Eight: Quarrels
Pick up a chopstick of verdant shredded lettuce, stuff it into your mouth with the blended sauce and chew it.
"Click......" You can hear a slight crunch and the sound of juice bursting out.
The strong man's face was slightly red, and his mouth kept moving, "Yes, yes, this is what it smelled like last time." After taking a bite, he immediately pinched the small wine glass close to his mouth and took a sip, slugging, with satisfaction on his face.
The meatballs are golden brown and crispy, and when you bite into it, the fragrant meat filling is smooth and tender, and it seems to melt in your mouth instantly.
The lettuce is cool and crisp, with a hint of spiciness, and it is the most refreshing to drink with a little wine.
"I'll just say, this is the last chef's craft!" A strong man shook his head and said.
When he came back to his senses, there was already a thin girl standing in front of him, and there was a smile on her face at the moment.
The shopkeeper said, "You don't want to see the cook?" This is the girl who cooks this table. ”
The strong man's eyes were originally a little foggy, but when he squinted his eyes and looked at them carefully, he stared at him and raised his eyebrows: "You? "My mind was instantly clear.
The little girl was thin and small, she looked less than ten years old, her hair and face were a little yellow, and she was obviously living in poverty.
"How is that possible!" The strong man shook his head and smiled, "Don't joke with the shopkeeper." He waved his hand and picked up another glass of wine in front of him and took a drink.
"It's me." Lin Xiang looked at each other with a straight face.
"The meatballs are added with winter lotus root and smooth tofu, and they will not be greasy when eaten, but will increase the fresh fragrance, and the shredded lettuce is made of winter bamboo shoots, with chili oil, sesame seeds, sprinkled with seasonings, and it is refreshing and crispy to eat, with salty and spicy taste, it is the most suitable to drink."
The young man who ran the hall couldn't help but swallow his saliva when he heard this.
The drinking guests on the side also turned their faces sideways when they heard this, and obviously listened to Lin Xiang's words, and their eyes were on the two dishes on the table.
The strong man opened his mouth in some surprise and looked at Lin Xiang who was talking in surprise.
"Shopkeeper—" At this time, the cook came out of it and walked a few steps to the lobby.
When the shopkeeper heard this, he looked back and frowned when he saw him: "Why did you come out?" There are also customers who order food. ”
Who knew that the cook uncle stopped, stood in the center of the hall, and said sharply: "What's the matter, is my cook's skill not as good as this little girl?" "Lin Xiang's craftsmanship is better than him, he doesn't want to admit it, the guest actually eats it once, he thinks about it, he has been a cook for so many years, how can he swallow this breath by a little girl!
The shopkeeper is a little helpless, no one said that yours is not, what are you doing? Impatient: "Go back and cook." ”
Seeing the shopkeeper's attitude, didn't he fall in love with this girl and quit himself the next day?
The uncle of the cook was even more annoyed, Lin Xiang was not very old, although he saw it with his own eyes, but this skill was too evil, don't say anything else, that is, he has practiced this cooking skill for three years and five years, it is not a thing, and then he looked at Lin Xiang There were two points of unkindness in his eyes: "You little girl, isn't it a monster?" There is no one who can practice the craft for three years and five years! Immediately there was a loud shouting in the hall.
The strong man who was drinking trembled, and then turned his head to look at Lin Xiang's eyes with two points of horror.
Your sister, how have you treated me these days, I haven't said a word, I want to make me feel comfortable in death? The corners of Lin Xiang's mouth twitched, and he was also angry in his heart: The ancient people were most afraid of the saying that demons, ghosts, snakes, and gods, and he didn't mention it, but didn't he push himself to the edge of the cliff with his intention to mention it?
Suddenly, the drinking guests in the hall muttered gossip.
The more Uncle Cook thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case, and the more he disliked Lin Xiang.
Lin Xiang couldn't just let others slaughter him, and frowned: "Uncle's words are too much, it's just that my father was in charge of the big restaurant before he died, and when I was a child, I often watched his craftsmanship with my father, and my father would also teach me. The tone was extremely sad, and his eyes were red.
I see, it makes sense to think so. The chopsticks that the strong man was about to put down in his hand were raised again.
This can make the cook uncle angry and gasp a few times: "Fart, you, you, you are talking nonsense...... "Simple?" Isn't this sarcastic to him!
The shopkeeper pinched his eyebrows with a headache: "You go back to cooking." "It's okay to come out and hang around. When the time comes, even the reputation of the wine store will not be pleased.
"Don't go!" The cook was really angry, and he seemed to have to fight for a breath: "Either drive this evil girl out today, or I'll leave!" ”
As soon as these words came out, the shopkeeper couldn't be angry.
Lin Xiang turned his head to look at the cook uncle, and at the same time he was unhappy, his face suddenly softened, and he was pitiful: "Uncle, why do you want to do this to me?" I'm a little girl with no background, my parents and relatives are gone, I have to drink the northwest wind when I get out of this wine shop, and I have a younger brother to support at home, so my uncle doesn't want to force me to death. "Sobbing out, it was full of sympathy.
The drinkers in the hall couldn't stand it anymore, "What do you care about an adult and a child?"
"It's—"
"The little girl has no father and no mother-"
An endless stream of voices sounded to crusade against the cook uncle.
The uncle is even more angry, this girl supports her younger brother, and he also has to support her family, who doesn't have difficulties? It's disgusting to talk about yourself like a pitiful worm.
"No!"
"Today there is her without me, with me without her!" When I really gave an order, I still thought about it.
In the chaotic atmosphere, the uncle pinched his waist with confidence: "This little girl is evil, or she won't cook today!" "Take the chicken feathers as an arrow, put the excuse on your lips, in the end, it is to see that Lin Xiang is not pleasing to the eye, and I want to drive Lin Xiang away.
She has only been working for a few days, where can she give up the job she finally found, and will it be difficult to ask for food again?
Fuck your uncle, she won't do it. Lin Xiang didn't mean to let go at all.
The shopkeeper was angry: "You, go back to cooking, what are you doing!" It's turned upside down! He pointed at the cook and scolded.
"Shopkeeper, when will our food be served—" The people waiting to eat next to him were already impatient.
The cook uncle pinched his waist, looking like he couldn't help me, but he didn't move.
The strong man drank his head sullenly, he really didn't expect that he had inadvertently made this play.
For a while, the atmosphere in the hall was deadlocked, and it was a mess, and everything was said.
"When will it be served!"
"I've been waiting for a long time!"
"Gone, gone—"
After less than half an hour, there were guests in the hall who wanted to get up and leave.
The shopkeeper was shocked for a while, and hurriedly reassured: "Don't, don't, the dish will be served immediately!" As he spoke, he looked at Lin Xiang, who was standing on the side, and said with two different meanings, and said: "It's really impossible to do this in the wine shop, or you-" Just about to say something to make people speak.
"I'll cook—" Lin Xiang suddenly smiled, raised his face, and looked at the cook uncle with burning eyes: "Since the uncle doesn't want to cook, then I'll do it!" ”
The shopkeeper was stunned when he heard this.