Chapter 349: Reluctance (1)
In the old shop, Bai Ye has already risen. He deliberately wore a dark red cotton robe embroidered with flowers today, which made him look more energetic. The guy invited Bai Ye to sit down, knelt down and kowtowed for a long time, and then went to work.
In addition to Fang Duan and others, there were three or four customers waiting for breakfast. After a while, steaming steam came out of the kitchen, and the white and fat steamed buns were quickly out of the pot. Coupled with millet porridge and eight-treasure pickles pickled by Bai Ye, it is a good breakfast.
"We're back!"
The carriage drove into the backyard of the old shop, and Zhan Xingran couldn't wait to take Huang Xiaorong's hand and jump off the carriage. Fang Du and Huai Xing shook their heads with a wry smile and moved down the things they had bought together. Seeing that they had bought so much, Bai Ye was surprised, "What are you guys?"
Zhan Xingran said with a smile, "Master Bai, today is your 60th birthday, we are going to make you a birthday! Look, this is Shou Tao, this is Shou Noodles, you can rest well today, wait to taste our craftsmanship!"
"Oh, thank you, thank you! I didn't expect my sixtieth birthday to be so lively, so good!" Bai Ye's mouth couldn't close when he smiled, and he beckoned to the guy, "Big head, big head, come and help!"
When the customers in the store heard that Bai Ye had a birthday, they came to congratulate him. Fang Du and the others went into the kitchen with Datou to prepare for the birthday banquet at noon. After washing and cutting, the vegetables and meat are neatly stacked on a plate and ready to be cooked. But who will be in charge of the chef, a few people hesitated.
The big head is a guy in the shop, and he is also a disciple of Bai Ye's personal transmission, so his craftsmanship is naturally not said. But if he is allowed to take charge of the spoon, it will not be regarded as the intention of Fang Duan and the others. So the four of them discussed and discussed, or Fang Du would be the chef of today's birthday banquet!
"Make a fire!"
At the sound of the order, everyone got busy working together. Zhan Xingran and Huaixing willingly helped him, and Huang Xiaorong could make some simple blanching and stewing. Fang Du used his skills, frying, cooking, simmering, and stewing, and when the sun was at noon, a birthday banquet with all colors and flavors was placed on the table!
"This is what you did?" Bai Ye asked Zhan Xingran with surprise and joy. Zhan Xingran pointed at Fang Du and said, "He's the chef, we're just starting to fight." Fang Duan said embarrassedly, "Master Bai, my little trick is not even a fur in front of you, it's just a little bit of our mind, please don't dislike it!"
"Don't dislike it, don't dislike it!Oh, this is still weird, I'll try it!" Bai Ye was very interested in holding a chopstick colorful gold wire in his mouth, and praised it, "Well, well, this taste is just right, sweet and sour, salty and fresh, no one will rob anyone's taste, if I do it, it won't be better than this!"
The old man was happy in his heart, and he did not hesitate to praise people. Zhan Xingran smiled and said, "Fang Duan, did you hear it, you, this is a teacher! Come on, come on, everyone sit!"
At this table, there are four people, Bai Ye, Datou and Fang Duan, a total of six, but Huang Xiaorong put seven sets of dishes and chopsticks. Bai Ye drank the wine in the toast, his face was slightly red, "Girl, is this bowl of chopsticks an extra payment?"
Huang Xiaorong glanced at Zhan Xingran, and saw him encouraging herself with his eyes, so she mustered up the courage to say, "Master Bai, this bowl and chopsticks are for Miss Baiyan." After hearing this, Bai Ye and the big head were stunned, Bai Ye glanced at the big head, and the little man immediately got up and went out and closed the door outside.
"Girl, how do you know my daughter's name, you, have seen her?" Although Bai Ye said this, he didn't believe what Huang Xiaorong said, thinking that she just heard it from somewhere, and she could still maintain a very calm face. Unexpectedly, Huang Xiaorong nodded and said, "Yes, last night, when the kitchen was on fire, I went to see Miss Baiyan, and she said that I want to celebrate your 60th birthday!"
Bai Ye's head unconsciously glanced to the side, only Huang Xiaorong could see it, there, Bai Yan had tears in his eyes, and he was nodding at himself. Bai Ye stood up in surprise, "Girl, you, do you have yin and yang eyes?" Huang Xiaorong spit out two words with great difficulty, "Yes!"
"Master Bai, Xiaorong has been able to see those things since she was a child. Zhan Xingran was very proud, but Huang Xiaorong secretly pinched his waist, and Zhan Xingran gasped in pain.
"Now that you all know, I won't hide it. Bai Ye poured himself a glass of wine, drank it all, poured another glass, drank it again, and then sat down on the chair dejectedly.
"In my life, there is only one daughter like Yan'er. People say that a son is good, a son can pass on the lineage, and can continue the incense for our Lao Bai family, but I don't think so. How good my daughter is, my daughter is caring, sensible, and can still provide for me to support the elderly, and the child she gave birth to also has the blood of our Bai family in her body. Bai Ye's eyes were red, and Bai Yan stretched out his hand, put it on his father's shoulder, and sobbed quietly.
"When Yan'er was born, she was so small and delicate, as if she would leave this world with her mother if she was not careful. Everyone said that Yan'er was ominous and killed her mother, but I am not confused! Her mother is not in good health, and Lang Zhong said when she was pregnant with Yan'er that it was better not to have this child. But her mother was reluctant, I persuaded her, but she didn't listen. Yan'er is all the hope for me and her mother!"
When Bai Yan was born, her little face was purple, and it was the midwife who slapped her ass with a heavy hand before she cried out with a "wow". His wife passed away and his daughter was born, and at that moment, Bai Ye was filled with joy and sorrow.
"At that time, I was thinking, I have to treat this child well to be worthy of her mother. Since then, as long as it's for Yan'er, I'm willing to do anything!" Bai Ye's hand clenched into a fist slightly, although he didn't say what he had done for Bai Yan in the sixteen years from birth to death, but it was naturally not easy for a father who felt sorry for his daughter more than his own.
"But God doesn't want to hurt our father and daughter more, and Yan'er was sick when she was fifteen years old. One by one, I asked Langzhong to heal her. Yan'er's body was good and bad, but in the end, he still didn't hold on, and when he went, my sky fell. Bai Ye remembered the scene when his daughter was breathing, and couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Yan'er is such a good child, considerate, filial, I cough, I have to worry for a long time, cooking pear soup and beating my back, nervous. Bai Ye's face was a little more loving, "She is gone, I can't sleep all night, thinking about what she was like when she was a child." Suddenly one day, I saw smoke, and I thought I was dazzled, but she was talking to me!"
Bai Ye was pleasantly surprised, although Bai Yan was just a faint figure, but knowing that his daughter was still around, Bai Ye was already satisfied.