Chapter 106: Enemy? Partner?
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The assistant has picked it, and the next thing is to prepare the dishes, although Li Qi will do a lot about the dishes of crab roe, but he plans to use a new dish to compete this time, not for anything else, just because Cai Jing, who will be out of the picture in a short time, is sitting opposite.
On this day, early in the morning, Li Qi came to the market with three apprentices.
Poets like to go to places where there are mountains and rivers to find inspiration, and chefs like to go to the vegetable market to find inspiration.
Several people circled around the bazaar, looking east and west, without any purpose, and not only that, but Li Qi didn't even look at the crab, which made his three apprentices feel very strange.
"Brother Li, why don't you --- us go and see Hexian?" Wu Xiaoliu said tentatively.
Li Qi seemed to be thinking about the problem just now, was slightly stunned, turned his head and asked, "Why?" Did you come up with an idea? β
Wu Xiaoliu shook his head and said, "You didn't expect that I could come up with any good ideas, but --- I just thought that since we were going to participate in the crab roe feast, why didn't we go to the fish market to have a look." β
Li Qi shook his head and said: "Crab roe is not suitable for the main ingredient, the most suitable is to make stuffing, or ingredients, since crab roe must be prepared, then why should we rush to see it, or think about what to use to match crab roe first." β
"Oh."
"Brother Li, isn't that Cai Yuanwai?" Chen Dazhu suddenly pointed forward with his hand and said in surprise.
Li Qi looked up and saw two men walking a hundred steps away, one of them was Cai Minde, and he was followed by a man in his thirties.
"Huh? Isn't that the same fisherman who came to our store last time to eat shrimp? Chen Xiaozhu exclaimed.
Wu Xiaoliu snorted: "It turns out that he was sent by Cai Lao Fox to our store to make trouble, it's really despicable." β
When Li Qi heard their remarks, he shook his head with a wry smile, and found such a few stupid and naΓ―ve guys as apprentices, I really don't know if it's a blessing or a misfortune.
"Brother Li, why don't we go." Chen Dazhu said.
Li Qi nodded and said, "It's not too early, you guys should go back to the store first to prepare the materials needed for lunch." β
"What about you?"
"It's been a long time since I've seen this old friend, I'll talk to him for a while and then go back."
"Oh, let's go back first."
"Hmm."
At this time, Cai Minde also found Li Qi, and a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes, but it flashed, and then he had a smile on his face and walked towards Li Qi.
"Cai Yuanwai."
"Li Gongzi."
The two arched their hands to each other and said hello.
Cai Minde laughed and said: "Li Gongzi is really a three-day waiter, he should be impressed, and now in this Bianliang City, Li Gongzi's name is known to everyone, and no one knows it." β
"Where, where."
Li Qi smiled modestly and said: "But you are still walking like flying, full of red light, solid as a rock, and steady as Mount Tai, it can really be said that ten years are like a day." β
Cai Minde shook his head and sighed: "No, I'm old, and I can't do a lot of things." As he spoke, he said to Li Qi: "Gongzi Li, this is not the place to talk, it is better for the two of us to find a place to sit, Cai Mou happens to have many questions to ask Gongzi for advice." β
"How dare you, how dare you. Please do not work. β
Cai Yuanwai nodded slightly, and then said to the man beside him: "Wenye, you take a look for yourself first, and I will come to talk to Li Gongzi about the old days." β
"Yes."
The two came to a tea stall on the side of the road and sat down, the owner of the tea stall didn't know Li Qi, but he knew Cai Minde, and his hands were shaking when he poured tea.
Cai Minde took a shallow sip of tea and sighed: "Li Gongzi, do you know that Cai has been thinking about one thing recently. β
"Oh? Would you like to hear more? β
"I'm wondering, if you were drunk in front of the Jade Pavilion that day, what would it be like today?"
Li Qi was stunned for a moment, smiled, shook his head and said, "This is simply impossible." β
"Why?"
"Because Steward Cai will never let a drunk man lie in front of the door and not let the dog bite me, that's a good thing." Li Qi half-jokingly.
Cai Minde laughed and said, "That's right, and it's also because I usually indulge him." Speaking of this, he sighed again and said: "It can be regarded as God's blessing of the Drunken Immortal Residence, just take in a drunken man, and let the Drunken Immortal Residence come back to life, it is really up to the people to make things happen, and it is up to the sky to make things happen." β
Li Qi smiled and did not answer.
Cai Minde glanced at him, and then swayed: "No, no, it should be Li Gongzi's foresight." β
Li Qi smiled: "What do you mean by this? β
Cai Minde said: "Now that it's over, Li Gongzi don't hide it, you deliberately designed it and sold me the secret recipe of stinky tofu in exchange for capital, the purpose is to make the drunken immortal residence reopen, but unfortunately Cai is an afterthought, and after understanding it, it's too late." β
Li Qi neither admitted nor denied it, and said: "It doesn't matter what my purpose is, the important thing is that neither of us loses in this transaction." β
Cai Minde shook his head and said: "That's not how the account is calculated, your opening, the daily customers of Jade Xuan are less than thirty percent, so calculated, I still lose, but I don't blame you, it's all because I was too careless at the beginning." β
Don't blame me? You must wish I had died sooner.
Li Qi sneered in his heart, but there was an expression of admiration on his face, and he arched his hand: "There are a large number of adults outside the staff, and I deeply admire them." β
Cai Minde laughed and said, "I just lost to your mouth." β
Li Qi laughed and said, "The staff laughed." β
Cai Minde shook his head and asked, "That's right." You're here today to prepare a crab roe feast? β
"Not bad."
Li Qi nodded and said, "It's the same outside the staff." β
Cai Minde nodded and said, "Then how are you prepared?" β
"Alas---, it's not good to prepare, when I think of seeing Master Cai, my legs are trembling when I sleep at night, don't be nervous to cut my hand, that's really lucky."
Li Qi sighed, rolled his eyes, and asked, "Outside, you came out of Taishi's Mansion, you must know Taishi Cai's tastes very well." β
Are you kid going to be nervous? I don't believe it anymore, and I still want to get news from me, so let's dream.
Cai Minde hated it in his heart, but he had a wry smile on his face, and said: "It's been more than ten years since I came out of the Taishi Mansion, how can I remember so much, besides, after so many years, the taste of the old man must have changed." β
Dead old fox, mouth so tight.
Li Qi shrugged his shoulders and said: "Yes, forget it, anyway, I am also going to see the world, not seeking merit, but seeking no fault." β
How could Cai Minde believe his nonsense, if you don't care, so early in the morning, don't sleep in the quilt, run out and wander around, he laughed and said: "Childe, you have to remember what you said today, don't be a blockbuster and win the first place." β
Sweat! Looks like the old fox has seen me through.
Li Qi laughed and did not answer.
Cai Minde saw Li Qi and replied, knowing that his ambition for this crab roe banquet must be not small, he actually loved and hated Li Qi in his heart, from the beginning he wanted to recruit Li Qi under his command, but he never got his wish, he groaned slightly in his heart, and said: "Li Gongzi, Cai suddenly has an idea, I don't know if it's feasible?" β
"Oh? What's the idea? β
"It's just that the two of us will cooperate to open another restaurant, aside from Jade Xuan and Drunken Immortal Residence, just the two of us, I will pay for it, you will pay for it, and everyone will share the earnings, what do you think?"
Li Qi frowned and said, "But I don't know where the staff wants to open this restaurant?" β
Cai Minde's eyes flashed with praise, and he said, "Rendian Street." β
There is a big restaurant on Rendian Street, that is Fan Lou. Cai Minde's move, the intention is naturally needless to say, first, he can have a good relationship with Li Qi, saying that it is cooperation, in fact, he wants Li Qi to slowly get out of the Drunken Immortal Residence, as long as Li Qi leaves the Drunken Immortal Residence, then Wu Furong and the others are not enough to be afraid, not only that, but he can also use Li Qi's talent to attack Fan Lou, killing two birds with one stone.
Li Qi's heart is like a mirror, but he is also a little tempted, after all, Fan Lou is too strong, just to help it sell alcohol, there are 3,000 foot shops, with the current development speed of Drunken Xianju, if you want to surpass Fan Lou, it will take a long time, and Li Qi is still afraid, if Drunken Xianju becomes bigger in the future, if Fan Lou cooperates with Jade Xuan to crack down on Zuixianju, that kind of situation is the last thing Li Qi wants to see.
However, Jade Xuan is too close to the Drunken Immortal Residence, if he defeats Fan Lou one day, then how can Cai Minde tolerate the Drunken Immortal Residence.
Li Qi frowned and pondered for a while, and for a while he couldn't pay attention to it, so he only said: "I have to think about this matter again, and the Drunken Immortal Residence has just opened, and there are still many things to be busy, I'm afraid I can't take care of both." β
When Cai Minde heard that Li Qi did not immediately reject him, he was overjoyed and said, "It's okay." Childe naturally has to consider such a major matter carefully, but I still hope that Childe can give me an answer as much as possible, after all, in this business field, opportunities are fleeting. β
Li Qi nodded, "Yes." I know. β