Chapter 112: Sentinel’s Unforgettable Dream
Qi Huan tied an apron while scanning the orders of those people, including crescent shrimp, quail dumplings, French Lantian jade, Dong meat, pig's trotters, squirrel black fish, pickled pork with preserved vegetables, Yangzhou fried rice, and nebula soup.
It just so happened that Jiufang Yan and Si Liang had never eaten these dishes before, so they decided to just order more portions and bring out dinner for everyone.
They were in a hurry this time, so they had only completed the kitchen and the general functional divisions of the restaurant transformation inside the small starship. This trip was not originally for business purposes, so in order not to delay the trip, they set out first, and planned to continue the remaining transformation after returning to the abandoned planet No. 7.
The kitchen was the key area of the renovation. Its area was more than doubled compared to the original size. The overall layout was readjusted according to Qi Huan's usage habits, and emphasis was placed on improving the fume ventilation. Now cooking is finally refreshing and comfortable.
Although Diwuyuan did not come with him, he sent Butler Xiong over again. The people traveling together this time were either seniors or big guys, or professionals such as guards and pilots who knew nothing about cooking. The young master looked around and felt that there was no one who could help Qi Huan share the work in the kitchen. He was worried that Qi Huan would be too tired, so he specially sent Butler Xiong to help Qi Huan.
During this period of time, he just found the time to upgrade Butler Bear. The movement sensitivity and detail execution quality have been completely transformed. He walks lightly and flexibly without the previous sense of pause like a frame being stuck.
What's even better is that the young master combined his previous experience in peeling snake skins and bones to add the fine processing functions of peeling skins, shells and scales. Qi Huan tried it out, and although it was still far from his level, it was indeed better than that of a newly-started apprentice kitchen helper.
According to Diwuyuan, the more times it is asked to process, the richer its database will be, and the more refined its movements and precision will be. Qi Huan tried to give it some junior kitchen assistant work to enrich its database.
With the help of Butler Xiong to control the washing machine and other kitchen utensils to do the pre-processing such as washing, peeling and cutting the ingredients, Qi Huan felt much more relaxed indeed. During the meal preparation process, he could even take care of the three 'naughty monkeys' next to him with ease.
The chopping board was a "restricted area" that Xiao Tengzhi and Xingqiba dared not set foot on. They would only stay at the kitchen counter and watch from afar. Only Jiujiu was different. He dared to sit on the back of Qi Huan's knife. There was no place in the kitchen that he dared not go to.
Jiujiu used to be a bit of a troublemaker. In the past, he would just help mix food with his hair to add "nutrition". But now, in order to "feed" An An, he started to "make trouble". No matter what food Qi Huan prepared, he would first feed it to Xiao Tengzhi to see if he liked it. Since Qiqiba also liked to eat it, he now had two people to feed. If Qi Huan wasn't paying attention, one third of the food on the chopping board would be gone.
Before long, the three became four, and Qiqi also came over. Si Liang, who had just finished his class, also came over to watch. Qi Huan then gave Si Liang the task of watching over the four little ones and preventing them from stealing food.
Si Liang's supervision was very effective. In order to reward him and the four little ones who cooperated with his "work", Qi Huan also gave them priority by feeding them several plates of freshly fried quail dumplings. The portion for Xiao Tengzhi was specially supplemented with chili oil.
At dinner time, various dishes were served on time. The robot bear butler carried the trays to the dining area, and the aroma wafted all the way.
The current dining area is still the original dining area of the starship. Because there are only two tables of people eating, Qi Huan arranged for Butler Xiong to "put together" the floating tables on the left and right to form two large tables, which were placed on both sides. A floating screen was placed in the middle to divide the area, so as to prevent the two parties from disturbing each other when eating.
In the afternoon, they used the communication channel on the starship to contact the people of the aristocratic family and confirmed the arrival time of the starship. The survivors of the freight team were obviously relaxed and ordered a few more cans of wine while eating.
Qi Huan arranged for Butler Xiong to serve those tables, and he sat down and started eating.
Jiufang Yu likes Crescent Shrimp, Squirrel Black Fish and Pig's Feet very much. Jiufang Yu and the owner have similar tastes to her. Seniors Si Liang and A Luan love meat as always and praise Dong meat highly.
"Huanhuan, when you are free, can you teach me how to cook this dish?" Jiufang Yu ate two more slices of basil pig's trotters and couldn't help but speak to Qi Huan in a low voice.
The sauce is as rich and clear as amber, the skin is as smooth and bright red as agate, the fat is as delicate and plump as white jade, the aspic is as bright and translucent as crystal, and the meat has clear texture like sea stone. The fruit hoof in front of you is like a box of jewels that are equally rich and gorgeous in taste and vision, and it can be said to be a perfect combination of color and flavor.
"Of course." Qi Huan agreed immediately. Today, the pig's trotters were not soaked in the aged wine for a long time, so the flavor was not fully absorbed. Otherwise, the flavor would be better.
Jiufang Yu was a little surprised. His sister had never been interested in the kitchen. Why did she suddenly want to learn how to cook? He looked at the fruit pig's trotter dish and realized that his brother-in-law liked to eat this kind of crystal sashimi. Besides, it would be his birthday soon.
"This is really delicious." The owner also agreed and picked up a piece for Qiqi.
"Then why don't you come and study with me next time?" Qi Huan invited warmly.
"Why bother with that?" The shop owner smiled, as if he was planning something. "As for me, I'll live next door to you from now on. I can just come and eat when you cook."
Qi Huan felt as if he had been hit in the face by the abacus beads, and couldn't help but protest with a smile, "You wish!"
"Or you can build a bigger Star Lord Mansion in the future to leave a yard for me and A'luan." The owner deliberately ignored Qi Huan and turned to look at Jiufang Yu teasingly.
Jiufang Yu coughed twice and almost choked on the fish meat that had just entered his throat.
"Young people, you are just too thin-skinned." The shop owner sighed and shook his head.
"Please drink, senior." Qi Huan quickly poured wine for the owner and begged for mercy, and only then did the other party give up teasing them.
They were talking in low voices here, and a few people next to the screen were also drinking and chatting. I could vaguely hear words like "those who survive a great disaster will be blessed in the future", and it was obvious that they were lamenting what had happened today.
Jiufang Yu had only taken a few bites when his personal terminal suddenly vibrated. He opened it and took a few glances, his expression slightly changed. He glanced at Qi Huan, motioning him to come out with him.
"What's wrong?" Qi Huan knew that Jiufang Yu had something urgent to do, so he hurriedly followed him out.
Jiufang Yu took the person to an empty room nearby, "The current temporary head of the Qi family, Qi Yuan, and the trust fund sent representatives to Waste Planet No. 7."
The head of the family who has been imprisoned by the Alliance Arbitration Court is Qi Shan's father Qi Kuo. Qi Yuan is the next head of the Qi family in rotation, and the first person to take over the family after the death of the original owner's parents.
Qi Huan: ???
"They want to meet you. According to the representative and the temporary head of the family, the Qi family has a safe in the trust fund. Only the head of each generation has a key token confirmed by the previous generation to open it. It is said that there are data that only the head of each generation can read, as well as huge amounts of funds that can be used on behalf of the entire family."
"They think I have the key?" Qi Huan frowned slightly and roughly guessed their purpose.
Jiufang Yu nodded. "The trust fund knows about the lawsuit and your existence, so according to the terms of the contract, they want to confirm your identity and the key in your hand."
"But I don't have that..." Qi Huan paused here, and the blue ball earring that the original owner had worn on his ear suddenly flashed through his mind.
He quickly took out the tin box containing buttons and earrings from the white jade ring and took out the earrings.
He looked at the earring, then at Jiufang Yu, "Could it be this?"
"I guess this is it." Jiufang Yu nodded. He thought the engraving on the ear needle was very special. The workmanship and refinement far exceeded the craftsmanship of ordinary craftsmen. But it was not a space bag. If it was the key token of the Qi family, it would be very reasonable.
"Perhaps we were all misled by the information we had before. Qi Kuo might be looking for more than just the recipe. He may also be looking for the key token. But he doesn't know what it is, so he can only ask you when he catches you and tortures you."
"That's too embarrassing. If the token is really lost, the Qi family will never be able to open that safe?" Qi Huan frowned and looked at the earrings in his hand.
"No, there is a note. If it is confirmed that the key token is lost and no one appears with the token within 50 years, the new head of the Qi family can use the blood relationship to authenticate the data and reset a new key token in the presence of the foundation representative to open the safe." Jiufang Yu repeated the message just passed on by the secretary.
He even thought that Qi Yuan and the other patriarch had come up with this idea before, to keep their troops in place. If Qi Huan never showed up, then they would have a chance to compete for the position of patriarch in the future. As for what Qi Kuo did, they might not be completely unaware of it. The mantis stalks the cicada, while the oriole waits behind. Maybe they are waiting for Qi Kuo to succeed and then expose his guilt, thus easily getting rid of an opponent.
"Okay." Qi Huan nodded. Waiting for fifty years does require some patience.
"Do you want to meet them? If so, I'll have the secretary make an appointment with them, and we'll 'reroute' them to the Eighth Star Region."
Qi Huan thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, it's better to meet them and return the key to them. This will save them from worrying about me, and everyone will feel more at ease."
Among the descendants of the Qi family, he has only met Qi Shan. Because of the slander and rumors spread all over the Internet, he naturally has no good impression of that man. Now with the filter of Qi Qing, Qi Huan doesn't know if he will like Qi Yuan better.
"Not only that, we can also take the opportunity to open the safe and return the copy of the recipe to them." Jiufang Yu raised his eyebrows at Qi Huan.
For the Qi family, the important thing is the content of the recipe. With a copy, they can learn the cooking skills in it and improve their skills, which is enough to make it valuable. The original copy in Qi Huan's hand is insignificant to them, so they have the best of both worlds.
"This is a great idea." The more Qi Huan thought about it, the more perfect it seemed. He couldn't help but hug Jiu Fangyu and kiss him on the cheek.
Jiufang Yu froze.
After realizing what he had done, Qi Huan felt a little embarrassed and turned around and ran away.
Qi Huan returned to the dining table. The people at the next table were probably getting drunk and talking louder. The dining area was not very big to begin with, so when people here were silent, you could hear most of what they were talking about.
As soon as Qi Huan sat down, he heard a few people next to him talking about his cooking skills.
"This star chef on the starship has amazing cooking skills. The dishes he makes are both beautiful and delicious. He is simply better than all the star chefs I have seen before."
"That's right. We've been to many restaurants, big and small, in various star regions. This kind of taste and level is something I've never seen before."
Si Liang was happy to hear them praising Qi Huan, and silently stretched out his little fleshy hand and gave Qi Huan a thumbs up. Within a few days of seeing Qi Huan, his little hand had become fatter.
At this time, Jiufang Yu also came back, with his ears slightly red, and sat down next to Jiufang Yu.
Jiufang Xuan glanced at his younger brother and smiled faintly without saying anything.
"You are ignorant and have never eaten anything good," said another person at the next table, "that's why you think the food here is delicious."
"Tell me about anything unusual you've eaten?" someone asked unconvincedly.
"Yes, tell us what surprising food you have eaten so that we can broaden our horizons." The others followed suit.
The man with a big tongue said, "Of course I have eaten it. Have you heard of Wanliu Guizong?"
Not to mention that table, everyone at this table was also stunned when they heard it. They all looked at Qi Huan, asking with their eyes, what is Wanliu Guizong?
Qi Huan spread his hands and didn’t know.
At this time, someone at the next table also asked, "What is Wanliu Guizong?"
"Speaking of this dish, it's the best in the world." The man with the big tongue smacked his lips, as if savoring the taste. "It takes a lot of effort to make. First, you have to prepare a top-quality green-rimmed abalone, simmer it over low heat, and when it's almost done, take a finger-long silver needle and poke it in the middle with the needle hole. It should penetrate easily and slide smoothly without stagnation, then you can take it out and dry it in the sun.
Choose the morning when the sun just rises, which is called the upper sun day, and lay it flat, and dry it for half an hour on both sides for three consecutive days. Choose the hour after the sun passes the zenith, which is called the lower sun day, and dry it for another three days. Then hang the abalone up and put it in a cool and ventilated place. Continue to hang it to dry for a month before it can be made into the main ingredient of this dish, the best dried abalone. "
"Huahua Hammer, I thought it was ready to eat, but it took so long to get the ingredients for cooking." Someone next door sighed.
That man had a talent for storytelling. Although his pronunciation was a little unclear due to drinking, his intonation was extremely attractive. Even Qi Huan and his friends at the table stopped chatting and just listened carefully to the man talking about the dish while eating.
"Then you need to soak the abalone in clean water for six days and six nights. Then prepare a two-layer high steamer. On the first day, put white jade mushrooms at the bottom of the pot, hang a black-turbaned goose on the top of the cage, and put the soaked abalone in the middle and steam it over high heat for a day. In this way, the essence of the soup at the bottom of the pot will evaporate when it encounters the heat, condense on the goose meat on the top of the cage, and flow down smoothly with the goose fat, dripping onto the abalone in the middle. All rivers return to their source, and this is what these drops of soup essence mean. This is just the beginning, and the fire cannot be stopped in the middle. On the second day, continue to put red ginseng at the bottom of the pot, hang a green-necked duck on the top of the cage, and steam it for another day..."
The man said he was thirsty and took a sip of wine slowly.
The owner was listening with great interest while eating Yangzhou fried rice in his bowl. As soon as the other party stopped, he wanted to go over with the bowl in his hand to urge him to continue.
Qi Huan suddenly realized that it sounded like the recipe of the famous dish Dripping Guanyin, except that the process was more complicated, like a hardcover edition.
Someone next door was anxiously asking, "And then?"
"On the third day, put Ganoderma lucidum in the bottom of the pot, hang black chicken on the top of the cage, and steam for a day. On the fourth day, put animal antlers in the bottom of the pot, hang snow pigeon on the top of the cage, and continue steaming for a day. On the fifth day, put spring stream in the bottom of the pot, put whitebait on the top of the cage, and steam for a day. On the sixth day, put seven-star grass in the bottom of the pot, hang ham on the top of the cage, and steam for the last day. The fire cannot be stopped during these six days, and it must be steamed continuously. Finally, thicken the soup in the dish and season it, then pour it on the abalone. Only then is the dish considered complete."
"My goodness, this is too much work. Don't we have to wait two months to eat this dish?"
"It's not just about time. Each of the ingredients here is very expensive. Who can afford it?"
"Forget about the abalone in the middle. I think the steamer may have been full of flavor."
"Hey, Lao Cai, what does this Wanliu Guizong taste like? Is it delicious?"
“The abalone has absorbed the freshness of white jade mushroom goose soup, red ginseng duck soup, black chicken and Ganoderma lucidum, animal hair and snow pigeon soup, spring stream whitebait, and ham seven-star grass. It has the flavors of six soups. It is soft and glutinous with a runny texture, rich and fragrant, and intoxicating.” At the end, Lao Cai couldn’t help swallowing his saliva, as if he was recalling the taste of the abalone he had eaten at the beginning.
Then there were the sounds of people swallowing saliva and drinking soup. Everyone probably treated the pickled pork with preserved vegetables on the table as a substitute and drank it voraciously.
Behind the screen, everyone at Qi Huan's table looked over eagerly. The owner and Si Liang asked the question everyone was waiting for, "Huan Huan, can you make it?"
"No." Qi Huan shook his head flatly.
Although it is said that one should never tire of fine food and delicate meat, this kind of famous dish with complicated and exaggerated steps is really only suitable to exist in legends. It is okay, but it is not necessary.
"As long as you are willing to cook this dish, you can set any conditions." The owner could tell at a glance that Qi Huan didn't know how to make it, but just didn't want to.
"I really won't." Qi Huan shrugged, looking unmoved by fame and fortune, "No conditions are useful."
Seeing that he couldn't impress Qi Huan, the owner moved his eyes slightly and looked at Jiufang Yu.
"If you're willing to do it, I'll upgrade his mecha to one that can remove gold." The shop owner pointed at Jiufang Yu.
Jiufang Yu:!!!
Getting a gold mecha is the dream of every sentinel! Even Jiu Fangyu couldn't help but shine when he heard the shopkeeper's suggestion.
"Deal!" Qi Huan immediately changed his mind, as if the words "no conditions are useful" ten seconds ago were not said by him.
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