Of course, no matter what, as a chef who was invited to help, Wen Mingtang is just a sous chef, so what is there to understand...... That's what Lin Fei should worry about.

Glancing at Lin Fei, who was a little out of place with the smoke and fire in the kitchen, Wen Mingtang lowered his head and focused on cooking.

Cut the fish, put in wine, salt and ginger to marinate slightly, and after wrapping it in starch, carefully pinch the tail of the fish and the body of the fish, and fry it in the oil pan.

Wen Mingtang fried squirrel fish here, and Master Xing fried spicy chicken here, and the aroma of oil smoke gradually spread.

Although this oil smoke is very "down-to-earth" and elegant, it is really fragrant, Lin Fei, who was sitting outside the kitchen and reading the book, smelled the smell and looked at the kitchen again: Master Xing was holding it with one hand, stirring the chicken in the oil pot, but a layer of fine sweat appeared on his forehead. Obviously, no matter how well prepared you are, it is more difficult to cook with one hand.

Lin Fei squinted, and looked at Wen Mingtang, who scooped up the fried fish and put it on a long plate, and began to make topping sauce again, compared to Master Xing's reluctance, the girl seemed to be much more at ease, and between cooking, her eyelids lifted, and she glanced at Master Xing on the side, obviously aware of Master Xing's reluctance, but did not take the initiative to speak.

When he was watching the two of them cooking in the kitchen, the little maid ran in from outside, touched the fine sweat on his forehead, and said, "Second son, Mrs. Dao has opened the banquet, why haven't you seen your people?" ”

Today is not a day off, Jingyun Hou and his son are not in the house, if Lin Fei goes to the Yamen of Dali Temple, Mrs. Hou will not be reluctant, but he deliberately took a leave. When people are in the house, but there is no one at the banquet, some people can't talk about it.

Lin Fei nodded "um" when he heard this, got up, and glanced at the two people who were busy in the kitchen again before leaving, and then turned around and went to the banquet with the little servant.

After Lin Fei left outside the window, Master Xing, who was busy in the kitchen, stopped what he was doing and asked Wen Mingtang, who didn't even raise his head next to him: "Master Wen, Lin Shaoqing is gone!" ”

Wen Mingtang boiled the sweet and sour sauce in the pot with a "hmm", looked at the sauce in the pot intently, but said in his mouth: "Lin Shaoqing is the master, since he is in the mansion, he naturally wants to go to the banquet." ”

Is there anything strange about Lin Fei being called away?

Master Xing looked at Wen Mingtang, who didn't lift his eyelids, and asked, "Master Wen, did Lin Shaoqing like watching the chef cook so much in Dali Temple in the past?" ”

Wen Mingtang, who was boiling the sauce, jumped in his heart, thought of all the weirdness of this Master Xing's behavior, paused, and said: "Lin Shaoqing is busy every day, but if he is free, he really likes to come to the chef to watch me and other cooks busy, and I prefer the bite that has just come out of the pot." ”

Hearing this, Master Xing couldn't help laughing twice, and quipped: "I don't think that someone like the second son would have such a preference!" ”

Wen Mingtang poured the prepared sauce on the prepared squirrel fish, and answered: "We didn't expect Lin Shaoqing to be so down-to-earth under the appearance of not eating fireworks in the world. Otherwise, it won't be three meals a day, and the meals will be solved in the public kitchen instead of going to Hongyanlou. ”

Hearing Wen Mingtang say this, Master Xing seemed to be relieved, and while looking at the expression on Wen Mingtang's face, he said: "It's not a secret, I just thought that Lin Shaoqing came here for the side, and being scrutinized like this always makes people feel a little panicked." ”

Wen Mingtang put the prepared squirrel fish on the dinner plate, and when the maid outside walked in and brought out the prepared squirrel fish, he turned his head and smiled at Master Xing: "Lin Shaoqing is just to see if I, the master of the big pot of dishes, can make a good small pot dish, Master Xing doesn't have to worry too much." ”

That's right! Master Xing nodded, and then continued to make the spicy chicken that had just been made.

With such a delay, the taste of this spicy chicken can be imagined. Wen Mingtang glanced at Master Xing, who didn't care, lowered his eyelids, and lowered his head to deal with the ribs.

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When Lin Fei came to the banquet, most of the cold food dishes on the banquet had been gone, Mrs. Hou glanced at Lin Fei, who was late, and reprimanded "I didn't get up until this time", and then said to Mrs. Lu and others: "Ah Fei is often busy with eucalyptus things and often doesn't even take a break, and today I took a leave of absence by taking advantage of the banquet guests, and I actually slept until this time......"

Lin Fei didn't debunk Mrs. Hou's words, nodded and responded with a few words, "Not next time", and his eyes fell on the dishes brought by the maid.

In the long white plate, a fish dish was served, different from the "rules" of common fish dishes in vegetarian days, the osmanthus fish in this long plate is quite "playful" with its head cocked, the fish meat blooms like a blooming chrysanthemum, the orange sauce on it is poured from the beginning to the end, the green peas, the golden pine nuts are mixed in the sauce, the whole dish looks quite attractive.

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Mrs. Jingyun Marquis boasted that she had participated in many banquets in the capital, and even went to the palace banquet more than once, but this dish was the first time she had seen it, looking at the "playful" appearance of this fish, she couldn't help but say: "Which dish is this?" ”

Lin Fei said: "Squirrel fish, sweet and sour." ”

The fish is so fresh, and the orange sauce is so bright and festive that when the "squirrel fish" is put down, everyone will quickly move to the squirrel fish.

The flesh of the fish body is open, but the skin of the fish is not broken, and there are indeed some "squirrels" that look like flipped hair. Because the bones are removed, the fish can be pinched off with a light clip. Sent to the mouth, the sauce is sweet and sour, quite appetizing, when the teeth bite the fish, only to find that the fish is fried, the appearance is crispy, the teeth break the layer of crispy shell, the fish inside is extremely tender, different from the sweet and sour taste of the sauce, the fish taste a slight salty umami.

Although the sweet and sour taste and salty taste all appear in the same dish, it is not abrupt at all when chewed, but the taste is rich and layered.

While chatting with Mrs. Lu and others, Mrs. Hou glanced at Lin Fei who was slow and reasonable, but actually did not eat slowly: I didn't think that this Master Wen not only did a good job of cooking in a big pot and home-cooked dishes, but also that this banquet dish was also not bad.

Although the two dishes on the menu are not as artistic conception as Chef Xing's cooking, the taste is extremely good. On the other hand, today's Master Xing, glanced at the spicy chicken that was served when he ate squirrel fish, although the Lu family also praised a few words, but Mrs. Hou's mouth was tricky, coupled with the dishes made by Master Xing, knowing his work, the spicy chicken in today's entrance only tasted it and knew that this dish was "poor" for him, and the chicken was obviously old.

What's going on? Su Rili is meticulous, how can a person who has never made a mistake make a mistake at today's banquet?