Therefore, after hearing what Long Pingzhang said, he couldn't help but laugh. He looked at Duan Tingxuan and said, "I heard you talk about Lord Long in Hangzhou and Suzhou before. He was really steady, intelligent and upright. But I didn't expect that hearing about him was not as good as meeting him in person. It turned out that he was like this. I was wondering how such a steady and upright person could be friends with a sinister guy like you. It turns out that you lied to me."
"Not really." Duan Tingxuan sighed and said in a deep voice, "Didn't he die then? They say death is the greatest thing, so I naturally only remember his good points. Now that he is suddenly alive again, his bad points have naturally come back to life as well. Looking back on him, I find him disgusting no matter how I look at him."
"Is it really that serious? You two are the same kind of people. Do you have to kill each other like this? When you belittle him, aren't you also belittling yourself?"
While chatting and laughing, the menu was decided to be boiled fish. Fish-flavored shredded pork is a common dish that goes well with rice. It doesn't look high-end in this kind of food competition. What? Boiled fish is also a common dish, and it doesn't look high-end either? Are you stupid? As long as you get a rare big fish, wouldn't the level be raised immediately? As for what rare freshwater fish are there in this era? Su Nuannuan said she didn't know either. Anyway, such a small matter can be left to Shopkeeper Li.
The next day, the ingredients were handed over to Li Qiushan. Even though Manager Li boasted of his strong strength, he was dumbfounded when he saw the list. Then he wiped the sweat from his head and whispered, "Madam, this... we are competing in cooking skills. The victory or defeat has nothing to do with the rarity and quality of the ingredients... In fact, it has nothing to do with it."
"Go find it if I tell you to. If the competition is evenly matched, then rare materials will always be more advantageous than common materials." The judges were all local celebrities. Su Nuannuan understood their psychology very well and dismissed Li Qiushan with one sentence. When he was about to leave, she added, "Look for a larger Shaoxing wine jar. The older the better. It would be best if it was a large jar that has been used to store Shaoxing wine for decades. Shopkeeper Li, please be more careful."
"Yes, I understand." Li Qiushan agreed respectfully, and then he came out with a bitter face. Fortunately, he had a quick mind. The easy ingredients were asked to be found by the chefs and odd jobs in the restaurant. The rest, such as Shaoxing wine jars and rare freshwater fish, were handed over to the local hangers-on. Although there were many ruffians among them, they were familiar with the local area and knew how many rat holes each family had. If there was a large Shaoxing wine jar, it would not be hidden from these people.
After three or four days of busy work, all kinds of ingredients were finally prepared. The seafood and river fish could not be stored for too long. So Su Nuannuan asked Li Qiushan to challenge Fu Shengxiang, saying that he would visit Fu Shengxiang the next day. Li Qiushan was still a little worried because he saw that Su Nuannuan was easy to talk to and the young marquis was also approachable. So he boldly asked, "Madam, please forgive me. I am really worried. You see, the ingredients are sufficient. Otherwise, how about making two dishes for the prince and Lord Long to taste first? It will also give me a rough idea. How do you think?"
Duan Tingxuan was unhappy. How dare this bold guy doubt Nuannuan's cooking skills? It was a joke. Didn't he know who invented famous dishes such as cream, eggplant box, and lion's head? Just as he was about to scold her, Su Nuannuan smiled and said, "Okay, even if you don't tell me, I'm going to make one for you to try. I haven't cooked for a long time, and I'm afraid my skills will be rusty. It doesn't matter. You stay here to talk with the prince, and leave the kitchen to me."
"Yes, yes, yes." Li Qiushan was overjoyed, and then said carefully: "Madam, do you want to keep two people to help you? That... Second Master once ordered that any new dishes created by Madam can only be taught by loyal confidants, otherwise it might get out and other restaurants would follow suit..."
"Your Second Master is just stingy. Even if these things can be kept secret for a while, can they be kept secret forever? Forget it, let Siping go with me to help today, and I will bring the chef over. There has to be someone to learn, right? I can't leave and then everyone comes for this dish, but no one knows how to cook it. Wouldn't that be a mess?" Those who can be the chefs in Anle Building must be people that Duan Tingye trusts, so Su Nuannuan made such a suggestion.
As expected, when Li Qiushan heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes, yes, Madam, you have really considered it carefully." After that, he hurried out to tell the chef. Duan Tingxuan saw that it was still early, so he smiled and said, "It's still mid-afternoon, you can take a break, and it's still in time to do it in the evening."
Su Nuannuan rolled up her sleeves and said, "This dish is complicated, and I haven't made it for a long time, so I need to get familiar with it." After that, she turned and walked out of the house, and Siping hurriedly followed. Here, Long Pingzhang came in front of Duan Tingxuan and laughed, "No wonder you are so tolerant of your sister-in-law. It turns out that you have to endure it because of your desire for food. I think you are too greedy, aren't you? Just for the sake of food, is it necessary?"
Duan Tingxuan gave this gloating fellow a cold look and stabbed him mercilessly: "Where did your memory recover to last time? Do you remember what the emperor looked like?"
Long Pingzhang... Woo woo woo, let me think about it again.
Anle Inn is worthy of being the most upscale inn in Linqing. Go up the stairs to the third floor, and there is a veranda outside. From the balcony, you can see the human scenery within dozens of miles and the clear water of fishing boats on the canal in the distance.
It was just the time when the lights were just coming on. Su Nuannuan walked up the stairs step by step. The dazzling lights of thousands of homes gradually came into her sight. She couldn't help but stand at the railing, looking at the Milky Way on earth and the lights on the canal pier in the distance. She was mesmerized unknowingly.
I originally thought that I could return home in one or two months at most, no matter what the result was, but unexpectedly, the matter was difficult and it was delayed until now. When I return from Niutou Mountain, it will probably be Mid-Autumn Festival, right? Poor Honglian, I promised to marry her off in early autumn, but now I have to wait until winter, and Xiangyun and Shuangxi’s affairs should also be settled. Has the second girl settled down? Although I am not in the mansion, no one should dare to fool her marriage, right? The old lady likes her very much now. Xu Ranyun will not jump around again without the power of housekeeper, right? Aunt Jing is usually low-key, but she is wise in her heart. She should not be taken down by her. After all, when I left, I also asked the old lady to take care of her. Did Aunt Jiang listen to my lesson and stop saying those negative things to Chuan Ge'er? And Xue Zhilan, this woman looks gentle and can be deceived, but I always feel that she has a mind as vast as the sea. Fortunately, Brother Fan and Brother Sen have followed Duan Tingxuan's temperament, unlike her...
Looking at the lights, Su Nuannuan's thoughts slowly flew back to Anping Marquis Mansion. After an unknown amount of time, a cool breeze suddenly blew, bringing her back to her senses. She couldn't help but smile bitterly and said to herself, "Maybe I'm homesick. Although it's hard to get out of that mansion once you get in, it's my home after all, and there are people I care about. Well, let's go to Niutou Mountain to see Su Mengnuan's parents, and then hurry back to the capital after they calm down. I've been away for so many days, and I don't even have the mood to travel anymore."
As he spoke, he turned and walked in, following the corridor to the No. 1 room. Before he could push the door open, he heard a shout from inside: "You can't be so dishonest, my prince. I gave you such a big piece of pork belly, and you said that these two pigeon eggs are mine."
Is this... Shopkeeper Li's voice? He's quite brave, daring to challenge Duan Tingxuan. Must he be drunk?
Su Nuannuan was laughing outside the door, but she heard Long Pingzhang hurriedly say, "Hey, hey! Don't go too far. I want to give this piece of pig stomach to Xiu'er. You guys come to grab it? Are you still a man? Where's your face?" Then Xiu'er's weak voice came, "Forget it, Brother Niu. I don't have to eat it."
"Stupid, if you don't eat it now, it will be gone." Long Pingzhang said anxiously, and then he added: "I'm taking it out now. If anyone dares to take advantage of the situation, don't blame me for being ruthless. Humph! Don't think that scholars are useless. At least they learned a few fancy moves when they were in the government school..."
Su Nuannuan didn't care about what he said afterwards. She was just a little shocked. She thought to herself, "It's gone?" What do you mean it's gone if I don't eat it? That's a 30-jin wine jar. I stewed such a big jar of ingredients. I just went to the toilet and it was gone? Are these bastards trying to eat themselves to death?
As she was thinking, the eldest lady pushed the door open and rushed in. What she saw was the unbearable scene of Duan Tingxuan picking up a pigeon egg from Shopkeeper Li's chopsticks and eating it. Li Qiushan over there looked like he was about to cry. When it comes to the skill of picking up a pigeon egg with chopsticks, how could he be a match for the young marquis?
Seeing Su Nuannuan coming in, Duan Tingxuan quickly swallowed the pigeon egg, then ran over to hold Su Nuannuan and said, "Madam, come quickly. I left a large piece of land for you, otherwise it would have been snatched away by these guys long ago."
Li Qiushan and Long Pingzhang glared at him and shouted in unison: "You are the one who grabs the most happily and quickly, and you still have the nerve to criticize us."
Su Nuannuan stretched her neck to look into the jar, and saw that of the huge jar of meat, eggs and seafood, only the piece at the bottom of the jar was left. The remaining things were divided up by the four people in less than two quarters of an hour. Even Siping seemed to have temporary amnesia. Regardless of his status as a servant, he snatched several pieces of meat from the jar.
"You...you are all transformed from Taotie, right?"
Looking at the food at the bottom of the jar, Su Nuannuan wanted to cry but had no tears. Seeing that Duan Tingxuan, the shameless foodie, was still trying to excuse himself, she pointed outside and said, "Now... hurry up and go out and run around to digest it, otherwise Anle Inn will have a few more guests who will die of overeating tonight, especially among them are the son of Anping Marquis and the Jiangnan Dao Censor. Do you want to become the joke of the year?"
Hearing her yell, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then Li Qiushan covered his stomach and cried, "Ah, after grandma said that, I realized that my stomach is really bloated. No, I'm going out first..." After that, he covered his stomach and ran out, and then Long Pingzhang and Duan Tingxuan followed closely behind, and even Siping was no exception.
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