Chapter 46 Borrow your kitchen
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food, the reception banquet is coming to an end, Li Xiang didn't think about how to pay tonight's account, he did a rough mental arithmetic, so far, counting the wine, it has exceeded 8,000 yuan, which is a huge amount of money. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The waiter came up again and reminded that there was only one last dish left, Yangchun noodles, should you serve it?
Lee Xiang came up with an idea. He called the waiter and said, "Hello, please call your boss." ”
The waiter is also experienced in battle, thinking that he has met a customer who drinks high, he is very experienced in dealing with this kind of thing, although the buddy in front of him does not look like he is drunk, but after all, there are three empty vodka bottles behind him, which is really super drinking, and he should have drunk too much, he said politely: "This gentleman, I'm sorry, do you need any help?"
"Just call him. The tone was unmistakable and unequivocal.
The waiter also wanted to admonish, is this a stunned young man? Anyone who can come here almost does not know the identity of the boss behind the scenes of this Jiangnan Ju, which is extraordinary, which is also the reason why as an outsider, Jiangnan Ju can open safely in Hecheng. Over the years, no one has ever dared to trouble Jiangnanju.
It was the first time I asked to see the boss at the dinner table.
The waiter asked again: "Do you have to see the boss, can the manager on duty do you?"
Li Xiang smiled faintly and said, "If you can do it, the Lord can do it." The meaning of the words is still to find the person to talk to.
Everyone didn't know why he suddenly came to this scene, they were all stunned, Zhao Zuo asked suspiciously: "What is the dissatisfaction of the eldest brother?" and then opened his mouth silently, looking at the mouth shape, meaning: cautious.
Li Xiang shook his head and said, "No, I just need to talk to the boss about something, it's very important." ”
repeatedly confirmed that this eldest brother who always played cards according to common sense was serious, so he said to the waiter: "You go and invite Manager Wang, we have something to find him." ”
In fact, the so-called Manager Wang is today's duty manager, and he doesn't dare to call the boss.
But when Zhao Dashao spoke, the nature was different.
Soon, a woman in her early thirties appeared in the private room, dressed in a black professional suit, with short hair that reached her ears, and she was indescribably shrewd and capable. As soon as I entered the door, I smiled brightly, I really responded to that sentence, I didn't hear it, I heard it laugh first, and I only heard her say: "I don't know which distinguished guest is looking for a little girl, if there is any neglect, please Haihan!"
Zhao Zuo quickly stood up and said, "Sister Lei, why are you here, you are polite and serious, this is my eldest brother Li Xiang, there is a little thing to look for you, is it big brother!", and then turned to Li Xiang and introduced: "Big brother, this is the heroine I often mention to you, Lei Lei, Sister Lei, it's right to look for her if you have something." As he spoke, he kept glancing at Li Xiang. Lu Cheng next to him also got up and nodded, obviously he also knew this woman with an elegant temperament.
Lei Lei's expression remained unchanged, her smile was like a flower, and she said: "Who should I be, it turned out to be Brother Zhao and Brother Lu, and Sister Su is also there, hello everyone." ”
Today, she happened to end the inspection and stayed at the Hecheng main store. When she heard that someone was looking for a boss, she became interested, and she wanted to come and see what kind of sacredness it was? Because of the strong background of the military, there are 13 special hotels in the province, and since the opening of the store, none of them have dared to come to find trouble.
When you walk into the private room, you will understand. She didn't despise a table of children, these people are either rich or expensive, especially Su Hong, who is the only daughter of the Su family, and recently her father has become the boss of Hecheng, although her own identity is not worse than these people, but due respect is a must.
I saw her turn to Li Xiang and said, "I don't know what this little brother Li is looking for his sister?"
Li Xiang looked indifferent and said: "It's not a big deal, I want to borrow your kitchen for use, and there will be a good reward when it is used up!"
Lei Lei didn't expect that calling herself was such a "trivial matter", and she was a little unhappy, this is too unserious for me Lei Lei, and too serious for herself. Respect for you does not mean that you can do whatever you want. Everyone at the table was also surprised, what does this guy want to do? Jiang Zuo was even more anxious, and even made a look, he wouldn't entertain others, that would be a big deal.
In fact, the kitchen is indeed a strategic place for some restaurants, there are a lot of cats, and they can't be easily opened, but it is not necessary for Jiangnanju, what it insists on is internationalization, standardization, and transparency, so this matter is a trivial matter in Lei Lei's view.
Of course, Lei Lei didn't show it on her face, and still said with a smile: "What's the use of the little brother borrowing the kitchen?
Li Xiang nodded, and said, "Exactly!"
Staring at Li Xiang's thin face for a moment, he made sure that he was serious, and called Wang Haiping, who was waiting outside the door, with a smile, and said, "Manager Wang, go, take this Li Xiang brother to the back kitchen." ”
He was a little surprised, and said to Li Xiang: "Li Shao, come with me." ”
Li Xianglin went out and said to Lei Lei: "Thank you, Sister Lei, please wait for a while, there will be heavy thanks." ”
Zhao Zuo was very eye-catching, then picked up the wine glass and said, "Sister Lei, how about a glass for you?"
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Besides, Li Xiang came to the back kitchen with Wang Haiping, because it was almost a charter today, most of the dishes had been served, and the back kitchen was relatively idle at this time, and the chefs, waiters, cleaners, etc. were all bragging and farting.
Li Xiang looked around, clenched his fists and bent his body slightly: "Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Li Xiang, borrow your kitchen and prepare to make a bowl of noodles, of course, as a reward for you, each person will give a bowl for a while!"
Withdrawn from laziness, his attitude was very serious at this time.
But there are people who don't appreciate it.
Everyone felt funny, cooking for the chef, are you having a bad head, isn't this a bald man scolding a monk? It's too much. The chefs next to him, even the assistant cooks, talked about it and expressed their dissatisfaction.
Especially the young guys, I have long seen that this kid is dissatisfied, it is not your fault that he is handsome, but it is your fault to seduce our waiter, how can it be true? They even began to scold, eager to try, and have a hands-on posture.
Wang Haiping is in his forties, he is the old man of the Lei family, and Lei Lei was specially sent out to follow when he came out to work hard, which is equivalent to a big housekeeper. He followed behind without saying anything, hoping that his men would make him retreat. He was also very dissatisfied with this kid, and ran to Jiangnan to show off his might, and he didn't look at what kind of place this was, no matter how big the gentleman was, he had to lie on his stomach, didn't he see that Jiang Shao and Lu Shao respected the boss?
I don't know how hot the young people are, seeing that the scene seems to be a little out of control, I panicked and coughed a few times. Ancestors, is this man also something that you little arms and legs can offend?
Finally attracted everyone's attention, he used the most serious expression he felt, and said sharply: "What's the matter, do you want to do it or not, Li Shao is Mr. Lei's distinguished guest, you have to respect it." ”
Then he turned his head to Li Xiangfu and smiled: "I'm sorry Li Shao, I haven't seen the world in the countryside, don't mind!"
But he completely overestimated his might. Usually he is a kind person, and he doesn't have any arrogance, but who will listen to him when he is serious? As soon as his words fell, everyone continued to talk about it.
Fortunately, Li Xiang has enough self-cultivation, and at the same time, he takes off his laziness, and the affinity he exudes makes their anger naturally dissipate a lot. Regardless of the others, he looked around the kitchen, looked at the remaining ingredients that had not yet had time to be cleaned up, and said, "If you can't prepare it in a hurry, then make a bowl of clear soup noodles!"
There was an uproar and sighs all around.
Wang Haiping was also confused, a little crying and laughing. I thought he was so confident that he should be able to cook something delicious, but he didn't expect it to be a clear soup noodle.
"Brother, just spare me!" Wang Haiping said in his heart. Before moving to administrative work, he was a chef himself and had a knack for making noodles.
Lee Sang, completely ignoring the dissenting voices around him, took action on his own.
First of all, I cleaned my hands very carefully by the pool, and as my cultivation progressed, my understanding of Xuanming Water deepened, and my understanding of food became deeper.
Considering the large number of people, he took out a large stainless steel plate, took out a bag of noodles, and took about six bowls of water.
Everyone didn't know what he was going to do, but they were all interested, and a few people who were about to leave also put down their bags, stopped to watch, and gradually forgot about the discussion.
In fact, Li Xiang was experiencing the feeling of transformation, and in places that were invisible to the naked eye of the surrounding personnel, there was a trace of black line between his fingers that melted into the water. Then estimate the amount, pour in the snow-white flour, and stir constantly with your left hand.
Everyone understood that he was making noodles, a whole basin of noodles.
Depend on!
Sneering remembered again, is there a mistake, now and noodles, buddy, when are we going to eat?
The helpers who talked the most loudly chose to leave directly, such a stupid fork did not serve, and out of sight was clean. One of the waiters, a dark-skinned, thin-skinned, youngest-looking, less daring girl, estimated to be only sixteen or seventeen years old, plucked up her courage several times before kindly reminding: "We have awakened dough." ”
Li Xiang smiled and shook his head, remembering that someone seemed to call her Tao Ju just now. Seeing that there were bruises on her face and cracked corners of her eyes, she should have been beaten, and she was puzzled, so her eyes stayed on her face for a few more seconds, frowning slightly, there is a problem at home!
But every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, and it is not easy to ask, so I said directly: "Thank you, Tao Ju." ”
In a word, the little girl was full of red faces.
Others also woke up, and the most important thing in the noodle area was noodles, and they also shouted:
"Use ready-made, when are you going to ...... this?"
"I'm so hungry......"
"There's a lot of dough, and it's not a waste to live again......"
There are also elevated to personal attacks:
"Okay, no......"
"We are the ones who run restaurants, so why do you need to do more......"
"I think this kid is just an embroidered pillow......"
"You said you, the ponytail is so long, and it's dyed white, you're handsome, I think you're sick......"
Lee Sang is completely immersed in himself, and the rest is left alone.
Wang Haiping coughed again.
When the dough was ready, Li Xiang moved the dough to the cutting board, pressed his left hand flat on it, and remained motionless for another ten minutes. The surrounding audience was completely speechless by this chattering guy, except for a few waiters, the others left one after another, it was a neurosis, who likes to watch you perform there, I would rather wash the dishes.
Li Xiang divided the dough into small pieces, took out a rolling pin from under the board and began to roll out the dough. The dough sheet is very regular, rectangular, and just covers the entire board. Lift the dough sheet, turn it sideways, and fold it continuously according to the size of 10 centimeters, in a standard hand-rolled pattern.
At this point, Wang Haiping's vision is a little different. He has been staring at Li Xiang, the whole process did not use any dry noodles, you must know that the good noodles are easy to stick, in the absence of dry noodles isolation, can ensure that the folding does not stick, and does not lose elasticity, it requires a very deep level and rich experience, although he can do it, but can not do it so calmly.
The master and the face pay attention to the three lights: hand light, basin light, face light, just this point, this kid is a master!
It seems that this kid still has a level, at least the skills of making pasta are very deep.
Next, I saw Li Xiang pull out a kitchen knife directly from his waist, and he was almost startled, this thing, there are people who go out with kitchen knives, this time the onlookers don't dare to make a sound, now it can be determined that it is really a nervous disease, how can anyone go out with a kitchen knife, leave quickly, it's not good to splash blood.
Wang Haiping couldn't leave, so he continued to watch, and the highlight part came.
The slight "aggressive ......" sound was incessant, and in just ten seconds, the audience saw a row of noodles as thin as toothpicks neatly arranged on the table, scattered and evenly thick, without any adhesion.
Li Xiang didn't stop, after cutting a few doughs, completely ignoring the green onions, ginger and garlic that had already been prepared next to him, all the ingredients used were re-cut, and he made another basin of water, and put his left hand into the water and stirred for a few minutes.
Start preparing the noodles for cooking.
Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the chives and ginger. When he was about to pour water, Wang Haiping couldn't help but remind: "Li Shao, we have bone broth!"
Li Xiang shook his head again and said, "Thank you, Manager Wang, Qing Shui can." ”
The subordinates did not stop, and when the water was poured, the aroma instantly overflowed, and then stopped abruptly. Several onlookers sniffed one after another, and Tao Ju couldn't help but say, "It's so fragrant!" looked intoxicated, and then frowned, why is it gone?
At the same time, Li Xiang also frowned, looking at the tongue of fire floating at the bottom of the pot, feeling the distribution of fire power at the bottom of the pot, and sighed in his heart: Refining is intermediate, but now the control is still a little insufficient.
The water is finally boiling.
Li Xiang was not busy cooking the noodles directly, but added half a bowl of water, and so three boils, Li Xiang stared at the changes in the water surface until another quarter of an hour later, and then grabbed the noodles on the board into the small half.
On the way, according to the number of people he planned in his heart, he selected a large handful of small greens from the vegetable basket and carefully washed them in running water, washing every place very carefully, as if he was gently massaging.
I don't know if it's an illusion, Wang Haiping feels that the skin on his hands seems to be darker. As for Li Xiang, when he turned his back to everyone, he grabbed the vegetables one by one with his right hand.
At this time, the noodle soup that was burning on the fire boiled again. Add only salt, stir slightly with chopsticks, and turn off the heat immediately.
Li Xiang took out the thirteen largest noodle soup bowls from the cupboard and lined them up on the board, each with a green vegetable. Then divide the noodles, in fact, it is only the amount of two or three chopsticks per bowl, but there is a lot of soup, which is a big bowl.
After the first bowl is served, everyone has already made an evaluation, after all, this is originally a meal, and they still have a rod and scale in their hearts for the noodle soup.
The first thing I thought was: this is really a clear noodle soup!
It looks bland and boring!
The noodles are smooth and non-sticky, and although they are slender, it seems that there are white marks on the core of the noodles, and they are not cooked?
The soup is as clear as white water, and you can clearly see the silk noodles under the water, with green onions and greens floating on them. The greens are bright green, but he doesn't seem to have cooked them, has he forgotten?
The most important thing is that from beginning to end, he only added salt as a seasoning, which can be delicious? It doesn't smell like there is any taste, and he cooks this kind of noodles after half a day?
The people who stayed behind were still good enough, but they also wanted to scold people very much: Are you sure you can cook? Even Wang Haiping didn't bother to remind him, he can toss as much as he likes.
Li said to the people who didn't leave: "Okay, I'm going to take these bowls away, and the rest, please use them slowly!"
Li Xiang's words made them even more angry, and they used it slowly? You kid is really embarrassed, if it weren't for the respect for the boss, we would have stopped serving a long time ago.
Li Xiangquan didn't see it, then put the remaining noodles on the board in a bag, and said to Tao Ju: "Little girl, the remaining noodles will be given to you, and when I go home, I will cook them for my grandmother according to the method I just made!"
It doesn't matter if people want it or not, just stuff it in her hands.
Tao Ju mechanically took the plastic bag, his eyes were blank, and he thought, "How do you know that I have a grandmother!"
In the same way, Wang Haiping also wanted to ask. But Li Xiang didn't give him a chance, the kitchen knife didn't need to be wiped, it was directly inserted into the waist, this knife is an artifact, killing people without blood, and said to Wang Haiping: "Please Manager Wang arrange to bring these noodles to the private room, thank you." Then he drifted away.
Leaving everyone looking at each other.
Lee Sang-sang would never dissuade them, nor would he say things like, "Try it."
He believes that opportunities are only reserved for those who are destined.
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Chapter 46 (End)