Although Lin Dan walked in a hurry, all the things that should be handled were handled properly. Not only did he exchange the storefront to Qin Erniang, but he also sent a letter to Chef Qiu explaining the whole story. Chef Qiu was so angry that his fingertips were shaking after reading the letter. He never imagined that the Yan family could be so filthy that they even bullied orphans, widows and mothers, and set fire to the store.
Seeing his ugly face, the old shopkeeper asked him what happened. He shook his head and did not want to elaborate. After all, this is Lin Dan's private matter and should not be publicized. As if remembering something, he frowned and said, "Are there any guests in the front hall? Go out and have a look."
After a while, the old shopkeeper came back and reported, "There are five or six tables of guests, all of whom are waiting for Shopkeeper Lin." Today's Qiaoyuan Restaurant has an unwritten rule that whoever comes first will place one on his table. Serial number plate, and then wait quietly. The diners with the first five serial numbers will definitely be able to eat the craftsmanship of the mysterious chef, and the diners with the last five serial numbers will occasionally be lucky enough to eat it. Even so, those diners who failed to grab the top ten serial numbers were reluctant to leave. They simply ordered some dishes and sat in the store, smelling the fragrance of the dishes at other tables, and looking at the dishes at other tables.
Because of this, a large group of people would come to the store early, all of them grabbed a seat. When they grabbed it, they stuck their butt on the stool, and no one persuaded them to leave.
Chef Qiu lowered his voice and asked, "Prince Cheng, has his old man come?"
"Come on, I'm sitting in the shop early in the morning. I invited a few chorus singers to wait in front of me." In fact, it's a rare thing that Prince Cheng doesn't come. Ever since he ate Lin Dan's food, he came to Qiaoyuan Restaurant on time every day to report. Later, he found out that Qiaoyuan Restaurant was getting more and more popular. If he stepped on the food, he might not be able to eat Lin Dan's craftsmanship, so he sent a servant to live there. In the inn opposite the restaurant. As soon as the door was opened, the servant over there rushed in, took the serial number plate first, and then took his place firmly, waiting for his prince to come to eat.
These old gluttons in the capital are full of personalities, and it is not easy to please them, but if anyone's craftsmanship can catch their appetite, they will protect you like a treasure. I don't want to talk about it, I just talk about the Marquis of Yongding. I heard that he used to have a cook who he liked very much, and he took it with him wherever he went. Later, the cook died. He lost his appetite for several months and lost a lot of hunger in his life , and now he is no longer in the heart of the capital, and has gone to the border to fight.
Chef Qiu used to think that the rumor was a bit exaggerated, but now, knowing that the cook was Lin Dan's father, he suddenly understood Marquis Yongding. Lin Dan's cooking skills are already so extraordinary, as a chef, how superb is Lin Baotian's cooking skills
But the person is already dead, and his fascination is in vain. At this moment, it is true to seek justice for Lin Dan. Thinking of this, Chef Qiu whispered: "Go and tell the diners, just say that the chef has left and will not cook at the Bridge Garden Restaurant in the future, so let them all leave."
The old shopkeeper was immediately frightened and pale. Without Lin Dan, how can the business of this Bridge Garden Restaurant go on
Chef Qiu shoved the old shopkeeper and sighed, "Go, go, and tell everyone to stop waiting."
The old shopkeeper went away in a daze, and before he finished speaking, he caused everyone to complain. The most violent reaction was naturally Prince Cheng. Not only did his hands tremble, but his beard trembled. His old face was wrinkled, as if he had eaten arsenic. He ignored the obstruction of the old shopkeeper and the second shopkeeper, and strode into the back kitchen, which he would never set foot on before, and grabbed Chef Qiu and asked, "Is that chef really not coming? Where does her family live, tell this king, Ben The king will invite her in person!"
In the past, it wasn't that he never thought of asking Lin Dan to go back to be a private chef, and he even asked the housekeeper to lobby, but he didn't even see Lin Dan's face. He especially respects people who are good at cooking. If you don't want to, you don't want to. Wherever you cook, I'll eat where you want. This is the head office, right? But it turns out that this is not acceptable, people just leave without saying hello! If I had known this earlier, I should have taken people directly away!
Prince Cheng felt remorse in his heart, and he grabbed Chef Qiu and insisted on asking the chef's whereabouts. Chef Qiu pretended to be unwilling, and explained the entanglement between Lin Dan and the Yan family.
Unexpectedly, Prince Cheng's eyes were round, his mouth was wide open, his expression was like a concubine, and even his voice had an overwhelmed vibrato: "You mean, the chef who cooks here is Lin of that hometown restaurant in Nancheng. Shopkeeper? They, are they the same person?"
Chef Qiu felt that Prince Cheng's reaction was a little weird, but he still nodded.
"Since they are the same person, your hometown restaurant will not be able to open if the cook here is gone?" Prince Cheng gradually showed a painful expression. It is a coincidence that Prince Sicheng is so honorable that he usually doesn't go to Nancheng to hang out, but his servants often go to Nancheng's wharf to pick up goods. Once I met Prince Cheng at the door, the domineering aroma captured Prince Cheng on the spot, and after tasting it, he was maddened, and every night he asked the servants to buy some and come back for supper. He couldn't sleep until he had a late-night snack, as if he was addicted.
Hearing that the chef of Qiaoyuan Restaurant was no longer here, he originally thought that there was still Nancheng's lo-mei to eat, and that manager Lin's craftsmanship was also very good, no worse than this chef. But the result? The two of them turned out to be the same person, that is to say, the only two cooks who could satisfy Prince Cheng's cunning appetite have left, and they will never be able to eat again in the future!
As an old gluttonous eater who would rather starve to death without food, the thunder and thunder and stormy waves in Prince Cheng's heart can be imagined.
He gritted his teeth and said: "Yan Yuchu is so majestic, this is the first time this king hears about the dishes that are offered to the emperor, and others can't eat it. Isn't this king being disrespectful every day, why didn't I drag this king out to be executed? What about the nine clans? Bullying the master and destroying the ancestors? Shit! In those disputes, this king saw the end from the beginning, the Yan family turned right and wrong, twisted and straightened, and there is no good thing!" The words fell aggressively and left.
That immortal boneless fish, Prince Cheng, wasn't tired of eating. He waited all morning with anticipation for such bad news. Naturally, his temper was very short-tempered. Then he thought about it again: In the future, he won't be able to eat Chef Lin's dishes. Isn't it sad? So he was even more angry, and he shouted: "Go, follow this king to Yan's restaurant to have a look."
The accompanying guard originally thought he was going to Yan's restaurant for dinner, but he saw him walking to the door a few steps, and without looking at the second Lin who was sitting on the steps, he pointed to the plaque on the beam and said, "Take this sign Hit this king!"
Several guards were stunned for a moment, then came back to their senses, took the bamboo pole and smashed the sign down, and smashed it with their feet. Lin Lao Er was inexplicable, but did not dare to step forward to stop him, so he could only cry pitifully: "My lord, what are you doing to smash the signboard of my house? We have never provoked you! The little one kowtows to you and apologizes, I beg you. Raise your hand, old man!"
In the past there was the Marquis of Weiyuan, and there was the King of Yunnan and Guizhou. Now there is another Prince Cheng. The titles are higher and the background is bigger. Who is the Yan family restaurant provoking? Lin Lao Er was confused for a while, and then panicked for a while, his whole heart seemed to be fried in a frying pan.
"Hmph, if Manager Lin doesn't return to the capital for a day, this king will not let you put up signs for one day. If you don't agree, you can try it!" Prince Cheng pointed to the broken plaque on the ground, his tone was very ruthless. He is the brother of the late emperor, who helped the other to seize the throne, and he is also the uncle of Jin Shang. What dare the little royal chef to provoke? He personally stood up for Lin Dan, and even if the emperor came, he would not dare to ask Yanjia Restaurant to hang the sign back. This loss, the Yan family restaurant decided to eat.
The people of Xicheng are the most powerful. Seeing that several big figures have stepped on Yan's restaurant one after another, and also caused scandals of fake wine and poisonous soup, they have completely denied the reputation of Yan's restaurant in their hearts. They stood on the side of the street and watched the excitement for a while, then dispersed one after another, whispering as they walked, "I don't know what the hell Yan Shouye did, but he asked a few nobles to take care of it in person. Come, come here to offend these three families, it’s not worth it, it’s not worth it!”
The more he heard this, the more despair he felt in his heart. He didn't expect these people to come out for Lin Dan. She only returned to Beijing for two or three months, how could she be like this
On the other side, Yan Shouye was dragged into the yamen by the housekeeper of the king of Yunnan and Guizhou to fight a lawsuit. Although only a dog died, this dog died for the little county lord, and the little county lord will enter the palace to be the empress in two months, and the imperial decree has already come down, so the government naturally dare not neglect it, and hold on to the strict guard who shouts injustice. Business is a good fight.
Don't look at Yan Shouye, who is usually very majestic, but in front of the nobles of Yunnan and Guizhou, he is not even a fart. In the end, he lost the county king 100,000 taels of silver, and was dragged to the door of the mansion to kowtow to the little county master to admit his mistake.
When he returned home half-dead, he learned that the signboard of the Yanjia Restaurant had been smashed by Prince Cheng, and he put down his words - if Lin Dan did not return for a day, they would not be allowed to open for a day. A mouthful of blood.
Yesterday, Mrs. Zhou went to the restaurant in her hometown to make trouble. Today, she is like an eggplant beaten by frost. The days of wealth and glory are too long, and she is more afraid of being beaten back than anyone else.
"If you can, why can't you? Langqing is still the royal chef in the palace, so let her beg the emperor. The emperor is a little bit interested in her. As long as she speaks, not to mention being the royal chef, she will be the empress." Yan Shouye He gritted his teeth and said, "Someone, go and send a message to Lang Qing, saying that the family is suffering, and ask her to come back."
The servant did not dare to delay, and immediately brought the bank note to the palace gate to deliver the letter. It's a pity that the Yan family still underestimated Lin Dan's connections. She has no competition in the world, but it doesn't mean that those who care about her won't fight for her.