We sat there until dark, but none of the three came back.
Jia Lian was a little irritable, so he went up to the second floor, sat in a private room facing the street, and looked out through the half-open window.
The little boy "Liu Li Qiu'er" asked the cook to cook six dishes for Jia Lian, and brought them with a jug of wine. Jia Lian ate a few bites casually, and saw that the dogwood was not interesting, so he heard what "Liu Li Qiu'er" said
Saying "Master Zhou's bad fish fillets will be available soon", Jia Lian suddenly stood up, said "wait for me for a moment", and went downstairs.
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Cornus officinalis originally saw that Jia Lian was eating without emotion, so she only took two bites, but she was confused when she saw him suddenly stand up and leave.
Ask De'er later:
"Is he angry?"
De'ermu Mudao:
"If he dares to be angry with the princess, he is being treasonous."
Cornus rolled her eyes at him:
"Playing the piano to the ox."
De'er replied dumbly:
"It's not the cow's fault to play the piano to a cow."
Cornus officinalis frowned and said:
"How come you are all smarter than usual when you arrive at his place?"
He pouted and said bitterly:
"It turns out that I was the only one who became even more stupid than usual when I came to his place."
De'ermumu replied:
"Not stupider."
"Shut up! You will die if you don't speak!"
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Red Case Chef Zhou Datou is a shiny, bald man.
He has a family tradition of high-quality Shandong cuisine, and his specialty is Shandong fish fillets, nine-turn large intestine, fried sea cucumbers with green onions, braised prawns and squirrel mandarin fish, all of which are delicious.
The main dish on the surface. As for the stir-fried kidney, soft fried tenderloin, Sixi meatballs and jar meat, etc., it’s not to mention.
At this time, Zhou Datou was using his knife like the wind. In just a few strokes, he deboned and deboned a big, lively bass, and in an instant, it was cut into perfect slices.
Zhou Datou is a good craftsman, but he is arrogant. Now he is mumbling endlessly because he cannot buy yellow croaker:
"What the hell! I'm making a bad fish fillet, but there's no decent big yellow croaker! How else can I make this dish? How much do I need to check the taste of a broken seabass? Otherwise, just use it like dog food.
The chefs in the restaurant followed suit and just used snakeheaded fish. Hey! It’s so cheap, and the eater who doesn’t know how to cook it is happy. The snakeheaded fish is so fat, it’s a mouthful of oil when you eat it.”
Jia Lian just happened to step into the kitchen. Hearing Zhou Datou mutter to himself, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
The most annoying thing for Zhou Da Nao is when people come to his kitchen. Ba Tou looks around and thinks it's "Liu Li Qiu'er" coming to order the dishes. He turns around and is about to curse when he sees it's Jia Lian and is stunned:
"Why did Mr. Lian come to this place? It's all oil. It would be a pity to stain your fine clothes again."
Jia Lian heard Shopkeeper Chun say that Zhou Datou didn't have any evil intentions, but his temper was a bit weird. Fortunately, this person was a "submissive donkey" and everything would be fine as long as he found a way to coax him.
So Jia Lian smiled and asked:
"Master Zhou's good craftsmanship must be matched with serious and good materials. Since there is no yellow croaker today, I might as well not make this crappy fish fillet."
Zhou Datou listened very carefully, patted the chopping board and said:
"Second Master Lian is such a serious connoisseur! Hey! It's a blessing to be able to serve a eater like you."
But looking at the fish fillets already prepared on the chopping board, Zhou Da Nao felt a little reluctant to part with it:
"This fillet... the seabass is not cheap this year. They are all brought from the south. Such a big live fish..."
Jia Lian didn't wait for him to finish and said:
"I made a bet with my friend upstairs that I was going to cook a dish he had never eaten before. I asked Master Zhou to help me. Can we cook it together?"
Zhou Da Nao looked at Jia Lian like a monster:
"Second Master Lian can also cook?"
Jia Lian laughed deliberately:
"No, that's why I have to ask Master Zhou to help.
Come on, I'll move my mouth and you'll do it. Let's just pretend that we've never tasted this dish today."
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Zhou Datou followed Jia Lian's instructions and battered the fish fillets, while frying the remaining fish heads, tails and bones in oil, mumbling:
"It's so fresh. Do you want some scraps? Minced ginger, garlic, Sichuan peppercorns, dried chili peppers, Pixian bean paste, so much? How spicy is this dish? It's too heavy.
Ah? Where’s the pepper? Sugar? Oh, Mr. Lian, are you using condiments as food?
Ouch, put soybean sprouts in? How do you eat this?
Okay, I've put everything out as you said, ah? My ancestor, you also added Sichuan peppercorns, chopped dried chili peppers and chopped green onions? This is going to be spicy to death.
What are you doing? Are you pouring it with boiling oil? Where do you do this? Not to mention eating it, I have never heard of it...
Hmm - it smells okay, but the mouthfeel is too strong.
Ah? Let me try it? Forget it, my tongue needs to be able to cook finely. If I taste this, I won’t be able to cook seriously in the future."
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Frustrated with boredom, Dogwood opened the window, held her head in her hands and looked at the lights on the street in a daze.
Suddenly, a spicy and delicious aroma suddenly came, and Dogwood suddenly became energetic:
"What does it smell like? It smells so good!"
I turned around and saw that "Liu Li Qiu'er" had already placed a large bowl of red vegetables on the table.
Almost at the same time, people walking by the Dongfeng Building also asked about the tempting spicy fragrance. They looked around and finally discovered that the fragrance came from the open window of the private room on the second floor of the Dongfeng Building.
The people who were attracted by the fragrance were looking up eagerly when they heard the voice of a girl who was half intoxicated and half struggling:
"Ah, it's so spicy... oh, I can't stand it... it smells so good... add another bowl of rice!"
"Oh, what is this dish called? Boiled fish? Why does this name sound so familiar...ah! You are mocking me again!"
As a result, many people who secretly swallowed their saliva remembered: Dongfeng Tower has a secret dish with an extremely fragrant aroma called "boiled fish".
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When Jia Lian saw that Cornus officinalis was so spicy that his mouth turned red, he smiled and said:
“This is the first time you eat something so spicy, so don’t eat too much, otherwise your stomach won’t be able to handle it.”
The dogwood was so spicy that it made him hiss, but he still couldn't help but eat two bowls of rice, which made his stomach feel round.
Finally, Fa'er, who was following Ni Er, came back, and at the same time carried back Wan Fang and the pawn shop clerk Da Xiao in his pocket.
Until the clapper sounded at the second watch, Li'er and Cai'er also came back.
At this time, Jia Lian happened to come out of the innermost private room. In this room, the frightened loudspeaker told him everything he knew.
Some of the news brought back by Li'er and Cai'er happened to confirm the news that Long'er had secretly investigated before, and some of it was completely beyond Jia Lian's expectation.
Jia Lian finally understood it in general at this time.
Sure enough, those people's attack on their own Dongfeng Tower was just a matter of "hugging the grass and beating the rabbits - incidentally", and their real target was the entire Jia Mansion.
The plan they actually implemented turned out to have been tossing for many years. The key to it turned out to be Lai Da, the chief steward of Rongguo Mansion, and Lai Er, the chief steward of Ningguo Mansion.
The Lai family, the most valued old servant of the Jia family, was originally just a vampire of the Jia family, but now, he is going to be the life-killing ghost of the Jia family.