Chapter 28: My wife was eating and breathing heavily, and she was saying "It's delicious"
Song Jin used to be a person who loved eating all kinds of food. He could not eat spicy food when he was a child, but he loved it when he grew up. Later, he went to an area where people did not eat spicy food and gradually changed his habit of eating spicy food, but he did not lose his ability to eat spicy food.
It's a little spicy, no big deal.
He took one bite of chili pepper and then another. After finishing, he scooped a bowl of soup and drank it by himself. Then he stood by the table and said calmly, "I've eaten."
Several people were stunned.
“Isn’t it spicy?”
“It’s spicy, but that’s it.”
Some men wanted to cry even more.
Chai Heng couldn't help but: "Woo, my lady..."
Song Jin didn't know who he was calling, but he saw a pair of small feet supporting a fat body, and the child was running downstairs crying, shouting "Wife" as he ran.
When several people saw Chai Heng running away, they all followed him downstairs. However, Brother Guan looked back at the table with a lot of leftovers and couldn't help sighing. He seemed reluctant but had to leave.
Song Jin was dumbfounded. If this person ran away, who would pay the bill? Even if he was to put the bill on hold, could he at least leave a receipt or something?
Just when Song Jin was about to chase him, the waiter stopped her and said, "Boss, let's not go. We are angry. It would be fine if we don't mention the money. If we do, I'm afraid she will make a scene."
"He's making trouble with me?"
"That's right. She came to eat for no reason, but she ran out crying. It would be embarrassing if someone saw her."
"He couldn't stand the spiciness himself, what does it have to do with me? I didn't force him to eat it, wasn't it those people who instigated it?"
The waiter said, "I am so angry right now that I can't explain it. Let's wait until I calm down and go to your house in a few days to ask for the money and then we can talk about it."
Song Jin was furious. She couldn't understand why these men couldn't resist making trouble, making it difficult for her to even ask for money.
So what was originally a happy event, under the blessing of the red pepper, became a matter of uncertainty, and the entire Shiding Building became depressed.
Song Jin returned to the kitchen and sat there angrily. Several people came over to question him.
"What happened? Did someone get sick from eating that choking dish?"
"That's what I said. The dish was too pungent and spicy. It was even spicier than the spiciest garlic I've ever eaten. How could a person with such a precious body endure such a thing?"
"We have to be more relaxed from now on. Suzhou cuisine is pretty good, right? At least we can't go wrong, right?"
"What should we do now? Is that person going to spread rumors everywhere? If he starts to make a fuss, I'm afraid we won't have any big customers coming to our store anymore."
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Several people were chattering at the same time. Song Jin twisted his body and changed direction. He felt very unhappy and took out the silver ingot that he was rewarded for cutting the goose.
Although this person couldn't eat spicy food, he was very generous in paying money. Song Jin hoped that he would be as generous when settling the bill in a few days.
"Is this a reward from that official?" Several people's eyes sparkled when they saw the silver.
The Bai family had given out silver rewards before, as it was always necessary during the years of good harvest and the New Year, but they had never seen a reward of a whole ingot of silver.
"Yes, it's a reward for me. Let's eat it." That person was unlucky, so she wanted to enjoy it by herself.
Song Jin's table was not yet fully served, and there were some dishes left. Adding the unfinished food on the table, there was quite a lot of food left. So a group of people went up to clear the dishes and brought them to the backyard.
The food that is not finished after the meal is called leftovers. If the meal does not end, then it is not leftovers. It is just a matter of whether there is a butt on the bench or not. Servants do not care.
When Song Jin was still a junior employee, the company organized activities and they would eat only after they were done with the work, so what they had was leftovers.
But she had no appetite today and felt very uncomfortable, so she simply asked the maid to kill another chicken and make another dish of boiled chicken that had already been eaten. She wanted to enjoy it.
Several people talked about cooking another chicken. Since it was Song Jin's money, naturally no one was unwilling to do so. They killed and plucked the feathers of a chicken on the spot. Song Jin did as required and waited for the guests in front to finish eating. Then everyone gathered in the backyard to eat together.
Jinhua wine was poured and white-cut chicken was served. Song Jin didn't think about anything else. He ate slowly, taking a sip of wine and a bite of chicken without saying a word. However, the other people praised this rare feast with great words.
"This chicken is fragrant and tender, much better than what we eat at home."
"That's right, if we had served this kind of food today, it probably wouldn't have turned out like this."
"Boss, let's not make that dish anymore. Let's just make this chicken and sell it whole. It's better than roast duck and roast goose."
Song Jin didn't care at all about the old women's disapproval of the chili peppers, but instead affirmed the idea of selling chickens.
"Okay, let's try it tomorrow. Let's make two first and say that Mr. Chai said they were delicious after eating them. If they sell well, we'll make more."
"Okay, okay, let's do it."
Song Jin thought, she must take advantage of Chai Heng's popularity. She cried and the food was spicy, but the chicken was innocent and really delicious.
The moonlight was not very bright that night, and it was not until midnight that the moon slowly rose up, and the faint moonlight filled the small courtyard. Several people simply blew out the oil lamp, and just sat in the moonlight, eating, drinking, and talking and laughing together without a master, servants, or diners.
Song Jin drank a little too much and felt tired, with her eyelids drooping. Chunyun and Hongxing saw this and simply helped her into the house to sleep.
It was a dreamless night, but unfortunately the peace did not last long. Early the next morning, a girl with a very festive look appeared in the store, looking very aggressive.
The waiter walked up to ask and found out that this person was the "wife" that Mr. Chai called yesterday.
"Go and call your shopkeeper out to me. I want to see what poisonous food he gave my husband yesterday that made him cry until midnight."
The waiter was so flustered that he forgot to ask the guest to sit down, and went straight to the back to find Song Jin who was busy in the kitchen.
After hearing this, Song Jin realized that someone was here to stand up for justice. Hiding was no solution, so he simply wiped his hands and walked to the front.
As soon as I stepped into the store, I saw a woman standing in the middle of the store, surrounded by several servants. Her hair was covered with pearls and jade, she was wearing brocade clothes, and her figure was plump. She looked very suitable for Mr. Chai, a pair of lucky dolls. But her expression was not very good, her eyebrows were furious, and she looked like she wanted to eat someone.
"Madam, it's him. It's him who made the master cry." A servant in blue clothes saw Song Jin coming out and said to the woman hurriedly.
"Are you the owner of this Shi Ding Lou?"
The voice is loud and full of energy, and you can tell that the person is in good health just by listening to it.
"That's me."
"Hmph!" The woman walked closer to Song Jin and looked him up and down. Song Jin did not avoid her gaze.
With willow-shaped eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes and a round face, she has a very blessed appearance.
"What can I do for you, Madam?"
"Tell me, what did you give my husband to eat yesterday?"
Song Jin said respectfully: "It's just an ordinary dish. I'm afraid Master Chai is not used to it, so..."
"Unused to it? That's unused to it? He went back and cried for a long time. If it weren't for the curfew, I would have come to deal with you last night."
Song Jin smiled awkwardly and said, "Madam is right."
Besides admitting her mistake, what else could she do? Should she say he was not resistant to spicy food? She still wanted money for the meal.
"Cook me a dish that he ate yesterday, and then eat it all up in front of me, and I'll forgive you."
Song Jin was shocked. Eating two bites was one way of spiciness, but eating a whole plate was another way of spiciness. My mouth could handle it, but my butt couldn't.
"Madam, calm down..."
Song Jin was about to go up and beg for mercy, but the woman threw her sleeves and said, "I can't get over my anger! My husband has come out to eat, and I've seen food that tastes bad, but I've never seen anyone cry over it. If you don't cry for me for a whole day today, I won't get over my anger."
Song Jin thought, this guy is pretty good, he just wanted him to eat until he cried, he didn't beat him until he cried, how could he not be a good person.
"This..." There were indeed some peppers left in the kitchen, but not as many as before. It was not impossible to make it, but I was afraid that the boy in blue would jump out and say that it was different from yesterday.
"It's just that the store didn't prepare it. There's only part of the dish left. I only have half a bowl to make."
"Half a bowl is half a bowl. You should finish the half bowl."
Song Jin agreed: "Okay, whatever Madam says is fine, then Madam, please sit upstairs?"
As he was about to lead the person upstairs, Mrs. Yuanrun didn't react for a moment and followed the person, causing the stairs to creak.
Halfway through the walk, he realized something was wrong: "No, I asked you to cook and eat it yourself, why did you ask me to go upstairs?"
Song Jin smiled and said, "It takes time to cook. Madam, please wait upstairs and have a cup of tea. When I finish cooking, I will eat it in front of you."
The lady then said "oh" and turned around to go upstairs.
Song Jin ordered someone to make tea and went to the back to cook.
Stir-fried eel slices is a quick dish, but Song Jin still spent more time on it today. She fried the chili peppers in the pot for a long time to eliminate some of the spicy taste, and then added the eel slices to stir-fry.
When it was out of the pot, Song Jin brought it to his nose and smelled it. The spiciness was reduced and the aroma of meat was enhanced. If he added a bowl of rice, it would cost dozens of dollars in the 21st century.
Song Jin ate little for breakfast, a bowl of rice and a plate of vegetables. When he smelled the spicy food, his appetite suddenly increased and his mouth was watering.
She went upstairs with the plate and saw the noble lady sitting by the window. When she saw someone coming up, she looked like she was going to give her a good beating.
Song Jin took the plate over calmly and asked with a smile, "Madam, would you allow me to sit down and eat?"
The lady glanced at the seat opposite her and said, "Sit down."
Song Jin sat down without hesitation, picked up the bowl and said, "Then I will eat in front of Madam?"
"Eat, give it to me." He sniffed while speaking. It was hard to tell what the smell was, somewhat fragrant, and somewhat pungent.
Song Jin picked up a large chopstick of eel slices and chili peppers and buried them in the rice. He opened his mouth wide and took a bite. While eating, he said, "It smells good. It smells really good."
After saying that, he couldn't wait to pick up a piece of food with chopsticks, and ate while breathing out air and shouting "It smells delicious", making the person on the other side swallow his saliva.
"Is it this dish that made the master cry yesterday?" she asked the blue-clothed servant beside her.
"Yes, that's what the master ate, the red one. He took one bite and cried."
The lady frowned, as if she didn't quite believe it.
"Did you remember it wrongly?"
"That's right, Master Guan and the others all ate it and couldn't stand the taste."
"Did you cry?" The lady was unwilling to accept it.
"No, only the master..."
Before he could finish his words, the lady's eyes had already glared at him, and Song Jin added fuel to the fire.
"When we were eating this dish yesterday, I was always beside Master Chai. I saw that those people were all fine, and they all encouraged Master Chai to eat more, which is why he cried while eating."
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