The dough made by Su Wan is particularly chewy, and the stuffing she made yesterday is juicy. You can smell the rich meaty aroma as soon as you open it.

When making dumplings, even though Su Wan has small hands, she was able to make them exceptionally round, with the wrinkles on them all exactly the same and of even size.

Yu Shu looked at it and said with emotion: "Your family is worthy of being a white-casserole restaurant. The buns you make are so beautiful."

Su Wan also took a look. This was not the craft of her original family, but she would not say it out loud, otherwise it would be too scary.

Others were amazed at how cute the buns made by Su Wan looked. They were the size of a palm and the skin was rolled very thin, so they would definitely be a thin layer of skin when steamed.

It’s only natural that Su Wan could roll out the dough so well to make buns with such thin skin and large fillings.

On the other side, the managers of the Imperial Household Department and the Imperial Treasure Department got up early with only one purpose: they would not wait for their subordinates to bring them food today, they wanted to eat by themselves!

Not to mention that waiting for food to be delivered takes time, and the delay on the road will also affect the taste of the food.

Especially the buns in the morning, if they are cold, they will definitely not taste as good as when they are freshly cooked.

Of course there is another purpose, which is that if you go to the cafeteria, you can eat as much as you want!

It was just that the managers of the two places just stepped out of the door and saw each other.

Wow, these four stewards actually had the same idea and all went out on their own!

The eunuchs and guards who followed behind almost covered their mouths with their hands and laughed. They had been in the palace for so many years, but when had they ever seen the four of them eat in the western dining hall?

Not only have I never seen them eat, I have never seen them actually go to the cafeteria and sit there to eat.

You know, there is not only a small kitchen near the big cafeteria, but there are also private rooms inside the cafeteria, which are reserved for the stewards. But how could the west kitchen ever entertain them?

The eldest palace maid has been in the palace for four years. This is the first time she has seen the chief and deputy chief eunuchs of the Imperial Household Department, the chief eunuch of the Shangbao Department, and the chief eunuch of the guards coming together.

Fortunately, she reacted quickly and immediately asked someone to invite the four of them in and sit down. Although not many people went in there, it was cleaned every day, so they could be used directly.

Wei Jun also took advantage of his master's kindness and sat in the box.

Other palace servants have to queue up by themselves to eat, but if it is a butler, the western kitchen will definitely deliver the food personally. The most important thing is that the butlers can eat as much as they want!

When Wei Jun thought of this, his eyes lit up!

Oh yes!

Master, there is no limit on how much you can eat!

If the master is the deputy general manager and there are no restrictions, then the other three are all the general managers.

Is this the reason why the four of them went to the cafeteria in person?

Yesterday, the chief steward of the Shangbao Palace sent people to fetch food twice, and it would be inappropriate to send someone to fetch it for the third time.

But people are already in the cafeteria, so shouldn’t they be able to eat as much as they want?

Just as Wei Jun thought of this, he saw the palace servants from the west kitchen bringing in food.

It is true!

The other palace servants were still queuing up. They had already been served two plates of big steamed buns, as well as today's regular breakfast of two kinds of salty and sweet tofu pudding, two more dishes, and shredded radish pancakes!

This amount is obviously more than what can be packed in a lunch box.

Moreover, the palace maid in the western kitchen said, "If it is not enough, please ask the palace maid to get more."

!!!

Wei Jun’s eyes lit up first!

This is so cool.

The conversation in this box was not soundproofed and was immediately heard by the palace servants outside, who immediately looked at them with envy.

Everyone knows that the meals in the western kitchen are fixed in quantity. Although everyone can eat their fill, who wouldn’t want to eat a little more?

Now, the managers can easily realize what they dream of. Is this reasonable?

So reasonable!

Who makes him the manager?

What to do? There’s one more reason to want a promotion!

Then they look at the big steaming white buns on other people’s tables and want to eat some too!

But the chief guard of the Shangbao Palace closed the door and didn't show any courtesy. He went straight to the bun, took a bite, and exclaimed with his tongue tucked in: "It's hot, so hot!"

It was hot, but I still ate it.

Wei Jun clearly saw the oil dripping from the bun filling.

Wow, it looks delicious!

Once the chief guard started to attack, the others became even more rude. Even Wei Jun quietly took a bun, but learned from the chief guard's experience. He did not take a big bite, but ate the edge first, which was not so hot.

But when I bit it, I actually ate the filling?

The skin of this bun is so thin.

The skin is not only chewy but also has the aroma of gravy. Needless to say, the pork, vermicelli and cabbage go perfectly together. They both taste delicious when you put them in your mouth.

Wei Jun didn't even notice how fast he was eating and immediately took another plate of buns.

The buns were left for a while, and they were not so hot anymore. I took a big bite this time, and my mouth was full of the aroma of lard! And it was not greasy at all! The shredded carrots next to it were no worse than the meat! They even had a unique soft texture, which enriched the layering of the buns.

They are all soft, the bun skin is chewy and soft, and the shredded carrots are soft.

Every bite brings a lot of surprises.

As for the lard residue inside, is there anything else to say?

By the time everyone reacted, the ten buns had already been eaten by them!

Without waiting for the four stewards to speak, Wei Jun immediately went to the kitchen to get more! He has a good eye!

It’s great to eat in the cafeteria with the stewards. You don’t have to worry about whether there is enough food!

But after Wei Jun came back, the salty and sweet tofu pudding and other dishes on the table were swept away by the two stewards of the Shangbao Palace.

The chief and deputy chief stewards of the Imperial Household Department had eaten dishes such as tofu pudding once or twice before. Although they liked them, they were not as crazy about them as these two.

The two men in Shangbaojian were dumbfounded. Why didn’t they know that the breakfast in the west kitchen was so delicious before?

How many delicious foods did they miss?

The deputy chief steward of the Imperial Household Department said leisurely, "Their western kitchen rotates the menu every five days."

"You must have never eaten preserved egg and lean meat porridge."

The chief steward continued: "Glutinous rice pearl meatballs."

“Snow mustard greens and minced pork.”

“Acacia flower pancake.”

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Please, stop talking, or I'll die of jealousy!

The two eunuchs of the Shangbaojian loved to eat, and now they were even more heartbroken.

The delicious food is right next to you, but you can’t eat it?

I just thought that only meat buns were delicious, but I didn’t expect that these tofu puddings were also delicious.

Wei Jun didn't think it was anything special. The food cooked by Su Wan was naturally excellent, but that was just the beginning. As far as Wei Jun was concerned, Su Wan's cooking skills were even better when she was cooking in the kitchen.

It’s a pity that the matter of the small stove cannot be told, otherwise these two will definitely come up with some evil ideas again.

Even the four stewards were eating with their mouths drooling. The buns this time satisfied all the palace servants who came to eat, but they could only eat two each.

If we eat to our heart's content, we might eat up all the remaining ingredients in the western kitchen.

But even so, everyone went out patting their bellies, full and satisfied.

They ate comfortably while the people who were delivering the food set off on the other side.

One went to the old treasury, one went to the Baochaosi, and Su Wan went to the Guandi Temple.

I went to Guandi Temple as usual, and sent delicious food to the other two, hoping that they would not take the bait.

When Su Wan took out the buns, she was talking about this with Yan Pei.

Yan Pei said, "The old treasury is easy to deal with, but I'm afraid the treasure bank is different."

After saying that, Yan Pei added: "It's not that your skills are not good enough. The Baochao Division has nothing to do with skills."

As he spoke, Yan Pei took a bite of the meat bun. He originally thought that it would have the greasy taste that he hated, but although this meat bun was fragrant, it did not have the greasy feeling of other fatty meats at all.

The filling and the crust were the best he had ever tasted.

When Yan Pei was shocked at how delicious the buns were, Su Wan was surprised: "Why? What's the problem with the Baochao Division?"

Yan Pei only said: "Go out from this side of the palace wall and you will reach Anqingfang."

"The restaurants in Anqingfang are controlled by the Zhang and Wang families, and both of them follow the orders of the chief of the Treasury Department."

Yan Pei’s words were simple, but he hit the nail on the head on the issues at stake.

The manager of the Baochao Division was in collusion with the restaurant owner and was sure that they would get a share of the profits, so they allowed everyone in the Baochao Division to eat out.

Food for a thousand people still means three meals a day.

You can imagine how much profit this makes.

But Su Wan immediately frowned: "Now that the Western Kitchen is doing well, doesn't that mean they have snatched people from the Imperial Household Department and the Imperial Treasure Department?"

Seeing Su Wan react so quickly, Yan Pei's eyes flashed with surprise.

He only said one sentence, but Su Wan had already reflected the root of the problem.

The Western Kitchen's business did indeed take away the other side's business.

But this business shouldn't have existed in the first place.

It would be fine if the food outside was reasonably priced and tasted good.

But since it is a collusion, it is naturally not cheap, the taste is average, and it even excludes restaurants that are not owned by Zhang and Wang.

In the eyes of people in the palace, the improvement of the western kitchen was a good thing, but in the eyes of others, it was "stealing".

In fact, the question of whether to snatch or not does not exist at all.

Su Wan lowered her eyes and asked, "What is the relationship between the treasure bank chief and the powerful nobles?"

If Su Wan just asked whether they were trying to steal business, then Yan Pei was surprised.

If you ask this question again, you will be stunned.

"The relationship is very good." Yan Pei answered truthfully, looking at Su Wan closely.

She just smiled and said, "That's okay."

The ability to grasp the key points in a moment of information is not inferior to that of officials in the court.

Yan Pei looked at Su Wan a few more times before turning his attention back to the food.

In the blink of an eye, Su Wan returned to her usual smiling self, as if she didn't care about it at all.

She really didn't care.

I felt something was wrong with the Baochao Department yesterday. A thousand people did not come to the free cafeteria to eat. It was too neat.

It’s no big deal to solve the problem today.

It was nothing more than that the chief steward of the Baochao Division colluded with the officials and businessmen of the Zhang and Wang families outside, deliberately letting people in his palace go there to eat more expensive meals, and then split the profits with the Zhang and Wang families.

The high-ranking officials must have known about this practice, but the chief steward of the Treasury Department was her man and must have shown him a lot of respect, so not only did she not care, she even treated the western kitchen even more harshly, making the food there even more unpalatable.

The worse the food in the western kitchen is, the better the business outside will be.

In fact, the nobles in power and the chief steward of the Treasury Department had already accomplished this. Before last month, the palace servants had no choice but to come to the west kitchen.

But other people only know that the food in the western kitchen is bad, but they don’t know the interest game involved.

Those people won the game and got the money from the food and the money from the food sales.

The ones who suffered were the palace servants who didn't understand what was going on.

The head of the Imperial Food Department knew about this, but he was just looking for an opportunity to clear up this problem.

Last month, the Deputy Prime Minister of the West secretly cursed the nobles in power, and there was another appointment in March, which was the counterattack of the female official of the Shangshi Department.

In this case, even if I am not there, the female officials will send someone over, but it will be a bit more difficult and not that simple.

Su Wan got this information from Yan Pei's words and almost immediately completed the full picture of the matter.

So she wasn't worried at all.

After all, she was just a little palace maid who cooked.

Without her, we are just others, so just cook your own meals!

Yan Pei said, "But without you, it wouldn't be so smooth."

"If it weren't for you, the West Kitchen wouldn't have become so popular so quickly."

Of course, other palace maids who can cook can be transferred here.

But do those palace maids have Su Wan’s abilities?

Can you cook such delicious food?

The answer must be no.

It might take a month or two for the transferred personnel to convince the people in the West Outer Palace to trust the food from the West Kitchen.

But Su Wan doesn't need that long.

It only took Su Wan ten days to get all the people from the Imperial Household Department and the Imperial Treasure Department to come.

Only the food made by Su Wan is impactful and unforgettable.

Because others were playing games, but she was just focused on cooking meals for the palace servants.

Just to make the diners happy.

Such a smart, sharp and open-minded little palace maid.

He actually discovered it.

After Yan Pei said that, Su Wan felt embarrassed.

Normally Yan Pei seems shy and doesn't like to talk, so why is he praised so exaggeratedly!

She's not that great, is she?

Seeing that she was embarrassed, Yan Pei deliberately continued: "The food you cook is the best I have ever eaten."

"If it weren't for you, I would probably starve."

If Yan Pei's subordinates were here, they would definitely wipe the sweat off their heads.

Your Highness, it’s not possible. It’s really not possible.

Although you are not valued by the saint and the palace is deserted, you will not starve. Otherwise, are the connections left by the late queen just for show?

Not to mention the late queen, with your own abilities, you won’t starve.

But Su Wan felt that these words made her feel even more distressed for Yan Pei.

A child without a mother is pitiful, and he is in the palace and has a bad boss.

"I will definitely not let you go hungry as long as I am here." Su Wan promised solemnly, "Definitely."

Yan Pei nodded with a smile in his eyes, but he was obviously a little timid. It seemed that there was only Su Wan in his eyes. He looked pitiful, like a puppy, and his eyes were full of gratitude.

Su Wan quickly shook her head. How could she think like that?

But I subconsciously felt weak in my heart. I was just bringing him food and there was no need to be so grateful.

But when Su Wan left, the puppy with gratitude in his eyes turned into a wolf cub, with only smiles in his eyes.

I really enjoy teasing Su Wan.

But is today’s play over?

When Su Wan returned to the west kitchen, she received two pieces of news.

One was the old prison warehouse, they did accept the buns but didn’t say anything, so they probably didn’t send them to their superiors.

On the other side was the Baochaosi, which also accepted it and delivered it directly to the general manager.

The two reacted differently, but both received no feedback.

The last time when soy milk was delivered to the gate of Shangbaojian, it immediately attracted many palace servants to come over, and finally several stewards started to eat the meals from the western kitchen.

But this time there was no response.

Everyone thought that it must be that the Old Treasury and the Treasury Department did not eat the bread inside, otherwise they would have killed us immediately.

Anyway, it’s not the buns’ problem!

Su Wan was thinking about Yan Pei's words.

It's easy to pull over fifty people from the old treasury, but the Baochao Division can't be lured over with food.

Especially sending the food to the chief steward of the Baochao Division?

Even if they prepared delicacies from land and sea, the manager would definitely not reveal a single word, otherwise how would he pay for the restaurants of Zhang and Wang in Anqingfang?

In the eyes of the chief steward of the Baochao Division, the worse the western kitchen is, the better, otherwise it will affect his ability to make money.

If you think about these principles clearly, you will know that the Baochao Division cannot be easily moved.

The others were somewhat confused and dejected. Su Wan was reminded by Yan Pei, so her expression was particularly calm. She stepped forward to calm everyone down: "It's okay. There's still a long way to go. They will definitely come."

Let’s not talk about the old prison for now, they’re just not coming for the time being.

It’s actually not difficult to deal with the Baochaosi.

People are greedy for profit. Once the people in the Baochaosi Palace know which place has better food and that they can come to the Western Kitchen for not only good food but also economical food, they will naturally come over slowly, or even secretly.

Su Wan just didn't believe that everyone in Baochaosi was loyal and willing to pay a high price for ordinary meals.

Su Wan's calmness made everyone in the west kitchen feel more at ease.

Yeah, why rush now?

But the cooking was too smooth before. As long as they cooked, they would attract a lot of people. But today, neither the Old Treasury nor the Treasury Department came, so they felt a little disappointed.

When the Right Chief came back from the Imperial Kitchen, he already knew what had happened. He smiled and said to Su Wan, "Don't worry, the Imperial Banknote Bureau will be here soon."

The old prison warehouse didn't mention it, and they knew it was only a matter of time before this place came to the West Kitchen for meals.

Since the Right Hand Man had spoken, Su Wan naturally believed it.

But she was also curious about how to get the people from the Baochao Division to come over.

And there is another question. Since the chief steward of the Treasury Department is a member of the powerful noble faction, then the fact that the western kitchen cooks delicious food will definitely be known by the powerful nobles.

But this is inevitable.

Now that so many people come to the west kitchen to eat, if that nobleman doesn't know about it, then he should not be in power.

She's not that stupid.

Fortunately, these things have little to do with Su Wan.

All she has to do is cook the meals!

Today is the third day of May, and also the third day of the five-day diet.

After breakfast, we went to the western kitchen to rest and then prepared lunch.

Today's lunch is still four dishes, one soup, and two staple foods.

Although there are no snacks at noon, the dishes are still rich, including salad eggplant, stir-fried pumpkin with lily, ants climbing trees, and Maoxuewang.

The soup is peanut and pig's trotter soup.

Is this also considered a snack? After all, the pig's trotters were sent by the Shangbaojian.

But after eating the pig's trotters, the privilege of having food delivered to the Shangbaojian in advance would no longer exist.

Su Wan coughed lightly.

Then you can hint to the sponsor to renew the contract?

As long as you renew your subscription, we will also provide you with the premium service of meal delivery in advance!

Of course, this cannot be said explicitly now.

Wait, they will definitely react!

Without further ado, let’s start making today’s lunch!

Make sure to eat a good lunch so that you will have enough energy for the day.

Su Wan especially likes to see others happily eating!

As the weather is getting hotter, it is best to eat some foods that clear away heat and reduce fire. Among them, salad eggplant is a good choice.

Eggplant can relieve heat and even prevent oral inflammation. It can also promote bowel movements and is one of the very good foods in summer.

Moreover, this dish is very simple to prepare and is very suitable for canteens.

Peel and slice the eggplant. Just like last time when making fish-flavored eggplant, you need to marinate it with salt. One reason is to remove the bitterness of the eggplant itself, and the second is to remove the solanine in the eggplant. The last reason is that you can use less oil when cooking the eggplant that has been marinated with salt.

The Western Kitchen is not a wealthy family!

Use it sparingly!

After marinating for 25 minutes, soak it in water for a while and then steam it directly. Compared with boiling, this will not destroy the shape of the eggplant and will make the eggplant flesh more firm.

After steaming, sprinkle with the ingredients specially fried by Su Wan and mix well, and the dish is ready.

The ingredients for stir-frying are actually not that particular. Su Wan stir-fries according to her own taste, randomly grabbing some peppercorns and adding some soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, garlic and other seasonings.

It is very suitable for eating in summer.

But when Su Wan saw Wei Jun, she specifically told him to ask his master, the deputy chief steward of the Imperial Household Department, to eat less eggplant. The deputy chief steward had a bad stomach to begin with, and eggplant is cold in nature. Today, the eggplant was served plain, so it was not suitable for him to eat too much.

When the deputy general manager heard this, he sighed subconsciously.

She had only cooked for him for a few days, but she was still concerned about him. He couldn't help but admire Su Wan's thoughtfulness. Naturally, his fondness for her increased, and he would praise her to everyone he met.

Su Wan continued to cook, stir-fried pumpkin with lily, another summer dish.

Take the lilies out of the ice cellar and wash them clean, then put them directly into the pot with the chopped pumpkin.

The key to this dish is to add some sugar in addition to the regular seasonings. The pumpkin should be simmered over low heat until it is soft and rotten, so that the pumpkin has the best taste.

The dish was golden in color when it was cooked, and was particularly appetizing. The deputy manager could eat more of this dish.

By the time the ant climbed up the tree, Su Wan herself laughed.

The name of this dish looks scary, but many people from both the Western Kitchen and the Imperial Household Department came to ask her if they wanted her to help catch ants.

If so many people are eating ants, then they must catch a lot. They should catch them together!

Need not!

Really not necessary!

And don’t you think it’s weird to eat ants?

Unexpectedly, they all shook their heads and said without hesitation: "Other people may find it strange to cook this dish, but you can't!"

You are Su Wan!

Everything will taste good, right? Even ants can be made special.

This kind of trust made Su Wan laugh and cry.

But she felt secretly happy in her heart. If that was the case, she must cook this famous Sichuan dish well.

To put it another way, it means minced meat vermicelli!

What ants climbing trees! She doesn't eat ants!

However, this dish is also a Sichuan classic in Su Wan’s mind. Just like the Maoxuewang that will be made later, you can order these two dishes without any hesitation when you go to a Sichuan restaurant. They are absolutely delicious! Absolutely a good way to eat!

Start cooking the vermicelli!