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Chapter 98 Tan Guier (1w, please subscribe!)
"Third Young Master, that person is Luo Jiadong!"

On the top floor of a private house, Zhu Chuanren followed his jute-skinned fingers and looked at Luo Jiadong, who was drying clothes outside the window of another private house diagonally across the street. Not to mention, he was indeed handsome and very recognizable.

"How did you find him?" Zhu Chuanren looked at him for a few times and then looked away to avoid alerting the enemy.

"As luck would have it, I asked my subordinate to search for people all over the world with his portrait. After searching for several days, there was no sign of him. It was Du Laiyang who gave me a heads up.

Since Luo Jiadong was anonymous, he would definitely not have the same style as before, so I sent someone to Zhabei to check, and he was actually found. "

At this time, the place where they were was gathering a large number of immigrants. There were more than a dozen alleys connected to each other, and tens of thousands of people could gather here.

The buildings here are very distinctive. The locals are accustomed to calling them "Gundilong", which are actually simple shanties built by poor people with thatch.

The refugees who had fled here had no money to rent a room, so they gathered in wastelands, ruins, and cemeteries near the factory to form various shantytowns.

The ground dragon uses bamboo pieces as the frame of the house, then lays thatch on top to form a shack, and hangs a straw curtain as the door.

Most of them are only more than one meter high, and you have to bend down to enter the house. The so-called beds are just floors made of straw and broken cotton batting.

It was cloudy and rainy, and the house was muddy. With no ventilation or warmth, the living conditions were very difficult.

If you can have an oil drum as a roof, you will be considered a mansion in "Ground Dragon", but you still have to worry about the iron sheet being stolen by others.

The vast majority of residents are poor people who work as coolies, mainly engaged in textile factories, machine factories, port handling and rickshaws.

There is also a sulfuric acid plant nearby, built by foreigners, with wastewater flowing across it and a suffocating smell.

The air here is filled with a strong smell of chemicals, pig shed-like "rolling dragons" are close to each other, garbage is everywhere, and it is muddy at all times.

Luo Jiadong was so brave that he was able to take root in such an environment and become a second-generation person.

Although the place where he lives now is a mansion among the ground dragons, it is at least made of wood and has two floors. However, the environment is so bad that no matter how good the house is, it is not safe to live in.

"That Du Laiyang is pretty good, he's a talent." Zhu Chuanren seemed to have inadvertently praised him, but it pierced a thorn in Jute Pi's heart. We just had to wait and see when this thorn would take root and sprout.

But he is a character after all, and he hides it well on the surface, so he turns to ask:
"Third Young Master, what should we do next?"

"Find two smarter brothers to nail Luo Jiadong to death for me. If that doesn't work, arrange two more groups to work in shifts. If you feel sleepy, go to sleep. In short, don't let him leave your sight for even a second!"

Huang Mapi nodded:

"No problem, I will arrange it, don't worry, Third Young Master."

"Well, you said there was an old man with him?"

"Yes, an old man with a hunchback. I am asking someone to investigate his identity."

"I understand. Tell me as soon as you have news. Also, arrange for someone to come in and stay for a few months if necessary."

Huang Mapi was stunned for a moment, then nodded immediately:
"As long as the money is enough, there are many brothers who are willing."

"Well, find someone who is tough-talking and has no worries. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand that I won't leave any excuses to others."

"Well, that's it. I'm leaving first. This damn smell is so bad."

"Third Young Master, where are we going?"

After getting in the car, the brother who was driving asked:
"Go to the building outside the building and have something to eat."

"Yes~"

Zhu Chuanren squinted his eyes, thinking about how to attack Luo Jiadong. This trouble must be eliminated as soon as possible. It would not be fun if he waited for the other party to attack first.

He also had a question in his mind, where was Luo Jiadong's sister?

Luo Jiadong's family was ruined, so he had nothing to worry about. If anything, his cousin should be one of them, but I don't know what their relationship is like. If the relationship is not good, I'm afraid it won't become each other's weakness.

Still have to check~
When he arrived at the building outside the building, a sharp-eyed waiter recognized his car and hurriedly stepped forward to open the door. He covered the door frame with his hand and said hello flatteringly:

"Third Young Master~"

"Well, thank you for your hard work. Where is your shopkeeper?"

"Sister Xian'er is in the back kitchen. A table of distinguished guests has come to the private room. Sister Xian'er is personally looking at the dishes."

"VIP? Who is it?"

"I heard that he is an official from the public affairs bureau, but I don't know very well."

"Oh, I got it. Let's talk to your shopkeeper and arrange a meal for me."

"Okay, Third Young Master, please go to the private room first, and I will inform Sister Xian'er right away~"

"Hmm~"

Zhu Chuanren came to his private private room, and a young girl who looked about sixteen or seventeen came in to serve him.

Don't get me wrong, I'm just helping to set the dishes and serve the dishes.

Before the banquet started, Zhu Chuanren was given warm wet wipes to wipe his face and hands, and then he was given a bowl of black tea to rinse his mouth and appetizer.

At the same time, a small basket of snacks, including almond and peach cakes, plum plums, sesame oil dumplings, sesame halva, etc., was brought up together.

These snacks are not a fixed combination, and they are often changed into different styles. They are all made by the chef himself. It takes too much sesame oil to fry the dumplings, so the master chef in the store always fry them according to the predetermined number of people.

But there are always customers who want more after finishing their meal, and the waiter has no choice but to spread his hands and apologize, and it’s gone.

When the snacks are served, a pot of printed food will be served. Now this season, Xiaogu pear soup is served.

Sister-in-law refers to the girls who came as dowries. Most of them are good at making tea soup. The ingredients used change with the seasons. In spring and summer, they cook Ganoderma lucidum soup and perfume tablets. In autumn and winter, they use ingredients that clear the lungs and moisturize the dryness.

For example, this pot of pear soup uses snow pears, red dates, and saffron, and is boiled with ginseng. It has a refreshing taste and a sweet aftertaste.

Today's appetizer is the Wufu dish, which is five kinds of side dishes, refreshing and refreshing - Huadiao drunk crab, fried small yellow croaker and smoked fish, fried salted egg yolk cake, and blanched or stir-fried seasonal vegetables.

Drunken crabs are marinated in Huadiao wine, sugar, soy sauce, and salt. No other spices are used. The most traditional method is to eat the original taste of crabs. You can still eat crabs at this time. After a while, you should change it.

The smoked fish is made with a very local taste, and the ingredients are used very carefully. It uses small yellow croaker from offshore. It has a delicate texture and extremely crispy fragrance, which is unique to this dish.

Paired with a sip of the 50-year-old Huadiao purchased from Ah Er Lai, the more you drink, the more energetic you will be.

Different from the traditional way of eating it hot, this cup of Huadiao should be drunk chilled. It is refreshing when you eat it and the aftertaste starts to be thick.

If it is eaten hot, people may fall over after less than two cups.

Each side dish is a portion of two bites, which has nothing to do with the word "satisfying hunger". It is purely an appetizer and makes you want to eat more.

After two sips of wine, my body felt warm from the inside out. At this time, the main dishes were served one by one.

Jin Tang Peng Cai, hand-beaten mandarin fish balls and peas to make lotus root, use Jinhua ham bones that are more than three years old, and steam the soup with wine.

The soup should not boil when steaming, otherwise it will be useless.

Forty pounds of ham bone only yields about thirty bowls of golden soup. Add barley kernels and mushrooms to cook together. The golden soup is mellow in the mouth and so fresh that it makes people's hearts tremble.

Another dish of large prawns, shelled and tailed, stuffed with sauce, wrapped in batter, wrapped with "gold and silver thread", and fried in oil.

Other people's shrimps need to be dipped in sauce, but Louwailou's can fry the sauce and shrimps together. The secret is in the batter.

Once the batter is coated, the sauce will not leak out when put into the oil pan. If it cannot be coated, it will be difficult for the person frying it, and it will collapse everywhere.

The recipe for the batter is unique and was obtained by the chef in exchange for three silver coins.

There are also several dishes including Babaotou Fang, Lao Mu Huai Zhu, Big Shao Jade Tu, Melon Seed Sanding and so on.

Sometimes I can encounter silver carp that is big enough in Dongting Lake, and I will carefully cook a stewed fish head with crabmeal. It mainly depends on what ingredients I can find, and I didn't have any today.

Babaotoufang, I have to say that apart from Louwailou, I have never seen another restaurant making this dish in the entire Demon City.

The little wild boar caught from the west is stuffed with eight kinds of ingredients including glutinous rice, diced bamboo shoots, and shiitake mushrooms. It is then smoked and then steamed in a Babao stove. It is sprinkled with gold foil when it is served. It is so soft and glutinous that you can cut it off with a spoon and eat it separately. Of,

Fatty fat and glutinous rice complement each other. If you swallow it in one bite, you can immerse yourself wholeheartedly in a state of "like a piece of sweet, fragrant, fresh, soft and tender fat that melts in your mouth, and the unique aroma makes the brain cells feel it".

To make the old clam hold a pearl, take a wild turtle weighing more than 4 pounds from Dongting Lake, remove the back shell along the skirt, and fill it with pork sauce balls. Each ball holds a dragon ball (pigeon egg).

Theoretically, turtle eggs are used, but they may not be found, so pigeon eggs are used instead.

There are two ways to do it, steam it with salt and wine, or braise it.

It takes about two days from processing the ingredients to cooking it. Although this dish is on the menu, it is a rare dish because due to the restriction of ingredients, it is not possible to find wild turtles of this size every day.

In the entire building outside the building, except Zhu Chuanren, probably no one can have this good fortune.

The big stewed jade fish, nearly two kilograms of thick-scaled jade fish, is delivered directly to the store from other places. When seeing the meaty fish as long as an arm served on the table, any dignitary will feel shocked!

To make Mrs. Bean Puree, the peas are steamed and then filtered into a puree. It is cooked in oil. The rare thing is that the color is still bright green. Sprinkle pine nuts before serving and eat it with a salty soda cracker.

Nowadays, there is a lot of care when serving dishes, one is salty and the other is sweet. In the 21st century, not many people are so particular.

Three dices of melon seeds are taken from the smoothest piece of meat on the frog leg. They are as small as melon seeds and the quantity is small.

People in Modu call this piece of precious meat called melon seed meat. It is stir-fried with diced bamboo shoots and green beans. It needs to be both tasty and tender, and the heat is very particular.

Along with these meat dishes are several vegetarian dishes. During this season, there is a kind of white celery in the store, which seems to be produced only in a special place in the south.

This kind of white celery is different from water cress in other places. It has white stems, crisp and tender leaves, and fragrant leaves. It is the best among celery.

It takes a lot of work when planting. As celery grows taller, the soil layer needs to be spread higher. Only an inch or two of the top leaves of celery are left exposed, so it needs to be served carefully.

It needs to be pulled up by the roots, stir-fried with meat and served cold, which is a must-have in Jiangnan during the cold winter months.

The staple food is scallion oil noodles and chicken porridge. The noodles are made with fried scallions and are made into bite-sized pieces.

This bowl of chicken porridge is another Kung Fu dish. The chicken breasts are arranged with the back of a knife so that no cuts are visible. The tendons are removed, and the chicken is minced. It is simmered in chicken soup for a day. Although it is called chicken porridge, it actually does not use rice.

The last dessert is sorbet, which is a combination of Chinese and Western. It is between ice cream and popsicles. It feels hard when you scoop it out with a spoon, but it softens immediately when you sip it into your mouth. It is lingering and slightly sweet.

Made with whipping cream, sugar, and almonds, nothing else is added. Even if this sorbet softens as the room temperature rises, its shape will remain the same as when it was taken out of the refrigerator.

This table of dishes, if told to the outside world, would probably be worth a set of two courtyards in the capital. It doesn't sound like there are particularly precious ingredients. The main reason is the process. Each dish is not fried casually.

Very luxurious, isn't it?But for Zhu Chuanren, this was just an ordinary lunch. He did not give himself a dance troupe of [-] people, which was already a model of thrift.

After eating and drinking, Xian'er opened the door and walked in. She looked very capable in a small brown suit.

"Have you finished eating?" Xian'er asked casually.

"Have you been drinking?" Zhu Chuanren couldn't help asking when he saw her face turned slightly red.

"I had two drinks~"

"You haven't eaten yet? I just haven't touched the bowl of porridge yet."

He placed the chicken porridge in front of Xian'er:

"Really? I've been very busy this morning."

I quickly picked up the spoon and took a few sips. The temperature was just right, neither hot nor cold.

"Why does a big shot need you to accompany him to drink in person?" Zhu Chuanren wiped his hands with a wet wipe and asked casually.

"Do you know the director of translation in the administrative office of the Public Affairs Bureau, whose surname is Hong? His wife works as a secretary for big leaders in the Chinese community."

"Your surname is Hong? Are you quite fat?"

"Yes, he wears black-rimmed glasses and looks squinty."

"I have an impression, what? Did he touch you?"

"No, he doesn't dare. Anyone who comes to eat outside the building doesn't know who the real backstage boss is." Xian'er said proudly.

"He knows what's going on~" Zhu Chuanren snorted coldly.

“Although he didn’t do anything to me, I still couldn’t stand his behavior.

do you know?He brought a little girl today, she looks like she is only in her early 20s, but she is so innocent. He keeps taking advantage of her at the dinner table. She wants to cry but dare not cry. I feel so pitiful. If her parents watch this, I will be heartbroken. ! "

Zhu Chuanren has seen this kind of thing happen a lot, no matter in the past life or in this life, but there is no way, the world is like this, if you want something in return, you have to give. Of course, if you are pulled here by force, then it is a different matter.

In any case, it was not his turn to take the lead, and he was too lazy to care about such messy things, otherwise he would end up in a mess.

"Don't get angry too. If Zhou Yu hits Huang Gai, whoever wants to be beaten will be willing to suffer. Let's not get involved in other people's affairs."

"You are so cold-blooded!" Xian'er said unhappily.

"You can't blame me. If you want to blame it, it's because the world is too cruel. I have to carry out the cruelty to the end."

Zhu Chuanren pretended to be a little B, and then asked:

"What's going on with you and the boss? Are you still ignoring the other?"

"Why should I care about him? He is such a coward. I really regret marrying him!" Xian'er also lost her temper.

"Let's make do with it. At worst, if you hook up with a handsome guy outside, he won't dare to make irresponsible remarks."

Zhu Chuanren's words shocked Xian'er, and he said in astonishment:
"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Hey~ It's just that little thing. In life, happiness is the most important thing. You have to be open-minded. No matter what, you are the eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhu family. That's enough. Does it matter whether the relationship is really good in private? ?”

Zhu Chuanren's absurd reasoning made Xian'er confused. Her mind was spinning wildly. One moment she thought it made sense, and the next moment she thought it was all nonsense and couldn't be taken seriously.

"I'm serious, you can do whatever you want outside. I can help you cover if necessary, but you have to be steady inside and don't let your parents see any flaws."

Xian'er shook her head:
"Stop talking, I won't do such a thing, San'er, what kind of woman do you think I am?"

"It's just what people need. It's just that we Chinese are reserved and don't like to express it. Forget it, it's up to you. Anyway, I put my words here. It's up to you what to do."

Zhu Chuanren stood up with his hands on the table, had enough to eat and drink, and was ready to go home.

"Wait a minute~" Xian'er called him.

"Anything else?"

"There's another letter from my hometown. It's my eldest brother. He's had a quarrel with his family and wants to come to Magic City and defect to me."

Zhu Chuanren frowned slightly:
"When did this happen?"

"The letter came last month. I guess he will be here soon."

"What do you think?"

"I thought it would be inconvenient for him to live at home, but since he is here, I have to make arrangements for him. Can I let him help outside the building? It just happens that he can live with the guys below."

"Only your eldest brother? Your sister-in-law and the others won't come?"

Xian'er was stunned for a moment:
"I forgot about it."

"Besides, your eldest brother is arrogant and arrogant. Would he be willing to be your buddy?"

Xian'er smiled bitterly:

"When you say that, I really think things are simple~"

"Let's wait until someone comes and ask him what he wants."

"OK~"

Just as he was talking, the waiter knocked on the door of the private room:

"Shopkeeper, Third Young Master, there is someone downstairs who claims to be Sister Xian'er's eldest brother."

Zhu Chuanren was stunned, he really said Cao Cao, Cao Cao has arrived, he came at the right time.

Xian'er quickly said:
"Invite people up quickly."

"Yes!"

It had been 15 years since she ran away from home. She had never seen her family, and when they suddenly had to meet her, she was still a little overwhelmed and didn't know how to deal with it.

Seeing her pacing back and forth nervously, Zhu Chuanren sat down again and said:
"Be careful, okay? I'm not asking you to meet your lover."

"Fuck you, please watch your mouth for a while and don't talk nonsense in front of my brother and sister-in-law." Xian'er rolled her eyes at him and said.

"Okay, I'll give you some face~" What could Zhu Chuanren say.

After a while, the door to the private room was pushed open. Tan Guier, who was short and dusty, cried and said:
"Xian'er, I finally found you!"

Good guy, this voice makes me wish the whole building could hear it.

Behind him were a farmer woman and a boy in his teens.

"Brother!"

"Xian'er~"

"Big brother~"

The two people called each other excitedly, and Zhu Chuanren was speechless. He wanted to give him a hug.

Forget it, there are differences between men and women in this era, even if they are brothers and sisters, they have to be a little shy.

"Xian'er, let your eldest brother and his family come in first. People will see it outside and make a joke." Zhu Chuanren warned.

"Hey~" Xian'er wiped away her tears, let Tan Guier's family into the house, and then told the waiter:

"Go and serve another table of dishes. Serve them quickly, with more meat and staple food." "It belongs to the shopkeeper~"

The waiter responded and helped to close the door diligently.

"Xian'er, you are so successful now that you are the shopkeeper? If my mother knew, she would be extremely happy."

Tan Guier's rough black face was wet with tears.

"What's the point? It would be great if the two elders can forgive me." Xian'er said aggrievedly.

"Alas~ The main reason is that our father is stubborn, has a bad temper, and won't listen to anyone."

"Stop talking about this, sit down quickly. Is this my sister-in-law? Ah, the child is so big!"

Tan Guier immediately said:

"Look at my brain, this is your sister-in-law, my son Tan Qi, Xiao Qi, please call me aunt."

The child, who was only in his early 10s, hid timidly behind his mother and looked at his aunt curiously. This was the first time he had seen his biological aunt since he was born. He had always heard about it from his family before.

"This child has no future, I want you to call me aunt!" Tan Guier suddenly lost his temper when he saw the child squirming, and slapped his son's head twice with his big hands.

"Oh, brother, the baby is ready. It's okay. Sister-in-law, and Xiaoqi, please sit down quickly. Stop standing."

At this time, Tan Guier suddenly saw Zhu Chuanren, who was sitting in the first place and smelled of a powerful person, and was stunned for a moment:
"Xian'er, who is this?"

"Don't you know me?" Xian'er asked with a smile.

"Do I know him?" Tan Guier was confused. Looking at the smiling Zhu Chuanren, she couldn't connect him with the third child of the Zhu family.

"He is San'er, Zhu Chuanren, have you forgotten?"

"San'er?" Tan Gui'er opened his mouth so big that he could swallow his fist, which showed how shocked he was.

"Haha, Brother Tan, long time no see." Zhu Chuanren greeted with a smile.

"Oh my god, San'er, have you changed too much? You look like an old man who came back from abroad."

"Haha, brother can talk, sit down quickly, I'm sorry, we just finished eating, let the waiter change the table later."

"It's alright~"

Tan Guier glanced at the leftovers on the table. Even though he could no longer see the original shape of the dish, the smell still made his throat squirm involuntarily.

Tan Qi's little eyes were almost focused on the plate, and she couldn't help but want to dip her fingers in the soup.

"Brother, sister-in-law, and Xiao Qi, are you hungry? Wait a moment, I asked the waiter to serve the food. They should be here soon. Please bear with me. By the way, do you want to have some snacks first?"

Zhu Chuanren didn't move much about the appetizing snacks.

"It's okay, it's okay. We're not hungry, so there's no need to waste anything. Just give us a bowl of noodles."

Tan Guier said he didn't want it, but his eyes were honest. Just like his son, he couldn't get out of the snack basket.

Xian'er still doesn't know what her eldest brother's virtues are?He personally carried the snack basket and placed it in front of the three people:
"Let's have something to appetize first."

Tan Qi didn't care about Sanqi 21, he just grabbed it with his little hand and stuffed it into his mouth.

The two older ones could still pay more attention to their appearance and ate them with chopsticks, but they seemed to be swallowing them whole. It looked like they were hungry all the way.

"Delicious, delicious, so delicious!"

“I’ve never had such delicious snacks!”

The two men talked while eating. Fortunately, they were uneducated and couldn't speak any advanced vocabulary. Otherwise, they would have to boast about everything in the sky and the earth.

Xian'er looked at their eating faces, feeling happy and distressed at the same time. She couldn't help but think of the scene when she followed the Zhu family to Guandong. If it weren't for Zhu Chuanren's ability, they would have starved to death halfway, and how could they have had such a good life today.

It's a pity that this basket of snacks didn't have much. One person only took two bites and it was gone.

Tan Guier looked at the empty basket awkwardly:
"It's delicious, but it's just too little. Xian'er, have your appetites become smaller now?"

Xian'er laughed awkwardly. She didn't know how to answer this question. She couldn't tell others the process of this high-end banquet from the beginning, right?

"Right away, the food will be ready soon."

Tan Guier smiled and put his chopsticks at ease, looking at the strange clothes on Xian'er and Chuanren, and couldn't help but say:

"You are really prosperous now. Look at how different these clothes are from us."

They were still wearing washed white cloth, while Zhu Chuanren and Xian'er were wearing suits made of high-quality fabrics. You could tell at a glance that they were good stuff.

"I'll buy some for you when we get back." Seeing her family happy, Xian'er naturally doesn't mind spending money.

"That's great~" Tan Guier didn't know how much their clothes were worth, and thought they were very cheap.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Xian'er asked proactively:

"By the way, brother, you didn't explain clearly in your letter why you quarreled with your parents?"

Tan Guier scratched his head in embarrassment:

"You don't know the situation at home. Years of drought have made it difficult for the people to survive, and banditry has occurred again. Every day of my life is suffering. I was thinking, isn't my in-laws' life better now? How about just coming here to join us?

But my father couldn't keep his face down, and always said that the married girl had thrown away the water, and people had long since stopped taking us seriously, so why did we go there?Is it embarrassing?

I argued with him, saying that Xian'er was not that kind of person, but he wouldn't stop, and we had a falling out. I simply brought your sister-in-law and children to join you. "

Xian'er sighed:

"Over the years, my father-in-law has been asking people to send money home. Haven't you received it?"

Tan Guier nodded, then shook his head:
"I got it, but I didn't miss much. There was a ruthless bandit in my hometown, named Zhentianhou. He would go to the village every now and then to plunder it. He would not let go of any corner, not to mention money, and even a grain of rice would escape. But his eyes.”

When Zhu Chuanren heard this, he narrowed his eyes. He did not expect that the environment in his hometown had deteriorated to such an extent.

He couldn't help asking:
"Brother Tan, do you know the origin of that Sky-shattering Roar?"

Tan Guier shook his head:

"I don't know, but I heard someone say that they seem to be a group of deserters from the Beiyang Navy who have fallen into disgrace over our place."

Zhu Chuanren nodded slightly:
"You are right to come out. There is really only one way to die in my hometown."

"Yeah, even if it's not for ourselves, we still have to work hard for our children. Fortunately, God has been kind to me, and I finally found Xian'er."

"Yes, settle down well when you come, and let Xian'er arrange a job for you later. It won't be a problem to support your family."

Tan Guier smiled and touched the back of his head:

"That's what I thought."

At this time, the waiter knocked on the door of the private room and asked if he could serve food.

Xian'er said hello, and the waiter and maid filed in. Tan Guier's family had never seen this scene before, it was worth every eye.

Not to mention the dazzling array of delicious food, Tan Guier was stunned by the beautiful girls with excellent figures and creamy skin.

For a moment, he thought he was dreaming. If his wife hadn't seen it and hit him hard on the waist to wake him up, she might have pounced on him by now.

But soon, he was distracted by the smell of rice.

After serving the last soy milk, the waiter said to Xian'er:

"Shopkeeper, Master Qian is free, so he prepared a table of local dishes. I wonder if that's okay."

Xian'er nodded:

"Okay, you can go down first and thank Master Qian for me. Thank you for his hard work. We have a big table so quickly."

"Okay~ Please use it slowly~"

When the guy went out, Xian'er said:

"Master Qian is the master of our cuisine. I don't know if it suits your taste. Try it first. It will be good once you get used to it."

Tan Guier swallowed, stared at the delicious food, and couldn't help asking:

"What do you call local food?"

Xian'er pursed her lips and smiled:

“Actually, it is Shanghai’s local cuisine, which is different from traditional cuisines in other places, but it is also very unique.

This dish originated in the area of ​​Laochengxiang, South Railway Station and Shiliupu. At that time, many small and medium-sized restaurants provided home-cooked meals to dockworkers, passing tourists and businessmen along the Huangpu River.

For example, tofu blood soup, shredded pork and soybean soup, leek louver, braised fish fillet, fried kidney, etc., all at low prices.

Later, more and more outsiders came to the Magic City to find a life, and foreign food also entered the Magic City.

These chefs continue to absorb the advantages of foreign cuisine, especially Suxi cuisine, and gradually form a system of local cuisine. Please try it. "

This dish is characterized by its thick oily red sauce, moderate saltiness, original taste, mellow and delicious taste.

In layman's terms, it is mainly braised and simmered.

We have to wait until the 21st century for local cuisine to gradually change from the original heavy oil red sauce to something light and refreshing. A major feature of its cooking method is its skill in using glutinous rice, which has a unique Jiangnan flavor.

The local dishes on the table in front of me include large black ginseng with shrimp, hairy crab with oil sauce, eel paste with oil, fried river shrimp in oil, braised fish, braised chestnut chicken, etc. They are all hard dishes.

Because Xian'er told me before that more meat should be served and it should be done quickly.

Seeing the three people looking like they wanted to eat everything on the plate, Xian'er couldn't help but feel sour in her heart. She was a popular drinker in Shanghai, but her family couldn't even eat in her hometown. Just thinking about it made her feel bad. Son.

"Brother, sister-in-law, and Xiao Qi, please slow down, there will be enough food!"

Tan Guier took a big mouthful of rice into his mouth and mixed it with chestnut chicken. It was so fragrant that his tongue could swallow it.

Not to mention, these three people looked so greedy when eating. Zhu Chuanren, who had just eaten, felt hungry after looking at it for a while.

The wind was rolling, and in a short time, a total of 12 dishes, both hot and cold, were all dazzled by the three people. Zhu Chuanren couldn't help but admire the amazing appetite and fighting power.

Tan Qi had already eaten and was lying on the stool. He was about to roll his eyes at one point and kept burping~
His mother was a little more reserved and didn't roll her eyes, but she kept rubbing her belly.

Tan Guier smashed the lingering taste in his mouth and said:
"If this were the case in my hometown, having a full meal like this and having a pot of dry smoke would be beautiful."

Xian'er chuckled and said:
"I don't have dry tobacco, but I will definitely not let you go hungry in the future."

"Hey~ I just said that, Xian'er, you don't have to take it seriously!"

At this time, Tan Guier noticed Zhu Chuanren's eyes and couldn't help but sit upright:

"I'm sorry, San'er, for making you laugh. We country folk have never seen the world."

Zhu Chuanren didn't know whether he really felt embarrassed or was just pretending to be polite, so he said casually:
"By the way, we are also a banker family, but we have been lucky and made some money over the years."

"That's not just luck. Xian'er often praises you in his letters, saying that you are the reincarnation of that literary star and there is nothing you can't do!"

Zhu Chuanren looked at Xian'er in surprise:

"You praise me so much?"

Xian'er blushed and glared at her eldest brother:
"Don't listen to my brother's nonsense. I didn't praise you that much."

Anyway, just refuse to admit it!
Zhu Chuanren snickered secretly and did not continue to tease her. After all, her eldest brother was here to save her some face.

After eating and drinking enough, Tan Qi felt a little sleepy. His eyelids were closing and closing, and he would probably fall asleep soon.

Xian'er said hurriedly:
"Brother, sister-in-law, I will open a room for you in the hotel next door. You go and rest first. I will arrange a place to live as soon as possible. I am tired from the journey. Go and wash up and have a good sleep."

Tan Guier waved his hand:

"We don't have to spend so much money. We can just find a kang at home for us to sleep. Why should we find a hotel? What are we spending so much money on?"

Xian'er's expression froze and she said vaguely:

"Well, the hotel is in good condition and has hot water. Just follow my arrangements."

Otherwise, what else can you say? You can't say that the threshold of Zhu Mansion is too high and it's not suitable for you to live in, right?

Fortunately, Tan Guier didn't think too much and thought that when he arrived in the Magic City, he could just listen to his sister's arrangements.

"Okay, then you're welcome. Thanks to you, I can stay in a hotel."

"You're welcome, you're welcome, um, brother, sister-in-law, come with me, I'll take you to the hotel."

Tan Guier and Zhu Chuanren smiled and nodded, waved their hands and said:
"San'er, big brother will play chess with you later. It will be great for us two brothers from now on. We are all one family."

What else could Zhu Chuanren say besides smiling and nodding?
The hotel next door is not very high-end, but has a lot of guests. Xian'er directly opened a suite for their family of three.

After completing the formalities, he led them into the house in person, and after putting down their baggage, Tan Guier looked at the bright house and smacked his lips:
"Modu is better. Look at these sheets. They are as white as snowflakes."

Tan Qi was watching the light switch, turning it on and off, having a great time.

"Brother, you guys take a shower and have a good rest in a while. If you need anything, go to the front desk downstairs. Ask them for anything you need. They will go back to the building outside the building to pay the bill with me."

Tan Guier agreed:
"Okay, okay, Xian'er, you are so promising. I don't even dare to think about a woman managing such a big restaurant. By the way, where is my brother-in-law Chuanwen?"

"He? He's at home~" Xian'er's expression was a little unnatural, but Tan Guier didn't notice it at all.

"Eh? Xian'er, let me ask you, what on earth does the old Zhu family do? How can they make so much money? They have built such a big restaurant in Shanghai, so they are very lucky, right?"

Xian'er came back to her senses and said helplessly:
"How can this be luck? It's Chuanren who is capable. The Zhu family depends on him today."

Tan Guier smacked her tongue:
"No wonder he is different now. When I talk to him, I feel like talking to the county magistrate."

"Haha, that's not the case. San'er is still very kind on weekdays."

Xian'er made up for Chuanren. After hesitating for a moment, she reminded:

"But San'er is different from before. Brother, when you talk to him, you still have to be more careful and don't say anything."

"I know, don't worry, I won't embarrass you, but when are you going to take us home to live? It's okay to stay in this hotel all the time."

Xian'er hesitated and said:
"It's pretty good here. Everything is convenient. If you're hungry, you can go to the building outside the building to eat. I've already said hello to the waiter. Someone will make arrangements for you whether or not I'm here."

Tan Guier was quite sensitive and asked abruptly:
"Xian'er, are you angry with Lao Zhu's family? Tell me, I will argue with them and I will definitely give you justice."

"No, no, the Zhu family has always been very good to me. They treat me like their own daughter. Brother, please don't get me wrong."

Seeing that Xian'er's words didn't seem to be false, Tan Guier scratched his head:

"That's good. You've been following Zhu Chuanwen since you were young. If I'm sorry for you, I won't agree."

"Everything is fine~ Everything is fine~" Xian'er responded perfunctorily, stood up and said:

"Okay, you guys have a good rest. I'll go back first and come see you tomorrow."

"OK~"

Xian'er returned to the building outside the building and heard from the waiter that Zhu Chuanren hadn't left yet, so she returned to the private room.

The bowls, chopsticks and plates on the table were all removed and replaced with fresh fruits and tea. It was already afternoon. Drinking some tea, relaxing in the sun, listening to music, this was life.

"Why are you still here?"

Zhu Chuanren was speechless:
"What you're saying is, I can't stay in my own restaurant any longer?"

Xian'er said angrily:

"Look what you said, I didn't mean it."

"Just kidding, have your brother and the others settled down?"

"Well, we opened a suite, which is enough for their family of three."

"What happens after that? How are you going to settle them?"

"I'm thinking, if it doesn't work out, I can rent a yard near the restaurant and let them live there first. It depends on my eldest brother's wishes, whether he wants to learn to keep accounts, be a cook, or have other directions. I will try my best to help him."

After a pause, she said again:
"And Tan Qi is also old enough to go to school. You have to help with this matter and find a school for him. My eldest brother and sister-in-law have neither gone to school, so the child's education cannot be delayed."

Zhu Chuanren nodded:

"I'll make the school arrangements. It's not a big problem. I'll tell them as little as possible about my family's affairs. It's not that I'm small-minded, but it's for their own good. Knowing too much about some things is not good for them."

Xian'er is no longer the country firewood girl she used to be. She has been managing the restaurant in the past few years and has seen a lot of the world with Zhu Chuanren, and her thinking mode has also undergone a fundamental change.

She understood the meaning of Zhu Chuanren's words. He was not looking down upon him, but he was really doing it for the good of Tan Guier's family.

The more things they know, the more dangerous it is for them. This ten-mile foreign market is like a monster's mouth, which can swallow up even the bones of a person.

"I know, don't worry, I won't say much~"

"Well, okay, I'm leaving."

Only then did Xian'er react and looked at him dumbfounded:
"You stayed here specifically just to give me instructions?"

"Haha, let's go~"

"Virtue~"

(End of this chapter)