On the second floor, although Hou Zhixian was worried about why Sun Xiancheng hadn't brought up the chicken juice and tender bamboo shoots yet, he still acted calmly and calmly. Fortunately, he was a talkative person and would continue chatting whenever a topic became difficult.
When the conversation happened, he would immediately bring up a new topic. As a result, the atmosphere at the table was quite good, and there was never any silence.
While they were chatting, a follower came behind Hou Zhixian, bent down and whispered a few words quickly into Hou Zhixian's ear.
Before he finished speaking, Hou Zhixian's expression suddenly changed drastically, but in the next moment, Hou Zhixian immediately returned to normal.
Although it was only a short moment, it was still captured by Chai Yan.
Hou Zhixian dismissed his entourage, and then found an opportunity to accuse Chai Yan: "I'm sorry, Sir, I'll excuse you for a moment."
Chai Yan guessed that something happened that needed to be dealt with, so he smiled and nodded, indicating that he could help himself.
Hou Zhixian apologized to Hang Baiqiu and others again, and then quickly went downstairs.
As soon as Hou Zhixian left, Cheng Jiu spoke: "Sir, do you think these two people are strange? They disappeared while eating. I don't know what they were busy with."
Ge Hong immediately became unhappy and stopped him: "Don't talk nonsense."
Cheng Jiu had no choice but to keep his mouth shut and could only eat food and drink wine.
Chai Yan smiled and said: "It's okay. After all, they are local officials, and there are many things waiting for them to deal with! We just eat what we have..."
Later, Chai Yan smiled and asked Hang Baiqiu next to him: "Sir Hang, is the food here delicious? I haven't seen you say a few words, you have been working hard, haha...
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Hang Baiqiu nodded and said: "Yes, the dishes are all very good, but it's a pity that the chicken with juicy bamboo shoots never comes. If it doesn't come, I won't be able to eat it anymore..."
"Yeah, why aren't you here? Is this dish so difficult to make?" Chai Yan also showed a trace of doubt.
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In the hall on the first floor, Sun Xiancheng had already reported Chef Zhang's sudden fainting to Magistrate Hou.
After hearing this, Hou Zhixian said nothing, his brows furrowed and his face uncertain.
The owner of the restaurant cowered aside and did not dare to say anything. His clenched fists were already full of sweat.
Sun County Cheng lowered his voice and said, "Master Hou, what should we do now?"
"Let me think about it, think about it..." Hou Zhixian's mind was racing.
Sun Xiancheng said again: "How about... how about we go up together, truthfully explain the situation to Sir Alex, and apologize properly..."
"No!" Hou Zhixian immediately rejected Sun Xiancheng's suggestion and said seriously: "Master Sun, we can't do this. Your Majesty came here just for the dish of chicken in sauce and tender bamboo shoots, and now it's all on the table.
We opened the banquet and suddenly told Sir Alex that this dish was no longer available. Do you think Sir Sir and the others would be angry or angry?"
"No way..." Sun County Cheng said hesitantly: "I think Sir Alex is quite easy to talk to, so he probably can't..."
Hou Zhixian immediately asked: "You see? How did you see it? What if it's not the case? Mr. Sun, don't forget that the Lord's other identity is... the Secretary of the Wude Department!"
As soon as the three words "Wude Si" were uttered, the legs of the restaurant owner behind him suddenly became weak and trembling, and he thought to himself: Oh my god, I am definitely dead this time. I let Chef Zhang trick me to death. It is really a trick.
Dead!
At this time, Hou Zhixian came closer to Sun Xiancheng and whispered: "Master Sun, have you forgotten? The people in Wude Division are not good people, and they are nicknamed Mad Dog!"
Sun Xiancheng suddenly shuddered, and his back could not help feeling a little cold. At the same time, he was secretly blaming himself. You know clearly that the people in Wudesi are not easy to mess with, but you still go to hug other people's thighs and flatter them!
Aren't you dragging me into the hut with you and lighting a lamp, so we are both looking for death together...
But there is no point in complaining now. The top priority is to find a solution.
Sun Xiancheng asked in a deep voice: "Master Hou, then you should think of a way quickly, you can't wait any longer!"
After Hou Zhixian thought carefully, he turned around and asked the restaurant owner: "Is there any cook who knows how to make chicken gravy and tender bamboo shoots?"
As soon as the restaurant owner nodded, Sun Xiancheng answered: "Master Hou, I just asked you about this, yes, but it's not as delicious as Chef Zhang's. It doesn't taste like that!"
"It doesn't matter, as long as the cooking is not unpalatable, maybe you can get away with it!" Hou Zhixian lowered his voice and said, "Don't forget, this is the first time for Sir Alex and the others to come back to Kuiyang, and they have never eaten the chicken cooked by Chef Zhang before.
Juicy and tender bamboo shoots......"
Sun Xiancheng thought about it seriously. If there is no comparison, there will be no harm. The most important thing now is that the dish of chicken and tender bamboo shoots cannot be left on the table!
Seeing that Sun Xiancheng had no objection, the Houzhi County said to the owner of the restaurant: "Go and ask another cook to make another one and bring it up immediately!"
"Yes, sir, I'll do it right away!" Then, the host hurriedly ran to the kitchen.
Afterwards, Hou Zhixian and Sun Xiancheng quickly calmed down and went upstairs to sit down again.
In front of everyone, Hou Zhixian and Sun Xiancheng drank three drinks as a penalty, and said many words of apology before they excused their departure.
About a quarter of an hour later, the restaurant owner personally brought the chicken and tender bamboo shoots to the table, because he was worried that if any of the waiters made a mistake and dropped the dish, it would be really doomed!
Hou Zhixian leaned forward slightly without revealing his expression. When he saw clearly the appearance of the tender chicken with juicy bamboo shoots, he couldn't help but feel relieved.
Because from the appearance point of view, there is no difference between this chicken and tender bamboo shoots made by Chef Zhang.
"Wow, is this the legendary tender bamboo shoots in chicken juice?"
Chai Yan couldn't help but marvel when he looked at the dishes. If he had a mobile phone at this time, he would have taken a few pictures and posted them on WeChat Moments.
"It looks good..." Hang Baiqiu's face was also full of expectation.
Seeing that the effect was good, Hou Zhixian immediately invited: "Sir, please try it and see if it suits your taste..."
Chai Yan wanted to eat it for a long time, so he stretched out his chopsticks to pick it up and said at the same time: "Let's eat together..."
Chai Yan took a bite, chewed it for a while and then expressed his opinion, smiling and praising: "Not bad, it tastes pretty good..."
To be honest, Chai Yan had eaten a lot of delicious food before he traveled through time. As far as the quality of the chicken and tender bamboo shoots in front of him was concerned, it was only above average. It was not as amazing as he had expected. It was still far away from the top level.
But since someone invited me over with good intentions, it was necessary to say something nice, otherwise it would be too harsh.
Hou Zhixian also took a bite and found that it was indeed incomparable with Chef Zhang's. However, after hearing what Chai Yan said, his heart was completely relieved.
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