Chapter 156 Exchange in Kyoto
Yue Ning stood on the Shinkansen platform, surrounded by a crowd of people walking hurriedly but in an orderly manner.
The electronic display screen above your head flashes, indicating the arrival time of the next train.
Time passed by, and the Shinkansen train, like a white dragon, slowly slid into the platform. The door opened, and Yue Ning walked into the carriage. The scene in front of him had a sense of familiarity that seemed to have come from another world.
The soft seats fit her body curves, and the ample legroom allowed her to stretch out comfortably. The train started smoothly, and the speed climbed steadily. It didn't run as smoothly as the high-speed trains in the past, but it was almost the same.
The city scene of Osaka outside the window was receding rapidly like a revolving lantern. Yue Ning looked through the window and thought of her father in her previous life. He had the opportunity to go to Japan in the late 1980s, and since then Japan has become the first in his heart.
Sometimes, after listening to a few of his exaggerated remarks, I would feel disgusted and want to walk away.
Now she is there, just half a year ago she took a green train out of the small mountain village in the northwest.
When the train is running, the wheels collide with the rails, making a "clang clang" sound. The narrow seats are hard, and riding for a long time will cause unbearable pain in the buttocks, waist and back.
Compared with this, the remarks made by her father in her previous life were not that outrageous.
Qiao Junxian put his hand on her shoulder, and he looked out the window with her and said, "We will have it in the future too."
"Of course."
This is not faith, but fact.
It only takes twenty minutes to get from Osaka to Kyoto. When Yue Ning got out of the station, he saw Ishikawa and his men waiting.
Ishikawa saw that her face was full of smiles.
After the news was broadcast yesterday afternoon, it was quite popular.
In order to build momentum, TS TV asked HTV for more footage of Yue Ning, including a video clip of Yue Ning cooking for Ms. Fu Danqin's birthday party, introducing her as the most sought-after Cantonese cuisine master among Hong Kong's wealthy.
Previously, after the Ning Xiaochu series of instant noodles were advertised, some Japanese scolded Nakamura Mii for filming an advertisement for Hong Kong City's instant noodles.
Nakamura Mii never responded. After all, she did not appear in the advertisement. The advertisement only hinted that Nakamura Mii ate noodles at Ning Xiaochu.
Last night, Nakamura Mii spoke up and said that the bowl of pho was really delicious and she was looking forward to eating the food made by Yue Ning again.
This sentence added fuel to the flames. When Ishikawa saw that there was indeed a chance, he immediately asked the TV station to announce that Yue Ning would arrive in Kyoto today and would visit a century-old kaiseki restaurant to exchange skills with the restaurant's successor. The whole process would be broadcast live in Japan and Hong Kong via satellite.
After everyone got in the car, Ishikawa talked to Yue Ning about the arrangements.
It turns out that they arranged this stop in Kyoto mainly for sightseeing, and the autumn in Kyoto is stunningly beautiful.
Now with such an arrangement, the originally leisurely strolling and eating has turned into a live broadcast.
Ishikawa first sent them to the hotel. This time they stayed in a courtyard-style hotel. When they got off the car, they could see maple trees stretching out freely outside the hotel. The maple leaves were dazzling red and fell in the breeze.
Just then, a few "quack" sounds were heard in the sky, and a few crows flapped their black wings and flew over head, their shadows crossing the blue autumn sky.
Yue Ning saw a crow standing quietly on a huge Podocarpus, tilting its head, as if looking at her. Not far away, a woman wearing a pink flower kimono came walking towards her in wooden clogs.
"Let's go and check in." Qiao Junxian urged her.
Yue Ning came back to his senses, turned around and ran in.
After completing the check-in procedures, Yue Ning got the key.
The room where Yue Ning and her colleagues lived was not in the same area as the staff. Yue Ning made an appointment with the makeup artist to have her makeup done in twenty minutes.
The four of them went to the room.
The path was winding as they passed through the courtyards. Small stone lanterns were dotted along the way. In the corner of the courtyard, a clear spring was flowing, with maple leaves floating on the water and schools of koi swimming around.
After finding the room, Yue Ning saw that her and Qiao Junxian's rooms were to the left and right of her brother and sister's rooms. She said to Qiao Junxian, "Junxian, you and your brother and sister should switch rooms."
"Why?" Qiao Junxian wondered for a moment.
Cui Huiyi handed the room key to Qiao Junxian: "Ningning wants to be closer to you, don't you understand this?"
Qiao Junxian laughed: "You have to worry about just two steps?"
Yue Ning looked at Cui Huiyi and Qiao Junshen: "There is a private bath in the courtyard of the room, and it is not soundproof. I don't want to hear sounds that are not suitable for children while bathing. Junxian's ears will be poisoned."
Cui Huiyi reacted and tried to strangle Yue Ning, but Yue Ning turned around and hid behind Qiao Junshen: "Brother, save me."
Qiao Junshen hugged Cui Huiyi and said, "Don't bother with the little kid."
Yue Ning stuck her head out: "Is that right! Is that right! Sister is not angry."
"Okay, Ishikawa is waiting. Let's put our things away and go out." Qiao Junshen asked Yue Ning to come out.
Yue Ning jumped to the door of his room and said, "Be out in ten minutes!"
She was about to open the door, but when she saw Qiao Junxian didn't look at her well, Yue Ning gave him a sidelong glance: "Stupid."
"You are so smart." Qiao Junxian opened the door and walked in.
After hearing what Yue Ning said, he pushed open the sliding door facing the courtyard. There was a hot spring outside. Qiao Junxian looked towards his brother's room. There was a wooden fence between the two rooms, and bamboo was planted in front of the wooden fence. He couldn't see it, but he could definitely hear the sound.
"Ningning already said that I won't take a hot spring bath with you tonight." Sure enough, Cui Huiyi's voice came.
"We've brought a hot spring bath, but you don't want to soak in it? It's okay if you're worried about strangers. Junxian? Just let him into the room."
"Is there anyone who does this to his brother?"
"How about this, we don't need to watch Ningning and the inheritor of Kaiseki cuisine practice knife skills. Kaiseki cuisine can also be eaten in the hotel. Let Junxian and Ningning go. While they are out, we can take a bath?"
"Qiao Junshen, why didn't I know you were this kind of person before?"
"What do you mean by this kind of person? I'll go talk to Ningning."
Cui Huiyi called helplessly: "Qiao Junshen."
There was a sound of sliding door opening next door.
“…”
Qiao Junxian was speechless for a moment.
Yue Ning, who was next door, heard the knock on the door, opened the door and saw brother Jun Shen standing at the door: "Brother Jun Shen."
"Ningning! Your sister Huiyi is feeling a little unwell, so we won't go to that restaurant. You can take Junxian with you!"
Yue Ning leaned against the door: "Okay!"
Yue Ning was about to close the door when the makeup artist arrived.
Qiao Junshen raised his eyebrows: "You are busy."
Yue Ning also raised an eyebrow: "Brother, go get busy too!"
"Little scoundrel!"
Yue Ning went in to put on makeup, and after she was done, she called Qiao Junxian and they set off together.
"Brother also told you that sister is not feeling well and will not go?" Yue Ning asked Qiao Junxian.
Qiao Junxian couldn't say that he overheard his brother and sister's conversation, so he answered vaguely: "Yeah!"
Yue Ning whispered in his ear: "Actually, it's not that my sister is uncomfortable, it's that he wants to feel comfortable."
Qiao Junxian lowered his head quickly, fearing that others would notice the heat on his face, and said, "You just talk nonsense."
"Didn't I tell you? Got it, I won't say it out loud anymore."
The car was already waiting at the door. Ishikawa joined them and they set off to this historic restaurant together.
This restaurant is not far from the hotel. The autumn scenery along the way is so beautiful that Yue Ning feels a little regretful: "If I had known it was so close, I would have walked over."
The car drove into a cobblestone road. On both sides of the road were old wooden buildings with dark brown roofs and maple leaves everywhere. It was so charming.
Qiao Junxian raised his camera to capture the beautiful scene at this moment.
Ishikawa lifted the curtain and invited them in, where an old man in his seventies and a young man in his twenties greeted them.
Ishikawa introduced the grandfather and grandson. Mr. Miyamoto has been running a restaurant in Kyoto since his great-grandfather.
Masako Nakajima Translation: "Mr. Miyamoto took over the shop from his grandfather, who was a master chef in Japan."
Yue Ning saluted the old man very respectfully: "Hello, Mr. Miyamoto!"
"Hello, Miss Yue. This morning, Takuya and I watched you cooking on TV in Gangcheng. We couldn't understand why you have such great cooking skills at such a young age."
"It's also a family tradition," Yue Ning said, "My grandfather and father are both Cantonese chefs."
They chatted for a while, and Miyamoto said, "We have prepared the ingredients according to the list you gave to Mr. Ishikawa. Let's go and take a look."
Yue Ning followed Mr. Miyamoto into the kitchen. There was a bluefin tuna on the counter. Yue Ning praised: "Wow, this fish is really rare."
Mr. Miyamoto looked at Ishikawa and said, "Mr. Ishikawa provided it."
"A top chef must use top-quality ingredients," said Ishikawa.
In addition to this fish, there are other fish and shrimp ingredients. The chicken on the table is a special request from Yue Ning. Mr. Miyamoto said: "This is Nagoya chicken. Do you want to make yakitori?"
This kind of chicken requires great care in breeding, and it is also a world-famous chicken breed. The meat is white, tender and smooth, and tastes great.
"No, I use it to make sushi."
"Sushi?" Miyamoto Takuya said, "You actually knew that this kind of chicken can be made into sashimi."
“It’s not traditional Japanese sushi, but a combination of our Cantonese style boiled chicken, boiled chicken sushi.”
“Boiled chicken sushi?”
"That's right. Just like my Ning Xiaochu's noodles, it's based on Hong Kong style and is suitable for Japanese tastes."
Yue Ning changed into a chef's uniform and came over. She had a conversation with Mr. Miyamoto's grandson today. Miyamoto Takuya and Yue Ning went to the cooking table together and started their preparations.
Yue Ning first boils water to blanch the chicken, then soaks and lifts it, and then cooks the boiled chicken over low heat until cooked.
She went to cut vegetables such as radishes, kale, and cucumbers. Ishikawa saw her cut the carrots into slices thinner than paper and soak them in clean water.
Yue Ning took out the small knife he had bought and started carving kale. The tools he bought temporarily in Japan were not as easy to carve as the professional knives he had at home.
The boiled chicken was cooked, and Yue Ning soaked it in ice water.
Yue Ning kneaded another dough, took out some food coloring for decorating cakes, and said to Miyamoto Takuya: "Mr. Miyamoto, I'm ready."
"I'm ready too. Shall we start cutting the sashimi?" said Takuya Miyamoto.
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