Cute Beast Food Garden

new year.Zhongyuan County, Hecheng.

After the Zhumo War, Heiyu, headed by General He, established a political regime in the country.General He ascended the throne as emperor, continued the national title of "Zhu", and rebuilt the capital in Zhongyuan County of Zhu State, named Hecheng.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, he called on the people to actively rebuild their homes. In just a few months, the war-torn and devastated Zhu country was managed in an orderly manner, and the border defense lines were strengthened again, focusing on supporting the three northern counties that were most severely damaged in the war.

The newly built capital is in the north of the center of Zhu State.This was originally the sub-city of Chicheng, the old imperial capital. After Chicheng was destroyed by demon soldiers, the new emperor expanded its sub-city and completely renovated it into a new city.The imperial palace and important administrative institutions were quickly built in Hecheng, and a large number of core figures of the regime moved into the city.Soon, it became the current economic and cultural administrative center of Zhu State.

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"Crackling, crackling..."

"Boom boom, boom boom, boom boom boom!"

On the new food street at the east end of Hecheng, the road that was originally full of traffic has been completely blocked at this time.It turned out that there was a grand opening ceremony of a newly emerging restaurant. The firecrackers exploded outside the store, and the gongs and drums were loud, attracting people from several miles around to watch the excitement.

Two strings of long firecrackers were hung at the entrance of the restaurant, and the guys on both sides were beating drums cheerfully.In the center of the venue, two groups, one red and one green, were dancing passionately to the beat of the drums.

"Guji Guji!" The chubby little ocher magpie twirled its fiery red body flexibly, dancing into a ball of fire in the open space.

"Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!" the chubby little Zhen Baolong also imitated the appearance of the little bird, circling around foolishly.Its claws are short and its legs are short, and it dances crookedly, causing good-natured laughter from the crowd of onlookers from time to time.

The drum beats became more and more dense, and gradually reached a climax.Xiaohongtuanzi turned over with a neat kite on the ground and spun 360 degrees in the air, ending the dance show.And behind it, the dizzy little dragon stopped in a daze, staggered around for a while, and smiled at the people foolishly.

With a flash of fire, Xiaotuanzi instantly transformed into a handsome boy.He hugged the young dragon who was spinning around in a daze, and gently stroked Xiaobao's big head.

Then, he looked at the crowd on the third floor and the third floor outside.

"Thank you for your support!" The young man's voice was crisp and clear, and he clasped his fists at the people, "I am Qi Yan, the owner of the Red Fire Restaurant, and today our restaurant officially opened, half price for the whole restaurant, and the delicious food is not to be missed! Thank you folks for your appreciation!"

"Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!" Xiao Bao also clenched his fists in a decent manner, and cried immaturely.Seeing its silly and cute appearance, people laughed even more happily.

After finishing speaking, Qi Yan turned around and winked at the man standing on the tall ladder.Dong Mo smiled at him, then stretched out his hand, and lifted the large plaque directly above the store door in one breath.There are four characters in the letter: "Red Fire Restaurant", and the inscription is signed with a vigorous and powerful "He" character - this plaque is the royal letter written by the new emperor, and it is specially given to the two of them as a shop opening gift!

When the passers-by saw it, they immediately exclaimed: "Oh, it's incredible, isn't this the handwriting written by the current Holy Majesty!"

The emperor gave calligraphy to a restaurant, which aroused people's speculation.

"It's not easy to get a gift from the emperor—this prosperous restaurant!"

"That is, one of the shopkeepers is the holy beast of our Great Zhu Kingdom—the ocher magpie, which launched the 'Red Roar' among thousands of troops, causing the beasts to run wildly and be caught; and the other one was also awarded the Medal of Resistance Against Demons by the Holy Majesty himself. The character, who killed a gray-striped demon dragon and a demon general during the battle, is the anti-magic hero of Hongye County!"

"It is said that these two bosses are both from Hongye County?"

Dong Mo fell lightly from the ladder to the ground, cupped his hands to the people who were chattering, and said loudly: "Good afternoon, everyone, my name is Si Dongmo, I am one of the owners and one of the cooks of the Red Fire Restaurant. .Our restaurant is good at making all kinds of hot dishes and hot soups, snacks and snacks, and there are many special dishes. In the future, we will rely on your care and support!"

With that said, he waved to the store.

Le Hong pushed a large vertical wooden board out and placed it right in front of the restaurant door.

"This is the recipe of our prosperous restaurant." Dong Mo pointed to the front of the wooden board, "As Boss Qi Yanqi said, today is the first day of opening of the shop, and the whole restaurant is discounted by half. Please come in and taste, criticize Correct me!"

Satisfied, Le Hong took a deep breath and shouted:

"Red fire restaurant, worth a try!

The dishes are rich and absolutely fresh!

Variety of tastes, good quality and low price!

Oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, sweet, spicy, light and salty!

Steamed soup, steamed dumplings, fried rice and fried noodles!

Walnut Hawthorn, Peanut Chips!

Egg scones, candied fruit!

Fish head chicken wings, crab legs and shrimp claws!

Eat everything, see everything!

Roast lamb chops with sliced ​​skin Yak meat,

Turbot fish dragon soup lion head,

Fried Spring Roll Shrimp Ball Rice Pine Nut Polenta,

There is also the most fashionable and rare beast set meal, braised fierce frog Yeyue beef brisket hooktail crocodile skewers, what are you waiting for, come and try it! ! ! "

He finished the entire propaganda speech in one breath, and the number of words was so many that he almost died.Amidst the applause of the crowd, Le Hong took a few breaths and rolled his eyes gloriously.

Qi Yan held the young dragon's little paw, and complained silently in his heart: Le Hong, you are really talented, you are eloquent, and from now on, you will be the only one who will be the head of publicity at the Red Fire Restaurant!

After letting go of the gown fireworks, the two owners of the prosperous restaurant immediately announced the grand opening!The store door opened slowly, and the invited guests entered one by one.

The first batch of early adopters were relatives and friends of the two bosses.First of all, the neighbors of Lezhuang, including the two sons Asheng and Ajin brought by Lebo, Lao Kang and his hunter brothers, and other villagers.

"Brother Mo, congratulations!" Ah Jin and Dong Mo hugged each other vigorously, and he said with a smile: "Our father and son are also planning to move to Hecheng, open a store of local goods on the street, and start their own business!"

"Well, didn't you always want to be the boss? Now it's a dream come true. In the future, I still want to buy from you!" Dong Mo patted his buddy on the shoulder, and the two laughed.

On the other side, Qi Yan led the young dragon to welcome guests at the door, and he met many friends from the food street in Luoxia Town.There are Boss Yuan from the Yuanyuan Steamed Bun Shop, the foreign brothers from the Skewer Shop, and many good neighbors who help each other with them.as well as--

"Boss Xia Xiangxiang?"

The girl was still wearing a ponytail, dressed smartly, and smiled brightly at Qi Yan: "Qi Yan, my Xia Ji Spicy Shrimp Restaurant is also moving to Hecheng, and the location is opposite your prosperous restaurant. It will open next month, so you have to come and join us!"

Qi Yan smiled and said: "Of course, it is necessary." While speaking, he suddenly felt a shadow cast above him, and when he raised his head, it turned out to be an extremely huge Lobster King, who unexpectedly followed Boss Xia at some point. Sneaked into the store.

"Boss Xia, this..."

Xia Xiangxiang was taken aback, turned around, immediately screamed "ah", and annoyed Lobster King, "You stupid shrimp, why did you follow me here?"

"Ho Ho, Ho Ho!" Perhaps it was the first time that he came to a place with so many people to watch the excitement, and Iron Fist Lobster roared to the sky with excitement.Not only did it have no intention of repenting, but it also swung its pliers mightily. Xia Xiangxiang was so frightened that she hurriedly pushed it outside: "Don't shake your fists indiscriminately, go home quickly!"

Qi Yan watched the girl drag the silly Lobster King out of the shop like a bull. Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of an unusual figure out of the corner of his eye, and hurriedly walked towards the three customers who entered the shop.

The three men were wearing identical black overcoats and wide fur hats with the brims pushed down very low.Qi Yan stepped forward and looked at a middle-aged man among them with some surprise.

"Your majesty, you, why did you personally..." Come to the store to support yourself?

"Shh-!"

The man next to him covered his mouth in time, looked around vigilantly, and smiled again: "Brother Qi Yan, don't make a fuss. Huang... oh no, Mr. He came quietly, you give us If you find a secluded private room or something, there is no need to make a big fuss."

Qi Yan understood what he meant, and nodded: "Okay, come with me." He led the current emperor and his companion to the third floor in a low-key manner, and took them into a secret box. "How about this private room?"

"That's great, brother." He Jia thumped Qi Yan's shoulder, and the two men next to him finally took off their hats and outer robes, revealing their true faces.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Yan."

General He, the former leader of the Black Feather Army, and now the current emperor, is sitting in front of Qi Yan in the private room of the prosperous restaurant.The emperor smiled faintly at the respectful young man, "You're welcome."

Mr. Yan also said softly: "The emperor has tasted your and Dongmo's cooking skills in the army before, and has always been fond of the 'skewers of fierce beast meat'. I want to have a good meal today. Now the Demon Kingdom I have already retreated, I wonder if you still have special dishes for this beast?"

Qi Yan smiled and said: "The emperor and Mr. Yan came at the right time. The battle has just ended, and there are still many beasts in our territory who have not been able to retreat with the demon soldiers. They can only run around and hurt people everywhere. We then Use local materials, buy the ferocious beasts they caught from the hunters, and make them into dishes. Your Majesty, if you need anything else, please order." He said, and presented the carefully crafted recipes.

"In addition to meat skewers, let's serve some signature dishes that we are good at."

"Signature dishes... The good ones here are Fried Rice with Pine Nuts and Shrimp, Braised Frog in Brown Sauce, Stir-Fried Pork with Cowpea, Snowflake Beef, Spicy Chicken with Crispy Bone, Snacks include Leek Box and Baked Potatoes, and Fresh Vegetable Soup, you see how about?"

"It happens to be eight dishes and one soup." He Jia counted on his fingers and looked at the two masters.The emperor nodded slightly, "That's right, that's all."

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll go and inform the back kitchen to bring you some food."

Qi Yan took his leave temporarily and walked outside the house.After a while, there was the sound of treading footsteps chasing after him, and when he turned around, he saw He Jia's face so close, he couldn't help but let out a "wow" in fright.

"Don't wow, shhh—" He Jia looked around.Qi Yan frowned, "What's the matter, Brother He, why are you always so mysterious today?"

"Hey, I'm here to ask you, that... Su Ruiqing, is his name right? Is he awake?"

Qi Yan was taken aback, and lowered his eyes.

"Brother Zeqing is still looking after him, waiting for him to wake up. However, there is no news of brother Su's recovery." Qi Yan said, "Brother Zeqing is currently holding an official position in Hecheng, and his house is in Hecheng , about half an hour away from our Red Fire Restaurant. When I am free, I plan to visit them."

"This one is clear, it's really... alas!" He Jia scratched his hair irritably.He sighed, and when he looked up again, his smiling face had changed again, "Forget it, let's not talk about it. Today is a good day for you and Dongmo to start a business, don't think about anything else, go."

"Okay Brother He, I'll go first!"

The boy hurried to the stove house in the backyard.

The structure of Honghuo Restaurant is similar to a "siheyuan". The building facing the street in front is a restaurant, the small buildings on both sides are stove houses and warehouses, and the small building behind the courtyard is the residence of their family.

He and Dongmo worked part-time at Fourteen restaurants and saved a lot of wages. In addition, the new emperor gave them a large bounty for their achievements in the war against demons last year.With this money as the initial capital, the two of them opened this big restaurant named Honghuo.

Now that Dongmo is the boss himself, except for the big dishes that need to be served by himself, other simple side dishes are cooked by a group of apprentices under the guidance of Master Zhao.

As the name suggests, the Red Fire Restaurant achieved great success on the first day of its opening, and its business is booming. With its unique ingredients and creative craftsmanship, it has gained a firm foothold in Hecheng.

Today's popularity gave Qi Yan the confidence to believe that their business will flourish from now on.

This is a small shop belonging to him and Dongmo, and it is their own business.

After working all day, at night, Qi Yan returned to the two-storey small building behind the main restaurant building.The first floor is the two bedrooms of Dongmo's mother and Lehong, while the second floor is the big room where he and Dongmo share.

He went up to the second floor.As soon as he pushed the door, he saw that the man had finished washing and was lazily leaning on the head of the bed.His pajamas were loosely undone, revealing muscular muscles under the clothes.

Qi Yan's heart beat faster.He walked over slowly, "Dongmo."

The man opened his eyes, sat up from the couch, stretched out his arms towards the boy, and took him directly into his arms.Qi Yan caught a glimpse of a bright smile on the corner of his mouth, reached out and plucked his collar, "Dongmo, why are you smiling so happily?"

"Today is a good day for double happiness, of course I am happy."

"Double happiness coming to the door?" Qi Yan was puzzled, "Which double happiness are you talking about? Besides the successful opening of the prosperous restaurant today, there is...?"

But seeing the man roll his eyes slyly, "There is one more joy, that is..." He lowered his voice, Qi Yan leaned over to listen, but was pushed onto the couch.

"I'm going to marry a wife today! Hahahaha!"

Qi Yan was caught off guard by being pushed, and said angrily, "Big fool, you lied to me!" But soon, the figure of a man came up and kissed him gently.

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In the early morning of the next day, Qi Yan got up in a daze, and after washing up, he went back to the house and found that Dong Mo, who had worked hard all night, had just woken up and was sitting on the head of the bed in a daze.

"Are you awake so late?"

Dong Mo stared at him blankly, then nodded, "I was too tired last night."

"..."

Qi Yan suddenly saw the marks on his upper body, couldn't help but feel hot, picked up the man's clothes and threw them to him, "Put on the clothes quickly. It's getting late, the restaurant is about to open for business!"

"Yes."

Dong Mo seemed to remember just now, he scratched his hair, put on his clothes, got up and opened the bamboo window of the bedroom.

"The weather is fine." He stretched his body and murmured.

Qi Yan stretched greatly, "A new life, a new beginning." He took Dong Mo's hand and walked out, the two looked at each other and smiled.