HLnovel Chapter 242 Tongfu Inn Bai Zhantang
Chapter 242 Tongfu Inn Bai Zhantang
In the lobby of the post station, except for the old ladies with their girls and the old men with their children, the rest were there.
The main reason is that I am afraid of tossing and turning. No matter how serious the sneezing is,
Bowls of thin noodles were brought into the two private rooms, and bowls of buckwheat noodles were also brought into the lobby.
The shopkeeper and the waiters were very enthusiastic and invited everyone to eat, but everyone was a little at a loss.
"Why are these noodles so fragrant? How are they made?"
"Yeah, we've eaten buckwheat noodles at home, too. How come this tastes so delicious?"
Li Jingshu sniffed and said, "It seems to be bone soup!"
The boy who first entertained them was named Xiaowu. When he smiled, he showed his two small canine teeth:
"Yes, it's made with bone broth. This is the secret recipe passed down by our shopkeeper's ancestors. Many people who stay in our shop order this."
Now they also know the shopkeeper’s name, which coincidentally is similar to Bai Zhantang of Tongfu Inn, namely Bai Zhantang.
They just don't look alike. This shopkeeper has a scholarly air and doesn't have Bai Zhantang's gangster spirit, but he doesn't look honest like the sour scholar either.
He was a gentleman with a businessman's shrewdness. He was a lot fatter than the sour scholar, but he wasn't a fat man.
He is of medium build, with bright eyes and three-dimensional facial features. If I have to say, he looks very much like a star in his previous life, the good sword who performed in skits.
Shopkeeper Bai also looked at them and smiled: "There's more in the pot, eat as much as you want, and we'll continue after you finish this."
Shen Zhiqiu cupped his hands: "Thank you, thank you."
He actually did this because he knew the price of noodles: five cents for white flour and three cents for buckwheat noodles, but the shopkeeper cooked them all with bone broth.
And they didn’t use a bowl to serve it, they just put it in a basin.
"Eat first, sit down and eat first."
Shopkeeper Bai heard the group's stomachs rumbling as the noodles were served.
It was not just one or two people making such noises, which showed that they were already starving.
But when it was time to eat, Shopkeeper Bai and the waiters also noticed the difference in this group of people.
They just gave the bowls to everyone and let everyone help themselves as much as they could eat. I thought everyone would be very hungry, so wouldn't they rush to grab the food?
As a result, the group of people were well organized. Although they didn't line up, no one was fighting for the food. There were two spoons for each basin, and a large basin was served on the table first.
They filled their bowls one by one and then put them down again, without anyone making any loud noise.
Even when speaking, they deliberately lowered their voices, which made Manager Bai and his waiters feel warmed, because they were afraid of disturbing the guests staying in their store!
But the lack of noise doesn't necessarily mean it's not lively. It's been a long time since they last had this kind of hot soup noodles, which are made from bone broth.
After one bite, Xiang can gulp down half a bowl of noodles. Many women were amazed after taking the first bite: "This noodles is different from the ones we make at home. It's chewy and elastic."
Xiaowu saw that the last person serving noodles had poured out all the soup, and now there was not a drop left.
He called the other boys to help him take the basin down and fill it again.
Just when he heard this, he chuckled and said it was the secret of the store and would not be passed on to other people.
Li Jingshu, who was eating, muttered to himself, "It's probably made of buckwheat flour, white flour, and sorghum flour mixed together."
The taste is similar to the fried noodles I ate in my previous life.
Hela noodles are made of buckwheat noodles, white flour and sorghum rice. The noodles are not pressed out but are pressed out using a wooden hela noodles machine.
It has a long wooden handle and a barrel-shaped funnel with densely packed small holes chiseled at the bottom of the funnel.
The kneaded dough is stuffed into the funnel, and a person sits on the long handle and presses it down hard. The noodles squeezed out of the small holes at the bottom of the funnel go directly into the boiling pot.
However, this inn doesn’t think it’s cooked that way. It looks like the noodles are rolled out first and then cut with a kitchen knife.
Mr. Guo had just been called out by his eldest son to eat. He had been boiling medicine in the tea room. After slurping a bowl of hot buckwheat noodle soup, he couldn't help but sucking his chopsticks.
"After eating a bowl of hot noodle soup, I feel warm all over."
As for Shen Zhiqiu, he didn't listen to what everyone said. After finishing his first bowl of buckwheat noodles, he asked for another bowl, planning to wait for it to be served later and give one to his daughter.
This was also because his daughter was with the elderly and the children, and all the food brought into the private room was white flour.
Maybe someone will say: "Who would eat buckwheat noodles when there are white noodles? Aren't you stupid?"
But after taking the first bite, he knew that his daughter really liked this noodle.
Indeed, Shen Zhiqiu and her bestie are in sync.
Shen Youyou and her friends were in the private room. Originally, Shen Youyou was eating with relish. These were authentic white flour noodles. The soup seemed to be made from bones. She slurped a mouthful of noodles and then another sip of hot soup.
I felt warm in my stomach, and even my originally dizzy head felt much more relaxed. It was so refreshing.
And the chefs are so thoughtful that they even put minced ginger in the hot soup noodles.
This time she didn't even eat wrapped in a quilt. She put on her coat and sat on the kang with her legs crossed, which attracted Old Lady Hua to look at her while eating noodles.
He couldn't help but mutter in his heart: "Why is the little granddaughter acting more and more like him? Don't wear kid's clothes for too long, or she will really think of herself as a kid!"
Although Shen Erya's personality is like that of a tomboy and her sitting posture is very proper, she also makes a lot of noise when eating. She eats mouthfuls of noodles one after another, and then gulps down all the soup in the bowl in one breath.
I couldn't help but smack my lips twice, it was so satisfying.
"Grandma, this white flour smells so good! Now I know why you didn't use white flour to make noodles before."
Old Lady Hua was about to say, "Eat slowly, the soup is still quite hot."
As a result, her second granddaughter finished the meal in two gulps and said this to her without any reason.
But the old lady didn't say anything, because she knew very well in her mind that the reason she didn't make white flour was definitely because white flour was expensive.
Who doesn’t save white flour for making dumplings during the Chinese New Year?
Even when making dumplings during the Chinese New Year, they cannot be made of pure white flour. They have to be mixed with coarse grain flour or sweet potato bread.
But Shen Youyou couldn't help but ask, "Why?"
Shen Erya chuckled: "I'm worried that I haven't eaten enough and I'll want more after finishing one bowl."
"Giggle, giggle, giggle! Cough, cough, cough!"
He tried to make Shen Youyou laugh, but then he choked.
Shen Taohua looked helpless, and quickly put down her bowl and patted Shen Youyou on the back: "You are eating, why are you trying to make fun of me?"
Shen Nannan, who was eating noodles from a small bamboo bowl, said: "Oh! Yoyo sister, why can't you hold the bowl? The soup is spilling out!"
Shen Zhiqiu came at this time. After all, there were only girls inside. He did not push the door open directly, but knocked on it first: "Girl, is it convenient for me to come in? I brought you something good."
Shen Youyou, who was still coughing, said, "Cough, cough, come in... cough, cough... come on,"
Shen Zhiqiu pushed the door open and came in: "What's wrong? You have a cold. Take medicine after dinner."