Jiang Chengde's busyness lasted for a long time.

Jiang Feng has been circling around Jiang Chengde's side and the crowd queuing at the back door, watching the crowd in line gradually decrease, watching every little guy who gets the food spread his legs and running wildly in the cold wind, watching Jiang Chengde tirelessly cook one dish after another like a robot.

It was already late when it was time to make the last dish.

Jiang Feng couldn't see the time, but he looked at the moonlight outside and the gradually quiet air, as well as the increasingly deserted and empty kitchen, and the helpers and crowds that were gradually leaving, he could judge that the time was indeed not early at this time.

Now there are only 7 people left in the kitchen.

Even Master Chen has already finished work and gone home, and Jiang Chengde is the only master who is still working.

He was making the egg dumpling that Jiang Feng had seen at the beginning.

This dish seems to be very popular, and Jiang Chengde makes the dish most frequently, basically every two or three dishes, and sometimes even makes it in a row.

Thickened.

"Wei Ze, Wei Jin, Wei Ming cleaned the kitchen and got ready to go home. Jiang Chengde put the dish in the pot while cooking.

Jiang Weiming, who had been in charge of burning the fire in the back, moved, and the young man who was specially responsible for cutting Jiang Chengde and the young man who cut the meat also moved together. Jiang Feng noticed that the two of them looked a little alike, they were indeed brothers, but they couldn't tell which one was bigger, and they didn't know which one was the eldest grandfather and which was the second grandfather.

Jiang Chengde is the head chef, and he is the head chef with a row of noodles on the top, he naturally doesn't need to do it himself for such a trivial matter as cleaning the kitchen, he is really tired after burning the dishes for so long, and after stopping, he took the hot tea handed over by his son, and let the little guy who was in charge of the massage relax while drinking tea.

"Master Jiang has really worked hard for you, go back early, this Chinese New Year's Eve estimate that your sister and your remaining sons are still waiting for you to eat Chinese New Year's Eve at home." Hu Ye walked in from outside, and when he saw Jiang Chengde drinking tea and relaxing, he hurriedly smiled.

"What time is it?" Jiang Chengde asked.

"I can't say exactly what time it was, but it must have passed [nine o'clock in the evening]. Hu Ye said.

Jiang Chengde frowned, this time is not early.

"Go back quickly, let Wei Ze, Wei Jin, and Wei Ming also go back together, and leave the cleaning matter to the sixth son." Hu Ye said, "If I'm not mistaken, Huiqin will get married in 10 days." Today, your brothers and sisters had the last Chinese New Year's Eve dinner together, don't go back quickly and get together, and when Huiqin marries the Li family and becomes the young grandmother of the Li family, it will be difficult to come back for a meal. Mrs. Li has strict rules, but she is afraid that Huiqin will not be able to run to the back kitchen from time to time like before. ”

Jiang Chengde was moved, and his brows stretched out to reveal a smile: "It's okay if you don't come, it's not good for her little girl's family to always run to this smoky place, it hurts her face and skin." ”

"I didn't think you knew this. Hu Ye said happily.

"Then I'll go first, and I'll leave the matter to you. Jiang Chengde motioned with his eyes that his three sons could go home for dinner without work.

"Dad, you haven't taken the dishes in the stove yet!" Jiang Weiming reminded.

"Oh yes, I forgot to be too busy tonight. Jiang Chengde suddenly, walked quickly to the stove and lifted the lid, it was like a dish of clear soup willow leaf swallow vegetables, but it didn't look very good, obviously it was stuffy like this after keeping warm in the stove for too long.

Looking at the clear soup willow leaf swallow dish that had obviously changed, a trace of annoyance flashed on Jiang Chengde's face: "It's all my fault, forget it." ”

Hu Ye leaned up to take a look, and also recognized that this was a clear soup willow leaf swallow dish, and said with a smile: "Master Jiang, presumably this dish was made in the afternoon and you want to keep it for this night and take it home for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner." Next time, if you want to cook in advance, you don't have to be stuffy in this stove, talk to me, I'll get you a special thing and put warm water under it, and it will not change if it can be stored for a long time. ”

Jiang Weiming quickly took out the clear soup willow leaf swallow vegetables in the pot, put them in the food box, and left the back kitchen with Jiang Chengde with the food box.

Before he reached the door, he bumped into Boss Lu, who was smiling and carrying a large food box.

Compared with the last time I remembered, I had a normal posture and looked like a shrewd businessman, compared with Boss Lu, who was obviously middle-aged and wealthy at this time, and looked a lot richer, with a smile on his face and a kind face, just like a Maitreya Buddha.

Boss Lu wrapped himself tightly in a mink jacket, with a jade pendant with a very clear water color hanging on his waist, and even wearing gloves on his hands that I don't know what kind of leather they were sewn with.

If you take a closer look, you can see that this large food box is also a precious thing, not only the color is beautiful and heavy, but there are also fine carvings on it, unlike the food box, it looks like a work of art that should be placed on display in a museum.

"Boss Lu. Jiang Chengde nodded slightly from Boss Lu.

"Chengde is done. Boss Lu smiled, his tone was very gentle, like an elder with generous relatives.

"It's really hard for you today, I can't go home early to reunite with my family during the New Year, and I have to trouble you to cook in the back kitchen. ”

"Yes, I'm a cook, it's my job. Jiang Chengde said.

"Huiqin is going to get married in a few days, right? I don't have anything to give as an elder, some time ago I got a pair of jade bracelets with quite good water heads, so I will give Huiqin as a dowry." Oh, by the way, I heard that the young master of the Li family seems to be going to college, and he wants to study abroad, right? Then he must like those Western gadgets, some time ago I also got a lot of rare gadgets, and I will send them to your house in a few days, don't let the Li family look down on them. ”

Hearing Boss Lu say this, Jiang Chengde's originally serious face softened slightly: "Thank you Boss Lu, the dowry I prepared for Huiqin should be sufficient enough, and I guess I won't be looked down upon by the Li family." ”

"By the way, what I told you last time ......" Boss Lu's expression changed.

"Don't worry, I know what you're worried about, you've helped our family a lot over the years, and even if my father is dead, I can't pay you back. I won't go to the palace, I won't go to Yongheju and Shunhelou, I'm the cook of Taifeng Building, and I won't go anywhere. ”

"That's good, that's good. Boss Lu's smile suddenly brightened a lot, glanced at the food box in his hand as if he remembered something, and quickly lifted the food box to Jiang Chengde, "You have many children, this busy night must have no time to cook your family's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner." It's all the time now, if you go back to cook Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, it's too late, I asked someone to go to Yongheju to pack you yellow braised shark fin, two-color prawns and Wanfu meat. Master Tan heard that he specially cooked it for you, and it should be warm now, so you can take it back and let Huiqin heat it up. Go back early, don't delay the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. ”

Jiang Chengde took the food box and showed a smile from Boss Lu: "You have a heart, Happy New Year." ”

Boss Lu showed an extremely sincere smile: "Happy New Year!"

Jiang Chengde walked out with the food box, and the three sons hurriedly followed, and as soon as they went out, one of them, Jiang Feng, couldn't tell whether it was Jiang Weize or Jiang Weijin's, so he took the food box in Jiang Chengde's hand.

Not only did he take the food box, but he also asked casually.

"Dad, why don't you change the restaurant? Didn't the palace say that they would pay three times the salary to poach you?"

Jiang Chengde glanced at his son: "We are cooks, but we are not private chefs raised by the palace." ”

"Then why don't you go to Yongheju? I remember that you have a good relationship with Master Tan, and Yongheju's salary is also high. ”

"Wei Ze. Jiang Chengde suddenly stopped, turned his head and pointed to the plaque at the entrance of Taifeng Building, Jiang Feng noticed that they had unknowingly gone around the back door to the main entrance.

But now it's too dark, Jiang Feng can't see the plaque clearly when he looks closer, let alone Jiang Weize, he probably hasn't seen anything.

"See that plaque?" Jiang Chengde said.

"Nope. "As soon as I heard it, I knew it was an honest child.

Jiang Chengde: ......

"It's okay if you don't see it, but you have to remember that this plaque belongs to our family and will return to our house one day. The wages offered by other restaurants are high, but once you leave, the plaque will never come back. ”

"Wei Jin Wei Ming, you two also have to remember that one day, you will have to let this plaque come back. ”

The three and a half children all looked up in unison, looking at the plaque that they couldn't see at all, and didn't know where to look, and they didn't speak.

Jiang Feng was also looking up.

Although he knew what he said, Jiang Chengde was destined not to hear it, he still said it.

"It's back. ”

"Let's go, don't let your Aunt Huiqin wait at home in a hurry, it's not too early, if you go back later, I'm afraid that even I will be scolded by her." Jiang Chengde said, with a hint of a smile in his tone, and walked quickly towards the dark path ahead.

The three stunned sons, who were still looking up and trying to find where the plaque was, hurriedly came back to their senses and quickly followed.

Jiang Feng was only two steps slower, and the figures of the three of them gradually disappeared into the darkness, like the end of an old movie, gradually moving away.

Just as Jiang Feng hurriedly walked forward in the darkness to find three vague figures, he heard Jiang Weiming's happy words.

"Big brother, do you think Aunt Huiqin has already wrapped the dumplings? I am so tired from burning firewood for a day today, I don't want to make dumplings when I go back. ”

"What do you think? I didn't shout tired after cutting vegetables for a day, you only burned firewood for a day and shouted tired, and you want to go back and not make dumplings, who will make dumplings if you don't make dumplings in your Chinese New Year's Eve? Do you still want to make Weiguo can't make it?"

"That's not going to work. Jiang Weiming's voice hurriedly raised, "Weiguo, this kid likes to eat hands, don't wrap up all the saliva when the stuffing is not included, so I won't eat the dumplings he wrapped." ”

"You still dare to dislike Weiguo eating hands, when you were a child, not only did you eat hands, you also had a runny nose, do you know how many times I wiped your nose. Jiang Weijin said with a smile.

"Second brother, you are talking nonsense, you are one year older than me, you must have a runny nose when I had a runny nose, and if you want to wipe it, it will be the eldest brother who wipes my nose, which is your turn. Jiang Weiming was a little annoyed, and his voice became louder.

"Yes, yes, I wiped your snot when I was a child. Jiang Weize couldn't stop laughing in his voice.

"Dad, the eldest brother and the second brother are bullying me again!" Jiang Weiming said that he could only sue.

"Okay, what do you say about the New Year's Eve and don't have snot, and you still have vegetables in your hands. Jiang Chengde also smiled, "But Wei Ming, you liked to drool a lot when you were a child, and every time you eat breakfast, your mother feeds you a mouthful of porridge and has to wipe your saliva twice." ”

"Daddy!"

There was laughter.

These laughter are like rows of bright and warm lanterns, illuminating the dark and long road ahead.

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