Chapter 24: Mingjiao (Ask for Recommendation)
Zheng Fu, "Jing Xin Zhai".
Zheng Qing and Zheng Feng stood with their hands down, standing beside the lobby with low eyebrows.
The old official Zheng An sat on the jade futon in the middle, and the incense mist lingered in front of him, showing his appearance of immortal wind bones, and he seemed to be pinching something in his hands.
"The Zhao family openly gambled with my Zheng family on cooking skills, and even did not hesitate to bet on the restaurant, I am afraid that it is inseparable from Xie Yun's instructions."
Zheng An muttered, his face cloudy and uncertain, and his eyes thoughtful.
"Grandfather means that Xie Yun did it on purpose?" Zheng Qing asked.
Zheng An sighed slightly: "Xie Yun's trick is clever, if Zhao Hao wins, then my Zheng family will lose face, and it will be difficult to open a restaurant in Jiangning in the future." If he loses, he is just an ignorant Zhao family...... From this point of view, Xie Yun is not completely sure, but he has always been strong, but he is not convinced after all, and he insists on forcibly fighting for a breath. ”
Zheng Qing exhaled softly: "In one month, the chef of the Zhao family wants to surpass my Zheng family, how easy it is to talk about it, the Zhao family is humiliating themselves." ”
Zheng An sneered: "Zhao Hao is stunned, but Xie Yun is not, if you are not a little sure, how dare the Zhao family do this?" Although it is only a child's gambling contract now, it is well known in Jiangning City, and the stakes are very high. You quickly let the fast horse rush to pass the book, and let the best chef in Taihe Building come day and night, and you can't miss the big thing. ”
"Whoa!"
"Send someone to secretly supervise the Zhao family restaurant, if there is a new chef, be sure to find out the details, if necessary...... You can make it disappear in the dark. ”
"Whoa!"
The last sentence was full of coldness, Zheng Qing's expression instantly became serious, and Zheng Feng had goosebumps on his back.
Zheng An's expression became more and more serious: "That day, Yin Yi surrounded the Ming Sect bandits on Ruyi Street, but unexpectedly, there was a demon, allowing the Ming Sect bandits to escape, you need to be careful when you go out, so as not to meet the cult bandits." ”
"Mingjiao?" Zheng Qing asked suspiciously.
"Mingjiao, formerly known as Manichaeism, was originally an extraterritorial cult, and Yin Yi has found that some bandits secretly used the name of the cult to deceive the people into joining the cult, and now the number of members of the sect has reached hundreds, but the situation is secret, and it has not been discovered by the government. It was originally active in Liangzhejiang Road, but I don't know when it came to Jiangnan Road. ”
"What is the evil that grandfather said?"
"Mani cult, how much will be a little evil, that day Ruyi Street suddenly appeared demonic, fierce and abnormal, and after death, ashes, and no body, I am afraid that I want to ask Aoki Dao to go out of the mountain."
“……”
For a while, the original sandalwood lingering meditation was like a fairy dwelling, but at this moment, it was full of an eerie atmosphere, which made people shudder, especially Zheng Feng was so shocked that cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Zheng An looked at Zheng Qing again, and said slowly and sternly: "Now that evil is rampant, your father died early, and your second uncle is far away in the capital, you can't control the overall situation...... If the old man doesn't live for a few more years, how can the Zheng family gain a foothold in Jiangning? The elixir must be quickly assembled, and after the old man's body recovers, it will be the day to re-emerge from the mountain. ”
"Whoa!"
Zheng An looked at Zheng Feng again, his gaze was like a hungry wolf, even though Zheng Feng was his own great-grandson, he was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, he was frightened and his back was cold.
Thump!
Zheng Feng's legs were sore, he fell to his knees, and said with a crying voice: "Grandpa spares his life, and his grandson no longer dares to make his own decisions." ”
Although Zheng An's tone was still calm, it carried a strong sense of harshness and reprimand: "The Zhao family has only one son-in-law, and the Zheng family is not. Even so, your words and deeds still represent the face of the Zheng family, the last time you instigated your brother to go to the market to make trouble, so that the Zheng family had to come to the door to beg, and now you have made such a bet with the Zhao family, are you worried that the Zheng family's face will not be lost enough? If you lose this time, how do you fulfill the contract, do you still have to kneel down in front of the Zhao family's son-in-law? If you don't perform the contract, you will have no credit in black and white, and how can the Zheng family's credibility exist? ”
Zheng An's tone became more and more severe, and then he almost roared, so startled that Zheng Qing's legs also weakened and he fell to the ground.
"Please grandfather Nian Feng'er is young and ignorant, forgive me this time, the child must be disciplined."
After Zheng An finished scolding, his tone softened slightly: "Even though we are waiting for the victory in our hands, we will think about defeat before we win everything, and we will think about loss before we think about it, so be prepared in case we lose, if we lose...... You can only wait to bow your head to the Zhao Mansion and settle the knot in private. Xie Yun is such a smart woman, so naturally she will not be forced to force each other. ”
Zheng Qing's father and son breathed a sigh of relief: "Huh." ”
Zheng An closed his eyes slightly, waved his hand and said, "Go, the medicine guide is to be found, and the gambling contract with the Zhao family must not be delayed." ”
The two said goodbye and tiptoed out, and after a cool breeze blew, they found a cold sweat.
Although the ancestor stayed at home, the affairs in Jiangning City were all under his control, but the amount of information obtained today was too large, which made it difficult for the two of them to digest it for a while.
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Zhao Mansion.
Xie Yun was holding a thread-bound book in his hand and rummaging through it, it was Zhao Hao's "Jiuyang Stir-fry Cheats", Tang Zheng stood with his hands down, his expression was very respectful.
On the table in front of her, there was a plate of steaming dishes, which was the "Da Chu Blood Duck".
Xie Yun asked in disbelief: "This is the dish fried according to the cheats?" ”
Tang Zheng said respectfully: "Exactly, the blood duck made according to the secret book of the son, it is tender and delicious, and the taste is excellent, it is by no means comparable to the dishes of Chunfeng Building, and if the small one is slightly improved, it may be better." ”
Xie Yun raised the chopsticks on the plate in disbelief, took a piece of blood duck, gently put it in his mouth, chewed it carefully, and his face changed slightly in an instant, and he let out a coquettish cry.
The taste is so special, so delicious, it makes you instantly appetize!
She has been well-respected since she was a child, and she has tasted countless delicious dishes, but she has never eaten such delicious.
The tender duck meat was chewy, had a strong taste, and had the fragrance of ginger and shallots and slightly spicy, which deeply impacted her sense of taste, and she almost didn't bite the chopsticks.
After eating four or five pieces of blood duck, Xie Yun stopped, only to feel that his mouth was full of vegetable aroma and endless aftertaste.
Chunfeng Lou's stir-fried vegetables, she also asked people to buy them in the house to eat, although the taste is excellent, but compared to this blood duck, it is a few points worse after all.
Xie Yun suddenly stood up and asked Liang Lie on the side in a deep voice, "You have been following Gongzi around, do you know where Gongzi got this book?" ”
Liang Lie looked dazed, and said hurriedly: "These days, in addition to having a close relationship with the second son of the Wang family, he has also had some dealings with a tall man surnamed Fang, and the rest have not had too much interaction with others. ”
Xie Yun sighed slightly and said: "In this way, it seems that most of them are the arrogance of the Wang family and the Zheng family, and they are also dissatisfied, and they want to use my family's hand to teach them a lesson." ”
Liang Lie opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't say it after all.
Since the son woke up, his behavior has been very different, I am afraid that it is not for the help of the Wang family, but these words, he is a subordinate after all, he does not dare to say, can only rot in the stomach, not to mention that the change of the son is changing in a good direction, so why bother.
"Uncle Tang, since the Wang family is helping, you must work hard, and you must not lose this competition. Losing the restaurant is a small matter, my son and the Zhao family must not lose face, otherwise the Zheng family will become more and more indispensable. ”
"Small ones are saved."
At this time, Zhao Hao was still messing around in Jiangning City with Zhao Ling and a group of house slaves, but he didn't know that he had escaped several suspicion crises.
If someone is not related to the "cult", most of the "demons" on Ruyi Street will be suspected of him; If it weren't for mixing with Wang Jue, this stir-fry cheat wouldn't be able to be explained clearly.
As for the gambling contract, compared to the embarrassment of Zheng Feng being scolded, Zhao Hao was completely as if nothing had happened, and Xie Yun did not show any unhappy look at all.
In Xie Yun's heart, as long as the baby son is happy, what is the point of a mere Hefeng Building.