To be honest, the appearance of the green Rice Crust was quite good. After all, it was not the original green color of the rice but something else.
Moreover, the green color changed from dark to light. In the place where there was almost no green color, the Rice Crust was golden yellow. When it was served on a clean white plate and soaked in the clear water, it looked very appetizing.
"Ka Ca." Li Wentong picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of Rice Crust.
When the Rice Crust broke, it emitted a slight sound.
"That's the feeling." Li Wentong revealed an expectant look in his eyes.
That's right. The Green Jade Rice Crust he had eaten before was exactly like that. It was still crisp when it was soaked in the water. Now, there was another piece of evidence that the Rice Crust was probably the one he had been looking for for a long time. Of course, he was excited.
As soon as it entered his mouth, Li Wentong immediately savored it carefully and wanted to compare the taste with the one he had eaten before or if it was exactly the same.
Soaked in water, the rice crust would naturally become soft. Therefore, when it entered the mouth, it was soft at first. The whole piece of rice crust was easily separated into small pieces, and it didn't require much effort to chew.
"Um?" Li Wentong humphed in surprise.
Then, he began to chew. That's right. The originally soft Rice Crust suddenly had a crisp texture.
"Ka Ca Ka Ca", the Rice Crust emitted a clear and melodious sound in his mouth. It was the sound of the rice grains being chewed up. Meanwhile, along with the chewing, there was a unique fragrance of the Eight Treasures Rice.
"It's both crisp and glutinous. That's the taste of the Rice Crust!" Li Wentong ate a piece and felt it for quite a while before he realized that it was exactly the taste.
The Green Jade Rice Crust naturally described the color and the Rice Crust, as the name suggested, was the Rice Crust.
When the Rice Crust was eaten in the mouth, it had a characteristic that was easy to recognize. It was glutinous at first and then crispy. The crispy and fragrant inner layer and the soft and glutinous outer layer were soaked in the broth, which made it quite chewy.
As it had been soaked in the broth, the Eight Treasures Rice emitted a unique fragrance.
The soft and glutinous outer layer was sweet and moist while the crispy inner layer was fragrant and delicious with the fragrance of oil.
After confirming that it was exactly the taste, Li Wentong ate up the Rice Crust in the bowl quickly without any hesitation.
"I didn't expect that I wouldn't be full." Li Wentong laughed at himself.
Li Wentong was almost 50 years old. Because of his busy work, he used to have too many social engagements, which hurt his stomach. Now, he ate very little. He only ate half a bowl of rice every meal. This was the first time that he ate up the rice crust together with the soup.
"Hi. Please get me another serving of this Green Jade Rice Crust." Li Wentong pinched the menu and still couldn't help ordering another serving.
"I'm sorry, but the rule of this restaurant is that each person can only have one meal." Zhou Jia went up and said with an apologetic smile.
"Is that so? What do you recommend? "Li Wentong felt that since the rice crust was so delicious, he could also accept other dishes.
As for the rules? This was very normal. Every place had its own rules.
"For the bland vegetable dish, we have Jinling Grass, which has very little oil and salt. For the wheaten dish, we have Clear Broth Noodle Soup and Clear Broth Noodle Soup Set Meal. Then, we also have Egg Fried Rice. What do you want?" Zhou Jia recommended fluently and quickly.
"One serving of Jinling Grass and Egg Fried Rice." Li Wentong chose the dishes quickly.
As usual, he paid first before eating. Only then did Li Wentong feel that the prices of this restaurant weren't cheap.
"I didn't expect the plain white rice in the 100 Styles of Rice Cuisines to be the same price as the Green Jade Rice Crust." Li Wentong muttered in the heart, but didn't take it seriously. After all, the most important thing now was to solve his stomach problem.
There were many people in Yuanzhou shop, but the seats were few. However, the customers could eat their dishes very quickly. That was because Yuan Zhou's cooking speed was increasing day by day. Therefore, Li Wentong ate his dishes very soon.
"It's pretty exquisite." That was Li Wentong's first reaction when he saw the dark green plate in front of him.
Li Wentong had thought that he couldn't finish the dishes, but he found that it wasn't that he couldn't finish the dishes, but that he wasn't full. However, he had great self-control and didn't order more. He stood up and gave up his seat, but didn't leave.
"May I ask when the restaurant will close?" Li Wentong had already noticed Engineer Cheng, who was standing there and staring at Yuan Zhou without moving. Naturally, he was asking him that.
"Business hours will end in half an hour." Engineer Cheng said straightforwardly without even turning his head.
"Is this young man the boss?" Li Wentong asked for confirmation.
"What? What's the matter? "Then, Engineer Cheng turned his head.
"Yes. I have some private matters to talk with that gentleman." Li Wentong nodded his head generously.
"Not now. When Master Yuan cooks, he never skips work." Engineer Cheng said solemnly.
"Then what are you doing standing here?" Li Wentong said with a gentle tone, which wasn't annoying.
Even if the question he asked wasn't pleasing.
"I have my own business. If you have something to talk about, you can wait until business hours end." Engineer Cheng didn't have a good temper when facing others.
"Thank you." Li Wentong thanked him courteously.
"Um." Engineer Cheng answered and then turned his head again and started to watch Yuan Zhou cooking.
After asking that, Li Wentong found a place that wasn't so obstructing and stood there, waiting for Yuan Zhou to end business hours.
People came and went in Yuanzhou shop. Half an hour passed very quickly while Li Wentong was observing silently.
And during this half an hour, Li Wentong also got to know Yuan Zhou a little better.
For example, Yuan Zhou's nickname was Compass. It was because he didn't care about the feelings of others and only followed the rules. Moreover, he abided by the rules very much. When he cooked, he was extremely serious and clean. The open kitchen could be seen at a glance.
Well, another point was that the dishes here weren't cheap. In other words, Yuan Zhou wasn't short of money.
"Everybody, please come again next time." Once Yuan Zhou said that, it represented the end of business hours for dinner.
The customers left one after another. Only Engineer Cheng, Zhou Jia, Yuan Zhou and Li Wentong were left in the restaurant.
"I'm sorry. Business hours for dinner have ended." Yuan Zhou said to Li Wentong clearly.
"I know, Mr. Yuan. I have something to talk to you about." Li Wentong said politely and straightforwardly.
"What's the matter?" Yuan Zhou asked indifferently.
"Here's the thing. This Green Jade Rice Crust has a special meaning to me. I need to learn how to cook this dish. Do you think it's okay?" Li Wentong knew that Yuan Zhou liked to speak his mind directly. That was why Li Wentong asked him so straightforwardly.
"I'm sorry. I don't intend to accept an apprentice." Yuan Zhou still said the same thing.
"No need. I don't have such a high culinary talent as you do. I just want to learn how to cook this dish. It won't take up too much of your time." Li Wentong first complimented Yuan Zhou without a trace and then emphasized his own purpose.
"Thank you for your compliment." Yuan Zhou nodded his head to express his gratitude. Then, there was nothing else.
It was just such a long sentence. Yuan Zhou only heard the person's compliment.
"So it's a dish?" Li Wentong didn't give up and asked again.
"I'll teach you how to cook one dish, ten dishes or even hundreds of dishes. But I don't accept an apprentice." Yuan Zhou said earnestly.
"I'm sorry to bother you. I'll come again tomorrow. I hope you can consider it at that time." Li Wentong didn't pester him. Instead, he left after saying that elegantly.
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