Because he knew Li Luo, he was curious about Li Luo's actions and attached importance to the sweet potatoes in Li Luo's hands.

Li Luo returned to Xia Shang's side and tilted his little head curiously: "Xianggong, what's the matter?" ”

"Luo Luo, why did you give him a tael of silver?"

Li Luo blinked: "Because it's delicious!" Didn't you say that if you think something delicious, you can add a tael of silver? ”

"That's true, but you haven't eaten anything all the way, so why did you choose the most inconspicuous roasted sweet potato?"

Li Luo thought for a while and replied uncertainly: "Maybe it's because I haven't eaten it, maybe it's because the fragrance is very unique, or maybe it's cold." Xianggong, this thing is really delicious, why don't you try it? ”

As he spoke, Li Luo tiptoed and sent the sweet potato to Xia Shang's mouth.

As he got closer, Xia Shang noticed that this roasted sweet potato was different from usual, this sweet potato was peeled and roasted, the skin was golden brown, and the sugar overflowed from each to form an attractive brown clotted fat. Moreover, the size of the sweet potato is very particular, the size of the fist, and the opening should be evenly opened with a knife before roasting, so that the heat is evenly transferred, and the balance of sugar secretion and temperature difference is ensured to the greatest extent.

This is a very well-researched cook, at least a thorough study of roasted sweet potatoes. Xia Shang tasted it and was greatly surprised, the sweet potatoes were dry and sweet, and the sugar had been roasted to a solidified state, and there was no feeling that the skin of ordinary roasted sweet potatoes was better than the heart.

Li Luo looked at Xia Shang pondering, his small eyes rolled, and asked, "Xianggong, is it delicious?" ”

"It's delicious."

"Actually, it's okay, of course it's not as delicious as Xianggong's dishes."

Xia Shang smiled, didn't say anything more, and looked at the opposite side, only to see that the cook opposite began to open the stove and take out the sweet potatoes in it one by one.

There was confidence in his eyes, as if he would definitely pass this round of competition.

Now, Xia Shang didn't dare to look down on this person anymore, and baking sweet potatoes was not enough for Xia Shang to take it to heart, but this person roasted sweet potatoes in such an environment proved that he had a calmness and confidence that ordinary people did not have.

Perhaps his method is the most suitable for the first round of competition.

Through Li Luo, Xia Shang understood some of his plans.

First of all, the rules of the day, getting the bounty is the key, all the participating chefs sold the ingredients to civilians who could not pay the bounty, resulting in a serious waste of ingredients. And if this part of the civilian population is filtered out? Roasted sweet potatoes are the way, this is a food that all people are familiar with, no ordinary people will choose to eat roasted sweet potatoes at this time, and roasted sweet potatoes are an attraction for rich people, because rich people don't eat such food, and when they see it, they will be as curious as Li Luo.

The choice of dishes excludes those civilians who cannot afford to come forward, eliminating the link of wasting ingredients.

Secondly, there is today's heavy snowfall, and it is definitely a very happy thing to have a steaming roasted sweet potato to eat in the cold weather. It would be even more remarkable if the chef on the other side could even see through today's weather. Coupled with the very rigorous method of roasting sweet potatoes, it is estimated that anyone who has tasted it will willingly touch out a tael of silver.

As Xia Shang expected, the sweet potatoes came out of the pot, and the aroma instantly made several companion scholars lose their resistance, and after buying the sweet potatoes, each of them gave one or two silver.

"Little Master, don't be stunned. Look, there are a lot of guests in front of you. ”

Xu Yuan's words pulled Xia Shang's thoughts back, now is not the time to care about others, Xia Shang poured the cut haggis into a large basin, added soy sauce, sesame seeds, salt, and the prepared red oil chili, and finally secretly added monosodium glutamate, stirred and put on a plate.

After mixing, the haggis is transformed into a red oily shine, whether it is lamb head, lamb tongue, and lamb heart, it is a thin and large slice of meat, with a rich taste and refreshing taste.

"What kind of dish is this?" The people who had watched it for a long time couldn't help but come out when they saw that Yunshui Pavilion finally came out with a new dish.

"Couple's lungs."

"Couple's lungs?" There was a commotion in the crowd.

The previous squirrel Guiyu is easy to understand, how to explain this husband and wife's lung tablets?

"How do you call it a husband and wife lung piece? I haven't seen you use it to nourish your lungs! ”

"It's just a bad name!"

Xia Shang explained loudly: "The 'lungs' in this couple's lung tablets can be used as the 'waste' of 'waste'. This dish originated from a couple, because the family was poor and the food was not muddy, the husband wanted to study to gain fame, and there was no meat to make up for the body, so the wife picked up the haggis that other families did not want, and sliced it with ingredients after cooking, which was not a waste product that other families did not want, but did not expect that the taste was excellent, and the husband and wife took this as food, not only raised a good body, but also gained fame, and even the relationship between the husband and wife is getting better and better. So this dish has been called the husband and wife lung slices"

A joke made the onlookers very interested.

It's not enough for the dishes to look good and delicious, with a story, there is a background, and the dishes become more attractive.

Someone stepped forward to try, and the business of Yunshui Pavilion began again.

The biggest advantage of husband and wife lung slices and squirrel fish is that it is convenient and fast, and the ingredients can be mixed with meat slices.

The red oil chili pepper is still very impactful, the hot taste suppresses the fishy smell of the haggis and stimulates the taste buds of diners, and the cold salad is not afraid of the cold and freezing.

In the last half hour, the last stream of people came, and there was finally an official in a splendid robe in the crowd, and Xu Yuan finally saw hope.

……

At sunset, the officers and soldiers lit torches, and the people scattered a lot, only a few people who were curious about the results were still waiting.

Xu Yuan nervously counted the final results, and did not let go of every grain of silver mixed in the copper coin.

"One hundred and seventy-five, one hundred and seventy-six, one hundred and seventy-seven, one hundred and seventy-eight! One hundred and seventy-nine! One hundred and eighty! ”

Exceeded! One hundred and seventy-eight taels of silver for more than fifty!

As a result, Yunshui Pavilion received a total of 185 taels of silver.

Xu Yuan was so excited that he didn't know what to say, he couldn't believe that all this was true, and he actually earned one hundred and sixty taels of silver in the last half an hour!

"Don't get too excited, I don't know how much silver we won when the fiftieth place finish at the end of the race, it's hard to say if we have surpassed it."

Indeed, the results of the competition are changing all the time, and the level line of the 50th place will only rise and not fall, depending on the final result.

Not long after, the grapevine came that the current fifty were two hundred and three taels of silver.

This news made Xu Yuan's joy disappear without a trace, and he nervously grabbed Xia Shang's hand.

The final result does not stop there, and it must be announced by the Imperial Dining Room, because there may be cheaters among them, and the real fifty will often drop somewhat.

The officers and soldiers around him counted the endings of each stall, and the final results were announced under the Imperial Palace City.

The cooks, who felt that there was still hope, dared to go to the palace, and it was late at night after they all gathered.