2507 Winemaking apprentice Yuan Zhou
Only children made choices. If an adult had money, he could take everything. Wan Xinran decided to try both.
First, he carefully picked up a piece of tofu and placed it on the surface, exposing the soup. Then, he used his chopsticks to pick up a side dish and placed it on the surface of the tofu. After that, he placed it into his mouth along with the side dish of tofu.
It was different from the intense sour taste that was very appetizing. As soon as it entered the mouth, the overbearing spicy taste and the refreshing fragrance of the tofu were tasted by the tip of the tongue. Logically, one was spicy and the other was fragrant. The stronger flavor would usually cover the lighter flavor. However, this spicy taste seemed to be serving the tofu. The strong taste highlighted the extremely fresh and delicious taste of the tofu. Together with the special sour taste, it was both appetizing and delicious.
After eating tofu with side dishes a few times, Wan Xinran remembered that she wanted to try side dishes with porridge.
“You can try this soup. It’s hot and sour. It’s very appetizing. It’s very good.” Jiang Tang saw that Wan Xinran was eating tofu, so he immediately recommended the soup he had just drunk.
It was different from ordinary soup, which was boiled with rice. Although it was not as thick as rice soup, it was more flavorful than ordinary soup. Jiang Tang carefully took a sip of the hot and rolling soup. It was intoxicating and had a natural fragrance that seeped into his ribs. It was very comfortable, and he felt as if his entire body had been elevated. It was especially comfortable.
Naturally, he wanted to share it with Wan Xinran. After all, Jiang Tang still had a lot of charming thoughts.
“Alright,” he said.
Wan Xinran wanted to try the congee, and since Jiang Tang said so, she was even more excited.
It was different from ordinary congee. The rice was cooked with tofu’s sour water, and the heat control was very careful, so the congee was neither too thick nor too light. It was just right. When the rice was mushy and the soup was clear, Wan Xinran scooped up a spoonful of the soup with the rice grains and put it into her mouth. It had a completely different fragrance from the tofu. The light fragrance of the bean matched with the rich fragrance of the rice, and the taste of the sour milk that came out from time to time to make its presence known. It was an indescribable taste, but Wan Xinran knew she liked it very much.
The tofu was soft and sweet, the congee was sour and fragrant, and the side dishes were spicy and numbing. It was an indescribable wonder that left an endless aftertaste. A mouthful of tofu, a mouthful of side dishes, and then a mouthful of the congee. A mouthful of rich fragrance, a mouthful of delicate fragrance, and then a mouthful of numbing and spiciness. The contrast was repeated over and over again, with a full rhythm.
Wan Xinran felt that this was the first time she realized that eating could be so regular and delicious, and she felt that it was quite fun.
It was just a big bowl of vegetable tofu, but she felt a sense of satisfaction as if she had eaten a Manchu Han Imperial Feast. Not only her stomach, but also her entire body and mind were satisfied. The nervousness and apprehension that she felt when she was about to meet Yuan Zhou and discuss business with him disappeared completely, leaving only the sweetness of the food.
“Burp”
Wan Xinran, who was about to ask if she could eat more, was interrupted by a sudden burp. She was now in a standard state where her stomach said she was full, but her mouth said she wanted more.
Wan Xinran tried it and realized that it was indeed just her mouth that wanted to eat, but her stomach couldn’t take it anymore. Wan Xinran could only regretfully give up the idea of ordering another dish.
Naturally, Jiang Tang was no better than Wan Xinran. After all, he had ordered five dishes. It was already shocking enough for a man in his Prime to eat so much. If he wanted to eat more, he would have to have a bigger stomach.
“If only I’m like a camel, or a cow would do. That way, I can at least eat two more rounds.” Jiang Tang was very emotional.
Wan Xinran felt the same way, but as a lady, she couldn’t show her approval.
“Let’s wait outside. Dinnertime will be over soon. At that time, we will look for head chef Yuan to discuss some matters.” Wan Xinran looked at her watch. There was only half an hour left before the 8 O’ clock end.
Jiang Tang was still willing to listen to Wan Xinran’s opinion on small matters, but he would feel uncomfortable if he didn’t act cheeky.
“Aren’t you going to eat some more? actually, I think the taste of the Jadeite white jade is not bad. You can try it again. Otherwise, the shrimp tofu I had the previous time was also excellent.” Jiang Tang said in all seriousness.
The sincere expression on his face made it seem as if he was telling the truth. Of course, the mischievousness in his eyes was also clearly visible.
The two of them had had a meal together more than once. After all, they had been in contact at work, so Jiang Tang was quite familiar with Wan Xinran’s appetite. He didn’t really mean to let her eat, but he just thought it was fun.
“If you can eat it, I’ll try it too.” Wan Xinran was also very familiar with Jiang tangzhu’s lonely character.
Of course, she wasn’t one to suffer losses and would take revenge on the spot.
Considering that there were still many people waiting in line for food, they moved the battlefield outside the shop. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be good if both of them were besieged.
Jiang Tang’s restaurant was filled with chatterboxes. It was rather harmonious for him to retort back at each other. The customers in the restaurant also came in a hurry and left with full stomachs. Time passed by very quickly, and it was not long before it was time for dinner to end.
After sending off the last batch of customers, Yuan Zhou naturally saw Jiang Tang and Yuan Zhou who were waiting there. When they met, they first introduced themselves and then quickly got to the main topic.
This was the consensus reached by almost all the people who came to Yuan Zhou. It couldn’t be helped that Yuan Zhou was really busy and no one felt it was right to take up too much of his time. They felt that it was not as simple as wasting their lives.
He first handed the document to Yuan Zhou and waited for him to read it for a while. Then, he began to summarize the contents of the document in detail. The main speaker was naturally Jiang Tang.
As for Wan Xinran, she took out a small notebook and a pen, preparing to record some of the questions and suggestions raised by Yuan Zhou at any time. The attitude of the China winemaking Association could be said to be very good.
As Jiang Tang had read the document thoroughly beforehand and was quite familiar with the explanation, plus Yuan Zhou read through it very quickly, both parties began to discuss the details after they understood the terms clearly.
Yuan Zhou was quite satisfied with the plan brought by the Association, especially the quota for the brewery, which was quite to his liking. It proved that his direction was not wrong.
This Wine Exchange meeting was indeed thought of by Yuan Zhou to complete the mission. However, it wasn’t just for the mission. Previously, master Wan brew and the others had always come to find Yuan Zhou, hoping that he could give a lecture to the winemakers and expand the range of people who chose to become a winemaker.
Ever since Yuan Zhou became famous and his reputation rose steadily, more and more people chose to learn cooking skills because of him. They found a lot of young people who had the potential to learn cooking. More and more cooking schools hired Yuan Zhou as an honorary principal. He didn’t need to take care of anything and could be regarded as a spiritual symbol.
Yuan Zhou didn’t promise much and many schools used him as a publicity gimmick. It wasn’t a bad thing. It was just that the effect was very good when Yuan Zhou’s resume was displayed.
Everyone in the winemaking industry naturally couldn’t sit still. One should know that in their eyes, Yuan Zhou’s wine-making skills had reached the level of the experts. He was also a flag-bearer here and was fully qualified to be their representative idol.
Yuan Zhou felt that he was only an intermediate winemaker and was just at the beginning. He wasn’t even qualified to give a lecture, but he was still able to take out several new wines and Exchange them with the others.
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