Chapter 49 Mapo Tofu (Three more chapters, please subscribe)

Everyone lamented Liao's vicious mind and strange behavior, and even more lamented how pitiful Ren Jianbai was.

Such a young talent actually had such a mentally ill and dark mother. For her own abnormal psychology, she spent all the filial piety money given to her by Ren Jianbai and even ignored Ren Jianbai's future.

Ren Jianbai was originally scheduled to take part in the imperial examination next autumn, but his future glorious path was ruined in this way.

"Mr. Ren, you are such a pitiful person..."

This is a sentence that people in Qinghe County often shake their heads and sigh at after dinner recently.

Not only did he sigh when he saw the house where the Liao family used to live, he also sighed when he saw the county school, but he even sighed when he read any word in a book.

It's really pitiful to have such a mother! "Ah!" Ai Cao also sighed.

"Why are you sighing like this? Do you also feel sorry for Mr. Ren?" Mother Liu glanced at the mugwort while picking leeks, and then paused, "But then again, Mr. Ren is indeed a pitiful person, with such a mother."

"The imperial examination system of our dynasty is already strict. If two generations of direct blood relatives have committed crimes, they will no longer be able to participate in the imperial examination. I heard that Ren Xiucai ranked in the top ten in this year's imperial examination. He will definitely pass the examination and become an official in the autumn examination next year. This will be the end of everything."

"Oh..." Mother Liu sighed.

"Why is Madam Liu lamenting about this?" Ai Cao scratched her head. "Mrs. Liao has a vicious mind. Scholar Ren is her son. The court's laws are like this, so he can't do anything about it. Although he looks pitiful, it has nothing to do with us."

"If we think about it carefully, Liao wanted to harm our girl. Since Ren Xiucai is Liao's son, it's good enough that we don't hate him. How can we feel sorry for him?"

"I just thought you were thinking about it, wasn't it?" Mother Liu's face suddenly looked a little embarrassed, "After all, it turns out that I was overthinking it."

"Come on, why is your face wrinkled like a dumpling? Is it because you didn't have enough of the boiled meatballs that the girl cooked for you at noon today? Or is it because you ate two of the multi-grain pancakes that Dayong brought you this morning and you're still not full?"

Mugwort, "..."

"How can I be such a greedy person?" Ai Cao curled her lips, "It's just that seeing the young lady being so busy with the restaurant's affairs all day, she has lost a lot of weight. Plus, the Second Master hasn't come since winter, so I feel really bad."

"You finally came to your senses and are looking forward to the Second Master's coming?"

"Of course not. Let's not talk about the fact that if the Second Master misses the girl very much, the girl will feel confident and she doesn't have to work so hard to make money in business. Moreover, every time the Second Master comes back, the girl's face is as smiling as a peony."

Ai Cao frowned, "Apart from when the Second Master comes, when else can you see the girl smile like that?"

"The girl doesn't say it, but in her heart she is still looking forward to the Second Master's coming." Mother Liu also nodded in agreement.

Su Yujin, who had just left the house, "..."

She was looking forward to He Yanxiu's arrival...

There is nothing wrong with what he said, and it is also true.

After all, only if He Yanxiu came, would there be hope of getting back the indentures of Ai Cao and Liu's mother, as well as her own indenture.

As for the fact that she always smiles like a flower whenever the Second Master comes...

When He Yanxiu came, he didn't ask her to warm the bed. He was very kind to her and was very generous to her every time. He would often give her two or three hundred taels of silver as pocket money.

Although Su Yujin still finds it hard to accept the identity of a mistress, the feeling of getting money for free is really great.

Sure enough, I am still a little money-grubber! But there is nothing wrong with loving money! Su Yujin took a step with a smile, "Remember to put some vermicelli in the buns stuffed with leeks, tofu and eggs, and a little dried shrimp, it tastes very fresh."

"By the way, when Dayong came to deliver the egg-filled pancakes in the morning, he said that they would stew pork ribs with soy sauce in the afternoon, and he also sent us half a pot, which would be just right for us to eat with the vegetarian buns in the evening."

"Then I'll make some cold celery and lotus root slices for you to eat tonight. I've already made the pork skin jelly that the girl asked me to make yesterday. When I went to check just now, it had already taken shape. Cut a piece and add some vinegar to make a cold dish tonight. It will taste refreshing." Mother Liu agreed.

"Okay." Su Yujin nodded.

"Okay, okay, okay." Ai Caotou was even more excited. ——The three dishes of the restaurant were quickly decided.

The first one is what Su Yujin said is a good and cheap dish that can attract abscesses - Mapo Tofu.

The white and tender tofu is rinsed with water to remove the fishy smell of the tofu, and then cooked with the minced pork sauce specially made by Zheng Mingyuan. When the pan is stir-fried, red oil is made from bean paste. When it is served, it is drizzled with some Zheng Mingyuan's homemade chili oil and pepper oil.

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Take a spoonful of the hot food, the tofu is tender, the meat sauce is fragrant, and the spicy feeling of the red oil and pepper oil is just right, just enough to stimulate the taste buds and make people feel delicious, but not too spicy to the point of being uncomfortable.

It can be said that it truly achieves the eight characters of numbness, spicy, hot, fragrant, crispy, tender, fresh and lively.

If you pour this kind of Mapo Tofu over rice, you can definitely eat two bowls of rice in one go. It is definitely a perfect dish to go with rice.

Su Yujin and Zheng Mingyuan priced this dish at ten cents per plate.

The plate doesn't have to be very big, but adding up the various ingredients used in a plate of Mapo Tofu, plus the restaurant's labor costs, it's almost enough to break even, with a tiny bit of surplus.

Even so, compared to the prices in other restaurants, where a plate of braised tofu or homemade tofu costs more than 20 cents, this price is already very low.

Su Yujin even asked someone to make a sign and put it at the entrance of the restaurant, with big words saying "10 cents a plate" written on it. She even placed a plate of Mapo tofu at the door, truly making what you see is what you get.

These two things were put out before the restaurant opened to attract the attention of everyone passing by.

As for the signature dish that Su Yujin mentioned, which was delicious and suitable for all ages, Zheng Mingyuan finally decided on the braised lion's head.

Qinghe County is located in the north. The main meats eaten on weekdays are chicken, fish, pork, mutton, etc. Chicken and fish seem to be bland and thin in taste. Although mutton is tender, many people cannot get used to it. Only pork is suitable for people of all ages because of its fat and tender meat.

The fatty and lean pork belly is chopped into meat fillings that are distinct but small enough, mixed with chopped mushrooms and various seasonings, and topped with crispy yam. After stirring enough, it is rolled into small balls and fried and then roasted. After being served on a plate, it is poured with thick soup... - Please subscribe, 嘤嘤嘤, you can't really only subscribe to the first chapter just because I ask for the first subscription. The subscription performance is very important, o(╥﹏╥)o (End of this chapter)