Datang First Chef

The scorching heat has passed, the weather has turned cooler, and there is still some distance from the autumn wind blowing, and the cool breeze blowing on people is also very pleasant.At this time, the temperature is suitable for making vermicelli.People were coming and going in the huge room, and it was a bit crowded. In the big cauldron on the stove, boiling water was boiling all the time. The man was wearing a coarse jacket on the upper half of his body. Sweat was all over his forehead, his torso, and every corner of his body.

The mung bean milk flows through the colander and flows into the pot sparsely from mid-air. Under the tripod, there is a staff holding bamboo chopsticks, who are dedicated to it, and immediately fish out the vermicelli when they are formed.

Mo Wenyuan was not idle either, he was almost busy in the yard with the guys. Handmade mung beans have high requirements on the craftsmanship of the producers. If the juice is weak, the vermicelli will be deformed and chewy. , the temperature of the water is not enough, the vermicelli that goes down will clump together, and the silk that is pulled out is not uniform... All in all, there are many problems, and people need to keep watching.

He has invested a lot in fans. Mo Wenyuan does not treat it like a dish or a delicacy, but as a non-staple food that can be stored for a long time and carried with him.

There are many people who like to eat vermicelli in modern times. They either put it in soup, or fry vermicelli, and they can eat a big bowl of it.Most people know that fans should not eat too much, because if they eat too much, fans will become stupid and suffer from dementia.

The rumor that it will become dull is not false. Many fans will add chemical agent alum in the production process. Alum is good for the vermicelli to form strings, and it can also make its color white and the powder more crystal clear.However, alum contains a lot of aluminum hydroxide colloid, which is an aluminum-containing preparation. The vermicelli with alum will naturally become an aluminum-containing food, and of course you should not eat more.

However, the one made by Mo Wenyuan is absolutely aluminum-free. I don’t know where the alum is lying in the corner. There is only one ingredient in the vermicelli made according to the traditional method, and that is mung bean starch.Mung bean starch has high calories and a strong sense of satiety. The only problem is that it clears away heat and relieves heat too much. Eating it every day for a long time may cause diarrhea. However, considering that most of the mung beans in the Tang Dynasty may be in their store, eat it every day It is impossible to eat for a long time, it is too extravagant.

The only and biggest problem is that there are technical requirements for making handmade mung bean vermicelli without alum, and there are not enough skilled workers at this stage, so Mo Wenyuan can only stare at it every day.

He thought in his heart that there would be no problem after the employees got started, but after that, he still had something to deal with.

……

In the tenth month of the lunar calendar, Li Sanniang’s restaurant opened a new stall in Chang’an, and there was an endless stream of diners. Even the princes of the Imperial College took advantage of the holidays to line up in groups, and even sneaked into the workshop over the wall at night. Only when young students come and go to Pingkangfang collectively, how could it happen in Guangdefang?

Pingkangfang is the red-light district of Chang'an City, where famous prostitutes gather.

Shen Yu didn't say anything, he always struggled on the front line of food, Xi didn't need to learn food, but food must not be left behind, even the Imperial Academy with a strict system found loopholes for him, and gathered a group of friends to sneak out.

"Is it okay? It won't be discovered?"

"Didn't someone get arrested last time when he went in and out of prison without a license?"

"Times come and go with wind and thunder. Last time I was caught, this time it will be smooth."

"False! Nonsense!"

"If you think it's a fallacy, why go with me?"

Skipping classes, they are not very professional, chattering, noisy, very restless, but fortunately a few of them are familiar with the route, and slipped away through the corner door without being noticed.

After leaving, Shen Yu led the crowd straight to Li Sanniang's restaurant, and found a queue at the entrance of the new stall.The queue was not long, and Shen Yu was suspicious, thinking that there are so few people queuing up?After watching, I found that it was not because of the lack of people. It was because the guys were too fast. The colander picked up the vermicelli balls and put them in the container, and then added soup, and extra condiments such as duck liver were placed in small ceramic plates. Just don't say anything.

People come and go, the flow speed is extremely fast.

There were a lot of students, so they were divided into several groups, one of them went to the restaurant to order food first, and the rest rushed into the new eating team.

"Duck blood vermicelli soup?" Zhang Huan is Shen Yu's classmate. The two are about the same age and have a good relationship, and their spirits are even more congenial. The word is the most obvious, and it is still at the top, followed by some old duck vermicelli soup, egg vermicelli soup, cabbage vermicelli stew and so on. Wouldn't it be a new dish made by Mo Dalang like tofu?

Having been in Chang'an City for many years, Mo Wenyuan's name has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. What can be compared with his good craftsmanship is his ability to invent and create food. Tofu, roasted bran, gluten, wine, it seems that there is nothing he can't do. Yes, it is said that some small kitchen workers enshrined him as a stove empress and sent incense every day.

Zhang Huan learned all of the above from other people. Quan was joking, and he couldn't tell whether it was true or not.

"It must be the new food made by Mo Dalang." Shen Yu resolutely said, "Eat more as soon as possible, don't be like peony wine and mutton pot, they are only available in limited quantities during the season, and you won't be able to eat it if you want to eat it in the future."

The vermicelli are of high quality and cheap, the cheapest egg vermicelli is only three cents a bowl, the more expensive duck blood vermicelli soup is five cents a bowl, even the best steamed buns cost about two cents a bowl, the vermicelli is enough, the price is normal Everyone can accept it.

Not to mention the price in the eyes of Shen Yu and others, it is almost "cheap". They would not buy it in other stores, but in Li Sanniang's restaurant, they are all "condescending" and willing to buy it. Of.

The bowls are the ones in the store, and the gentlemen don’t care about the image. They rolled up their sleeves to carry the bowls, walked like flying, and rushed into the restaurant. The bowl fell on the table with a bang, and the soup didn’t spill out.Shen Yu was very witty, he drank a big mouthful of soup first when he got the fans, and only took a step when the water level dropped.

Before trying vermicelli, Shen Yu was first favored by the duck soup at Li Sanniang's restaurant. Logically speaking, the duck blood vermicelli soup is sold cheaply, so it is naturally impossible to make it like an old duck stew. When a duck boils a pot of soup, a lot of water must be added to the soup. If there is too much water, the taste of the soup will be weak.But the soup in Li Sanniang's restaurant is not light, not only not light, but also fragrant and thick.

Mo Wenyuan is more witty, he has seen many restaurants like Beijing Roast Duck Restaurant in modern Quanjude, and he also has a rough idea of ​​how the delicious duck soup is made. The whole duck should be added. If it is not available, the duck with shaved meat The skeleton is also a good material for making soup.They have a duck in a big pot, and several pairs of duck racks that have been dismantled cleanly.

Holding a bowl of soup, Shen Yu felt like a treasure.The power of the duck rack is infinite. The milky white soup is extremely delicious. The meat has been boiled and crispy. You can stir it with a spoon to remove the finely chopped duck meat. The emerald green onion floats on the soup surface, and occasionally Duck blood and duck liver are ups and downs.The color of duck blood and duck liver is not very good-looking, but with the coriander and green onion in the white soup, it has a unique taste. The visual effect is quite amazing, especially when you get the soup, the chopped green onion and coriander are piled up in the center of the soup. Shen Yu was overwhelmed by the simple beauty at that time.

Fans fans fans, time to eat fans.

He picked up two fans, his heart was like Huto, but the color didn't match well, neither black nor white and gray, which didn't fit Shen Yu's aesthetics.But since it was for food, the taste came first, and the color came second, so he stuffed the vermicelli strips into his mouth, and sucked the whole strip into his mouth with a stabbing sound.

Great!

The taste of the Q bomb captured his heart from the moment he bit off the first vermicelli. The delicious soup blended with the tasteless vermicelli. It is difficult to describe the chemical reaction between mung bean starch and duck soup. He I just feel that it is fragrant and fresh. The mellow aroma of duck soup is rippling in the mouth, and the flavors of shallot and coriander are further blooming. Duck blood and marinated duck liver have two completely different tastes. The former has a light taste, while the latter It has been marinated into dark gray by a unique method, and the more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes.

"Tricky—" "Tricky——" "Tricky——"

The speed of attracting fans is getting faster and faster, and his expression is getting more and more satisfied.

The duck blood vermicelli soup is delicious!

……

What Mo Wenyuan had to deal with was the promotion of mung beans. If he wanted to mass-produce vermicelli, he needed mung beans as a raw material. He felt that it was not a long-term solution to find someone to grow mung beans and then harvest them to make vermicelli, so Mo Wenyuan did a very bold thing.

He passed on the method of making vermicelli to the old mung bean farmers.

An old farmer who believes in Buddhism has a natural respect for Mo Wenyuan. He lives in the outskirts of Chang'an, and he has heard the rumors of Li Sanniang's restaurant's new food. He thinks that making vermicelli is a very important skill, and he waved his hands repeatedly: "You can't make it. "Li Sanniang hired him to farm the land, and the rice grain he gave was no less than other families. He thought that being hired by Li Sanniang was a great favor. Sanniang was very righteous. Who else would hire and trust refugees besides her?

Many people in Li Sanniang's restaurant were born as refugees.

Mo Wenyuan smiled and said: "This method is not a big deal, and I still have something I want to entrust to you."

Mo Wenyuan didn't know the specific name of the old farmer. He called himself Chen Si, so Mo Wenyuan called him Uncle Chen. After hearing what he said, Uncle Chen immediately said: "Don't say it's entrusted or not, just tell me to do it." Yes, Mo Dalang is too polite."

"I want Chen Bo to talk to the surrounding farmers, if anyone is willing to plant half an hectare of land, he will teach him how to make vermicelli, and I will buy the mung beans he grows."

"There are still more than three months until the new bean planting season. I hope Uncle Chen can inform more people to plant beans."

Half an hectare is [-] mu. This figure is quite a lot, but it is not a lot if it is counted by every household.The land equalization system of the Tang Dynasty stipulated that every man over fifteen years old would be granted [-] mu of open field for planting grains, and [-] mu of land for women. If there were slaves or cattle in the family, they would have more land. In addition, there were other fragmented fields. , fifty acres of land is not a problem for most families.

Moreover, Mo Wenyuan knew very well that mastering a craft these days is more important than farming. This is why the family who has mastered wine making and vinegar making will be much richer than other families. Fans have become popular in Chang'an City since they went public. , foreign merchants are also asking for purchases, and some people bought dried vermicelli from Sanniang Restaurant to cook soup, or simply start a small business.

There is a new kind of food on the Hoto stalls, which is to cook Hoto together with fans, which is very popular.

It can be seen that there must be a market for selling fans now.

Uncle Chen was shocked when he heard this, not because Mo Wenyuan's conditions were not generous, but because they were too generous, and there was a unique method of making food, which would be handed over to someone else if he didn't hide it.

Mo Dalang is too broad-minded!

He couldn't help persuading him, "No way, Mo Dalang, you'd better hide this method yourself so that it can be passed on to future generations."

Mo Wenyuan said with a smile: "I can pass on to my descendants a lot of ways to make food, but the way of fans is not easy among them. To be a fan, you need mung beans. Mung beans are good things. They can not only be eaten, but also used as medicine. It has clear eyesight. The effect of fire is also very good, and in my opinion, planting mung beans is beneficial and harmless.”

"However, if it is not convenient for others, it is obviously not feasible to persuade irrelevant farmers to grow mung beans. If I renege on my promise and do not buy them after planting them, what will happen to those beans? They rot in the field?"

Chen Si muttered, "How could Mo Dalang break his promise? I have lived most of my life, old man, and I have never seen anyone more reputable than Dalang."

Mo Wenyuan is also very happy to be praised, but he still said: "I thought that as long as I learned how to make vermicelli, even if no one wants mung beans in the field, they can be sold as vermicelli, which is also very good for farmers. good."

"Of course, before teaching the farmers, we have to make an agreement that when the mung beans are grown and the fans are made, we will give priority to selling them to restaurants."

Chen Si sighed, thinking that Mo Dalang also took great pains to let more people know about mung bean planting mung bean. on my son."

……

The folk customs in the Tang Dynasty were still very simple, especially now during the Zhenguan period, when the neighbors were more harmonious. After Chen Si brought Mo Wenyuan’s words to the nearby farmers, he passed them on one by one, and passed them on one by one. People in nearby villages spread the word.

Mo Dalang is very famous in the local area, and the villagers also know that Chen Si was hired by Li Sanniang to take care of the fields, but the conditions offered by Mo Wenyuan are really generous, and everyone is still skeptical.

"Is it true? Mo Dalang will really teach me how to make fans?"

"It's true."

Not only Chen Si gave Mo Wenyuan a guarantee, but Li Zheng was also willing to persuade everyone. The staff of Li Sanniang's restaurant also found them and explained Mo Wenyuan's thoughts. Li Zheng was shocked when he heard this. It's a great thing with no harm at all.

"Whoever wants to report it to me, I will make a list and send it to Mo Dalang, but you have to think about it, if you agree, you agree, don't go back on half of the winning, it will affect the reputation of the village. "

"It's up to you to say, we save it."

There were no stupid people in the village, and finally every household agreed, and a large amount of mung beans were sown into the soil. After the last cultivation, Chen Si had accumulated certain planting skills, and knew that interplanting with wheat was the best method.

He and the villagers learned from each other, made progress together, and worked hard to increase the output of mung beans.

It is conceivable that with the participation of villagers, the output of mung beans will further increase, and this kind of beans will gradually spread from Chang'an, becoming a common bean in the local area.

……

Fans are not only loved by people in Chang'an, but also by Master Xixing.

It has now been 15 years in Zhenguan, and half of the trip to the West has been completed for the master and apprentice. Compared with the dangers and monsters on the road in the past, the journey is much safer now. Tang Sanzang even practiced in famous Buddhist temples along the way, learning Western Buddhism.

The pace of travel has slowed down, life has become more comfortable, and the apprentices have time to do things.

Oh no, it's not about doing things, it's about improving the quality of life.

Like today, Monkey King descended from the sky again and made his debut to buy fans in Chang'an City. By coincidence, Mo Wenyuan and Zhongheiyang were both at the stall, and the former invited him to have a light meal.

The Great Sage was not too polite, Mo Wenyuan asked him to eat it, and when he saw the small horns on the head of the middle black sheep, he said: "Your horns grow quite fast." Sure enough, the nutrition is sufficient.

Zhong Heiyang said: "Baa baa baa baa!"

Of course, the rice cooked by Mo Xiaoyuan is so delicious——

Mo Wenyuan interjected, "It has nothing to do with the taste, it's because you eat a lot."

He asked again: "After the horn grows out, what will happen?"

Before Zhongheiyang could answer, Sun Wukong said casually: "When the horns grow out, you will be an adult."

The size becomes larger, the shape is stable, and the mana becomes more abundant. There are many benefits.

Mo Wenyuan sighed: "It's good to be an adult, you will be a big black sheep when you become an adult."

Middle Heiyang: "Baa baa baa baa—"

Say, say what an adult!

How shy!

Afterwards, Sun Wukong sneered at the fans again, he stabbed at the same time and said: "This thing is actually made of mung beans from Tianzhu?"

He has also eaten mung beans many times in Tianzhu, and he never knew that they could be made in such a shape.

Mo Wenyuan smiled and said, "It's made from mung bean powder." He happened to have mung bean grains at hand, so he broke them open and showed them to Monkey King. The flakes were covered with dusty starch.

Sun Wukong did not pay too much attention to the starch in it. He has a pair of fiery eyes, not only able to see through the real body of monsters, but also has the ability to see through the things themselves and grasp the key points, so he said: "This bean and I are in the Boroluo Kingdom. The beans you see are different. Most of the mung beans in Tianzhu are the same as the ones in your hands. The skin color is dull and the grains are small, but the mung beans in Balora are different. Yu Huang, and I heard that this country is a big bean-producing country, and the people don’t have to worry about eating mung beans.”

There are many countries in Tianzhu. It is not an exaggeration to say that there are many small countries. It is recorded in the Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty. Tang Xuanzang traveled to 130 and eight countries in his westward journey. Tianzhu is divided into North India, Central India and so on. The relationship between the effect is not very good, and their agricultural technology is not exchanged, even if it is learned by the Tang people who came from afar, they will not share it with neighboring countries.

Xuanzang and his party are regarded as honored guests in most countries and receive preferential treatment. They see more things, and mung beans are just one of them.

Mo Wenyuan tentatively asked: "Can you bring me a bag of this mung bean?" He wanted to study the differences in mung bean varieties, and maybe he could optimize the variety.

However, just like what Zhongheiyang told Mo Wenyuan, they cannot take things outside of the Tang Kingdom at will. I’ve been near the country of Baloro recently, and I’ll give you an answer when I find some free time to go to this country to ask questions.”

Mo Wenyuan said: "So, I am really grateful."

It was Sun Wukong who waved his hands over and over again: "No, no, no, thank you, of course I thank you. Without Mo Dalang, I would have less fun on the westbound journey." Eating is one of the sources of happiness in life. Sauerkraut, pickled vegetables in soy sauce, and pancakes are much more delicious than steamed pancakes dipped in water.

With mustard and sauerkraut produced by Mo Wenyuan, even Zhu Bajie, who is best at leisure and greedy for enjoyment, can barely endure the pain of traveling westward.

This time Sun Wukong left, Mo Wenyuan also brought him some dried fans, he said: "As long as this thing does not get wet, it can be stored for a year. If you want to eat it, you just need to soak it in hot water. Great Sage might as well take some away, and eat when you’re hungry.”

"Then thank Mo Dalang first."

……

Sun Wukong asked if he could give mung beans to Mo Dalang, a man from Chang'an, and the Lord of Boluluo Kingdom readily agreed. Mo Wenyuan got a new basket of mung beans with brighter colors, larger particles and better grains in a few days.

What made him even more happy was the shriveled bean pods brought by Sun Wukong. These large mung beans grew from the pods. Compared with the mung bean pods grown in the field before, the length of the pods was significantly longer. After working with mung beans Even Mo Wenyuan knew the importance of long bean pods. The longer the green bean pods, the better, because the longer the green bean pods, the more beans there would be.

Its output is also astonishing. The unit of grain measurement in the Tang Dynasty was stone, and it is counted by modern tons. On average, nearly [-] tons of mung beans can be harvested per hectare. This output can be said to be very amazing. The last time Mo Wenyuan planted For ordinary beans, more than one ton can be harvested per hectare. If Monkey King knows it is true, the yield can almost double.

In order to grow mung beans well, Mo Wenyuan borrowed the God of Cooking system to check the knowledge about modern mung beans. Modern technology is advanced and there are many talents. Some scientists are busy cultivating new varieties, and some are busy increasing crop yields, improving its disease tolerance.

Mung beans are also researched, and there are still many results. So far, the more famous mung beans on the market are nicknamed "green pearls". land.One hectare of this kind of mung bean can harvest about [-] tons of beans, and the existing varieties in Baloro country can harvest about [-] tons. Considering the difference between the times, it is almost a miracle.

Of course, Mo Wenyuan hoped to harvest a large amount of high-quality mung beans. It is a pity that Sun Wukong did not bring back enough mung beans this time. If he wanted to plant them on a large scale, he had to wait until the first round of ripening.

Chen Si accepted Mo Wenyuan's suggestion last year, and planted two crops of beans a year, but after he went to the field and manipulated it himself, he boldly proposed to Mo Wenyuan: "With the local temperature in Chang'an, one crop of beans can be harvested at a time. It may be possible to plant three crops of mung beans per year." These are spring, summer and autumn.

Mo Wenyuan was worried that the spring would be cold and the mung beans would not be able to adapt to spring planting, so he didn't let him go to the ground to sow.He wanted to know the truth that "there is a priority in learning, and there is a specialization in art", and not to point fingers at fields that he didn't understand. Chen Si believed that he had Mo Wenyuan's trust and could not let him down, so he devoted himself to studying mung bean planting methods .

Before the spring planting, Mo Wenyuan rode the middle black sheep and staggered to the villages around Chang'an City. He went to see Li Zheng of the village a few days ago, and the other party gave him a sheet with the names of some villagers written on it. The name is followed by the area of ​​mung beans that you want to grow, saying that these people are willing to grow mung beans.

He is the one who takes the lead in this matter and promises to teach people the skills of being a fan. Lizheng has already counted good people, so he has to keep his promise.

Besides Mo Wenyuan, there was also a large basket of new mung beans on Zhongheiyang's back, which he planned to give to Chen Sisi first, and then distributed the seeds to the villagers after the fruits were grown. Of course, the seeds were not given for free. Yes, it must be offset by the fruits of the last planting.Mo Wenyuan thinks he is a good person, but he is not a saint. How can he teach fan skills and give away seeds?

Besides, the people in the village have always been in a state of "only hearing his name but not seeing him" to Mo Wenyuan, and they have heard too many vulgar stories about him. They are simply characters in the story.

Before they came to welcome Mo Wenyuan, they cleaned themselves up and put on new clothes.

"How is Mo Dalang?"

"But just like Zhenjun Erlang, who is eight feet tall at a young age?"

"Don't lie, you haven't seen Mo Dalang yet? Have you ever been to Li Sanniang's restaurant?"

"Isn't it because I haven't met anyone?"

"Silence! Silence!"

Li Zheng stood at the front, and said solemnly: "Mo Dalang."

Mo Wenyuan was shocked when he saw the villagers, and immediately got off the sheep's back and said, "Fang Lizheng."

"They are villagers from Xiaoshi Village."

"This is Mo Dalang?"

"So handsome!"

"The black sheep that the fairy sits on is also very impressive."

"Look at his horns."

The middle black sheep raised its horns proudly.

Mo Wenyuan rarely encountered such a situation. Looking at the simple eyes of the villagers, he suddenly felt that his role was similar to that of the leader who sent warmth in the "Three Going to the Countryside" activities. He wanted to lead the villagers to become rich and let them live. The ambition to become better and better.

He coughed twice and said, "How are the villagers?"

"very good."

"How is Mo Dalang?"

"I am fine too."

He has been with Li Sanniang for a long time, and he has also learned the speech habit of the other party's short and straight to the point. After the greetings, he began to talk about his plans to the same kind of people.

"Spring plowing is just around the corner. Even if you want to learn how to make vermicelli, it is impossible for everyone in every household to be there. I suggest that each household choose one person to come to the yard to watch the folks make vermicelli. If you want to practice, you can also join the production team. In the team, after a while like this, you will definitely be able to learn."

"I want Uncle Chen to teach you the method of growing mung beans. This method is not very difficult. It is similar to the method of growing soybeans, only the details are different."

"Fellow folks, do you have anything else you want to ask?"

If there is anything else I want to ask, Mo Wenyuan has made it very clear, and they know what they want to know. As for the price of the more basic mung beans and how to divide them, Li Zheng has long brought the voices of the villagers to Mo Wenyuan. Wen Yuanyuan, after the two sides negotiated, everyone got a satisfactory result.

At noon, Mo Wenyuan showed his skills in the village, cooking a whole mung bean banquet, delicacies made by fans, mung bean cakes, mung bean pancakes, etc., which made everyone's mouths full of oil.

The villagers had never tasted Mo Wenyuan's craftsmanship, and they were astonished, and their favorability for mung beans was even higher.

After the day ended satisfactorily, Mo Wenyuan lay on Zhongheiyang's back and sighed: "I'm a wave player plus promotion, and I'm doing pretty well, right?"

Middle Heiyang: "Baa baa baa baa baa!"

Great!