Qi Cuiting invited a total of four judges, in addition to the two of them and Ma Deliang, the chairman of the Nanwu Restaurant Association, and Jia Xuegong, the chef of the back kitchen of the Dongxing Hotel, counting her own five judges, all of them were there.

Qi Cuiting accompanied the four judges to the living room to speak, the window of the living room hung with water-patterned shrimp curtains, the wall hung is the famous calligrapher Cao Xiukun painted by the splashed ink landscape, the deep cyan floor tiles on the ground, there are six brown rattan chairs on the left and right, the two walls are made of red sandalwood boards, carved birds and animals, landscape figures, looking from the gap, the left and right sides are flower rooms, and there are four small ventilation fans in each flower room, which continuously sends the fresh air and the fragrant fragrance of flowers in the flower room into the living room, floating between the guests. Even though you sit indoors, you can still feel the freshness and fragrance of nature, and guests who come here secretly praise the exquisite design of the backyard.

In addition to food, Madelian also has a special preference for gardening, and this is not the first time he has come to this banquet hall, and every time he visits, he will be amazed by this small courtyard.

Qi Cuiting is forty-nine years old this year, she and Miao Random are thirty years apart, Miao Random died when she was only thirty-four years old, the two had a son after marriage, named Miao Guangda, after graduating from university, stayed in Yangcheng, eastern Guangdong, the relationship between mother and son has not been very good, that Miao Guangda rarely comes to Nanwu even during the New Year's holidays, today is the big day of the banquet, as a young owner, he did not show up, this incident verified the rumors that their mother and son are not harmonious.

Qi Cuiting first expressed her gratitude to all the guests for coming, she is a woman who can't have such a big face, these people who came to cheer today, all look at the casual face of the southeast kitchen god Miao, Miao is free to accumulate good virtues during his lifetime, the ancient road is warm, and he has made countless friends, although he has been dead for fifteen years, his influence is still there.

Miao Arbitrary's eldest disciple Shen Wantang, third disciple Qian Guisheng, and fifth disciple Mao Guoyuan have all arrived, and only the second apprentice Zhu Dacheng still hasn't appeared. Qi Cuiting quietly called Qian Guisheng to her side and asked in a low voice, "Why hasn't Dacheng arrived yet?" ”

Qian Guisheng said: "I just called, and the phone is turned off. ”

Qi Cuiting frowned, she began to worry about whether Zhu Lao Er would abstain, today's internal cooking competition is the first time in 20 years that Yanxitang will be, and it should also be the last, after this competition, Yanxitang will be acquired by the Xinyuejiang Group, and it will no longer belong to their Miao family's property.

Qi Cuiting whispered: "You go out and take a look, the official competition will start at ten o'clock, such a big day, I hope you all are there." ”

Qian Guisheng nodded and turned around.

Song Xuan took a sip of tea, compared to the arrogance outside the door just now, Song Xuan at this time was obviously much more low-key and humble, he was ordered to come today, the old gang leader Zhuang Poor owed the southeast kitchen god Miao a favor at will, so Miao's widow Qi Cuiting invited Zhuang Poor to come to be a judge, Zhuang Poor happened to be ill, although he couldn't come in person, but he also sent himself over to show solemnity, in Song Xuan's eyes, although Yanxitang is a little famous, but after all, it is just a small restaurant, and so many leading figures have been gathered today, This is a bit too much.

Qi Cuiting slowly lowered the teacup and said: "I invite you to come over today, the purpose is to let everyone help to be a witness, through this internal food competition, select one of the best disciples from the younger generation of Yanxi Hall, and pass on the old man's cloud cutting knife to him." ”

Jia Xuegong interjected: "Mrs. Miao, I heard that the Cloud Chopping Knife hides Mr. Miao's lifelong cooking experience, I wonder if this matter is true?" "It's not just about it, it's about everyone else.

Qi Cuiting smiled indifferently: "Back then, the old man was in too much of a hurry, and he didn't have time to explain many things, he just told me to choose a suitable person among the juniors to pass on the cloud cutting knife to him, this knife has always been kept by Mr. Xie on his behalf, and I don't know what secrets there are." ”

Everyone's eyes were on Xie Yunan.

Xie Yunan smiled and said: "Entrusted by others, loyal to people, this cloud cutting knife, I have always treasured it in the safe, and I have never touched it, and today I have brought this knife." He gave his nephew Xie Zhongliang a look.

Xie Zhongliang handed over the black suitcase in his hand to Xie Yun'an, Xie Yun'an entered the password in front of everyone, opened the suitcase, and unwrapped the red silk wrapped on it, but saw a sharp kitchen knife in it, seven inches long, three inches high, semi-arc-shaped blade, three points wide spine, the spine is inlaid with a golden dragon with teeth and claws, the dragon head and the knife head are opposite, the dragon's kiss is opened where the handle and the knife body are combined, the handle is made of ebony, wrapped in pearl fish skin, and strengthened by gold wire winding, although this knife has not seen the light of day for fifteen years, But it's still sharp, and it's very cold.

The guests who came here today are all people who have seen a big scene, but this is the first time I have seen such a beautifully made kitchen knife.

Jia Xuegong and Ma Deliang glanced at each other, Jia Xuegong, as the head of the kitchen of the East Star Hotel, praised it: "What a good knife!" Ma Deliang sighed: "Only a chef god-level person like Old Man Miao can be worthy of this good knife." His exclamation was heartfelt, but he unintentionally made Jia Xuegong a little embarrassed, after all, Jia Xuegong is now also a celebrity in the Nanwu catering industry, and he is also the most representative figure in the Nanwu culinary industry after Miao passed away at will. Although Jia Xuegong was unhappy, he couldn't refute it, after all, he was still a little self-aware, and with his current level, he was still far from Miao Xian.

Xie Yunan said: "This knife has been kept in my hands for fifteen years, and I have always stored this box in the safe and has never opened it. ”

Song Xuan smiled on the side: "It's really rare, Lao Xie, I remember that you are a master of using knives, in the face of such a good knife, are you really not tempted at all?" He paused for a moment and suddenly realized: "By the way, I almost forgot, you Lao Xie uses a knife, hehe, this knife is too big, too ostentatious, not in line with your low-key knife character, you don't like to see the light with a knife." Song Xuan didn't have any respect for Xie Yun'angen.

Most of the other guests at the scene are not from the rivers and lakes, and they don't know much about the grievances in the rivers and lakes, but almost all of them know that Xie Yunan and Miao are the guests of Yanxitang, and Miao handed over the cloud cutting knife to him for safekeeping before he died, which shows his trust in Xie Yunan, and also proves Xie Yunan's status in his heart, it should be said that Xie Yunan is the closest one to Yanxitang among all people, Song Xuan said this kind of thing in front of so many people in Yanxitang, not only did he not give Xie Yunan face, It also makes the face of the banquet hall up and down not good-looking, after all, today's scene was picked up by the banquet hall.

Qi Cuiting said: "Mr. Song, may I ask if Mr. Zhuang's illness doesn't matter, right?" "It's a diversion of the topic, and at the same time it's reminding Song Xuan that the person invited by the banquet hall today is Zhuang Poor, not you Song Xuan, since you are here on behalf of Zhuang Poor, you are the guest of our banquet hall, how can you show a little respect for the host, how can you be so arrogant.

Song Xuan smiled slightly: "Mrs. Miao, Old Man Zhuang's illness is not tight. ”

Xie Yun'an has a very good cultivation today, although he has been repeatedly provoked by Song Xuan, but he has never confronted Song Xuan, it is not that Xie Yunan shows weakness, but he does not want to cause disputes on the territory of his old friend, and said with a smile: "This knife, in fact, I like it very much, but unfortunately it is useless for me to take it, although I like to eat, but I don't like to make it." ”

Qi Cuiting said: "It's a gentleman who cooks far away, Mr. Xie is a true gentleman!" If what he said just now is a bit euphemistic, this sentence is a clear banner to support Xie Yunan. To say that Xie Yunan is a true gentleman is to allude to Song Xuan's villain behavior today.

Song Xuan picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, but he didn't speak anymore, with a faint smile on the corner of his lips, as if he hadn't heard Qi Cuiting's words. With his identity as Song Xuan, he is not enough to deal with a woman's family.

Qi Cuiting looked at the time, there were still five minutes before ten o'clock, and she said softly: "According to the rules set by the old man before his death, the cooking competition within our banquet hall is generally divided into two steps, one is the proposition dish, and the other is to play at will. She made a look, and all her disciples, including Shen Wantang, withdrew.

Shen Wantang and junior brother Mao Guoyuan came to the locust tree in the courtyard, and Mao Guoyuan muttered intentionally or unintentionally: "Why hasn't the second senior brother arrived yet?" ”

Shen Wantang smiled indifferently and said, "Maybe I think I have no chance of winning, so I don't dare to come." ”

Mao Guoyuan said: "Senior brother, you know him better than me, his temperament would rather not bend, even if he dies, he will not admit defeat." ”

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