Chapter 28 Mindfulness
Jingxiang Building is located in a vacant land in the southeast corner of Confucius Street, covering an area of dozens of acres. This is rare in Confucius Street, where every inch of land is valuable. Zhou Gan and the other two asked for directions and walked through an alley selling pastries and saw the tall and quaint food building with a bustling crowd and a booming business.
As soon as he entered the lobby, a servant came up with a smile. Seeing the three of them exaggerated behavior, he was stunned. He seemed to have not seen anyone who came to Jingxiang Tower and brought food. The person who ran the hall was also a lively person. He immediately smiled and said, "Please wait a moment, a private room will be empty on the second floor.
"Those people are also here to wait?" Wang Hu pointed to the thirty or forty people near the door.
"This young man misunderstood!" The servant explained: "There is a rule for our Jingxiang Tower, which is to order mats for the nobles and nobles. If you want to come and eat, you have to queue up and wait for your seats. Those big guys can't lose face. They also covet the deliciousness of our Jingxiang Tower, so they have to send their servants to pack and take them away. This scene is every day, and it's probably the first time you have come!"
"Aren't you afraid of offending others?" Brother Li said in confusion.
The servant thrust his little chest and said proudly: "We are not afraid of someone using a trouser in Jingxiang Tower. The plaque on the building is given to me today. Who dares to make trouble? Moreover, our chef Yishen's name is not in vain. If you come here to make trouble, don't even think about scrambling on Confucius Street!"
At this moment, several diners who were full of wine and food walked down from the upstairs with satisfaction. A diner patted the servant on the shoulder and smiled: "It is worthy of being the number one food building in the world. This dish and this vision are beyond words! Nothing is said! The price is fair. If you have the chance to come to Luodu, you will definitely come again!"
"Several guests, please go slowly!" the servant said with a smile.
"Please come on!"
The three were led to a private room with simple and elegant decorations, separated by bamboo fences, and there were two or three bottles of daffodil lilies in the corner of the wall. The faint fragrance made people feel energetic.
"Three brothers, what should I do if I can't eat it?" Brother Li's second face frown.
Zhou Gan was about to speak, but the door was opened with a slam. There was a big man with thick eyebrows standing outside the door. The big man stared at the three of them for a long time, and then frowned when he saw the food he brought with them. He left without saying anything.
"What's going on with this guy?" The three of them looked at each other, all of whom were confused.
The three of them waited bored for a while, "Why is there no one serving you? Why are we not asked to order the recipe?" Li Er Ge muttered again.
"It's time to serve!" The door was pushed open again, and seven or eight waiters poured wine and served the dishes. Seeing the surprised expressions of the three of them, the servant smiled and said, "There is another rule in Jingxianglou, which is to see people serving. Did the three guests see Chef Li Puyuan just now? That's the fourth disciple of Master Yishen. He was personally taught by the master. Chef Li only needs to look at the person and know what kind of dishes that person likes. How many kilograms of wine and meat can be kept in his stomach, so we don't need a recipe for Jingxianglou."
"Oh? What if I don't like it?" Li Sanshan's eyes turned and asked deliberately.
"If you don't like it, the young man dare not accept you money. The young man will remove the food and invite you to dinner elsewhere. However, if you don't like it and eat all the food, it's a bit unreasonable, right?" The servant's answer was smart and witty, and it is probably not the first time he answered this question. This method also eliminated the possibility of others wanting to eat a tycoon meal.
"West Lake beef soup, vinegar-slide crucian carp, and slime and banana. Please use it slowly for three of you."
"Ganbanana? Can fruits and vegetables be used as vegetables?" Zhou Gan was stunned, as if a door was slammed open.
West Lake beef soup and shredded sweet banana are considered auxiliary dishes. The real main dish is vinegar and crucian carp. This dish is unscrupulous in terms of color, aroma and appearance. Although the three of them have eaten 70% to 80% full outside, they still can't help but have a big stir in their index fingers.
Zhou Gan couldn't help but taste it. The fish meat was extremely tender and smooth. It melted when it was dripping with sauce and vinegar and touched it. The originally bulging belly seemed to squeeze out the ground all at once. Zhou Gan fiddled from the plate and seemed to have ginger slices, but he intuition told him that it might not be ginger slices.
"Do you know what this is?" the servant leaned outside the door and asked with a smile.
Zhou Gan grabbed a piece and put it in his mouth, and a cold feeling that seemed familiar to him came from the tip of his tongue.
“Is this a mint slice?”
"Young Master can't tell you that you are a gourmet!" The servant said in surprise: "This fish not only contains slices of ginger to remove the fishy smell, but also slices of mint, figs, and orange peels. It is a food-eating thing. I guess Chef Li saw that!" The servant pointed at the roasted suckling pig.
Zhou Gan's face turned slightly red. It seemed that this roasted suckling pig was bought by him strongly, which seemed a bit exaggerated.
The beef soup warms the stomach, pulls out the sweet banana to remove the fishy smell and fire. The three dishes were wiped out by three people, and Zhou Gan didn’t know where the three people got their belly.
"I'm full! I'm so full now!" Li Sanshan murmured while touching his stomach.
"Where are you, boss?"
"Ninety percent full!" Wang Hu let out a sigh, "I don't want to eat anymore!"
"Are you satisfied?" the servant asked.
"I'm convinced. I'm worthy of being the number one food building in the world!" Li Sanshan raised his thumb.
"Several guests will walk slowly!"
When he arrived at the door, he looked up at the three words "Shinxiang Tower" on the plaque. Zhou Gan was indescribable envy.
"Huh? There are still words on the edge of the door!"
Zhou Gan was stunned, his eyes turned around, and he saw the word "recruitment" above.
The third child of the Lu family in this building has an unbearable leg disease, so he quit his job as a culinary. Because of the scarcity of manpower, he hired those who are capable of pot and spoons to be tested ten days later. Those who are capable will be recruited.
"Isn't it just a cook who needs to be so verbose!" Li Sanshan curled his lips.
"Let's go and see Jiuqu Bridge..."
The three of them wandered around and lingered. They didn't reluctantly return to Hu'er's mansion until it was dark. As soon as they entered the door, they saw Zhou Xun standing in the yard with a gloomy face.
"Master!" Zhou Gan stepped forward and bowed uneasy.
"Have you done your homework today?" Zhou Xun said coldly.
"No, no."
"Do you have any cleaning of the internal organs?"
"No."
"How many tricks did I understand the basic sword technique I taught you?"
"I……"
‘Ba!’ Zhou Xun’s right face became swollen with naked eyes.
"Kneel down!" Zhou Xun shouted.
Zhou Gan lowered his head and knelt down without saying anything, but it angered Brother Li. He rushed forward and cursed: "You old man who smokes on the grave, just didn't practice your broken martial arts skills! You dare to deal with my brother like this! You are seeking death..." He was just not satisfied with the scolding. If Wang Hu hadn't pulled it, he might have gone up and punched and kicked it.
"Senior, the third brother is just playing for a day. You don't have to blame me too much, right?" Wang Hu also said dissatisfied.
"Old Sun!"
Butler Sun flashed behind the two, grabbed the collars of the two like an eagle catching a chicken, pressed the neck of their necks, and smiled softly: "The two young masters are tired too, let's go with Lao Sun to rest!" The two felt a numbness all over their bodies and couldn't lift them up. No matter how Li Sanshan shouted, he would not let go, and disappeared into the darkness two or three feet apart.
"Get out and see me if you want to understand!" Zhou Xun snorted coldly, and his back gradually faded away.
Did you do something wrong? Zhou Gan thought in a daze that he must have done something wrong. He doesn't practice martial arts, doesn't care about his health, just goes to play and play, but is the master angry because of this? What is the master angry about? What am I doing wrong...
"Are you too strict?" An old beggar appeared in Zhou Xun's study, with his thighs raised and his feet from time to time. The old beggar dressed in nothing special, but his eyes were bright. Ordinary people looked at him with a dazzling feeling. The beggar smiled, "Are you willing to let him kneel for a night, such a young apprentice? Aren't you afraid that he will resent you?"
"Tu Lao Er, please don't care about my disciples!" Zhou Xun glanced at Tu Yong and snorted coldly.
"Oh~" Tu Yong shook his head and mocked: "Since the boss left, your sex has become more and more perverse! It's just a trivial matter, it's just a few words of scolding, why bother?"
"What do you know! My disciple is very qualified and accidentally eats treasures. It is not an exaggeration to say that the martial arts realm is a thousand miles a day, but what I value more is his focus on doing things and his determination not to be moved by external objects. This is his real advantage and his greatest advantage! But last night, I only saw the unique distraction and confusion of young people in his eyes; the road of martial arts is bloody every step, and his martial arts are constantly improving, but his state of mind cannot control such achievements at all. Once this hole is opened, it cannot be pulled back, and the state of mind is not in a state of mind, and he learns extremely profound martial arts; just the prosperous scene makes him linger, so what is more harsh in the future? I am afraid that he will enter the evil path!" Zhou Gan sighed, and only this disciple will make him worry so much.
The old beggar's face also became serious: "I think this is a bad thing. You did it right. This kid has less than half a year of martial arts practice. It is really shocking to practice like this! It's time to rub his arrogance."
The next morning, the rolling dew was sliding on the flowers and plants. The young man Zhou Gan was still kneeling on the ground. His coat was wet with mist, and his knees were red and green on the floor. The servants and maids seemed to have given instructions and took a detour. When Zhaoer passed by with a fruit basket, he quietly came to Zhou Gan while there was no one nearby, and squatted down, gently wiped the dew on Zhou Gan's forehead with a handkerchief, and whispered: When the master will come later, don't contradict the master, just bow your head and admit your mistake, the master will forgive you!"
"Sister Zhaoer!"
"Zhao'er bought some food, you..."
"No need, Sister Zhao'er!" Zhou Gan pursed her cracked lips and shook her head.
"But--"
"Sister Zhaoer, please leave quickly! The master is coming later."
Zhao'er was slow for a while and left reluctantly. After a while, Zhou Xun and an old beggar came over.
"Did you figure it out?"
"The disciple can't figure it out." Zhou Gan said the truth.
Zhou Xun's face turned dark, and the old beggar burst into laughter, leaned back and forth with laughter, patting Zhou Xun's shoulder hard: "Your apprentice is so interesting!"
"You're going to tell me what you can't understand?" Zhou Xun said angrily.
"It is natural for the master to blame his disciple for being greedy for fun, but the disciple can't understand why the master is so angry!"
Zhou Xun's expression was calm and he said lightly: "Then you won't have to go out these days. Let's talk about it when you figure out when you can!"
"Yes, Master!"
"The master is really!" Zhao'er wiped Zhou Gan's hands and feet with a towel, complaining: "What if the boy is just going out to play? The children of the princes and nobles didn't buy it that day, and the flying eagles and dogs were drunk. In comparison, the young master didn't know how good he was!"
Zhao'er glanced at Zhou Gan and found that he had fallen asleep. Zhao'er gently covered him with a brocade quilt.
Chapter completed!