CHAPTER XXIII

Watching the family who delivered the letter go out, He Su smiled dumbly, and smiled at everyone: "The old man sealed the book far away, I don't know how many people want to get it but can't get it, but today he actually started writing for a chef." ”

Everyone also laughed, there was nothing to say at the moment, while drinking tea, while talking about some poems, and watching those He Fu family-raised cooks tidy up utensils, clean up the stove, after a while, but saw Shicai's family who sent the letter sweating profusely, and ran back to the hall.

He Su glared at him and said angrily: "She still hasn't come yet?" ”

The family shook their heads and pointed behind them.

Everyone took their eyes to see it, but they saw a young girl, born very neatly, with black hair that was longer than her waist and hips, and when she saw everyone looking at her, her pretty face was slightly red, and she quickly lowered her head.

When he entered the hall, he first blessed He Su, and then said softly: "The master of the family ordered me to send a return letter and present it to the adults for reading." ”

When everyone arrived at this time, they realized that this girl was actually the servant of Chef Xie.

It was not uncommon for the cook to take a big deal in the Song Dynasty. The better the cook, the bigger the shelf, but the shelf is as big as Chef Xie, but it is rare.

He Su is angry and funny. Ordered someone to take the letter in the woman's hand, and showed it himself, but he didn't look at a few lines, but he first "pouted".

After he finished reading it, he shook the letter in his hand and laughed: "You also take a look." ”

Qin Hui's curiosity was aroused, and he waited patiently for everyone to read it, and he took the letter to take a look, only to see that there were not many words on a plain paper, but it was a beautiful Xiaokai, although it was not the best, it took more than ten years of hard work to write.

Looking at the content of the letter, it is tactful and respectful. The sentence is extremely elegant, and at first glance, people will know that it is the handwriting of a talented woman.

It's just that when he saw the end, he also smiled at the corner of his mouth, which couldn't be stopped.

This letter can be expressed in a few simple words: "Your Excellency, you will invite me to cook, and please send a car to pick it up, otherwise, you will not be called." ”

He laughed dumbly. He Su and the others were laughing uncontrollably, and then looked at the girl who submitted the book, although she still bowed her head and said nothing, she also snickered at the corner of her mouth.

People's psychology is also complicated, and He Su, who is a suitable talent, is still annoyed because this Xie Chef Niang's shelf is too big, and at this time, his anger is all gone, and his heart is full of curiosity.

Yin smiled and said, "Let's go, the matter has come to this, and you must be hungry too." There was no need to delay, and someone quickly sent someone to pick her up in a carriage. ”

And they had nothing to say. He Su laughed at himself again: "The old man is old, and it is the first time he has seen such a difficult cook, and I want to see it today." ”

Zhu Shengfei also got up and said: "If the rectification is not good, she will naturally be punished heavily." ”

He Su stroked his beard and smiled, and said yes again and again.

The girl who submitted the book was not convinced, and said coquettishly: "My family Xie Niangzi has been a cook for five years, and no guest has tasted her renovated food, and she doesn't applaud continuously." ”

"Good. Then I'll talk about it when your lady Xie comes. ”

Everyone was no longer in the mood to chat at this time, and even the old ministers of the sea such as He Su and Ding Bo were curious, and they were even more apprehensive about others.

Fortunately, Xie Niangzi's residence was very close, and the carriage went out to pick it up, but after a pillar of incense, I heard someone in the courtyard shouting: "Xie Niangzi has arrived." ”

He Su was shocked when he heard this, his buttocks lifted slightly, and he almost got up to greet him.

just suddenly woke up to the fact that he was an old minister of the Three Dynasties and the former prime minister. actually got up to greet a cook. What kind of system. His old face was slightly red, and he went to look at the others again. But he saw that everyone stretched their necks and looked into the courtyard.

He relaxed slightly, he almost made a fool of himself, and others were no better, and he would not be rumored to be a laughing stock.

After a while, I only heard the ringing outside the hall, and before anyone arrived, it was the sound that grabbed people first.

"The slave family has seen all the adults."

A little closer, everyone saw that the cook was full of jewels and jade, wearing gold and silver ornaments, red skirt and green clothes, and entered the hall.

Her voice was not as crisp as the girl in Shicai, but it revealed an indescribable laziness and delicateness, which made the men in the seat move in their hearts.

When she got up, everyone looked at her, only to see that she was only beautiful in her birth, not as beautiful as she imagined, and not as good as the cook in He Fuzhong.

Everyone felt a little disappointed, but they saw that her demeanor was calm, her demeanor was elegant and generous, and she was not moved by the gaze of these men, and she unconsciously put away the contempt again.

He Su didn't care too much about this woman's appearance, but smiled at her: "Xie Chef, your shelf is really big, it's hard to invite." ”

"Adults call me Xiao Xie."

Cook Xie bowed down first and replied, and then said with a smile: "I don't dare to do this without mastery." ”

She meant to answer in literary language, but she taught everyone to have a bright eye, He Su laughed and said: "Okay, just ask Xiao Xie to clean up the fresh fish for a certain level, if it is not good, you can be punished." ”

"It's nature."

Xiao Xie's eyes fluttered, and he replied with a soft smile, not thinking about He Su's threat.

She first wore an apron with a tuan, and then hung a silver cord around her neck, hooking her sleeves with silver cords. After the rectification was completed, Fang walked to the knife case in a hurry, took the fish, dropped his arm and fell, knocked the fish unconscious, and then cut and wiped the belly, but after a moment's effort, several live fish have been remediated.

Her movements are not only skillful, but also very beautiful, because of her familiarity and orderliness, when she moves, she is free, but she teaches the men to look dumbfounded.

After the remediation is completed, then smeared with the ingredients brought by themselves, the fish is placed on the stove fire and smoked finely, after a short time, the fragrance of the fresh fish has overflowed, teaching people to move their appetite.

After the fish is cooked, the underground chefs come up one after another and present the fish to everyone in the audience.

After everyone took it, they didn't give in, and they all went down to bite it. Before the mouth, the smell of the nose has been unbearable, and when you bite into it, you only feel that it is brown and crisp, and the taste is excellent.

Coupled with the good wine on the table, it is really wonderful.

Because the fresh fish should be freshly treated and grilled, it is constantly sent, and everyone has no time to praise, but they don't stop to enjoy, and when the stomach is full and the wine is on the head, the chef Xie will make a soup with the fish head and the edible people in the internal organs, and send it with blue and white porcelain, so that everyone can drink and relieve the hangover.

After the fish soup was drunk, everyone took a breath of air, and they all felt that this time they were not wronged.

He Su is also very happy, he invited guests this time, originally had the intention of making a good connection, so he offered the fresh fish that had just arrived in his house, if it was not good, it would be a waste of good materials.

While praising the cook's skill, he exclaimed, "Come, ten bounties, 100 silver, 100 silk!" ”

Such a heavy reward shocked everyone in the church. Such a reward is equivalent to the entire wealth of a middle-class family, which is a lot.

When the people of He Mansion sent the extremely delicate gold and silver coins created, Xiao Xie didn't care, first blessed a blessing, thanked He Su softly, and then picked up a gold coin with his hand, and smiled at the little man who sent it: "Little brother is hard, take it to drink tea." ”

She behaved like this, and everyone had just tasted her craftsmanship, and in the drunken haze, they actually felt that she was much more pleasing to the eye, which was simply beautiful.

It's just that the Song people are very strict with the female and prostitutes, and they are all important ministers of the court, and they don't dare to Meng Lang between words.

Many people have made up their minds and spent a lot of money, and they have to invite this cook to their house to renovate again.

Qin Hui only felt that the wine came up, and saw that He Su only cared about talking to Zhu Shengfei and the others, and did not put himself in his eyes. He was so young that he couldn't care much when he was drunk, so he stood up and arched his hand to He Su: "I really thank Lao Xiangguo for eating such delicious and good wine." It's just that the lower officials are not strong enough to drink, so they have to retire first. ”

He Su asked him to come, but he just invited him to accompany the guest, at this time the guest and the host were happy, and some words could be said while the wine was intended, this person was also very inconvenient, and he did not persuade him at the moment, only barely left a few words, and called a few servants to send Qin Hui out.

Qin Hui fell crookedly, and after being helped out of the gate of Hefu, the servants of Hefu didn't care about him, just let go of his hand and let him walk by himself.

At this time, it was the middle of April, and the weather was gradually getting a little hot, and Qin Hui had wine again, and he felt even more stuffy and unbearable. At this time, it was getting late, there was no one on the long street, and he couldn't take care of much, so he unbuttoned the collar of his scarlet official uniform and let the cold wind blow in, and he felt very happy.

If it was usual, with his status and status, he would naturally ride a horse and sit in a sedan chair, and there would be at least five or six long entourages around him. It's just that his residence is very close to the academy, and he walks on horseback, but it is only a moment away. Because he realized that the emperor didn't like the extravagance of officials, he simply didn't even want his family, and sometimes even walked on foot, not to mention He Su and others were dissatisfied.

He walked as he walked, and just around the corner of the street, several pairs of large hands grabbed him by the arm.

Qin Hui was taken aback, his hairs stood on end, and he asked, "Who is it?" ”

But no one answered him, only someone laughed and asked, "Lord Qin, how is the cook at today's banquet?" I heard that you eat big pieces one by one, and you are so happy to eat for the beautiful women. ”

Qin Hui subconsciously replied: "Weak and delicate, the eyes are bright, and there is no beauty in the world." ”

As soon as he finished answering, he suddenly woke up and shouted, "Who are you and how do you know this?" ”

The man laughed and said, "You have eaten happily, I have been wandering around outside for a long time, and I wanted to go in, but I thought it was unbearable inside, so I just thought about it." I went around the military camp in the south of the city, and when I came back, the banquet was still not over, but I met you, Lord Qin, and it was also fate. ”

Before the words fell, a few lanterns came, and the lights were dazzling, making Qin Hui invisible.

He was confused in his mind, and he didn't pay attention to the other party's words, and only after his eyes adjusted to the light did he see the other party's appearance clearly.

This time he was even more startled, the other party smiled and groaned, his eyes sparkled, but he was not the emperor. At the moment, the wine turned into sweat and flowed cleanly.