The Age of Discovery: Chinese cuisine swept across Europe

There was silence inside for a while, and after a moment Jasper shouted loudly: "Gail! The boss is back!"

Soon, there were faint chaotic sounds coming from inside, as if something was knocked over in a hurry. Not long after, the door opened and Jasper stood at the door: "Boss?! Boss! It's really you! You're finally back!" The last sentence had a bit of a crying tone, which showed that he was extremely excited.

Gail was limping towards the door at this moment: "Boss! You are back! That's great! That's great! You are not dead, we were worried to death." His voice was also filled with tears.

Min Xi and Yun Ji looked at them with mixed feelings. They didn't expect that these two hired workers would miss them so sincerely. "Yes, we have been delayed for too long. There is no other way. We couldn't find a boat to return, so we have to wait until now. I'm sorry for making you worry."

Yun Ji asked, "Gail, what happened to your leg?"

Gail cried and laughed, "It's okay. I was just fetching water in the back and heard Jasper say you guys are back. I was so happy that I tripped and fell."

Min Xi said, "Then let's take a quick look to see if the fall was serious."

"Boss, please come in quickly. It's windy outside. Did you just get off the boat?" Jasper quickly let the two of them into the house.

Yunji turned around to pick up the luggage, and Jasper quickly went to help. While busying himself, he said to Yunji, "Boss, if Diego knew you were back, he would be so happy. He cries almost every day now, and no one can mention the word Boss in front of him."

Yun Ji glanced towards the snack shop and said, "I'll go call him."

Jasper said, "I'll go, I'll go! I'll just shout downstairs and he'll come." As he said that, he put the luggage in his hand into the door and ran away.

Yun Ji didn't have time to stop him.

Min Xi was checking Gail's knee at the moment. It was really a severe fall. There were holes in his pants and his right knee was bloody. It looked really scary.

Min Xi took a deep breath and said, "You fell too hard! Find some clean cotton to wipe it, and apply some medicine."

Gale looked at Min Xi squatting in front of him, saying nothing, but grinning. As he smiled, tears came out. There had been no news of the two bosses for such a long time, and there were always rumors that their ship had capsized or that they were killed by pirates. Everyone was terrified when they heard it.

The boss treated them very well. Not only was he very kind to them, he also paid them high wages and taught them how to make a living. He was the best boss in the world. He didn't want his boss to end up like this, so he prayed for his boss to be safe every time he went to church. As a result, they really came back safe and sound.

Min Xi raised his head and saw Gale smiling with tears streaming down his face. His nose felt a little sour: "You fell down and got stupid, how can you still laugh?"

Gale raised his hand and wiped the tears from his face with his sleeve: "It's okay, boss, it's really great that you are okay. We are really looking forward to your return."

Min Xi smiled and said, "We also know that you are worried about us. You want to write to us and come back earlier, but there are very few ships coming to Portugal. We also plan to go to France and come back by land, but if we go by land, it will be even farther. It may take another three or four months to get home."

"It's a good thing we didn't take the land route." Gail said thankfully. Everyone had been waiting anxiously for the past six months. If they had waited a few more months, they would have been sad to death.

Yun Ji had already carried all the luggage into the house. Just as he was about to speak, a dark shadow rushed in from outside and suddenly hugged him from behind, holding his hands and waist tightly.

Before Yun Ji could react, the dark shadow holding him burst into tears.

Min Xi immediately knew who had come. He stood up, looked at Diego who was hugging Yun Ji tightly, and said with a smile: "Hey, it's been such a long time since we last met. You have grown a lot taller, little Dou Ding."

Hearing his voice, Diego raised his head and looked up at Yun Ji, then loosened his hands, turned around and hugged Min Xi tightly, crying and accusing: "Boss, you guys don't keep your word. You said it would be three months, and now it's been five months. You are all big liars!"

Min Xi raised his hand and touched his head: "I'm sorry, it's not that we don't want to keep our promise, it's just that we can't come back."

Diego grabbed his waist tightly and said, "Then you are not allowed to go out far away from home anymore! It's too dangerous outside!"

Min Xi thought to herself that she still had to go to Spain, so how could she not go so far away? So she couldn't agree to his request: "Diego, stop crying. Are you secretly wiping your tears and snot on my clothes?"

"No!" Diego let go of Min Xi and wiped his face and nose embarrassedly.

Min Xi then saw his face clearly, which was bruised and swollen. "What happened to your face? Did you fight with someone? Who dares to bully my Diego?"

Diego wiped his tears embarrassedly and said, "There was no fight. I just heard Jasper calling my name, and I had a strong feeling that the boss was back because his voice was different from usual. I walked too fast and missed a step when I was going down the stairs and fell down."

Min Xi felt so distressed when he heard this: "You kid, you are really going to die! Where did you fall? Let me see."

"It doesn't matter, there are only a few steps, not very high. It won't affect work." Diego said.

Yun Ji said on the side: "Don't worry about work, tomorrow is a holiday, rest!"

Min Xi said: "Yes, you have worked hard, I will give you a few days off!"

Jasper and two shop assistants from the pastry shop came in and said with a smile, "Thank you, boss!"

Min Xi looked at the two shop assistants: "Domit, Hayward, hello!"

Domit and Hayward had limited time with Min Xi and Yun Ji, so they didn't have a deep affection for them, but they knew that the boss was a good boss and they still respected him. Domit said, "Boss, it's great that you're back. Otherwise, our oriental snacks would all taste salty."

Min Xi smiled and asked, "Why?"

Domit smiled and looked at Diego, saying, "Because the pastry chef's tears all fell into the pastry, doesn't that make it salty?"

His words caused everyone to laugh.

Diego was furious: "You're talking about me! Don't you want the boss to come back? Look, as soon as the boss comes back, he will give you a holiday, how great!"

Hayward said: "Of course. Now that the boss is back, you can rest assured. Every day, I dare not breathe, for fear of provoking him and crying." He is also an extroverted and cheerful boy.

Min Xi said, "It's windy outside, close the door, and let's sit down and talk. We also brought gifts for everyone, everyone has one, Seventh Brother, take out the gifts and give them to everyone."

Diego refused to give in. He held Min Xi with one hand and Yun Ji with the other: "Don't worry, we can look at the gifts tomorrow. Your coming back is the best gift for me!"

"Yes, there's no rush to see the gifts. We want to hear our host talk about his trip to England and why he took so long to come back?" Gail said.

Min Xi remembered that Gail's leg injury had not been treated yet, so he said, "Jasper, go and get some clean water for Gail to wash the wound, and then apply some medicine." Diego only had some superficial injuries, without any broken skin.

"Okay, let me do it." Jasper hurried to help Gail treat his wound.

Domit closed the door, and Gail asked Hayward to light two more candles, bring them to the table, and place them between everyone, while listening to Min Xi and Yun Ji talk about their trip to the UK.

Their trip to the UK was truly tortuous and thrilling. Several pairs of bright eyes changed their emotions as they experienced it, sometimes worried, sometimes surprised, and sometimes laughing.

They then realized that it was not that the boss did not want to go back, but that he really could not go back. He was first captured by the pirates, then he captured the pirates in turn, and captured the pirates' stomachs with delicious food. He actually sold the pirates one pound of gold coins for one pie, which was really a big profit. In the end, he sold two recipes for 100 pounds.

It was really interesting that the boss used flour balls and chili peppers as poison and antidote to scare the pirates.

Look, whose boss is so powerful, even after being captured by pirates, he can still make money from them, how wise and powerful! Even more powerful than the pirates!

When talking about the fact that they opened a restaurant in the UK and sold food for one pound per table, Diego said, "It's too cheap! If a pie can be sold for one pound, a table of food from the host must be worth at least 10 pounds!"

Gale looked at him. "You must be a fool. How are the British and pirates the same? Do you know how much one pound costs? It's equivalent to 20 reais. How much does a meal cost in our restaurant? One pound can actually make a lot of money."

Diego pouted: "Don't I know how to do such simple math? I just think the British are annoying. Aren't pirates British too?"

Min Xi looked at Diego in surprise: "Why do you think the pirates are British?"

"I heard from Sanvis that the British don't have the ability to make money in the New World, so they like to become pirates and rob money," said Diego.

"Oh, by the way, is Sanvis back?" Min Xi took the opportunity to ask.

Diego's high spirits fell again: "Not yet. The Shark hasn't come back yet."

No wonder the child cries all day long. The three closest people to him all went to the sea and never came back. It would be strange if he was not sad.

"It's okay. I believe Sanvis was delayed by something just like me. He will not be in danger." Min Xi comforted him.

Diego didn't dare to think about Sanvis at first, but when he saw that Min Xi and Yun Ji had returned safely, he regained his confidence in Sanvis's return. Britain was so close, but it took the boss five months to come back. Asia was several times farther than Britain, so it was normal for it to take a little longer.