Sesame Green Bean Garlic

Huo Zian and You Liangchen walked around, and finally stopped in front of the bun shop.

"Go and see Uncle Ma's kitchen?" You Liangchen asked.

Huo Zian thought for a moment before saying, "Okay."

You Liangchen felt that Huo Zian's reaction was a bit unusual, "What's wrong?"

Huo Zian waved his hand, "It's okay." The two walked into the bun shop side by side.The store was very lively, and the neighbors were waiting to be seated. First, they cracked melon seeds and chatted about the mountains in Uncle Ma's store. The store was full of people.

The two of them greeted each other and walked into the kitchen.The kitchen was also very crowded, with twice as many people working as usual.

Seeing the two of them, Uncle Ma smiled and said, "Braised beef tendon, just out of the pot, try it!"

Huo Zian took a bite and praised: "It's very fragrant."

Yu Liangchen: "Braised beef sandwiched with steamed buns and sesame cakes. When I was in junior high school, I ate this every day for lunch."

Uncle Ma: "Why don't you grow so tall. The steamed buns are ready, come, eat two before leaving."

The cages of steamed buns exude steam, and the color is not as white as the steamed buns outside, with a little milky yellow.When you get close, you can smell the faint sweet fragrance of grain.

The steamed buns were delivered to the table outside together with the stewed beef with steam, so that the neighbors could eat them fresh.With meat, the outside became more lively.

You Liangchen looked at the steamer piled higher than him, and said reminiscingly: "It's been a long time since Mr. Ma made stewed beef. He said that the business is not good, and the good meat can't be sold. It's a pity. It's been a long time for me to steam so many steamed buns." Didn't see it."

Huo Zian hesitated: "Liangchen, I have something to tell you."

You Liangchen turned to look at him.

"My father bought Baozi Shop and asked me to move the restaurant here."

You Liangchen froze for a moment, then turned to look at the steaming cage.

Huo Zian bit his lips, and said anxiously: "Good day..."

Uncle Ma walked into the kitchen, saw the two of them were stiff, and greeted them: "The kitchen is hot, go and eat steamed buns outside!"

You Liangchen finally moved when he heard the words, looked around the kitchen, and asked, "Master Ma, are you not going to do this business?"

Ma Shunde was silent, just like how difficult You Liangchen's question was to understand, the old man thought for a while, and then he suddenly figured it out and said: "Yes, I won't do it." He walked to a well-polished In front of the table, he wiped his palm against the table, and said: "Today, I steamed all the old noodles that have been raised for more than twenty years, and there is not a single bit left."

Hearing this, Huo Zian's heart felt as if he had been hit by a hammer, and it was even more painful than You Liangchen's cold face to him.

Ma Shunde looked at Huo Zian, didn't say anything, just nodded.

Huo Zian couldn't help lowering his face.He had done nothing wrong, but he found it difficult to face his current situation.My father not only bought Uncle Ma's shop, but also rented out the adjacent yard. This land of almost [-] square meters can be used as a large restaurant that is not inferior to that of Jean Ropruent at the front door.Huo Zian's first reaction was to refuse, but he couldn't resist the temptation in his heart.

These days, he is working hard for his father’s grand plans, and he has personally realized the benefits of strong capital: the best ingredients, advanced equipment, and the support of an international team; with these, he can realize many ideas, which is much easier than going alone.

Before, he didn't want to expand too fast, mainly thinking about money and people. Now that he has huge resources, what else can he worry about?

Huo Zian said to Ma Shunde: "Master, thank you for helping me."

Ma Shunde smiled: "Well, it's you. I won't sell it to others! I sold it to you, not because I recognized the fancy tricks you did, but because I recognized the power."

Huo Zian had a lot to say, but felt it was hard to say it, he opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.

Ma Shunde felt that there was nothing to discuss about this matter, and urged: "Go, go, go outside to eat steamed buns, while it's hot."

They were kicked out of the kitchen.

The atmosphere outside is very hot, a mouthful of beef, a mouthful of cold beer, a plate of fried melon seeds, a plate of boiled edamame, neighbors who know everything about each other, once the chatterbox is opened, the stars and moons chat endlessly.This is the most common scene in the alley. Even on this special day, everyone should eat and talk, just like before, until——

Kuizi's brother-in-law got wind of it somewhere, and asked loudly, "Master, I heard that you sold this store?"

The bun shop suddenly fell silent.Dozens of pairs of eyes looked at Ma Shunde together.There were also a few people with quick minds who glanced at Huo Zian.

Huo Zian was a little embarrassed, but Ma Shunde acted like nothing happened, and said calmly: "It's sold, after today, I'll go back to see my grandson."

Everyone was in an uproar.You Dacheng asked Huo Zian: "Anzi, did you buy this store?"

Don't wait for Huo Zian to answer, everyone knows that it must have fallen into his hands.This matter was already expected by most people, but they didn't expect it to progress so quickly.Thinking that after today, the bun shop will be gone, and the neighbors feel somewhat lost.

But the matter has come to this point, Beijingers are not used to being downcast, and immediately began to congratulate Uncle Ma.A neighbor said: "It's a great blessing to have grandchildren. The uncle has worked hard for these years, and he will go back to walk the birds and take care of the cubs, and enjoy his old age."

Another person said: "Uncle Ma, you have to be careful, these cubs are very serious nowadays, and everyone can be tossed about, maybe who will be the grandson of whom!"

Everyone laughed.There were also people who made fun of Huo Zian, "Chef, you have changed your shotgun. It's such a big store, do you want to hire someone? What do you think of me being a lobby manager?"

Huo Zian reluctantly dealt with the neighbors, and took the time to look for You Liangchen.But he found that Yu Liangchen had long since left without a trace.

Huo Zian returned to the restaurant.Most of the food is ready and waiting to be plated.

This Mid-Autumn festival is said to be a banquet for the neighbors, but in fact only half of the seats are reserved for the residents of the hutong, and the other half are given to the media, businessmen and officials.In the final analysis, this high-profile banquet is for publicity and relationship maintenance.Therefore, the food in the French restaurant can be simple, but the presentation must not be sloppy at all, and it must be able to be in the media and the town.

Wei Guoen and Ouji finished loading the plates, Huo Zian did the final quality check, then nodded, and asked the waiter waiting beside him to serve them out of the plaza.

The sky was blue-gray and the lanterns were already lit.The guests sat down one after another, chatting, greeting and introducing each other while waiting for the food to be served.This square is rarely so lively.

Huo Zian did not have the joy of the festival.When he arrived at the square, he looked around for Yu Liangchen.There were people coming and going in the venue, laughing and laughing, but Yu Liangchen was nowhere to be seen.He subconsciously looked up at the big locust tree—under the gaze of everyone, it was impossible for You Liangchen to climb up nervously, but every time he was perturbed and perplexed, he always used to look at the big locust tree to find peace.

Not long after, he saw You Liangchen walking out of the restaurant holding a cup of Sangria while chatting with the Spanish chef.There was a smile on his face, and he didn't see any discomfort.

Huo Zian hoped that You Liangchen could call him bloody, because You Liangchen was so calm, he didn't know what kind of storm was brewing, which made him even more anxious.He thought that instead of sitting still and waiting for death, he might as well take the initiative to come up to him and let him clean up, if he is not sure, he will be fine.

He was walking towards the Spanish restaurant when someone stopped him.

The great painter Lu Xia laughed and said, "Chef Huo, long time no see."

Huo Zian shook hands with him, "Mr. Lu, you are here, I will take you to your seat." He led Lu Xia to the seat closest to the ancient building, which was the seat reserved by his father for old friends.

As soon as I was seated, my father also arrived, accompanied by an old man with gray hair.As soon as the old man uttered his voice, Huo Zian recognized him—Professor Gao who was always a few beats behind in responding.

Professor Gao has a sad face by nature, the more he smiles, the more his eyebrows hang upside down, giving him a sad look.Lu Xia is a person on the scene, hugging Qin Youde and Gao Daqi warmly, looking very happy.Other old friends arrived one after another, and everyone shook hands and greeted one by one.Seeing that a table was filled up quickly, Huo Zian couldn't help admiring his father's energy.He had many twists and turns looking for his father, but his father found these old friends without any effort, and he got back a dozen of them in three days.

Huo Zian couldn't leave anymore, so he stayed to socialize with these uncles.Some of them have become famous painters, drama directors, and writers, and some have become full-time tour guides, teachers, and recording studio owners in Tibet. No matter what they do, most of them have become fat middle-aged and elderly people with loose skin, so they all look kind-hearted.

After exchanging pleasantries, Lu Xia sighed: "Ah Xie, you gave birth to a good son!" Qin Youde's smile froze - he had never acknowledged Huo Zian's identity to the outside world.Huo Zian was also extremely embarrassed, and was about to say something to change other topics, but Qin Youde continued: "Hey, our family's Zi'an is not bad, but don't be envious, what can the great painter's daughter do? Listen Did you say that you have opened two solo exhibitions?"

Then the two of you said one sentence to another, flattering each other overtly and secretly.

Huo Zi stood quietly by the side, but his heart was shocked - his father was finally willing to admit him in front of outsiders!His surname, which had been lost for a long time, found a right to belong to it.Although his father's surname is no longer "Huo", when he heard that he married into a rich and powerful wife's family, he immediately threw away his surname... But Huo Zian couldn't think of such a complicated situation. In his mind, this kind of flow back to the family The tree, connected to the feeling of having roots in the earth, moved him.

Huo Zian felt warm in his heart, and said to his father: "You guys are talking, I'll go back to the kitchen."

"Hey, don't be busy, sit down for a while, the kitchen work will be done by the people below."

Huo Zian smiled and said, "I'll make you some home-cooked dishes, didn't you say you want to eat them?"

"Alright," Qin Youde swallowed, "Then thank you, Chef!"

He was about to leave the table, when he turned his head, he saw You Liangchen walking over with mulled wine.

Huo Zi'an couldn't move his legs immediately, and graciously helped You Liangchen, serving wine to the guests glass by glass.You Liangchen said to the table: "This is mulled wine made by a Spanish restaurant. PradoEnea's new wine is used as the base, and it has been boiled with cinnamon, sweet orange and Fuji apple." Then he imitated a Spanish chef and lit a fire for the red wine. The Erguotou on the red wine burned with a blue flame.The aroma of wine is overflowing in an instant.

You Liangchen said again: "It is said that the light of fireflies cannot compete with the sun and the moon, but the moon is too far away, it is not as good as this firefly can be eaten in your mouth. Erguotou will burn out in a while, everyone take it easy!"

Everyone held the venue and booed, toasted and toasted each other.The most important thing for this kind of banquet with mixed guest identities is to activate the atmosphere. Without a small warm-up expert like Qiu Xinzhi, a small trick can somewhat boost the atmosphere.

When the two walked back to the alley together, Huo Zian said with a smile: "It's a good move!"

You Liangchen pulled the corner of his mouth: "I thought you would feel very stupid."

"It's stupid to burn Erguotou in red wine. After the wine is burned, there will be water left, and the wine will be diluted? But the most important thing for a party is to have a fun atmosphere, not to taste wine."

Yu Liangchen stopped talking.

Huo Zian looked at his handsome side face, his heart was full of ants.He took You Liangchen's hand and said, "Are you angry with me?"

The author has something to say:

Recently, I found that I made a serious common sense mistake. Michelin stars are awarded for the taste, and the evaluation of the dining environment is represented by the "knife and fork" symbol, which has nothing to do with the stars.In the previous article, I wrote about Michelin’s three-star environment and service requirements. This is a factual mistake, and I will go back and revise it after I finish writing the article.I misled everyone, sorry!

However, the environment still has a great potential impact on the stars. To achieve the ultimate taste, it needs ingredients, chef's skills, creativity, vision, etc. to a certain height. Usually, only the chefs of high-end restaurants can do this. With financial support, you don’t have to start cooking all at once, and you can practice hard. Compared with them, the chefs of Hainanese chicken rice and Okonomiyaki have no spare time to do these things. It’s good to keep the taste seriously, so I can only get recommendation and one star ...