Chapter 22: Help in the kitchen
"What's this, I remember that there are still some things outside, Chen Xuejiao, please take care of it." After speaking, he untied the key from his waist and put it on the table, and walked out with the roast chicken.
After the cell boss left, the fat man's face turned cold, he took out a handkerchief, wiped his fingers, and commanded the little man, "Open the door."
"Yes."
With the chain falling, Shopkeeper Cai was invited out of the cell by the little servant.
His head is a little confused at the moment, he shouldn't know the person in front of him, right?
Seeing him, the fat man put on a warm smile on his face and briefly introduced himself: "Shopkeeper Cai, surnamed Chen, is the shopkeeper of Jinbaozhai in Yunlai County." ”
Shopkeeper Cai hurriedly saluted, and there was a little flattery in his tone: "It turned out to be Shopkeeper Chen!" Disrespectful, disrespectful!"
Although he opened a shop in Qingshui Town, he also knew the origin of Jinbao Zhai, and it was said that he had connections with the people in the capital, and the forces behind it were not something that ordinary people could provoke.
"Shopkeeper Cai doesn't have to be like this, please sit down and let's talk slowly."
After the two sat down, Shopkeeper Chen began to inquire: "I deeply regret the things in the workshop, I don't know what Shopkeeper Cai is going to do in the future?"
When he mentioned the matter of the workshop, he felt a pain in his heart, and said bitterly: "What else can I do about this, Cai Mou has invested a lot of money in it, but now it has been burned clean.....
"I heard that Shopkeeper Cai got a recipe for making sugar?"
Hearing Shopkeeper Chen's question, Shopkeeper Cai's heart jumped violently, and he said vaguely: "Where did Chen Xuejie learn about it?" Where is the recipe...."
"Cai Xuejiao doesn't need to know where the contemptible people know, now that your workshop has been burned down and the inn is closed, and you are even more in prison, even if you take this recipe, it's useless..."
Shopkeeper Chen tapped the desktop with his fingertips: "It's better to sell it to the contemptible people, I can not only help you get out of here, but also give you a large sum of money to make a comeback." ”
"I...."Shopkeeper Cai looked tangled.
Shopkeeper Chen patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "I know that Shopkeeper Cai is reluctant to accept this prescription, but with your current situation.... What's the use of Fang Zi in your hands?"
"Do you know who you're offending this time? If I hadn't helped, you would have died here last night.
“!” Shopkeeper Cai suddenly felt a chill in his back, and he stared at Shopkeeper Chen and asked, "Who is targeting me!"
Shopkeeper Chen's eyes narrowed slightly: "With your current identity, you have no right to know about this matter, Brother Cai believes me, and it is for your own good not to tell you... After all, sometimes if you know too much, you are not far from death. ”
Shopkeeper Cai clenched his fists, thought back and forth in his mind for a long time, and finally agreed: "I am willing to sell." ”
Shopkeeper Chen stroked his palms and smiled: "Brother Cai is an understanding person, you can go out from here tomorrow, and then we will sit down and have a drink." ”
I have to say that the efficiency of Chen's shopkeeper is indeed high, and before dawn, a catcher came in and took him out, not only entertained him with delicious food and drink, but finally Liu Xianling personally went out of the yamen.
Shopkeeper Cai stood in front of the yamen, a gleam flashed in his eyes, he knew that he was on his thighs this time!
He immediately set off for Jinbao Zhai, and the shopkeeper Chen seemed to know that he was coming, and as soon as he entered the door, a small servant took him to the private room upstairs.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw that a delicate banquet was set up inside, and the voice of the shopkeeper Chen came from behind the curtain.
"Brother Cai is here? Please be seated!"
Then I also walked out, and the shopkeeper Cai thanked him: "Thank you to the shopkeeper Chen for helping me this time, Cai is grateful!"
"Hey, what are you talking about, I ordered a meal at Baifu Building, and we sat down to eat and talk."
The two of them both sat down, and the shopkeeper Chen picked up the wine jug and poured him full of wine, and then raised his wine glass and said: "This cup is for Brother Cai to get out of prison, I will do it first as a respect!"
"Chen Xuejie is polite!" Shopkeeper Cai also hurriedly picked up the wine glass, and the relationship between the two was also much closer.
While the two were talking, Shopkeeper Cai deduced a terrible fact from Shopkeeper Chen's words, that is, this recipe was more precious than he imagined!
What Shopkeeper Chen said in prison before was not to scare him, those high-ranking and powerful people wanted to be the powerless innkeeper of themselves, it was very easy, but they didn't even notice it.
He was glad that his decision to sell the recipe couldn't be more correct, and now the shopkeeper Chen promised to help him restore the Yunlai Inn, but in his absence, Xu Deming's old puppet will definitely take care of the situation, and even if he reopens at that time, it is estimated that it will be enough to choke......
So he hit the idea on Shopkeeper Chen, wanting to use this east wind to deal with Yunjian Restaurant.
He put down his wine glass and sighed: "Don't hide it from my brother, if it weren't for the poor management of my inn, I wouldn't have thought of opening a sugar workshop, it's really difficult to do business!"
Shopkeeper Chen raised his eyebrows, and a sneer flashed in his eyes: "You and I are now on the same road, if there is any difficulty, Brother Cai just mentions it, I will definitely try my best to help if I can." ”
With this sentence, Shopkeeper Cai felt relieved, and he hurriedly confided in Yunjian Restaurant about always robbing his business, and accidentally leaked the matter of sugar cubes in excitement.
Shopkeeper Chen learned from him that a young lady surnamed Chu seemed to be the first person to discover this candy cube.
As if realizing that he had said something he shouldn't have said, Shopkeeper Cai subconsciously covered his mouth and stopped talking.
Chen Xuejie didn't see it, he still poured him wine with a smile, and said with relief: "Brother Cai, don't worry, I will help you deal with the matter of this Yunjian Restaurant." ”
"Brother Chen's words are serious?!" Cai Xuejie originally had no hope, but now he was affirmed, and he was pleasantly surprised.
"It's natural, but it's just a small restaurant, isn't it hand-in-hand? Come on, come on, don't patronize here, drink and eat some food, Shopkeeper Cai hurriedly got up and raised his glass: "Then the old brother is here to trouble the old brother!"
"Hahaha, brother is polite, drink and drink!"
"Ahh Chu Xinyun, who was weeding in the field, couldn't help but sneeze, rubbed his itchy nose and muttered, "Who is scolding yourself...."
"Xiao Yun, it's time to eat!"
"It's coming!"
I don't know if her chattering all day has played a role, the originally gloomy sky finally ushered in a clearing, and the good weather for several days has restored the sweet potato seedlings in the ginger seat to their previous greenness.
By the way, the sweet potatoes that have been planted in the ground have also begun to grow wildly, and the vines like green snakes are intertwined, looking vibrant.
In fact, the fresh sweet potato vines are also edible, Chu Xinyun found the tender tips and pinched some and brought them back, washed them and mixed them into the batter batter, and the cakes that came out had a different flavor, and even Xiao Shu unexpectedly praised a few words.
Without the Yunlai Inn, the business of Yunjian Restaurant is booming, and with the rare sweet potato dishes, even the vendors passing by have to stop and taste it.
"Shopkeeper, Laifu is back."
"Let him in." Shopkeeper Chen did not stop, and lightly signaled Laifu to come in.
Laifu didn't care about wiping the hot sweat on his face, so he told all the things he had observed in the past few days.
"The shopkeeper, there is indeed a little lady who often goes in and out of the Yunjian Restaurant, and the little one is said to be here to deliver goods, and it seems that the relationship with the shopkeeper is good."
"Oh? Where is that little lady from? Have you ever found out the details?"
"It's all clear, the little lady's name is Chu Xinyun, she is from Chujia Village, her parents died early to live with her uncle, because of the aunt's mistreatment, she came out by herself, and there was a little fool by her side."
Shopkeeper Chen wrote: "Little fool?"
"Yes, that person was picked up by the little lady in the mountains, and it is said that she hurt her head, and she is stupid and doesn't like to talk, but she has a lot of strength and often helps her work."
Shopkeeper Chen snorted: "After all, she is just a rural peasant woman, have you ever found out how she learned this sugar recipe?"
Laifu shook his head: "The little one went to the vicinity of the village and asked, no one knew that she could make sugar, only that she planted fields on weekdays and relied on that little fool to go up the mountain to hunt for a living..."
Shopkeeper Chen squinted his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking, and said after half a ring: "You send someone to keep an eye on that little lady, and if there is any situation, come back and report to me immediately." ”
"Yes."
"In addition, some people at the bottom go to the Cloud Restaurant to make trouble, don't go wrong."
"The little one understands, and the shopkeeper can rest assured."
Chu Xinyun didn't know that she was being targeted at all, and since the matter of sweet potato seedlings was resolved, she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, looking at the sweet potato vines growing vigorously in the field, she felt indescribable satisfaction in her heart.
Laifu got the order of the shopkeeper Chen, so he went to find the beggars on East Street, these guys are all lazy and gambling, and finally the family wealth is scattered and lives on the street.
What's more, it only takes a little money to pounce on them like vicious dogs that smell meat.
"Listen, this time I'm going to bring down the Cloud Restaurant, if I do it well, I will have an extra reward, understand?"
One of the thin men with a lewd face stepped forward and said with a smile: "Don't worry, master, we may not be able to do other things, but this trouble will be on the brothers, and I promise that it will be done properly for you!"
After explaining everything to this group of ruffians, Fu walked down a sparsely populated alley and met a person.
If Chu Xinyun was here, he would definitely find out that this person was one of the assistant chefs in the back kitchen of Yunjian Restaurant, named Chen Shi.
"Brother Laifu, what are you looking for me today..."Chen Shi was a little uneasy.
Laifu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be nervous, is your mother's illness better?"
Chen Shi showed a smile: "It's much better, thank you Brother Laifu for lending me money last time, otherwise my mother's illness will definitely get worse and worse if I can't afford medicine." ”
"It's just a small thing, I'm here today to ask you for a favor.......
Li Damin is a traveling businessman, recently in Qingshui Town to collect some products to do some reselling business, heard that the town's Yunjian Restaurant tastes very good, so he brought his friends to taste it.
The dishes in it are really good, and Li Damin ordered a few signature dishes according to Xiao Er's meaning, including the more popular limited model.
I have to say that the taste of this dish is still good, much stronger than what I eat in other dishes, and it is no wonder that the business is so good, "Guest officer, this is your golden wind and jade dew, please use it slowly!"
When the steaming sweet potato balls were served, the rich aroma came to his nose, Li Damin swallowed his saliva, picked up a piece and blew the hot air on it and sent it into his mouth......
"Plop" After a while, Li Damin, who was pale, fell directly to the ground, scared the friends who came together, and hurriedly stepped forward to check.
"Brother Damin? What's wrong with you, Brother Damin?!"
"I... I..... Li Damin fainted before he finished speaking, and the corners of his mouth began to overflow with white foam.
A discerning person can tell at a glance that he has eaten something unclean!
The shopkeeper Xu, who was receiving guests upstairs, hurriedly rushed over when he heard this, he had also traveled with Li Xiuqi in many places, and after a few medical checks, he knew what this person had eaten to cause this, and immediately ordered Wang Er to get the antidote pill to feed this person.