Cheng Qinghan took the money and planned to buy some grain in the market.
As I walked, I came to a restaurant and saw a man posting a notice.
When I went over to take a look, it turned out that they were collecting recipes for a fee.
"Fellow folks, if you have any good dishes, you can come here and try them. The ingredients will be provided by our restaurant. If you choose them, you will be rewarded generously."
As the man spoke, he pointed to the ingredients on the table. There were many things, all of which were meat.
"Chef Chen, how much is the big reward?" asked the woman standing next to him.
"Twelve."
After Chef Chen finished speaking, everyone took a deep breath and sighed at the generosity.
"Let me try." The woman gave the basket in her hand to her daughter and walked onto the stage with a smile.
Cheng Qingwen watched her calmly pick up the washed chicken and cut it into pieces. Then she put it into the pot, added lard, salt and wine, covered the pot and started to simmer.
"Auntie, why don't you go up and try too."
Cheng Hua'er shook his head: "The dishes I cook are far from elegant. What's more, I haven't seen anything from other chefs, so I won't be embarrassed."
Cheng Qingwen responded with a smile, then raised his head to stand on the stand.
The woman's dish came out quickly. After the chef took a bite, he shook his head and couldn't hide his disappointment.
Not long after, two or three more people came on stage, but they also failed.
As soon as Cheng Qingwen turned her head, she saw a young man hurriedly running not far away, and said hurriedly to Chef Chen: "Master, the pavilion chief sent someone just now to urge us to finalize the recipe.
Otherwise, we have to choose Yuqinglou for the banquet."
After hearing this, the man frowned and said, "Have you told him that we only have one dish left to decide, and everything else is ready?"
"I told you, but the person who came here said that the noble man is already in the county and will be arriving at our place in the next two days. If we can't decide on the recipe this afternoon, there will be nothing we can do."
After hearing this, Cheng Qingwen suddenly thought of the method of steaming eggs with minced meat in his mind, and quickly turned to ask the woman next to him.
"Auntie, do you know about steamed eggs with minced meat?"
"What?" Cheng Hua'er was stunned for a moment when asked, and then said: "I have never heard of it."
Cheng Qingwen looked at A Zhu and saw that he also shook his head. His confidence suddenly increased and he turned around and walked to the man.
"Sir, can I try?"
"You're so young, I'm afraid you can only cook a few vegetarian dishes, so don't waste your time."
Cheng Qingwen saw that he was about to leave and said quickly: "I haven't even said what it is, are you denying me so quickly?"
Chef Chen stopped. He didn’t have a clue anyway, so it didn’t hurt to listen.
"Tell me about it."
"Fry the meat into minced meat and put it on the egg custard."
Before the man could speak, the boy beside him laughed out loud: "You little girl is so good at joking, how can you put minced meat on egg custard?"
Cheng Qingwen was shocked. This imaginary dynasty was so backward, even having minced meat and steamed eggs?
She kept her face quiet and said softly with thin lips: "Young master, if you haven't seen him, it doesn't mean he doesn't exist in the world."
"Since you can do it, then do it for us."
"Girl, can you give us a demonstration?" Before she could speak, the man blurted out, and then quickly said: "Girl, please."
Cheng Qingwan was stunned and immediately agreed.
While following them to the stage, he quickly called the system in his mind: "Xiaoxiao, are there any seasonings in the mall?"
"some."
As soon as the voice fell, the seasoning interface appeared in front of her.
She looked at the seasoning packet at the end, looking at the oil, salt, soy sauce, onions, ginger, garlic, etc. inside.
"Xiaoxiao help me redeem the seasoning packet."
"Host, it costs 500 points to redeem a seasoning pack."
Cheng Qinghan did not hesitate and agreed immediately.
"Well, change it for me."
"Okay, the seasoning package was successfully redeemed, and you have 121 points left."
Cheng Qingwan curled her lips and transferred the seasonings into her sleeves.
She walked onto the stage and smelled the dishes prepared by the previous few, and her stomach growled uncontrollably.
Cheng Qingwen immediately ignored it, picked up the meat on the side and cut it into minced meat.
After setting it aside, she glanced at the salt placed next to the stove, took out all the seasonings in the seasoning bag, and placed them next to them one by one.
She took three eggs from the outside, broke them into a bowl, put salt, soy sauce, and wine in, then added warm water, and stirred them one by one.
Put it into the pot, cover it and start steaming.
Cheng Qingwen took another pot and opened it. Heat the pot and put oil in it. After the oil is hot, add the onions, ginger and garlic that have been chopped in advance and stir-fry, then add the minced meat.
Then, add salt and soy sauce one by one, stir-fry until the color changes and the aroma comes out, then you can take it out of the pot.
At this time, the steamed eggs are also ready.
Cheng Qingwen took out the steamed eggs, poured the minced meat on top, and added the coriander prepared by the restaurant.
Chef Chen looked at the bowl of minced meat and steamed eggs in front of him and couldn't help but take a bite.
Everyone stared at him, and even Cheng Qinghan was a little nervous.
"Not bad, very good." Chef Chen's face flushed with excitement: "Girl, can you sell me the recipe? I'm willing to increase the price."
Cheng Qingwen was indeed very happy when he heard this, but this dish was made with seasonings that were not available in this dynasty. If it was sold to him and he couldn't make it, wouldn't it be a dispute?
What's more, this seasoning package costs 500 points. If it's cheaper, she will sell him the recipe and seasoning package together.
But, she doesn't want to eat bland dishes for the next few days...
Chef Chen looked at the girl in front of him and shook his head slowly, his heart suddenly dropped.
"I'm willing to tell you the recipe, you just need to give me the ten taels of silver that I agreed on in advance."
"Are you serious about what you said?" Seeing the person in front of him nodding, Chef Chen quickly asked someone to take the steamed egg with minced meat to the pavilion director.
Cheng Qingwen wrote the recipe on paper and handed it to him.
"What is this onion and ginger MSG?"
"It's the seasoning for this dish. These seasonings are rare. I looked for them for a long time before I found them." Cheng Qingwen looked at him and frowned, and immediately said: "I will leave a copy for you to use on the day of receiving distinguished guests.
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"Thank you, miss." When Chef Chen heard this, he quickly stood up and saluted.
"No, please fulfill your promise."
"Of course." Chef Chen looked at the meat and said with a smile: "Come here, get the money for the girl quickly."
Cheng Qingwen smiled and took the money from the boy's hand. Looking at his awkward look, he said with a smile: "Don't deny it so quickly if you haven't seen it before."
The waiter's face instantly turned red, and he quickly walked behind Chef Chen and hid.
Cheng Qingwen looked at the vegetables placed aside, and an idea suddenly came to her mind. She turned around and asked, "Chef Chen, does your restaurant accept vegetables?"
"Do you have any vegetables?"
Cheng Qingwen thought for a moment and said: "Soybeans and corn, but they haven't been harvested yet."
Chef Chen nodded and said with a smile: "We want it. After you collect it, just bring it to me here."
Cheng Qingwen immediately responded: "Okay."
"You have been busy all afternoon and missed the meal. So, I will cook myself and prepare a banquet for you as a thank you."
Cheng Qingwen touched his stomach and felt that his chest was pressed against his back due to hunger, so he agreed.
When she turned around to leave the stage, she happened to meet Cheng Hua'er's strange look.
The girl's heart skipped a beat. How could she forget that Cheng Hua'er was still there?
She is the mother of the original owner, and she knows best what she can and cannot do...
Cheng Qinghan walked inside while thinking about how to explain.
The three of them sat in the hall without saying a word, and the atmosphere seemed very awkward.
"Just now I was looking at the people in the stands, but I didn't realize that this was Zui Feng Lou."
Cheng Huaer picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "Yes, I remember that Zuifenglou was first opened in the capital. I also heard that the boss behind it was a princess."
A Zhu nodded and said, "Yes, the boss behind the scenes is the second most beloved princess of the Holy Emperor today."
Cheng Hua'er's smile froze on her face and she didn't answer.
Fortunately, the waiter came to serve the food soon.
"Come on, steamed pork with vermicelli, hibiscus tofu, winter melon soup, and our chef's specialty pastry, Ruyi Gao. The dishes are all here. You three can take advantage of it."
Cheng Qinghan was really hungry, so she took the wishful cake and stuffed it into her mouth.
"Ah Zhu, try this steamed pork. It won't taste good when it's cold." Cheng Hua'er looked at the table of dishes. Although he was surprised, he immediately reacted and greeted people to eat.
Cheng Qingwen ate very quickly and put down his chopsticks after a while. Seeing that everyone had almost eaten, he thought about packing up the stack of Ruyi cakes and taking them back.
Before I could call the waiter, I saw the waiter walking over.
"Girl, this is the pastry that my master specially asked you to take back."
"ah?"
Cheng Qingwen looked at the two packets of cakes in his hand and let out a soft sigh.
"It's dinner time now, and Master couldn't leave, so he asked me to send him here."
"Thank you." Cheng Qingwen thanked her and then walked out carrying the cakes.
The three of them got into the carriage and headed back to Songjia Village.
When they arrived at the city gate, the carriage stopped.
When I looked up, I saw a group of soldiers outside the city gate not far away, inspecting them one by one.
"Wanwan, what's going on in front?" Cheng Huaer poked his head out and asked softly.
"I don't know. Suddenly there is a team of soldiers checking people passing by. Maybe some high-ranking official is coming to the capital."
When A Zhu heard this, he paused and then said: "There was a flood in Nan County and many villages were submerged. In the past few days, a plague broke out and many people fled. The pavilion chief received the order yesterday.
No matter what, the people of Nan County are not allowed to enter the city."
Cheng Qinghan looked at the people standing at the gate of the city. They all covered their mouths and noses, leaving their eyes exposed.
She immediately covered her mouth and nose with her sleeves until she left the city gate.
A Zhu glanced at the city gate and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to come to the town again these days. Fortunately, you have the foresight to prepare food in advance."
"It doesn't matter if I don't go to town, I'm just afraid someone will come."
A Zhu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and immediately said: "As long as the adults are here, they will definitely protect the people of Songjia Village."
Cheng Qingwen nodded, she believed this.
After all, Motoqi has been here for almost half a year. Every day, besides going to the fields to check the grain, he also goes up the mountain to look at the terrain.
It seems that he will be setting up a school in a few days. He is a good official. This chapter has been completed!