Chapter 17: A Short Old Man
Just when the owner of the restaurant was proud that the business was so prosperous, a short old man approached him.
The short old man looked shabby in his old clothes, and he had a gentle smile on his face.
"You must be the boss here, right?" The short old man said.
"I'm the boss here, do you have anything to do?" The owner of the restaurant did not ignore the short old man because of his dress.
"Hello boss, I'm just here because I'm hungry and have a meal," the old man said his purpose.
"Old man, you have come to my restaurant to eat, you can be regarded as the right place, you see that the guests waiting outside here are all here to taste my food." As soon as he mentioned this, the owner of the hotel immediately smiled.
"Hehe, I'm a little interested in hearing you say that, so ask your chef to bring me three of his specialties!" There was a hint of gleam in the short old man's cloudy eyes.
"This... Please wait a little longer, old man, after all, we still have to come on a first-come, first-served basis. The boss said kindly.
"Do you still have to queue up? That's a bit of a problem, I'm already hungry. The short old man was a little unhappy.
"Old man, we can't break the rules for you! Please bear with me. "The boss seemed embarrassed.
"Forget it, I won't be difficult for you, boss, I can take a walk around your store and smell the aroma of food to satisfy your hunger!" The short old man made a strange request.
"Of course, old man, please look and smell as you like." The boss saw that the short old man's request had no effect on the store, so he simply agreed to his request.
The strange short old man walked towards the hall by himself after getting the consent of the hotel owner, he walked around the whole hall, the short and thin body always stopped slightly when passing each table, the wrinkled nose would always sniff the food on the table a few times, and the afterglow of his eyes would also scan the appearance of the food on the table without commenting, and the short old man seemed to be sure of something when he walked down.
The owner of the hotel had already forgotten the strange short old man just now when he was entertaining guests in an endless stream, and he was still smiling and recording a sum of money with an abacus, and his old face was as happy as a blooming flower.
With the increasing number of customers every day, Shao'an's work has become more and more cumbersome, and the most important thing is that the two chefs have recently skipped shifts, and it is said that they are exercising their juniors, in fact, these two people nest under the pergola every day to enjoy the cool, drink tea, and play chess, not to mention how moisturizing they are.
In this way, it can hurt Shao'an, and he can only support him alone in the kitchen, and the boss of the door is not very recruited, although there is still one Chen Sanliang left who can help in the kitchen, but with his level, he can only barely help Shao'an, and the main matters have to be completed by Shao'an himself.
The scorching heat of the summer, the unbearable heat of the stove and the work that seems to never be done, all of this has sharpened Shao'an's cooking skills all the time, and even he himself does not know how quickly his cooking skills have improved in just three months.
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The figure of the short old man disappeared into the lobby of the hotel, and at this time, the old man with strange behavior actually ran alone to the small courtyard outside the hotel kitchen, and the short old man walked towards the kitchen step by step with his hands behind his back, and when he was about to walk to the kitchen door, his eyes seemed to see something interesting.
Under the pergola of the small courtyard, two fat bodies are lying on a recliner one by one, the two are resting with their eyes closed at this time, a large pu fan in each person's hand is blocking the face so that people can't see their true faces, Chef Niu twisted his body, he was reluctant to open his eyes, he stretched out his arm and groped around, and finally he touched what he needed, a delicate short-spouted teapot,
Chef Niu brought the spout of the short-spouted teapot to his mouth, and then pumped it with his hand, and the herbal tea in the teapot slowly flowed into his mouth.
"These two things that don't make up their minds are actually lazy to this extent!" The short old man snorted coldly with an angry face.
The short old man walked straight to the pergola, and when he came to the two of them, the anger on his face was even worse, he lifted the big fan that blocked the faces of the two, and then he slapped the two of them on the head, and the strength of the short old man's hand was very heavy, only to hear two snaps, and the two cows and horses who were dreaming were immediately awakened.
Originally, the two of them looked like they were settling accounts with the short old man, but when their sleepy eyes were completely open to see the comer, the two fat men immediately coaxed.
"Uncle Shi, why did you come here!" The two of them lowered their heads and asked weakly.
"Ouch, you two still remember that I am your uncle! Originally, I passed by here this time and heard that the food in the North and South Hotel was delicious and delicious, thinking that it was the result of the two of you working hard to improve your cooking skills, so I originally wanted to come to see the two of you, but who knew that the two of you were good, and you didn't do anything under the pergola! Your master's face has made you lose it! The short old man scolded loudly.
The two of them buried their heads even lower when they heard this, and they were really embarrassed to face the uncle in front of them like this.
"You two don't look like cooks, tell me who is cooking the food in this restaurant now!" The short old man asked.
Chef Niu immediately recovered his spirit when he heard this, and he hurriedly raised his head and replied, "Report to Uncle Shi, the chef is my eldest apprentice Shao'an!" ”
"Your apprentice?" The short old man looked a little surprised.
"It's really my apprentice, if you don't believe it, you can ask Ma Fugui." Chef Niu kicks the ball to Chef Ma.
"Ma Fugui, Niu Dahai is telling the truth?" The short old man asked.
"Uncle Shi, that person is really Niu Dahai's apprentice, and he is only 9 years old this year, he is definitely a culinary genius." Although Chef Ma was unwilling, he was still quite proud when he mentioned Shao'an.
"Oh? 9 years old? Head chef? Talented? I'll have to take a closer look. The short old man's curiosity was attracted again.