"A wealthy family?" Master Rong was stunned. "There are so many rich people in the capital. How much is considered wealthy? Is it considered wealthy to ride a bicycle to work and live alone in a courtyard home? Is it considered wealthy to just pull out anything from home?
Antiques, even the cat feeding bowls are made of Yuan blue and white. Is it considered a luxury? I opened a ranch and raised 10,000 sheep just to make my pet shepherd dog happy. Is it considered a luxury? "
"Hao!" Xiao Yang gave a thumbs up, "I don't know what kind of food these rich people eat. Do they have to eat thousands or eight thousand for every meal?"
Master Rong said: "Rich people are also human beings. If they eat half a catty of meat, they will spit out three catties of meat. How can you eat so much in one meal? What do you think the Empress Dowager Cixi is? But I have seen real rich people. In this life, except for the emperor,
In all the years, I’ve never heard of anyone more wealthy than them.”
"Master, don't be so pretentious. What's your trick? Did you eat bear bile or fall into the paw of a tiger?"
"Oh, what's that!" Master Rong curled his lips, "Back then, the Li family in the capital hosted a banquet for a distinguished guest and set up a table. That was called a wealthy family! If you want to talk about a wealthy family, then it was a truly wealthy family!"
Li Muchen's spirit was shaken and he pricked up his ears to listen.
"Oh, Master, please don't whet our appetite." Xiao Yang urged.
"Other people put on a banquet that is as big as the sky. Even a Manchu-Han banquet only has 108 dishes. Then you have to hire at least five chefs. For more elaborate ones, it will take more than a dozen chefs to make it."
When Master Rong talked about this, his face glowed with glory, like a general conferring on the battlefield heading west.
"But the Li family actually invited all the chefs from thirty-six well-known restaurants in the capital to come to their home. With the help of apprentices, there were more than a hundred chefs alone, and they cooked all the famous dishes from the eight major cuisines.
Tell me, have any of you seen this scene before?"
Xiao Yang was stunned when he heard this.
Even Sister Mei listened with great interest.
Only Boss Wang is always smiling, lying behind the bar.
"How much does it cost?" Xiao Yang sighed.
"How much?" Master Rong said, "Not to mention the eight hundred dishes, from the ingredients to the expenses of more than a hundred people, just for this matter, thirty-six large hotels closed down for one day, how much do you think they will lose?
money?"
"Hiss!" Xiao Yang took a breath of cold air, "Can those hotels agree?"
"Hey, this is what we call a wealthy family! There are some things that cannot be done with money. You ask the richest people now to spend money and try to see if those restaurants are willing to close their operations for a day. You know, then
Thirty-six grand hotels are not ordinary restaurants. Behind them are big groups and big forces. How many celebrities in the capital go to these hotels to eat every day."
"Master Rong, why haven't I heard of this?" Sister Mei asked.
"In those days, information was not as developed as it is now. If the media did not report it, people outside would naturally not know about it."
"Why didn't the media report such a big thing?"
"The Li family doesn't allow reporting, so who dares to report it?"
"Master Rong, how come you know so well?"
"Me? Hehe," Master Rong said with a proud look on his face, "Back then, my master was one of the chefs of those thirty-six restaurants. I was lucky enough to follow him and cook. Those eight hundred dishes,
I have seen the craftsmanship of thirty-six chefs with my own eyes."
"Wow, Master, you are so awesome!" Xiao Yang flattered Master Rong.
Li Muchen asked: "Master Rong, do you know who the guests at the Li family's banquet were?"
"Where do I know where to go?" Master Rong spread his hands, "We cooks, who cares who is eating. But I do know that this guest is a woman, because the housekeeper of the Li family came here specifically to explain it.
Let’s consider the peculiarities of women’s tastes when we cook.”
female?
Li Muchen unconsciously began to think.
He must be a very important person.
If we can find this person, we may be able to find some clues.
"Master Rong, how much do you know about the Li family?" Li Muchen asked.
"Hey, I'm just a cook. After working with my master, I cleaned up and left. How could I know about his family's affairs? And let me tell you, the wealthy families in the capital are very low-key. It was only that time that I found out about this.
A Li family."
Just as Master Rong finished speaking, Boss Wang behind the bar suddenly interrupted: "Master Rong, you finally went to a wealthy family, but you didn't get anything?"
Master Rong's face changed and he said angrily: "Hey, you idiot, what are you talking about? Do you know what is the most important thing for a cook? Reputation! Do you understand? If you keep talking nonsense, I will chop you with a knife!"
Boss Wang was not angry when he was called Wang Laowu. He still said with a smile: "If you didn't take it, you didn't take it. Why are you so anxious? If you are so angry, it's like you took it."
"Hey, you idiot, you're in high spirits, aren't you!" Master Rong puffed his beard and stood up with eyes wide open, "Believe it or not, I'm really going to kill you?"
"Come on, let's chop it off." Boss Wang still smiled.
Master Rong was about to rush into the kitchen to get the knife, but Xiao Yang hugged him and said, "Master, calm down! Calm down!"
Li Muchen always felt that these two people were a bit strange.
Sister Mei smiled and winked at him: "Ignore them, they are like this all the time."
Li Muchen seemed to understand something.
Since he couldn't find out anything from Master Rong for a while, Li Muchen and Sister Mei asked for leave because he had to go to the Lin family.
Lin Shangyi has been discharged from the hospital.
Now that we know it is the Zhao family who is behind this, there is no need to continue pretending to be sick in the hospital.
After Lin Shangyi was discharged from the hospital, he called Li Muchen and asked him to go there before five o'clock in the afternoon.
Li Muchen wanted to help Lin Shangyi get an injection to save his life, so he naturally agreed.
When they arrived at Beixi Villa, Li Muchen saw Mrs. Lin Yan Huimin and Lin Manqing standing at the gate from a distance.
As soon as Li Muchen appeared, Yan Huimin pointed at him and said, "Come on, come on!"
Suddenly, he picked up a broom from the side and swept the ground outside the gate.
Li Muchen was stunned. What kind of operation is this?
He walked over and said hello: "Mrs. Lin, Manqing..."
"Mu Chen is here!"
Mrs. Lin responded with a smile, but she continued sweeping the floor with her hands, until she reached Li Muchen's feet.
Li Muchen quickly stepped aside and took two steps to the side.
But he didn't expect that when he moved, Mrs. Lin would follow suit.
Wherever he goes, Mrs. Lin will sweep him.
While sweeping, he said: "Mu Chen, come here, follow me."
As he spoke, he swept all the way and retreated, actually helping Li Muchen clear the road ahead.
"Madam, what are you doing?" Li Muchen asked curiously.
"What's your name, madam? Call me auntie!" Yan Huimin smiled and waved the broom.
Looking at her unfamiliar movements, you can tell that she doesn't usually sweep the floor.
Li Muchen looked at Lin Manqing.
Lin Manqing couldn't help but want to laugh and said, "Have you forgotten, didn't you make a bet with my mother before you treated my grandfather?"
Li Muchen suddenly realized, then looked at the smiling Yan Huimin, and whispered: "Looking at your mother's happy face, why do I feel like I lost?"
Lin Manqing rolled her eyes at him: "You've got an advantage and you still act like a good boy!"
Li Muchen chuckled.
Under Mrs. Lin's cleaning, Li Muchen walked into the Lin Mansion on a particularly clean road.
This scene left the security guard at the door dumbfounded.
Not only did Mrs. Lin personally greet the guests, but she also swept all the way and welcomed people in like a doorman greeting guests.
Seeing her look like that, she was quite happy, as if she had won the first-class lottery.