When I went to the small yard to prepare dishes the next day, Su Tang was still dazed.
Dazed.
The whole person is not quite right.
To be so kissed.
She hasn't resisted yet.
When Su Tang was still in a daze, Manager Guo couldn't wait to find him.
It was only Chen's time, when everyone in the palace had eaten, Director Guo came.
Huang Yuetong was still asking Su Tang: "What's wrong with you? Did you not sleep well last night?"
Su Tang didn't answer, but heard someone shouting outside.
Su Tang said casually, "It's nothing, I was bitten by a dog yesterday."
"Dogs? There are dogs in the palace?" Huang Yuetong was even more surprised.
But Su Tang didn't want to say much, and subconsciously touched his mouth: "Let's go out and have a look, and see what's shouting outside."
Su Tang walked quickly, but Jing Liang frowned subconsciously, a little in disbelief.
But what matters now is the external affairs.
When Su Tang went out, he saw Director Guo of the Imperial Dining Room waiting at the gate of the courtyard.
The two imperial guards guarded the door like iron guards, preventing anyone from entering at all.
The people outside had no choice but to shout.
But this is the imperial palace, the imperial guards immediately looked over and shut up in fright.
It turned out that Director Guo brought people from Zhang Su Bureau and the Dim Sum Bureau over. These people were obviously from Director Guo.
Seeing that Su Tang and the servant Gan Xing had come out, the forbidden army directly asked: "Miss Su Tang, someone wants to come in, can you let it in?"
Mr. Guo was a little stunned when he heard this. This frightening forbidden army actually listened to Su Tang's words
They have been in the palace for more than ten years, and they are afraid of these people.
Su Tang has only been here for a day, so how come he has become familiar with it.
Su Tang looked at them, knowing that it would be impossible not to let them in, but to be honest, she was really not in a good mood.
After all, I didn't sleep well last night because I was alone.
Su Tang smiled and said to the Imperial Army: "Let Mr. Guo come in, it seems to come to see what we cook, we communicate with the Tubo envoys, and also communicate with the imperial chefs in the imperial dining room. This is not just right."
After saying this, there was silence outside.
The imperial chefs who came to find fault thought they were better than the folk chefs.
This meeting is not communication, it is clearly guidance.
But Su Tang's words directly turned into a communication, which made them faceless.
But no matter what, these people still came in.
This is also thanks to the imperial guards here, otherwise it would not be Mr. Guo who came here, but wave after wave of brats, messing up the yard.
Although Manager Guo brought so many people here, it's about the same.
After all, the head of the imperial dining room is considered a seventh-rank official. In fact, the power in the palace is still very good, but compared with the imperial army, it is far behind.
This Manager Guo looked in his fifties with an unhappy expression on his face, obviously he was irritated by Su Tang's words just now.
In fact, another day, Su Tang wouldn't say that.
But she is in a bad mood, and if she provokes her again, it's not because she has sharp teeth.
In the future, she will not work in the imperial dining room. Others are afraid of Mr. Guo, so what is she afraid of.
As soon as Mr. Guo's people came, the yard was full. He said, "I was very busy yesterday. I didn't greet you personally. Is it still a habit in the palace?"
Su Tang smiled: "It's okay, I don't know why Manager Guo came here?"
"Let's see how you are doing. You represent the Cangqin Kingdom. If you make a fool of yourself at the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, you will lose the face of the Cangqin Kingdom. Do you know that?" Zhang Suju said directly yesterday, apparently it was Director Guo. dog leg.
Gan Xing saw that the two groups of people were going to match each other, so he hurriedly stepped forward to interrupt: "Why don't you go into the kitchen and take a look around, and let Director Guo take a look too."
Director Guo said with a cold face: "Yes, we are all old people in the palace, so we know the rules better."
"Yeah, so take a look around and let them continue to prepare the dishes, so as not to cause problems." Gan Xing said with a smile, "There is not much time, half an hour, after everyone communicates, they can do their own things."
half an hour
Zhang Suju immediately said: "Half an hour is enough! It's better to make the prepared dishes quickly, let us taste it, and if it is not delicious, I can give you instructions."
Good guy, they couldn't get any news in private, so they just came here and asked for the menu
Manager Guo also knew that this was not good, but the people in this small courtyard were too tight-lipped, and no one could get any information.
Even the vegetables Su Tang and the others bought today are through a special channel, and they don't go through the imperial dining room at all.
This anti-thief-like attitude made Mr. Guo even more angry.
Moreover, in the imperial dining room, Huang Hunju also kept a close eye on him, not allowing Mr. Guo to do too much.
That's why Director Guo asked Zhang Suju to come over yesterday to talk about it, and asked Su Tang to let him in today.
Yes, Manager Guo knows that Su Tang is in charge of this small courtyard now.
No one else can speak at all.
There are twenty or thirty people in this yard, including the kitchen helper, five cooks, and miscellaneous miscellaneous people, but Su Tang can make them twist into a single rope within a day.
Manager Guo is already re-examining Su Tang.
But this time, Gan Xingdu helped Su Tang to speak, which was beyond Mr. Guo's expectation.
Su Tang heard what Zhang Suju meant, and he wanted to watch them cook.
Su Tang's already unhappy mood will come up again.
They didn't dare to resist the decision from above, so they came to trouble the people below.
Bullying the weak and fearing the strong, we are talking about these people in front of us.
Su Tang said: "Since we want to taste the dishes, why not wait until noon tomorrow, when Guangluqing, Master Li, and Master Shangshu will come over, why don't Director Guo try it with them?"
This is fine, but does Mr. Guo want to try the food
He obviously wanted to make trouble, but when Lord Li and Lord Shangshu were all there, he didn't dare to make trouble.
Mr. Guo saw their expressions, and then slowly opened his mouth: "It is said that Miss Su Tang is very generous, and she is willing to take out any recipes on weekdays. What's going on today?"
These words are vicious, as if Su Tang is hypocritical.
Su Tang smiled and said: "When the Mid-Autumn Palace banquet is over, I will teach anyone who wants to learn my cooking. It's just that it's important to learn from Tubo now, so I'm sorry."
Now the meaning of both parties is very clear.
One asked for Su Tang and they cooked immediately.
Su Tang and the others didn't want to reveal the recipe.
It can only be said that it is worthy of the imperial palace, even the imperial dining room is a place for palace fighting.
In normal times, Su Tang would definitely not care, just like in the previous competition, she would never hide what she cooks.
But this time the stakes are high.
It is related to the face of the court, and it is even more related to Qi Tianyun's recommendation of her.
If you still don't understand why Qi Tianyun let her take charge and let her attend the palace banquet, then she is a fool.
One is to ensure a stable win, and the other is to let two people sit on the same table.
Huang Yuetong was even more surprised when she saw Su Tang.
Is this still sugar
She usually doesn't care about these things.
Su Tang didn't let go, and the others didn't budge.
This is in the palace, and Director Guo can't really start a conflict, but the guards at the gate also said: "No trouble is allowed in the palace."
Everyone's heart trembled when they said this, especially those in the imperial dining room, they flinched subconsciously.
I really didn't expect that a few cooks from the folk could be so difficult.
At this moment, Huang Hunju and Huang Yuefeng also came.
Huang Hunju's expression was not good, no wonder Director Guo sent the two of them away, it turned out he was looking for trouble.
"We are all old people, the truth is not to disturb them cooking." Huang Hunju walked in directly.
Under Su Tang's signal, the guards didn't stop him either.
"It's enough to take a look at it for half an hour. I have been working in the kitchen all my life, so I can't see clearly for half an hour, right?" Huang Hunju made a mistake, and the matter was settled.
Su Tang and the others had prepared for a long time. There were dishes on the chopping board, but none of them were the dishes they wanted to cook. Presumably, no matter how they looked at them, Mr. Guo couldn't see anything.
On the contrary, the clear soup needed for the boiled cabbage is now being boiled, and the fragrance is overflowing, making people linger and forget to return.
But even if he showed it to Mr. Guo, he only thought it was making soup, so how could he think of making a dish like boiled cabbage.
After all, before Su Tang spoke, no one would have imagined that such a dish would be made.
Half an hour passed quickly.
Director Guo went out with a dark face, and Zhang Suju and others must have followed behind as dog legs.
Only Huang Hunju stayed, looking very upset, comforting Su Tang, Huang Yuetong and the others, just let them cook properly.
When these people left, the people in the small courtyard breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Chun couldn't help but said: "The kitchen has always been a troublesome place, but this imperial dining room is too troublesome. If it's all intrigue like this, how can you cook?"
There was another sentence that Li Chun didn't say.
Before coming to the palace, he still wanted to be an imperial cook, but now he has no idea at all.
He likes cooking very much, otherwise he wouldn't have spent time researching such good dishes.
This is not a person who loves food very much, it is impossible.
But if cooking in an environment like the Imperial Dining Room, then Gong Dou is probably more important than cooking.
You want to cook well and succeed in palace battles.
Li Chun was already scared!
Jing Liang and Zhu Jinyuan had almost the same expressions.
On the contrary, Huang Yuetong has been used to it for a long time. Huang Yuetong said: "Director Guo has always been a master of affairs. Since he took charge of the imperial dining room, there have been constant battles in the imperial dining room. He must be the leader when it comes to showing off, and because of these things, Only the higher-ups thought he was very good, so he went all the way to get promoted."
Huang Yuetong sighed: "He won't give up this time."
Su Tang thought for a while and said, "Gan Xing's servant, can you do me a favor?"
Gan Xing looked at her, Su Tang said directly: "Help me find Lord Qing of Guanglu Temple, I want to find some work for the imperial dining room."
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What is Su Tang going to do again
Everyone looked at her.
Su Tang shrugged: "Isn't our boiled cabbage just in need of cabbage? Let them pick it out for us."
Jing Liang frowned: "Aren't you afraid that you will choose badly on purpose?"
"It's because I'm afraid. That's why I let them go to work, let them have something to do, and they won't come to make trouble. If there is something wrong with the cabbage they picked, then it's not our problem." Su Tang just wanted to understand this matter. thing.
Why passive defense.
Now Su Tang and the others are nervous because they are afraid that Mr. Guo and the others will come and make trouble.
Then if Manager Guo is also afraid of them making trouble, wouldn't it be a check and balance
Anyway, they are the best at choosing dishes.
Under everyone's curious eyes, Su Tang wrote down the requirements for choosing choy sum, and it must be delivered at the end of tomorrow morning, even a quarter of an hour later.
This cabbage heart must be when the cabbage is immature, choose the freshest cabbage heart.
This is not too harsh, but the size of the leaves on each layer must be uniform, and the texture should be soft and delicate.
Not only that, the fresh and tender cabbage leaves should be plump and round, without any trace of insects crawling.
Even the color of the rhizomes should be beautiful and soft.
A cabbage heart
It doesn't matter if there are no traces of insects crawling, this is the standard for eating food in the palace.
Are the leaves evenly sized? The branches should be well-proportioned, and the leaves should be full and round
Is this cabbage
Is this the cheapest cabbage
Gan Xing has been in the palace for many years, and he has never heard such a harsh request.
Especially in recent years, the palace has been frugal inside and outside, even the little emperor should not be so harsh when eating.
How much manpower and material resources will this cost
Su Tang said directly: "If I were to do it, I wouldn't have so many requirements, but this matter is left to Mr. Guo. It is best to taste the leaves and choose fresh and juicy ones. I will ask for ten at the end of noon tomorrow." This kind of choy sum, not only that, I will have three more on the night of the Mid-Autumn Palace banquet."
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Gan Xing understood.
Su Tang is a tosser!
Aren't you here to make trouble
Then compare who can toss more.
And is this choy sum a choy sum? It's gold bumps.
Gan Xing found it interesting after thinking about it, and immediately went to report to Lord Guangluqing. Lord Li hadn't stopped making such a request, and just wanted to refute it.
After all, this is just a discussion, and there is no need to waste a lot of time and money.
But Gan Xing immediately said the words that Su Tang explained: "It's not troublesome. Director Guo of the Imperial Dining Room went to the small courtyard today to ask if they needed help. They are relatively free. And Director Guo of the Imperial Dining Room He is the most familiar with this matter, and he also wants to contribute to the competition."
This is the truth, Mr. Guo also went to Mr. Li's side to make side attacks, but he didn't agree.
Only then did Master Li nodded: "Okay, I'll ask someone to tell Mr. Guo that you give me the criteria for choosing cabbage hearts."
When Gan Xing left, Master Li was dumbfounded at Bai Caixin's request.
"Is this the choice of cabbage hearts? This is the choice of golden lumps. Since Director Guo can choose, let him pick it himself."
As soon as Mr. Guo heard that Mr. Li wanted him to assist Su Tang and the others in the delicious food, he immediately agreed.
The moment the list can be seen.
He was dumbfounded.
What is this
Choy sum
Still choose according to this standard
Is this what people do
Chapter 83