"What's that smell?" someone asked dazedly. It was the smell of wine and meat. The two mixed together made it feel like a pool of wine and a forest of meat, making people feel intoxicated.
Smelling it carefully, the wine seems to be Huadiao. What about the meat? What kind of meat is so fragrant
"Could it be the divine meat?" Some people could not help drooling, their eyes fixed on Jiang Yunzhu's jar of stuff.
Fairy meat, is it fairy meat
It must be, otherwise why would it smell so good
"No, I can't stand it anymore, I want to eat something." Some impatient people shouted. Just eat what? Go home and eat steamed buns? I can eat several, but I'm not willing! I smelled such a delicious smell, but I can only eat steamed buns.
Some people envy the judges on the stage. If they had known this would happen, they would have been a judge. Some of the people on the stage are not as good as him!
"When will Qishanju open for business?" Suddenly someone shouted loudly and immediately received everyone's support.
Yes, when does it open? They can't wait to go in and eat.
This match seemed to be a best-of-three series. Now the second dish was ready, and it was obvious that the food in Jiang Yunzhu's jar was more delicious. If she won this match, the whole match would be over.
There was a lot of noise downstairs, and Shopkeepers Song, Meng, and Gao Shun all looked unhappy.
Shopkeeper Meng looked at Shopkeeper Song with an anxious look on his face. Didn't he say they would definitely win? What should they do now
Shopkeeper Song no longer cared about hiding his identity. He had invested a lot of money to win this game. If he lost...
He walked to the edge of the stage and tugged at Gao Shun's clothes, meaning that he should think of a solution quickly.
Gao Shun was in disbelief and anger. He didn't know what was in Jiang Yunzhu's jar, but he also knew that he had lost the game. He actually lost to a woman. If this news spread back to Luzhou, wouldn't he lose all face
He clenched his fists, first stared at Jiang Yunzhu, then looked at the judges.
At this time, the attendants had already started distributing dishes to the judges. Gao Shun's dish was ready first, so this time his dish was distributed first.
Old duck meat, pheasant meat, pigeon meat, each one was given a little bit to the judges, and then poured with a spoonful of soup.
The servants were very careful, but unfortunately no one cared. Everyone just wanted to know what was in Jiang Yunzhu's jar and why it smelled so good.
The attendants began to divide the contents of Jiang Yunzhu's jar. It was a little difficult to divide because there were fifty-eight kinds of ingredients in the jar, and each ingredient was only a little bit, not enough for the eleven judges to divide. In the end, the attendants simply closed their eyes and fished from the jar, giving whatever they found to the judges.
He fished it out for County Magistrate Meng first and put it in the small bowl in front of him. Inside was a piece of sea cucumber, a piece of pig tendon, and a quail egg.
Magistrate Meng licked his lips.
Then ten young masters were asked to fish. The first one caught abalone, fish lips and a piece of flower mushroom.
The young man looked at the food in the small bowl and tried very hard to resist the urge to eat immediately without taking a spoon.
Then came the second young master, the third, the fourth... They were picked up one by one, and surprisingly, there were almost no duplicates.
After all the dishes were placed in front of the judges, County Magistrate Meng smiled and said, "Everyone try it and see which dish is better."
Is there any need to taste it? It is clear who wins and who loses. It is obvious that Jiang Yunzhu's dishes are more delicious.
But the process had to be completed, so everyone agreed and picked up the spoons.
I scooped a piece of abalone and put it into my mouth. Abalone is already fresh, and now it has several layers of rich flavor, but it does not damage the taste of the abalone itself at all. It just feels like the taste of abalone is stimulated to the extreme.
The soft and glutinous texture of abalone is also fully reflected in this dish.
Instead of eating abalone, eat a piece of flower mushroom. When the flower mushroom is put into the mouth, the eater is immediately stunned. Is this a flower mushroom? It is meaty but not greasy, rotten but not rotten, and this flower mushroom is more fragrant and delicious than meat.
There were only two or three pieces of food in each person's bowl. This time, even County Magistrate Meng didn't taste them carefully. He put everything into his mouth. He felt all kinds of flavors like waves, one after another, impacting people's taste buds and nerves.
Until finally only a little soup was left at the bottom of the bowl.
This soup is different from ordinary broth, it is dark brown in color and looks strong in taste, it doesn't feel like soup but more like stew juice.
Generally, this kind of juice is not drinkable because it tastes too strong.
But everyone couldn't help but want to try it, and they all scooped a little soup into their mouths.
To everyone’s surprise, the soup was thick but not greasy and surprisingly delicious.
Everyone drank up the soup at the bottom of their bowls immediately, but still felt unsatisfied.
They heard people shouting “Qishanju, please open for business soon”; in fact, they also wanted to end the game and have a good meal.
However, this formality still had to be completed. They rinsed their mouths and began to taste the three sets of duck made by Gao Shun.
It tastes very fresh, the old drake has firm meat, the pheasant has soft and elastic meat, and the young pigeon has tender meat. The combination of the three is perfect. This three-set duck is definitely a rare delicacy.
Unfortunately, it encountered Jiang Yunzhu's dish... By the way, what is this dish called? County Magistrate Meng asked Jiang Yunzhu.
"Buddha Jumps Over the Wall." Jiang Yunzhu replied.
"What a great Buddha Jumps Over the Wall." County Magistrate Meng praised. When Buddha smells the flavor, he will jump over the wall to eat it. The name is really appropriate!
The voting began, and the ten young masters voted first again.
The first young master picked up the spoon and was about to walk towards the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall when Gao Shun suddenly said, "Everyone, I'm not bragging, but the three sets of duck I made are very popular with the marquis. He said that in Zhongnan, if I claim to be second, no one dares to claim to be first."
After saying this, he looked at the judges one by one.
Everyone who saw him was a little surprised and annoyed. What did he mean
Gao Shun’s meaning was very clear. Marquis Anping said his cooking was good, but they said his cooking was not as good as that of an unknown girl. Was Marquis Anping wrong, or were they wrong
After the ten princes were shocked and annoyed, they all thought about a lot of things. When beating a dog, you have to look at the owner first. Gao Shun lost face here today. If Anping Hou is magnanimous, he should know that Gao Shun is not good at martial arts. But what if Anping Hou misunderstood, or someone was trying to sow discord between him
They were a little famous in Wuling County, but how could they compare with Anping Marquis Mansion! With just a little finger, they could destroy their family.
Even if Anping Hou didn't care about this, Gao Shun would definitely hold a grudge against them. He was a third-rank official in front of the prime minister. I heard that he was very respectful in front of Anping Hou. If he took revenge later...
The faces of the ten young masters changed.
Gao Shunze stood there with his arms folded, carefully looking at everyone one by one, as if he wanted to memorize their appearance and reactions, and then... it must be something bad.
The ten young masters were angry but did not dare to show it, so they all looked at Magistrate Meng.
When County Magistrate Meng heard that Gao Shun had threatened everyone, he was furious, but he was also a little afraid of Anping Hou. After more than ten years of hard work, he finally passed the imperial examination and got a position as a county magistrate. What if he lost it because of this little thing
Yes, he also knew that a real man would rather break than bend, and a gentleman has things he does and things he doesn't do... But principles are principles, and when things really get tough, only a few people are willing to give it their all. Otherwise, with so many dynasties and so many officials, there wouldn't be only a few people whose names would go down in history.
Magistrate Meng said nothing.
Gao Shunke got excited when he was silent. He looked at Jiang Yunzhu proudly. She was a good cook, so what? He would be the winner in the end.
Shopkeepers Song and Meng thought they had lost, but they didn't expect things to take such a turn for the better. They were immediately overjoyed.
Just before the vote, the stage suddenly fell silent while the people below started to make noise.
"Vote! I'm starving. After I vote, Qishanju will open its doors quickly and we'll be waiting for you to have dinner." These are people who don't understand what's going on.
"Is the Anping Marquisate so great? It's obviously not as good as others." Someone knew what Gao Shun meant and whispered, feeling sorry for Jiang Yunzhu.
"Of course the Anping Marquisate is great." Someone else sighed, thinking that this competition was boring. Just like the world, the rich can do whatever they want, while the poor, despite having more power than everyone else, still suffer a miserable defeat in the end.
…
Everyone was talking about it, Xue Jing and others were indignant. What were those people doing? Everyone could see that Jiang Yunzhu had won. Did they really want to favor Gao Shun? That would be a waste of time!
Xie Lian nervously grabbed Xie Chen's hand.
Xie Chen's already slightly frowned brows furrowed even tighter.
Gu Yanzhou's face also darkened slightly, and he was about to say something when a voice as sweet as gold and jade said, "Marquis Anping, is that so great?" It was Lin Yubai.
He also couldn't stand this matter, and he thought that the people on the stage were looking for death. Therefore, he decided to kindly remind them that it was not yet the turn of Anping Hou to cover the sky with one hand in Luzhou.
As soon as he said this, everyone looked at him. Suddenly, everyone's eyes lit up. This young man was so handsome.
Gao Shun really knew Lin Yubai, and his expression changed immediately. If someone else said this about Anping Hou, he would have something to say, but it seems that Taifu Lin and the Lin family are really not afraid of Anping Hou.
"This chef said that he is the best in Central and South. Does that mean he is the best in Central and South? His cooking skills are not good. If he becomes the best today because of what he said, and it gets out in the future, won't people laugh at him?" Gu Yanzhou said lightly.
When everyone heard this, they thought, yes, if Gao Shun really won today, Wuling County’s reputation would probably be so bad that it would be ruined ten miles away.
"The fox takes advantage of the tiger's power, the dog takes advantage of the power of the master. The Marquis of Anping may not know what he is doing at all, otherwise the first one to not tolerate him might be the marquis." Xie Chen snorted.
With his words, even if Marquis Anping wanted to protect Gao Shun, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
Upon hearing this, Gu Yanzhou looked at Xie Chen. He knew him. He seemed to be helping out at Qishanju.
Xie Chen also remembered Gu Yanzhou. On the day Qishanju opened, he brought people to congratulate. He must have a close relationship with Jiang Yunzhu.
The two looked at each other and nodded.
The two of them sang in unison, instantly igniting everyone's emotions. Everyone started clamoring for Gao Shun to step down from the stage, for the judges to declare Jiang Yunzhu the winner, and for Qishanju to open for business so they could have a good meal.
County Magistrate Meng and the others were also awakened by Gu Yanzhou and Xie Chen's words. They didn't need to be so afraid of Gao Shun. If they all judged him as the loser, would he deal with everyone? On the contrary, it was shameful for them to be so timid.
County Magistrate Meng stood up, stretched out his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then took the lead in putting the spoon in his hand into the plate representing Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. He felt that Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was better than Three-piece Duck.
Next came the ten young masters. This time, all of them voted for Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.
"Qishanju Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, eleven spoons, Xishanju Three Sets of Duck, no spoon." The emcee announced the judges' selection results.
In the last game, Gao Shun still had two spoons, so he still had a fig leaf. But in this game, even his last fig leaf was torn off.
No spoon! Everyone cheered.
The result of this competition was already decided, and the host announced directly, "Qishanju won the second dish competition, and Qishanju won the entire cooking competition!"
"We won, we won, we won." Chen held Jiang Cheng's hand and cried with joy. Finally, they won. Her heart almost jumped out of her chest just now. Fortunately, fortunately!
"Yeah." Jiang Cheng said with a smile.
"The boss won, the boss is awesome." Xue Jing was shouting there.
He shouted the loudest, and Jiang Yunzhu, who was on the stage, heard his voice and couldn't help but smile.
She didn't expect Gao Shun to use the Anping Marquis' Mansion to put pressure on others just now. As a chef, he didn't even have the courage to admit his failure. It seemed that he was just like that.
She was not too worried that Magistrate Meng or the ten judges would be frightened by him. She knew very well what kind of people Anping Hou and Lin Ting'an were. Just as Xie Chen said, they would not come forward for Gao Shun. On the contrary, if they knew about this, he would be in big trouble.
However, she was still very grateful to Gu Yanzhou and Xie Chen for their help. Oh, and that handsome young man.
But there is no rush for these, there is one thing that needs to be dealt with quickly.
Jiang Yunzhu took out the competition contract she had signed with Shopkeeper Meng and said to him, "Shopkeeper Meng, I won. Can I take the house and land deeds of Xishanju with me?"
Shopkeeper Meng was still in a dream. He couldn't believe it at all. He lost. After hearing what Jiang Yunzhu said, he subconsciously looked at Shopkeeper Song. This matter still had to... Where was the shadow of Shopkeeper Song
As soon as Manager Song saw that something was wrong, he ran away.
Shopkeeper Meng felt a blackness in front of his eyes and thought he might as well faint.
When County Magistrate Meng heard what Jiang Yunzhu said, he said to Captain Hu, "The rest is left to you." Then he got into the sedan chair and left.
Captain Hu naturally knew what Magistrate Meng meant, and immediately said to Shopkeeper Meng, "Shopkeeper Meng, I admit defeat. Don't faint. If you faint, we brothers will have to wake you up. It's so cold, don't let you get frozen again."
Who are these constables? They are used to seeing all kinds of scoundrels and ruffians. As long as they want, they will definitely find a way to make you submit.
Shopkeeper Meng stopped halfway and said bitterly, "Captain Hu, my house deeds and land deeds are all in my hometown. Can you give me a few days?"
"Stop talking nonsense, or I'll send you to jail. When your family brings the house deed and land deed to us, I'll release you," said Captain Hu.
Shopkeeper Meng quickly waved his hands and said, "In prison, is that where people stay?"
Immediately, two constables followed him home and brought the house deed and land deed of Xishanju.
Shopkeeper Meng's wife cried and threw a tantrum, but it was of no use.
After the constable left, she loudly cursed the shopkeeper Meng, saying that he was a fool who was obsessed with making a lot of money. Now he has lost even his shop. What should he do in the future
Shopkeeper Meng was also very angry. If Shopkeeper Song had not insisted that they would not lose, he would never have signed the contract.
"You're just being used as a knife by others!" his wife scolded again.
Shopkeeper Meng immediately went to find Shopkeeper Song. He had said that if he really lost, he would compensate him for the money he had lost in his shop. Now he wanted to hide, but it was impossible.
Unfortunately, he never saw Shopkeeper Song.
Shopkeeper Song is not having a good time now. Gao Shun lost face this time, and as soon as he stepped down, he took out his anger on him, but he had no choice but to endure it.
Now he doesn't want to see anyone, especially Manager Meng.
Shopkeeper Meng knew that he was deliberately avoiding him, but he would not give up easily.
The two of them had a complete falling out and became enemies.
The two constables came back and handed the house deeds and land deeds of Xishanju to Captain Hu, who then handed the two items to Jiang Yunzhu.
Jiang Yunzhu took it and said, "Thank you very much. If you are not busy, why don't you come to Qishanju? I will cook a few dishes to thank you."
Captain Hu was just about to eat the food at Qishanju, otherwise he wouldn't have forced Manager Meng like this. He just wanted to do a favor for Jiang Yunzhu.
Now Jiang Yunzhu accepted this favor and immediately invited him to dinner, so of course he was happy, "Not busy, not busy."
Jiang Yunzhu turned around and said to everyone, "Qishanju is now open, everyone is welcome!"
"Open the door quickly, I'm waiting to eat your meal."
"Boss, your cooking skills are great. I will choose your restaurant from now on."
"Boss Jiang, when can we order the paper-wrapped chicken and Buddha Jumps Over the Wall?"
"Yes, yes." They want to eat too.
…
At this time Xue Jing opened the door of Qishanju. Everyone was afraid that if they arrived too late there would be no seats left, so they didn't bother to talk to Jiang Yunzhu and rushed into the store.
Soon, the store was packed with people.
Li He, Chen Shi, Jiang Cheng and others all hurried to greet the guests.
The surroundings suddenly became empty, with only Shen Fengming still standing there.
Jiang Yunzhu met his eyes and smiled, "I won."
"I know." Shen Fengming said, he had been looking at her.
The two of them just looked at each other, and for a moment, Jiang Yunzhu seemed to see a smile in Shen Fengming's eyes.
After being busy for a while, they finally sent all the customers away, and everyone in the store finally had time to eat and rest.
Everyone slumped in their seats.
Suddenly, Xue Jing asked, "Boss, is the house next door really yours?"
Everyone became excited. Although they already knew it, they still wanted to hear it from Jiang Yunzhu herself.
"Yes!" Jiang Yunzhu smiled. She was in a good mood because she got a shop for free and it was well decorated.
Everyone was happy. "Boss, is it connected?" Xue Jing asked. In this way, Qishanju was no less large than Baofulou and was considered one of the best restaurants in the county.
This... Jiang Yunzhu got up and went outside.
Everyone hurried to catch up, and soon they were all standing in front of the gate of Xishanju.
"I'll take this plaque down first, it's an eyesore." Xue Jing said. Then he moved the ladder up and threw the original plaque aside.
This looks much better.
Jiang Yunzhu stepped inside and carefully examined the interior decoration.
It’s true that the decoration done by Song and Meng is really nice, it can almost be used directly.
Jiang Yunzhu stood there, looking at the next door. Should she open the door? Or should she do something else