Chapter 260: Honest Chef
When it comes to food, the two girls who love to eat swept away the tiredness and tiredness of the previous day, and their bodies were full of "fighting spirit".
The mountain grass pulled the wheat in high spirits and went to the dim sum shop on Changxi Street.
A piece of walnut crisp is three dollars, a piece of ripe pear cake is two dollars, and the mountain grass is shy in the bag, so I only wrapped one piece. Seeing this, He Mai didn't buy much, but bought two pieces of the same, wrapped them in oiled paper and carried them in the palm of his hand.
The two of them only had a few vegetable dumplings in their stomachs in the morning, and they had traveled a long way to Qinghe Town, and they were already hungry.
Although the mountain grass loves to eat, he also wants to go home to eat, but he was forced by Hemai to the restaurant on the long street, Juxiangpu.
The last time I came, the new look of the incense shop, today again, the spacious and bright hall inside, only half of it is empty, and the other half is full of miscellaneous items in the back kitchen.
A few large iron pots, two water tanks, seven or eight wooden barrels, tables, chairs and benches were also piled up haphazardly.
This scene doesn't look like a restaurant that has not opened for a long time, but like a shop that can't open and is about to yellow stalls!
He Mai hesitated, pulled the mountain grass and asked inside, "Is there anyone?" ”
"Yes, yes!" A person came out of the ledger, and He Mai recognized that it was the shopkeeper last time.
"Can you still eat?" He Mai asked.
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at the chaotic hall behind him.
"Girl, if you don't mind our environment...... I can eat. The shopkeeper hesitated.
"Is it still the same cook as before?" He Mai asked again.
"Yes." The shopkeeper nodded, turned his face and shouted at the half-clean hall, "Dachuan, here, work!" ”
Someone in the shadows answered, and quickly stood up a small man, stout and stocky, with a wet rag in his hand, as if he was wiping something.
He didn't look at the door, got up and walked to the backyard.
That man is the cook?
When He Mai saw the man, he felt a little more curious.
After taking a seat, the shopkeeper took a rag to wipe off a layer of dust on the tables, chairs and stools, poured tea diligently, and listened to Hemai order food.
"Shopkeeper, what's wrong with your family, what's going on?" He Mai couldn't help but ask.
The shopkeeper waved his hand and sighed: "Don't mention it, the owner doesn't know who he provoked, and the shop was smashed...... There was a bunch of things in the backyard, and I was worried about how to clean it up. ”
He Mai sighed, and when he heard that the shop was smashed, the first reaction in his head was: I'm afraid it's a good thing done by the people of Lijiazhuang.
But she didn't ask much, and only asked the shopkeeper to prepare the meal.
Because she had eaten the food of Juxiangpu last time, she was thinking about this, so she wanted to bring mountain grass to taste it. But Shancao didn't know, and looked at the other half of the hall that was smashed, and was a little scared.
"It's all smashed, what are you afraid of?" He Mai didn't care, "Eat ours, his things are delicious, you will know after eating them!" ”
It was the chef named Okawa who served the food, and when he put the dishes on the table, he noticed that it was the dishes ordered by the two girls.
He didn't rush to leave, scratching his head, "Two girls, you are so bold, our shop was smashed like this, and the big men didn't dare to go in, but you dared." ”
"Who asked the master to have good craftsmanship," He Mai answered with a smile, silently looking at the cook named Dachuan.
Less than thirty years old, the body is very strong, two lumps of flesh on the arms, the person looks simple, thick eyebrows and big eyes, to that station like a hill, at a glance is a good hand to be a cook, the lower plate is stable.
He Mai retracted his gaze and continued to say to Dachuan: "I ate your food last time, and I thought it tasted excellent. Master, what is the secret of cooking, teach me two tricks? ”
If other cooks heard this, they would laugh it off and pass it vaguely. But this Dachuan is different, he is sincere, he tilted his head and smiled, "There is no secret, my family has been a cook for generations, and the skills are all passed down from the ancestors, specializing in researching and eating, can the taste be bad?" There are also secret seasonings, and the taste is naturally different. ”
Hemerle is up.
The shopkeeper who was cleaning up the account books in the account desk poked his head out, "Dachuan, where are the guests eating, what should you do, don't bother the guests." ”
Da Chuan responded, and then he smiled at Chong He Mai, "The two of you eat and drink well, I'll go to work." ”
"Hey." He Mai pursed his lips and smiled in response.
"This dish tastes so good!" Shancao waved his two small fists, "I haven't eaten anything so delicious!" ”
"Brought you here, right?" He Mai smiled, closed his eyes and enjoyed the delicious sensation of melting in his taste buds.
The soft and smooth strips of meat toss and turn in the mouth, and the aroma spreads from the lips and teeth to the tongue, and there is no happiest moment for a foodie.
He Mai thinks that his skills are good, and he also ate the food of Juxiangpu last time, but this time, he can't help but be amazed by the delicious dishes.
The two of them had eaten and drunk to their heart's content, got up and paid the money, and were about to take their leave.
Okawa heard the movement and came over, "Girl, have you eaten?" ”
"Eat it." He Mai nodded at him.
"This is a little bit of carob shreds that my daughter-in-law gave me to dry, you can take them back and taste them." He handed over two paper packets.
"For us?" He Mai was surprised.
Dachuan snorted and instructed the two of them, "Go back and soak it in boiling water, cut some shredded meat, fry it with garlic first, and then put some shredded tofu, and it will go well with rice." ”
"Thank you, Master Okawa," Hemai thanked in surprise, "This thing must be delicious." ”
Okawa smiled Hanhan, "My daughter-in-law has dried a lot, and asked me to share a little for the guests." He paused, "I gave a few tables of guests, and they didn't want them, so there was a lot left." ”
Seeing this, the shopkeeper shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Fool, say anything!" ”
He Mai and Shancao thanked Dachuan again, and then they left the door of the incense shop.
It was sunny outside, and it was a nice day with no wind and clear. He Mai looked at the sky and suggested to Shancao: "Anyway, it's still early, how about we go to the cloth workshop to see?" It's been a long time since I've seen new material. ”
Last year, Liulang pulled two pieces of cloth for her at the market, and she and the Qin family made several clothes for the four members of the family, and now there are still some cloth heads.
It's good to look at it now, and when it comes to autumn after a while, will you have to make two more clothes?
Naturally, the mountain grass was also very willing, and went to the cloth mill with Hemai.
The daughter's family had no resistance to these flowery, fresh and beautiful fabrics, so the mountain grass touched the fabric and asked the boss: "How to sell this foot cloth?" ”
"Twenty Wen."
"Where's this foot?" She changed another piece of cloth.
Taking advantage of Shancao's efforts to inquire with the boss, He Mai told Shancao to let her wait here for a while, and she would come back immediately.
The mountain grass was fresh, and when He Mai said this, he nodded happily, "Where are you going?" Go, go, I'll be waiting for you here! ”
He Mai put his things in the mountain grass temporarily, slipped out of the cloth mill, and went straight to the intersection of Fuyuan Road and Yanzi Road on the west side of the long street.
According to what Hong Daquan said, Liulang's cousin Hu Guangsheng should be in a private house here.