293、The Road to Counterattack for the Dependents 5

Qiu Huo (huo) is a junior student and the 19th generation heir of the famous Qiu family cuisine in Beijing. It is said that his ancestors have been imperial chefs in the palace since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. Later, when the Manchu army entered Beijing, he still worked steadily in this position because of his good skills. Later, when the reform and opening up began, the old man of the Qiu family was recruited to be the chef of the state banquet. It was not until the generation of Qiu Huo's grandfather that he started to run his own restaurant.

Speaking of which, the Qiu family's cuisine has been passed down in an orderly manner. Even during the Cultural Revolution, it did not suffer any disasters. The family recipes have been best preserved. Many dishes that have been lost in the outside world are still recorded in the Qiu family's recipes.

For Chinese gourmets, if you have not eaten Qiu family cuisine, you really can't say that you have eaten the most authentic Beijing cuisine.

The peak of the Qiu family was during his grandfather's generation. By the time of Qiu Huo's father and several of his uncles, they could not learn even a little bit of the essence of Qiu family cuisine, so Mr. Qiu simply gave up and set his sights on his grandchildren.

Qiu Huo's father was the second son, but he was the eldest grandson of the Qiu family and the one Mr. Qiu valued the most.

Below him, there were the second cousin Qiu Ding, born by his eldest uncle, the third cousin Qiu Zeng (zèng), born by his third uncle, and the fourth cousin Qiu Li (li), a pair of twins.

From the names of the brothers, we can see that the Qiu family is passionate about cooking.

Huo is a large copper cooking vessel for cooking in ancient times, Ding is a cooking vessel in ancient times, Zeng is a kind of earthenware for steaming rice in ancient times, and Li is a pot used for cooking or frying in ancient times. Using these cooking utensils to name his children and grandchildren also represents Mr. Qiu's expectations for these grandchildren.

Today is different from the past. Qiujiacai is getting bigger and bigger because of the name of the imperial court cuisine that has been passed down in an orderly manner. Especially Qiu Huo's father, although he is not proficient in cooking, he is better than ten Qiu Laos in running a restaurant. In fact, Qiujiacai has become what it is today under the management of his father.

Now the market value of Qiujiacai is nearly 1 billion yuan. All the children and grandchildren are eyeing this golden signboard and want to take it from the old man.

Qiu Huo has no intention of competing for it, but it's a pity that his uncle and third uncle are staring at them, always thinking that they will embezzle their family property, which makes Qiu Huo very unhappy.

To be honest, the Qiujia cuisine run by my grandfather was just a small restaurant in the alley. It was not his father who really helped Qiujia cuisine to become bigger and stronger, but his uncle and third uncle. They did nothing but waited for the dividends that belonged to the children of Qiujia. They lived comfortably and pointed fingers at his father. Such behavior should be called excessive.

There are many descendants of imperial chefs in the world, and it is not that no one has such inheritance as theirs, but in the huge country of China, how many people have really made this brand? After all, Qiu Huo still thinks that his father's efforts are indispensable.

Therefore, Qiu Huo, who originally had no obsession with inheriting Qiujia cuisine, suddenly began to work hard after being targeted several times, and vowed to defeat several cousins ​​and inherit Qiujia Restaurant from his grandfather openly.

Unfortunately, cooking still depends on talent. Even if he has put in 99% of his efforts, Qiu Huo is always suppressed by his third uncle's twin brother Qiu Ge because of his lack of talent.

But today is different. Qiu Huo proudly served the beggar's chicken he made.

Mr. Qiu is old-fashioned. No matter where the descendants of the Qiu family are, they always go back to the Qiu family's old house to have a reunion dinner at the end of each month. The dishes for the reunion dinner are cooked by the descendants of the Qiu family.

Each person has a dish, and the best chef who is evaluated on the day can get a prize from Mr. Qiu.

Now Mr. Qiu has already hinted that he is going to retire. It doesn't matter whether the prize he gives every month is expensive or not. What's important is to show up at this family dinner and let the old man know his ability. At that time, when choosing a successor, who will be favored, the goodwill accumulated bit by bit will be very important.

Qiu Ge has won twice in a row. The Peacock Chaoyang he just served has won praise from the whole family. With such a good example, if Qiu Huo’s dish is not done well, it will be eclipsed by this cousin.

Seeing him serve a pot of yellow mud, everyone guessed what he made. It was just a beggar’s chicken or a rich chicken, which was nothing new. I’m afraid it would not satisfy Mr. Qiu.

Uncle Qiu looked at his second brother and smiled proudly. What if he could run a restaurant? He didn’t have a capable son. In the future, the Qiu family cuisine would belong to their third room.

Qiu Huo didn’t care about the gazes of the crowd. He took out a small wooden hammer and carefully knocked the yellow mud. At that moment, a strange fragrance spread with the hot air.

"This fragrance..."

Grandpa Qiu was shocked. As he got older, his sense of taste deteriorated quickly, but when he smelled this smell, he actually felt the urgency of saliva secretion for the first time in a long time.

Qiu Huo looked at his grandfather's reaction and felt more at ease. He methodically unwrapped the lotus leaf wrapped around the beggar's chicken, revealing the chicken inside which was brushed with sauce and glowing with a crystal luster.

In the quiet room, there were several suspicious sounds of swallowing saliva. Because there were many descendants of the Qiu family, no one knew who the sound came from.

As the head of the family, Mr. Qiu didn't move his chopsticks, and no one dared to do so.

Facing this apparently unique beggar's chicken, Mr. Qiu carefully observed the color of the beggar's chicken. Smelling the alluring fragrance, he stretched his chopsticks to the breast of the chicken, peeled away the chicken skin, and reached for the chicken that was least likely to taste. , and easy to cook chicken breast.

I don't know what method was used, but the soup has completely infiltrated into the chicken itself. Even in the chicken breast, which is the most difficult to taste, Mr. Qiu can feel the moist and plump chicken when he holds it with chopsticks.

He put the slightly steaming muscle into his mouth and chewed it patiently.

"this--"

After a while, Mr. Qiu opened his eyes and looked at his eldest grandson beside him in disbelief. Was this tender and salty beggar's chicken really made by his grandson, who was not outstanding in cooking?

Their enemies have never made a recipe for beggar's chicken.

The old man had already used his chopsticks. Judging from his expression, the taste of the beggar's chicken seemed to be very good. The enemies who were watching couldn't help it and stretched out their chopsticks towards the beggar's chicken.

Because there were so many people, almost everyone had one chopstick, so the small beggar chicken was pinched into a chicken skeleton.

He lost, Qiu Li thought dejectedly after putting the chicken in his mouth.

He has never eaten beggar's chicken like this. It is conceivable that this is most likely the cousin's own creation. This makes Qiu Li, who has strong confidence in his craftsmanship and talent, suddenly confused. .

From the corner of his eye, he saw the pride on his father's face, and the strange green or white expressions on the faces of other relatives. Qiu Huo's mood was like eating a big popsicle in the dog days of summer. He felt as good as he wanted.

At the end of the family banquet, there was no suspense. Qiu Huo won the first place at this family banquet. Unlike the previous times, he also got the opportunity to be pulled over by Mr. Qiu to open a small stove.

"Did you come up with that dish just now?"

Mr. Qiu asked in a deep voice to his eldest grandson. It wasn't that he didn't believe in his grandson's talent, but that improving the taste of a classic dish was an achievement that even he had never achieved.

"no."

Qiu Huo had never thought of hiding the truth about his grandfather. Now that his grandfather had made it clear, he rubbed his nose and told the whole story of how he got the recipe of this dish in embarrassment.

"Are you saying that the person wrote all the recipes for these dishes in the novel, or is it some kind of online novel?"

Mr. Qiu is old and can't stand such stimulation. After listening to his grandson's words, he could hardly stand while holding his chest.

What kind of prodigal son is this? He posted this kind of heirloom recipe on the Internet carelessly. You must know that the recipes passed down by their enemies still maintain the family motto of passing them down to sons and not daughters, for better guarantees. The secret recipe is not shared.

But the things that one cherishes become a pile of uncherished waste in the hands of others, and they are made public without care.

"What other dishes in the novel are as good as this one?"

After taking several deep breaths and inhaling the cooling ointment in the snuff bottle, Mr. Qiu finally calmed down a bit, but it could be heard from his trembling voice that he was still unable to accept this situation.

"Well, I have tried all the recipes recorded in the book. Without exception, they are all delicious. It's a pity that I don't have enough heat. If grandpa, you cook those dishes yourself, you can definitely make the dishes taste better. Be a hundred times more diligent.”

Qiu Huo looked sincere. He really didn't say these words to please the old man.

The recipe is very important to the quality of cooking, but when there are equal recipes, a chef's skills are crucial.

The way of cutting vegetables, the heat of cooking, and the experience of adding and subtracting seasonings all require talent and experience. The beggar's chicken that Qiu Huo just served completely took up the recipe. If it were given to his cousin With the same recipe, the taste of the beggar's chicken made by the other party was definitely far better than his.

"Send me that novel quickly."

Mr. Qiu returned to his desk, took out his reading glasses, and couldn't wait to study the formulas.

Qiu Huo responded, turned on his mobile phone, logged into Lujiang.com, opened Yan Chu's "Eating House" and placed it in front of the old man.

The old man can be regarded as a person who has experienced great storms, but he really didn't expect that in his lifetime, he would actually see so many precious meal recipes in an online novel. He couldn't help but begin to doubt the person who wrote this novel. , do you know the preciousness of these secret recipes?

"Immediately find a way to contact the author of this novel. I want to have a good talk with him."

Mr. Qiu let out a long sigh. Just by looking at the more than twenty recipes that appeared in the novel in more than twenty chapters, he knew that the other party had more secret recipes than he imagined.

What made him angry was that the other party didn't cherish these precious secret recipes at all.

Therefore, Mr. Qiu couldn't wait to contact the person who wrote the novel. If the other person only made him public because he didn't know the value of these formulas, he was willing to pay a big price to buy the remaining secret recipes.

If the other party knows the value of these secret recipes but still publishes these things to the public for unknown reasons, he will, he will...

Mr. Qiu thought about it for a long time and found that if it was the latter, he couldn't do anything at all. These were other people's recipes. He was free to do whatever he wanted.

Thinking of this, Mr. Qiu couldn't help but glared at his grandson. If the descendants of their enemies dared to give away the recipes passed down by their ancestors in the future, he would definitely break the legs of these unfilial descendants.

"Okay, go quickly."

The old man waved his hand at his restless grandson. The best plan now was to find the mysterious author as soon as possible.

"Hey."

Qiu Huo ran away as if he had received a special pardon. He knew the name of the author and heard about it from his friends. Now that the Internet is so developed, I'm afraid that the strangeness of this novel has not only been targeted by their enemies. He has to find the mysterious author before others. In this way, even if his talent in cooking is not as good as his cousin, his contribution to the enemy is definitely higher than his.

In addition, the enemy was developed by his father, so he didn't believe that his grandfather would bypass them and give the sign of the enemy's dishes to his third uncle.

As soon as the confident Qiu Huo walked to the door, he was stopped by the old man.

"Wait, what website was that just now? Download it for me."

Old man Qiu said a little unnaturally. He was so old, but in order to study recipes, he had to download an online novel software. He felt embarrassed to tell others, especially in front of the younger generation at home.

"Ah?"

Qiu Huo was stunned. Lujiang is a website for women, especially its other golden signboard is Danmei. Can grandpa really accept such an advanced concept?

But think about it carefully. Grandpa downloaded Lujiang just for the book "Food Store". I'm afraid his worries are unnecessary.

Thinking of this, Qiu Huo's expression relaxed a lot. He obediently helped grandpa download the Lujiang app, and then helped him collect "Food Store", and told him the update time of this book and how to read the text. After making sure that the old man had learned it, Qiu Huo left.

As he imagined, Yan Chu is now being targeted by some people with ulterior motives, but fortunately, Lujiang has done a good job in keeping the author's information confidential, and no one knows that he is the author of this book.

At this time, more than 20 days have passed since the novel was published, and this novel has finally been put on the shelves. At this time, the collection of the novel has exceeded 20,000. When it is only on the editor's recommendation list and the red letter recommendation list, it is almost rare to have such a result. Even Yan Chu himself does not understand why his novel seems to have become popular overnight.

[Weibo Tour Group, I heard from our rabbit that this book has terrible magic. It is rumored that all girls who read this book can gain ten pounds after chasing the book to the end. I want to know if this is true? 】

First floor: Weibo tour group +1

Second floor: Weibo tour group +2

Third floor: Weibo tour group +3

Fourth floor: Weibo tour group +4

Fifth floor: Weibo tour group +10086

[After trying the recipes in the book, I suddenly realized that I have the potential to become a cooking god]

First floor: Yes, I was just idle a few days ago and tried one of the candied sweet potatoes. The result was amazing. Now, except for some recipes with complex raw materials in the book, I have tried all of them. Every one of them is delicious. You know, before this, I was just at the level of making barely edible home-cooked dishes.

[Looking at everyone's comments, is it so exaggerated? If the author has such ability, he can open a restaurant with these recipes. Why does he need to write a novel? Is he really not a shill? 】

First floor: You will know after you try

Second floor: Red-eyed haters, get out of here, you can read it or not

Third floor: People like you above are the ones who are bringing bad luck to the author. Your author is so awesome, I really won’t read it. Anyway, I really don’t think this diary-like novel is good

Fourth floor: Third floor idiot, no explanation

Fifth floor: Third floor idiot, no explanation

[I haven’t read this novel, but as a new author, it has only been on a few charts, and it has already received 20,000. I really want to say that this data is really not brushed off by the author]

First floor: I feel the same way, I feel that the author brushed off

Second floor: Big brush, get out of Green River

Third floor: Can red-eyed people stop being jealous of others’ achievements, isn’t it better to write your own novels peacefully? It’s no wonder that you’ve failed all your life if you focus on being jealous

Fourth floor: Third floor, I’m jealous of my whole family, your family is mainly brushed, your whole family will die

Fifth floor: You always say your whole family will die, you are definitely an idiot.

Sixth floor: To the third and fifth floors, why don't you check how many points your novel has at the beginning and the end? It has never been said that the beginning and end points of Green River can reach a nearly one-to-one ratio, and when the first point was only 17,000, the collections had already reached 21,000. Isn't this really a scam? Can you brain-dead fans be a little rational?

Seventh floor: Sixth floor, I think you are the one who needs to be rational. You didn't read the comments. Didn't some of them come from recommendations on Weibo? It's normal to collect books without clicking on them if you see a good topic. Besides, this book is really well written. You haven't even read it. Why do you think it's a scam? Do you have any evidence before saying this? As for what you said about Green River not having a nearly one-to-one beginning and end click ratio, it doesn't mean that this book can't do it.

Eighth Floor: Haha, you stupid fans, just keep talking. This book is undoubtedly a big hit. As for the so-called Weibo recommendation, I doubt whether the author bribed the marketing account. After all, there are more and more RMB players writing articles now. Yes, I can't afford to offend him.

The popularity of the novel means that it will attract many mixed reviews. At the same time, because of the extraordinary collection of Yan Chu's book, many readers began to have doubts before reading the novel. What's more, no matter which website, pink eye is indeed inevitable.

Therefore, more and more offensive comments began to appear in the originally harmonious comment area. Fortunately, the number of loyal readers of this book has also increased. Generally speaking, it is still supportive, with the majority of heart-warming comments.

Yan Chu is not a glass-hearted person, not to mention that some readers are questioning things that he himself does not know. Originally, according to his observation of some red texts in Lujiang, Yan Chu had expected to have four to five thousand collections before joining v. level, but now the target suddenly quadrupled, even he himself was a little surprised and confused.

In this regard, how can he mind those bad reviews? He just strives to write better novels and give back to readers.

As for the comment at the bottom of the article that some recipes are too difficult to practice in reality, Yan Chu also made adjustments. In subsequent stories, he wrote many dishes that are easy to operate at home. Over time, readers have become accustomed to it. After the novel was updated, I wrote down the recipes of that chapter that day, and then practiced them the next day. Soon, reporting my cooking results became a unique style for loyal readers to leave messages.

However, some readers who do not have the ability to cook for the time being read those messages and listened to everyone saying how delicious the meals made according to the recipes were. They drooled aggrievedly, ordered takeout, and happily gained a few pounds.

Now, Yan Chu has coded more than 60,000 words. Before joining V, he had already received more than 5,000 mine income. Because Lujiang took half of the overlord ticket, he now has another 2,500 words in his hand. .

You must know that Lujiang’s reward culture is different from that of Dianjia. In Dianjia, one leader means a reward of one thousand yuan. It is not easy for a good author to have dozens or even more leaders. It's a normal thing, but in Lujiang, unless you are already at the level of a great master, it is really not an easy thing to receive more than a thousand Overlord votes.

Yan Chu was able to attract a large number of die-hard fans in his first novel before he had a large readership. I have to say that this must be part of his charm.

However, in the eyes of some onlookers, a novel by a new author can have a few wealthy readers who spend a lot of money not long after it is published. This can only prove that these readers are the author's relatives and friends, and prove the author's identity as a RMB player.

In this way, there is naturally moisture in such an unreasonable collection.

On the first day after joining v, Yan Chu updated 9,000 words as required. The number of clicks on chapter v dropped from 17,000 before v to 11,000, which was above his expectations.

On the second day after joining v, Yan Chu updated 6,000 words. The clicks on the first v chapter increased by 3,000, and the clicks on the second chapter were 10,000.

The third day is the time for every book to be included in the signature ranking list of v novels. Because of the super high subscription ratio, Yan Chu's "Restaurant" occupied the first position without any suspense. On the same day, he Also on the Thousand Words Ranking list was an old master from Lujiang. His novel had a very high pre-sale price, and at the time of the Thousand Words Ranking, he already had more than 40,000 collections.

But such a novel, produced by a great master and with a solid readership base, was actually overshadowed by a novel by a new author with a collection of only over 20,000 people. Soon, before Yan Chu even knew that the Lujiang Forum existed, he The pen name, together with the title of the novel, was posted on the forum homepage.

*****

"Ah Chu, your mother and I went to the fields to collect watermelons. If you are thirsty in the afternoon, there is still half a watermelon in the refrigerator. You can scoop it up and eat it then."

Watching her son come back from outside, Gu Aihong, wearing a straw hat to protect the sun, put a wet towel around her neck and said.

Ever since my son said he wanted to go out to meet friends, he has become a lot more cheerful. He gets up earlier and earlier every day, and he no longer hides in his small room all day long like before. The mouth is in my eyes and I am happy in my heart.

As long as their son is not bored, is healthy and happy, they will have nothing else to ask for in this life.

"Mom, this is my household allowance for this month."

Yan Chu just went to the bank in town and withdrew his income from last month.

The novel he is writing now earns V this month, so the income last month is only the income from Bawang tickets, and because of Lujiang's rules, the income before the novel is finished can only be taken as normal, so what he really gets is actually only It's more than a thousand yuan, and after tax is deducted, the rest is only about one thousand and one yuan.

"Home, household use?"

Gu Aihong stammered and was stunned when she looked at the stack of bright red hundred-yuan bills in her son's hand.

"Well, my novel has finally made some progress. This is the money I earned last month." Yan Chu said to the old lady with pride: "I said I will definitely be able to make it in the novel world, parents. Just wait and see, the money I will give you in the future will be much more than it is now.”

He put the money into his mother's hand and walked back to the house without waiting for her to refuse.

"Old man, pinch me."

Gu Aihong looked at the money in her hand and said to her husband beside her.

“Hiss——” Yan Yuanjiang pinched his face, it hurt.

All of a sudden, the two old men couldn't help crying, looking at each other.

Their son made money, their son became successful, and they made it.

Even though it was only a little over a thousand yuan, for the two old men, it was like lifting the dark clouds that had been covering their heads, and the day had dawned.