"Why?" Hearing that He Jingjing so decisively rejected such a good opportunity, the prefect asked incomprehensibly: "This cooking competition can not only show your cooking skills, but also enter the palace and work in the imperial dining room." At the feet of the Son of Heaven, this is the job that many people dream of, why don't you want to?"

Ye Haixuan on the side sighed, this matter can't be said by He Jingjing, you have to let yourself, the young owner of Haixuan Pavilion, say it.

"Thanks to the prefect's kindness, I chose our Haixuan Pavilion as a representative, but to be honest, He Jingjing is not a person from Haixuan Pavilion. Ye Haixuan hurriedly knelt down. He Jingjing knelt down after seeing Ye Haixuan kneel.

"He Jingjing is not from your Haixuan Pavilion?" "The prefect felt a little puzzled: "How can someone who is not from your Haixuan Pavilion be a cook in your Haixuan Pavilion?"

"Your Excellency, you don't know anything. Ye Haixuan sighed and said slowly: "He Jingjing was originally a village girl, once picking wild vegetables on the edge of my swamp and accidentally fell into the swamp and was rescued by me, in order to prove that he was not stealing vegetables on my family's territory, so he turned wild vegetables into magic and made delicious meals. ”

"I thought she was very talented, so I privately asked someone to investigate, and sure enough, she was a culinary genius. I had the intention to recruit her to work in Haixuan Pavilion, but her family situation was really special. It was only after I helped her several times in a row that she was willing to come to Haixuan Pavilion to help for a few days. ”

After hearing this, the prefect was confused again, and asked He Jingjing: "Isn't Haixuan Pavilion still as good as your small village?"

"Back to the prefect, the father and mother of the people's daughter are still there, as the saying goes, 'parents are not far away', not to mention that the younger brothers and sisters are still young, and the only people who can work at home are me and my father, what if I leave the work at home?" Then He Jingjing said: "In the days when I was away, the bullies in the village often went to my house to find fault and bully the family, if I came to Haixuan Pavilion to work, maybe what would become of the family." ”

The prefect sighed when he heard this.

"That's it, it's just that you have such cooking skills at a young age, and it's a pity not to go to the competition. Get up and sit down. ”

Ye Haixuan and He Jingjing hurriedly thanked him.

"You just said that you helped her a few times, what did you help?" The prefect asked about this for no reason, Ye Haixuan was slightly stunned, but he still reacted and answered.

"The first time was to rescue her from the swamp, the second time was to help her get rid of the bully who was going to burn her house, and the third time was to block the little master who was going to forcibly drag her back to cook. Ye Haixuan briefly described the course of the matter.

"Then why did the bully burn down your house?" the prefect asked He Jingjing instead.

After He Jingjing explained the grievances between her family and Niu Dahu clearly, the prefect took a sip of tea and sighed and said, "I didn't expect you to suffer so much at a young age." ”

"You see, all you're worried about now is the life of your family, and the problem of Niu Dahu. If you go to the Imperial Dining Room, all this is not a problem. The salary of the imperial dining room is not low, you don't have to worry about food and clothing in the palace, and the emperor above often has rewards. You can also take time off work every month. If you go to the imperial dining room, the family goes to the capital to be regarded as a glorious ancestor, not to mention, your two younger brothers and sisters can also enter the academy to learn knowledge......" The prefect said a bunch of words, and He Jingjing felt that he was a little shaken.

However, when she saw Haixuan Pavilion, He Jingjing could think of the vow she made on the day she first came to Haixuan Pavilion - she must have a restaurant that is more luxurious than Haixuan Pavilion.

As soon as I entered the palace gate, it was as deep as the sea, and I watched a lot of palace fighting dramas in my previous life. As soon as you enter the palace, you can't struggle out of the whirlpool, you don't want to cling to the powerful, you don't want to glorify your ancestors, you just want to live the little life you want to live.

So he shook his head and politely declined the prefect's eager request.

"Jingjing, if you refuse me because you don't want to enter Haixuan Pavilion, that's okay. The prefect was unmoved when he saw that he had said so many benefits, and then added: "I can accept you as my goddaughter!"

"Poof......" Ye Haixuan, who was drinking water on the side, directly squirted out a mouthful of water.

"Ahem, Lord Prefect, you're not joking, are you?" He Jingjing was also frightened, choking on her own saliva.

"I see that you are a very smart child, and the cooking is so delicious, as my goddaughter, the future is immeasurable, if you enter the imperial dining room of the palace, you will also have a godfather to support you." The more the prefect thought about it, the more he felt that he had made the right decision.

"If you become your goddaughter, you can participate in the cooking competition?" Ye Haixuan couldn't help but ask curiously, "Aren't you going to pick someone from Haixuan Pavilion?"

"It's not about the cooking competition, I don't want He Jingjing's cooking skills to be buried like this, if I become my goddaughter, it will be more convenient to walk the rivers and lakes in the future, and no one will dare to trouble Jingjing." The prefect still cherishes his talents very much, and said to He Jingjing earnestly.

If He Jingjing rejected the prefect at this time, she would inevitably offend the prefect. Although "it is better to die than to be free", in this day and age, if you oppose those in power, you are putting shackles on yourself.

Forget it, the people don't fight with the officials, whatever the prefect says, it's a big deal, and then make it clear in the showdown with the prefect in the end.

"That godfather is above, please accept the worship of his daughter. He Jingjing poured a cup of tea, and then knelt on the ground and saluted to the prefect.

The prefect was obviously very useful, and took the tea and drank it all.

The two talked for a while, and the prefect sighed after asking He Jingjing in detail about the situation at home.

"This was the case at home back then, but I was luckier than you, and I met a kind gentleman who was willing to teach me to read, so that I could be admitted to the imperial examination and become an official, otherwise I don't know where to farm now. The peasants are having a hard time. The prefect said with memories in his eyes.

He Jingjing and Ye Haixuan glanced at each other and didn't bother.

Then the prefect asked He Jingjing how to make the mushroom soup pot, He Jingjing dictated, and Ye Haixuan wrote down the recipe.

"Godfather, what do you want to do with this?" He Jingjing asked curiously.

"It's not my lady yet, now it's your godmother, she's not in good health, she gets sick as soon as the season changes, and she has chills all over. Yesterday, when I brought her to Haixuan Pavilion, she felt a little unwell, but after drinking your mushroom soup, she said that her body was much more refreshed. This morning, I took my servants to the mountains to play. ”

"Godfather is so good to godmother. He Jingjing said with a smile.

"If I'm not good to her, who else can I be good to. The prefect also smiled, full of the smell of dog food.

"Jingjing, if there is anything in the future, you can go to my house to find me, if I am not looking for your godmother, it will be the same. The prefect explained again.

"Thank you, godfather, but I won't ask you for help unless I have to, and I'm sure most of the troubles I've encountered can be solved on my own. ”

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