Chapter 397 A Dish of Life (2)
The night was already deep, Qin Wan took Jiang Chengde and talked some small talk before lying down to sleep. Jiang Chengde turned off the lights, and the room returned to its previous darkness.
Without sight, other senses would become extremely sensitive. Jiang Feng could hear the steady breathing, which should be from Qin Wan. Pregnant women are already sleepy, so Qin Wan almost fell asleep on the pillow after going to bed so late. Jiang Chengde was lying next to Qin Wan, but he didn't make any sound, even his breathing was very small.
Jiang Feng's intuition told him that Jiang Chengde should be staring into the darkness with his eyes open at this time.
Jiang Feng silently walked through the wall and sat outside the house. The moonlight was brighter outside, but he always felt uncomfortable staying in a dark room.
Just now, Jiang Chengde and Qin Wan talked about Jiang Chengde's father. Jiang Feng didn't even know his name, but knew that he was the sinner of the entire Jiang family. He was a legendary figure who was like a villain in a novel.
When the old man was telling Jiang Feng and several of his cousins about the origin of Jiang's cuisine when they were young, he once casually mentioned Jiang Chengde's father.
Jiangjia Cuisine was not founded by Jiang Chengde, but it went to glory in his hands. Since it will lead to glory, it means that there has been decline, and the culprit responsible for the decline of Jiangjiacai is Jiang Chengde's father - the man who does not deserve to have a name.
Neither the old man, Jiang Weiming, nor the deceased Li Mingyi seemed to know his name. Such a person who can be called a sinner of the Jiang family is mentioned to the younger generation as your great-grandfather's father.
According to the version Jiang Feng knew, no one of their ancestors in the Jiang family had ever served as an imperial cook in the palace. I don’t know why I left the Forbidden City and ran back to the outside world. I never dared to enter Peiping again. This ancestor of the Jiang family used his savings to open a restaurant in his hometown, namely Tai Feng Restaurant.
Since the ancestor of the Jiang family was illiterate, he did not leave any recipes that could be passed down to future generations. It all depends on words and deeds. The father teaches his son, or the grandfather teaches his father and then his son. Success depends entirely on talent. By the time it was passed down to Jiang Chengde's father's generation, the family was already rich.
At that time, the Jiang family had a house, good land, and property, but they could not withstand the ruin of Jiang Chengde's father.
How Jiang Chengde's father managed to destroy all the wealth accumulated by the Jiang family in just a few years? Jiang Feng didn't know. It was just eating, drinking, whoring, gambling and smoking opium. Even if he got a little bit of these, even if he had a fortune, Not defeated enough. Jiang Chengde's father was depleted by opium and died in his early forties.
Jiang Feng sat outside the door and calmly analyzed it, feeling that Jiang Chengde's father was not far from death at this time.
In today's context, if a person becomes seriously ill and needs to be hospitalized, 80% of them will only have a few days to live.
The darkness of the summer night was short. Jiang Feng sat quietly outside the house for a few hours before he saw the sky turning white. It didn't take long before he heard the movement inside the house.
Qin Wan got up.
When Jiang Feng saw Qin Wan at the door, she was already dressed and dressed. Qin Wan's face was a little pale due to lack of sleep. She was wearing simple and plain clothes and her hair was tied up casually. She looked like an ordinary woman.
Qin Wan supported her waist with her left hand and walked slowly towards the back room. Jiang Feng wanted to follow him, but Jiang Chengde didn't get up, and his range of activities couldn't reach the mysterious room at the back.
Jiang Feng waited outside the door for a while. The sky became a little brighter, and Jiang Chengde got up.
Compared with Qin Wan's simple and ordinary dress, Jiang Chengde's dress is much more formal. He is wearing a long gown, neatly buttoned, the clothes are flat and wrinkle-free, and his hair is combed meticulously, as if he is going to meet something important. people.
Jiang Chengde walked along the path to a row of houses at the back, and Jiang Feng hurriedly followed.
The row of houses at the back is a group of bungalows. The brick and tile houses look very simple, not like houses for people to live in, but like warehouses where debris is stored. There are two rooms in a row, one large and one small. The door of the small room is open and it is the kitchen where Qin Wan is cooking porridge. The larger room should be the children's bedroom. Although the doors and windows were closed, Jiang Feng could still hear the noise of children coming from inside.
Jiang Chengde walked straight into the child's bedroom.
Jiang Weize, Jiang Weijin and Jiang Huiqin all woke up. Jiang Huiqin probably lived in the back room. She ran out of bed without wearing any shoes and went outside to play with her two nephews. Judging from their age, Jiang Huiqin and Jiang Weize should be two or three years old. They can run, jump and talk, but their words are unclear and sound like two children babbling.
Jiang Weijin was at the age where he was learning to walk and talk. He was lying on the bed babbling and screaming. The three children were so noisy that Jiang Feng wondered if he had entered a kindergarten.
"Brother, cake cake!" Seeing Jiang Chengde coming, Jiang Huiqin ran over excitedly and grabbed the hem of his clothes, "cake cake."
"Daddy, cake!" Jiang Weize also followed suit.
"Guagua!" Jiang Weijin also started shouting.
The room instantly became a mess, and the cakes and melons of father, brother, and melons were mixed together, playing a symphony.
Hearing the noise next door, Qin Wan quickly put down what she was doing and came to check. Seeing that it was Jiang Chengde who was teasing the children, she breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Bohe, why did you get up so early today? Was it me who got up?" Is there too much noise that wakes you up?”
"Mr. Lu came to see me this morning because he had something in mind, so he woke up early." Jiang Chengde explained, "You take care of the children here, I'll go to the kitchen."
After saying that, Jiang Chengde went to the kitchen to make breakfast.
Breakfast is very simple, porridge and steamed buns. Although Jiang Chengde was only in his early 20s at this time, his cooking skills were already very good, and the gruel without much rice was cooked very smooth by him.
Jiang Huiqin and Jiang Weize can eat independently. They drink porridge from small bowls without the need for anyone to take care of them. Jiang Weijin still needed Qin Wan to feed him, and he was very obedient. He opened his mouth wide and waited for Qin Wan to feed him porridge. After taking one mouthful, he even heard an "ah" sound to remind his mother that it was time to feed him the next mouthful.
Jiang Chengde went out after breakfast. Jiang Feng followed him on the road. Maybe because it was too early, there were not many people on the road. The shops had already opened and there was no business. They looked very depressed.
After walking for about half an hour, Jiang Chengde walked into Taifeng Tower.
Jiang Feng did not follow him in immediately, but stood outside and looked at the Taifeng Tower outside the pass.
The signboard is exactly the same. Mr. Lu must have brought the signboard with him to Peiping when he moved. From the outside, the style and building shape are very similar to the Taifeng Building in Peiping now, but the building in front of him occupies a larger area. slightly larger.
After looking around for a while, Jiang Feng walked into Taifeng Building and saw Jiang Chengde talking to a middle-aged man with a smiling face that made people feel close to him.
"Boss and I know that your Qin Wan is going to give birth next month. We can wait until Qin Wan is born and raised before we set off, but these things have to be moved there first. Come and see what furniture needs to be moved in this building. , I don’t understand those utensils in the kitchen. I heard that some plates and jars are better the longer they are used. You should take a look and make one first. List, I will start sending these things to Beiping in the next two days," Mr. Lu said, "This Beiping is different from ours outside the customs. There are nobles everywhere, and the restaurant Ten Fingers has a famous name. There are countless chefs from Suzhou, Hangzhou and Yangzhou.”
Mr. Lu pointed at the tables, chairs and benches in the lobby and babbled. One moment he said what kind of wood they were made of, and the next moment he said how many years this shelf had been there.
Jiang Chengde stood next to Mr. Lu and listened to him quietly. Suddenly he seemed to think of something. He turned to look outside the door and asked, "Mr. Lu, when will this plaque be removed?"
"Plaque?" Mr. Lu also looked out the door, "Just these two days, the plaque needs to be delivered in the first batch. This plaque is the signboard of Tai Feng Tower, so..."
Mr. Lu suddenly paused as if he realized something.
"Bohe, when you remove the plaque, do you want to..." Mr. Lu looked at Jiang Chengde.
"I will invite father." Jiang Chengde looked outside the door, as if he could see the plaque hanging outside through the door and window, "He was not there when the sale was made, but he must be there when the plaque was removed." The trip is over and I will return tomorrow. Home, school starts on the 26th, I will try my best to update in the past few days~
(End of chapter)