Chapter 375 Gold Inlaid with Jade
Chang Li held the notice with beautiful handwriting, but was hesitant to post it outside.
He looked at the little girl standing at the door with her hands behind her back and a smile on her face, feeling very uncertain.
He cleared his throat and asked, "Little...Little Boss, are you going to do it yourself?"
Baoya was a little surprised by his question: "What else? Uncle Chang wants to go?"
Chang Li quickly waved his hands: "I can't do that. I'm just a jewelry seller. How can I cook?"
In fact, before he saw this notice, he had always thought that as a small boss, he was only responsible for eating, drinking and having fun behind the scenes. After all, opening a restaurant means hiring servants and chefs, so it doesn't matter who opens it.
Unexpectedly, this little girl actually wanted to demonstrate cooking by herself.
Bao Ya didn't know what he was mumbling in his heart, and had already dragged Gu Wang to squat at the door of Shanhai Tower to comb his hair.
Chang Li lay behind the counter, craning his neck to stare at her small figure from behind.
With skinny shoulders and a height barely above the counter, could she cook? Could she reach the stove?
On this day, it seemed that because of the notice, Shanhailou became a little more popular. While Chang Li felt comforted, he couldn't sit still, so he secretly invited the old chef from Wuweiguan in Kuizhou City.
If his boss messes up at night, someone will have to save the situation.
The old cook was his only close friend. When he heard about this, he readily agreed and was also very curious about the girl.
In the blink of an eye, it was the hour of You, and a table, a chopping board and a stove had been set up in the hall on the first floor of Shanhai Tower.
Several maids in ivory-yellow shirts had already prepared the ingredients to be used later according to Baoya's instructions.
Baoya changed into a lilac dress, tied a silk scarf into a flower, and tied it around the lonely king's neck.
I squatted beside her obediently, waiting to go on stage with her.
The gate of Shanhai Tower had been crowded with people since the afternoon. In order to liven up the atmosphere, Chang Li asked two servants to hang two strings of firecrackers on the left and right of the gate, and set them off for a while.
Now, it feels like a business opening.
Yun Sanlang and He Chunxiu naturally could not be absent. Chang Li had already prepared VIP seats for them on the second floor. Fearing that there would be too many people, he took the two of them in directly through the back door.
Seeing Baoya preparing in the back, He Chunxiu was both happy and nervous. Yun Sanlang was holding Yun Chengxi and kept encouraging her.
Baoya herself was quite calm. She settled her parents and younger brother, and when a maid came to call her, she took the king to the stage set up in the first-floor hall.
The stove on the table was specially made by Chang Li on a whirlwind basis. It was more suitable for her height, but it was still a little high. Bao Ya asked a maid next to her for a footstool to use as a footstool.
She stood on the stage. The hall was already full. Those who had no seats stood, crowded together. At a glance, all she could see were dark heads.
The lonely king squatted beside her, with a red flower tied around his neck, a wolf-like face drooping, and sharp eyes.
It watched these people vigilantly. If anyone dared to approach with bad intentions, it would immediately pounce on them and bite off their neck.
"Little Boss! What are you planning to cook today?"
"Hey, it doesn't have to be that difficult. Just make some egg fried rice and we'll respect you!"
"How about making a bowl of noodles? Look at this delicate and tender skin. Have you ever touched a spatula?!"
Most of the guests came with the intention of watching the fun, and at this time, teasing and mocking voices were heard one after another in the crowd.
Chang Li's face was not very good. He stood by and banged the gong hard, interrupting the discussion of the people below.
"Today's dish is Gold Inlaid with Jade. Everyone, please be quiet! If you make any more noise, we at Shanhailou will kick you out!"
"Tsk! That old bastard Chang Li lost everything in his business, and now he recognizes a little girl as his master. I think he has lost everything!"
"Hey, maybe that little girl's family is rich!"
"I don't care if she's rich or not. I want to see what she can come up with!"
"That's right, if she doesn't do well, don't blame me for booing her!"
"Hahaha, when the time comes, we'll have to give her a good feast! If we waste this whole night, I don't know how many times we'll be able to accompany Xiaochunniang to the land of tenderness!"
"Shut up! Look carefully, that little girl has started!"
Kuizhou City is a large city with many people, including many playboys with good family background and status.
Seeing that Baoya was a little unfamiliar girl, and that although she was the small boss of Shanhailou, she didn't seem to have any big shot backing her up, he started to have bad thoughts again.
Among the crowd of people watching the excitement in Shanhai Tower, there was a straight figure sitting in a remote corner.
Yin Qiu's face was very dark. He cast a look at Shen Dai who was standing beside him. Shen Dai immediately locked his eyes on those who had just spoken rudely and memorized their faces.
His Lord Yin is angry and will definitely investigate these people thoroughly when he returns. Alas, who knows how many officials and merchants in Kuizhou City will suffer.
Rong Bing, who was mixed in the crowd, also had a bad look on his face. He supported his chin with one hand and stroked the small mustache on the corner of his mouth.
What he was thinking in his heart was: Why not make a sign someday and hang the plaque of their Rong family on it, so that these ungrateful people will know who is protecting Shanhai Tower.
Baoya on the stage had no idea of the rich inner thoughts of her two grandfathers as they mingled among the crowd.
She skillfully brought out a small bowl of fine rice that she had picked out that afternoon, placed it in front of herself, then picked up an embroidery needle that had been heated to a high temperature and began to punch holes in the rice.
As the name suggests, "Jin Xiang Yu" is made by punching a hole in the polished rice, stuffing a piece of pigeon meat into it, and then steaming the rice with stewed pigeon soup. The resulting rice is chewy and salty. Although it is just rice, it is full of meaty aroma and tasty but not greasy.
This is a very time-consuming dish. It usually takes a chef with decades of experience a whole day to prepare it, let alone a five-year-old baby.
Those people below, who were laughing sarcastically, clicked their tongues and said, "This is useless! We're not going to have to wait here all night!"
Someone said, "One night is nothing. I'm afraid she'll spend the whole day tomorrow and still not be able to finish it!"
The chef of Wuwei Restaurant who was specially invited by Chang Li was worried when he saw that Baoya was going to make this dish. It would take him nearly a day to make this dish. This little girl might be too conceited.
Baoya frowned slightly as she listened to these people's discussions, but her hands moved quickly.
Threading rice with an embroidery needle is a very time-consuming and delicate job, but what makes her different from other cooks is that she has inner strength.
I have been learning Kung Fu with Nan Xuan for so long, not only practicing boxing and kicking, but also learning the internal skills.
Although her internal energy was not as strong as Jing Zhen's, it was still easy for her to use it to heat the embroidery needle and hollow out the rice.
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