Xia Ji taught Jiang Wei how to make stir-frying, this young man is both smart and studious, often after cooking stir-frying, he often asks Xia Ji if it is good to do it, where it can be improved, etc., Xia Ji truthfully told him how to improve, his progress is very fast, and the stir-fry dishes are getting better and better.

One day, when Uncle Sima Xia Yushu was at home, Fan Rui and Guan Kui, the ministers of the central government, came to visit, and after chatting for a while, it was noon, and Lord Sima left the two of them to eat, Jiang Wei was in charge of a few stir-fried dishes, that is, fish-flavored shredded pork and small fried beef, etc., after the servant served the table, Fan Rui and Guan Kui were very surprised when they saw the stir-fried vegetables on the plate for the first time, and when they tasted it, they were even more surprised: the dishes of this Xia Mansion are different, and the taste is even more wonderful, so the two of them asked Sima to meet the chef.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the villain Jiang Wei heard that the adults heard about it, and I don't know what happened?" After Jiang Wei came over, he said tremblingly, thinking that something was wrong.

"Jiang Wei, don't be afraid, these two adults think that the dishes you make are to their liking, so they specially sent you to see them." Master Sima said.

"Oh. The grown-ups laughed. Jiang Wei breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly felt a little proud in his heart.

"Jiang Wei, how do you make these dishes? How does it taste different from the dishes I used to eat at Master Sima's house? Fan Rui asked.

"If you go back to adults, the previous dishes were not made by villains, so they are different." Jiang Wei deliberately avoided the previous question, unwilling to say how to make this dish, he knew the importance of technical secrets, and he usually didn't let others see it when cooking, even his pot and spatula were washed and dried when not in use and put in a locked wooden box, except for Xia Ji and his father Jiang Lu, no one else had ever seen him.

"What Master Fan asked was how these dishes were made." Guan Kui was also curious about how this dish was made and asked.

"My lord, they are all small carving skills that are not in the stream, and they are not enough to worry about. Adult, the vegetables are still boiling in the small pot, let the villain take a look and then come over to report, okay? As soon as Jiang Wei heard someone ask how to make this dish, he squeaked.

"Okay, you go first". Master Sima knew that he didn't want to say anything, so he hurriedly relieved him.

Jiang Wei retreated, his heart pounding, for fear that he would offend his master and the other two adults by his inappropriate words.

Fan Rui and Guan Kui also understood that the chef was reluctant to say how to cook, so they had to leave after chatting for a while about other things.

After the two of them left, Uncle Xia Yu told Xia Ji what had just happened.

"Madam, when Fan Rui and Guan Kui were eating just now, they saw that those plates of stir-fried dishes were delicious, so I had to meet the chef who made these dishes."

"Did you let them meet?"

"Yes, they want to know how those dishes are made."

"Then what did Jiang Wei say?"

Jiang Wei didn't say anything, and found an excuse to retreat.

"I didn't think this guy was quite smart. My lord, Jiang Wei's stir-fry is the secret of our Xia family, I am worried that Fan Rui and Guan Kui will not give up, so we still have to take precautions. Now my housekeeper needs someone to assist, I think Jiang Lu's qualifications and abilities can be competent, or let him be the butler and let Jiang Wei manage the kitchen. ”

"Madame is reasonable, you can deal with it, I have no opinion." Uncle Xia Yu said.

On the third day, Xia Ji specially called Jiang Lu's father and son over.

"Jiang Lu, you have been working in Xia Mansion for so many years, and you have worked hard." Natsuhime said.

"Madam, it's all trivial, not hard." When Jiang Lu heard his wife say this, he thought that he was going to retire, and he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

"Now I'm in charge of Xia Mansion, because I'm a newcomer, many things are not very clear, and most people don't know each other, so I need someone to assist me. From today on, your kitchen will be handed over to Jiang Wei, and you will be the butler of Fu and assist me in managing the entire Xia Mansion. I don't know what you think. Natsuhime said.

"Oh, thank you, Madame, for your appreciation. Madame can afford me, and I will definitely take responsibility and assist Madame in managing the Xia Mansion. Jiang Lu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Jiang Wei, I heard Master Sima say that you did well yesterday, the dishes were delicious, and you will also be good when you reply to the adults. You have to ask your father more about cooking, and both you and your father's salary will be increased by one level. I hope you will continue to do a good job, and I will not treat your father and son badly. Natsuki said again.

"Master Xie." Jiang Wei was overjoyed.

"After a while, you will call Kong Du from the Internal Affairs Department, Li Miao from the Foreign Affairs Department, and Kong Mao, the auditor, and I will announce the appointment and future arrangements for this matter." Xia Ji said to Jiang Lu.

The Xia Mansion began to be fortified, and Fan Rui was not idle. As Xia Ji expected, Fan Rui had eaten Jiang Wei's fried dishes, and he never forgot it in his heart. As the saying goes: Don't be afraid of thieves stealing, only afraid of thieves. Jiang Wei made Fan Rui worry about it.

Of course, being remembered by others may not be a bad thing for Jiang Wei, but for Xia Fu and Xia Ji, it is definitely not a good thing.

Eating delicious meals is too important for Xia Ji, a pregnant woman, to talk about unique skills, how can you give up easily? If Jiang Wei, who was finally taught, was poached and his stir-fry skills were lost, the loss would be too great.

For Fan Rui, thinking about Jiang Wei is far more than just hoping to eat delicious dishes often. What Fan Rui thinks about most every day is actually the monarch Chen Gonggong, and he knows that Chen Gonggong is the most delicious person, if he can let Jiang Weibai under his command and cook a few good dishes for Chen Gonggong, I don't know how much benefit he will get.

Fan Rui is a little sorry for Uncle Xia Yu, he doesn't use such a good means, he is really blind to such a good chef.

However, although Fan Rui remembered Jiang Wei, Jiang Wei was only a subordinate, and he was hidden in the Xia family's mansion, which was not easy to see, so Fan Rui could only find his own chef and describe to him the appearance of a few dishes he ate in Xia Mansion, so that they could try to make them. But the method is not right, how to do it? This made Fan Rui so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.

But Fan Rui is the kind of person who is stubbornly drilling, and he will try his best to get what he wants.

Fan Rui called his henchman Wu Li over, and after explaining to him the truth of the matter, he asked him to do this thing no matter what: get Jiang Wei's cooking skills.

Wu Li, whose name is Wuli, is a greedy person who can't afford to be profitable early, comparing his heart to his heart, thinking that this thing is too simple, who doesn't love money? There must be brave men under the heavy rewards, and it is not enough to throw money.

Wu Li found the person who delivered food to the kitchen of Chen's Mansion and asked him if he knew Jiang Wei, but he didn't expect to know him, so Wu Li asked him to meet Jiang Wei, but he told him that he couldn't say that it was someone from Confucius Mansion who asked to see him, and promised that he would be rewarded after the matter was completed.

The food delivery man agreed with his mouth, and the next day he took the opportunity to deliver food to the kitchen of Xia Mansion to tell Jiang Wei that someone wanted to see him and asked him when he was free to help introduce him.

When Jiang Wei heard this, he felt very strange, so he asked who made the appointment, but the person who delivered the food didn't want to say.

Jiang Wei saw that he was reluctant to say who the other party was, and was worried that there would be fraud, so he politely refused.

Wu Li saw that Jiang Wei couldn't come out, so he had to ask someone to find someone who knew Jiang Wei in Xia Mansion to find Jiang Wei's living habits and see when he would go out. The result of the investigation was that Jiang Wei rarely went out of Chen's mansion, and there was no regular rule of going out.

Wu Li failed in the second move, but he found out that Jiang Wei's father, Jiang Lu, often went out of the Chen Mansion when he was fine, and it was easy to see, which made him see hope.

On this day, Jiang Lu was walking alone on the street when a man stopped him.

"Mr. Jiang is auspicious." The man said.

"Who are you? How do I know my last name? ”

"Mr. Jiang is a famous chef in Xia Mansion, how can I not know? The contemptible surname is Li, the single name is Hong, and he is the chef of Xinghualou. ”

"Oh. I don't know what Mr. Li is looking for me? Jiang Lu knew that Xinghualou was the most luxurious restaurant in Zhuye, and the favorite place for dignitaries and nobles.

"I have heard for a long time that your cooking skills are exquisite, your father and son are all famous chefs of Zhuye, we invite the famous chefs of Zhuye to come to Xinghualou at noon on the fifteenth day of the lunar month to learn cooking skills, and do a cooking competition, we communicate with each other, and welcome the New Year in advance, specially invite your father and son to participate, the first name is one or two gold, I don't know if you have time to participate."

"How much does it cost to participate?"

"Peer exchanges, all free, but also to entertain everyone. If Mr. Jiang and Ling Lang are willing to take the time to participate, Xinghualou will definitely flourish. ”

As soon as Jiang Lu heard that there was such a good thing, he hurriedly agreed. But he didn't know that the real purpose of holding this so-called cooking competition was for his son Jiang Wei.