Zhao Liya looked at this and that, the boss was speechless...
I don’t quite understand, why did you choose her?
Yu Gongcao was also a little surprised, "You all recommend Zhao Liya?"
"Yeah yeah!"
"Yes Yes......"
Everyone nodded quickly.
It must be this girl from the Zhao family. She is so powerful that even the rogues and bullies like the Gu family and Hulu can't get any advantage from her. If she doesn't take the lead, who will take the lead?
Upon seeing this, Yu Gongcao called Zhao Liya's name and took her aside to explain some words.
Zhao Liya nodded in agreement.
She inquired about it by the way, and found out that General Zhong Shen was a very upright man, with strict military management and strict discipline. This was good, and Zhao Liya felt at ease.
The eight of them were quickly taken to Zhuangzi.
The kitchen has been cleaned, and all kinds of seasonings and rice have been delivered.
But I haven't bought the vegetables or meat yet. I'll see what they want to do in the evening and make a list before buying them.
Magistrate Yin specially brought a donkey cart to facilitate their purchase in the city.
Dinner for hundreds of people is not difficult to prepare for eight people, but it is not easy either. You have to prepare it quickly.
After discussing with her aunt and sisters-in-law, Zhao Liya took two people into the city to buy vegetables.
Dried tofu, beans, pork, green peppers, a lot of pork bones, and two hundred eggs.
Eggs are being prepared, pork bones are being saved for soup tomorrow morning, and three hundred kilograms of rice noodles have been ordered to make soup noodles tomorrow morning.
There are only two dishes in the evening, one is fried beans, and the other is fried pork slices with green pepper and dried beans, one meat and one vegetarian.
We will go to the city to buy the vegetables we need tomorrow morning.
Zhao Liya's cooking skills are not very good, but she has definitely seen many more pigs run away than others. She was originally chosen as the leader because everyone thought the Zhao family was powerful. With her as the leader, everyone felt more at ease.
I thought she had some cooking skills, but soon everyone came to admire her sincerely.
For example, everyone knows that beans are difficult to cook, so Zhao Liya knows to blanch them in hot water first, and then stir-fry them in a pan, so that they can be cooked faster and there will be no problem of one part being cooked and the other part being raw.
For example, when making fried pork, she also knows how to blanch it and boil it, then pick it up and soak it in cold water for a while. This makes it very convenient to cut into thin slices, which not only looks good, but also tastes better.
More importantly, she is willing to put in heavy oil and ingredients when cooking.
Although everyone knows that they are just tools for cooking, and they spend government money to buy these things, it is difficult to change people's habits, such as being reluctant to add oil and various seasonings when cooking.
Zhao Liya is not like this.
She thinks delicious food is the most important thing.
More importantly, she didn't think there was anything to save on it.
While others grimaced and grimaced, she remained calm and calm.
The result is that the cooked dishes are of course more flavorful and delicious.
Although there was only meat and vegetables, the officers and soldiers under General Zhong Shen were quite satisfied with the food, and they all said that this level was much better than the craftsmanship of the Huotou Army!
Zhong Jing also thinks so.
He did not ask for the cook specially sent by Magistrate Yin. He, Zhou Hansheng and others all ate a big pot of food with the ordinary officers and soldiers.
Zhou Hansheng received Zhong Jing's secret letter and came to suppress the bandits.
With proper arrangements, everything goes smoothly.
Some of his personal guards were slightly injured, so they were still recuperating here and planned to leave Lingnan after a while.
Zhao Liya never expected that she would meet Mr. Zhou here unexpectedly again.
Just after dinner that day, General Zhong suddenly told her that she would have a midnight snack. Someone came and asked her to cook a pot of porridge and send it to her.
After leaving such a few simple words, the visitor left in a hurry.
Zhao Liya had no choice but to do so.
It was difficult to use the leftovers when making porridge for the general, so Zhao Liya asked someone to help kill a chicken, chop it into pieces, use the chicken stand to make soup, skim off the oil from the chicken soup, add rice to boil, and when it was almost done, chop it into pieces.
Put in the delicious chicken, add some chopped green onions and green vegetable leaves, prepare a plate of dried radish, a plate of kohlrabi and two pickles, put the porridge in a casserole and cover it, take out clean dishes, chopsticks and spoons,
Put it in a basket and send it yourself.
Qu Yutao wanted to go with her but she refused.
Although it was not late at night, it was still night after all. She could just go out by herself, and there was no need to bring Qu Yutao with her.
After staying here for three days, Zhao Liya knew the style of these people. Yu Gongcao did not lie to her. These officers and soldiers were indeed well-disciplined and not messy. She was just going to deliver some porridge, so nothing would happen to her.
Zhao Liya carried a food basket into a study room in a courtyard. A person was sitting upright in front of a desk writing. When she heard the footsteps, she did not raise her head. She said lightly: "What can happen if Zhong calls you here?"
Just come back?"
Zhao Liya was startled, her surname was Zhong? Is this the title of General Zhong? But, wasn’t the person in front of her General Zhong? Then the soldier brother couldn’t be so confused that he led him to the wrong place, right? Eh... this
Why does this person look familiar?
After all, he was someone who had spent one night and half a day with him. Zhou Hansheng was outstanding, and Zhao Liya was not blind. She recognized him very quickly and couldn't help but be overjoyed.
My heart, which was still a little nervous, was completely and completely relaxed!
Mr. Zhou is not a bad person!
He is the benefactor of their Zhao family. Without his help, the sugarcane planting business would not go so smoothly. Not only would it cost more, but it would also be more troublesome.
Zhao Liya was about to say hello, but Zhou Hansheng didn't hear the follower's reply for a long time, and belatedly realized that the footsteps seemed a bit unfamiliar. He raised his head suddenly, and what he saw was a pretty and smiling face.
His face and eyes are as bright as stars.
Their eyes met, Zhao Liya choked on the greeting she was about to say, her smile froze slightly, and she subconsciously withdrew her gaze, "Mr. Zhou!"
Zhou Hansheng obviously recognized her and stood up, "Miss Zhao, why is it you!"
Zhao Liya came forward with a food basket and explained with a smile: "A military man went to the kitchen and told General Zhong that he wanted to have porridge and asked him to cook it and bring it. Who would have thought that it was Mr. Zhou who brought me here? It's really,
What a coincidence."
Zhou Hansheng: "..."
Where he was, if there was no Zhong Jing, the guards would not let her in. Zhou Hansheng had no doubt that she would lie.
After thinking about it for a moment, you will understand.
Did that guy Zhong Jing do it on purpose?
He has good eyesight. He must have remembered Miss Zhao after just a few glances at the restaurant that day. He accidentally discovered Miss Zhao here, so he deliberately teased himself. No wonder he also found an excuse to call Zhao Nan away...
...
What kind of bad taste is this!
"Give it to me," Zhou Hansheng reached out to take the food basket and said with a smile, "The food you cooked is very good."
"It should be," Zhao Liya smiled: "By the way, I haven't thanked Mr. Zhou yet. If it weren't for Mr. Zhou's help, our sugar cane garden would not have been planted so smoothly." This chapter has been completed!