Du Qiyue grabbed a small handful of rice noodles from the crockpot and put them in a small basin, then scooped a small spoonful of cold water into it, stirred the rice noodles into a uniform batter, and then put them aside for about half an hour. During this time, Du Qiyue peeled and washed the bamboo shoots and cut them into thin strips, cut a little pork and chopped them into minced meat, put in the bamboo shoots and mix well to adjust the taste.

After the preparations were done, Du Qiyue poured half a pot of water into the pot and boiled, then found a small copper basin with a flat bottom, brushed a layer of rapeseed oil on the basin, and poured a spoonful of powder slurry into it. After the batter was spread all over the basin, Du Qiyue sprinkled a little minced meat on it, then put the copper basin into the pot with a bamboo steaming rack, covered the pot, and in less than two or three minutes, a pork bamboo shoot shredded rice roll was ready.

The surface of the prepared rice rolls is bulging with small oil bubbles, exuding a fragrance. Du Qiyue used a shovel to roll up the rice rolls and put them on the plate, brushed a layer of vegetable oil in the copper basin, and successively made the small half of the rice slurry into rice rolls, making a big bowl.

So many Du Qiyue definitely can't eat it in one meal, so he divided half of it and put it in the cupboard to eat the next day, and the other half Du Qiyue dipped some soy sauce and vinegar while it was hot, and ate it as if eating dumplings.

After eating a full stomach, it was completely dark, Du Qiyue cleaned up the kitchen and went back to the room after washing. But he can't go to bed right away when he gets back to his room, he still has to study. Du Qiyue has always been a serious person, he thought about going to the imperial examination before, so he really made some plans and put them into action.

Starting the imperial examination next spring, there is not a lot of time for him, but Du Qiyue himself is a smart person, he has also studied classical Chinese before, he has a foundation, and he has the memory of the original owner, so it is not difficult to pick up some knowledge every day.

At this time, Du Qiyue was reading at night, but Zhao Yiyun had already begun to pack his luggage. Mama Shu Ci and Qin Yun stood in the center of the room and instructed the girls and waiters to put the things in each box properly, although everyone tried to keep quiet, but everyone walked back and forth, and the bottom of the room still seemed a little busy.

Zhao Yiyun leaned on the couch and pretended to sleep, he didn't know what he was thinking, and his calm face showed some fortitude. The outline of this face has become much softer, although it is still the same as before, but if people who are not familiar with it look at it, they probably can't recognize him, but at this moment, the breath on his body seems to have returned to the past, making people feel like yesterday.

Wu Mingyao sat on the opposite side of the bed, watching Zhao Yiyun's sad feelings gather more and more, until a subordinate outside accidentally made a heavy collision sound when he was moving things, Wu Mingyao's body shook as if he was awake, shook his head and dispersed the suppressed feelings in his heart, and said: "Cousin, there are still many days to go from here to Dadu, you bring too few people, I'm afraid it's not convenient to go all the way." I don't have many powerful subordinates here.,Or just ask a dart bureau escort.,I've inquired carefully.,A few days ago, I went to visit the He family dart bureau is good.,I heard that there are also women and brothers who are dart masters.。 ”

"I'll just listen to you." Zhao Yiyun said with his eyes closed.

In fact, Zhao Yiyun came back this time with more than 30 subordinates, all of whom were his right-hand men, and it was enough to escort him and the two coffins back. The reason why Wu Mingyao wanted to ask the dart bureau to escort him was just because the situation in the officialdom north of Dahu Town was becoming more and more complicated, and Wu Mingyao was worried that the dirty officials who had had a relationship with the Marquis of Jingyuan Mansion in the past would secretly make it difficult for him, after all, now that he is like this, the Marquis of Jingyuan's Mansion is destined to decline, and he will not take advantage of this time to vent his anger.

"Then I'll send someone tomorrow to say, this He Family Dart Bureau doesn't sound famous, but this He Boss has a background in the rivers and lakes, and some people have to consider it if they want to use their brains." The officials of the imperial court and the people of the rivers and lakes have always been inseparable and do not interfere with each other, if either side crosses the line, it will inevitably cause some trouble, so when there is a mutual involvement, all parties will be much more cautious, in case of trouble, then that side will not be spared.

Zhao Yiyun opened his eyes, turned over and lay on the couch, and said: "Mingyao, I know that you are discouraged because of the things at home, but now that you have been separated, don't drill the horns anymore, those squirting looks have to be taken away, and now you are living for yourself." ”

Wu Mingyao heard the grievances in his heart, his nose couldn't help but be a little sour, and he said for a long time: "Cousin, I know." It's just that... I couldn't let go of it for a while. ”

"It's good to know." Zhao Yiyun said, closed his eyes again and pretended to sleep.

Wu Mingyao always felt that the current atmosphere was too depressing, but he didn't want to leave here immediately, so he thought about what Zhao Yiyun might be interested in, and said: "My friend in Dadu sent me a letter saying that the imperial court is going to start holding a cooking competition again, and this time I heard that it was done because the emperor wanted to please the queen mother, and he wanted to pick many cooks who would cook fresh food." At that time, Qinan County will definitely choose people, and our Zuifulou should ask to send a cook out, cousin, how about I send Le Ya to go? ”

Zhao Yiyun was really a little interested when he heard this, opened his eyes and looked at Wu Mingyao and said: "The Royal Kitchen Competition is to select chefs to enter the Imperial Catering Division, don't you say that Du Langjun is a scholar, and he should take the imperial examination in the future, although he is skilled, it is not suitable to participate in the competition." ”

"There are also those who are not willing to enter the Imperial Diet, the royal is just a fresh way, how can the real folk dishes be eaten, if you are not willing to enter the Imperial Diet, you can also go home. Le Ya also told me a few days ago that if you go to catch the exam, the cost along the way is secondary, and he has never gone far alone, which is inconvenient. If he can only go to the competition, wouldn't it be cheap to have the travel expenses given by the imperial court along the way, live in the post station of the imperial court, and be able to eat and live well. When the cooking competition was over, it was just about to take the imperial examination, so he simply took the exam in Dadu, anyway, if he passed the exam, he would have to go all the way to Dadu. Wu Mingyao said, and after speaking, he was also amused by this method.

Wu Mingyao, who is really bad, can come up with such a way to hurry, Zhao Yiyun couldn't help laughing when he heard it, and said: "It seems that you know that Du Langjun will definitely be selected all the way." ”

"I don't know how Le Ya reads, but I have a number of skills in making dim sum, maybe not as good as the imperial chefs who have specialized in cooking for decades in the capital, but there are not many others who can beat him, especially he is the best at innovation, which other chefs can't catch up." Wu Mingyao said in a somewhat smug tone, how can he say that he also discovered Du Qiyue's thousand-mile horse, if it weren't for him, Du Qiyue might not be setting up a stall on the street now.

"I believe your mouth." Zhao Yiyun said that Wu Mingyao has loved food since he was a child, and the entire Dafeng Dynasty may not find a few people who know how to eat better than him, and he said that Du Qiyue does a good job, it must be really good.

The two cousins joked and didn't take it seriously, but three days later, Wu Mingyao received a post from the county government, which was to let Du Qiyue participate in the cooking competition.

After reading the post, Wu Mingyao went to Shuyu Courtyard and told Zhao Yiyun about this coincidence, "Cousin, look, this is what I said." ”

"Isn't this voluntary, why did the official family intervene?" Zhao Yiyun frowned slightly after reading the post, this post seemed to be inviting Du Qiyue to participate in the competition, but in fact, it was obviously forcing Du Qiyue to participate in the competition, Du Qiyue was white, a post under a county official, even if he didn't want to, he couldn't go.

"If it's really voluntary, I'm afraid some places will not look good. As long as the host family is not happy for them to participate in the competition, these chefs themselves have no choice, even if they are the chefs in the restaurant, the owners will not let go, and those chefs who have signed the deed will not be able to leave. But if there are no chefs in a place to participate, or there are fewer people participating in the competition, the face of the official will not look good, so naturally you have to use some power, right? Wu Mingyao explained.

"Looks like this post is for you." Zhao Yiyun nodded and said, although he didn't know these small things in secret, most of the officialdom was like this, for the sake of political achievements, for the sake of good looks, there were many tricks played by people.

"This is already good, how can I say that I also occupy the name of the Wu family, and the owners of the other restaurants are probably just sending someone to say it." Wu Mingyao snorted and said with some mockery. The official is the person who is the best at reading dishes in the world, if he is not separated from the Wu family, he is still the outstanding second son of the Wu family, and who dares to casually instruct the people in his hands.

Du Qiyue was really shocked when he got the post, he really didn't expect that there would be such a thing as a kitchen competition in this Dafeng Dynasty, it was really a prosperous country, the royal family lived in luxury, just to eat something fresh, this is a competition that the capable chefs of the whole country have to participate in, such a competition, you don't have to think about it to know that the silver will definitely be spent.

"How?" Wu Mingyao asked.

"Can I not participate? I'm not interested in the game. Du Qiyue put the post on the table, looked at Wu Mingyao and said.

"Why don't you want to participate, some people want to participate but don't have the qualifications yet." Wu Mingyao asked with raised eyebrows.

Why, naturally, it's too tired to participate. In the previous life, Du Qiyue participated in various cooking competitions for hotel recruitment, saying that the best chef in cooking is actually deep, and each chef has a backer behind him, and when he really competes, it is often not the quality of cooking but the size of the backer. Anyway, the chefs who can play have a few brushes, and the things they make are delicious, and no matter how much the judges' tongues have tasted, they are also ordinary people's tongues, as long as the taste is not good, it doesn't matter who you choose. If someone raises an objection, then as long as the personal taste is different and cannot be evaluated, it can be done, and it is impossible to judge who has the best cooking skills.

Although Du Qiyue doesn't know the rules of the Dafeng Dynasty, as long as it involves officialdom, it should be almost the same. This cooking competition is held to please the Queen Mother, if the chef who comes out of any place finally has that creation, the officials of that place and the officials who protect him all the way must be beneficial.

"I'm going to test for Xiucai, not for the imperial chef."

"But I, a little businessman, just want to help you stop this post, and I don't have enough power! Besides, if you go to the competition, if you really win the favor of the Queen Mother, maybe you will be able to get attention when you take the imperial examination, if the Queen Mother is happy, it is not impossible to reward you for being a petty official. Wu Mingyao half-truthfully persuaded that if Du Qiyue could really make a name for himself in the kitchen competition, it would also be a good thing for him, and when the time came, as long as he hung a sign outside the Zuifu Building, saying that Du Qiyue was working in his restaurant, the silver would definitely roll in.

"I just need to be a showman to be satisfied, but I don't have the ability to be an official." Du Qiyue said, but the post was accepted at the bottom, and the county master had spoken, how could he, a small citizen, refuse it.