Chapter 129,
Shopkeeper Li frowned: "Do you also want to go catch the bear?"
From what he thought, just catching a bear would require a lot of manpower and resources, so how could this meal be just a luxury?
"As the owner of a bun shop, you can't invest all your capital in it, right? It's not worth it, it's not worth it, don't be stupid!" Seeing that things were about to go wrong, he spoke out to dissuade.
Otherwise, this silly brother would really go to the mountains to catch bears. Whether he could catch them or not is another matter, but the manpower and material resources are beyond the ability of a small bun shop owner like him to afford.
Shopkeeper Wang: "Where? Am I that stupid? That bear is so hard to catch."
"But this competition requires some new and exciting tricks, so I thought..."
"Go to the coastal areas of Jiangnan and see if you can get a shark fin to make steamed buns. They will definitely be the most famous buns in Bianjing!"
Using shark fin to make buns?
Changqi, who was standing aside, almost burst out laughing!
Shark fin?
Make buns?
Hahaha! That’s not enough to waste good stuff!
Although his family wasn't very rich, he had eaten many meals with the adults. Needless to say, he had eaten abalone, bear paws, venison, etc., so he naturally knew what shark fin was.
It is taken from the fish fins. Unless the fish is very big, how many fish would you have to kill to collect that bowl of crystal clear shark fins?
Make a bun with shark fin?
You know what, it's really quite novel! As for whether you want to eat it...
He had never eaten shark fin and really wanted to try it. Okay, he took back his previous ridicule. Maybe using shark fin to make dumplings would really work?
However... Changqi, knowing that his boss was also going to participate in the Bian Jing Chef Competition, hesitated whether he should tell the boss and ask her to come up with some new and novel dishes to try?
Otherwise? Everyone else brought out sea cucumbers, abalone, and shark fin, and she brought out a plate of tofu with green onions. That wouldn't look good, right?
Having made up his mind, he would talk to the shopkeeper about it later.
After most of the customers had left, Changqi came to the counter and told Su Guoer, who was counting the bill, about the incident.
Su Guoer: "Shark fin?"
"Using shark fin to make dumplings?" She frowned and asked, "Does it have to be so extravagant?"
"The emperor is here to select the God of Cooking, not to eat rare ingredients. Emperor Ming has always advocated frugality. If he really wants to be so extravagant and wasteful, the bun shop owner probably won't win the award."
This point was directly eliminated by Su Guoer.
"Even if he can pass the first two levels, he may not be able to pass the last level."
Chang Qi was speechless: "Why do I feel that you are so right?"
"But...trying to make something delicious with simple ingredients is probably even harder, right?" He was worried about the shopkeeper. "Shopkeeper, do you really want to join us?"
Su Guoer: "I must participate. Such a big restaurant needs others to know about it, so no matter if I win a prize or not, I will go up and try."
Chang Qi understood, but didn't continue talking. Instead, he immediately reported the matter to Pei Yan that night. Pei Yan was wearing casual clothes in the backyard, with a thousand-mile horse in front of him. He was about to go out, but after hearing what Chang Qi said, he repeated, "Bian Jing Chef God Competition?"
At the end, he lightly scolded: "She is ambitious?"
"But it doesn't matter. Just be careful with others and don't let others mess with her."
He muttered to himself, "How can it be so easy to participate in this competition? She first opened this restaurant with the help of Qingluan, which was already eye-catching enough. Now she even wants the title of the God of Cooking? She will really get herself into trouble." He shook his head, thinking that Su Guoer was really trying to show off.
If you keep trying to be in the spotlight, you will also bring disaster upon yourself.
Qingluan is someone close to Concubine Zhang. Everyone only knows that Concubine Zhang is favored, but they don't know the emperor's intentions. The emperor is forced to stay patient due to Concubine Zhang's power, and is now thinking about how to weaken her power, so Su Guoer...
Rushing to run into the gunpoint...
If people really knew... and made a fuss about her restaurant, she would be the one who died the fastest and the one whose sacrifice would be the least noticeable.
He said to Changqi: "I will be away for a while. Please pay more attention to the capital during this time. If there is anything, report to me immediately."
Chang Qi understood what he meant immediately, replied with a "Hey", and watched his master go away.
As a spy, he quickly disappeared into the night without alerting any guards in the mansion, including the big yellow dog in the yard, of course.
If you want to be a spy, you must have some skills.
However……
Just as he stood in the small courtyard where Su Guoer used to be, a person suddenly appeared behind him. He turned around and saw two bunches of lantern braids, and Wen Qianxi's face was faintly visible in the darkness.
"what are you doing here?"
Wen Qianxi: "I haven't asked you yet, why didn't you go back to sleep next door, but sneaked here? Or did you use light Kung Fu to float back?" She came out from the darkness with a curious look on her face.
"Changqi, why do I think you are so weird?"
Chang Qi: "Little girl, don't meddle in things that are none of your business? We just made peace the other day, and now you're staring at me again. Don't you think you're going too far?"
Wen Qianxi: "I did this for my sister's sake. My sister is kind and simple-minded. She runs such a big restaurant and is very wealthy. If she gets deceived by someone with ulterior motives, I have to keep an eye on her, right?"
"explain!"
"Where have you been so late!" she suddenly raised her voice and shouted, holding a rolling pin in her hand, not knowing what it was for.
Chang Qi was helpless: "Oh, my dear, I was just too bored and wanted to go out for a walk. As for where I went? Of course I went home! If you don't believe me, go to the Royal Fruit Shop on the next street and ask. I just bought some fruit there for my mother and brother to eat."
"I'm afraid I'll delay tomorrow's work, so I'm using Qinggong to fly around. Why is it worth your careful attention?"
Wen Qianxi didn't believe his words, but snorted coldly: "You can fool my sister with this, but you can't fool me. My family runs a martial arts school. With your skills, even if you apply for a guard job in a wealthy family, it will be more prestigious than working as a waiter here. Why don't you go?"
Chang Qi: "Being a bodyguard? Nodding and bowing to the young master all day long, watching his face, and then accompanying that idle young master to brothels, teasing cats and dogs, and occasionally fighting for them, offending a group of powerful people, and then being killed as a warning to others? Oh my!"
"It's not like I haven't done this before. I just couldn't do it, so I gave up my martial arts skills and came here to work as a waiter. But... I don't think there's anything wrong with being a waiter!"
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