"Stewed old turtle?"

"Stewed old turtle?"

The first sound was from the people in the house. The second sound came from behind Tao Qianqian, and the words were stiff, and it felt as if it had not been long since I learned Chinese.

Tao Qianqian's nose was drenched with fine sweat, her face was flushed, and this stewed old turtle soup was her latest development. Those who are familiar with traditional Chinese medicine know that there is a kind of turtle, which is commonly known as a turtle. And some years old turtles are turtle treasures. The diet made from this thing is a rare tonic treasure for men. And Tao Qianqian got up at six o'clock this morning and began to prepare the ingredients, marinated it with various herbs for a short day, and it took nearly three hours to boil out of the pot This soup is not only good for men, but also for women to drink it. It's a painstaking effort. If today's guests weren't for Tang Ning and others, she would be reluctant to show her craftsmanship today.

So appreciate everyone's surprise. As soon as he put the steaming soup pot on the table, he was about to explain the soup, when a person suddenly flashed behind him.

"Oh God, it's incredible, it's so beautiful, it's too beautiful to describe in words. Only in the land of the gods in the Pure Land of Bliss. Honorable gentlemen, beautiful young ladies, may you allow me to taste it? ”

The person who came spoke very quickly, and he was too excited and urgent, so everyone didn't hear what he was talking about. And I was also taken aback by the one who suddenly appeared. Especially Tao Qianqian, she never expected someone to suddenly appear behind her. With a scream of fright, he jumped behind the stone where he was sitting next to the door.

And at this time, everyone noticed who the uninvited person was.

He is in his thirties, with chestnut hair, pale blue pupils, sunken eye sockets, a high nose bridge, thin lips, fair skin, and a typical Western face. Wearing a decent gray suit, a long trench coat of the same color, and a cool air that has not subsided. It looks like a guest who has just come in from outside.

The big guys were stunned. Who is this?

After seeing the people coming clearly, Tao Qianqian, as the landlord, the little boss, and the eldest lady's temper immediately exploded. As soon as her heart was on fire, she didn't care if you were a Chinese or a foreigner. The willow eyebrows were upside down, the apricot eyes were round, and the foreigner's nose crackled and pouted.

"Who are you? Do you understand politeness, why don't you have any quality at all when you are such a big person? Do you understand what a private banquet is? Hurry up and get out, delay for half a second, don't blame the old lady for being polite. Get out. ”

Tao Qianqian's speed of speech is not slow, foreigners originally knew nothing about Chinese dialect, and the scorpion girl's small mouth was like bursting beans, and foreigners were completely confused, but they could see it by looking at their expressions. own sudden intrusion. Offended this young lady. But as a foodie, he couldn't resist the temptation of good food. As long as he could taste the kind of soup that had just given off its charming flavor, he was willing to pay any price.

Suddenly, he lifted his trench coat. Whirring and windy, his action once again frightened these people present. They all stood up, and Xu Da and Liu Tian hid behind Tang Ning in unison. The little hand subconsciously grabbed Tang Ning's clothes. The stone was so frightened that it almost didn't fall off the chair.

Strange scream: "Damn, what's wrong with this?"

After Da Zhuang stood up, he quickly covered Qin Gege behind him, and at the same time, his big hand clasped a chair. Chen Xin'er was relatively calm, but she also grabbed four or five chopsticks in her hand, looking guarded.

But the next moment, the big guys were dumbfounded, and after seeing the foreigner lift the hem of the windbreaker, he suddenly poofed, landed on his knees, and knelt there.

His expression was urgent, and his anxious head was sweating, but his Chinese was really not up to par, and the more anxious he was, the more he couldn't understand. Qin Gege pulled his strong back with both hands, poked his head out from behind him, and asked in a pure British accent: "Sir, please get up and speak, what can we help you?"

Hearing that someone could speak pure English, the foreigner was so excited that he knelt on the ground and turned around for half a circle, and said to Qin Gege: "I am a gourmet, and I just asked about a very fascinating taste outside, and heard a very elegant Chinese name, stewed old turtle, so I couldn't help but rush in and frighten you, I'm really sorry." Excuse me, can I taste that delicacy? Forgive the despicable presumptuousness, really, just a small bite, I, I can pay for it, as much as I want. ”

As he spoke, the foreigner took out his wallet from his pocket and took out the money, a thick wad of dollars, it seems that this is a master who is not bad for money, but he is a little nervous. If he had said this earlier, in his native language, not in half-baked Chinese, the big guys would have understood what he meant. is not so frightened that even the eldest sister Chen Xin'er, who has always been quiet, grabbed a few chopsticks in her hand and prepared to insert him. After all, the level of English is not bad.

The nervousness is excessive, which makes everyone smile bitterly, gourmets, rare, but as for the obsession with kneeling for the mouth of the Tang to kneel down for people? Don't foreigners know that men have gold under their knees, and kneel to the sky and kneel to their parents, and their knees are not valuable?

After the foreigner finished speaking, he couldn't afford to get up, he stubbornly knelt on the ground, looked at this and that pitifully, and his saliva was about to flow out. Tao Qianqian was still resentful, no matter what the reason, she was scared just now. It's just not right. The rest of the girls couldn't bear to see it. Foodies are also professions, and it is an outlier to be obsessed with their profession to this extent, and in a way, they are worthy of respect.

"Qianqian, you see?" Xu Da walked up to Tao Qianqian, secretly dragged her, and asked in a low voice, after all, she is the master in charge, and the soup is made by her, and she has the right to speak if she doesn't allow it.

Tao Qianqian is also a girl after all, she is straightforward and fast-talking, very similar to the previous Yanagitian, and her heart is not bad. And there is such a neurotic fellow who is so fascinated by the soup she makes, that he even kneels down to take a sip. I'm still quite proud in my heart. There is some small satisfaction.

"Get up, and I'll bring you a bowl. ”

"Thank you, thank you very much. The foreigner was very grateful, his eyes lit up, and the wad of dollars he took out of his wallet was not returned, and he wanted to stuff it into Tao Qianqian's hand.

Tao Qianqian snorted coldly and said, "Take back your money, or you won't drink it." ”

"Oh, yes yes yes, sorry, please forgive. The foreigner was so nervous that his head was sweating.

Everyone around looked at this scene with amusement, and the stone raised his ass and gave up his seat to the foreigner.

The soup is like milk, but not viscous, the soup is a little green, and there are faint golden particles, I don't know what the ingredients are.

As soon as the soup came out, a rich aroma suddenly filled the room.

"Wow, God, it's amazing!" the foreigner carefully held the white porcelain bowl handed over by Tao Qianqian, and the bowl contained most of the soup. Returning to his face, he didn't take the spoon handed to him by the stone next to him, but took out a small bag from his bosom, and when he opened it, all kinds of cutlery were neatly arranged in it, all inserted in small pockets. In addition to knives and forks, spoons, large toothpicks with thick heads and tails, and tweezers, there are also chopsticks used by Orientals, and looking at the material, it seems to be double ivory chopsticks. The foreigner took out a porcelain soup spoon, showed the probe approaching the soup bowl with his eyes closed, sniffed deeply, and seemed to be enjoying the aftertaste, well, the taste is great, fresh, pure and beautiful, incomparable.

Then, scoop up a small half scoop with a spoon and drink it into your mouth. Savor it for more than ten seconds, then take the second and third scoops...... During the whole process, the foreigner's eyes were closed. But the spoon is extremely accurate. Real gourmets, the tableware is their own special tools, what dishes to eat, what materials and types of tableware to use, just like what kind of wine to drink, what tea to use, what cups, very particular.

The foreigner is very professional, so everyone has no doubts about his identity as a gourmet.

After drinking, place the spoon on the right side of the bowl with the bottom of the spoon upside down. His hands were clasped together, and his mouth was chanting a prayer-like prayer. Very religious. Not only a gourmet, but also a believer!

"How does it taste?" Tao Qianqian asked a little nervously when she saw that the foreigner had finished drinking and praying. Big eyes stared at the foreigner without blinking.

What a foodie is, that is the most professional judge of the food street. Whether a dish is good or bad is judged by their tongues. Tao Qianqian's fame in the capital is not small, and she is known in the food circle as a genius girl and an expert in medicinal diet, but she has never participated in any food competition. Today, this gourmand who fell from the sky, she must not let go. Although he scolded others before. But one yard is one yard.

"Fresh but not greasy, the flavor of the soft-shelled turtle is stretched to the limit by pickling. The salt content is moderate, and gamma oryzanol acid and the creatinine acid of the turtle meat complement each other, bringing the deliciousness to the super-first-class realm. The taste is calm and elegant. The most rare and most characteristic thing is that when you first eat it, it is just an ordinary delicacy, but I didn't expect that the extremely rich level of purity will bring people an unprecedented enjoyment. It's like listening to the high notes of Pavarotti, the unpredictable high scales that go straight into the sky. Moreover, even if the treble scale is higher than everyone imagined, it is still full of confidence, confidence and never panic. Independent and integrated. My judgment is that this stewed turtle is absolutely world-class. ”

Tao Qianqian was overjoyed, and her heart was beautiful. I couldn't be happier. World-class standards!

The foreigner got up elegantly and made a very standard gentlemanly salute to Tao Qianqian, "Please accept my sincerest thanks, you have made me taste the oriental food that I will never forget." ”

After the foreigner left, the atmosphere in the room suddenly rose. This little episode, although sudden, added to the atmosphere of the dinner.

The foreigner originally went to the Taojia Fish Head Restaurant to eat, but after drinking the stewed turtle soup, he lost interest in other foods and returned directly to the hotel. As soon as he entered the room, a figure flashed from behind the door. The cold voice had a questioning tone.

"Mr. Smail, you broke the rules and shouldn't have gone out. ”