Beggars are a very peculiar group. No one likes them, but most people are powerless against beggars. For example, now, they are blocking the outside of the Manhan Building. They cannot be driven away or beaten. Even if you call the police, I guess they will not care about the matter. There is no way to deal with them at all.
"The restaurant won't officially open for business for a month. Will these beggars block the restaurant forever?" Ye Chui looked at the beggars at the restaurant entrance and said with a grim expression, "If I'm not mistaken, these beggars were hired by Fan Hong. Although Gao Yuesheng has threatened me, I don't think he would resort to such a despicable method to attack me!"
"This is not a easy matter to resolve." Qin Yiyue continued, "Leaving these beggars here will affect business, but if you chase them away or beat them up, Fan Hong will use this to make a big fuss and use the media to smear you."
"It seems that you know a lot about these things?" Ye Chui suddenly smiled and looked at Qin Yiyue, "How do you think this matter should be resolved?"
Qin Yiyue shook her head: "You are the boss, you should make the decision on what to do, I can't do anything about it."
"Forget it, let's not talk about the beggars for now."
Ye Chui planned to put these worries aside first. He patted Qin Yiyue on the shoulder and said, "Since you have joined my restaurant, I have a gift for you. You will definitely like it."
"What gift?" Qin Yiyue asked curiously.
Afterwards, Ye Chui handed the knife to Qin Yiyue, who, after taking a look at it, showed a look of surprise. You know, it was very difficult for this man, whom Dong Youyou called "wooden", to show such an expression of surprise. At the same time, Qin Yiyue also obviously recognized the value of this kitchen knife: "This knife... could it be the work of Kitchen Knife Zhang?"
"That's right." Ye Chui nodded, "The name is Shasheng, I think it suits you very well."
"This knife... must be very expensive, right?" Qin Yiyue went on to say that although he had great cooking skills, he did not work in a big hotel because he was deliberately honing his cooking skills. For him, this killing knife was a super luxury item.
"It's a bit expensive, but I think this knife is worth the price." Ye Chui said with a smile, "It's just right for you to use."
"This..." Qin Yiyue showed an embarrassed expression on his face. He obviously didn't want to accept such an expensive gift so easily.
Ye Chui knew what he was thinking, so he said, "Don't mind it. I gave you the kitchen knife in the hope that it would improve the cooking skills of our restaurant. If one day you decide to leave Manhanlou, please return this kitchen knife to me."
After hearing what Ye Chui said, Qin Yiyue's expression finally relaxed a bit. However, when he looked at the black but cold killing knife in his hand, he couldn't help but think that maybe just for this knife he would stay in Manhan Building for a long time in the future...
In fact, Qin Yiyue did stay in the Manhan Building for a very long time, but it had nothing to do with this killing knife.
Pan Qingguo and others as well as some people in charge of decorating the hotel quickly rushed to the Manhan Building. Ye Chui helped Qin Yiyue find a place to live and rented a room for him in a nearby community. Qin Yiyue didn't care much about his residence and had no plans to buy a property in Yanjing... Of course, he didn't have the money.
Qin Yiyue gave people the impression of being very cold and taciturn, but after getting to know him, Ye Chui actually discovered that he was actually a man who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside. He even took the initiative to stay in the hotel to help with the decoration and give advice, appearing to be quite enthusiastic.
At noon, when Han Yuyan drove to Manhanlou, there were already twelve beggars gathered outside the restaurant.
"Hey, Qin Yiyue is here." After seeing Qin Yiyue in the kitchen, Han Yuyan greeted her with a cold face. This sister was used to pretending when facing strangers. She then looked at Ye Chui with a worried expression, "Did someone deliberately find those beggars to cause trouble for us? Master, what should we do?"
"I can't chase him away, nor can I beat or scold him. What else can I do?" Ye Cui was quite helpless about this. However, his experience in his previous life taught him that it is best not to get anxious or angry when dealing with such things. He should handle them with a calm attitude, and things might turn around.
He looked outside the restaurant for a few times, and then said, "There will always be a way out when the car reaches the mountain. It's useless to rush about this matter... By the way, let's prepare some steamed buns and other things for lunch and give them to these beggars."
"Huh?" Han Yuyan looked at Ye Chui with some confusion.
Ye Chui smiled and said, "Beggars are easily satisfied and stubborn. If we try to drive them away, they might stay and refuse to leave. But if we give them some benefits, they might leave on their own initiative. Besides, this is a good deed anyway. These beggars were just called here by someone. They are innocent."
Han Yuyan nodded: "Master, you are so kind, but it seems that this is the only way now. What should we prepare for these beggars at noon?"
"If you want to make buns, I have something good." Qin Yiyue said suddenly.
Ye Chui and Han Yuyan looked at him curiously.
Qin Yiyue took out the backpack she brought with her, opened it and pulled out a plastic bag. Inside was some gray-brown things that looked like weeds, in pieces. It was the "recipe" that Li Qingxi gave to Qin Yiyue when she left Li Qingxi's bun shop.
"What is this?" Han Yuyan looked at the things in the bag curiously, picked up some and examined them carefully.
Ye Chui also showed a curious look.
"To be honest, I don't know what this is." Qin Yiyue smiled bitterly. "The bun shop where I worked before put this stuff in the buns, which made the buns taste very strange and delicious. I originally wanted to find out what it was, but unfortunately I had to resign because of Fan Hong and Gao Yuesheng's matter. Before I left, the owner of the bun shop gave me these things." Qin Yiyue looked at Ye Chui again, "Boss, can you tell what this is?"
Ye Chui looked at the dried vegetables, then picked up a little and put it in his mouth.
Because they have been exposed to the sun, the dried vegetables are very chewy and have a sour and slightly bitter taste, but the taste is still pretty good.
Ye Chui was very knowledgeable about all kinds of food ingredients. He knew that some vegetables would have this subtle taste after being exposed to the sun. Drying vegetables was also a practice with a long history and a way to store vegetables. Ye Chui had also studied the tricks involved. However, at this moment, he felt completely unfamiliar with the dried vegetables that Qin Yiyue brought.
He had never tasted dried vegetables like this before.
"Master, what is this?" Han Yuyan looked at Ye Chui expectantly.
Ye Chui smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I can't taste it, but it tastes good. It should taste good if used to make buns."
"It tastes really good." Qin Yiyue seemed a little disappointed when she saw that Ye Chui couldn't figure out what this thing was, but then she laughed again, "The owner of that bun shop is An Yu Xiaole, who doesn't know how to promote it. If he wanted to, buns with this flavor would definitely be famous all over the country."
"Well, let's make this flavor of buns for lunch." Ye Chui continued, and at the same time thought with some dismay that there were actually ingredients in this world that he, the God of Food, couldn't be sure of...
What exactly is this dried vegetable
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It was at noon of that day.
Hanxiangyuan Hotel is only a few hundred meters away from Manhan Building on Jiangyuan Street.
This was originally a clothing store, but after being bought by Fan Hong, it is now undergoing drastic renovation. Fan Hong stood at the door of the hotel supervising the work of the decorators, and from time to time he glanced at the Manhan Building not far away. When he saw the beggars lying in front of the Manhan Building, he could not help but reveal a smug smile on his face.
The day before yesterday, he left Li Qingxi's steamed bun shop and walked to the station. He saw two beggars squatting in front of a small restaurant. The owner of the small restaurant was very annoyed, but he couldn't drive them away and could only serve them with delicious food and drinks...
Seeing this scene, Fan Hong suddenly had an idea, and he thought of using beggars to cause trouble for Ye Chui's Manhan Building.
Beggars may seem like an insignificant group of people, but if you mess with them, nothing good will happen to you!
"If you let these beggars stay in front of the Manhan Building for a few months, I wonder how you can keep your restaurant going!" Fan Hong felt indescribably proud.
"Boss Fan." At this time, someone behind him suddenly spoke.
Fan Hong turned his head and looked at him with a look of disgust on his face. He quickly covered his mouth with his hands. The person who spoke was a middle-aged beggar with untidy beard and dirty clothes. Standing so close, Fan Hong subconsciously felt as if a foul smell was coming towards him...
He frowned and shouted, "Su Laosan, do you have something to say?"
The middle-aged beggar's name was Su Laosan, and he was the leader of a gang of beggars. Of course, there was no such thing as a Beggar Gang in today's society, but Su Laosan was the leader of a gang of twenty or thirty beggars. They traveled around the country begging in groups. The two beggars Fan Hong met at Lin County Airport happened to be Su Laosan's subordinates.
After contact and negotiation with Su Laosan, Su Laosan agreed to help Fan Hong, of course the price was a sum of money.
The money has now been deposited into Su Laosan's bank account.
That’s right, Su Laosan has his own bank card…
"Hehe, Boss Fan, I have something I want to trouble you with." Su Laosan said pleadingly, waving at the distance and calling out, "An Xiaoxiao, what are you still standing there for? Come here quickly!"
An Xiaoxiao, who was standing in the distance, was a little beggar girl with short hair. She looked about fourteen or fifteen years old. She was petite, but her face was so dark that it was hard to tell whether she was pretty or ugly. When Su Laosan called her, she came over reluctantly... (~^~)