"What?" Not only did the fat shopkeeper open his squinting eyes, but the guests next to him also looked over. Two hundred taels of silver is half a year's profit of this big restaurant. is to go to the city to hire a chef with excellent skills, and the salary is only sixty taels a year. This old man, isn't he crazy about money?

Seeing everyone staring at the old man with eyes as big as copper bells, Lu Zhu, who was standing behind the old man and acting as a girl for the strong façade, also felt that the asking price was too violent, and was worried that the old man would be swept out of the house by the fat shopkeeper in the next moment.

But looking at the old man's attitude, he probably thinks that his recipes are sold cheaply. In his opinion, if he can get his recipe, this restaurant should be grateful and kowtow to thank him. Two hundred taels of silver, it's too cheap for them.

After thinking about it, Luzhu leaned over to Dongzi and whispered a few words, Dongzi nodded and rushed out.

"What? Two hundred taels of silver, and less. To be honest, I sold it to you because I was in a good mood today. Otherwise, you just kneel on the ground, holding a thousand taels of silver and begging the master to sell, and the master is not happy. "The old man has probably always been the master of money, where has he ever sold things? I couldn't stand the idiot-like gaze of these people, and glared at the table.

"Hah!" The fat shopkeeper laughed angrily, pointed to the door, and was about to invite the madman out, but a crisp voice sounded next to him: "Shopkeeper, my master's words, you seem to think it is too much when you hear it, but it is really true." After a while, you can taste our dishes and know if you are bragging. Is it worth two hundred taels of silver, why don't you taste it, what do you think? ”

The fat shopkeeper turned his gaze to the little girl standing behind the old man, and the expression on his face was a little hesitant. When I was about to export, I put it away. There are many strange people in the world, although this old man is not wearing very good clothes, but this looks at the high-spirited momentum of the world. But it's not something that ordinary people can pretend. You can not buy the recipe, but it is better not to say anything that offends people.

At the moment, he said: "What this little girl said may be true." It's just that the small shop doesn't have a lot of capital, and it runs on a small budget, so I can't afford to buy a recipe for two hundred taels of silver. Why don't you go to another restaurant to have a look? ”

The restaurant in Qingxi Town has been tasted in the two days that the old man came.

The decoration of this restaurant is more magnificent. He had the money to come here. Listening to the shopkeeper seems polite, but in fact shirks the words. The old man's temper came up, and he was about to curse when he slapped the table.

Lu Zhu hurriedly hammered him on the back comfortingly, and said to the fat shopkeeper: "Actually, it doesn't matter if you buy it or not." Just to prove that what we just said is not a lie. Please also ask the shopkeeper to try the dishes we cook. lest anyone think of us as crazy people who are trying to scam money. ”

When I saw the old man, I heard what she said. He calmed down, only glanced at the fat shopkeeper angrily, and stopped getting up, and then added, "Besides, business is always good to negotiate and quantity, right?" ”

These words. not only let the old man sit in his position, but also made the fat shopkeeper comfortable. It is said that it is good to negotiate and good quantity. The price is negotiable. He was also curious, and wanted to taste what kind of recipe the old man's mouth sold for two hundred taels of silver, so he said: "In this case, why don't you go and make the dishes down, let us taste them, and also see and open our eyes?" ”

"That's it, I want to see what kind of good dishes you can make, little girl, dare to boast of such a mouth, it costs two hundred taels of silver for a mouth, and you say that the dishes made by others are useless!" A mocking voice rang out at the back door. Everyone turned their heads to see that a middle-aged man wearing an apron was staring at Lu Zhu with an angry face, obviously the chef of this restaurant.

"Then you wait." Seeing the cook's gaze, Luzhu wanted to swallow the two of them, said lightly, then turned his head and ignored him.

"Wait? What are you waiting for? Seeing Luzhu standing there motionless, hammering the old man's back again and again, the cook's heart was relieved, and the mocking expression on his face was even worse.

Originally, I heard that someone said that the food he made was not good, and he opened his mouth to sell two hundred taels of silver for a recipe, and he still had some drums in his heart, thinking that he always had some confidence and ability, so he dared to open his mouth.

Then, as soon as he entered the door, he heard the shopkeeper tell the little girl to cook, and he relaxed his heart and felt contempt—how old could this little girl be? Even if you know how to cook, I'm afraid you won't be very good at it.

At this time, seeing that Luzhu's mouth was hard, but the person did not move there, his waist pole became even harder, and his mouth was even more polite: "Since you boasted of Haikou, why don't you go to the kitchen to do it?" No matter how good we are here, it is also one of the best restaurants in Qingxi Town, and the ingredients are very good, you don't have to make excuses that you can't find the ingredients you want. Little girl, don't talk nonsense if you don't have the ability, be careful to flash your tongue. ”

The hand on the back of the green bamboo hammer stopped.

Why are you coming at her? And let her cook on the spot! When she said taste, she didn't mean freshly made. Even if it is to be made fresh, it is the old man who personally goes into battle. She is a little rookie, she has only learned cooking skills for a few days, and she is not good at knife skills and spoon skills, and she is scolded by the old man every time she cooks, even if the taste is not satisfactory, she doesn't dare to come here to offer ugliness!

Seeing that the old man was silent, Luzhu snorted in his nose, glanced up and down at the cook, and said, "What's the matter, that's what you do?" A big man, but he is looking for a little girl to challenge, does he want to bully people or is he a bad seed? If you have the courage to come to my master and say, what kind of ability is it to tell me? ”

The fat shopkeeper's face changed.

He felt that no matter what the recipe was, it was not worth two hundred taels of silver. Besides, what the old man said also made him very unhappy. So I especially named the little girl and asked her to cook. It's not delicious, it's just desirable, and you can refrain from buying it. No matter what the other party is, you can not be offended.

But he didn't want to invite this chef Hong, who was the most arrogant, and he couldn't listen to others say that his cooking was not good, so he ran out to fight these people. At this time, I want to let the old man make a move, if he is really a celebrity chef and makes a good dish, will he really spend two hundred taels of silver to buy a recipe? Wouldn't it offend him if he didn't buy it? At that time, his disciples and grandchildren will come to challenge from time to time, can he still open this restaurant?

Master? Chef Hong looked at the old man, and then at the fat shopkeeper. His face became solemn, and he didn't dare to speak nonsense, so he arched his hand and said, "May I ask this old man's name?" ”

"Don't give your surname Lin." The old man saw that the other party became polite. His face suddenly improved a little, and he accosted him, but he still sat firmly on the stool without lifting his buttocks.

"Lin?" Chef Hong searched in his mind for a famous chef in the world whose surname was Lin. But after thinking about it for a long time, I thought about all the famous chefs, but I didn't think of which one was surnamed Lin.

This Chef Hong is also from a family of chefs, and he has a lot of skills. There are also some points of seeing and hearing. He thought that since this old man Lin didn't know about it, he must not be well-known, and he didn't have any ability. was a little relieved, and arched his hand: "Since Old Man Lin is a strong cook, please show your skills and let me open my eyes." ”

"Green bamboo." The old man turned his head and called.

Green Bamboo is not good. But he had to respond: "The green bamboo is here." ”

"You go and make them a crab roe shark fin." The old man finished commanding. He said to the fat shopkeeper, "This is my new apprentice, and I have only learned the craft for nine days." Although this child's qualifications are not very good, he is kind to him, and he is willing to take care of me, an old man I don't know, so I took her as an apprentice and passed on some of her skills. Now let her cook a dish for everyone and practice her guts. ”

"Yes." As soon as Luzhu heard it, he knew what the old man had in mind. Holding back a smile, he turned his head and said to Chef Hong seriously. "Please borrow the shark fins."

"Shark fin?" Chef Hong and the fat shopkeeper changed their faces at the same time. Just now, Chef Hong boasted that he had all the ingredients, and the other party was going to send out shark fin in a moment.

Although the country is peaceful and the people are rich, in Qingxi Town, there are still very few people who eat shark fin. Even if you want to eat, you will go to the city dozens of miles away to eat. They don't have this stuff in this restaurant. Besides, even if you prepare it, it will take several days for this shark fin to start, but it is not something that can be made by picking up dry food.

Looking up and down at the twelve or thirteen-year-old girl in front of him, both of them looked a little strange. If what the old man said is true, this little girl has only learned cooking skills for nine days, then she can cook rice and vegetables without diarrhea, it is already good, where do you dare to go to the restaurant to get an axe?

But now, this old and young, open their mouths to make shark fin, it seems that they want to deliberately bluff people, but in fact, the level is too smelly, I dare not give it a try, right?

"What? No? Midoriku asked. With a smile on his face, crooked eyes, showing two little tiger teeth, how cute he looks, his expression and words have no mockery at all, which makes people feel very good about it.

"Shark fins are there. But there are few people eating this stuff in this town, so there are no good ones. The fat shopkeeper narrowed his eyes and spoke.

Chef Hong had doubts in his heart, but his face remained silent, and he said very politely: "Old Man Lin, or this little girl, I think that the simpler the ingredients we cook are, the more we can show our level." Why don't you two go to the kitchen and choose an ingredient and make a dish for us to taste? ”

Shark fin is not available. If you only do that on your own side, you will be empty-hearted. Green bamboo glanced at the old man with his eyes.

In the past few days, the old man yelled at her every day, saying that she was not doing well here and there. But he himself has not moved a single hand.

With his arrogance, with his temper, where can he endure it in normal times? If I really knew how to do it, I would have jumped up and gone to the kitchen to show my hand, and I would have been shocked, where would I still sit here and not move? Isn't this old man, who can only eat, but can't make it?

He wouldn't want her, a little girl who had only learned cooking for nine days and didn't know any basic skills, to go to the battlefield, right? This Dongzi, why don't you come yet?

"Hmph." The old man moved, "Just by virtue of this place, I am not qualified to work my old man." Green bamboo......"

"Yes." The green bamboo heart is not good, and the mouth has to respond crisply.

"You go and see what's handy in the kitchen and show them a handy hand."

“…… Be. Luzhu agreed simply, but his eyes were full of resentment when he looked at the old man. But who called her an apprentice? In such a situation, didn't she come out and forced the old man to make a fool of himself at an old age? But after thinking about it, although the old man has a hot temper, he is not confused.

He is so arrogant, naturally he will not come here to be ridiculed. Isn't this Chef Hong's skills really not very good, and the old man thinks that if she shows her hand at will, she can compare to him?

Thinking about it like this, and thinking about what he had learned in the past few days, Luzhu's heart settled down, and he followed Chef Hong to the kitchen and looked around.

"That's it." She pointed to a piece of pork liver. This is the tip of the liver, but it is the most praised dish by the old man in the dishes she has made in the past few days. She turned around and glanced at Chef Hong again: "I don't need a helper, you can just give a small stove." "Even if she doesn't hide her secrets, she can't just be so cheap and look down on her Chef Hong.

Chef Hong looked at her disdainfully and said to his apprentice, "Give her a small stove." Everyone is busy with what they are doing. With that, he turned and walked out of the kitchen.

Hmph, I have been learning cooking with my master since I was ten years old, and I have been immersed in this Tao for thirty years. Don't say that it takes nine days to learn, even if this little girl starts to learn to cook since she was born in her mother's womb, what can she do? Is it still worth him stealing a teacher?

Cut off the outer thin edge of the pork liver, soak it in salt water for a while, and slice it with cooking wine, pepper, salt and starch; Blanch carrot slices, green pepper slices, shiitake mushroom slices, etc., and cool to control the water; Heat the pot and put the oil, quickly slide the cooked liver slices, and remove the oil when it changes color.

Stir-fry the chives and ginger, pour the side dishes and liver into the stir-fry, then add cooking wine, soy sauce, vinegar and sugar, hook a thin owe with water starch, and put it out of the pot and serve it on a plate.

"Here, let's try it."

After a while, Lu Zhu stir-fried the vegetables, neatly put them on a plate, brought them to the hall, and put them on the table in front of the old man. Seeing her speed, and then looking at the good-looking and fragrant liver tip, the suspicion in the fat shopkeeper's eyes dissipated a lot.

When he saw Chef Hong standing there still, he took a pair of chopsticks himself, reached out and put a slice into his mouth, chewed it quickly, his eyes lit up, and his eyes flashed with a strange light when he looked at the green bamboo.

There are good dishes to taste, of course, the guests next to them will not be polite, and there is no need for the fat shopkeeper to give in, they have picked up chopsticks, each took a piece and tasted it.

Isn't it really nice? Chef Hong, who was standing on the sidelines and watching coldly, looked at the fat shopkeeper's bright eyes and the surprised and admiring expressions of others, and couldn't help but stretch out his chopsticks and taste them.

But before he could taste it, one of the guests complimented: "This is pork liver?" Why do I feel like tofu? It is fresh and smooth, with a little sweetness and sourness. (To be continued.) )