Chapter Twenty-Four: Blue Eyes
Everyone in the mountains was in a panic that night, and the night was dark and unclear, and only now did she see each other's faces clearly. This Murong's countenance ...... It's really a brow, with autumn water in his eyes, a face that seems to gather all the spiritual power of nature, carved out of the magic pen in general, and there is no trace of defects, which is amazing.
Murong glanced at her lightly, his gaze froze, and Chi Tao's heart chuckledβshouldn't he recognize himself?
Fortunately, he quickly looked away, and Chi Tao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The man in blue next to him and the boy in white were born in completely opposite styles, with handsome eyebrows and a smile at the corners of his mouth, which is like a spring breeze, and he is much more friendly and easy-going.
The two are like a day and a month, the beauty of the moon, the warmth of the sun, complement each other.
The man in blue saw Chi Tao looking at Murong for a moment, as if he was used to it, and shook his hand in front of Chi Tao's eyes: "This little brother, come back to your senses!" Go ahead and order! β
Chi Tao reacted at this time, scratched her head embarrassedly, and ran downstairs.
As soon as he arrived on the first floor, he was pulled by the shopkeeper Wang: "But .....?"
Chi Tao nodded: "It should be." Let's pick up the signature dishes! β
"Signature dish ......" shopkeeper Wang read a few words, "braised donkey meat, shallots and tofu, old vinegar peanuts on the cold dish, yellow stewed mutton, corn and wead vegetables, pepper and salt five flowers on the hot dish, and then make a fish head double!" β
Chi Tao hurriedly went to the kitchen to report the order, brought another pot of hot tea, put two plates of dried bean curd on the tray, and carried it up to the second floor.
Knocking on the door of the private room, Chi Tao quickly put the dried bean curd in front of the two of them, and poured tea again: "Two sons, the meal has been ordered, please wait a while." This is a pre-dinner refreshment, which is the most appetizing, so you might as well use a little. β
The little guy hurriedly opened the baggage he was carrying, took an ebony box out, opened it and served it.
The blue-clothed boy took out two pairs of silver-appreciating chopsticks from inside, and handed another pair to Murong: "Try it." As he spoke, he put one in his mouth, and his eyes lit up: "Well, that's good." What's it called?"
"If you go back to Gongzi, this is spiced tofu. It is the original feature of our welcome building, and it is the only one in the city! β
"Good! There are also original dishes, even if it is a snack, it is really good. β
"The little one praises this dried tofu Xie Gongzi!"
Murong glanced at Chi Tao, but Chi Tao's whole body was coldβthis person's face was beautiful, how could he look at people's eyes so cold? Murong didn't look at him anymore, and said to the blue-clothed man: "This little second is very clever. β
The boy in blue laughed: "It's rare that you will praise people, but you don't know how to change when you go out in a cold tone, and you are not afraid of scaring people." Said to Chi Tao gently: "You go and urge the vegetables." β
Chi Tao withdrew from the private room, leaned against the wall and took a breath, and the cold oppression gradually faded.
After steadying his mind, he hurried to the kitchen, and the cold dishes and hot dishes were gone.
In all fairness, the dishes in Yingbin Building are quite good in Fucheng, and the ingredients are sufficient, so they have been standing tall for many years.
But in three quarters of an hour, a word came from upstairs, asking the shopkeeper to go up.
Shopkeeper Wang took a deep breath, with a sad expression on his face, but he was beating a drum in his heart and pushed open the door of the private room.
After a while, Shopkeeper Wang sent the two out of the house and got into the carriage with a smile.
Until the carriage went away, Shopkeeper Wang was still fixed at the door, maintaining a smiling expression.
Chi Tao poked the waist of the shopkeeper Wang from behind: "People have already gone away!" Do you always want to be a husband stone?"
Shopkeeper Wang's ball-like body is round, but he is a flexible fat man, he turned around like a whirlwind, and a pair of fat hands grabbed Chi Tao's shoulders and swayed: "The young owner said that our dishes are good, snacks are good, and the guys are also smart!" He held his round face: "Oh my God, I have been praised by the young owner!" β
Chi Tao's thin body almost fell apart, and he coughed against the wall for a while: "What are you excited about..... just when I went up to clean up, they didn't eat two bites......"
"Huh?" Shopkeeper Wang was petrified.
Chi Tao continued to pour cold water: "Noble sons like them are all tired of eating, how can they look at dishes like ours?" β
Shopkeeper Wang was a little discouraged, and then he cheered up again: "Anyway, the young owner said that he would send half a catty of fresh dried tofu to the old house every day, and he also designated you to send it." That's for sure! Shopkeeper Wang touched his chin: "By the way, the old house is far away, in the east of the city!" β
"Huh?" It's Chi Tao's turn to petrify.
So, Chi Tao, who received a new errand, embarked on the road to the so-called "old house" on foot early the next morning.
Yesterday, the shopkeeper Wang had informed Chi Tao that the original owner's surname was Shi, and his ancestral home was not in the local area, but his grandfather had been an official here and married a local girl, so he lost some of his family property in Yuzhou, and later gave this restaurant to the married Shi girl as a dowry. Miss Shi married into the Xie family, and the son of Xie who came, the eldest son of the girl in the official history, is also the sister-in-law of the Xie family, with a single name.
In order not to delay the work of the restaurant, Chi Tao went out an hour early.
According to the route told by the shopkeeper Wang, he walked for half an hour before arriving at the old house of the Xie family in the east of the city.
This house is not large, and it looks a little old, but the stone lion at the door is still magnificent.
Chi Tao touched the head of the stone lion, and then stepped forward and knocked on the door.
An old servant stuck out his head: "Looking for whom?" β
Chi Tao shook the oiled paper bag in his hand: "Welcome Building." Yesterday, Gongzi Xie instructed to send some dried beans every day. β
The old servant let out an "oh" and opened the door wider: "Come in." β
led Chi Tao into the house, through the shadow wall, and then through the mezzanine, across the corridor, is a small courtyard.
There is a peach tree planted in the courtyard, and it is the spring of March, and the pear blossoms have bloomed one after another, bending the branches heavily.
As soon as the breeze blew, some of them bloomed early, and they sprinkled white petals down.
Under the pear tree, which is like falling snow, there is a person, like a fairy.
is still dressed in white, still with an iceberg-like expressionless face, it is the Murong Gongzi.
The picture is so beautiful that Chi Tao couldn't help but look at it twice.
Xie Yao, who was disheveled, walked out of the house with a kick, and his belt was not yet tightened: "Hey, come to deliver dried tofu?" β
Busy a little guy came up and took the dried tofu, and threw a few copper coins to him: "The young master rewards you!" β
Follow the local customs, and others will not refuse the money that others reward as their masters. She saluted neatly: "Chi Tao thanked the young master!" β
Xie Yao nodded, and said to Murong's little servant with a smile: "I was tossed by your young master yesterday and didn't sleep all night, and now that the dried beans are here, quickly make a pot of tea to wake me up." β
Xie Yao's little servant said with a bitter face: "Childe, you haven't eaten raw for the past few days. Let's drink tea and eat this dried tofu today, shouldn't I want to eat breakfast again? He glared at Chi Tao dissatisfiedly, and muttered in a low voice: "It's all you, come so early....or the son may be able to have some serious breakfast!" β
Xie Yao lightly knocked on the little guy's head: "Mouthy." β
The little guy's eyes lit up: "By the way, yesterday the shopkeeper Wang said that the dried tofu was sold to the restaurant." So, what else would you do? If you can get into the eyes of Childe, Childe will be indispensable to your benefits! β
Xie Yao kicked him: "When is it your turn to call the shots?" β
Chi Tao's heart moved, the Xie family was in the capital, and Xie Yao came to Yuzhou to study. Since it is a study tour, it is always necessary to return to Beijing. And the Xie family is an official, if the Xie family can be asked to come forward in the matter of Achu, it is better than a few of them who have no way to take refuge!
Even if you don't want to gain a foothold in the capital in the future, after getting along these days, Chi Xing has been very harmonious with Achu, if she can't help Achu find her identity, I'm afraid that Chi Xing will also be sad for her.
Chi Tao smiled and said, "If Childe can give me a capable cook to help me, I can get some fresh tricks for Childe to taste." β
Everyone was stunned.
The little guy was secretly happy in his heart, if it wasn't for the fact that before going out, Mrs. repeatedly instructed him, if the son went back to lighten a tael, he would have to ask him, and he would not have pushed out your mud-legged boy. It's just a scapegoat! When I went back, I said that it was this kid who made some dried tofu that spoiled the child's appetite, and he didn't know how to recommend himself, and the food he cooked was not to his taste!
Xie Yao raised his eyebrows: "You say that, I'm a little curious about what I can do." Then he instructed the little servant: "Listen to the rain, you take this little brother Chi to the kitchen and give him to a few cooks." β
Hearing the rain, he raised his chin to Chi Tao: "Let's go." β
Seeing that the people were far away, Murong spoke: "What can he do, a junior who runs the hall?" The dried tofu is estimated to be a hometown specialty. β
Xie Yao leaned on the Zizhu recliner: "Whatever." I'm so hungry, and a dead horse is a live horse doctor. β
"I thought you were cured...... After all these years, hasn't my aunt found out the truth? β
Xie Yao smiled bitterly: "It's just to see your physical state...... If it weren't for the pills, I'm afraid I would have starved to death. After saying that, he was silent, Murong thought that he would not speak, but he sighed leisurely for a long time: "The truth, maybe the truth, will hurt people even more." β
Here, Chi Tao followed Tingyu all the way, and when she saw Tingyu's unhappy look, she was inexplicable, her eyes rolled, and she asked, "Brother Tingyu, are you the most powerful person by Gongzi Xie's side?" β
Tingyu immediately puffed up his chest: "Of course it is!" I'm a lady for my son! In fact, Xie Yao also has a Guan Feng who specializes in serving pen and ink, who is literate and wise, and is deeply relied on by Xie Yao.
Chi Tao said with a smile: "Sure enough, listening to Brother Yu's young age, he can follow Gongzi Xie to the north and south, which is really amazing." The conversation changed: "I don't know what flavor Gongzi Xie likes?" β
Listening to the rain's temperament, he was flattered by Chi Tao in a few words, and he had already thrown a little dissatisfaction with Chi Tao out of the clouds, and immediately opened the chatterbox: "Hey, you don't need to know anything else, it's just that our son's taste is very picky, even if it is the food made in the imperial dining room, there may not be two or three of a hundred things that are appetizing." β
Is it too full.......
"I'll always eat when I'm hungry."
Tingyu shook his head: "That's an ordinary person, my son-in-law is not." Even if you haven't eaten for two days, when the fragrant food is served in front of you, you may have no appetite! β
Anorexia?
"It looks like Gongzi Xie is still in good health." If you are anorexic, you should have been hungry and thin.
Listening to the rain said proudly: "How else to say that our son is born noble, and his life should not be extinguished." Originally, it was also because of too little food, and the body has been sick and bad, and the wife carefully raised it until the age of nine, but it was really weak, and people were in a coma. As a result, a Taoist priest from the wandering side came, shaking a bell in the back alley to solicit business, it is strange to say, the lady cried like that, and it was in the courtyard of the deep house, how could you hear the sound in the back alley? Mrs. Bi heard it, and hurriedly asked people to go out and invite. As soon as the person came, he looked at his face, left a gourd pill and a prescription and left. I can't even pour the rice soup, but I can pour this medicine in the water, and it won't take long for people to wake up and be refreshed! In the future, I'll be able to eat somewhat. If you really can't eat, just take a pill, and you won't feel hungry, and you will have strength. Our son is still practicing martial arts!"