There are a dozen or so chefs from all over Great Lakes who have been selected, but it's impossible for everyone to participate, so the first thing to do is to hold a competition to pick the best four chefs from the middle: the cold chef, the hot chef, the soup chef and the pastry chef. Du Qiyue undoubtedly became one of the pastry chefs, and was given twenty taels of silver by the county magistrate as travel expenses, and asked him to go to the county guard mansion in Jingfeng County, Qinan County by himself before the end of next month.

After Du Qiyue collected the money and came out of the county office, he went back to Zuifulou, Wu Mingyao was waiting for him to hear the good news, and when he saw him with a sad face, he walked over and asked, "What, Le Ya, you lost the competition?" What a look of displeasure. ”

"Win." Du Qiyue sat on the stool weakly, took out the greeting post given by the county magistrate from his arms and threw it on the table, and said: "Obviously it is a competition held by the imperial court, and it is also an official who asked us to participate, and now we even want those of us who participated in the competition to rush by ourselves, what is the reason, haven't they thought about the various accidents that may be encountered halfway?" ”

Wu Mingyao picked up the greeting post and looked at it casually, stuffed it back into Du Qiyue's arms, raised his eyebrows and said: "Is it difficult to let the officers and soldiers send you there, what kind of system is this." ”

"That's the same, the officers and soldiers are either high-ranking officials or criminals, I don't take advantage of this, it's strange if I can send it." Du Qiyue pursed her lips, poured herself a cup of tea and took a big sip before feeling a little smoother. He went to the county office early in the morning, and now that lunch time has passed, he didn't drink a sip of water in it, and he couldn't get a seat for a while, and the whole person was tired and panicked. This also made him deeply aware of what the identity gap in this feudal society means, even if the county master is just a small official the size of a sesame mung bean, he, a small person, has to bow down honestly.

"Jingfeng County is a little way from here, and you will be rewarded for reaching it at the end of next month, so you should leave at the end of this month, right? Have you figured out how to get there? Wu Mingyao asked with a few taps on the table with his fingers.

"I don't know." Du Qiyue is really blind to how he wants to hurry, he has been in this era for so long, and the farthest way to drive is the distance from Liushuwan Village to Dahu Town, and the means of transportation he does are small donkeys except for ox carts, and he has no idea how to go far. "Why don't I ask the other three chefs who have been chosen, and see what they plan to do, and if they all go together, I'll follow them."

"One of the other three chefs selected is from a merchant's family, and two are from other restaurants, so I'm afraid they won't go with you. I have an idea, but I don't know what you think. Wu Mingyao tapped his fingers on the table a few more times and said.

As soon as Wu Mingyao said that Du Qiyue guessed a rough idea, Zhao Yiyun left on the third day of the next month, and heard that Wu Mingyao invited him to be escorted by someone from the He Family Dart Bureau, one escort is an escort, and the same is true for escorting two, thinking that Wu Mingyao wants to let him follow Zhao Yiyun. However, according to Wu Mingyao's temperament, he should not be so good at thinking about his hurry, it is estimated that he wants him to make snacks for Zhao Yiyun on the road as a reward.

Du Qiyue was right, Wu Mingyao had this idea. Zhao Yiyun is bound to pass through Jingfeng County on his way to Dadu, and it just so happens that Du Qiyue can follow him, which not only solves the problem of transportation, but also solves the safety problem for Du Qiyue. For Zhao Yiyun, it can solve the problem of eating on the road, but Wu Mingyao knows that Du Qiyue is not only good at making dim sum, but also good at cooking.

However, Zhao Yiyun was on the road with a coffin after all, and he was a little worried that Du Qiyue would feel taboo, so he didn't say it directly.

Du Qiyue was a little embarrassed when he heard this, but if he thought about it carefully, it was nothing, the one who died was the general who protected the country, and the other was the general's wife, both of them had righteousness in their bodies, and even if they died, they should not do anything. Compared with those things that basically don't happen, if he walks alone, the various people he may encounter are more worrying, after all, he is not familiar with the Dafeng Dynasty.

"I don't mind, but I don't know if Master Cousin will."

"As long as you don't taboo it, my cousin shouldn't care." Wu Mingyao waved his hand and said, Zhao Yiyun is not the kind of person with an old-fashioned personality, and he will not care about such small things. To say that it is ugly, bringing a Du Qiyue is no different from bringing more subordinates to him, and it is not in the way.

"Then I'll just follow the young master, but I want to ask the owner for something." Du Qiyue said.

"What's the matter?"

"I want the owner to help hire a carpenter and a blacksmith with good skills to make a piece of equipment for making snacks, which may be used during the competition." Du Qiyue said.

"You just have to bring the utensils in our restaurant, it must be all right." Wu Mingyao said, but his eyes were staring at Du Qiyue, waiting for Du Qiyue to say something fresh.

"I'm afraid some of the utensils I want to make are not available in the restaurant, such as knives for food carving, a complete set of at least a dozen knives, and some cake molds, which also need more than a dozen." Du Qiyue calculated and said, if he asked him to ask a carpenter and a blacksmith to make these things, he was afraid that it would cost some money, he was not reluctant, so he could only beg Wu Mingyao to come anyway, Wu Mingyao would not suffer anyway, and those tools could be used in his restaurant.

Wu Mingyao also thought of this, so he narrowed his eyes and asked with a smile, "Really?" ”

"Naturally, I've already made some big hairs." Du Qiyue nodded and said, he didn't think about keeping this craft when he made it, but what he taught must be trivial things, and he really wanted to keep it and accept apprentices to teach it in the future.

Wu Mingyao rolled his eyes and said, "Da Mao, is it?" This time you go to the competition, other chefs should take a few apprentices away, and it may be less convenient to be alone, so let's take Da Mao with you and give you a hand, and I will give you a clever little guy to take care of your daily life, what do you think? ”

Du Qiyue would also let a few apprentices follow when he competed in his previous life, so he responded: "As long as the young master doesn't mind that I, the person who comes on the road, still has two tails, I have no opinion." ”

When Wu Mingyao went home and told Zhao Yiyun about Du Qiyue, Zhao Yiyun agreed without much thought, and asked Wu Mingyao to prepare an extra carriage for Du Qiyue.

"This Le Ya's body doesn't look very good, but I really have to take good care of it, I'll let Lian Ming relax and make up for her body later, and let Le Ya eat some with her cousin when the time comes, so as not to get tired and sick on the road." Wu Mingyao said.

"You don't have to worry about it anymore, the things you want to bring on the road have already been prepared, your supplements will be given to Du Langjun alone, if you give it to me, Du Langjun will not eat it." Zhao Yiyun said that Du Qiyue is not the kind of person who shrinks back from his hands, but he never makes mistakes in the rules, how can he eat separately with him as the master.

"Also, look at me, it's always sloppy." Wu Mingyao smiled, turned his head and was about to tell Liu Ming to prepare some supplements for Du Qiyue, when a little girl hurriedly ran in and knelt down when she saw Wu Mingyao.

The little girl who came was a rough girl in Aunt Liu's house, Wu Mingyao asked a little impatiently when he saw it, "What's the matter?" ”

The little girl keenly heard the displeasure in Wu Mingyao's tone, knelt on the ground and shrunk her neck and said, "Master, our aunt felt unwell when she got up this morning, and she fainted just now. ”

Wu Mingyao put the cup in his hand on the table with a "snap", and said in a deep voice: "Why are you dizzy again, I haven't seen any improvement after raising it for so long, and I don't know where the medicine has gone." ”

The little girl was startled, speechless, trembling, and the whole person was about to shrink on the ground.

Wu Mingyao snorted and said to Liuming: "Go, let the outer courtyard send a small servant to ask for a doctor, and remember to change another doctor." ”

Liu Ming answered, lowered her head and left, and the little girl hurriedly stumbled behind Liu Ming and ran out.

The two of them were gone, and Zhao Yiyun asked, "Is this disease true or false?" ”

"Half-truths."

This miscarriage Aunt Liu really hurt her body, and she fell into some diseases, and this disease is a little difficult to treat, so it will get better slowly. However, most of the reason why this disease has been bad is that Aunt Liu wants to pretend to be pitiful and pampered, but unfortunately Wu Mingyao only has disgust with Aunt Liu now, especially when he knows that Aunt Liu sent a letter to Dadu's family ten days ago.

"And what are you going to do?" Zhao Yiyun asked.

Wu Mingyao rubbed his fingers and said in a low voice: "Since she has been sick, let's take more medicine, I can't say when I don't need to drink medicine." ”

Zhao Yiyun didn't say anything after hearing this, Wu Mingyao's words did not mean that the disease was cured, Wu Mingyao meant that Aunt Liu was weak with medicine, and then died slowly. This kind of death is not uncommon in the back house, although it may drag on a little longer, but this method is simple, and it is very effective. Aunt Liu's miscarriage was made by herself, and it is true that she has been sick after the miscarriage and needs to drink medicine, if Wu Mingyao wants to get rid of Aunt Liu, this opportunity could not be better. As long as the traces of the hands and feet are wiped clean, even if someone suspects it, nothing will be found in the future.