Yu Jinnian was dressed neatly, and went to the front hall to take a look. The diner was dressed as a knight-errant, with thin sleeves and narrow legs, and a bamboo hat beside him. He was holding a pot-bellied wine jar tilted on the square table, and a piece of tea was broken on the ground. Cup, was beating his chest and shouting bluntly: "My medicine!"
He looked puzzled and asked, "Did you steal his medicine?"
Qing Huan waved her hands and clarified: "It's wrong, he was fine when he came in, but after drinking two bowls of yellow soup, he ended up like this. He brought the wine himself, not us!"
Yu Jinnian rolled up his sleeves, walked over and patted the knight on the shoulder.
The man raised his head, his eyes were dark, his hair was greasy, and there was a circle of blue stubble on his chin. He didn't know how long he hadn't groomed himself, and he seemed to be several years old for no reason.
"What are you doing... hiccup! Ah!" He squinted his eyes and burped crisply.
Yu Jinnian held his breath, fanned the soaring smell of alcohol, and asked, "Seeing that the noodles in the bowl of the guest officer have not touched their chopsticks, but our faces are not the same?"
The other party rested his chin, as if he was really thinking about the taste of this noodle. He picked up the lumpy noodles with his chopsticks, put them in his mouth to taste, threw the chopsticks away in a fit of anger, and reached out drunkenly to take out a silver ingot. , pushed it to Yu Jinnian violently, and said: "You, this is tasteless! How do you eat it? Go, go, give me some food for dinner..."
Ji Hong came up to embrace the stumbling boy, frowning.
"It's okay, I'm just a drunk." Yu Jinnian patted the back of Ji Hong's hand, signaling him to relax, then lowered his head and said to the drunk, "Guest officer, wait a moment, the food will be ready in a while."
Although their noodle restaurant doesn't have many tastes, it doesn't mean it's tasteless, but the man is so drunk, there's no need to quarrel with him about the saltiness of the taste. Since they open a shop to welcome customers, they must have someone who can pierce the boat. Open minded, visitors from all over the world are bustling, and it is inevitable to meet one or two people who are not easy to get along with. You can't be a shopkeeper more coquettish than your customers, just send them away.
Yu Jinnian thought about it, and saw that there was still blood in the basin from the goose slaughter last time, which had already congealed into blood tofu, so he made up his mind and prepared to make a mouth-numbing mandarin duck tofu for that Mr. Zui.
Yuanyang tofu is a combination of red and white tofu. It can be made into clear soup or spicy. It all depends on the taste, but when it comes to rice, there is nothing better than chili. He boiled a pot of water, cut the red and white tofu into small cubes of the same size, put them into the water for a while, then drained the water to clear the pot, and heated up the oil, sautéed the tofu with minced green onion, ginger and peppercorns, and then added dry red tofu. When the chili is fried until crisp, it is thrown into bone broth and boiled.
During the period, add salt, chili sauce, red and white tofu and boil it in a pot. Finally, blanch a handful of Chinese cabbage and a small dish of winter bamboo shoots, and cook together until tasty.
Then serve it in a sea bowl and sprinkle with chopped green onion.
When Yu Jinnian brought out the mandarin duck tofu, the drunk man was blushing and pulled Qing Huan to talk, the wine in the jar was already half empty, and he didn't know what he was talking about, he was muttering, Qing Huan just responded , and occasionally persuade him to have some tea to sober up.
Seeing a plate of red, white and white spicy dishes, the drunken guest finally had a smile on his face, and he dragged the Hai Wan to him, and then he also grabbed the mixed sauce noodles that had been made into a ball before, and took a mouthful of blood tofu, He ate a mouthful of dough, happily eating, and took out two silver beads from the skirt of his clothes, and rewarded Yu Jinnian as money for making oily noodles.
Just these two silver beads are far more valuable than that plate of mandarin duck tofu! No one dislikes a generous guest, even if he is a completely confused drunk.
Yu Jinnian happily thanked him for the reward, and held the silver beads to show to Ji Hongxian. Seeing that Ji Hong was keeping accounts behind the counter again, he quietly looked at them for a while. The handwriting was very beautiful, like a shadow Tanmei, if the moon is in the clear autumn, even if the things in the pen are only vegetables, eggs, rice and meat, there is still a kind of character. He looked at it for a while, and muttered: "It's so beautiful, it's a shame to be an accountant here, you You should go to the book landscape, wind and moon, and write about the beauty of a good day, to be worthy of such a talent."
Ji Hong stopped writing, took the silver beads from his hand, and wrote down the sum in the account book, before saying calmly: "The mountains, rivers, wind and moon are not as good as your daily necessities."
"The mouth is so sweet..." Yu Jinnian appreciatively savored this sentence, with his pointed fingers and little feet, he sneaked up on the back of Ji Hong's hand by stepping on the ledger, and gently rubbed the man's protruding knuckles for a while. She hooked up with him shyly like having an affair, and after a long while, Yu Jinnian suddenly came to his senses, "Wait, those two grains are my bounty, and you get credit for whatever you do!"
Ji Hong didn't lift his eyes and said, "Your vegetables, rice, oil and salt are all expenses, so you can't count them carefully? You slept all morning today, and it was Qing Huan who did the work for you, and two benches broke down in this shop. , broke three porcelain bowls, and this table is also seamed, and everything that needs to be repaired and replaced has to be prepared in the near future, and this silver and copper have to be used wisely."
Yu Jinnian: "..."
It was quite romantic just now, why did you turn around and start haggling!
He was on the cabinet discussing with Ji Hong about the ownership of the money from his private house, when he suddenly heard a sobbing sound from the hall, he looked back and saw that it was the drunk customer, who was picking up the tofu in the bowl, While sniffling sparsely, there were still two drops of clear tears hanging from the corners of his eyes.
Yu Jinnian was taken aback for a moment, and took a closer look—ho! Both lips were swollen from the heat! He brought a pot of cold tea from the side and handed it to him, saying: "Guest officer, if you can't eat spicy food, tell me earlier..."
The drunken man shook his head while holding the bowl, and asked what the name of the dish was.
Hearing that it was "Mandarin Duck Tofu", he started sobbing again in a short while, and he was very aggressive with each other. He was a big man, but he hid in their noodle shop and wiped his tears with his sleeve. He thought he was being bullied by them when he said it.
Yu Jinnian sat aside to comfort him and said, "If this dish is not delicious, why don't I give you another emerald mandarin duck egg? This egg is really interesting. It is white and tender egg white on the outside, but it is filled with meat stuffing. It looks like a small bowl. Yes, paired together, they look so tight..."
After hearing this, the drunk man couldn't help crying, but cried even more fiercely, sobbing: "Can you... stop, stop talking? Don't you have any unsuitable food here?"
Yu Jinnian thought about it carefully, and finally realized that this person was not because he couldn't eat spicy food, but because he couldn't hear "Mandarin Duck"—it turned out to be a lovelorn man. He himself is soaking in the honey jar, not to mention how sweet it is, so he has special sympathy for this dear man, and said with concern: "Otherwise, let's make bitter gourd stuffed with honey for you, single root, not a pair..."
The drunk's face was bitterer than bitter gourd, he picked up the wine jar and drank it, muttering: "Yes, yes, I deserve to eat bitter gourd..."
Yu Jinnian hurriedly explained: "I didn't mean that either..."
Qing Huan hurriedly pulled Yu Jinnian away, and said in a low voice: "Brother Nian, what are you talking about? The more you talk, the more chaotic you are. He is so sad, he is a mandarin duck who was beaten with a club, and his heart is miserable. You go to bed right now." Talk about mandarin ducks, talk about bitter gourd in a while, now it sounds even worse!"
The drunken guest's ears were sharp, Qing Huan's every word pierced into the heart's heart like a knife, he couldn't help wrinkling his eyes, and started crying again.
Yu Jinnian grabbed Qing Huan with his elbow, took a step back, curled his lips and said, "This time you stabbed the knife, not me!"
Qing Huan: "..."
She believed that she had said something wrong, so she consciously took the responsibility of coaxing him well, and made a pot of sober honey tea from the back, and drank it with the drunk guest one by one, perhaps softening her soft voice The man's chest was touched, or the alcohol was intoxicating, the two drank tea for a while, and the drunk man stopped his grief and chatted with Qing Huan.
Speaking of the ins and outs.
It turned out that the drunk was called Cao Nuo, not a local, but a businessman from Xingyi Prefecture. When he was young, his family made a baby marriage for him. Although he was a few years older than the girl, it was not a problem. They are well-matched, childhood sweethearts, and very affectionate. Although his family was open for business, Cao Nuo himself was dedicated to learning and always wanted to get a name in the exam to shine in the lintel, so he hung his head on the beam and stabbed his buttocks, and struggled hard for several years, but it was a pity that he did not make any progress in literary talent. I didn't pass the exam.
The other girl's family thinks that he has high vision and low power, and is mediocre, so she proposes to withdraw from the engagement.
Only then did Cao Nuo finally come to his senses, realizing that he was not the one to test for fame, and finally he was willing to take the lead in running the family business. Not to mention, although he was a two-zhang monk who couldn't figure it out in the imperial examination, he knew how to do business without a teacher. In the first two years, Cao Nuo heard that the tea business in Yunnan was booming, and if he did it well, he could make a lot of money every day, so he decided to go for it. Come back and marry.
Unexpectedly, he went to Yunnan for three to five years, and when he came back, he turned out to be a different person.
The girl's parents took their brothers and sisters out of the city to offer incense, but they met criminals on the way, and they all survived, leaving only a young girl who was recuperating at home due to illness. He didn't have a daughter, and saw that the little girl was so cute, so he sued the clan and adopted the girl as his daughter.
When Cao Nuo came back this time, he changed from the stunned young man back then to a rich man. He thought he was returning to his hometown, so he brought a mighty bride price team to his door to propose marriage, but he was turned away by others. He didn't know the reason, but in order to see his fiancée, he went to the mansion once, but he was also beaten out. Later, he bribed the concierge with a lot of money, and only then did he know that it turned out that the man was an official and disliked him as a mere merchant. He said that his daughter had already engaged in another marriage, and she would be the wife of a high official in the future.
Although he didn't know what joy and admiration were, he was really moved by that little girl. He had been busy with business in Dian Mansion these years, and he had seen all kinds of beauties, even a blond and blue-eyed woman from Xifan. But I always remember the crying little girl in my hometown, and I always want to come back to marry.
This time, Cao Nuo was forcibly dismantled, Cao Nuo was hit hard, he was almost devastated, and when he returned to the inn where he stayed, he drank in a daze, feeling empty in his heart, and didn't know what to do with the money, so he dragged a few people along the street Accompanying him to drink, really passed a long period of time eating wild, unkempt, and despondent.
In the past two days, I heard that the elder brother of my sweetheart came back from the capital and wanted to bring the little girl back to marry him. This made Cao Nuo feel even more desolate. In his eyes, he is a master official who can reach the heavens, no matter how much his arms are twisted past his thighs, no matter how obsessed he is with him, there is nothing he can do.
He could only drank his sorrows with wine, and smelled the smell of this restaurant while pouring it, so he couldn't help walking in.
Speaking of this, Cao Nuo stood up staggeringly, and muttered that he had to drink too much water.
Qing Huan took advantage of this time to tell Yu Jinnian and the two of them as a story.
Yu Jinnian pondered and said: "Ah Hong, listen to this matter... He is an adopted son, an official wife who is engaged, and an elder brother from the capital. Why do they sound so familiar?" He tapped on the counter with his fingers and muttered , "Could this be the matter of Miss Yan's Fifth?"
Ji Hongdao: "You don't care enough about the noodle shop every day, you also worry about other people's affairs."
As he said that, Cao Nuo came back after draining the water, walked in tremblingly, Qing Huan kindly wanted to help him, but the other party waved Qing Huan and pushed Qing Huan, turned around and hugged a beam in the hall , Rubbing his face against Qi Qi, he shouted: "Medicine, medicine... What's so good about this official wife! They are all fake sages, so sour! These scholars... have no good things! They are full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, but in the end they are not good. In order to fight for power... hiccup, seize power... what kind of shit..."
He himself used to be a scholar, and at this moment he forgot all about drinking, so he just scolded casually, but not only was he not relieved, but his eyes were red from scolding.
The few diners nearby were so scared that they all held their bowls and hid him far away. They sat aside and watched Cao Nuo rubbing against the pillars, while laughing at him, and because he insulted scholars, Get up and argue with him.
One person shouted to him: "Little brother, there are no fragrant grasses anywhere in the world. If one fails, find another one! How can a big man be suffocated by a woman?"
Cao Nuo hugged the pillar and waved his hands, hiccupping: "... don't move! You don't move!"
The man smiled and said: "Is there anything I don't understand? Listen to your accent, you are from Xingyi Prefecture? Your Xingyi Prefecture has been rich in beauties since ancient times, and they are much more handsome than our girls in Changdu Prefecture! Look at your body There must be no shortage of money to dress up. Wouldn’t it be nourishing to set up a three-five-room aunt at will? That Yao, Yu, just forget about her!"
"My medicine...how can I forget it!" Cao Nuo was about to cry again, and murmured, "I can't forget it, I can't forget it!"
Seeing him crying, a group of people were amazed: "It's actually a seed of infatuation."
Yu Jinnian wondered, "What exactly is he shouting?"
Qing Huan said: "I mean, it's the maiden's nickname, something Yao or something."
Yu Jinnian asked, "Yan Yuyao?"
Cao Nuo was shocked, as if he had been knocked into the sky, and looked at Yu Jinnian fiercely: "Where is it, my medicine! Medicine..."
"..."
This is really a wonderful fate. He was at a loss for Yan Yuyao's illness, so he sent an "ex-fiancé" to his door, but the former has the benefits of the former, at least Yu Jinnian can learn a little about Yan Yuyao's past from Cao Nuo Son, enrich Yan Yuyao's medical history.
Yan Rong is not a fun guy, Yan Yuyao is a young girl in her prime, how could Yu Jinnian see such a delicate and flowery little girl suffering from the torment of disease.
Cao Nuo was still holding the pillar, muttering that he wanted to drink and see "medicine".
"Poor thing." Yu Jinnian said with a smile, "Qing Huan, go get some drinks, brother Cao and I will not return tonight until we are drunk."
Ji Hong took a look at the young man's sly smile, and knew that he had come up with some kind of crazy idea. The two jars of wine that Qing Huanhuan called bye were all hot-blooded knives.
He glanced at Yu Jinnian lightly, and said: "If you are drunk today, you are not allowed to go to bed."
Yu Jinnian rubbed his chin thoughtfully: "That depends on whether you want to drink with me or not."
Ji Hong was suspicious: "What's the difference?"
Yu Jinnian's eyes were full of bright sunshine, and he listened to his ear for a moment and said: "If there is a beautiful woman to accompany me, I will be happy, and I will get drunk if I don't drink. Does not fall."
Ji Hong turned his head sideways as if his ears were scalded, lowered his eyes and said nothing: "..."
This boy has grown up! How come there are so many words that burn people's ears!