Chapter 9 Matsutake Chicken Soup
It was already half past ten when I, Shao Yuan, returned to school with the figurine.
It’s not long before lunch.
It just so happened that I received the reward from the purchasing system today, so I, Shao Yuan, plan to pack a good meal outside and go back to the dormitory.
Of course, I also brought back Ding Lanlan and Yu Shan’s lunch.
There is a big road outside the school.
There are many restaurants just across the road.
I, Shao Yuan, originally planned to pack lunch at a restaurant that I often go to.
But when he passed by the door of a private restaurant decorated in an ancient style, he stopped.
This is a high-end private restaurant.
This private restaurant has been open for decades. I heard that its ancestors were imperial chefs.
I heard the food there tastes very good, but the price is not cheap.
The cheapest dish costs more than three figures.
In there, any meal will cost more than four figures.
This price is not affordable for ordinary students.
But every time it is meal time, there will be a lot of luxury cars parked in front of the private restaurant.
Those who come here to eat are either rich or noble.
Therefore, at Blue City University, this private restaurant is also jokingly called the Luxury Car Exhibition Hall.
Ding Lanlan and Yu Shan had mentioned many times before that they wanted to go in for a meal.
But my wallet is not enough.
Today, I, Shao Yuan, earned 50,000 yuan and am ready to fulfill my brother's wish.
So, I just walked in.
As I walked through the door, I immediately saw a beautiful receptionist wearing a uniform cheongsam and with graceful manners.
One of the receptionists walked up to Zhen Shao Yuan.
Smiling, he asked, "Excuse me, sir, do you have an appointment?"
"No."
This is the first time for me, Shao Yuan, to come to such a high-end place. The exterior is decorated in an ancient style, and the interior is even more ancient and charming.
Embroidered screens, Jiangnan water town paintings, red pillars, paper lanterns, and mahogany tables.
Walking in, I felt like I was traveling back to ancient times. I, Shao Yuan, couldn't control my eyes and looked around.
I was completely attracted by the decoration inside.
The receptionist was not surprised by Shao Yuan's reaction, nor did he look down on him for it.
Instead, he smiled and said, "Excuse me, sir. How many people are there? If there are no more than eight of you, I suggest you choose a seat in the lobby. The small private rooms are all reserved. Only the large private rooms are left."
"Then let's go to the hall. There are only three of us."
I, Shao Yuan, have heard before that the private rooms here seem to have a minimum consumption.
Although he earned 50,000 yuan, he was not so arrogant as to think he could enter the private room.
"Okay, this way please."
The receptionist brought me, Shao Yuan, to the lobby.
It's still early and there are still several empty tables in the hall.
I, Shao Yuan, asked for a seat by the window.
Then start ordering.
I, Shao Yuan, know all about Ding Lanlan and Yu Shan’s food preferences.
All three of them are carnivores, so they ordered five meat dishes and one vegetable.
Even though they ordered a lot of dishes, it’s probably barely enough for three people.
After all, the portions of the dishes here are only half of what you get outside.
Three grown men, they can eat a lot.
Of course, when ordering the dishes and seeing the prices, I, Shao Yuan, couldn’t help but feel bad for my wallet.
These six dishes cost him almost seven thousand.
One of the dishes is Yu Shan’s signature dish that he has been talking about for a long time, Matsutake Chicken Soup.
After ordering the dishes, I, Shao Yuan, immediately called the two of them.
When I, Shao Yuan, called them, they had not gotten up yet.
As soon as they heard that Shao Yuan was inviting them to dinner, they immediately got up and rushed over.
Twenty minutes later, the two men arrived in a hurry.
"Oh my god, Your Majesty, did you win the lottery? You actually came here to eat. A meal here costs four figures and up."
As soon as Ding Lanlan sat down, she began to express her surprise.
"That's right! I didn't even put on any moisturizer or sunscreen before I rushed out. Tell me how much you won."
As a beauty blogger, Yu Shan still takes care of her face.
It is extremely rare for people to just wash their face and go out in the hot sun like they do now.
I, Shao Yuan, said with a smile, "Am I usually that stingy? I'm treating you to a meal, but you're so surprised. Do I have to wait until I win the prize before I can treat you to a meal?"
Ding Lanlan snorted, "We're all friends, and you don't even know me? Come on, tell me about your winning the lottery."
Ding Lanlan really had no intention of belittling me, Shao Yuan.
The main reason is that I, Shao Yuan, don’t have much money on a regular basis. I’m either working part-time to make money or on the way to making money part-time.
I usually can’t afford to eat fast food that costs only twenty yuan.
Especially since I came here to eat.
"I didn't win any prizes," Shao Yuan said. "I just made some money on a shopping trip. I just wanted to come here for a good meal. Didn't you guys keep saying you wanted to eat here?"
"We were just talking. Didn't you say you haven't collected enough money for tuition yet? Otherwise, why don't we just return the food before it's served? The restaurant next door is also delicious, we can go there to eat."
As he said that, Yu Shan was about to stand up with his phone in hand.
I, Shao Yuan, reached out and held him down.
"Okay, no need to save money for me. I made a lot of money by helping people buy things this time. It's enough for me to pay for tuition and have a good meal here."
"Really?" Yu Shan blinked.
"Really." Zhen Shao Yuan nodded affirmatively, "Otherwise, based on your understanding of me, would I invite you to dinner here?"
"That's right." Yu Shan nodded in agreement.
It’s not that I, Shao Yuan, am stingy. I, Shao Yuan, am just frugal because I have no money.
If I have money, I, Shao Yuan, would be willing to spend it.
Suddenly, I Shao Yuan remembered something, picked up my phone and started operating it.
Ding Lanlan's cell phone rang, and then Yu Shan's cell phone also rang.
The two picked up their phones and saw that it was Shao Yuan who transferred the money to them.
Ding Lanlan has two thousand, Yu Shan has three thousand.
After the transfer was completed, Emperor Shao Yuan said to the two of them, "Lanlan, Miss, thank you."
Last year, I didn't have enough money for my Shao Yuan tuition, so the two of us came together and borrowed 5,000 Shao Yuan from me.
Originally, I, Shao Yuan, didn't want it.
After all, it's not that he has no money, he just doesn't want to use the regular money.
However, the two of them believed that he had no money to pay for tuition, so they simply gave him 5,000 yuan.
But I, Shao Yuan, was deeply moved.
After all, this money is not a small amount for them.
After Ding Lanlan clicked on the payment button, she said, "It seems that our Majesty really made a lot of money this time, otherwise he wouldn't have paid us back."
"Yeah." Yu Shan also clicked the payment button, then said with a smile, "If that's the case, then we won't be polite later."
As soon as he finished speaking, the food came up.
As soon as the six dishes came up, the three of them swallowed their saliva at the same time.
Yu Shan was surprised to see that there was also the signature Matsutake Chicken Soup. "Oh my god, this is the signature Matsutake Chicken Soup? You actually ordered this? This costs 3,000 yuan a pot."
"And this, the Intoxicating Fragrant Mandarin Fish, I heard this one is also two thousand."
"Adding the other four dishes, it must have cost over six thousand. Your Majesty, you must have really made a fortune, right? You actually dare to make such a dish."
I originally thought that Shao Yuan just ordered ordinary dishes, but I didn’t expect him to order such expensive tea.
Although those are delicious and look very tempting.
But eating more than 6,000 yuan worth of dishes made them feel daunted!
Seeing that they were hesitant to start, Emperor Shao Yuan said with a smile, "Alright, the dishes have been ordered, don't you want to eat?"
Ding Lanlan: "Eat, of course! The dishes are already here, if I don't eat them, over 6,000 yuan will be wasted. Even if I'm going to die now, I'm going to finish these dishes."
The three of them picked up their chopsticks and started eating.
I, Shao Yuan, first filled a bowl of matsutake chicken soup.
The reason why this matsutake chicken soup is priced at three thousand is that it claims to use wild matsutake mushrooms and free-range hens that are over one year old.
When my parents were still alive, a good friend of my father sent them wild matsutake, hericium erinaceus and other wild mushrooms several times.
Therefore, I, Shao Yuan, am very familiar with wild matsutake mushrooms.
However, when he first took a sip, he felt that the taste seemed a little off.
He looked up at Yu Shan on his left and saw that he was drinking without even raising his head.
He even praised it while drinking it: "It really is worthy of being the Matsutake Chicken Soup worth three thousand. It tastes amazing."
Looking at Ding Lanlan on the right, she also nodded continuously.
“Yes, it’s very delicious.”
Seeing the way they eat, I, Shao Yuan, feel a little confused.
Taste the soup again.
His brows immediately furrowed.
No, the taste is wrong.
I, Shao Yuan, picked up a piece of matsutake from the bowl with chopsticks and examined it carefully.
I found that it is indeed very similar to wild matsutake.
I, Shao Yuan, did not give up and filled another bowl of soup.
Then pick up another piece of matsutake from the soup.
This time the matsutake is a little bigger, and you can vaguely see the color on the side.
If you look closely, the color is a bit lighter.
Because it has been sliced and stewed in soup, the color is different from the fresh ones.
But even if there is a difference, it won't be that big.
Wild matsutake mushrooms are dark brown on top and gray-brown on the bottom.
However, the matsutake slices scooped out of the soup tend to be red chestnut in color.
That's not the color wild matsutake should have.
Although the aroma is the same as wild matsutake.
However, Shao Yuan's tongue was very sensitive, and he could vaguely taste the faint scent of almonds beneath the rich aroma of matsutake.
The aroma of almonds is very faint, so faint that if you are not very familiar with wild matsutake mushrooms and have a sensitive taste buds, you will not be able to taste it at all.
Wild matsutake mushrooms have no almond aroma at all.
If it has an almond scent, it can only be Agaricus blazei.
Agaricus blazei, also known as giant coccus mushroom.
Although Agaricus blazei and Matsutake are only one character apart.
But it has no relatives with Matsutake.
However, people who don’t know much about matsutake mushrooms can easily confuse the two.
I thought that artificially cultivated Agaricus blazei was actually artificially cultivated Matsutake.
However, the growing environment of Matsutake is very harsh, so it is very rare.
There is still no way to cultivate it artificially.
Even if it is artificial sowing, it still needs to be done in the deep mountains.
By the time it grows to the right stage and is picked, it has become wild.
Agaricus blazei has already been able to be cultivated artificially.
In order to sell Agaricus blazei quickly, merchants found a way to give the giant coccus mushroom the name of artificially cultivated matsutake.
However, in fact, the two cannot be said to be very similar, but can only be said to have nothing to do with each other.
Although wild matsutake mushrooms are expensive, they are also divided into different sizes and grades.
It’s not so expensive that you can’t afford it even if you spend three thousand yuan.
This private restaurant uses Agaricus blazei to impersonate wild Matsutake and deceive customers?
I, Shao Yuan, ate another piece. It had a smooth texture, like the texture of matsutake mushrooms.
But it is a little worse than what I, Shao Yuan, have eaten before.
Even with a hint of crispness?
Only Agaricus blazei has a crispy texture.
I, Shao Yuan, am now very sure that this private restaurant does not use wild matsutake mushrooms, but Agaricus blazei which is similar to wild matsutake mushrooms.
If it had been made clear from the beginning that it was Agaricus blazei, I, Shao Yuan, would have accepted it.
However, this private restaurant has always advertised that its food is wild matsutake.
There is also a promotional poster for wild matsutake mushrooms outside.
But they secretly use Agaricus blazei.
This is blatant fraud.
"waiter."
I, Shao Yuan, waved to the waiter not far away.
The waiter came over quickly.
Ding Lanlan and Yu Shan both looked at Shao Yuan with confusion.
I don't know why he called the waiter.
"Do you use wild matsutake mushrooms in your signature matsutake chicken soup?"
I, Shao Yuan, asked.
The waiter smiled and said, "Of course, sir. The matsutake mushrooms in our matsutake chicken soup are all natural and wild. They are air-shipped from their place of origin every day. They are absolutely fresh."
"Really?" Zhen Shao Yuan put down the spoon in his hand, glanced at her calmly, and said, "But you clearly used Agaricus blazei in this chicken soup."
When I, Shao Yuan, said this, the waiter was stunned.
The guests around also stopped talking and looked over at the same time.
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