Hua Manxi didn't like others to touch his own things, so he snatched the skin care cream back in front of Xiao Wu, locked it in the drawer, and said coldly, "This is a special gift from my fiancé, I don't like others to share his affection." ”

Xiao Wu didn't expect her to be so faceless, so she applied the skin care cream on her face evenly, and patted it.

"Hmph, stingy, but your skin care ointment is really good, it's fragrant and smooth, no wonder everyone is a cook, you are so much whiter than me." Xiao Wu said.

Hua Manxi didn't want to deal with her very much, but in order to prevent her from using her own things again, she paused, and said with a serious expression: "This is ordered by my fiancé, the price is more than a thousand gold, if you use mine again, I want you to lose money." ”

"Tsk, no, no, today I saw your fiancé and your family's carriage, it is indeed a rich man's panache, your fiancé is quite handsome." Xiao Wu seems to be born without knowing cold occasions and shutting up, and continues to babble.

Then what she saw today should be a light cloud, but Hua Manxi didn't want to say more, so she packed her clothes and planned to take a bath, so she just hummed.

But Xiao Wu still chattered endlessly, and said: "Your fiancé's family is rich and handsome, and he is so good to you, accompanying you to Beijing, and giving you customized skin care cream, so why do you still let you be a cook, the cook is tired and hard, and the smoke is burning." Could it be that their family is looking at your cooking skills? When I was working in the restaurant, there was also a son-in-law who wanted to take me as a concubine and asked me to help him take care of the restaurant. ”

"You're right, he is trying to make my cooking, and I was the cook in his family at first." Hua Manxi thought of Xu Jinfei and was very angry, how long has this person not written to him!

"What? So you're still married? Does his family agree? Xiao Wu was surprised, thinking that the son-in-law who chased her wanted to take her as a concubine, but his family disagreed, saying that he was afraid of losing face.

"His family also likes my cooking skills." Hua Manxi said frankly, "Besides, I don't think being a cook is a hard job, I like to cook, and I came to choose the imperial chef for long-term knowledge and learning." ”

"That's a good life." Xiao Wu sighed, "I'm here to choose the imperial chef, I want to be the imperial chef, I can eat and live well in the palace, and I can find a backer, in this life, I have been bullied enough!" ”

Hua Manxi entered the bathtub, there was no sound, she washed her hair and took a bath, changed her clothes, and washed her clothes to dry, and saw Xiao Wu's clothes stacked on the ground, she couldn't help frowning and said: "Xiao Wu, why don't you wash your clothes, putting them here will attract insects, and it smells." ”

Who would have thought that Xiao Wu would say: "It's just a dress, what to wash?" Wait for a few more changes before washing. ”

Hua Manxi: "........"

She can't stand such a roommate who doesn't like cleanliness, but if she says it directly, she must throw her face, Hua Manxi thought about it, and then said, "Didn't you just say that you were going to enter the palace as an imperial chef?" Not to mention entering the palace, even the chefs of ordinary high-ranking officials and nobles must pay attention to cleanliness and tidiness, and you may be difficult to get into the eyes of the master. ”

Xiao Wu has never been a cook in a big family, and has only worked with a group of men in the back kitchen of a restaurant, so he looked at Hua Manxi suspiciously: "Really? Isn't it just a good dish? ”

"Naturally not, not only must the dishes be done well, but this person must also please the master, and people will keep you." Hua Manxi said seriously, "In the past, when I was a cook in a big family, the master wanted to reward him, and he had to take a bath and change his clothes before going, so as not to smell the smell of oil smoke and dislike it." ”

"It's so strict, wouldn't it be cleaner in the palace?" Xiao Wu believed seventy percent and said with wide eyes.

"Naturally, yes, I heard a father-in-law who went to Beijing say that before entering the imperial dining room, you have to wash your hands five times! You have to check it before you can go in, so you must first develop a good habit of loving cleanliness, otherwise no matter how well you cook your food, there are no rules, and you will not choose it. Hua Manxi said alarmistly.

"My dear, then I'll wash my clothes now." Xiao Wu was stunned, and quickly got up from the bed and went to wash his clothes.

Hua Manxi was satisfied, and after a simple skin care job, he dried his hair and went back to his room to sleep.

However, Hua Manxi was not wrong, early the next morning, the chief manager of Yipinju gathered them together for training, the first one is to talk about rules and hygiene.

The requirements of the imperial dining room are even stricter than the one she scared Xiao Wu last night.

The first is to be neatly dressed, to put all the hair in the hat, not to show a trace, to keep the clothes clean, to clean the hands, etc.

After the rules are finished, it is time to do things, the new chefs all start to exercise from the tenth kitchen, each person assigns a helper chef as a guide, take them to do things, and when they are proficient, they will be promoted according to their own skills.

The person with Hua Manxi is named Qi Bang Kitchen, who is the head of Yipinju, and the imperial chefs who have been trained in his hands have come in batches.

"You first wash these dishes, cooking in the palace, it's not a simple way to cook, it's clean, novel, not only to know how to cook, but also to be able to put dishes, carving, name dishes, innovative dishes, eighteen kinds of martial arts, everything must be proficient, this washing dishes is the first thing to learn, this plate washed out, to be clean and bright can shine on the human shadow, and it feels like it is not half greasy." Qi Bang Chef said.

Hua Manxi glanced at the dishes piled up like a hill, almost his eyes were black, there was no dishwasher in ancient times, there was no disinfection cabinet, all of them had to be washed manually, and the business of this product was so good, almost all of them were princes and nobles, one point was dozens of dishes, and a table down, the dishes and dishes were more than 100.

Moreover, there was no dish soap in ancient times, and it was all about soap horn and plant ash to wash the dishes, so how easy is it to wash them?

But under the eaves, she came to learn art, so naturally she couldn't put up a shelf, so she could only say respectfully: "Okay, let's help cook." “

She sat down on the small dwarf by the sink and began to wash the dishes, fortunately, the conditions of this property are good, and the water on the sink is hot, otherwise washing dishes with cold water on this cold day will definitely have chilblains.

Hua Manxi held the loofah shell in one hand, first smeared some plant ash on the plate, used the loofah shell to wipe the plate again, removed the oil stains, and then washed it with water, washed it again with a dishcloth, and finally wiped the water with a clean towel and put it on the breathable basket.

She touched the basin, and it sounded like a sound, and when she looked at herself, she could also see the figure, thinking that it had reached the specifications.

She has always been meticulous in her work, slowly washing the dishes one by one, then drying them and putting them away in different categories.

When she got serious, the speed was naturally slow, and after washing for a while, she felt that her back hurt very much, and when she looked up, she saw that several people on the opposite side were almost finished! Only there was a hill of dishes and chopsticks in front of her.

"Hua Manxi, why are you washing so slowly, you hurry up, otherwise you won't be able to catch up with the meal!" Xiao Wu had already finished washing, and seeing that Hua Manxi was still so much in front of him, he urged.

Next to Xiao Wuyi, it is a cook surnamed Wang, who is not very old, and looks handsome, but his eyes staring at Hua Manxi are a little greasy, his dishes have been washed, and he looked at Hua Manxi and said: "It turned out to be surnamed Hua, and sure enough, it was a person like his surname, and he looked like a flower, I see that you can't finish washing this dish, just now the big manager can say, if you can't finish the work, but there is no food to eat, you call me brother, how about I help you wash?" ”

Hua Manxi raised his head and glanced at the basket next to him, the basket was still dripping, he didn't know if he could have food, and help her?

"No, I can wash it myself." Hua Manxi did not lift his head, and continued to wash his own dishes.

"Tut, I advise you to take your thoughts, the chef has a fiancé, why don't I call you brother, and you help me wash it?" Xiao Wu sneered and teased.

Who thought that the king chef didn't believe it, and sneered: "I don't believe it, if there is a fiancé, which man is willing to let his fiancée show up to be a cook!" ”

"Believe it or not. The old lady is just joking, I don't need your help, the old lady is from a restaurant, doesn't she wash the dishes? It's hard for me. Xiao Wu snorted and continued to wash the dishes in his hand.

Although she doesn't seem to be very reliable, she can still do things, and while talking, she does it quickly and well, and the dishes and bowls are neatly stacked.

Hua Manxi had no intention of talking to them, she crossed over, except for the hard work of doing everything herself during the time when she was at her uncle's house at the beginning, and later met Xu Gongzi, and it was easier to do things, and some of the heavy work was helped by light clouds and light breeze. Later, because of the food festival, the wonton shop at home rarely helped itself, and the comfortable days were too long, so naturally they were a little pampered.

After washing for a while, she felt that her arms and waist were sore, and before she could react, she heard the voice of the chief manager: "It's almost lunch time, check it first." ”

Isn't it two hours until lunchtime? She's only been washing for so long, and it's only been two hours?

She quickened her movements, and wanted to wash two, however, the chief manager had already come over with a notebook, checking and recording as she went.

"What's your name?" The chief manager asked as he flipped through his notebook and found the cook assigned to kitchen No. 10.

"Li Gui." The cook told the truth.

"Li Gui, this dish is still oily after washing, and the quantity is not enough, I am not qualified, I am not allowed to eat lunch, and I will continue to wash it tomorrow." After checking the plate, the master beside Mr. Ning said.