Tuesday, August 4th.
Early in the morning of that day, Ma Xiaolong ran to the ancient street. This was the first time in so many days that Ma Xiaolong came to the ancient street so early.
He did not go to the shop he rented, but came to the door of Lin's breakfast shop.
Coincidentally, just as Ma Xiaolong stood in front of the Lin family breakfast shop, the door of the shop opened and Lin Ruifeng walked out of the shop.
The two men looked at each other and were stunned for a moment. Lin Ruifeng looked Ma Xiaolong up and down carefully.
The other party was wearing a very decent chef's uniform today. He no longer looked like a street vendor, but rather like a chef in a high-end restaurant.
Lin Ruifeng quickly guessed the other party's intention: "Did you know that Master would be back today, and you came here specifically to wait for him?"
Ma Xiaolong nodded: "Yes, the chef said he would be back today, so I am waiting for him here."
Lin Ruifeng couldn't help but laugh and said, "Don't you know that it takes a long time for Master's family to get here? You came too early. Master and his family shouldn't arrive until the afternoon."
Ma Xiaolong was a little surprised: "Is that so? We have to wait until the afternoon?"
Lin Ruifeng said, "Yes, you should go back and prepare the things for the stall. Maybe Master and the others will come back in the evening and go directly to the small market to watch us set up the stall. Since you care so much about Master's evaluation of you, you don't want Master to see you in a hurry, right?"
Ma Xiaolong nodded, then turned and walked away. After a few steps, he turned back and said, "Thank you."
When Lin Ruifeng saw Ma Xiaolong walking towards the shop he rented, his fighting spirit was instantly ignited.
The master is coming back today, and this will be the end of the competition between him and Ma Xiaolong.
Thinking of this, Lin Ruifeng quickly turned around and went back to the shop to start preparing for setting up the stall today. He couldn't let his master down and wanted his master to witness his progress.
Meanwhile, at Feng Yifan's home in the countryside, he still got up early to make breakfast for his family as usual. But today he made more because everyone was going back together, so everyone had agreed to meet at Feng Yifan's home and then take a bus to Huaicheng together.
So Feng Yifan made an agreement with everyone to come to his house for breakfast and then set off after breakfast.
This morning he once again demonstrated his speed, preparing wontons on one hand, and various pastries for today's breakfast on the other, even specially preparing lo mein.
Although I can’t make Yi Fu noodles at home, there are some very good noodles in the countryside.
The noodles are specially made from flour ground from fresh wheat in the village. They are very chewy and can be considered a specialty of the village.
Feng Yifan in the kitchen prepared in an orderly manner. He made various pastries, such as jade steamed buns, three-piece buns, pine nut steamed buns, shrimp dumplings, etc., one by one, and put them into the huge steamer on the stove. He could steam all of them in one pot as today's breakfast.
Feng Ruoruo was the first to enter the kitchen, and the little girl ran straight to her father.
"Dad, did you make that green steamed bun for Ruoruo today?"
Feng Yifan smiled and replied, "Yes, Dad made jade siu mai for Ruoruo today, as well as shrimp dumplings and pine nut siu mai. I guarantee they are all Ruoruo's favorites."
Feng Ruoruo smiled happily and said, "Great, Dad, there are also wontons."
Feng Yifan pointed to the sieve covered with a wet cloth and said, "Look, Dad has prepared everything for you. These are Ruoruo's favorite crepe wontons."
Feng Ruoruo carefully lifted the gauze and quietly looked at the wrapped wontons underneath. They were really beautiful: "Hehehe, Dad is so nice. He knows that Ruoruo should eat those with wontons. Today, we can let Sister Wenwen and Brother Haohao have a taste."
Feng Yifan nodded: "Well, let Sister Wenwen and Brother Haohao have a taste and witness how great Ruoruo's father's cooking skills are."
Feng Ruoruo smiled happily: "Yeah, Dad wants to let them all see it."
The father and daughter stayed in the kitchen for a while, and then they heard the voice of Ruoruo's grandmother outside: "Where's Ruoruo, little baby? Did you go to the kitchen again? Come here quickly, you haven't brushed your teeth or washed your face yet, and the brothers and sisters will be here soon. If you don't brush your teeth, wash your face, or comb your hair, you will look ugly, right?"
Hearing her grandmother's call, Feng Ruoruo quickly waved to her father and ran out quickly.
After his daughter went out, Feng Yifan sped up the process and made all kinds of breakfast.
As more and more people arrived, Feng Yifan's house became lively. Feng Ruoruo showed her side as the little host, greeting every guest who came to the house politely.
After everyone sat down in the yard, Feng Yifan brought out the morning breakfast one by one.
Everyone who came to eat breakfast was shocked by the sumptuous breakfast served by Feng Yifan.
Han Wenwen came to eat for the first time, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wow, Uncle Yifan, you made so much? I have never seen so many different breakfasts. It feels more sumptuous than my lunch at home. Ruoruo, does your family usually eat like this in the morning?"
Feng Ruoruo smiled and said, "No, Dad made so much today so that everyone can have a taste. Usually Dad only makes one thing."
Feng Yifan also smiled and said, "Yes, I don't usually make so much. Today, because there are many people coming to eat, I made a little more. Come on, everyone try it. If you eat one of each, you should be full. You don't need to eat too much, just taste it."
Ning Cheng brought his younger brother Ning Guang along. Ning Guang was still a little reserved when facing Feng Yifan.
However, under the temptation of so many delicious foods, Ning Guang's true nature soon revealed itself and he couldn't help but eat them in big mouthfuls.
Every kind of pastry tasted very good in Ningguang. It was the first time Ningguang had eaten many of the pastries and he had never even thought that pastries could be so delicious.
This breakfast once again refreshed Ning Guang's understanding of Feng Yifan.
During the last picnic by the river, Ning Guang felt that he had seen how good Feng Yifan was, but these pastries this morning really opened Ning Guang's eyes again.
Especially the three-piece buns, Ning Guang couldn't help but eat three in one go.
Finally, seeing that his younger brother wanted to take the fourth one, Ning Cheng hurriedly broke his own in half and gave it to his younger brother.
"That's enough. Don't eat all of this by yourself. What else will I eat? We still have to take the bus soon. Don't eat too much."
Seeing this, Lu Cuiling smiled and said, "It's okay, just eat if you like. If it's not enough, just ask your uncle Yifan to make some more for you. We should have some stuffing at home, so it should be ready to eat in a while."
Feng Yifan also stood up and prepared to make another serving of sandai for the children.
Ning Cheng quickly said, "Uncle Yifan, no need. My brother can't eat that much."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Your brother can't eat it, but what about everyone else? Look, everyone likes to eat Sanding Bao, but your Uncle Qingsong hasn't even had one yet."
Yue Qingsong listened with a bitter face and said: "Yes, I haven't eaten a single bun so far."
Seeing Yue Qingsong's expression, everyone couldn't help laughing.
Yue Qihao quickly handed the steamed buns in his hand to his father.
Seeing his son giving him pine nut steamed buns, Yue Qingsong was also a little touched. He reached out and touched his son's head and said, "Okay, eat it yourself. Dad will wait for your uncle Yifan to make another pot for you."
Feng Yifan agreed: "Okay, wait a moment, I'll go get another basket."
Feng Yifan entered the kitchen and took out the fillings that had not been wrapped yet, as well as the leftover dough. Feng Yifan had originally planned to wrap these after breakfast and give them to his parents as lunch, but now he had no choice but to wrap them all.
Soon, the basket of three-piece buns was steamed. Feng Yifan kept a portion for his parents and served the rest to everyone.
Ning Guang actually ate two more, while Yue Qingsong ate all the rest by himself.
Everyone was very satisfied with the breakfast. Both adults and children were impressed by the rich and delicious breakfast.
After breakfast, Feng Jiandong and Lu Cuiling went to the vegetable base together.
Feng Yifan asked everyone to take a break while he prepared some lunch for his parents in the kitchen.
After everything was packed up, the group set off together.
Feng Yifan drove a car with his wife, daughter, father-in-law, and Han Wenwen who went with them.
Yue Qingsong drove another car, and brothers Yue Qihao, Ning Cheng and Ning Guang followed his car.
The group set off in a mighty procession.
Along the way, Feng Ruoruo talked with her sister Wenwen about various things about her family.
Han Wenwen listened carefully. She was curious about the ancient street, Su Ji, and the small market where stalls were set up. She wanted to see what that place was like. She was even more curious about whether the scenery of Fujing Tower by the lake was really that beautiful.
We drove all the way, took a short rest at a service area, and then rushed all the way to Huaicheng.
Feng Yifan and his team arrived in Huaicheng much earlier than Lin Ruifeng arrived at Yugu Road.
We arrived in Huaicheng just after noon.
After getting off the highway and entering Huaicheng, Feng Yifan and Yue Qingsong were familiar with the route and quickly drove to the parking lot opposite the west side of the ancient street.
After parking the car, everyone got out and followed Feng Yifan's family towards the ancient street.
Before entering the ancient street, Feng Ruoruo did not forget to say to Sister Wenwen and Brother Haohao: "The street of Grandpa's restaurant is still under construction, so we have to go in through the small door. You must be careful. It is dangerous to go in and out through the small door. You must follow closely."
Feng Ruoruo was advising everyone like a little tour guide, and everyone found it very interesting.
But when the group arrived in front of the ancient street, Feng Ruoruo found that the tall iron wall that blocked the ancient street had been demolished, and the intersection was blocked by a fence that prohibited passage.
Today, the whole ancient street has been completely renovated, and both the road surface and the shops on both sides look very clean and tidy. However, the street tiles have not been completely paved, so the ancient street has not been fully opened for the time being, and only the shop owners on the street can enter and exit with their credentials.
Feng Ruoruo stood in front of the ancient street. The little girl was a little confused. She didn't expect that the street would become like this.
"Mom and Dad, are we going the wrong way?"
Su Ruoxi smiled and said to her daughter, "You're right. This is the street where Grandpa's restaurant is. However, the construction workers have renovated the entire street, so it looks very new now. Do you like this kind of street?"
Feng Ruoruo thought for a moment and asked, "Mom, is this street the same as before?"
Su Ruoxi continued, "Same, don't you think so? The streets are cleaner now, and after the tiles are laid, isn't it more convenient to walk? It will definitely attract a lot of people."
Feng Ruoruo tilted her head and thought for a while before saying, "Well, then grandpa's restaurant business will be even better."
Feng Yifan walked to the front of the ancient street, ready to negotiate with the people guarding the intersection, wanting to ask them if they could enter from this side? Or should they go through the alley behind the ancient street
But what Feng Yifan didn't expect was that before he opened his mouth, the person guarding the street corner recognized him.
"Hey, aren't you Chef Feng? Are you back?"
Feng Yifan was recognized by the other party and responded with a smile: "Yes, I came back temporarily to see the progress of the renovation of our ancient street. Now it seems that once all the floor tiles are laid, it should be considered that the renovation is complete, right?"
The person guarding the street corner responded: "Yes, the main repairs have been completed. Some underground pipes had some problems before, but fortunately the construction technology is very strong and the problem was found quickly. Look, it was solved at the end of last month."
Feng Yifan smiled and nodded: "That's good, it looks like it should be completed by the end of the month, right?"
The other party nodded and said, "Almost. The construction team said that the work will be completed by the end of the month. The technology is really amazing nowadays. It took only two months to repair such a long street."
Feng Yifan then asked: "Now, can we go in from this side? Aren't we bringing some relatives' children from our hometown to play here?"
The other party immediately shook his head: "You can't go through this side for the time being. Although the floor tiles near the street corner have been paved, the inside has not been paved yet. So if you go in from here, you can't get to Su Ji's. You still have to go through the alley at the back. The back alley is also easy to walk through now."
Feng Yifan immediately smiled and expressed his gratitude: "Thank you."
After saying goodbye to the people guarding the street entrance, Feng Yifan turned around and returned to everyone. Then, pushing his father-in-law, he led everyone to the back alley of the ancient street, and the group went all the way back to Su Ji from the back alley.
I returned to the back door of Su Ji and saw the people who were decorating Su Ji were busy at work.
Feng Yifan pushed his father-in-law from the back alley to the front. There was a space reserved for walking in front of the shop, which allowed Feng Yifan and his party to go to the main entrance of Su Ji.
Just as I turned out of the alley, a voice exclaimed behind me: "Hey, Aunt Ruoxi, you're back."
Everyone turned their heads and saw Shen Qingluo running towards them quickly.
Shen Qingluo was very happy to see Feng Yifan and his family coming back. He greeted everyone and finally picked up Feng Ruoruo and had a good and intimate time with her.
In the Lin family breakfast shop, Lin Ruifeng and his family also came out of the shop to welcome Feng Yifan and others who had returned.