Adorable Food Goddess

Ye Jiayao thinks that as long as it is a competition, there is no such thing as friendship first and competition second. It is all empty. As long as it is a competition, the winner will be scored, and the winner will be related to fame and fortune. Why do Olympic gold medals and wins? The silver medal gap will be so large, which is very telling.

Individual participation is only about personal fame and fortune, but this time the competition is based on restaurants, which will have a greater impact on restaurants.

"This culinary competition was also held five years ago. At that time, Chef Niu from Tianshangju sent him to take the third place. Since then, Tianshangju's position in Jinling's catering industry has been established. This time, Xuanhe!" Shopkeeper Li said with emotion.

Ye Jiayao asked curiously: "Who are the first and second?"

"The first one was Lu Yiming, the chef of Vegetarian Restaurant, and later entered the Royal Restaurant. Vegetarian Restaurant only serves vegetarian banquets. Although it is famous, its business is not as good as other restaurants. The second place is Zheng Fugui from Fuji, so , Fu Ji's status has been unshakable for five years. I heard that the imperial court also wanted to recruit him into the imperial kitchen, but Zheng Fugui refused. Being an imperial chef is just a name. How can he earn real money by opening a restaurant? .”

"Xiangyi Building has risen in the past two years, and it's coming fiercely. This time, they dug Chef Niu over. It seems that they are determined to win. There are also Qilin Pavilion and Jufulin. They have also developed well in the past few years. We On the contrary, Tianshangju is going downhill." The more shopkeeper Li thought about it, the more uncertain he became.

Ye Jiayao was very interested: "Shopkeeper, no matter what, our Heavenly Residence is going to participate, right?"

"If you don't want to participate, you have to participate. If Chef Niu is still here, he would be happy if he doesn't participate, but now there are too many gossips. Can't Tianshangju find anyone? Can't you take it? But if you participate, you can only participate now. I can send you there." Shopkeeper Li looked at Ye Jiayao with a worried look on his face.

Ye Jiayao smiled and said: "Shopkeeper, don't be so worried about me, maybe I can make a sudden appearance and startle everyone's eyes. Come on, tell me, that Fuji's Zheng Fugui and Chef Niu, What are the unique skills of these two most powerful chefs in your opinion?"

Shopkeeper Li snorted and said, "Chef Niu can't be said to be the best. In Jinling City, he can only rank fifth. In fact, the real one is Madam Rong. Erniang learned her cooking skills from her." , It's a pity that Mrs. Rong became a monk and became a sister-in-law."

Ye Jiayao was very surprised, the most powerful one was actually a woman, and she even became a monk, why?

"Why does she want to become a monk?"

"This is a private matter, so it's not appropriate to discuss it." Shopkeeper Li blocked Ye Jiayao's curiosity with one sentence, and continued: "The second is Lu Yiming, the third is Zheng Fugui, and the fourth is Duan Qilin, the chef of Qilin Pavilion. , However, during the competition that year, he happened to be seriously ill and missed out, and Niu Shunbao was fifth."

Ye Jiayao said: "Lu Yiming has already entered the imperial dining room, so naturally he won't come to compete again. Zheng Fugui also won second place, so he should be embarrassed to come again. In this case, we still have a chance to fight for Duan Qilin and Niu Shunbao."

Shopkeeper Li shook his head: "No, no, it is true that Lu Yiming and Zheng Fugui will not participate in this competition, but their sons Lu Xiaotian and Zheng Sanduo will participate. They have all learned from their families and are very good at cooking."

Nai Nai is a bear, the competition is quite fierce, there are old guys and up-and-comers. Ye Jiayao suddenly felt that the situation was getting serious.

"Shopkeeper Li, anyway, you have no other candidates, and I have to take care of you, so you're going to be a dead horse doctor, can you say something encouraging? Don't keep venting my anger." Ye Jiayao muttered.

Shopkeeper Li thought about it, now he can only treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor, and said: "Forget it, you are right, I called you here today, just to make you prepare in your heart, and wait for the culinary art competition." Once the date and schedule are settled, let's think of a way together, hey..."

Ye Jiayao brainstormed, and said with a thief-like smile: "Shopkeeper Li, no matter what rules they set, they are still in the category of cooking. I think that knowing yourself and the enemy can win every battle. Do you think I should go to Fuji, Qilin Pavilion, what else is there to go around the Xiangyi Building and try their handicrafts, so you can have a better idea?"

Shopkeeper Li laughed: "You go, and report back as much as you eat."

Ye Jiayao pretended to be serious and said: "Obey, I guarantee that I will gain something from every meal I eat, and I will never waste a penny of the restaurant."

Shopkeeper Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and waved his hand to tell her to leave quickly.

Shopkeeper Li continued to frown there, but Ye Jiayao came to her senses, afraid that she would have nothing to do, the cooking competition, a platform for display, a shortcut to fame, what a great opportunity. Oh haha... I have to make her ice cream mooncakes and crystal mooncakes quickly.

In the evening, when Ye Jiayao returned to the inn, shopkeeper Du smiled and waved to her: "Brother Li, come here."

"Brother, what's the matter?"

Shopkeeper Du pointed to a one-hundred tael silver bill on the counter, and said, "This is from your friend. I want to change you to a Tianzihao room, and I also cover your morning and evening meals, and I will add some household items to you."

Ye Jiayao figured it out with her toes, isn't the so-called friend that stupid ass? Who wants him to mind his own business? Peace of mind can be bought with a hundred taels of silver? Not that cheap.

Ye Jiayao said: "Brother, don't bother with him. I live in a good place, so I don't need to change it. I'll give him back the bank note."

Shopkeeper Du nodded and said: "It's fine to give it back to him, but I've thought about it, bro, you live in my store, and you help out with this and that every day, and I feel sorry for letting you live in the name. That's good." Alright, you move to the Herringbone store on the second floor, and you can make up your mind about the rent, just pay one or two a month."

Ye Jiayao was dumbfounded: "Brother, there is no need for this!"

A herringbone store costs 300 copper coins a night, which is more than 9 taels a month. Give me a little meaning, it is equivalent to living for nothing. This is not a question of how many taels of silver. She felt very sorry for giving her a 30% discount for the local brand name, but how dare she live with the 10% discount for the personal brand name now!

"All right, all right, that's it. I've discussed it with your sister-in-law." Shopkeeper Du said with a smile.

Ye Jiayao said sternly: "Brother, you have already taken care of me enough, I'm really embarrassed to live in this way, you take it back quickly, otherwise I have to find another place to live."

Shopkeeper Du was a little annoyed: "Brother, what do you mean by saying that, is you cheating on my brother? You are a big brother for nothing, right? My brother runs an inn by himself, what is the most important thing? Isn't it a house? "

"But your house is not empty, it is used for business." Ye Jiayao reasoned with him.

The two were at loggerheads, and finally Erniang came to make a decision, both sides gave in, and Ye Jiayao moved to the herringbone store, and the rent was three taels of silver a month.

Ye Jiayao thought about her salary increase anyway, and the quality of life should be improved accordingly, so she agreed.

After all, it was all caused by the stupid donkey. After Ye Jiayao moved the house, she went to the stupid donkey with the money in her pocket.

Jing'an Prince's Mansion is very easy to find. Ye Jiayao came to the gate of the mansion and found it. There are two big stone lions on the left and right, a row of lanterns hanging high, and there are guards guarding the gate, which is very grand.

Just as Ye Jiayao was about to step up the steps, the guards came to chase people away: "Open your eyes and see clearly, this is the Marquis Mansion, idlers are not allowed to enter."

Ye Jiayao looked down at her clothes, it was indeed a bit shabby, it was made of earthen cloth and gray, but it didn't look like a beggar! The clothes are still clean and haven't been patched! It seems that the watchdog of the Jing'an Hou Mansion is not very good. They judge people by their appearance, and further deduce that if there is a master, there must be a servant. Therefore, the master here will not be a good thing.

"Did you hear that, why don't you go quickly?" the guard shouted.

Ye Jiayao took out a silver note of one hundred taels and slapped it on the guard's chest, and said, "Brother, I am here to pay back the money, please hand over the silver note to your son, and let me know by the way, if he is idle If you are in a panic, go to the Flower House and have a drink. I don’t need him to take care of my affairs, so I must tell you. If you dare to put it in your pocket, ask the son later, don’t blame me for not warning you!"

After finishing speaking, Ye Jiayao patted her butt, put her hands behind her back, and walked away swaggeringly.

The guard was stupefied by her, who is this! Dressed in such shabby clothes, he looked like a poor boy at first glance, but he was quite big, and he dared to call himself Lao Tzu, and even teased the son of the world, what a shame.

However, he was really intimidated by this kid, so he didn't dare to neglect, and immediately went in to find the elder son.

Xia Chunyu is listening to her mother's talk in her room. A thing that didn't interest him at all, and it was a headache.

"Chun'er..." Mrs. Jing'an Marquis Xia Youshi smiled gently, and the faint crow's feet at the corners of her eyes couldn't conceal the joy in her heart, and they gathered together happily.

Ever since Yaoyao gave him the nickname "Stupid Donkey", every time Xia Chunyu heard his mother call him Chun'er, he felt that he was calling him "Stupid".

"Today, my mother went to the palace to meet the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager gave me a message. The Empress Dowager intends to point Princess Liuli to you. This is a great thing. Everyone knows that the Seventh Prince is the Empress Dowager's favorite The son is the most important brother of the emperor, but it is a pity that he died young. Princess Liuli was raised in the palace by the queen mother, and she was named a princess when she got married. Whoever marries her can inherit the fiefdom of the seventh prince and become the king of a feudal clan , the princes and princes of the Manchu Dynasty are not thinking about this, but the queen mother only takes a fancy to you..."

Xia Chunyu said indifferently: "My son has no blessing."

That Princess Liuli is so savage, he has heard about it for a long time when he is on duty in the palace, marrying this kind of daughter-in-law, the whole Hou Mansion will be turned upside down by her, the mother is still happy, and there will be no tears when the time comes.

Xia Youshi clicked his tongue, and scolded: "Why are you talking like that? Don't be foolish, this is what the queen mother meant, and what the queen mother meant was what the emperor meant. Do you want to disobey the imperial decree? No one can ask for it, you Isn't it stupid to be dismissive?"

"Ma'am, someone is looking for the Shizi outside." The servant girl came in to report.

Xia Chun said in his heart, well done! He hurriedly got up and said: "Son, go out and have a look, maybe it's business." He ran away immediately.

Xia Youshi sighed gloomily. She was full of joy before, but now she is worried.