The Starry Sky, The Starry Sea

Chapter 16: What else would you do (2)

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These five people are considered cultural people, and they are more reserved in their actions. They are embarrassed to bluntly express their desire to stay for dinner, but they just refuse to leave. I understand their thinking, anyway, this fish looks like forty to fifty kilograms, the three of us definitely can't finish it

They stood in the yard, watched Wu Julan tidy up the fish, and had a tea party at the same time. From eating fish to fishing, from island fisheries to environmental protection, there seems to be endless things to talk about.

I whispered to Wu Julan: "What will they do?"

Wu Julan glanced at them and raised his voice to ask: "Do you want to eat fish?"

"Think" in unison, sonorous and powerful.

Wu Julan smiled slightly and said, "Welcome to Conch Inn for dinner. It costs 600 yuan per person. In addition to fish, there are also vegetables, fruits, and drinks."

Without even thinking about it, the five people responded one after another, and immediately lined up to pay me the money, with the look of "I'm afraid it will be gone if it's too late".

Seeing my shy expression, Mr. Dai smiled and said, "It's normal for a good restaurant in a big city to spend hundreds of dollars for a meal, but can they have such fresh blue fins?"

I started to collect the money in a daze, and before I finished collecting the money from these people, some people came into the yard one after another, and seeing people queuing up to pay, they immediately voluntarily moved to the back.

After hearing their explanations, I realized that Wu Julan rented a fishing boat early in the morning to go fishing, and naturally he had to disembark at the pier when he returned. Fish and dragons were mixed there, and when he got out of the boat with the fish on his shoulders, someone recognized the bluefin tuna, and news spread quickly.

On his way back, countless people came to talk to him, and Wu Julan clearly stated that "this is the buffet dinner at Conch Inn tonight". In less than half an hour, he accepted reservations from forty people and announced that the dinner was full. It can be said that if the five people in the yard were not Jiang Yisheng's friends, they would definitely not even think about it.

After everyone paid the money, I collected a total of 26,400 yuan. It was originally 27,000 yuan, but Wu Julan took away 600 yuan and gave it back to Jiang Yisheng. It was the money for him to buy vegetables, fruits, and drinks.

At half past six in the evening, the buffet dinner officially began.

In the yard, several tables were neatly arranged and covered with clean white plastic tablecloths, which looked decent. Boiled green vegetables, cold seaweed, vegetable salad and various cut fruits are scattered on the table. But at this time, everyone is not in the mood to pay attention to these things at all, but is wholeheartedly waiting to eat blue fins. It can be said that their 600 yuan was all spent on bluefin tuna, and they didn't care about anything else they ate.

After Wu Julan prepared the vegetables and cut the fruits, while Jiang Yisheng and I were laying out the food, he took a shower and changed into a set of clean clothes.

There is a long stainless steel table in front of the faucet outside the kitchen wall, on which there are cleaned bluefin tuna. Wu Julan was standing behind the long stainless steel table, which was an open kitchen.

For the convenience of washing things, grandpa installed a lamp under the eaves of the kitchen. At this time, the light was bright, reflecting Wu Julan's white T-shirt as white as snow, making him look extremely clean and cool.

Wu Julan's face was like water, she lowered her head, and placed the sharpened knives on both sides of the long table.

Everyone stared at him, wondering what he was going to do to make everyone feel that he lived up to the most delicious ingredients in the world.

Wu Julan raised her head and introduced, "Tonight I'm going to make fish cakes."

what fish what

The few people who understood immediately explained to those who did not understand: "Yumo is Japanese-style sashimi."

Wu Julan picked up a long, thin knife, "I followed the knife method of Tang Dynasty Yukui for making Yukui. It was called Yukui back then. Japan learned from Tang Dynasty Yukui and developed its own Sashimi. It can be said that sashimi is a kind of sashimi, but sashimi is definitely not sashimi.”

Wu Julan held the knife in her right hand, pointing the knife point to the ground, clasped her fists and bowed to everyone, "According to the etiquette, there should be a company of joy, but I have no skills, so I can only make do with poetry."

He was tall and straight, with elegant demeanor, making everyone feel as if they saw an ancient nobleman saluting to him. Intimidated by his demeanor, everyone unconsciously corrected their postures and bowed their heads in return.

When everyone's heads were about to be lifted, amidst the sound of chanting, a cold light was felt, and a piece of fish had already flown into the plate on the table.

While cutting fish fillets, Wu Julan recited an ancient poem: "The man who eats the fish receives the hands of the fish and sharks, washes the fish and grinds the knives and the fish's eyes are red. The snow falls silently and softly, and the bones have been chopped into spring onions." Fragrant rice is destined for an old man. When the anvil was dropped, the white paper was wet, and the golden plate was empty before putting the chopsticks on."

In the ups and downs of his voice, he pitched up and down casually, like a dance, raised and lowered the knife, and moved like the wind, pieces of fish fillets fell into the white porcelain plate like pieces of flying snow. After a while, there was already a pile of fish fillets on the white plate, wide at the bottom and narrow at the top, like a slim pagoda.

The blade in Wu Julan's hand changed slightly, and the falling fish fillets had already landed on another white porcelain plate. Jiang Yisheng still hasn't forgotten Wu Julan's previous order, and hastily took away the plate full of fish fillets, and put another white plate on it.

After Wu Julan was sure that Jiang Yisheng could handle it, he speeded up, and the pieces of fish fillets were like catkins blown by the wind, continuously.

Everyone was dazzled, and he drew another knife in his left hand. No one could guess what he was trying to do. My heart moved, but I couldn't believe it. I opened my eyes wide, held my breath, and stared at him nervously.

"ah"

Amid the screams of the crowd, Wu Julan opened the bow with both left and right hands at the same time, cutting the fish fillets.

One knife is raised, one knife is dropped, and the left and right hands dance alternately, just like the most gorgeous dance scene. It seemed that he was effortless, and his movements were graceful and calm, but every fish fillet was as thin as a cicada's wing, one piece was not falling, and another piece came again, like a goose feather snow, falling incessantly.

I think of those Tang poems I have read, "Swords ringing and carp flying", "Crafts on a plate like snow, afraid of the wind blowing", "Crafts swinging two knives left and right, flying to the golden plate and white snow high"

Once, the unbelievable and unimaginable picture is now unfolding in front of my eyes.

"If you don't see it, the dynasty will come and cut off, and the waves will be lost forever."

After the last line of the poem was recited, the sound of the knife stopped, and there were only white fish bones left on the long table, but there were forty-eight identical plates of fish sticks neatly placed on the table, which looked spectacular.

Wu Julan put down the knife and said, "Please enjoy."

The whole courtyard was silent.

After a while, someone took the lead in applauding, and in an instant, the applause was like thunder. They were so shocked that they couldn't even find the right words to praise, so they could only applaud vigorously to express their excitement and amazement.

Wu Julan still had the same expressionless and calm look, covered the white fish bones with a piece of white cloth, bowed gracefully to the crowd, and gave a Western-style salute, which aroused even louder applause. He made his way through the crowd to the eaves of the living room.

Everyone's eyes followed him all the time, only to find that there was a long table made of rattan and a guqin on it.

Wu Julan knelt and sat in front of the long table, raised her hand lightly, and brushed the qin, and the jingle sound of the qin came out.

It turned out to be Xiaye Xingkonghai, I was dumbfounded.

I clearly remember that when he heard this piece a month ago, it was definitely the first time he heard it. Just listen to it a few times and he can play it perfectly

Although the other people in the yard thought it was a bit interesting, they had seen face-changing in Sichuan opera and Arabic belly dancing in restaurants, and they were not much surprised by Wu Julan's Guqin performance, which was nothing compared to the dazzled feeling when they watched fish meat just now. However, just now it was "moving", but now it is "quiet". The combination of movement and stillness makes people completely relax. The taste buds become sensitive, which is just right for tasting food.

Everyone couldn't wait to get the fish sticks. The fish meat is as thin as a cicada's wing, almost transparent, it melts in the mouth, and it is delicious. They all showed satisfied expressions, and felt that tonight was definitely worth the money.

By the time the guests left and cleaned up, it was past ten o'clock.

After I took a shower, I sat cross-legged on the sofa, staring at more than 20,000 yuan in a daze.

I don't have to pay rent or mortgage. If I save some money, the money is enough for a year's living expenses.

A few days ago, although I promised Wu Julan not to ask Zhou Buwen to borrow money, and told myself to trust Wu Julan, no matter what, I never thought that he would solve our "economic crisis" so quickly.

"Tuk Tuk" knocked on the door, and I hurriedly straightened my clothes and hair before saying, "Come in."

Wu Julan came in with a tray, and put two bowls of Jiuniang Yuanzi on the table, "You have been busy taking care of the guests all night, so you didn't eat much yourself, so I made a little supper."

It's okay if he doesn't say it, but when he said it, I felt really hungry, "Aren't you the same, let's eat together"

"Okay." Wu Julan sat down at the table.

I walked over to Wu Julan with my slippers on and sat down, happily picked up the bowl, "Thank you for your hard work today, the money" I pointed to the money on the sofa, "How are you going to save it in the bank?" I remembered that he didn't have an ID card, I can't seem to open a bank account.

"It's yours, you can figure it out." Wu Julan said casually.

I was almost choked to death by a small ball, when will the wage earners not only help the boss to work, but also give money to the boss

I put down the bowl, coughed a few times, and said, "If you give me all the money, it's your money. I didn't do anything."

Wu Julan frowned slightly, as if thinking of a reason. He said: "You are not good at doing business. If I give it to you, you don't have to borrow money from others."

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nbsp; "Oh, I'm not good at doing business, don't you think my inn can't make money?"

"You can't earn it before today, but you should be able to earn it after today."

"What do you mean?"

Wu Julan said helplessly: "In the inn business, the first thing is the location. The location of your inn is not right. If the location is not good, it must be unique, or famous. As long as it is famous enough, it will make people think that the inconvenience of transportation is just a problem." kind of style. those pictures you come and go"

“The photoshopped photo is very beautiful”

"The photos of you are indistinguishable from other inns."

I feel a little uncomfortable, but I have to admit that Wu Julan is right, "Then what will change after today?"

"Humans like novelty and excitement, and they also like to show off their advantages. Of course, it is not the advantages of greed, but the advantages that can prove their vision, taste, and wisdom. They will be very willing to talk about it. Tonight's guests, No matter how extravagant and special dishes they eat in the future, they will never forget the dinner they bought for only 600 yuan."

I stared blankly at Wu Julan.

In fact, I always thought Wu Julan's price was too low. Those who came tonight were either well-informed gluttonous old customers, or some influential people on the island, all of whom knew the market price of bluefin tuna. Even if it was set at two thousand, they would definitely eat it. Not to mention Wu Julan's chopping skills later, no one would feel that their money was lost.

Originally, I thought it was because Wu Julan didn't really know the market price of Bluefin. Since he had already announced the price, I didn't plan to say more. But unexpectedly, he knew very well that he deliberately set a low price to make those customers feel that he had a unique vision and a precise shot, and that he would preemptively strike before others discovered the value of an item, so only they could Take advantage.

But did Wu Julan really suffer? He spent 600 yuan to buy the memories of their life, and they will never forget and talk about it forever.

I feel that Wu Julan is becoming more and more like a mystery, and every time I feel that I know him better, he will surprise me even more.

So far, all I know are: cooking, medicine, architecture, violin making, playing the violin, and even digging wood for fire, making nets and fishing. It is not surprising that a person knows any of them, but Wu Julan knows everything I understand, I even suspect that he is good at everything.

What kind of environment did he grow up in to be so perverted

The phone rang suddenly, and I thought it was Jiang Yisheng, so I answered it immediately, "Why are you calling me so late?"

"I have something I want to talk to you about Wu Julan."

Hearing his serious tone, I couldn't help but glance at Wu Julan and sat up straight, "Say it."

"Before, you told me that you shouldn't like Wu Julan. I didn't object to it, nor did I support it, because I thought that regardless of his financial conditions and background, Wu Julan is still very good and treats you very well. But now I I really hope you give up."

I looked at Wu Julan who was eating Jiuniang Yuanzi unhurriedly, and asked, "Why?"

"You were covered in blood that day, and you couldn't see your eyes again. Even medical students would panic. But Wu Julan was very calm. Not only did he accurately judge your injury, but he also gave you simple and effective first aid. It's not that he How difficult it is to do, but the calmness and confidence must have clinical experience, and it can only be achieved by facing blood and death, and it is definitely not enough to attend two or three months of training courses."

Jiang Yisheng's words verified my guess, and I gave a slight "hmm" to express my agreement.

"Wu Julan's skill of chopping fish tonight, you have also seen it with your own eyes. If you don't believe it, I can find a professional chef to ask."

"I believe"

"Also, he can play the guqin. Of course it's not uncommon to play the guqin. I can also play the erhu. But can I play the erhu? He can make a guqin from a random piece of wood. I listened to him tonight. Playing, the guqin is very good, the tone is perfect, and he plays it perfectly. It can be said that Wu Julan is a master in both making and playing the piano. Xiaoluo, ask yourself, these are normal "

I'm not an ignorant fool, nor a fairy who doesn't eat fireworks. Of course I know that all this is not normal.

I looked at Wu Julan and thought in a trance that there were still many things that Jiang Yisheng didn't know. If he knew those things, he would definitely say it was abnormal.

After Wu Julan finished eating the last dumpling in the bowl, he put down the bowl, raised his head, and looked at me calmly. My gut tells me that he knows exactly what Jiang Yisheng is talking about.

"Little snail, little snail" Jiang Yisheng called.

I came back to my senses and said: "I understand what you want to say. I have thought about what you thought. He helped me with a calm response that was better than that of a medical student. He helped me with an extraordinary gesture. Skills make money, so I don’t have to worry about who to borrow money from and when to pay it back. Jiang Yisheng, let me tell you a secret. When I was young, because you could play the erhu, every time you were on stage, it was you who seemed to be playing the erhu. I can only sit in the audience and applaud you stupidly. In fact, I have always been very unhappy. I can’t kill you in my life, but I can find a boyfriend. If he will not only Playing Guqin, and can also make Guqin" I thought of my pride, and laughed, "Isn't it a complete victory over you? In the future, whenever he is around, I think you still dare to show off your broken erhu."

Jiang Yisheng was silent for a long time, then suddenly laughed softly, "Shen Luo, you are actually a latent mental patient, right? But do you know that I love you?"

"Yeah, the kind of deep love that always likes to make me look bad." When Jiang Yisheng was young, relying on his high IQ and his ability to play music, chess, calligraphy and painting, he used me as a stepping stone to show off himself. Once turned my birthday party into his personal talent demonstration.

Jiang Yisheng sighed, "You really thought it through."

I said: "Finding a boyfriend who is omnipotent and can beat everyone is the dream of every girl, and I can't help it."

"Is Wu Julan right next to you? Listen, you seem to be afraid that someone will run away from home again, and you keep showing your loyalty flatteringly."

"Jiang Yisheng, you don't have to remind us all the time that you have a high IQ." I said.

Jiang Yisheng laughed: "If I hang up, let Wu Julan not be angry with me. The human heart is naturally biased. I also regard him as a friend, but between you and him, I will always choose you."

I put down my phone and asked Wu Julan, "Can you guess what Jiang Yisheng said?"

Wu Julan said lightly: "Even if I don't know what he said, I have heard your words."

My face gradually turned red. When I was bragging to Jiang Yisheng just now, I just hoped to win Jiang Yisheng's understanding and support, but now I feel that I am really brave and thick-skinned

"I know you're not my boyfriend yet, I was just"

Wu Julan seemed to be curious about how a person could turn so red in an instant, so he lightly touched my cheek with his hand, "It's very hot"

I just felt that all the blood rushed to the top of my head, not only my face was burning hot, but even my ears were burning hot, which made Wu Julan's hands colder and colder. I couldn't help holding Wu Julan's hand, wanting to share my warmth with him.

Wu Julan stared at me, his deep and dark eyes were full of hesitation and struggle.

I was afraid that he would throw my hand away in the next moment, so I subconsciously used all my strength to grab his hand.

Wu Julan asked: "Shen Luo, do you really know what you are doing?"

I said "I know"

Wu Julan said: "You don't know my background at all."

I blushed and summoned up the courage to say: "But I know your feelings. Don't tell me that everything you do for me is just because you are kind and like to help people"

Wu Julan lowered his eyes and remained silent.

My heart is slowly falling. Although I have never been in love, I have felt the care and care. I took it for granted that it was love, but what if I misunderstood

I was so nervous and worried about gains and losses that I went from heaven to hell in a flash of thought. Maybe it's really just me who fell in love and lost my heart

My face gradually turned pale, and my palms felt cold, almost as warm as Wu Julan.

Wu Julan stared at me, and said softly: "After the next full moon night, if you haven't changed your mind, I will." His voice was very difficult, and there was no more words in the middle of the sentence.

But I flew from hell to heaven in an instant, my palms were no longer cold, and my face returned to normal.

Wu Julan looked at my hand being held tightly by me all the time, he asked: "When do you plan to hold it?"

"Oh my..." I immediately let go of his hand in a hurry, and my cheeks became hot again.

Wu Julan suddenly smiled and pinched my cheek. In my shocked and dull eyes, he said: "Reciprocity is a gift."

He stood up as if nothing happened, put the two empty bowls on the tray, and left with the tray, "Good night."

I was stunned for a while, and then I remembered that when I first met him, I pinched his cheek, and he actually "holds vengeance" until now.

I covered my cheeks and couldn't help giggling. Well, this kind of hatred welcomes a lot of memory, and a lot of revenge is welcome. I regret that I didn't do anything else at that time.