A knife in love

Chapter 2883
Li Qiufeng bowed his hand to return the salute, and said in his mouth: "Li has already told Mr. Ding before that you must not be so polite. Please come in and talk to Mr. Ding."

After Li Qiufeng finished speaking, he took a step back and made a gesture of invitation to Ding Guan.Ding Guan didn't enter the room right away, and said with a smile on his face, "I'm worried that Uncle Li and Miss Mu won't get used to Liaodong's food, so I specially brought a table for the two of you, please have a taste."

Hearing what Ding Guan said, Li Qiufeng hurriedly thanked him.Ding Guan said a few words of humility, and then turned his head to let the servants following him deliver the food box into the house.Just as Ding Guan finished speaking, five servants in Tsing Yi and caps entered Li Qiufeng's guest room in a file. Came out and filled the whole table.

Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan invited Ding Guan into the room, saw that the table was full of wine and vegetables, and thanked Ding Guan.Ding Guan waved his hands again and again, and said respectfully: "Although the food and wine in the old restaurant of Yu's is quite famous in Dong'an City, it's a bit vulgar after all, I'm afraid it doesn't suit the taste of Uncle Li and Miss Mu. The most famous restaurant in Dong'an City is Taipinglou, I specially asked Master Yang from Taipinglou to cook more than a dozen exquisite dishes for Uncle Li and Miss Mu, please try them."

When Ding Guan said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "Uncle Li and Miss Mu take it easy, let me go to the first floor and have a few words with the shopkeeper. After the two of you have finished eating, I will call you to go up to the second floor Not too late."

After Ding Guan finished speaking, he bowed to Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan, and was about to turn around and leave when Li Qiufeng hurriedly stopped him, and said with a smile: "Mr. Ding didn't even want to eat, why not sit down and eat together. Otherwise we There are more and more favors owed to Mr. Ding, and I feel really uneasy."

Hearing what Li Qiufeng said, Ding Guan was taken aback, and was about to decline, but Murong Danyan hurriedly said: "Brother Li is very right. Mr. Ding, when we first arrived in Dong'an City, you spent a lot of money. The shopkeeper of the old Yu family shop took care of us, and he worked tirelessly to deliver so many good wines and dishes. If we don’t invite you to sit down and have a few drinks together, how can we bear it?”

When Murong Danyan said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "Mr. Ding, there is no need to refuse, please sit down and have a drink together."

Ding Guan saw that Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan's intentions were very sincere, if he wanted to push back, it would be too ignorant of flattery.Moreover, he has always intentionally made friends with Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan, and cited them as strong support.It would be extremely beneficial to him if he could have a few drinks with the two of them and become good friends.Thinking of this, Ding Guan said respectfully to Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan: "Since Uncle Li and Miss Mu have invited each other so much, I have no choice but to bother you."

After Ding Guan finished speaking, he first asked Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan to sit in the upper seats, and after they were seated, he personally took up the jug and filled the wine glasses of Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan, and then sat down with confidence. Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan were accompanied by Prime Ministers.Li Qiufeng picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "Today, Mr. Li borrowed flowers to present Buddha, and I will offer a glass to Mr. Ding to express my gratitude."

Hearing what Li Qiufeng said, Ding Guan quickly picked up the wine glass with both hands, saying that he didn't dare.Seeing Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan drink up the wine in the cup, Ding Guan raised the wine glass with both hands, bowed slightly to Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan, then brought the wine glass to his lips respectfully, Drink the fine wine in the glass silently.

After the three of them drank the wine in their glasses, Ding Guan invited Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan to eat.He only heard him laughing and said: "The brand of Taipinglou is all maintained by Master Yang. This Master Yang was originally from the south of the Yangtze River, and he cooks excellent Huaiyang cuisine. Huaiyang cuisine is always the best in the southeast. , the most beautiful reputation in the world, Master Yang was able to cook Huaiyang cuisine, just holding a cornucopia, and he didn’t have to worry about food and clothing. Later, the wealthy Wang family in Yangzhou spent a lot of money to invite Master Yang to be a chef at home. An important official, a wealthy businessman, came to the door, so he asked Master Yang to cook a table of delicious dishes for the guests. Later, the eldest son of the Wang family elected a person from high school and became an official in the official department of the capital. The old man of the Wang family felt sorry for his son, so he sent Master Yang to the capital to serve The eldest son cooks the dishes. The eldest son is shrewd and cautious. He has done well in the official department, but he has become the right servant of the official department in seven years. Since the founding of the dynasty, the promotion is so fast. No more than ten people."

Ding Guan sighed at this point, and then said: "As the saying goes, there are unpredictable things in the sky, and people have good fortune and misfortune. After four or five years, it would not be difficult to become the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. It is a pity that the imperial court was full of party disputes. Although the eldest son of the Wang family was cautious, he was finally involved in it. As a result, his faction was defeated in the party dispute, and the eldest son of the Wang family was convicted He was demoted and dispatched to Lingnan. Master Yang originally planned to return to Jiangnan, but when the eldest son of the Wang family was calling the wind and rain in the capital, many officials from the same party as the eldest son of the Wang family came to the palace as guests. They admired the dishes made by Master Yang, which made Master Yang His name is very famous in the capital. After the eldest son of the Wang family lost power, the political opponents in the court not only wanted to put him to death, but even Master Yang did not want to let him go. Seeing that the situation was not good, Master Yang knew that the Central Plains had no place for him Even if he sneaked out of the capital overnight with his wife, children, and children, he fled quietly outside the customs until he reached Yong'an City in Liaodong. Here the sky is high and the emperor is far away. After Master Yang changed his name and went to work as a cook in Taipinglou, he felt very at ease. It's just that he has gotten old in recent years, and he is not willing to cook easily. Fortunately, I have made friends with him when we were in the capital, and today I spent another ten taels of silver to invite him out of the mountain to cook for Uncle Li and Miss Mu. These dozen delicacies."

Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan listened to Ding Guan's eloquent talk, and it seemed that every word they said was nonsense, but after thinking about it carefully, what Ding Guan said was nothing more than showing merit to Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan, and he only wanted to curry favor with them. .Li Qiufeng heard Ding Guan's intentions, and said with a smile: "Mr. Ding has made many friends and has many wings. It can be seen that Mr. Li must be a straightforward person. Li likes to make friends with bold people the most in his life. I can meet Mr. Ding here. , is a great blessing."

Hearing what Li Qiufeng said, Ding Guan stood up immediately, cupped his hands and said, "Master Li... Uncle Li gave me a golden compliment, I am very grateful, please accept my next bow."

After Ding Guan finished speaking, he bowed to Li Qiufeng to the ground.Li Qiufeng hurriedly got up and helped Ding Guan up, asked him to sit back on the chair, and then said with a smile: "Mr. Ding doesn't need to be so polite. We are all doing things for Mr. Yang, and we have to work together to get things done That's right. If Mr. Ding is still so polite in front of Li and Miss Mu, it's too much, and I'm afraid it's not good for the big things."

(End of this chapter)