Traveling through ancient times

It was already past nine o'clock in modern time, and both of them were hungry. They passed by a wonton stall and ate a bowl of wontons each, then walked to the entrance of Fuman Restaurant!

When the waiter Wang Lai Fu saw the two men, he quickly stepped forward to greet them!

Gu Dalian said with a smile: "Brother Laifu, we have brought some goodies today. Is Uncle Zhao here?"

Wang Lai Fu agreed, "Yes," and hurried to help lift the basket, but he couldn't lift it up... It was a bit embarrassing!

Gu Dalian handed him the basket on her back, which contained some dried black fungus, ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, and Sichuan peppercorns.

The brother and sister each picked up a basket and easily carried it into the backyard kitchen. Wang Lai Fu was so frightened that his heart trembled. These brother and sister are so strong!

When Shopkeeper Zhao heard that the two had arrived, he quickly followed them into the kitchen! "...Hahahaha...what good things did the two nobles bring today?"

You know, the wild animals collected the day before yesterday made the restaurant a lot of money, and the restaurants in the county also enjoyed a great deal of glory!

"Uncle Zhao, can I cook some dishes for you today?" Gu Dalian rolled her cunning eyes and pointed at the things in the basket!

"That's great! What comes out of the girl's hands must be extraordinary!"

Chef Wang had a fat belly and was wearing an apron around his waist. The fat on his face was trembling. When he saw that it was a little girl who wanted to come in to cook, he felt quite contemptuous!

This is simply showing off one's skills in front of Guan Gong. You are underestimating the descendants of this famous chef!

Gu Dalian didn't care about his expression.

I asked the kitchen helper to wash two big potatoes, two big sweet potatoes, soak a handful of black fungus, chop the onion, ginger and garlic, and wash and chop the coriander!

He also instructed to peel the potatoes, cut them into thin strips, rinse them with cold water two or three times to wash away the starch in the water, and cut a red and a green pepper into strips!

Everything was ready, and Gu Dalian walked to the stove, heated oil in a pan, put in peppercorns and fry until fragrant, then pick them out, put in green onions and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant, then put in green peppers and shredded potatoes, wait until the shredded potatoes are cooked, add vinegar and stir-fry before serving!

The red, green and white shredded potatoes with hot peppers are quite appetizing. Chef Wang rolled his eyes and thought it was just for looks!

The fungus has been soaked, so I used it and red and green peppers to make a cold fungus salad!

Wash the wok, continue to heat and add oil, cut the ginger into sweet potato cubes and fry until yellow, then fry again. The outside is dry and the inside is glutinous! Put a little water in another wok. There is no white sugar here, so use malt instead. Dissolve it and turn it red. Put the fried sweet potatoes in the water and dip them in the sauce. Do not serve!

Potatoes and sweet potatoes should not have been passed over yet. Scarcity makes things valuable. You can seize the opportunity and make some money first!

Gu Dalian said with a smile: "Uncle Zhao, please try it first!"

Shopkeeper Zhao was not polite either. He was the shopkeeper of the famous Fuman Restaurant and had eaten countless delicacies from all over the world. He had never seen these two things before, which aroused his curiosity!

The shredded potatoes were sour, spicy and refreshing, and people couldn't put down their chopsticks! Gu Dalian said, "Uncle Zhao, please try this one!"

Shopkeeper Zhao picked up a piece of sweet potato with chopsticks and pulled out the sugar threads. It looked very wonderful and tasted sweet and soft in the mouth. Yes, this one is delicious too!

Shopkeeper Zhao nodded repeatedly, signaling Chef Wang to have a taste as well!

Fatty Wang originally wanted to give face to Shopkeeper Zhao, so he picked up the chopsticks and couldn't put them down. After a while, the two men finished all three dishes, and even a lot of the food that was served in the bowl was eaten!

You know, one potato weighs one pound, and two potatoes are enough to stir-fry two dishes, not to mention sweet potatoes!

Shopkeeper Zhao touched his belly, not caring about his image, and laughed:

"Haha, two people are really the lucky stars of our Fu Man Restaurant. How much silver do you want Zhao to pay for these two dishes?"

Gu Dalian smiled:

"Uncle Zhao, don't worry. I'll show you my skills. Do you have any grass carp? One that weighs two catties will do!"

Shopkeeper Zhao didn't waste any time and quickly asked someone to bring the grass carp over!

This time, Fatty Wang will be the chef. Please prepare appropriate amounts of light soy sauce, cooking wine, aniseed, peppercorns, and dried chilies; appropriate amounts of onions, ginger, and coriander; appropriate amounts of starch and salt; and 1 pound of bean sprouts!

Cut open the grass carp, clean it, and remove the head and tail.

Remove the fish bones and cut into small pieces

Put the cut fish fillets into a container, add starch, salt and cooking wine, and marinate for about 30 minutes.

Put the bean sprouts into boiling water and blanch until cooked, then spread them flat on the bottom of the container.

Add oil to the pot, stir-fry scallions and ginger, add chili powder and star anise, add broth and bring to a boil.

Add the marinated fish fillet and bring to a boil over high heat. Remove from the pan after about 5 minutes.

Pour the fish into the container covered with bean sprouts. Grind the dried chili peppers into powder and add it on the fish along with the Sichuan peppercorns and Sichuan peppercorns.

Add oil to a hot pan, heat until boiling, sprinkle on the chili powder, Sichuan peppercorns, and Sichuan peppercorns. Finally, sprinkle with coriander.

Although there is no pepper or chicken essence, the taste here is already very good!

The spicy aroma made everyone feel hungry. Shopkeeper Zhao took a bite. This was the first time he had ever tried this kind of fish. The fish fillet was so spicy, fresh, fragrant and smooth that he almost swallowed his tongue!

Shopkeeper Zhao rubbed his fat hands excitedly: "Please go to the private room to discuss in detail. Fatty Wang will prepare a table of good wine and send it to the private room!"

After sitting down in the private room, Shopkeeper Zhao's heart had not yet calmed down. He said with a smile: "Let's talk about those two dishes first. Do you think they can be supplied for a long time?"

This is a fresh dish that has never been seen even in the capital! Gu Dalian said: "This dish, at least in the past few months, must be in short supply in the restaurant!"

"At the beginning, the price is definitely high. Scarcity makes things valuable. We are selling these two items at five cents per pound. If the market price drops, we can sell them at one cent lower than the market price. What do you think?"

At least if the potatoes are planted this year, even if they are harvested, there won’t be much if you spread it out across the entire county!

What's more, Gu Dalian also wanted to make vermicelli, which can be used as food and can be stored for a long time, thus providing a way out for the villagers!

Manager Zhao readily agreed to Gu Dalian's offer, and took out the peppercorns and Sichuan peppercorns, and said,

"These ingredients are essential for making boiled fish fillets. As you know, these ingredients are very expensive in drugstores. You can also buy them from me! They are very cheap here!"

Shopkeeper Zhao was a shrewd man, so he readily responded, "Sure, you name a price!"

Gu Dalian calculated carefully and said, "Then ginger is 200 coins per pound, and pepper is 400 coins per pound!"

You know, this is Da Hong Pao pepper, which is of high quality. Although the amount of pepper is small, it is indispensable!

"This high-quality peppercorns are 150 wen per pound! Black fungus is also 150 wen per pound!"

According to Gu Dalian’s estimation, if the Fuman Restaurant in the county town is also supplied, about 50 kilograms will be consumed per month!

It seems that I have to plant two Chinese prickly ash trees and a Chinese prickly ash tree in the space when I go back! Then let all the villagers plant them at the doorsteps of their homes!

After the price was agreed upon, 150 catties of potatoes, 180 catties of sweet potatoes for 1650 wen, and 1100 catties of Sichuan and Sichuan peppercorns for 7 wen were paid, totaling taels, cents and wen. There was not much ginger and black fungus, so they were given away for free!

"Tomorrow you can send us another 25 kilograms of sweet potatoes and potatoes, kilograms of Sichuan pepper and Sichuan pepper each, kilograms of ginger and kilograms of fungus! How do you think?" Shopkeeper Zhao asked happily!

The two of them naturally agreed and signed the contract, and they would just have Gu Wenzhi deliver it to them later!

At this time, the food was served. Fatty Wang carefully prepared a table full of his signature dishes!

During the period, she took the opportunity to ask about the key point that she didn't understand. Manager Zhao wanted to pay for the recipe, but Gu Dalian waved her hand and said no need to pay!

My goal is not here!

After having a good meal and a few drinks, they took the opportunity to ask some questions. Manager Zhao also said that the county magistrate was a good official who was close to the people. The two of them had an idea in their minds, so they said goodbye and left!