373 How much is a bowl of chicken soup for the soul?
The most important thing is that this kid said that he was from the countryside, and he used to sell wontons, but he closed the stall when the business was not good. But you don't look like a country boy who hasn't seen the world at all.
Therefore, Miao Cuihua asked Steward Zhu to check out Zhang Hu, who claimed to be in the countryside and used to sell wontons, but his business was not good.
Then, she learned that there is no such Zhang Hu in the world, but there is a Hu Zhang in the Hu Ji Hu family, which is famous for his cooking skills.
This Hu Ji is famous for its early dishes, especially pastries, and for more than 200 years since the establishment of the Dasheng Dynasty, there have been five or six imperial chefs one after another.
Moreover, they all died peacefully.
Imperial chef and imperial doctor, that's a high-risk profession, maybe when the emperor is unhappy and throws you a sentence "If you can't cure her, I will take off your head", or which noble person accidentally wants to try whether his good sister is more resistant to medicine. Then, blood gourds rolled all over the ground.
Even, maybe it's just a noble person's whim, you have to eat something rare, and you do it to dissatisfy her...... Well, it's another blood gourd.
There have been several imperial chefs one after another, and they all died peacefully, either the luck of the Hu family is really good, or the heirs of the Hu family are clever and low-key.
Miao Cuihua would rather believe that it is the former, because this Hu Zhang's acting skills are really bad, even her house fighting waste wood can detect the abnormality, and put it in those places where she can turn countless hearts and eyes with a move of her eyelids, and she is not afraid of boiling water immediately?
Dead pigs, of course, are not afraid of boiling water.
After listening to Miao Cuihua's analysis, Hu Zhang couldn't help but smile bitterly. He thought he was covering it up properly, but unexpectedly, Miao Cuihua had already doubted him, and even inquired about his true identity.
"No wonder ......," Hu Zhang shook his head lightly.
"What's the wonder?"
"No wonder my grandfather and father said that I was not qualified and could not enter the palace to serve, but my younger brother was quite qualified."
This is exactly what Hu Zhang is unwilling to do, he thinks that his qualifications are not bad and his craftsmanship is exquisite, why does his grandfather and father value his younger brother more? When it comes to cooking, he feels that he is not inferior to his younger brother. So, he heard about a new restaurant. Specializing in breakfast. And after renovating the tricks, it was almost unseen, so he hid his identity and came to the door to steal the teacher.
Miao Cuihua shrugged: "You have been cooking since elementary school, unless you are really too talented." Otherwise. The taste of the finished product is not much worse. ”
Hu Zhang nodded: "I haven't been able to figure it out." Why did grandfather and father belong to him? "It is my younger brother who has been deliberately cultivated to enter the palace in the future to handle the imperial meal, not him. As if to satirize him, no matter how hard he tries, his cooking skills are always inferior to his younger brother.
"Well...... It's probably because they're afraid you'll die too soon. Miao Cuihua scratched her chin and said with a smile, "Even my little girl can see through you, not to mention those people in the palace, they are afraid that you will be carried out within a few days of entering the palace." After all, they are all their own sons, weighing the pros and cons, of course, they are sent in with the greatest hope of survival. It doesn't matter how good the craft is, it's that they don't want to see you die in it. ”
It's okay with the craftsmanship, they just don't want to see you die in it.
Hu Zhang was stunned and looked at Miao Cuihua in a daze: "It has nothing to do with the quality of the craft?" ”
"Didn't I say it, your family's cooking skills, as long as they are not too talented, the taste of the things you make will not be too bad." Miao Cuihua sat on the table on tiptoe, dangled her legs, knocked on the table and said, "Moreover, I see that you are more than calm and not agile." It's good to be calm, but in that kind of place, if you're not clever enough, you're going to die a miserable death. Brother Tiger...... Oh no, it's time to call Brother Hu, your grandfather and father left you behind, not to deny your cooking skills, but to worry about your life, they just want you to live well. ”
She couldn't help but think of her parents and parents, who had scattered all their wealth to borrow relatives and friends, just to let her live one more day.
"After all, you are their grandson and son." Miao Cuihua lowered her head and sighed, "Someone thinks so much about you, what are you not satisfied with?" ”
Hearing Miao Cuihua say this, and hearing her sigh again, Hu Zhang was stunned, thinking of the girl in front of him who was several years younger than himself, her mother died early, and her father had no love at all, and he had already turned his face into an enemy. Thinking about his grandfather and father planning more for themselves, but he still felt sorry for himself, he couldn't help but blush, and he coughed dryly and didn't know how to persuade her.
When she thinks of her parents at the moment, I'm afraid she is very sad.
What's that, Hu Zhang's children's shoes, although she is really thinking about her parents, but you definitely misunderstood.
"Okay, don't talk about the mess, I guess you have always disagreed with your brother in your heart, I advise you to be nice to him, in the future, when he enters the palace, it is not easy to stare at him as if he is okay now." With a pout, Miao Cuihua gave full play to her open-mouthed attributes, "To put it mildly, if he doesn't perform well in it and is clicked, you can only stare at his tablet in this life." ”
Although he was moved by Miao Cuihua's enlightenment to herself, hearing her so crow-mouthed, Hu Zhang couldn't help but scolded: "What nonsense! ”
"Okay, okay, I was wrong, if he behaves too well and gets rewarded, you still have a red eye." Miao Cuihua smiled and bent her eyes, tilted her head and asked Hu Zhang, "Is this okay?" ”
Meow, a bowl of duck blood vermicelli soup with eight copper plates, how much should a bowl of chicken soup for the soul cost? Alas, in order to keep someone, it is not only necessary to lose the benefits, but also to be responsible for being a life coach.
Losing the depression in her heart, Miao Cuihua raised her feet and stood on the stool, and this time she could finally pat Hu Zhang's shoulder condescendingly.
"Anyway, you can open a branch on Chimelong Street for me, and when the year expires, if you want to leave me and return to your nonsense, you can take the skills you learned from me over there, and I can also teach you a new gadget or two, and then you will slowly hand it over to your brother, maybe he will be able to use it in it."
"Emerald ...... Palm, shopkeeper! There was a hint of choking in Hu Zhang's voice.
He came incognito to learn from the teacher with bad intentions, but instead of beating and scolding him when she found out, she did everything possible to dismiss him, and handed over the new store that was about to open to him so trustingly.
"Shopkeeper, please rest assured, I will definitely run the new store well!"
This time, the three words "shopkeeper", he shouted willingly.
Miao Cuihua also breathed a sigh of relief, meow, the heart attack technique is a high-level skill, when will she be able to cultivate to the full level? After such a coaxing and persuasion, he finally kept people, and by the way, he also earned a big favor.
After all, the imperial chef Hu family, although it is not a high-ranking official and nobleman, can be regarded as a family that inherits culinary skills, and it is always right to have a good relationship.
The most important thing is that Steward Zhu told her that the Hu family's Hu Ji private dishes are big restaurants, and they are mainly engaged in wine and vegetables, not breakfast, which has no conflict with her.
Since it can't form a competitive relationship, of course it's not a loss to sell a favor.
"Anyway, your task now is to help me open a store." (To be continued......)