Xu Shuxin's demeanor is generous and decent, and he has won the heart of Meng Zhengtang, so his attitude is also very kind: "Miss Xu was born in Xingzheng Garden, and she must have a deep attainment in cooking. ”

Xu Shuxin bowed slightly and saluted: "The little girl will definitely go all out and live up to the trust of adults." ”

"Father! The banquet list has been written! At this time, a clear voice came, Xu Shuxin turned around and looked, but saw a handsome young man walking in.

Meng Zhengtang said with a smile: "Zhou'er, come on, I'll introduce you to a talented girl." ”

Meng Xingzhou noticed Xu Shuxin, Xu Shuxin's eyes flowed, he smiled at Meng Xingzhou, and said, "Slave Xu Shuxin, I have seen Meng Gongzi." ”

Meng Xingzhou also returned the salute, and Meng Zhengtang said: "Miss Xu is your second mother's niece, and she is also from a large family, and she is a teacher of Xingzhengyuan, and she is good at cooking. ”

Meng Xingzhou said: "Miss Xu, look up for a long time. ”

Xu Shuxin also replied: "I have long heard that Meng Gongzi is only eight years old, and he is rich and rich, and the disciples he teaches are all prisoners in the court, and the little girl has heard the name of the prince in the boudoir, and now I am very relieved at first sight, and after I saw the son, it was a little..."

Xu Shuxin suddenly stopped when he said this, Meng Zhengtang was a little puzzled, and asked, "What doubts does the girl have?" ”

Xu Shuxin raised his head and said, "I don't know if Gongzi still remembers saving a little girl who fell into the water in Yuelongjian ten years ago?" ”

Ten years ago, when he was eight years old, he suddenly saw a girl falling into the lake when he was practicing in the Dragon Stream, and he stepped forward and jumped into the lake to save the girl.

After thanking the girl, she was found and brought back by the servant, and has not been heard from since.

Meng Xingzhou was a little surprised, and then smiled: "Could it be that you are that girl?" ”

Xu Shuxin said happily: "I know the jade pendant on your waist, and it's really you!" ”

Meng Zhengtang smiled happily: "It turns out that Zhou'er and the girl have such a fate, it's really wonderful. The preparation of the sacrificial ceremony banquet in my Xifeng Village happened to fall on Miss Xu, this is really providence! I think, you will continue the frontier, Miss Xu, are you interested? ”

Meng Xingzhou was a little embarrassed, and he said: "Father, don't be joking, I already have someone I like, so don't use such words to confuse the relationship between me and Miss Xu." ”

As soon as these words came out, Meng Zhengtang felt a little embarrassed, how could this kid talk like this, Xu Shuxin was also a little embarrassed, she didn't expect that the person who thought about it day and night would actually tell her face to face that she had someone she liked.

Meng Xingzhou bowed his hand to Xu Shuxin and said: "Miss Xu, I really can't help it, how dare you match the beauty of Miss Xu's jade." ”

Xu Shuxin calmed down and said, "The little girl is unwell, so she will retire first!" ”

So Xu Shuxin turned around and left Cuiwei Hall.

Meng Zhengtang frowned and said, "Zhou'er, why are you talking like that!" ”

Meng Xingzhou said: "Father, children can't lie, can they see one and love one like their father?" ”

Meng Zhengtang said angrily, "I know that you hate me for marrying a concubine, so you are dissatisfied with your second mother's family, but these three wives and four concubines are a common thing, why are you like this!" ”

After finishing speaking, Meng Zhengtang brushed his sleeves and left, and Meng Xingzhou suddenly stopped his father: "Father, have you ever seen the helpless crying of soldiers dying on the battlefield and orphans and widows?" Have you ever seen the look on a soldier's face when he misses his wife? ”

Meng Zhengtang turned his head to look at his son and said, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Meng Xingzhou said: "I have seen it, and I am very impressed. They will all work hard for their wives, for the sake of this Dasheng Dynasty, and meritorious people do not accept concubines, how noble is this! What a husband the wife of the chaff does not go to court! ”

Then, Meng Xingzhou bowed his hand: "I don't want to take a concubine, but I want to sit upright in this life, this is what the master taught, and it is also the experience of the military career." Loyalty, more than anything else! Then, Meng Xingzhou took out the written banquet list, left it on the table and turned to leave.

Meng Zhengtang shook his head, he now regretted sending Meng Xingzhou to Guiguzi to study.

As soon as Meng Xingzhou left, he saw Xu Shuxin standing in his courtyard admiring the falling snow.

"Miss Xu, you haven't gone back yet?" Meng Xingzhou stepped forward and asked.

Xu Shuxin turned around, his eyes were a little red, and Meng Xingzhou asked, "Why are you crying?" ”

Xu Shuxin shook his head and said, "Why should Meng Gongzi ask more? I just hate myself for not coming to you sooner! ”

Meng Xingzhou sighed and said: "Fate is destined, I am just a cold Confucian, and Miss Xu will have a good match." ”

Xu Shuxin asked, "Master Meng, can I know who your sweetheart is?" ”

Meng Xingzhou smiled slightly and said, "Dongxiang Village, Sheng Guo'er!" ”

Sheng Guo'er! It's full of fruit again! Xu Shuxin didn't expect Sheng Guo'er to be Meng Xingzhou's sweetheart, she suddenly felt a little numb in her scalp, and her blood was surging.

"I see, no wonder Miss Sheng has developed like this. It's Meng Gongzi's good help! Xu Shuxin's faint words were full of sarcasm.

How could Meng Xingzhou not hear her words? So he said: "Miss Xu misunderstood, all of this is Sheng Guoer's own efforts, and I just helped a little." ”

Xu Shuxin cleaned up his emotions and said: "Presumably Master Meng is not very satisfied with Sheng Guo'er, after all, he is a competitor, what is Gongzi Meng's plan for this matter?" ”

Meng Xingzhou said: "This matter is not worrying Miss Xu, Xingzhou has his own ideas!" Then, Meng Xingzhou gave his leave.

Looking at the back of Meng Xingzhou's departure, Xu Shuxin felt a little unwilling.

It's obviously his own fate, why would he let Sheng Guo'er take it away!

Xu Shuxin, who had already begun to secretly compete in his heart, was even more determined at this moment to defeat Sheng Guo'er. So, she found the maid and said, "Go and inform Senior Brother Qin of the Golden Dragon Mansion and ask him to bring the best ingredients!" ”

The maid nodded and went.

On the day of the feast, all the villages prepared a feast, and the old mother of the Futai lord had been suffering from a poor appetite, and the lord of the prefecture, who was accustomed to eating delicacies from the mountains and the sea, felt that changing the country game for his mother might be able to cure his mother's poor appetite.

Hearing that the mother of Lord Futai arrived, everyone was riveted and wanted to show it, to be honest, in terms of strength, it has to be Xifeng Village, several other villages are very interesting, but there are also individual villages who want to show their faces, but the dishes they present to Lord Futai's mother don't like it.

Meng Zhengtang said to Xu Shuxin: "Whether you can win the first place this time depends on the meaning of the mother of the Futai Lord, if the old lady likes it, our village will be able to take the first place, and there will be preferential taxes for next year." ”

Xu Shuxin said, "Don't worry, Master Meng." I'll do my best to prepare. ”

Over there, Sheng Guoer has also prepared a lot of ingredients, ready to use his cooking skills to show it, if he can win the preferential tax treatment, plus the weeding machine and greenhouse, Dongxiang Village will become famous, by that time, have accumulated enough popularity and resources, their plans will be gradually implemented, and it will not be difficult to change the identity.

Lord Xu and Xu Cuiyu also came to the banquet, watching all the villages return from the old lady, they were secretly happy, if it is about cooking skills, if Xu Shuxin is the second, who dares to call it the first!

But Xu Cuiyu, who has always been cautious, still ordered his subordinates to investigate Sheng Guo'er's situation.

At present, there are still Xifeng Village and Dongxiang Village that have not yet served dishes.

Meng Zhengtang got up and arched his hand: "Lord Qiyu, the famous chef of my village is from Xingzheng Garden in northern Sichuan, I heard that the old lady likes the famous dishes of northern Sichuan, and today I specially prepared all kinds of dishes for the old lady to taste!" ”

Then, Meng Zhengtang beckoned, and the dishes that had been prepared were brought up one by one, what gold and silver soup cakes, golden pot helmets, steamed fish, walnut cheese, tender roasted mutton, etc., made people appetizing.

Everyone was eating the food in front of them like a whirlwind, but the old lady was still a little bored, so she just tasted it and put down her chopsticks.

This made Xu Shuxin a little strange, he had done everything he could, but why did the old lady still lose her appetite?

At this time, Sheng Guo'er also prepared a lot of dishes to be served.

Xu Cuiyu secretly bribed the waiters and ordered them to remove all the dishes they were serving. So, when the waiter who delivered the dishes received the dishes with the fruits, they all threw them away!

Seeing the empty plates presented by Dongxiang Village, everyone was stunned!

Three dishes, all empty plates! Lord Futai's face was displeased, and Uncle Li said with a pale face: "This, how is this possible, Guo'er won't do this!" ”

Meng Zhengtang hurriedly got up and said: "Although Xifeng Village is not talented, but the old lady has tasted a few bites, Dongxiang Village is insulting, and she dares to play with the old lady in public, what should she be guilty of!" ”

Sheng Guo'er, who didn't know it, wiped her sweat and walked out of the stove room, and asked with a smile, "Is my cooking delicious?" ”

"Be bold and fruitful! You dare to go on the empty plate, you dare to play the Lord of Futai! Meng Zhengtang angrily pointed at Sheng Guo'er and asked.

Sheng Guo'er was also a little incomprehensible, but when she saw the empty plate, she knew everything.

Meng Xingzhou got up and said: "Seeing Sheng Guo'er like this, he must have prepared the meal, and there was a mistake in the process of passing the food, so the waiter should be summoned to ask for clarification!" ”

At this moment, everyone's eyes are focused on Sheng Guo'er, see how she ends!

Ma Chunhua, Zhou Rui and Song Qiaolian beside them were all a little flustered, and hurriedly asked in a low voice, "Guo'er, what should I do!" ”

Sheng Guo'er quickly regained her composure, and said in her heart that if people want to harm you, you can't grasp the handle, instead of investigating and justifying, it is better to find a way to solve it.

Sheng Guo'er had heard that the mother of Lord Futai had a bad appetite, so she made a lot of appetizing side dishes, but now she has been dropped, and the ingredients are only a bag of flour and onions and garlic. chili peppers and other spices. Everyone thinks that Sheng Guo'er will definitely lose at this moment.

But after Sheng Guo'er carefully observed the old lady's appearance, she suddenly smiled and said, "Lord Qiqi Mansion, I did this on purpose, the purpose is to let you see that real cooking skills can cure diseases!" ”

"Don't be ashamed!" The three elders shouted in unison.

Sheng Guo'er stepped forward to take a closer look at the mother of Lord Futai, and called Xiao Tao to check the old lady's pulse.

"Presumptuous!" Meng Zhengtang shouted; "How can you let a child take the pulse!"

Xiao Tao didn't look at Meng Zhengtang and said, "Why don't you come?!" ”

Shen Shi was also sweating anxiously on the side. Sheng Guo'er said: "If you want to know how I do it, you have to take the pulse first!" ”

Before eating, take the pulse, which is unheard of, and the Lord Futai said, "Well, if you can be cured, I will forgive you!" ”

Sheng Guo'er arched her hand and said, "Thank you, sir!" ”

Xiao Tao stepped forward to check the pulse, and after a while, she whispered a few words to Sheng Guo'er, Sheng Guo'er thought that it was similar to what she expected, the noodles were dish-colored, and non-spicy things could not be adjusted!

So Sheng Guo'er said: "Okay, I'll do it, I'll come right away!" ”

Sheng Guo'er mixed the flour, then kneaded the dough, put it on his head, took out two knives, and said, "Come on, bring the cauldron!" ”

I saw that the steaming cauldron was moved.

Sheng Guo'er's technique is like electricity, and the knife cuts the dough quickly in the surprised eyes of everyone, the noodles are like a silver dragon into the sea, and the birds return to the forest, and a bowl of knife-cut noodles is ready in a short time.

Immediately after that, Sheng Guo'er served the noodles, stir-fried the chili peppers, chopped and ground them on those empty plates, placed them on top of the noodles, and sprinkled with salt, sesame oil, chopped green onions, and coriander. Finally, the lard is heated, and the hot lard is poured on top of the noodles, and a strange aroma spreads in an instant.

Sheng Guo'er poured a little vinegar, took this bowl of oil and knife to cut noodles, and said, "Please taste the old lady!" ”

This method is unheard of, and the method is very similar to the dishes of northern Sichuan, but the technique is very good.

The old lady smelled it and tasted it again, and at this time, Sheng Guo'er took a head of garlic, peeled it off and handed it over, saying: "Eat noodles without garlic, the fragrance is less than half, old lady, please eat garlic together!" ”

The old lady ate noodles and then garlic, gradually stretched her brows, and even applauded deliciously, and then ate it in a big gulp, and Lord Futai and Meng Zhengtang were stunned.

Xu Shuxin was also stunned, he didn't expect his famous dish to lose to an ordinary bowl of noodles!