The cooks from all the families came, but the cook from Zuixianlou was not seen, and everyone was a little disappointed.
I wanted to take this opportunity to get to know him, but I didn't expect that he was not willing to participate in this kind of competition at all.
In addition to being disappointed, I saw Zhao Huanyu who had left in a bad temper that day, and became even more angry.
Don't you just want to compete in advance to see what level the opponent is at, but this woman is actually unwilling to compete.
They did not inform her, but that was not because they didn't know each other, and Duan Kuo was not an easy person to get along with, so they had no choice but to flatter the shopkeeper of Hongming Tower. Unexpectedly, they spent money and the matter was not completed.
The most irritating thing is that the shopkeeper of Hongminglou said that because of them, his chef lost the opportunity, and only half of the money he gave away was refunded, which made everyone furious.
"Duan Kuo, is this the little cook you brought? How interesting!"
A young man came forward, holding a fan like Duan Kuo and fanning him non-stop. He looked pretty good, but his face looked a little crooked because of a bit of sarcasm, which ruined his not-so-outstanding appearance.
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Duan Kuo rolled his eyes when he saw him and didn't want to talk to him at all.
But this man said reluctantly: "In these years, I have never seen any woman around you, but recently you have always brought a little girl with you. Why do you fall in love with this little girl who has not yet had hairpins?"
As he said that, he began to look at Zhao Huanyu with sharp eyes. Seeing that she was just a little girl who had not yet begun to grow, he laughed disdainfully.
Duan Kuo blocked Zhao Huanyu behind him with one hand and said angrily: "Xue Ren, this is my sister, you'd better show some respect!"
"Sister? Hahahaha, what a big joke!"
The young man named Xue Ren laughed unceremoniously and said, "How come I didn't know you had a third sister? Besides, she doesn't look like you! It's ridiculous to say that you leave your house like a flower.
Yu's two biological sisters didn't care, but they brought a little girl they brought from nowhere and paraded through the market. Does your father know that he won't break your legs? "
Duan Kuo didn't bother to argue with him, so he dragged Zhao Huanyu aside and said, "Ignore him, he's sick."
Xue Ren and Duan Kuo have been at loggerheads since they were young. The two families are of similar strength, so they can be considered competitive.
Xue Ren has learned to manage business from his father since he was a child. Over the years, he has made some achievements and has become a veritable young boss of the Xue family.
Of course, the most important point is that Xue Ren is a concubine, and he was able to climb to where he is today, all thanks to his own efforts and means.
But Duan Kuo was different. He was the legitimate son and the only male in the family. No matter how useless he was, he could take over the huge family business. This aroused Xue Ren's jealousy and dissatisfaction.
In the past, Duan Kuo pretended to be a playboy and didn't care about his family's business at all. Xue Ren would only occasionally make a few mocking remarks.
But since Duan Kuo recently took over the family business and even made the messy business orderly and prosperous, Xue Ren felt unbalanced again.
Why did he study so hard since he was a child to be able to do this well in his family's business? But Duan Kuo, who had never been involved in business before, did better than him as soon as he started. Even his family's business was taken away by Duan Kuo.
Quite a few.
This is the main reason why he came to trouble today.
He had long heard about Duan Kuo bringing a little girl to the market, but he never had time to see it in person. It happened that the chefs from both families were participating in the competition today, so he came over specially to have a look.
I thought that it would be understandable if she was an extremely beautiful girl, and I wanted to put some effort into snatching her over, so Duan Kuo should die.
I didn't expect that this was a little girl who looked decent at best and had dark skin. I didn't think about anything for a while.
He didn't know what medicine Duan Kuo was selling in his gourd, but he just wanted to cause damage.
Zhao Huanyu saw this and asked Duan Kuo quietly: "What, your enemy?"
Duan Kuo glanced at Xue Ren, looking very disdainful, and said, "It's because he unilaterally regarded me as his opponent, so I don't bother to argue with him."
Duan Kuo started from scratch, and now his private property is comparable to his family's business. He can even run the business so well. He must be better than Xue Ren, so he doesn't take Xue Ren seriously at all. It's just that Xue Ren can't think of it himself.
I understand, I have always treated him as an imaginary enemy, and I would make a few sarcastic remarks every time I met him.
In the past, Duan Kuo could only ask his boy and Xue Ren's boy to have a fight. If that didn't work, it would be fine if the two of them had a fight. But today we are at the competition site and there are quite a lot of people, so we won't do that.
What a shame.
The two sides were not very far apart. Xue Ren could completely hear what Duan Kuo said about him, and suddenly felt as if something was blocked in his heart, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.
The reason why he hates Duan Kuo so much is because Duan Kuo always looks like he doesn't care and looks at him like a clown. He can't swallow this breath and is unwilling to swallow it, so he always comes to find trouble.
Just as he was about to say something, Duan Kuo said: "The competition is about to start, you go get ready."
Zhao Huanyu nodded, took the ingredients he prepared and went to the stove where his name was written.
These stoves are temporarily constructed, relatively simple, and can be destroyed directly after use.
There is no time limit. Each contestant cooks three dishes and presents them to the county magistrate and merchants sitting on a high stage to taste. The crowd then votes, and the person with the most votes wins.
In order to ensure that the skills of the cooks are not leaked, a sign is erected in front of each stove as a shield. Between competitions, the county magistrate will send someone to check that there are no problems, and then you can start cooking.
Now that the inspection process has been passed, Zhao Huanyu can get started directly.
There was a dedicated cook to help light the fire, so Zhao Huanyu didn't have to worry about the fire and could just calm down and cook her own dishes.
Duan Kuo found a shady place to sit down to drink tea and wait. Xue Ren also shamelessly squeezed in and asked: "What is the relationship between that little girl and you? Why are you so nice to her? Don't tell me that you just like her.
This kind of stuff?"
"Crack!"
Duan Kuo hit Xue Ren on the forehead with a fan: "What's wrong with this guy? Has this guy eaten your rice? I told you this is my sister, my sister. Are you deaf or blind?"
"Duan Kuo, how dare you hit me!"
Xue Ren was angry and wanted to take action. Wu Gui, who was standing next to him, said, "Master Xue, it's better not to make the scene too ugly in public. After all, it's not easy for you to become the master of this young master."
Wu Gui has been with Duan Kuo for many years and knows these things well.
There was no need to say something so unpleasant today, but Xue Ren just didn't have a long memory and insisted on making a scene. So he had to say what he needed to say in order for the competition to proceed smoothly.
Duan Kuo glanced at Wu Gui appreciatively and felt that this boy had good qualities and was worthy of being promoted by him.