"Master Qiao is here?" Wen Shouzheng and the other chefs rushed to the front hall in unison.
You must know that Mr. Qiao is the owner of Zuixianlou. Although shopkeeper Li usually takes care of it, it is Mr. Qiao who keeps his word and makes the final decision.
The reason why Zuixianlou is known as the first building in Xianyang is that besides Mr. Qiao's good business skills, the more important reason is that there are people behind him.
As for who it is, no one knows.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Rourou pulled the red sleeves and squeezed together to the front hall to watch the excitement.
Before the meal time, the front hall of Zuixianlou looked spacious and bright.
Rows of neat tables and chairs, stacks of clean dishes.
Shopkeeper Li stood aside respectfully, the chefs stood in a row, some handymen and women poked their heads, and saw a middle-aged man standing in the middle of the crowd calmly, it was Master Qiao!
However, Master Qiao was accompanied by a young man in purple robes, about fourteen or fifteen years old, not too tall, with a fair face, shrewd eyes, a straight nose bridge, and thin lips, exuding vigor and heroism everywhere.
"Qiao Zizhang!" Rourou recognized it at a glance.
The only son of Mr. Qiao's family, Ruan Wen didn't know much about him. In his previous life, Wen's family went to the capital, and he didn't know anything about him after that.
"Master Zizhang is even more handsome!" Shopkeeper Li smiled all over his face, looking around for something in the crowd, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Hongxiu, come and meet Master Zizhang!"
"Hello, Master Zizhang!" Hongxiu walked over with her head down and a shy face, and said a happy greeting gracefully.
"Get up quickly, there is no need to be too polite." Qiao Zizhang looked at Hongxiu, his voice was pleasant and refreshing, and there was no arrogance and arrogance of the young master of the restaurant owner in his words.
While speaking, Hong Xiu also looked at Qiao Zizhang, with a smiling face and a pink cheek.
"Shopkeeper Li, chefs, Joe came here today, one is to check the accounts at the end of the year, and the other is an urgent and important matter, please!" Master Qiao cupped his hands to everyone.
"Master Qiao, please tell me, I will do my best!" Shopkeeper Li replied.
"Well, at the moment, Mr. Zhao, the governor of the government, has ordered that Mr. Songtao will return to his hometown and settle in Xianyang. Mr. Songtao is the prince and tutor of the past, and the emperor's tutor today. The leader of civil servants is one of the most important people in the whole Zhou Dynasty! Mr. Zhao means that since our Zuixianlou is the number one restaurant in Xianyang, we must hold a banquet here to welcome Mr. Songtao! This standard is naturally in accordance with Do it with the highest standard! It’s just that I don’t know when this big man will arrive, so please be prepared at all times, select the menu and prepare the ingredients, and when the distinguished guest arrives, the banquet will be held immediately! This is a major event related to the reputation of Zuixianlou and the future of Xianyang I hope you will bother!" Master Qiao said solemnly.
"Master Qiao, don't worry, I'll do my best!" Wen Shouzheng said right away.
"Well, so, Chef Wen, you and the chefs in the back kitchen will put together a menu first, and the size will be fifty taels per table!"
As soon as these words came out, beads of sweat immediately appeared on Wen Shouzheng's face, even though it was the twelfth lunar month.
Wen Shouzheng has never cooked a table of 52 taels, and the most expensive one he has ever had as the chef of Zuixianlou is the table of 22 taels ordered by Fan Jian, the number one young man in Xianyang, when he entertained guests from the capital!
Wen Shouzheng had already racked his brains on the menu that day, and now he didn't know what to do with the table of fifty taels!
Wen Shouzheng frowned, and with a wave of his hand, he quickly gathered all the chefs aside. The apprentices probed their heads and listened carefully to Chef Wen's assignments.
"In my opinion, since this honored guest is from the imperial city and has received the grace of the emperor, he must be well-informed. We must select the best quality ingredients for cooking. The main course is tentatively determined to be shark's fin and sea cucumber. , bear's paw, elephant pull, and hump, implying the five blessings." Wen Shouzheng frowned, and it seemed that he really couldn't think of other new tricks.
"That's right, the most expensive and the best must be used to entertain such distinguished guests! I'll go shopping for ingredients tomorrow morning!" Chef Tang nodded repeatedly.
"Leave the side dishes to Brother Tang and Brother Zheng. You two try to cook dishes that are rare this season. If Xianyang doesn't have them, you can go to other places to buy them. Make sure the ingredients are fresh and in good condition!" Wen Shouzheng continued to assign tasks.
"Shouzheng, don't worry! Can't you trust the craftsmanship of our brothers?" Chef Tang said, just now he heard that the great Confucian scholars from the capital were going to eat at Zuixianlou, he couldn't hold back.
You must know that this is a nobleman in the capital!
If you can show your hand in front of such a noble person, if he is attracted by him and recommends you to go to Beijing, it will be a supreme honor!
Chef Zheng is not good at words, but he heard that Wen Shouzheng gave the side dishes to himself and Chef Tang, and he was overjoyed. He probably felt that this opportunity was hard-won, so he must show his housekeeping skills!
"By the way, Chef Zhang, the desserts and staple food are still made by you. You have to use the best golden wheat to imitate the pastries and pasta in the capital. There must be no difference!" Wen Shouzheng glanced at the weird Chef Zhang, and still put The tasks were assigned. After all, the restaurant was number one, and other personal grievances had to be sidelined.
"Well, I got it! Don't worry! I'll do it well!" Chef Zhang turned around and replied lazily, but everyone clearly saw that the moment he turned around, there was a trace of surprise on the corner of his mouth.
"Master, I'll help choose the ingredients!" Yuanzi and Ergou heard that their master was going to cook the side dishes for the distinguished guests, so they jumped up and down with enthusiasm, and they were about to go out to the market.
"Master, I'll peel the chestnuts for you!" Xiao Wu volunteered when he heard that Chef Zhang was assigned to make dim sum!
Rourou mumbled at this time: "It's not that I haven't eaten good food, from the imperial city to Xianyang, I ate here and there, and it's still the same."
"Rou'er, don't talk nonsense!" Wen Shouzheng signaled her to shut up, after all, Shopkeeper Li and Master Qiao are still here!
"Father, what I'm telling is the truth. What you do here and there are all those big fish and meat. Besides, no matter how good your imitation is, how can you be as good as the imperial chef in the imperial city?" Wen Rou still cared about herself. He muttered to himself.
"Chef Wen, this is..." Master Qiao was a little displeased.
"Back to Master Qiao, this is the little girl who has never seen the world, so Master Qiao laughed at me!" Wen Shouzheng hurriedly smoothed things over for Wen Rou.
"It turned out to be Ling Ai, the little girl has never seen the world, so it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if Chef Wen teaches her more later, it doesn't matter!" Master Qiao didn't pay attention to Wen Rou at all. !
"I think the gentle girl is telling the truth!" Qiao Zizhang's heart was moved when he heard the words, and he caught a glimpse of the gentle silhouette through the gap between people, his eyes lit up, he went to carve naturally, and the hibiscus came out of the clear water!
"Zizhang, are you out of your mind too?!" Master Qiao was slightly annoyed, and the flesh on his face trembled slightly.
"Father, Mr. Songtao returned to his hometown from the capital. He must miss his hometown food the most. Dad, why don't you cook a few Xianyang specialties, so as to shorten the distance between you and your husband, and to arouse your homesickness when you come here. !" Qiao Zizhang looked at Wen Rou and smiled slightly.
Wen Rou returned the gift with a smile, feeling a little fond of the boy.
This smile made Qiao Zizhang's heart tremble, and the beauty smiled, making people ecstasy.
At this time, Hongxiu stood in the crowd dazedly, looking at Qiao Zizhang, his heart was already flying, and he didn't know the existence of others for a moment.
030 The Yin Family's Trick