In response to Gu Xun's unintentional question, Chef Ding smiled... shook his head and denied, "I don't know how to cook that dish."
In fact, he knows how to do it, but there is no reason for him to confess this kind of thing to a strange diner. If word gets out, it might be a problem.
Haiyue Xiaozhu involves the interests of many people.
After finishing speaking, Cook Ding scratched the back of his head and added with a silly smile, "Come to think of it, the reason why Haiyue Xiaozhu requires a reservation is because of the rarity of the ingredients. Even if there are more cooks who know how to cook, it will still be the same if there is nothing." p>
"Then we can only wait." Gu Xun sighed regretfully.
He didn't believe Chef Ding's negative answer, but the lack of ingredients was definitely not a lie.
"According to the guest's wishes, will you stay in Songhai City for a while?" After hearing Gu Xun's words, Chef Ding asked in turn.
He just wants to attract guests out of habit. After all, there are no guests in the inn every day, so it is strangely deserted.
Gu Xun pursed his lips and smiled softly, nodded, and then looked around the front hall of Youjian Inn without saying a word. The meaning was self-evident - I want to stay for a few days, but if your environment is not good, I will not stay there.<
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Cook Ding probably saw the hidden meaning of Gu Xun's actions, and scratched his head in embarrassment, "Haha... Um, please take your time, I have other things to do, and the meal money is one hundred and twenty dollars."
"If I don't come out when you two finish eating, just put it on the counter."
After that, he returned to the kitchen.
He had to hurry up to prepare lunch for Fu Nian and others. After chatting with Gu Xun for a while, the time was a little delayed.
That's why he asked Gu Xun to pay the bill later. Anyway, it was only two dollars, and looking at Gu Xun's clothes, he didn't look like someone who would avoid paying.
………………
After a simple and delicious meal, Gu Xun dropped a gold coin and left. How could he bring a stupid and stupid knife coin with him? Qin Banliang found it too heavy for him. As for change, it was obviously not a matter of wealth.
He would care about something over 10,000.
After dinner, it was time to go to Little Sage's Manor. Although it was not a big deal to visit at noon, he didn't care about it anyway. He was not the one who was disturbed anyway.
There is an inn right next to Little Shengxian Village. After exiting the inn door, turn around and walk north, and you will reach the gate at the foot of the mountain.
This Confucian holy land is not so much built on a mountain as it is built on the mountain. Just like Songhai, which is built by the sea, there are a large number of buildings on the mountain. A large area at the foot of the mountain is also Confucian territory.
If you really have to calculate the area of Little Shengxian Village, it is less than half the size of Songhai City.
However, the main gate of Xiaoshengxian Manor is halfway up the mountain. At the foot of the mountain is just a mountain gate. If a guest comes to visit, the disciple guarding the gate will weigh the identity of the guest, and if it is suitable, he will rush back up the mountain to pass the message - this kind of situation is actually
Very few, Confucian rules are well known to everyone. Even if a person of status wants to come to visit, he will send a greeting card in advance to avoid losing etiquette.
As for people with insufficient status, naturally they cannot even enter the mountain gate.
This is not a prim and proper little sage's village. After all, this is actually an academy for teaching and educating people, a place for students to study. It is not a scenic spot. How can it be open to everyone to visit?
Of course, Gu Xun was not a very particular person, and the invitation was never something he would consider, so he just barged in.
Then he was politely stopped by the Confucian disciple guarding the mountain.
Gu Xun did not come here to cause trouble, and did not mess around. He revealed his identity as a master of the Qin State who was very capable wherever he went. The Confucian disciples quickly mounted their horses and went straight to the mountainside to report the news.
The other disciples did not continue to stop Gu Xun, but happily let him go. Under normal circumstances, it must have been someone on horseback who went to the place to report the news first, so they were allowed to go up the mountain at that time.
However, on their way up the mountain, Gu Xun and Yan Lingji met a ‘new friend’ they had just separated from recently...
With a bulging belly, Cook Ding tried his best to go up the mountain with a large food box, only to find that the previously generous guest was also on the mountain road.
"What are you two..." After thinking for a moment, Chef Ding chose to speak proactively. There was only one way up the mountain. He couldn't just follow them quietly all the time. It was shameful and he might be suspected of having any evil intentions.
What?
Gu Xun and Yan Lingji had long heard the heavy breathing and undisguised footsteps behind them, and they stopped and turned around without surprise.
"Master Cook Ding, what a coincidence!" It was Gu Xun who started the negotiation as always, while Yan Lingji blinked her big shining eyes and watched quietly.
"Yes, what a coincidence..." Cook Ding freed up a hand to scratch his head as usual, and responded with a fake smile, "You two have something to go to the Little Sage's Manor?"
"Yes." Gu Xun nodded, considered his words and then said, "There is... a friend I want to meet, and I want to pay a visit to a Confucian master."
Cook Ding glanced at Gu Xun with doubtful eyes. He was let in by the disciples guarding the mountain, which proved that the identity of this strange guest was not simple, but...how could anyone visit Confucianism at noon?
"Master Cook Ding, are you...delivering food?" After answering the other party's question, Gu Xun asked knowingly.
"Ah... yes, food delivery." Cook Ding suppressed his doubts and replied with a naive smile, "Those Confucian gentlemen are very particular about that... The gentleman cooks far away, so there is no kitchen in Little Shengxian Manor, so I provide the daily meals.
Supply."
"Oh, it's hard work." Gu Xun replied casually.
The cook Ding maintained a harmless smile and looked like a philistine trader. "It's quite hard, but Confucian masters are very generous, and the money they give is a lot, so it's worth it."
Gu Xun smiled silently and didn't answer. He was already at the place.
This mountain is only 200 to 300 meters high, and the not-so-twisty mountain road is just over a mile, so it won't take long.
Of course, Cook Ding knew better than Gu Xun when to arrive, but unlike in the past when he came to deliver food, this time, Mr. Fu Nian, the rigid and strict new head of Confucianism, was actually at the door, wearing formal clothes and looking very handsome.
The crown is tied, as if waiting for guests.
Cook Ding was able to serve as the contact person for the Mo family's secret stronghold. He was not confused and immediately understood that the other party was here to welcome the two people next to him.
So...who is this person? He can actually be received by the head of Confucianism personally?
Fu Nian quickly answered Cook Ding's doubts. When he saw Gu Xun arriving, he took a few steps forward to greet him. He saluted neatly and said hello, "Fu Nian, a Confucian, has met the Master of the State."
National Preceptor!?
Qi State has no national teachers?
As soon as the doubt popped up in Chef Ding's mind, he got the answer immediately.
It’s Gu Xun, the national master of Qin!
He had also received news that Gu Xun had come to Songhai before, but because he seemed to have a good personal relationship with him, and because few people knew about his identity, he felt that even if he came to Songhai, he would not open an inn like him as a cook.
There was an intersection, so I didn't pay attention to it, and I had never thought about it before.
Now I was suddenly awakened by Fu Nian's name.
Gu Xun has an extraordinary and handsome appearance that is unforgettable. He is accompanied by Yan Lingji, a beauty who likes to wear red. This is clearly written in the intelligence, and it is very consistent with the two people in front of him.
