I am a Big Villain

Qiu Huo (huo) is a junior student, and he is also the 19th generation descendant of the famous Qiujia Cuisine in Beijing. It is said that his ancestors have been working as royal cooks in the palace since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. Later, the Manchu army came to Beijing, because With his good craftsmanship, he was still able to work steadily in this position. Later, after the reform and opening up, the old man of the Qiu family was recruited to be the chef of the state banquet. It was not until Qiu Wo's grandfather's generation that he started to run his own meals. .

Speaking of which, the Qiu family's cuisine has been inherited in an orderly manner. Even during the Cultural Revolution, there were no disasters. The family recipes have been best preserved. Many dishes that have been lost to the outside world are on the Qiu family's recipes. But there are still one or two records.

For Chinese gourmets who have never tasted Qiujia cuisine, they really cannot say that they have tasted the most authentic Beijing cuisine.

The peak of the Qiu family was during his grandfather's generation. By the time Qiu Huo's father and several of his uncles arrived, no matter how they learned the craftsmanship, they could not learn even one-third of the essence of the Chou family's cuisine. For this reason, Mr. Qiu simply gave up and set his sights on Here are some grandchildren.

Qiu Huo's father is the second in line, but he is the eldest grandson of the Qiu family, and the one whom Mr. Qiu values ​​most.

Under him, there are also Qiu Ding, the second cousin of the eldest uncle, Qiu Zeng (zèng), the third cousin of the third uncle, and Qiu Li (li), the fourth cousin, which are a pair of twins.

It can be seen from the names of the brothers that the Qiu family is passionate about cooking.

A wok is a large copper utensil used for cooking meat in ancient times, a tripod is an utensil used for cooking in ancient times, a steamer is a pottery utensil used for steaming rice in ancient times, and a kei is a pot used for cooking or stir-frying in ancient times. Use these cooking utensils to Naming his children and grandchildren also represents Mr. Qiu’s expectations for these grandchildren.

Today is different from the past. Because of the name of the orderly inheritance of royal cuisine, Qiu's cuisine is getting bigger and bigger, especially Qiu Wo's father. Although he is not proficient in cooking, when it comes to running a restaurant, ten old Qiu's None of them can compare to him. Speaking of which, Qiujia Cuisine has reached the scale it is today because of his father's management.

Now the market value of Qiujia Cuisine is nearly one billion. All the children and grandchildren are staring at this golden sign and want to take it away from the old man.

Qiu Huo had no intention of fighting over this, but it was a pity that his uncle and third uncle kept an eye on the father and son, always feeling that they would be greedy for their family property. This made Qiu Huo very unhappy. .

To be honest, at the beginning, the Qiujia Cuisine run by my grandfather was just a small restaurant in the alley. The people who really helped make Qiujia Cuisine bigger and stronger were not his father, but his uncle and third uncle. They didn’t have to do anything, just Waiting to get the dividends that belong to the enemy's children, living a comfortable life, and still criticizing his father, this kind of behavior should be called excessive.

There are so many descendants of royal chefs in the world, and it’s not like there are no families with their heritage. However, in the huge country of China, there are only a few people who have really built this brand. After all, Qiu Huo still feels that he Dad’s contribution is indispensable.

Therefore, Qiu Wo, who originally had no obsession with inheriting the enemy's restaurant, suddenly became angry and determined after being targeted several times. He vowed to defeat his cousins ​​and inherit the enemy's restaurant from his grandfather in an honest and upright manner.

It's a pity that cooking still requires talent. Even if he has put in 99% of his efforts, just because he lacks that talent, Qiu Wei will always be replaced by Qiu Li, the younger brother of his third uncle's twins. Press one end.

But today was different. Qiu Wo proudly served the beggar's chicken that he had made.

Mr. Qiu has an old-fashioned temperament. No matter where they are, the descendants of the Chou family always return to the Chou family's old house for a reunion dinner at the end of every month. The dishes for the reunion dinner are cooked by the Chou family's descendants themselves.

Each person has a dish, and the chef who is rated the best that day will get a bonus from Mr. Qiu.

Now Mr. Qiu has hinted that he wants to retire. It doesn't matter whether the lottery he gives out every month is expensive or not. What is important is to show up at this family banquet and let the old man know his ability. When the time comes, he will choose his successor. Who you prefer at the moment, the goodwill accumulated bit by bit is very important.

Qiu Huo has won the championship twice in a row. The Peacock Chaoyang dish he served just now was well received by the whole family. Pearls first, if there is even one thing that is not done well with the dish Qiu Huo served, I am afraid it will be ruined. This cousin pales in comparison.

At this time, seeing him bring out a pot of something wrapped in yellow mud, everyone guessed what he was making. On the left and right were beggar's chickens, rich chickens and other things with different soups and dressings. There was nothing new and I'm afraid they wouldn't be popular. Mr. Qiu is satisfied.

Uncle Qiu looked at his second brother with a proud smile. It didn't matter if he knew how to run a restaurant. If he didn't give birth to a capable son, the signature of Qiujia Cuisine would not belong to their third brother in the future.

Qiu Huo didn't pay attention to everyone's gaze. He took out a small mallet and carefully knocked open the yellow mud. At that moment, a strange fragrance spread out along with the hot air.

"This scent..."

Mr. Qiu was shocked. As he got older, his sense of taste deteriorated quickly, but smelling this smell, he actually felt the urgency of secretion of body fluids for the first time in a long time.

Qiu Huo looked at his grandfather's reaction and made up his mind. He methodically untied the lotus leaves wrapping the beggar's chicken, revealing the chicken that had been brushed with sauce and glowed with crystal luster.

In the quiet room, there were several suspicious swallowing sounds. Because there were many descendants of the enemy, it was not known who the sound came from.

As the head of the family, Mr. Qiu didn't move his chopsticks, and no one dared to do so.

Facing this apparently unique beggar's chicken, Mr. Qiu carefully observed the color of the beggar's chicken. Smelling the alluring fragrance, he stretched his chopsticks to the breast of the chicken, peeled away the chicken skin, and reached for the chicken that was least likely to taste. , and easy to cook chicken breast.

I don't know what method was used, but the soup has completely infiltrated into the chicken itself. Even in the chicken breast, which is the most difficult to taste, Mr. Qiu can feel the moist and plump chicken when he holds it with chopsticks.

He put the slightly steaming muscle into his mouth and chewed it patiently.

"this--"

After a while, Mr. Qiu opened his eyes and looked at his eldest grandson beside him in disbelief. Was this tender and salty beggar's chicken really made by his grandson, who was not outstanding in cooking?

Their enemies have never made a recipe for beggar's chicken.

The old man had already used his chopsticks. Judging from his expression, the taste of the beggar's chicken seemed to be very good. The enemies who were watching couldn't help it and stretched out their chopsticks towards the beggar's chicken.

Because there were so many people, almost everyone had one chopstick, so the beggar chicken, which was not big enough, was pinched into a chicken skeleton.

He lost, Qiu Li thought dejectedly after putting the chicken in his mouth.

He has never eaten beggar's chicken like this. It is conceivable that this is most likely the cousin's own creation. This makes Qiu Li, who has strong confidence in his craftsmanship and talent, suddenly confused. .

From the corner of his eye, he saw the pride on his father's face, and the strange green or white expressions on the faces of other relatives. Qiu Huo's mood was like eating a big popsicle in the dog days of summer. He felt as good as he wanted.

At the end of the family banquet, there was no suspense. Qiu Huo won the first place at this family banquet. Unlike the previous times, he also got the opportunity to be pulled over by Mr. Qiu to open a small stove.

"Did you come up with that dish just now?"

Mr. Qiu asked in a deep voice to his eldest grandson. It wasn't that he didn't believe in his grandson's talent, but that improving the taste of a classic dish was an achievement that even he had never achieved.

"no."

Qiu Huo had never thought of hiding the truth about his grandfather. Now that his grandfather had made it clear, he rubbed his nose and told the whole story of how he got the recipe of this dish in embarrassment.

"Are you saying that the person wrote all the recipes for these dishes in the novel, or is it some kind of online novel?"

Mr. Qiu is old and can't stand such stimulation. After listening to his grandson's words, he could hardly stand while holding his chest.

What kind of prodigal son is this? He posted this kind of heirloom recipe on the Internet carelessly. You must know that the recipes passed down by their enemies still maintain the family motto of passing them down to sons and not daughters, for better guarantees. The secret recipe is not shared.

But the things that one cherishes become a pile of uncherished waste in the hands of others, and they are made public without care.

"What other dishes in the novel are as good as this one?"

After taking several deep breaths and inhaling the cooling ointment in the snuff bottle, Mr. Qiu finally calmed down a bit, but it could be heard from his trembling voice that he was still unable to accept this situation.

"Well, I have tried all the recipes recorded in the book. Without exception, they are all delicious. It's a pity that I don't have enough heat. If grandpa, you cook those dishes yourself, you can definitely make the dishes taste better. Be a hundred times more diligent.”

Qiu Huo looked sincere. He really didn't say these words to please the old man.

The recipe is very important to the quality of cooking, but when there are equal recipes, a chef's skills are crucial.

The way of cutting vegetables, the heat of cooking, and the experience of adding and subtracting seasonings all require talent and experience. The beggar's chicken that Qiu Huo just served completely took up the recipe. If it were given to his cousin Using the same recipe, the taste of the beggar's chicken made by the other party was definitely far better than his.

"Send me that novel quickly."

Mr. Qiu returned to his desk, took out his reading glasses, and couldn't wait to study the formulas.

Qiu Huo responded, turned on his mobile phone, logged into Lujiang.com, opened Yan Chu's "Eating House" and placed it in front of the old man.

The old man can be regarded as a person who has experienced great storms, but he really didn't expect that in his lifetime, he would actually see so many precious meal recipes in an online novel. He couldn't help but begin to doubt the person who wrote this novel. , do you know the preciousness of these secret recipes?

"Immediately find a way to contact the author of this novel. I want to have a good talk with him."

Mr. Qiu let out a long sigh. Just by looking at the more than twenty recipes that appeared in the novel in more than twenty chapters, he knew that the other party had more secret recipes than he imagined.

What made him angry was that the other party didn't cherish these precious secret recipes at all.

Therefore, Mr. Qiu couldn't wait to contact the person who wrote the novel. If the other person only made him public because he didn't know the value of these formulas, he was willing to pay a big price to buy the remaining secret recipes.

If the other party knows the value of these secret recipes, but still publishes these things to the public for unknown reasons, he will, he will...

Mr. Qiu thought about it for a long time and found that if it was the latter, he couldn't do anything at all. These were other people's recipes. He was free to do whatever he wanted.

Thinking of this, Mr. Qiu couldn't help but glare at his eldest grandson. If the descendants of their enemy's family dared to give away the recipes passed down by their ancestors in the future, he would have to break the ties of these unscrupulous descendants.

"Okay, you go quickly."

The old man waved his hand at his eldest grandson, who was restless. For now, it would be best to find the mysterious author as soon as possible.

"Eh."

Qiu Huo ran away as if he had received an amnesty order. He knew the author's name and heard it from his friends. Now that the Internet is so developed, I am afraid that the strangeness of this novel has not only attracted attention from their enemies. He has to find the mysterious author before others. In this way, even if his talent in cooking is not as good as his cousin, his contribution to the enemy is definitely higher than his.

In addition, the Chou family flourished in the hands of his father, so he did not believe that his grandfather would bypass the father and son and deliver the Chou family's signature dish to his third uncle.

Qiu Wo, who was full of confidence, had just walked to the door when he was stopped by the old man.

"Wait a minute, what site was that just now? Download one for me quickly."

Mr. Qiu said slightly unnaturally that at his age, he actually had to download an online novel software in order to study recipes. He felt embarrassed to tell it, especially in front of the younger generations at home.

"ah?"

Qiu Huo was stunned. Lujiang is a station for women, especially one of its most popular brands is Danmei. Can grandpa really accept such an advanced concept?

But if you think about it carefully, grandpa downloaded Lujiang just for the book "Restaurant". I'm afraid his worries are unnecessary.

Thinking of this, Qiu Huo's expression relaxed a lot. He obediently helped his grandfather download the Lujiang app, and then helped him collect "Food House" and told him the update time of the book and how to read it. OK The old man learned the lesson, and Qiu Huo left.

As he imagined, Yan Chu is indeed being targeted by some interested people. Fortunately, Lu Jiang has done a good job of keeping the author's information confidential. No one knows that he is the author of this book yet.

At this time, more than 20 days have passed since the novel was published. This novel has finally been put on the shelves. At this time, the collection of the novel has exceeded 20,000, and it has only been on the editor's recommendation list and the red letter recommendation. When ranking these two lists, it was almost rare to achieve such results. Even Yan Chu himself didn't understand why his novel seemed to become so popular overnight.

[Weibo Tour Group, I heard from our rabbit that this book has terrible magical power. It is said that all the girls who read this book will gain ten pounds after finishing the book. I want to know this Really? 】

First floor: Weibo tour group +1

Second floor: Weibo tour group +2

Third floor: Weibo tour group +3

Fourth floor: Weibo tour group +4

Fifth Floor: Weibo Tour Group +10086

[After testing the recipes in the book, I suddenly realized that I actually have the potential to become a chef]

First Floor: That’s right. I was just idle a few days ago and tried out one of the carrot-cut sweet potato recipes, and the results were amazing. Now, except for some recipes with complicated raw materials in the book, I have tried them all, and every one of them is great. It's delicious. You know, before this, I was only able to make home-cooked meals that were barely acceptable.

[Looking at everyone’s comments, are they that exaggerated? If the author had such ability, he could open a restaurant based on these recipes. Why would he need to write a novel? Isn't it really a scam? 】

First floor: You will know after you try it

Second floor: Pinkeye and sunspots, get out of here, watch it if you like.

Third Floor: You guys above are just trying to get the author into trouble. You guys are so awesome, so I really stopped reading it. Anyway, I really don’t think there’s anything interesting about this chronicle-like novel.

Fourth floor: The idiot on the third floor doesn’t explain

Fifth floor: The idiot on the third floor doesn’t explain

[I haven’t read this novel, but as a new author, I have only made a few lists and already received 20,000. I really want to say that this data is really not the author’s fault]

First floor: I feel the same, I feel like the author has taken it off

Second floor: The big brush rolls out of the Green River

Third floor: Can you please stop being jealous of other people's achievements? Isn't it good to write your own novels with peace of mind? If you focus on jealousy like you, no wonder you will be on the street for the rest of your life.

Fourth floor: On the third floor, I am jealous to death of the whole family. Your family is mainly a scoundrel and you will kill the whole family.

Fifth Floor: The whole family is killed at every turn. You are indeed a fool.

Sixth floor: Go to the third and fifth floors. Don’t you go and see what the first and last points of your main novel are. It has never been said that the first and last points of Lujiang’s book can reach nearly one point. Compared to one, and when the first point was only 17,000, the collection has already reached 21,000. Isn’t this really a brush? Can you idiot fans still have some sense?

Seventh floor: Sixth floor, I think you are the one who needs to be rational. You didn’t read the comments. Did you come here partly because you saw the recommendations on Weibo? It’s normal to add them to favorites without clicking when you see a good topic. Besides, this This book is indeed well written, but you haven’t even read it. Why do you think it’s fake? Do you have any evidence before saying this? As for what you said about Lujiang, there has never been a click-to-click ratio close to one to one before. book, that doesn’t mean the book can’t be done.

Eighth Floor: Haha, you stupid fans, just keep talking. This book is undoubtedly a big hit. As for the so-called Weibo recommendation, I doubt whether the author bribed the marketing account. After all, there are more and more RMB players writing articles now. Yes, I can't afford to offend him.

The popularity of the novel means that it will attract many mixed reviews. At the same time, because of the extraordinary collection of Yan Chu's book, many readers began to have doubts before reading the novel. What's more, no matter which website, pink eye is indeed inevitable.

Therefore, more and more offensive comments began to appear in the originally harmonious comment area. Fortunately, the number of loyal readers of this book has also increased. Generally speaking, it is still supportive, with the majority of heart-warming comments.

Yan Chu is not a glass-hearted person, not to mention that some readers are questioning things that he himself does not know. Originally, according to his observation of some red texts in Lujiang, Yan Chu had expected to have four to five thousand collections before joining v. level, but now the target suddenly quadrupled, even he himself was a little surprised and confused.

In this regard, how can he mind those bad reviews? He just strives to write better novels and give back to readers.

As for the comment at the bottom of the article that some recipes are too difficult to practice in reality, Yan Chu also made adjustments. In subsequent stories, he wrote many dishes that are easy to operate at home. Over time, readers have become accustomed to it. After the novel was updated, I wrote down the recipes of that chapter that day, and then practiced them the next day. Soon, reporting my cooking results became a unique style for loyal readers to leave messages.

However, some readers who do not have the ability to cook for the time being read those messages and listened to everyone saying how delicious the meals made according to the recipes were. They drooled aggrievedly, ordered takeout, and happily gained a few pounds.

Now, Yan Chu has coded more than 60,000 words. Before joining V, he had already received more than 5,000 mine income. Because Lujiang took half of the overlord ticket, he now has another 2,500 words in his hand. .

You must know that Lujiang’s reward culture is different from that of Dianjia. In Dianjia, one leader means a reward of one thousand yuan. It is not easy for a good author to have dozens or even more leaders. It's a normal thing, but in Lujiang, unless you are already at the level of a great master, it is really not an easy thing to receive more than a thousand Overlord votes.

Yan Chu was able to attract a large number of die-hard fans in his first novel before he had a large readership. I have to say that this must be part of his charm.

However, in the eyes of some onlookers, a novel by a new author can have a few wealthy readers who spend a lot of money not long after it is published. This can only prove that these readers are the author's relatives and friends, and prove the author's identity as a RMB player.

In this way, there is naturally moisture in such an unreasonable collection.

On the first day after joining v, Yan Chu updated 9,000 words as required. The number of clicks on chapter v dropped from 17,000 before v to 11,000, which was above his expectations.

On the second day after joining v, Yan Chu updated 6,000 words. The clicks on the first v chapter increased by 3,000, and the clicks on the second chapter were 10,000.

The third day is the time for every book to be included in the signature ranking list of v novels. Because of the super high subscription ratio, Yan Chu's "Restaurant" occupied the first position without any suspense. On the same day, he Also on the Thousand Words Ranking list was an old master from Lujiang. His novel had a very high pre-sale price, and at the time of the Thousand Words Ranking, he already had more than 40,000 collections.

But such a novel, produced by a great master and with a solid readership base, was actually overshadowed by a novel by a new author with a collection of only over 20,000 people. Soon, before Yan Chu even knew that the Lujiang Forum existed, he The pen name, together with the title of the novel, was posted on the forum homepage.

*****

"Ah Chu, your mother and I went to the fields to collect watermelons. If you are thirsty in the afternoon, there is still half a watermelon in the refrigerator. You can scoop it up and eat it then."

Watching her son come back from outside, Gu Aihong, wearing a straw hat to protect the sun, put a wet towel around her neck and said.

Ever since my son said he wanted to go out to meet friends, he has become a lot more cheerful. He gets up earlier and earlier every day, and he no longer hides in his small room all day long like before. The mouth is in my eyes and I am happy in my heart.

As long as their son is not bored, is healthy and happy, they will have nothing else to ask for in this life.

"Mom, this is my household allowance for this month."

Yan Chu just went to the bank in town and withdrew his income from last month.

The novel he is writing now earns V this month, so the income last month is only the income from Bawang tickets, and because of Lujiang's rules, the income before the novel is finished can only be taken as normal, so what he really gets is actually only It's more than a thousand yuan, and after tax is deducted, the rest is only about one thousand and one yuan.

"Home, household use?"

Gu Aihong stammered and was stunned when she looked at the stack of bright red hundred-yuan bills in her son's hand.

"Well, my novel has finally made some progress. This is the money I earned last month." Yan Chu said to the old lady with pride: "I said I will definitely be able to make it in the novel world, parents. Just wait and see, the money I will give you in the future will be much more than it is now.”

He put the money into his mother's hand and walked back to the house without waiting for her to refuse.

"Old man, pinch me."

Gu Aihong looked at the money in her hand and said to her husband beside her.

"Hiss—" Yan Yuanjiang pinched his face, which hurt.

Suddenly, the two old men couldn't help it anymore, looked at each other, and burst into tears.

Their son made money, their son became successful, and they survived.

Even though it was just over a thousand yuan, for the two old people, it was like the dark clouds originally covering their heads had been lifted, and the sky was dawning.