led Lin Xiaozhu out of the kitchen, and the shopkeeper Yu said: "Miss Lin, there is a quiet room in my restaurant, which is very secluded, do you think we should go there to talk?" And your son-in-law, do you want to send someone to invite them over? ”

Seeing that Shopkeeper Yu couldn't wait, Lin Xiaozhu knew that this recipe could be sold at a good price, and his heart was stable, so he stopped and said, "Shopkeeper Yu, don't worry." Serve a plate of Chef Wu's duck first, and I'll wait until I've tasted it. ”

"This ......" Shopkeeper Yu hesitated. It stands to reason that this is how it should be. It's no secret that their ducks are sold openly. Lin Xiaozhu showed such a high level of cooking skills just now, and they came up with the best dish to entertain Lin Xiaozhu, so that she had a number of this dish in her heart, and it was also natural. But in his selfish heart, he was reluctant to let Lin Xiaozhu taste it before the matter was negotiated. Once Lin Xiaozhu felt that the duck she made tasted better than Chef Wu's, wouldn't she ask for a sky-high price?

Lin Xiaozhu saw Shopkeeper Yu's thoughts, and said with a smile: "I think the reason why Shopkeeper Yu wants to buy my recipe is to surpass Chef Wu." To be honest, I have several duck recipes here, all of which are new and tasty. But I also had to taste the duck made by Chef Wu before I knew which one was more suitable to sell to Shopkeeper Yu. Otherwise, it took half a day to build the stove, and the ducks made were not as good as the Yu shopkeeper's intentions, wouldn't it be a waste of time? When my son-in-law's guards found here, and the son said that he was leaving, the shopkeeper Yu would pay a high price, and I would not be able to sell the recipe to the shopkeeper Yu. ”

As soon as he heard this, Shopkeeper Yu was so frightened that he threw his little Jiujiu out of the clouds, and hurriedly smiled: "What Miss Lin said is very reasonable, I will ask someone to serve food for Miss Lin to taste." ”

"In that case, let's go to the hall. After I've tasted the duck and eaten. Let's talk to the quiet room with Shopkeeper Yu. ”

"Okay, okay, Miss Lin is invited." Shopkeeper Yu didn't dare to have any objections to what Lin Xiaozhu said, and ordered Xiao Er to serve a few more dishes. personally led Lin Xiaozhu to the hall.

Seeing Yuan Tianye and Shen Ziyi talking with their heads down from a distance, while the food on the table did not move at all, Lin Xiaozhu was very surprised. He approached and asked, "Why don't you eat?" ”

"You're back?" The two looked up. smiled, "I want to wait for you to come out and eat a piece." ”

"What are you waiting for me for?" Lin Xiaozhu's heart warmed, sat down, and beckoned Shopkeeper Yu, "Shopkeeper Yu, do you want to eat some together?" ”

"No, no, you use it slowly." Shopkeeper Yu smiled and bowed slightly to Yuan Tianye and Shen Ziyi. He turned his head to look at Lin Xiaozhu again, "Miss Lin, when you finish eating, let Xiao Er lead you to the quiet room, and I will wait for you there." ”

"Okay." Lin Xiaozhu nodded.

Watching Shopkeeper Yu leave, Yuan Tianye picked up a chopstick dish and put it in Lin Xiaozhu's bowl: "It's hard work." Not to be outdone, Shen Ziyi also came over with a pair of chopsticks.

was already hungry, and just now he went to the kitchen to cook a dish for others to eat, Lin Xiaozhu was really uncomfortable. Don't be verbose, pick up the bowl and start eating. After eating a few bites, he suppressed the hunger in his heart, and then said, "Why don't you care about how my recipe is selling?" ”

"Is this still to be asked? It's up to you to cook. What is a small country restaurant? You have to scare them into a daze. Yuan Tianye said.

Thinking of the scene in the kitchen just now, Lin Xiaozhu raised his chin proudly: "That's, I, Lin Xiaozhu, am out of the horse, what else can't I do?" ”

Shen Ziyi saw her smug appearance, and was about to make a joke, but saw a junior servant bring the dish and said, "This is the most famous signature dish of our Linfeng Residence - Imperial Kitchen Roast Duck, three guest officers, please try it." Then he put down a few more dishes and left.

Lin Xiaozhu saw that the plate of duck skin was golden in color, and it should have been flipped and roasted on an open flame with a fork, and there was no sauce dish next to it, and no marinade was poured on it, it seemed that spices and seasonings were filled in the duck's belly. She took a piece and put it in her mouth, and the taste of green onions, ginger, tempeh, pepper and other seasonings also seeped into the duck meat.

"This Chef Wu said that he used to be a royal chef, but he is not talking big." Yuan Tianye ate a piece of duck and nodded.

"However, since this Chef Wu is the imperial chef, even if he doesn't work in the palace, why did he come to this small place? With his craft, wouldn't he make more money by doing things in the capital or other big places? Shen Ziyi said.

His words happened to be heard by Xiao Er, who was passing by, and Xiao Er knew that these three were the important guests of Shopkeeper Yu, so he replied with a smile: "Because Chef Wu's ancestral home is our Yanglin Town, his parents are still alive." If you don't want to be a royal chef, you naturally have to go back to your hometown to take care of your knees. ”

Lin Xiaozhu was stunned. Presumably, this Chef Wu is also a person who is afraid of trouble, and after returning to his hometown, he did not open his own shop, but ran to this Linfeng residence to be a chef. After doing it for a while, I felt that I had worked hard and was unbalanced, so I became more and more arrogant. Thinking of this, Lin Xiaozhu was very unimpressed with his approach. In her opinion, Chef Wu could have opened his own roast duck specialty store or joined forces with a restaurant, instead of being a chef who only paid a monthly salary, as he is doing now. He is uncomfortable doing this, and the owner is not happy, so why bother.

Survival of the fittest, survival of the fittest. Lin Xiaozhu did not feel guilty at all about harming Chef Wu's interests by selling recipes to Shopkeeper Yu. According to the relationship between Chef Wu and the restaurant, even without her, their cooperation will not last long. Maybe her appearance made Chef Wu wake up earlier, and he has always embarked on his own path of development, which is the gospel of the common people in Yanglin Town. It is difficult for ordinary people to come to the restaurant to consume once; But it is not very difficult to buy a roast duck once in a while to go home for a tooth sacrifice.

"Lin Xiaozhu, I think the taste of this duck is already excellent, can you make a better roast duck than this?" Shen Ziyi asked worriedly.

Lin Xiaozhu glanced at Yuan Tianye and saw that he didn't seem to be worried, so he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Doesn't Gongzi have such worries?" ”

Yuan Tianye looked over and smiled slightly: "I see that you don't have the slightest worried look on your face, you must be confident." So, there's nothing to worry about. ”

"That being said. But I think that sometimes, it's better to say what you care about than not to say it at all. Shen Ziyi glanced at Yuan Tianye defiantly and spoke.

Originally, Lin Xiaozhu felt that Yuan Tianye had already understood her if she didn't speak, this is called understanding you, this is called tacit understanding, this feeling is very good; But when he heard Shen Ziyi's words, he felt that it made sense. When two people get along, even if they know what the other party's state is, ask, chat, and care about each other, it is more warm than not saying a word despite tacit understanding.

Seeing that Shen Ziyi finished saying that, he looked at her expectantly, looking very eager to get her approval, Lin Xiaozhu smiled at him and said, "Wuzhen is the only way for Beiyan to go to Nanhai Kingdom, have you all eaten Liu Ji's roast duck?" Which do you think is more delicious than the duck there or Chef Wu's? ”

Although she did not get Lin Xiaozhu's approval in language, her smile greatly encouraged Shen Ziyi. He thought for a while and said: "Liu Ji's roast duck is salty and sweet, with a faint fragrance of fresh reeds and pine needles, which is extremely unique, but the duck meat is not so flavorful, nor is it so crispy. Compared with these two kinds of ducks, they have their own characteristics, and it is impossible to distinguish which is better than the other. ”

Lin Xiaozhu nodded: "That's right." But they all have a common drawback, have you eaten them? ”

"Downside?" Shen Ziyi frowned.

Yuan Tianye said: "The disadvantage is that the meat is not tender enough. ”

Shen Ziyi didn't know what to stimulate today, so he blindly couldn't get along with Yuan Tianye, and retorted: "But it's baked?" You want to make it crispy and tender and juicy, but it's hard to have both fish and bear's paws, right? Seeing that Lin Xiaozhu didn't make a sound, only put a piece of duck in his mouth, he asked curiously, "Can you really make a duck that is both crispy and tender?" ”

"Try it." Lin Xiaozhu blinked.

The corners of Yuan Tianye's mouth curled, showing a smile, and he also stretched out his chopsticks, grabbed a piece of duck meat and ate it slowly.

Shen Ziyi looked at Lin Xiaozhu, then at Yuan Tianye, and also picked up the duck meat and put it in his mouth.

After the three of them finished eating, they let Xiao Er take them to the quiet room of the restaurant, and sure enough, they saw that the shopkeeper Yu was there, and in addition, there was a middle-aged man with an elegant temperament. Seeing the three of them coming in, Shopkeeper Yu hurriedly introduced: "This is my owner, surnamed Zhao." ”

Several people were noisy for a while, and they sat down separately, and Boss Zhao went straight to the point: "Miss Lin tasted the roast duck made by Chef Wu just now, how does it taste?" ”

"Yes, it's a roast duck made by the imperial chef." Lin Xiaozhu said.

Boss Zhao didn't expect her to praise Chef Wu's cooking skills, instead of picking on the disadvantages of this duck, he looked at her in some surprise, and asked, "Can that girl make a better duck than this?" ”

"I said yes, not good; Boss Zhao and Shopkeeper Yu said that it was good. Lin Xiaozhu smiled, "In this way, you find a place, and then send two plasterers to me, and I will build a stove." Then I'll make a list, and you'll send someone to deliver the ingredients I want early tomorrow morning. When I make the duck and you taste it, we'll talk about something else. ”

"Okay, that's it." Boss Zhao was extremely satisfied with Lin Xiaozhu's cheerful attitude, and said: "I have a small courtyard in the west of the town, which is quite quiet and clean, and the three of you live there, and the stove is also built in the small kitchen over there." After a while, I will have the three of them sent over, and if there is anything lacking in life, you can just ask your subordinates to add it. ”

Lin Xiaozhu didn't answer immediately, but turned his gaze to Yuan Tianye and Shen Ziyi. Yuan Tianye also said that he was going to practice medicine, and now that he has a place to eat and live, he shouldn't have to practice medicine, right? (To be continued)