Chapter 357: Entering the Capital (3)
Huo Yuan introduced that the capital city is a square city with many connections, divided into the inner city and the outer city. The inner city is the palace city of the Great Jin State, where the emperor, empress, concubines and princes live.
The rest is the outer city. Generally, the residences of dignitaries and wealthy merchants are very close to the inner city. On the bustling streets, ordinary people are generally on the outermost side, which is also divided into four streets: southeast, northwest and northeast.
Shortly after entering the city, the carriage of the Mu family stopped at an inn, and Caiwei's family got off the car and stayed in the inn.
Originally, Huo Yuan wanted to arrange for Caiwei's family to live in one of his private houses, but was rejected by Caiwei. Now that their family has arrived in the capital, it is time for her to show her talents. She does not want to rely on others and let others question her success. Moreover, she plans to take root in the capital in the future. If she gets too close to Huo Yuan, it will inevitably be criticized and cause gossip, which will cause unnecessary trouble for herself and her family.
Seeing that she was determined to do so, Huo Yuan knew that he could not force her, so he personally sent her family to the inn. After seeing them check in, he left with peace of mind and returned to the Huo family's old house to visit his mother whom he had not seen for a long time.
After Huo Yuan left, Cai Wei rested for a while, said goodbye to her parents, and went out to stroll alone with great interest.
She planned to investigate the market in the capital, and then make a big move here and make a great career.
She came to the most prosperous street in the capital. At this moment, there were still many people on the street, and the hawking sounds came one after another. There were restaurants, inns and tea houses on both sides of the road. There were gold-plated plaques at the door of each house and colorful flags hanging in front of the door, which was very distinctive. The capital is good. As soon as you enter the city, you can experience a kind of prosperity and comfort.
Caiwei walked around for a while and saw many things she had never seen before. She was walking with high spirits when she suddenly saw a restaurant in front of her. The storefront was very large and the three characters "Jufude" were written on the plaque above.
She still remembered that when she was in Qingyun Town, she had heard of the famous restaurant "Jufude" in the capital. Moreover, Yin, whom she saved in Yushu County, was the sister of the pastry chef of this Jufude. Now, when she first saw this famous restaurant, she walked in without hesitation. She wanted to see what was so good about Jufude, which was known as the first restaurant in the Great Jin Kingdom?
As soon as I entered, a warm waiter came forward and greeted me politely: "Hey, girl, you are here, please come in!"
The attentive and warm service and the friendly and kind smile instantly made people have a good first impression of the restaurant. Caiwei followed the waiter and secretly evaluated. She walked to a corner, picked a quiet seat and sat down. She ordered a chicken soup and a stir-fried pork with green peppers, wanting to try whether this world-famous century-old brand is worthy of its reputation.
Chicken soup can test the chef's slow fire skills. If the soup is stewed for a long time, the soup will be turbid and rich but not unpleasant; while stir-fried pork with green peppers, the meat must be fried tender and tasty, and the green peppers must be crispy but not raw, which tests the chef's high fire skills. These two seemingly simple dishes can easily bring those chefs with mediocre skills back to their original form.
It didn't take long before the dishes came up. Caiwei secretly praised their speed in serving the dishes. When she looked at the soup and dishes, she found that the chicken soup was boiled to a milky white color, and there were also finely chopped green vegetables in it. It was refreshing and not greasy, and the green pepper fried pork shreds were tender and tasty, and the green peppers were crispy but not raw. Once you put them in your mouth, you will want to applaud.
After tasting these two dishes, Caiwei suddenly felt that if she wanted to compete for the top spot in the catering industry in Beijing, it would be a bit difficult if she only relied on her cooking skills. Fortunately, she had many modern marketing methods. Although it was a bit difficult to compete with this century-old store, she was still very confident!
After dinner, she ordered four more snacks: jujube cake, millet rice cake, old rice cake, butter roll, etc.
The dim sum in this restaurant is made by Yin's second brother. It is said that the noodles of Jufude in the capital are the best in the world. She really wants to know what the dim sum that is said to be the best in the world is like. Can it be as good as the sandwiches, egg tarts and butter bread she ate in her previous life?
While waiting for the dim sum, Caiwei sat in a corner and carefully observed the guests coming and going. She found that most of the customers who came here to consume were nobles with silk and satin, and there were few common people.
It seems that Jufude made money from the upper class.
Caiwei touched her chin, curved her eyes, and smiled happily!