In Wang's Mansion, Wang Shishi was angry, even more serious than Master Wang's anger, and the subordinates were frightened, and hurriedly went to the kitchen to call the so-called imperial kitchen disciple over.

The imperial chef disciple was very young, but he was in his early twenties, and he was dressed quite cleanly, and there was a maid with clear eyebrows behind him, with his head down, and he couldn't see his face clearly.

"You're the Imperial Chef disciple from Beijing?" Wang Shishi looked at the man, "Master Yao? Master? At such a level, you dare to call the master, what kind of place are you and my Wang Mansion! He made these unpalatable things to fool us, and even dared to ask for a thousand taels of silver! ”

Wang Shishi looked at the man and was so angry that she threw the plate!

Unexpectedly, Master Yao didn't panic in the slightest, and actually sneered and said, "How is it?" This is indeed the dish of the imperial cuisine in Beijing, and the menu is also shown to you first, and the mountains and rivers invited us to come over, saying that it is a heavy money, and now I don't want to give money? ”

"Give money? You really want to be beautiful, just how you make this dish, you dare to say that it is the level of the imperial kitchen! Does the emperor eat this? Wang Shishi slapped the table suddenly, and her voice rose a few points, "You are not a disciple of the imperial kitchen at all, you are a cheated thing, believe it or not, I will sue the official to arrest you!" ”

"Sue the official?" That Master Yao smiled and glanced at Wang Shishi with disdain, "I, Yao Dalong, am the personal disciple of Chef Li in the palace, who doesn't know about this matter in Shangjing?" You can just go find one and ask anyone, and see if anyone doesn't know the prestige of my Yao Dalong and Chef Li! You think you've got a lot of stinky money, don't you? Sue the official? I'm going to sue you, but I want to see who ends up in prison? ”

Ho, it looks very hard.

"Want me to give money? For these dishes you make, dare you ask me for a thousand taels of silver? You're not afraid of the wind flashing your tongue! Wang Shishi laughed angrily, pointed at Yao Dalong and said, "Yao Dalong, right?" Taste your own cooking, come, taste for yourself what this stuff is! ”

Yao Dalong raised his head arrogantly and snorted coldly: "I know my own level, people in Beijing say that I am on par with my master's level, and the dishes made by my master have even been praised by His Majesty himself." You countrymen, where do you know how to appreciate? ”

Wang Shishi was so angry by his words that she almost vomited blood.

"Master Yao, right?" Hua Manxi put down the chopsticks in his hand, stood up, his eyes swept over Yao Dalong and the maid behind him, and suddenly said, "I can be regarded as a chef in Xia, since Master Yao is so sure, why don't you compete with me?" If you win, a thousand taels of silver plus two hundred taels of bounty, a lot, if you lose, then I'm sorry, this table, please take it, we won't give a penny. ”

"Good! Compete with him! Wang Shishi was so angry that she was about to turn over the table, but when she heard Hua Manxi say this, she suddenly became interested, "I want to see how capable you imperial chefs who came to Beijing." ”

"Hmph, a little girl, want to compete with me? You save a little, if it weren't for some food festival you hold here, I want to come and see a lively scene, even 5,000 taels of silver, I won't come. That Yao Dalong glanced at Hua Manxi with great disdain.

"Really? Since Master Yao doesn't appreciate the face, then we will see in the court, it just so happens that we are going to hold a food festival these days, and there are many dignitaries and nobles in the county, and there are also distinguished guests in Beijing. Hua Manxi said unhurriedly.

"This-if you want to compare it, then compare, but I don't do it, you can compare it with my maid, she is my helper on weekdays, and she can learn my three-point fur." When Yao Dalong heard that there was a distinguished guest from Beijing in Shishan County, his face changed suddenly, and he said with an unnatural expression.

"You're deceiving people too much!" When Wang Shishi heard that he was going to let a maid come to compete with Manxi, she was so angry that she was about to jump, but Hua Manxi smiled slightly, took Wang Shishi's hand, and said, "Since Master Yao is so sure, then please ask this girl for advice." ”

"Okay, you're just a matchmaker." Yao Dalong said coldly.

"It's very simple, I'll make three dishes, and if you can make it, you win, no matter how it tastes. If you make three dishes, I will cook them, and if everyone makes them, let's talk about the taste. Hua Manxi said lightly, "In order to prevent the hexagram from changing, let's first write down the answer with a pen and paper." ”

"It's all your people, what if they help you cheat!" Yao Dalong was unconvinced.

"This official uses the official seal as a guarantee, which is fair and just." Chen Xiuli took out the official seal in his arms, put it on the table, and said to Yao Dalong, "Master Yao is here in Kyoto, you should know the official seal, this official Chen Xiuli is the county order of Shishan County, if there is any injustice, Master Yao should go to the Imperial Historical Observatory." ”

Yao Dalong had nothing to say at this time, glanced coldly at the maid behind him, and said coldly: "Go, if you lose, you will feel better!" ”

The maid nodded, stepped forward, and began to write the name of the dish.

Hua Manxi and she both wrote the name of the dish, folded it and handed it to Lord Chen, Hua Manxi stepped forward and said: "Listen, girl, I want you to make three dishes, namely, the first course, the peerless Shuangjiao Qinglong Club, the second course, a group of ants fighting black bears, and the third course, the mother and son meet across the river." ”

As soon as Hua Manxi's words came out, the girl's face suddenly changed, but after a moment, she calmed down and said to Hua Manxi: "The dishes I want to make, the first course, three fresh dragon and phoenix balls, the second course, magpie Dengmei, and the third course, assorted tofu soup." ”

"Little sister, I'll let you cook a few home-cooked dishes, and you let me cook the imperial meal?" Hua Manxi smiled lightly and looked at the girl.

The girl bowed her head quickly, her face a little crimson.

Without further ado, both of them went to the kitchen of Wang's mansion and began to get busy.

Wang Shishi and Master Wang were already stunned when they heard the name of the dish.

"Absolute Double Pride Green Dragon Society? A group of ants fighting a black bear? Mother and son meet across the river? Three fresh dragon and phoenix balls? Magpie Dengmei? What is this? Except for an assorted tofu soup, which is made of tofu, I don't know what it is, I've never heard of it! Wang Shishi wondered.

However, Chen Xiuli stood up and responded: "This assorted tofu soup is not a simple dish, this is a dish at the palace banquet, I went to eat it once when I was in the middle of Tanhua, this bowl of tofu soup is an extreme test of the chef's knife skills, you need to cut the tofu as delicate as a hair, put it in the soup, and distinguish it clearly, it can be regarded as a success." ”

"What? Cutting tofu into hair strands? It's too hard, isn't it? Several aunts in Wang's Mansion exclaimed, "Can Chef Hua win?" If you lose, you'll have to give a thousand taels—"

"Why can't you win, Manxi will definitely win!" Wang Shishi said confidently, "I don't care what kind of imperial chef she is, anyway, she can't make these three dishes in Manxi." ”

What Wang Shishi said was good, that Yao Dalong and his maid went to the back kitchen, only to see that the maid frowned, and muttered to herself again and again: "Absolutely double proud Qinglong Club?" What the hell is it? There is also a group of ants fighting black bears, and mother and son meet across the river? What is all this? The master never taught! ”

"What? Isn't your master a chef? How can a dignified imperial chef not even teach the name of the dish that a little village girl said! Yao Dalong was so angry that his eyes were cold, and he stared at the maid and said, "Yao Xiaofeng, I warn you, if you can't win and can't get this thousand taels of silver, I will leave you in Shishan County and won't take you back to Beijing, believe it or not!" ”

"Brother! Can you please stop bothering me! It's all your fault, they all said that you can't cook at all! You're going to have to do it yourself! It's going to be good, people don't eat well, so they have to pay the bill! If you let me cook from the beginning, can I still mess up? Yao Xiaofeng glared at him and said angrily.

"Then you also made soup, and people didn't praise you for doing a good job!" Yao Dalong said angrily, "Hurry up and think about it!" If we can't do it, and we can't get the money, neither of us will want to go back!" ”

"Why can't I go back, didn't I run a few houses and make a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner?" Thousands of taels of silver are in your hands, why can't you go back? Yao Xiaofeng glared at Yao Dalong.

"Where is the silver? I've spent it all! Yao Dalong stomped his feet angrily when he said this, "I suspect that I don't agree with this place, and I will lose wherever I go!" ”

"You, you're gambling again! You! Yao Dalong! Yao Xiaofeng was so angry that his eyes were red, and his hands began to tremble slightly when he grabbed the spatula.

"Isn't that what I want to win back? Don't you want to open a restaurant? If you don't win money, where is the money for you to open a restaurant! Yao Dalong was angry, and shouted in a low voice.

"I've been cooking for many years, if you don't gamble, you can open a few restaurants! Yao Dalong, after this meal, our brother and sister will part ways, and you are not allowed to go to the pit under the guise of my master in the future! Yao Xiaofeng's eyes were red with anger, and he pointed at him with a spatula and swore an oath.

"What do you call me abducted and deceived, obviously you are the master who took my name to worship! You go and ask your master, is the apprentice he accepts Yao Dalong or Yao Xiaofeng! You are a girl, if you don't have my identity to protect you, can you learn to cook? Now that your wings are stiff, you want to cross the river and tear down the bridge, right? Yao Dalong said disdainfully, "If there is no cover of my identity, who is willing to hire a girl to cook?" ”

"Why isn't there any? Isn't there a female chef in the Wang family today? There are also three dishes like this! Can you figure it out! Yao Xiaofeng was almost so angry with this brother that he vomited blood, and he didn't bother to quarrel with him, so he threw the spatula directly on the pot, "I won't do it, I can't think of it, let's go!" ”

As she spoke, she walked to the door, and Yao Dalong quickly grabbed her sleeve.