There is a happy inn in the capital.

Chapter 150 The unspeakable secret

A woman nearby suddenly said, "Excuse me, young lady, we're not buying the big white duck. Why don't you look at the other ducks? They're quite nice too."

The little girl tugged at the patch on the woman's clothes, then looked up defiantly and said...

"Mother, we haven't sold a single duck for a month."

The woman looked at Big White, then at the little girl, and then tenderly stroked the little girl's hair.

"Sweetie, we'll keep Big White to play with you, we won't sell him."

Li Shuchen was extremely puzzled, so he asked...

"There will always be people who want to eat duck, and your ducks are so fat and big, how come you can't sell a single one in a month?"

After Li Shuchen finished speaking, something seemed to have touched the woman.

Upon hearing this, the woman turned her face away and began to sob slightly, asking...

"Does the girl still want the duck?"

Li Shuchen couldn't bear to see the girl shed tears, so she immediately shut her mouth and stopped asking.

Judging from the woman's appearance, she must have some unspeakable trouble.

She didn't want to pry, so she said...

"I want five ducks."

The woman wiped her eyes and said with a smile, "Please wait a moment, young lady."

The woman walked into the flock of ducks, selected five of the largest and fattest ones, put them into a burlap sack, tied it with a knot, and handed it to Li Shuchen.

"Miss, that's a total of seven hundred and fifty copper coins."

Li Shuchen counted the money and handed it to the woman.

The woman carefully held the money and sincerely said, "Thank you, young lady."

The little girl hugged the giant white robot and happily said, "Thank you, big sister!"

After saying goodbye, Li Shuchen picked up the duck and walked out of the courtyard.

Grape came running over, panting.

"Miss, I've finally found you!"

Li Shuchen patted Grape on the back and said, "Rest for a while, then we'll go back to the inn."

Grape: "Yes, miss."

In the backyard of the Happiness Inn, Li Shuchen threw the duck near Li Wanbai.

He instructed, "Wanbai, get along well with them and don't bully them. If I find a duck missing, I'll pluck your tail feathers."

Li Wanbai's tail, which had been wagging, immediately lowered obediently after hearing Li Shuchen's words.

Then, baring its big teeth, it grinned at the ducks to show its friendliness.

Li Shuchen nodded in satisfaction, looked up and saw that it was getting dark, then ate dinner, washed up, and went to bed.

The next day, as soon as I opened my eyes...

Li Shuchen then went to the kitchen to start kneading the dough.

Pour plenty of water into the mixing bowl.

Begin tanning the dough until it develops into gluten and the water in the bowl turns milky white.

Then steam the gluten in a steamer until cooked, then remove and set aside.

Add the facial wash water to the flour and stir well, then strain the thick batter.

Find a large plate

Brush a layer of oil on a large plate, then pour the filtered batter evenly into it.

After steaming for five minutes, Li Shuchen took them out, finding it too slow to steam them one by one.

Li Shuchen directly put five in five.

Repeat the process until the entire bowl of batter is cooked.

Next, roll up the cooled dough and cut it into long strips, and so on.

The main ingredients are then available.

Wang Shuang'er asked Chu Xia in a low voice, "Miss, what delicious food are you making?"

Chu Xia shook her head and replied, "I didn't know. I didn't know flour could be made like this. It comes out so shiny and translucent."

Hearing their voices while cutting noodles, Li Shuchen immediately instructed, "Shuang'er, go and mash some garlic. Chuxia, go and wash some cucumbers and carrots."

"Yes, miss." *2

After cutting the dough, Li Shuchen cut the gluten into small cubes.

Next, shred the cucumbers and carrots that were washed in early summer.

Wang Shuang'er: "Miss, the minced garlic is ready."

Li Shuchen: "Okay, just leave it there."

Li Shuchen took out a huge basin and threw all the ingredients in it.

Next, add minced garlic, sesame paste, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, and salt.

Grape, seeing the sesame paste, asked, "Miss, are you making dishes from the banquet menu?"

"right"

Li Shuchen mixed everything well, then ladled out several portions and placed them on plates.

The grapes eagerly awaited, exclaiming, "It smells so good!"

Li Shuchen took out a plate and placed it aside, saying, "Greedy cats, come and have a taste!"

After taking a bite, the cook asked, "Miss, does this dish have a name?"

Li Shuchen: "Sesame paste cold noodles"

Wang Shuang'er: "Sesame sauce cold noodles, delicious! Should we put it on the inn's menu?"

Li Shuchen: "Yes, on the 16th of this month, you can write it on the menu and introduce it to customers."

Wang Shuang'er nodded: "Yes, Miss."

Li Shuchen: "Call the others over to try it too."

Chu Xia put down her chopsticks: "I'll go call them."

Soon, the kitchen was packed with people—standing, squatting, and sitting—all eating sesame sauce cold noodles.

They didn't say anything, they just kept eating.

Li Shuchen: "Those who can handle spicy food can add some chili oil for extra flavor."

"Yes, miss."

Li Shuchen added chili oil to two of the sesame paste-flavored cold noodles on the table, and left one unflavored.

Look, the eighth and ninth brothers have finished eating.

"Eighth Brother, send the portion with chili oil to Princess Changning, and the portion without chili to Lady Gu."

Eighth and Ninth Brothers: "Yes, Miss."

After giving his instructions, Li Shuchen sat down to eat his portion. He'd been busy all day, and his stomach was growling loudly.

Li Shuchen added chili oil as he ate; it was delicious, the spicier the better.

I still have quite a few liangpi (cold skin noodles), I'll send some home later.

Yu'er: "Miss, Craftsman Kong has sent someone to deliver a large furnace."

Li Shuchen wiped his mouth and said

"understood"

He then walked to the entrance of the inn, gave the man who delivered the stove some money for tea, and began to examine the stove closely.

The exterior and interior were even more detailed than she had drawn; looking down to the very bottom, she exclaimed in surprise.

"It even has wheels, how thoughtful! Xiao Feng pushed the stove to the backyard."

Xiao Feng: "Okay, Miss."

Happiness Inn Backyard

Li Shuchen measured the distance inside the stove.

This large oven can roast ten ducks at a time, and with two ovens together, twenty ducks can be roasted simultaneously, which is exactly what she budgeted.

Place fruitwood charcoal at the bottom of the stove

Just right

Li Shuchen was overjoyed and shouted, "Aunt Wang, kill all the ducks! I'm going to make roast duck!"

Cook Wang responded loudly, "Yes!"

Then go kill the ducks.

While Aunt Wang was killing the duck, Li Shuchen started kneading the dough again.

This time, I used boiling water to knead the dough. First, I stirred it until it resembled cotton wool, and then, when it was no longer too hot to handle, I kneaded it into a dough.

Cover and let it rest for one hour

Aunt Wang slaughtered the duck with swift, decisive strokes of her knife; before the duck even had a chance to quack, it was gone.

Then Li Shuchen went to prepare boiling water for maltose.

Pour six scoops of water and one scoop of maltose into a pot and bring to a boil.

After the water boils

Cook Wang had also finished slaughtering the duck.

Li Shuchen blanched the duck three to four times from top to bottom in boiling water with maltose.

Then hang the scalded duck in a cool, well-ventilated place to allow the skin to dry.

At this point, Li Shuchen's dough had risen, and he began making the gluten pancakes.

Knead the dough until smooth, roll it into a long strip, and cut it into several equal portions.

Roll each dough ball into a circle, about the size of a dumpling wrapper, and brush both sides with oil.

Five pieces at a time, rolled thin on both sides.

Steam several batches of food in a steamer for 15 minutes until cooked through, then remove them from the steamer.

After it cools slightly, peel it off layer by layer.

The thin, translucent, and chewy flatbread is now ready.

After waiting for a long time, the duck dried.

Li Shuchen plugged the duck's anus and then poured sugar water into its neck.

As Li Shuchen poured the fruit, he asked, "Aunt Wang, do we have any fruit trees?"

Cook Wang: "Yes, there are jujube branches in the woodshed. I'll go get them."

Li Shuchen: Okay