Chapter 25: The competition continues
Bai Ko's twelve of them, who were relaxed because of the victory, suddenly rose again, and looked at each other with apprehension in their hearts.
The old chefs were also whispering, and there was an uproar.
"Mr. Wen, why haven't you heard of this before?"
A male chef in the third-class kitchen immediately expressed doubts, and secretly questioned the meaning of Manager Wen's concealment of the news.
The old chefs in the house are all from the death of the first prince, and the shortest years are seven or eight years, and they are familiar with the rules and conventions of the house, and the first thing that comes to mind is that this is not a common practice for kitchen selection.
"This is the order that the doctor conveyed to me when they were new to the competition." Wen Gushan lit the long cigarette stick and took a deep breath, relieving a little of the discomfort of the onset of the craving.
"Because tomorrow we will only know who is the official third-class cook, so the twelve people who won today will still live in the original courtyard for the time being, and wait for the results of tomorrow's competition to come out, and then move the courtyard."
"Yes, Mr. Wen!"
The newcomers were excited and shouted loudly.
As soon as the old chefs standing on the side heard that it was the order of the eldest lady, even the first-class and second-class cooks who had nothing to do with themselves felt a little apprehensive, and the third-class old chefs had to swallow back into their stomachs if they were dissatisfied, and began to think about what to cook tomorrow.
Mengmei and the newcomers were also full of bitterness, and they thought that a competition would be over, but they didn't expect it to continue tomorrow.
Bai Ko is still calm, anyway, she has prepared several alternative recipes for today's assessment, and she will continue to use them tomorrow.
Because lunch time was approaching, everyone had no time to rest, so they washed their hands, put on their skirts, rolled up their sleeves, and began to work under the assignment of the steward.
After the war-like lunch time was over, Bai Ko and the others happily ate with a rice bowl with meat and vegetables, although they had to compete again tomorrow to become the official third-class chef, but today they can already enjoy the meal treatment of the third-class chef at this time, and the twelve people who failed sat with the handymen, crying and eating the servant's meal sent by the western kitchen.
After the meal, thinking that there was no longer any need to do the work of cleaning, the winning young people returned to the courtyard one after another with a smile, but when it was supposed to be a lunch break, no one could sleep, and they all sat in the shade and chatted excitedly.
Mengmei, who won the first place, was naturally the object of everyone's compliment, but Bai Ko was quickly brought up and pulled into the topic.
After all, among the twelve people, the poached tofu she made was the only one selected for the filial piety banquet menu.
For these young people, this is simply unimaginable glory.
"It seems that in our group, Mengmei and Bai Ko's cooking skills are comparable."
"Yes, yes, it's enviable."
"Tomorrow you have to compete with the old chefs, Mengmei, Bai Ko, you two don't lose."
Meng Mei slightly puffed up her full chest, "I'm sure I won't lose." β
Bai Ko just smiled slightly, "The old chefs are very experienced, everyone has to do their best." β
The twelve people who won today will compete with the third-class chefs tomorrow, and God knows how many people will stay, and the one who is smiling happily now may not be able to win in the end.
As soon as Bai Ko said this, the girls, who were still happy, immediately became depressed and began to be nervous again.
"What are you afraid of, those old chefs, the longer they come in, the more their skills will regress, don't forget, in addition to the steward, there are only first-class chefs who can cook." Mengmei snorted lightly and rolled her eyes at Bai Ko.
Mengmei's words made the other girls suddenly relax again, and they let out a long breath.
White Kom shrugged indifferently, smiled and went back to sleep.
Lu Doudou yawned and rubbed his eyes.
Yawning is really contagious, and Wanqiu, who was sitting next to Lu Doudou, immediately yawned, and then they got up and went back to the house.
In the morning game, among the twelve people who won, the girl accounted for seven people, and three people left at once, leaving only Mengmei, Chuncao, Liu Ya and Hongsu sitting in place, and suddenly felt bored, the two looked at each other for a moment, and then got up and went back to the house to take a nap.
When making snacks in the afternoon, the twelve newcomers found that their group of people were all excluded, and the old chefs controlled the kitchen tightly, and pretended to be pitiful, so that the newcomers could raise their noble hands, and let these veteran third-class cooks and cooks practice their hands.
Wen Gushan and the stewards are also on the side of the old guys, after all, we have been working together for many years, no matter what the relationship is on weekdays, it will be a little emotional at this time.
So the stewards, under the instruction of Wen Gushan, generously gave the newlyweds this half-day vacation and let them have a good rest.
Bai Ko was not surprised at all, and with her cooking skills, she really didn't need to care about the opportunity to go to the stove for half a day, as soon as she heard that there was a holiday, as soon as everyone disbanded, she left happily.
The apprentices had not had a day off since they had been in the house for three months, and suddenly they had a half-day off, and for a while everyone really didn't know how to spend it, and many people stood in the middle of the road for a while, and went back to the courtyard to wash their clothes one after another.
These people are now wearing undyed linen clothes, and even the girls are wearing tops and pants, not even skirts, and they have to wait until tomorrow's third-class chef selection is officially announced, and the newcomers who finally take the position will receive new clothes, in addition, there is a monthly case of 500 Wen per month.
Bai Ko only collected the clothes when she got up this morning, so she didn't have any housekeeping to tidy up today, and neither did Lu Doudou, she fell behind the crowd slowly, and saw that the people in front of her were all turning around one after another, so she jumped to Bai Ko's side.
"Bai Ko Bai Ko, you are so good!" From the game to the present, Lu Doudou's excitement that she had been holding back for so many hours finally vented, she hugged Bai Ko's neck heavily and patted her on the back vigorously.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's going to be out of breath if you shoot again."
The chef has a lot of strength in his hands, and Bai Ko was really slapped by Lu Doudou in the back, his eyebrows were wrinkled, and he struggled to get out.
"Aren't you happy that your dish was selected for the menu of the filial piety banquet?"
"Happy, of course happy, I really didn't expect such an unexpected surprise."
Lu Doudou hugged Bai Ko again, put his mouth to her ear, and said in an itchy voice: "That little brother turned out to be the third young master, have you seen it?" β
"See. Khan was scared out. White Ko replied in the same voice.
"No wonder you have every idea you come up with. The third young master seems to like your craft very much, and you are about to develop. β
"Don't be too happy, if the third young master can remember that there is me in the kitchen, I will be very happy, and the others dare not expect it now."
"You're too modest, now not only the third young master, but all the masters know your name."
"Before you become an official chef, restrain yourself and don't be overly optimistic."
"What's wrong? Why? β
"Tomorrow's game, even if the masters come to watch the game, it will be a tough battle."
"Bai Ko, don't scare me!" Lu Doudou's voice instantly became sharper.
Bai Ko looked back and forth, no one was moving in the middle of the road, and they were still twenty or thirty steps away from the corner, so she pulled Lu Doudou to stand against the wall, as if the sisters were whispering, but the volume was still controlled in the sound of Cheng DΓΉ, who knows if anyone behind the wall listens to the corner, it is always right to be careful.