Cooking is not difficult at all for Su Li. Both the knife skills and the heat were mastered to perfection. The eight people sitting on the judges' bench, He Shi, and the ordinary people standing behind to watch the excitement were all fascinated.
"It turns out that cooking can be described as smooth and smooth. If she were allowed to practice martial arts, maybe her talent would be even higher..."
Fang Yuan watched with rapt attention. He could not help but be surprised when he saw a hint of the unity of nature and man in Su Li's cooking movements.
Same ingredients, same steps. The performances of Su Zipei and Su Li were as good as heaven and earth. Everyone couldn't help but marvel when they saw Su Li's skillful handling of ingredients. No one fell asleep for nearly three hours.
"You guys have been waiting for a long time."
Su Li put the roasted beggar's chicken away, turned around and smiled sweetly, and said, "Can someone come over and help crack it open? I'm a little tired, I'm afraid I don't have the strength."
As soon as these words came out, a group of waiters turned their attention to Fang Yuan. Although they wanted to fly to the second young lady immediately, they had no choice but to not show their shame in front of the second young lady because they didn't have the skills.
Fang Yuan blushed, stepped forward, and picked up the hammer silently.
"It turns out you are really here, and I even asked grandma to find out your whereabouts."
Su Li whispered softly, Fang Yuan's ears turned red and he almost missed the target with the hammer. He knocked out the mud shell and ran away, which seemed to be a desperate escape.
However, everyone was already attracted by the fragrance and did not notice the little movements of the two people at all.
This is a scent that can make you lose your mind!
"I'll go first!"
Mr. Zhou drooled, rushed to the desk, and cut off most of the food.
"Shameless!"
The other seven chefs immediately became angry and rushed to snatch it. The scene suddenly became chaotic. The gangsters mixed in the crowd did not remember to continue to deceive people, and they rushed to grab more of the still steaming chicken.
"Here comes someone, he's going to be crushed to death!"
Fortunately, the detectives were still determined and quickly separated everyone. Seeing the beggar's chicken that had fallen to the ground and became dirty, everyone couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"It's better now, no one has anything to eat."
Mr. Zhou almost burst into tears when a beggar's eyes gleamed. He tried his best to break free from the restraints of the policeman, picked up the beggar's chicken on the ground and ran away while everyone screamed, leaving only the lingering fragrance lingering in his nose.
"Senior Zhou doesn't have to be like this." Su Li stood up, as if frightened by the scene just now, her voice was timid, "I remember that Mr. Zhou ranked first in the order for the rare beggar's chicken. I will make a rare beggar's chicken order tomorrow. Flower chicken, send it to sir."
Mr. Zhou was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "Thank you, Miss Su. I will go back and wait for the good news."
"I met Miss Su Li today, and I realized that there is someone else. The seven of us are convinced. If there is a chance in the future, we hope to learn some cooking skills from Miss Su."
The seven chefs came over and said with a smile, Su Li quickly greeted him: "Don't dare, don't dare, Su Li is young, it's me who asks the seniors for advice."
"Hahaha..." The seven people laughed heartily after being so complimented.
After some polite exchanges, the disturbance in the restaurant was completely resolved, and the restaurant chefs said goodbye and left.
The honest man said nothing more and left with a look of regret. In front of the absolute delicious food, no conspiracy can defeat Baiweilou. Coupled with a heavenly cooking genius... The task assigned to him by the county magistrate was a complete failure.
The next day, Baiweilou reopened and business was even more prosperous.
Many waiters found that there were many young men coming to the restaurant for dinner. These young men looked around when they came in, and they were absent-minded when ordering. It was obvious that they were not interested in drinking.
The shopkeeper smiled sullenly and pulled the gentlemen to order all the signature dishes. When they got impatient, he explained: "Sir, the lady who owns the restaurant usually studies at home, and only occasionally comes to the restaurant to visit. The lady is not here now, sir. I’m afraid I’ll be disappointed.”
Although the young masters were not happy when they heard this, they pretended to be generous on the surface and said that it was okay and they would come back another day. The shopkeeper also took the opportunity to mop up a lot of money and was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth all day long.
Su Li became even busier. She practiced and studied in the morning, cooked in the afternoon, and only had time to check on the restaurant's business in the evening. But even so, she would personally go through the restaurant's accounts every day and then hand them over to Su Huanli.
Su Huanli originally regretted impulsively handing over the restaurant business to Su Li for management, but when he found that the restaurant's business was better than before, he immediately changed from regret to happiness.
Coupled with the accounts Su Li provided every day, Su Huanli felt even more in control. With someone taking care of the chores for him, he felt much more relaxed and had more time to care about the operation of the silk shop.
By the way, due to the relationship between the restaurant and the close cooperation between the three companies, and the fact that some people deliberately curry favor with Su Li because of her beauty, the Su Family Silk House also opened up new avenues, making business much easier.
After the restaurant's business stabilized, Su Li added sesame dumplings to the restaurant's menu, and the price was still 300 yuan. This move immediately won praise from the people of Dasu Town.
"It's been a long time since I've had sesame balls. Miss Su is so fast."
"I thought the price of sesame balls sold in the restaurant would be higher, but I didn't expect that there was no extra charge. Miss Su is really conscientious in doing business."
"We in Dasu Town are so lucky to have such a leading figure like Miss Su. There are so many more delicious foods than in other towns!"
“…”
For a time, voices praising Su Li were everywhere, and Su Li's fame and prestige skyrocketed. In the past, Dasu Town would not have known that there was such a famous person as Su Li, but now if someone says that they do not know Su Li, they will definitely be despised by others. The transformation from front to back is evident.
After Su Li finished doing this, she kept a low profile. Read and read every day, and try not to show your face when traveling. Qi Xianqing, who had been observing secretly, couldn't help but admire.
Despite the many kind words, he is neither arrogant nor impetuous, and still lives like an ordinary person. Even those adults who have experienced many hardships may not be able to do it. This little disciple of mine did it!
Being able to receive such an outstanding disciple in his later years really made him die in peace.
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"Miss, the shopkeeper has sent the accounts."
One afternoon, Grandma Li came in and shouted.
Speaking of which, she was the one who had the most comfortable month. Since the young lady took over the restaurant, her status among the maids has also skyrocketed, and she has a tendency to surpass the eldest lady's personal maid. Now those maids who used to roll their eyes when they saw her will stop and respectfully greet her. Call me Auntie Li.
Although she did not understand how such a large piece of meat in the restaurant got into the hands of the young lady, it did not prevent her from being happy for the young lady. Now, the eldest lady could no longer bully the young lady.
Inside the room, Su Li stopped humming, put away the sound Gu and said, "Let him come in."
Hearing this, the flattering shopkeeper immediately put on a smile and walked to Su Li to present the account book.
"Miss, these are today's restaurant accounts, please take a look."
Su Li took the pages and flipped through them carefully. The study was extremely quiet, and the shopkeeper felt suddenly uneasy for some reason.
Even the master can't see it. The second young lady... can't possibly see it, right
"Shopkeeper Wu."
Su Li suddenly spoke up, and the shopkeeper was excited and quickly replied: "The villain is here!"
Su Li smiled softly and said, "Shopkeeper Wu, don't be nervous. Speaking of which, the shopkeeper has only been working for my Su family for less than three months."
"That's what the lady said." Shopkeeper Wu felt relieved and said with a smile, "The villain's previous employer was Mr. Li."
"The restaurant is very busy these days, and I have schoolwork. It's really hard on the shopkeeper." Su Li said apologetically, "I remember that the shopkeeper's monthly salary is only twenty taels, so I'll give you an additional ten taels, what do you think?"
Shopkeeper Wu was overjoyed and kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you so much, Miss Second, Miss Second is really the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva!"
"Shopkeeper Wu doesn't have to do this. I've also made comments on the accounts. You can send them to my father." Su Li handed over the account book. Shopkeeper Wu quickly took it with both hands and left respectfully.
After Shopkeeper Wu left, Grandma Li sighed at the side: "Thankfully Shopkeeper Wu is here, otherwise Miss, you would have been working so hard."
Su Li nodded slightly, but his smile was inexplicably meaningful.
Shopkeeper Wu retreated to the outside of Jinyuan, and the joy on his face gradually faded.
"A mere ten taels of silver... Do you really think I'm so grateful?"
Shopkeeper Wu looked sullen and kowtowed to a teenage girl, which really made him extremely humiliated.
After wandering around Su's house for a while, Shopkeeper Wu gathered his mood, put on a smile again, and hurried to the main courtyard in a hurry.
Su Li arranged the desk, stood up, informed Nanny Li, and took a carriage specially arranged by the government to go to town as usual.
The weather is slightly warm, and rapeseed flowers are in full bloom along the road. Su Li opened the curtains of the carriage and leaned gently on the back of the chair, with a rare hint of fatigue in her dark eyes.
During this period, both Zhu Yan and Su Zipei were completely quiet and honest. I don’t know if it was because the previous blow was too great, or if there is another agenda. However, the old housekeeper said that Zhu Yan still went out from time to time, but no matter how much we searched, we could not find out where she was.
"Compared to the Zhu family, the Su family's foundation is still too weak."
Su Li put one hand on the edge of the window, tapping her slender fingers lightly to make a "dong-dong" sound, her eyes floating, not knowing what she was thinking about.
When they arrived at Dasu Town, the carriage stopped at the back door of Baiwei Building, and Su Li walked into Baiwei Building with an indifferent expression. The helper who was adding firewood to the boiler behind saw the person coming clearly, stood up immediately, wiped his face, and said loudly and respectfully: "Hello, Miss Second!"
"Hello, Miss Second!"
“…”
Along the way, every helper would stop to salute, and Su Li would respond with a smile every time. The helpers immediately felt like they were on fire and worked even harder.
This was not because of simple beauty, but on the second day that Su Li took charge of Baiweilou, not only did he immediately pay one month's wages, but he also doubled the wages of all the helpers.
"Second Miss, you are here!"
He Shi wiped his hands and came out of the kitchen and shouted enthusiastically, with respect and even respect on his face.
This month, he asked Su Li for a lot of cooking skills. He found that every word Su Li said seemed simple, but when he heard it in his ears, it brought him infinite inspiration. This is the true meaning of cooking. Master of Art! Compared with her, my level is really too low.
After several exchanges, He Shi had already treated Su Li, who was more than ten years younger than her, as a master. Every time Su Li came over, he would put down what he was busy with and greet her personally. Su Li tried to persuade him several times but refused to listen, so he let him go.