Chapter 20: Opening (I)

"Oh, I said, "You little shopkeeper, you won't notify our family if you open a restaurant."

The fat chef who bought the recipe for braised mutton from Yi Fan last time shouted to Yi Fan in the unique voice of his eunuch.

Today, the fat man was wearing palace clothes, and there were two little eunuchs behind him.

"This father-in-law, are you your surname?" Yi Fan pretended not to recognize him. Last time, the fat man did not introduce him, so Yi Fan was really not a good name.

"Oh, I said, "You are so noble, you are so noble. You won't remember our family so quickly. Our family's surname is Huang. Last time, I thanked the recipe for cooking meat from the shopkeeper. Thanks to the grace of the emperor, our family is now a small manager in the imperial kitchen. Just call me Huang."

Listening to the fat man's neither male nor female voice, Yi Fan had goose bumps all over the floor and forced a smile: "Then congratulations to Manager Huang, Manager Huang, please sit upstairs in the private room."

"No hurry, no hurry." The fat man waved his hand, and the eunuch behind him handed a brocade box. The fat man took it and opened it, and a pearl the size of a thumb was quietly lying inside.

"I heard that a restaurant is about to open these days. It is said that the food in it cannot be compared with our Royal Kitchen. When I heard this, I asked someone to find out that it was the shopkeeper. If someone said that the food was better than the ones made by our Royal Kitchen, then I would be a hundred people who would not accept it. But you are different. I am just preparing a little gift, and I hope the shopkeeper will not refuse."

Yi Fan naturally took the pearl without hesitation and said to Yi Ruri who followed him: "You bring Manager Huang to the upstairs room."

"Yes, brother."

Yi Fan bowed his hand and said to the fat man again: "Forgive Director Huang, the store opened today, and it is really a bit unlucky, so I won't be in charge of the business."

"It's okay, little shopkeeper, you're busy with your business. Let's take a look at it. The restaurant is full of novelty and refreshing!" As he said that, he went up to the second floor under Yi Ruri's guidance.

Yi Fan called Yi Zhongtian and said, "In the future, you will be responsible for the upstairs private room with Ru Ri, but you must remember to remind the guests that our private room will charge an extra 100 cents."

"Well... I must keep it in mind."

"Go!" Yi Fan patted Yi Zhongtian on the shoulder. He said to the two brothers Chengfeng and Polang, "You two are responsible for the hall downstairs."

"Yes, brother." The two responded in unison.

"Shopkeeper, why haven't my fish-flavored shredded pork served yet? I've been waiting for a long time."

"And my Mapo tofu, can you hurry up?"

Seeing that the customer was urging the order, Wu Meiniang, who was settled at the counter, walked around the counter and said to the guests who were eating, Yingying said, "Dear guests, wait, the food you want will arrive soon."

A woman is a very magical creature, she can always calm men down.

"Mei Niang, watch outside, I'll go to the kitchen to see."

"Okay, Mr. Lang." Seeing Yi Fan walking towards the kitchen, Wu Meiniang shouted: "Mr. Lang, you can change your clothes first before going!"

Yi Fan looked at his sexy pig's feet outfit, and it was really not suitable for going to the kitchen, so he had to go to the backyard to change it first.

When we arrived at the kitchen, we saw Yi Feng adding grain to the stove hole, while Yi Yun was busy cooking. Both of them were sweating.

Yi Fan secretly cursed himself and asked two thirteen-year-old children to be chefs. Fortunately, there was no such thing as a child laborer in the Tang Dynasty.

During this period, the six boys actually worked very hard. They had to learn martial arts with Guo Meng in the morning, and learn culture classes with Yi Fan and Wu Meiniang in the afternoon. They still had to learn cooking when they were cooking.

Modern children are like taking a process or a program, and some even need parents and teachers to force them to learn. However, in ancient times, children were different. Because there were few opportunities for education, children cherished the opportunity to learn very much, and their mentality was different, so the result was naturally different. The six boys made very fast progress.

Let Yi Yun wash and cut vegetables, Yi Fan put on his hat, put on an apron, and began to go into battle personally.

Second floor private room.

Manager Huang asked Ruri: "What kind of dish is this fish-flavored shredded pork?"

"If you want to be a manager Huang, this fish-flavored shredded pork is a new dish invented by my elder brother. Several simple ingredients are combined together, and our exclusive secret recipe makes this dish without fish taste like a fish."

Manager Huang's eyes lit up. He knew that his chance had come. Last time he made a meat-cooking recipe at Yi Fan, he did the job of a small manager. This time, maybe this official can be promoted. Even if he is not promoted, it would be good to show his face in front of the saint!

After making up his mind, Manager Huang said, "Give me a dish of this fish-flavored shredded pork."

Ruri took out the small wooden board she carried with her and wrote it on it, "Private Room No. 1, a portion of fish-flavored shredded pork." After writing it, she saw that Manager Huang didn't say she wanted other dishes.

Ru Ri spoke and said, "Manager Huang, you see, we have sesame mutton, big plate chicken, braised fish, don't you come and try it?"

Manager Huang heard that there were so many things he didn't know, and he couldn't sit still after hearing about them. His eyes rolled and he immediately thought about it.

"Of course you have to taste it, but..." Manager Huang deliberately dragged his voice out for a long time and waited for the sun.

Ruri, a thirteen-year-old man, didn't know so many twists and turns, and he was just thinking about letting the fat man in front of him order a few more dishes and making more money at home.

"Just what? Manager Huang has nothing to understand, just say it."

Seeing Ruo Sun, Manager Huang was indeed deceived. He smiled and said, "But you know that our family is for the emperor. I saw that your dishes are novel, so I wanted to bring some back to the emperor to try." As he said that, he pretended to bow to the imperial city.

"For the sake of the saint's dragon body, I want to go to your kitchen to see if it is clean, whether there are cockroaches, mice, etc."

Although Ruri has been following Yi Fan for a while, he is still an ancient man in his bones. What is the biggest of the ancient man? Of course, he is the biggest of the emperor!

When I heard that my meal had the opportunity to let the emperor eat, I was naturally very happy. I still fantasized that if the emperor was happy, I might even reward my elder brother with one official position. I was happy in my heart, and naturally agreed to Manager Huang’s request.

Yi Fan, who was cooking, saw Ruri bringing Manager Huang and his two little eunuchs into the kitchen, turned his head and asked, "What's the matter?"

Ruri was about to answer, but was stopped by Manager Huang: "Brother, you go out and do your business first. I'll just tell the shopkeeper."

At this time, Polang happened to come in to serve the dishes. Since there were a lot of dishes, he couldn't finish them at once. He said to Ru Ri who was standing there: "Ru Ri, help me take this plate of fish, all of which are from Table 5, and I can't take them."

When Ru Ri and the others left the kitchen, Manager Huang went straight to Yi Fan’s stove and saw Yi Fan stir-frying and stirring the spoon. This was the first time he had seen such a cooking method.
Chapter completed!