"You just read it from beginning to end, but you didn't learn it?" Su Nuannuan was surprised, but she saw Chu Xiu lowered her head and whispered, "I didn't learn it, but I was confused. Maybe my sister is talented in this area. I'm not good at it. I'm clumsy and can't even make chicken soup properly."
"If that's the case, well! Then I'll teach you a few simple soups. This kind of complicated dish is not suitable for you. The master chef of Anle Tower said he could cook it after watching it once." Su Nuannuan said sincerely, thinking that cooking skills really depend on talent. Duan Tingxuan, who is so good, also burned down the kitchen, didn't he? Miss Chu was born in a farming family. I thought she must be good at cooking, but I didn't expect she couldn't either. (Writing this, I thought of the author's poor cooking skills and couldn't help shedding sad tears.)
After dinner, I went to the second floor and saw more than a dozen judges coming out of the private room, holding their stomachs and leaning against the wall. When they saw Su Nuannuan, they forced a smile on their painful faces, bowed without saying a word, and continued to walk out while leaning against the wall.
This spectacular scene only made Su Nuannuan, Duan Tingxuan and others stunned. How could it be possible? Did everyone have a stomachache? No, a stomachache wouldn't be so slow, so what happened?
Just as he was wondering, he saw Li Qiushan coming out with a smile on his face, looking refreshed as if he had gotten his revenge. Huang, the shopkeeper of Fushengxiang, walked behind him, with his head drooped, like a cabbage that had been frosted.
"Manager Li, what's going on?"
Duan Tingxuan pulled Li Qiushan to ask, but the boy bowed and said with a smile: "My Lord, please be patient, wait for Manager Huang and I to settle this case, and then I will explain it." After that, he and Manager Huang went to the balcony on the second floor. In an instant, the crowd below, which was talking like a boiling pot, became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
"My fellow countrymen, our Fu Sheng Xiang is not as skilled as others. The cooking skills of the chef at An Le Lou are a hundred times better than ours, and we are convinced. We at Fu Sheng Xiang accept the title of the best restaurant in the world. If anyone is dissatisfied, feel free to challenge us."
Huang was still a man who could take things as they came, and he shouted these words with full energy, which was very different from his previous listless appearance. However, this was only a flash in the pan. After he finished shouting, he quickly became depressed. After all, he lost such a big gamble. Anyone would have become depressed.
Li Qiushan smiled and bowed to all directions, saying loudly: "Thank you, Mr. Huang, you are too polite. I just won by luck. But our new signature dish "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall" is really delicious, and the ingredients are all delicacies from the mountains and the sea. It is very nutritious. Welcome the elders and villagers to come and taste it."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw more than a dozen judges walking out from downstairs, supporting each other. He laughed and said, "The judges were so full that they had to hold on to the wall and walk slowly. I think there is no need for me to say more about how delicious this dish is, right?"
There was another wave of exclamations and laughter from the crowd. Su Nuannuan smiled in Duan Tingxuan's ear and said, "I see. I was wondering why this guy brought two such large wine jars. It turns out that he was inspired by the fact that you guys were too full that night. So he set this trap for the judges today to avenge them for accompanying Fu Shengxiang to challenge Anle Building. Tsk tsk tsk, he has evil intentions."
"Well, he is really cruel and ruthless. I like it. Hahaha! This kid will have a bright future." Duan Tingxuan smiled, but saw Long Pingzhang shaking his head and said, "Too cruel, is it really that serious? These judges are all local celebrities and gentry. They probably have never lost such a person in their lives. They are so full of food like a beggar. How big is the grudge?"
Chu Xiu coughed, carefully looked at the face of the shopkeeper Huang in front of her, which had turned into ashes at the bottom of the pot, and gently reminded: "Master Duan, Brother Niu, we seem to be... still on the second floor of Fu Shengxiang. Is it really okay for you to discuss so recklessly?"
Duan Tingxuan: ...
Su Nuannuan: ...
Long Pingzhang...
Li Qiushan: ...
Shopkeeper Huang: ╰_╯
After leaving Fushengxiang, on the way back, the prince praised Li Qiushan for his petty and vindictive spirit, but Li Qiushan was stunned and said, "Prince, that's not what I meant."
"Hahaha, I don't blame you, why deny it? I know that's what you mean."
Duan Tingxuan laughed, but Li Qiushan smiled bitterly and said, "No, my Lord, I really didn't mean that. I deliberately let the judges eat so much that I wanted them to help us make a living sign. Look at all the people around here. If you see that even these rich people are so full, how delicious must Buddha Jumps Over the Wall be? So I bought two large wine jars at the beginning, thinking of making two jars every day, one for the banquets of dignitaries, and the other for ordinary people. They can't afford the banquets, but they can afford to buy a bowl to go back and taste it with their wives and children. Of course, this method is only applicable to prosperous cities like Linqing, because the people here are also wealthy. If it is a poor city, don't think about it. It's not easy for the people to have enough food and clothing, so where can they have spare money to buy such a rich dish? In fact, the people don't have much money, but it can accumulate little by little, so I am still very optimistic about the prospects of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall."
Duan Tingxuan and Su Nuannuan were speechless. Was Li Qiushan the reincarnation of Fan Li? How could he come up with such an idea?
Although the dozen or so judges were indeed fooled and lost all their gentlemanly dignity, it is conceivable that those who were able to eat so much would definitely come back to taste this delicacy in the future.
Besides, even if they don't taste it, what does it matter? This live sign has been sacrificed. There are too many wealthy businessmen in Linqing. After the news of today's incident spreads, the threshold of Anle Building will probably be trampled tomorrow, not to mention the idea of selling by the bowl. As Li Qiushan said, the profit of the common people is small, but it can't withstand the small profit and quick turnover.
"You, just for a living sign, you screwed over a dozen local gentry and celebrities like this?" Long Pingzhang took a breath, but heard Li Qiushan chuckle: "So what? I'm new here and I don't have any friendship with them, so there's no disadvantage of being embarrassed to do it. Besides, they helped Fu Shengxiang to kick the scene before, so they should be prepared to be retaliated. Now let them enjoy a delicious meal for free, which is already a good bargain for them."
"What do you think? You've revealed your true colors while you were talking, right? Revenge is inevitable in the end." Duan Tingxuan pouted: "You didn't admit it just now."
"Oh, the living signboard is the most important purpose, revenge is just a side job." Li Qiushan was still quibbling. This time even Su Nuannuan couldn't help it. Just as she was about to speak, she heard the sound of horse hooves behind her, and then she heard a loud voice saying, "My lord, my lord, the emperor has ordered it."
Duan Tingxuan suddenly turned around, staring at the galloping horses in disbelief, and said to himself in shock: "Oh my God, how could I be found even when I was walking on the street? This is Linqing, right? I'm not in the capital, am I?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the horses had already arrived in front of him. The middle-aged man dressed as the deputy general of the imperial guards rolled off the saddle and came to Duan Tingxuan. He took out a secret decree from his arms and said in a deep voice: "There have been heavy rains in Jinzhou and Haizhou in Liaodong, causing floods. The emperor received a letter from the prince and learned that the prince was going to Niutou Mountain. He ordered this official to track down the prince along the way and ask the prince to accept the emperor's secret decree."
Duan Tingxuan took the secret decree, opened it and read it quickly, then nodded and said, "Okay, I understand, you can go back now."
The deputy general and his followers saluted again and rode away. The young marquis frowned and was about to turn around when he saw his wife widening her eyes and whispering, "You...you sent him away just like that? You didn't even offer him a sip of water? It's not easy for him to come all the way to deliver a secret decree. How can you be so stingy?"
Duan Tingxuan said with a dark face: "I am already merciful by not kicking them thousands of miles away. Do you still want me to treat them to tea? No way."
Before Su Nuannuan could say anything, she heard Long Pingzhang say coldly, "Are you merciful? You don't dare to kick them, right? Because you are not kicking them, but the emperor's face."
"If you dare to tell the truth again, I will kill you." Duan Tingxuan glared at Long Pingzhang fiercely, and then stuffed the secret decree into Long Pingzhang's arms: "Don't think that I am the only one in trouble. Since the emperor knows that you and I are together, do you think you can run away?"
Long Pingzhang unfolded the secret decree and was immediately horrified. He stuffed the secret decree back into Duan Tingxuan's arms and asked with a dark face, "Didn't you tell the emperor that I have lost my memory?"
"If I don't tell you, do you think you can still go to Liaodong with me? The emperor has already called you back to work like a cow and a horse. But busyness is born, as long as the emperor wants you to work like a cow and a horse, you have to do it no matter how far the emperor is. Let's go. Haven't you remembered half of your memories? You can also recognize words, play chess, write and draw. These are enough. Don't think of staying out of it. The emperor has made it clear that he wants you to help me."
"Hey, hey, hey! Even if the contents of the secret decree cannot be revealed, shouldn't we who have been ignored know what exactly happened?" Su Nuannuan's unhappy voice made the young marquis immediately realize that he had made a big mistake. He quickly turned around and said, "Nothing, it's just that there was a flood in Haizhou and Jinzhou in Liaodong due to continuous heavy rains. The disaster relief officials sent by the emperor are collecting grain, so they asked us to rush there first and command the local officials to do their best to rescue the disaster."
"What? You call this nothing? Duan Tingxuan, do you still remember that you are an official of the imperial court? It's a flood. With your tone of voice, where do you think so many homeless victims should be?"
Su Nuannuan was really anxious. Natural disasters in ancient times were not like those in modern times, where the cutest soldiers would immediately come to rescue. The people who suffered from disasters in this era were the most miserable, especially those who were farther away from Kyoto. When the urgent memorials from local officials reached the emperor's desk, the emperor would urgently order people to raise food and grass for disaster relief. Well, by that time, about ten or twenty days had passed.
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