Chapter 1 Wenxiang Building

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Su Yan gasped for a while before regaining his ability to think. There was an alley in front of her, Su Yan straightened up and ran forward along the alley, the alley was "L" shaped, so she turned a corner, so she scolded: "it."

There are blue bricks and gray tiles in front of the eyes, and there are large and small stalls on both sides of the road, shouting and drinking; It seems to be noon, and there are many people in the restaurants and stalls on the streets, bustling with people, and the air is filled with a mixed smell. The point is! These people are dressed very strangely, hey! Let's talk about filming, the scene is very realistic, the costumes and makeup are realistic, but there are no staff and modern machinery and equipment around.

Su Yan was a little confused, although he didn't stay in this city for a long time, he had been in the city for two years, and he was very familiar with the surroundings of the school, and there was no such area nearby, and the city was also a bit of a city, and there should be such a commercial area around, so it had already become a check-in point for various Internet celebrities, and I hadn't heard of the news that there were new attractions to open!

Su Yan silently retreated to the alley and walked back, walking faster and faster, faster and faster, and finally ran up and returned to the original place in one breath.

In front of him is a wall, tall and thick, and there is no door anywhere! Oh and there's another, about two or three meters away from the wall, there's a small brown wooden door. Su Yan didn't believe in evil, so he stepped forward and pushed hard, but the walls and doors didn't move. She paused, then raised her hand and tapped on the door again, "Hello, is anyone there?" It was quiet, and no one answered.

Su Miaoer's heart was full of sleep, her heart was congested, and she was still very tired from running, so she sat on the threshold by the door and slid on it, and then observed the surroundings.

The alley is secluded and profound, with green leaves and branches peeking through the hollowed-out walls from the heights, and the occasional moss overgrows, and the uneven stone pavement beneath the feet, with ditches on both sides, and a few bushes of unknown weeds rising from the cracks in the stone slabs. Across an alley, it seems to be two worlds, but outside the alley is very noisy, with people coming and going, full of vitality.

Looking up at the sky, the field of vision is limited, but you can see a clear blue, and the thin clouds are a little golden by the sun, and they float softly and slowly. Beyond the eaves of the high wall, a few birds stood side by side, chirping and jumping like sparrows.

Su Yan put down the things in her hand with a wooden face, took out her mobile phone, there was no signal, and there was still more than eighty percent of the electricity left, she dialed 10086 again, the expected busy tone, took a deep breath, forget it, the soldiers will cover the water.

She stood up, patted her legs and lifted her things out, once again surrounded by the bustling surroundings. Su Yan was a little hungry by the diffuse fragrance, and looked around, the small two-story restaurant next to it, the plaque with the three big characters of "Wenxianglou" was written, and the pen was like a cone to draw sand, and the iron was painted with a silver hook, which was pleasing to the eye, so he raised his feet and walked in.

"Hey, please come inside!" After Xiao Er finished serving the food here, he saw someone at the door, opened his mouth and shouted, took the dish and greeted the door, and stopped thinking after seeing the person who came, this person is really strange, what is he wearing, he has short brown hair, he doesn't distinguish between men and women, he is probably a man, he looks good, and his body is clean, not like a beggar. Thinking that everyone who came was a guest, and he had seen a lot of strange people and strange people in the past, so he smiled and stepped forward: "This son, eat or stay in the hotel?" ”

"Eat, one, thank you."

It's already halfway through noon, and the store is past its busiest time, and it's all full.

Xiao Er asked: "It's unfortunate that the guest officer, there are a lot of people today, do you want to fight a table?" ”

Su Yan didn't mind, and nodded to signal him to arrange.

Xiao Er led her to sit down at an old-fashioned table of eight immortals, wiped the table, and asked her what she was eating while picking up the teapot and pouring tea. Su Yan saw all kinds of menu cards hanging on the wall not far away, traditional Chinese characters, she squinted her eyes, and then looked at the dishes that the people at the table were eating deliciously, and hesitated for a second: "Let's have an egg fried rice, stir-fry seasonal vegetables." ”

"Well, guest officer, wait a minute." Xiao Er said goodbye and stepped back.

Su Yan quietly looked at the two people at the same table, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, and a young man in his twenties, all of them looked clear, the young man's edges and corners were sharper, he ate like a gentleman, and he wore simple and plain clothes, but the quality of the clothes looked good. The two also looked at her, Su Yan nodded at them and smiled friendly, and the two also nodded in return.

Su Yan thought about the snacks in the bag, found Zhou X duck, and tore a box of packaging, which was the tip of the chicken wings bought for his roommate, and the roommate loved this thing very much. Su Yan doesn't particularly like it, but he can eat a lot when he is bored. She pushed the box into the middle of the table: "Eat this, taste it, it's great to eat with wine." ”

Hearing this, the two stopped their movements and looked at Zhou Xya and Su Yan in the middle in amazement. Su Yan thought they were embarrassed, so he took out a pair of chopsticks from the chopstick basket and shook them in front of them: "Clean." As he spoke, he put one in their bowl.

The two of them avoided it, and received two chicken wings, so they had to nod and thank them. Su Yan smiled, put the pair of chopsticks on the box, and took another pair of chopsticks from the box to eat.

When the young man saw her move, he also took the tips of his wings, lowered his eyes and smelled it, the strange fragrance was fragrant, and he took a bite carefully, the meat was soft and glutinous, the entrance was faintly sweet, and then chewed, the spicy taste gushed out, this taste was different from the lo-mei he had eaten, it was particularly wonderful, and it made people unable to stop. The young man's eyes lit up, he ate all the remaining wing tips, looked up at the young man, looked at Su Yan again, and said cautiously: "Can I eat another one?" ”

Su Yan smiled, pushed the box towards him again, and said warmly: "Eat, you're welcome." The young man sandwiched another one, and he tasted it with relish, and when the young man saw this, he tasted one and no longer shirked.

Seeing that the atmosphere was lively, the young man was embarrassed to eat all the time, so he asked idly: "I don't know where this son came from?" Where are you going? ”

Su Yan sounded strange, and he didn't bother with gender issues, thinking that he was probably asking who he was from and what he was doing, so he replied: "I'm from Yushi, and I came here to go to university." After a pause, he doubted: "I didn't know that there was a commercial town so close, quite amorous, I don't know what year it was repaired?" ”

When the two people on the other side heard this, they glanced at each other, and heard that this son meant to study nearby, but Yu City had never heard of it, so it might be a remote place.

The young man frowned, as if he was a little puzzled. "I can't say when this place was built, but it was already the case when the previous dynasty was here." Su Yan chuckled in his heart, and the vague thoughts in his heart before seemed to come true. She stood up on the ground, commissioned the two to look at things, and after saying that, they disappeared into a smoke, and the two were shocked. The young man put down his chopsticks, stood up as well, and walked upstairs.

Su Yan went out and turned right and ran all the way along the street, her ears were full of lively and noisy sounds, her eyes were full of antique people, shouting, chatting, laughing and scolding, and even heard panicked screams and pointing and talking when she ran by.

I ran for a long time and ran a long distance, but she was still on the street, she was sweating profusely, bending her waist, holding her body and gasping for air. She looked up, and on her left was the river, on which were swaying awning boats, and red lanterns hung on the corner towers by the river; Looking into the distance, there are ink-colored green mountains in the field of vision, which seems to be far away to the horizon, and then the sky, and there is no appearance of high-rise buildings advertising light boxes erected in the past.

Su Yan gasped and her legs went limp, she sat on the ground, her heart was dazed, empty, and sad. The people who came and went saw the strange dress on the ground but the beautiful color of the person with long hands and feet paralyzed there, they stopped to look at it, and discussed a lot, the result of the discussion was that this person's head was not good, but it was a pity that this handsome and abnormal color, and a kind person stepped forward to ask her how she was, whether her body was different, and where her home was, Su Yan waved her hand, gasped and thanked him, got up from the ground and patted the ashes, and walked back reflexively. That's it, it's coming, it's coming. When she walked away, the crowd of onlookers slowly dispersed and merged into the flow of cars and horses.

Su Yan returned to Wenxianglou, the meal had been served, and the two people at the same table had finished eating and were waiting for her, she said sorry gently, picked up the chopsticks and started. She was thinking about things and eating slowly.

"But what's going on?" The young man opened his mouth to ask, Su Yan nodded, shook his head again, and frowned.

The young man blinked and paused, "Presumptuous, I am familiar with the shopkeeper here, and I tasted this lo-mei just now, which was quite amazing, so I took it upon myself to let Xiao Er send two to the shopkeeper to taste, and the shopkeeper also felt that it was quite good, so I must wait for the son to come back and meet him...... I don't know if it's convenient for a childe? ”

Su Yan nodded and said, "It's convenient." ”

The young man promised, asked Xiao Er to pass the word, and watched Su Yan eat, and saw that this little boy hung his head, his eyelids were slightly closed, his eyebrows and eyes were long, his eyelashes cast a shadow under his eyes, his nose was erect, and his lips were stained with oil, which was extremely good-looking.

Su Yan was embarrassed to be stared at, put down his chopsticks, raised his head and said, "This is still there, you can do it yourself." Still don't know what you call it? ”

"Contemptible Yun Xin, this is Yun Yan, what is the name of the son?"

"My name is Su Yan."

"Su Gongzi will eat first, and the shopkeeper will come later."

Su Yan nodded, picked up the chopsticks again, and didn't stop talking to avoid embarrassment: "Are the two brothers?" What is the shopkeeper looking for me? ”

"Yes, the shopkeeper has a lot of pursuit of food, and I should want to discuss it with you."

Su Yan nodded again, she was a chat waste, she wanted to ask what but felt that the time was not right, so she buried her head in eating again, embarrassed to be embarrassed.

It didn't take long for the shopkeeper to come over, Su Yan finished eating, and several people said hello, and the shopkeeper instructed the guys to pack up their things and arrange to go upstairs to the elegant room.

The shopkeeper said that his surname was Jiang, and he personally added tea, which was very polite, and let people serve snacks, and greeted him for a while, and then officially opened his mouth to Su Yan: "Master Su, I'm not welcome, I heard that the braised vegetables brought by Brother Yunxin just now were given by you, I tasted one, and I felt that the taste was different, spicy and sweet, and the wine was very suitable...... You see, can you give me some advice on how to make braised vegetables? ”

Su Yan was stunned when he heard this, and said: "Shopkeeper Jiang, you are polite, don't get an axe with your class, I don't know much about this method." ”

Shopkeeper Jiang only thought about it when she didn't want to, and said, "Master Su, I know, the formula is ...... It's all at the bottom of my own box, and I don't plan to let you see through this bottom, you can try it, this is my family's pickled vegetables. Saying that, he gave Xiao Er a look at the waiting next to him, and Xiao Er hurriedly served the freshly cut braised pork and diligently prepared vegetables for her. Su Yan pursed her lips, she was born with a smile, looking very friendly, the shopkeeper Jiang saw her smile and sighed, took a sip of tea, took a piece of meat and tasted it, and put down the chopsticks to drink tea. "How?"

"It's very light in comparison, with a heavy salty and bitter taste, and a lack of fresh flavor." Su Yan reminisced: "This is mutton, right?" It's overfirewood. "Although she is not very good at cooking, she can eat, and during the previous summer vacation, I tried the dishes for my uncle's Sichuan restaurant for a while.

Shopkeeper Jiang knew how to do it when he heard it: "Yes, yes, Su Gongzi, you can taste it at once, then this ......"

"I'm not polite, and I'm not concerned about the recipe, so here's the ingredients, you see." Su Yan looked at him with a smile and looked at himself expectantly, feeling helpless, so he took out the remaining Zhou × duck and put it on the table.

The shopkeeper looked at the crisper box, hiding the shock in his heart, and was amazed while playing: "Oh, this box is extremely exquisite, I don't know which craftsmanship it is?" The words and drawings are quite interesting. ”

Su Yan smiled and didn't answer, but pointed out the ingredient list on the box: "This is an ingredient, involving a technical patent, and there should only be a part, like chili, sugar, pepper, fennel...... There is no match, I have these two boxes left, you can take them if you like. Saying that, he looked at the Yun Xin brothers who were sitting on the side thoughtfully, "I think Yun Yan's little brother likes it a lot, there is still half a box left, if you don't dislike it, just take it and try it." ”

Yun Yan was not polite at all, crossed Yun Xin and took the remaining half of the box of chicken wings from Su Yan's hand, and ate it with relish.

"Su Gongzi is too polite, how can I ask for your things for nothing, these two boxes are very good for me, and I will let the account office pay the silver to send you later." Shopkeeper Jiang said, and he was a little puzzled: "Master Su, the ingredients you just listed, this chili pepper and white sugar are unheard of. ”

Su Yan pondered when he heard this, there are no chili peppers now, and he still remembers that chili peppers entered the country tomorrow, and they used dogwood before. Sugar...... "Hmm...... Shopkeeper Jiang, I don't know what kind of sugar is used now? ”

"Mainly sugar and brown sugar, the best quality is frosted sugar, but the yield is not high, so the price is expensive, generally our restaurants use caramel syrup, cane syrup and brown sugar more."

"Is it convenient for Shopkeeper Jiang to let me go to the kitchen to have a look?" Hearing is better than seeing, Su Yan really didn't understand the difference between the several kinds of sugar that Shopkeeper Jiang said, and remembered that there seemed to be a recipe kept somewhere.

When the shopkeeper Jiang heard this, there are many gentlemen who are far away from the kitchen, and the back kitchen is smoky and burning, but this Su Gongzi doesn't handle the shelf at all, and he has a good impression for a while, and said attentively: "This is very good, those two little brothers will wait here first, and Su Gongzi will come with me." ”

Su Yan got up, nodded to Yun Yan and Yun Xin, and followed Shopkeeper Jiang to the back kitchen. On the way, Su Yan secretly took out his mobile phone and flipped out the records he had kept before. This list is an improved version given by the uncle when Su Yan tried the dishes, although it was not the final recipe for sale, it was brought home and marinated, and the taste was also quite commented by neighbors and roommates.

The back kitchen was in full swing, and it was not as busy as at noon, and the shopkeeper Jiang took Su Yan to look all the way, and Su Yan understood seven or eight points.

The main food here is salty, like pasta, because it is located in Kyoto, people from all over the world belong to the public, so the sea is full of flavors, but there is no more. At this time, there is no chili, eat less dogwood to taste, the sugar is mostly maltose and sucrose, the sauce is dark soy sauce, and more spices are used.

Su Yan pondered for a moment and said to the shopkeeper Jiang: "I have a recipe here, you can give it a try." ”

When the shopkeeper Jiang heard this, his eyes lit up, and he stroked his palm and said yes. Su Yan went back to the elegant room, took a pen and paper from his bag, and under the surprised eyes of Yun Xin and the others, he copied the formula in the mobile phone, and pondered how many flavors he had deleted it, and then went to find the shopkeeper, thinking that he might not be able to understand what he wrote, so Su Yan read it to him again, and the Jiang shopkeeper remembered it and hurriedly prepared the materials to try, and he accompanied Su Yan back to the elegant room, and there was also the account room.

didn't avoid Yun Xin and the others, the account room politely offered the silver, Su Yan didn't know how to go, seeing Yun Xin raised his eyebrows, Yun Yan's surprised expression, thinking that it was a lot, and he didn't make a refusal.

The shopkeeper Jiang said: "We pay the most attention to faith in business, although today is the first time to meet, but Su Gongzi believes in me, and the contempt will live up to it." He paused, and then said: "Today's formula from Su Gongzi, we have contracted the work and strength, and we will get it in the future, how about our twenty-eight?" ”

Su Yan originally wanted to wait until the trial was over and then talk to him about this matter in detail, even if he didn't hold it himself, it was a craft to make a living, and he didn't want him to take the initiative to bring it up at this time, swallowed his tea, and smiled: "Shopkeeper Jiang is benevolent, but this is just the beginning of preparation, and I don't know what ......will happen later."

"It's okay, let's decide first, try the dishes in the next few days, if it's good, then I've got it, and everyone is happy, if it's not good, it's not a loss for us." Shopkeeper Jiang waved his hand, and asked the account room to draw up a contract, and let Yunxin Yunyan testify.

Su Yan pondered for a while, Ben didn't report any expectations, this is not the first priority for her, this technology is a shareholder to enjoy its success, but she is also happy, and she is good friends with people, and she also has a benefit, so she also pressed her handprint after discussing it a few times.

Su Yan wanted to find a place to stay, and was anxious to understand the current situation, so he chatted with a few people, and then asked: "I have just arrived, I don't know much about this place, I want to find a place to live, one to study, and the other to travel, I don't know if there is a vacant room here in the shopkeeper Jiang?" Su Yan thought that this was also an inn, and it happened that the shopkeeper gave the silver, which was not cheap for outsiders.

Without waiting for the shopkeeper Jiang to speak, Yun Yan grabbed and said: "It's a coincidence, we still have a place to live there, the location is a little biased, the small house with two entrances, Brother Xin and I live in the east wing, there is an old gentleman and his wife in the west wing, the ear room and the back cover room are still empty, and there are no other female dependents at home, just a cook, if Brother Su doesn't dislike it, how about living with us?" ”

"Don't dislike it, it's not a trouble for the two of you, I don't know how to calculate the monthly rent?"

Yun Yan waved his hand, and was about to reply, Yun Xin held him down and said: "We are also renting a public house, 400 wen a month, and the cook and maid are 1 or 2 months of silver, which was originally a total of two households, since Su Gongzi is here, our two households will each bear 500 wen, and Su Gongzi's 400 wen per month is enough." ”

Su Yan agreed, and asked a lot of things on the side, Jiang shopkeeper was busy, so he left halfway, Yunxin had an appointment, and he also left together, and Yu Yunyan accompanied him.

On the way out, Shopkeeper Jiang turned white like Yun Xin, and said angrily: "You kid is fast." ”

"Aren't I calling you as soon as I see it? This is here, and you have to have a great credit. Yun Xin said, he was not embarrassed to take credit from the shopkeeper Jiang, but fortunately, Yun Yan was fast-mouthed, and he had to praise his younger brother when he went back.

"Gotta get it, you can invite me to drink after this while."

"Well, do you want any good wine?" Yun Xin smiled, "I'm leaving." ”

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Yun Yan has a lively temperament and a young heart, and has long been very interested in Su Yan, asking Su Yan where Yu City is and what the style is, and then talking about Kyoto matters, and complaining that Yun Xin is too serious for a while, Su Yan listened distractedly, while thinking that it was no wonder that Yun Yan had talked so little before, it turned out that he was pressed by Yun Xin, and as soon as Yun Xin left, it was like a gourd with a sawed mouth.

After passing the afternoon, it was not until twilight approached that Shopkeeper Jiang took Xiao Er to taste the freshly made braised vegetables. As soon as he entered the door, he smelled a strange fragrance, Yun Yan sniffed vigorously, and sighed: "I smelled the fragrance before I made it, and if I did it well, my nose would be fragrant." Shopkeeper Jiang smiled: "Yes, I haven't seen your nose smell drop after my store has been open for so long, which shows that Su Gongzi's recipe is different." ”

Su Yan knew that they had known each other for a long time, and he didn't think much about it, listening to the introduction of the Jiang shopkeeper, all the dishes were meat, and asked the Jiang shopkeeper to add a few vegetarian marinades, which happened to be in the night market, and by the way, see how the market of the lo-mei with the changed recipe was.

In the evening, Su Yan and Yun Yan finished their meal in Wenxiang Building, and then followed Yun Yan back to the rented house. Yun Xin hadn't returned yet, the ear room and backyard had been cleaned, the bed was clean and tidy, Su Yan ironed in his heart and chose the backyard to live in. Yun Yan took Su Yan to meet Mr. He Yiyihe, who was renting with him, and learned that the Yun brothers and Mr. He were both on an errand in the Jingwen Marquis Mansion. Mr. He was in his forties, his bamboo was loose and thin, his eyes were clear, and he greeted each other with a few words, and Yun Yan said about the shared house, and Mr. He welcomed him.

When the moon went to the west building, Su Yan lay on the bed, thinking about today's everything, he still felt incredible, like a dream.

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