Feng Yifan's purchases at the farmers' market with his daughter and apprentices went smoothly. After all, the news that Su Ji's business was so booming yesterday had already spread throughout Huaicheng.
When Feng Yifan led his people into the farmers' market, both the vendors in the market and the people who also came to the market to purchase were all very respectful to Feng Yifan. Many other restaurant and hotel owners and chefs even specifically greeted Feng Yifan.
This is not difficult to understand. After all, Feng Yifan not only boosted the business of other shops in the ancient street, but also boosted the business of shops in other places in Huaicheng.
Especially the entire Huaicheng's tourism-related industries, hotels, restaurants, and various snacks really benefited from him during this National Day holiday.
In the farmers' market, we ran into a group of people from Fujinglou who were there to purchase goods.
When Sun Mingxing saw Feng Yifan, he strode up to him and extended his hand to congratulate Feng Yifan.
"Yifan, congratulations and thanks to you for making Su Ji famous again. Fujinglou was too busy yesterday, so I couldn't go there. I'm really sorry. After the National Day holiday, I will definitely come to congratulate you."
Feng Yifan smiled and responded: "Uncle Nine, you are really too polite."
Sun Mingxing smiled and said, "Why are you being polite? Su Ji is my master, I must go and congratulate him in person."
Then, Sun Mingxing said to his fellow apprentices, "Everyone, pay your respects to the chef."
Naturally, the disciples all came forward to greet Feng Yifan.
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "My fellow senior brothers, you are too polite. You are all disciples of Uncle Nine. According to seniority, you are all my senior brothers. It is really embarrassing for me to be polite to you like this."
At this time, Quan Jie stood up and said, "That's not right, Senior Brother Feng. As the saying goes, the one who has achieved success comes first. You are so famous now, and your cooking skills are so superb. Naturally, we should call you Senior Brother. Please don't call us Senior Brother. We can't bear the responsibility."
Quan Jie's words were also agreed upon by several of his senior brothers.
Especially the eldest disciple Sun Mingxing also said: "That's right, Chef Feng, you are indeed worthy of being called 'senior brother' by us now. Please don't refuse. If you do, it means that you look down on us junior brothers."
Sun Mingxing smiled and said, "Yifan, just accept it. My disciples are not comparable to those of your tenth uncle. His disciples are all chefs of the Red Maple Hotel, so they are worthy of your call of "senior brother". My disciples are not following the right master."
Although it was a joke, Feng Yifan immediately said, "Uncle Nine, you can't say that. Your cooking skills are obvious to all of us. Your cooking skills are not bad. I tasted your improved dishes at Fujinglou before, and I thought they were great."
Sun Mingxing immediately smiled and said, "Okay, okay, let's stop bragging here."
At this time, Feng Ruoruo finally found an opportunity to speak, and stepped forward and said, "Hello, Uncle Nine."
When Sun Mingxing saw the little girl, the smile on his face became even wider, and his wrinkles were even squeezed together.
"Oh, it's Ruoruo? How's Ruoruo? Is there anything Ruoruo wants to eat today? Grandpa Jiu will buy it for you?"
Feng Ruoruo smiled and replied, "No need, Uncle Jiu. Uncle Jiu, don't work too hard. You should go to our restaurant and try my father's cooking."
Sun Mingxing was in a good mood after hearing what the little girl said. He laughed and agreed, "Hahaha, okay, Grandpa Jiu will listen to Ruoruo. After the National Day, Grandpa Jiu will take a good rest and go to your family's restaurant to taste Ruoruo's father's cooking."
Feng Ruoruo said with a smile: "Okay, welcome, Uncle Jiu."
Sun Mingxing and his group thought the little girl was very cute, and they even envied Feng Yifan for having such a lovely daughter.
Of course, after chatting for a while, both parties relaxed and went to purchase their own things.
When leaving, Feng Ruoruo also took the initiative to wave goodbye to Sun Mingxing and his party.
Sun Mingxing and his disciples watched Feng Ruoruo leave holding her father's hand, with a very happy smile on their face.
Quan Jie watched the father and daughter and the three apprentices walk away, and couldn't help but say, "Senior Brother Feng's daughter is so cute."
The senior brother next to him couldn't help but ask, "What's going on? Our junior brother wants to get married too?"
Quan Jie immediately said, "Big Brother, I don't. I just think the little girl is very cute. Don't you think she is very smart? And she is not afraid of people at all. She is so generous and open-minded, which makes people feel very good."
Sun Mingxing sighed, "This has something to do with the child's personality, and of course it also has something to do with the people and things he or she interacts with on a daily basis. Feng Ruoruo's appearance shows that her family is very happy."
Quan Jie and his fellow disciples thought about it and nodded in agreement.
Sun Mingxing's eldest disciple quickly thought of some things in his master's family.
Sun Mingxing also has two sons, but unfortunately they both dislike being a chef, and have not made a name for themselves in other industries.
In particular, Sun Mingxing's second son had some trouble before, and it took Sun Mingxing a lot of money to resolve the problem.
Sun Mingxing also has a younger daughter who is very ambitious.
Now he has sent him to Chen Wei to study.
It can be said that Sun Mingxing can only have a little hope for his youngest daughter now.
The eldest disciple knew about the Master's family situation and comforted him softly, "Master, I believe that the little sister will definitely learn something."
When his eldest disciple mentioned his youngest daughter, Sun Mingxing also thought of her.
I had a video call with my little daughter a few days ago, and I heard that the restaurant abroad was pretty good.
At this moment, thinking of Feng Yifan, Su Ji, and his Ruo Restaurant, Sun Mingxing couldn't help but mutter, "If I had known earlier, I should have looked for Yifan and arranged for her to work in Yifan's restaurant."
Hearing the master's muttering, several disciples couldn't help but laugh.
Among them, Quan Jie relied on his master's love and couldn't help but say, "Master, you are biased. You only think about the little sister. You didn't even tell us to go to Su Ji? Look, the tenth uncle has arranged three brothers to go."
When Sun Mingxing heard this, he looked at his little apprentice, and then at the other apprentices.
He could tell from the expressions of his disciples that they all wanted to go to Su Ji and hone their skills in the kitchen.
Sun Mingxing smiled and said, "You guys, forget about it now. Your tenth uncle's apprentices are all chefs at the Red Maple Hotel. I heard that two of them have participated in state banquets with your uncle. Now they can only help Feng Yifan in Su Ji."
These words instantly made the disciples become timid.
But Quan Jie couldn't help but say, "Master, you have to create some opportunities for us. If we don't practice, we won't be able to make progress, right?"
After hearing what the junior brother said, several senior brothers were all shocked.
Sun Mingxing was stunned for a moment, but he was not angry. Instead, he smiled and said, "Hahaha, good, Quan Jie, you are really restless. Okay, if there is a chance, I will sacrifice my old face and help you get a chance."
Hearing this, the disciples were all very excited.
Sun Mingxing added: "Don't be too excited. Before you go, you must prepare well for me. Don't go to Su Ji and embarrass me."
Several disciples immediately said, "Don't worry, Master. I promise I won't."
Sun Mingxing continued, "Okay, let's go. You don't want to go back with me now, do you?"
The disciples were a little uncomfortable for a moment. They had never seen this side of their master before, and he would even joke with them like this.
However, several apprentices quickly agreed, helped carry the things, and continued purchasing with Sun Mingxing.
Today Feng Yifan came to the seafood store again, and the boss had already prepared crabs for him.
The boss opened more than a dozen boxes of packaged crabs one by one and showed them to Feng Yifan for inspection.
"Chef Feng, this batch of crabs is absolutely great. Half are Gaochun crabs, and the other half are Qinhu crabs. They are all absolutely fresh and of the highest quality. I came here specifically to let you take a look and see which one suits your taste better."
Obviously, after what happened yesterday, the seafood store owner knew that he couldn't fool Feng Yifan, so he was very serious.
After hearing the boss' introduction, Lin Ruifeng, Ma Xiaolong and Ning Cheng who were with Feng Yifan were really a little confused.
Of the crabs the three people know, the only famous one is the Yangcheng Lake hairy crab.
For example, today when we heard the boss talk about "Gaochun crab" and "Zhenhu crab", it was the first time for the three of us to hear about them.
Feng Yifan also looked carefully and checked the tied crabs in each box.
He was very satisfied after confirming that there were no problems with all the crabs in this batch and that they were of absolutely top quality.
"Boss, this is more decent. Although we don't have West Sea dragon crabs, these Gaochun crabs and Qinhu crabs are also top-quality crabs. Okay, I'll take all of them. I'll get more from you later. I won't ask you the purchase price, but I must have this quality."
When the boss heard this, he immediately said to Feng Yifan, "Chef Feng, you are so polite. I have already arranged the purchase price and I will give it to you directly. I will not add a penny to your price. If you don't believe me, you can call the crab farm and ask."
Seeing that the boss was still a little excited, Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Okay, boss, how can I not trust you? But I can't let you pay for the freight."
The boss originally wanted to refuse, but under Feng Yifan's insistence, the boss finally named the shipping cost.
Feng Yifan bought these crabs and asked his three apprentices and the boss's men to pull all the crabs out and load them into the truck. He also purchased a batch of fish, shrimp and other river seafood from the boss.
When Feng Yifan took his daughter away, the proprietress came out and asked, "Boss, are you really paying for this yourself?"
The boss glared at the boss lady and said, "What do you know? Being able to do business with Chef Feng is an advantage for our family in the future. This shows that our family has been recognized by Chef Feng. Are we still worried that other restaurants and hotels will not come to our door in the future?"
After hearing what the boss said, the boss's wife immediately understood.
The proprietress also had to admit the foresight of the seafood owner.
Feng Yifan took his daughter back to Lao Zhang's vegetable stall and asked Zhang Qiang to load the things into the car. Then he said goodbye to Lao Zhang and his son and took his daughter back to the car.
After getting in the car, Ma Xiaolong started the car and waited until he drove out of the farmers' market.
Lin Ruifeng couldn't help asking, "Master, the crabs you bought yesterday were Xihai dragon crabs and Gaochun crabs, and today they are Qinhu crabs. Are these crabs good?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said: "Of course they are all good. Although the crabs from Yangcheng Lake are the most famous in China, in fact, apart from Yangcheng Lake, the crabs from other crab farms are also good.
For example, the West Sea dragon crab comes from Lake Bosteng, which is known as the "Jiangnan outside the Great Wall" and has excellent water quality. Therefore, the crabs farmed there are also very plump and not much worse than those from Yangcheng Lake.
However, Bosten Lake is a bit far away, while Gaochun crab and Qinhu crab are closer to us.
The three disciples were very fascinated by what they heard, and even Feng Ruoruo listened attentively with a look of curiosity.
Seeing that everyone was curious, Feng Yifan continued to introduce: "I told you before that Gaochun crabs are produced in Gucheng Lake in Gaochun District, Jinling.
The Qinhu crabs are from Qinhu Lake in Taicheng."
Ning Cheng asked: "Master, why is it called a crab?"
Feng Ruoruo answered immediately after hearing this: "It must be because Xie Xie's leg is broken."
The little girl took the opportunity to answer the question, which made everyone in the car laugh.
Feng Yifan touched his daughter's head, held her in his arms and said, "It's not that kind of 'duan'. This 'duan' is the 'duan' that means 'broken', with a bamboo radical added to it. It's also pronounced 'lan', but it means: use bamboo strips or reed stalks to make a fence and put it in the water to block the crabs' way so that we can catch them."
After listening to her father's explanation, the little girl seemed to understand it but didn't quite understand it.
Feng Yifan gestured with his hands again, interlacing his fingers like a woven fence, and then gestured as if he would put them into the water, blocking the crab's path and then catching it.
Feng Ruoruo looked at her father's gestures and understood it very intuitively.
Feng Yifan said to everyone: "Crabs from other places are called hairy crabs or hairy crabs, but the crabs from Qinhu Lake are called 'claw crabs'."
Ma Xiaolong asked curiously: "Master, is this crab the best?"
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "There is no such thing as the best. For example, Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs are becoming more and more famous, but that doesn't mean they are necessarily better than crabs from other places. As long as the water quality is high-quality, even farmed crabs will taste good."
The three apprentices felt that they had learned a lot from coming to the farmers’ market with their master these two days.
Especially since Ma Xiaolong used to think that he had seen everything by following his master abroad.
But after following along for the past two days, I finally understood that there are so many diverse ingredients in China, which are so many times richer than those abroad, and the selection of each ingredient is very particular.
Several people in the car were digesting what they had learned in the past two days, while Feng Ruoruo was in her father's arms, playing with him and then chatting with him for a while.
When they were almost at the ancient street, Feng Ruoruo suddenly remembered something and said to her three uncles, "Uncle Xiaolin, Uncle Xiaoma, Uncle Xiaoning, my grandpa, grandparents, and mom are all coming to have breakfast this morning. You have to do your best today."
The three of them were stunned at first, and then agreed in unison: "Okay, we promise to do it well."