Seeing that he suddenly turned away from others thousands of miles away, the two of them had no choice but to turn their heads, wondering where the son-in-law came from, so difficult to serve. Fortunately, they are not the family of this person, so ignore it.
Bai Yutang waited for two quarters of an hour. The guy held the plate and brought up his pan-fried hehua fish, and then said loudly: “Here is the fragrant fried hehua fish! Look at him, the hehua fish is fragrant and delicious. It’s the best way to eat.”
The hehua fish was fried until golden on both sides, adorned with ingredients, and a strong fragrance came over.
Everyone in Beijing knows that to cook well, the heat is very important. It is not an old cook and it is difficult to master it well. Experienced cooks, don’t do anything to deal with the fish after it’s fried in the pan, it will be extremely delicious if you eat it directly.
Bai Yutang picked up a Hehua fish and took a bite.
As far as the fire is concerned, it is indeed in place. But after Bai Yutang tasted it, he pulled it twice with chopsticks and then put it down, showing some sarcasm on his face.
The two people next to him saw that inexplicable brother-in-law waited for the dishes, only took a bite, then put down his chopsticks, and then got up and would take the account!
“Why did he go?”
“The price of hehuayu is so high recently, he bought it before he left? Is there a problem with this dish?”
Hearing what they said, the dude said quickly: “Second, there may be something urgent for someone else, there can never be a problem with our food!”
He was afraid that it would ruin the reputation of the store, and even pushed the food over and asked them to taste it. Anyway, Bai Yutang only took a bite.
The two of them actually took a piece of fish and ate it. After the entrance, their eyes lit up, “It really is an authentic fish!”
“It’s fragrant and crispy, even the fish bones are fried and crispy but not burnt, okay, okay!”
It seems that there is something urgent for that son-in-law, it is a pity that this plate is delicious.
The people present just thought about it and didn’t take it seriously.
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Two days later, the “Tokyo Daily” published the latest comment on Bai Yu as a horse for the cats-the first fresh product!
No. 1 is the recently booming restaurant in Tokyo. Many people know it, but they didn’t expect that Bai Yu’s work for the cousin would start the article with No. 1 as “grand sensation.”
Then, Bai Yu worked as a horse for the cat and said that he had gone to the store, observed the dishes of the people in the store, and brought scallops to cook.
What Daiichixian boasts is that they have a deep understanding of all kinds of fish, which can be presented in the most beautiful and perfect way. This is a famous product in Bianjing. Everyone knows how to eat it. Pan-fried and steamed are very good. From the beginning, Daxiangguo Temple respected the eating method, which is regarded as the “traditional” eating method.
The chef of Daiichi Xian chose the pan-fried dish. This is correct. When pan-fried and steamed are both delicious, the flavor of pan-fried is stronger, domineering and impressive.
However, Bai Yutang believes that the first fresh cook is not as good as they claim. At least, when faced with Bianjing’s famous products, the foreign cook did not even get to know the ingredients in depth.
Hehua fish has fine scales on its body and does not need to be removed. After being fried, it has a special flavor. There is no need to cut open to remove all the internal organs, just use an iron ring to gouge out the fish gall.
However, the cook cut open the fish and cleaned all the internal organs. He thought he had handled it properly, but he was superfluous. Craftsmanship is possible, but it is definitely not what it says, to be able to make the best of each kind of fish, but to attract customers with its signature.
In many cases, customers are also confused as to whether this fish is the most delicious in this way or the cook who makes the best. Even, it is impossible to tell whether some remarks are just like others.
So, let alone other dishes, this one alone is enough to prove his mentality.
Next, Bai Yu worked as a horse for the cat and demonstrated that the best is the heat, and besides the heat, not only the processing method is wrong, the production is not very good, and the ingredients are not the best. This shows that the cook is definitely not finding the best way to eat each ingredient. Or he found it and just failed.
Once it was severely approved, many people who had originally wanted to try it were dispelled.
It turned out to be grandstanding!
When the owner of the first fresh heard the news, his teeth tickled with hatred. They want Bai Yu to cook Malay dishes for the cat, but they don’t want him to criticize it! Moreover, the owner was very resentful, and felt that Bai Yu was a thorn in his work for the cat. If he showed the cart, the best chef would be able to show off his dishes and would never make him criticize him.
However, this person came in secretly, and what did he bring with him?
At this time, the guy who had received Bai Yutang that day came out and said, “My boss, some people have brought scallops in the past few days, but only one person didn’t eat it all and only took a few bites and left. This person, Could it be a white jade cat?”
The club’s eyes lit up, “What?”
It was written in the newspaper that the white jade cat said he didn’t finish eating and left in disgust. The man said that he had seen this person leave before eating the fish, so who else could this be a white jade cat?
The owner asked him: “If you want to see this white jade cat again, can you still recognize it?”
The buddy nodded, “I recognize it!” The white jade cat was born very well, and he would remember it when he saw it, and if he saw it again, he would definitely recognize it.
“That’s good, order a few guys, and go with me to watch outside the editorial office of the Tokyo Daily.” The owner patted the table, “Our No.1 fresh business is greatly affected, so we can only ask him to taste a yellow product. The master’s good dishes can only be saved!”
This white jade cat is posting a manuscript in the Tokyo Daily, so he will definitely go to the editorial department to send the manuscript. Since someone has seen him, it is easy to handle it, squatting outside and waiting for him.
“But, what if he refuses to come?”
The owner squinted, “That’s why I have to bring more people. If you don’t come, don’t blame me for ‘please’!”
A literati, can he stand up to their roughness?