After the gourmet up dressed as a spoiled man

Brother Dong brought two people early the next morning, and the mother and daughter followed behind Brother Dong obediently. When they saw Li Yu and Lin, they looked reserved and lowered their heads not daring to make a sound.

"Brother Yu, this is an old man in the Liu family. They are all down-to-earth and willing to work. This is Aunt Gao, and this is Xiao Xing."

The mother and daughter looked like honest people, Aunt Gao smiled and nodded at Li Yu, Xiao Xing held her mother's skirt and looked up, pursing her lips shyly.

Li Yu looked at it for a while and was satisfied. The two looked open and did not look like people with crooked thoughts.I went directly to the kitchen and taught Aunt Gao a few dishes. Aunt Gao has been a cook in Liu's Mansion for many years.

"Aunt Gao's craftsmanship is really good!" Li Yu shared the fried food for everyone to taste.

Brother Dong narrowed his eyes in satisfaction, "It's delicious, I think Aunt Gao's cooking skills are much better than mine!"

"Young Madam, stop teasing me." Aunt Gao waved her hands flattered, "Brother Yu teaches well, I will definitely study hard, and my girl Xiao Xing is also quick at work, just order the shopkeeper if you have work."

Liu Yuanwai brought Brother Dong back to his private house, which showed how much he valued him. Even the old man of the ancestral house gave him a gift. Everyone in the house has already agreed that Brother Dong is the new owner. Naturally, he is respectful to him. They all call him Mrs.

Brother Dong reacted for a while before he understood the meaning of the words, and immediately blushed and turned around silently.

Li Yu chuckled, "Everyone is welcome, Xiao Xing can ask us or Zhang Meng if he doesn't understand anything, he knows everything about the store."

The mother and daughter kept turning their heads like chickens pecking rice, and took Aunt Gao and Xiao Xing to look around the store. After they were familiar with each other, the store opened.

People who didn’t line up yesterday came and waited early. The main dish in the store these days is hot pot. Other snacks that I made before, such as fried tofu and ginger milk, are very popular. There are two more guys in the store. Everyone can take a rest.

When he came out of Lutai Town, Old Man Shen brought a basket of wild vegetables from the mountain. Only Lutai Mountain and the people in the capital must have never seen it. He told Li Yu to mix a side dish or make it into a vegetable dumpling for everyone to try.

A few days ago, Li Yu was busy in the kitchen and didn't have time to do it. Today he washed the wild vegetables. Although they are winter vegetables, they are green and oily. After blanching, they give off a delicate smell. Add some soy sauce, salt, sesame oil and other seasonings and mix well. Crisp and refreshing.

The remaining part is made into cornmeal vegetable dumplings. After steaming, the golden skin is wrapped with green vegetables. The cornmeal is so soft and tender after steaming. Although it is a coarse grain, it is not too dry or choking. The smell of wild vegetables especially adds a unique fragrance to the dumplings.

One set of side dishes and vegetable dumplings is given to each table. There may be many people who like this taste. Li Yu and Lin Shiyou are very fond of that taste when they came from the capital.

Less than a quarter of an hour after the waiter brought the dish up, Zhang Meng hurried to the counter, "Shopkeeper, there's a customer over there who wants to meet the chef who made this dumpling."

He pouted at the corner, there was only a middle-aged man sitting there, Li Yu and Lin Shi looked at each other, and couldn't help but wonder, could it be that the cooking was too bad and the guests didn't like it?

Lin Shiyou walked over first, and Li Yu followed behind. As soon as he walked in, he saw the man staring straight at the vegetable dumpling he had bitten into, and his right hand holding the chopsticks even trembled slightly.

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what happened?Is Xiang crying?Still crying?

Li Yu thought about it and asked, "I'm the shopkeeper, what's your business?"

The man raised his head, it was Master Zheng who had also been here yesterday, and today Xiu Mu came to the shop again and wanted to have another hot pot meal.

Unexpectedly, he encountered a dish presented by the boss, and he knew it was a vegetable dumpling made of wild vegetables on Lutai Mountain after only one bite.

He was so excited that he hurriedly called the waiter to see the cook, but he waited for the shopkeeper.

"The shopkeeper also knows how to cook? Is this wild vegetable from Lutai Mountain?" He tentatively asked and heard the person in front of him reply, "I cook these vegetables. This kind of vegetable only grows in the mountains in winter. We grew it from over there."

Master Zheng frowned and asked: "Are you from Lutai Mountain? I have been there a while ago. It used to be my hometown, but now it can only be regarded as a revisit. It was just winter and people hadn't gone to the mountains yet. Go back. I didn't even eat it once."

According to what he said, he is also from Lutai Mountain. Brother Dong and Zhang Meng said that they eat this kind of dish in winter, and if they can keep it for a winter, this guest must also miss the taste of his hometown, but it is a pity. Packed a basket.

"If you like this dumpling dish, the chef will give you a plate!" Li Yu smiled calmly, "We opened a shop in Lutai Town before, and we just came to the capital recently. This basket of vegetables was given by one of our elders. Everyone eats it. I don’t know if you were in time for the county’s King Chef competition, but this wild vegetable was among the ingredients provided in one round.”

Mr. Zheng pondered for a while, as if he was recalling the scene at that time, before he sighed and said, "I tasted a dish, which was called jade and white jade soup. It tastes like the taste when I was a child, and I am very happy, it is a rare delicacy! It is not a waste of time to go back, but I really have no chance to eat wild vegetables during the competition."

Standing beside him, Lin Shiyou couldn't help frowning, quietly observing the slight changes in his face. Since he had tasted the dishes of the Chef King Competition, he must be a judge.

But the others are there every day, so they should have eaten every dish, how could he have only tasted one dish?

According to what this person said just now, Lin Shiyou seems to have found a connection. He is very likely to be related to the Yamen or an official. When passing by Lutai Mountain, the Yamen invited him to be a judge for a while, and happened to taste the soup made by Xiao Yu According to what he meant, it should be a good evaluation, and Xiaoyu won that round, maybe he has the credit...

Lin Shiyou couldn't stop thinking, narrowing his eyes slightly, his eyes drifted up and down through the mist of the hot pot, and finally fell on the man's serious face. Now he is interested in wild vegetables again, is it a coincidence?

Li Yu turned his head and saw that Lin Shiyou seemed to be thinking about something, and he had a lot of memories in his mind, and he really didn't know the person in front of him, but since there was an intersection during the game, he didn't mind telling the truth.

"What a coincidence, I made the dish you ate. In the end, I won the competition and got 100 taels of silver from the county government."

When Li Yu spoke, his tone was relaxed but undisguisedly smug, Mr. Zheng was slightly taken aback, and also lamented that such a coincidence.

The corners of his mouth were no longer tense, and his complexion softened a lot, "The shopkeeper is really good at cooking, and the two simple dishes have aroused my homesickness. I am laughing at you. You have really tasted this skill." I will never forget it."

Mr. Zheng was deeply moved. He was almost sixty years old, his parents and brothers were long gone, and the memories of the past were gradually forgotten when he was old. Only the taste of these meals has been remembered until now, as if he could recall them just by taking a bite. Considering the scene at that time, how wonderful it would be if you could eat it often!

Li Yu quietly tugged on Lin Shiyou's sleeve, just now he has been looking at him from behind, this adult may just have pure nostalgia, it has nothing to do with other things, what he said is true and did not lie.

He gave Li Yu a reassuring look, and Li Yu rolled his eyes knowingly and said: "I met a destined person through this vegetable dumpling today, if you don't dislike us, we can be friends, and I will pay extra for dinner in the future." A piece of emerald and white jade soup, no, cabbage tofu soup, how about it?"

What he did was also to find out the reality of the man in front of him. He has opened the shop for so long, and he has seen many people who are obsessed with food. If this man is also of that type, he will definitely agree.

Sure enough, as soon as Li Yu's voice fell, the man only thought for a moment before agreeing. He smiled self-deprecatingly: "The shopkeeper is really hospitable, but the older I get, the more I want to go back to the past. I have nothing else to think about but this stuttering If I can taste food every day, I will be satisfied."

This is another person looking for tastes. Through him, Li Yu couldn't help but think of the picky old gentleman in Lutai Town. After drinking his mutton soup, he seemed to have a wish. When I go back to eat, I don't choose anything, but I often urge the boy to go to the store to see if I can buy another bowl.

It seems that many delicacies are indeed not only a kind of taste, but also carry a kind of nostalgia, which can withstand the tempering of time and the change of years.

Li Yu understood a little bit what the man was thinking, and pinched Lin Shiyou's fingertips, Lin Shiyou answered the words in a timely manner, "It's human nature to miss your loved ones, and it's lucky to have something to pin on right now. alright."

Mr. Zheng moved his lips, nodded regretfully, and looked at the cold vegetable balls again. He sighed while eating. When he was a child, wild vegetable dumplings were difficult at home, and the mother took a few children to share the food. There is not much dry food, and I always miss him when he is young, so I have to give him an extra piece every time, just like this, you take one bite at a time. When he went back again, the dilapidated house was still there but no one was there. The neighbor told him that there was a plague here a year ago, and his family left without making it through.

He returned to Beijing like a walking corpse, and when he left, he took a basket of wild vegetables that his mother had saved for the winter.

The memory ended here, and a vegetable ball was also full. Mr. Zheng muttered a few words before he opened his mouth: "If you don't mind, let's make friends. My surname is Zheng. To be honest, I have been an official in the court for several years. Ten years is a bit of a waste, if you have something to do, I will try my best to help."

Li Yu couldn't help looking at Lin Shiyou, looking at a loss, with a look of shock in his eyes, Lin Shiyou also secretly thought that this lord looked serious and upright.

Unexpectedly, he was also an upright person, and he confessed his real identity to a stranger, which was also right with what he guessed.

But this is indeed a good relationship, Mr. Zheng is reluctant to part with Xiaoyu's craftsmanship, and he will definitely come here often.

The couple cupped their hands and said politely: "So it's Master Zheng, I'm sorry."

"Hey, you're welcome!" Mr. Zheng swept away the depression between his brows with a wave of his hand, "Bring me all the vegetable dumplings, I'm thinking about it!"

This adult seemed to be easy to talk to, so Li Yu smiled helplessly and ordered Xiao Xing to bring him the whole plate, and then went to the back kitchen to make a vegetable tofu soup.

Mr. Zheng ignored the eyes of others and ate his meal on his own. Lin Shiyou pulled Li Yu back to the counter and muttered in a low voice, "He only said that he was an official in the court, and we have to ask Zhou Mingting to find out more about it. Maybe it will help in the future.”

"I also think it's a coincidence. He happened to eat the dish I made in the county, and he was the first to taste our hot pot in the capital. Is it really a fate given by God?" Li Yu blinked, and his eyes instantly It was bright, and the warm breath kept breathing like Lin Shiyou's ears, and the atmosphere in front of the small counter suddenly became quiet. Lin Shiyou's eyes met his, his throat rolled, and he couldn't help but hold his side face in one hand. Quickly tapped the tip of his nose.

"It's still Xiaoyu's luck, and the good fate she made."

The room was full of guests, and probably no one noticed their direction, but Li Yu was still not used to making intimate actions in public, so he got out of his arms with a hot face, turned around and went to the back kitchen.

If you don't walk for a while, Xianggong wants to tease him again, and his face will be burned again.

Lin Shiyou looked at Li Yu's slender back, with a triumphant smile on the corner of his mouth.

After eating and drinking, Mr. Zheng took away a few vegetable dumplings before leaving the store. As soon as he reached the corner, a subordinate hurried forward, "My lord has found out that a person is also contacting the buyer in the past few days. He is a small official of the Ministry of Rites."

"Okay, send more people to watch him, and get the evidence quickly!"

"Yes!" The subordinate said again: "The evidence we have already obtained involves three officials, all of whom are below the sixth rank. The files have been sorted out and sent to your study."

Mr. Zheng resumed his serious look and said in a deep voice, "You must not slack off, the higher authorities also demand a thorough investigation into the matter of buying officials, and kill this unhealthy trend, you just have to do it boldly."

"My subordinate understands."

The two had a brief conversation and the subordinate went to work, and Zheng Dacai turned a corner slowly with food in his hand.

Youshi shop was closed and several of the clerks also went back. Zhang Meng and Li Qing made up their minds to live in this room after seeing the side room behind the shop yesterday. It is about the same size as the room in Lin’s mansion, and it’s also well-equipped and close to the shop. It was convenient for them to work in the morning and evening. Zhang Meng mentioned Lin Shiyou and agreed, and gave them five taels of silver and asked them to add things as they wished.

Lin Shiyou stood at the counter to settle the accounts, Li Yu took a pear and ate it while looking at it, the pear was juicy, it overflowed when chewed.

The hot pot has been sold for two days and the daily income has exceeded 20 taels. The wealthy people in the capital spend their money generously. They have to try every side dish of the hot pot. If they don’t have enough snacks, they have to take a few more. That's more.

After writing the account book, Li Yu sighed happily, "Before my husband, I was hoping that we could earn 1000 taels this winter with the money in our hands. Now it seems that after winter, we can earn 1000 taels just from this store!"

"I hope so." Lin Shiyou put away the account book and leaned over to kiss his lips, licked the pear juice with the tip of his tongue, and sighed, "It's so sweet."

Li Yu blinked while holding the pear, and directly stuffed the half-bitten pear into his hand, "Eat it, Mr. Xiang, it's so sweet!"

Lin Shiyou lowered his head and laughed suddenly, and suddenly suggested: "Tomorrow, let Brother Dong watch the store, and let's go shopping in the street at night. I haven't been to the night market in the past few days since I returned to Beijing."

"Then let's close the shop earlier so that Brother Dong can go back earlier. Let's leave the shop to him and be careful that Mr. Dong won't be happy if Mr. Liu doesn't wait!"

As soon as Li Yu finished speaking, the two looked at each other and smiled, when they heard Liu Yuanwai's voice behind him, "What are you two planning for me again?"

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Brother Yu: "I didn't say anything, you didn't hear anything!"