During the years of Kangxi, Shanfu, the owner of a hotel in Mianzhou, had a unique skill: braised dog meat. In Mianzhou, people with layers and identities greeted each other, and they must say whether they had eaten braised dog meat today. Shanfu's braised dog meat was passed down from the court. The general process was to grind various seasonings into fine powder, then boil it in 103 animal oil and 27 vegetable oil for 2 nights and then cool it for 2 nights to make ingredients. When customers came, they pried a lump of ingredients and served tender male dog meat while cooking, which tasted delicious.
In Mianzhou, Shanfu has made a lot of money from this unique dish. Naturally, he keeps the cooking process of this dish strictly confidential, especially to prevent the ingredients from falling into the hands of others.
It was a cold winter night, and it snowed all night without the slightest sign of stopping. The shops on the street closed early. Shanfu took a deep breath, rubbed his hands, and was about to close. Suddenly, he saw his buddy Mao Mi quickly hide a lump of braised dog meat ingredients in the hat on his head. Shanfu sighed in disappointment, and resented in his heart, giving you food and clothing. The highest salary among your buddies, you are still unpopular. Shanfu walked quickly towards Mao Mi, and stopped again after a few steps. He didn't want to expose Mao Mi like that.
"Mommy, is it cold today?" Shanfu said, clasping his arms tightly, looking very cold. "Well, it's cold," Mommy said perfunctorily. The lump of ingredients was hidden in his towering hat, and he wanted to leave as soon as possible, so he walked to the door.
Shanfu stood in front of Maumi and said, "Maumi, you are really my good helper. Since you came, I have had a lot less trouble. I said, do you have any difficulties? If so, just ask, and I will try my best to help you." "No, boss, I have no difficulties, thank you for your kindness." "Really? Then I feel even more uneasy. You have helped me so much, but I can't help you at all. It's really a shame." Shanfu said sincerely.
"Boss, let's see where you went." Mao Mi leaned towards the door again.
"Mommy, sit down," Shanfu said gently. "On such a cold night, drink a glass of soju before leaving. You'll freeze."
Mommy hesitated, wanting to leave immediately, but could not resist the temptation of shochu. Yes, it's so wonderful to drink a cup of hot shochu on such a cold night. "Sit down." Without giving Mommy any more thought, Shanfu pressed him to the brazier. The fire on a snowy night was so wonderful that Mommy felt the warmth not only soaking through her skin but also flow into her heart. Mommy couldn't help but lean forward, but kept her hat steady.
"Mommy, come on, have a sip." Shanfu passed a bowl of hot rice wine, "If you don't drink two sips on such a cold snowy night, you will freeze into ice on the way home." After saying that, he added firewood to the brazier. In an instant, the charcoal fire made their faces flush red.
Mao Mi suddenly felt that something bad had happened. His hair began to become sticky, which was naturally the result of the melting of the ingredients. He stood up quickly and said that he had drunk enough wine and warmed up. It was time to go.
"No, Maomi, sit down and drink before leaving. I'll tell you a story." Shanfu pressed Maomi on the stool and said:
"That was the first time I went back to the Yandu Restaurant in the capital. The waiter asked me what to eat. I know the names of the dishes inside are quite exquisite, so..."
"I really have to go." Mao Mi interrupted the boss's story, "I have to go back to feed the donkey and carry water."
"Come on, don't worry, the donkey will let it figure out a way by itself, and the water will be picked later. Listen to me." Shanfu insisted on finishing the story.
"I looked around and found a man and woman sitting next to me, and told the waiter that I wanted the same thing as them. The waiter promised to leave. But after waiting for a long time and no food was served, I got angry and called the waiter to ask what was going on. The waiter said it had been served. I was even more angry, so what did I ask? The waiter said that the tune you ordered was played by Liu Qing, our pillar. Damn, it turns out that the man and woman ordered a pipa tune. I heard it and didn't eat it. Are you laughing or not?"
Mommy was happy to hear this, but couldn't laugh at all, because after the ingredients on his head melted, almost all his hair was wet. Shanfu didn't care about this, and kept adding firewood to the brazier, and handed two strings of lamb, saying, "Come on, roast it yourself." Mommy waved his hand desperately: "No, no, I don't want to eat roast lamb." Shanfu was surprised: "What's the matter, don't you usually like roast lamb the most?" Mommy covered up: "I have something wrong with my teeth." Shanfu insisted enthusiastically: "Lamb has no effect on teeth." Mommy had to stiffen his scalp and lean over the brazier to roast the lamb. Only Mommy knew where the lamb was being roasted, it was clearly the ingredients on the roast head.
After a while, Mao Mi was so hot that he was white all over his body, as if he were about to be melted by fire. Waves of ingredient oil kept pouring out of the hat, running down the ears and neck, and running down the belly and crotch. Shanfu still added firewood to roast the mutton as if nothing had happened, and praised the delicious taste. Suddenly he shouted in surprise, "Oh, Mao Mi, you are sweating from the heat. Take off your clothes and take off your hat too."
"No, I have to go now, otherwise it will affect my work tomorrow." Mao Mi said almost pleading.
"Okay, come on, take this bunch of mutton." Shanfu was very eager.
Mao Mi stood up, found that the oil had run over his face and neck, soaked his clothes and pants, and entered his shoes. He took an oil bath from head to toe.
Mao Mi walked out of the store, and snowflakes poured straight into his body. In an instant, the oil soaked in his body began to freeze. Shivering, Mao Mi finally woke up, and it turned out that he had been led by the boss by the nose all the time.