Drunken Immortal Restaurant.
Cheng Chumo sat alone in the main hall of the first floor, waiting for something in boredom.
He was waiting for Li Zexuan. More accurately, he was waiting for Li Zexuan's new dishes.
As there were not many customers in Drunken Immortal Restaurant today, Li Zexuan did not plan to go to the private room upstairs.
When Li Zexuan told Manager Liu that he had brought a few new things to Drunken Immortal Restaurant, he did not only refer to Gentle Fragrance and Drunken Immortal. He also wanted to teach Wang Erhu a few new dishes to compete with Yunxi Restaurant's palace delicacies.
Inside the kitchen of Drunken Immortal Restaurant.
"Erhu, do you have pork here?"
Li Zexuan wanted to make some red braised pork first, but he remembered that in the transmigration novels he had read in his previous life, the pigs of the Tang Dynasty were not castrated and were extremely smelly. The pigs were seen by the nobles as cheap meat that only the commoners could eat.
"Lord Jue, of course we have pork!" Wang Erhu replied curiously.
Li Zexuan was a little surprised. "Then go get me four pounds of pork belly."
"Yes, Lord Jue."
A moment later, Wang Erhu walked over with a large piece of pork belly.
"Lord Jue, do you think this is enough?"
Li Zexuan nodded and leaned over to smell it curiously. He then frowned and muttered, "There's no smell. This doesn't make sense."
Wang Erhu was dumbfounded. "Lord Jue, what are you talking about? What do you mean? "
"Nothing. Erhu, was this pig castrated when it was alive?" Li Zexuan changed the topic.
Wang Erhu laughed foolishly. "Hehe, Lord Jue, this is a sow."
Li Zexuan was speechless.
"Then are all the boars sold in the East Market castrated?" Li Zexuan held back the words that were about to come out of his mouth and continued to ask.
Wang Erhu laughed and said, "Hehe, Lord Jue, look at what you're saying. Of course, they've all been castrated. If this boar wasn't castrated, how smelly would it be?"
Li Zexuan slapped his head. Sure enough, the stories in those transmigration novels were all lies. Some authors were simply irresponsible.
According to historical records, castrated pigs appeared as early as the Western Zhou Dynasty. The Book of Changes, Big Beast Hexagram, had a saying, "The teeth of a castrated pig are auspicious." It meant that castrated pigs were no longer aggressive, and their teeth were not to be feared, so it was auspicious.
The reason why pork had declined to become a cheap meat was due to specific historical reasons.
After the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty, a large number of nomads from the north went south. After more than three hundred years of war, they first unified the Sui Dynasty and then the Tang Dynasty.
Although the Li Clan that founded the Tang Dynasty was Han, they had already been heavily Hu.
The royal family was like this, and so were the nobles and bureaucrats who could afford meat. The Hu naturally preferred to eat mutton, and pork gradually declined. It wasn't until the Northern Song Dynasty when Su Shi invented Dongpo Pork that pork became popular again.
Since pork didn't have that kind of fishy smell, Li Zexuan planned to make a few more famous pork dishes. He had been in the Tang Dynasty for so long, but he had never eaten pork before. The Li Clan was a wealthy clan, so of course, Mrs. Li wouldn't let her son eat pork.
Two hours later, Li Zexuan looked at the four famous pork dishes in front of him: Red Braised Pork, Red Braised Lion's Head, Dongpo Pork, and Twice Cooked Pork. He nodded with satisfaction. The only thing lacking was that the Tang Dynasty didn't have vermicelli, so he couldn't make pork stewed with vermicelli!
"Erhu, I heard that Yunxi Restaurant offered twice the price to poach you. Why didn't you leave?"
Li Zexuan saw that Wang Erhu was tired and sweating, so he asked casually.
When Wang Erhu heard this, his expression immediately became serious. He was no longer laughing and joking like before. He used his sleeve to wipe the sweat off his face and bowed his fat body seriously.
"Lord Jue, although I, Wang Erhu, didn't study, I definitely can't do something ungrateful.
In the past, I was just an ordinary cook. Lord Jue, you thought highly of me and taught me how to make gnawing chicken. Later on, Shopkeeper Liu also increased my salary by a lot. My wife and children at home all have new clothes to wear. My mother also has meat to eat. All of this was brought to me by Lord Jue.
If I were to do something ungrateful, would I, Wang Erhu, still be human? Not only me, but there are so many chefs in Drunken Immortal Restaurant. If one of them dares to betray Lord Jue, I, Wang Erhu, will be the first to fight him to the death! "
Wang Erhu became a little emotional as he spoke. Every word he said was powerful and resonant. Li Zexuan was also a little touched by this simple man. He quickly patted Wang Erhu on the shoulder to calm his emotions and said, "Don't worry about it.
"Erhu, you're a good man. Don't worry, you won't suffer if you follow this Lord Jue. Your family's days will only get better and better!"
Wang Erhu nodded heavily and said, "Lord Jue, Erhu understands."
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Li Zexuan brought a few servants and brought out the four pork dishes. Of course, there was also a pot of iced Drunken Immortal Wine. This was something that Cheng Chumo took from his house. According to him, how could there be no good wine in Drunken Immortal Restaurant?
"Little Xuan, what meat is this? Why is it so fragrant?"
Cheng Chumo was like a shameless dog. He used his nose to sniff around the plate. Li Zexuan quickly pushed him away. He was afraid that this idiot's saliva would fall into the plate. If that happened, how could he eat?
"This is all pork. Chou Ox, you don't eat pork, right?"
"Ah, this is pork? How can pork be so fragrant? "Cheng Chumo said in disbelief.
"That's right, this is all pork. Our Lord Jue's eldest son definitely wouldn't eat this cheap meat, right?"
Li Zexuan ridiculed.
Cheng Chumo immediately shouted, "Bullshit, I don't care what kind of meat this is. This is such fragrant meat. Even if it was rat meat, I would still eat it."
F * ck, will this bastard die if he doesn't spoil my appetite when eating? Li Zexuan really wanted to kick him out.
"Uncle Liu, come and try this meat and this wine. In two days, our Drunken Immortal Restaurant will release this." Li Zexuan called out to Shopkeeper Liu.
Shopkeeper Liu was already drooling from the side. When he heard this, he immediately thanked him excitedly, "Thank you, Young Master!"
The three of them sat down. Shopkeeper Liu tactfully poured a cup of wine for Cheng Chumo and himself. He knew that Li Zexuan didn't drink, so he didn't pour it.
As soon as this Drunken Immortal was exposed to the air, an extremely rich wine fragrance immediately filled the entire hall on the first floor. The fragrance was so strong that it even overshadowed the Dongpo pork and other famous pork dishes on the table.
The few diners sitting next to him were already craving after smelling the aroma of the pork when it was served. At this time, they smelled the rich aroma of the wine. They put down their chopsticks one by one and looked over, swallowing their saliva.
They wanted to come over and ask for something to eat, but they all knew Li Zexuan. He was a Lord Jue. They really didn't dare to offend him, so they could only look on enviously from the side.
The hall suddenly fell into a strange silence. At this time, the sound of the diners swallowing their saliva was particularly ear-piercing. Li Zexuan looked up and saw the desire and fear in the diners' eyes. Only then did he understand. He said to Shopkeeper Liu,
"Uncle Liu, there are still some dishes in the kitchen that haven't been filled. Go and ask someone to share some with these diners. Also, give each of them a cup of our wine. These are the most loyal customers of our Drunken Immortal Restaurant. This meal is my treat. "
Li Zexuan's words were very loud. The diners all heard it. When they came back to their senses, they all cupped their hands and thanked him.
"Thank you, Lord Jue. We will definitely come to this Drunken Immortal Restaurant often in the future!"
"Yes, yes, yes. We will definitely come here often in the future!"
"Lord Jue is really generous!"
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