Anyone who has watched Hong Kong movies in the early years knows that Hong Kong people like to hold a contest to select the four great talents and four great beauties. They not only select the talents and beauties in ancient history, but also the talents and beauties of the present time.

Therefore, after the Miss Hong Kong contest is announced, the four most beautiful Miss Hong Kongs of all time will be selected to select the most beautiful among the beautiful.

As for the four great talents of Hong Kong today, there is no need to select them. The four recognized by the newspapers and the industry are Jin Yong, Ni Yu, Huang Zhan and Cai Lan.

Among them, Cai Lan comes from a family of scholars. Her father is a calligrapher, painter and poet, and her mother is a high school principal.

He started his entertainment career in 1956 when he published his first drama review. He became the manager of Shaw Brothers Films in Japan, the producer of Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest (many of Mr. Fang Long's films), broke the ratings record as a host, published books, and entered the business world... His good friend Jin Yong commented on him:

"Cai Lan has a wide range of knowledge. He knows everything about music, chess, calligraphy, painting, wine, women, money, eating, drinking, whoring, literature and movies. He is a first-class master of movies, poetry, calligraphy, epigraphy, and food."

Ni Li's comment on him was even more: "Although he is as romantic as Wei and Jin, he is still not as good as him."

Cai Caizi also has another title, "God of Cookery".

The society commented that he is a "gourmet" because he loves food and visits all major restaurants. He is a famous gourmet in Hong Kong.

In the past half month, Cai Lan often heard the name of a new delicacy.

What's rare is that those who recommend this dish to him are not only experienced foodies who love to go to small restaurants and believe that real folk delicacies are in the alleys; there are also friends from another faction who love high-end enjoyment and believe that you get what you pay for.

So, in the evening of this day, he took time out and drove all the way from the film production set with his assistant cameraman Xiaoyou through Kowloon to the intersection of Fuk Chuen Street and Ivy Street near Yau Ma Tei in Sham Shui Po.

It is not easy to park outside this small shop on the roadside, so they turned into the alley to find a parking space.

What shocked them was that the scene they saw after turning into the back alley was very different from their impression of Sham Shui Po.

Cai Lan rolled down the window and scanned the long line of cars parked on the roadside. From large Mercedes-Benz Jeeps to small Cadillac sports cars, all major luxury car brands and models were there, as if she had entered an alternative luxury car show.

Assistant Luck, who was driving, was also looking for a parking space while looking around. This place didn't look like a luxury residential community. How come there were so many luxury cars?

Finally, they parked the car at the end of the alley. When they got out of the car and scanned the cars, they suddenly exclaimed in sync:

"Could it be that these cars have the same purpose as us, and are all here to eat at Yi Ji?"

After all, after their black Mercedes-Benz sedan was parked, it instantly blended in with the other luxury cars, which inevitably made people guess that "this car is of the same type as the other luxury cars."

Recalling the scene of the small shop that was crowded with people when they drove past it, the two of them quickened their pace.

Back at the intersection, looking at the shop facing the outside, their target shop was the busiest, and the sign on the shop was the largest and most eye-catching -

[Yi Ji Tea House] [Reaching and Famous]!

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Clara saw two more well-dressed diners coming in, and she hurriedly smiled and greeted them,

enthusiastically helping them sit down in the newly vacated seats at the door.

Due to the large flow of customers, the table had not been cleared yet after the guests left. Clara asked the guests to take their orders while turning back to call Ding Baoshu to come and clear the table.

Liu Jiaming at the next table saw that Ding Baoshu was serving food to another table and was too busy to handle it. The food for Group B had not been served yet, so he simply stood up, rolled up his sleeves, and came to help Clara clear the table.

Although he had been a pampered baby at home since he was a child, he was very good at clearing the dishes and clearing the table. He gathered the empty bowls together in a few seconds and left.

Gary saw that Liu Jiaming had stood up to help greet the guests. As he was also Yi Jiayi's brother from her mother's side, he couldn't just sit there idly. He stood up, went to the kitchen to get a clean rag, and ran over to help the new guest wipe the table.

Cai Lan had visited restaurants all over Hong Kong, and had eaten at no less than a hundred restaurants and food stalls, but this was the first time he saw a guest standing up to help the host.

Especially since these guests were all well-dressed, they didn't look like ordinary neighbors.

Cai Lan was intrigued. While placing an order, he couldn't help but look at Liu Jiaming and Gary. It was even more strange to see that the two young men had bright eyes and looked vigorous and energetic, not like ordinary people.

Seeing Cai Lan looking at him, Liu Jiaming laughed heartily and said, "Is this your first time at Yi Ji? You must try the cooked drunken crab and crab roe noodles. This is the only place in Hong Kong that has this delicacy."

He pointed to the small blackboard at the door and introduced it to Cai Lan,

"You can't eat it after late autumn. It's a seasonal delicacy."

Cai Lan looked at the small blackboard and couldn't help laughing.

"The emperor of the Qing Dynasty's food" and "Cixi's favorite folk delicacy after her misfortune" are all made up stories.

"Well, then, four cooked drunken crabs." Cai Lan followed suit.

"Sorry, there are only two cooked drunken crabs left today." Clara asked with a smile, "Let's try these two first today?"

"Haha, we ordered them all." Liu Jiaming couldn't help but answer again, looking very proud.

"Okay, both of them." Cai Lan said hurriedly.

"I also recommend the traditional steamed dace, it's really delicious~" Uncle Jiu was in a good mood today. Seeing that Cai Lan at the next table was smiling and very friendly, he asked, just like Liu Jiaming, to recommend his favorite food to the new customers at the neighboring table.

"There is also Mapo Tofu, the only authentic Sichuan flavor in Hong Kong, a must-order." Gary also joined in the fun.

"It's a pity that the roast duck is sold out today, otherwise it would be good." Clara smiled and replied, patting her chest and introducing to the guests: "I made it."

Cai Lan seemed to enjoy this happy atmosphere of the market, and listened to the suggestions very politely, ordering both Mapo Tofu and traditional steamed dace, and adding a portion of blanched choy sum, a bowl of lotus leaf steamed rice, a bowl of crab roe noodles, 2 cups of Ice Cream Milk Tea, and 2 pineapple buns for after-meal snacks.

Jiaru quickly served two cups of Ice Cream to Cai Lan and his assistant.

Cai Lan nodded to the pretty girl, lowered his head to smell the mellow aroma of the milk tea, and then took a sip. The taste was rich, but it did not interfere with each other. The taste was rich, interesting and not messy.

Cai Lan nodded, squinting his eyes to taste the mellowness of the milk tea, while organizing his words in his mind: If I want to submit today's experience to my own food column, how should I write it. Just

when he came up with a few words, he suddenly heard a surprised call. He raised his head and raised his eyebrows, and looked into the Yi Ji Shop following the voice. He actually saw... Inspector Guo Yongyao of the Public Relations Division of the Police Station stood up and walked around the round table and walked towards him? ? ?

Being a film producer, shooting stories about the police force and community, etc., one cannot avoid working with the Public Relations Department of the police station. Cai Lan and Inspector Guo Yongyao have long been acquainted.

However, he never expected to run into each other while foraging.

Guo Sir sat down at Cai Lan's table with a laugh, and invited him to eat with him in a few words.

At this time, Guo Yongyao's big round table had already started to serve dishes. Although everyone was about to pick up their chopsticks and eat, the dishes on the table were still hot, not half-eaten leftovers, but many people who were proud of their status and position would still choose to refuse.

But Cai Lan has always been known for his willful and arrogant attitude, so he didn't care about these details. He agreed immediately, stood up, picked up the cup and bowl, went into the house and sat at the same table with the police officers, and joked that this was the ice cream parlor with the best security he had ever been to.

At this time, the round table where the agents of Team B were sitting also began to serve dishes. Jiayi was busy serving dishes from the back kitchen and was about to start eating when she was stopped by Mr. Guo.

She thought she was called to report to a superior officer, but Mr. Guo did not introduce a superior officer, but an old friend in the entertainment circle, Mr. Cai Lan.

Although Jiayi was only familiar with Mr. Jin, one of the four great talents in Hong Kong, in her previous life, she had also heard of Mr. Cai Lan. She was immediately excited when she heard about him and did not want to eat anymore.

Seeing her eager expression, Mr. Guo simply asked her to sit next to Mr. Cai and eat with everyone. By the way, she could also help everyone introduce how to cook these dishes and what are the special features or interesting stories.

Jiayi smiled happily and brought her own bowl and chopsticks, sat next to Mr. Cai Lan, and acted as a food guide.

Cai Lan always likes chatting with young people. She thinks young people have the richest and boundless imagination, and can see the new world and new face through their perspective, so she can chat with Jia Yi very well.

When tasting the crab oil and crab roe, Mr. Cai's eyes, which were not big to begin with, narrowed into a slit, and he was obviously enjoying it very much.

A chef's favorite thing is to see diners love his work. Jia Yi looked at Mr. Cai's expression. Although she was just a person who gave ideas and not the chef who cooked, she was also very happy in her heart.

She enjoyed this sense of accomplishment and asked with a smile:

"Mr. Cai, do you know what seasoning is used in this marinade to remove the fishy smell of crabs?"

"Is it ginger?" Cai Lan asked while smacking her lips.

Jiayi shook her head, "It's orange peel."

"!" Cai Lan was stunned, and hurriedly savored it. As expected, from the sweetness of the crab meat and the slightly spicy aroma of wine, he could faintly taste a little bit of orange fragrance.

"The real gourmet is in the Hong Kong Police Force." Mr. Cai sighed, while sticking out a slightly fat thumb that was dipped in the marinade of cooked drunken crab.

Jiayi smiled and waved her hand: "I am just a half-baked person, I can think about it but I can't do it. My eldest brother and Sun Xin are the real excellent chefs."

"In addition to orange peel, what other seasonings did you use for this cooked drunken crab? Did you steam it first and then marinate it, or marinate it first and then steam it?" Cai Lan asked curiously while carefully dismantling the crab.

Although the river crabs are small, they are washed very clean. Whether it is the hair on the crab claws or the gaps in the crab shell, they are all brushed to their original color without any dirt.

There is no psychological burden when you eat them, and you can eat them boldly.

I remember the plot in "Dream of Red Mansions" that also revolves around the big crab. All the snacks are paired with crabs to remove the fishy smell and enhance the freshness. The meal is delicate and luxurious. At the end, you even have to wash your

hands with bean flour... Now sitting in Yiji to eat crabs, it seems that I am personally enjoying this luxurious and elegant experience. But it is not too luxurious here. There is only orange peel water to wash hands, not bean flour to wash hands, which is just right. It only focuses on deliciousness and dining experience, and does not make a fuss. This is an advantage.

"Mr. Cai, what flavors did you taste?" Jiayi would never tell him how to make her own cooked drunken crab, but in order to ask Mr. Cai to help promote Yiji, she still showed her sincerity and chatted with him.

"I tasted the aroma of wine, and sweetness, um... is it also star anise and cinnamon?" Cai Lan tilted her head to taste it carefully, and in the blink of an eye, she ate 6 crab legs.

Although many people who eat river crabs find it troublesome and don't like to eat crab legs with less meat, eating cooked drunken crabs, the crab legs are full of flavor, and chewing them like eating melon seeds is also interesting.

"That's right." Jiayi raised her thumb, "However, the wine used here is not the cooking wine or white wine we usually use, but the top-grade Yannian Huadiao wine. When boiling it, you should simmer the Huadiao so that it can be integrated into the flavors of other seasonings, but you cannot boil it for too long to evaporate the aroma of the wine. The heat and time must be carefully controlled.

"The sweetness in it is not from white sugar or brown sugar, but from the best large pieces of yellow rock sugar.

"The order in which these seasonings are cooked must be tried repeatedly to get the best recipe. When developing this soup, we tried hundreds of sequences, countless heat and proportions, and finally chose this one as the final marinade."

Sun Xin brought Mapo Tofu to the table where Cai Lan was. When he heard Jiayi's words, he couldn't help but look up at her.

That's not right... When making the marinade, Jiayi clearly finished it in one go, and she seemed to know the sequence and proportions by heart. How could she have tried hundreds of times?

Moreover, the marinade made on the same day is very fresh and fragrant, and the cooked drunken crab marinated on the same day is the finished product.

Scratching his head, Sun Xin placed the mapo tofu in front of Cai Lan with some doubts. When he turned back to the kitchen, he couldn't help but think: Could it be that Jiayi had tried hundreds of times in her own home before coming to Yiji to tell everyone about this sauce?

Wow, so amazing...

In Sun Xin's mind, Jiayi's image has become taller.

...

At the round table, Jiayi talked about everything, and exaggerated the way to eat each dish and the essence of the special effort when cooking, and explained it to Mr. Cai.

She even made up stories about her eldest brother's business and Sun Xin's ups and downs and unyielding struggle.

There were stories about Sun Xin running back and forth between the vegetable market and Yi Ji to ensure the freshness of the tofu - it was described as difficult as the journey to the West. There was also the story of how

Brother Yi went to buy fresh ingredients that would make the chef smile every morning before dawn, and the various interesting details of cooking with love and sincerity - as meticulous as a neurological surgery.

When Sun Xin was steaming dace for the big table in the traditional way, he heard the story about his thousands of miles of running to buy tofu, and his face turned red with shame.

Finally, I realized that Yi Jiayi was not telling the facts, she was just telling a story!

Cai Lan ate the meal to his heart's content, with sweat all over his chubby face. He sat back in his chair, took a sip of wine, and savored every bite he had just tasted. He felt that the food was full of flavor and had an endless aftertaste.

His assistant also took some delicious photos. After the meal, when he asked the kitchen to take photos of chefs Yi Jiadong and Sun Xin, Jiayi readily agreed and took Mr. Cai's assistant Luck to the kitchen to help put the pots and pans in order. She also asked Luck to take many photos of Chef Yi and Chef Sun.

Even Jiaru and Ding Baoshu, who know how to make drinks, have entered the country.

When Cai Lan took a photo with Yi Jiadong, Jiayi suddenly remembered a comment about Mr. Cai in her previous life: If you want to tell whether Mr. Cai really likes a restaurant or is just doing it for business cooperation, just look at Mr. Cai's expression when taking a photo with the restaurant owner.

If he doesn't smile, it means he doesn't like the food and is just doing it for advertising cooperation. If he

smiles, it means he really likes the food.

If he smiles so happily that his teeth are showing, he likes the restaurant very much and everyone who sees this food article should go and try it.

Jiayi quickly leaned over to look at Mr. Cai's expression and saw that he was standing next to Yi Jiadong, smiling so happily! Not only did his teeth show, but his smile was so big that you could even see his throat. Moreover, when he stood, he placed his hand on his stomach, and even his body language expressed his happiness of having a full meal and a good drink.

Jiayi's lips curled up, feeling very happy.

That's great, Mr. Cai will definitely write something easy to remember when he goes back!

When he writes, he will definitely praise me a lot, right?

Jiayi held her heart, her eyes full of stars, and began to look forward to it.

When Cai Lan settled the bill, Jiayi would definitely give him a discount, but Mr. Cai disagreed and insisted on paying the original price.

It's not easy for a good restaurant to persist, and he would support it no matter what if his conditions allowed.

As a result, the two of them were polite to each other, which gave Sir Guo next to them an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

"Okay, I'll treat you today, the bill is settled, and next time Mr. Cai is free, please treat me." Guo Yongyao laughed and patted Cai Lan on the shoulder, and was the first to leave the store and go home with other superiors.

After Jiayi warmly sent Cai Lan away, Clara leaned over and asked, "Who is this?"

"Mr. Cai, the God of Food, a beacon of food for Hong Kong people!" Jiayi immediately took Clara's arm and said happily, "He will recommend all the restaurants he likes to eat in his column. These recommended restaurants will become super popular and profitable restaurants!"

"Really?" Clara looked regretful, "If I had known he was coming, I would have left a portion of roast duck for him to eat."

"Hahaha, next time, there must be a chance. I'll think about other dishes later." Jiayi tapped her head. There are so many recipes for various delicacies remembered here. In

this era, if you want to learn to cook, you have to go to a master. Most of the famous dishes passed down from ancestors are not passed on to others. Even if they are recorded in recipe books, they are often kept private. But things are different in later generations. In order to earn traffic, all kinds of chefs will make decisions that go against their ancestors and make their own recipes public. The secrets of state banquets and the step-by-step instructions for cooking various cuisines are all available.

Jiayi doesn't worry about the recipe, she only worries about what to choose for the next dish.

"I'll develop new dishes later to tempt him to come." Patting Clara's arm, Jiayi turned back to the counter and saw Yi Jiajun clacking his abacus. She couldn't help but lean over the counter and asked him, "How much money did you make today?"

Jiajun's face flushed, and he looked up at his elder sister, his eyes full of happiness: "You may not believe it, elder sister, but so far today, 4,600 Hong Kong dollars have been deposited!"

"Really?" Jiayi raised her eyebrows, stretched out her hand in surprise, and rubbed her brother's hair hard.

The young boy who always refused others to touch his head was now dizzy with money, and did not resist even when Yi Jiayi stroked his hair into a bird's nest.

A few minutes later, Jiayi sent off the agents of Team B who had finished their meal, and returned to the counter, stretching her back. She found Jiajun with his head tilted up, looking up at the sky, as if he was thinking about life.

"What are you thinking about?" Jiayi asked, holding her iced milk tea and taking a sip.

"..." Yi Jiajun turned his head, looked at Yi Jiayi seriously, and said:

"Sister, we are going to make a fortune. Even if we have a lot of money and become rich, we must not forget our roots. We must not be arrogant and extravagant. When that time comes, I still have to take the Dingdang car to school, and I can't eat big fish and meat all the time. I have to go to bed early and get up early, and exercise. In particular, I still have to study hard and not have too much pocket money. Indulgence corrupts people's hearts and will devour people's spirit-"

"Puff!" Jiayi spit a mouthful of milk tea all over the counter, and then coughed violently.

Yi Jiajun, this handsome boy, almost took her sister's life.