After marrying a nagging old man like Old Liu, and following the orders of Duke Zhao, she followed Old Liu to serve Wu and Zhang Shou and their son in the countryside outside the capital. After living there for so many years, Aunt Liu originally thought that her whole life would be just watching the unchanging scenery in the fields and then slowly growing old. She never dreamed that in addition to returning to the capital, her life would be so glorious!
Even though there was no young handsome boy among the cooks who were asking her questions and were so attentive that they were afraid that she would get impatient, the meaning of worshipping her was the same. And after tasting the dishes she cooked, these people either exclaimed, sighed, praised, or shouted, in short, each one was more excited than the other.
At that moment, Aunt Liu, who often had to compete with Aunt Xu for the power of the kitchen in Zhang Garden—even though one was responsible for the outside and the other for the inside—felt a bit of a bummer as a chef. How could she see Old Liu in the corner with a tangled and wary face? That old, wrinkled man who didn't know how to please her deserved to be anxious!
Among all the chefs, Chef Fang, who was the star of the show because he had been selected to be in the imperial kitchen, tasted the dishes one by one and was more amazed than anyone else. In his opinion, Aunt Liu's cooking skills were barely above average, far from the top, but the problem was that those dishes were unheard of by him, not to mention the ingredients, but the people cooked them very well.
So, after finally eating the crispy spicy and sour potato shreds, he was finally moved. Looking at the chefs behind him, some of them were sticking out their tongues and breathing heavily because of the spiciness. He couldn't help but give Aunt Liu a thumbs up.
"If it weren't for Dr. Zhang's keen eye, we wouldn't know there are such delicious ingredients in the world; if it weren't for Madam Liu's excellent cooking skills, we wouldn't know how to cook these things! With your demonstration, although we can't say we know everything, at least we are not completely in the dark, and we can complete this extra question for Dr. Zhang."
Aunt Liu's eyes narrowed up due to the compliment from Chef Fang, and her mouth couldn't close. The person opposite her was the future imperial chef. She didn't expect that the future imperial chef would also praise her cooking skills... With such good taste, no wonder the emperor chose her to be the imperial chef!
"Chef Fang, you are too kind. My cooking skills are just ordinary. How can they compare to the chefs who have been cooking for many years and have superb cooking skills?" Aunt Liu was carried by many people in the flowery sedan chair. Even if she was proud, she did not get carried away. She immediately flattered everyone with a smile. Seeing that even those who looked bitter at first finally looked better, she reminded them mysteriously.
"I don't know about the other judges upstairs, but my young master is a very picky person. You have to show your true abilities. Although he alone can't overshadow the other judges, if he says it's not good, no one else will say it, and Miss will definitely not say it either."
Aunt Liu imparted her ambiguous experience. Seeing that everyone nodded repeatedly, she did not even look at Old Liu, who was desperately making eye contact and gestures at her, and even jumping up and down and rubbing his neck, and said with a smile: "So, I will tell you a trick. The young master loves spicy food and cannot live without it. If the dishes made with chili are well made, the young master can eat an extra bowl of rice in one meal..."