Chapter 20

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date="2020-11-14"

title="Chapter 20"

weight="105166"

series = ["The Female Supporting Role Shows Out"]

mode = "manual"

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Lin Dan has his own store to open, and of course he can't keep it. He cooked ten tables in a row, washed his hands and noodles as soon as the meal was over, and was about to leave. The dried food made by the secret method she granted is ready to use. Although Chef Qiu only learns three-point cooking, he has made ten percent delicious, which has won everyone's praise.

When Lin Dan left, he handed over the two recipes and said gratefully: "Shopkeeper Lin, this is my Qiu’s secret recipe. You keep it." He wanted to buy Lin’s signature dish with money, but he felt The other party may not be eye-catching, it would be better to barter, which is more sincere.

Lin Dan originally thought that the two pieces of paper were silver tickets, and wanted to push them away. After hearing them, he immediately took them. After a few hurried glances, his attitude became softer and softer: "Thank you, I am not here every day to teach you how to make golden lionfish. , Until the church. If the Yan’s restaurant has a new signature dish, I will teach you another dish, and it will continue until the church. Whatever comes out of his house, I will teach what it is.

Chef Qiu showed a look of disbelief, and guessed: "Treasurer Lin, do you have a grudge against Yan's Restaurant?"

"I originally wanted to open a Lu restaurant opposite the Yan's restaurant, but I was maliciously disturbed by them. You said there is no hatred?"

"Eh, fortunately they have messed up your plan, otherwise the entire street will be robbed of you!" Little Chef Qiu was outspoken and yelled "bad" in his heart as soon as he finished speaking, his eyes full of asking for mercy The color.

Lin Dan pointed at him with a finger, and said with a smile but a smile: "I think you are complimenting me. If others ask, you just say that you recognize a master, don't say who my last name or first name is." Went through the back door.

Little Chef Qiu quickly agreed, and he also knew that the Yan family was very dirty and used to use some unfair competition methods. But what can they do if they are dirty? You can’t make a fake one of cooking. If it is delicious, it is delicious, and if it is not delicious, it is not delicious. The diners can distinguish it by themselves, and it is not easy to fool them. He hid behind the screen and observed the situation in the front hall, and found that the two princes were ready to leave, and asked Chang Su to take away the unfinished dishes. The royals love extravagance and waste, and it is rare to see such a scene where rice grains are treasured.

"No, I have to meet the new chef and ask her how to make her Hericium. Qiu Xiaozi can't make that taste." When he walked to the door, Prince Cheng changed his mind again. Let the old shopkeeper call out the chef.

Little Chef Qiu couldn't, so he ran out to confess the crime, saying that the master had already left and would come tomorrow afternoon, and he would not be fixed at the bridge garden restaurant to cook, it depends on luck.

"Then when will she come?" Prince Cheng asked persistently.

"When the time comes, Shen Shi is leaving."

"It's already past dinner time!"

"She just came to teach me how to cook, she didn't work as a chef at Qiaoyuan Restaurant." Chef Qiu answered carefully.

"Forget it, it doesn't matter after the meal, it's a big deal that the king will postpone lunch. I will not be there, I will come tomorrow!" Prince Cheng carried a food box, shyly walked away, and the rest of the diners stood up. Eavesdropping on the two of them talking, it is worthwhile to come back tomorrow. Good food is worth the wait, so let's go later.

Chef Qiu respectfully sent the two princes away, and by chance, he found that the shopkeeper of the Yan's restaurant was hiding in the corner to check the situation in his own restaurant, but his restaurant was very quiet and the business was very deserted.

Chef Qiu raised his head and gave a cold snort, and the heart that had been hanging since his father's death finally landed on the ground.

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It was already evening when Lin Dan and Tang Jiu returned to Nancheng, and the burning clouds stretched across the sky, glowing red, with a warm and tranquil feeling. The two of them didn’t talk, so they walked in tandem, walked into the depths of the alley, and came to the door of their store, and they saw a pretty middle-aged woman who was dressed up and talked around Xiaozhu, and started to talk. Move your feet and have a frivolous attitude.

Seeing Lin Dan, Xiao Zhuzi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said anxiously: "Our shopkeeper is here, tell her!" The words fell off and ran away, as if a ghost was chasing behind.

The middle-aged woman stared at his back and laughed. Then she looked at Lin Dan and opened her mouth: "I'll give you ten taels of silver. You can sell this shop to me." Before Lin Dan answered, she took care of herself. I continued: "I heard that you spent twenty taels of silver when you bought this shop. You must not be happy to sell it to me. But you don’t want to think about it. Your shop is hidden like this. In the deep alley, who can find it? If you sell it now, somehow you can still keep some of your wealth. If you sell it in the future, I'm afraid you will lose money."

"Sell it to you, aren't you afraid of losing money?" Lin Dan walked over unhurriedly.

"I'm in the skin and meat business. Can you compare with me? As long as my girls spread their legs, my customers will know where to go. Unlike you, your shop is here, and customers can find Are you here?" The middle-aged woman spoke very rudely. No matter how good the temper, Lin Dan couldn't help frowning.

Tang Jiu stepped forward, trying to throw him out of the alley, but Lin Dan gently pulled his sleeves. She warmly said: "I'm sorry, I don't sell in this store, you can go to another place." Doing business pays attention to making money by being gentle. No matter how bad the other person's attitude is, how bad his words are, Lin Dan will not get angry. Her mood seldom fluctuates because of certain people or things, as if she is born with less emotions than others.

The middle-aged woman seemed to be stunned by Tang Jiu’s eagle. She hurriedly walked out, walked out a few steps, and then turned back: "I have a brothel at the entrance of the street in front, called Cuihongju. , If you regret it, come to me. My name is Qin Erniang. But I told you in advance that I will sell it at that time, and I won’t pay such a high price again!" She has two oirans from the south of the Yangtze River in her hand, her looks are very beautiful , I planned to raise it in a deep alley and rent it out to others as an outside room for a long time to earn more. Lin Dan is the most quiet place here, and she was hit by her at a glance, but it's a pity that they don't sell it.

If you don’t sell it, don’t sell it. Open a restaurant in a deep alley. Thinking about this, the middle-aged woman finally relieved her anger, and she waited happily for Lin Dan to come and beg.

Why would Lin Dan take her words to heart, just smile and pass. Tang Jiu worried: "Why don't you go to Xicheng to open a shop? I have a few shops in my hand, which can be sold to you or rented to you. The Yan family absolutely dare not come here."

"Thank you for your kindness," Lin Dan turned to look at him, his voice low and soft: "Brother Tang Jiu, what do you say is the best dish in the world?"

Tang Jiu can be stumped by this question. He has eaten all over the world, and he loves all kinds of flavors, but he can't do it if he wants to rank it high and low. Each type of cuisine has its own characteristics and strengths, as well as its own fans. Even the imperial meal is not everyone's favorite. Some people say it is good and others say it is bad.

Seeing that he hadn't answered for a long time, Lin Dan pointed to the sign on the door beam and said, "I can make the most delicious dishes in the world, so why worry about it?"

Tang Jiu looked up and suddenly realized it. saw the brand-new plaque with three characters written in regular script—Hometown Cuisine. There is no doubt that this is the most delicious dish in the world, no matter where you go, no matter what you have eaten, when you dream back at midnight, the lonely place of Gaoling, the most missed and most memorable, or the taste of childhood , Still the nostalgia in the bones. Especially in this Nancheng, everyone is a stranger, and everyone is a drifter. The more you get used to the Beijing flavor, the more you dream about your hometown food.

Lin Dan spent ten years traveling all over the country of Chu, learning the most authentic folk dishes. How could he lose money if he opened such a restaurant?

Seeing Tang Jiu figured it out, Lin Dan chuckled, "If it is in Xicheng, I will open a Lu restaurant; if it is in Dongcheng, I will open a Huaiyang restaurant; if it is in Beicheng, I will open a noodle restaurant, no matter where the store is located. , I will never have no business to do.” Because she believes in her own craftsmanship, she will always be more confident and calmer than others in doing things.

Xicheng is rich in officials and nobles, so he cooks Lu cuisine, which is known as official cuisine; Dongcheng is rich in knowledge, extravagant, and arty, so he cooks Huaiyang cuisine. Huaiyang cuisine pays attention to artistic conception, reconciles the tastes, and pays attention to elegance and interest. Almost every famous dish has an allusion, which is most in line with the temperament of the rich. In Beicheng, most of the local poor, there is only a small noodle shop that sells a few bowls of Yangchun noodles daily There is money to be made for miscellaneous sauces and noodles; let alone this hometown restaurant in Nancheng... How could the sneaky tricks of the Yan family cause trouble to Lin Dan?

Tang Jiu thought about these business experiences all the way, and couldn't help but know Lin Dan a little bit better.

"It seems that I am worried for nothing." He sighed in a complicated tone.

"But thank you very much for your kindness." Lin Dan walked into the back kitchen, moved the three pots of soup into a large crock pot, continued to stew it over a low fire, and took up a kitchen knife to cut the cabbage gang. She used different knife skills to cut the cabbage gang into different shapes, such as centipede flower knife, peony flower knife, wheat ear flower knife and so on. After being put into the water, she slowly stretched and the flowers bloomed differently.

Tang Jiu stared at her superb sword skills for a long time, then pointed to the wok filled with sand and asked, "Is this going to make sugar-fried chestnuts?"

Lin Dan shook his head, "After practicing the sword skill, I still have to practice turning the pot, there is no weight in the pot, how can I get my wrist strength? If I don't practice for a day, the sword skill will be rusty, and the strength will fade. The station can't make the original taste."

Tang Jiu couldn't help sighing: "You practice cooking, it is no easier than our practice of martial arts."

"Every craft is practiced in this way. It's not unusual." Lin Dan put down the kitchen knife and walked into the kitchen. He lifted the lid of the large earthen jar that boiled the marinade, stirred slowly with a long spoon, and finally pulled out the stale ones. Whole chicken, whole duck, pig's trotters, pork belly, etc., and then put in the newly slaughtered whole chicken, whole duck, pig's trotters, pork belly, pork skin and other ingredients, continue to cook, and finally cover the lid and use the space around it The wet towel is blocked, and a slate is pressed on top to prevent the smell.

The moment the lid was lifted, Tang Jiu almost fainted, not because of the smell, but because of the fragrance, too fragrant and too fragrant, it was simply seductive!