The last bit of spark was extinguished, and the time for a stick of incense came in a blink of an eye.

The county magistrate stood up, faced everyone, and said loudly: "After evaluation, the results of this competition are as follows. ”

The county official's gaze swept back and forth on Jian Ning and Yin Jianjian, and then said to everyone: "The dishes made by Shiweiyuan and Baiweilou are all of the best tastes, and they can be said to be on par. However, according to the deliberation of the official and the judges, the dishes of Jue Shiwei Garden are better. ”

When the county official's words fell, a thunderous applause broke out in the surroundings, and many people cheered and cheered.

And Jian Ning didn't seem to feel much joy at this result, but it was just a preliminary match, which was not enough to make Jian Ning feel excited. However, seeing Yin Jian's slightly ugly face, Jian Ning still felt very happy in her heart.

Yin Jian may never have imagined that Jian Ning actually used such a vegetarian dish to win one of his eight-treasure ducks. He couldn't believe that vegetarian food could taste better than meat dishes. Thinking like this, immediately, his footsteps walked directly to the front of Jian Ning's dish uncontrollably.

I took the chopsticks on the side, took a chopstick and put it in my mouth, chewing it with a little unwillingness. The more it came later, the better Yin Jian's face became. From the anger and unwillingness at the beginning, to the surprise and incomprehension later, and then to the calm contemplation at the end, it is really wonderful!

"Boss Yin, what are you doing here? It's not in order! The county magistrate was suddenly shocked by Yin Jian's movements, and after reacting, he hurriedly came over and scolded.

"I'm just curious about what kind of vegetarian dish makes everyone praise it, and now I want to try it. It's so different! Yin Jian didn't even look at the county official. Just stared at Jian Ning's face tightly. Gritted his teeth and said.

"Boss Yin, let's go back and stand first, this result hasn't been announced yet! So many people are still watching. The county magistrate saw that Yin Jian didn't take himself seriously at all, and then said angrily.

When Yin Jian heard this, he didn't look at the county official and walked straight down.

was brought by Yin Jian like this, and many people were talking in whispers below.

After Yin Jian went down, the county magistrate then announced the results, and the restaurant that won in the end was Baiwei Lou in addition to Shiweiyuan. The last one was captured by Lanyue Tower. For such a result. Jian Ning didn't have much of an accident, the tofu in Lanyue Tower was indeed a bit famous, and compared to the rest of the big fish and meat, the delicacies of the mountains and seas were indeed a lot stronger.

All the way from the county government to the food garden, Liu Leshan was in a very excited state, and so was Ruan Zijin.

"Ning'er, I really didn't expect that there would be such a trick in the end, I really opened my eyes." Liu Leshan said with a smile. If he had known that this would be the result, why did he bear that heart in the first place!

"Actually, there is nothing, the surface of the pumpkin has been scratched. With the addition of the hot soup inside, the pumpkin skin, which was only a little connected, was even thinner. In the end, it took a little more than a dozen, and it naturally spread out. Jian Ning said casually.

In fact, the most important thing in this dish is the thickness of the pumpkin skin, as well as the knife marks on the pumpkin skin in advance. If it is shallow, it will not open so smoothly in the end, and if it is deep, maybe the hot soup will be poured in, and the pumpkin will fall apart. In order to be just right, Jian Ning didn't know how many pumpkins she wasted before.

"Senior brother, when is the next competition in each state?" Jian Ning was silent for a while, and suddenly said as if casually.

"Ten days later."

"Where?"

"Douyizhuang." Liu Leshan saw Jian Ning's slightly puzzled expression, and immediately explained, "Douyizhuang was specially built by the imperial court in various states, and there are a total of eight Douyizhuang in Yuan and Chu. It is dedicated to this kind of heavy dà event. In addition to the God of Food Competition, the selection and assessment of the imperial chef in the palace was also carried out in Douyizhuang. ”

"Hmm." Jian Ning only replied lightly after hearing this, it seems that this Yuan Chu really attaches great importance to food, and he actually built a special venue for the competition.

"How far is this Douyi Village from Yangxin County?" Jian Ning felt very depressed when she thought that she would be in a hurry for a long time in the future. In this era of extremely inconvenient transportation, Jian Ning doesn't want to go far at all, especially for people like her who can't sit in a carriage.

"It's about three days away." In previous years, when I followed Jian Baiwei, no matter what, I could always arrive in three days.

Jian Ning began to calculate in her heart, when she was studying the map of Yuanchu, she knew that Yangxin County was at the southern end of the Yuanchu region, while Kyoto was located on the west side to the north, and if you took a carriage, it would take about ten days to arrive.

And Douyizhuang is not on the way to Kyoto in Yangxin County, so it is equivalent to taking a detour from Douyizhuang to Kyoto, and the days before and after add up to more than ten days, how can you stand it if you really take the carriage for such a long time. That's not even a half-life!

"Ning'er? Ning'er? What are you thinking? Thinking so engrossedly, I have called you several times. Liu Leshan looked at Jian Ning, waved his hand in front of her eyes, and asked.

"Ning'er must be thinking about how to get to Douyizhuang." At this time, Ruan Zijin suddenly interjected and said thiefly.

As soon as he heard Ruan Zijin say this, Liu Leshan immediately reacted, and then said to Jian Ning: "Don't worry about Ning'er, I've already asked someone to order a carriage, try to make it as spacious as possible, and make the cushion softer, so that you won't feel bumpy when you sit up, and it may be more comfortable." ”

"If Ning'er feels uncomfortable riding in the carriage, just ride with me." Ruan Zijin also said on the side.

"No, I'm not like you, the last time I rode from Yangxin County to Ganling Village is already the limit, if I really keep riding a horse, I guess when I get to the place, I can't even stand up." Jian Ning immediately thought of what had happened before. Riding a horse really doesn't make you want to vomit like riding a carriage, but maybe it's because she's not used to riding a horse, and after the last two hours, she only feels that her legs are sore.

"In the final analysis, Ning'er, your body is too weak, if you practice martial arts like me, how can there be so many problems?" In the end, Ruan Zijin directly blamed all the faults on Jian Ning's body.

"Forget it, I'm at this age, my bones have long been hardened, and I still don't suffer from that pain." Jian Ning immediately refused. Although she is very envious of Ruan Zijin's kung fu, Jian Ning has always been a person with a lot of self-knowledge, and she knows that she has no fate with martial arts in her life.

As they spoke, the three of them had already walked back to the food garden. From a distance, I saw Xi'er and Feng Yang standing at the door waiting for them.

"Miss, Xi'er heard from the guests who came to eat just now, congratulations to Miss for winning!" Xi'er came up to congratulate with a smile, and muttered as if she was a little sorry later, "I knew it was so exciting, and I would have gone with it." ”

"Silly girl, haven't you seen Miss cooking? You're all gone, take care of the business first! Jian Ning raised her hand and knocked on Xi'er's head, and said with a smile.

"Congratulations." Xiahou Yan also stepped forward to congratulate with a smile. Originally, he wanted to take a look quietly today, but he knew that Feng Yang, who had not taken the initiative to look for him, actually flew a pigeon to pass a book to him for the first time, and finally had to deal with Feng Yang's affairs first.

"Alright, let's all go inside! I haven't eaten yet! My stomach is almost hungry. Jian Ning touched her stomach and strode into the food garden.

As soon as she entered the Food Garden, she saw many guests congratulating her, and I thought that these people had come to the Food Garden to dine after going to see the Food God Competition! If you take a car, it is true that it is only a stick of incense from the gate of the county government to the food garden, and they walk back, so it is naturally slower.

"Miss Jane, why didn't you make that dish today?" Seeing Jian Ning come in, someone immediately asked.

Many of them actually wanted to try the unique pumpkin dish, but when they arrived at the food garden, they found that there was no such dish.

"This is a new dish that has only been developed recently, and it has not yet been officially launched. If you want to taste it, then wait a few more days, and if it is launched, it will naturally post a notice in front of the door. Jian Ning replied with a smile, and then walked towards the Ning Xiang Garden behind.

I am afraid that this dish will not be available to everyone in the short term, at least the chefs of Shiweiyuan need a learning stage, and during this period, this dish can only be introduced as a specialty of Yama.

"Senior brother, you can also come to Ningxiangyuan for dinner, it just so happens that I also have something to discuss with you." Jian Ning saw that Liu Leshan didn't follow again, and spoke.

"Oh, good." Liu Leshan was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly followed.

After arriving at Ningxiang Garden, Xi'er brought the dishes and prepared two pairs of dishes and chopsticks. Looking at Ruan Zijin who was walking towards his room, Jian Ning suddenly said, "Zijin, you can also eat together!" There are no outsiders here, so they don't get in the way. ”

"Ning'er, I told Xi'er before I went out, I won't eat these for lunch." The thief blinked and went into his room.

Jian Ning turned her head to look at Xi'er inexplicably, only to see Xi'er cover her mouth and smile and say, "Miss Ruan has been obsessed with eating sushi and cakes recently, so she asked me to go to Ruyi Fang early in the morning to get some over, and wait for her to come back for lunch." ”

"Huh? Is Zijin a big fan of sweets? Jian Ning was obviously a little surprised. Shouldn't people like Ruan Zijin be different from those girls? Why do you have a sweet tooth?

"Probably. All the pastries in Ruyifang, Miss Ruan seems to like them very much. Xi'er said with a smile, "Miss and Shopkeeper Liu will eat first, Xi'er will go to the front to help." ”

After saying that, he retreated.

In the following time, Jian Ning and Liu Leshan had their own meals and did not speak quietly. In fact, it wasn't that Jian Ning didn't want to speak, but she knew that Yuan Chu was very particular about etiquette when eating, paying attention to eating without saying a word, chewing slowly. At first, Jian Ning was not too used to it, but gradually she got used to it. But the speed of eating is obviously much faster than that of Liu Leshan.

After Jian Ning finished eating, she made a bowl of soup by herself, drank it slowly, and waited for Liu Leshan to finish eating. (To be continued......)