In the end, Ye Chui and Han Yuyan and Li Xiuyun finally stayed in the Chen family hotel. Chen Jiao looked bad. He said he wanted to help Ye Chui deal with his sister and looked sincere.￠￡
Of course, Ye Chui did not really trust him completely, and he was still cautious. Anyway, they were not really here to play the restaurant. Even if Chinatown united to deal with them, they would definitely not do things like taking human lives. As for learning recipes secretly, the Chen family tofu at the Chen Family Hotel is actually very similar to the orthodox Mapo tofu in Ye Chui's eyes, and there is no need at all.
What's more, Ye Chui really needs to find a place to live now, the best place is within Chinatown.
"Mr. Ye, today I have only these two rooms in my hotel, but a businessman will leave tomorrow and clean up the room for you." Chen Jiao led Ye Chui to the top floor of the hotel, pointed to the two rooms opposite the door and said apologetically to Ye Chui, "I'll ask you to squeeze in tonight."
Two men and one woman, two rooms are enough, and... Although Chen Jiao is not sure, he feels that Han Yuyan and Ye Chui are a couple... The ages of the two seem to be a little different, but are they not going to have a sibling relationship?
After Ye Chui had only two rooms, he glanced at Han Yuyan and Li Xiuyun, thinking that there should be no problem for him to squeeze with Li Xiuyun at night, but there will be a new room tomorrow, so he nodded happily: "Okay then."
When Li Xiuyun heard Ye Chui agree, his heart suddenly felt a little painful inexplicably. He couldn't help but think that Ye Chui and Han Yuyan were really together. That morning he called Han Yuyan but Ye Chui answered the phone, and Ye Chui also said that Han Yuyan was wearing clothes... It seems that the relationship between them is indeed like this. Although they have Lin Wei, there is already that kind of relationship between Ye Chui and Han Yuyan. Now that they are abroad, it is also necessary to sleep in a room.
Although he wanted to condemn the other party's moral problems, he never knew how to speak. This is a capable man...
As for Han Yuyan, she didn't think much at this time. She knew that Ye Chui was referring to Ye Chui and Li Xiuyun sleeping in the same room. She was just thinking very vigilantly now, whether Chen Jiao really wanted to help them or had any plans...
The three of them had their own thoughts. After Chen Jiao briefly introduced the room, Li Xiuyun put his luggage in one of the rooms. Ye Chui and Han Yuyan were all carried by Han Yuyan, and she threw it into her room. This made Li Xiuyun sigh in his heart. The two of them were indeed preparing to sleep in the same room...
"Boss Chen, since you want me to make Mapo tofu in your place and challenge your sister to compete, can I take a look at your kitchen first?" Ye Chui said to Chen Jiao again.
A good chef has great requirements for cooking places. Each aspect of the stove and kitchen utensils must be in accordance with your own wishes to make the best dishes.
In fact, Ye Chui came here this time, he originally planned to come with his own sacrificial fragrance. Unfortunately, it was impossible for the customs to pass, and it was very troublesome to go through other procedures, so he could only come here to find a way. I wonder if Chen Jiao's kitchen can satisfy him?
When Chen Jiao heard Ye Chui's words, his face turned dim and said a little embarrassedly: "I have a kitchen here, but I have basically never used it, but don't worry. There are all kinds of things inside. Mr. Ye Chui, why not follow me to the kitchen below to take a look now."
"Okay." Ye Chu nodded and agreed.
The Chen Family Hotel does have a decent kitchen. But because it hasn't been used for a long time, it's covered with dust and there is no food to cook. Chen Jiao seemed very concerned about asking Ye Chui to challenge his sister. He immediately asked someone to clean up and asked someone to buy ingredients. However, Ye Chui was worried about the others in this regard, so he asked Han Yuyan and Tang Shanshan to prepare. He also made a special order for the two of them.
In the afternoon, Ye Chui and Li Xiuyun also helped clean the kitchen, clean the pots, pans, and other pots, pans, etc. At this time, Ye Chui became a little strange and grabbed Chen Jiao and asked, "Since you have not prepared food for the guests here, why is there such a kitchen for? Who is this kitchen for?"
"Oh, my sister couldn't cook Chen's tofu well when this hotel was just opened. My father was in poor health at that time, and my sister and I were not very good at cooking. As the restaurant was about to close, the kitchen here was just to deal with the daily food and accommodation expenses. But unexpectedly, when my father passed away, my sister resolutely took over the hotel opposite. She was not good at cooking, so she focused on making the Chen's tofu that was passed down from home. It was this dish, and it actually made a name for itself and became a signature dish in Chinatown..."
When Chen Jiao said this, he couldn't help but sigh again: "My sister has given this dish all her life. People can't put her in that position. This is a heavy responsibility. She can only make this dish more perfect. I don't know how much things have been delayed over the years... I'm going to challenge her so that my sister can wake up and not put all her thoughts on it. I understand her. If the tofu you make is really better than her, I think she would probably not be as persistent as she is now."
Listening to Chen Jiao’s story, Ye Chui was a little silent, remembering that when he first met Chen Jiao at the Chen Family Hotel today, he was arguing with Chen Tian. The content of the two quarrel seemed to be because Chen Jiao revealed something to his sister’s suitor. It seemed that Chen Jiao wanted his sister to solve the problem of being single as soon as possible.
Ye Chui still couldn't believe Chen Jiao completely, but Ye Chui believed that the truth that Chen Jiao showed when talking about his sister was real, so Ye Chui patted Chen Jiao on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I will definitely help you with this."
Chen Tian smiled at Ye Chui: "That's best, but my sister has made other misfortunes and is already superb to make tofu. She plans to spend her whole life on this dish, so be careful."
"Yes." Ye Chui also laughed.
In the evening, the kitchen had been cleaned, but Ye Chu glanced in the kitchen for a few times and found that the most important thing was missing: "Boss Chen, it seems that you don't have a wok here?"
Chen Jiao patted his forehead: "My sister took away the original wok here, but it doesn't matter. I'll buy one tomorrow... Alas. I suddenly remembered that there is a ready-made one in my old house. It was used by my father before. I don't know if it can be used now. I'll get it tomorrow."
"Okay." Ye Chu nodded.
Not long after, Han Yuyan and Tang Shanshan returned to the Chen Family Hotel with a lot of things, including all kinds of useful seasonings, etc. As for tofu, they were specially prepared after it officially started tomorrow.
However, at this time, Han Yuyan's face was not very good: "Master, Tang Shanshan and I just visited the supermarkets and vegetable markets in Chinatown, but we didn't see anyone selling peppercorns."
"There are no peppercorns sold here?" Ye Chui was stunned.
"No." Han Yuyan shook his head.
"There are also other names for pepper, big pepper, mountain pepper, Sichuan pepper, and Sichuan pepper, aren't there any of these?" Ye Chui continued to ask.
"No, Master, I went online to check the information. There are no pepper sellers here... But can I find pepper?" Han Yuyan asked Ye Chui tentatively.
"No, pepper and pepper are not the same thing at all." Ye Chui shook his head and said, no wonder the Chen family tofu did not have the taste of numbness, and it turned out that there was no pepper sold at all.
Indeed, pepper is a Chinese spice, and many Chinese spices are difficult for foreigners to accept. Even if I wanted to buy pepper, five-spice, cinnamon and other things in the US supermarket in my previous life, it was very difficult to buy pepper, five-spice, cinnamon and other things in the United States, but there is no shortage of such things in Chinatown. But after all, this world is different from the world that Ye Chu remembers. Even in Chinatown, there is no pepper to sell.
So to put it this way, all the dishes here in Chinatown are not filled with peppercorns?
"Sichuan peppercorn?"
At this time, Chen Jiao, who was standing aside, heard the word and suddenly thought: "I seem to have heard of this noun. But I forgot to hear it somewhere... Well, I always feel very familiar."
"It must be your father said it." Ye Chui smiled bitterly and said to Chen Jiao that the Chen family was the orthodox creator of Mapo tofu, and the most formal way was to lack peppercorns. Chen Tian and Chen Jiao's father might also know the importance of peppercorns, but in Chen Tian and Chen Jiao's generation, he completely ignored this most important seasoning.
Han Yuyan said with some concern: "What should we do, Master?"
"If there is no peppercorn... the Mapo tofu I made may not have much advantage than the tofu made by Chen Tian." Ye Chui said with some embarrassment. He ate Chen Tian's Chen family tofu today. Although the method is slightly different from the orthodox method that Ye Chui knows and does not have the embellishment of peppercorns, the taste is still very outstanding. Of course, if Ye Chui makes this dish without peppercorns, it can still beat Chen Tian, ​​but it cannot be the crushing style that Ye Chui wants to win the other party.
He shook his head: "Hayu, please call Xiao Du quickly and ask him to send some peppercorns, but I have been waiting for several days. During this period, I will find a way to replace it with other things."
"Oh, I'll go call my senior brother now." Han Yuyan nodded and turned around and walked away quickly.
The problem of Huajiao is the only way to do this for the time being. Chen Jiao then ordered some takeaway as dinner. Some customers in the hotel called for Mapo tofu again. Chen Jiao tried to ask one of his clerks to come to the opposite side to bring Mapo tofu, but he was driven back directly.
"Boss, your sister is still angry now. She knows that Mr. Ye is waiting for several customers to check into your hotel and threatens to not care about you again." The clerk said with a bitter face, "I was slapped by your sister..."
"Okay, I'll compensate you for your salary this month." Chen Jiao said quickly, turning his head and looking at Ye Chui helplessly.
So I could only eat takeaway at night. The dishes in Chinatown are very similar to Chinese dishes, but there are some differences, and it is more like a kind of regional difference. The difference is not so good or bad. But in terms of the feeling of sagging leaves, this level cannot exceed the level of Chinese cuisine...
As for the current Chinatown dishes are far more popular than the international status of Chinese cuisine, it is probably more likely that Chinatown is in the overall environment of the United States, France, Japan and other countries, and high-star chefs are more likely to appear.
After dinner, it was already * o'clock. Ye Chui was in a messy jet lag. Han Yuyan and Li Xiuyun were already sleepy and could not open his eyes. The three of them said good night to Chen Jiao and walked towards the room on the third floor.
Han Yuyan and Ye Chui were walking behind. Han Yuyan had just called Tian Xiaodu. It was just early in the morning in China. Tian Xiaodu rushed to prepare for this matter. So far, he had sent out a bag of peppercorns a full pound, using FedEx's expedited orders. I guess he would receive it the morning after tomorrow.
Li Xiuyun walked in front of the two of them. He came to the room, looked at Ye Chui and Han Yuyan, and said to them with a sad look: "I'm too sleepy, so I'll go to bed first. I wish you two good night."
After saying that, he walked into the room and closed the door with a bang.
Ye Chui was stunned for a moment, walked over to push the door, and found that the door had been locked from inside.
"What's going on?" Ye Chui looked at Han Yuyan speechlessly.
Han Yuyan's face was even more speechless than Ye Chui: "What he meant is... let us sleep in the same room?"
Ye Chui tried to knock on the door, but after knocking for a while, there was no response inside. The heartbroken classmate Li Xiuyun was just lying on the bed and putting headphones on to comfort himself...
Han Yuyan stood in the corridor and looked at Ye Chui knocking on the door. The sister suddenly understood something and thought to herself that she was called by her brother. Li Xiuyun was deliberately creating conditions for her...
Although she felt embarrassed, she said she had to seize any of this great opportunity.
So, when he thought of this, Sister Han patted Ye Chu's shoulder with a shy and blushing face: "Master, I think Brother Li has probably gone to bed. He will definitely feel uncomfortable when he comes to the United States with us and wants to squeeze in a room with you to sleep..."
Ye Chu turned his head to look at Han Yuyan with a strange expression: "Then do you mean we really want to sleep in a house?"
Sister Han nodded shyly: "There is no way to do this..."
"Why do I feel that the atmosphere is so strange..." Ye Chui murmured in a low voice, thinking that when Xiaoyu was cooking, he and Han Yuyan were separated by a wall, and they were very familiar with each other. If you don't have to sleep together in the same house, there should be no problem, right?
Thinking of this, Ye Chui nodded: "Okay..." (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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