It seems that I am still too full [travel]

As soon as Cen Yu said that, he felt a little impolite. After all, even in this dynasty, the imperial examination was not as successful as in the previous dynasty. However, inviting a scholar to be a cook is like humiliating the other party. Even if he himself has no such intentions, it's just the skill of greedy Xie Shi!

However, Cen Yu's words made Xie Shi stunned for a moment, and his thoughts opened.A canteen cook may not sound like a scholar, but in fact, the status of a scholar is not as high as it is low, and it is not like juren can be an official.

Xie Shi does not intend to continue to take part in the imperial examinations, nor will he enter the officialdom in the future, so the title of Xiucai Gong can at most make his social status higher than that of Bai Ding. In ancient feudal society, one could see an official without worshiping an official, and would not be punished for committing crimes. Wearing a crown robes, and nothing more.Scholars can be exempted from corvee and have shady fields, salary and rice noodles. It was only in the Ming and Qing dynasties that the imperial examination system was more perfect.

Most of the scholars who fail to succeed in the trial often serve as the teachers of rich and noble families, the staff of officials, and even doctors, litigators, Fengshui masters, businessmen and other professions. Lu Xiucai in "Wulin Biography" became the accountant of Tongfu Inn .Therefore, although it is said that "everything is inferior, only reading is high", it is actually not so uncommon for a scholar to be a cook.

What's strange is that Xie Shi is such a glorious and fairy-like person as a cook!

Cen Yu was consciously speechless, and was about to make an apology, but saw Xie Sheng standing in front of him, with a thoughtful expression on his face.Xie Shi is actually thinking about his words seriously? !Cen Yu's eyes lit up, and he quickly struck while the iron was hot, "Tanwei's skill in cooking is unrivaled, pity me, if I eat this god's gourmet jade today, and eat those mortal food in the future, I won't be able to swallow it! My brother Tanwei, Are you willing to fall into such a situation for your brother?"

Xie Shi was amused by his exaggerated performance, but he was not so easy to be tricked: "I have never served as a chef, I am afraid I am not qualified..."

Cen Yu said: "That's no problem! As the head chef, you only need to be responsible for the delicious food in the cafeteria. With so many helpers, you don't even need to do it! If there are important meals, you need to pay more attention. As for the cafeteria management I can ask the steward to assist you with the general affairs of the company." This was not over, he immediately explained the salary one by one, and in order to make Xie Shi agree, he even doubled the salary of the head chef.

Xie Shi saw that his mouth was dry, so he said slowly: "Gu'an invites you so kindly, but Tanwei is not respectful."

Cen Yu: How do you feel that you have been tricked...

Xie Shi had his own thinking, if he started his own business to run a hotel, he would have to work hard and have no backing. Now that the world is chaotic, he may be controlled by others, which is not in line with Xie Shi's expectation of being a leisurely person.If you were to be the head chef of the academy, you would be promoted to the position of head chef in one step, and with the back of the academy, it would be convenient for you to do anything in the future, wouldn't it be easier than being your own boss...

After passing through the ceremony gate, he arrived at the outer gate. When he thanked him, he said goodbye to Cen Yu, who was sent here, and drifted away.

It was already Youshi, it was not early, Xie Shi met Xie Ju who came in a hurry on the way back.After Xie Ju finished the wedding banquet, when he returned home, he found that Xie Shi hadn't returned home yet. He thought something happened to his son, and worried and anxious, he went to the academy to look for him.

The father and son went home together. On the way, Xie Shi roughly told him what happened today, including the brown sugar decolorization recipe.

Xie Ju was stunned when he heard that, and was almost hit by a car and horse on the way back to the city, but fortunately Xie Shi pulled him back.

Xie Ju was shocked by the news, when Xie Shi saw him like this, he just said that he would talk about it when he got home.

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When Cen Yu said goodbye and thanked him, he hurried back to Shanzhai.Shanzhai is the former residence of Mr. Li Lao, the former head of the mountain. Now Li Laoshan passed away, and Han Ji succeeded the head of the mountain. Out of respect for the teacher, he did not move here. Instead, he kept the original state and carefully maintained it. It is a great scholar or distinguished guest. Most of them lived here when they visited the academy.Mr. Song lived here when he visited Dongcang Academy this time.

At this time, Xie Shi's meticulously cooked table of noodles had already been set for the banquet, and Song Daru was honored to be in the upper seat. Next to him was a tall young man in black clothes and wearing a crown.Cen Yu hurried over, just in time for a banquet.He stopped laughing, and bowed seriously: "I have met the mountain chief, Mr. Song."

Mr. Song came to the academy with Cen Yu's carriage team, and he was familiar with him all the way. He stroked his white beard immediately, and said with a smile: "Boy Cen, if you don't come again, I'm afraid the old man will be the only one at this table If the tree talks, even if it is a delicious food, it will be hard to swallow."

The protagonist, who was ridiculed by the guests as a log, raised his eyes and looked over. A pair of cold eyes were like cold stars, and two sword eyebrows flew obliquely.Han Ji didn't refute, and naturally he didn't mind, he just glanced at Cen Yu and let him take the seat.

Cen Yu just sat down.

Seeing this, Mr. Song smiled and said: "I haven't seen you for many years, Xisheng is still as quiet and reticent as when he was young, but fortunately, just like Tai Deqi's words, the loud voice is like the sound, and thunder can be heard in the silent place. Xisheng After taking over the mantle of Tai De, the management of the academy has become better and better. I have traveled all the way from the north to the south, and I have also heard that Dongcang Academy has a reputation for being world-class and practical. I think your teacher will be gratified if he is alive. here."

Tai De is the surname of Li Laoshan, and Song Lao and Li Laoshan are old friends.

Han Ji cupped his hands and said, "Mr. is too famous, and Ji dare not live up to the entrustment of the elder."

The three greeted each other for a while, and then began to taste the morning food.As soon as the food cover was lifted, steaming white air rose, and the domineering aroma swept across the world in an instant, even the expressionless Han Ji twitched his eyebrows.Mr. Song looked at the noodles and was a little surprised: "Gu'an, what kind of famous chef is here in your academy? I thought the refreshments you sent in the afternoon were rare and delicious, but I didn't expect that today's lunch is even more delicious. It was a blockbuster."

Cen Yu was obviously surprised when he saw that the head of the mountain looked over. He smiled subtly and complacently. It doesn't matter that this famous chef was not from our academy before, but he will definitely be from our academy in the future. "Mr. There is a new chef with amazing skills, and this table of noodles and tea cakes in the afternoon are made by him!"

Old Mr. Song said with a smile: "Then I have a good fortune today, and look at this melon carving, this knife skill is also very good."

After the delicious food, the three of them stopped talking, and waited for the old man to pick up the chopsticks, pick up a piece of white-cut chicken, and dip it in water, before the rest moved their chopsticks.One bite, the white-cut chicken skin is crispy, the chicken is light and delicious, and the taste is tender. Mr. Song boasted: "Back to the original, it has the taste of Taitang Xuanjiu."

Another bite of fried Yong Tau Foo with a golden yellow pulp. The steaming tofu has a meaty aroma, and the meat filling is full of bean aroma. The tofu and minced meat are intertwined, and the taste is fresh and tender.Among the green mandarin fish rolls, the fish rolls are crispy and smooth, the three silks are delicious, and the cabbage heart is crisp and tender.At the end, take a sip of winter melon soup, which clears the sweetness and relieves heat, and the heat will disappear from the stomach to the body and mind, leaving only the endless refreshment in the midsummer night.

Mr. Song is old, and his sense of taste is not very flexible. For the health of the old man, his relatives try to eat as lightly as possible, so the food has long been no fun for him, but today he is rarely happy. After tasting a dish, he had to comment and praise a few words. When he tasted fresh shrimp wonton at the end, the skin of the wonton was thin, the fresh shrimp was sweet, and the soup was fragrant. Satisfaction with the dishes.

But the other two young men at the dinner table were not as interested in words as he was, but they all strongly supported his words in action. Cen Yu ate like crazy, and had already forgotten the all-round and exquisite character design, and only cared about huh huh. , In the end, my stomach couldn't bear it so I stopped my mouth.

What caught people's attention turned out to be Han Shanzhang, who seemed to be the most unworldly person. Xie Shi didn't know how many people there were at the banquet, and he prepared a portion for eight people. In the end, the rest of the two present were full, and Han Ji was still eating. , He ate very fast, but he was not vulgar. Instead, he behaved well, one mouthful of rice was paired with one mouthful of vegetables, and after finishing the wontons, he even added two big bowls of rice to clean up the food on the table.

Cen Yu was stunned, and took a few sneaky glances, when did his master eat so much?

After the meal, both the host and the guest were happy, Mr. Song even rebelled against his previous refusal, and readily agreed to Han Ji's invitation to live in the academy for a period of time and give lectures to the students.

After the meal, Han Ji bid farewell to the old man, and left the Shan Zhai with Cen Yu. On the way, Cen Yu said he had something important to report, and followed him back to the Meilin Zhai.Mei Lin Zhai is the residence where Han Ji has been living since he was a child under Li Daru. Because Han Ji loves plum blossoms, thousands of plum trees are planted here, forming a large plum forest that covers the sky, hence the name.

When he arrived at the study, Cen Yu saw that there was no one around, so he reported one by one about the fact that he offered the brown sugar decolorization method when he was thanking today.The Cen family is a well-known wealthy businessman in Fuzhou, but few people know that behind the Cen family is actually the Han family, Han Ji to be precise.

Han Ji raised his eyebrows, "Has Fang Zi been verified?"

Although Cen Yu tried his best to restrain himself, he could still see his joy: "Return to the Lord, this is absolutely true!"

Before going to the cafeteria at Xie Shi in the afternoon, Cen Yu ordered his subordinates to do a good job of keeping it secret and at the same time send additional troops and sugar crafters to verify the recipe.Fang Zi's verification was not difficult, Cen Yu had already received a report from his subordinates on the way to the banquet, so he came to report to the master.

Han Ji didn't move his face, tapped his fingers on the table, and asked lightly: "You said he also agreed to the chef's invitation?"

Cen Yu replied: "Yes, Xie Shi didn't want to take the imperial examination again, but wanted to switch to gourmet food. His subordinates saw that he was a good man, not a thing in the pool, so he invited him to come to the academy as the chef of the cafeteria on his own initiative. .”

Han Ji pondered for a while, "Since that's the case, I'll treat you favorably and kindly, and we'll see later."

Cen Yu responded, and was about to resign, but he heard his master ask leisurely: "When will he take office?"

Cen Yu: ... It can be seen that you like Xie Shi's craftsmanship very much.

Cen Yu: "There is no one in charge of the cafeteria now, Chef Xie will take up the post tomorrow if he wants to!" The master is so looking forward to it, if he can't do it tomorrow, he has to send someone to invite him!

Han Ji hummed calmly, and felt that nothing had happened, so he waved his hand to let him back down.

The author has something to say:

Han Ji, whose word is Xisheng, is taken from Dayin Xisheng. In addition, the name of Li Laoshan in the previous article is a celebrity, and it is changed to Li Shufu~