Li Zexuan and his group arrived at the Xi Market. There were many inns, pavilions, taverns, and food stalls on the streets. Among them, there was an endless stream of tourists and merchants. In the distance, there were also some "Hu" from the Western Regions, Central Asia, and West Asia who came to Chang 'an to do business through the Silk Road. Some were selling gold, silver, and jewelry, while others were buying silk, porcelain, and so on.
Looking at the bustling market in front of him, Li Zexuan was also a little shocked. One must know that the entire Tang Dynasty only had a population of 20 million, far less than later. It was really not easy to have such a bustling market in this era.
In a few years, the people of the Tang Dynasty will welcome an unprecedented prosperity. Li Zexuan sighed in his heart.
He accompanied Lan 'er to buy sweets, dolls, and her favorite toys. He even brought her to see the Persian juggling show that she had been talking about for a long time. It was already noon. After walking for half a day, Li Zexuan was also very hungry and wanted to find a restaurant to eat.
"Xiao He, which restaurant nearby has good food?"
Not knowing which restaurant to choose, Li Zexuan decisively threw the question to Xiao He, a native of the Tang Dynasty.
"Young Master, Xiao He also doesn't know. Xiao He rarely leaves the residence and has never eaten here before."
Xiao He blinked her eyes and said carefully.
Li Zexuan patted his head and thought that it was true. How could this little maid be willing to spend money to eat in a restaurant in the Xi Market?
"Young Master, why don't we go to the Drunken Immortal Restaurant opened by Old Master?" Xiao Xi suggested.
"Ah? My father opened a restaurant in the Xi Market? "Li Zexuan was very surprised.
"Pfft, Young Master, how come you don't even know about your family's business?" Xiao He could not help but laugh.
Li Zexuan was also quite embarrassed. "Okay, then let's go to the Drunken Immortal Restaurant! Does anyone know where it is? Lead the way. "
"Lan 'er knows. Father brought Lan' er here last year."
Lan 'er said enthusiastically. The little girl was excited when she heard about food. She was simply a little foodie. He bought so many snacks for her in the morning and she was still not full? Li Zexuan was a little puzzled.
"Then let's go."
The group of people arrived at the Drunken Immortal Inn under Lan 'er's lead. This was a five-story restaurant. It was very conspicuous among the low-rise shops. Just by looking at it from the outside, it looked quite grand.
"Tsk tsk, Dad is really rich. This is equivalent to a five-star hotel in the future, and this is one of the family's businesses. Tsk tsk, I only knew that Dad was rich, but I didn't expect him to be so rich. Looks like the path of a rich second generation prodigal has a long way to go. How can he spend so much money?"
Li Zexuan was just a poor loser in his previous life. He really didn't know how to spend this much money.
When they entered the restaurant, the manager of the restaurant was a fat man in his forties. When he saw Lan'er, he immediately came up to her and smiled like a Maitreya Buddha.
"Aiyo, Miss, why are you here today? Please come upstairs. "
He had never seen Li Zexuan before, so naturally, he didn't know that this was his young master.
"Shopkeeper Liu, this is my family's young master. He just returned from Mount Longhu yesterday. Why don't you greet him?"
Xiao He said angrily when she saw that Shopkeeper Liu ignored her young master.
"Aiyo, Young Master, please don't blame me. I was blind. Young Master, please come upstairs."
When Shopkeeper Liu heard this, he repeatedly apologized to Li Zexuan. He had also heard that his young master had a son who went to Mount Longhu to learn martial arts. He didn't expect to bump into him as soon as he came back. He couldn't help but feel that he was unlucky.
"You don't have to be so polite, Shopkeeper Liu. Uncle Liu, you've worked hard to help my father manage the restaurant all these years. "
Li Zexuan patted Shopkeeper Liu's shoulder and tried to be as gentle as possible. After all, Shopkeeper Liu was considered one of the upper management of the "Li Group". He had also made a lot of contributions. A few words of encouragement would let him continue to contribute to the "Li Group". There was no need to make things difficult for him over such a small matter. Li Zexuan wasn't such a petty person. Li Zexuan expressed that he was still very magnanimous.
"Young Master, what are you talking about? This is what I should do."
When Shopkeeper Liu heard Li Zexuan's words, he was so happy that the fat on his face jiggled. Eh ~ ~ I feel disgusted looking at him. Li Zexuan quickly turned his head away. He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to eat later.
The group went up to the fourth floor and entered a private room. After Shopkeeper Liu served some of his signature dishes, Li Zexuan and Lan 'er sat down to eat. Two maids and two servants stood by the side to serve them.
"You guys should sit down and eat together. Why are you standing?"
Li Zexuan expressed that he couldn't eat when others were looking at him. He quickly waved his hand to the four people beside him.
"Young Master, how can we do this? How can servants sit and eat together with their masters?"
Xiao Xi hurriedly waved her hand and said. Although Xiao He, Ah Fu, and San Bao also wanted to sit down and eat, they all knew the rules. When they heard Xiao Xi's rejection, they nodded their heads in agreement.
"What are you talking about? Why are you talking so much nonsense? Since I asked you to eat together, then quickly sit down and eat."
Li Zexuan said impatiently. He still didn't understand the concept of class.
Seeing that their Young Master was about to flip out, the four of them looked at each other and carefully sat down.
With no one staring at him, Li Zexuan picked up his chopsticks and wanted to try the dishes of this five-star hotel's chef. In the end, he was disappointed. It was not as good as the shark fin soup made by his mother yesterday. Li Zexuan cursed in his heart. It couldn't be helped. The main reason was that the Tang Dynasty's cooking method was too simple.
Li Zexuan ate a few chopsticks and didn't want to eat anymore. After eating these dishes every day, his mouth was getting bland. He had to think of a way to improve his diet. He planned to go to the kitchen of the hotel and see if he could get the chef to make something delicious.
What should he make? Let's make KFC. It was suitable for both young and old. The key was that in his previous life, in order to please his girlfriend, he learned how to make KFC online for a long time. He still remembered the process of making KFC in detail.
At this time, Lan-er also put down her chopsticks. She had eaten too many snacks in the morning. At this time, Li Zexuan said to Lan-er.
"Lan-er, big brother will go to the kitchen and ask the chef to make something delicious that you have never eaten before. Do you want to eat it?"
"What is it?"
Lan-er opened her big cute eyes and asked expectantly.
"Haha, Lan-er, you will know in a while." Li Zexuan laughed and left.
He went to find Shopkeeper Liu and said that he wanted the chef to make something new. He asked Shopkeeper Liu to bring him to the kitchen of the hotel.
"Wang Erhu, come here. Come and greet the Young Master. The Young Master wants you to make something new. Do whatever the Young Master asks you to do. Do you hear me?"
Shopkeeper Liu waved his hand at a fat young man in his thirties.
"Yes, yes, yes, Shopkeeper." Wang Erhu quickly replied.
Shopkeeper Liu hurriedly bent over and said to Li Zexuan with a smile, "Young Master, this Wang Erhu is the best chef in our hotel. If you need anything, just ask him."
"Well, sorry to trouble you, Shopkeeper Liu. If you have something to do, go ahead. Don't worry about me." Li Zexuan waved his hand at Shopkeeper Liu.
"No hurry, no hurry. I also want to see what kind of new food the Young Master wants to make."
"Whatever. You can have a look if you want. The dish I want to make is called Kentucky Fried Chicken." Li Zexuan said indifferently. Then, he ordered Wang Erhu, "Erhu, get me 20 pairs of chicken legs."
Since he had already made it, he might as well make more.
After a while, Wang Erhu brought back a large pile of chicken legs. Li Zexuan continued to instruct.
"First, cut each drumstick into three equal pieces. Then, add some sugar, salt, and ginger to each piece. You can estimate how much to add. If it tastes good later, your salary for this month will be doubled. If it doesn't, I'll deduct your salary."
Wang Erhu suddenly felt a lot of pressure. His forehead was secretly sweating. He carefully controlled the ratio of seasonings with his years of cooking skills.
Seeing that Wang Erhu was done, Li Zexuan continued to instruct.
"Pour half a pot of wine into it. Yes, yes, that's all. Well, bring it over and steam the chicken cubes first."
After half an hour, the chicken cubes were steamed. Li Zexuan ordered again,
"Roll the chicken cubes in the starch. Okay, go and beat four more eggs. Mix them well and add more eggs to the chicken cubes."
After a while, Wang Erhu was done.
"Do you have sesame oil?" Li Zexuan remembered that there should be sesame oil in the Tang Dynasty.
"Yes, how much do you want, Young Master?"
"A pot. Half a pot will do."
"Ah? So much? Young Master, sesame oil is very expensive. "Wang Erhu was a little distressed.
"It's okay. Go ahead. I don't lack money." Li Zexuan said that he was so poor that he only had money.
Wang Erhu had no choice but to get the sesame oil. Under Li Zexuan's instructions, he poured the sesame oil into the pot and boiled it. After that, he put the chicken cubes in and fried them until the skin was golden brown.
Suddenly, a fragrant and crispy chicken smell filled the kitchen. The other cooks looked over and secretly swallowed their saliva. Wang Erhu was also a little dumbfounded. Looking at the golden chicken cubes in front of him, he couldn't believe that it was made by him.
Li Zexuan picked up the chopsticks and couldn't wait to pick up a piece. It was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The key was that it was neither salty nor bland. The taste was just right. It was not much different from KFC in the future.
He happily patted Erhu's shoulder and said,
"Erhu, well done. Manager Liu, Erhu's salary will be doubled in the future. Erhu, work hard in the future. My Li Family will not treat you unfairly. Don't think about changing jobs. I can give you what other families can give you. "
Li Zexuan valued a talent like Erhu very much. After saying that, he ignored Erhu's continuous declarations of loyalty and left with the KFC.
Passing through the hall on the first floor, the fragrant smell of the fried chicken cubes immediately attracted the attention of all the diners. They all looked at the food plate in Li Zexuan's hand. They all fiercely sniffed and secretly swallowed their saliva.
Seeing that Li Zexuan was about to go upstairs, a dark and thin young man stood up and said,
"Wait a minute, little brother. What food are you holding in your hand? Why haven't I seen it in the Drunken Immortal Restaurant? "
Li Zexuan heard this and stopped. He looked at the dark and thin young man and said, "This is KFC.
It's a new dish from the Drunken Immortal Restaurant. It will be available tomorrow. Today is only a trial. If you want to try it, you can try it tomorrow morning. "
In a while, I'll ask Manager Liu to add this dish to the restaurant's menu. Perhaps it will increase the restaurant's income. Li Zexuan was inwardly pleased with himself as he thought to himself, "This can be considered as increasing my dad's income." After saying this, Li Zexuan ignored everyone's reaction and quickly went upstairs. His little sister was still waiting for him.
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