HLnovel Chapter 160: New Year's Eve Dinner
Chapter 160: New Year's Eve Dinner
Dongzhi was confused for a moment, but he didn't say anything. He just watched Manager Feng go away silently.
Shopkeeper Feng opened a smaller restaurant on the street and named it Zhaofulou.
I came to the restaurant a few days ago, discussed some business with the young lady, and bought some sauces from the shop.
Perhaps he wanted to replicate the food in Kyoto restaurants, but after buying them, these sauces didn't play much of a role in his hands, and some even detracted from the ingredients.
Therefore, the business of Zhaofulou has not been good, but it stands to reason that Shopkeeper Feng would not regard the young lady as a thorn in his side.
After all, when the girl bought these sauces, she sold them to him at a 30% discount.
Dongzhi shook his head, not really understanding. But in his heart he was glad that he didn't agree, because he felt that there was some loophole in it that he hadn't discovered.
Thinking that she was not looking at Shopkeeper Feng and the boy, she turned around and went into the market. She should buy some fresh vegetables. The fresher the ingredients, the tastier the food. There were two big pigs in the restaurant that were killed from the farm. The meat that the young lady pickled in the summer was ready to eat. But the young lady said that if there was fresh pork, she had to buy it.
Dongzhi finally bought a pig and a lot of melons, vegetables and fruits.
There are few fruits in winter, and even fewer fruits that can be brought to Kyoto Prefecture. I could only pick some apples for the winter solstice. Fortunately, my wife knows how to make apple cinnamon tea, which tastes pretty good.
Otherwise, those young ladies who used to love drinking sweet water will probably have to go to milk tea shops to consume.
When Dongzhi returned to the restaurant, the aroma in the air was already overwhelming. In addition to the hot dishes and hot soups, the aroma of fried food and braised dishes filled the whole yard.
In the past, restaurants were small, so it was not surprising that the whole house was filled with fragrance.
But now that he has such a big yard and it is so fragrant, Dongzhi couldn't help but wonder that it was no wonder that he was getting fatter and fatter. Who wouldn't get fat if he stayed in the restaurant every day?
Dongzhi asked the delivery man to help carry the goods to the hall. Today was New Year's Eve, so no stalls were opened in the morning market and everyone focused on preparing the New Year's Eve dinner.
Some people like to eat in the original small restaurant, some people like to eat in the yard, it all depends on personal preference.
"My dear, I bought the things." Dongzhi walked in with a smile and washed his hands.
"Okay, you've worked hard, you've worked hard, come in and have some breakfast." An Qiao handed him the fried dough sticks that had just been fried in the morning.
Dongzhi began to eat hastily, and while eating he talked about the strange shopkeeper Feng in the morning.
"You were right not to agree. We don't want to take advantage of this little thing. If something goes wrong after eating it, we won't be able to take responsibility." An Qiao thought for a moment and said, "Do you know whose servant bought the ingredients?"
"That man is a stranger. I haven't seen him often, so I don't know who he is from." Dongzhi said blankly.
"If it's really not clean, it's fine. It won't be a big problem if you eat it. But if it's drugged... it's very dangerous. It's better to be careful with what you eat." An Qiao thought about it and decided that she should report it to the Kyoto government office later.
But An Qiao was afraid of meddling in other people's business. What if there was no problem with the ingredients? Wouldn't it be a waste of time and the time of the yamen runners?
The best way is to find out whose servant this is. It is better to notify the owner than to notify the Kyoto Prefecture.
He originally thought that the ingredients might not be clean, but he didn't expect the young lady to think so much and was afraid that someone might poison it. He was stunned and glad that he didn't buy it.
"Anyway, there's nothing you can help with in the kitchen right now, so why don't you go out and find out who that boy belongs to?" An Qiao thought about it and felt guilty. If nothing happened, it would be fine. But if something did happen, she would probably always feel guilty for not meddling in other people's business now.
Dongzhi also felt that the matter was serious, nodded, and ran out.
"If you do this, will Manager Feng think you are meddling in other people's business?" Qi Tao, who had been silent, couldn't help but ask.
"I also hope that I am not meddling in other people's business." An Qiao thought for a moment, "Nowadays, even if the restaurants in Kyoto Prefecture don't hold New Year's Eve dinners, they will still sell some New Year's Eve dishes. If there is really something wrong with the ingredients, I don't know whose house they will be sent to. It would be fine if it was sent to a wealthy family, after all, every dish would be tested for poison, but if ordinary people bought it, no one would know even if they died."
Qi Tao nodded in confusion, as if it made some sense.
Skipping this little episode, An Qiao started frying meatballs.
There are carrot meatballs, corn meatballs, and pure meatballs. The whole house is filled with the fragrant smell.
"Girl, please give me one, just one." Qiufen was thinking, rubbing his hands.
"I didn't say you can't eat. Besides, haven't you eaten enough?" An Qiao gave her an unpleasant look. This little girl, apart from anything else, was quite good at throwing tantrums.
"Isn't it because I have to go to greet guests soon?" Qiufen said nonchalantly. He picked up a meatball with chopsticks and placed it in the palm of his hand. He waited until the meatball cooled down a little before putting it in his mouth.
"Greeting guests? Don't say such harsh words." An Qiao kicked her angrily and said helplessly.
Qiu Feng touched her head embarrassedly. In fact, most of the time she didn't realize that her words were ambiguous.
Today is New Year's Eve, and Koi finally walked out of the study room where he had stayed for half a year.
"Koi come here."
From a distance, he heard An Qiao calling him.
Koi took two steps instead of three and ran over. "Young lady, do you have anything to tell me?"
"Yes, go and hang up all those colorful balloons and lanterns. Besides on the door, you can also hang them on the tree branches. Just don't let me see a sea of white outside. It's the New Year...it's better to be festive and pleasing." An Qiao ordered.
In addition to preparing the New Year's Eve dinner, Anqiao also specially found a lion dance team, which will perform two shows at noon and in the afternoon today.
It wouldn’t feel like Chinese New Year without some banging and banging.
Although most of this area is a residential area, there is already a lot of noise outside and An Qiao has been listening to the sounds of gongs and drums all morning.
Before noon, people started arriving one after another.
Some came with their families, and some friends made plans to have lunch together. In short, it was very lively. Shen Ran had to go to the palace to have lunch with the emperor in the morning. He also booked a table in the afternoon. Although there was only one person, he booked the largest table probably in order to have more dishes.
"Sir, Happy New Year!" Qiufen's energetic voice penetrated the doors and windows, as if to tell everyone the joy.
An Qiao smiled and continued frying the meatballs.
Soon, the fragrant dishes were brought to the table one by one, with a combination of meat and vegetables, and even the soup was delicious.
I don’t know if it’s because today is Chinese New Year, or because there are so many dishes with all kinds of flavors, which makes the whole restaurant seem more fragrant.