A small breakfast shop in the street market, supporting the family and making money

Chapter 119: Chive and Pork Dumplings

She knocked on the door and entered, and suddenly saw a woman with her veil taken off. She was stunned for a moment and did not recognize who she was.

It was not until she saw the maid next to her and a little boy of five or six years old that she realized they were the ones from when the Leng family snack shop had just opened a few months ago.

In front of the shop, a coachman drove a carriage and a well-dressed maid got off and asked if there was a private room, as her lady, daughter and master wanted to have a meal.

Then, a mother and daughter wearing veiled hats and a little boy of five or six years old got off the carriage.

At that time, except for the maid and the little boy, the mother and daughter were wearing veils. Leng Yan did not see their faces. She only remembered that when they left, she caught a glimpse of a lantern with the word "Leng" written on it hanging on the carriage they were riding in.

Generally, if a lantern is hung on a private carriage, it is to identify the identity.

So, the mother and her two children in front of us might have the surname Leng.

Leng Yan's thoughts returned, and he only spoke politely, "Hello, Madam. Long time no see. Did your trip to the south go smoothly?"

She remembered that it was still spring when they took a boat south from Hulu Town Pier, but now it was late summer and early autumn.

Time flies, and half a year has passed.

"Yeah, long time no see."

The woman also sighed, and then said, "My husband's surname is Leng, you can just call me Madam Leng."

"And I saw that the plaque says Leng Ji. Is your family name Leng too?"

"Yes." Leng Yan nodded in response.

Upon hearing this, Madam Leng carefully looked at Leng Yan and Leng Su beside her, and then chuckled, "Then I guess we are destined to be together."

“Before heading south, I stopped at Hulu Town with my daughter and son. We wanted to have lunch at Zuixianju in the town and then take a boat south.

Unexpectedly, when the carriage passed the street ahead, it encountered a crowded crowd and had to change lanes, and unexpectedly ended up at your restaurant.

Afterwards, they were amazed by the taste of your food, and the two children couldn’t forget it. As soon as they came back from the south, the two children insisted on having a meal at your shop.”

As Mrs. Leng spoke, she looked lovingly at her two children.

"Jia Ren, Nian Zhi, these two are Miss Leng. Do you remember her? Come over and say hello."

Mrs. Leng held a pretty girl of seven or eight years old in one hand, and a cute boy of five or six years old in the other.

The brother and sister remembered the taste of the steamed fish fillet with garlic that they had eaten last time, and naturally remembered the person in front of them.

"Hello, Sister Leng."

Leng Jiaren took her brother's hand and spoke first. Although she was only seven or eight years old, she was very confident and not at all stage-frightened.

Leng Nianzhi next to her also called her Sister Leng, which was so cute.

However, Leng Yan and Leng Su on the side said that they were not worthy of the title. No matter the way they were dressed or the aura they exuded, it was obvious that the three people in front of them were not ordinary people.

In this ancient time with clear class distinctions, strangers who had only met each other twice could be treated so intimately and familiarly, especially by a superior to an inferior. Leng Yan felt that there must be something behind this.

Sure enough, Madam Leng spoke calmly the next second, her eyes casting towards Leng Yan and Leng Su beside her: "My two children love the food in your house very much. I wonder if they could take the liberty of meeting the chef in the food store."

After hearing her say this, Leng Yan finally understood. It turned out that she wanted to poach the cook.

After a while, she thought about it and said, "Of course you can, but the shop is busy right now and my parents can't leave. Please wait."

She pretended not to know and spoke politely.

Mrs. Leng's eyes flashed with hesitation when she heard this. Her original intention was indeed to buy or hire a cook from the food store and bring her home.

There’s no reason for it, I just think the food cooked by the chef in this shop is really delicious and novel, and more importantly, both of my two children like it.

Her two children are usually very picky about food. It's rare for them to like something they love, so as a mother, she naturally has to satisfy them.

But now it seems that the cook in this shop is the girl's parents, so it seems that their family relies on this shop for their livelihood.

And if she brought the cook from the shop back to Kyoto, wouldn't that separate their family?

As a mother, she felt strangely close to the two men in front of her, so she couldn't do anything that would separate them.

Mrs. Leng's thoughts were in turmoil. Leng Yan pretended not to know and handed over the menu.

"After such a long journey, Madam Leng and the others must be hungry. Here are the kinds of food in the shop today. Take a look and see if you want to eat any."

Mrs. Leng nodded when she saw this, looked at her two children, temporarily put aside her thoughts, and asked them softly what they wanted to eat.

“Steamed fish fillet with garlic and mapo tofu.”

Leng Jiaren and the other person said in unison that they had been thinking about it ever since they had eaten there last time.

Leng Yan and Leng Su nodded in agreement, and at the same time recommended to the two children the steamed pork ribs with taro, and the honey-glazed barbecued pork that Leng Yan had just made.

"Okay, okay, that sounds delicious."

The two children nodded rapidly when they heard this. Madam Leng smiled and asked Leng Yan and the other two to recommend dishes. She served a few signature dishes in moderation, so that even the maids were not afraid of not being able to finish the food.

Later, Mrs. Leng noticed that there were dumplings on the menu. She calmed down and ordered a serving of leek and pork dumplings and a few bowls of clay pot soup.

"Okay, wait a minute, the food will be served soon."

Leng Yan and the other man nodded and took the menu. After a while, they ordered Daqiang and Erqiang to bring the food into the box.

After about a few minutes, the maid beside Madam Leng came out to look for someone.

"Miss Leng, my wife wants to ask, which chef made the dumplings stuffed with leeks and pork?"

Leng Yan was stunned when he heard this and looked at the maid.

The maid smiled gently and said, "Miss Leng, please take me to invite this chef to meet the Madam."

"Don't worry, Miss Leng, it's just a meeting."

Perhaps seeing her concerns, the maid explained.

Leng Yan thought about it after hearing this. If she remembered correctly, today's dumplings with leek and pork filling seemed to be made by her parents together.

The business of Leng's Canteen in Taojing Village was surprisingly good, and they were constantly short of staff.

Leng Yan had no choice but to transfer the four chefs he had bought and kept to Taojing Village to be the chefs.

Right now, the only people running this shop in Hulu Town are his parents and Aunt Liu who is slowly getting the hang of it.

Therefore, all the work in the kitchen had to be done by her parents themselves. Apart from controlling most of the taste, Leng Yan did not interfere much in other matters.

But Leng Yan did not come over to pay attention to today's dish of leek and pork dumplings.

She really didn't know what that cold lady meant.

The maid was waiting nearby again. She said, "Okay, go and tell Madam Leng that I'll bring people in after we're done in the kitchen."

After saying this, Leng Yan quickly went to the kitchen.