For Xia Shang, the conditions proposed by the eldest lady were not tempting. But the task given made Xia Shang a little interested.

Banquets.

This is an ordinary errand for a five-star chef, and it is also something that Xia Shang is very willing to do.

The basic requirement of a good chef is to enjoy cooking, not to care about the salary or the level of difficulty, the important thing is to enjoy the cooking process and see the happy expressions of the diners because of the food, which is the most pleasing thing for the chef.

The first few days were just a small test for Xia Shang, and the banquet a week later was the time to really prove himself.

Xia Shang Zheng needs such an opportunity, not only to let diners see their own abilities, but more importantly, to let themselves see their own abilities clearly, to let themselves understand that even if they cross, their cooking skills still have not regressed.

"Madam, why did you suddenly have the idea of entertaining officials and businessmen?"

The eldest lady hesitated for a moment: "This matter should not have been explained to you, but I can tell you the reason why you sacrificed your life to save you yesterday." But after you know it, you can't pass it on to others, you know? ”

"Nature, nature."

The eldest lady picked up the teacup, gently opened the lid, and stirred the tea, as if she was in deep thought.

"I don't know how much you know about Saijia. Now the situation of the Saijia is not optimistic, and my daughter is running in Jingxiang in business, and there is no news back. The business of the shops in Beijing is bleak, and there is a lot of gossip on the street, so many partners have moved the idea of splitting the gang. Although I don't want to get involved in the shopping mall, my daughter is not in Beijing, and there is no credible person in the family, so I have to find a way to do it.

This banquet is for officials and businessmen, and the reason has already been told to you. It is to let outsiders see the situation of my Saijia and stop the gossip from intensifying. The second is to determine how many of your former friends are willing to cooperate with Saijia. This third ......"

Speaking of the third, the eldest lady suddenly stopped.

"Madam, what's the third?"

"This third ......" the eldest lady shook her head and suddenly sighed, "Hey! Forget it, people can't ask for too much, you're just an ordinary chef, not a famous chef, and I want to do so many things with a banquet. ”

"Hey! Lao Tzu is a five-star chef, proficient in Shandong, Sichuan, Suzhou, Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Hui, Hunan eight cuisines, more familiar with stir-frying, bursting, boiling, frying, cooking, boiling, stewing and other cooking techniques, what kind of big guy has not served? Flattened by a big cow today? ”

Xia Shang was immediately unconvinced, got up and said solemnly: "Madam, you haven't even said your request yet." How do you know I can't? ”

"Can you?"

"Tell me about it."

"This last requirement is to show the capital of my Saijia through a banquet, so that everyone can believe that the Saijia has strong financial resources, and the death of the master will not have the slightest impact on the Saijia."

Xia Shang scratched his head: "Madam, how can this have anything to do with dishes?" ”

"Absolutely. Then every dish at the banquet needs to be extravagant and unique, so that they have never seen or heard of it! Give them enough shock! Xia Shang, you might be able to do it? ”

Xia Shang rubbed his nose and smiled shyly: "Try it." ”

The eldest lady nodded with satisfaction: "This is very good, you don't have to cook for anyone for the next week, you can prepare a banquet with peace of mind, and whatever you need is asked, I will answer it here." ”

"In that case, Xia Shang will go and prepare?"

"Go ahead."

Xia Shang had just left after receiving the order, but unexpectedly, a head suddenly poked out from behind the screen.

"Madam, are you too embarrassed for him? Even if that guy has some skills, he can't fulfill such a demanding request from Madame, right? It was Sang Sang who spoke, and since Xia Shang left, he walked out from behind the screen in the eldest lady's room, looking at the direction in which Xia Shang disappeared and frowned, "Every dish is extremely luxurious, and unique, and it has to be seen and unheard of!" Oh my God, even the imperial chef in the imperial dining room can't do it, right? ”

The eldest lady smiled lightly: "Didn't you say that this person knows everything?" It is definitely not easy for such a person to smell arsenic powder by smelling alone, and also understand the pharmacology of mutual restraint, as well as the monosodium glutamate that makes chicken soup alive. However, such a person is willing to come to my Sai's house to be a little cook, and it is not easy to call, so he is a little excited, otherwise how could he agree so happily? ”

"Madame!" Sang Sang had some opinions, "Although people are a little smart, they are also kind-hearted people, and they only saved you yesterday." How can you be so calculating? ”

The eldest lady did not answer, and ordered Sangsang: "Go and draw up a list of banquets, and see how this kid behaves in a week?" ”

……

In the room of the young master of the Saijia family-

Young Master Saikang woke up earlier today, but he didn't move after waking up, and Qin Lan, who was not far away, was combing his hair.

The young master on the bed lazily smashed his mouth: "What do you have to eat today?" ”

Qin Lan continued to comb her hair and said calmly, "What does the husband want to eat?" ”

"Your rice cake yesterday was good, I'm going to eat that today."

"Rice cakes? This ......"

"Ahem...... What's wrong? ”

"No, no, no. It's just that the process of this rice cake is complicated, and the husband is afraid that he will have to wait for some time if he wants to eat it. ”

"I can afford to wait, you can go and prepare now."

Qin Lan frowned: "Yes." ”

After getting her husband's order, Qin Lan hurriedly left the room.

After Qin Lan returned to the room yesterday, she was distraught thinking about the experience in the garden, and gave the rice cakes she brought back to Saikang.

Sai Kang praised the rice cake and praised Qin Lan for a rare time.

But the young master of the Sai family had a problem, he insisted that all his food should be made by Qin Lan, so Qin Lan said that yesterday's rice cakes were made by her.

Now the trouble is coming, Sai Kang still has to eat that rice cake, and Qin Lan can't do it at all.

"Do you want to beg him?"

Qin Lan hurriedly shook his head, it was a big mistake for the ghost to send the god to the back garden yesterday, and he had made up his mind not to go to the cook last night. How long has it been? Is your decision about to change?

Qin Lan really didn't want to do this.

"Isn't it just rice cakes? I can do it myself! Just add the stuffing of red dates and walnuts to it. ”

Qin Lan prepares meals for Saikang all day long, and her cooking skills are naturally a little bit. Rice cakes are not complicated pastries, and Qin Lan has some confidence in this.

So I went to my private kitchen to prepare.

Qin Lan, a rice cake with traditional craftsmanship, can be used with ease, but it is difficult to add fillings.

Qin Lan's understanding is still to make a fuss about the ratio between rice milk and flour, but she doesn't know if this will happen.

Anyway, first remove the pits of the jujubes and peel the walnuts.

Qin Lan found some red dates and walnuts and quickly started working.

But as time passed, Qin Lan began to realize the problem.

The two most basic processes of pitting jujube and peeling walnut kernels made her difficult, not that any technology was needed, but that this was a very monotonous and tiring job.

After only peeling a dozen walnuts, Qin Lan was a little tired.

Looking at his hands that were blackened by walnut grease, Qin Lan's heart was suddenly touched.

"That's what the cook did for me?"