Amid the discussions of the crowd, Chen Cui's expression remained unchanged, showing a demeanor of being unperturbed by fame or disgrace.
You know, when you look at a person, her clothes and appearance may be deceiving, but her eyes and demeanor cannot be faked!
Seeing her like this, Lao Buyu's heart began to beat fast, wondering if it was possible that the real person never revealed her identity, and the woman in front of him was a hidden master of cooking?
Looking at Mu Erpang's figure again, although Qingzhu Academy has boosted the local trade here, the people generally live a good life.
But it is rare to see such a round and strong child.
How could he do this no-cost business for so long? It was partly because of the clever design of the rules and partly because he was proficient in some strange and tricky techniques. But most importantly, he was cautious by nature and did not act arrogantly. Many times, when he sees that the situation is not good, he shrinks back.
This is how I was able to make money here without any trouble for so long.
The more he thought about it, the more strange it seemed. Lao Buyu decided to just forget about the competition this time. After all, he didn't mind spending a few taels of silver.
Then Shen Cui said, "It's not better to be delicious, it's better to be unpalatable."
The people watching the fun were even more anxious than the two people involved.
"Girl, are you stupid? Even if you want to find another way, there's no such comparison."
"That's right. Not everyone can cook delicious food, but who can't cook bad food?"
"That's right, this silly woman, how bad can the food be?"
Amid the chorus of persuasion from everyone, even Mu Erpang's expression changed.
Of course, what he thought was different from others. Last time, he endured the stench and finished the dish of stinky tofu. Although the tofu returned to its original taste after it went down his stomach.
But as time goes by, the brain has forgotten the homely taste, but the body has firmly remembered the discomfort brought by the extremely strong smell!
Mu Erpang's face turned pale. He gently tugged at the hem of Shen Cui's clothes and said with trembling lips, "Mom, don't, otherwise..."
Otherwise, let him go first! He is scared woooooo!
Seeing that his son was showing his cowardice, why would Lao Buyu still hesitate?
It turned out that he had thought too much before.
He smiled and looked at Mu Erpang, and said, "Child, this is a competition that your mother and I arranged. Although it is for you, this is an agreement between adults, so don't interfere."
Shen Cui reached out and patted Mu Erpang's back to comfort him. Upon hearing this, she smiled and said, "Master, have you agreed?"
Lao Buyu nodded and asked her what the rules were, whether they were competing to cook the same dish or if they were each competing to create their own dish.
Chen Cui shrugged indifferently, "I only need to prepare the ingredients myself, and the rest is up to you, Master."
Lao Buyu stroked his chin and thought for a while, then said, "That's it. Let's go prepare our own ingredients. I'll also clean up the kitchen at home, and we'll meet back here in two quarters of an hour."
The rules of the competition were finalized.
After leaving the Lao family's house, Shen Cui looked at her own poor second fat man and asked him, "Why don't you go back to your grandmother's house first, and I'll pick you up when mother is done here."
Mu Erpang's face hadn't recovered yet, but he immediately shook his head when he heard that, and said in a weak but insistent voice: "No, I know that mother did it all for me, and I am with mother!"
There was not much time to prepare, so Chen Cui did not hesitate any more. She asked Mu Erpang to wait at the street corner for a while. She turned around and went to the market. She spent a few cents to buy a small basket and put it on her arm to hide her from others.
When no one was paying attention to her, Shen Cui bought the ingredients needed for a portion of stinky tofu from the system mall, which was one portion of tofu, one portion of oil, and one portion of sauce.
30 shopping points to find a famous teacher for three years of free education, no matter how you look at it, it is a sure-win deal, so Shen Cuihua was particularly happy this time.
Before, if she had spent shopping points on cooking so readily, the system would have probably praised her.
Today the system is playing dead to the end, and it hasn't said a word yet.
When the agreed time was almost up, Shen Cui took Mu Erpang back to Lao Buyu's house.
What surprised Chen Cui was that when Lao Buyu was betting with others, there were only a dozen people watching in his small house.
The number of onlookers now increased instead of decreasing, and has doubled! It would not be an exaggeration to say that the small house was surrounded by people.
There is a saying that goes "listen to advice and have a full meal." Most people know the tricks involved and will not get involved.
Anyone who dares to compete with Lao Buyu at this moment, either has real kung fu skills - just like the guy who was shaking the dice to bet on the size, who was said to be a strange man who had been hanging around in various gambling houses for many years without losing, or he is a real fool who doesn't listen to advice!
They have seen enough strange people, but watching people act foolishly is definitely a pleasure not to be missed.
Therefore, just like the people before them, the people who came later also looked at Chen Cui in a very subtle way, as if they were looking at a fool.
Lao Buyu had been standing at the door waiting for a while, fearing that this last deal before leaving the county would be ruined.
So without waiting for others to chat with Shen Cui, Lao Buyu stepped forward with a smile, made an inviting gesture and said, "Madam, please come in. I have prepared everything."
Lao Buyu was a bachelor and had plenty of money, so the kitchen in his house was never heated and was covered with cobwebs and dust.
In just a short while, he simply cleaned it up. At least people could step in, and there was no need to worry about the food made from it being bad for people's health.
Because there was only one stove, the two of them had to work one after another.
Lao Buyu wasn't someone who didn't like to take advantage, so he let Chen Cui arrange who went first and who went second.
Shen Cui motioned for him to start first. Anyway, her steps for making stinky tofu were very simple and would only take a quarter of an hour. And if she were to do it first, Lao Buyu wouldn't even have the chance to attack, and then he would be accused of winning unfairly.
Lao Buyu said no more. He washed his hands and took out a piece of dried meat from the beam which he had left there for who knows how long.
The dried meat was given to him by someone years ago, but he forgot about it after hanging it on the beam. It has now become as hard as a stone and the surface has turned black.
I didn't expect that this thing that I had forgotten about could come in handy now and bring me new income, which can be said to be making the best use of it.
Lao Buyu was in a relaxed mood and his hands moved faster and faster. He deliberately cut the dried meat into large pieces against the grain and then threw it into the wok without adding any oil and stir-fried it.
After stir-frying over high heat, the dried meat soon began to smell burnt and even stuck to the iron pan.
When the food was almost out of the pot, Lao Buyu didn't even look at what was in the seasoning jar next to it, he just grabbed a handful and sprinkled it in.
These seasonings were originally left by the previous owner of the house, and he was planning to leave the county after completing this job, so he naturally wouldn't be stingy with them.
After sprinkling the seasoning, he didn't even stir-fry it evenly, but directly took the charcoal-black pieces of meat out of the pot.
When he was done, the onlookers couldn't stop talking. One of them said, "Master Lao is really... really shameless. He said he prepared his own ingredients, but his meat jerky, which has been stored for who knows how many days, is the best!"
"Well, let's stop worrying about it. We have already given her all the advice she needs to give. It's just that the woman won't listen. She is willing to fight and be beaten!"
Amid the contemptuous gazes of the crowd, Lao Buyu remained calm and invited Chen Cui into the kitchen without blushing or beating his heart.
Shen Cui calmly placed her vegetable basket on the stove.
The onlookers were waiting to see what she would do next, and one by one they stretched their necks to look inside.
Naturally, the result disappointed them. The three things that Chen Cui took out were so ordinary that they were unbearable to look at!
The middle-aged man who had talked to Shen Cui for a long time and was open and righteous still did not leave. Although Shen Cui did not listen to his advice, which made him feel a little disappointed, he still couldn't help but say: "Master Lao, as the saying goes, a good cook cannot cook without rice. You have used up all the seasonings at home. What can this big sister use?"
If you want to make food taste bad, you naturally need seasoning. Lao Buyu has used up all the seasoning. Even if Chen Cui makes a dish without seasoning, it can't be better than his plate of black charcoal with heavy salt and sugar, right? !
Lao Buyu then slapped his head, pretending to have just remembered this after being reminded, and said suddenly: "Oh, what should I do? But Madam said that we should bring our own ingredients, so this seasoning should also be within the scope of bringing our own ingredients."
There was a sudden booing sound from the surroundings, and when Shen Cui raised her eyes, she saw that the 85-point qualification above Lao Buyu's head was actually flashing!
He was just on the passing line for the task of selecting a famous teacher. If he lost a little more charm, she would have to find someone else!
So Shen Cui immediately said, "Master Lao is right. Since he said he prepared it himself, I don't need to use his seasoning."
After saying this, no one stood up for this "fool" anymore. The qualification value above Lao Buyu's head stopped flashing and remained stuck at 85 points.
Chen Cui let out a long breath and didn't dare to delay any longer - she really didn't expect Lao Buyu's charm to decline, so she didn't even clean the wok, and immediately poured oil, cut the tofu, and fried it.
Of course, this time she was expecting it to be difficult to cook, so she did it carelessly. The tofu was cut into different sizes, and some of them broke apart directly when put into the frying pan.
Last time, Shen Cui calculated the time and fried the tofu until it turned golden brown before taking it out of the pan. This time, she didn't watch the fire carefully, and soon the tofu cubes turned black.
Chen Cui scooped out tofu cubes of different sizes and poured the sauce over them.
Almost at the same time as the action was completed, the cooking proficiency on Shen Cui's panel turned into 2/10, and the system made an assessment at the same time - [The ultimate failure accidentally produced due to the host's carelessness. After being eaten by the cultivated object, a small random gain can still be generated. But it is highly not recommended to eat it, as it can easily cause physical discomfort! 】
It turns out that under the rating of [Failure], there is actually such a thing as [Ultimate Failure]?
As expected, that side quest was a pure trap, just to trick her into going to the shopping mall!
Before, Chen Cui couldn't help but complain a few words, but now she couldn't help laughing.
After the system gave its comments, the familiar stench that Chen Cui and Mu Erpang were familiar with, almost condensed into substance, immediately spread in all directions.
Chen Cui felt that the stinky tofu she made at home earlier was probably a combination of stinky tofu and snail noodles, with the flavor amplified ten times.
This time, the product has not only received the "Ultimate" evaluation, but the effect has also been doubled!
Fortunately, Shen Cui and Mu Erpang were prepared. They immediately took out a handkerchief dipped in water and covered their mouths and noses.
But Lao Buyu, who was waiting to watch the show by the stove, was in a miserable state. He was almost knocked down by the smoke!
Soon, the people who were watching the excitement outside the kitchen also suffered -
"What's that smell? It's so strong!"
"Oh, is there someone repairing a toilet nearby?"
"No, no, I smell the smell as if it comes from the kitchen."
Amid the argument among the crowd, who were covering their mouths and noses, Chen Cui calmly came out of the kitchen carrying the plate of stinky tofu.
As she moved, everyone confirmed the source of the stench. The crowd, which had been crowded together just now, immediately retreated several feet away, and almost retreated directly out of the Lao family's gate!
Seeing everyone nauseated and surprised, Shen Cui touched her nose apologetically, and then raised her voice towards the direction of the kitchen and said, "Master, I'm done too, we can start the competition."
Lao Buyu walked out of the kitchen slowly, his legs trembling. He took two deep breaths, but found that the stench outside was still so strong. He quickly raised his hands to cover his mouth and nose, and asked her in disbelief: "What is this? Can you eat it?"
"Of course, this is not only edible, but also good for your health."
She is not lying, this is the comment of the system.
Therefore, what Shen Cui said was particularly justified.
Even Lao Buyu, who prided himself on being thick-skinned, was impressed by what was said. He even felt a sense of mutual admiration for some reason.
The others did not admire her, but just glared at her unhappily. If Shen Cui was not a woman, they would have scolded her like they had scolded Lao Buyu before!
Of course, they would not have thought that this strong stench was a product of a higher plane, they just thought that Shen Cui brought some mysterious sauce.
Having a bunch of people condemning her with their eyes, even Shen Cui felt a little embarrassed, so she urged: "Okay, let's not talk about this. Master, please ask someone to judge."
Every day Lao Buyu competes with others, just like what Chen Cui saw when she came, and those who act as judges and spectators all wish they could rush to the front.
But who among the people present would be willing to try something so smelly?
Therefore, as soon as these words were spoken, the few people who usually acted as judges for Lao Buyu began to retreat one after another!
After a long while, no one dared to step forward, and the scene was extremely awkward.
Lao Buyu suddenly covered his face and lamented, "Alas, how can I force others to try food with such a good smell? Forget it, it's my fault that I'm not as good as others. If that's the case, then I will... Alas, I'm sorry to disappoint you. It's also because I have no chance to be with your children."
It's no wonder that Lao Buyu is a talented person with several other extraordinary qualifications besides his charm. Even now, he has not given up using his rhetoric to force people out to be judges.
Sure enough, after his reminder, everyone came to their senses. That’s right, they spent several taels of silver here and got nothing in return, so how could they let others easily win over Lao Buyu?
After they suffered losses, they are still willing to be judges here. It's not that they have nothing to do after eating, but they just want to observe more and hope that one day they can find Lao Buyu's loophole and beat him.
If Shen Cui wins so easily today, wouldn't all their money and efforts be wasted?
So someone actually said immediately: "I, I will be the judge!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a young man in his early thirties pushed through the crowd and stepped forward, saying angrily: "I used to carry manure every day in the countryside. I don't believe it!"
Lao Buyu's expression immediately turned from gloomy to cheerful, but he still waved his hand and said, "Brother, there is really no need to force yourself. Although we are grown men, it doesn't matter if we can't beat women."
It's no wonder that this guy has such low charm. It was obviously him who was about to lose to Chen Cui, but when the words rolled around in his mouth, it became that all these grown men were going to lose to a woman.
There are still some ordinary men in modern times who think that women are naturally inferior to men, let alone in this era.
The young man had just threatened, but when he walked forward, he found that the smell of stinky tofu was getting stronger. He was a little regretful, but after hearing Lao Buyu's words, he immediately patted his chest and said, "What do you mean by reluctant or not? How could I lose to a woman?"
Chen Cui still remembered that the system said that eating this plate of stinky tofu would most likely cause human discomfort. She just wanted to win, but didn't want to hurt anyone. She wanted to give the other party a word of advice, but after hearing his tone, she just shut her mouth.
The young man who made the boast went to eat the plate of dried meat fried by Lao Buyu first.
The jerky was completely carbonized, with undissolved salt and sugar particles still on it, but he ate a piece of it with a normal expression.
To some extent, he is indeed a ruthless person.
But when he walked towards Chen Cui and reached for the plate of stinky tofu with his chopsticks, the hand holding the chopsticks began to tremble uncontrollably.
After shivering for several breaths, the young man finally picked up a piece of tofu.
At the same time, he was also puzzled, this thing was too smelly! He had been deliberately dawdling for quite a while, so the thing should have been cold by now, so why was it still so smelly? !
However, the words had already been spoken, and no matter how reluctant he was, he could only hold his breath and force himself to put the piece of tofu into his mouth.
But when the stinky tofu entered his mouth, holding his breath was no use. The extreme stench bloomed on the tip of his tongue and went straight to the top of his head, making him dizzy and dazed. He didn't know what day it was and he staggered two steps unconsciously.
When Lao Buyu saw him like this, he knew the situation was worse than he expected, so he quickly stepped forward to support him and urged him, “Speak, speak quickly!”
If he had just said that his jerky was even worse, he could have avoided this disaster.
The young man's face was pale and his expression was ferocious, but he still clenched his teeth tightly and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "I think Master Lao is more...more...hiccups!"
He kept talking for a while, but finally he couldn't bear it anymore and turned around and vomited.
With him taking the lead, everyone around him started to retch.
For a moment, the sounds of vomiting could be heard continuously inside and outside the Lao family's small house.
After a while, the young man finally vomited out his stomach and finally shook off Lao Buyu's hand. He pointed at Chen Cui and cursed: "The food you made is too disgusting, it's really too disgusting! I have never eaten anything more disgusting than this in my life. You are simply trying to kill people!"
Chen Cui was not angry after being scolded. Instead, she looked at Lao Buyu with a smile, "The judges invited by the Master said that my food tasted the worst? So I should have won?"
Lao Buyu did not respond. It was not because he wanted to go back on his word in front of everyone, but because he was also vomiting!
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