County Magistrate Zhou had another reason for inviting Village Chief Wang to stay for dinner, which was that they could chat about public matters at the dinner table.
Unexpectedly, the delicious food here made him speechless. At this moment, County Magistrate Zhou finally understood his son's words and they were exaggerated.
Growing up in the capital, as a child of an aristocratic family, he had eaten some of the best delicacies in the capital, if not all over the country. County Magistrate Zhou could not say that he was tired of them, but at least he had eaten them all. He had never been so amazed by that dish.
Even Mrs. Zhou, who was sitting next to her, was rather reluctant to eat at first, but when she tasted the delicious food that dazzled her eyes, she finally understood why her son was so obsessed with it.
Mrs. Zhou no longer cared about being reserved and quickened her pace in grabbing the food, but her movements were still graceful.
Qian Chunhua smiled when he saw this scene. As a chef, he felt an inexplicable sense of accomplishment when his customers liked to cook their own dishes.
Qian Chunhua also saw the love of food for Magistrate Zhou's family. It was true that like father, like son. Zhou You's love for food was probably influenced by Magistrate Zhou and his wife.
The meal ended with everyone scrambling for food. Finally, Qian Chunhua brought out two bowls of rice. Everyone poured the sauerkraut fish soup over the rice and each person ate two large bowls.
Even at the guards' table, one person ate three large bowls of rice. If the bowl hadn't been almost empty, he would probably have had another bowl.
At this moment, Mrs. Zhou finally understood why her son insisted on bringing the food here. Given how much they ate, even if the female shopkeeper was good at cooking, she would still be powerless without rice.
What's more, the price of food is skyrocketing now, and you can't buy it even with silver.
At this time, Mrs. Zhou was also thinking about giving Qian Chunhua a little more money when paying the bill so that she would have a chance to come and eat here again in the future.
After the meal, County Magistrate Zhou and Village Chief Wang chatted about public matters for a while before County Magistrate Zhou was ready to say goodbye and leave. He still needed to visit the villages to the east and north of Lion Mountain to make arrangements on how to deal with the refugees.
Before leaving, County Magistrate Zhou repeatedly reminded them that the village self-defense force must be established as soon as possible and that they must pay close attention to the night shifts.
Mrs. Zhou came to the counter and prepared to pay.
Qian Chunhua had already done the math. In addition to five catties of pork belly, according to the current price increase, it was thirty dollars per catty, so five catties would cost one hundred and fifty dollars.
Including the cost of oil, condiments, etc., the price of deep-fried crispy pork alone is one tael of silver, and the other two dishes are also one tael of silver each.
Two vegetarian dishes and rice, one cun is worth one liang of silver, about four liang of silver, and I take another liang of silver. One cun is five liang.
"Five taels." Qian Chunhua quoted the price.
Village chief Wang, who was nodding in agreement, was shocked. Although the meal was not delicious, it cost five taels of silver. Everyone knew how much a pound of meat cost, and fish was not worth much either. As for the chicken, although it was not more valuable than fish, it would not cost five taels of silver.
Unlike Village Chief Wang who complained that the food was too expensive, Mrs. Zhou was also shocked. She didn't expect that it was too cheap. Just buying a dish like that would cost at least ten taels of silver in the capital.
Even though the prices in Nanzhou County cannot catch up with those in the capital, it still costs about three taels of silver, and the food is not as delicious as the one here.
No wonder my son likes this woman so much. She doesn't charge exorbitant prices just because her food is delicious. And according to my son, her shop doesn't usually serve these delicacies to the public. It mainly makes simple food such as steamed buns and noodles.
The other party was so good to her family, Mrs. Zhou would not let her suffer any loss. She planned to settle the bill according to the county town's prices.
Mrs. Zhou took out twenty taels of silver, put it on the counter, and said with a smile, "The dishes are so delicious, we love them very much."
Qian Chunhua looked at the silver on the counter, smiled and did not refuse.
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