Zheng Peng's second roasted tail banquet, by the guests alike, the dishes on the roasted tail feast, almost every plate is a net plate, the guests are satisfied, the host also has a bright face, there are surprises after the end of the roasted tail feast, every time the guests who go to the banquet are presented with a jar of ten pounds of braised pork, which can be taken home to share with the family, that is, the guards and entourages who follow their own masters to come, each person also has a pound of braised meat, a bottle of liquor reward, it can be said that the guests are happy.

Overnight, the white jade pig was like having wings, and it swept the entire Chang'an City.

The people who participated in the second tail roasting banquet of the champion Hou Zheng Peng all said that they had a good mouth, and some people who did not participate in the roasted tail banquet also had such a good mouth, such as Guo Tongxiong.

"Lang Jun, come and drink the slave's newly made sour plum soup."

"Freshly delivered cherries are fresh, Lang Jun, open your mouth."

In a chicly decorated house in Changxingfang, Chang'an City, Guo Tongxiong was lying comfortably on the couch, two beauties who had redeemed themselves from the Qinglou at a high price, one was called Xi Liu'er and the other was called Xi Rong'er, and the two daughters were carefully and diligently serving their new masters.

Guo Tongxiong enjoyed the food in his mouth, and his two hands were not idle, constantly wandering on the two fair beauties, not to mention how comfortable.

Since Guo Ketang got married, Guo Tongxiong felt that the sky was wider, the earth was wider, and the people were spirited.

There is so much money in my hands every day, looking at the heart of the house, you can get it out with a little bit of manipulation, and you don't take it for nothing.

Guo Tongxiong felt that the most correct thing he had done was to get rid of Zheng Peng's thigh and hug the prince.

That Zheng Peng, do nothing, sit and share dividends all year round, and share a large amount of profits every year, forget the money, just collect money and don't work, which makes Guo Tongxiong angry, every time he divides the money, there is a kind of throwing money into the water, or he is shrewd, and he takes the line of the prince, although the money still has to be divided, but the future is bright, the prince Li Ying said that the day he ascended to the treasure is the time when Guo Tongxiong soared.

There is no fame, and the reputation is not good, so it is difficult to be an official, but Li Ying promised that Guo Tongxiong could be elected as the head of the World Chamber of Commerce, which is a beautiful and oily position.

Surrounded by beautiful women, brocade clothes and jade food, swollen waist bags, and a bright future, Guo Tongxiong is very satisfied with such a small day.

Just as Guo Tongxiong was enjoying himself with his eyes closed, a hurried footstep sounded in his ears, and then someone was heard breathlessly saying: "Xiao Langjun, Xiao Langjun, hurry..."

Hearing that it was the voice of his henchman, Hosokawa, Guo Tongxiong didn't raise his eyelids, and interrupted: "How many times have I said it, today is different from the past, don't be frivolous and boring, why can't you change it?" ”

After taking refuge in the prince, Guo Tongxiong saw the prince's prestige and etiquette, and the more he looked at himself, the more he looked like a bun, so he had the heart to learn from the prince, and also asked the people around him to speak and do things in a proper manner.

In the future, he will be the head of the World Chamber of Commerce, and the quality of his subordinates must be improved, otherwise others will see jokes.

When Hosokawa heard this, he hurriedly responded, and then said a little anxiously: "Xiao Langjun, Gonggong Liang is here, and he wants to see you." ”

"Does the prince have something to order?" Guo Tongxiong opened his eyes suddenly, pushed away the second daughter beside him with some impatience, stood up one by one, and said with some excitement: "Father-in-law Liang is here?" Where is it? Why didn't you invite him in? ”

Liang Gonggong is a member of the prince's mansion and a confidant of the prince, and he has won the trust of the prince, and Guo Tongxiong has long wanted to have a good relationship with him.

Hosokawa explained: "The little one is invited, but Father-in-law Liang said that he still has business to do, so he won't enter the door, and some things will be handed over to Xiao Langjun and left, and he is waiting at the door." ”

When Guo Tongxiong heard this, he didn't even have time to tidy up his clothes, so he rushed out of the door at a trot, for fear that Liang's father-in-law would be impatient.

"I don't know if Father-in-law Liang is here, there is a loss of welcome, there is a loss of welcome." As soon as Guo Tongxiong saw Liang's father-in-law, he smiled brightly.

Don't look at Liang's father-in-law is just a eunuch, he has served the prince since he was a child, and the prince trusts him very much, many times he is the spokesperson of the prince, Guo Tongxiong is in front of him, and he doesn't dare to be half lazy.

Liang's father-in-law laughed twice, looked at Guo Tongxiong, who was a little disheveled and had a woman's lip print around his neck, and said with a smile: "Guo Gongzi is really a romantic character, it seems that our family has not come at the right time to disturb Guo Gongzi's Yaxing." ”

"Let my father-in-law laugh, even if I have some free time today, I will drink a few glasses of wine at home, and my father-in-law will enjoy a few glasses together." Guo Tongxiong said earnestly.

"Free?" Liang Gonggong laughed twice, and said implicitly: "It's good to be free, I hope that Guo Gongzi can have today's leisure in the future." ”

Father-in-law Liang suddenly said this, Guo Tongxiong was a little confused, and he couldn't guess the meaning of the words, so he had to say with a smile: "Thank you for Father-in-law Liang's auspicious words, and please take care of Father-in-law Liang in the future." ”

I can't guess the meaning, I can't help it, just take it as a blessing to myself.

To be honest, Guo Tongxiong is a little smart, but his understanding is average, otherwise he would not be a businessman, in Guixiang Guo's family, the smartest people are scholars, ready to participate in the imperial examination at any time, and glorify the lintel.

Looking at Guo Tongxiong, who worked hard to please and couldn't hear his own voice, a trace of disdain flashed in Liang's father-in-law's eyes: like this kind of mediocre talent also came to pick up the big beam, and the Guixiang Guo family has been pouting since Guo Yuanzhen fell, it seems that it is not for nothing.

looked down on Guo Tongxiong in his heart, but Liang Gonggong didn't show it on his face, beckoned, took a delicate food box from the hand of a guard, and said while handing it to Guo Tongxiong: "Guo Gongzi, the prince occasionally gets a delicacy, and he asked our family to send some to Guo Gongzi to taste." ”

"It's... This... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really hearted, and the little gratitude is zero, thank the prince for rewarding. Guo Tongxiong's eyes lit up, and he took the food box with both hands with some excitement.

It's amazing, the prince met delicious food, and he even thought of himself, Guo Tongxiong just never dreamed that the prince would look at himself like this, and he was happy and proud in his heart, and there was a trace of regret.

If the people of the clan or relatives and friends are here, and see the prince sending someone to bring food to him, how beautiful it would be.

Liang's father-in-law raised his eyebrows, and laughed twice: "The things are delivered, and our family still has important things to do, so don't bother." ”

Yesterday, the champion Zheng Peng set up a roasted tail banquet, and even the emperor and Concubine Hui also came, which can be said to have caused a sensation throughout Chang'an, Zheng Peng launched the white jade pig and braised meat in the banquet, which has long been spread all over Chang'an, and this Guo Tongxiong in front of him didn't know anything about this matter, and really thought that the prince would remember him as a little cheap businessman, naïve.

If you are smart, or have a sense of crisis, you must have guessed what was inside.

Guo Tongxiong stuffed a piece of jade pendant into Liang's father-in-law's hand: "I'm afraid of Liang's father-in-law, wait for Liang's father-in-law to be free another day, and drink a little wine together." ”

"Hey, hey, it's easy to say, it's easy to say."

As soon as Liang Gonggong got the jade pendant, the first feeling was that the jade quality was very delicate, and there was a feeling of touching the flesh.

After sending Liang's father-in-law away, Guo Tongxiong held the food box with one hand, and walked back with satisfaction, while saying triumphantly: "What are you still doing, let's go, let's see what the prince appreciates, and when a certain person is happy, he will also reward you." ”

The subordinates and the housekeeper responded one after another, and surrounded Guo Tongxiong like the stars hugging the moon.

Back in the side hall, Guo Tongxiong gently put the food box on the table, and in order to show respect for the prince, he washed his hands before opening it.

As soon as I opened it, there seemed to be a familiar smell of meat, and when I looked closely, I couldn't help but be stunned: inside the food box, it was braised meat.

It's strange, I sell braised meat, I used to sell braised meat from Zheng Peng's secret recipe, and now I sell the improved eighteen-flavor fragrant braised meat, why did the prince send this to himself?

Wait, Guo Tongxiong felt as if he had overlooked some details, and then looked at the food box carefully, and soon found the problem: the braised meat in the food box seemed to be a little different from the braised meat himself, as if the meat quality was much more delicate, and the meat aroma was also more useful.

"Hey, Lang Jun, isn't there still braised meat, why did you send another box?" Xi Liu'er saw the braised pork in the food box and said with some surprise.

Braised pork is a good food, idle things can be used as a snack, and it can be used as a main dish when eating, fine willow likes to eat very much, Guo Tongxiong asked people to send some to private houses every day, anyway, there is no need to spend money.

Guo Tongxiong's eyes rolled, and he quickly smiled: "This is a new braised pork, Xiao Liu'er, can you taste it, do you like this braised pork?" ”

After taking over the braised meat for a few years, Guo Tongxiong is also an expert in braised meat, look at the shape and color of braised meat, and smell the aroma of the meat, you will know that this box of braised meat is not the hand of your own Guixiang Guo, if it is from your hometown Guo, the prince will not send someone to send a box to himself.

Guo Tongxiong thought about it for a while, and quickly guessed that the box of braised meat in front of him was likely to be related to Zheng Peng.

The secret recipe of braised pork was originally thought up by Zheng Peng, and in recent years, the craftsmen of the Guo family in Guixiang have been able to make improvements on the basis of the original secret recipe to produce a better eighteen-flavor fragrant braised pork than the original, and no one dares to guarantee that Zheng Peng has a better secret recipe.

The braised meat sent by the prince, let the fine willow who likes to eat braised pork taste it, she is a diner, she can collect the opinions of the guests at the first time, and specially do not tell her that it is other braised meat, just afraid that she will not tell the truth in order to please herself.

Let Xi Liu'er taste it is another meaning, the prince suddenly gave meat, I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, let Xi Liu'er eat first, that is, if there is something wrong with the meat, she will have an accident first.

Xi Liu'er had already smelled the rich aroma of meat, and said happily when she heard the words: "The slave family listens to Langjun." ”

After speaking, Xi Liu'er took a pair of unused chopsticks, gently took a piece, and slowly put it in her mouth, the meat just entered her mouth, and the eyes of Xi Liu'er, who was half-squinted, suddenly opened, showing a look of surprise in her eyes, and then chewed a few times quickly, and swallowed with a grunt, Guo Tongxiong's expression was a little not good-looking, and she just wanted to ask Xi Liu'er how it tasted, but she didn't expect her to eat it again immediately, and said with satisfaction while eating: "Delicious, delicious, this new braised pork, it really tastes good." ”

Seeing that Xi Liu'er still wanted to eat, Guo Tongxiong stopped her a little impatiently: "Don't patronize and eat, tell me quickly, how about this new braised pork?" ”

After chewing a few times, after swallowing it, she breathed a sigh of relief with some satisfaction, nodded and said: "Delicious, loose and soft, fat but not greasy, it tastes full of meaty aroma, this is the best braised meat that the slave family has ever eaten." ”

Rated so highly?

Guo Tongxiong picked up the chopsticks in disbelief, grabbed a piece and threw it into his mouth.

As soon as the connoisseur made a move, he knew if there was one, but after eating a piece, Guo Tongxiong immediately knew that the box of braised meat sent by the prince was much more delicious than his improved eighteen-spiced braised pork, both in taste and meat quality, it was thrown off more than nine streets.

"Actually, it's pretty much the same, and it's not as exaggerated as you say." Guo Tongxiong said a little unwillingly.

Eighteen flavors of braised pork is Guo Tongxiong's foothold, but also an important achievement of his current position, if the eighteen flavors of braised meat is defeated by this box of new braised meat, then the Guixiang Guo family will be defeated, to know that the clan has great expectations for the new braised meat, but also invested a lot of manpower and material resources, Guo Tongxiong did not dare to think about the consequences of failure.

Xi Liu'er shook her head and said with a serious face: "It looks about the same, but when you eat it, the difference is still quite big, the kind of braised meat you usually eat, although there are a lot of medicinal materials, but the braised meat still has a pig flavor that can't be concealed, and it tastes like a tough feeling like jerky, and the new braised meat is different, there is no smell of pig at all, if you don't eat pork often, you can't eat it is unpalatable pork, the meat is delicate, soft, the meat fragrance is very pure, and the mouth is full of meat aroma." ”

As if she didn't think the description was thorough enough, Xi Liu'er added: "If the new braised pork sells for ten wen a catty, then the braised meat you eat on weekdays can be sold for three wen." ”

Xi Rong'er didn't pay attention to Guo Tongxiong's depressed look, and said with great interest: "Xiaoliu, is it really so delicious?" Let my sister taste it too. ”

"Chopsticks for you, make sure your sister says yes."

"Wow, it's delicious, it's delicious, I didn't expect the braised pork to be so delicious."

Just when the second daughter was smiling and eating the new braised pork, the shopkeeper of the eighteen-flavor fragrant braised pork branch in Dongshi ran over in a hurry, and said as he ran: "Dongjia, it's not good, it's not good, Dongjia." ”

Guo Tongxiong was in a depressed mood, and said angrily: "In broad daylight, what are you howling, so-and-so is still alive and well, and he can't die, what's so frizzy?" ”

If it weren't for the fact that Fei Qiang was a distant relative of the Guo family in your hometown and was loyal to him, Guo Tongxiong would have kicked him to the ground a long time ago.

Fei Qiang trotted in front of Guo Tongxiong, wiped his sweat, and said breathlessly: "Dongjia, it's not good, next to our eighteen-spiced braised meat shop, we have opened a white jade pig authentic braised meat shop, they also sell braised meat, and the guests are about to let them rob it up." ”

White jade pig authentic braised meat shop?

When Guo Tongxiong heard this, he felt a sigh in his heart, and his originally depressed face suddenly grew up, as if his spirit had been drained, and he couldn't mention any more energy: It's bad, this time there is no luck, Zheng Peng made a move.

The prince sent someone to send a box of braised pork, but he didn't say where it came from, Guo Tongxiong guessed that it was Zheng Peng's handiwork, but he secretly had a glimmer of hope in his heart, assuming that the prince's people got a new secret recipe, or that the people of Guo's family in your hometown had a new breakthrough, hiding it from themselves and giving themselves a surprise, but now the other party has opened the store next to him, which shows that there is no luck in this matter.