I rely on pancakes to become rich [farming]

"What is he doing?"

Yan Moji was a little puzzled, followed Li Si to the wing room in the backyard, and saw Fifth Young Master Yuan who was sitting on the cotton couch without any image.

The Fifth Young Master, who was born in a wealthy family, was holding a huge sweet potato, eating it without any image, his fat cheeks were puffed up like a hamster, and he kept praising: "Good! eat!"

This roasted sweet potato is also sold in the assorted food, but it is not the assorted food's own, but sold at a rented stall.

Yan Moji has eaten it a few times, and this sweet potato is really roasted to perfection. When you peel off the browned skin, the sweet and fragrant heat comes out, and you can eat a mouthful of satisfying sweetness. eat it.

Yan Moji sat opposite the Fifth Young Master Yuan, watched the little fat man eat a whole big sweet potato, took a sip of ginger brown sugar tea, and then asked with a little amusement, "Why is Fifth Young Master here free today?" I'm here?"

Fifth young master Yuan relished the delicacy of sweet potatoes, smacked his lips, and then put down the teacup in his hand: "This time, this young master is here, and I want to ask Boss Yan for help."

Yan Moji asked with some vigilance: "Didn't you ask me to make noodles for you again?"

The fifth young master waved his hand: "That's not true... This young master wants to study at Qingzhou College in the spring of next year, but the elders in the family disagree; recently, my grandfather is ill and can't eat, so I plan to have a big banquet to please my grandfather, okay?" Tell grandpa to let go."

Yan Moji was stunned for a moment, then pointed to himself: "Could it be that Fifth Young Master is planning to let me cook?"

The fifth young master clapped his hands: "That's right."

Yan Moji looked at him hesitantly, and then smiled wryly: "Fifth Young Master, do you have any misunderstanding about my cooking skills?"

"Ok?"

"I've never been good at main dishes. You see, my assorted food business is so big that I have never sold a main dish. If you expect me to be the chef, I'm afraid I will mess up the banquet."

The fifth young master was also stunned for a while: "Are you not good at main dishes?"

In fact, it's not that Yan Moji doesn't know how to cook - his memory can even memorize the actions of chefs who have only seen it once, and he understands and can cook most of the cooking methods.

It's just that being able to cook and doing it well are two different things. The main dishes at the banquet should be full of color, flavor and taste. Although Yan Moji is confident that the taste of the dishes he cooks will not be bad, there is still a gap compared with the real professional chefs .

What's more, as the appearance that impresses people at the first time, what is more tested is the knife skills and experience, which need years of training.

The fifth young master came excitedly, thinking that with his relationship with Yan Moji, this trivial matter could be easily handled... Unexpectedly, he was hit in the face!

After a while, Fifth Young Master Yuan regained his composure, frowned and thought about it, and then asked, "Do you have any other ideas? If you can help my young master prepare this banquet, I can give you a few points of profit." Here it is! When I go to Qingzhou City in the spring of next year, this young master can just bring you with me."

As Yan Moji's partner and shareholder of Assorted Foods, Fifth Young Master Yuan also received Yan Moji's transfer of the follow-up personnel of Assorted Foods early on, and knew about Yan Moji's plan to go to Qingzhou City after the New Year.

Yan Moji didn't particularly care about a few points of profit; it was just that Fifth Young Master Yuan said that he could take him to Qingzhou City with him, which made Yan Moji a little tempted.

Although he guessed that Li Si Qian Ping's martial arts were good, after all, Qian Ping was the only one who would accompany them on the road. If he ran into bandits with many accomplices, even he didn't have to worry, what about Brother Wu?Brother Wu's legs and feet are inconvenient, and he won't be able to run when the time comes.

As the Yuan family is the richest family in the town, the young master of the family will definitely hire a lot of bodyguards when he is going to Qingzhou City.If Fifth Young Master brings them together, then Brother Wu's safety can be guaranteed...

Yan Moji pondered for a while, then nodded and agreed: "The fifth young master will go back and wait for my news first, and I will think about how to solve it."

In the previous life, Yan Moji actually took over this kind of family banquet, and most of them appeared in friendship, and it didn't matter how exquisite the presentation was, as long as the taste was right.

To impress the Yuan family, in addition to novelty, appearance had to be taken into consideration.

It is said that the old man of the Yuan family has traveled all over the world for many years, and he should have eaten a lot of snacks from various places. What kind of food is the easiest to impress him, and he can also do a good job of presenting it?

Yan Moji thought for a long time, then went home and told Ji Mingwu about his plan.

"Grilled fish?"

Ji Mingwu repeated it with some doubts, and frowned slightly: "Is the barbecue a bit too simple?"

"The grilled fish I'm talking about is not grilling alone, but a combination of grilling and hot pot." Yan Moji briefly introduced his plan, "First grill the fish, then add soup to the charcoal stove to make a hot pot, and wait for the fish to cook." It's almost finished, what do you think if you add side dishes on high heat?"

Ji Mingwu had never heard of this novel way of eating, so he nodded after thinking for a while: "What do I need to do?"

"Knife skills!" Yan Moji said without hesitation, "Grilling fish requires a lot of knife skills, and the fish made by my knife skills may not be beautiful enough. Brother Wu, come with us and help me kill the fish. "

Without hesitation, Ji Mingwu nodded and agreed.

...

Mrs. Wu knocked on the door of Ji's house with a basket of mushrooms.

The owner wanted to cook a banquet for the Yuan family, so he needed to bring her with him. He said that the side dishes and meat slices that were going to be put in the pot would look better and taste better after they had been frozen by themselves.

Lady Wu, who has always been grateful for Yan Moji's kindness in taking him in, agreed without hesitation. In the past few days, she has practiced her inner strength day and night, trying her best not to hold back her master.

The boss asked her to come to Ji's house today to practice beforehand. It was the first time Mrs. Wu came to the boss's residence, and she heard Zhou Yang, who delivered the food, say that the boss had bought wild mushrooms a while ago, so she went to pick some and brought them over.

——Speaking of which, the boss's husband is said to be a lame carpenter who stays at home all day, and he has never seen him before...

Miss Wu thought to herself, when she heard a sound of "tuk-tuk-tuk" coming from behind the door, as if some kind of wood was hitting the ground, and then the door opened with a "squeak", and a face that she would never forget in her life appeared on the door back.

When Ji Mingwu saw her after opening the door, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, but it didn't show on his face, he just nodded and said, "Long time no see."

After being stunned for a while, Mrs. Wu came back to her senses. The basket she was carrying in her hand was thrown on the ground, and a basket of mushrooms was scattered all over the ground.She didn't realize it suddenly, tears flashed in her eyes, and she stammered: "En, benefactor?! Didn't expect it to be you?"

More than a year ago, she and her only son were kidnapped, but the husband who stole things and caused disaster escaped, leaving their mother and son to face a group of angry villains.

Those people burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of crimes. They were already furious when things were stolen. Naturally, they would not show mercy to their mother and son at this time—her only son died tragically at the hands of those people.

Just when she was about to face humiliation, the benefactor in front of her appeared, completely killed those villains, saved her life, and then drifted away without leaving a name.

She still can't forget that Engong leaned on a cane and appeared in front of them without a sound, his expression was as indifferent as now, he asked a few words, and after confirming that the people in front of him were all reckless people, the cane in his hand moved slightly— —

one move.

Just one trick.

Mrs. Wu didn't even see what he was doing, she just saw dozens of reckless men lying on their backs in unison, completely silent.

She was sad that her only son died tragically that night, and when she came back to her senses and wanted to thank her benefactor, there was no sign of her benefactor.

Unexpectedly, I saw it here at this moment!

——Why is Engong at the owner's house...Huh?

Lady Wu reacted, covered her mouth and said in surprise, "Grandfather, are you the master's husband?"

Ji Mingwu nodded, fell silent for a while, and said: "He doesn't know my identity, so don't reveal it."

Lady Wu was taken aback for a moment, the excitement of seeing Engong again cooled down, she opened her mouth, and wanted to ask why Engong had to live in seclusion in such a remote town and act as a carpenter with such a strong martial arts.But after thinking about it, she felt that how could she have the position to ask about Engong?

So Miss Wu pursed her lower lips and nodded: "My family will remember it."

After a pause, she seemed to be unable to hold back, rubbed her hands a little uneasily, and said earnestly in a low voice: "Grandfather, although I know it's not the slave's turn to say this, but... the master is a good person, you..."

Ji Mingwu heard her intention of protecting Yan Moji, the expression on his face became softer, and he also said in a low voice: "I know, don't worry."

There is a clear distinction between the people in the Jianghu and the ordinary people. Miss Wu has never seen anyone like Dong's family before, and she is willing to give them a home for these wandering Jianghu warriors, so that even their three-legged cat's kung fu can be used, and let them truly feel like home...

So after seeing Engong's shock, Mrs. Wu was a little worried: the master didn't know the identity of the benefactor, why did the benefactor marry the benefactor incognito?Will Engong's status as a man in the rivers and lakes bring trouble to his master?

Although she doesn't know who Engong is, judging from Engong's martial arts, he is definitely not an unknown person in the world-this also means that Engong must avoid the trouble of living in such a small town. Not too small...

It's just that it's a matter between benefactor and the owner's family after all, and Mrs. Wu knows that she has no room to intervene.

So she just sighed and knelt down to pick up the mushrooms that had fallen to the ground.

Ji Mingwu looked around and saw that there was no one around, and when he touched the crutch lightly, Mrs. Wu felt the ground tremble slightly, and the mushrooms scattered on the ground suddenly flew into the air; then Ji Mingwu waved his left hand, and all the mushrooms that flew up fell to the ground. into the basket.

Mrs. Wu was awed by Ji Mingwu's superb internal strength, and immediately understood what Ji Mingwu implied, and smiled bitterly: "Don't worry, benefactor, I will definitely not do unnecessary things."

Ji Mingwu nodded, as if he hadn't done anything just now, he turned and walked into the house first: "Come in."

Miss Wu sighed softly in her heart, tried her best to put on her usual expression, and walked into Ji's house with a basket on her shoulders.

...

On the day when it was agreed to have a banquet for Mr. Yuan, Yan Moji got up early, took good care of himself, washed up with Ji Mingwu, went to the assorted food, took Mrs. Wu, and got in the car sent by Mr. Yuan Fifth .

As soon as they arrived at Yuan's house, the manager who came to meet Yan Moji and the other three looked slightly depressed, and when Yan Moji approached, he whispered something: "The fourth young master invited Chef You from the Baishan Building, and he wants to change his house. The master of the banquet... the fifth young master argued hard, and only kept the main course for you, so go ahead and work hard."

This surprised Yan Moji: Why did he bump into Chef Nayou again?

The main course is the finale, and it is basically the biggest criterion for measuring the success of a banquet.

If the main course is worse than the side dishes served before, then the banquet may be ruined.

Yan Moji knew in his heart that Chef Nayou's attitude towards mixed food was quite hostile, this time it was an excellent opportunity to compete, and he might try his best, and the pressure he had to face was quite high.

——But... when had I ever been afraid of him?

Yan Moji smiled slightly, nodded to indicate that he understood, and continued walking forward without changing his expression.

This made the steward so worried that he wanted to sigh: Chef You of the Baishan Building, with a solemn expression, called many apprentices to help the chef, carefully selected them in the kitchen, and they looked like famous chefs at first sight; After all, the boss is serving the common people, and he came here with a cripple and a woman. Can such a combination really support the main course of the family dinner?

Although the dishes at the banquet were divided between two people, the Yuan family did not treat anyone badly when it came to preparing the ingredients.

According to Yan Moji's requirements, the ingredients were prepared, such as plump and huge silver carp, freshly slaughtered old hens, various fresh vegetables, clams, river prawns, etc...

It's hard for the Yuan family to catch so much freshwater in such a severe winter.

——It is good to have money!The ingredients for assorted meals can only be expected to be in season...

While rolling up his sleeves, Yan Moji began to ponder: Can he cultivate his own food base for mixed food?Grow and farm ingredients that are in high demand for jambalaya.

In terms of temperature control, we can recruit more people from the rivers and lakes who are good at icy-cold internal energy or yang-heat internal energy. Seeing that Wu Niangzi's family can change the budding law of Chinese toon, we know that it should be able to produce the effect of a greenhouse or ice cellar under quantitative changes.

But all of this will be left to go to Qingzhou City to expand the scale of Assorted Food.

After all, no matter how prosperous the business is in this town, due to the upper limit of the market, considering the farms and plantations, the losses outweigh the profits.

Ji Mingwu washed his hands and went to deal with the fat silver carp first.

Most of the current silver carp are wild cold-water fish caught from ice caves. The meat is firm and delicious, which is perfect for grilled fish.The last time I practiced grilled fish hot pot at Ji's house, the final grilled fish was eaten by Yan Moji, Ji Mingwu, and Wu Niangzi, and there was not much soup left.

Yan Moji put the old hen and some well-matched mushrooms into the earthen pot and simmered in the pot; clams, river prawns and winter bamboo shoots made another pot of stewed soup.

After consulting the fifth young master and Mr. Yuan's taste, Yan Moji planned to make mandarin duck grilled fish pot this time.

The soup started to simmer, and Yan Moji began to mix the sauce for grilling fish.

Whether the grilled fish is delicious depends on the heat and the sauce.A few days ago, Yan Moji selected the most suitable sauces from the vast list of sauces in his memory, and tried many kinds of sauces before finally deciding on two sauces.

Madam Wu can't help with serious cooking skills, but with her internal strength, she is still very efficient in handling ingredients.

Not long after, the preliminary preparations for the grilled fish were ready. Yan Moji lit the charcoal fire, and set the silver carp with bones that Ji Mingwu had processed on the fire.

Licked by the tongue of fire, the surface of the silver carp began to gradually turn brown, and the knife flower carefully cut by Ji Mingwu slightly turned up the fat between the fish meat and was roasted, exuding a strong fragrance.

Silver carp itself is a fish with relatively little oil, so Yan Moji occasionally brushed it with oil while rolling the grill.

When the silver carp was almost roasted, Yan Moji asked about the situation of the banquet, and learned that Chef You's side dishes were basically complete, and he was only waiting for his main course.He nodded, and went back to spread the bottom of the custom-made pot with sweet potatoes, thousand sheets and other anti-scorching bottom dishes, put the grilled fish on both sides, poured mushroom chicken soup on one side, and clam and shrimp soup on the other, and then spread another layer The sauce is perfect!

Because it was a small family banquet hosted by the fifth young master in private, before the big banquet on New Year's Eve, the Yuan family only gathered the old Patriarch and a few juniors, a total of six or seven people.

At this time, around the jujube wood round table, the family had almost eaten all the side dishes. The old man put down his chopsticks and nodded: "That's right, Chef You's skills have improved again."

After hearing this, the Fourth Young Master Yuan glanced at the Fifth Young Master triumphantly, and said deliberately: "Chef You has been cooking for my grandfather for these years, so he can naturally catch his taste. , but not necessarily.”

Several children and grandchildren saw that the old owner seemed to be quite satisfied with these dishes, and they praised Chef Nayou together, blowing up Chef Nayou into the level of imperial cuisine, and belittling the "small chefs in the market" inside and out.

However, two of them also kept their minds open. Although they were quite disapproving of the little cook invited by Fifth Young Master, they didn't say it out loud.

——The old man praised the cakes and egg tarts. If the little chef of the assorted food happens to make something that tastes like the old man, wouldn't it be too late to say it now?

Fifth Young Master Yuan's chubby face flashed a bit of gnashing of teeth, he gave Fourth Young Master a hard look, and stuffed a mouthful of sauced duck into his mouth with some resentment.

——I have to admit that Chef You's craftsmanship has indeed improved a lot, and I don't know if Boss Yan's main dish can please Grandpa's favor?Can I let myself leave home and go to Qingzhou Academy...

Mr. Yuan had a panoramic view of the reactions of his grandchildren, but he didn't express anything. He just sat there with a smile, took a sip of the tea, put down his chopsticks and did not move.

As long as it is not out of line, it is a good thing for children and grandchildren to compete with each other, and of course he will not stop it.

——It's just that my appetite has become worse and worse recently. One or two bites of these delicate dishes will be enough.After all, I am getting older, and winter is getting harder and harder...

At this moment, the last main dish that Fifth Young Master Yuan had been looking forward to was finally served.

Before the servant who passed on the dishes arrived, everyone in the hall could smell a strong fresh fragrance, mixed with a fresh and spicy breath, straight to the nose, and just smelling the smell, they could feel the saliva in their mouths start to secrete up.

The fourth young master's expression changed, and then he forcibly held back, and said disdainfully: "This smells quite spicy, Qingshan, you didn't tell the cook, grandfather is old, can't he eat heavy spicy food?"

Before anyone answered him, two servants came over carrying a large, wide copper pan, and another person carried several small charcoal stoves.

The charcoal stove and copper pot are well placed on the dining table, and the fresh fragrance is more intense, which makes people swallow.The Fourth Young Master took a closer look, and saw that there was a copper skin separating the two sides of the copper pot. Two fish were cut into delicate cuts and lying on the bottom of the pot. Red pepper, on the other side is a bright yellow clear soup, dotted with a lot of mushrooms.

It turned out to be two flavors?

The fourth young master moved his lips, and said in a low voice unconvinced: "Put these spicy peppers on it, who can eat the fish here?"

But this time no one joined him.

Everyone else looked at Mr. Yuan in unison.

Due to the superiority of elders and younger ones, when new dishes are served, the old man has to taste them before others can move their chopsticks.

The smell of this fish was so enticing that everyone felt their stomachs were protesting. They looked at the old man helplessly, and they didn't even have the thought of flattering them. They only wanted to move the chopsticks quickly so that they could have a bite.

The old man was silent for a while, then picked up his chopsticks again, reached into the grilled fish with chicken sauce and mushroom flavor, and lightly held a piece of meat. The taste of chicken soup, fish meat, and mushroom tasted delicious. The umami taste, the perfect blend of the three flavors, made him feel that his tongue was about to be savory, and he couldn't wait to take another bite after one bite.

Seeing that the old man was eating, everyone raised their chopsticks one after another, and quickly reached for the copper pot as if someone was grabbing it.

The Fourth Young Master was still a bit unwilling at first, so he took a sip out of disbelief, his eyes widened immediately, and he didn't have time to say sour words—if he continued, the whole pot of fish would be snatched up by others!

The warm and harmonious family banquet is gone, and there is only the sound of cold chopsticks clinking bowls on the table.

Although the portion of the grilled fish was quite large, it couldn't stand the brutal crowd, and soon the two grilled fish turned into fish bones, and even the sweet potatoes and thousands of sheets that were soaked in soup at the bottom of the pot were snatched away.

Mr. Yuan put down his chopsticks with some reluctance, and sighed softly: "Not bad."

Others also felt that they were not satisfied, and the fourth young master took another look at the copper pot with only a little soup left, and complained unconvinced: "After all, I am a small chef in the market, so I prepare such a little thing."

Although the words were not very nice, but the fifth young master felt that he was blunt no matter what he heard.

The others also nodded with sympathy, completely forgetting that there was a row of side dishes on the table that they were full of praise at the beginning.

The fifth young master touched his soft belly, glanced at him, and was about to sarcastically say a few words to him, when he saw the white and clean Boss Yan coming out of the back kitchen with a smile on his face: "Are you all full? This dish It's not finished yet, I wonder if I want to continue?"

The author has something to say: _(>v<」∠)_ Then according to what I said before, see you in the next chapter at 9 o'clock on Thursday night, love you all~

By the way, I would like to recommend grilled fish with chicken sauce and mushroom flavor, preferably river carp, it is really delicious (*°▽°*)