Chapter 54 He Laonian meets Huizhi at home
Under the gaze of everyone, Liu Youde picked up the chopsticks, tasted a bite of the dish, and his face immediately fell.
He usually learns to cook at Xinfenglou. Whether it is knife skills or plate presentation, he is excellent. The only thing he is not sure about is the amount of seasoning. The chef always says the right amount, a little or something, but he is always unsure. Most of the time, there is nothing wrong with it, but sometimes it is too salty. After all, the style of Shandong cuisine is indeed salty. But it is not too unpalatable.
And this time, for the Jia family's banquet, it was the first time for him to prepare such a large amount of food by himself. Unexpectedly, the result was... indeed, not only did he put too much salt, but the cooking time was also a little off.
"It seems that I have to go back and study hard."
Liu Youde sighed inwardly, but he was also a man who cared a lot about his reputation. How could he save face when being stared at by so many people? Anyway, the meal was ready, so he turned around and went to bed!
There is no way to get the money back, he has already exchanged it all for food and stored it at home!
"Xu Youliang!"
Watching Liu Youde leave, Jia Zhang looked at Xu Youliang in anger.
"Is this the chef from Xinfenglou that you found?"
At this time, Jia Zhang was so angry that her eyes almost popped out.
Yesterday was embarrassing enough, and I had been hoping that the chef from Xinfenglou would get back at him today, but such a big joke happened just as the banquet started!
The key point is, buying so many ingredients and making them taste so bad is such a waste!
"I... I didn't know he was just an apprentice..."
Xu Youliang's already dark face was also filled with embarrassment.
He was just an ordinary employee of the grain station. How could he have the opportunity to go to Xinfenglou, let alone meet those chefs? Moreover, time was tight yesterday, and seeing that Liu Youde had a big head and a fat waist and came out of Xinfenglou, he thought he was the chef.
I didn't expect that he was just an apprentice...
This is a complete joke.
"But I bought this wine from the same tavern as the one at the banquet yesterday. It's the tavern in front of Zhengyang Gate!"
Xu Youliang had a gloomy face and wanted to make amends for himself. In front of everyone, he walked to the wine jar, picked up a spoon, and scooped a spoonful of wine from it.
As a result, after drinking it, my face smelled.
There is no wine in this wine jar. It's all just water mixed with wine. It just smells a little bit of wine, but it's all water when you drink it!
He was tricked by that He Laonian!
At this moment, someone in the crowd shouted,
"It turns out to be the He family's wine, no wonder it's all water!"
"There is food. You were tricked by He Laonian!"
"Haven't you heard about it? This He Laonian is a man who treats people differently based on their mood. He pours water into the wine just based on his mood. When the Japanese invaded the city, he dared to pour water into the wine, let alone ordinary people like us!"
As soon as these words were spoken, many people echoed them.
"The He family's wine is cheap, and sometimes they mix less water, so we tolerated it. I didn't expect them to be so shameless today!"
"This He Laonian is getting more shameless as he gets older."
"Hey, why did you have to buy He Laonian's wine when there are so many other brands you could buy? You're just asking for trouble!"
"Haha, He Laonian is very cunning. The first time I went there, he poured me pure wine. I thought the price was cheaper than other places, so I went there the second time. As a result, the wine was not that pure!"
Apparently, the neighbors in Nanluoguxiang have been cheated many times by the tavern owner He.
Xu Youliang felt extremely embarrassed after hearing this. The food was unpalatable and the wine was all watery. This banquet was simply a disgrace.
"No, I'm going to go find that He Laonian to settle the score!"
Xu Youliang is an honest man who usually doesn't cause trouble, but now he feels so aggrieved that he must settle accounts with He Laonian!
Moreover, how could he have the face to stay after the wedding banquet turned out like this?
Immediately, Xu Youliang lifted the two large jars of wine onto the cart and headed towards Zhengyang Gate.
"I'm going too! It's such a rip-off!"
Jia Dongxu couldn't stand it anymore. Uncle Xu spent so much money to support the Jia family, but in the end, this was the result. It was a huge loss.
The two pushed the cart and soon arrived at the door of the tavern in front of Zhengyang Gate.
"He Laonian, get out here!"
Xu Youliang roared.
"What happened?"
As soon as the voice fell, the door curtain of the tavern was lifted, and an old man walked out with a smile on his face.
"Oh, it's Old Xu. What are you doing..."
When He Laonian saw that it was Xu Youliang, his eyes couldn't help but tremble and he felt a little guilty.
Yesterday he accidentally poured a little too much water, so he mixed the two large jars of wine together, stirred them again, and then filled the two large jars.
Judging from Xu Youliang's attitude, he is here to call for punishment.
"What do you think?"
Xu Youliang pointed at the two large jars of wine on the cart and cursed,
"He Laonian, I thought your wine was good, so I took care of your business, but you actually poured so much water into it. Don't you feel guilty?"
"Hey, Old Xu, what are you talking about?"
He Laonian's face changed, and he was determined to deny it.
"You've drunk my wine before. The wine you used for your wedding yesterday was all from my house. Did I water it down? The wine was fine in my bar, but how come it's all watered down when I got to your place? Someone must have tampered with it. It has nothing to do with me!"
As he said this, he raised his head, looking nonchalant.
"If you found water added to the product in my tavern, I would definitely refund it without saying anything. But now this matter cannot be explained!"
Xu Youliang, "..."
"you……"
Jia Dongxu, who was standing nearby, was also furious when he heard this.
He has seen shameless people, but he has never seen such shameless people.
I remember that he bought wine from this pub last time. He was wondering why he drank a whole bottle even though he didn’t have much of a drinking capacity. It turned out that the wine was mixed with water!
Jia Dongxu was about to continue arguing, but when he saw two more people walking out of the tavern, he was stunned.
The two people standing next to He Laonian were a young man, and the other was Xu Huizhi, whom he had missed for many days!
In order to arrange his mother's wedding these two days, he had no time to meet Xu Huizhi, but unexpectedly, Xu Huizhi appeared in the tavern!
What is she, a girl, doing in the old tavern?
"Don't try to cheat me. Our wine is not diluted with water."
In the room, He Yongqiang was chatting with Xu Huizhi when he heard someone making trouble and saying that the wine in his pub was diluted with water. How could he tolerate this? If the wine was diluted with water, how could he continue to get along with Xu Huizhi?
He Yongqiang took Xu Huizhi's arm and said confidently,
"We get our wine from Niulanshan every day. This person is from Niulanshan. If you don't believe me, ask her."
Xu Huizhi, "..."
When she saw Jia Dongxu not far away, she was stunned.
Just now He Yongqiang told her that he sold two large jars of wine yesterday, and that he would go back to the village with her to buy another batch today. Unexpectedly, the one who bought the wine was Jia Dongxu's family?