I waved to Lou Huan: "I am the second brother now, not the eldest brother..."
Lou Huan was puzzled: "Why? You are my eldest brother!"
I pointed at Taki Jin: "Now, he is my eldest brother, what do you think I should call you..."
"Ah, why do I have to be ranked third again! How could he become the eldest brother! He is a monster!" Lou Huan was so anxious...
"What are you talking about? Why am I a monster!" Taki Jin was not angry, he just asked him...
"I...I don't know, everyone says so anyway..."
"People describe you as awesome." Niyin smiled and winked at Taki Jin.
"How can I be as weird as your second brother?" Taki Jin rolled his eyes at Lou Huan... Apparently he accepted this third brother...
"I'll go, why did you blame me again..." I expressed my innocence...
"Okay, I'll listen to you. Anyway, I only obey you!" Lou Huan looked at me...
"Do you mean you won't obey me?" Taki Jin took a sip of tea.
"Of course, you've never fought me before!" Lou Huan stared at him unconvinced...
"Then let's try it."
"Come here! Who is afraid of whom?"
The two of them are at war with each other...
"Stop!" I shouted... "I said Third Brother... you can't beat him... I have fought with him, he is about the same as me..." I advised Lou Huan...
"Really? He is so powerful! But..."
"Don't worry, today we are all learning tea art from Yu Xu. Next time we practice, won't you two know better by practicing against each other? Come on, come on, listen to Yu Xu's explanation. In a while we...then what... Let’s discuss the Tao together.” I motioned for him to sit down.
"Tea art? Why should I listen to her?" Lou Wanling pointed at Yu Xu...
"She's so professional." I motioned for her to sit down too.
"I can do it too! Let me do it!" Lou Wanling insisted on showing off...
"Okay, then you come." Yu Xu handed the teapot to her.
"Where did she talk?" Lou Wanling asked...
"Gao Chong..." I interrupted...
Lou Wanling nodded and touched the teapot: "Well... it's been a while. The concentration of the tea must be very high now and the taste will not be good. Cousin, come, I'll give you the rest of this brew."
She took the two empty cups next to her, lowered the spout, and poured it gently into the cups.
Although her technique is not as good as that of Ru Xu, she is definitely worthy of the word "skilled".
Lou Xu was a little surprised...it seemed that Lou Wanling knew what he was doing...
"Cousin, get it done." She handed both glasses to Lou Huan.
Lou Huan drank one cup at a time...and drank it all...
She looked at Yu Xu: "Is this your first time?"
"Yes." Yu Xu replied.
"Brother Luan, it's your turn. When it comes to drinking tea, you should taste it in at least three sips. I'll teach you."
She was not polite at all... By the way, how did she know that I was a good person...
Lou Wanling came over and touched my teacup: "Well... the water temperature is just right."
"You first look at the color of the tea in the cup." Lou Wanling looked serious...
I looked into the cup: "This... is very clear... golden in color with a bit of orange..."
"Smell it again, the aroma of tea." She was a little different today than usual...
I smelled it gently: "Hmm...it smells very good...a bit like the fragrance of flowers..."
She raised my tea cup, looked at it, and smelled it... "It's clear, moist in color, and has a strong aroma. It's good tea. Brother Luan, can you smell the floral aroma of this?"
"Well...this...it feels like the fragrance of many flowers in the garden..."
"Not bad, it's like a hundred flowers blooming." Lou Wanling praised...
I think...she has become very mature now...even Yu Xu was surprised...
"You take a sip next." She handed the cup back to me.
I raised the cup and was about to drink it, "Wait a minute." She shouted...
"What's wrong?" I don't understand...
"You have to thank the tea master first. Come on, look at me for two seconds and smile." Lou Wanling smiled...
Let me go, just when I wanted to praise you, you started to be naughty...
"If you want to thank me, you are also thanking me. I made this tea." Yu Xu pulled me by the shoulders and turned to her...
Our eyes met... Our faces were a little red... I quickly lowered my head...
"You! Humph!" Lou Wanling was very unhappy...
"Okay, you kid, don't make trouble and sit down quickly." Taki Jin pointed to the stone bench.
In fact, I have been very entangled... Xiaoyan and Yuxu are both good girls... When I think about this... I get a headache...
"Let's stop here today. You learn quickly and you will have plenty of time in the future." Yu Xu said to me.
"Yeah" I nodded.
Next, everyone drank tea and chatted.
"Big...brother, I haven't seen you once in several years, why are you so free now?" Lou Huan asked Taki Jin.
"Ask your sister-in-law, and your second brother." Taki Jin pointed at me and Niyin...
"Hey~ Who is this woman? Have you never seen her before?" Lou Huan stared at Ni Yin...
"She is Ni..." I just started, and Taki Jin quickly answered: "She is your sister-in-law, why don't you call me sister-in-law."
Yu Xu winked at me...
I suddenly remembered what Taki Jin said... It seems that the only people here who know her identity are a few of us working together... I guess Sister Exufeng and the others have been instructed... I almost forgot...
"Hello...sister-in-law." Lou Huan didn't seem to understand...suddenly there was another sister-in-law...
"Sister-in-law, eldest...brother, why is he so free now?" He is not used to it yet, calling him brother Takijin...
I thought to myself, this third brother is too easy to fool, he will believe whatever others say...
"I'm going to tie him up so that he can't escape my sight." Niyin put her hand on Taki Jin's shoulder.
Lou Huan didn't understand what Ni Yin meant... A trace of fear flashed across his face...
"Xiao Feng, I've been looking for you everywhere, and you're here. There are so many people." The man in sunglasses walked into the bamboo forest.
What's wrong today? So many people are looking for me...Am I experiencing an explosion of popularity?
"Brother Hu, come and drink tea together." I went up to greet him.
"No, I'll leave after I finish. The vice-president asked me to tell you that you have recovered and asked you to go do something. There is a small island nearby that the locals call 'Colorful Fish Soup', and the festival is coming soon. , the headquarters purchased a large amount of ingredients there to prepare for the festival, and you are responsible for transporting the ingredients back. This time is not difficult, the main thing is to let you go out for a walk. "
"Can I go?" Lou Huan asked.
"This is decided by Xiaofeng himself. Here is the address and contact person. You can leave now. Bring me the message and I'm leaving." The man in sunglasses handed me a document, waved goodbye to us, turned around and left... .
"Then I want to go too!" Lou Wanling shouted.
"I have nothing to do, let's go together." Taki Jin said, putting away the tea sets on the stone table.
Everyone finished cleaning up together and put everything in Yu Xu's room.
In the days that followed, with Yu Xu’s suggestion of “cooking tea and discussing Taoism”, this place became our “stronghold”, the number of people continued to increase, and finally it became a way of life for us at the headquarters.
When we arrived at the berth, a big ship was waiting for us...
The weather is nice today. Facing the sea breeze, we will soon arrive at the "Colorful Fish Soup".
The island is not big, but it is a lively market with all kinds of seafood filling the streets.
We follow the address to find the contact person.
He told us that there were too many ingredients and it would take some time to prepare. He asked us to wander around first and come back in the afternoon.
"It's almost time for lunch." I reminded everyone.
"Yes, yes, I'm hungry too." Taki Jin touched his stomach...
"Find an authentic local restaurant and eat some grilled seafood?" Niyin suggested.
"Okay, let's go around." I agreed.
There are so many snacks here that my eyes are dazzled... Most of them are mainly seafood... After walking around... I still haven't decided where to eat... because... no matter from the environment or In terms of dishes... they are basically the same... no one is more unique...
Suddenly, a burst of fragrance wafted in... I smelled it, what kind of food? It smells so good~ Taki Jin and Lou Huan also smelled it...
The three of us looked at each other and followed the scent in unison... Yuxu and the others followed behind...
Walking into a shop that is not too big, the fragrance wafts out from here.
There was no one in the store, and the sound of cooking came from the kitchen...
"Boss! We have guests!" Lou Huan shouted several times...no response.
Lou Huan and I walked to the door of the kitchen. Inside, a middle-aged man who looked like a chef was frying vegetables...
He has thick eyebrows, big eyes, a high nose, very thick black hair, covering his head like a hat, the beard on his chin is slightly aged, and his appearance is slightly majestic... He is a Chinese chef...
He had a cigarette in his mouth... to be exact... he had smoked half of it... half of the ash was still stuck on the cigarette...
The pot and frying spoon were waved in his hands, and the dishes in the pot were thrown into the air from time to time... and then fell back into the pot... The ash was firmly stuck to the cigarette...
"Boss! We want to eat!" Lou Huan shouted to him...
He ignored us and was minding his own business...
"Boss! I say! We want to eat in your store!" Lou Huan raised his voice...
He glanced at us, moved his mouth, but said nothing... then half of the cigarette ash suddenly fell...
I thought it would fall directly into the pot, but he didn't panic, and with a flick of his hand, a plate was placed on top of the pot, and all the ash was caught on the plate... He threw it lightly, and the ash and the plate fell steadily to the ground. On the table next to me...
Come on! This is a master!
He put the dishes into the exquisite box on the table, closed it, and put out the cigarette. "Chinese?" he asked us.
"Yes, all of us are." I answered.
"Me too." He nodded: "Well, wait a moment, I have a few more here." He started cooking again...
A little girl of eleven or twelve years old came out from behind carrying a basket of vegetables: "Master, the vegetables are washed." She put the vegetables on the kitchen table.
"Xiao Ruan, pour some water for the guests."
"Okay, Master."
The little girl ran out quickly, carrying the kettle, and ran in quickly...
"Brothers and sisters, please sit down." She raised the pot to pour water for Yu Xu and the others.
"Little sister, let me do it." Yu Xu took the kettle...
At this time, several tall people from Country A came in and walked directly into the kitchen. Judging from the clothes, they should be the aristocrats of Country A...
They were very respectful to the chef... After talking to the chef for a few words, they stood quietly and waited...
The pot and spoon were waved, and several fragrant dishes were prepared again. I swallowed hard when I saw it...
Those people put all the boxes on the table into two stainless steel boxes for meals, said goodbye to the boss, picked up the boxes and went out.
The chef started cooking again. He added some charcoal to the oven, grilled, fried, stir-fried, boiled... all at the same time. Compared with the last time, Yu Xu's method was only better, but not worse.
He picked up a very large kitchen knife and started slicing it on the chopping board. Within a few seconds, the large piece of beef rib had been sliced evenly and translucently. Each slice was extremely thin and became transparent... Look The speed and knife skills here are top-notch! ~
The chef moves between woks, ovens, soup pots, and kitchen tables, never leaving the pots, alternating knives and spoons, with exquisite footwork and magical techniques...
He took out a large casserole and put it on the stove, scooped a few spoonfuls of soup from the pot, turned on the heat to simmer the casserole, added beef, turned off the heat, and added coriander and other condiments...
"Xiao Ruan, serve the guests." He said and walked over carrying the casserole on a plate.
"Okay, Master." The little girl happily ran in to carry the vegetables...
Uh...it looks like we haven't ordered yet...this is...
Lou Huan and I also went to help. After a while, the table was full of vegetables...
I thought to myself: The dishes were all served before we even ordered them... This boss won't cheat us for a while... I don't care... I'll be saying... I'm almost hungry... .
Except for an extra-large grilled lobster and a large fried king crab, the rest of the dishes are all home-cooked dishes. However, just smelling the smell makes my mouth water...
The boss is really amazing. He made such a big table of dishes in just a short time... No wonder those people just used boxes to carry...
He lit a cigarette at the table next to us and sat down to rest.
Yu Xu called to the door: "Miss Lou, it's time to eat."
Lou Wanling has been near the door since just now, wondering what she was shopping for...
"Here we come." She ran in.
"Hey~ This little sister...how does she look exactly like my sister when she was a child!" Lou Wanling looked at the little girl.
"You! You...impossible..." The chef stood up with a face full of surprise...the cigarette had already fallen to the ground...
When Lou Wanling saw the chef staring at her... she was a little scared and hurriedly hid behind me...
"No, no, no, how could she... be... so young..." the chef said to himself... then turned around and entered the kitchen... the little girl also ran in...
These home-cooked dishes look ordinary, but after one bite... wow, this...
This dish can only be found in heaven, how many times can you try it on earth... This is so delicious! ! !
As I ate it, I couldn't help but think of the delicacies of my hometown... I really wanted to go home at this moment... My tears rolled down my cheeks...
Others... are similar to me...
"This... is so delicious! Who made it?" Lou Wanling pointed to the dish.
I quickly wiped my tears... and pointed at the chef who just entered...
"No, I will eat his cooking every day from now on. I want to invite him back!" Lou Wanling shouted while eating...
I thought to myself: Can you hire someone with such good craftsmanship if you want?
After a while, the chef and the little girl carried some things on their backs... and sat down on the chairs next to them.
This meal is the best meal I have ever eaten so far...
The plates and bowls were cleaned by us. Lou Huan even picked up the plate and licked all the soup on it...
"Boss, how much is it?" I asked.
"for free."
"What? Such a big table...are you giving it away for free?" I was extremely surprised...
He did not answer, but turned to the little girl and asked: "Master has decided to go with them, what about you?"
"I will go wherever Master goes." The little girl replied with a cute look on her face...
With us? Let me look at Lou Wanling...hasn't she invited her yet? ...What's going on with this boss...
"You mean with us?" I looked at him...
"Yes, I will go wherever you go."
"Why?" I said I didn't understand...
"I...this is my reason." He hesitated to speak...
"Then your shop..."
"Keep it...maybe you'll come back one day..."
He locked the door...and actually came out with us...Lou Wanling was so happy that she couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear...
We found our contact person and their staff had already started moving ingredients to the boat.
Everyone also went to help... A few hours later, the loading was completed and we set sail...
The chef and I were standing on the edge of the boat on the deck. I asked him: "Your food is so delicious, why is there no one in the store?"
"Do you think you can eat my food casually?" he asked...
"The group of people before..."
"The prince of King A sent someone to order it."
"Uh...what about us?"
"My food is only for those who are destined to eat it."
"Are we destined for each other?"
"Yes."
"Where's the prince?"
"He and I are friends."
"Well...then how do you usually make money..."
"The prince will come to order a meal every few days, and every time he comes, he will bring me a few gold coins." As he said that, he took out a large handful of gold coins from his pocket and stretched it out in front of me...
I go! Xin said: Do you usually carry so many gold coins around? Not afraid of being robbed...
"By the way, I haven't asked you your name yet?" I turned to look at him.
"The name is too old for me... I can't remember it anymore. I just remember people calling me 'chef'..." He lit a cigarette, looked into the distance and said faintly...
This elder brother looks so vicissitudes of life... It seems... he is a man with stories...
