When Mrs. Hu returned to Zhou Yuanwai's house, she added fuel and vinegar to describe Liu Jiaojiao's fierce and spicy energy, and then said with a bitter face: "Grandpa, this matchmaker fee is not earned by the old woman, don't you see, that little girl pumping her milk is the same as smoking, if I don't run fast, I'm afraid I will also suffer!" ”

She thought that Zhou Yuanwai would give up, but she didn't expect him to laugh out loud, and he laughed very happily.

"It's good to be spicy, my future family property will be handed over to my son, if I marry a cowardly person and come back, won't my family business fail after a hundred years? It is impossible for my son to become a talent in this life, and he must have a powerful daughter-in-law to support the family business. ”

Mrs. Hu stopped talking, she really didn't understand what these rich people were thinking, and others wanted to stay away, but he seemed to be quite interested.

Zhou Yuanwai continued: "In this way, you go again, this time double the dowry, and then tell the Liu family, as long as the girl gives birth to an heir for my son in the future, I will give another five hundred taels of red envelopes!" ”

Mrs. Hu had a psychological shadow and hesitated and refused to agree.

Seeing this, Zhou Yuanwai snorted coldly, and said with a threat: "You know my Zhou's character, if you can promote this marriage, the benefits will definitely be indispensable to you, but if you don't want to, hehe......"

Mrs. Hu was shocked, and there was a feeling of wetness behind her, why did she forget that Zhou Yuanwai was a notoriously ruthless person? If he offends him, he may be able to walk out of the gate of the Zhou Mansion smoothly today.

Thinking of this, a flattering smile instantly appeared on her face, and she groveled and said, "Oh, the old woman was just confused, and I hope that my grandfather will not take it to heart." Don't worry, the old woman will definitely do this beautifully, you just wait to hold your grandson! ”

Only then did Zhou Yuanwai retract his expression and laugh again, "Someone is waiting for your good news that week." As he spoke, his tone changed sharply, and his tone became a little harsh, "Sometimes you can use some extraordinary means, Mrs. Hu, you don't need the old man to say this too clearly, right?" ”

Mrs. Hu's expression froze, and then she nodded and said, "Grandpa is right, the old woman understands." ”

But he began to beat the drum in his heart, Zhou Yuanwai meant that even if he used some unpopular means, he would get Liu Jiaojiao to marry his son? Although she loves money, she has never done such a thing.

Thinking of Zhou Yuanwai's threat again, Mrs. Hu gritted her teeth, it's just that, people don't kill for themselves, little girl, if you want to blame, blame your group of family members who have lost their conscience!

Liu Jiaojiao didn't know that the pungency she deliberately showed was right for Zhou Yuanwai's appetite, thinking that this matter was over, and continued to take the group of young people up the mountain to collect medicine.

Or go down the mountain in the afternoon, and after counting and sorting the herbs harvested by everyone as usual, Liu Jun and Shi Chunsheng drove the ox cart to the town to deliver the goods, and she herself refused Liu Lotus's suggestion to accompany her, and went to Lao Litou's house alone.

There is only more than half a month left in the time stipulated by the system, and she can't afford to procrastinate anymore, otherwise the punishment mode of that cheating dad will start again.

Lao Li Tou didn't expect her to come, and after being stunned for a moment, he asked with a smile: "Jiao girl, didn't your brother go to town?" You didn't go along? ”

Liu Jiaojiao said with a smile: "The town is too far away, even if I take the car back and forth, I am tired, I don't want to go." What's the matter, Grandpa Li, are you only welcoming my brother and not me? ”

Old Li Tou laughed loudly: "How is it possible? I'm a lonely old man who is bored every day, and I wish you came every day. ”

"If I really come every day, you're going to bother me."

"No, no, I'm too happy if you're willing to talk to me, why bother you?"

Liu Jiaojiao's eyes purred, and she said half-truthfully: "Then why don't you accept me as an apprentice Grandpa Li, and let me learn to cook with you, so that I can accompany you every day." ”

Lao Li Tou obviously didn't expect her topic to change so quickly, he was slightly stunned, and then glanced at her meaningfully, and said, "Jiao girl, tell me the truth, what are your ideas?" ”

Liu Jiaojiao pursed her lips and said helplessly: "What idea can I have?" It's just that you are so good at cooking, and I want to learn from you. ”

"I don't take apprentices." Lao Li Tou's tone sounded nothing, but it was faintly resolute.

"Why? Are you so good at cooking that you can't bear to let it go away? Liu Jiaojiao asked curiously.

Lao Li Tou didn't answer, just sighed faintly, and only spoke after a while: "Sometimes things that look good are not necessarily really good, and they may bring you a lot of trouble, or even ruin...... Hehe, I shouldn't have told you this, you're too young to understand. ”

"Grandpa Li, you mean that your proud cooking skills have brought you great disasters, right?" Liu Jiaojiao said affirmatively.

Lao Li was stunned, looked at her in disbelief, and after a long time, he suddenly chuckled and said, "You two brothers and sisters are really demonic, not at all like the children of rural peasant families. ”

Liu Jun is really smart, and she just relies on the wisdom of modern people, so she smiled a little embarrassed.

Lao Li Tou suddenly seemed to be interested, pulled her to sit down, poured her a glass of water, and then said in a somewhat trance tone: "Jiao girl, do you want to listen to the story?" ”

Liu Jiaojiao immediately reacted that he wanted to tell his own story, and nodded obediently: "Yes!" ”

Lao Li gently patted her head and began to speak.

Twenty years ago, a young man who was good at cooking came to Beijing alone, and with his extraordinary strength and good luck, he became the head chef of the largest restaurant in Beijing in less than two years.

Later, on the emperor's birthday, the emperor's younger brother, the third prince, held a huge chef competition in order to please Shengyan. Because the prizes are rich and they are hosted by the prince, all the famous chefs from all over the country gathered in the capital for a while.

The young man was young and vigorous at that time, and he felt that his cooking skills were enough to win the world, so he did not hesitate to sign up for the competition.

As it turned out, he was indeed the best of them, winning first place, and in addition to receiving a considerable prize money, he also got the opportunity to enter the palace and become the imperial chef.

The owner of the restaurant is a good one, and repeatedly persuaded him to think about it clearly, after all, the inner courtyard of the palace is not such a good place to stay, but he felt that the boss was ruining his predecessors, and after a big quarrel with the boss, he left the restaurant and devoted himself to becoming an imperial chef.

When he stayed in the palace for a while and saw those dirty intrigues and calculations with his own eyes, he understood the boss's hard work, but it was too late, and the palace was not easy to enter, let alone get out.

There was no way, he had to hold on.

He stayed in the palace for ten whole years, dodged countless calculations, and learned to calculate others, the longer the time, the more he felt that power was a good thing, anyway, there was little hope of leaving the palace, it was better to find a powerful palace concubine to put under the door, and maybe in the future there would be a chance to return to his hometown.

After a period of inquiry, he decided to join the concubine's disciple. Because the concubine was favored there, his status in the imperial dining room rose, and of course, he had to obey the orders of the other concubines, and he had to lose something.

He originally thought that he would be able to survive smoothly until the day he returned to his hometown, but he underestimated the bloodiness and cruelty of the palace struggle, as one of the concubine's right-hand men, he knew too many things, and the concubine would not give him a chance to leave the palace at all.

So, after he expressed his intention to leave the palace, the concubine attacked him.

When a pregnant concubine had saffron in her meal, the concubine almost slipped the fetus, the emperor was furious and ordered a strict investigation, and then the successor he identified stood up to denounce him, and found unused saffron in his room.

Only then did he know that his most trusted apprentice had betrayed him for power, and the concubine he had always been looking forward to wanted his life.

Perhaps because he didn't deserve to die, he met a person who looked five points like him in the prison, and that person was already terminally ill, and sympathized with his plight, so the two made a deal.

The man took his place and died, and he took the place of that person and returned to his hometown to provide for his parents, wife and children.

In the end, the once high-profile head of the imperial dining room was beheaded for public display, and at the same time, a bad old man left the prison and returned to live in a remote mountain village.

After listening to Lao Li Tou's words, Liu Jiaojiao couldn't help sighing, she used to think that the palace was a very dark place when she watched palace fighting dramas, but now when she heard real people and real things, she felt more and more that she shouldn't go to that place to kill her.

However, she could hear that Lao Li Tou was hiding some key things, such as the place in the prison that was heavily managed, how did he exchange identities with people and leave safely? That man asked him to support his parents, wife, and children, but why was he alone? Also, it is rumored in the village that he has a relationship with the county magistrate and so on.

It seems that this old man has a lot of secrets.

Liu Jiaojiao pretended to be curious and asked, "Grandpa Li, what happened to that imperial chef?" ”

Lao Li Tou glanced at her, his eyes were deep and unpredictable, and he said indifferently: "I don't know, maybe alive, maybe dead." ”

It's obviously just him, but it's really so easy to deceive her as an ignorant little girl?

Liu Jiaojiao was complaining in her heart, but she didn't show anything on her face, and said in a slightly regretful tone: "If only I could see him, it's the imperial chef who cooks for the emperor, and the things made are so delicious!" ”

Lao Li Tou laughed, "Girl, the food in the palace is exquisite, but it is not necessarily delicious, because there are too many rules, those who eat must abide by the rules and cannot eat more, and those who do it must also abide by the rules, and many cooking methods cannot be used." ”

"Isn't that the one who eats is unhappy, and the one who cooks is not happy? Eating is supposed to be a happy thing, why are you so tired? ”

Lao Li was stunned for a moment, suddenly chuckled, looked at Liu Jiaojiao's eyes with a hint of appreciation, and nodded: "Yes, eating should be a happy thing, or how to say that food is the sky?" ”

"Grandpa Li, the story is over, and you haven't answered my question yet."

"What's the problem?"

"Can you teach me how to cook?"

"Hehe......" Lao Li Tou chuckled again, "It's not good." ”

Liu Jiaojiao: "......" It's okay, there is still time, even if she is splashing and rolling soft and grinding hard bubbles, she will be his apprentice.