Mantra

Chapter 40 The Temple of the Five Viscera

The food at the high-speed service station. Was it made by a ghost? !
As soon as I said this, there was a big commotion at that time.

Hongye even snatched the bill from my hand, and opened her eyes wide to see the tricks in it.

Wang Hou was also on fire at that time. Although he didn't know what I meant by "meal made by ghosts", he pointed to the bill and roared: "Four fried cakes and one fried noodles, how dare you ask for five?" One hundred and four? Is it a black shop openly robbed?"

Indeed, as Wang Hou said, the prices of the dishes on the menu are too low.

Amidst our roars, the waiter didn't dare to say anything at all. After she accompanied her with a smiling face, she immediately ran to the back kitchen to find the boss.

In the future of the boss, Wang Hou relied on his fiery temper and continued to yell and curse.

Hongye took the opportunity to tug at the corner of my clothes, and asked me in a low voice, "Why do you say that people's food is made by ghosts? You can see this in the bill?"

I pointed to the bill and said, "You dare to ask for more than 500 yuan for a few pancakes. Can a person do this? It's clear that we are blackmailed. And..."

"Then you can't scold others like that, can you? It's uncivilized." Hongye scolded.

I smiled at Hongye, and told her simply, "You don't understand...", in fact, my "ghost" words were "testing" the chef who opened the shop, "not good enough".

I simply told Hongye: "I want to test whether the person in charge here is from the 'Wu Zang Temple' or the 'Private School'. If it is from the 'Wu Zang Temple', you will understand what I mean. At that time, look at me, we You don’t have to pay for being slaughtered, maybe you can have a free meal!”

Of course Hongye doesn't understand what a temple of five internal organs is, but I don't have time to explain it in detail.Because at this time, the owner of the restaurant at the high-speed service station, with two "chef bodyguards" wearing high hats, has come towards us aggressively.

As soon as Ah Si saw the aura of those people, he was scared at that time. He climbed on my shoulder again, pointed at the bulging sleeves of those people, and whispered to me: "Let's run! They have knives in their sleeves!"

I shook my head firmly.

In fact, I have seen it a long time ago, but how can I run when things have gotten to this point?Besides, our mask can no longer be opened, so how can we run away?

I simply said "Calm down".Immediately afterwards, I pulled the little Ah Si who was crawling on me to the seat again.

Ya is really a monkey!Climb on other people's shoulders every day?

At this time, the boss had already walked in front of us with the aggressive cook.

After that, the boss suddenly laughed.

Maybe he was also hindered by Wang Hou's astonishing height and imposing manner, that guy's face immediately changed, he smiled and said politely to Wang Hou: "Mr.! Why are you so angry! Everyone is so kind!" Make money. They are all friends on the road, give me face..."

While the boss was talking, I observed a little.

This man is slightly overweight, looks like a middle-aged man, speaks "Guangpu", and speaks half-literately, so he sounds like he is from the south.

Facing the boss's kindness, Wang Hou was a little unexpected, but he still threw the bill in front of the boss, pointed to the bill and asked him: "Is this a black shop? Five pancakes sell for more than 500 yuan. ?gilded?"

Wang Hou's words seemed to have surprised the middle-aged boss, he took Wang Hou's bill, shook his head and said, "Impossible! We clearly mark the price here, and there will be no such outrageous prices. Let me see……"

Maybe it's because the boss's attitude is good, Wang Hou's expression suddenly softened a little, while I watched the next change with cold eyes.

After looking at the bill for a while, the boss "suddenly realized", and returned the bill respectfully to Wang Hou, slapped his forehead and said, "Brother! I got it! You just ordered a Lingnan special fried noodles! Four pancakes There is not much money, mainly because of our fried noodles, so we only spent more than 500..."

Hearing what the boss said, Wang Hou naturally stopped doing it. He pointed to the price list on the wall and said, "Didn't you say that one serving of fried noodles is nineteen?"

"Oh!" The middle-aged boss waved his hand, and told the king very politely: "Fried noodles are nothing! The key is that this is wet!"

"Water?" Wang Hou frowned, and then asked in surprise, "Isn't that free?"

I was stunned when I heard the words dipped in water, and then I suddenly remembered that when Wang Hou was ordering fried noodles, the waiter did give him a small dish of soy sauce "dipping sauce". Wang Hou's food was quite delicious. Said that the dipping sauce tasted good, but it was a little lacking, and then he ordered seven or eight more dishes...

Thinking of those seven or eight dishes dipped in water, I suddenly wanted to understand the joints of this "high-priced meal".

At this time, the middle-aged boss told me the real secret of high-priced fried noodles!

The boss said hehe: "Brother! That wet one is very expensive! We clearly marked the price on the wall!"

We followed his instructions and looked back, and we saw the bottom column of the price tag on the wall, which said dipping in water for free (first plate) and dipping in water 50 (except for the first plate)...

Wang Hou looked at the price tag and was speechless at that moment.

Wang Hou was dumbfounded after hearing the boss's explanation.Everyone knows that the things at the road service station are expensive, but this is too expensive, so the broken seasoning for fried noodles can cost five hundred?
However, I fully understand the methods of this black-hearted boss.

I suddenly understood that this "unique" pricing method is actually a kind of fraud, because no one would have thought that the condiments and the main course would be charged separately, and even if they did, who would pay attention to a small plate of food? Will the soy sauce sticky material cost more than 50?

It was clear that he was cheating, and Wang Hou, who was still cheating, had no way to refute.

Anyone who encounters this kind of situation will be speechless, and they have complete procedures and clearly marked prices. The diners who eat at the service station come and go in a hurry. You have to submit obediently.

But... I don't think so.

Just when Wang Hou was at a loss, I gently pushed him and asked deliberately: "Wang Hou, why did you get so much dipping sauce when you eat a plate of fried noodles? Are you not afraid of saltiness?"

Wang Hou answered me with sweat profusely, "The seasoning is quite delicious, but I feel like I can't eat enough, and accidentally...".

Listening to Wang Hou's words, I felt a little surprised, what kind of seasoning can make people eat so much?Have a question? !
With this doubt, I made a gesture to Wang Hou to stop talking, and then under the smug eyes of the boss, I used my little finger to dip the remaining soy sauce in Lao Wang's plate and put it in my mouth...

A fresh and fragrant taste that I have never experienced before, quickly captured my taste buds.

"Delicious!" I admired sincerely, and at the same time understood why Wang Hou wanted so many dishes.

This special umami taste gives people a feeling of dissatisfaction.

And the most unimaginable thing for me is that what brings me this unique feeling is just a plate of Cantonese-style soy sauce! !
As soon as I yelled "Okay", the middle-aged boss smiled like Hua, and dared to put his nose on his face at that time.

He smiled at me and said: "This big brother knows the goods! This dipping water is the legendary 'Lingnan No. [-] Fresh'! It is full of high-end ingredients such as abalone and sea cucumber, and it sells for [-] here! It's very cheap... "

I go!When I heard the words "Lingnan No. [-] fresh", my heart was full of joy.

This kid is very good!Although this dish is definitely not the "No. [-] Fresh" in the name, but the person who knows the No. [-] Fresh in Lingnan is definitely the cook of the "Wu Zang Temple".

So, I boldly said to him: "Brother! Even if it is the first fresh, it is not worth fifty? And... you are from the 'Wu Zang Temple'?"

What I said immediately made the middle-aged boss widen his eyes.

The veins on his forehead twitched obviously, but they quickly returned to normal.

Then, this guy actually played "lying" with me shaking his head.

"This gentleman..." The middle-aged boss smiled at me with a slightly embarrassed face: "I don't understand what you are talking about!"

"Don't understand?" I sneered and said, "You were not taught by Mr. Private School...a 'bell ringer', what are you pretending to be!

My words not only embarrassed the middle-aged boss, but also made Wang Hou and Hongye look at each other in dismay.

They looked at me like they were looking at an alien.It seems that what I said is in Martian language.

However, I ignored the inexplicable embarrassment, but walked into the middle-aged boss and continued:

"You ring the bell in the 'Wuling Temple', right? Call your old abbot out! We want to burn some incense."

My words hit the middle-aged man's brain like an iron hammer, so that he hurriedly took a few steps back, barely standing still with the support of the high-hat cook behind him.

The middle-aged boss has long since lost his previous calmness.He subconsciously looked at the people with left and right hands, and then pointed at me and said, "Huo, Huo Gongyu!...You big fairy, wait a minute!"

As the boss spoke, he immediately greeted the helpers behind him and left in a hurry.And I asked Ah Si to buy two bags of melon seeds as if nothing had happened, and waited for their "abbot" to visit while nibbling.

After Hongye saw the boss leaving, she immediately asked me: "Old Tian! What did you just say? Why did you take down the deceitful boss in a few words? And what is the abbot? Wu Zang Temple is What? What is Huogong language?"

I spit out the melon seeds in my mouth, pointed to this small service station, and talked boastfully: "The owner of this restaurant is not easy, and there are chefs who have a teacher. Any cook who has a teacher, In the industry, it is called 'Wu Zang Temple' origin."

Hongye was puzzled again: "Then what is a private school background?"

I told her: "Private school" is what the current chef school cultivated.Because these schools are basically privately run, they can only be called "private schools".

I also told him in particular that there are very few cooks with mentors now. They know a lot of rules and cook very authentically. They are slowly cultivated by generations of old chefs. This kind of cooks are full of exquisiteness.

We are lucky to find such a well-trained cook in this small service station.

After hearing what I said, Ah Si asked me with interest: "How do you know that the owner of this restaurant has a teacher?"

I pursed my lips and smiled, and told him that these things are actually judged comprehensively. For example, Wang Hou’s fried noodles are fried in a very special way, with Lingnan style. For example, the dish of "Guangwei soy sauce" ", and for example, what the boss said was just the legendary "No. [-] Fresh in Lingnan".

But the most important point is that this boss knows what Huogong language is.

During the unbearable time waiting for the "abbot", I simply told everyone: "The so-called 'Huogongyu' is actually a slang word in the cooking industry!"

"Black talk? Isn't that just for bandits?" Everyone said in amazement.

No one seems to have thought that this cook, who has never been silent in the back kitchen, has a slang term called Huogongyu!

(End of this chapter)