It seemed as if they would rush in and attack Zhang Chuanlu if he said another word.
Zhang Chuanlu is a person who bullies the weak and fears the strong. He is not at a disadvantage when facing Mrs. Ye.
But at this moment, four strong men rushed over and stared at him as if he had done something unforgivable.
Seeing that the four brothers of the Ye family looked like they were ready to rush up and beat someone up at any time, Zhang Chuanlu didn't dare to argue with Mrs. Ye anymore.
Seeing this, Mr. Cen was about to come over to help mediate when he heard someone outside the venue shouting, "If you delay any longer, the chicken will be taken away."
Zhang Chuanlu looked back upon hearing this, and sure enough, he saw several people carrying cages coming out of the tent.
Only then did he realize that it was not only people who wanted to cook a whole chicken who would use this ingredient. More people might use it to make chicken soup for other dishes.
In this case, the less than ten cages in the tent may not be enough.
Thinking of this, he no longer had time to argue with Mrs. Ye. He quickly turned around and ran towards the tent.
Mrs. Ye smiled at Mr. Ye and his three brothers-in-law to express her gratitude to them, then walked back to her stove and began to prepare the ingredients.
Mr. Cen, who had been watching this from the stage, also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to support Mrs. Ye, but the relationship between the two will be known to everyone sooner or later, and he is worried that someone will question whether Mrs. Ye’s achievements are real.
Even when judging the color, aroma and taste of the dishes today, he had already excluded himself.
But when he saw Zhang Chuanlu actually stepping forward to cause trouble for Mrs. Ye, he almost wanted to run down to protect Mrs. Ye.
Fortunately, the Ye brothers were united, and Ye Changrui's words came at the right time, which cleverly diverted Zhang Chuanlu away and prevented him from continuing to entangle with Mrs. Ye.
This not only avoids conflicts, but also eliminates the need for Mr. Cen to step in.
Mrs. Ye returned to the stove, opened the lid of the pot and looked inside. The water in the pot was almost boiling.
Before she went to get the ingredients, she lit a fire and boiled water to save some time.
Mrs. Ye tied on an apron and began to clean the big rooster she had obtained.
Mrs. Ye only discovered this after she took the chicken out of the cage. No wonder Zhang Chuanlu would rather chase it out and get into a fight just to get the chicken back.
This big rooster is particularly energetic, with its comb standing upright in bright red and its feathers shiny and glossy.
So when Mrs. Ye was plucking the rooster's feathers, she deliberately kept all the beautiful feathers on the rooster, washed them and put them aside to dry, intending to take them back and make a beautiful shuttlecock for Qingtian.
But Zhang Chuanlu, who was standing behind her, saw that she washed the feathers and put them aside after killing the chicken, and thought that she was going to use the chicken feathers to decorate a dish.
Looking at Mrs. Ye's shiny and bright feathers, and then looking at the chicken he had finally snatched, he felt that it was dusty and dingy no matter how he looked at it, which made him feel very bad.
At this time, everyone in the venue was cleaning up the ingredients, and there was no loud noise except the sound of cutting vegetables.
The ordinary people watching were also quite bored.
At this moment, Lu Jinyu suddenly took out an oil-paper bag from his arms, opened it and poured the contents into the plate.
Someone pointedly shouted, "Sea cucumber, Chef Lu wants to make sea cucumber!"
These words instantly ignited the competition venue, and everyone's attention was focused on Lu Jinyu.
Mrs. Ye glanced at Lu Jinyu and immediately looked at Mr. Cen on the stage.
She remembered clearly that Mr. Cen told her that she didn't need to prepare the ingredients herself, as the county government would prepare them all. So why did someone bring their own ingredients?
Elder Cen frowned upon seeing this and walked down to ask, "Doesn't the notice clearly state that you don't need to prepare the ingredients yourself? We'll provide them, right?"
Lv Jinyu said confidently: "Yes, it says that you don't need to prepare, but it also doesn't say that you can't prepare!
"Sea cucumbers need to be soaked for a long time, so I soaked them in advance and brought them here."
Elder Cen frowned upon hearing this. He had not expected that Lu Jinyu would play such a word game and exploit a loophole in the rules.
But there was nothing wrong with what Lu Jinyu said. It was indeed that the notice was not written clearly.
Elder Cen could only say with a sullen face: "This is just the first time, it won't happen again."
After he finished speaking, he returned to the stage and said to everyone present, "For the second and third rounds, contestants are absolutely forbidden to bring any ingredients or seasonings. They must use those provided by the county government."
Someone immediately shouted in dissatisfaction, "What about this time? Are you just going to ignore it?"
Elder Cen said with a dark face, "This time our announcement was indeed not clear, so Chef Lu can use the sea cucumber he brought."
There was an uproar in the audience, and many people, whether in the competition venue or among the onlookers, were shouting their dissatisfaction.
Seeing this, the head constable immediately came out to admit his mistake and said, "I did not write the notice clearly this time, which led to this omission. I ask for a three-month salary deduction as a minor punishment.
"I will definitely be more cautious in the future and will not make such mistakes again."
After hearing the head constable come out to admit his mistake and voluntarily fined three months' salary, the emotions of the onlookers were quickly calmed down.
As for those who were participating in the competition, none of them wanted to offend Captain Hu, so naturally they didn't dare to shout anything.
In fact, if you think about it calmly, this is just the preliminary test. In the end, ten people will be selected. Even if Lu Jinyu has sea cucumbers, there are still nine places to fight for.
At first, Lu Jinyu was proud of her own cleverness, but now she suddenly realized that she was too anxious.
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