Chapter 196: Killing Two Birds with One Stone
Speaking of which, she does know how to cook a lot of dishes, but it shouldn't be too difficult, as long as she is a normal chef who has been in charge for more than seven or eight years, the dishes she makes should not be very difficult to eat.
I don't know where Guan Wei got the cook, not to mention the best skills, but aren't ordinary cooks all grabbing a handful......
The thoughts that came to him when he spent time were retracted and concentrated.
She took out the two fish she brought, turned the fish on the chopping board upside down, and jumped twice violently and lively, and the water thrown out of the tails of the two fish flew high.
When he spent his hand, he slipped and almost didn't catch it, thanks to Xie Mingchi helping by the side.
The brother and sister surnamed Guan stood aside and watched curiously.
Especially Guan Wei, with a contemplative and puzzled expression on his face, asked out loud: "I remember that when Shoushan Village went to the town, no matter how fast the footsteps were, it would take a day and a night, and you fished in the fish basket for two days, so you took it out at this time, and you are still so vigorous and lively?" ”
Guan Wei said, and remembered that in Shoushan Village before, around June and July every year, the fish of the He family were collected, and every time they were recovered, many of them were either dead or smelly.
In order to avoid this situation, he can only find some horse-drawn carriages with faster feet, hurry back to the fish house, and then release the fish to avoid the fish stuffed in the big fish basket and suffocate to death, but even so, it is still unavoidable......
At this time, looking at the two fish brought by Hua Shi, stored in such a narrow fish basket for two days, and still being so lively, Guan Wei's thoughts all came out of nowhere, and his puzzled eyes looked at Hua Shi undisguisedly.
Hua Shi also expected that Guan Wei might ask like this, so he said what he had thought of in advance: "On the way here, I paid careful attention, and opened the lid of the fish basket from time to time to ventilate them, plus these two items were carefully selected by me, they were well raised, and they were carefully cared for, so they didn't die so easily." ”
Actually, she didn't pay much attention to it at all, just because the spring water was soaking, and she didn't need to worry about them dying at all.
But in front of outsiders, she couldn't say that, so she had to make up a ......
Guan Wei nodded and didn't ask any more.
Take good care of it, it's really not so easy to die, after all, many of the fish that were transported back before are alive and well, if the fish themselves are well raised, it is not so unusual to be alive and kicking at this time.
It was Hua Shi's action that opened the eyes of the two brothers and sisters surnamed Guan, and their eyes stared at Hua Shi's technique for a moment......
Hua Shi skillfully killed the fish, cleaned them with water, and then used a knife to separate the two fish into four parts, and she was going to make four different parts to verify that what she said at the beginning was true.
Braised fish, boiled fish, steamed fish... Let's make sweet and sour fish for the last part......
She finalized this series of ideas in her mind, and she saw a bamboo basket in an inconspicuous corner, on top of which was almost full of red chili peppers.
Who would have thought that the materials in this kitchen are so complete...... What star anise, ginger garlic, chili pepper ... It's basically all there.
Unexpectedly, although Chef Li didn't know how to cook, he found all the ingredients needed for cooking, which can be regarded as a mistake.
"Thorn-"
The sound of frying and boiling water, exploding from the pot, Guan Wei's dim eyes from the beginning, as time passed, his eyes became brighter and brighter.
Especially when I smell the first braised fish out of the pot, it is poured with red soup, and the fish surface is sprinkled with green onions, and the fragrant heat is steaming, and it goes straight to the nose of everyone present......
Guan Wei stepped forward a little impatiently, and the cub's eyes were frighteningly bright when he looked at the flowers, "This... This is what you did?! ”
He let out a question, some incredulous.
Hua Shi nodded, "Didn't you see it with your own eyes?" ”
"Yes," Guan Wei also nodded, looking at Hua Shi's eyes, a little more fanatical, he said, "Girl, or you don't have to write me a recipe, you can directly be the chef of our restaurant, don't worry, I will never treat you badly." ”
Just smelling the fragrance of braised fish, Guan Wei, who had never tried it, suddenly changed his words and said something like this.
Just smelling the fragrance, he knew that the little lady in front of him was definitely a master of the spoon......
Instead of answering his words directly, Hanashi said, "Won't you taste it first, and then say?" ”
Although I am confident in my cooking skills, it is not too late to draw conclusions when the owner tastes it.
Moreover......
Guan Wei listened, found a pair of chopsticks, sandwiched a chopstick fish meat and tasted it, the entrance was fragrant and spicy, tender and silky......
"Delicious! When I eat it, my tongue is a little numb. Guan Wei praised and smacked his tongue.
His gaze fell on the red pepper in the bamboo basket, and he knew that the key was in this thing.
What is in the back kitchen of his own house, Guan Wei naturally knows it clearly, he remembered the basket of chili peppers he accidentally bought back at that time, he tasted a bite, it was so spicy that his tongue was numb and painful, so he thought that he had been deceived, and he was about to ask someone to take it out and skim it, but he didn't expect that the Li liar saw it and begged him to stay, which is where he is now.
Hua Shi also knew that he was referring to millet spicy, and he was a little suspicious in his heart, and looked at the basket of millet spicy.
When she first looked at this basket of chili peppers, she thought that the use of chili peppers had spread in the town, so she directly used them to make braised fish.
Looking at the look on Guan Wei's face at this time, it doesn't seem to be the case.
It seems that at this time, the usage of chili pepper did not spread......
Then, Hua Shi made the remaining three dishes together, and in a capable and neat manner, Guan Wei on the side looked at it, nodded straight, and his heart was more certain.
Even if he wants to pay a high price to invite this little lady to take charge of the spoon, he will still pay it!
He still doesn't believe it, with such a powerful chef here, he can't bring this restaurant back to life?!
After Guan Wei tried to eat the remaining three fish dishes, he smashed his tongue that was unconsciously overflowing with saliva, his mouth and tongue were numb, but he didn't feel as painful as eating chili peppers directly......
But that doesn't stop – it's delicious! The taste was something he had never tasted before, and the freshness meant that it was something that was not available outside.
Guan Wei couldn't wait to put forward the idea of calling Hua Shi to come to the restaurant to be a cook, but this time Hua Shi did not ignore it, but directly rejected it......
"W-What? Why?! ”
Guan Wei's eyes widened slightly, and he didn't expect Hua Shi to reject himself bluntly.
Hua Shi didn't have this plan at the beginning, not to mention that she and Lin Haishan now seem to have established a feeling of being disconnected and disconnected, and there are still three younger siblings waiting for her at home, so far, she doesn't want to leave Shoushan Village.
Xie Mingchi, who was standing beside her, also heard her shake his head and refused, although his face was not obvious, his dark eyes were obviously bright.
If Ah Shi wanted to stay in the town as a cook, he would naturally not object...... It's just that he can't leave the village for a long time, he is a mountain guard, and he is destined to guard Lin Haishan for the rest of his life.
If Ah Shi stays in the town and marries Ah Shi in the future, he will run back and forth, although it is a little troublesome, but it doesn't matter......
Xie Mingchi had already gone through the things to be staged in his mind, but his face was still silent.
Hua Shi coughed lightly and said softly, "Did the owner forget?" Are we here to talk about selling fish? I don't want to be a restaurant cook. ”
Guan Wei was a little anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly continued: "I know, as long as you respond, this fish business will naturally be easy to say, and you will stay here as a cook, isn't it a matter of killing two birds with one stone?" Moreover... Besides, aren't these recipes unique to your family? If you write it to me, wouldn't it be a loss, and if you stay here, I won't find out your recipe, and you can continue to keep it, isn't it the best of both worlds? ”
After Guan Ling tasted those four dishes again, the spicy and tender fish meat made her smack her tongue and inhale, which was also... It's so delicious!
She also restrained her suspicious look at the beginning, listened to her brother's persuasion, and nodded in agreement, saying: "Yes, my brother said Zaili, if the cook is replaced by you, I still believe that I can save ......"
She was talking about the restaurant that was about to close down.
Just drove the fake cook away, and now there is a man cook, and the brother and sister are not stupid, and they know that this excellent plan is naturally able to be caught, and it is not a loss to keep this rare person.
The words of persuasion from the two did not make Hua Shi change her mind, she said: "The two of you just tasted the taste that you have never tasted, so you are so eager, in fact, these recipes are not too difficult, as long as you follow the steps, you can make it by another person, it is just as delicious." ”
She told the two of them in disguise, she didn't have to, but the menu was.
Guan Wei frowned, still didn't want to let go of Hua Shi like this, the two sides were deadlocked for a while, Guan Wei was sure that Hua Shi really wouldn't change his mind anymore, so he relented, "Okay, then how can you be willing to compose the dish to me?" ”
For no reason, there is no reason for others to write to him for nothing, if they buy all the hundreds of recipes she said...... I don't think I have enough money.
He remembered that two years earlier, when he bought that recipe from a family in the east of the town, it cost him a full twenty taels of silver.
If you count all these hundreds of recipes, you can buy them all......
Guan Wei furrowed his brows and fell into deep thought.
It's a lot of money......
In the final analysis, Guan Wei is also a businessman, no profit, although it is a huge amount, but if it is successfully won this time, only the restaurant will rise up, and the silver will not still flow into his pocket.
Thinking about it, without waiting for Hua Shi to speak, Guan Wei proposed: "In this way, you can write me a forty-part recipe first, and I can give you one copy... Ten taels of silver, and I will also collect the fish business you mentioned at the beginning, how about it? ”
The taste of the fish was soft and tender, and the taste was meaty, and it was indeed better than the fish he had picked up before......
This business, in this way, is all earned by him......
Guan Ling glanced sideways at his eldest brother, his brows subconsciously furrowed for a moment, and then he immediately relaxed, his face remained silent.
Her brother is really cunning, and he actually cut half of the silver money of other people's unique recipes, ten taels of silver, this price is directly bought out, which adds up to a lot, but if you calculate it separately, this price is too cheap......
Although Guan Ling felt that it was a trick, but this was about her own restaurant business, she naturally couldn't debunk the careful thoughts in her brother's back, and turned her eyes to look at Hua Shi, waiting for her to give a reply.
The two brothers and sisters thought carefully, took time to figure it out, and when they heard that Guan Wei was willing to spend ten taels of silver to buy their own recipes, they almost couldn't help it.
Ten taels of silver for one piece, and forty taels for four hundred taels of silver, this and this......
Guan Wei and Guan Ling didn't know, in fact, most of the steps of the recipes she said were repeated, as long as they mastered the trick of one of them, the remaining thirty-nine dishes, with a little time, could be easily cracked and studied, these are not easy things to grasp.
But these words, Hua Shi will definitely not say, take four hundred taels of silver in one go, the two brothers and sisters are too sincere, she is a little weak-hearted.
Hua Shi's hesitant look, in the eyes of the brother and sister, thought that she was disgusted with giving too little silver, and the two couldn't help but be a little anxious.
Guan Ling pulled the corner of Guan Wei's clothes without a trace, gave a urging look, and the wrinkled brows also revealed her anxious expression.
Guan Wei frowned, gritted his teeth and said, "If you think the price is low, you can bring it up, and I will try to raise it as much as possible." ”
When he said this, his heart was dripping blood......
Ten taels of silver looks like a little, but it adds up to four hundred taels is a lot, and if these recipes sell well in the future, he will continue to ask her to write recipes, and in the long run, the hundred or so recipes in her mouth will cost thousands of taels of silver......
Guan Wei frowned, and his gaze fell on Hua Shi and Xie Mingchi again.
Hua Shi stabilized his mentality, and without waiting for Guan Wei to continue, he nodded and responded: "Yes, just ten taels of silver." ”
When she responded to this sentence, Hua Shi's heart trembled a little, and her heart was a little weak, but she was good and her face did not leak out at all.
Guan Wei and Guan Ling didn't know why she relented, they were very happy, and they didn't feel that anything was wrong at all.
Although I couldn't invite this little chef down, it is good to be able to spend money to win the recipe in her hand, and in the long run, there are pros and cons to taking the recipe directly, but the pros outweigh the disadvantages.
Guan Wei's movements were very fast, and he immediately called Xiao Er to bring pen and paper, and drew up a buyout contract on the spot, as if he was afraid of regretting it.
After the two parties checked that there was no problem with the contract, after pressing the fingerprint, Guan Wei quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Hua Shi sat aside, took pen and paper, and wrote down the forty recipes in a free manner.
Her movements were casual and skillful, and within a few minutes, a thick stack of recipes reached Guan Wei's hands.
Guan Wei looked at the stack of papers in his hand, and then at the flowers, pursed his lips, and always felt that something was wrong.
Only... That's it? … Just write it down? Don't you have to go back and think about the steps slowly and then work them out in detail?
The family he had bought out the recipe last time had three days after pressing the fingerprint of the contract and giving it to him.
Guan Wei thought that these forty copies, to say the least, would take more than ten days to write them down, so why did they just blink an eye, and just write them down like this?
Guan Wei thought, quickly flipped through the recipe in his hand, and looked at it suspiciously.
It's not a big problem, it's just that the writing is a little ugly, and the process steps are written in detail on the paper......
Hua Shi took the four thin silver tickets in his hand, twisted them with his fingers, looked at the big hundred words marked on the silver tickets, and his heart jumped thumping.
Four hundred taels of silver, and that's it......
Guan Wei held the paper with the recipe written on it, and looked through it page by page, while Hua Shi held the silver ticket and stared at the numbers on it a little stunned.
In the lobby of the restaurant, the group stood opposite each other, but it was also harmonious, but a roaring voice quickly broke the harmonious scene......
"Big boss! Big Boss!! I was wrong, I was wrong, please let me go! Let me go, I still have a daughter-in-law and children to support at home, I, I can't die! ”
Chef Li, who was originally dragged to the corner tower and passed out, woke up at some point, and took advantage of the fact that the four guards did not react, got up, and pounced towards several people, begging for mercy from his mouth.
Guan Wei's thoughts were interrupted, he frowned, swept his eyes unhappily, and was re-grasped by the four strong men, and Chef Li, who was clamped on the ground, had a gloomy face.
"Didn't you ask you to deal with people? What are you doing here? Drag me down! ”
Guan Wei pointed at the four strong men and raised his voice.
The four strong men looked at each other, not sure what Guan Wei meant, and didn't react for a while, Chef Li, who was pressed under his feet, struggled even more after hearing these words.
Even at this moment, he was covered in blood, and when he was facing the threat of death, the strength that burst out was amazing, and the four strong men who were tall and tall almost didn't hold him down.
Guan Wei looked at these four things that were just tall and didn't have long brains, and he had a terrible headache.
"Big Boss, do you want us to kill him? Or ......"
One of the strong men couldn't grasp what he meant, and asked first.
Although it is nothing to die, but it is not good to be seen by others, in case the people of the other family see it, and use this matter as a hindrance and alarm the government, it will not end well.
This is also the reason why they are so slow to start, even if they have to be ordered to do it, they have to find a time when no one is around, and dispose of the corpse cleanly......
Although Guan Wei wanted to kill him and get rid of the hatred in his heart, this thought only flashed, and he immediately denied it.
"Kill what to kill, break his other hand and sell it to the black market." Guan Wei said coldly.
When the four strong men got the order, they immediately twisted the people and were about to drag them out, and Chef Li shouted hoarsely.
"Big boss, big boss! Don't! Don't sell me to the black market!! ”
Guan Wei rubbed the corners of his forehead, beckoned and called the person back, "Wait a minute!" And the kid was also sold. ”
He gestured lightly, and everyone's eyes looked at the temporarily forgotten young apprentice who was huddled in the corner tower, shivering.
The little apprentice raised his head timidly, shook his head tremblingly, and his little face was frighteningly white, as if he was frightened stupidly, and could not say a word of begging for mercy.
Until the person was dragged by a strong man who came over, he came back to his senses in a trance, and looked at Guan Wei crying: "The owner... Don't let the cub sell me to the black market, I... I know it's wrong! I won't dare again! ”
Chef Li and the elementary school apprentices screamed and begged for mercy one after another, one after another, one higher than the other, and the noise made people have a terrible headache.
Guan Wei's calm face became even more impatient, and he reprimanded: "If you make any more noise, you will pull out your tongue!" ”
The air was silent for a moment, and the four strong men also dragged the master and apprentice out of the restaurant, and the noisy sound gradually faded away.
Hua Shi and Xie Mingchi stood on the side, watched quietly, and when the farce was over, they left a verbal message for Guan Wei, asking him to come to Shoushan Village to collect fish again around the beginning of July.
After saying goodbye, he and Xie Mingchi walked out of the restaurant, and at this time, the sky was a little gray and dark......
"Is the best medical clinic in town still open?"
Hua Shi looked at the sparse flow of people on the street, turned his head to look at Xie Mingchi and asked.
Xie Mingchi shook his head, "I don't know, just take a look at it, I heard that Dr. Ji of the Ren Medicine Hall has a good reputation." ”
As for whether the medical skills are exquisite, he doesn't know, he has been to the town a few times, and he has never been to the medical center, these words are all hearsay, and he needs to see it in person.
Hua Shi followed Xie Mingchi's steps, suddenly paused, thought of the black market in Fang Cai Guan Wei's mouth, and said curiously: "There is still a black market in this town?" ”
Xie Mingchi nodded, "Yes, do you know what the black market is?" ”
"I don't know, I heard the big shopkeeper of the Fang Cai Fish Restaurant mention it, and I'm a little curious."
I just don't know if this black market is what she thinks...... Specializing in human trafficking, or selling other prohibited things, she has the impression that this kind of black market is generally a place of exchange that hides in the shadows.
When it came to the black market, Xie Mingchi's mood was a little low, and he seemed to have a very bad impression of these two words, and he didn't seem to want to mention them.
After pondering for a while, when Hua Shi turned his head to look at her for a third time, Xie Mingchi said: "The black market is generally a place where some people with no identity, or slaves from large families have done something wrong and are sold over. ”
Xie Mingchi paused before continuing: "There are also some people who will deliberately abduct and sell ordinary people's children to the black market for money, no matter what, as long as they are sold to that place, their household registration status will be eliminated, and even if the government intervenes, they will not be able to get it back." ”
And......
"There are also fighting rings in the black market, whether it is adults or children, if no one buys you, you are likely to be pushed into the ring and die in the ring."
Xie Mingchi said, his brows couldn't help but tighten a little.
Flower time asked: "... Doesn't anyone care? ”
Xie Mingchi shook his head, "That ring match is a fight between people and tigers, get into the ring, escape from the tiger's mouth alive, and have a chance to survive, if it is dismantled and swallowed by the tiger, there will be no bones left..." ”
The dull eyes of the flower are slightly rounded.
The ...... raised by the lord of the castle
In other words, the existence of the black market is also tacitly acquiesced by the city lord, and the huge towns, that is, the highest leaders, have acquiesced, and who else can manage it......
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