Chapter 69 Are you engaged yet?
Li Zhang was disastrous about the blind date, but he still persuaded Lu Wu to come back. Li Yonghe also came out at this time, so Li Zhang simply asked them to go home and sit down. In the end, Lu Wu could not persuade him and could only come back with Li Yonghe. However, Li Zhang did not take them back to Li Ji braised pork, but came to the yard next to him that was about to open a breakfast shop.
"You...when did you rent this place?" Lu Wu said in surprise when he saw the new yard. When they ambushed Dang Xiang Xizhu, they were actually lying in the wing room of this yard, so he was very familiar with this place.
"I just rented it a few days ago. The landlord, Brother Meng's wife, was pregnant, so she went home to take care of her baby, so she rented it to me." Li Zhang explained with a smile. Then he asked Lu Wu and Li Yonghe to sit down and rest for a while. It was getting late at this time, so Li Zhang went to the kitchen to prepare supper.
After a while, a few baskets of soup buns and a large basin of fried dough sticks were served. During this period, Li Zhang had been studying these breakfasts. The ingredients in the kitchen were ready-made, so they were ready soon. They could not eat them too spicy at night, so they did not make Hula soup. Instead, they used various grains to make eight-treasure porridge. Although they were all breakfast, there was no problem eating them at night.
"Are you a cave plum blossom bun?" Lu Wu asked in confusion as he looked at the soup dumplings in front of him. Wanglou's cave plum blossom buns are very famous. He used to eat them often, but later, after becoming a class leader, the income was too low, and Wanglou's prices were too expensive, so he couldn't afford it now.
"It's almost the same, but my taste is better!" Li Zhang said with a smile.
"It's true. Wanglou's buns are a masterpiece in Tokyo. Even the people in the palace go to buy some from time to time. Can your buns be more delicious than Wanglou's buns?" Lu Wu asked back with some disbelief when he heard this.
"You'll know if you try it!" Li Zhang smiled and put a basket of buns in front of Lu Wu, then looked at Li Yonghe who had been laughing dryly beside him. He sighed in his heart and put a basket of buns in front of him. This made Li Yonghe overjoyed. He was about to say something, but found that Li Zhang didn't look at him again, which made him smile awkwardly and shut his mouth.
Lu Wu gently picked up a bun with chopsticks, but found that the bun was extremely thin and the filling inside could be vaguely seen. Then he opened his mouth and wanted to swallow the whole bun, but was stopped quickly and said, "Uncle Wu, the soup inside is very hot. You need to take a small bite to drink the soup first, and then dip the bun in a little vinegar sauce to make it taste better."
When he heard Li Zhang say this, Lu Wu also tried it as he said. As soon as he bit open the skin of the bun, an extremely delicious soup immediately poured out. Although it was so hot, it made people reluctant to vomit it out. Li Yonghe next to him was also shivering by the scalding, but he still tried his best to suck out all the soup.
"So fresh, so fragrant!" Lu Wu finally swallowed the soup, and couldn't help but praise it loudly. Then he dipped the bun in the vinegar sauce sent by Li Zhang and ate it in one bite. He immediately felt that the whole bun's meat fragrance surged out, which was indeed stronger than the cave plum blossom bun I had eaten before.
Seeing the appearance of Lu Wu and Li Yonghe, Li Zhang also smiled proudly. He had also compared and modified the filling of the soup bun many times. This is the best one. Unfortunately, there is no crab roe now, otherwise if the crab roe bun is made, the taste will be even more fragrant.
The soup dumplings were very small, and a few baskets of buns quickly entered the stomach of Lu Wu and Li Yonghe. Then Li Zhang asked the two to taste fried dough sticks. Speaking of fried dough sticks, although this thing was everywhere in later generations, it was not yet in the Northern Song Dynasty. It is said that the invention of fried dough sticks was because Qin Hui killed Yue Fei, so the people pinched the noodles into villains and fryed them in a pan, and named them fried cypress. Later, for convenience, they directly cut the noodles into small strips of fried dough sticks, which is the origin of fried dough sticks.
During the period when Li Zhang lived, Yue Fei and Qin Hui were not born yet, so naturally there was no such thing as fried dough sticks. In later generations, fried dough sticks were considered the lowest-end civilian food and most people could afford it, but it was completely different in the Northern Song Dynasty. The main reason is that the oil in the Northern Song Dynasty was too expensive and fried dough sticks were relatively oil-consuming, so the production cost of Li Zhang's fried dough sticks was not low.
Although later generations believed that fried foods were not healthy, many people still regarded fried dough sticks as a must-have for breakfast, mainly because the fried dough sticks are really delicious, they are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside and are oily and watery. Therefore, Lu Wu and Li Yonghe were also very satisfied with eating them. One bite of fried dough sticks and one bite of the cold dishes made by Li Zhang. In a short while, most of the fried dough sticks disappeared. This was mainly because Lu Wu had a large amount of rice, and Li Yonghe couldn't eat them after eating a few sticks.
"It's delicious, you kid is really a good cook!" Lu Wu stuffed the last fried dough stick into his stomach and immediately praised him again. He had used to be rich and frugal, and he often ate the imperial dinner in Shangshi Bureau, but he felt that it was not as easy as Li Zhang's breakfast to eat.
"Uncle Wu, you like it. The breakfast shop here will be opened in two days. Uncle Wu, don't go to other places to eat. Come to my place every day!" Li Zhang said again at this time.
Lu Wu was alone and had to deal with three meals a day outside, but his income was not high. He had to take care of Li Zhang and Li'er in the past, which made him even more difficult to live. He usually found a small stall for dinner, and it would be fine if it was not delicious. The most important thing was unhygienic. Although Lu Wu was strong, he was not young after all, and his physical resistance was also declining. Maybe he would have to lie on his stomach for a few days after eating.
"This..." Lu Wu heard Li Zhang ask him to come to him for dinner every day, but he showed a hesitant expression, because he used to take care of Li Zhang's brother and sister, but now he suddenly turned around, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
"Brother Wu, don't hesitate. You have taken care of Dalang and Li'er a lot over the years. Now they have grown up, so it's time to be filial to us!" At this moment, Li Yonghe also advised, but at the end, he didn't know whether he had put himself and Lu Wu on the list of filial piety.
Although Li Zhang felt that it was appropriate to respect Lu Wu, he had complaints about Li Yong and his irresponsible father. He could not help but look at him in surprise when he heard this, as if he couldn't understand why he had the courage to say the word "filial piety"?
Li Yonghe was also stared at by Li Zhang and felt guilty. He smiled awkwardly again and said, "What, I'll go and see Li'er first, you guys talk!"
Li Yonghe ran to the shop next to him as if he had escaped. Li Zhang was helpless when he saw this. Why did he get such a scoundrel father?
"Dalang, don't blame your father, it's not easy for him!" Lu Wu also saw what Li Zhang was thinking at this time, so he advised.
"Uncle Wu, don't say anything, just do whatever he likes, as long as you don't drag me down again!" Li Zhang shook his head powerlessly at this time. In his eyes, Li Yonghe had completely become mud that could not be supported by the wall, so he had long given up any hope for him.
"You can't say that. In fact, you are still in your heart. For example, last time he stole five-ton money from your store to gamble, it was because he knew you were in a hurry to use the money, so he wanted to help you, but he had no other ability and could only use the money to take advantage of his luck in the casino, but he still lost in the end. As a result, he was not ashamed to come back to see you during this period." Lu Wu said again at this time.
"Even if he has good intentions, he can't use gambling methods!" Li Zhang frowned again.
"It's right that you are disgusted with gambling, but your father actually has his own difficulties. In addition to being timid and gambled, your father is actually a good person. Moreover, he has done a lot of things for your brother and sister, and you will know in the future!" Lu Wu advised again. At the end of the day, he seemed a little reluctant to speak, but in the end he didn't say much.
Li Zhang showed a deep thoughtful expression when he heard Lu Wu's words, because he felt something was in the other party's words, and then he spoke with a serious expression: "Uncle Wu, that Mrs. Liu..."
However, before Li Zhang finished speaking, he was interrupted by Lu Wu and said, "Don't ask about Mrs. Liu anymore. I won't tell you anything about her. You will naturally know it after that!"
After Lu Wu said that, he stood up. It seemed that he really didn't want to discuss anything about Mrs. Liu with Li Zhang anymore, which made Li Zhang look disappointed. Just now, he even wanted to show off with Lu Wu and tell him that he had already known Mrs. Liu's true identity. But now looking at Lu Wu's appearance, he might still keep his mouth shut even if he said Liu E's name.
That night, Li Yonghe moved into the house again, mainly because Li Er was reluctant to let him go, and Li Zhang couldn't bear to make his sister sad, so he agreed to this matter. Anyway, there was an extra yard at home, and he didn't need a bed, but Li Yonghe didn't want to get in touch with the money at home.
Three days later, the breakfast shop finally opened, and it was still like the last braised meat shop. Although it was not a big deal, it prepared a lot of breakfast for people to try it. However, compared with the cheap braised meat, the breakfast shop in the breakfast shop is a bit expensive. Most people are really reluctant to come here every day. Of course, there are also rich people who are not short of money. As long as they try it once, most people will become repeat customers in the store.
"It's delicious, so delicious, let's have another basket!" Jinshan swallowed a basket of soup dumplings into his stomach, and then shouted to Li Zhang again. Li Zhang's new store opened, so he naturally wanted to support him.
"It's gone. Unless you lose 100 kilograms, don't think about eating again!" Li Zhang smiled and sat in front of Jinshan and said, "It's just opened today. Although there are many people trying out food, there are not many people who are really willing to spend money, so the store is not very busy.
"You're too restricted, just a cage is enough for me to eat. And I made it according to the order you posted these days. Now I have lost several pounds compared to the previous few days." Jinshan patted the fat meat on his body at this time.
He was still very satisfied with the orders put out by Li Zhang. At least he could eat meat. The only thing he was dissatisfied with was that he had to exercise every day. Even if he couldn't run, he had to walk slowly for an hour. He could get tired of him until he was exhausted every day, but the effect was also very obvious.
"It is because it is effective that I reward you with a basket of buns, otherwise you can't even taste one." Li Zhang said with a blank look. The key to losing weight is to persist. It is best to avoid fishing for three days and drying the net, otherwise there will be no effect at all.
Chapter completed!