"Four coins of star anise, four coins of cinnamon, and two coins of cloves...... Tangerine peel ...... Vanilla...... bay leaf ...... Sand kernel ......"

In the back kitchen of Li Kee Restaurant, a girl dressed in cloth is holding a small scale, weighing all the spices placed on the desk one after another, and then carefully placing them on the gauze on the side.

As noon approached, the sun was shining brightly outside, and the breeze was blowing, and the tiny crumbs of spices danced in the large kitchen with warm light, causing the fragrance to spread in all directions. Even the slight fire of the stove is enveloped in the rich aroma of broth, and the smell of this spice is not only not masked, but adds a bit of flavor.

"Fennel ......" silently recited in her mouth, Qin Wuran's expression couldn't help but be a little difficult, she looked at the small dark green and yellow spices in her hand, and her brows became tighter and tighter. How much does fennel cost? ”

When he had doubts, the movements in his hands stopped, and Qin Wuran thought about it carefully, remembering that his grandfather just grabbed a handful from the box, shook it casually, and put the rest back.

"You don't need too much fennel, you can measure it with your hands, and a little bit is enough."

How much is that?

Thinking that her grandfather didn't tell her the exact number, Qin Wuran was a little unsure in her heart, so she leaned over to the gauze, and the fennel in her hand almost shook off one by one.

"Miss! Miss! The lord called you to the front! Outside, the voice of a girl shouting, and by the time the words were finished, the door was slammed open.

Qin Wuran was so frightened by this sound that her hands trembled, and the handful of fennel she had grabbed was all spilled, mixed with more than twenty kinds of spices that had been weighed at the beginning, and hid in all corners.

"Li Yingyue!" Since going to the market early in the morning to buy chicken, coming back to cook the soup for half a day, and weighing the spices carefully, Qin Wuran can be said to have been busy all morning.

However, seeing that she was only a few steps away from being troubled by someone who came, Qin Wuran only felt that the corners of her forehead jumped suddenly, and she immediately gritted her teeth and shouted the other party's name and surname.

Li Yingyue knows her young lady's temperament, as long as she doesn't disturb her when she is cooking, she won't joke on weekdays, but on the contrary, it will be unimaginable.

Thinking of this, Li Yingyue hurriedly shrank by the door.

"What did I tell you this morning? Did you say don't bother before noon? You promised so much at the time, but why did you forget everything now? ”

asked three questions in a row, so that Li Yingyue couldn't raise her head in shame, but as soon as she thought about her intentions, she hurriedly said: "It's not that I have to come to disturb Miss, it's not that the old man forgot to eat at noon, Uncle Zhao couldn't persuade him, so I hurriedly came to inform Miss." ”

When it came to Master Li, Qin Wuran didn't dare to have a temper at all, so she only pointed her finger on Li Yingyue's forehead, turned around and extinguished the stove, rolled up the gauze and left.

"What is the young lady doing with these?" Li Yingyue was puzzled.

Qin Wuran didn't explain to her, she only stuffed the unfinished material bag under the pillow and hid it, preparing to open it at night and pick out the extra fennel.

Otherwise, she would never dare to give this bag to Master Li for training.

The Li family runs Li Ji Restaurant, and the lo-mei sold is also a must-have in this Yuanxi Town, this noon coincides with the busiest time for business, Qin Wuran didn't dare to rush in to disturb, only poked in from outside and asked the middle-aged man who was busy by the window.

"Uncle Zhao, my grandfather didn't eat at noon?"

Zhao Li took the time to take a look, and when he saw that she was coming, he said: "He said that he can't eat our craft, so you should make some, it should be in line with his taste." ”

Because it was summer, it was very hot in the kitchen, not to mention that my grandfather was old, and it was normal for him to be smoked by oil smoke in such an environment, and he had no appetite.

In addition, Zhao Li's words obviously mentioned Master Li's affirmation of her craftsmanship, so she happily agreed, asked Zhao Li to take some noodles, and left quietly.

The Li family's house is not small, with Li Ji Restaurant in front and Li family's residence in the back. It's just that because of the early separation, only Master Li, Li Huaiyun and Qin Wuran, live in a huge backyard, and at this time the front is busy, but the back is quiet.

Before arriving at the door, she first smelled the rich fragrance of the chicken soup, Qin Wuran first served two bowls of vegetarian soup, and then dismantled two chicken thighs and pulled them into shredded chicken for later use.

The noodles were freshly rolled, which was just right for use at this time, Qin Wu dyed the pot and boiled the water, and quickly prepared it at hand.

In the morning, the freshly soaked fungus is chopped, and a fresh cucumber is pulled out and shredded, and the mung bean sprouts are blanched, which is a side dish. Then grab a handful of peanuts and wash them, cut the minced garlic and green onions while draining and put them aside, see that the water in the pot has bubbled slightly, boil the noodles in the water, and then put fried peanuts in another pot.

After a while, the water in the pot was cooked, and the noodles were tumbling up and down in the water, like swimming snakes.

Cover the lid, this end will stir-fry the peanuts, and wait until the oil pan crackles and crispy, the skin of the peanuts bursts slightly, and the inside has been fried until browned, and the oil fragrance that belongs to the peanuts comes to the face. Qin Wu took up the pot neatly, put the peanuts on the plate, and crushed them with a knife after letting them cool.

The water rolled up again, and the noodles were cooked, and Qin Wuran fished them out of the cold water three times, then put the oil and shook it well, and put the shredded chicken, side dishes and crushed peanuts in a bowl together.

Put onion and garlic chili powder in a small bowl, stir-fry in overheated oil, then pour a spoonful of sesame oil and a spoonful of salt, plus a little sugar and home-brewed soy sauce and vinegar, and a large spoonful of chicken soup into a sauce, pour it on the bowl, and Master Li just came in.

"Why didn't you come to help all morning?" Wiping his sweat with a cloth towel, Master Li glared at his granddaughter, who always likes to run around.

How dare Qin Wuran say that she was busy with the material bag this morning? To know that the fennel there has not yet been picked out, if Master Li wants to ask, he will definitely be severely reprimanded.

So first put two bowls of cold noodles on the table, and then took two bowls of cold chicken soup, Qin Wuran didn't dare to look at Master Li, so she just said: "I went to Mingyue Restaurant." ”

The chicken soup is clear and bright, and the cold noodles are not only sweet, salty, sour and spicy in the sauce, but also the mellow peanuts, the tenderness of the shredded chicken, the refreshing side dishes and the smooth strength of the noodles.

It's just that although he was very satisfied with her cold noodles and chicken soup, Master Li didn't forget the doubts in his heart, and immediately asked, "What are you doing at Mingyue Restaurant?" ”

Qin Wuran didn't say it first, only let him finish the noodle soup first, and hurriedly expressed the reason why he would go to Mingyue Restaurant.

This summer was anxious to sweat, and it really asked Qin Wuran to find a reason - the new dishes launched by Mingyue Restaurant some time ago seemed to be lo-mei, and Qin Wuran felt that they must not be as good as their own century-old lo-mei, so they didn't take it to heart.

It's just that now there is just one excuse left, and Qin Wuran mentioned this matter, which can be regarded as an excuse for "laziness" this morning.

Master Li has been a violent temper since he was young, if he heard such things in the past, he would definitely train her to be nosy, who knows that today he just tapped his fingertips on the table, and asked for a moment: "If I sell this material bag, what do you think?" ”

"No way!" Qin Wuran immediately slapped the table and stood up, and then was glared at by Master Li, and retracted it in a proper manner, "Lo-mei is the signature of our Li Ji Restaurant, if my grandfather sells the material packets, won't he cut off his own wealth?" ”

"Indeed, as you said, if you sell material packets, it will indeed have an impact on the business of Li Kee Restaurant, but at the same time, we can make a lot of money just by selling material packets." Master Li breathed a long sigh of relief as he spoke, and his eyebrows were full of sadness.

"Looking at my Li family, the eldest is obsessed with his career, the second is a master with low hands, and the third has left home early without any news...... My grandfather had three sons, the former felt that the gentleman was far away from cooking, and the latter two couldn't rely on it, and if they wanted to make our family's marinade recipe long-term, they couldn't rely on them. What's more, our recipe is not the best, and if we can bring forth the new, it is not a bad thing. ”

Master Li said with emotion and sincerity, Qin Wuran listened to it, but he didn't fully understand what he meant, or even didn't care.

"This lo-mei recipe has been guarded by the Li family for a hundred years, where is it not good? The materials have been changed back and forth, but they have lost their original flavor, and without these messy efforts, they can do a lot of things. Moreover, my grandfather said before that our Li family only wants to do some small business in Yuanxi Town, and we don't want to go outside to cause trouble. ”

"Don't want to forge ahead!" Master Li snorted coldly and scolded angrily.

But he also knew in his heart that Qin Wuran would have this thought, and it was all due to his own teaching.

Settle in a corner, no merit and no fault, and stick to the rules......

All this is his persistence in the past eight years, and it is also one of Daqi's current national conditions.

After eating the noodles, Qin Wuran cleaned up a little, and followed behind Master Li. When the last guest was sent away, Master Li couldn't help but go back to the house first, and Qin Wuran gave the key to the door before going back.