Dali Temple Small Dining Room 2

Chapter 56 Millefeuille ([-])
The public chef's morning meal today is porridge with mushrooms and pork meat with pancakes.

Sitting in the lobby of the public kitchen, Liu Yuan picked up a spoon and scooped up a spoonful of pork porridge.The boiled glutinous rice is soft and glutinous, and it melts as soon as you sip it. The pork meat is processed somehow, it is extremely smooth and tender, mixed with the umami taste of shiitake mushrooms, it is full of fragrance.

After Liu Yuan scooped up two spoonfuls of meat porridge, he picked up the cake on the side.I heard from Master Wen that the name of this thing is called puff pastry.The cake was sliced ​​into fan-shaped slices. Liu Yuan looked at the cut surface of the cake, and could clearly see that there were layers of cakes in it.The pancakes are yellow on the outside, and the brown sauce and chopped green onion can be faintly seen between the layers.

He paused, and took a bite.The outermost skin is crispy and delicious, and the crispy bite can splash the crumbs, but the inside is soft and oily, full of toughness.The most peculiar thing is the sauce mixed between the layered cakes. He has eaten it in Chang'an for so many years, and he has never eaten such a strange sauce.Spicy but not pungent, salty and sweet, with a peculiar but particularly tantalizing taste.

Liu Yuan took one bite and couldn't stop. When he came back to his senses, there was only a small corner of mille-feuille left on the plate in front of him.After stuffing the small slice of mille-feuille cake into his mouth, Liu Yuan got up and left the public kitchen.

Returning to his seat, he immersed himself in sorting out the files of the water ghost case. When the files were almost finished, it was almost noon.

Liu Yuan stretched his shoulders, stood up, and sent the sorted files to Lin Fei.

After Lin Fei searched for doubts, he sent it to Zhao Mengzhuo, Minister of Dali Temple.

After running back and forth for a while, it was already noon when we came out from Zhao Mengzhuo's place.Liu Yuan looked at the sun that had risen above his head, and thought about the water ghost case. He didn't have any cases at hand. When he had a few days to spare, he planned to go to Bai Zhu and the others to settle lunch outside.

Master Sun's lunch is really nothing to look forward to.

When he walked to the office lobby under the sun, before he could enter the house, he bumped into Bai Zhutong's gang of servants who were hurrying towards him.

Liu Yuan's heart skipped a beat after watching this battle, and he thought that there might be another case!
Sure enough, as soon as he saw him, Bai Zhu said, "Liu Yuan, it's just in time for you to come. Lin Shaoqing was also looking for you, and a case happened!"

Now, before he had lunch, he was dragged away by Bai Zhu and went to the scene.

After entering the scene, seeing the mess below, and hearing the retching of the guards and Bai Zhu holding their lips behind him, Liu Yuan felt a little lucky that he didn't have lunch: otherwise, he would have retched too.

Just as he was thinking, he heard a familiar voice from outside.

"Longevity troupe?"

Zhao You outside said excitedly: "Yes! Lin Shaoqing!"

Liu Yuan: "..." I don't know why Zhao You is so excited. Didn't you see that everyone was going to throw up?

Lin Fei let out a "hmm" and walked in.

He didn't wear the scarlet official robe he used to wear, but his own ordinary clothes.Today was Lin Fei's holiday. The case came suddenly, and Lin Fei obviously came directly from Jingyunhou Mansion.

The moment he stepped into the Changshou troupe, Lin Fei stopped.

A strong smell of blood came to the nostrils, and the blood splashed all over the hall like rain. The tables and chairs where the spectators sat were tilted to this side, and mixed with messy footprints, they rushed out of the hall.

Lin Fei lowered his head, looked at the messy and bloody footprints that had been stepped on, and frowned.

The footprints are in such a mess, which shows the panic and fright of the spectators at that time, and at the same time, there is no verifiable value.

The source of the panic for the spectators watching the theater below came from the stage.

The actor's head and limbs with theatrical makeup are separated from the body.The body was also hung in the air with wires, and the actor's limbs fell from the stage.The head with heavy makeup fell on the center of the table, facing everyone.It was probably because it happened so suddenly that he didn't have time to close his eyes, and he looked at everyone calmly with his eyes on his face painted with evil ghost makeup.

The cut surfaces of the limbs and the head are extremely neat, falling there like a wooden man in the hands of a carpenter.The difference is that the wooden man in the carpenter's hands can be attached with limbs at any time, and can be moved again by the lead wire, while the actor who is suspended in mid-air in front of him is a living person.

The situation at that time can be guessed from the mess of the actors on the stage and the mess off the stage.

The actor who was singing on the stage was suspended in the air by the wire. One moment, he was still humming "Yi Ya", and the next moment, his limbs and head were suddenly separated.This scene was like dripping water splashing into a hot oil pan. The spectators in the audience screamed in panic and rushed out.

"Where are those guests?" Lin Fei asked.

"They're all staying, and they're all in the side yard." The first officer who came over said, "Many people have fainted from fright, and two of them are in critical condition with heart disease. The doctor is giving rescue."

People with heart disease should not be emotional.Therefore, things like polo, horseback riding, and galloping are generally not done.In this way, there are not many things to pass the day and amuse in leisure time, and watching the theater can be regarded as one of the few pastimes for the mentally ill.

It's just that I didn't expect that the fright of a scene is far more exciting than polo and other thrills and fun.

The head of the theater troupe was also brought over, with a distressed expression on his face, muttering in his mouth: "I have been a time-honored brand for many years, and it doesn't count if a singer dies. Maybe I will scare two spectators to death. Tell me how will this troupe continue to run in the future?"

The guard who came earlier couldn't help but glanced at him when he heard the words, and said mockingly: "Didn't you always hope that your longevity troupe would become famous in Chang'an City? Isn't this... just what you want?"

Lin Fei, who listened to such obvious ridicule, and Liu Yuan and Bai Zhu, who came over, looked at the guard at the same time.

The guard who knew he had made a slip of the tongue quickly confessed his mistake to several people, and then explained: "This boss Huang has always liked to make troubles. In the past, there were not a few people who did monster things. My mother likes to watch operas, so I knew this person a long time ago." .”

The troupe leader Huang, who was named, was very embarrassed. He looked at Lin Fei and the others, and hurriedly said, "I... I can't help it! How many years has this troupe been passed down at home? The business is getting worse and worse every year, and the theater troupe is really buried in my hands. After a hundred years, how can I deal with my ancestors at home?"

"So, now that someone is dead, and two spectators with heart disease are helping, what you are worried about is that your troupe will not be able to continue?" Liu Yuan rolled his eyes.

The leader of class Huang laughed, looked at the crowd embarrassingly, and quickly admitted his mistake: "I...know my mistake and know my mistake! I won't dare next time."

Whoever believes this is a fool!

Lin Fei pointed to the actor hanging there on the stage, looked at Team Leader Huang, and asked, "Who is he?"

Master Wen

(End of this chapter)