It is precisely because Xu Song and others have witnessed Gu Zheng's rise to fame and are all supporters of Gu Zheng that they are so excited and respectful when they see Gu Zheng.

In fact, Xu Song recognized Gu Zheng when he came to buy his roast chicken, but he hadn't seen him for several months, and he was wondering why Gu Zheng appeared here and came to buy his roast chicken, so he found Gu Zheng again.

photos to confirm again.

After confirmation, he came out and recognized Gu Zheng, not to mention how happy he was.

Some people chase stars, some like literati, some like sports superstars, everyone has different hobbies, Xu Song is in the food industry, the people he likes are chefs, and the people he admires are also chefs, Gu Zheng is

His idol.

Even though he is older, he is no different from young people in this regard. He is very excited to see his idol.

Imagine, a little girl sees the little fresh meat she likes, and a person who likes to play football sees Messi, whom he admires, what will their reaction be?

Xu Song is in this mood now, excited, happy, delighted, and in disbelief.

"Thank you for your support. If you go to Shanghai in the future, come to me directly and I'll treat you to chicken blood soup!"

Gu Zheng smiled slightly, Xu Song was different from Zhao Pingchuan. Zhao Pingchuan also liked him, but he only liked him after seeing him on TV and seeing his performance.

When Zhao Pingchuan saw him, he was not as excited as Xu Song.

Xu Song's feelings for Gu Zheng are the feelings that real fans have. From the initial envy and jealousy of competing on the same stage, to blessing Gu Zheng, and later supporting Gu Zheng, hoping that Gu Zheng can get a better ranking, Xu Song

It has been achieved step by step. This kind of fan loyalty with emotional changes has always been the highest.

In layman's terms, it means turning from black to pink.

Especially during the finals, they waited for Gu Zheng and wished Gu Zheng together in the square. That time increased their cohesion and deepened their feelings for Gu Zheng, especially when Gu Zheng really won the first place in the end and fulfilled his promise.

After disappointing them, they really regarded Gu Zheng as their idol.

The most important idol, bar none.

"Really, thank you so much, but I still have to pay when it's time to pay!"

Xu Song was stunned for a moment and looked even more excited. Gu Zheng actually wanted to treat him to something, and it was chicken blood soup made by Gu Zheng himself. It was like a little fresh meat inviting you to go shopping together or a football superstar inviting you to play football together.

, can you not be excited?

Xu Song's hands were shaking slightly because of his excitement. It was hard to believe that this was a man in his forties.

"By the way, I'm just talking to myself. What's Master Gu doing here? He won't come here just to buy some roasted meat from a small shop." Xu Song suddenly thought of something and immediately asked again. Gu Zheng looked at it with a smile.

He nodded slightly.

Xu Song originally had a smile on his face, but as Gu Zheng nodded, his smile became stiffer and stiffer, and finally became very unnatural.

"Master Gu, you are really good at joking, I can't afford that!"

He originally asked casually to relieve his nervousness, and it was in a joking nature. He deliberately asked if he came here specifically to buy his roast chicken. Unexpectedly, Gu Zheng actually nodded, which made him very embarrassed.

In fact, when he said this, he never thought about this possibility at all.

"I'm not kidding, I came here just to taste the roast chicken you cooked, but I didn't know it was yours before!"

Gu Zheng said with a smile that he really didn't know that the owner of this store was his fan, but he would come if he knew. After all, he is now carrying a test. If he wants to complete the test, he needs to find better food.

Traditional folk snacks.

"I am doing a survey to investigate which folk snacks are better than the most famous traditional snacks. For example, the chicken blood soup I made before is better than Bianjing Sunji's chicken blood soup.

Eat the same thing, we need to find the real master among the people!"

Gu Zheng used himself as an analogy. He had no suitable partner, so he had to do it like this, although it was somewhat boastful.

But now even Sun Ji Laotang belongs to him, so it doesn't matter.

"So that's it. Could it be that, Master Gu, you think my roast chicken is very good?" Xu Song nodded, his eyes getting brighter and brighter, and he was a little excited.

"The roast chicken you made does taste good, but it still can't compare to those really high-quality roast chickens. But in terms of taste, it's already above average. At least here, it's the best!"

Gu Zheng doesn't know if there is any better roast chicken here than him, but to be recommended by the Food Association and with such a good business, it must be difficult for anyone to surpass him.

If there were, Guzheng would not have come here, but over there.

"Thank you, thank you Master Gu for your praise. I know my shortcomings. In fact, I also want to persevere like my senior brother, but it is really not easy to persevere like that. I still have a family to support, so I can only compromise with reality!"

Xu Song spoke quickly, as if he had thought of something, and immediately said: "Master Gu, if you are looking for better traditional snacks, you can go to my senior brother's place. At least so far, the roast chicken I have eaten is,

No one can compare to my senior brother!"

"Your senior brother?"

Xu Song nodded heavily: "Yes, my senior brother. What my senior brother makes is the real Wang's roast chicken, and mine is no longer the same!"

Xu Song's senior brother is called Xiang Ming. He is over 50 years old this year. He is not in Ningbo, but in a small town in the north.

Xu Song's home was originally in Ningbo, so he came back. The two of them learned skills from the master, who was from that small town. After completing the studies, the master asked them both to leave. After he came back, he opened a business by himself

After the master passed away, his senior brother returned to the town, inherited the master's roast chicken restaurant, and continued to run it.

The business of that roast chicken restaurant was not as good as Xu Song's, or even worse, so Xiang Ming did not go back to covet the master's inheritance, but purely to inherit the master's craftsmanship and prevent it from being lost.

The reason why Xu Song said that what he cooks is no longer pure Wang's roast chicken is because the ingredients he uses are different from Wang's roast chicken. The main ingredients are different, so naturally it is not pure Wang's roast chicken.

The real Wang's roast chicken uses a breed called Lucai chicken. This kind of chicken is difficult to feed and requires careful attention. Traditional feed cannot be used and must be raised naturally, otherwise the chicken may change.

Quality affects the meatiness of chicken.

The special breeding conditions of Lucai chicken are destined to keep its price high.

Ordinary raised chickens cost seven or eight yuan per catty, better free-range chickens cost more than ten yuan per catty, and better ones only cost about twenty yuan per catty. The cost of raising Lucai chickens is just

A whopping 451 pounds.

This is just the breeding cost. If you make roast chicken, you will lose money if it is not eighty-one pounds. With such a high price, even if it tastes better, there are only a limited number of people who can buy it.

Fortunately, the number of Lucai chickens raised is not too large. Just raise one and sell the other, and Lucai chickens are maintained.

The person who raises Lu Cai chicken is a good friend of Xu Song and his master. Lu Cai chicken is processed by ordinary methods. The taste is good, but the quality is limited. Without good cooking skills, if ordinary people cook it, it will be better than usual.

The free-range chicken that costs 20 yuan is not much better. As a result, no one is willing to buy the Lucai chicken that is several times more expensive. Only people with certain cooking skills can turn it into a real delicacy.

Before his death, the master hoped that one of his two brothers could return to inherit this craft. In the end, it was Xiang Ming who returned.

The reason for this is to allow Lu Cai Chicken to continue to be raised and Wang's Roast Chicken to be passed down.

Xu Song had just had a child at that time and didn't want to go back. In the end, his senior brother returned to the town and continued to run Wang's Roast Chicken.

"Where is your senior brother?"

After listening to Xu Song's description, Gu Zheng asked softly. The story Xu Song told had attracted him. Gu Zheng had never seen roast chicken with a retail price of eighty-one pounds.

However, the Lu Cai chicken he mentioned made Gu Zheng very interested. I wonder if the Lu Cai chicken raised by this special method has reached the second-class quality. If it reaches the second-class quality, it may really help him complete the three points.

one of the tests.

“Licheng Huodian Town!”

Xu Song spoke quickly, and then continued: "Master Gu, if you can, I hope you can help my senior brother to publicize it. Although people's living standards have improved now, his business there is really average!"

"Okay, if it's as good as you say, I will definitely help him promote it!"

Gu Zheng directly agreed that good-tasting food should be promoted and publicized. Isn’t it because those famous Western snacks and century-old brands are praised and promoted by others because they taste good, and they eventually accumulate and become famous?

If you give a delicious thing time to accumulate, it will definitely become famous.

The trip to Ningbo was disappointing again, but he finally got a new clue. Xu Song was very happy about Gu Zheng's arrival. He originally wanted to invite Gu Zheng to dinner, but Gu Zheng had a new clue and wanted to go there early, so he refused.

After returning to Shanghai to rest for a day, Guzheng set off again, this time not by train, but by high-speed rail.

Licheng is more than 700 kilometers away from Shanghai. It is not cost-effective to charter a car. It takes too long. It takes seven or eight hours to drive. The high-speed rail only takes more than two hours. It saves time and is the last high-speed rail to be built in Guzheng.

Huodian Town belongs to Licheng, but it is adjacent to Yongcheng. Get off at Yongcheng Station, and it is more than ten miles to the place Xu Song mentioned. Xu Song pointed out the route to him, and told his senior brother in advance, so that

His senior brother went to pick up Gu Zheng.

"Gu Zheng, Gu Master?"

As soon as Gu Zheng came out of the high-speed rail station, a man in his fifties came over. After looking Gu Zheng up and down, he asked softly.

"I am Gu Zheng!"

Gu Zheng stretched out his hand, and the man shook his hand. Without saying anything, he led Gu Zheng to a van. The van was very old and looked like it had been around for a long time.

The person who took over Gu Zheng was Xu Song's senior brother Xiang Ming, but the driver was not him, but his son.

Wang's Roast Chicken is located in the center of Huodian Town, a typical northern town. It consists of a cross main street and several auxiliary streets. Wang's Roast Chicken shop is located at one end of the cross main street. The location is very good.

The house was left by Xu Song and his master. Their master never married and had children, only their two apprentices. Xu Song gave up and was unwilling to return to this place, so Xiang Ming inherited everything.

The front is not big, and there are tables and chairs inside. When Gu Zheng arrived, it was 11 o'clock at noon, which was close to meal time. At this time, many restaurants started to get people. The better restaurants were already crowded, like Gu Zheng.

The popular restaurant was already full of people at eleven o'clock.

It's deserted here, not a single customer.

"Xiao Song once said that you, the first place winner in the Hangzhou Competition, make very good chicken blood soup!"

Entering the store, Xiang Ming asked Gu Zheng to sit down and said casually that Gu Zheng was Xu Song's idol and had nothing to do with Xiang Ming. If Xu Song hadn't called him to ask for his help, he wouldn't have been willing to pick him up.

"I came here this time to try the real Wang's roast chicken! Is it really as delicious as the rumors say?"
To be continued...