Chapter 440 Three Fires

At the same time as the notice of the girls' official school was posted, another official document was also posted, stating that the county government would hold a whole pig banquet and a food street in half a month.

Individuals and restaurants can participate, villagers can participate as a village unit, and people from outside Wu County are also welcome to participate.

The main ingredient is pork, and various meat dishes are made and sold, pork dishes are developed, and at the same time, people's enthusiasm for pig farming is stimulated.

After marking the stalls, you will get one for free after registering for a period of ten days. The county government will count the sales of each stall every day.

Ten days later, the statistical results came out and first, second and third prizes were awarded on the spot.

The prizes are generous. The first prize is a plowing ox, the second prize is four piglets, and the third prize is two piglets.

This list caused a bigger stir than the one from the women's official school! The whole county was in an uproar! This was the first time I'd ever seen someone earn so much money and still get a government reward!

Not only restaurants, inns and eateries signed up enthusiastically, but even the villagers in the countryside were eager to try, looking at the pigs in their own pig pens.

Even the people in the surrounding Tongxian and Rongxian counties got the news and spread the news.

A working ox! If you win first prize, you get a working ox for free! A working ox is worth fifteen strings of cash! A poor family's income for several years!

When registering, the government also kindly provided a pork recipe, which contestants can refer to or create their own.

When they received the invitation, County Magistrate Lin and County Clerk Hu were stunned. Is this newly appointed County Magistrate Song really a man of many talents?

One hand burned the girls’ official school, one hand burned the pig, what will be burned next?

County Magistrate Lin slapped his head in frustration, wondering why he hadn't thought of it.

Hu Changshi admired that the children from aristocratic families were different. Their vision, perspective and courage were beyond the reach of a small-town, low-level official like himself.

Many restaurants, food stalls, inns and villagers from Tong County and Rong County came to Wu County to sign up to participate.

Coupled with the promotion of business and travel, more people flocked to Wuxian.

Wu County was granted special permission by the imperial court to delay closing its business, so once this food street opened, it was packed with people.

The people setting up stalls are both contestants and consumers, selling their own and buying others' to taste and learn from.

Gentry and restaurants from all counties in the prefecture flocked to Wu County to sample the food street and learn new dishes.

The whole street was filled with the clanging sounds of cooking, and the small tables and benches in front of the stalls were crowded with people.

Some clever contestants made bamboo bowls that could be packed and eaten on the go.

For a time, the price of live pigs in Wuzhou soared, supply was in short supply, and everyone was scrambling for piglets.

The astute foreign merchants quickly collected piglets and sold them here, only to find out that the piglets here had to be castrated.

Then the pig-castrating technology was spread and promoted in all directions.

Merchants coming and going from all over the country ate various pork dishes in the food street. They were surprised that the pigs here had no smell of mutton and were castrated.

So the Taotie went around spreading the word, and pig castration began to become popular in many places, and pig farming began to rise quietly.

"Sister, sister!" Xiaotao and Atang drooled at the sight of the cumin and pepper pork ribs coming out of the pot.

"Come, try it!" Su Ying put the ribs on a plate.

The stall was crowded with people. Xiaotao and Atang didn't care about the heat and each took a piece away.

Song Xuanyu and Liu Shiye from Wu County, Hu Changshi and Jiang Sima from the provincial government, Lin Xiancheng from Tong County, Liu Xianling and Song Xiancheng from Rong County, and Fulu and Fuxi from the Shaofu Supervisor were all waiting.

As soon as the food was served, everyone poked their chopsticks at the plate.

The aroma of burnt and crispy meat is mixed with the unique fragrance of cumin and pepper powder. The meat is tender and full of oil.

"Master Xiao Su! What about us?" The other merchants and contestants were anxious.

"Here is a plate, you can try it!" Su Ying handed over another plate.

Su Ying was invited by Song Xuanyu to help with the whole pig banquet. The pig was bought by Song Xuanyu. Su Ying was responsible for making new dishes and giving samples to the contestants.

Then I made sweet and sour spare ribs, which were similar to the salt and pepper spare ribs, except that the sweet and sour sauce was used.

A sweet and sour aroma wafted out. I saw Su Ying pour the ribs into the sweet and sour sauce, stir-fry them for a few times, sprinkle a handful of white sesame seeds and serve.

Xiaotao and Atang were quick to grab a piece.

The plates on the tables of several adults had long been empty. No one was pretending to be polite anymore.

The contestants in the outer circle were also getting anxious, "It's our turn now, you've all had your turn, it's our turn, it's our turn!"

There were several people standing behind Su Ying, trying to learn her skills. It was so exciting to watch. There are so many dishes that can be made with pork.

Madam Zheng and several other ladies were selling crispy pork, preserved vegetable braised pork, braised pork with sand filling, crystal pork elbow, crispy pork, braised pork and other dishes that Su Ying had made at several other stalls, and they were also surrounded by crowds of people.

In order to support the county magistrate, Niu Er's wife closed her snack shop every afternoon and set up a stall in the food street.

Su Ying taught me how to sell pot stickers, pan-fried buns, meat pot cakes, etc.

Uncle Wei, who sells rice cakes, sells big and affordable meat buns, braised meat buns, and pickled cabbage meat buns. He is so busy that he counts money until his hands cramp.

At the hour of Xu on the tenth day, the food street closed half an hour in advance and the final results were counted.

As expected, Su Ying sold the most, followed by several stalls in Huanggou Village.

Huanggou Village was a contributing village, not a participant, so it was eliminated and finally first, second and third prizes were awarded.

Niu Er's wife and Wei Abo were among them.

The first prize was won by Quan Fuxing, the largest restaurant in the county. In addition to a plowing ox, it also received a plaque, the value of which was even higher than that of the plowing ox.

The owner of Quanfuxing Restaurant, Jiale, came up to the stage happily and bowed to thank everyone. The head chef and his apprentice carried the plaque, their faces filled with pride.

When other winners went on stage, they had to bring a few people with them. Cages of piglets were burping and squealing, and the scene was very lively.

In this whole pig banquet, Wu County slaughtered nearly 200 pigs, which stimulated the demand for pigs in the entire state, and the demand for piglets directly quadrupled.

"Lord Song is truly amazing!" Hu Changshi was sincerely convinced.

The live pigs didn't make any waves in my hands, but others made them flourish. People can't be compared!

"I appreciate it! I appreciate it!" County Magistrate Lin was convinced!

"Lord Song is very capable!" County Magistrate Liu expressed his admiration. The Sinong Temple had seen many methods, but this Lord Song was truly an eye-opener.

"Thank you all for your support! Thank you, Lord Su!" Song Xuanyu bowed to all his colleagues and superiors present.

Various cheat sheets soon appeared on the market, such as "Pork Recipe Collection", "One Hundred Home-cooked Pork Dishes", "Thirty Years of Chef's Pork Dishes Secrets", etc.

All of them were compiled by students teaching in the supporting schools and sold to restaurants, merchants, etc., and the books are hard to come by.

Each dish in it has side dishes, cooking steps, cooking time, etc. By following the instructions, even people who can't cook can become a half-cook.

The most popular dishes are pork with preserved vegetables, braised pork in red sauce, crystal pork elbow, and steamed pork with rice flour.

Ingredients and side dishes are easy to obtain, and the meat is mainly steamed or boiled. The resulting meat is soft, tender, fat and glutinous, and is loved by men, women, young and old.

When it was introduced to Dayuling, the same dish could be served with two different flavors at the two ends of the Dayuling Road.