I am Qinxing No.1

Chapter 384
Compared with the opening of the big wine tank, the opening of Zhou's private room was unexpectedly low-key. There were no firecrackers or lion dances. Naturally, it did not attract a lot of congratulatory guests. Express congratulations, but will not rush to join in the fun.

If it is said that a small humane restaurant like a big wine tank needs to be bustling when opening, and a restaurant like a private kitchen needs this kind of low-key pretense. The phone number for making a reservation is almost turned into a hotline. Propaganda?The more publicity it has, the more it loses!

That is to say, the five Laoxionggou brothers are doing business face to face, and their relationship with Zhou Dong recently is even more honey-like, so they came to visit with gifts. The wild bee jelly from the 'Fantastic Bear' in the black forest made Huailiang people greedy for these things, and because of this, their perception of the five brothers changed drastically, and they all began to call them brothers and sisters.

The five brothers hurriedly congratulated and then left. Today is a good day for the opening of Zhou's private room. According to the rules, they have to leave immediately after congratulating each other. This is called avoiding suspicion.

On the contrary, the big wine vat became lively at the moment, all the old customers had arrived, and the four old men who came frequently also came for two pairs.

Ordinarily, with the identities of the four old men and their relationship with Zhou Dong, the first table at the opening should be theirs. Most likely, Zhou Dong has to treat guests without charging money, but the four of them just pushed Zhou Dong's kindness away. , Said that if you want to eat your kid's craftsmanship, you can do it at any time, why should you occupy the first table of your business?Earn your money well, if you can't make up for the shortfall in the big wine tank later, won't our brothers have a place to drink and hang out?

In fact, the old four either have jobs, or are responsible for a series of masters. They often have to go to various places to participate in activities, guide newcomers, and so on. In a month, they can really get together in the big wine tank. God, saying this is like treating Zhou Dong as his own nephew, and he doesn't want to delay his business.

Besides, the four elder brothers have also heard about it. Zhou Dong's tone is not small, saying that he wants to master the eight major cuisines?Even based on their understanding of Zhou Dong, they believed that Zhou Dong needed time to sharpen before he could cook the top dishes. Instead of becoming Zhou Dong's experimental guinea pig, what better to wait patiently?These old four are thieves.
"Everyone, Master Zhou's private dishes are very valuable. I heard that tomorrow's first table of wine and dishes sold for a sky-high price of 18 yuan.

This is still Shandong cuisine, and there are no palace and Confucian dishes that require top ingredients, and the price is not the highest. If it arrives, it will not sell for hundreds of thousands? "

"I don't know you, do you?
Although I haven't eaten it, I've heard that the top-notch private dishes in the capital city of Kyoto can sell millions of dishes per table. Don't you think about what grade of ingredients are used on the table?

Master Xiao Zhou lowered the price to 18 because of the Lu cuisine he left first and did not serve the court and Confucian cuisine. I guess this is just for auspiciousness, otherwise what is a table of hundreds of thousands? "

"No way, those of us old customers have been following Master Zhou since the early days. Could it be that we are abandoned when we open a private room?"

"Oh, you have no conscience!
Master Xiao Zhou has announced to the public that the wine used in the private room is also Jiang Xianghe and three bowls, and in the private room, the price of a catty is 5000 yuan!Look at the price in the big wine tank again?

Do you really think how much money the big wine tank makes?This is a place for a five-star hotel. Don't look at the booming business. If you calculate all the labor costs, it's not bad if you don't pay!
Master Xiao Zhou is not making a lot of money, so why does he open this big wine tank, isn't it for his feelings?It's about the relationship with us old customers!

You really push an inch!It's you who represent the inferiority of human beings, and it's not enough to take advantage of it, right? "

After hearing this, many people nodded repeatedly, and the four old men also laughed. They knew that there were all kinds of birds in the forest. Too much, just now this one got rid of his anger!

God Long was even more appalled: "Well said! Brother just now, you didn't understand it for the first time, and everyone doesn't blame you. If you still talk like this in the future, you don't have to wait for Master Xiao Zhou to speak. What should we do? "

Everyone said in unison: "Then what else can we do, just drive them out!"

"Yes, brother, don't blame me for my harsh words. There are cheap food and drinks in the big wine tank. You are welcome to come. Want to eat in private rooms? Yes, then you have to bring enough money. Master Xiao Zhou is worthy of us!"

The man blushed: "Hey, President Long, I read what you said, can't I be wrong? I have a bad mouth, yes, President, I heard that you also made an appointment for Master Xiao Zhou's private kitchen?
Mentioning this matter, Long Dashen was very proud, shook his head and smiled and said, "Oh, it's really expensive too. Master Xiao Zhou saw that I was a regular customer, so he gave me a 16% discount, and it cost 880 yuan. , I can’t help it, isn’t there a few author friends who came from afar, so I can’t lose face!”

"I'm envious, this President Xialong can drink [-] catties of generals and three bowls in the private hall, which is amazing!"

"Brother, can we talk about something else?"

Long Dashen's face turned black when he heard it, aren't you the one who doesn't open the pot?Thinking of the cheap wine in this big wine tank, he felt distressed, so he just changed the place, but the price has almost doubled by nearly a hundred times!But there are rules in the private hall, no one is forcing you to spend money with a gun, right?
Bring your own wine into the private room?Not to mention that the wine in the big wine tank is never bought outside, even if Master Xiao Zhou is willing to sell it to him for the sake of face, it is extremely embarrassing to bring the wine in. This face dragon god still wants it.

"Alright, let's talk about something else.

Chairman Long, you are so familiar with Mr. Zhou, and you are also the chairman of the 'Food Aid Association', so you must be well-informed, right?Do you know who is the one who took the lead in the private room hall?Are we from Chudu? "

It is a common problem among Chinese people that at this time they will place great importance on the region. Zhou Dong’s private room is opened in Chudu, even if these old customers can’t afford it, he also hopes that the people from Chudu will be the top ones.

Dong Qishen and the other four old men also pricked up their ears, they were very interested in this outstanding person,
During this period of time, they were summoned to the Huaxia Cuisine and Food Association in Kyoto to make some preparations for the special national banquet in the near future. They also just rushed back to Chudu today. I really don’t know who is so lucky to be able to Be the first guest in Zhou's private room.

"I'm afraid this will disappoint you. The first guest in the private room hall is neither from Chudu nor an ordinary consumer. According to the gossip I got, this person's surname is Yuan, and he is also a well-known figure in Qinxing. He In Kyoto, there is also a private kitchen called 'Suiyuan'!"

"Suiyuan, is your surname still Yuan? Isn't that the descendant of Yuan Cangshan! Good guy, this is a big deal, God Long, isn't this colleague who came here to smash things?"

"Brother, have you thought it through before you speak? Have you ever heard of colleagues from Kyoto coming to smash Chudu? I also came to congratulate the tank when it opened.”

"Oh, that's it. We don't have to worry about Mr. Zhou."

Yuan Cangshan and Yuan Mei are well-known among foodies. Hearing that his descendants came to the private room, everyone was really worried about Zhou Dong. Hearing that the two were friends, many people showed expressions of relief.

The four old men looked at each other with worry in their eyes.

They naturally knew more than these ordinary diners, knowing the details of Zhou Dong's trip to Kyoto.

Although Zhou Dong can be regarded as "making friends with food", Yuan Zidan still lost in the end. It is true that the two became friends without knowing each other, but who can say that friends can't compete with each other and save face?

It's great that Yuan Zidan chose this node. Zhou Dong first served Shandong cuisine, but what he really cooked was a deep-fried double crisp. Maybe, Shandong cuisine is the most kung fu among the eight major cuisines, and the test is the comprehensive strength and real skills of the chef!
Just as he was thinking about it, Yi Zhiyu's cell phone rang, picked it up to check the number, and suddenly laughed: "It seems that we guessed correctly, it is Yuan Zidan calling."

He answered the phone and said a few words, then hung up the phone with a wry smile: "He already knew that the four of us were in Chudu, and said that he would invite the four of us to have dinner at Zhou Dong's private hall tomorrow.

I don't know him very well, but we are all from the Kyoto circle, and we are all from Huaxia Qinxing. It's not easy to accept the invitation. What do you three think? "

Dong Qi smiled deeply and said, "It's just that he wants us to be witnesses. He and Zhou Dong are also friends now, so he won't mess things up, but if he finds out that something is wrong, he will probably say it directly. I did my friend's 'reminder'.

Hehe, these literati are just full of tricks, so if you want to save face, just find face, but they want to make a big circle
Go, anyway, I have confidence in Zhou Dong, and I also want to try his Lu cuisine. "

Not long after Yi Zhiyu put down his phone, the phone of Long Dashen over there rang: "Hey, who is it? Mr. Yuan Yuan Zidan! Why do you have my phone number?
Oh, that's right, my phone number was announced in the leader group, you are my silver leader 'Inedible No Bamboo', you especially love to read my food article?Oops, what an honor!
What, you want to invite me to Zhou's private room for dinner tomorrow?I have time, of course I have time! "

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After the opening of the private room hall, the structure of the seventeenth floor has been slightly changed. Now, behind the shadow wall built by rockery, there are moon doors leading to the big wine tank on both sides, and Zhou's private room hall is directly connected to the front. A section of the road was closed, and a fake background was temporarily used to cover it. Now that the fake background is removed, there are two vermilion wooden doors covered with copper nails. stone lion.

The plaque hanging above the wooden door is written with gold-plated characters - "There is no limit to food", and on both sides are a pair. If you look at it as a whole, the four words 'food is boundless' can be regarded as a qualified banner.

"Hehe, it's a good match, but I don't know who wrote it?"

Not long after the four old men and Long Dashen walked to the door of the private hall, they saw a middle-aged man in green shirt behind the screen wall, and he bowed his hands at the four old men and Long Dashen, and praised the pair : "That's right, that's wonderful, isn't this worldly thing just a matter of eating? Ups and downs, sweetness, bitterness, hotness, and saltiness can be said to be all about human affairs, and also all about cooking."

Looking at Huaxia Qinxing, who else can be so sour besides Yuan Zidan?

Yi Zhiyu and Yuan Zidan are both from the Qinxing circle in Kyoto, and they are close to water even if they are not close, so they were the first to speak up: "Hehe, old Yuan, don't you want to pour sour water? We are here for a banquet today. It’s not for a ‘joint meeting’ or ‘poetry meeting’ or anything like that.”

Although Yuan Zidan is younger than the four of them, he is superior in that his seniority is high enough, Qin Xing first comes to the next generation before discussing age, so Yi Zhiyu still wants to call him 'Old Yuan'.

"Haha, Mr. Yi's words are wrong. Since ancient times, prose and food, poetry and wine have always been inseparable from each other. The taste of literary rhyme and food are even more related to each other. It cannot be said that there is no relationship.

Hey, Chef Zhou's craftsmanship is of course not mentioned, but it lacks a bit of "poetry and wine singing harmony", otherwise it must be Yuan's bosom friend."

The four old men shook their heads secretly when they heard the words, and said in their hearts that apart from you Yuan family, who else in Qinxing would do these tricks of poetry, writing, etc. If you compare with these things, then Qinxing must be the first, and Zhou Dong can win not you.

"Mr. Yuan is right. If there is no poetry and prose in eating and drinking, it will indeed be quite inferior."

Long Dashen smiled kindly at Yuan Zidan: "I haven't thanked you for supporting my book." Now he likes Yuan Zidan no matter what he thinks.This feeling is so strange, like meeting old friends for many years.

"Hehe, Mr. Long, you're being polite. It's also your book that is well written. It has unique insights into food, and there are many interesting stories about hard work. I like it very much."

"Be polite, I will continue to work hard."

Dong Qishen laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, Chairman Long, Mr. Yuan, let's go in quickly. By the way, Mr. Yuan should know that Zhou Dong is only responsible for one main dish every day, but he doesn't know which one you ordered. Woolen cloth?"

Yuan Zidan smiled wryly and shook his head: "No order. Chef Zhou has a lot of rules, and what to do depends on his heart. I still don't know what dishes I can eat today, but it's interesting."

Yi Zhiyu laughed loudly when he heard the words: "You have to say it's interesting, isn't your Suiyuan the same?"

Several people laughed, and walked into the private room under the guidance of two beauties welcoming guests.

It is a hall, rather than a unique space on the [-]th floor of Kyushu Dingshi. After entering the vermilion wooden door, you will enter the Moon Gate and the Aquarius Gate. There are autumn chrysanthemums and winter plums, and sparse trees in the pavilion. No matter which season you come, there are always flowers to welcome you. Now it is winter, but the late chrysanthemums and red plums are in full bloom. Much brighter.

This kind of scenery is praised by everyone again and again, no wonder the five yuan and dime wine outside will be multiplied by a hundred times here, this kind of environment itself is valuable, and those rich people who come to drink in the private room really can't be wronged.

It is said that only one table of wine and food is sold every day, but four private rooms were built in the courtyard two times before and after, named 'Yi Ya', 'Yi Yin', 'Paoding' and 'Taihe', but they were built with the help of four diligent ancestors. The master named it, and everyone praised it with a smile, but Dong Qishen frowned slightly, it would be fine to use the other three, but this Yi Ya is a treacherous villain who sacrificed himself to please the king, he really shouldn't be used The name of the private room is named after it. It is estimated that people who know this period of history will not like to be in this private room.

But thinking about it, this probably wasn't the younger brother's idea. I'd better find a chance to remind him later that the name can be changed, so it's better to change it.

Led by the welcoming beauty, everyone entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and saw that the hall was very spacious, with a full area of ​​more than 30 square meters, filled with carved mahogany tables and chairs, and incense from the copper stove of cranes. Home, the most expert, smelled the fragrance and asked: "Is it ambergris?"

"Sir, you are right. This is the special incense made by the famous incense maker 'Baojue Jushi' in Guangdu. Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it. It was specially given to Chef Zhou by Mr. Gu to celebrate his opening."

"Oh, is that so?" Yuan Zidan smiled slightly, his nature is windy and can't let go of Naizu, after hearing this passage, his head is naturally full of romance, brother Zhou seems to be very lucky, he has seen this female president before, It's a nine-point talent!

He smiled and said, "Where is Chef Zhou, have you decided on today's menu?"

The same is true in his Suiyuan, the recipes can only be seen after the guests arrive, today let him have a taste of this kind of waiting and guessing, although it is interesting, but it is also very itchy.

"Chef Zhou is still busy in the back kitchen. In addition to the main dish, today's side dishes are made by Chef Shen Cheng of Chef Lu and several students of Chef Zhou. He also has to guide the students, so it will be later Only then can I come over, the recipe has been set, it is on the table, gentlemen, please check it yourself."

"Oh, is it still written on paper?"

On the table is a piece of slightly pink paper, which looks thicker than ordinary letter paper, but thinner than rice paper, and there are some embossed outlines on the back of the paper. The picture of Vice Peng Zu Tiao and Bainiao Geng is very beautifully printed.

It turned out to be paper that is almost unseen in this era!The four old men and Long Dashen didn't think much of it, but Yuan Zidan was overjoyed to see it, and he was so in tune with him. Judging from this piece of paper, Zhou Dong's private room is subtle in a small way, which is amazing. look forward to!

Gently picked up the piece of paper and turned it over to look, only to see a line of calligraphy written on it, 'some side dishes, the main dish is: sea cucumber with green onions! '

Braised sea cucumber?

(End of this chapter)