Chapter 890: 890

As soon as Carpenter Lian said that, Yuan Zhou became curious and hence asked directly .

“Tri-Color Beans? Tell me something about it?” Yuan Zhou asked .

Carpenter Lian was a little delighted when he found Yuan Zhou asked in that way and hadn’t seemed to have heard of the dish . But when he found Yuan Zhou didn’t have any change in his expression, he wasn’t quite sure . Therefore, he had to explain simply to him, “It’s very simple . Put peas, soybeans, and red beans together and stir-fry them and then serve the dish . The three beans must have three different tastes and they have to be classified respectively . ”

“I see . ” Yuan Zhou nodded his head and began to think carefully in his heart without saying anything .

Obviously, this dish was very difficult to cook since this master carpenter dared to make this request with the condition that he knew it was Yuan Zhou . Yuan Zhou guessed it might be an extinct dish, but to his surprise, he hadn’t even heard of this dish before .

Speaking of which, Yuan Zhou had once seen a magic trick, in which the soybeans and mung beans were mixed together and then separated instantly . Although both culinary skills and magic relied on hand techniques, the difference between them was sharp .

Moreover, Yuan Zhou wasn’t a magician . For an instant, he really didn’t know how to cook it, but he was quite interested .

“The three tastes for the Tri-Color Beans are supposed to be sweet, salty, and spicy or sour . ” Yuan Zhou thought about it quickly in his mind .

Then, Carpenter Lian felt satisfied and relaxed .

It was definitely a mission totally unlikely to be completed, because this dish had already been lost for a very long time in history . Not to mention on the Internet, even the library didn’t have any information about this dish .

The top-notch chefs didn’t even know this dish, not to mention cooking it . The reason why Carpenter Lian knew it was he accidentally read an ancient book called Song Za Zu published in the late Ming Dynasty . This dish happened to be recorded in the book . Its original name was Three Fragrance to the Ocean instead of Tri-Color Beans .

Don’t think the book Song Za Zu was a book like Suiyuan Delicacy List, which specially recorded various delicacies . As a matter of fact, Za Zu meant miscellanea and this book was written randomly by a person surnamed Song, just like Qiuyang Za Zu and Xitang Za Zu . Therefore, this dish was simply mentioned in the book with only one or two words .

Having been told by Carpenter Lian, Zhou Shijie also felt it was interesting and tried to study it, but still failed in the end . Therefore, Carpenter Lian was very confident that he could baffle Yuan Zhou .

That’s right . Carpenter Lian didn’t want to make the cabinet for Yuan Zhou at all . Firstly, he had quit making furniture personally for years and secondly, a cabinet wasn’t challenging at all . The reason why he made a set of furniture for Zhou Shijie’s daughter previously was that he owed Zhou Shijie a favor . That was the last time he had made furniture personally .

However, Yuan Zhou was a very famous chef and moreover, he was introduced to his store by Zhou Shijie . It would be embarrassing to refuse him face to face . At that time, the function of fame was reflected . If it were another person, he not only might be refused, but also probably be scolded by Carpenter Lian .

Therefore, Carpenter Lian thought of such an idea . A dish that had baffled the chairman of China Chefs’ Alliance was unlikely to be cooked by Yuan Zhou, in Carpenter Lian’s eyes . He naturally felt relaxed, then .

“All right . I can cook it,” Yuan Zhou pondered in his heart for quite a while and then said earnestly .

“You didn’t hear me clearly, did you? And do you know what dish it is?” Carpenter Lian was stupefied for an instant and then said discontentedly with his brows knitted .

“Your description is quite clear . I can fully understand it,” said Yuan Zhou .

“Can you cook it?” Carpenter Lian revealed a look of disbelief .

“Yes . ” Yuan Zhou nodded .

“If you cook it in the end, I will make a cabinet for you, free of charge . I won’t accept even a single dime from you . ” Carpenter Lian’s disbelief was clearly revealed from his words .

“That’s a deal . ” Yuan Zhou immediately answered .

“I can not only learn a new dish, but also get a cabinet for free . It’s a good deal,” said Yuan Zhou in his heart .

“Don’t worry . This old man won’t swindle you out of a cabinet . ” Carpenter Lian grunted coldly and then became silent .

“How about you come to my restaurant at 3 p . m . three days later?” Yuan Zhou thought for a while and directly confirmed the time .

“Got it . ” Carpenter Lian waved his hand and appeared to be too lazy to say more .

“See you three days later,” after saying that, Yuan Zhou turned around and left .

“What kind of person did this Old Zhou introduce to me? This one-track-minded young guy!” Carpenter Lian muttered discontentedly .

Seeing Yuan Zhou turn around and leave the store neatly, Carpenter Lian was still angry in his heart . Even if he felt Yuan Zhou was unlikely to cook the dish, he still felt it to be troublesome .

“Damn it . I must scold that Scamming Zhou to vent my anger . ” Carpenter Lian directly stood up and went to the counter and then prepared to make a call .

Then, the man behind the cutout door didn’t dare to come out more . He began to stare at the people inside make tables, chairs, and benches very carefully .

“It’s impolite to argue with this young man, but I simply must criticize this Scamming Zhou . ” Even while Carpenter Lian was waiting for the phone to be connected, he still muttered and revealed a look of dissatisfaction .

After all, Carpenter Lian wasn’t familiar with Yuan Zhou . Plus the fame and age of Yuan Zhou, he couldn’t do such things like scolding the young man . But Zhou Shijie was different .

Zhou Shijie was more famous and they were well acquainted with each other . Besides, they had argued and quarreled more than once . Therefore, Carpenter Lian didn’t have any qualms on scolding him .

“Wood Lian, what do you call me for? Zhou Shijie’s voice came from the phone .

“For the thing you did . ” Carpenter Lian grunted coldly .

“What is it?” Zhou Shijie felt puzzled .

“Who asked you to introduce that young man, Yuan Zhou, to my store to make a cabinet? I told you that I had quit making furniture . Are you also dull of hearing apart from your poor eyesight from old age?” Carpenter Lian questioned him closely and repeatedly .

“Did he ask you to make a cabinet?” Zhou Shijie asked tentatively .

“It’s you who told him so,” Carpenter Lian said angrily .

“Did you agree to his request?” Zhou Shijie continued asking instead of saying anything else .

“It’s none of your business . If you dare to introduce anybody here again, I will smash your chopping board . ” Carpenter Lian threatened bitterly .

“Come on . I’m doing this for your own good . If you always don’t make furniture, I’m afraid that you’ll be out of practice,” said Zhou Shijie mildly .

“It’s not your problem, so you don’t need to worry about that . And if you do it again, I promise that you won’t get your chopping board . ” Carpenter Lian threatened .

“You spoke as if you had agreed to his request . ” Zhou Shijie was good at using the provocative approach . Now he directly used this method, again .

“Of course I agreed, but it won’t be so eas to let me make the cabinet,” Carpenter Lian said complacently .

“You requested the Tri-Color Beans again, right?” After thinking for a second, Zhou Shijie instantly figured out this carpenter’s intention .

With Zhou Shijie’s knowledge of him, he knew Carpenter Lian wouldn’t refuse directly, but he was also unlikely to agree so easily . So it was naturally the best choice for him to raise a difficult question that could be hardly completed .

And this difficult question must be reasonable . Yuan Zhou was a chef and naturally, the difficult question Carpenter Lian could think of was the Tri-Color Beans, which had already been lost in history .

“Even you couldn’t cook it so that young man absolutely couldn’t cook it, either . I know you introduced him to my store, but I’m not grateful to you . ” Seeing Zhou Shijie also panic when he worked out his intention, Carpenter Lian said complacently, to the contrary .

“I couldn’t cook it, but that doesn’t mean he couldn’t either . Old guy, looks like you will be making the cabinet,” after saying that, Zhou Shijie directly hung up the phone .

“Annoying Scamming Zhou!” Carpenter Lian stared at the phone that had been hung up and foamed with rage .

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Shijie was still a little worried .

“Yuan Zhou hasn’t met with any setbacks since he became famous . Although he can cook miscellaneous things, I’m just not sure if he can cook the Tri-Color Beans this time . ” Zhou Shijie was also quite worried in his heart .

“Let me make a phone call to ask him . ” Zhou Shijie thought for a while and immediately got an idea . He picked up the phone and prepared to call Yuan Zhou to ask him directly .