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The twelve cooks who stayed in the last game were already in place, waiting for Zhu Nian's arrival.

Liuliu and Qiqi excitedly squeezed to the front of the crowd, looking forward to the next competition, while Ling Hu'an and Yun Lesheng hid in the crowd in a low-key manner, silently protecting the safety of Liuliuqiqi.

Ling Hu'an looked around, and when he saw the two rows of sturdy guards standing at the door, he "tsk" twice, and sighed with emotion.

Yun Lesheng obviously saw these guards as well, and was relieved of Zhu Nian's safety.

Suddenly, the people began to shout and applaud, and Qiqi also screamed excitedly.

Ling Hu An and Yun Lesheng both retracted their gazes and looked towards the stairs at the same time.

A fairy slowly walked down on the second floor, making Yun Lesheng and Ling Hu'an's eyes light up.

Zhu Nian was wearing a pale pink light gauze floor-length dress, with a flowing cloud bun on her head, and a pair of tassel earrings studded with pearls on her ears.

She walked gracefully and dignified to the examiner's seat, step by step.

In the eyes of everyone, Zhu Nian, who is dressed in this dress, is like a fresh red lotus that "comes out of the mud but is not stained, and the water is clear and ripples are not demonic".

"Everyone came early!" Zhu Nian began, "Thank you very much for being able to watch our cooking competition despite your busy schedules." ”

Zhu Nian bowed slightly to the people to express his gratitude.

"Oh!" the people applauded and shouted excitedly, very face-saving for Zhu Nian.

"Today is the second edition of the Cooking Competition. Zhu Nian turned to the twelve cooks and said, "Eight contestants have left yesterday, how many will leave in today's competition?"

Zhu Nian glanced around among the twelve cooks and said slowly, "Then let's wait and see!"

"Good!" everyone applauded again.

"Today's competition is real cooking. Zhu Nian said.

"I'll give you a theme, and you'll play around it, just give me a reasonable explanation at the end. ”

"So today's theme is - Perseverance and Integrity!" Zhu Nian told and announced.

"What?" exclaimed several cooks.

"What does that mean? Why is there a tough and upright thing?" called out a cook.

"It's not interesting, just do what I say anyway!" Zhu Nian shrugged and didn't explain more.

She gestured to the servant behind her, who nodded and went to light the incense candle on the table.

"Now that the game is on, you don't have enough time to talk about it. Zhu Nian reminded.

Most of the cooks are talking to each other, and of course they want to start cooking now, but it has to be like a reason.

In the past, when they cooked, they were always ordered by customers, but where did they encounter this situation?

Zhu Nian looked at these people and shook her head helplessly, but she also noticed a few chefs who were silent and thinking secretly.

"I've had you prepare all sorts of ingredients and put them on the stove in front of you, but if you need anything, you can bring them up. ”

As soon as the words fell, Zhu Nian saw that the young man who carved the peony in the last game called the little guy to his side and whispered two words.

After hearing this, the little girl nodded, and went straight to the backyard.

Soon, there were all kinds of chaotic stir-frying sounds in the hall, and the churning sound of oil in the high temperature.

"Wow, it smells so good!" the people closed their eyes and enjoyed smelling the fragrance wafting from the players' seats.

Zhu Nian sat down in the examiner's seat, looked at the busy cooks with his chin in one hand, and put the other hand on the table, tapping his three fingers on the table regularly.

Zhu Nian looked at the contestants, while Yun Lesheng in the crowd was watching Zhu Nian intently.

The time of a stick of incense is not long, but it is not short.

For those who are confident, these hours are more than enough, but for those who don't have ideas......

"Bang!" the little guy raised the gong, struck it heavily with a small hammer, and then shouted loudly, "It's time!"

"Ahh

The three servants put the food made by the twelve cooks in three chassis and put them on the table in front of Zhu Nian one by one.

"Three masters, let's try it first. Zhu Nian said to the three Tianxiang Pavilion chefs who were already in place beside him.

"Hmm. They nodded in agreement.

The servant handed out a pair of clean chopsticks to each of the four of them, poured a cup of hot tea, and then respectfully stepped aside.

Every time the four of Zhu Nian tasted a dish, they would take a sip of tea, the tea was fresh and refreshing, the purpose was to prevent Zhu Nian from being affected by the previous dishes and their next tasting and judgment.

Everyone was very quiet again, looking forward to Zhu Nian's comments.

After a round of tasting, Zhu Nian looked at the three cooks and asked for their opinions.

The chefs all looked at each other and nodded, expressing satisfaction with almost all the dishes.

"Obviously, almost all of these twelve dishes are very delicious. Zhu Nian said to the three of them, "However, I hope that the three masters will not forget the theme of this scene when scoring - tenacity and uprightness." ”

"Hmm. The three masters nodded.

Zhu Nian stood up, looked at the twelve cooks, and said, "We have tasted all the dishes, and they are all delicious. ”

"Bang!" the people applauded.

"But!" Zhu Nian changed his words, "I hope that the dishes you make can fit the theme of this competition." ”

"Now, starting with number one, everyone is explaining their ideas and ideas to me. Zhu Nian said.

Chef No. 1 was the first to stand up and talk about his idea, "My idea is ......"

A quarter of an hour later, all the contestants finished their ideas.

Most people's creativity starts from the form of the ingredients, such as choosing ingredients that are hard and elastic, or making dishes that are more elastic.

There are only three people who make Zhu Nian more satisfied, and what catches her the most is the creativity of the No. 6 young man.

There are only a few cooks, who do very ordinary, and there is no creativity, and at first glance it is a hasty and perfunctory finish.

"Okay, everyone has explained their thoughts, so I'll talk about my opinion first. Zhu Nian said.

"I don't shy away from saying that among you, my favorite piece is 'Pan-fried Plum Meat' from No. 6. ”

"The theme I give you is toughness and uprightness, and most people choose ingredients that match this taste, only No. 6, and I thought of starting from the artistic conception and chose dishes related to plum blossoms. ”

"Bring me the number six!" Zhu Nian said to the little guy behind him.

The little maid came to Zhu Nian's side with a pure white porcelain plate and handed it to her.

"Let me explain to No. 6, the average chef should understand that plum meat, which is actually the upper shoulder meat of pigs, is moderately fat and thin, and the meat quality is relatively delicious and tender. Zhu Nian said.

"And the dish made by No. 6 is also very delicious, and the heat is very good. ”

"The most amazing thing about me is the garnish on the sides of the plates. Zhu Nian said again.

At this time, everyone looked in the direction of Zhu Nian's finger.

On one side of the pure white porcelain plate, a few clusters of branches have been smeared with ink by Chef No. 6, and they are dotted with plum blossoms.

On the other side of the plate, there are two tender green corianders, and the two sides complement each other, outlining the artistic conception of plum blossoms.

"Wow!" Qiqi put two small fists to his mouth, and his saliva was about to flow.

"So the first place in this competition, I'm going to award it to the six!" Zhu Nian announced loudly.

"Shopkeeper Meng, has the result been written?" Zhu Nian asked behind him again.

"Alright. Uncle Meng put down the brush and handed the rice paper to the little guy, and the little guy handed it to Zhu Nian.

"Because there are not many people left, I will directly announce the list of promotions. Zhu Nian looked at the red paper and said.

"The cooks who passed successfully are, No. 1, No. 5, No. 6, No. 8, No. 10, No. 12, No. 12, No. 13, No. 17, No. 19!"

"Congratulations to the nine contestants!" Zhu Nian took the lead in applauding, and then added, "Then it's a pity that the remaining three can only stop there." ”