Day! Can this damn thing be called a kitchen? It’s almost like a latrine.
This is definitely the worst, dirtiest, and crudest kitchen Li Qi has ever seen.
There is a large rectangular wooden table in the middle of the room, with some bowls and chopsticks on it, a cutting board, and a piece of pork on the cutting board. There are also some bamboo shoots, some garlic and other ingredients scattered on the side. There are two bricks against the wall on the left.
There is a large wood stove, one with a large iron pot on it, and the other looks like it has not been used for a long time. There is also a small table next to the wood stove, with some utensils of different sizes and shapes placed on the table.
It looks like it should be used for seasoning. There is a large wooden bucket filled with water beside the small table. There is also a small amount of chopped wood piled at the end of the room.
Li Qi even lost interest in visiting. He just wanted to get out of the way and asked directly: "Hey, Liuzi, what kind of dishes do you have here?"
"Isn't it all on the table? You can't see it yourself! Oh, by the way, there is a carp under the table." Wu Xiaoliu hugged a bundle of firewood, threw it in front of the stove, and said impatiently.
"Well...!"
Li Qi came to the table and looked at it. Apart from a piece of pork, there were only some bamboo shoots left on it. He suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and said in surprise: "Is this the order?" He picked up the piece of meat that weighed a pound.
I smelled the pork, md, luckily it wasn't rancid.
"This is for us to eat for ourselves." Wu Xiaoliu said angrily.
Damn it! Isn’t it? Such a big restaurant, just a la carte? It’s too cheating.
Li Qi began to regret a little bit why he had impulsively left those two guests behind. But regret was regret. He was not the kind of man who would just retreat when he encountered some setbacks. While he was regretting, he was already thinking in his heart,
What dishes should I cook later?
In fact, the reason why Li Qi kept the two masters and servants was not out of any motive, but because he felt that he had lived here for free for so many days, so he should do something for them, so that he could repay some of it first.
It has to be said that Wu Xiaoliu is really good at lighting fires. In just a short while, he had the stove burning brightly.
Wu Xiaoliu stood up and wiped the sweat from his face with his sleeves. When he saw Li Qi still standing in front of the table in a daze, his heart tightened and he hurriedly shouted: "Master Li, Master Li."
Li Qi was startled for a moment, then turned around. Seeing that the fire was lit, he said: "Okay, you go out to entertain the guests first. I will serve the dishes myself later."
Wu Xiaoliu glanced at Li Qi suspiciously, with a worried look on his face, and said, "Hurry up then, remember to call me if you need anything."
Li Qi was still thinking about what to cook and didn't pay attention at all. He just nodded perfunctorily.
What a weirdo.
Wu Xiaoliu scratched his head and walked out.
After coming out of the kitchen, Wu Xiaoliu went to the second floor. Seeing that the two guests had no instructions, he returned to the counter.
After a while, Wu Xiaoliu saw that there was still no movement in the kitchen, and felt uneasy. He paced back and forth in front of the door and said to himself: "Why is it not healed yet?"
After half a stick of incense, Wu Xiaoliu saw that Li Qi hadn't come out yet. He felt extremely regretful and scratched his head hard. Why was I so obsessed at that time that I asked him to cook? What do you think of a drunk person?
Han, what kind of food can I cook? If I let my uncle know this, I will be scolded to death. Oh, forget it, it is safer to go in and have a look.
The more Wu Xiaoliu thought about it, the more frightened he became. He was about to go to the kitchen to find out what was going on when he suddenly heard Wu Furong's voice coming from outside, "Liu Zi, Liu Zi."
Whatever you are afraid of will come to you.
Wu Xiaoliu was so frightened that he trembled all over. He turned around and saw Wu Furong walking in from the outside in a dusty state. He said in panic: "Uncle, why are you back?"
Wu Furong frowned and glanced at him, surprised: "Then when should I come back?"
Wu Xiaoliu was at a loss for words. When he saw Wu Furong alone, he quickly changed the subject and asked, "Huh? Where is Master Zhou?"
"Master Zhou is still at home. I'll come back and take care of things first." Wu Furong took a sip of tea and ordered: "Liuzi, please close the door first."
Wu Xiaoliu was startled and asked hurriedly: "Uncle, what do you mean?"
Wu Furong nodded and said, "Well, Madam has decided to sell the store."
"ah?"
Wu Xiaoliu's eyes dimmed instantly and asked: "Has Madam found a buyer?"
Wu Furong shook his head and said: "Not yet, but we won't do business for the next few days. There are no customers coming anyway. Please close the door quickly."
"oh!"
Wu Xiaoliu responded, suddenly thinking that there were two guests upstairs, he was stunned on the spot, not knowing what to do.
"Why are you still standing here? Go quickly." Seeing Wu Xiaoliu still standing there in a daze, Wu Furong said angrily.
At this point, Wu Xiaoliu knew that he couldn't hide it. With a sad face, he pointed upstairs and said: "Uncle, there are two more guests upstairs."
"What?"
Wu Furong exclaimed, and immediately lowered his voice and said: "You are confused, Master Zhou is not here, what are you going to give to the guests?"
"It's all Mr. Li's fault. He had to keep those two guests." Wu Xiaoliu quickly put all the blame on Li Qi.
"Li Qi?" Wu Furong said in surprise.
"Who else is there besides him? If you don't believe it, he is in the kitchen now. Go and ask him yourself." Wu Xiaoliu said angrily.
Wu Furong looked suspicious, glanced at Wu Xiaoliu, and said, "You watch here, I'll go to the kitchen to take a look."
At this moment, a burst of fragrance suddenly came from the back room.
"Wow! What is this? It smells so good!" Wu Xiaoliu exclaimed.
Wu Furong also stopped, sniffed hard, frowned and said, "Could it be..."
As soon as the words were spoken, Li Qi walked out of the back room with three bowls of food. He saw Wu Furong standing in the hall and said, "Huh? Uncle Wu, you're back!"
Wu Furong nodded dully, stepped forward quickly, glanced at the three plates of dishes Li Qi was holding, and suddenly took a breath of air. He had never seen these three dishes before, and asked incredulously: "
This—this is what you did?”
Li Qi nodded and said with a smile: "Seeing that Master Zhou is not here, I took it upon myself to leave two guests behind. You won't blame me, right?"
"Wow! Mr. Li, you really know how to cook!" Wu Xiaoliu came to Li Qi's side, looking at the three plates of fragrant dishes, and shouted excitedly.
What kind of words is this!
Li Qi rolled his eyes, ignored him, and said to Wu Furong: "Uncle Wu, if it's okay, I'll serve the dishes to the guests first." Although Li Qi had learned to cook since he was a child, this was his first time serving dishes.
Find it interesting.
"Oh! Then go ahead." Wu Furong nodded hurriedly. He still hasn't reacted yet.
"Brother Li, let me do this rough work." Wu Xiaoliu was so excited that he even changed his name to Li Qi, stretched out his hand and took the tray from Li Qi's hand.
Li Qi smiled, and then the two of them went upstairs together.
The two of them came upstairs one after another, and saw the purple-robed young master sitting at a table by the window, looking out of the window casually, while the entourage stood respectfully by the side, and the two masters and servants were talking to each other.
There was a smile, and there was no hint of impatience on his face.
After Wu Xiaoliu put the dishes away, he smiled and said, "Sir, please use it with caution."
The purple-robed young master stared at the three dishes on the table with a surprised expression, a plate of golden pork slices, a plate of carp without even a drop of soup, and a plate of crystal clear bamboo shoots. He suddenly said in surprise: "Eh? These dishes
The style is so strange?" Then he asked Li Qi: "Brother, you cooked these three dishes?"
Li Qi nodded and said, "I made you laugh."
The purple-robed young master looked at the three dishes again, but still had no clue. He asked Li Qi with an embarrassed look: "May I ask this little brother, can you tell me the names of these dishes?"
"certainly!"
Li Qi first pointed at the plate of pig head slices and said, "This is twice-cooked pork." Then he pointed at the plate of bamboo shoots and said, "This is braised bamboo shoots." Finally, he pointed at the plate of carp and said, "This is fried and sealed.
carp."
"Twice-cooked pork? Braised bamboo shoots? Pan-fried and sealed carp?"
The purple-robed young man recited it in a low voice, closed his white paper fan, and said with a smile: "Interesting, interesting." He eagerly glanced at the entourage on the side.
The attendant immediately picked up the bowl and chopsticks, took a handful of each of the three dishes and put them into the bowl. Then he placed the bowl and chopsticks in front of the purple-robed young master and said, "Master, please use it slowly."
The purple-robed young man put the white paper fan on the table, picked up the chopsticks, put a bamboo shoot shred into his mouth, chewed it gently, his eyes lit up, and praised: "Crispy and delicious, sweet taste, good, good
." Then he picked up a piece of twice-cooked pork and put it into his mouth, with an intoxicated expression, and said: "It's fat but not greasy, rotten but not falling apart, smooth and delicious. I never thought that such an inconspicuous piece of pork could be so delicious.
Come on, it’s amazing, it’s amazing!”
In the Northern Song Dynasty, mutton and beef were the most popular, and most wealthy people were unwilling to eat pork. Brother Dongpo once said, "Yellow pig is as cheap as dirt. The rich will not eat it, and the poor will not know how to cook it." It is conceivable that
We know how miserable the status of pork was at that time.
Wu Xiaoliu on the side heard the purple-robed young man's praise, his eyes were shining with excitement, and his face was filled with joy. Unbeknownst to others, they thought these three dishes were made by him.
Regarding these words of praise, Li Qi seemed a bit dull, but it was no wonder, he used to live in the praises every day.
The purple-robed young man picked up a small piece of fish meat from the bowl and put it into his mouth. After chewing it for a while, before he could swallow it, he exclaimed in admiration: "Fried carp, good! It really lives up to its name."
, the aroma and umami of the fish are all sealed inside, it’s charred on the outside and tender on the inside, sweet and mellow, wonderful, it’s really wonderful!”
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