nucmednet Chapter 114: Fragrance
Chapter 114: Fragrance
"My lord, the kitchen is ready. We can start cooking." Banxia came out of the kitchen in a hurry and told Qin Ruo.
Zhou Yuanshu heard the conversation between the two and felt embarrassed to stay, so he told Qin Ruo that he and Qin Ziyan would go back to the academy first and come back another day.
However, Qin Ruo asked him and Qin Ziyan to go back after finishing their meal.
The purpose of Qin Ruo leaving the two people behind was to let them understand the restaurant's dishes first so that they could prepare early and have an idea in mind when they painted later.
Seeing the two of them standing there in a daze, looking at each other, Qin Ruo simply told Rendong to get a handful of chili peppers, cucumbers, peppercorns, and tomatoes.
He also gave them a small notebook with descriptions of the relevant ingredients.
She asked Qin Ziyan and Zhou Yuanshu to draw these ingredients first and deal with the others later.
After finishing her instructions, Qin Ruo looked through the window on the second floor at the people standing outside the restaurant, a smile forming on her lips.
In the private room on the second floor, only Qin Ziyan and Zhou Yuanshu were left, looking at each other.
If it weren't for the booklet with detailed descriptions of these things, the two of them would have been completely in the dark.
I have never even seen these new things.
"Brother Qin, I am from a poor family, so that's fine. But you are from a wealthy family, so why are you still following me to copy books and write letters for me? Look, you've earned so much money that you can even run your own restaurant."
Seeing that he and Qin Ziyan were the only ones left in the room, Zhou Yuanshu couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
"The restaurant belongs to my sister, it's her ability. As a man, I can't always spend the family's money. I should also shoulder my responsibilities." Qin Ziyan said seriously, looking serious.
"Brother Ziyan has such awareness. I admire you! I admire you!" Zhou Yuanshu was a man who was easily fooled. He immediately bowed to Qin Ziyan with an admiring look on his face.
Brother Zi Yan's family is wealthy and he works hard to earn money, so how can I fall behind him?
Thinking of this, Zhou Yuanshu dared not slack off anymore.
He turned around and carefully studied the ingredients in front of him, thinking about how to better display their characteristics.
Qin Ziyan sighed in his heart, forced himself to put aside all distracting thoughts, picked up the paintbrush and started painting.
Qin Ruo went downstairs and took a look around, looking even satisfied.
"Okay, let's close the door. You guys stay here and eat before leaving."
Qin Ruo saw that more and more people were gathering outside the restaurant, so she quickly ordered Qingsheng to close the restaurant.
Everything is going as planned!
At this time, six or seven rectangular special copper pots were placed in the kitchen.
The bottom of the copper pot is filled with bean sprouts, cucumbers, tofu and other side dishes.
The golden sea bass was cut open from the back and placed neatly on top of the side dishes.
The fish had already been grilled in the house, and the side dishes were also prepared by Banxia and the others as requested.
Qin Ruo rolled up her sleeves and poured the Sichuan peppercorns, green peppercorns, ginger, onion, garlic and other seasonings into the hot oil and stir-fried them.
In front of several other stoves, rich tomato soup was being cooked.
Xundong, Banxia and Huzi were all busy, surrounding the kitchen.
Those who are making fire make fire, and those who are helping help.
After a while, the strong spicy smell immediately filled the entire kitchen.
Banxia stared at Qin Ruo's hand movements, almost without blinking, her throat rolling wildly.
The master said that this was the dish for their dinner.
Even Xundong, who was always self-sustaining, couldn't help but secretly swallow his saliva.
The younger guys have already run to the kitchen several times.
This smells so good, I feel hungry just by smelling it.
"Brother Qin, can you smell it? What is that smell? Why is it so fragrant?" Zhou Yuanshu put down his pen, sniffed, and turned his eyes to Qin Ziyan.
Qin Ziyan naturally smelled it, the smell came from the restaurant.
He knew without thinking that it was Qin Ruo's work again.
The fragrance continued to spread and slowly drifted outside.
The people standing outside the restaurant were just betting on whether Fumanlou could survive a month after changing its owner.
Yesterday, I happened to hear that this restaurant has a new owner. I heard that this restaurant will serve fresh delicacies that have never been seen in Taihe County in the future.
Those veteran diners all thought that the rumors were too exaggerated and couldn't help but come over to find out.
"Where does the fragrance come from? Could it be coming from this restaurant? I've tried all the delicacies in Taihe County, but I can't even smell what's being cooked here!"
"From the smell, it seems like they are cooking spicy food inside. But it smells different than usual. Anyway, just smelling it makes me feel hungry now."
“I don’t know where this chef came from, but he can actually make such special food.”
The diners standing outside the restaurant were talking to each other, and all of them stretched their necks to look inside.
Unfortunately, the door of the restaurant was locked and I could only vaguely see the waiters busy at work.
Qin Ruo had already poured the prepared soup into the copper pot containing the side dishes, and then poured a spoonful of hot oil on the grilled fish, making the taste even richer.
There is no distance in the world of foodies. Once the appetite is aroused, they will no longer care about so many things.
"How about we go and knock on the door and ask?" An old gourmet couldn't wait any longer and actually went forward to knock on the door.
After just a few knocks, the door opened and it was Qingsheng who opened it.
"Dear guests, our restaurant is not open to the public yet. You are welcome to come back another day." Qingsheng explained to the visitors with a smile on his face and a sincere attitude.
The people in front of them were all well-known gourmets. They used to be regular customers of Fumanlou and had eaten at all the restaurants, big and small, in Taihe County.
Ever since Fu Man Lou had a new manager, the food has become much worse, so people gradually stopped coming here.
Now, I heard that the restaurant had a new owner, and I was attracted by the unique smell. I had already come to the door, so I was unwilling to go back.
"Young man, I recognize you. You used to be a waiter at Fumanlou. Let me ask you, what dishes are you cooking here?" The leader, a slightly fat old gourmet in his fifties, spoke first.
He looked inside, past Qingsheng who was blocking the door.
Coincidentally, Banxia and Xundong were coming out of the kitchen carrying several prepared fish dishes.
"Dear guests, our host is preparing dinner today. However, our restaurant is not open yet, so please go back first..."
"Guests are welcome, Qingsheng, please come in." Qin Ruo's voice rang out. Qingsheng looked helpless and stepped aside to let them in.
In his heart, he couldn't help but give a thumbs up. The boss's move was really powerful and he was simply able to predict the future.
The presence of these veteran gourmets in this restaurant is the best publicity.
As soon as the old gourmet entered the room, a group of people immediately followed him in, all staring at the pots of fish that Xundong and the others had just brought out.
Qin Ruo made spicy grilled fish with fresh green peppers, grilled fish with tomato soup, and grilled fish with garlic flavor today.
Under the special copper pot, the charcoal fire was still burning, and bubbles were bubbling inside the pot.
These dishes are colorful, tasty and fragrant, and they look very appetizing.
It turned out that they were grilling fish! But this fresh way of eating was something I had never seen in the Great Sheng Dynasty.
The eyes of the diners suddenly lit up.