The restaurant opposite Taibai Ju was opened by the shopkeeper's father-in-law Liu Lie, and it was called Zuixianlou. It was the most famous restaurant in the capital at that time, but the owner of Taibai Ju failed in many attempts to compete for the God of Cookery, and the business was far inferior to that here.
Liu Lie won many God of Cookery competitions and was the God of Cookery in the capital at that time. Zuixianlou Restaurant also had a booming business because of the blessing of the God of Cookery.
When Liu Lie's daughter was sixteen years old, she fell in love with a clerk in the store. This clerk was loyal, diligent, and of good character, and was very prestigious among the clerks in the store. Liu Lie didn't have any objections, but he
The eldest disciple has an opinion.
The eldest disciple is Shi Zhenxiang. As a direct disciple of Liu Lie, he has always thought that he will be his master's son-in-law in the future. He will marry his junior sister, inherit Zuixian Tower, and become a Phoenix Man. Unexpectedly, he has not yet succeeded as a Phoenix Man, and he will become the head of a gang.
The pheasant actually wanted to get there first.
Shi Zhenxiang immediately went to the master and expressed his feelings, hoping to become his son-in-law, and vowed to provide for the master in his old age. The master was very moved and then rejected him.
Because Liu Lie only has this one daughter, he hopes that his daughter can live a happy life more than the others. Although Shi Zhenxiang is diligent and talented, and does his best, he also knows very well that Shi Zhenxiang has a violent personality and is very chauvinistic.
.Although men are superior to women in this era, no father wants his daughter to live a submissive life.
And the key point is that my daughter really likes that guy, but has no feelings for her apprentice. This is love, unreasonable love.
Liu Lie originally thought that the matter would be easily solved. In order to compensate his apprentice, he promised Shi Zhenxiang that he would help him find a good marriage and help him get married and start a family. He also said that in the future, his daughter and son-in-law would only be the boss, and the shopkeeper of Zuixian Tower would be handed over to his apprentice.
At that time, Shi Zhenxiang also expressed that he understood the master and worked harder to study cooking skills.
The next year, the annual God of Cookery Competition will begin again. Liu Lie made preparations early, prepared enough precious ingredients, and practiced cooking every day to ensure that his skills were not unfamiliar.
On the day of the competition, everyone was present, and each participating chef would bring an assistant. Liu Lie immediately saw the owner of Taibaiju standing opposite, and the person standing next to him was Shi Zhenxiang. Not only that, Liu Lie opened the door
Only then did Bao Bao discover that the precious ingredients he had prepared had been minced into puree and could no longer be used.
It’s hard for a good woman to cook without rice, so the waiter temporarily acted as an assistant, but he could only find some ordinary ingredients first. Liu Lie’s plan was completely disrupted, and the eldest apprentice revealed his cooking secrets to Taibai Ju. This competition
Down, Taibaiju narrowly won and took away the title of God of Cookery.
Liu Lie was angry and sad, and fell seriously ill. He knew that he didn't have much time left, and he was afraid that after his death, his daughter would have to observe filial piety and be unable to get married, so he forced himself to arrange the wedding for his daughter.
At this time, Shi Zhenxiang came back to see Liu Lie and asked Liu Lie forcefully to marry his daughter to him, and threatened that if Liu Lie did not agree, he would run the Zuixian Tower into bankruptcy. Liu Lie was furious and summoned the crowd on the spot.
In front of Shi Zhenxiang, he married his daughter and son-in-law.
Shi Zhenxiang left with a pale face, and Liu Lie laughed loudly as he watched his daughter and son-in-law enter the bridal chamber. That night, Liu Lie fell seriously ill and died.
The boss of Taibaiju thought highly of Shi Zhenxiang. Not only did he marry his daughter to Shi Zhenxiang, but he also made him the shopkeeper of Taibaiju. Shi Zhenxiang had a flexible mind. In addition to running the restaurant, he also recruited many disciples, but he kept a secret for each disciple.
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Shi Zhenxiang learned the lessons from his master. Liu Lie treated his disciples like a son. He consumed too much energy and taught few people, so he could not form a big influence. He also had no reservations. Once he met a bastard like himself, he would be full of money.
All lose.
Therefore, the apprentices taught by Shi Zhenxiang are not low in level, but they cannot reach the level of the God of Cookery. On the one hand, this has made him a famous figure in the catering industry in the capital. On the other hand, no one in the capital has been able to challenge his God of Cookery for many years.
title.
It can't be said that no one can challenge him. At least the master's daughter, the little junior sister he cares about, almost killed him.
One year after Liu Lie's death, Shi Zhenxiang participated in the God of Cookery Competition on behalf of Taibaiju. When he saw the representative of Zuixianlou standing opposite, he didn't know whether it was fear, guilt, anger or jealousy, which made his whole body tremble.
The junior sister was dressed in white and wore a filial belt, and the assistant beside her was her newlywed husband. She looked directly at Shi Zhenxiang, with nothing but anger and hatred in her cold eyes.
The indifference of the junior sister aroused Shi Zhenxiang's anger, and he tried his best to perform at his highest level. But when the dishes of the junior junior sister were brought to the judges' table, his heart went cold.
If he could be said to have inherited everything from his master, then the younger junior sister's cooking skills surpassed his master in many aspects. Her love for cooking allowed her to boldly try out her father's secret recipe, adding new methods and ingredients, and maybe
I have failed many times, but once I succeed, I reach a new peak.
Several judges ate the dishes of each contestant silently, knowing already in their minds. But they did not express their opinions. In the past hundred years, there has never been a female god of food in the capital. As for women, they only cook on the cooking pot at home.
Being the God of Cookery? Aren't you afraid of breaking the ancestral rules?
They were all waiting for others to express their opinions. As long as one person made it clear, the pressure on others would be much less. At the critical moment, Shi Zhenxiang pretended to come forward to explain the dishes and secretly explained it to the chief referee, who had just entered the Shangshan Prison as Guanglu at that time.
Eunuch Liu stuffed a note.
It was also an IOU from the future. In a certain year, Shi Zhenxiang, the God of Cookery, owed a certain person a thousand taels of silver. He would pay it back that year and never default on the debt.
Eunuch Liu took another bite of their food and stood up with a sigh: "This year's competition is really more intense than ever before. The dishes in Taibaiju and Zuixianlou are both unforgettable and unforgettable. I just compare them again and again.
After that, Taibaiju will be even better!"
Now that the chief referee has expressed his stance, the other referees naturally breathed a sigh of relief and echoed: "It is indeed difficult to tell the difference, but Taibaiju is better."
The people in the audience commented one after another: "But when I went to Zuixianlou for dinner, I felt that the food at Zuixianlou was more delicious!"
"It's a coincidence. The dishes in Taibaiju are all made from expensive ingredients, but the dishes in Zuixianlou are much more ordinary."
"Furthermore, the food at Zuixianlou is very slow and you have to wait for a long time. Taibaiju is different. The food is served immediately after you order it!"
"Of course, there is only one woman as the chef in Zuixian Tower, but there are several chefs in Taibai Ju."
"Don't doubt it. We have only eaten a few dishes. Those referees have been trained to have tricky tongues all year round. Can they be wrong?"
"That's right, then Eunuch Liu is still an official in the Food Supervision Bureau. Can someone who tastes food for the emperor have a tongue as good as that of ordinary people like us?"
"But... I do think the food at Zuixianlou is delicious..."
"That's the problem with your tongue. You can't taste the real noble taste!"
This was the most unconvincing time since the Beijing God of Cookery Competition. The referees felt guilty and left in a hurry after announcing the results. Zuixianlou lost the God of Cookery Competition for two consecutive years, and its reputation was completely eclipsed by Taibai Ju.
Even Zuixianlou was willing to accept apprentices, but the mentality of men being superior to women was very serious at that time. The judges were like this, and even the people who came out to learn the craft were like this. They would rather be the apprentices of Shi Zhenxiang's apprentices than the apprentices of a woman.
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Of course, from the perspective of employment, Shi Zhenxiang has formed an actual chef gang. Those who come from his sect are more likely to get jobs if they are introduced by their fellow chefs. Zuixianlou does not have this ability.
As we all know, the most attractive thing in the admission brochures of vocational and technical colleges is this one - job assignment after graduation!
The younger junior sister’s only two apprentices are her husband. However, her husband’s talent is indeed limited. He is at most an ordinary chef and cannot afford to come to Zuixianlou. The other is her daughter. Unfortunately, her daughter is too young. Even though she has been cooking since she was five years old,
I played with my mother in the kitchen, but when I could really start learning to cook, I had to be ten years old.
As luck would have it, when my daughter was twelve years old, my junior sister, who had been running Zuixianlou alone for twelve years, finally died of overwork and illness. She left her husband and daughter behind. In that year, her daughter only learned how to
She received the five dishes given to her by her mother and the recipes for twenty dishes left for her.
Without its pillar, Zuixian Tower suddenly collapsed. The shopkeeper did not want his daughter to make the same mistake as his wife, and wanted to hire a cook to prevent his daughter from working in the kitchen.
But Taibaiju was already very wealthy and powerful, and Shi Zhenxiang said that anyone who dared to work as a chef in Zuixian Tower would be against Taibaiju. With Shi Zhenxiang's status in the Beijing Food Street, which cook would be willing to take such a risk?
Besides, Zuixian Tower is right across from Taibaiju, and with Taibaiju and Shi Zhenxiang suppressing him, even a cook with mediocre skills will only lose face.
Shi Zhenxiang found Zuixian Tower many times and wanted to buy it. He wanted to turn Zuixian Tower into the kitchen and utility room of Taibaiju to complete his revenge on his master and junior sister.
Although the shopkeeper has a gentle temper, he knows that the death of his father-in-law and wife are inseparable from Shi Zhenxiang, so he grits his teeth and refuses to sell. His daughter is also a stubborn child. She relies on five dishes to help her father support Zuixianlou.
.Although business is poor, I can still survive by saving money.
It’s just that there was no one to teach her step by step. No matter how she tried according to the recipes, the fifteen dishes could never taste as good as her mother’s. It was a miracle for a restaurant to be able to sustain five dishes until now.
, I don’t know which day it will close down.
Xiao Feng quietly listened to the shopkeeper's narration, looked at the girl with a dissatisfied face and oil stains all over her body, and asked softly: "How expensive is this year?"
As soon as he said this, not only did the shopkeeper's eyes widen, but several women also covered their mouths in surprise. Zhang Yunqing blinked his eyes, flattened his mouth, and almost cried.
Miss You jumped up and stared at Xiao Feng fiercely.