In front of the door, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old, dressed in a lilac-colored riding dress of a woman came in, only to see that her skin was slightly dark, but she was born with moth eyebrows and bright teeth, black hair and red lips, beautiful eyes and longing, sultry charm, her riding clothes are very fit, revealing a convex and backward delicate and enchanting figure, walking, like the wind swinging willows, wonderful and graceful.

She walked in, looked around, held the whip in her right hand and struck the palm of her left hand again and again, seemingly casually sweeping over the people in the room, but her eyes were stern and fierce.

"Miss, you're here!" As soon as the man saw the visitor, he immediately changed his appearance and saluted respectfully.

Gu Qingzhu entered this restaurant for the first time, and when she saw the attitude of the guy, she guessed that it was the boss who appeared, and she also stooped down to bless.

The person who came was Qian Man, the third lady of the Changlong Qian family, and she had two older brothers, but she was most unhappy to be called the third lady, as if she was the inferior embryo born to her many concubines, so the shopkeepers of all the families complimented her as the eldest lady.

"Do you want to sell mountain goods in Changlong?" Qian Man glanced at Gu Qingzhu's back basket and spoke in a contemptuous tone.

The dishes of Changlong Restaurant are not affordable for ordinary people, most of them are ginseng, abalone, bird's nest bear's paw, etc., and it is true that dishes such as winter bamboo shoots and pheasants will not be sold here, which is too cheap.

"My bamboo shoots were freshly dug in the morning, they are tender and crisp and sweet, and the eldest lady will know if you buy some and taste them." Today, Gu Qingzhu has been rejected many times, she automatically ignored the arrogance in Qian Man's tone, put down the bamboo basket, took out a big dragon horn and said patiently.

"Hurry up, hurry up, how can our eldest lady eat such a vulgar thing as you!" Seeing that Gu Qingzhu was not leaving, the guy twisted his eyebrows and stepped forward to drive away.

"Although winter bamboo shoots are the things of the mountains and wilderness, it is the first of the eight treasures of mountain vegetables, known as the reputation of 'golden clothes and white jade, the first product in vegetables', and the taste is extremely tender and fresh." Gu Qingzhu defended unwillingly.

"What a sharp mouth!" Qian waved his hand lazily, and the guy stepped aside in a knowing manner.

"Since what you say is so good, why don't you do it and taste it, and see if it tastes like you're talking about." Qian Man leaned back, leaned back against the counter, and said with a smile.

"The eldest lady laughed, you are a restaurant, and the kitchen masters are better than me." Gu Qingzhu was slightly stunned, she was here to sell bamboo shoots, but she didn't expect to cook.

"Don't say it, I'm afraid they won't be able to cook your dishes, so if you can make four different dishes with chicken and bamboo shoots, I'll buy you a basket of bamboo shoots for a tael of silver, what do you think?" Qian Man held his cheek with one hand, squinted at Gu Qingzhu, and his beautiful eyes hid the teasing of cat and mouse.

One or two pieces of silver was an unexpected price for Gu Qingzhu, who was stretched thin at this time, although she vaguely felt that the money was ill-intentioned, but she wanted to earn this lot of money too much, so she asked tentatively: "It's not difficult to cook, but I don't have a fire or a pot, and I can't do it if I want to." ”

"What's so difficult about this, the back kitchen is full of pots and bowls, and you can only use the seasonings and side dishes." Qian Man pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled.

I secretly thought in my heart, this girl in the mountains is really easy to deceive, and when she lost the chicken shoots and repaid the money, she cried, telling her to know that Changlong is not a place where the poor can stand!

"Miss!" While speaking, a girl who looked like a maid ran in in a hurry outside, she was very clever, and she whispered a few words in Qian Man's ear.

"Really?" After Qian Man heard this, he looked excited, and he was about to leave.

"Miss?" The guy called out anxiously.

"And the pestle! Hurry up and take it to the kitchen to cook, I have guests coming later, if you delay eating, take you and ask! After Qian Man finished speaking, he left in a hurry.

The guy took Gu Qingzhu into the back kitchen, he was afraid that he would be scolded for a while, so he specially pointed out a small kitchen to help Gu Qingzhu, so that he could hurry up.

The assistant cook is a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy, named Xiao Ji, he boiled water silently according to Gu Qingzhu's instructions, Gu Qingzhu was familiar with the pot and stove in the kitchen, took a knife to kill the chicken, she used the bowl to catch the blood, scoop the boiling water to scald the chicken feathers.

Xiao Ji didn't talk much, but there was life in his eyes, he used the remaining hot water in the pot to put chicken blood, let it solidify into pieces, Gu Qingzhu cleaned the chicken, took off a whole piece of chicken breast and marinated it with ginger and scallion wine for later use, chopped the rest into large pieces, and put it in a clay pot to boil soup, Xiao Ji helped watch the fire, according to Gu Qingzhu's instructions, skimmed the blood foam with his hands and feet, and added ginger slices and star anise seasoning to simmer over low heat.

After a while, the aroma of chicken wafted out, Gu Qingzhu's subordinates didn't stop, she peeled five big dragon bamboo shoots in a row, in the eyes of others, she peeled bamboo shoots in one go, as long as it was not a deep or shallow knife, both hands were reversed, the bamboo shoots were tight, and the tender yellow winter bamboo shoots were taken out by her like a treasure.

After the winter bamboo shoots are simply cleaned, cut off the old part of the roots, Gu Qingzhu divides the bamboo shoots into three sections: the front section is crispy and tender, suitable for stir-frying side dishes, the middle meat is thick and suitable for stew, and the end is rich in fragrance and the best soup is boiled.

Gu Qingzhu shredded the front section, slice it in the middle, cut the end into pieces, and picked out some tender bamboo shoot clothes, blanched them separately, and drained them for later use.

Since Qian Man said that she could use the ingredients in the kitchen, she found some to use, took two handfuls of silver tooth rice, washed them and put them in a clay pot to boil porridge, and soaked five or six shiitake mushrooms, ready to shred them with green and red peppers and carrots.

Not to mention that Gu Qingzhu buried himself in the kitchen and cooked carefully for the one or two silvers, but said that Qian Man was anxious and followed Yahuan Bitao out of the door, rode a horse to chase a stone's throw away, and stopped Mu Jincheng and Baoying on the street.

"I asked you to ride a horse a while ago, where are you going?" Qian Man jumped off the horse, and Xingshi asked about the crime.

"When did you date me, why don't I know?" Mu Jincheng took half a step back, pretending to be deaf and dumb.

"Baoying!" Qian Man yelled viciously.

"Oh, it's all treasures that should die, I patronized the cockfight with Second Master Qian before, I forgot my aunt's appointment, I already knew that my aunt and grandmother had agreed, and our third master's five hundred taels of silver can't be lost all at once!" Bao Ying bowed his head and slapped himself in the face twice.

"Well deserved! My second brother's black-feathered rooster is picked in the mountains, eating insects during the day and going up to the trees at night. Qian laughed happily, as if he had long forgotten the unpleasantness.

"I'll just say, the second master's chicken is a magic chicken, and every gamble will win, third master, let's not go today, otherwise five hundred taels will have to be lost!" Bao Ying said with a bitter face.

"Then what's going on, I have to get back to my old roots today!" Mu Jincheng was anxious to get rid of Qian Man, and he tried his best to make a look.

Baoying is worried that Mu Jincheng will lose money again, and the bigger the deficit, when the time comes, he will be angry if he lets the master know, the third master is protected by the old lady, and his ass has to be opened, so he pretended not to see his eyes today, and for the first time felt that it was much better to let Qian Man, a crazy woman, pester his master, than to be the wronged boss in vain.

"If you blink again, your eyeballs will fall out! I'm not a beast of the flood, and I can eat you alive! Qian Manyang flicked his whip on his back, not like angry, but like angry.

"Who does the eldest lady of the Qian family want to eat raw, it's not an easy matter, Bao Ying is white and tender, do you want to try it?" Mu Jincheng knew that he couldn't get out of it today, so he simply had the patience to deal with her.

"Third master! Miss, my little meat is not delicious, it is sour and smelly! Bao Ying was frightened by his master's words, he just didn't want to be beaten, how could he get it in exchange for being eaten raw? The master's revenge is really revealed!

"You also know that you are sour and smelly, and you are a little self-aware! Today, there are new dishes in the restaurant, can the third master enjoy the light and try it? Qian Man was coaxed to be happy, and asked with a smile.

"Can I say no?" Mu Jincheng's phoenix eyes were slightly picked, obviously refusing.

"Can't!" Qian Man grabbed his arm and pulled him away.

"It's so decent, what kind of body is it to pull and pull on the street!" Mu Jincheng lowered his eyes and pulled her hand down.

"Hmph, virtue!" Qian said angrily, at the end, he was still angry, and he twisted Mu Jincheng's arm hard.

"Shhh Mu Jincheng frowned, annoyed in his heart, "I'm not your father, I have to rely on you everywhere?!" ”

Qian Man is spoiled on weekdays, and he has always turned his face faster than turning a book, but Mu Jincheng didn't buy her account, he turned around and shouted at his own little guy, "Baoying, go home and eat!" ”

"Come on, your young master has a bigger temper than me, I just want to say it, you are so angry, okay, okay, don't spoil the fun, hurry up." Qian Man endured it, put on a flowery smile and begged softly.

The more Mu Jincheng dislikes it, the more scarce the money becomes, who told her to like this man who is not doing his job, idle, and useless, but has a good skin that pours all beings.

Mu Jincheng reluctantly followed into the restaurant, and asked impatiently: "What are you eating, I have eaten all the delicacies in your restaurant, if you scold me, I can leave immediately." ”

"Come with me, not only will I let you eat well, but also watch a good show." Qian Man chuckled and led the way to the kitchen.

"Changed cooks today?" Mu Jincheng, who was leaning on the door of the kitchen, glanced at the people inside, and saw that she was wearing a half-used skirt, combing her hair in an ordinary and simple bun, her eyebrows and eyes were lowered, and the fluff on her face could be seen very clearly in the backlight, which was clearly a girl.

"A country girl who doesn't know the height of the sky is thick and comes to me to sell bamboo shoots and pheasants, and I ask her to make a few dishes to taste." Qian Man covered his mouth and said in a low voice, but he couldn't hide the smug expression on his face.

Hearing this, Mu Jincheng took a closer look at Gu Qingzhu's side face, a few strands of broken hair hanging from his sideburns covered his face, and only a few freckles were faintly on the tip of his upturned nose, Mu Jincheng suddenly remembered the girl in Sansheng Tea Shop, and his eyes slipped to her hand.

Gu Qingzhu was cutting shredded carrots, her ten fingers were slender and delicate, holding the knife in one hand and holding the sliced carrots in the other, as the sharp knife fell quickly, the shredded carrots were loose and loose, she was skillful, advancing and retreating in a certain degree, the green and jade fingers seemed to be dancing on the chopping board, and he was stunned for a while.

"Heh, you and my second brother are really a perfect match, they are the same freaks, he loves to eat the rouge on the mouths of the girls in the family, you are good, I like to look at women's hands!" Qian Man saw that his eyes were focused, and he looked at it, and he was jealous for no reason.

"Ahh Gu Qingzhu shouted lightly, and a blood line flew out.