Li Qi and Cai Minde sat across from each other, while old Cai San stood respectfully aside. He was not qualified to sit here yet.
Although Li Qi and Cai Minde had just met, after Li Qi's continuous flattery, the friendship between the two instantly rose to a critical point. Others did not know it and thought they were a pair of sworn friends.
"I am truly lucky to have the honor of getting to know Yuanwai today. If Yuanwai does not give up, I will be the host today and have a simple meal to express my respect." Li Qi cupped his hand and said.
Cai Minde came here today to see Li Qi. Even if Li Qi didn't say so, he had no intention of leaving now. He hurriedly gave in and said humbly: "How can this be done? How can Cai ask the young master to be a host?"
He called out in a deep voice: "Mistress! You go and ask for some good dishes and a jug of good wine. I want to have a good chat with Mr. Li over wine."
Cai Laosan reacted immediately and responded hurriedly: "Hey, hey, I'll go right now."
Li Qi had no intention of paying for this meal. He raised his hands towards Cai Minde and said, "Since Mr. Cai is so generous, I will not accept it respectfully."
In fact, Cai Laosan didn't go downstairs, because the owner of the store had just rushed upstairs. Apparently someone told him about Cai Minde's visit to the store. In the catering industry in Bianliang, Tokyo, Cai Minde is definitely one of the top figures.
Oh, how dare they, a small restaurant, neglect him.
The boss wanted to go over and say hello to Cai Minde, but Cai Laosan stopped him and just asked him to have good wine and food delivered.
Before the food was served, the wine came first. When Cai Laosan was about to pour the wine with Li Qi, he was suddenly stopped by Li Qi. He apologized to Cai Minde and said, "I'm sorry, I've already sworn an oath.
I will never drink again, and I hope you will forgive me."
Li Qi came to the Northern Song Dynasty because of drinking. In other words, it was this drink that made him lose his parents and his wife, so he hated this drink more than anyone else.
Cai Minde had already asked people to inquire about Li Qi's origins and found out that he was originally a drunkard on the street. Now he heard that he had sworn not to drink. He was a little surprised. After thinking about it carefully, he understood the past and thought that he must be
Wanting to change his past, he said cheerfully: "Okay, sir, let me have tea instead of a bar."
"Thank you, member!" Li Qi said with a slight smile.
Cai Laosan followed his instructions and poured a glass of wine and a cup of tea for Cai Minde and Li Qi respectively, then respectfully stepped aside.
"As the saying goes, a thousand pieces of gold are easy to get, but a confidant is hard to find. Today Cai and the young master hit it off at first sight. Come, Cai will give you a drink."
“I’m so grateful for the great kindness from my colleagues, but I really feel ashamed to deserve it!”
The two of them drank tea and wine at the same time.
After putting down the wine glass, Cai Minde suddenly sighed and said apologetically: "The last time the young master came to the shop, Cai failed to go out to greet him. I hope you will forgive me for my neglect. I will punish myself with a drink first."
After saying that, Cai Minde picked up another glass of wine and drank it in one gulp.
Sweat! I didn’t expect this old guy to be even more hypocritical than me! I’m obviously just passing by to earn some pocket money and come to your store? Huh, I haven’t even thought about it.
Li Qi glanced at Cai Laosan and saw beads of sweat oozing out from his forehead. He smiled at Cai Minde and said, "I don't dare. I had an emergency at home last time, so I couldn't come to visit you. It's true."
I'm sorry, I'll give you a cup as punishment." After saying that, he poured the tea in the cup into his mouth.
"I see!"
Cai Minde saw that Li Qi didn't seem to take the incident to heart last time. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but his face was full of regrets and said: "To be honest with you, Mr. Li, I had to say goodbye to Mr. Li in a hurry last time.
It was a pity. Later, when I sent someone to inquire, I found out that the young master is the chef of Zuixianju across the street. No, a few days ago, I asked the mistress to go to Zuixianju to invite the young master to come to my house for a reunion. Unfortunately, the young master was busy.
I went out, but I never thought that I would meet the young master here today. It seems that everything is God's will."
This old guy's acting skills are really good, and it's God's will. Humph, you think you are that God!
Li Qi felt funny in his heart, but there was a surprised expression on his face. He asked in surprise: "Is there such a thing? Why have I never heard anyone talk about it?"
Cai Minde was slightly startled and glared at Cai Laosan who was sweating beside him.
Cai Laosan shivered with fright and hurriedly said to Li Qi: "This is absolutely true. I went to Zuixianju several times in the past two days, but the shopkeeper Wu said that you are out of town for something."
"That's strange. I've been at Zuixianju for the past few days and haven't gone out! And Uncle Wu has never mentioned this to me."
Li Qi's face was full of "confusion" and he said to Cai Minde: "I wonder if there is any misunderstanding."
After Cai Minde heard this, he was also very confused. If the two of them joined forces to hide from me, then Li Qi should have lied to Wu Furong. Why would he expose Wu Furong? If not, then Wu Furong must have done all this.
Damn you, this old man dares to deceive me. I will make you look good one day.
Obviously, Cai Minde had put all this on Wu Furong's head, and was a little less wary of Li Qi. He laughed and said: "I guess shopkeeper Wu must have been too busy recently and didn't take these little things to heart, but
It's no wonder that there are so many people waiting in line at Zuixianju every day that they almost reach the store."
Finally let’s get to the point! Li Qi chuckled and said, “I hope you’ll bear with me.”
Cai Minde smiled and said: "Master Li is not only talented, but also has extraordinary cooking skills. I don't think anyone can match this stinky tofu alone. Cai was lucky enough to taste a piece. The taste is indeed unique."
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"Oh? How do other members know that this stinky tofu is made by me?" Li Qi said "surprised", but in his heart he was like a mirror.
Cai Minde smiled and said: "Cai has been dealing with Zuixianju for so many years, and they know each other very well. Cai also knows Zuixianju's former chef Master Zhou very well. To put it bluntly, he
If we could make this stinky tofu, Zuixianju would not be what it is today."
Speaking of the latter, Cai Minde's eyes suddenly flashed with resentment. The sudden appearance of this stinky tofu disrupted his overall plan to acquire Zuixianju. How could he not be angry?
Li Qi "suddenly realized" and nodded and admitted: "The member is right, this stinky tofu is my family's ancestral secret recipe. I came up with this secret recipe this time to repay Uncle Wu for saving his life. I did not intentionally target the member.
, I hope that I will forgive you if I have offended you in any way."
When Cai Minde heard that the secret recipe of the stinky tofu was indeed in Li Qi's hands, he was immediately happy and said with a smile: "Don't worry, sir, is Cai an unreasonable person? To tell you the truth, ever since you Zuixianju started selling this
After the stinky tofu, the business of the small shop has also increased with the tide, and there are many more customers than before. Speaking of which, I have also benefited from you!"
This is true. In addition to selling stinky tofu, Zuixianju doesn’t even sell a glass of wine, let alone anything else. Four pieces of stinky tofu are enough to make a base, and stinky tofu has an appetizing effect. Those who have never been drunk
Everyone who came out of Xianju went to Jade Pavilion.
"If it's true as what the member said, then it couldn't be better." Li Qi smiled. In fact, he had already expected this, not only the Jade Pavilion, but also Aunt Cao's refreshment stall next to Zuixianju.
The business is several times better than before.
"However, there is something I have to tell you about Zuixianju." Cai Minde suddenly changed the topic and said with a straight face.
Li Qi was surprised and said: "Oh? Please give me some advice."
"I don't take it as advice," Cai Minde chuckled and said, "It's just that you, Zuixianju, sell about one or two hundred servings of stinky tofu every day, which makes those customers who haven't eaten the stinky tofu come to my store every day.
Come and complain, causing the shop to be filled with complaints all day long."
Li Qi laughed and said, "Is there such a thing? I was joking outside."
"I'm telling the truth. You said your Zuixianju is the same. With such a good business, why do you only sell so little every day? It's really confusing to Cai." Cai Minde said in confusion.
Old fox, after talking so much, it turned out that I wanted to find out the news. Anyway, this is what I specially prepared for you. Even if you don't ask, I plan to tell you.
"this---!"
Li Qi looked embarrassed and hesitated to speak.
"What? Does the young master have something to hide?" Cai Minde asked.
Li Qi was silent for a while, then said with a wry smile: "Yuanwai is a prodigy in this world, and he must have already seen through the reason."
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The company temporarily assigned me to go on a business trip, so I’ll just update it today. I’m sorry.
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