Chapter 6: Showing Off His Talent
Ye Shuyi handled all the ingredients in an orderly manner, and the food and ingredients were matched reasonably and exquisitely.
When the water in the big pot boiled, Ye Shuyi put the chicken in with a long-handled tongs, scalded it for ten seconds, and then lifted it up. She repeated this three or four times to let the water in the chicken's stomach flow out and the chicken skin become firm.
Then you can cook the chicken on low heat, and it will be done in about half an hour.
Guests arrived one after another at 11:30.
The moment the oil touched the pan, the aroma spread and Ye Shuyi was frying noodles over high heat.
When it’s almost cooked, add the carrots and fried pork that you’ve prepared earlier, and finally add the green onions.
A serving of fried noodles is ready.
"Take your seats! It's time to eat!"
Ye Shuyi divided it into two portions and served them up: "This is a token of long-lasting love. I wish the newlyweds a long and happy life together."
The golden and shiny noodles are paired with diced pork that is tender inside and slightly charred outside, and evenly sized shredded radish, lettuce and chopped green onions. The aroma spreads from miles away.
This is an old tradition. Rice noodles or noodles are served before the meal to stimulate the appetite. Guests who can't wait can eat it to soothe their hungry stomachs.
The guest quickly picked up a piece of food with chopsticks, then his eyes lit up and he quickly picked up a second piece of food with chopsticks, nodding as he ate. Then, the originally harmonious table turned into a "battlefield", with everyone saying "It's so delicious", and then scrambling to take the noodles from the plate.
The second dish was white-cut chicken, served with Ye Shuyi's unique dipping sauce, dubbed "Dragon and Phoenix Auspiciousness." The chicken was cooked through, the bones still fresh, preserving its original flavor. A dip in the sauce in the white bowl was a delicious treat.
"Aunt Wang, where did they hire this chef? He's as good as Fengxiang Restaurant!"
"If you ask me, this white-cut chicken is second to none in Hong Kong!"
"Oh, it's my downstairs neighbor..."
Ye Shuyi's surprises were far more than that. There were steamed spare ribs with fermented black beans, steamed fish with perilla, stir-fried squid with snow peas, lettuce with garlic sauce, roast duck, braised pork belly, and fried spare ribs...
Every path is extraordinary.
In addition to traditional dishes, Ye Shuyi also combined her own specialties, such as pan-fried stuffed chili peppers, stuffed eggplant with braised sauce, and steamed pork patties with preserved vegetables...
There is also the indispensable soup. This time she made black chicken and pork ribs soup, which is nourishing and suitable for people of all ages.
Finally, there were pastries and fruit after the meal, including red date cakes and lava buns. The fruit was watermelon and mango, all cut up and arranged on a plate, so you could just pick it up with a disposable fork.
The dinner was a great success for both the host and the guests. In Aunt Wang's words, "they were so busy eating that they didn't even talk about the younger generation's marriage."
She still looked regretful, but there was clearly joy in her eyes.
Ye Shuyi just covered her mouth and smiled: "Just tell me whether you are satisfied or not?"
"Satisfied, of course I'm satisfied! Oh, my mother-in-law is so happy, she even talked about the betrothal gift very straightforwardly..."
Finally, Aunt Wang gave Ye Shuyi a big red envelope containing a total of 520 Hong Kong dollars.
Ye Shuyi accepted it with a smile.
There was no food left, and the plastic bag that I had originally planned to use to pack the leftovers was useless.
After finishing her job as a chef, she returned home and received a call from her landline.
"Ms. Ye, you are so strong! Su Baiqiang is indeed not a simple drug addict. He was forced to inject himself with an injection. Moreover, we chiseled open his teeth and found a lethal poison. We still don't know how it was put in there and how the time was set to spread the poison." Chen Nanfeng said on the phone.
This was expected, there was nothing surprising about Ye Shuyi.
"I guess the medicine has a degradable mechanism. Once the other party presses the button, the medicinal properties will spread. You should look for it again!" Ye Shuyi gave a suggestion.
"Okay!" Chen Nanfeng responded on the other end.
"Where did he live before we caught him?"
“Abandoned factory.”
"Have you done any investigation? If not, take me with you."
Chen Nanfeng said he was just about to go, and when he heard Ye Shuyi's words, he simply drove to the downstairs of her residence.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, they arrived at the abandoned factory on time.
The factory is located in Kwun Tong District, and the band members here experience life in the factory and through music.
There was no one here any longer, only some plastic wrap for bread and a few mineral water bottles.
The police launched an investigation but found no clues.
"Is this where criminals live?" Chen Nanfeng murmured.
"At least we can be sure that Su Baiqiang came from here."
"Take the mineral water bottle away and have the technical department do a DNA check."
Ye Shuyi looked around and found something slippery at the corner of the wall.
When I looked closer, I realized it was fresh blood, spilling onto the black shirt.
"Officer, don't let this go." Ye Shuyi raised her chin.
The police quickly collected the evidence.
The cordon was set up and they were about to go home when they heard a loud noise.
It's raining outside.
May and June are the rainy seasons in Hong Kong Island, and the air is shrouded in a dull, melancholy dampness. The raindrops form beads and lines, pattering, and then become as fierce as knocking on a mountain to scare a tiger.
There's iron sheet on top, no wonder it's noisy.
"Let's wait until the rain stops before leaving." Chen Nanfeng said, "Miss Ye is not in a hurry."
"It's all up to Officer Chen to arrange."
They watched the rain side by side.
The rain came suddenly and swiftly, but it didn't last long, like a baby that was ready to cry, but soon became tired and exhausted.
Soon the rain stopped, and Chen Nanfeng, holding an old-fashioned black long-handled umbrella, helped Ye Shuyi get into the car.
In the drizzle, the red trams and colorful neon lights seemed unreal. The owner of the street stall temporarily opened a large umbrella outside the store, and the speed at which diners enjoyed their double skin milk seemed to slow down.
Arriving downstairs at Ye Shuyi's house, Chen Nanfeng said, "I'm not going up," and drove away. Ye Shuyi thought to herself, "I didn't even intend to invite you up."
Daddy was making the tortoise jelly at home, and it was already set. The translucent black solid was perfectly embedded in the rooster bowl. Ye Shuyi liked honey, so Ye Junhui drizzled it over the tortoise jelly, making it appear transparent and fragrant.
"Shuyi, it's time to eat the tortoise jelly."
"Just wash your hands and come."
Guilinggao is similar in shape to jelly, or what mainland Chinese people call "fruit jelly." But while jelly is pure sweetness, Guilinggao has a subtle bitterness that is its true essence.
"Dad, is there no way to add fruit to Guilinggao in Hong Kong?"
Ye Junhui thought about it and said that indeed not.
Ye Shuyi had an idea in mind: when the restaurant reopened, she would launch a new product called Guilinggao. This way of eating had long existed in modern times, but at that time, Hong Kong Island had not yet combined them together.
As for Chen Nanfeng, he was very quick and had already found the owner of the bloodstains, an unemployed homeless man living in Longgutan Village.
According to his confession, he received 500 yuan to cause trouble in Ye Junhui's restaurant that day, and the other two accomplices were responsible for putting the things into the restaurant kitchen storage cabinet.
They didn't know that the item was contraband, nor did they know Su Baiqiang's purpose or whether he had a contact.
As for the bloodstains, they were from when Su Baiqiang was arrested and someone put a black cloth bag over his head, then drove him to the factory and beat him into a pig's head.
If he didn't hide it, then the clue would be broken again.
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