How could they not know what kind of meat it was?
However, none of them were as panicked as Fatty Zhou was. Instead, they began to carefully savor the taste of the food after learning about it.
Manager Sun narrowed his eyes and frowned. He tasted the meat for a long time before saying, "Imperial Chef Zhou, may I ask why this thing doesn't have the stench of pork? Instead, it has an indescribable allure?"
Imperial Chef Zhou cupped his fists and sat down. He waved his hand and a chef instantly brought out a large tray containing the pig head meat.
Imperial Chef Zhou didn't avoid arousing suspicion. He used a small knife to cut the meat piece by piece, then dipped it in the dipping sauce and threw it into his mouth.
He then said, "I don't know. My teacher didn't tell me and as a student, I didn't dare to ask."
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but be stunned.
They all knew about the three hundred thousand pigs that went to Xiao Mountain yesterday. But today, so much pork appeared in Chang 'an. They couldn't help but feel puzzled.
But thinking about it, they suddenly thought of an extremely terrifying thing. That was the crown prince. These stores were all the crown prince's businesses. Moreover, on the first day of opening, he actually called an imperial chef. This was something that ordinary people couldn't do. Only the crown prince could do it.
Moreover, he said that the chefs in these stores were all personally trained by Imperial Chef Zhou. Did that mean that the things sold in these stores were almost the same?
Then …
Some time ago, they heard that Divine Doctor Sun went to White Deer College in Xiao Mountain and didn't come back. Then, they heard that something happened to the dean of White Deer College. Jingshu made a scene in Chang 'an City. Then, the matter was left unsettled. After that, it was the three hundred thousand pigs and everything that happened today.
Could it be that Zhang Feng was Imperial Chef Zhou's teacher?
How could this be?
This was simply unheard of, alright?
Manager Sun couldn't help but ask, "Imperial Chef Zhou, may I ask if your teacher is the dean of White Deer College in Xiao Mountain, Viscount Zhang Feng, Lord Zhang?"
Fatty Zhou heard this and hurriedly stood up. His face was incomparably respectful as he cupped his hands towards the door and said, "You're right. My teacher is Lord Zhang!"
Buzz —!
In an instant, everyone's heads exploded.
Understood.
Everything was clear now.
Everything was clear now.
Everyone suddenly thought of the imperial edict from before.
Didn't the imperial edict already mention the skill of cooking?
Now that they thought about it and looked at Imperial Chef Zhou's cooking skills, and then looked at the dishes that they had never heard of before, they suddenly felt that they were too short-sighted to have mocked the academy behind their backs!
Once they thought of this, how could they sit still when they were basically businessmen?
One by one, they took out their copper coins and prepared to pay the bill. It was over. Even if they had to sell their pots and pans, they had to let their children go to Mount Xiao!
This was simply …
However, the shopkeeper glanced at everyone's money and remained unmoved as he said, "Thank you, this shop does not accept money!"
Just as Manager Sun was about to hand over the money, he couldn't help but stop.
"Old Pan, what do you mean by this?"
Manager Pan of Chang 'an Hotel smiled and pointed at a notice in the middle of the hall. "This is the order from above. All the dishes and drinks will be sold according to grain. But we are all regular customers, and today is the opening day of the restaurant. So, I can't do anything about it!"
"…"
What kind of rule was this?
One plate of grain for one dish?
Although it sounded like they had gotten a great bargain, what was the price of grain now?
They didn't even dare to think about it. Although the most common price on the market was ten copper coins, ten copper coins per dish was simply too cheap. If it was in the past, they would definitely eat until this small shop went bankrupt. But now, it was impossible!
Everyone was lacking in grain, and the market had a price but no supply. This made them feel uneasy.
It wasn't that they couldn't take out food. After all, they worked for the officials, and naturally, the officials wouldn't starve them. Moreover, as people who often mingled with the merchants, naturally, their families relied on their connections to store food. It was just that …
This …
But when they remembered that this was the Crown Prince's shop, they could only laugh and go home to get the grain.
This kind of thing didn't just happen in this shop in the eastern market. Basically, the seventy or so Chang 'an Hotels that opened today all had the same rule. In a moment, the news spread like wildfire in Chang' an.
"Have you heard? The seventy or so Chang 'an Hotels that opened today don't sell money, they only accept grain! "
In a teahouse, people gathered together to discuss this rare thing.
A middle-aged man in fine clothes who had just entered sighed when he saw several old friends.
In an instant, this voice attracted everyone's attention. ,
Everyone had never heard of such a rare thing before.
They hurriedly asked, "Isn't this the shopkeeper of the tavern? Are you talking about the seventy or so shops that opened at the same time in Chang 'an City today? "
Hearing this, the middle-aged man stood up and cupped his hands in front of the crowd.
"Isn't that right? Today, a tavern opened next to my tavern, but the owner of this tavern is a mysterious big shot. So, I went there to show my support and get familiar with him. But guess what? "
"I ate three plates of meat dishes and received three pounds of grain from him!"
"But I heard that the dishes there were prepared by people from the palace!"
Hearing this, the crowd couldn't help but be in an uproar.
"What?"
"There's such a good thing?"
"Three plates of food for only three pounds of grain?"
"But why does this shop only accept grain?"
"Let's go and take a look …"
"…"
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