"Because the capital is under the feet of the emperor!" Qiao Zizhang smiled and gently scratched Hongxiu's delicate nose.
"What about the emperor's feet?" Hongxiu didn't understand anymore.
"Of course the emperor's feet are close to the emperor! Little fool!" Qiao Zizhang smiled meaningfully, and stopped explaining to Hongxiu.
Obviously Hongxiu still didn't understand.
Could it be that Master Qiao intends to push Chef Wen's fame from the provincial capital to the capital!
Hongxiu secretly speculated in his heart.
Could it be that Master Qiao still intends to open Zuixian Tower to the capital? !
Hongxiu guessed the final result, it could only be like this.
What a wonderful thing! Why can't it be said... secret? What is the secret
Hongxiu didn't understand again.
But, in fact, she was wrong...
Rourou finished her work in the back kitchen of Zuixianlou, clapped her hands, and came out of the back kitchen bouncing around.
"Sister Hongxiu, is there any water? I'm thirsty." Seeing Hongxiu coming out of the inner room with a teapot in her hand, Rourou immediately went up to meet her.
"Yes, yes, look at your sweaty head from being so busy, wipe it off quickly." Seeing Wen Rou's busy face, the red sleeve first handed the tea set with distress, and then took out a handkerchief to wipe Wen Wen's forehead.
"Ah!" Rourou took a drink, panting with her mouth open.
"It's a pity that this cup is too small. It's not satisfying to drink from one cup, but I'm still thirsty!" Wen Wen said, pouring another cup by herself, then drinking and pouring it one after another, until there was no more water in the teapot, then she gave up.
"Look at you! This is my father's new Mingqian Longjing. The new tea has to be tasted slowly. How can you drink it like you?" Hongxiu blamed a little, but her heart was still distressed and gentle.
Almost the same age, although she is a shopkeeper's daughter, she lived like a lady in a boudoir, gentle in front of her, and at a young age, she had to stay in the sweltering, fume-filled back kitchen every day. Hongxiu felt some pity.
"Sister Rou'er, come here, I have something to tell you." Hong Xiu felt depressed and couldn't help it. Still dragged Wenrou to the backyard.
"Sister Hongxiu, why is it so mysterious?" Rourou felt curious.
"Sister Rou'er, I'm only telling you this, you promise me that you won't tell anyone else!" Hong Xiu hadn't said anything yet, but she was warning in advance.
"Well, I keep my mouth shut, I promise not to say anything." Rourou deliberately covered her mouth, but her heart was itching like hell.
There is something more attractive than delicious food in this world, and that is secrets.
"Master Zizhang just told me that Mr. Qiao was going to let Chef Wen participate in some kind of competition. He said that he wanted to make Chef Wen famous and spread it to the capital!" Hongxiu carefully recalled Qiao Zizhang and Master Qiao. The conversation, said slightly speculatively.
"Competition? What competition?" Wen Wen was stunned.
Didn't I just get the chance to come to the provincial capital after participating in the chef selection competition on behalf of my father, besides, Zuixianlou has just opened in the provincial capital. The footsteps are not steady yet!
"I don't know the details, anyway, what kind of competition is Master Qiao going to hold, and it's to prepare for the capital!" Hongxiu reminded again.
"The capital!" Ruan was stunned again.
These two very familiar words have had too many happy and bitter memories in previous lives.
The daughter of the imperial cook, the scenery of the capital;
Called in and out of the homes of the two peerless sons, cooking special and delicious dishes for the people they love;
Glowing dresses, ringing jewels;
Later, the men from the Wen family copied and beheaded all over the house. The woman was charged into the hook bar, and none of the nineteen were spared...
Beijing, a place that people love and hate.
It seemed that the blood stains from the Wen family's previous life hadn't dried completely.
Do you want to revisit the old place now
Never felt such a suffocating feeling.
At this moment, Wenrou only feels that these two words are extremely heavy.
no. Never back down!
Since the end of the previous life was in the capital, then the rebirth must be in the capital!
Capital, since there is no way to escape, then we can only face it calmly and move forward bravely!
Thinking tenderly this time...
"Sister Rou'er. What's the matter with you? Why is your face so ugly?" Hong Xiu asked worriedly when she saw Wen Wen's complexion changed.
"It's nothing! I'm just excited to hear the word capital! Sister Hongxiu, have you ever been to the capital? What's the capital like? Isn't the capital the place where the emperor lives? Have you seen the emperor?" Rourou immediately adjusted her face, Quickly change the subject.
"Me? I haven't been to any capital... It's my first time to visit a provincial capital too! But Zizhang seems to have been to the capital..." Hongxiu muttered to herself, her face flushed.
"Yo! It's all over, sister Hongxiu, what's the situation?" Rourou immediately read the meaning behind this nickname, and walked over with a smirk.
"Oh, you girl, you're talking nonsense, I won't hit you!" Hongxiu's face became even redder, and she raised her hand to chase after her.
One ran in front and the other chased after, running easily and shyly chasing, not long after, the two girls twisted together again, playing with each other.
Naturally, there was no gap between the girl's family, and Hongxiu couldn't stand the gentle questioning, so she said everything Qiao Zizhang said in a gentle manner.
Hearing the gentleness, his face was also hot.
This young master Zhang is too straightforward! However, a man should be straightforward. If he likes it, he likes it. With this in mind, Wen Rou's affection for Qiao Zizhang has reached a new level.
In her previous life, Hongxiu was blinded by Fan Jian's rhetoric. First, she was imprisoned in the high-walled compound of Fan Mansion during her youthful years. Gently looking at the clean and pure red sleeves in front of her, thinking about it feels like a knife is twisting her heart.
Today, the day of rebirth is really full of all kinds of magic, the handsome, shrewd and capable young master Qiao Zizhang actually took the initiative to hold Hongxiu's hand, and vowed to use eight sedan chairs to marry Hongxiu into the family. It is simply a great thing that fell from the sky!
Gentle is really happy for Hongxiu from the bottom of my heart!
But, what secrets does Master Qiao have, why does it have to be Wen Shouzheng, why does it have to be the capital... Also, the Qiao Mansion in the capital that Master Zizhang mentioned... What the hell is going on...
Gentle doesn't understand.
She just remembered that in her previous life Wen Shouzheng went through layers of selection and came to the capital, and was selected into the palace as an imperial cook.
Could it be that all of this was arranged by Master Qiao before
Everything in the previous life seemed to be a dream that couldn't see the beginning, and it was already going down in a daze.
Now that she has returned to the place where the dream began, Rourou secretly made up her mind to keep her eyes open and find out the truth!
In a flash, another three days passed.
Everything in Zuixian Tower is so orderly, calm and smooth as if it is not in the provincial capital, but in Xianyang.
"Hey!" Master Qiao sat behind the counter with Qiao Zizhang, and sighed heavily.
"Father, everything is going well in Zuixianlou, why are you sighing?" Qiao Zizhang asked.
"I'm worried because everything is fine! Looks like it's time to talk to Chef Wen." Master Qiao sighed again.
"Father, the child is dull, please show me clearly." Qiao Zizhang cupped his hands.
"What is the most afraid of a newly opened restaurant? It is vulgarity falling into familiar repetition! Just like this Zuixianlou, it seems to be peaceful and smooth, with customers coming and going every day. It won't take long before this kind of repetition will be like standing still. The same, make it stand still, and eventually retreat and break up!" Master Qiao took a deep breath and continued.
"What is the pillar of a restaurant's long-term prosperity? It is the chef! If the name of the chef has been static and silent in the back kitchen, no matter how good the craftsmanship is, it will not be able to withstand the decline of the restaurant. The only way to continue to promote the reputation of the chef , so that the restaurant is full of vitality every day, and it can be invincible forever!" Master Qiao raised his eyes and looked at the guests dining in the front hall.
"Father, didn't the Zuixianlou we opened in Xianyang also use Chef Wen? Do you want to change the cook?" Qiao Zizhang didn't understand.
"Hehe, Zizhang, think about it, why was Zuixianlou so popular in Xianyang before? Isn't it all because of Chef Wen's brand name? If Chef Wen's reputation is not good, just imagine, who would be attracted to it? Or make an appointment to come and dine! That's the reason why rare things are more expensive!" Master Qiao said with a smile.
"But, didn't Chef Wen come to the provincial capital?" Qiao Zizhang continued to ask.
"Having said that, this must be a provincial capital. No matter how good Chef Wen's craftsmanship is, it won't help if he doesn't promote it. In the end, he will only be buried in the back kitchen of Zuixianlou!" Master Qiao stood up abruptly when he was speaking. Come.
"Father, didn't Duan Qi on the opposite side come here to find trouble when we first opened? Didn't he get suppressed by Chef Wen and girl Rou? Isn't this considered promotion?!" Qiao Zizhang also stood up immediately.
"Hehe, you are young, and you haven't seen the long-term. Haven't you noticed that Duan Qi has been quiet recently and hasn't come to provoke you?" Master Qiao turned his face sideways, and looked at the tall and straight man beside him. son.
"Yeah, I also said, this old boy has learned to be good, he was scared of being beaten by us!" Qiao Zizhang laughed.
"Hehe, he is not afraid of being beaten, he is really wise!" Master Qiao paused, sighed, and continued.
"He knows that our Zuixianlou hides dragons and crouching tigers, and wins with one fish. He knows that he is not our opponent. But he is smart because he is smart. He will not come to find fault, or give us propaganda! He comes and goes, he looks at it coldly. Seeing Zuixianlou going round and round, the diners eat insipidly every day without any freshness, and after a while, Zuixianlou will gradually be forgotten by the diners in this plainness, this is the most terrifying thing!" Joe After the master finished speaking, his eyes darkened obviously.
"Father, no wonder you wanted to..." Qiao Zizhang immediately understood.
"It's time. I'm ready these days. It's time to talk to Chef Wen!" Master Qiao walked slowly towards the back kitchen with his hands behind his back.