A week later, Chen Yao came to the noodle shop again. He came to the business in the evening and ordered a bowl of shrimp and eel noodles.

"Miss, have you figured out which three noodles to use?" Chen Yao ate noodles gracefully while communicating with Qingxi as a friend to participate in the competition of the Food Festival. "There are also several noodle restaurants in Hangzhou with good reputation, but I don't want to flatter you. Miss's cat ears and crab roe noodles, no one in Hangzhou should be able to match her."

After hearing this, Qingxi smiled and looked at the bowl in front of Chen Yao: "Where is the shrimp and eel noodles?"

The girl's almond eyes were clear and shimmering. She looked at him playfully, with some meaning. Chen Yao shook his head and put down his chopsticks and said, "My friend, I'm not humble to you. Just talking about shrimp and eel noodles, Master Lu's skills in our restaurant are the best. If you want to win, you don't have the chance to win, and the crab roe noodles are big."

Of course, Qingxi knew that the crab roe noodles she made were more delicious than shrimp and eel noodles, but her father said that only autumn crabs are the most authentic and delicious. Until that season, Xu Qingtang would never make crab dishes. At this point, Qingxi did not want to violate the rules passed down by his ancestors.

"Then, will Shanjuke participate in the competition with shrimp and eel noodles this time?" Qingxi asked with a smile, not hiding his thoughts.

Chen Yao also smiled: "Beggar chicken, vinegar fish, and Dongpo pork, we make these three things this year."

Logically speaking, the dishes in each restaurant are all secrets, but Shanjuke is the number one restaurant in Hangzhou. If Chen Yao dares to say that, he is not afraid of whether Qingxi will spread. This is also the confidence of the number one restaurant.

There was no conflict between the noodles and the dishes. Qingxi breathed a few sighs of relief and glanced at the door. She also told Chen Yao: "I am going to make a cat ear, a shrimp eel noodles, and another one, using the Qianwang Sixi Ding."

Chen Yao felt thoughtful.

The Qian King's Sixi Ding is a famous dish in Hangzhou. According to legend, in the first year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty, the Qian King was parade in the French army. Some neighbors solemnly welcomed and welcomed the Qian King with the ceremonies of kings and lords and slaughtered old ducks and cooked them. Supplemented by shelled ducks, the old and young people were placed in the four corners, and the old and young people were in the same family, and the four directions were happy. From the Tang Dynasty to today, the side dishes of this dish have changed a variety of changes in various places, only the old duck, which has been preserved for thousands of years.

However, according to the rumors Chen Yao has received, two or three restaurants have decided to use this dish, and the shrimp and eel noodles are also hot dishes...

The handsome and elegant man frowned slightly.

Qingxi said calmly: "I really don't have the confidence to win these two dishes. Do my best. If I lose, I am a junior and have no face to lose. Just consider it accumulating experience. If I can win by chance, I can comfort my ancestors' spirit in heaven."

"Well said, the young lady has just entered the kitchen industry and should be enterprising. Then I will use tea instead of wine. I wish the young lady what she wants will come true." Chen Yao picked up the tea bowl and raised his glass to Qingxi with a smile.

Qingxi and him were in a very happy mood. She had only two relatives and friends who could communicate with cooking skills in Hangzhou. Mr. Yang was good at noodles and had no experience in cooking. Chen Yao was about her age. When they got along, they looked more like friends, less restrained and could speak freely when talking.

When he got home in the evening, Qingxi immediately entered the kitchen.

"Miss, it's about to be stewed for three hours soon." Wang Ma, who was newly hired in the kitchen, smiled and said to Qingxi Road. "You don't know that the aroma in our yard these days is too strong. Neighbors have sent people to ask what delicious food we have made. There is also the wild cat who came over to smell the smell. In the afternoon, I forgot to bring the door to the ward. When I came back, I saw a big yellow cat squatting on the pot. The lid of the pot was hot, so it didn't dare to put its claws."

The story of Wang Ma's words was vivid and Qingxi was also relished. When she lifted the lid of the pot, the rich aroma of stewed duck came to her face.

For this dish, Qingxi specially bought two cauldrons. The dishes were all ready. Qingxi took the pot and put them in a plate. Then she went to pick up the curtains. Wang's mother carefully held the heavy cauldrons and went to the main hall.

Old Mrs. Xu, Lin Wanyin, Yuxi and Yunxi had already sat down and waited. Qingxi was responsible for cooking, and their mothers were responsible for tasting.

In the big tripod, the soup is oily but not greasy. The old duck that simmers on low heat for three hours are still intact and has not collapsed at all. The ham is the best Jinhua ham, cut into shreds and spread on it. Sea cucumbers are also the best product. There is a wedding egg placed at the corners, which means that the old and the young are in the same family and the four sides are happy.

There is no mistake in color, smell, color, fragrance.

Even though he had been eating for a week, Yunxi still drooled in a hurry and looked at his grandmother expectantly.

Old Mrs. Xu nodded.

Lin Wanyin left her seat and used public chopsticks to distribute dishes to her mother-in-law and her daughters.

"Delicious!" No matter how many times you eat or what you eat, Yunxi always praises these two words.

Qingxi smiled and looked at her second sister.

Yuxi licked his lips and tried to show that he was more level than his little sister: "The duck meat melts in the mouth, and the soup is fresh and fragrant, which is a step further than yesterday." After saying that, the little girl gave her a thumbs up at her sister.

Lin Wanyin was not that exaggerated, she only looked at her eldest daughter proudly: "Qingxi has better cooking skills."

Qingxi was very happy, but she didn't dare to believe the praise from her relatives and looked nervously at her grandmother who spoke with the most authoritative words. In Qingxi's opinion, her grandmother was very picky about food, which was much harder to deal with than the three presidents of the Hangzhou Restaurant Association.

While the daughter-in-law and granddaughters were praising each other, Mrs. Xu was still slowly tasting meat soup, duck meat, ham, sea cucumber, eggs, and tender green vegetable cores. Mrs. Xu picked up the spoon and smashed a bite of the soup carefully. Finally, she took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth. Then, under the gaze of Qingxi and others, she said slowly: "It's really good. If the score is 100, I'll give it 95 points."

Yuxi and Yunxi laughed. Yesterday, my grandmother gave my elder sister ninety points, and she made five points in an instant.

Qingxi's little face collapsed. She changed her grandmother's pickiness for day after day, why can't she achieve one hundred points?

"Grandma, tell me, I will continue to change tomorrow." After a brief decadence, Qingxi cheered up again.

First picky and then give advice to granddaughter. This is how Mrs. Xu helps her granddaughter learn cooking, so she never tactfully criticizes her granddaughter for her shortcomings. But tonight, looking at the old duck in the cauldron that had been removed by them, Mrs. Xu became embarrassed because she was not sure whether the suggestions she was about to give were the correct answers that could really help her granddaughter get full marks.

"You all go down." When it comes to a secret recipe from Xu Qingtang, Old Mrs. Xu said cautiously.

Lin Wanyin immediately took away his two little daughters.

Qingxi took the initiative to sit next to his grandmother.

Old Mrs. Xu held the eldest granddaughter's hand and pointed at the soup in the cauldron: "Our Xu family's ancestors live in Xiucheng. The soup in this dish has always been taken from Yuequan, and the water used for our tea making is Yuequan."

Qingxi's heart moved. The Yuequan Spring Water was clear and sweet. She only knew that she could make tea, but she didn't know that the Yuequan Water was also used in this dish.

"I, I'll send someone back to Xiucheng to get water?" Qingxi thought for a while and suggested.

Old Mrs. Xu glanced at the little girl: "Are you stupid? Are you stupid? The spring water is expensive because of freshness. The water we make tea every day is fresh. Hangzhou and Xiucheng are so far away. Even if you send someone to Xiucheng to get water, all the way, the freshness of the water will be damaged."

Fresh……

Qingxi suddenly remembered the clear stream that Gu Huaixiu took her to a walk in the bamboo forest and the two encountered.

Yes, Hangzhou has outstanding people and beautiful places, Longjing and Huquan are all top-notch good water. If you make soup, it may not be worse than Yuehu in my hometown.

"Grandma, starting tomorrow, I will change the spring water here, change it a day, and help me pick which water is the best." Qingxi said with great enthusiasm.

Old Mrs. Xu nodded and added: "I just told her that I want to make tea."

Qingxi understands that what should be kept confidential must be kept confidential.

It was late at night and there were people whispering to the beautiful city hundreds of miles away.

"Father, I heard that girl was going to participate in the food festival selection in Hangzhou. Should we tell my uncle and tell him not to give her a chance?"

In the dimly lit study, the middle-aged man in a long gown whispered to the gray-haired old man.

The old man touched his beard and pondered silently.

The middle-aged man was anxious and held the tea bowl and snorted, "When she opened the noodle shop, you said that a girl couldn't make a big difference. Just ask her to make some money, don't take it seriously. What's the result? Xu Qingtang went to Hangzhou Daily, and the business became more and more popular. Starting this year, the girl frequently bought ingredients that the noodle shop didn't need, which was obviously to learn cooking seriously to fulfill her vows that day. Maybe this time she wanted to make Xu Qingtang's reputation for cooking while taking the Food Festival. If her father ignored her, she would probably raise a tiger in the future. By the way, don't look down on women. Throughout history, many things have been ruined by women. Wu Zetian, who is still the female emperor..."

The gray-haired old man suddenly slapped the table and said sternly: "Okay, what's the use of saying others? No matter what industry, you can never make a breakthrough by suppressing it alone, because if you press down on the east and the west, you will rise. Can you ensure that the west is as easy to deal with as the east? How many times have I told you that if you want to be invincible, you have to practice your skills. If others are strong, you will be stronger than him, rather than killing whoever is stronger than you!"

The middle-aged man shrank his neck and stopped talking. After a while, he said softly: "We will ignore the matter in Hangzhou?"

The gray-haired old man pursed his lips and closed his eyes and said, "I will write a letter tonight. You can send someone to deliver it tomorrow morning."

The middle-aged man was finally satisfied and agreed immediately.

The next day, someone took the train to Xiucheng and delivered the old man's handwritten letter to Jiang's home in Hangzhou.

There are three major restaurants in Hangzhou, Shanjuke is firmly ranked first, and Bihaichao is second all year round. Tingtaofang Wansheng Tanhua, the heads of the three families are the three presidents of the Restaurant Association, among which President Jiang is the owner of Bihaichao.

After reading his wife and brother-in-law's letter, President Jiang shook his head and handed the letter to his wife, Mrs. Luo, while sighing: "It's hard to accommodate two tigers in one mountain. Since Yu is born, why should you be born? " He is not ashamed of his wife and brother-in-law's way of suppressing his opponent, but his wife and brother-in-law has been suppressed by Xu Qingtang for so many years, and he also understands his wife and brother's depression and unwillingness.

Old Mrs. Luo hummed and lost her letter, "Stop talking about the Three Kingdoms, will you help me with this?"
Chapter completed!