Chapter 746 Farewell (2)
Jiang Chengde's busyness lasted for a long time.
Jiang Feng kept wandering among the people queuing up beside Jiang Chengde and at the back door. He watched the crowd queuing up gradually. He watched every boy who got the food running wildly in the cold wind. He looked at Jiang Chengde as if he was a man. The robot cooks one dish after another tirelessly.
It was very late when we finished the last dish.
Zhong Jiangfeng couldn't tell the time, but looking at the moonlight outside, the gradually quieting air, the increasingly deserted and empty kitchen, and the helpers and people gradually leaving, he could tell that it was indeed getting late.
There are only 7 people left in the kitchen now.
Even Master Chen has finished his work and gone home, leaving Jiang Chengde the only master still working.
He was making the dumplings coated in egg liquid that Jiang Feng first saw.
This dish seems to be very popular. Jiang Chengde cooks it most frequently. He basically makes it every two or three times, and sometimes even cooks it consecutively.
Thickened.
"Wei Ze, Wei Jin, Wei Ming, clean the kitchen and get ready to go home." Jiang Chengde put the dishes in the pot. .
Jiang Weiming, who had been lighting the fire in the back, moved, and the young man who was responsible for cutting Jiang Chengde's meat and the young man who cut the meat also moved together. Only then did Jiang Feng notice that the two of them looked somewhat similar. They were indeed brothers, but he couldn't tell which one was bigger. He didn't know which one was the eldest grandfather and which one was the second grandfather.
Jiang Chengde is the chef, and he is a top chef. He naturally does not need to do small things like cleaning the kitchen. He is really tired after cooking for so long. After he stopped, he took the hot tea from his son. While drinking tea, he let the boy responsible for massaging him relax.
"Master Jiang, thank you for your hard work. Go back early. I guess your sister, who is thirty this year, and your remaining sons are still at home waiting for you to have New Year's Eve dinner." Mr. Hu walked in from outside and saw Jiang Chengde He was drinking tea to relax and said with a smile.
"What time is it now?" Jiang Chengde asked.
"I can't say exactly what time it is, but it must have passed Hai Shi (9 p.m.)." Mr. Hu said.
Jiang Chengde frowned, it was already getting late.
"You should go back quickly. Let Wei Ze, Wei Jin, and Wei Ming go back together. Just leave the cleaning to Liu Zi." Mr. Hu said, "If I remember correctly, Huiqin will be here in about ten days." You are about to get married. Today you, brother and sister, have the last meal together. It’s time for a New Year’s Eve dinner. It’s time to go back and have a good time. After Huiqin marries and becomes the young lady of the Li family, it will be difficult to come back for a meal. The Li family’s wife has strict rules, and I’m afraid Huiqin won’t be able to do it as often as before. I ran to the kitchen.”
Jiang Chengde was moved, his brows stretched and he smiled: "It's okay not to come. It's not okay for a little girl like her to always come to this smoky place. It will hurt her face and skin."
"I didn't expect you to understand this." Mr. Hu said cheerfully.
"Then I'll leave first, and I'll leave the affairs here to you." Jiang Chengde indicated with his eyes that his three sons could go home for dinner without having to work.
"Dad, you haven't taken the food from the stove yet!" Jiang Weiming reminded.
"Oh, yes, I was so busy tonight that I forgot about it." Jiang Chengde suddenly realized. He quickly walked to the stove and lifted the lid. Inside was a clear soup of willow-leaf agarwood, but it didn't look very good. It was obviously in the kitchen. It's stuffy like this if it's kept warm in the stove for too long.
Looking at the dish of agarwood in clear soup that had obviously changed, a trace of annoyance flashed across Jiang Chengde's face: "It's all my fault, I forgot about it."
Mr. Hu came up to take a look and recognized that it was agar-agar in clear soup. He smiled and said, "Master Jiang, you must have made this dish in the afternoon and wanted to save it for the New Year's Eve dinner. Next. If you want to cook in advance, you don’t have to sit in the stove. Just tell me and I’ll get you something special to put under warm water. It can be stored for a long time without changing.”
Jiang Weiming quickly took out the clear soup with agarwood from the pot, put it in the food box, and followed Jiang Chengde out of the kitchen with the food box in hand.
Before he even reached the door, he ran into Boss Lu, who was smiling and carrying a big food box.
Compared with the last time I remembered Boss Lu, who had a normal figure and looked like a shrewd businessman, Boss Lu at this time was obviously already middle-aged and put on weight. He looked a lot richer, and his smile was very kind, just like It is like a Maitreya Buddha.
Boss Lu wrapped himself tightly in a mink fur coat, and hung a very clear jade pendant on his waist. Even his hands were wearing gloves made of unknown leather. The whole outfit looked like It’s very expensive, and obviously it’s made a lot of money over the years.
If you take a closer look, you can see that this large food box is also a precious thing. Not only is the color beautiful and heavy, but it also has fine carvings on it. It doesn't look like a food box, but it looks like something that should be displayed in a museum. artwork.
"Boss Lu." Jiang Chengde nodded slightly from Boss Lu.
"I'm done with my work in Chengde." Boss Lu smiled and his tone was very gentle, like a generous elder.
"It's really hard on you today. You can't go home early to reunite with your family during the Chinese New Year, and I have to trouble you to cook in the kitchen."
"That's right. I'm a cook. This is my job." Jiang Chengde said.
"Huiqin is going to get married in a few days, right? As an elder, I don't have much to give. I got a pair of jade bracelets with good water quality some time ago, so I'll give them to Huiqin as a dowry. Oh, by the way, I I heard that the young master of the Li family seems to want He's in college and wants to study abroad, right? Then he must like those Western gadgets. I got a lot of rare gadgets some time ago, and I'll send them to your house in a few days. Don't let the Li family take them lightly. "
Jiang Chengde's serious face softened slightly after hearing Boss Lu say this: "Thank you very much, Boss Lu. The dowry I prepared for Huiqin should be sufficient, and I think the Li family will not look down upon her."
"By the way, what I told you last time..." Boss Lu changed his expression.
"Don't worry, I know what you are worried about. You have helped our family a lot over the years. Even if my father is dead, I still can't repay the favor I owe you. I will not go to the palace, nor will I go to Yonghe Residence or Shunhe Building. I won’t go, I’m the cook at Tai Fung House and I won’t go anywhere.”
"That's good, that's good." Boss Lu's smile suddenly became brighter. He glanced at the food box in his hand and seemed to remember something. He quickly lifted the food box and put it in front of Jiang Chengde, "You have so many children." , I have been busy all night and I probably don’t have time to cook the New Year’s Eve dinner at home. It’s already 11:00, if I go back. It’s too late to cook the New Year’s Eve dinner, so I sent someone to Yongheju to pack up braised shark’s fin, two-color prawns and Wanfu pork for you. I heard that Master Tan specially cooked them for you, and they should still be warm now. , take it back and let Huiqin warm it up. Go back early, don’t delay the New Year’s Eve dinner.”
Jiang Chengde took the food box and smiled from Boss Lu: "You are interested, happy New Year."
Boss Lu showed a very sincere smile: "Happy New Year!"
Jiang Chengde carried the food box and walked out, and his three sons quickly followed. As soon as he went out, one of them, Jiang Feng, couldn't tell whether it belonged to Jiang Weize or Jiang Weijin and took the food box from Jiang Chengde's hand.
Not only did he take the food box, he also asked casually.
"Dad, why don't you change restaurants? Didn't the palace say they would offer three times the salary to poach you?"
Jiang Chengde glanced at his son: "We are cooks, but we are not private chefs maintained by the palace."
"Then why don't you go to Yongheju? I remember that you have a good relationship with Master Tan, and the salary offered by Yongheju is also high."
"Wei Ze." Jiang Chengde suddenly stopped and turned to point at the plaque at the door of Taifeng Tower. Only then did Jiang Feng notice that they had unknowingly walked around from the back door to the front door.
But it was so dark now that Jiang Feng couldn't even see the plaque clearly when he looked closer, let alone Jiang Weize, who probably didn't see anything.
"Did you see that plaque?" Jiang Chengde asked.
"No." Upon hearing this, you knew he was an honest kid.
Jiang Chengde:......
"It doesn't matter if you haven't seen it, but you have to remember that this plaque belongs to our family and will return to our home one day. The wages offered by other restaurants are high, but once you leave, this plaque will never be seen again. Back.”
"Wei Jin and Wei Ming, you two must also remember that one day you will get this plaque back."
The three and a half young men all raised their heads and looked up, looking at the plaque that they couldn't see at all and didn't know where to look, and remained silent.
Jiang Feng also looked up.
Although he knew that Jiang Chengde was destined not to hear what he said, he still said it.
"It's back."
"Let's go quickly. Don't keep your Aunt Huiqin waiting at home. It's getting late. If you go back later, I'm afraid even I will be scolded by her." Jiang Chengde said with a hint of smile in his tone. Walking towards the dark path ahead.
The three dumbfounded sons, who were still looking up and trying to find where the plaque was, quickly came to their senses and quickly followed.
Jiang Feng only took two steps slower, and the three figures gradually disappeared into the darkness, like the end of an old movie, fading away.
Just as Jiang Feng hurriedly walked forward to look for three vague figures in the darkness, he heard Jiang Weiming's cheerful words.
"Brother, do you think Aunt Huiqin has already made the dumplings? I am very tired after burning firewood all day. I don't want to make dumplings when I go back."
"What are you thinking about? I've been chopping vegetables all day and I'm not tired. You've been burning firewood for a day and you're tired. You still want to go back and not make dumplings. If you don't make dumplings on New Year's Eve, who will make them? You still want Wei Guo to make dumplings? Not? ”
"That's not okay." Jiang Weiming's voice quickly rose, "Wei Guo, this guy likes to eat with his hands. Don't let the stuffing get wrapped up and drool all over it. I won't eat the dumplings he made."
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"How dare you dislike Weiguo for eating his hands? When you were a child, you not only had your hands but also had a runny nose. Do you know how many times I wiped your nose?" Jiang Weijin said with a smile.
"Second brother, you are talking nonsense. You are only one year older than me. When I had a runny nose, you must have had a runny nose too. If I had to wipe it, it would be my elder brother who would wipe my nose. It would not be your turn." Jiang Weiming was a little annoyed and his voice became louder.
"Yes, yes, I wiped your nose when you were a child." Jiang Weize couldn't help smiling in his voice.
"Dad, the eldest and second brothers bullied me again!" Jiang Weiming had no choice but to file a complaint.
"Okay, New Year's Eve people are talking about having a runny nose, and there are still dishes in their hands." Jiang Chengde also smiled, "But Wei Ming, you loved to drool when you were a child. Every time you eat breakfast, your mother I have to wipe my saliva twice to feed you a mouthful of porridge.”
"Dad!"
There was laughter.
These laughters are like rows of bright and warm lanterns, lighting up the dark and long road ahead. (End of chapter)