The first thing I did was to find out

Chapter 235: Long Fish Feast (Thanks to the Silver Alliance for the reward from Da Xia Ai Chi Hamburger Bao!)

The content of Uncle Wang's recollection this time is different from before.

In the past, when he recalled the past, he would start by saying that he had not made any false or wrong accounts for all these years. He would recall the glorious days when he worked in Gusu Cotton Mill when he was young, and then pick one or two negative examples for sharp contrast to highlight the excellence of his work ability.

Finally, I would like to briefly praise myself for being popular in the factory. I was a good colleague to my colleagues and a good accountant in the cotton mill.

These are basically the following.

But today, perhaps because the three-head banquet was so delicious, what Uncle Wang recalled was not his outstanding work ability, nor his good interpersonal relationships, nor the glorious moments when he was praised by his leaders, nor the glorious years after he was transferred from Gusu.

It's a dish for a birthday party.

Uncle Wang started to announce the dishes directly.

Soft-shelled eel, eel soup, stir-fried tiger tail, oolong egg, silver thread eel, silver thread fried noodles, eel balls, eel thousands, eel crispy, eel steamed buns, and large roasted butterfly slices.

After hearing the names of the dishes, no one present doubted that Wang Gensheng had Alzheimer's disease. His memory was really first-rate. After so many years, he could still remember the names of the dishes clearly. He was worthy of being the gold medal accountant of the cotton mill, keeping a human account book.

He always forgets things. He forgot to bring fruit today, forgot to buy soy sauce yesterday, and forgot to buy garlic the day before yesterday. It must be because he didn't take Chen Juan's advice to heart. Xu Tuqiang strongly suggested that Chen Juan should execute Wang Gensheng when she returned. She must not let him go and teach Wang Gensheng a lesson!
Uncle Wang named a lot of dishes that no one had ever heard of before, and everyone was stunned.

Only Huang Anyao seemed to understand. He was a little shocked and confused. He waited until Wang Gensheng finished speaking before speaking: "Uncle Wang, you had a long fish banquet that day."

"What long fish banquet?" Wang Gensheng was a little confused, and waved his hands to indicate that Huang Anyao must have misunderstood. "It was just a friend of mine's 20th birthday. I went there to have a bite of food. It wasn't a banquet."

"At that time, I couldn't afford a banquet with my status. When we got married, few people held wedding banquets. Buying some high-end candies as wedding candy was considered generous."

"But the dishes you just mentioned are the dishes for the long fish banquet." Huang Anyao said.

"What is the Long Fish Banquet?" Qin Huai asked the question in everyone's mind.

Huang Anyao then realized that none of the people present were professionals, and he quickly explained: "Long fish is eel. Huai'an is rich in eels, and many local chefs are proficient in cooking eels. The prototype of the long fish banquet was first established in the Qing Dynasty. Later, Huai'an chefs continued to carry it forward and evolved it into the long fish banquet, which was once one of the five most famous banquets in the country."

"All dishes of the Long Fish Banquet are made from eels. The complete Long Fish Banquet has a total of 108 dishes, which need to be served for three consecutive days. The daily menu includes eight large bowls, eight small bowls, plates and four snacks."

"Not to mention now, even back then there were very few chefs who could prepare a complete long fish banquet. Even if it was a master with an apprentice, or even if several chefs worked together, it was extremely difficult to prepare 108 dishes made entirely of eels, each with its own characteristics and flavor, in three days."

"My dad is a good eel chef. His most famous dish is fried eel paste. He also cooks soft eel, fried eel slices, and eel soup. If you really count, he probably knows a dozen or twenty ways to cook eels, but 108..."

"Even if Master Pei Shenghua from Chengfangju came, he might not be able to do it."

"The dishes that Uncle Wang just mentioned can actually make up a simple long fish banquet."

"Soft-shelled eel, stir-fried tiger tail, oolong egg, roasted butterfly slices, and silver eel are all relatively well-known dishes in the eel banquet. As a simplified version of the eel banquet, these dishes are already quite good, and most chefs would not dare to take them on."

Qin Huai quickly explained in a low voice: "The Master Jing that Uncle Wang mentioned is your master's master."

Jiang Weijin is a master of S-recipes.

Huang Anyao suddenly understood and even felt a little envious: "My dad ate really well when he was young."

Qin Huai:......

Has Master Huang Shengli been so low-key these years? He never brags about his master in front of his son. Zheng Da, on the other hand, brags a lot, and Zheng Siyuan's eyes light up when he mentions his master.

Uncle Wang was shocked and murmured, "So the eels on that table were so good. I thought it was strange at the time. After all, it was the birthday party for the factory director's son, so why did they cook eels? There is nothing to eat about eels. There are eels everywhere in the fields. Rural children don't even bother to catch them unless they are really hungry."

Chen Juan: ...

For some reason, Chen Juan now wants to bring justice to her husband.

"Which factory director's son? Do you know the factory director's son? Which son? Why have I never seen him?" Chen Juan asked.

Wang Gensheng's face changed a little, and he was not very willing to speak. He said vaguely: "He is the youngest son of Director Xu of our cotton mill. You don't know that when you entered the factory, little Xu was..."

Chen Juan was also stunned and stopped talking.

Wang Gensheng looked at the leftovers on the table with some emotion: "If only Xiao Xu were still here, he loves eating the most. If he could sit here and have a meal like this today, he would be so happy for days when he goes home."

No one responded, only Huang Anyao said stupidly: "That Director Xu must have had a very good relationship with my master. Even if it is a simple version of the long fish banquet, it is troublesome to prepare it. It takes at least three or four days in advance. He is willing to prepare a long fish banquet just for a birthday party. It would be impossible without a good relationship."

Qin Huai suddenly understood the helplessness Huang Shengli felt when he saw Huang Anyao negotiating with the supplier.

If the young master had devoted half of his talent in explaining dishes to emotional intelligence in dealing with people, the marketing plan would not have turned out like this.

It was not until the meal was completely finished that Huang Anyao realized what was happening and asked Qin Huai, "Did I say something wrong just now? Did Director Xu's son have an accident? Should I have said that?"

Qin Huai comforted him, "It's okay. If we talk a little more, everyone will know that you didn't mean it."

The meal started at 2:45 and ended at around 4. Ouyang suggested in the group that since it was rare for so many people to get together, why not go to Guanhelou for dinner in the evening? He had a coupon for Guanhelou that would expire tomorrow.

The group members responded positively, and Director Liu even said that it was still early, so why not ride a bike to help digestion? She knew a good place to ride a bike, which was near her home. It only took half an hour to ride a shared bike from here, and then another hour, and finally half an hour to go to Guanhe Tower for dinner.

She also happened to send her daughter home to do her homework and then went riding her bike.

Xu Tuqiang and Uncle Qian from the morning jogging group said yes.

Dr. Zhou, who had been practicing driving speed every day when he could not eat Huang Ji's food, responded positively.

Qu Jing said that exercising after meals is also good.

Ouyang found that he seemed to have shot himself in the foot.

Grandma Ding declined on the grounds that she was old and had difficulty walking, but she could continue to eat in the evening.

Chen Huihong slipped away on the pretext of sending her daughter back to bed, while supporting the evening dinner.

Chen Juan was very interested in this, and Uncle Wang made the excuse that he had something to do and could come later.

Qin Huai sat at the kitchen door, reading the messages in the group while listening to Dong Shi telling him the latest gossip. From the corner of his eye, he could see Huang Anyao telling Huang Shengli with envy that an old man who had lunch today had actually eaten his master's long fish banquet.

Huang Ji is always very lively during break time.

Dong Shi spoke very fast. He had to finish telling the gossip in a hurry as he had to go to work in 10 minutes.

Even if this gossip is not true.

It seems that Wang Jun is in love again, and the spring of the Sixth Senior Brother is back.

Just as Dong Shi was talking about how Wang Jun's girlfriend didn't seem to care much about her appearance, at least she didn't have high requirements for her hair, a waiter poked his head in from outside and said crisply:
"Master Qin, there is a man looking for you."

Dong Shi’s gossip came to an abrupt end.

"We'll talk later." Qin Huai left this sentence and walked outside, not noticing Dong Shi's sad eyes.

Dong Shi: We will be at work soon and Sixth Brother will be back soon. How could I possibly tell him about love gossip in front of him? Am I that stupid?

Qin Huai walked out of the kitchen and found that the person looking for him was Wang Gensheng.

This is a rare thing. The last time Wang Gensheng met Qin Huai alone was in the Yunzhong Canteen. During this period, Qin Huai did not prepare a special meal for Wang Gensheng, fearing that he would find it too abrupt. Therefore, although Qin Huai knew Wang Gensheng well, the two did not have much contact. "Uncle Wang, what do you want to talk to me about? Did Ouyang take all the packed dishes back and not leave any for you? I need to talk to him about this. It is immoral to eat alone. I will call him now and ask him to give you two packed boxes."

"No, no." Uncle Wang waved his hands quickly, saying that Xiao Ou was a good comrade and he should not be wronged. "Give it to me. The packed food is divided by the number of people. One box per person, no children."

"My family of two got a good deal and split two boxes."

"I have something... No, I should say I have a favor to ask of you, Master Qin."

Qin Huai:!
help!

It's good to help, but helping can easily trigger side quests!

"You say."

"I had almost forgotten about it after so many years, but when Lao Qian mentioned the double crab buns last time we were having dinner, I couldn't stop thinking about it."

"Just now when we were having dinner, I couldn't help but mention Xiao Xu. I know you don't know who Xiao Xu is. Just think of it as an old man who likes to reminisce about the past and talk a lot. Don't take it too seriously."

"It's like this. Grandpa has a dim sum recipe. It should be very difficult to make. Many years ago, a friend of mine bought it from a dim sum chef at a high price. Later, my father broke his leg and needed money for treatment. I had no money, and he had no money either, so he gave me the recipe and asked me to sell it for some money."

"For so many years I never sold this recipe and kept it in my hands. Later I was transferred and Master Jing passed away. I asked my former colleagues and found out that the dim sum described in this recipe seemed to have been lost and Master Jing's apprentice Xiao Zheng did not learn it."

"I know that learning to make dim sum should be taught by a master. I only have a recipe here and no one can teach me. It's a bit difficult for you to make the dim sum according to the recipe. I'm not deliberately making it difficult for you. I may be old. This time, Gusu thought of the past and wanted to eat double crab buns."

What Uncle Wang said was a little confusing. Qin Huai was originally listening and trying to understand what was going on. But when he heard Uncle Wang talking about the double crab buns, Qin Huai was stunned, a little surprised, and his voice rose involuntarily.

"The recipe you're talking about is the recipe for double crab buns?!"

Uncle Wang was startled by Qin Huai's suddenly raised voice and nodded: "Master Qin, you know the double crab buns."

"I know a little bit. I heard Master Zheng talk about it. He actually knows how to make the double crab bun, but for some reason he doesn't make it, so other people think that the double crab bun has been lost."

"But now is not the time to make double crab buns. Double crab buns are a seasonal dish and can only be made in autumn when the crab roe is plump. Even if you give me the recipe now, I can't make it now." Qin Huai explained.

Although Uncle Wang doesn't know much about cooking, he knows what seasonal dishes are.

"But I remember Xiao Xu also ate double crab buns in the spring. He even gave me a bite. They were just as delicious as the ones in the autumn." Uncle Wang was a little confused. He took out his mobile phone, squinted his eyes, opened the photo album and flipped through it. When he found the photo, he handed the phone to Qin Huai to look at it.

The recipe in the photo is taken by Uncle Wang.

"This is the recipe Xiao Xu gave me. There is a step in the middle. One step requires sauce, and the other requires fresh crab roe. Xiao Qin, take a look. I remember that Master Jing could make crab roe buns all year round."

Qin Huai took the phone and took a look. Wow, these are actually two recipes.

One is a normal recipe for double crab buns made with fresh crab roe.

Another is the double crab buns made with crab roe sauce that lasts a long time.

These two prescriptions are written in great detail, just like Jiang Weiming's fool-proof instructions, for fear that people who read the prescriptions will not understand. It specifically lists what should be done in each step, what is correct, and what situations indicate problems. No wonder Mr. Wang can understand it.

Because they are very detailed, the two recipes appear to be very similar. Uncle Wang has never cooked, and his cooking skills are limited to boiling noodles and steaming buns. It is understandable that he would be confused and think the two recipes are similar.

The version of the recipe that Zheng Da did not learn is in the hands of Uncle Wang.

"Can you do it?" asked Uncle Wang.

"I can do it." Qin Huai nodded affirmatively.

Zheng Da knows how to make crab roe sauce, and Uncle Wang has a recipe for making double crab buns with crab roe sauce. Combining the two, it can be done.

You can do it.

Qin Huai didn't ask who Xiao Xu was who gave Uncle Wang the prescription, because he had already guessed it.

This Xiao Xu, the youngest son of the director of the cotton mill, should be the young man Qin Huai saw sitting in the state-owned restaurant in Gong Liang’s memory. At the same time, because he liked to eat double crab buns so much, he bought the recipe from Master Jing at a high price and asked Master Jing to make more of them.

Qin Huai didn't need to ask Uncle Wang what happened to Xiao Xu afterwards. He could just ask Huang Shengli and Zheng Da. They would definitely know.

"Uncle Wang, please send me this picture. I will study it during this period and tell you as soon as there is any progress." Qin Huai said with a smile.

"Okay, okay, thank you for your hard work, Master Qin."

"It's not hard, this is a rare recipe. If you sell it to Zhiweiju now, you will definitely get a lot of money. Now you show me the recipe for free, I will make a profit."

Wang Gensheng smiled, said nothing, and left.

Qin Huai returned to the kitchen, five minutes before going to work.

Wang Jun hasn't come back yet.

They must be really in love, and they are spending every minute of their time dating outside.

Dong Shi put down the water cup and rushed to Qin Huai, wanting to seize the opportunity to continue gossiping.

Qin Huai spoke first, disrupting Dong Shi's rhythm.

"Dong Shi, I want to ask you a favor." Qin Huai said.

"what?"

"I'd like to ask Master Huang or Master Zheng to find out about a man named Xu, a friend of the old man when he was young. I don't know his name, but I know he's the youngest son of the director of the cotton mill. He was the protagonist of the long fish feast that Huang Anyao just mentioned. It was his birthday."

"Just think of it as me gathering material for my novel. I'm asking from the perspective of gathering material. I want to know all the information about him."

Dong Shi was shocked: "You want to write a novel?"

"…That's not what I meant. I was just making an analogy."

"Okay." Although Dong Shi didn't understand why Qin Huai was suddenly interested in a man who was already an old man, he knew that Master Qin must have his reasons for doing so. As the official gossip expert of Huangji, he was the right person to ask for help with such things.

"Just wait, I will definitely find out for you within two or three days."

After saying that, Dong Shi ran towards Huang Shengli.

"Master, Master, I want to ask you something!"

"Do you know who the person that An Yao just mentioned, the one whose birthday the master prepared a long fish feast for, is?"

Qin Huai:......

It's better to ask directly.

You are worthy of it, Dong Shi.

(End of this chapter)