The capital of Zhongzhou, Zhongjing.

Prime Minister's Mansion, Back Kitchen.

More than a dozen housekeepers and servants stood outside the back kitchen door. I only heard a voice constantly coming out of the back kitchen: "Ah San, go to the meat market He Butcher's house to buy two fresh beef tendons, and ask for the front tendons." Ah Si, go to the Xiji Wangji spice shop to buy cloves, nutmeg, sand kernels, fennel, tangerine peel, and star anise. Mama Li, go to the back garden to pick two fresh green onions. Mother Wu, go to the sauce jar under the corridor and scoop a bowl of sauce. Today I'm going to invent a new dish, and if any of you misunderstands me, be careful of your family's service. ”

A few of the servants walked out of the house, bowed to the kitchen, and said, "Yes, young master." But I heard the man in the kitchen say, "I have told you many times, don't call me young master, please call me chef." Everyone said yes again and again.

I saw a young man in his twenties walking out of the kitchen, with a white face and beard, clear eyebrows, a straight nose, and bright eyes. Wearing a royal blue boy's suit, but with a white apron around his waist.

The young man said to the servants, "Once my new dish is successfully invented, I will give you buns or burritos to eat, and keep them until your stomachs are crooked." ”

When everyone heard this, they echoed it.

It turned out that this young man was the only son of the prime minister of Zhongzhou. Zhongzhou Prime Minister Kang Lao Fuzi, known as the first wise man in the mainland. Pedantic celestials, famous continent. Dedicated to assisting the Emperor of Zhongzhou, after four dynasties. At the age of 20, he paid homage to the prime minister and sat in the position of prime minister of Zhongzhou for 60 years, turning Zhongzhou from a country surrounded by strong enemies and the people living in poverty to a powerful country that is now in the first place in the economy and military affairs on the mainland.

Mr. Kang, who only got a son at the age of 60, loves like a pearl in his palm. named Kang Wansheng, it is the young man who walked out of the back kitchen just now.

This Kang was born in the evening and read poetry and books since he was a child, and he was extremely smart. Not only is he proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also when he was five years old, he was a friend of Master Kang and the first swordsman in the mainland: Tianyu Shenjian Dongfang Bai. He practiced martial arts under the old swordsman of the East for ten years. A martial arts can be called a leader among the young generation in Zhongzhou.

But Kang Wansheng loves the art of cooking the most. Since he returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion after his martial arts mastery, he has been studying how to cook good dishes in the back kitchen every day. Every time he researched a new dish, he would cook it himself, make it and serve it to the servants and servants in the house. The family members of the Prime Minister's Mansion are blessed. The old shopkeeper of the largest restaurant in Zhongjing, "Taibaiju", once said to people: "The cooking skills of the late-born son can be called the first in the whole mainland, if he wants to open a restaurant, my Taibaiju will close immediately, because the business must be robbed by him"

Fortunately, Kang Wansheng is only interested in cooking, but he has no interest in business. Otherwise, the restaurant in Zhongjing may not be the current situation.

On this day, Kang Wansheng came up with a new dish and immediately came to the kitchen to tell his family to prepare it.

At this moment, a family member came from the front yard, came to Kang Wansheng and said, "Young master, there is a person from outside the mansion who said that he has something important to see you." ”

Kang Wansheng's face sank and said, "What do you call me?"

The famous man hurriedly changed his words and said, "Chef Kang, someone outside the mansion is looking for you and saying that there is something important. ”

Kang Wansheng then asked: "Who wants to see Chef Ben?"

Jia Ding replied: "It's the shopkeeper of Taibai Ju." ”

Kang Wansheng said: "Did he say anything?"

Jia Ding said: "I only said that there was something important, I asked him what was the matter, and he said that he wanted to meet you and tell you in person." I had to keep him waiting outside. ”

Kang Wansheng said: "Tell him to come here to see me"

Jia Ding replied: "Yes" and hurriedly ran to the front yard.

Not long after, the family took an old man to the backyard, this old man was about sixty years old, slightly fat, ruddy complexion, wearing a blue flower silk and satin gown, it was the horse shopkeeper of Taibai Ju.

The shopkeeper approached, but did not speak, but smiled. gave Kang Wansheng a salute and said, "Chef Kang, hello" He knew Kang Wansheng's preferences very well.

Kang Wansheng scolded with a smile when he heard this: "Old Ma, you came to me, didn't his grandmother want me to teach your cooks how to cook." ”

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "You misunderstood, there is indeed something important this time, it's just ......" said and looked left and right.

When Kang Wansheng heard this, he said to the servants and women: "You go down first."

The shopkeeper waited for everyone to disperse, and then he came to Kang Wansheng's ear and said a word.