Kaifeng Bistro

Tan Zhifeng heated up the iron pan, picked out suitable portions of vegetables and chopped them, and then directly took the boiling hot pan out of the stove below.This time even Xu Gan became curious: "Zhifeng, this empty pot..."

"Hold Ling'er well and don't let him touch it." Tan Zhifeng instructed, and then he brought beef and a neatly cut tofu-like thing.

Zhuo Zhuo's eyes shined brightly: "Wow, I like this one. Zhifeng, do you have shredded taro?"

"Yes." Tan Zhifeng said while putting the butter cubes into the pot: "Konjac powder, Yi Yi bought it."

As he spoke, he put in the neatly cut scallions, and spread the beef in slices.The fat-filled beef quickly shrank and changed color when heated, and the fragrance overflowed. Changshang bit her finger and stared at Tan Zhifeng with wide eyes, but Tan Zhifeng shook his head at him and said, "Wait a minute."

The sliced ​​meat was accompanied by scallions, sizzling in the pot, Tan Zhifeng poured the prepared slightly sweet sauce into it, then turned around and walked into the back kitchen, brought out a large plate of various vegetables, drained , fried golden tofu; mushrooms with a cross on the surface; small pieces of cabbage leaves; finely chopped konjac shreds and blanched burdock shreds; pink.Tan Zhifeng carefully picked the fire in the stove, and put all the vegetables into it.

"Chicken?" Shangshang found two eggs rolling around on the plate, carefully picked up one: "Put it in?"

"Don't let it go." Tan Zhifeng broke one and poured the egg liquid into a bowl, "Dip it in and eat it, it can cool down. Of course, you children, don't eat it, it's raw after all."

The pot was gurgling, Tan Zhifeng asked Zhuo Zhuo: "Where's the wine?"

"Oh, I can finally have a drink too!" Zhuo Zhuo had known for a long time that Yi Yi went out to buy wine today, so he happily ran to the back, carrying a full wine bottle, and came out with four wine glasses.

"Good wine." Xu Gan praised, "Whose wine?"

"Yuxianlou." Yi Yi said as he put away a wine cup, "Tan Zhifeng, let's avoid your drinking capacity." Then he continued to answer Xu Yan's question: "Silver bottle of wine, 72 cents, of course Good wine."

Tan Zhifeng looked regretfully at the fragrant wine poured out by Zhuozhuo, and he also knew that Yiyi was doing it for his own good, so he could only sigh, and began to scoop out the meat with a wooden spoon for everyone to eat.The beef soaked in the sauce in the iron pan had a sweet taste, Ling'er also grabbed a slice, and chewed it slowly in his mouth.

"He rarely eats meat." Xu Gan seemed a little surprised.Tan Zhifeng filled a bowl of soup with konjac powder, some minced meat and vegetables, and handed it to Ling'er.Ling'er likes to drink soup, so he quickly drank up the bowl of sweet soup with meaty aroma. He pushed the bowl towards Xu Gan: "Daddy, I want to eat some more."

Xu Gan also smiled, and the light in his eyes that was as cold as the cold wind outside gradually faded, replaced by warm and soft eyes.He handed the empty bowl to Tan Zhifeng, their fingers touched, Tan Zhifeng couldn't help shaking, and the bowl fell on the table with a bang.

Fortunately, Zhuozhuo had two glasses of wine at this time, his cheeks were flushed, and he began to sing with bamboo chopsticks on the table drunkenly. Everyone was amused by her messy singing, and Changshang also hummed along. Xu Gan looked at it from time to time. Tan Zhifeng, Tan Zhifeng put down the bowls and chopsticks after eating only a few dishes and soup. Amidst the scorching singing, he also looked up at Xu Gan and smiled.

Yi Yi couldn't listen anymore, knocked on the wine pot twice, Zhuo Zhuo threw down the bamboo chopsticks in his hand in a daze: "Eh? Zhifeng, why are you still standing here, it's time for you to play!"

Tan Zhifeng got up to clean up the dishes and said: "You are drunk, Zhuozhuo, go to bed quickly! Otherwise, don't regret that we didn't remind you tomorrow."

The iron pan was still steaming, and there was very little food left in it.Shangshang was still scraping the powder on the bottom of the iron pot with a big wooden ladle, and put it in Linger's bowl after scraping: "This is the best."

This time, it was really a mess. After Tan Zhifeng came back, he and Yi Yi looked at Zhuo Zhuo lying on the table: "Who will send her upstairs?" They both asked at the same time.

"Zhifeng." Xu Gan looked at the dark, narrow stairs, and said to Tan Zhifeng, "I'll move your things to the next door for you."

"Forget about today, I still have to stay and pack up. You and Ling'er should go to bed early." Tan Zhifeng tried hard to resist.But Xu Yan didn't buy it, and directly said to Yi Yi: "Take off his bedding."

"Zhifeng..." Ling'er in Xu Gan's arms began to lean forward, groping for Zhifeng's face: "Will you move there with me and Daddy?"

Ling'er's hand touched Tan Zhifeng's face, and Xu Gan simply made him lie on Tan Zhifeng's shoulder.Tan Zhifeng had no choice but to carry Ling'er over, watching Xu Yan and Yi Yi drag Zhuo Zhuo upstairs.

Ling'er leaned against Tan Zhifeng's face, and he whispered, "Little uncle, stay with Daddy, no one is playing with him."

Tan Zhifeng's heart softened.He watched helplessly as Xu Gan pushed down his thin quilt, and pulled him to the door.

"No, I have to clean up!" Tan Zhifeng made a final struggle.

"Tomorrow morning I will clean up with you." Xu Gan pushed open the door, it was cold outside, but the moonlight was very bright, illuminating the narrow and winding alley, shining white like a silver chain.

Tan Zhifeng hurriedly covered Ling'er with his thin quilt, and Ling'er held his neck with her soft little hands, breathing evenly and long, as if she had fallen asleep.Tan Zhifeng didn't want to toss him cold.He followed Xu Gan to the next yard, and found that the yard seemed to have been tidied up a little. Things were piled up on the side of the house that hadn't been repaired. Neat, but at least one way in and out is left.

The two walked to the door one after the other, Xu Gan drank a lot of wine, and Tan Zhifeng who was beside him could clearly smell the alcohol on his body.He wanted to take Ling'er over, but Tan Zhifeng motioned for him to open the door.The door opened, and under the bright moonlight, Tan Zhifeng walked to the bed, carefully placed Ling'er on the innermost side of the bed, gently pulled his little hand away, and it turned out that he was already fast asleep.

Xu Gan pointed to Ling'er's side, indicating that Tan Zhifeng was sleeping there.But Tan Zhifeng said: "I'm not sleepy yet, let's wait a while."

Xu Gan followed Tan Zhifeng to the door, and the two sat side by side on the steps.The brick steps are a bit chilly, but not particularly cold.

Xu Gan was afraid that Tan Zhifeng would be cold, so he stretched out his long arms to hug him. Tan Zhifeng could feel Xu Gan's chest rising and falling, and his heart was beating very fast.The two sat silently for a while, and Xu Gan asked, "Tell me about the family affairs."

Tan Zhifeng cleared his throat and asked nervously, "You...what do you want to hear?"

Xu Gan hugged him tighter again, and asked, "Do you remember me?"

Tan Zhifeng looked sideways at Xu Gan, Xu Gan had straight eyebrows, thin lips pursed, and a pair of dark eyes were also looking at him.Those familiar shadows flashed in Tan Zhifeng's mind, and he nodded unconsciously, "Remember...a little bit."

"I remember you too." The corners of Xu Gan's lips twitched, "I feel familiar when I see you for the first time." He turned his face away, and continued, "Especially these days, I often dream of you talking beside me, But I couldn't see you. Then I finally dreamed of a child who was about your age..." After that, he raised his hand and nodded between Tan Zhifeng's eyebrows: "Your eyes are like his."

Tan Zhifeng hesitated and asked, "Who is that child?"

Xu Gan thought for a while, and said, "I don't remember what you looked like when you were young. I've never seen what you'll look like when you grow up. I figured it out myself."

After that, he asked again: "You went to many places to find me?"

Tan Zhifeng leaned closer to him, and the mellow aroma of fine wine on Xu Gan made him a little dizzy, and he murmured: "Yes, I've searched everywhere I could."

Xu Yan patted the hand on Tan Zhifeng's shoulder lightly: "Brother, thank you for your hard work."

Tan Zhifeng sniffled and didn't answer.Xu Gan continued to pat him on the shoulder as if to lull him to sleep: "From now on, brother will take care of you."

Tan Zhifeng's heart was touched. Hundreds of years ago, in the deep palace where the night was as cold as water, he once sat in front of the steps with another person. The other person also patted him on the shoulder lightly and said to him in a low voice: " Zhifeng, don't be afraid, I will take care of you from now on."

Tan Zhifeng raised his hand and put it on Xu Gan's feverish hand.Xu Gan's hands were well-articulated, slender and powerful.Feeling the coldness of Tan Zhifeng's fingers, Xu Gan turned over his palm, interlocked with Tan Zhifeng's fingers, and held Tan Zhifeng's cool hand tightly.

Along the touching palms of the two, Tan Zhifeng's spiritual power turned into warm currents and poured into Xu Gan's body.

Xu Gan suddenly felt drowsy, Tan Zhifeng's eyes were as clear as water, the sound of gurgling streams seemed to be heard around the two of them, the rustling of the wind, the falling snow, the messy and crowded courtyard began to rotate, and the scenery in front of him gradually blurred.

Tan Zhifeng whispered in his ear, "Shall we take care of each other, Xu Gan?"

Surrounded by white light, Tan Zhifeng helped Xu Gan into the room, and placed him beside Ling'er. The faint light floated in the air, and gently fell on the thin quilt of the father and son.Some of the cold room began to become warmer.

Tan Zhifeng smiled slightly, backed out, and closed the door.The white light squeezed out through the crack of the door that was about to close as he was about to close, and spun rapidly in the yard again. The messy wood, the straw used to fill the walls, and the mud that was about to freeze seemed to be drawn by a giant hand all the time. Playing with it, everything is neatly arranged.

Tan Zhifeng clapped his hands in satisfaction, and went back to his tavern.It seems that someone has already tidied it up, the room is quiet and warm, the wine cups of Yuxianlou are still on the table, Tan Zhifeng remembers Yi Yi said that these wine utensils will be returned tomorrow.

Tan Zhifeng sat down, there was still a little wine in the bottle, and it was only half a glass when it was all poured out.Just as he was about to drink, Yi Yi suddenly appeared opposite him.Tan Zhifeng covered the wine cup with his sleeve like a thief: "That's all, let me taste it."

"Go ahead and drink." Yi Yi didn't stop, "Is there anything you want to say?"