Kaifeng Bistro

Chapter 17 Revisited

During the time when a few people were talking in the restaurant, the corner downstairs was over.Chen Yuwan's face turned blue with anger, and he cursed: "That bastard Xu Gan made me lose tens of thousands of pennies at a time... If, if I let her know... No! I will definitely lose this loss in this bastard's life." Get it back on the kid!"

The person in charge leaned into Chen Yuwan's ear and said, "Master, don't act rashly. I heard that the guards from Kaifeng Mansion are here tonight, and they are right next door to us. After all, we did something wrong in this matter. Don't spread it to Kaifeng Mansion, that bag of sunspots is not easy to mess with."

Chen Yuwan sighed: "Oh! I don't know. That's all! I underestimated that guy. Anyway, in these two games today, my Sang family's reputation has improved! This money will not worry about the future Can’t make money back! By the way, where did the guy who played in the ring at the beginning go? Although he has never beaten Xu Gan, he has some skills. Duan Tieta is nothing to look at now. I plan to let him stand in the ring in the future. What do you think? ?”

The manager hurriedly said: "The little one also has the same idea. Although Xu Gan can fight, he doesn't listen to his orders. Besides, he has studied. If he earns fame in the future and comes back to seek our business, then what should we do?" Okay? Master, why don't you just give him more money and send him away. As for the other kid, he is much more obedient than Xu Gan. As long as he is paid, he will work hard. I think he can definitely help you with a little training. Get all the money back!"

There was light in Chen Yuwan's eyes, he stood up and said, "Let's go, let's go and see him!"

……

Seeing midnight, people left Sangjia Wazi one after another. Those who lost money were downcast, while those who won money were elated. Regardless of whether they lost money or won money, they were all reminiscing about the two intense and unforgettable contests just now.

"It's getting late, so it's time for us to say goodbye." Tan Zhifeng looked at the food and the shiny empty plates swept away by Zhuo Zhuo and Chang Chang, forced a smile, and said to Zhan Zhao: "Today Thank you Brother Zhan for your hospitality."

"Guard Zhan, come to our tavern often to play with Zhifeng in the future! You don't need money to eat!" Zhuo Zhuo obviously drank two glasses of wine, his face turned red, he swayed and sang, and weighed his feet , put his elbow on Zhan Zhao's shoulder: "Oh Lucifer, even just once..."

Even though Zhan Zhao was well-informed, he was still at a loss by Zhuo Zhuo's weird singing and lyrics. Tan Zhifeng pulled Zhuo Zhuo off Zhan Zhao's body: "Please, Zhuo Zhuo, save me some old face. Save face, okay?!"

"Let Zhifeng sing for you another day, he's a famous actor!" Zhuozhuo ignored Tan Zhifeng at all, and then winked at Zhan Zhao.

"Oh? Unexpectedly, my dear brother, you not only know how to cook, but also know the rhythm?" Zhan Zhao became curious and asked.

"No, no, no." Tan Zhifeng waved his hands again and again: "That was all in the past, uh, no, I didn't know much about it before. Brother Zhan, don't believe what Zhuo Zhuo said, half of the time she was just lying."

"Who said that?" Zhuo Zhuo regained his energy: "I haven't told so many lies like you and Yi Yi! Even if I guess, I can guess more accurately than you. This is called a girl's intuition! For example... "

The scorching eyes turned around several people, and even the dynasty was afraid: "This...she is a girl? She can read people's minds like the blind man at the door, right? Brother Zhan, I will definitely pay you the money I owe you tomorrow." Paying you back, I never thought of defaulting on the debt, but that kid Zhao Hu hasn't paid back what he owes me, so I'm tense for a while..."

Shangshang: "Sister Zhuo Zhuo, let me say it myself... The mutton is delicious, Zhifeng, let's roast one tomorrow."

Tan Zhifeng and Yi Yi confirmed that Zhuo Zhuo was really drunk, and pulled her down the stairs together, but Zhuo Zhuo broke away from them, ran back to Zhan Zhao, looked up at him, and said word by word: "Guard Zhan You don't like girls, am I right?!"

Zhan Zhaojun blushed slightly, turned his head to the side, but met Wang Chao's surprised gaze.Wang Chao took a step forward angrily, and pushed Zhuo Zhuo: "You little girl is really outspoken and crazy! Tan, shopkeeper Tan, take care of your maid."

Tan Zhifeng felt that he was completely powerless.As for Zhan Zhao, let him seek his own blessings.

Unexpectedly, Zhan Zhao's next reaction was very calm.He was still standing there, raising his hand to caress the string of jade stones on his waist, then he raised his eyes to look at Zhuo Zhuo, then at Tan Zhifeng, without admitting or denying it.

With a muffled "dong", Zhuo Zhuo swayed a few times, and fell backwards.Yi Yi turned his wrist and complained: "I'm so bored, I've already knocked this crazy girl out!"

Tan Zhifeng frantically held back Zhuo Zhuo, and said to Zhan Zhao, "Brother Zhan, I'm so sorry, I should never have done it today, I shouldn't have taken advantage of you, I mean, I shouldn't have brought them a few times." Come here to eat and drink. Let's go, come to the store when you have time, I absolutely, absolutely don't want your money."

In fact, what Tan Zhifeng thought was that Zhan Zhao would definitely never come again.

……

Therefore, when Chen Zhanzhao showed up at the door of the tavern with Wang Chao one morning a few days later, Tan Zhifeng was very surprised.

After Zhuo Zhuo came back a few days ago, he was so drunk that he missed work for several days. After waking up, he knew that he was wrong, and he restrained himself a lot in the past two days.Seeing Zhan Zhao approaching, she smiled and leaned forward: "Zhan, guard Zhan, the little girl made a slip of the tongue after drinking that night, you are a lot of adults, you don't know as much as I do."

Zhan Zhao smiled and said, "I'm not the same drunk and unconscious, each other, Miss Zhuo Zhuo, you don't have to worry about it."

Chen Qing and a few of his friends also came to the store early today. The scholars of the Song Dynasty had a high status. After Chen Qing and the others knew Zhan Zhao's identity, they didn't make too much fuss, but Zhan Zhao bowed his hands and greeted them. Then he sat by himself and waited for Zhuo Zhuo to bring his breakfast.

During the conversation, three or four scholars came to the store, all of whom lived in this alley.Tan Zhifeng was very satisfied that the business was booming early in the morning.Tan Zhifeng prepared mutton dumplings and radish gnocchi this morning.He knew that Shangshang wanted to eat mutton, but Yiyi told him that mutton was expensive.I can't afford a sheep, so Tan Zhifeng can only buy a few pieces of meat to make meat dumplings, to improve the style of his small shop, and to satisfy Shangshang's hunger by the way.

However, Tan Zhifeng didn't expect so many people to come, and the steamed dumplings were not prepared enough, so he had to go back and make some more.At the moment, he is carefully picking out the tendons in the mutton—the key to the meat dumplings is all in the stuffing, and the mutton picked by Yiyi is good, but the meat is always full of tendons, if you don’t remove it clean, the meat The taste of the dumplings will be greatly reduced.

In addition, he has to simmer the skin of the meat into a paste, and mix it with the meat stuffing, so that after steaming, the stuffing is full of delicious soup, one mouthful, and the mutton will immediately overflow between the lips and teeth fresh fragrance.

The first pot of steamed dumplings was ready, and the small, crescent-shaped steamed dumplings were placed on the plate steaming hotly, and served in front of the guests.A scholar swallowed a few in a row, shook his head and said: "It is fragrant but not smelly, oily but not greasy, the world is delicious! The world is delicious!"

Tan Zhifeng smiled when he heard the words, continued to wrap the dumplings in his hand, and began to help Shangshang grate the radish.This grater was made by Tan Zhifeng himself. A piece of iron sheet was drilled with holes, and then those holes were pried out a little. It was quite easy to use.The shredded radish dumplings need to be thinner. Tan Zhifeng checked it and was very satisfied with the results of Shangshang. He asked Shangshang to prepare the flour, while he rolled the shredded radish in boiling water and put it on a thin gauze to dry the water. Come.

The two of them were busy working, suddenly the light dimmed, Tan Zhifeng looked back, it turned out to be Zhan Zhao, he supported the half wall separating the back kitchen from the front with one hand, and looked at Tan Zhifeng hesitantly.

"What's the matter, Guard Zhan?" Tan Zhifeng sweated from the stove, raised his sleeve and wiped it off: "What else do you want to add? Just tell Zhuo Zhuo. By the way, I told Yi Yi, when you leave No more billing."

Zhan Zhao shook his head, "Thanks for the hospitality, I'm already full." He said, "I just want to come and see how you made these meat dumplings, with soup, it's delicious."

Tan Zhifeng smiled and said, "Since when did Brother Zhan become interested in cooking?"

Zhan Zhao also laughed, and said, "I'm a rough person, and I don't pay much attention to food and clothing, but now, I'd like to come here when I'm free, and learn from shopkeeper Tan. Two different things."

I haven't seen him for a few days, Zhan Zhao looks a little tired, his originally bright and energetic eyes have become a bit dim, and there is still a faint blue halo under his eyes.Tan Zhifeng reckoned that they had been very busy with Zhang Shanchu's affairs in the past two days. Although Xu Gan's suspicion had been ruled out, he was also very concerned about the progress of the case.He was just about to ask about the progress of the case, but Zhan Zhao said, "Zhifeng..."

At this time, Zhou Yanjing from the outside shouted inside: "Shopkeeper Tan, why don't you have another plate of steamed dumplings? By the way, when will the radish gnocchi be ready? We are all waiting!"

"Don't rush him." Chen Qing said, "We're not in a hurry, what's wrong with sitting a little longer?"

Seeing this, Zhan Zhao stopped talking, and said, "Since Zhifeng is busy, I won't bother you. I think I'll pay Yiyi for the meal. It's not easy for you to be busy early in the morning. Why don't you leave without paying?"

"Not bad, not bad." Yi Yi's applause sounded behind him: "Right, don't forget the money you paid for renting the book. You haven't returned the ones you rented earlier. According to the charging standard here, it's one day late There's a fine to be paid. When I show you, the fine is..."

"Okay, Yiyi!" Tan Zhifeng couldn't bear it anymore and said: "I gave you three days off, you go out and play quickly, Sangjia Wazi Qingfenglou Killing Pig Lane, where do you want to go, don't look for it anymore Mr. Zhan is in trouble."

"I still want to tell you about this, Tan Zhifeng," Yi Yi leaned over, gritted his teeth and said, "You didn't make it clear when you gave me the holiday at the beginning, and I have to buy this and that for you. Exploitation in disguise. If you want me to do it, you have to double my wages..."