Chapter 41: Show of Skill
The second butler felt that Qin Huiyin was caring when he heard her words. If there weren't distinguished guests today, he would have a lot of things to do and would really like to chat with her for a while longer.
At this time, someone called him, and he turned back impatiently: "Here, what are you yelling about?"
"Second Butler, the chief butler said that the distinguished guest coming today is a gourmet who is very particular about food. Let's find the best chef in the city."
"Isn't the best chef in the city the chef in our house? We spent a lot of money to recruit him." The second butler said unhappily, "Is the butler old and has a bad memory?"
"Second Steward, the First Steward has always wanted his brother-in-law to be the Second Steward. There is no guarantee that he will not take this opportunity to trip you up and make you lose the Master's trust."
The confidant he had found whispered a few words to the second housekeeper. They spoke very quietly, but Qin Huiyin had good hearing and was used to listening to key words and analyzing details. Soon, the complete drama of the internal struggle for positions in the mansion appeared in her mind.
She originally thought that this was a good opportunity. If she used it properly, she could not only sell the bison at a high price, but also get unexpected gains. It didn't matter if there was no unexpected gain. She had tried to seize the opportunity, and she had no regrets if she failed. After all, no one's life is smooth sailing. When she became an Internet celebrity, she didn't become famous overnight.
"Second housekeeper, do you want to try my cooking skills? My ancestors were really royal chefs, and my cooking skills are pretty good. I also run a food business in town. Anyway, it's just one more try. If you don't like my cooking skills, just don't present it to me." Qin Huiyin said with a smile, "You don't believe me, but you should believe my brother, right?"
The second housekeeper looked at Song Ruize and said, "Brother Song, is your sister really the descendant of the imperial chef?"
Song Ruize hesitated for a moment and looked at Qin Huiyin.
Qin Huiyin grabbed Song Ruize's arm and shook it gently: "Brother, tell the second housekeeper quickly."
Song Ruize nodded stiffly: "Yeah."
"Okay, I trust Brother Song." The second butler said, "I'll ask Ying Hai to take you to the kitchen. If you need anything, just look for him."
“Second Butler, why don’t you let her try? How old is she? What cooking skills can she have?” Ying Hai pulled the second butler to the corner and said worriedly.
"Anyway, we have no other choice. Let's just make up the numbers. If it doesn't work, forget it. The Song family's young man helped me before, so let's just consider it as repaying him."
The second butler is not stupid, so how could he place his hopes on a little girl?
Anyway, he owed Song Ruize a favor. Since he came to him, he would just repay the favor and he would not owe him anything in the future.
Since ancient times, the debt of favor is the hardest to repay. Today, I have repaid the debt of favor, and it can be regarded as untying a knot in my heart.
Ying Hai understood what the second steward meant and took them into the mansion's large kitchen.
When they entered, pairs of eyes rested on them.
"Brother Hai, who are these people?"
Mr. Tang San was old, so he found a place to sit and rest in the yard outside the kitchen. Only Song Ruize and the two girls came in.
"These are guests invited by the second housekeeper to help cook some side dishes." Ying Hai said, "Please vacate the pots, and two more people can help cut and wash the vegetables."
Ying Hai asked two more obedient ones to come and help.
He said to Qin Huiyin, "Sister, don't be surprised. Among these people are the housekeeper's people. It's better for us to keep it a secret to avoid other troubles."
Qin Huiyin knew what Ying Hai meant. He didn't believe in her ability and didn't dare to make such a boast, otherwise he would be embarrassed in front of his grandmother.
The first challenge Qin Huiyin faced was to decompose the bison.
However, with Song Ruize here, this problem was quickly solved.
She only needed to tell Song Ruize her ideas. His ability to understand was superb, and the cut out would appear exactly as she described.
While Song Ruize was cutting the bison, Qin Huiyin led several others to prepare various side dishes.
The Ouyang family is indeed a well-known wealthy family in the city, and they have all kinds of rare ingredients. It was through the Ouyang family's kitchen that Qin Huiyin realized that the ingredients in this alien space were richer than she had imagined. First of all, they had cucumbers, but cucumbers were different from modern cucumbers. They obviously had not undergone various drug transformations, and their appearance was not as good as that of later generations. However, its taste was no different from cucumbers, and it had more water.
For example, common ones include white radish, carrot, potato, yam, spinach, eggplant, etc.
Logically speaking, some of these vegetables are only available in modern times, and there were no such abundant ingredients in ancient times.
From various situations, it can be known that this alien space is different from the dynasties in history, and the resources here are also different from that time. She thought that things that should not appear appeared, and things that should have appeared did not appear. For example, the medical level of this era is very poor, and many women cannot get treatment because of their gender.
There is still an hour before the dinner, which is a bit tight for Qin Huiyin, but she still has time to make it.
They were in a hurry, and so were the others. Today, there was a distinguished guest, and everyone wanted to show off their skills in front of the distinguished guest to gain the appreciation of the host.
Everyone was busy with their own things, and no one cared about others. But soon they found out that Qin Huiyin's side was not simple, after all, she cooked too deliciously.
It was the first time that Song Ruize watched Qin Huiyin cook at such a close distance. In fact, they were not that familiar with each other, and today he actually cooperated with her to lie, and even he felt possessed.
Forget it, since she also contributed to the bison, she would cooperate to the end. When this matter was over, he and she would still be two people who had nothing to do with each other.
Ying Hai just followed the orders of the second housekeeper to take care of these people, and didn't think they could do anything new. After he settled them down, he went to do other things.
As the aroma grew stronger, his younger brother found him and reported the situation to him. He hurried over and saw the delicious beef soup at first glance, followed by the braised beef in another small pot.
Qin Huiyin was beating a piece of beautifully cut beef, adding various fragrant seasonings into it, and then sealing it up.
"Sister, you really aren't bragging!" Ying Hai exclaimed, "Although I haven't tasted it yet, I know it's right just by smelling the aroma. All of you, come and help. Sister, if you have any other instructions, just use them. They are all my people. They can't do anything else, but they can always keep the place under control."
"Brother Hai, please take care of the old man who just came with us. He is old. Find a place for him to rest. We will go find him after we are done." Qin Huiyin smiled while working, "As for the others, they are not needed for the time being. The few of us are enough."
"Don't worry, I've arranged a room for the old man to rest. Xiao Li, bring some food to the old man. Give him whatever he wants."
"Okay, Brother Hai."
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