After defeating Ren Xueting, Ye Chui and his party returned to Hainan Chicken Rice. The Hainan Chicken Rice business is booming now. After going out to participate in the chef competition, Ye Chui found a group of regular customers gathered outside the door when he came back. Ye Chui hurriedly entertained them and explained to them that the place might be closed for a while in the next few days. Naturally, this caused dissatisfaction among many customers. However, when Ye Chui broke the news that Dong Qian, the third place in the chef competition, would serve as the chef here in the future, everyone immediately became excited.
The gimmick of the beautiful chef is indeed very effective...
After a busy afternoon, Dong Youyou did not come back in the evening, so Tian Xiaodu was arranged to sleep in Dong Youyou's room. Ye Chui continued to sleep on the sofa, and Lin Wei and Wang Shiyu still slept in the bedroom.
No words were spoken that night.
After getting up the next day, everyone washed up and prepared to leave. They came to Hainan for vacation, but so many things happened. Now they can finally fully enjoy the infinite scenery of Hainan.
Just as he was about to go out, a customer suddenly visited the Hainan Chicken Rice restaurant - this was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his fifties or sixties, with dark skin. Judging from his dress and appearance, he should be an old farmer. He was holding two chicken cages in his hands, each of which contained two yellow hens. He stood at the door of the Hainan Chicken Rice restaurant, constantly looking into the restaurant. After seeing Ye Chui and others, he hesitated a little, but finally came over.
He asked in a voice with a hint of rural accent: "Is this Dong Youyou's restaurant?"
"Do you know Dong Youyou?" Ye Chui was stunned for a moment, took a look at the chicken in the old farmer's hand, and then said with a smile, "Are you here to deliver chicken to the restaurant?"
Dong Youyou usually purchases the chicken for Hainan Restaurant herself, but sometimes she also asks the butcher to deliver it personally.
However, the old farmer shook his head and said, "No, I'm Dong Youyou's second uncle. I happened to come to Sanya for something today, so I wanted to come and see this girl... Where is Youyou?"
"Oh, she's not here now." Ye Chui knew that it was Dong Youyou's second uncle, and he quickly made a gesture to invite him. "Come to the hotel and take a rest. Have you had breakfast?"
"I have to go on my way soon, so I won't rest." The old farmer waved his hand quickly. Hearing that Dong Youyou was not here, he looked a little disappointed, and then handed the two chicken cages in his hand to Ye Chui, "You are also from this restaurant, right? These chickens are raised in our village. I know Youyou is opening a chicken restaurant. So I brought them to her specially."
Ye Chui took the chickens and looked at them carefully. The chickens had yellow feathers and black tails, and were compact. Although they were locked in cages, they were full of energy and would occasionally toss and turn, making a "cluck, cluck" sound. As the God of Food, Ye Chui's vision was naturally obvious. He could see that the quality of these chickens was very extraordinary, much better than the chickens that Dong Youyou usually purchased from outside, so he couldn't help but ask curiously, "How are these chickens fed?"
"This is an old method that has been passed down over hundreds of years. After the meat ban was lifted, we raised this kind of chicken according to a stone tablet left in the village." The old farmer seemed to be a talkative person. He didn't seem to be as busy as he said. He smiled and said, "These chickens eat good things, such as coconut cakes, peanut cakes, shredded coconut, rice and other mixed dishes. They eat no worse than humans. It's a pity that after the chickens are raised, they can't be sold at a good price. They are not much better than ordinary chickens. It's really a loss-making business."
Having said that, the old farmer sighed heavily.
A spark of fire suddenly flashed in Ye Chui's heart, and he even became a little excited: "Excuse me, what is the name of your village?"
"Our village?" The old farmer was proud again when he mentioned this. "Our village is called Tianci Village. This name was given by an emperor in the Ming Dynasty."
"Tianci Village..."
Ye Chui felt vaguely that the name sounded familiar, and after thinking for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he thought of some information he had found in his previous life when he was searching for the most delicious Hainanese chicken rice, which was about the origin of Wenchang chicken.
It is said that during the Ming Dynasty, an official took the opportunity of returning to his hometown to visit his relatives and brought chicken from his hometown back to the capital for the emperor to taste. After tasting it, the emperor said: "The chicken comes from a cultural hometown with outstanding people and prosperous culture. The chicken is also sweet. It is truly a Wenchang chicken." And because of the emperor's words, the famous Wenchang chicken was born. As for the village where the official was born, it was renamed Tianci Village because it was named by the emperor.
It can be said that the most authentic Wenchang chicken in the world is the Wenchang chicken from Tianci Village!
In his previous life, Ye Chui was looking for the origin of Wenchang chicken and paid attention to Tianci Village. However, due to economic reasons, the most authentic Wenchang chicken is no longer what it used to be and it is difficult to achieve the deliciousness that Ye Chui expected, so he did not continue to pay attention to it. But this world is completely different from the previous life. According to the old farmers, their way of raising chickens has been passed down for hundreds of years. So, the chickens they raise may be the most authentic Wenchang chicken
Then Ye Chui thought of what Dong Youyou mentioned, that the Hainanese chicken rice recipe was created by her grandfather...
Originally Ye Cui thought that Dong Youyou’s grandfather was bragging, but now if Dong Youyou was from Tianci Village, then it would be really possible!
Ye Chui's face showed ecstasy, he had a feeling that the Hainanese chicken rice that made him regretful in his previous life might now see the light of day again!
"By the way, I'll call Youyou and ask her to come back quickly. You've come all the way here, we have to meet." Ye Chui said as he took out his cell phone from his pocket and prepared to call Dong Youyou.
However, the old farmer quickly stopped him: "Don't call Youyou, she... I'm afraid she doesn't want to see me now."
"Why?" Ye Cui looked at the old farmer in front of him strangely.
“Alas.” The old farmer sighed, “Ten years ago, I was the one who took the lead in driving her and that girl Dong Qian out of Tianci Village… Her parents died when she was a child, and she was raised by her grandfather. Later, after her grandfather passed away, I became her father, but I drove her out with my own hands at that time. I don’t know how much they have suffered since then. I feel guilty about this. Although I know that she runs a restaurant here, I have never had the courage to come to see her for all these years. Yesterday, I saw that girl Dong Qian won an award on TV, so I plucked up the courage to come over. I didn’t expect that she is not here now… It’s just right that she is not here, it would be great if he could eat the chicken I raised in person. It doesn’t matter whether we meet or not.”
Hearing the old farmer's words, Ye Cui couldn't help but become curious. What on earth did Dong Youyou and Dong Qian do ten years ago to be driven out of the village... So Ye Cui couldn't help but ask his question.
Lin Wei, An Jing, Tian Xiaodu and even Wang Shiyu beside them all had expressions of great curiosity.
However, the old farmer showed an awkward expression: "She and Dong Qian, the two of them... Well, that kind of thing... At that time, everyone's ideas were not so open, so... Now it is different from the past..."
The old farmer didn't seem to know how to explain, and he hesitated. Finally, he had to wave his hand: "Anyway, tell Youyou to come back to the village when you have time. Many uncles and aunts miss her very much. And Dong Qian, her father said that he would break off the father-daughter relationship with her, but it was just an angry remark. He has difficulty walking and can't come out to look for her, but he looks forward to Dong Qian's return every day. When he saw the news that Dong Qian won the award on TV yesterday, he was so happy that he drank a lot of wine. Now he is probably still lying in bed."
After the old farmer said this, he finally said goodbye to Ye Chui in a hurry and left, saying that he was in a hurry to catch a bus.
Ye Chui, Tian Xiaodu, Lin Wei, Anjing and Wang Shiyu were carrying chicken cages and walking towards Mr. Han's villa. On the way, they were full of doubts.
Ten years ago, Dong Youyou was fifteen years old and Dong Qian was just in her early twenties. What did these two girls do to be so outrageous that they were driven out of the village, and Dong Qian even severed her relationship with her father
Looking at Dong Youyou and Dong Qian's personalities, they don't seem like the type of people who would do anything bad...
But the old farmer was vague in his words just now. It was obvious that even if he had forgiven the mistakes made by the two, he was embarrassed to say it out loud. What was going on
With these doubts, they took a taxi to Mr. Han's villa. The taxi driver saw Ye Chui carrying two chicken cages, and the chickens in the cages were still being tossed around. Naturally, his face was full of displeasure. An Jing, Tian Xiaodu were also a little confused. Lin Wei asked directly: "Ye Chui, why do you have to bring these chickens to the villa?"
"Yes, Master, you can put these chickens in the restaurant first, and you can come back every day to take care of them. Why do you want to take them away directly?" Tian Xiaodu asked curiously. He was responsible for carrying a chicken coop, and looking at the chickens that were making a lot of noise, he felt a little scared.
The driver was looking at the rearview mirror with a vigilant expression, fearing that Ye Chui's chicken would poop directly in the taxi.
Ye Chui smiled and explained, "If I'm not mistaken, these chickens are very delicious. We'll have a good meal today."
"Master, is there any secret about these chickens?" Tian Xiaodu asked curiously.
"Wenchang chicken originated from Tianci Village. The Wenchang chicken from Tianci Village is naturally the most authentic Wenchang chicken. This kind of chicken should be called Tianci chicken." Ye Chui said with a smile, "It is not an exaggeration to say that this kind of chicken is the most delicious chicken in the world, and the Hainanese chicken rice made with this kind of chicken is definitely the most perfect Hainanese chicken rice!"
"Does this kind of chicken really have such a great origin?" Tian Xiaodu said in surprise.
"Haha, when we get to Mr. Han's villa, I'll try making it myself and we'll know." Ye Chui said with a smile. He had eaten Hainanese chicken rice once when he was a child and he still remembers it today. He can finally taste that delicious food again. (~^~)
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