Chapter 12: The Feast of Hui Weiben
Under the guidance of He Zhibai, we walked all the way, and finally followed to the door of a private room on the middle floor of Taishan Garden.
This private room, from the outside, looks ordinary, in the middle of the lintel hangs a pine sign, on which is written the word "sincerity".
Looking at those two words, I smiled.
The so-called sincerity has the meaning of "treating guests with sincerity", and from the literal meaning, it is obvious that this is a room specially used to meet customers and discuss business.
Seeing me in such a private room, it shows that he has also wasted his mind, and he must have conveyed some meaning to me from these two words.
Walking to the front of the sincere room, He Zhibai, who led the way, knocked on the door very well, and then shouted inside: "Master, I invited Boss Huo over!"
As He Zhibai spoke, the door of this private room was opened a gap, and the people inside opened all the doors after confirming our identities and welcomed us in.
As soon as I entered the door, I immediately saw Hui Weiben pushing a wheelchair and sitting at a round table, while two helpers stood around him, slowly arranging dishes, chopsticks, plates and plates.
Looking at it, the decoration in this sincere elegant room is light and capable, the room is not large, and the table is also small, so it gives people a feeling of closeness and warmth.
Because of this, Hui Weiben, who was sitting in it, did not have the majesty he had just now in the sensible venue, and he looked approachable, just a very capable old man.
In a relatively peaceful atmosphere, Hui Weiben smiled at me when he saw him, and said in a slightly excited tone: "Boss Huo, let me see how the injuries on your body are, old man?"
Following Hui Weiben's words, Hui Er pushed me straight to her father's side, and then the little woman lifted my most injured arm in time and showed it to his father.
The second girl lifted my hand and said to her father as if she were advertising: "Dad, Boss Huo's injuries are all suffered for me, and it has saved you, this time you have seen a living person, you can reward it well!"
The words of the second girl are very useful in my heart, because speaking of which, I have dealt with the Hui family so much, but the benefits of real money have not been able to get a penny.
I've done so much for them this time, it's time for them to bleed, right?
In my ardent anticipation, Hui Weiben nodded, but did not directly answer or promise me anything, but turned his head to look at the table where the dishes and chopsticks had been set up and said, "Boss Huo, let's eat something first, you are covered in injuries, you have to make up for it." ”
Hui Weiben's concern for him made me a little disappointed, but after thinking about it, isn't this the consistent style of those rich people?
Besides, he came to me for lunch in his busy schedule, so he wouldn't let me go home empty-handed, right?
In this regard, I nodded in understanding, and then turned to protest at the second girl of Hui, "I want to eat!
The second girl bared her teeth mischievously at me, and then reached out and released a few restraint straps from my wheelchair.
Just after my upper body was liberated, the first dish was also delivered to the mouth of this "sincere" private room.
Looking at the dish placed in the middle of the table, the corners of Hui Weiben's frowning eyebrows stretched slightly, and then he picked up the chopsticks, pointed to the dish and said: "It's still the old rule of Ludi, this first dish is the name of the entire banquet, so that it tastes ...... Well deserved!"
After saying this, Hui Weiben changed the conversation again, turned his head and asked me: "Boss Huo, I'll sell a pass, can you see what kind of ingredients are made for this first dish?"
When asked, I was stunned at first.
Hui Weiben is the head of the Hui family, and he is also the largest abbot of the Five Organs Temple that I have seen so far.
He must have his own unique considerations when talking to me so deliberately, so there must be some meaning in this dish.
Therefore, I immediately focused all my attention on the dish in the center of the round table, carefully "savoring" the meaning that Hui Weiben conveyed to me.
This dish, with its strange appearance, is a transparent gel that resembles a jellyfish or a white lily, and is thickened by a thick broth, so that at first glance, it is impossible to tell whether it is a plant or an animal.
At first glance, I can't even see the plant or animal ingredients at a glance, so it's no wonder that he Hui Wei would have used this dish to test me.
But it's a pity that this "question" can't help me, because the source of this dish is aquatic products, and I know more or less about aquatic products.
Therefore, looking at this jelly meat-like thing, I said accurately: "You are one of the eight treasures, this dish is a famous dish in our northern Lubei, white juice skirt!"
The so-called skirt does not refer to the skirt we usually wear, but the best circle of soft meat on the soft-shelled turtle.
Because this circle of meat resembles the shape of an apron after being completely replaced from the soft-shelled turtle, it is called "skirt" in the jargon.
In fact, the soft-shelled turtle is not a rare thing, so the skirt produced from the soft-shelled turtle is naturally not a very rare object, but the problem is that the amount of soft meat that can be called the skirt of a soft-shelled turtle is too small, so according to the choice of rare and expensive, this skirt has become one of the eight treasures.
I know that although the white juice skirt in front of me looks ordinary, it is actually very "golden", because such a dish often requires the skirts of several or even a dozen soft-shelled turtles to make up.
Using such a dish as the first dish is enough to see that Hui Weiben attaches great importance to me and ...... Wooing.
After I finished speaking, Hui Weiben nodded in affirmation: "That's right, it's a 'skirt'." ”
After saying this, Hui Weiben didn't forget to praise me and said: "Boss Huo has good eyesight! It is not easy for a small owner of a home-cooked restaurant to have such insight." ”
In this regard, I said slightly: "You have a good reputation!"
Next, Hui Weiben didn't "investigate" me anything.
Then, the waiters who helped with the "skirt feast" in turn "decorated" the braised hairtail, ginger pine eggs and chrysanthemum with meat sauce.
After the four dishes were seated, according to the rules of Ludi, I looked at Hui Weiben with Hui Siqi and He Zhibai, who were sitting together, and waited for him to pick up the dishes or toast, and Xuan'er had a banquet.
In the silent waiting, Hui Weiben picked up the chopsticks, and then said to me: "Boss Huo, I have a stroke and can't drink, so let's have a cup today, home-cooked dishes, you eat more, don't be restrained." ”
While speaking, Hui Weiben put a piece of hairtail fish into my rice bowl, and then instructed me "meaningfully": "Boss Huo! There are thorns in the belt, you have to chew it slowly and taste it more!"