Chapter 316 Leek Box Spicy Soup (1)

Although Xiu Mu accepted the banquet order from Marquis Jingyun's Mansion today, she was still much more comfortable than usual.

He woke up at midnight as usual, but Wen Mingtang, who rarely took a break, stayed in bed for half an hour. He read a book for a while before getting up to wash up, and then went out with the things he had prepared yesterday.

When passing by the public kitchen courtyard, Wen Mingtang went in specially to take a look. When he saw that the glutinous rice dumpling master and A Bing master were seriously preparing the batter and accessories for morning pancakes, he couldn't help but smile and did not bother them. to Dali Temple.

Although she was "staying in bed" today, compared with most people, it was still early to go out at this time.

The sky was gray. Except for the people who had to get up early to work, many people had just gotten up at this time or were still in bed playing chess with Zhou Gong.

Wen Mingtang carried the prepared things on his back and turned into the street leading to Jingyun Hou's Mansion. There were obviously many more people on the street than before. This Xuanlin Street was one of the busiest streets in Chang'an City. Although the genius was bright at this time, there were already many shops open on the street, among which there were quite a lot of food stalls. There were ordinary food stalls that could be seen with stalls, but more of them were very sophisticated ones made on the streets. Then wait for the food shop.

These two completely different places have different prices for eating food.

It was a rare occasion to go out to Dali Temple to eat out, and Wen Mingtang didn't care about the little money. What's more, she heard the guards talking to her in the public kitchen about the delicacies of Chang'an City, many of which were in those shops.

Because he came out early, there were not many people in the shops that usually queued up. Wen Mingtang randomly picked a breakfast shop that the servants carried a lot of, went in, and ordered one of the shop's "signature breakfast dishes" - leeks. The box comes with spicy soup.

Wen Mingtang sat down on the seat facing the street and looked at the people passing by the window while talking about the wages for the work that was about to begin. Wen Mingtang couldn't help but pursed his lips and smiled: For ordinary people in Shengdou, how much work does it cost every day? The most important thing in life is whether wages can cover the expenses of a family.

She herself is one of thousands of poor people in this world.

Just as I was sighing, the shop's signature morning meal was brought over by the waiter. The lace-shaped box of leeks was taken out of the oil pan. The small bubbles of oil had not faded away, and the remaining heat and fragrance in the pot hit my face. Next to the porcelain plate with two palm-sized boxes of leeks was a bowl of thick spicy soup. At a glance, there were a lot of ingredients such as meatballs, bean skins, gluten, carrots, and potato cubes.

Wen Mingtang picked up the spoon, scooped up a spoonful of spicy soup and put it into his mouth.

The soup is thickened with starch and is very viscous, with the unique spiciness of pepper and chili pepper pouring into the mouth. This rich and exciting mouthful of soup makes people excited and completely whets people's appetite. The soup is rich, and the side dishes are not too mixed. The pork meatballs are delicious and slightly elastic, and the tofu skin has the unique fragrance of soybeans. The gluten absorbs enough of the soup, and it is full of juice in one bite. The carrots are crispy and the potatoes are powdery. Glutinous... The texture and ingredients are amazingly rich.

After Wen Mingtang took a few sips of the spicy soup, a thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead, and his hands and feet also became warm.

After warming his hands and feet, Wen Mingtang raised his chopsticks to pick up the leek box on the side. The outer skin was very crispy after deep-frying. When Wen Mingtang took a bite, there was a "click" sound, revealing the filling wrapped in the crust: green leeks. , yellow eggs and tender white dried tofu are mixed in it, and the strong aroma of chives, eggs and soybeans comes out.

The fresh and juicy leeks are a perfect match when mixed with the fried eggs. The tender white dried beans mixed in the middle add the aroma of soybeans and make the filling richer in taste.

One bite, from the crispy shell to the fillings inside, all the ingredients complement each other, making the eater extremely satisfied.

It has its own reason for being a food that has been passed down from ancient times to the present and is loved by people from both north and south, just like this very down-to-earth leek box.

However, although he was extremely satisfied with the chive box from Chao Food Shop, Wen Mingtang still felt that it would be even better if there were some smooth vermicelli in it.

The meal was quite satisfying. Wen Mingtang burped, got up and left the restaurant, heading straight for Jingyun Marquis' Mansion.

Although it was the first time he came back to Jingyunhou's Mansion, Wen Mingtang walked to the front of Jingyunhou's Mansion smoothly without asking. There is no other reason. The location is really good. When you walk to the middle of Xuanlin Street, you can see the Marquis Jingyun's Mansion opposite and the Duke of Jingguo's Mansion opposite.

Because it was still early, the main gates of the two mansions were not yet open.

After looking at the tall gates of the two mansions for a moment, Wen Mingtang walked through the main entrance and prepared to go around the alley to the side entrance of the Hou's residence. She and Master Xing had arranged to meet at the side entrance.

Just when he was about to turn to the side door, the door of the Duke's Mansion that had not been opened when he passed by suddenly opened. Following the sound of the door opening and closing, Wen Mingtang instinctively glanced in the direction of the sound. He originally thought that he would open the door after getting up early. He was expecting a concierge, but he didn't expect that what he saw at this moment was a solemn old man in official robes.

The old man came out of the Duke's mansion in the early morning. Looking at the solemn expression on the old man's face that was exactly the same as Lin Fei's, one could guess the old man's identity with his eyes closed.

Wen Mingtang turned around and ducked into a side alley: She had already learned about Duke Jing's dissatisfaction with Wen Xuance's incident from Liu Yuan's mouth.

Although the matter of Wen Xuance has been concluded, her surname is Wen, and it is hard for Duke Jing to have a good look towards her. Although he wouldn't make any trouble to her, if someone who saw her showed up at the Jingyun Marquis Mansion, there would probably be trouble again.

Wen Mingtang really didn't want to cause a verbal dispute. After all, for Shengdou, a commoner, making a living, working hard to earn enough money, and being able to buy a house in Chang'an City was what she wanted. Today she came here to make money, not to get into trouble with her "employer".

She originally thought that she would just hide away like this and come out again after Duke Jingguo left. Seeing that Duke Jingguo was wearing official robes, he might have gone to court.

But unexpectedly, God failed, and Duke Jingguo, who got up earlier than his concierge, stood briefly in front of the mansion and came directly in her direction.

Wen Mingtang's heart tightened when he saw it, and he instinctively looked back, suddenly getting a headache: This side door was opened by the Duke's Mansion, and it was a dead end, and there was no way out. The side door on the side was still closed at this time. The time she had arranged to meet with Master Xing had not yet arrived, so... I was afraid it would be troublesome.

Seeing Duke Jing getting closer and closer, Wen Mingtang gave a bitter smile. Just when he thought that the dispute he would cause at his "employer"'s house today was inevitable, the closed side door beside him suddenly opened, and a hand grabbed him. Her arms pulled her into the Hou Mansion.