The Age of Discovery: Chinese cuisine swept across Europe

Manager Fang said, "Manager Min, please have dinner in the store tonight. I'll ask Lao Liu to cook you a few dishes. They are all new ways of eating that he and his apprentices have come up with. Please try them and see how they taste. If there is anything that needs to be improved, please give me some suggestions."

This was somewhat beyond Min Xi's expectations. He smiled and said, "Chef Liu has developed new dishes on his own, which is great. There is no need to wait until tonight. Let's cook it now and let me taste it."

"Then please wait a moment." Manager Fang went to the kitchen happily.

Not long after, Chef Liu, who learned that Min Xi had returned, led his apprentices out to greet Min Xi.

Although Min Xi never mentioned accepting apprentices, and Chef Liu and others never became his apprentices, in their hearts, Min Xi could definitely be considered their master. When the master came, these disciples naturally came to pay their respects and say hello.

Seeing them bowing respectfully, Min Xi waved his hand and said, "No need to go through all this red tape. I heard that you have developed a new dish, so make it for me to try. I want to see how the new dish tastes."

"Hey, Manager Min, please wait for a moment." Several people followed the order and left.

Chef Liu also put a lot of thought into the new dish, but Min Xi always felt that something was missing, so he gave him a lot of suggestions on what to add and what to subtract. In particular, he asked him to make good use of chili peppers to make the dish taste richer, after all, chili peppers are a good seasoning, and the spiciness is purer than dogwood and mustard.

After the review, Min Xi said, "Please make me a few lighter dishes. I will take them back and check whether your cooking skills have improved or deteriorated."

Chef Liu quickly agreed: "I'll do it right away."

Min Xi reminded again: "There is a little patient at home. He needs to eat light and easy-to-digest food. You can decide for yourself."

Chef Liu was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, I'll do it right away."

Min Xi waited for about two quarters of an hour, and five dishes and one soup were ready. They were all light dishes, including boiled chicken, steamed fish, homemade tofu, steamed meat patties, lotus root egg custard, and a water shield soup.

There are fish, meat and chicken, which is nutritious and light.

Manager Fang said, "Manager Min, can I ask someone to send it back to you?"

"No need. It's almost time for dinner. There are so many people here. You guys are busy. I can carry them back myself." Min Xi took the two large food boxes and carried them to the carriage.

When he got home, the food was still hot. Min Xi entered the house with the food box, and the doorman came to greet him: "Master Min, you are back, I am here to help you. Master Qi is back, and he came back with the eldest master of the clan."

As soon as I heard the doorman's name, I knew that he was the original servant of Yun Ji's family, who was dismissed by Yun Xiao and then brought back by Yun An. The people sent by the Tao family called Yun Ji "cousin master", and the servants of the Yun family called him "big uncle" or "big brother", but when other brothers of the Yun family were present, they called him "Seventh Master" to distinguish him.

"Okay, I understand. Take this to the restaurant." Min Xi instructed.

He handed the food box in his hand to the doorman and walked towards the front hall. Yun Ji entertained guests either in the front hall or in the study.

There was no one in the front hall, so Min Xi went to the study. As expected, he heard the voices of Yun Ji and Yun Zhen talking. They seemed to be arguing. Min Xi didn't listen carefully and called out from the window, "Seventh Brother."

The quarrel inside quieted down, and Yun Ji said, "Ninth brother is back? Come in, eldest brother is here too."

Min Xi walked into the study and clasped his fists towards Yun Zhen: "Brother, long time no see!"

Yun Zhen nodded at him: "Long time no see!" His face showed no joy or worry, and it was impossible to tell his emotions, but one could always tell that he was not very happy.

"I just came back from Yunxiang Restaurant and brought some dishes. They're still hot. How about we eat first?" Min Xi suggested.

"Okay, let's eat first." Yun Ji stood up, "Brother, let's go, let's eat first, and then we can talk after we finish eating."

Yun Zhen did not object and stood up as well.

Min Xi said to Yun Ji, "You go first, I'll go call Lin Er to come for dinner."

Yun Ji nodded and went to the restaurant with Yun Zhen, while Min Xi went to Xiwei Courtyard to find Yun Lin.

After Yunlin's fever subsided, he was fine. He did his homework at home and wrote a long essay. He was now solving a Luban lock. He wanted to play stick throwing with Ba Wang, but the nanny said that he had just subsided and didn't want to play around. He cooperated obediently and was a good and obedient child.

When Min Xi entered the yard, Ba Wang rushed out to greet him, jumping around happily and wagging his tail almost off. This was a good dog that still remembered them after so long.

"Where is Lin'er?" Min Xi rubbed Overlord's head.

When Yun Lin heard Min Xi's voice, he jumped up and said, "Second brother!" He didn't care about the nanny shouting at him to slow down, and ran straight towards Min Xi.

Min Xi bent down and caught the little body rushing towards him: "It looks so lively, it seems that it is fully recovered."

Yun Ji happily hugged Min Xi's neck: "Is big brother back?"

"You're back. We're waiting for you to have dinner. There's a guest at home, his eldest brother from your uncle's family. You have to call him brother when the time comes. Just call your eldest brother brother." Min Xi reminded him.

"Why?" Yun Lin asked in confusion. Didn't he already have an older brother? How come he had another older brother?

Min Xi laughed: "Because there are many brothers in your Yun family, your eldest brother ranks seventh, and you are the eleventh. The one who came is the eldest brother who ranks first."

Yun Lin thought for a moment and said, "He is the eldest of our Yun family, right?"

"Yes, he is the boss of your generation."

"What about you, second brother? Are you the ninth child?" Yun Lin looked at him because his eldest brother always called him

Min Xi laughed: "Yes, I am the ninth child, but my last name is not Yun, my last name is Min, and I am the ninth child in our Min family."

Yunlin hugged his neck: "But the second brother is as close to me as the eldest brother."

After hearing this, Min Xi happily pinched his face and said, "Good boy, your second brother loves you well. You didn't go to school today. Did you do your homework?"

"Yes, it's all done."

"Then recite it to me and my brother after dinner," said Min Xi.

"it is good!"

Min Xi took Yun Lin to the dining room. The dishes were already served, and Yun Ji and Yun Zhen were sitting at the table. Min Xi asked Yun Lin to call someone and took him to the wash basin next to him to wash his hands, and then took Yun Lin to sit down.

Yun Zhen rarely saw this little brother. Seeing that he looked delicate and cute, he liked him very much: "Brother Lin, come here for a moment."

Yun Lin looked left and right at his elder and second brothers, and when both of them nodded, he obediently got down from the chair and walked to Yun Zhen.

Yun Zhen took a mutton-fat jade gourd from his waist and put it in his little hand: "Have it and play with it. I was not in good health when I was a child. This was given to me by your grandfather when I was a child. Today I am giving it to you. I hope the little gourd can protect you from harm and keep you healthy."

Yunlin took the small jade gourd and fell in love with it at first sight, but he still turned around to look at his brother.

Yun Ji said, "Why don't you thank me quickly, big brother?"

Yunlin smiled: "Thank you, brother!"

Yun Zhen touched his little head and said, "Go ahead."

Yunlin took the mutton-fat jade gourd and ran back to Yunji and Minxi. He held it in his palm and showed it to his two brothers: "What a beautiful gourd!"

Yun Ji smiled and nodded: "Yes. Let my second brother keep it for you. When you go back later, ask the nanny to make a ribbon for you to wear."

Min Xi put the jade gourd away and put it in his sleeve pocket. Yun Ji had already carried Yun Lin back to the chair.

Min Xi reached out and touched the bottom of the plate and said, "The food is still warm, let's eat it quickly, otherwise it will get cold. Lin'er had a fever last night, so I asked the chef to make something lighter today."

Yun Ji picked up the chopsticks and said, "Brother, let's eat."

Yun Zhen always felt a sense of disharmony when looking at Min Xi, as if he was the owner of the house. However, thinking about the life-and-death relationship between him and Yun Ji, it was understandable. He stopped thinking about it and picked up his chopsticks to pick up the dishes.

Min Xi saw the guest picking up his chopsticks, so he picked up some dishes for Yun Lin. After tasting a little bit of each dish himself, he stopped eating. Yun Ji looked at him and asked, "Why aren't you eating, Ninth Brother?"

Min Xi explained, "I've already eaten at the restaurant. Chef Liu and his team created some new dishes and asked me to give him some suggestions. I've tried them, some are pretty good, and some can be improved. I also want to try the existing dishes in the restaurant to see if they taste the same as before, so I asked him to make a few dishes for me to bring back. I didn't expect my brother to come over, so I hope he doesn't mind. They are all home-cooked dishes."

"It's okay. The food in our restaurant has always been good. I've seen the business booming day by day, and it's all thanks to you." Yunxiang Restaurant has regained its glory, and it's all thanks to Min Xi. Yun Zhen is convinced of this.

"Thank you for your praise, brother. I am just throwing out some ideas. If we can really succeed, it will still be inseparable from your care and everyone's efforts." Min Xi said with a smile.

Yun Zhen felt relieved when he heard him say this. He was really a good talker: "You are a professional in running a restaurant. The quality of the dishes is the key to whether a restaurant is good or not, so you have made a great contribution, which is undeniable."

Yun Ji suddenly said, "During the two years we were away, it was thanks to you that Yun Xiang was able to thrive, so I want to give you 10% of the profits from Yun Xiang."

Yun Zhen put down his chopsticks when he heard this: "Seventh brother, don't mention this matter again. I said I'm here to help, why do I want money? Then people will poke me in the spine!"

Min Xi probably guessed what the brothers were arguing about, one wanted to give and the other didn't want it, so he interrupted and said, "Brother, I think it's better for you to accept it. Seventh brother is going to take the imperial examination next, and he still has no intention of looking after the Yunxiang, so we have to ask you to continue to help take care of the Yunxiang. We can't let you work in vain."