On the tenth day of October, the sky is clear and the autumn breeze is slow

At the entrance of the county office, a row of tables was temporarily set up, and there were about ten of them. That's where it's going to be served for a while. Behind the tables in this row are ten chairs and ten small low tables for tea and snacks, which is where the judges are made, and are composed of the county officials and the nine most respected and respected elders in Yangxin County. Except for the county official, the rest of the people Jian Ning almost didn't know, and they felt a little familiar, also because of the original memory of this body.

Jian Ning and Liu Leshan came here early in the morning, found the location of the food garden, and waited quietly to start.

During this period, Jian Ning looked around and found that apart from him, only the chef in charge of a small restaurant was a woman, and the other party was already a woman about forty years old. In the audience, whether it is male or female, I am afraid that Jian Ning is the youngest.

"Senior brother, have you seen Yin Jian?" Jian Ning looked around and didn't find Yin Jian's figure, so she couldn't help but ask Liu Leshan beside her.

"No, I didn't." Liu Leshan shook his head, "But I paid special attention just now, and the location of their Baiwei Building is right next to us." I guess it's not coming yet. ”

Jian Ning turned her head and looked at the position on the right, and there was really no one yet. I leaned forward and probed, and I really saw the sign of Baiwei Lou hanging there.

"Senior brother, do you think this Yin Jian will use any tricks?" Jian Ning looked at the empty position and asked softly.

"It's unlikely. Not to mention that there are so many people watching here, Miss Ruan is not so easy to fool. Liu Leshan looked at Ruan Zijin, who was standing with a sword in his hand.

Actually, yesterday, in terms of personnel. Liu Leshan recommended Uncle Lu from Shiweiyuan to be this assistant. But Jian Ning refused. Instead, it was replaced by Ruan Zijin.

And the reason is that in cooking, the two of them are enough, but what they lack is a person who can prevent others from secretly doing evil. Ruan Zijin is a person who practices martial arts, and his sharpness is much higher than theirs, so he is the best candidate.

In fact, in the election of Ruan Zijin, Jian Ning still has a selfish intention, that is, to create an opportunity for Ruan Zijin to take revenge. Jian Ning asked Liu Leshan. In the preliminary round, the list will be decided, and there can be no changes in personnel until the final royal competition. Ruan Zijin can rely on this identity to enter Kyoto, and even find an opportunity to get close to Ai Gaoyi.

At the end of the Chen period, Yin Jian and his party finally appeared in front of everyone. The two people who followed Yin Fitness were also consistent with the news that Jian Ning had found out before.

After a while, the county official and the other nine people also walked out of the county office.

At the end of the day, the county magistrate strode to the middle. To all the contestants and all the people, he said, "This official announces that the God of Food Contest has begun. Please look at the question. ”

I saw the servant on the side pulling. A piece of red silk was opened, and it was written: There is a lot of things inside

"This topic is a good thing, please make the corresponding dishes according to the topic, and the time is one and a half hours." The county magistrate said loudly.

"Timer starts!"

"When-" The voice of the official was accompanied by a loud gong and drum, and the God of Food Contest officially kicked off.

Just when everyone was in a hurry to prepare, only Yin Jian and Jian Ning did not move.

Jian Ning turned his head to look at Yin Jian, and Yin Jian also happened to turn his head to look at Jian Ning at this time, his eyes facing each other, and the smoke of gunpowder was everywhere.

After looking at each other for five minutes, Jian Ning took the lead in laughing and slowly spit out a few words with the shape of her lips. Yin Jian's eyes flashed with cruelty, and his fisted hand tightened again.

"Ning'er, what did you tell him?" Liu Leshan only saw Jian Ning's lips move, but he didn't hear what he said.

"Nothing, let's get started!" Jian Ning replied with a smile, no longer looking at Yin Jian.

At this time, the person next to Yin Jian also stepped forward to remind Yin Jian to start cooking. Yin Jian glanced at Jian Ning hatefully, thinking about what Jian Ning said just now, and suddenly felt even more angry. glanced coldly at the hand that had just reminded him, and also started to prepare.

"Ning'er, which dish are we cooking? After all, it's a preliminary round, and the question is not too difficult. Liu Leshan looked at the ingredients provided and asked Jian Ning's opinion.

Jian Ning scanned the ingredients, and finally fixed her eyes on a pumpkin.

"Senior brother, just use it." Jian Ning pointed to the pumpkin with one hand and said to Liu Leshan with the other.

"Pumpkins? Ning'er, I like some people to choose chickens and ducks, and some also use small suckling pigs, so we used a pumpkin, is it weaker in momentum. Liu Leshan looked at the small pumpkin and hesitated.

Although this dish is about taste, as the saying goes, it is good in color, flavor, and color, and this color is in the first place. Those judges, seeing that other people's dishes are all chickens and ducks, already feel delicious in their hearts, they are just a pumpkin, and they are not too good-looking pumpkins, how can they compare to others.

"Just use it, no need to say more." Jian Ning didn't want to change at all, and said in a firm tone.

Liu Leshan had no choice but to go and bring the pumpkin.

"Is there anything else you need?"

Jian Ning pointed to the cucumbers, carrots, and corn on the side, although they were not too few, but Liu Leshan looked at the things he was taking, and there was no meat.

It's a worry in my heart, although I believe in Ning Er's cooking skills, even vegetarian dishes can be made a hundred times better than others, but now it's a competition, everyone uses delicacies from the mountains and seas, and no matter how bad it is, it is all meat, and there is really no vegan one.

How can this vegetarian compare to those, and then look at those judges, it doesn't look like they like to be vegetarian!

But looking at Ning'er's appearance, he also knew that he couldn't persuade him, and now he could only hope that he could really make a different taste.

After the materials were ready, Jian Ning nodded with satisfaction. took out his own set of various knives and said to Liu Leshan: "Senior brother, you can be responsible for boiling water from now on, and you don't have to do anything else." ”

"Boil water?" Liu Leshan was even more puzzled at this time, "Ning'er, what are you going to do?" We're starting to slow down, and it's been more than half an hour, but you have to hurry, can you be alone in time? ”

"Senior brother, rest assured, the dishes made today can be completed quickly without the need to start the oil pot." Jian Ning said as she washed all the ingredients.

"Can't afford the oil pot" Liu Leshan seems to have accepted his fate at this time. It seems that Ning'er is really vegan, and she doesn't even use an oil pot.

Liu Leshan stopped talking, and silently went to the side to boil water.

During this period, Ruan Zijin paid attention to Jian Ning's conversation with them, and at the same time paid attention to Yin Jian's movements on their side. There were several times when I couldn't help but want to plug in and ask what was going on, but in the end I held back. Ning Er made it very clear to herself last night that her task is to prevent villains, and she doesn't have to care about the rest.

After Jian Ning took the pumpkin, she first removed the head of the pumpkin, and then used a spoon to dig out all the pumpkin flesh inside. When the skin of the melon became thinner and thinner, Jian Ning replaced the spoon with a special tool, and continued to reduce the thickness of the pumpkin skin, and finally when the thickness was almost five millimeters, Jian Ning stopped and put the pumpkin aside.

Then take the cucumbers, carrots, etc., and use skilled knife skills to cut them into thin strips, and the filaments can almost pass through the pinholes. After cutting all the ingredients into thin strips, Jian Ning put away the knife, clapped her hands, and called Liu Leshan.

"Senior brother, pour these cut filaments with hot water, remember to move quickly, otherwise they will break after scalding. That's going to have to be cut again. Jian Ning deliberately explained.

"Okay." Liu Leshan responded to the call.

Jian Ning, on the other hand, took the pumpkin that had just been processed, scooped hot water with a spoon, and carefully scalded the surface of the pumpkin to make it half-ripe.

After all the qiē was processed, Jian Ning carefully put all the filaments into the pumpkin with chopsticks little by little, and every step was meticulous and attentive.

In the end, Jian Ning took the big spoon and pot on the side, and moved in the seasoning area very quickly, and it didn't take long for a soup to be thickened. Carefully pour a spoon into the pumpkin.

After all the qiē was ready, Jian Ning took the white radish and carrot on one side, and quickly carved three different flowers with a carving knife and placed them on the top of the pumpkin.

Liu Leshan watched Jian Ning's series of movements on the side, almost stunned, such a fast knife work. He barely saw it clearly, and three vivid flowers had already appeared on Ning'er's hands.

Jian Ning didn't notice Liu Leshan's expression, took out the knife again, concentrated on it, and carefully made a few lines on the surface of the pumpkin.

Looking at the slightly empty plate, Liu Leshan asked hesitantly, "Ning'er, don't you need to put anything more on the plate?" Or, shouldn't you change to a smaller plate, which looks a little too big. ”

"No, this plate is just right." Jian Ning looked at the slightly empty plate and said with a smile.

After doing this qiē, I only heard the sound of "dang", and the official in charge of timing said loudly: "It's time!" Please place the dishes in their respective positions in order. ”

The time was just right, and Liu Leshan took the vegetables and put them in the position marked with the food garden. Then he retreated to the place where he had been.

The county magistrate and the judges stood up one by one with a smile, and each walked humbly towards the dishes.

Looking at it, except for the pumpkin made by Jian Ning, the rest of the dishes are eager to use all the expensive ingredients one by one, especially the chefs in those small restaurants. In that row of delicacies from the mountains and seas, the simple pumpkin is extremely abrupt, which can be said to be out of place.

Jian Ning noticed that Yin Jian's cooking should be an eight-treasure duck, which was a good dish of Jian Baiwei.

The closer the judges got to the dishes, the hungrier they felt, because it was almost noon.

Suddenly, the county magistrate noticed Jian Ning's pumpkin, his expression was a little strange, and he asked with a little disdain: "Which restaurant is that?" ”

Immediately, a servant stepped forward to glance at the label on the front of the plate, and replied respectfully: "Lord Hui, it's from the Food Garden." (To be continued......)