After the assistant has made the selection, the next step is to prepare the dishes. Although Li Qi can make a lot of crab roe dishes, he plans to use a new dish to compete this time, not for anything else but because of the person sitting opposite him.
It’s Cai Jing who will appear again soon. (This chapter was uploaded by a netizen)
On this day, early in the morning, Li Qi took his three apprentices to the market.
Poets like to go to places with mountains and rivers to find inspiration, while chefs like to go to vegetable markets to find inspiration.
Several people walked around the market, looking here and there, without any target. Not only that, Li Qi didn't even take a look at the crabs, which made his three apprentices feel very strange.
"Brother Li, how about - let's go see the river fresh food?" Wu Xiaoliu asked tentatively.
Li Qi seemed to be thinking about the problem just now. He was slightly startled, then turned around and asked: "Why? Have you thought of something?"
Wu Xiaoliu shook his head and said: "You didn't even think of it. How can I come up with any good ideas? It's just that--I just think that since we are going to attend the crab roe feast, why don't we go to the fish market more often."
Li Qi shook his head and said: "Crab roe is not suitable as the main ingredient. It is most suitable for filling or toppings. Since crab roe must be prepared, why should we rush to see it? We should first think about what to use to match the crab roe."
"oh."
"Brother Li, isn't that Yuanwai Cai?" Chen Dazhu suddenly pointed forward and said in surprise.
Li Qi looked up and saw two men walking a hundred steps away. One of them was Cai Minde, and beside him was a man in his thirties.
"Huh? Isn't that man the fisherman who came to our store to eat shrimp last time?" Chen Xiaozhu said in surprise.
Wu Xiaoliu snorted: "It turns out that he was sent by Old Fox Cai to cause trouble in our store. He is really despicable."
Li Qi heard their remarks and shook his head with a wry smile. He didn't know whether it was a blessing or a misfortune to find such silly and naive guys as his apprentices.
"Brother Li, why don't we leave?" Chen Dazhu said.
Li Qi nodded and said: "It's getting late, so you guys should go back to the store to prepare the materials needed for lunch."
"What about you?"
"I haven't seen this old friend for a long time. I'll chat with him for a while and then go back."
"Oh, let's go back first."
"Um."
At this time, Cai Minde also noticed Li Qi. A look of resentment flashed in his eyes, but it only passed by. Then he put on a smile again and walked towards Li Qi.
"Exceptor Cai."
"Master Li."
The two of them bowed their hands to each other and said hello.
Cai Minde laughed and said: "Young Master Li has really been away from us for three days. You should treat him with admiration. Now in Bianliang City, everyone knows and knows the name of Mr. Li."
"Where, where."
Li Qi smiled modestly and said: "On the other hand, you are still walking as fast as flying, with a glowing face, as solid as a rock, and as steady as a mountain. It can be said that you have been as strong as a day for ten years."
Cai Minde shook his head and sighed: "I can't do it anymore. I'm old and can't do many things anymore." Then he said to Li Qi: "Master Li, this is not the place to talk. Why don't we find a place to sit down? Cai happened to be there."
I have many questions that I would like to ask Master."
"How dare you, how dare you. Please invite me from outside."
Cai Yuanwai nodded slightly and said to the man beside him: "Wenye, take a look for yourself first, Mr. Li and I will just come to catch up on old times."
"yes."
The two of them went to a tea stall on the roadside and sat down. The owner of the tea stall did not know Li Qi, but he knew Cai Minde. He was so frightened that the hand that poured the tea was shaking.
Cai Minde took a sip of tea and sighed: "Master Li, do you know that Cai has been thinking about one thing recently?"
"Oh? Would you like to hear the details?"
"I'm thinking, if you were drunk in front of Jade Pavilion that day, what would you be like today?"
Li Qi was stunned, laughed, shook his head and said, "This is simply impossible."
"Why?"
"Because Butler Cai will never let a drunkard lie in front of the door, and if he doesn't let the dog bite me, that would be a good thing." Li Qi said half-jokingly.
Cai Minde laughed and said: "That's true. It's my fault that I usually indulge him." At this point, he sighed again and said: "It can be regarded as God's blessing in Drunk Immortal Residence. It can take in any drunkard.
Zuixianju has come back to life, it’s really up to people to make plans and to make things happen, it’s up to God.”
Li Qi smiled and did not answer.
Cai Minde glanced at him and shook his head: "No, no, it should be Master Li's foresight."
Li Qi smiled and said, "What do you mean by this, outside the staff?"
Cai Minde said: "Now that things have come to this, Mr. Li, don't hide it anymore. You deliberately planned to sell me the secret recipe of stinky tofu in exchange for capital. The purpose was to reopen Zuixianju. Unfortunately, Cai learned about it later."
You know, by the time you understand everything, it's already too late."
Li Qi neither admitted nor denied, saying: "It doesn't matter what my purpose is. The important thing is that neither of us suffered a loss in this transaction."
Cai Minde shook his head and said: "That's not how the accounts are calculated. Since you opened the business, the number of daily guests at Jade Pavilion has dropped by 30%. Calculating it this way, I still lost. But I don't blame you. It's all because I was too careless.
.”
Don’t blame me? You must be wishing that I would die early.
Li Qi sneered in his heart, but with an expression of admiration on his face, he cupped his hands and said: "There are a lot of people out there, I am deeply impressed by you."
Cai Minde laughed and said, "I lost because of your mouth."
Li Qi chuckled and said, "I was just kidding."
Cai Minde shook his head and asked: "By the way. You came here today to prepare the crab roe feast?"
"good."
Li Qi nodded and said, "It's the same for members of the Communist Party of China, too."
Cai Minde nodded and said, "How are you preparing?"
"Oh...it's hard to prepare. When I think about meeting Master Cai, my legs are shaking all night when I sleep. Don't be nervous and cut your hand. That will be a blessing."
Li Qi sighed, rolled his eyes, and asked, "Executive member, you came from the Grand Master's Mansion, so you must know Grand Master Cai's taste very well."
Are you nervous? I don’t believe it to my death, but you still want to get information from me. Just dream.
Cai Minde was so angry that his teeth itched in his heart, but with a wry smile on his face, he said: "It has been more than ten years since I came out of the Grand Master's Mansion, and I still can't remember so much. Besides, after so many years, the Grand Master's taste is different.
It’s definitely changed.”
Damn old fox, you have such a harsh mouth.
Li Qi shrugged and said: "That's right, forget it, I'm going to see the world anyway, not seeking merit, but seeking no faults."
How could Cai Minde believe his nonsense? If you don't care, why don't you just sleep under the quilt so early in the morning and wander around? He laughed and said: "Master, please remember what you said today, don't
At that time, he became a blockbuster and won the first place."
Sweat! It seems that this old fox has seen through me.
Li Qi laughed and did not answer.
Cai Minde saw Li Qi and replied, knowing that his ambition for this crab roe feast was definitely not small. He actually loved and hated Li Qi in his heart. From the beginning, he wanted to recruit Li Qi to his subordinates, but he never could.
As he wished, he pondered for a moment, then thought about it and said, "Master Li, Mr. Cai suddenly had an idea. Is it feasible?"
"Oh? What do you think?"
"The two of us will cooperate and open a restaurant. Putting aside the Jade Pavilion and Zuixianju, it's just the two of us. I'll provide the money, you provide the people, and we'll share the profit equally. What do you think?"
Li Qi frowned and said, "But I don't know where the officials want to open this restaurant?"
Cai Minde's eyes flashed with admiration and he said: "Rendian Street."
There is only one big restaurant on Rendian Street, and that is Fan Lou. Needless to say, Cai Minde’s intention behind this move was to establish a good relationship with Li Qi. They said it was cooperation, but in fact he wanted Li Qi to slowly leave Zuixianju.
, as long as Li Qi leaves Zuixianju, Wu Furong and others will not be afraid. Not only that, he can also use Li Qi's talents to attack Fan Lou, killing two birds with one stone.
Li Qi felt like a mirror in his heart, but he was also a little tempted. After all, Fan Lou was too powerful. There were 3,000 liquor stores for it alone. With the current development speed of Zuixianju, he wanted to surpass Fan Lou.
Lou, that will take a long time, and Li Qi is still afraid that if Zuixianju becomes bigger in the future, if Fan Lou cooperates with Jade Xuan to attack Zuixianju, that situation is the last thing Li Qi wants to see.
However, Jade Pavilion is too close to Zuixianju. If Fan Lou is defeated in the future, how can Cai Minde tolerate Zuixianju?
Li Qi frowned and pondered for a while, and for a moment he was not sure what to pay attention to. He just said: "I have to think about this matter again, and Zuixianju has just opened, and there are still many things to be busy with. I'm afraid I can't do both.
Everything is taken into account.”
When Cai Minde heard that Li Qi didn't reject him immediately, he felt happy and said: "It doesn't matter. Master naturally has to consider such a big matter carefully, but I still hope that Master can give me an answer as soon as possible. After all, in this business world, there are all opportunities."
Fleeting.”
Li Qi nodded and said, "Yes. I know."
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