Chapter 347 A Private Matter

Wu Jiantong's face was full of confusion.

"It's really not meat." Zheng Mingyuan chuckled, "This is vegetarian meat made from beans. The taste is very similar to meat, but the fragrance is very unique, and it can be blended with all the seasonings. It can be said that it tastes better than real meat."

"As for the rice, I specially asked someone to select this year's long-grain rice, and used mountain spring water to stew black chicken soup, and then used this black chicken soup to steam the rice. Whether it is rice or soup, the amount must be strictly controlled, and the heat must be paid attention to at all times. The taste of the steamed rice will naturally be different."

"I see." Wu Jiantong nodded repeatedly and looked at Zheng Mingyuan with admiration. "No wonder Chef Zheng has been busy for so long. It turns out there are so many tricks involved."

"Chef Zheng, are you going to participate in the cooking competition with this dish?"

This cooking competition is divided into preliminary and final rounds. Each round consists of three rounds, and each round needs to be completed on the spot on the same day.

When it comes to the finals, it is naturally a competition and contest between masters. They have to use all their life's learning and bring out their best skills. As for the preliminary round, since they are competing with ordinary restaurant chefs, the best strategy is to make the dishes delicious while hiding their shortcomings and not attracting attention.

At first, it would be extremely appropriate to use such dishes to participate in the competition.

Chef Zheng is indeed Chef Zheng, he considers everything very carefully and thoroughly.

But Zheng Mingyuan shook his head, "No."

no?

Wu Jiantong was stunned. "Then Chef Zheng has been busy in the kitchen for most of the day, isn't he developing dishes for the competition?"

"No." Zheng Mingyuan scratched his ear disapprovingly, "I just happened to see the guy washing beans there, and I saw the black chicken when I was out strolling yesterday, so I thought of making two delicious meals for us."

Wu Jiantong, "..."

So it’s because of greed?

No, definitely not.

Many very capable people are very modest when speaking to others, but their actual abilities are amazing. Just like when Zheng Mingyuan served all kinds of rare dishes on the table of Huibinlou in the past, the guests were amazed, but Zheng Mingyuan just said, "They are just ordinary dishes."

It can be seen that in Zheng Mingyuan's eyes, any delicious food is nothing surprising.

What's more, usually capable people live in seclusion in the city. Their seemingly ordinary actions are actually full of profound meanings, which are extremely difficult for ordinary people to guess and predict.

I think Zheng Mingyuan is the same.

Although he said he was greedy, he was actually just verifying a certain method so that he could perform well in the competition.

Yes, it must be! Wu Jiantong nodded vigorously.

Su Yujin continued to eat the delicious vegetarian meat and pickled cabbage, praising the wonderful taste of these two dishes and the rice over and over again in her heart.

It’s so delicious!

When she gets back and has some free time, she will cook for He Yanxiu to try. He will probably like it very much too? Speaking of which, she has been busy observing the Third Prince's condition these days, chatting with Old Madam He and strolling around the garden. In addition, He Yanxiu was busy with the Ministry of Revenue before the New Year, so she and He Yanxiu have met only a few times, let alone cooking a meal for him...

As a half-cook who loves gourmet food, how could I not feed my own diners for so long?

Su Yujin was so eager to try it that after finishing the meal, she couldn't wait to say goodbye and leave.

After Wu Jiantong and Zheng Mingyuan saw Su Yujin off, they continued to busy themselves with the affairs of Juweizhai.

"The shopkeeper."

A young clerk ran over and said, "Just now, an old lady was wandering around Juweizhai for a long time. Finally, she stuffed a few coins into my pocket and said she was here to pay back a debt. But I don't remember lending money to anyone in our shop. And after she stuffed the money into my pocket, the old lady left in a hurry and didn't stop no matter how I called her."

"I don't know what to do with the money, so I have to take it back to the shopkeeper to see how to deal with it."

"Give it to me for now." Wu Jiantong took the money.

Just now, Su Yujin mentioned something about a woman who was looking for work outside, and Wu Jiantong had already told his people that they would never hire that person to work at Juweizhai.

Maybe the woman realized that her previous greedy behavior had offended others, so she wanted to return the money to show her attitude?

Wu Jiantong smiled and didn't take it to heart. He just said to the waiter, "Everyone has worked hard today. Let's take a rest later. Chef Zheng asked the kitchen to make a lot of braised pork rolls and steamed rice cakes, and also boiled a big pot of stew. Everyone can eat later."

"Yes." The guy responded with a smile.

If you work somewhere else, you will also be provided with meals. However, even if you work in a restaurant nearby, you will not be able to eat delicious food like Juweizhai, and you will not get the respect you get here.

The guy really likes working at Juweizhai and feels that this is probably the best job he can find in his life and it would be extremely difficult to find such a job in the future.

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So I hope Juweizhai's business will be prosperous in the future, so that they can continue to stay here...

After Su Yujin returned to the He family and checked on the Third Prince's condition, she went back to Meixiangyuan and went straight into the small kitchen to prepare some exquisite side dishes for dinner.

In order to prevent He Yanxiu from going out at night for something, Su Yujin specially sent someone to send a message to He Yanxiu, telling him that if he had nothing particularly important to do in the evening, he'd better come back to the He family for dinner.

When He Yanxiu heard the news at the Ministry of Revenue, his eyebrows almost raised into an inverted eight shape, and he began to deal with affairs frantically, preparing to go back early.

Just as the sun was setting and He Yanxiu had almost finished his tasks and was preparing to put some final touches on them, his subordinates came to report that someone was looking for him.

"Who is it?" He Yanxiu didn't even raise his head.

"Master Su Wenxuan from the Hanlin Academy." The servant reported truthfully.

Su Wenxuan? He Yanxiu hesitated for a moment and then said, "Master Su, please go to the tea room next door and wait for a while. I will be right over."

Su Wenxuan came at this time, maybe for some important matter? After He Yanxiu sorted out the things in his hands, he walked to the tea room next door.

Su Wenxuan had already taken his seat, holding a cup of fragrant tea in his hand. When he saw He Yanxiu coming over, he stood up and bowed, "Your subordinate greets Lord He."

"Lord Su." He Yanxiu closed the door of the tea room himself, then sat opposite Su Wenxuan and lowered his voice, "Lord Su, why are you here at this time? Is there something important?"

"It is indeed an important matter." Su Wenxuan also said in a low voice, "But if you look at it carefully, this is not a public matter, but a private matter."

Personal matter?

He Yanxiu was suddenly surprised.

(End of this chapter)