Si Li didn't get the expected money, and she seriously suspected that there was a miser behind the system. But now she was at the mercy of others, so she had to give in and bargain with the system, "I'll make a successful product, and you give me the money, okay?"
The system is playing dead.
Si Li herself knew that the casually made cold cucumber salad would not taste good at all, so she didn't even try it and directly opened the system panel.
[Novice Mission 3: Congratulations to the host for embarking on the journey to becoming a chef god. A qualified reserve chef god has the support of many loyal diners. Please use any dish to gain the heartfelt recognition of a diner.
Mission duration: one day.
Reward: Unlock the recipe "Wolf Tooth Potato" and enable the character viewing function. Penalty: Randomly lock a learned recipe for three days. 】
The Path to Becoming a Chef God...
I am not, I don't have it, who wants to be a chef god? Can't you just give me a money-spending system and let me make a happy salted fish? !
While Si Li was silently complaining, a prompt popped up in front of her.
[System: There is no gain without hard work, please stay down-to-earth and focus on improving your cooking skills. ]
It's ok, at least wolftooth potatoes are pretty good. Si Li comforted herself, added a piece of firewood to the earthen stove, waited for the water to boil, and put two handfuls of rice into the pot. She couldn't steam rice with the traditional earthen stove, but it should be no problem to make some porridge, isn't it just boiling!
As for the system's curse-like explanation of the cooking level 0, Si Li chose to ignore it.
The iron spoon stirred the wall of the pot, and Si Li clicked on the newly lit tasting column on the system panel.
【Taste from the seniors: refuse to eat garbage, coke, and poison. Please carefully evaluate the dishes before submitting them. Excellent dishes can receive rewards or comments from the seniors~
Tips: You may get reviews, money, achievement points, recipes and other items at a random chance. 】
In the center of the tasting module is a three-dimensional pattern of a round table covered with a white tablecloth with gold embroidery. Knives, forks, chopsticks and spoons are placed together on the table, creating a wonderful sense of harmony.
Si Li was a little confused. The system panel was semi-transparent, how could she put the food in?
【System: The dishes are ready to serve. 】
The reward mentioned in the previous tip is pretty good, but with the adjective "probabilistic", and considering the traditional system of door-digging, you can't expect it to give you anything useful. As a test, Si Li carefully poured a small amount of salad into a small bowl and placed it on the table. After letting go, the bowl did not fall as expected, but was taken by a pair of hands after a few seconds.
Those were the hands of two men. They were white and slender, with distinct joints. If they were hand models in their previous lives, they would probably be very popular. The obvious marks of the coil on the middle finger and the palm of the thumb made it difficult for Si Li to judge his profession, but at least he was not a chef. Si Li had seen the hands of old chefs when she visited private kitchens in the past. In order to ensure the judgment of ingredients, the sensitivity and softness of the palms were the first point to be maintained. Old coils should not exist at all.
However, this is just a system simulation, and there is no need to dwell on this issue of AI simulated images. Perhaps the designer behind the system just likes this kind of chef image.
While Si Li was stirring the porridge pot and daydreaming, the tasting board in front of her eyes suddenly emitted a dark red light and vibrated. The bowl of cucumber was smashed onto the chopping board and rolled over, and the cucumber in the bowl spilled everywhere.
Is this the end of the tasting?
Si Li looked towards the center of the round table, and a piece of paper that was obviously from a printer fluttered into her hand.
【Disgusting garbage.】
??? Not really! Although it is not well done, it is a bit too much to say it is garbage! You are the garbage system!
[System: Food grade E-, received 10 coins of study funds from the senior. After being evaluated by the senior, your food is enough to destroy the tongue of a gourmet. It is recommended to let each other go and improve your skills and grades. ]
The system's exaggerated sound effect of dropping gold coins sounded, and ten brand new Yun'an Tongbao coins fell on the edge of the stove.
Si Li sighed. For ten cents, it's rubbish. Maybe the famous chef really doesn't like it. After all, it's for him to eat, so it doesn't matter what others say.
The copper coins and the two pieces of silver from last night were put into the purse, and the small coffers were a little more sufficient. Only when Si Li got the money did she feel relieved.
Once there is a second chance, Si Li continued to do it, put the dumped cucumber back into the small bowl, and put it on the round table again. However, after repeated attempts, the system interface always displayed "Please do not submit trash", and then threw the bowl back on the chopping board, cutting off her way to making money.
When Xiao Que walked into the house under the midday sun, she was first dazed by the thick steam in the small kitchen. Before she could react, Si Li pulled the dazed little girl to her side, and with a smile, she slapped a piece of silver and five copper coins into her palm, "Use them to buy some candy."
Si Li is a man of his words. He has no habit of belittling those around him who are nice to him.
"Miss?" Xiao Que was a little confused. Si Li stuffed the money into her hand and said, "Your reward, keep it."
"Oh." Xiao Que nodded blankly, and lifted the lid of the pot over Si Li, "Miss, are you steaming cakes?"
Si Li's smile froze, and she turned around to look. Sure enough, the original half pot of water had almost dried up at some point, and the rice grains had not spread out at all during the long cooking time, and now they were wet and spread out at the bottom of the pot.
After the lid of the pot was opened, the moisture and sour smell in the kitchen were diluted by the sudden and obvious smell of burnt food. Si Li took a spatula and scraped the bottom of the pot, and the yellow-brown and black burnt food fell off.
Si Li didn't dare to look at Xiao Que's eyes full of anticipation for the cakes, and said awkwardly, "The rice is not cooked well, it's a mistake. Come, try this cucumber, and then we'll go to the tea stall outside to eat."
Xiao Que didn't question it, picked up a piece of cucumber and put it in her mouth, frowning instantly, "Wow, so sour! Miss, you made it very well, my mother should like it, she ate a handful of dried plums yesterday!"
It sounds good, but the task completion prompt has not been sounded for a long time, and it is obvious that it has not been recognized. When did an honest person start to lie with his eyes open? Or is the recognition required by the system too high?
The idea of completing the task through Xiao Que was shattered, and Si Li pressed her forehead. It's okay, it must be because of the failure. Next time she will do a good job and not get no recognition at all.
As for temporarily learning the two pastry recipes contributed by the original owner, Si Li was aware of her own level. She could make the Kongxing Salad but failed, so she shouldn't expect to succeed in making the Yixing snack which required both the filling and the pastry.
"If your mother likes sour food, I'll make more for you to take back next time." Si Li held Xiao Que down and put down the plate. "Leave it there for them to wash. Let's go out for a walk."
Xiao Que shook her head and said honestly, "It's not my mother who likes it, it's the baby in my arms who likes it. It's hard to wash if it's been left for too long. Miss, please sit down and it will be ready soon."
As they talked, Xiao Que had already rolled up her sleeves and quickly cleaned up. Seeing the stove and the big pot go from a mess to clean, Si Li always felt guilty about exploiting child labor when facing a little girl who looked about the same age as the original owner.
"The pot is too heavy, Xiao Que, put it down and let them come back to empty the pot." Si Li threw the heavy burden on the two maids without any psychological burden. Anyway, they also need hot water at night, and there is only one pot. If they don't empty the pot, they can't wash, so they can do the work.
The sound of water drowned out Si Li's words. Xiao Que picked up the wooden bucket filled with pot washing water and the dirty water from washing cucumbers and turned around. "Miss, what did you say? Where do you put this dirty water?"
I never thought that this petite body could have such great strength. Xiao Que's image suddenly became taller in Si Li's mind. Didn't the system say that her stamina was low? Before she could train it out, she could just ask Xiao Que for help.
Si Li stopped rushing forward to help and said seriously, "Leave it to them, let's go and have something delicious." Finally found an opportunity to go out, the modern foodie Ning Chao's first visit to the store is coming!
However, the cruel reality hit her hard.
A few hundred meters away from the village in the suburbs of Beijing is the official road. Perhaps because of the traffic brought by the Guangji Temple on the mountain, there are small stalls with thatched huts on both sides of the official road. In the distance at the foot of the mountain, there are wine flags waving next to the mud-brick houses, obviously doing good business.
The sound of people calling out for more tea and water was heard everywhere. Si Li stood in front of the fried tofu stall with a heavy look on his face. "Old man, how much do you want for this?"
The old man with a cloth headscarf smiled and said, "Not expensive, ten cents."
A pound of flour in the farm only costs one penny, but since they agreed to go out and eat delicious food, Si Li finally paid the money despite the pain. Just after taking two steps into the straw shed, Xiao Que behind him said, "Uncle, use less chili oil. My daughter just recovered from an illness and needs to eat less spicy food."
This little girl. Si Li curled the corners of her lips.
Xiao Que was obviously accustomed to the price of fried tofu. Si Li searched the original owner's memory for a long time before she understood the reason for this strange price.
The original owner grew up in the harem and seldom went out. She didn't hear much about it. She only knew that more than 20 years ago, when the current empress was still unmarried, she opened a Qiyunlou in Beijing, which was famous for its exquisite delicacies. This led to the development and prosperity of Ning Dynasty's food culture. People at that time believed that the price of raw materials was not expensive, but the chef's skills were expensive. Spending money on food was actually spending money on the chef's skills, so the finished food was priced quite high, and those who were willing to try it would naturally buy it.
However, after carefully searching the original owner's memory about the short life experience of Queen Sheng Wenren Zhao, Si Li noticed something strange.
Crops such as potatoes, tomatoes, corn, and peppers were discovered overseas, girls' schools were opened, special examinations for women were established, and female officials were promoted...all of these things give me the feeling of being a time traveler.
Unfortunately, she entered the harem and died too early, so she had no chance to see him.
Si Li sighed with regret. Xiao Que, who was sitting opposite her, saw that she was a little depressed, so she immediately stood up and shouted, "Uncle, hurry up, I'm hungry."
As noon approached, the small stalls along the official road in the suburbs of Beijing were doing brisk business, but the East Palace in the center of Beijing was silent.
"My Lord, you should take a rest." The eunuch of the East Palace lowered his voice, stood beside the young man with a bitter face and advised him, but it was obvious that he didn't hear a word he said.
"What's the hurry?" Jiang Lang, the prince of Yue, sat in the corridor of the East Palace, adding golden buds to the white chrysanthemums on the drawing paper, and said indifferently, "My cousin hasn't come out yet, so I'm going to eat first. What kind of talk is this?"
As he was speaking, the door of the study suddenly opened, and a young man in a wide robe with big sleeves strode out. The officials of the East Palace and other staff who stayed outside the door bowed and then dispersed. The whole process was silent, and the invisible power of the young man forced people to breathe much lighter.
"Brother Hengyun, have you finished your official business? Or is there something else?" Jiang Lang and others walked away, dropped his paintbrush, leaned against the railing, turned over, and walked quickly forward.
Crown Prince Jiang Hengyun's face was a little gloomy, "Nothing."
Jiang Lang stopped two steps in front of him, sniffed, frowned uncertainly and said, "Is this... vinegar? If anyone doesn't serve you attentively, the seasoning will get on you."
Jiang Hengyun's face turned even darker. "Nothing. Let's go eat."
Jiang Lang glared at the eunuch standing beside him and said unhappily, "Cousin, you just have a good temper and just indulge them."
The eunuch's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he smiled bitterly in his heart. Only this little ancestor could tell that His Highness had a good temper.
--------------------
The author has something to say:
Lili: This rubbish system must be broken. I think the money-spending system is more suitable for me. It's time to change the system.
Susu: Wake up, my dear daughter. That system is too competitive. Mom didn't give it to you. Be good and eat the fried tofu.
---
It's another day when I want to eat fried stinky tofu, fried potatoes, fried potato cakes, and fried rice cakes. Thank you for your collection and comments, my little cuties~