Chapter 94 The temptation of fried chicken and French fries
Li Heng and the others came to hand over the last batch of cold-warming supplies.
Shen You took out a large bag of fried chicken and chips from the counter, as well as three cups of Coke,
She went to the store outside the school to buy this. It was cheap and delicious.
"I said I would prepare food for you before. Eat and see how you like it."
Afraid that they would not be able to adapt to holding food with their hands, Shen You gave them a few pairs of spare disposable chopsticks that he had stored.
Liu Zheng was quite surprised when he looked at the golden French fries, chicken popcorn, fried chicken nuggets, and chicken rolls in front of him.
"Are these fried dough pancakes?"
There seems to be no difference except for the size difference.
Shen You explains,
"This is French fries, which are the crops produced from the potato seeds I sold you before. After being fried, you can eat them with sauce, and this mashed potato."
"These are chicken, coated in batter."
There are also fried foods in Daqi, but they are all pasta and cooking oil is hard to come by, so most people cannot afford fried foods.
Coating the meat with batter and then deep-frying it was a cooking method they had never heard of before.
After picking up a piece and eating it, the three of them all enjoyed it. Li Heng and Zhong Jing paid attention to etiquette, and Liu Zheng couldn't help but exclaimed,
“It’s so delicious! The batter is crispy and fragrant, and the meat inside is still tender.”
Zhong Jing nodded, "This method of making fried food is really smart,
There is also this dark Coke, which looks ugly but tastes really good. If you drink it in summer, you will definitely feel very comfortable. ”
What Li Heng thought was that fried chicken and French fries didn't sound difficult to make, and Daqi's chef might be able to make them.
"Miss Shen, can you tell me the ingredients for making fried chicken?"
"Wait while I look for it." Shen You took out her phone and found a detailed post trying to teach netizens,
"Add ginger slices, pepper, salt, and soy sauce, marinate for half an hour, which is two quarters of an hour, then add flour and eggs, and fry until golden brown. The kids next door are crying with envy."
She didn’t mention the materials that weren’t available in ancient times, so that should be fine.
The three of them all listened very carefully, thinking that they could let the cook try it tomorrow.
I bought a lot of these shenyous to eat, one bucket per person, and I could give them to my family to try when I go back.
Zhong Jing carefully put down his chopsticks and handed the painting he was carrying to Shen You.
It has been framed with scrolls. The painting is made of the best rice paper, and the lines in the painting are extremely elegant.
This painting is much better than the paintings by contemporary artists in the autumn auction at that time.
"Mr. Zhong's paintings are still as good as ever." Shen You looked at the paintings hanging on the wall in the shop.
Several people have asked her if she will sell it.
"It's an honor for me to catch the eyes of Shopkeeper Shen." Zhong Jing said with a gentle smile.
He also felt that he had taken advantage of him.
A box of soft-seeded pomegranates that even money can't buy, and these fried chicken and cokes, they are all delicacies in the world.
The goods outside have almost been shipped. Before leaving, Liu Zheng talked about things in the joint shop,
"The shop has been installed. According to what Shopkeeper Shen said before, there is hanging wood on the wall. With this batch of goods, we can open the door tomorrow."
Shen You moved out a cardboard box containing solid wood clothes hangers purchased online.
"Can this thing be sold? Those customers saw it and wanted to buy it." Liu Zheng pondered.
Daqi's clothes drying racks all put clothes directly on them. This is the first time I've seen this kind of hanging design.
"Just do whatever you want." Shen You believed in Liu Zheng's business potential, and she had no intention of taking back the ancient things.
It doesn't matter if you sell it or keep it for yourself.
After they finished talking, the three of them walked out of the store holding the buckets of fried chicken. Li Heng suddenly glanced towards the second floor for some reason.
Shen You thought he had discovered it, so after closing the door, she quickly turned around.
"Don't worry, I just came down after he left the gate." Wen Zhi crossed his arms over his chest and hummed softly,
"Am I just unable to meet people? Or are you afraid that Li Heng will misunderstand you?"
Seeing his unhappy look, Shen You took out another fried chicken bucket from the counter and asked, "Let's have some midnight snack together?" Wen Zhi still looked like he needed coaxing, but he sat down at the table by the door.
"I don't know what your situation is like in Daqi. What if you are political opponents? I still need to negotiate business with them. Do you think it's appropriate?"
Hearing this, Wen Zhi smiled, "That's right. He needs to know that I am your part-time bodyguard. He may not dare to trust you so much. He is now closely connected with the garrison in private."
"But he didn't have a choice."
Except for this shop, no one can help Li Heng.
"Really a political enemy?" Shen You was a little surprised.
"No, I don't care who succeeds to the throne in Da Qi. However, if he wants to choose a path with the old emperor and prevent me from getting back my token, it will be hard to say."
Wen Zhi raised the corners of his lips, but his smile still did not reach his eyes.
It can be seen that he not only hates the old emperor, but also dislikes the entire Daqi royal family.
Shen You gnawed on the chicken collarbone and pointed to the counter table, "Although it is your house, for the exhibition, I still prepared an invitation letter to be more formal."
She was eating and couldn't leave.
"This is the first time I encountered an invitation letter and I went to get it myself." Wen Zhi said this, but he still went to get it himself.
"Three days later?"
"Yes, that's the first day of the exhibition. You don't have to go if you don't have time."
Wen Zhi took a chicken drumstick from the bucket and said, "Go when you have time. You might be late."
I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but this person is becoming more and more down-to-earth. In the past, he would definitely not wear plastic gloves and just grab food and eat it.
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On the way home, Liu Zheng couldn't help but eat two pairs of chicken wings and a chicken roll.
Not to mention, this way of eating vegetables and fried chicken wrapped in bread is really delicious, but the purple vegetables in it have never been seen before.
Ah Fu, who was driving the car outside, swallowed his saliva when he smelled the fragrance. After all, he was the son of Liu's housekeeper and had followed Liu Zheng since he was a child.
Seeing that there was too much food in the bucket for three people to eat, he divided two pieces of chicken nuggets and went out.
"Master, this food is so delicious!"
No wonder the young master and Mr. Zhong always come to this Qingshi Alley. Could it be that there is a restaurant selling food hidden there?
It's very possible!
Liu Zheng smiled and said nothing. How could the food given by shopkeeper Shen not be delicious? The pomegranate from last time was said by his grandmother and mother to be something only gods can eat.
Thinking of what Shopkeeper Shen had just reminded him, eating too much would easily lead to anger, so he pretended to be less prepared for his grandmother.
I gave some to the people in the house, and the rest is my own.
Liu Zheng looked at the golden fried chicken and happily walked into his yard.
I specially brought the treasured plates, bowls, chopsticks, and teacups to enjoy the delicious food under the moonlight.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the things were laid out, his cousin and cousin, who had just come to the house yesterday, heard that he had good things and rushed over with wine bottles.
"Why are you still eating alone!" Liu Yunyan slapped the table.
The two of them grew up in the military. Liu Yunyan looked beautiful, but she was a woman who could wield a spear. The stone tabletop trembled when she slapped it.
"Be gentle! That's my treasured plate, it's very expensive!"
"Hey! No. Leave some for me!"
Liu Zheng watched the two of them having a turbulent meal. He thought about the elegance in Zhong and lost everything, so he just focused on grabbing the chicken legs.
Forget about the chicken legs, if you move slower, you won't even be able to eat any French fries.
(End of chapter)