In the back kitchen, Shen Lie was busy cooking without his feet touching the floor.
The fat young man in luxurious clothes stood aside and watched curiously. His bright eyes were shining, and he seemed to be curious about every step.
Shen Lie looked at this person from the corner of his eye...
At this time, I also figured out that in this era, it was important for a gentleman to cook far away. The children of wealthy families in this era did not have the opportunity to go to the kitchen, so it was reasonable to be curious.
So Shen Lie was sure in his heart that this young man must be a scholar. As the saying goes, he has no ears to hear what is happening outside the window and only reads the books of sages.
So it was amidst the smoke and fire.
The two of them started chatting in the back kitchen without saying a word.
If it were a shopkeeper with a small belly and chicken intestines, and a customer came to the back kitchen to secretly learn the signature dish and asked questions here and there, he would probably have turned against him and refused to recognize him.
What do you mean, you sneaked into the back kitchen and stared at me so intently. Do you want to steal our signature dish?
But Shen Lie thought it didn't matter. Maybe he was just curious about cooking, and he didn't necessarily want to learn from it.
Shen Lie had a free and easy temperament, and the young man was also very easy-going, so the two of them chatted in a friendly manner and soon became warm.
Maybe this is called fate.
Putting some ingredients into the pot, Shen Lie stir-fried and asked casually: "Don't you dare ask this young master his name?"
The young man smiled warmly and said, "I...don't take your surname as Zhen."
Shen Lie hurriedly said: "It turns out to be Mr. Zhen. It's a pleasure to meet you. It's a pleasure to meet you. It's not just Shen Lie."
The young man praised: "What a name!"
Shen Lie grinned and showed a bright smile to the young man: "I don't dare to take it seriously. Mr. Zhen is too polite."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
After just chatting for a few words, they narrowed the distance between them.
Seeing the innocent look of this young Master Zhen, Shen Lie couldn't help but admire him in his heart. He couldn't hide his appreciation from the bottom of his heart.
See what a real wealthy family is!
A truly wealthy family is a family with a scholarly heritage. The children in the family are all well-educated, and they talk to everyone with a kind of kindness, without being tainted by the arrogance of those playboys.
Those who bully others at every turn are upstarts, and those who act recklessly are scoundrels. The true sons of rich and famous families disdain to do such things as bullying the common people.
Why bother?
The two chatted for a few words.
Master Zhen suddenly became interested, so he rolled up the sleeves of his luxurious clothes, stepped forward, picked up a piece of firewood, and tried to stuff it into the stove.
It seems that this young man is extremely bored and has become very interested in making fires.
Shen Lie hurriedly said: "Hey... Mr. Zhen, please don't soil your clothes."
Mr. Zhen's clothes looked like the finest pieces of Jiangnan brocade, which reminded Shen Lie of the Cao Mansion in Dream of Red Mansions.
There is no doubt that this young man is a relative of the emperor, or a descendant of an honorable noble. The clothes alone are worth at least several hundred taels of silver.
It would be a pity if it gets dirty or burns a hole.
But Mr. Zhen replied with a smile: "It doesn't matter."
As he spoke, he excitedly added a few more pieces of firewood to the stove, as if making a fire was fun and he never got tired of it.
Seeing that he couldn't stop it, Shen Lie simply followed his wishes.
Let him do whatever he wants.
Looking at Mr. Zhen who was keen on lighting fires, Shen Lie actually felt a little sympathy in his heart. At least there were physical education classes in school and dozens of classmates in the class for company.
But the scholars of this era are actually quite pitiful.
After ten years of cold weather, I was like a caged bird confined in a small study. Every day when I opened my eyes, I read, and when I closed my eyes, even my dreams were filled with moral articles.
It looked like he was going crazy.
At this time, Shen Lie remembered the time when he followed his parents back to his hometown in the countryside for the first time when he was a child.
At that time, Shen Lie had just arrived in the countryside and saw the stove for the first time. He was also curious about the things in the countryside. Everything was new and he squatted in front of the stove to light the fire.
At this time, Mr. Zhen asked with a smile: "Is there enough firewood?"
Shen Lie lowered his head and looked at the stove, and said quickly: "That's enough, that's enough. If you burn it any longer, it will burn."
Mr. Zhen then giggled apologetically: "Ashamed, ashamed."
So one of them was cooking, the other was lighting the fire, and the distance between them became closer again.
Mr. Zhen squatted next to Shen Lie, looking at the fire in the stove, and asked: "Shopkeeper, what kind of food are you cooking?
Shen Lie hurriedly said: "Braised."
Mr. Zhen immediately showed a look of surprise and said with a smile: "I've heard that there are many stewed, cooked and burned restaurants in Chaoyangmen area. These are good things."
He seemed to have great admiration for the folk snack of stewed stew and fire, and he kept praising in his words: "This stewed stew and stew is delicious and not expensive, and it allows people to taste meat and fish. Good, good..."
Shen Lie smiled and said softly: "Thank you very much."
This young master was really polite and eloquent. This compliment made Shen Lie feel happy.
Mr. Zhen looked at his face and softly shouted: "Huh?"
He seemed to have discovered something extraordinary. He looked at Shen Lie intently and said curiously: "Your store is called Bianyifang... Come to think of it, you must have made this stewed and hot pot first, right?" ?”
Shen Lie smiled and said: "It's just a small road, it's not worth mentioning."
Mr. Zhen was startled, and looked at Shen Lie carefully. After a long time, he praised again: "Food is the most important thing for the people. This is not just a trivial matter. You have made great contributions to the imperial court."
Shen Lie was speechless.
Looking at the seriousness on the chubby face of this young boy, he laughed it off and couldn't help but murmur in his heart.
How does this young master like to breathe heavily when talking?
This tone is too loud!
Shen Lie always felt that such words as "contributing to the imperial court" were nondescript coming from the mouth of a half-grown child, but these words were just fine for Mr. Zhang.
However, Shen Lie didn't want to care about it. He took out the fried dishes and was about to ask his apprentice to serve them, but Mr. Zhen took them over first.
"Let me do it."
Mr. Zhen didn't regard himself as an outsider at all. He stretched out his chubby hand and took a plate of green pepper and potato shreds, and took it out happily.
Shen Lie was stunned: "Hey, Mr. Zhen?"
This is too easy-going!
Shen Lie simply didn't bother to persuade him any more and started cooking the next dish, muttering in his mind that Mr. Zhen's temper was as good as Miss Zhang's.
He is rebellious and disobeys the discipline of his family, so he can do whatever he wants.
lobby.
Feng Bao and the second stall owner of Dongchang were restless when they suddenly saw someone coming out with a plate of hot food.
Take a closer look at that person...
Feng Bao's face twitched slightly, and several Dongchang bosses were so frightened that their eyes almost popped out of their eyes. This man was not only wandering around in the back kitchen, but also helping to light the fire.
Why are you acting as a waiter in a restaurant?
Watching the fat young man place a plate of hot food on the table, he showed a warm smile to several people.
"Eat, eat."
You're welcome.
Several Dongchang bosses trembled again and hurriedly apologized: "Hey, hey, ten thousand..."
Before they could even shout out "Long live the Lord", they were glared at by the young man fiercely, and they quickly swallowed the second half of their words.
Seeing this man happily running back to the kitchen, he continued to squat by the stove to light the fire, and started chatting with Shen Lie again.
Several people were scattered in the wind.
In the back kitchen.
The chat box is open.
Mr. Zhen added another piece of firewood to the stove and asked angrily: "Shopkeeper, your cooking is really good. Is your business booming?"
Shen Lie hurriedly said: "Thanks to you...it's okay."