Adorable Food Goddess

Zheng Fugui's words made everyone feel heavy. The expanded field of entries meant that the competition became more intense. Even Chef Niu's expression became a little more solemn. Only Zheng Sanduo, whose nostrils were upturned, still had his nostrils upturned.

Ye Jiayao wondered, is this brat a bold and confident artist, or is there something fishy about him? Could it be that his father had already found a place for him in the top ten?

This is not impossible. No matter what the competition is, there is always a shady story. There is no absolute fairness in this world.

Later, Zheng Fugui announced the time of the competition, which was probably in mid-October, which means there are still more than two months. The last one is revealed. Each contestant pays 200 copper coins in the preliminary round. If he is qualified to participate in the semi-finals, he will pay another 2 taels of silver. If he enters the finals, he will pay another 5 taels of silver. They must bring their own materials.

Ye Jiayao really wanted to say "Grass and Mud Horse" to make money! In this way, the government still needs to provide a lot of funds, and it is enough to collect registration fees.

After the discussion was over, Mei Xiuguang glared at Shopkeeper Li and left angrily. He didn't care about the cooking competition. The purpose of his visit today was the snowskin mooncakes, but he failed to achieve his wish.

Shopkeeper Li ignored him and winked at Li Yao. Li Yao understood that this meant we were leaving.

But before leaving, she wanted to say hello to someone.

Just as Lu Xiaotian stood up, someone tapped him on the shoulder.

"Brother Lu, this little brother is being polite."

Lu Xiaotian looked back and saw, wasn't this the young man who had taken Zheng Sanduo's seat just now?

"Brother Lu spoke upright today, and his awe-inspiring righteousness made my younger brother admire him." Ye Jiayao bowed her head sincerely.

"You are..." Lu Xiaotian was sure that he did not know this person.

"My younger brother lives in heaven, Li Yao."

Uh... Those who were about to leave stopped and looked at Ye Jiayao.

Lu Xiaotian opened his mouth and was stunned.

Zheng Sanduo's expression was as if he had seen a ghost: "Are you Li Yao, Chef Li?"

It is said that the chef of Tianshangju Li Yao is a young man, but he is too young, which completely subverts their original ideas.

Shopkeeper Li said slowly: "Now he is no longer Chef Li, but Chef Li who walks in the imperial kitchen and lives in the sky. Chef Li is back."

Ye Jiayao smiled and hugged everyone, and followed in the footsteps of shopkeeper Li.

The unsuspecting people behind him were stunned. Damn it, or was the imperial kitchen walking away? real or fake?

"Xiaotian, is it true that your father is in the imperial dining room?" Lin Changchun from Jufulin asked.

Lu Xiaotian smiled helplessly: "Of course it's true. Who dares to joke about this kind of thing?"

Lin Changchun glanced at Xiangyilou shopkeeper Lian Xingwang, who looked unhappy, and said with ulterior motives: "Shopkeeper Li is really lucky. Someone poached him, but he found a more powerful one."

Ye Jiayao got on the carriage and complained with a smile: "Shopkeeper, you are too high-profile, you will scare them."

Shopkeeper Li laughed loudly: "I just want to scare these idiots. I have been in the Chamber of Commerce for more than seven years, and I haven't said as much as I did today. It's great! It's great!"

"That Mei Xiuguang, I've long disliked him. I have served in the Imperial Kitchen. Is the Imperial Kitchen amazing? My chef is also from the Imperial Kitchen." Shopkeeper Li is usually a low-key person, with a good-natured attitude. He doesn't argue with others and has a relatively low sense of presence in the chamber of commerce. Now that Tianshangju has been sold, he is just the shopkeeper in name, so he has nothing to be afraid of and can say whatever he wants.

Ye Jiayao originally wanted to tell him about Mei Xiuguang's secret recipe for snowskin mooncakes, but when Concubine Mei was involved, Lao Li was timid and was afraid of scaring him, so she held back. After all, he is now in the imperial kitchen. If he wants to make an idea for her, he has to think carefully about himself first.

If Ye Jiayao knew that the real owner of Tianshangzhu was Xia Chunyu, she would probably be the one who was frightened.

After finishing dinner, Ye Jiayao asked everyone in the kitchen to stay and hold a short meeting.

The content of the meeting was to first communicate about the cooking competition and express my own thoughts. This is a rare opportunity. Although it is difficult to get into the top ten, at least you can gain experience and experience.

Deng Haichuan said: "Brother Yao, with our little ability we are just being cannon fodder, but Brother Xiang can give it a try."

Everyone nodded and encouraged Zhong Xiang to compete.

Zhong Xiang was a little moved, but he felt too unsure.

"I'm afraid it won't work."

Ye Jiayao said: "I've thought about it for you. The competition in cooking is so fierce that I'm not even sure you can win. Or you can participate in the pastry competition. If you have solid basic skills and ideas, you can give it a try."

Zhong Xiang's eyes lit up: "Do you really think I can give it a try?"

Li Yao now holds a very high position in his mind, and he cares about Li Yao's opinion.

Ye Jiayao smiled and said, "Have you forgotten? Your pastries were highly praised at the old princess's birthday party."

"Brother Xiang, go ahead. We will all go and cheer for you and Brother Yao when the time comes." Cui Dongpeng said.

"You all should go back and think about it carefully. Registration will start in three days. Don't take the victory or defeat too seriously, just treat it as an opportunity to practice." Ye Jiayao said.

"Now let's talk about the second thing. You should all know that we have hosted a lot of private banquets recently. It turns out that the five of us are too busy to handle them. Therefore, I plan to divide them into two groups. I, Deng Haichuan, and Wang Mingde will be divided into two groups. Group, Brother Xiang will take Cui Dongpeng into a group, and you will fill in the rest of the quota. I said that everyone has a chance. Now that the opportunity has come, it depends on your own performance. If you perform well, stay or not. Work hard, and if you don't perform well, someone will take your place." Ye Jiayao doesn't take care of her brothers. She will help those who can help her, but she must say ugly things first. She won't help you if you can't help him. the second time.

Everyone's hearts were surging and their blood was boiling after hearing this. They solemnly expressed their stance: "Brother Yao, don't worry, we will definitely not disappoint you."

These days, it is impossible to meet someone like Brother Yao who spares no effort to win over his brothers. This is their luck and their fate, so they must do their best.

Ye Jiayao snapped her fingers, she was still satisfied with everyone's attitude, but the specifics remained to be tested.

The banquet of Zuo Xiang's family was held on the fifth day of August, and there was also a banquet on the fourth day of the lunar month. It was at the home of a fourth-rank official. Ye Jiayao drew up the menu and asked Zhong Xiang to be in charge. When the time came, she would just check a few key dishes.

The main thing is that Ye Jiayao has something more important to do today.

Well, yes, it is Zhao Qixuan's lifelong event.

The idea was given by her, so naturally she wanted to keep an eye on it and see how it turned out.

Early in the morning, Su Yi was practicing calligraphy in the study when his servant came to report that Xiao Shao from the Yong'an Marquis Mansion wanted to see him.

Su Yi didn't even raise his eyelids: "No."

The servant said: "I've been told that if you don't see me, you'll kneel in front of the house until the young master is willing to see him."

Su Yi frowned and cursed a scoundrel in his heart. After being beaten hard, I thought Qixuan would restrain himself, but in the end, he really listened to that Li Yao and came to trick him.

He had already checked that the guy who suddenly jumped out and made nonsense that day was Li Yao, the new cook in Tianshangju. Because of Xiao Jing, he and Zhao Qixuan also called him brothers.

Not long after he came to Jinling, this boy had already become famous. Speaking of Li Yao, almost everyone in the aristocratic circle knew about him. Ice drinks, snow-skin mooncakes, the birthday banquet of the old princess, and the dishes presented by Zichen Palace, these are all, which show that he is indeed a good cook. What shocked him the most was that even Princess Liuli suffered a hidden loss at his hands. , it can be seen that this guy is quite capable and courageous.

Su Yi felt that someone had taken advantage of him, which was a very bad feeling.

I really wanted to ask someone to drive Xiao Shao away, but I was afraid of making a fuss and it would be unpleasant to spread the news. It was not a problem to kneel outside, so I had to ask someone to call Xiao Shao in.

"Say what you have to say and leave as soon as you're done." Su Yi made up his mind. No matter what Zhao Qixuan asked Xiao Shao to say, he would ignore it.

When Xiao Shao saw him, he wiped his eyes with his sleeves and burst into tears. He thought to himself: The chili the prince gave him is too spicy, and he is going to go blind.

Su Yi waited for a while, but didn't hear Xiao Shao speak. When he looked up, Xiao Shao had tears streaming down his face. He couldn't help but frown and said: "Why are you crying? Your master is not dead."

Xiao Shao burst into tears: "I'm going to die soon..."

Su Yi was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Your master is playing a trick!"

Although he beat Zhao Qixuan a bit badly, it was just painful to look at. He knew how to use appropriate force and would not really hurt Qixuan. He was going to die. What about the liar?

"Yes, it's true. It's almost as good as death. The prince...he wants to become a monk." Xiao Shao sobbed.

Su Yi was stunned, then angry, did this guy think that he could be forced to commit a crime like this?

"My wife has cried unconsciously several times. No matter how hard she tries to persuade her, it's no use. The prince is determined to become a monk. He will be ordained at Baita Temple today."

With that said, Xiao Shao took out a small cloth bag from his arms and gave it to Su Yi: "My eldest son asked me to give this to the young master, saying it was to keep him in mind."

Su Yi opened it and saw a bead and a strand of hair inside.

It was like being struck by lightning.

He also owns this bead, which was polished from the same piece of jade. He still remembers that he bought this piece of jade when they went to the temple fair together after school. It cannot be said to be a good jade, but Qi Xuan must be relying on it. He asked him to give him a gift, so he bought a jade seal at a stall and asked him to go back and carve a seal for fun. Who knows, two days later, Qixuan brought two beads and said that he had polished the seal. It's become beads, one for each person.

He still clearly remembered that Qi Xuan grinned and said with a big white teeth, "Wear this, and you are never allowed to take it off!"

At that time, he didn't know Qixuan's thoughts, so he accepted it and put it on inexplicably.

Later, he gradually learned Qixuan's thoughts and became very angry and avoided Qixuan, but he never thought of taking off the bead.

Now, Qi Xuan actually took off the beads and gave them back to him. Could it be said that Qixuan really had the idea of ​​becoming a monk?