"I'm not sure yet, I'll tell you when I'm sure." Zhang Zezhen replied thoughtfully.

"I'll cook the grilled fish tonight, second sister-in-law and third sister-in-law, help me prepare some seasoning, the third brother should have already processed the fish."

Zhang Zezhen put the fish on a bamboo skewer and prepared a barbecue stand, while Zhang Zeshui brought a pile of wood and lit it, and the grilled fish officially began.

She recalls how her father used to grill meat, constantly adjusting the position of the fish to be heated, and brushing the fish with oil and seasonings from time to time to make it fully flavorful.

After a while, the smell of grilled fish permeated the air, causing everyone's mouth to water.

"Auntie, when will the grilled fish be good?"

"Little sister, where did you learn this technique of grilling fish?"

"Old girl, before you were arched by pigs, I never saw you cook, how can you ......"

"Smack"

Before Zhang Zefeng finished speaking, he felt a slap on his face.

"Shut your dog's mouth! Zhenzhen's affairs are also what you can talk nonsense? Zhang Yang angrily criticized the third son.

Then he said to Zhang Zezhen: "Our Zhenzhen is gifted, and we are born with a good wife and mother, right?" ”

"Mother is right." Zhang Zezhen nodded with a clear conscience.

The first wave of fish was almost done, she took three and gave them to her father, and the remaining one to her eldest nephew.

As soon as Da Lang wanted to reach out to get it, he saw his grandmother's stern eyes, so he quickly stretched his hand back.

"Zhenzhen, you work so hard, of course this is for you, the children just wait for the next wave." With that, Zhang Yang put the fish directly into his daughter's mouth.

Zhang Zezhen enjoys this kind of treatment very much, but she is a bit of a waste nephew.

The first wave of grilled fish was just a test of the water, after all, he followed his father's steps, and there was no guarantee of results. Now that the craft has been verified, you can take a few more strings.

And the smell of fish gradually wafted into the houses of other villagers.

"Whose house is cooking, why is it so fragrant?"

"This smell seems to come from Zhang's house."

"How is this possible? Do they have anyone in their family who can cook? ”

"Yes, especially the three daughters-in-law of their family, cooking is called unpalatable, that is, adding a little salt to the rice."

"Why don't you go out and have a look?"

Everyone came looking for the smell of grilled fish, and found that it was the daughter of the Zhang family who was grilling the fish, and everyone was dumbfounded, thinking that they were dazzled.

"Is there something wrong?" Zhang Zezhen saw a group of people gathered not far away, so he asked curiously.

"How do you make this grilled fish, it tastes so good!" A middle-aged woman said enviously.

"It's nothing, it's just some condiments."

"Can you give us a taste?"

"Forehead......" Zhang Zezhen looked at the only 3 grilled fish left, then looked at his mother and said, "There are only three left, why don't you try it again next time?" ”

"Hey, isn't this Grandma Wang, who said that she would never step into my house half a step from now on, how can she come to beg for food now?" When Zhang Yang heard his daughter speak, he came out to check the situation, but he didn't expect it to be Wang.

Wang is a well-known widow in the village, who is petty and mean, and since she knew that Zhang Zelei was studying for a doctorate, she avoided the Zhang family for fear of getting into trouble.

Even during that period, he spread gossip in front of his neighbors and slandered the reputation of the Zhang family.

"Zhang Yang, why don't you know what to do? My Wang family can recognize Zhenzhen's cooking skills, you should be grateful to Dade, who doesn't know that my cooking skills are the best in the whole Peach Blossom Village. ”

"Are you still going to be shameless? A widow even dares to show off her cooking skills, your husband just eats your food, eats death, right? ”

"You shameless old thing, you deserve your son to gamble, you taught it at first glance. You, like that little brother of yours, are not a good thing! ”

"You fart...... Zhang Yangshi was so angry that he couldn't speak, picked up a broom from the side and rushed towards Wang.

"Mother, don't get excited, look at me." Zhang Zezhen pulled down Zhang Yang's and reassured his mother not to be angry.

"It seems that you are the most famous cook in the whole Peach Blossom Village, Grandma Wang, right?"

"Yes, that's me!"

"Looks like you're confident in your cooking skills, why don't we try it out?"

As soon as everyone heard that there was a drama to watch, they encouraged the Wang family: "Grandma Wang, do you dare to fight?" ”

"Of course you dare, what good meal can a little girl make? Compare to compare! ”

"How do you compare?" Wang's face was arrogant and provocative of Zhang Zezhen.

"You're an elder, you say."

Wang smiled evilly and chose the dish he was best at, "Then how about making Dongpo meat, which everyone loves to eat?" ”

"Yes, the time is set for three days, during which each will prepare the ingredients, and then the whole village will be invited to decide." Zhang Zezhen replied.

"Okay, so what if you lose?"

"If I lose, I apologize to you on behalf of my family; If you lose, you have to apologize to my whole family, do you dare? ”

"Okay, I'll see you then." After Wang finished speaking, he turned his head and left.

When everyone saw that the matter was over, they dispersed, waiting for the food to be appreciated in three days.

"Auntie, can you win?" Da Lang asked worriedly.

"What nonsense are you talking about, you kid? How could your aunt lose? ”

After Zhang Yang's criticism of the little grandson, he said to his daughter: "Zhenzhen, my mother believes that you will definitely be able to defeat that old eighth woman!" ”

"That's it, old girl, the Wang family is a paper tiger, and you can't compare." Kwok affirmed.

"Don't worry, I'm confident."

……

Early the next morning, Zhang Zezhen went to Gu's mansion alone.

She was thinking all the way about how to get Gu Jin to help and send her eldest nephew to the academy.

Go to their house and be a cook for free? Or go to their restaurant to do chores for free?

The carriage was very bumpy along the way, and Zhang Zezhen was very angry when he thought of the resentful young master of the Gu family, and he wanted his nephew to study with him, can he learn well?

After a while, they arrived at the Gu Mansion.

Zhang Zezhen stepped forward and knocked on the door, and the person who opened the door was Steward Gu.

"Miss Zhang, why are you here?"

"Steward Gu, I'm here to find Miss Gu Jin, I have something to ask for, is she there?"

"Here, wait for me to report, you wait a minute."

Zhang Zezhen thought back to the academy she saw when she came, it seemed to be very close to the Gu family's restaurant, and if she could do odd jobs there, she might be able to take care of her nephew.

"Miss, please come over, Miss Zhang." Zhang Zezhen's thoughts were interrupted.

"Miss Gu, excuse me." Zhang Zezhen saluted Gu Jin.

"Miss Zhang, what are you doing this time?"

Gu Jin invited Zhang Zezhen to the hall and said to the attendants beside him, "Little sugar, make tea!" ”

"Coming here today, I have something to ask for, that is, my nephew's schooling, let's see if Miss Gu can talk to Mr. Academy and accept my nephew."

"How old is your nephew?"

"10 years old."

"Then you should indeed go to school, but the cost of going to school is still relatively high, about 1,000 wen a month, you ......"

"In terms of money, please rest assured Miss Gu, I will definitely find a way to hand it over."

"If that's the case, I don't think there should be any problem, when I go to pick up Gu Yu from school in the afternoon, talk to Mr., if you can, I'll ask Steward Gu to go to the house to inform you."

"Then I'll sit at home and wait for Miss Gu's good news." Zhang Zezhen handed the food box in her hand to Gu Jin: "A little sincerity, I hope the girl likes it." ”

Gu Jin opened it and saw that it was a very cute animal fruit. She picked it up and tasted one, it melted in her mouth, and it wasn't very sweet, and it had a faint fragrance.

"Miss Zhang is really good at crafting, I thought you were just making dried fish and it was delicious, but I didn't expect the fruit to be so delicious."

"Miss Gu has won the award, if you have any favorite food in the future, you can tell me, I am willing to serve." Zhang Zezhen was very relieved to hear others praise her craftsmanship.

"Good!"

For going to Jinyulou to do chores, she was really embarrassed to speak, so she could only take her time and wait for the opportunity.

Zhang Zezhen wandered around the town's street market, thinking about buying some condiments for Dongpo meat. This dish means a lot to her.

When his parents divorced, his father saw that he was depressed, so he often cooked all kinds of delicious food at home to make himself happy. One of her favorite dishes is Dongpo pork, so when Wang said that she would use this dish as a competition work, she was a little excited.

She picked up some good ingredients at the market and prepared to go home and slaughter another pig. It's going to be a competition tomorrow, so I have to try to do it at home today.

Zhang Zezhen's brain searched for relevant information about the Wang family, this person seems to have worked as a cook in a big city, but the villagers said that they should have committed something, so they couldn't stay in the city, so they went back to their hometown.

Even so, her craftsmanship is very good and should not be taken lightly.

After returning home, Zhang Zezhen went directly to Zhang Zefeng, "Third brother, help me slaughter a little pig!" ”

"Okay, let's go."

But Guo Shi said with some complaints: "Old girl, there are only two pigs left in our family, and we still have to eat them during the New Year, or go to the market to buy some pork to make do." ”

"Third sister-in-law, the pork in the market is not as fresh as the one at home, and tomorrow you have to use your own pigs to taste good." Zhang Zezhen said firmly.

"But ......"

"What are you, pointing fingers here!" Zhang Yang heard the conversation between the two and directly scolded Guo.

"Mother, I'm sorry, I was wrong!"

"Who gave you the life you can live today? Don't you have any points in mind? I don't know what the sky is high and the earth is thick, I live a good life for two days, and I don't know what my last name is, right? ”

Seeing this, Guo Shi walked away with interest.

"What are you doing here? Why don't you hurry up and slaughter the pigs? Zhang Zefeng heard his mother's order and hurried away.

"Zhenzhen, if you want anything, you say, as long as your mother can afford it, I will buy it for you."

"Thank you, don't worry, your daughter won't let you down."

"My daughter is the best, and my mother depends on you in this life."

All the ingredients were ready, Zhang Zezhen just cut a few pieces of pork less, and then poured in a small amount of seasoning, and tried two or three times, but the results were not satisfactory.

She carefully proofread her own and her father's practices, and there was no difference, but why did the taste of the product be so different? She was a little distressed, even a little discouraged......

When Zhang Yangshi saw his daughter in the kitchen, he couldn't help but feel a little worried, not because he was afraid of apologizing to Wang, but mainly because he was afraid of hurting his daughter's self-esteem.

Unconsciously, the time for the competition between the two sides has arrived, and the villagers have come to see the show, and there is a familiar figure among them, which is Xu Yue.

Wang was arrogant and confident, and felt that he was bound to win. Looking at Zhang Zezhen again, her face was full of worry.

Some villagers whispered: "This time the girl of the Zhang family will definitely lose, and the Wang family will make this dish a must in Nancheng." ”