self-improvement as a cook

Chapter 33

No, it should not be said to be fresh, it should be said to be a unique taste, between sweet and salty, adding it to bring out the umami taste of the vegetarian stuffing, An Ran opened the bun and took a closer look, and couldn't help but Nodded, at first glance, there are no less than ten kinds of fillings, not to mention the vegetarian buns sold at the street stalls, even the vegetarian stuffings in those big restaurants are far inferior.

In this way, it is cheap to resell Wuwen, I am afraid that the old man will not make much money, but what An Ran is most curious about is who made this stuffing, and what is this strange smell in it?
Thinking about it, he turned around and walked towards the entrance of the alley, Zhu Zi was stunned: "Miss, you are on a errand, the front is right there, and you will go back after walking like this."

An Ran said: "Just go back, I'll look for the steamed stuffed bun seller." As he spoke, he had already left the alley.

Zhuzi scratched his head, looked at the buns in his hand: "Didn't you buy them all, what else are you going to do?" He stuffed the rest of the buns into his mouth, and hurriedly chased them out.

When An Ran arrived, there were still not many customers at the steamed stuffed bun stall, so some people came up to buy something, and when they asked the price, they ran away. The sweat dripped from the old man's face as he watched the steamed stuffed buns steaming on a hot day.

Xu Shi is getting old, and his eyesight memory is not very good. When An Ran came over, the old man didn't recognize that he had just bought steamed stuffed buns, so he hurriedly greeted him: "Miss, buy steamed stuffed buns, don't look like they are vegetarian, they are delicious."

"Ma'am, I just bought it."

The old man looked at An Ran carefully, and it took him a long time to recognize it, and wiped off his sweat: "Don't blame the girl, I am old and my memory is not very good, why did the girl come back again?"

"Ma'am, I want to ask who made the stuffing for your buns?"

The aunt laughed: "Young lady asked this. My old man made the stuffing for this stuffed bun."

An Ran nodded: "Then can you tell me, what is the sweet and slightly salty thing in the bun stuffing?"

The old man shook his head confusedly: "Well, the girl stopped me from asking, if I don't lie to the girl, I can watch the fire, knead the dough and make buns. As for what's in the stuffing of the buns, I don't know, I have to ask my family." Only the old man can do it, if the girl is not in a hurry, after I sell these buns, go to my house, my house is not far away, it is in Taoli Village under the root of Qiantou City."

An Ran remembered that today he came to look for An Zihe, maybe An Zhi had already been sent to look for him, if he left with the old man, it would be a waste of time for An Zihe to come, now that he is busy, he found time to see that he was gone. It's not easy, how can I let him miss it, and said: "I have some other things to do today, and I will definitely come to the door some other day."

Said, looked at the steamed buns: "I want all these buns."

The old man hurriedly said: "There are so many buns, when will the girl have to eat them? You don't have to be polite to me. Although the old man in my family has a weird temper, he is not a stingy guy. Just ask the girl. If the old man doesn't tell you, I will tell you." Get him out."

Not wanting the old lady's character to be so cute, An Ran couldn't help laughing: "It's not for me to eat, it's for my family members. My master likes to eat vegetarian food, and he is picky. The vegetarian stuffing of your buns is well prepared. Want to satisfy his old man's appetite, buy some to honor his old man."

The old woman: "Even if I give it to your master, he can't eat so much by himself."

"Don't worry, ma'am, my family has a large population, and this little bun will definitely be enough." Then he took out his purse and counted the money and handed it to her, and put the buns in his own bamboo basket. Zhu Zi hurriedly took them, and the two Then I bid farewell to the old bun seller and went to Qingzhu Lane.

As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the alley, he met Anzi and riding a horse. An Ran was stunned. He had never seen him ride a horse. He used to either walk or ride in a carriage. Seeing him ride a horse now was a bit new, and he had to admit that riding An Zihe on the horse was quite heroic, but also seemed to be a little more domineering.

An Ran was stunned. Seeing her, An Zihe reined in the reins and jumped down. He walked over a few steps, looking at An Ran's expression with surprise, "Why did you think of looking for me today?"

As soon as they got closer, they smelled a strong smell of alcohol, An Ran couldn't help frowning, and slapped her hands twice, feeling disgusted.

An Zihe laughed: "You girl has a lot of things to do, but there are important guests at the table, you can't shirk it, just have two glasses of wine with you, and you are disgusted, go in and ask Mo Tong to serve the bowl to sober up That's it for the soup." As he spoke, he glanced at Zhuzi, saw him holding Anran's bamboo basket, his expression was a little heavy: "Who is this kid?"

An Ran couldn't help being a little amused: "It's a shame that you are still in charge, and you don't even know your buddy."

An Zihe: "You said this kid is An Ji's buddy?"

Seeing that Zhu Zi was a little dumbfounded, An Ran just stared at An Zihe, thinking to herself, why did this kid lose his wit at the critical moment, and coughed: "Zhu Zi, this is the chief steward of your An Ji Restaurant."

Zhu Zi suddenly came back to his senses, and knelt on the ground with a plop: "Liu, Liu, Liu Zhu pays respects to Chief Steward."

An Ran was taken aback by him, but An Zihe said in a calm voice, "Get up, there's no need to be like this."

When he got up trembling, he took a look at him: "Are you from the east of the city?"

Zhuzi nodded hurriedly: "Yes, the young one is Liu Zhu, a handyman in the back kitchen of Chengdong Restaurant, nicknamed Zhuzi." He tremblingly spoke in great detail.

An Ran saw that he was so afraid of An Zihe, she couldn't help shaking her head, An Zihe waved her hand: "You don't have anything to do here, go back to work."

Zhu Zi agreed and was about to leave, An Ran worried that he would suffer again when he went back, and hurriedly said: "Wait a minute." Turning around, he said to An Zi, "I bought some vegetarian buns, and I want to send some back to my master."

An Zihe suddenly understood, but smiled and said, "Your master has a tricky mouth, the buns on the street can't get into his old man's mouth."

An Ran: "This bun is different today, even if I can't make such a delicious vegetarian stuffing, it can be called the best."

An Zihe raised his eyebrows, looked at her and laughed: "It's not easy to convince you girl, it looks extraordinary, I'll give it a try." As he was going to get the buns, An Ran stopped him and put the cloth bag in his hand Stuffed it to him: "Here is reserved for you, and those can be sent to my master and brother."

An Zihe cheered up, and nodded: "You girl still has a bit of conscience, but Zhu Zi is not from the mansion, so I'm afraid I won't be able to get in." After thinking for a while, "You take the buns back to An Zhi, and let him deliver them to you." Just go back to the mansion." Zhu Zi nodded hurriedly, and ran away with the bamboo basket.

An Ran couldn't help saying: "It was fine just now, why does it seem like there is a ghost chasing him at the moment?" Saying that, she looked at An Zihe suspiciously: "I usually don't notice it, so it turns out that the chief executive is so majestic. Without you, I'm afraid of becoming like this."

An Zihe said with a smile: "Don't pretend I can't hear you, you are mocking me, that's all right, you're just a guy, it's you who said what he did, why do you think of me today? How did you come here? Zhuang Zili It’s not close here, if you walk, I’m afraid it will take a long time to get there.”

An Ran looked at him: "After listening to your voice, does it mean that you don't want me to come to you?"

An Zihe said in a nonchalant way: "You girl has such a tricky mouth, didn't you see that my mouth is so happy that you are almost grinning the back of your neck, how can I be happy?"

An Ran looked at him carefully, and saw a smile on his face, looking at him with burning eyes, as if he had a thousand words to say, but under such gaze, An Ran suddenly felt that his cheeks were hot, Busy don't start: "It's convenient to take a bullock cart halfway."

Seeing that she didn't dare to look at him, An Zihe laughed lowly: "I'll think about it later, just let An Yuan know, the carriages in the other courtyard are idle, and it doesn't take much for someone to take you into the city." what's up."

An Ran shook her head: "It's not right for a little girl like me to do this, you don't have to worry, there are often oxen carts on this road, so it's very convenient."

The two of them entered the main gate while talking, and did not enter the small courtyard with books at the back, but sat in the hallway at the front, An Ran insisted on this, the books stored in the small courtyard at the back, not to mention priceless, were about the same, and full of books. Scholarly, if you eat and drink in it, wouldn't it be ruined.

What's more, the hallway was opened back and forth, and it was transparent in all directions, and it was extraordinarily cool, much better than the small courtyard inside. There was an Eight Immortals table in the middle, Mo Tong went out for a while, and brought a bowl of hangover soup.

An Ran looked at the clear soup with little water, took a sip, and almost didn't spit it out. It was like washing pot water. It was really difficult to make it. Mo Tong blushed, "That, I'll do it again."

An Ran sighed: "I'll do it." If you don't know how to cook, it doesn't matter how many times you cook it.

I went to the kitchen to have a look, and I don't blame Mo Tong, I don't think there is much fire here, there are no ingredients, and there are not many seasonings. With such a shortage, naturally I can't make delicious hangover soup.

An Ran thought for a while, and when she saw that there was good round-grained rice, she washed it and put it in a small casserole to cook rice porridge. Taking advantage of this time, she put the buns in the pot, lit some oil, and when they were fried, both sides were browned, and the rice porridge was almost the same. When it was done, the thick rice soup was skimmed off and served in a bowl. I found a plate for the fried vegetarian buns and took them out.

When An Ran went out, An Zihe had already moved his place, probably had too much wine, and was leaning on the couch under the window, closing his eyes and taking a nap.

An Ran curled her lips, and said that she only ate two cups, and with the smell of alcohol, it would be impossible without a pot or two. An Ran put the buns and rice soup on the table, and went to call him: "An Zihe, An Zihe..."

Called a few times but he didn't open his eyes, so he stretched out his hand and pushed him: "An Zihe is eating buns." As soon as his hand touched him, he grabbed him, and he opened his eyes to look at An Ran, with a bit of drunkenness in his eyes .

An Ran was startled, hurriedly broke away from him, and took a step back: "Will you eat or not, or I can leave."

An Zihe sighed: "You girl, are you asking me to eat, or are you urging me to die?" After speaking, he sat down at the table and looked at it, pointing to the rice soup: "This is the hangover soup you made for me, I don't know Rice soup can also sober up.”

An Ranxin said, I don't know if it's because you are ignorant, rice soup contains a variety of sugars and vitamin B complex, which has the effect of reconciling, detoxifying and sobering up, this is what Lin Xing'er told herself, there can be no mistake.

However, I couldn't explain these things to An Zihe, and seeing his disgust, I couldn't help feeling a little annoyed: "If you don't drink it, I'll pour it down." He was about to get rice soup, but An Zihe picked it up first. Take a sip: "Who dislikes it, you girl's temper is getting more and more irritable, I just said a word, and I'm about to turn my face, that's all, don't be angry, don't talk about rice soup, even if you say arsenic to hangover, I can still drink it .”

An Ran couldn't help laughing, and gave him a blank look: "Eat yours."

Seeing her smile, An Zihe picked up the bun and ate a mouthful, and couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

An Ran looked at him: "How? I'm right."

An Zihe ate a few steamed buns before saying: "This vegetarian steamed stuffed bun reminds me of the vegetarian food in Jianye Temple in Jinling Prefecture. I heard people say that the vegetarian food in Jianye Temple is not as good as it used to be. This monk is a good chef, and he is best at cooking vegetarian food. One melon can make more than a dozen delicious dishes, which shows his superb cooking skills, but it is a pity that he did not know his whereabouts later, because he was a little crazy, so people outside also called him a crazy monk."

Crazy monk?An Ran murmured.

Nowadays, the culinary cuisines here are roughly divided into north and south, but in modern times, they have been divided into very small ones. After the four major cuisines, there are eight major cuisines, and later there are ten major cuisines. Among the ten major cuisines, one of them is temple cuisine, also known as Vegetarian cuisine. , Fu cuisine, originally a vegetarian food for pilgrims in temples, later developed and became a separate cuisine. Therefore, in terms of authentic vegetarian dishes, it is undoubtedly a temple dish.

Suddenly An Zihe said: "The vegetarian buns are really rare today, I have eaten a few and I haven't realized how many kinds of fillings are in it."

An Ran nodded: "I have eaten at least ten kinds, and I can almost guess the fillings. There is only one thing, have you eaten it? It has a sweet and salty taste. I don't know what it is, but it neutralizes it. Only with the flavors of more than a dozen other fillings can you have a unique and delicious flavor."

An Zihe ate again and shook his head, seeing that she was still resting on her chin and thinking about the stuffing, she couldn't help saying: "It's just a vegetarian stuffing, it's not worth the trouble, I went back and asked the bun seller. "

An Ran remembered the lovely character of the old lady, and nodded, seeing that An Zihe drank the rice soup, and the alcohol dissipated a little, then she remembered the purpose of her coming: "I heard that the cooking competition in Jizhou Prefecture is about to start."

An Zihe laughed, "I thought you kept your ears to yourself and only studied your culinary skills. I know this too."

"It was Uncle Shou who told me that I knew there was a culinary competition."

An Zihe's eyes flashed: "Could it be that you want to sign up?"

An Ran shook her head: "Uncle Shou said, this is a competition to select the imperial chef. The master is tired of the intrigues in the palace, so the two senior brothers are not allowed to mention the past. If I participate in the cooking competition, the master will not be angry, let alone , I'm a girl from Anfu, so I'm afraid I'm not qualified to participate."

Seeing that An Zihe didn't speak, he couldn't help asking: "Do you know what happened in the imperial chef competition in the capital five years ago? With my chef's cooking skills, how could I lose to that Han Zizhang and even break his wrist?"

An Zihe shook his head: "I've only heard about what happened five years ago, but I don't know the details."

An Ran couldn't help being a little disappointed: "Then do you know who Han Zizhang is? How about his cooking skills?"

An Zihe nodded: "I do know this. Speaking of which, no matter how beautiful the imperial chef is, he is still a cook in the final analysis. As long as he is a cook, there are two schools. Your master is from the South School, and Han Zizhang is from the North School. There has been a long-standing dispute between the north and the south, because your master has been in the imperial dining room for many years and is known as the best chef in the world. The southern school was so popular that every restaurant hired southern cooks, and the northern cooks could not even make ends meet. It wasn't until Han Zizhang defeated your master that until now, the northern faction was on par with the southern faction. Therefore, the competition between your master and Han Zizhang is not a contest between two people, but represents the northern and southern factions behind them. Although Han Zizhang's cooking skills Inherited from the northern school, but has been in the south of the Yangtze River for more than ten years, studying cooking skills and taking the best of the north and the south. Cooking skills can be said to be comparable, and now you have replaced your master as the best chef in the world. Most of the cooks in our Jizhou Prefecture are from the Northern School. Only Chen Ergou and your master from the Zhifu Lord’s Mansion belong to the Southern School. Chen Ergou is now Being treated with great courtesy by the magistrate, it can be seen that although Han Zizhang has won the title of the best chef in the world, the Northern School is slightly inferior, so you don't have to complain about your master."

An Ran shook her head: "It's not because of the master, I just think it's meaningless to compete in cooking skills just to fight for these false names, and the purpose of cooking competitions shouldn't be like that."

"It shouldn't be like this, what else is there?"

"There shouldn't be any difference in cooking skills between the north and the south. The purpose of cooking is very simple. It is to make the people who eat it feel happy. This is what a cook should do, not for fame and fortune, or to become an imperial chef. Glory to the ancestors, if the purpose of the cook is the same, the dishes they make will lose their meaning no matter how delicious and exquisite they are. Confined to the North-South dispute, it becomes even narrower."

An Zihe looked at her deeply, and said for a long time, "That's why you want to go out."

An Ran nodded: "Don't talk about this, there is no shadow yet, let's talk about the cooking competition in Jizhou, I came to you to ask if you can arrange a seat for me, it doesn't need to be too good, and I don't need to sit down, As long as you can see cooking."

"You are really stunned, you want to be a cook for the rest of your life."

"I was originally a cook."

An Zihe laughed: "Okay, from now on you will be the cook and I will be the shopkeeper. Let's explore the world together tomorrow, maybe we can open the best restaurant in the world."

An Ran shook her head: "There's no such thing as number one in the world, I just want to..." An Ran didn't say anything later, she just wanted to complete An Ji's food list and improve her cooking skills, after that...

After that, An Ran didn't think about it, didn't want to think about it, let alone think about it, because she didn't know herself, what else could she do in the future?
An Ran brushed the sauce on the fish, smelled the aroma of grilled fish, glanced at the man next to her, and suddenly felt a sense of confusion, where is this?Who are you?Who is the man next to him holding a jar to drink?

An Zihe took a sip of wine, looked up, there was a bright moon in the sky, the surroundings were full of stars, there was a blue sky in front of his eyes, the water was fragrant with lotus, and there was a little girl next to him, dressed in plain clothes, the clothes were from Anfu The most common dress of the girl, there is no trace of makeup on her small face, and there is no jewelry on her body, and her hair is full of black hair, and she only has a braid. It is so simple, but it is not shabby at all. Sitting by the lotus pond, the whole person is like Like the white lotus under the moonlight in the lotus pond, so clear and beautiful, he couldn't help but keep his eyes on her again and again.

Such a night, such a lotus pond, such a little girl, for a moment, he actually hoped to go on like this forever, but he didn't like her present expression, she was far away, too ethereal, as if she didn't belong here, didn't belong to him... …

Thinking about it, she reached out and wanted to touch her face, but half of it changed, and she tugged at her braid: "What do you think, little girl?"

An Ran regained consciousness and handed him the grilled fish, An Zihe took a bite: "What did you put?"

An Ran pointed to a canopy of plants not far away: "This."

An Zihe laughed: "You know how to use local materials. This lemongrass is planted here to repel mosquitoes, but you don't want it to be used for grilling fish."

An Ran tilted her head: "If it wasn't for the suggestion of you, the chief executive, I wouldn't dare to grill fish here even if I had ten guts. What's more, the fish is still in the lotus pond, so you are not afraid of being known and telling the elder?"

"I thought you girl was more courageous than the sky. It turns out that it's so useless. Don't worry, no one will come here at night. Besides, just grilling a fish, it's not like ordering the other courtyard." , it doesn’t matter if the Elder Master knows.”

Seeing An Ran throwing his short knife over, he couldn't help but said: "You girl is really picky. Although my scimitar is not as good as your dagger, it is not bad. You just look down on me like that."

An Ran shook her head: "That dagger is a gift from my senior brother, it has a different meaning, and it has been used by my senior brother for so many years, and it was lost within a few days after it was in my hands. If my senior brother knew, it must be I thought I didn’t cherish it.” As he spoke, he gave him a blank look: “If you hadn’t made trouble that day, I would have already fished out the dagger.”

But found Anzi and Dingding looking at her: "What are you doing looking at me like that?"

"Your water skills are very good."

An Ran nodded: "What's wrong with the good water quality?" Suddenly remembered something: "You don't think I'm a ghost, do you? Are you afraid, maybe I'm really a ghost."

An Zihe laughed, "Even if you're a ghost, I'm not afraid. I'll accept you so that you won't make trouble anymore." As he spoke, he took out something from his bosom and handed it to her.

An Ran was stunned for a moment, but it turned out to be her own dagger, and she was overjoyed: "Why is it here with you?"

"Of course I went down and fished it."

An Ran didn't believe it: "Only you, if you go down, you will become a jar."

earthen jar?An Zihe laughed: "You girl's mouth is really poisonous, at least I fished out the dagger for you, shouldn't you thank me?"

"Okay, thank you, reach out."

An Zihezhen stretched out his hand, and An Ran put a lotus pod into his hand: "I invite you to eat the lotus pod by borrowing flowers to offer Buddha."

An Zihe laughed, "Stingy girl." But he also peeled and ate one by one.

An Ran suddenly remembered something: "Do you still remember the pillars?"

"Zhu Zi? You mean the daytime buddy? Why mention him so much?" An Zihe felt subconsciously upset when she heard her mention Zhu Zi, and his expression darkened.

An Ran: "Don't look at him as a handyman, but he can be made."

An Zihe raised his eyebrows: "Could it be that you want to take on apprentices again?"

An Ran shook her head: "It was a coincidence that I received virtue and blessing that day. I haven't graduated yet, so it would be a mistake to accept apprentices. When I went to the east of the city, I asked Zhuzi to help me cook for a few days. Now I'm gone, Zhu Zi's life will not be easy, I saw that his hands are covered with injuries today, if this continues, I'm afraid he will be useless."

An Zihe naturally also knew about the filth of the back kitchen, and had long been dissatisfied with the character of the old grandson, but the culinary art competition was coming soon, but he was not easy to touch him. It can be counted in Jizhou Mansion, but that pillar...

Thinking of the kid following An Ran's side with his eyes full of admiration, An Zihe felt unhappy, thought for a while and said: "The chef in the south of the city, Cheng Laosan, intends to accept apprentices, so I will transfer him to the south of the city later, and follow him." Cheng Laosan, but whether Cheng Laosan can catch his eyes or not depends on his ability."

An Ran was overjoyed. Undoubtedly, a restaurant would be more suitable if he wanted to practice his cooking skills. He had no choice but to let Zhu Zi come to another courtyard at first. Now that An Zihe placed him in the south of the city, it would be best. An Ran believed that in the future Zhuzi's savvy and talent, if he can meet a good master who will teach him everything, he will become a talent just around the corner.

Suddenly, An Zihe handed over the wine jar: "This is a 30-year-old Huadiao wine, from the south, try it, don't worry, you won't get drunk."

An Ran hastily pushed away, joking, she still remembers the lesson from last time, she will never touch alcohol again in this life.

An Zihe couldn't help laughing when she saw her face as if facing a formidable enemy: "I don't know what you look like, you think what I gave you was arsenic." But he didn't force her anymore.

The reason why I gave her wine was because I suddenly felt that what I like also wants this girl to try. She is not An Ran, but she is also An Ran. Sometimes even he is confused, but it is very clear that what I like is the girl in front of me. Said, more and more clear also more and more rare.

After grilling the fish, An Zihe disappeared again, An Ran was very leisurely in the other courtyard, the Eldest Master was not there, Madam Su also left, there was no master to serve in the other courtyard, An Ran was completely free.

During the day, when the sun is high, I cook and eat in my small courtyard. There is an ice cellar in the other courtyard. As a chef, it is not difficult to get a few pieces of ice. After making the ice, smash it and mix it with some fruit icing to make shaved ice. Starve the boys in other courtyards to death.

Occasionally, when the interest comes, I will make some ice desserts and ask someone to send them to An Yuan, the housekeeper of the other courtyard. I have a relationship, and Uncle Shou. Every now and then, I will make him some snacks and let him take them back home. After all, they are all their bosses, and they have to hang out in other courtyards in a short time. It is necessary to have a good relationship with their bosses.In particular, An Zihe said that he has a good relationship with An Yuan, the chief steward of the other courtyard.

An Ran's little tricks made her very popular, at least much better than those in Anfu. If she wants to get some fresh food, it goes without saying that someone will bring it to her. As for her picking lotus leaves from the lotus pond, Acting as if she hadn't seen it, An Ran's life was extremely moist.

The hot June has passed without knowing it, and it is almost the beginning of autumn in July. The other courtyard is surrounded by mountains and rivers, so it is cooler than the city, let alone autumn, it is a bit cold in the morning and night Whoosh.

An Zihe was still elusive, sometimes he didn't see anyone for several days, sometimes he would suddenly appear in her small courtyard, and asked her to cook something to satisfy her cravings, saying that the chef in the restaurant was not as good as her. safely.

An Ran found that she was actually a common man who liked to listen to good words, but An Zihe seemed to have grasped her own temperament, she couldn't be too sweet, and later on, as long as he came, she would cook a few meals according to his requirements, Sometimes it's simple, sometimes it's complicated, depending on your mood at the time.

An Zihe's mouth is very tricky, and he can taste even a little something wrong, and An Ran gradually discovered that although An Zihe is not a cook, he is an expert, what kind of food?what mouth?How's the heat?What side dish seasoning is needed?It's all clear, he is an out-and-out foodie.

An Ran also happily let him criticize, the cook is the least afraid of diners criticizing, if they are all praises, they will not make progress.

Entering July, there is another good news, that is, this year's cooking competition in Jizhou Prefecture will be held in Anjia's other courtyard, in the open space of the garden at the end of the lotus pond.

As a result, the tranquility of the other courtyard is gone, and it is replaced by hustle and bustle. I don’t know who chose the day. The day of the competition is scheduled for July [-]th. Afterwards, the elder said that if peach trees were planted, the lotus pond would be blocked, and the spring would be fine, but in summer, it would be less fun to watch the lotus, and it would not be beautiful.

I couldn't think of what to plant for a while, so it was empty until now. It happened to be the scene of the culinary art competition. Here, watching the lotus while tasting delicious food is also a great pleasure.

An Ran was quite curious about the ancient culinary competitions, and was naturally very happy that the competition venue was set in another courtyard, so that she could see the competition scene wherever she chose.

Before entering July, the other courtyard started to be busy, building mat sheds, cooking stoves... all kinds of ingredients were continuously transported to the other courtyard regardless of the north and south.

An Ran heard from Uncle Shou that all the ingredients for this competition were purchased by the Anfu, which made Anran once again experience the amazing financial resources of the Anfu. However, why are there only six stoves? Could it be that there are only six people competing?What kind of cooking competition is this?Puzzled, An Ran asked An Shou.

An Shou said with a smile: "We have competed a few times in Jizhou City before, and these six people are the winners, so they are eligible to enter our other courtyard. In the final three competitions, the top three will be determined after three rounds, which are recommended by Jizhou Prefecture this year. There are dozens of chefs in Beijing at the beginning. If they all come to our other courtyard, it won’t be a mess. However, this last event is very important, and there are many distinguished guests. Our prefect, Su Tong Judgment, almost all the dignified people in Jizhou Mansion have come, and the wife of Mr. Tong San has also come."

Mrs. Su is the only female family member, so it can be seen that this lady is indeed a lively person, and Mrs. Su was the only one who brought her family to attend.

Although he was in a hurry, it had nothing to do with An Ran. In the past few days, An Ran wanted to find An Zi and ask, who are the six chefs?But he couldn't see anyone all the time. He thought he was a big manager and had to dispatch various places, so it was fine if he was busy, anyway, he would know when the time came.

Thinking about the culinary competition in her heart, An Ran felt uneasy these few days. On the morning of the seventh day of July, she just said that she would go there earlier to find a suitable place to watch the competition later, and she didn't want the master and senior brother to come.

An Ran couldn't be happier, she hadn't seen her master for a month, she hurriedly stepped forward to help her into her small courtyard, greeted her elder brother to sit down, and poured tea: "Why is master here?"

The elder brother smiled and said, "How can there be no master in the cooking competition in Jizhou?"

An Ran was suddenly stunned, no, in this Jizhou Mansion, regardless of cooking skills or qualifications, her master is definitely the first one, after all, it is a culinary competition, the magistrate, the elder, Su Tong judged that these people are either officials or businessmen , Even if you know something, you are not an expert after all. If the judges of this culinary art competition do not have an important expert sitting in the post, it would be a joke.

The old man looked at her small courtyard and nodded: "It's quieter here than in the mansion."

An Ran recalled the plain buns last time: "Master, do you like the plain buns last time?"

The elder brother took it over: "Not only do I like it, but after the master ate the buns, he tossed them with vegetarian stuffing for several days."

An Ran hurriedly said: "The master has been transferred out?"

The old man shook his head: "The vegetarian stuffing is not ordinary. I adjusted it for a few days, and I always felt that there was something wrong, but I didn't know where it was. After all, I am old. I came this time to ask you where you bought it. The taste of the stuffed buns reminds the master of an old friend, the master has been thinking for a long time, unless it is him, there is absolutely no other person."

Just as An Ran was about to ask who it was, she saw An Shou rushing in anxiously: "I said, old man, you are really safe, the adults over there are all seated, waiting for you to grow old."

The old man snorted: "Now that we are all here, what are you waiting for me to do?"

An Shou wiped off his sweat: "What you said, wouldn't be possible without you in charge."

The old man stood up unhappily: "It's about grabbing the filial piety hat, why are you in such a hurry." As he spoke, he also stood up.

An Shou hurriedly stepped forward to help, the old man looked at An Ran: "Girl, come with me to watch the excitement."

An Ran hurriedly shook her head: "Master, you are sitting on the judging panel, it is inappropriate for me to be next to you."

Eldest brother remembered what happened between her and the elder, and said in a low voice: "Master, there are many people at the banquet, and it's a bit far away, so it's better to see clearly from below."

The old man nodded and went with a straight face.An Ran couldn't help laughing, the master didn't like culinary competitions, so he might be very picky. Others An Ran didn't know about it, but the master was sad about it.

An Ran waited for the master and senior brother to leave before going out. She wanted to find a nearby rock cave to see, but she didn't want to see the cave that she was looking at first. Now it is full of people. After staying in the other courtyard for more than a month, she didn't find the other courtyard. There are so many people.

An Ran turned around but couldn't find a suitable place. She was in a hurry when someone behind her called her: "Miss An."

An Ran turned around and saw that it was Madam Su's old woman, who greeted An Ran: "Our wife asked the old slave to invite the girl, saying that she hadn't seen the girl for a while, and it was just a matter of time to talk, the girl, go with the old slave , madam is still waiting.

An Ran was happy, at this time Mrs. Su came to her, not to talk, but because she wanted to watch the game with her, it was exactly what she wanted, so she went with her mother-in-law.

There is a small octagonal pavilion not far from the Hexiang Pavilion, called Qinfang Pavilion, because there is only Mrs. Su and a female family member, it happens to be placed here, not far from the Hexiang Pavilion, but not close, and you can see the people in the Hexiang Pavilion , but can't hear the words.

As soon as An Ran entered the gazebo, she was stunned for a moment, but there were not only Mrs. Su in the pavilion, but also Cui Chengzhi whom she had seen last time, still in the same dress, but...

However, An Ran noticed that the fan in his hand had changed again, this one might be more rare than the last one, it can be seen that this is definitely a rich young man, but why is he pretending to be so low-key...

(End of this chapter)