After rolling out the wonton skin, Hua Manxi began to make the filling, the pork belly is lean, with a little fat, especially suitable for filling, she took half of the pork belly, and then chopped the winter bamboo shoots, and in the meat filling, and then added pepper, salt, a little soy sauce, a little sugar, ginger, green onion and other seasonings, stir the filling in one direction, and after the filling is strong, this is the beginning of the wonton.

After wrapping the filling, Hua Manxi began to cook, wanton was originally to be blanched and eaten with broth, but the current conditions do not allow the use of broth, so she used the remaining half of the pork belly to peel and a little fat, marinated it with seasonings, and then put in a small piece of winter bamboo shoots just now, and shredded green onion and ginger, and cooked a bowl of lean broth.

After the wonton is scalded in boiling water, Hua Manxi puts the wonton into the lean broth, then sprinkles a few drops of sesame oil, and a bowl of wonton with lean winter bamboo shoots soup is ready.

Since she sold the recipe for the hot pot to Yipinju, Yipinju has come back with a large batch of chili sauce and tomato sauce, so there are two more seasonings on the stove, and she uses a bowl to mix some chili sauce together, and then raises the finished brand.

Almost at the same time, Xu Jing and Xiao Wu on the left and right also raised the finished sign.

This time it was a primary election, and the stoves were open to the public, so not only the onlookers could see the process of cooking, but also the chefs who participated in the competition could see what each other was doing.

Xiao Wu's finished product is similar to Hua Manxi's, she makes a bowl of carrot egg fried rice, orange and red carrot cubes, golden rice, green green onions, it looks very beautiful, and it is also very appetizing.

And Xu Jing is almost the same, he makes beef noodles. The large slices of beef are obviously marinated with large ingredients, and the handmade noodles look very tenacious and tenacious, and there are no greens on his beef noodles, only a bowl of shredded green onions is cut and placed on a small bowl on the side.

Looking at other cooks, it's not so simple, some make stewed pig's trotters with a vegetarian boiled peanut, the staple food is white rice, some make a whole chicken stew, and then serve fried vegetables and dry cakes, anyway, the fragrance is endless, dazzling.

This preliminary round is limited to one hour, but if you can do it in advance, you can taste it first.

Xiao Wu held the sign one step ahead of Hua Manxi and was the first person to complete the whole competition, so after her work was inserted into the sign, the first one was brought to the judges' seat.

The person in charge of serving the dishes is also selected from the palace head of the Internal Affairs Office, it must be fair and just, the eunuch who serves the dishes will use a small spoon to scoop out five small bowls of egg fried rice in the bowl, and then serve it to the judges by the next person, this preliminary round does not limit the number of selected people, as long as three of the five judges raise the promotion brand, the chef can directly advance to the next semi-final.

Several judges tasted Xiao Wu's golden fried rice, and except for the county lord of Yunhua, the other four people all raised the promotion signs.

The next dish is the clear soup pork and winter bamboo shoots wonton in Huamanxi, and in addition to the wonton, there is also a small bowl with chili sauce in each bowl.

Several judges were very cautious, took a bite of the chili sauce dipped in the chili sauce, and ate a bite of the one that was not dipped in the chili sauce, and they all raised the promotion signs.

Hua Manxi also successfully advanced.

Next is Xu Jing's beef noodles, his noodles are shredded green onions, not like the way to eat here in Nanyang, but like the way people in Northern Xinjiang eat, because the beef is marinated very well, so it has also been unanimously promoted.

The dishes made by the chef were not all eaten by the judges, and the rest was still clean, if any of the dignitaries upstairs took a fancy to it, they could order someone to go to the back kitchen to try it, which also made it convenient for these chefs to leave a way back after they were defeated.

Since the start of the food tasting, the atmosphere upstairs has become a little more lively.

"Golden fried rice, isn't it just egg fried rice? The name is so pleasing that someone came, but they brought the golden fried rice to us to taste. Wei Guogong stroked his beard and smiled and commanded his subordinates.

"Ouch, this official also wants to taste it, is Wei Guogong willing to cut his love?" Chen Song was also among them, and said regretfully.

"Why not? This fried rice is just a taste, and after the game is over, wouldn't it be better to call a few future imperial chefs with better skills to make a table for us personally, and the old man will do the east. Wei Guogong said.

"Ouch, that's not right, didn't Wei Guogong make a quasi-in-law with Zhen Guogong? The east bed you gave is here, how can there be a reason to let your father-in-law be the east? Chen Song teased.

Chen Song, whose name is Bochang, although he was only born in Bofu, and did not attack the lord, he is just a concubine, and the eldest son and grandson of this kind of family of Wei Guogong are not the same kind of people, but they are fighting for their own strength, and they have earned a first-class Shangshu for themselves!

"Chen Shangshu is reasonable, isn't Zhen Guohou here? How could Wei Guogong be the east? The military department Shangshu also interjected.

"Zhenguo Hou is young, and he was named the Marquis by virtue of his military exploits, one door, one duke, one wait, it is really a supreme honor." Someone else exclaimed with a clear conscience.

In fact, according to Xu Heng's military exploits, at the age of fourteen, he guarded the northern Xinjiang until now, for more than ten years, even if he was crowned a national prince, it is not enough to worry about it, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that His Majesty does not like the Zhenguo Gong family, and the glory of the two princes is impossible to give to the Xu family no matter what.

This is just a sweet jujube first, and then a big slap, the legs of this town Guohou have been broken, and it is impossible to lead soldiers, and this military power should also be taken back.

"Yes, yes, Zhen Guohou was not only made a marquis at a young age, but also the family business of Wei Guogong, Miss Wei Guogong is famous, she is one of the best talented women in Kyoto, such a good fate, it is really a long grace." Someone added a handful of firewood at the right time.

The more they talked, the more embarrassed the city became. This marriage is just a means for His Majesty to appease Xu Heng, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that it is definitely not a sincere marriage, but his daughter was unlucky, so she ran into this muzzle, and he was a courtier, and he couldn't resist.

When the eyes of these old men fell on Xu Heng, Xu Heng, who had been silent, slowly pushed the wheelchair he was sitting in, took a step forward, and looked down at the game scene below.

"To be the east, you can, Ben Hou is not short of money, but if you want to eat with everyone, Ben Hou has no interest, Ben Hou has always liked to eat alone." Xu Heng said unhurriedly, and said casually to Xu Yang beside him, "Go and bring that wonton to Ben Hou to taste, I have been in Northern Xinjiang for more than ten years, and I have forgotten what it is like to eat such exquisite food." ”

Those old men were originally laughing at the family affairs of the Weiguo Mansion and the Zhenguo Mansion, intending to laugh at Xu Heng, a Kyoto man who had not returned to Kyoto for more than ten years, but they didn't want him to lose face like this, so they choked them directly, and they were a little shocked for a while.

Xu Heng lightly hooked the corners of his lips, looked at Wei Guogong, his voice was cold and indifferent, and said slowly: "Your Majesty has recently been discussing with me the candidate to succeed the Northern Xinjiang Army, since everyone is a family, I have decided to recommend my future brother-in-law, future father-in-law, what do you think?" ”

As soon as Xu Heng's words came out, Wei Guogong's face turned pale with fright, the military power of Northern Xinjiang was taken back by His Majesty, but the Northern Xinjiang Army has always been under the command of the Xu family, and this handover will inevitably set off a bloody storm, if there is no strong background, how can this military power be so easy to take over? He's such a son, and he doesn't want to be a target.

Some people rush to this fat gap, and some people avoid it.

"Well, my son is negligent in discipline and can't do anything, how can he be in this big position? Besides, seeing that Xuan'er's marriage is coming, she is such an elder brother, but if she goes out on her back, if she goes to northern Xinjiang, I am afraid that she will not be able to come back, and it is inevitable that she will regret the major events in her life. Wei Guogong hurriedly moved out of his daughter.

Xu Heng knew it, but he didn't say anything, and was about to knock on this old man again, but he didn't want a delicate voice to suddenly intervene and break everyone's conversation.

"Dad, I heard that someone in your private room asked for that bowl of clear soup wonton, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been infected with wind and cold in the past few days, and has no appetite, and he happened to fall in love with that wonton, but I don't know which adult is going?" The person who came was not someone else, it was Wei Guogong's daughter-in-law, Lin Fengxuan, who was given to marry Xu Heng.

As soon as she said this, a smile appeared in the eyes of the people in the private room, and everyone had a good look on the show, even Shen Shao, who had been watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but hook the corners of his lips slightly.

Wei Guogong only felt very embarrassed, as if he was being roasted on a fire, and his old face was red.

How did he answer that his daughter had settled a relationship with Xu Heng and stayed in a box with the prince? Why did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince come with a shy face to ask Xu Heng to take the wonton first?

This is his good daughter of Wei Guogong? It's embarrassing to spread it, even if she is dissatisfied with this family business, she can't do such flattering things in public, isn't this a grudge with the Zhenguo Mansion? Although the Zhenguo Mansion is not the emperor's heart now, so what!

Your Majesty can't get used to them, and you can't kill them!

Just when Wei Guogong was embarrassed and didn't know how to speak, Xu Yang, who was sent out by Xu Heng, had already returned, holding a tray in his hand, and the bowl of clear soup wonton made by Hua Manxi was placed on it.

"Master Hou, the wonton you want." Xu Yang directly put the wonton on the table in front of Xu Heng.

Lin Fengxuan and Xu Heng's eyes looked at the bowl of wonton almost at the same time, and in the clear soup with some lean meat and winter bamboo shoot slices, green onions and white and tender wontons floated in between.

It turned out that he asked for this bowl of wonton! Lin Fengxuan's sharp nails sank into the palms of her hands, and then she forcibly stopped her urge to turn her head and walk away.

She couldn't have imagined that she would have to open her mouth to talk to the man she hated the most!

But when she left the private room just now, she had already boasted about Haikou in front of His Royal Highness the Prince, the Third Prince, the Ninth Prince, Princess Mingzhu, and a group of young ladies and gentlemen, saying that she would definitely be able to bring back this bowl of wonton!