A middle-aged man with two mustaches was sitting in the chrysanthemum box drinking tea, and when he saw a girl coming in after the door opened, he was stunned, stood up, and asked with a gentle expression:

"The girl is the owner of Su Ji Pinxian Building? The contemptible person is Fang Hong, the master of the Yamen of Fengzhou Zhizhou. ”

"Su Miao, the slave family, is the shopkeeper and head chef of Su Ji Pinxian Building, Master Fang is good." Su Miao immediately took a few steps forward, gave a salute, and said with a smile.

Master Fang nodded, exchanged a few polite words with Su Miao, the two sat down, and Master Fang said with a smile:

"The contemptible people came this time for Master Jingming to pass through Fengzhou when he went to Liangdu, and when Master Jingming arrived in Fengzhou, it was about the fifth and sixth days of the first month, and he would stay in Fengzhou for three days to rest and recuperate. Venerable Jingming is very picky about his diet, so he needs to have a good and reliable restaurant to take care of Venerable Jingming's diet for these three days. Mainly, on the first day, the political envoy will personally greet Master Jingming, and not only the political envoy, but also the prefect and the governor will also attend. Originally, Lord Zhizhou wanted Yipinlou to host this reception banquet, but the last time Master Jingming passed by Fengzhou, he ate the dishes of Yipinlou for three days, and the dishes of Yipinlou have not changed much today, and Lord Zhizhou is worried that he will get tired of eating Master Jingming again this time. Two days ago, the adults listened to the introduction of friends and came to Su Ji to taste the dishes, and felt that Su Ji's dishes were fresher than Yipinlou, and the taste was not inferior to Yipinlou, although the decoration was not as gorgeous as Yipinlou, but the charter was also fresh and elegant, so Lord Zhizhou decided that this time the reception banquet was hosted by Su Ji. The specific date will be sent to inform you the day before, and Su Ji will be closed for one day on that day. All the adults will be in attendance, so don't make a mistake on the day. ”

Su Miao was stunned for a long time, suppressing her heart that was about to pop out. He asked in surprise: "What does Master Fang mean that Master Jingming's reception banquet is hosted by our Su Ji?" ”

"Yes. Miss Su should have no problem, right? ”

"Nope!" Su Miao blinked her eyes twice, her brain was still groggy, but her mouth replied quickly, "There is absolutely no problem!" ”

"That's good. The next three meals were jointly organized by Su Ji and Yipinlou, and I don't know which one Master Jingming likes, if Miss Su wants to make her restaurant famous. It's better to put in a little more effort. Master Jingming won the trust of the emperor, and the contemptible people heard that Miss Su herself was also a cook, and some of them had been appreciated by Master Jingming and were introduced to His Majesty Xià into the palace as an imperial cook. There are also restaurants that have been patronized by Master Jingming, which has attracted many believers. Generally, Master Jingming of the same restaurant is reluctant to go to the second time, and in recent years, there is only one exception for Yipinlou, if Miss Su can please Master Jingming. Master Jingming visited Su Ji again before leaving. Su Ji will definitely become famous, and he will be on a par with Yipinlou. ”

Su Miao didn't have the slightest interest in being an imperial chef, but the second half of the other party's master's words were very tempting, paused, and said with a smile:

"We Su Ji will go all out this time. Master Fang actually said so much to me, thank you Master Fang for your advice. As he spoke, he stood up and saluted.

"The contemptible person used to be in the Fengzhou Yamen, and at that time it was just a small clerk, because this governor promoted the contemptible person to become a master. When the contemptible people were doing paperwork, they happened to go to Lingzun's Pinxian Building. Until now, the contemptible people also miss Ling Zun's craftsmanship. ”

Su Miao nodded and chuckled, "I see." ”

"Then it's decided. The date of Master Jingming's arrival will be notified separately, and Miss Su must prepare well before that. Master Fang stood up and said, "In addition, Miss Su probably doesn't know very well, you must remember that you should not have anything on the pig in the dish for Master Jingming, this is a taboo of the Qingyi clan." There is also meat oil, chicken and duck fat and other meat oils are also avoided as much as possible, Master Jingming likes dishes made of vegetable oil, unless you can make meat oil that can't taste good, but Master Jingming has a very smart mouth, which is basically unlikely. ”

"Yes, I remembered, thank you Master Fang for mentioning it." Seeing that he wanted to leave, Su Miao hurriedly smiled and said, "It's almost noon, if Master Fang is not in a hurry, sit down, I'll make a few good dishes and invite Master Fang to drink two cups." ”

"It's not okay to change the day today, the contemptible person has to go back to the yamen to restore his life." Master Fang refused with a smile.

Su Miao didn't want to keep it anymore, she personally sent Master Fang out of the door, and watched him walk away, only then did she feel the excitement in her heart, this joy made her feel that today's sun was extraordinarily brilliant, her fist tapped lightly in the palm of her hand, she turned around with a smile, and what caught her eye was Su Chan's expressionless face.

"What is that guy doing?" She asked.

Su Miao wanted to say, but she couldn't explain it in a few words and felt that it was strange and troublesome, so she made up her mind to announce it in detail at the meeting in the evening, so she said with a smile:

"It's a good thing." With that, he walked straight to the kitchen.

Su Chan looked at her back, confused.

Back in the kitchen, Su Miao was not in a hurry to say that Su Ji was going to host a reception banquet for Master Jingming, the lunch rush began, and the kitchen was extremely busy, and she didn't have time to talk about this, and she didn't officially announce it until the summary meeting in the evening, which caused a boil.

"Pure Sight Mage? The old man who often preaches on the altar and warns the world with many small stories, telling stories that are better than those told by storytellers? Ning Le said excitedly, not because he was excited about the arrival of Master Jingming, but because he had seen it before, he was showing off.

"Brother Ning's words are wrong, Master Jingming is a great Confucian in the world, he knows astronomy and geography, and he knows the past and the present, how can he be comparable to storytelling?" The clerk disagreed, Yan sù retorted.

"What do you mean? What's wrong with the storyteller? What's in your way? Chun Niang became angry when she heard it, she was a storyteller, and said like a small steel cannon at the paperwork.

The clerk was stunned for a moment, hurriedly took half a step back, and made a deep gesture:

"The pure girl misunderstood, and she never wanted to make the girl angry."

But you have already made me angry: "My surname is Guo, not Chun." She emphasized.

The clerk sighed and gave a deep salute again: "I offended the girl, and I hope the girl will forgive the sin." ”

Chunniang hugged her chest with both hands, and the corners of her mouth twitched fiercely.

This girl seems to hate herself, but he doesn't do anything nasty. The clerk was puzzled.

"In short, Master Jingming will come to Fengzhou on the fifth and sixth days of the first month, and there will be many people attending the reception banquet at that time, and our Su Ji Pin Xianlou will charter a day. Starting tomorrow. All the guys on the first and second floors have to attend two quarters of an hour of training every day after closing, and they have to set the menu in the kitchen. This time, my uncle was in charge of the purchase......"

"Ah Miao," Zhou Cheng interrupted her and said with a smile, "Let my uncle buy alone, I'm afraid that there won't be enough manpower, I'll help my uncle together, right?" ”

"No! I've been buying for so long, and I'm not short of manpower, but now I'm just buying for a table. I can't do it anymore? Uncle Hu glanced at him absently and snorted.

Zhou Cheng's face froze.

Su Miao glanced at him and didn't answer. continued: "That's it, it's all gone. ”

The men and cooks answered, and dispersed one after another.

Su Miao turned around and walked to the backyard, but Zhou Cheng did not leave. Instead, he took two steps forward and chased after him. Call:

"Ah Miao!"

Su Miao turned her head, looked at him and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Aftertaste glanced at them, thought about it, didn't stay, and left.

Zhou Cheng glanced at him with some surprise, but this was exactly what he wanted, and said in a low voice:

"I know that there is only one table in this chartered room, and I don't need everyone, but when Master Jingming came to Fengzhou before, I was seconded to Yipinlou as a second chef. I know that I can get the food that Master Jingming likes. ”

"The reason why Su Ji was selected this time is because it is not a first-class building. So all the dishes this time are Su Ji Pin Xianlou's own dishes. Su Miao interrupted him lightly and glanced at him, "This time there is indeed a shortage of usable manpower, so you can also come over and help that day." ”

Zhou Cheng was overjoyed in his heart, and nodded again and again: "Hey! Ah Miao, don't worry, this time I promise to let you hold a reception banquet that can satisfy Master Jingming and all the adults, and then the name of our Su Ji Pin Xian Building will definitely be even louder than that of Yi Pin Lou! ”

Su Miao looked at him, hooked the corners of her lips with a smile, and turned to leave.

Zhou Cheng stood in place, unable to suppress the joy and excitement in his heart, his fist slammed in his palm, and his eyes were full of light.

As for the mutton and beef, there is no breeding in Toyoshi, but there are two pig farms in Toyosu and cattle and sheep farms in neighboring states, and two calves and lambs will be ordered to be sent over at that time. This time the business is definitely a loss-making business, the yamen must use the public account to pick up the wind for Master Jingming, the public account naturally cannot be exceeded, and in the end, I don't know if the money can be enough to meet the capital, and she should be thankful that the government came to eat and drink without playing a white note. However, in order for Su Ji Pinxian Building to become famous, this time Su Miao also fought hard.

Because of the idea of the menu, Su Miao couldn't fall asleep over and over again, until she woke up after squinting for a while, and she didn't feel sleepy, so she simply sat up, quietly put on her clothes and went out, and planned to go to the kitchen, but when she opened the door, she saw Su Xian sitting on the stone mill and looking up at the sky.

Hearing the sound of the door, Su Xian turned around and was stunned for a moment:

"What's wrong?"

"Sister, why are you sitting here?" Su Miao walked over, also sat on the stone mill, and asked.

"No, I can't sleep and come out to sit." Su Xian looked up at the sky and said.

Su Miao glanced at her, pursed her lips, was silent for a while, and asked softly:

"Mrs. Song is a matchmaker, what have you decided to do?"

"I'm thinking about it." Su Xian replied lightly.

Su Miao lowered her head and groaned for a long time, looked at her again, and said softly:

"No matter what the eldest sister thinks in her heart, I just want to say, I hope you can find someone you really want to spend your life with, and if you can't find it in your life, then live a good life alone. There are many ways to keep yourself from being alone, and being driven by confusion is the worst way to make a hasty decision. Think about it slowly, don't worry, missing the opportunity is just a loss of an opportunity that you don't know if the outcome is good or bad, and irreparable regret will never return to the original point. After a pause, she smiled slightly, "That's right, but no matter what decision you make, I will do my best to help you, because you are my eldest sister." ”

Su Xian looked at her in surprise, but what she saw was that she bent her eyebrows and smiled, paused, she lowered her eyes, her red lips were shallowly hooked, she smiled, and reprimanded softly:

"Fool."

"It's too much, you actually scolded me!" Su Miao said unhappily.

Su Xian laughed.

Su Miaoyan smiled.

The clear, dark sky was sparsely dotted with jewel-like stars, the moonlight was like a note, the dew was floating on the ground, and it was already early winter.

Su Xian rejected Mrs. Song, who was so angry that her face turned green, and she poured out the cold words, but before she finished speaking, she was beaten out by Su Chan with a broom.

Su Xian didn't decide casually, she went to see the legendary Wu official, and she was very angry about Song Matchmaker's abduction. In her opinion, the tailor shop of the Wu family was so bleak that it was about to close, Wu Guanren's appearance and character were not to mention, his two children were too naughty, when they went to Qijia Lane to see, the brother and sister were actually hitting passers-by with stones, Chun Niang was hit in the forehead by a stone, and she was so angry that she went to teach the two children a lesson, but she was scolded back by the child's grandmother, the old lady's "combat effectiveness" was too strong, and several people came back in disgrace, and Su Xian refused this family business that day.

On the sixth day of the first month of November, Venerable Jingming will stop in Fengzhou for three days on his way to Liangdu, where he will stay at the most luxurious Snow Kite Inn in Toyozhou.

The reception banquet begins at dusk, when the political envoy of Qin'an Province, the prefect of Guangping Prefecture, and the prefect of Fengzhou will all attend, and the three senior officials will bring one with him, and Master Jingming will also bring two entourage, a total of nine people to the banquet.

To provide special services for these nine people are the nine guys personally selected by Su Miao, Su Xian, Chen Yang, Su Chan, Ning Le, Chun Niang, Su Yan, Defu, Jin Sheng, and A Gang, mainly because these nine people are the most beautiful and experienced among the guys. The reason why the clerk was not selected was because of his lack of experience, Su Miao was afraid that he would make trouble, and he, like the rest of the guys, was on standby outside the door of the bamboo box on the second floor.

This time, because it is dedicated to one table, the kitchen does not need too many people, and all those who can stay are carefully selected, and those who are picked are happy, and those who are not picked are naturally depressed and lonely.

There are few people, and the kitchen is much more spacious, and everyone is strict, performing their duties, and is busy in an orderly manner.

The first dish of the door is dark clouds and moon, wash the seaweed and soak it in cold water and then dry it and sprinkle it into the soup bowl, beat the pigeon eggs into the bowl, pour boiling water to make a round poached egg, take it out and put it in the center of the soup bowl. Start another soup pot, pour in the chicken broth and spring water at a ratio of 2.5 to 1, put refined salt and rice wine, skim off the foam after boiling, and put it in the soup bowl until it is 8 minutes full. The color is distinct, the soup is delicious, plain and refreshing, elegant and refined, the seaweed floats like a dark cloud, and the pigeon egg is like a full moon relying on the dark clouds, so it is called "the dark cloud supporting the moon".

Su Xian held the soup cup and led the men to serve the food, the official guarding in front of the door opened the door of the box, and several mermaids rushed in, and came to the guests who were talking in turn and served the dishes with good training:

"Dark Cloud Tuoyue, please use it slowly!" The voice is clear, like a yellow warbler out of the valley.

"Yo, it's still a female guy, it's so strange!" A hoarse but loud voice said in surprise. (To be continued......)