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Chapter 509 Escape is not a way
He also wanted to ask, but the cook had already turned around, picked up a big-bellied copper pot of water and poured boiling water into the iron pot.

The large piece of mutton that was being stewed was bubbling, and the tiny foam was floating in the soup.

Li Yan bent down, picked up a handful of firewood and threw it into the burning stove.After adding firewood, he went to the side to pound garlic alone, and his hands and feet were never idle.

It's not that there's really too much work in the kitchen, it's that Qilan hides from Qilan intentionally or unintentionally and doesn't want to talk.

All the clothes were covered with stove ashes and oil marks.

It doesn't look like the chef has developed a slovenly habit after working for a long time.After all, his hair and nails are as well-manicured as ever.It's just that the clothes have not been changed for several days.

Ever since the rented ruined courtyard caught fire for no apparent reason, Li Yan and Lin Yitang went to work in the printing factory recommended by Jianhua, and settled their residence by the way.

There are many night shifts in the printing factory, and some warehouses have been temporarily converted into dormitories for the workers to rest.

The house is simple and facing north, so it is very cold in winter.The two boys could bear it.They live in the same room, from master and servant in the past to friends who share weal and woe.

Although the living environment is very different from the past, the two have maintained a good habit of tidiness.The accommodation was kept clean.The coarse clothes on his body were washed and changed frequently.

Li Yan is uncharacteristically sloppy, which can only explain one situation: he has not returned to work in the printing factory for a long time.

It took another two hours to wait for a pot of mutton to be cooked and stewed.

After standing for a long time, Qilan had to lean his back against the wall and squat down with a dull pain in his injured calf.

"Don't squat if you can sit!"

A soot-blackened bench was passed over.

"Thank you." He took this kind bench and took the opportunity to ask, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

"I can do it by myself, don't bother you."

"Don't go!"

A hand suddenly reached out and grabbed the corner of his clothes firmly.

The person who was about to take a step stopped moving forward and turned around restlessly.

"You came to see me specially for your wife's business?"

It turned out that I had already guessed the intention, so I pretended not to know because of a guilty conscience.

Qilan hesitated for a moment, then directly reached out from his trouser pocket to take out a note that had been hidden for many days.

"She wrote it?"

Recognizing the handwriting on the note, thick beads of sweat rolled down Li Yan's forehead.

"At present, my wife is being detained by General Hong. I am afraid that no one but you can give her life safety and freedom of movement in the shortest possible time."

"If I'm willing to come forward to recognize my relatives, can I release my wife willingly by begging with nice words?"

There were tears in Li Yan's eyes, and his voice was choked up.

Qilan held his hand and patted his back:

"It must be extremely painful for a person to keep this secret silently for so long."

"It's better to bear it alone than to share it with friends."

"Sharing?" Li Yan shook his head solemnly, "I can't transfer my pressure to others. Everyone is like a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and we can't protect ourselves."

"What's next?"

Last time Qilan asked similar questions, and Li Yan said calmly that he should take one step at a time.

After half a month, the old story was brought up again, but the same person looked blank.

"Wait for a few days."

The greasy cloth curtain was lifted by two hands, and a disheveled head came in.

"Master, is the mutton stew ready? The shopkeeper asked me to rush you, and the eyes of the guests are sore from looking forward to it."

The little apprentice came at the right time.The master is worrying about being dragged away by Qilan's questioning.All of a sudden, there is a good reason to "drive people away".

"Uh, little scholar, please go back. If the shopkeeper comes in and catches up with me chatting while cooking, my job will be gone."

"Okay, see you later."

Of course Qilan knew that this was an excuse to dismiss her, so she politely said goodbye and retreated outside.

He raised his hand and looked at his watch, it was only three o'clock in the afternoon, it was not worth going back hastily.

Feeling unwilling, he walked to a corner table and sat down, beckoning the waiter to come and order.

The menu rattled in his hands.

I ordered ten signature dishes in one go, both meat and vegetarian.

"Guest officer, this is a table! We only have one young chef now, and I'm afraid we won't be able to handle it."

The young man laughed while listening, took out several silver dollars from his pocket, and played them on the table.

"Listen well, I can afford the money, but I must urge him to do it quickly, and everything must be ready before five o'clock!"

The waiter looked at the guest's clothes, and his eyes stayed on the watch for ten seconds.

A young man who can wear a watch, his family is either rich or expensive.

There is no one who does not love the business that is delivered to them.His eyes glowed, and he took it decisively, even if rushing to cook ten dishes in such a short period of time would exhaust the people in the kitchen.

The waiter shouted the names of the dishes to the greasy cloth curtain at the kitchen door, and Qilan also poured a cup of tea, peeled a few five-spice peanuts and put them in his mouth.

From the smoky kitchen came the sound of "sizzling" boiling oil.A large pot of pork belly was poured in hard, and the skin was torn apart.

The little apprentice bent over the stove and used his hands and feet, blowing on the fire and adding firewood.

The fire was burning very vigorously, and I thought I would be praised by the master, but I heard the "crackling" of the kitchen spoon.

The person holding the spoon is in a bad mood, even a fool can see it.

"Master, please keep your voice down, calm down, and take your time."

As soon as the words were finished, Li Yan slammed the spoon on the pot: "Ordering so many hard-to-cook dishes in one go is obviously just for pastime!"

"Don't scold, it's so close outside, it's going to annoy the customers, and the shopkeeper will deduct our wages again."

"You are afraid of deducting money, so bear with it, no wonder you can only cook here!"

After shouting, Li Yan still couldn't swallow the breath.Without taking off the apron, he rushed out of the kitchen and went straight to the dining hall.

If the fire is too high, the pork belly will burn if you don't turn it over.The little apprentice was so scared that he quickly picked up the vegetable spoon and kept turning it over and over again.

It's not time for dinner.The dining hall is not too spacious.Twenty or so tables can be seen at a glance.

There are few guests and the seats are sparse.Old and young, tall, short, fat, and thin, they passed in front of them like a horse on a horse.

Finally, he stopped at the table in the corner, stared at Qilan who was chewing peanuts, slapped the table angrily, and knocked over the full cup of tea on the spot.

"Hmph, I wonder who is showing off some filthy money," Li Yan gritted his teeth, "I didn't expect you to be teasing me!"

"Without this trick, you certainly wouldn't take the initiative to come out to find me."

"Then I'll go back and cook, and settle the score slowly after leaving this door!"

"Wait!" Qilan stood up suddenly, blocking his way, "I've already paid for the food and drinks, I don't care what your apprentice is doing. I just ask you to sit down and talk!"

Li Yan let out a long sigh helplessly, and stomped his feet vigorously on the spot.

"I was planning to go out to do some errands at night, but what you did, it's all messed up, all messed up!"

"Escape is not an option," Qilan's eyes were full of sincerity, "I will do my best to help you, and so will my friends!!"

(End of this chapter)