Because of Zheng Wan's friendship performance last time, when he did it this time, many people watched Zheng Wan's every move, including Dong Zhangshan.

In her opinion, based on the skills that Zheng Wan showed in Wensi Tofu last time, there is no problem even as her superior.

But today, when she watched Zheng Wan take out all kinds of messy bones from the bamboo basket, she began to wonder if she had made a decision too early.

If you only have one dish, you can't be called a master.

So, her eyes couldn't help but focus on Zheng Wan's direction, always paying attention to the other party's behavior.

As soon as Zheng Wan is immersed in the production of food, she will ignore the eyes of the outside world, and her mind is now focused on the various bones and chickens in the wok.

After pouring wine, green onions, ginger and peppercorns into the wok again, she waited for the temperature to rise and force out the blood hidden inside the bones.

The palace maid was also very curious about this, and while increasing the firepower in front of her, she stood up from time to time to observe the movements in the wok.

Soon she saw that the originally clear water was gradually stained with a layer of gray-brown dirt, especially the unknown dirt that kept rising from the bottom and upwards, and she couldn't help frowning.

If she remembered correctly, other palace maids and female officials had also stewed mutton on weekdays, why didn't she find the same situation inside.

This doubt deeply trapped the palace maid's thoughts, and when she decided to give up, she saw that Zheng Wan was already taking advantage of the boiling water in the wok, fishing out all the bones and chickens inside.

This picture faintly coincides with the appearance of Zheng Wan cooking chicken soup on the first day.

Although the palace maid didn't know the reason, in her heart, she had firmly engraved this practice on it: when stewing meat, you can water it once in advance.

After watching Zheng Wan take out all the ingredients, this time she didn't need to be reminded, she directly took the wok away and cleaned it.

Zheng Wan also followed, cleaning the bones and chicken in his basin to make sure there was no residual blood foam on it.

After that, pour everything directly into the wok, add ginger slices and simmer in water, and nothing else.

It can be said that today's task is very simple.

But the way she stopped directly surprised the others.

Because today's advance preparation link is opened, so that some dishes that take a long time can be served faster tomorrow.

But looking at Zheng Wan's appearance of stopping now, she doesn't seem to have any need to participate today, isn't it just stewed bones? It is completely possible to arrange for the palace maid of the Shangshi Bureau to help.

At this time, Dong Zhangshan realized the mistakes and omissions in the rules they formulated, and began to have a little idea of next year's assessment rules and regulations.

Liu Brown inadvertently saw this scene, and almost threw off the shovel in his hand.

He finally found out that Zheng Wan would participate today, so he specially thought of the most cumbersome dish for himself, or one that he was not sure enough to make.

If it weren't for Zheng Wan, he could have chosen other dishes that were not easy to make mistakes.

You must know that before the trip, his uncle Liu Xingyan reminded him that he tried his best to show the dishes he was sure of, and not making mistakes was the most important criterion in the court.

But now, Liu Brown knows that he can't turn back.

He couldn't help but clench the shovel in his hand, and his mind was full of thoughts, which made his heart unsettled.

The palace maid who was in charge of lighting the fire for him also didn't know what to say, and smelled the gradually thick paste in the air, and kindly reminded:

"Lang Jun, your dish seems to be burned."

"Oh, what!"

When Liu Brown heard the voice in front of him, he immediately looked at the woks in front of him, and the green onions he used to fry had become charred and blackened, exuding an unpleasant mushy smell.

He subconsciously held his breath, frowned, and processed the unwanted green onion and oil in front of him.

The cooking around him was worse, smelling mush, and for a while he couldn't even smell the taste of the ingredients in front of him, losing control of the dishes, and making everyone sick.

Zheng Wan, who had nothing to do on the other side, chose to find a stool to sit in front of the stove with the palace maid, watching the flames fluctuating back and forth at the bottom of the wok.

After sitting for a while, the palace maid finally couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked:

"Is Mrs. Zheng's preparations for today all completed?"

"Almost."

"Almost?"

"If it's the part that you need to do all the time, it's all done. But if you want to get what you want, you need to watch the bone broth simmer together for five hours. ”

"Five hours!"

"Don't you think it's a lot, but this step is necessary for the dishes to be prepared tomorrow."

The palace maid originally thought that she was the easiest of all the people who lit the fire, but now it seems that she is the most tired, after all, she has to squat in front of the stove for five hours to watch the fire.

Thinking of this, she let out a long sigh and wanted to say something, but she couldn't.

At this moment, Zheng Wan, who was beside him, spoke.

"I don't know when this preparation will end today, as long as the stove below is always warmed by charcoal, you don't have to watch the fire all the time, sitting here for too long is a waste of time."

The palace maid's eyes lit up suddenly, she felt that Zheng Wan's words were very reasonable, wouldn't it be okay to use charcoal fire below?

Originally, every assessment of the Food Bureau was fully responsible, and even a lot of money was spent.

After all, this is a kind of preferential treatment for officials in order for his officials to enjoy food in the government.

Then it should be no problem to use a little charcoal fire in the assessment.

After that, the two of them watched the fire silently until they noticed that there was not much stir-fry around them.

The two of them stood up and looked around, and sure enough, most of them had stopped, leaving only a small number of people in the end, and Liu Palm was one of them.

Dong Zhangshan saw that today's preparations were almost completed, and said:

"How to store the dishes you have prepared, just inform the palace maid. These dishes will be stored in this courtyard today, and there will never be outsiders approaching, and they will be opened again tomorrow. ”

As soon as these words came out, the palace maid hurriedly said Zheng Wan's request.

Dong Zhangshan glanced at Zheng Wan's direction, and nodded helplessly, as long as they remember to come to see the fire halfway and don't go to the water.

Like Zheng Wan, there are many people who heard that there could be this operation and followed suit.

So, after everyone left the courtyard, they could still hear the sound of boiling in many woks in the courtyard.

After leaving, Zheng Wan used his money ability again to make himself a little delicious, and his ingenuity was also among them.

Qiaoxin doesn't know why she can meet Zheng Wan every time she eats, obviously the time that she appears every day can be nearly half an hour apart, but she still meets, how can this be said to be not fate?

And when the two were still eating, they talked about preparing for tomorrow's assessment today.

Thinking that everything was stored in the yard, and the safety could not be highly guaranteed, he silently made a decision in his heart.

At the same time, he pretended not to care and asked, "With so many ingredients stored in the courtyard, won't there be any problems?" ”

"Probably not, Dong Zhangshan arranged for people to watch at the gate of the courtyard, and when the time comes, he will let people put everything in a cool place, and I heard that in order to preserve the flavor, ice cubes will be stored there."

Qiao Xin nodded in satisfaction, adding some ice cubes at this time of year can indeed make the prepared ingredients easier to preserve.

This time, the Shangshi Bureau also spent a lot of money, hoping to live up to Zheng Wan's sustenance.

After lunch, Zheng Wan returned to his residence to rest, listening to Li Niangzi and Wang Niangzi summarizing today's production on the side, and gradually fell asleep.

When she went to the kitchen to eat, she saw that someone was moving things inside and out in the courtyard of the exam, and she guessed that it should be something she mentioned at noon.

With the other people who participated in the assessment, they stood in place and watched for a while, until the door of the courtyard was locked.

The night gradually shrouded around the Shangshi Bureau, and as the wind blew gently, the leaves on the branches that had just grown were constantly rattling.

After a while, a familiar figure appeared in front of the assessment courtyard.

As soon as the mama who was in charge of guarding the place wanted to say something, a piece of silver was immediately stuffed into her hand, and the two of them immediately closed their open mouths.

I heard the person opposite say: "Presumably, the two grandmothers also saw that a certain person who participated in the assessment this time was in a hurry when preparing today, and forgot to add a spice prepared in advance to the soup."

If you put it again tomorrow, the soup will definitely not taste as good as you want. Therefore, I hope that the two grandmothers can make it convenient, and they can go in for a while and put their own spices in. ”

As he spoke, he took out the spices he was going to add from his cuffs.

A grandmother who is familiar with this thing immediately sees that this thing is pepper, and you must know that this thing is worth a thousand gold, and not everyone can have it.

She immediately looked at the other party with a frightened look, clenched the silver nugget in her hand, thought for a while, and replied:

Dong Zhangshan's order must not dare to disobey, but Lang Jun didn't do anything, he just wanted to add a spice to the soup. If Dong Zhangshan knew, he would definitely open the net, but Lang Jun needed to enter with the slave and maid, put the pepper and come out immediately. ”

"Thank you, two grandmothers."

It is so convenient to have silver to open the way, and the two of them opened the door directly with a smile, pushed open a small crack, and walked towards the courtyard.

This scene was seen by Qiaoxin, and she, who was familiar with the inside story of the palace, originally felt that this assessment would not be easy.

But it was the first time she had seen such a man who attacked at night.

Just by observing the other party's figure and the route to the courtyard, she guessed that the other party must have come from the temple.

Seeing that the other party had already bribed Mama to go in, Qiaoxin's heart suddenly tightened for some reason, and she always felt that what was going to happen later had a great relationship with Zheng Wan.

But looking at the grandmother who was still staying on the side, she didn't know how to get rid of the other party or break in.

Just as she was scratching her ears and cheeks, the grandmother who was in charge of guarding the door suddenly covered her abdomen, stood up suddenly, curled up, and staggered to the place where the thatched house was.

Qiaoxin's eyes suddenly lit up, ignoring that he was squatting on the grass at this time, and he got up and ran quickly in the direction of the yard.

Even the clothes on his body were torn by the grass, and all kinds of voices rushed to the yard.

At this time, the two people who walked into the courtyard had slowly walked to the room where each person's ingredients were stored.

As soon as they entered the door, the two of them felt a chill on the soles of their feet, and just when the man was still confused, Mama's joyful voice sounded.

"It would be nice if the old slaves could also use these ice cubes in the summer, the people of the Shangshi Bureau are really generous, and they are even willing to put such valuable ice cubes here."

After sighing, she remembered the existence behind her and asked, "Lang Jun look for it quickly, this place is cold, and the old slave's body can't stay for a long time." ”

With that, he stood aside and waited for the man to act.

The man was not in a hurry, and took advantage of the moonlight to see the location of the various kitchen utensils and tableware inside, and explained:

"You can't light candles here, look for a little longer, don't be surprised."

Hearing this, Mama nodded, don't talk about other people, just say herself, if she doesn't concentrate after coming in, she can't even see the location of the stove clearly.

After a while, the man found the woks he was looking for, the familiar lid on the top, and the stove engraved in his heart below, which was what he was looking for.

When Mama didn't care, he quickly dropped the spices in his hand and replaced them with another secret weapon prepared by himself, which definitely made the soup smell and didn't want to drink it.

Thinking of what he was about to do, his heart was so excited that even when he touched the lid, his hands couldn't help but tremble with excitement.

Just as he lifted the lid, opened the paper packet he had prepared, and was about to pour the powder he had prepared into the wok.