The Honest Man of the Red Chamber

Li Gunian, the chef in the kitchen, has worked in Jia's mansion for nearly 30 years. There is no reason for him not to speak up about such things, and he said, "Madam, I, Lao Li, please write this menu." Jia Mu's birthday banquet , he is not the first time to do it.

This makes the second chef, Feng Dao, very uncomfortable. Usually, Li Gunian is old, and he is the head of the kitchen. Today, the wife invited the big guy to discuss the menu. Why should he write it? Wannian Second child, who wants to be the boss?

"Old Li, my wife has already said that everyone discusses it together, so why are you writing the menu alone?" He smiled, "Could it be that you can still write the menu?"

"You!" Li Guyian didn't expect Feng Dao to jump out and choke with him, "I've been in Jia's mansion for so many years, whether it's a family banquet or a birthday banquet, all kinds of big and small banquets and seasonal banquets, I haven't done any of them! Lamb, steamed bear paw, steamed deer tail, roasted duck, roasted chick, roasted goose...Hmph, as long as you can name it, Grandpa will cook it for you!"

Just hearing the name made Wang Guizhi greedy. When she first recovered, she didn't want to eat much. She hid in Zhuangzi for a while and didn't taste the good craftsmanship of the chefs. After she came back, Jia Zheng made her upset, and she became pregnant She is pregnant, and although the same specifications are there, she has never tasted anything fried or grilled!All she ate were light warming dishes, although they were delicious, but I really wanted to try the roast duck... No, she would order this dish when she got back, just eat a little less.

Li Gu Nian said it very well, Feng Dao didn't take this issue at all, everyone in the kitchen spoke according to their skills, if Li Gu Nian couldn't cook well and didn't have any real skills, how could he have been a chef for so many years.It's just that he is growing stronger and stronger, seeing that his son is about to leave the teacher, and his grandson is about to come in. If he is the second in command, Feng Dao, if he doesn't fight hard, he will be dominated by Li Gunian for the rest of his life, and his son will continue to be overwhelmed. ?

Feng Dao almost jumped up, "Who said you can't cook well? Who doesn't know that you, Li Gunian, have been in the kitchen for 30 years. You are old and experienced. If your wife asks you, you dare not listen. No way." Feng Dao said, making Li Gunian so angry that he wished he could slap him directly.

"Master Feng, don't say a few words, Master Li is a master..."

"No one said that Master Li is not qualified, but Master Feng is right?"

After working together for so many years, you have your apprentice, he has her relationship, and you don't dare to make a lot of noise, just talking and talking is a bit messy.

Wang Guizhi really didn't expect them to cooperate so well, she came to the pillow when she was dozing off, she just hoped that they would not be in the same mind, she winked at Caixia.

Caixia stood up and shouted softly, "Go back! What are you doing? You are too indulgent in front of your wife!"

Hearing this, everyone immediately stood back to their original positions and stopped making noise.

Wang Guizhi put down the tea clock and made a crisp sound, drawing everyone's attention to herself. She smiled and said, "You are all old people. You have worked hard to serve our Jia family for so many years. Even if you don't have hard work, you have hard work .”

These words sound pleasant and comfortable, not to mention Li Guyian and Feng Dao, even other people feel that they are indeed like this, and their faces are a little smug.

"Since that's the case, although it's the first time for me to hold a birthday party for the old lady, with your help, there is absolutely no room for loss. It will be beautiful and decent, right?"

"That's for sure."

"Yes, ma'am, you leave it to us, there will be no mistakes."

Everyone clapped their chests and vouched for it.

"I've seen it before. Before, the old lady held a birthday banquet, and it was 2000 taels of silver. But for 2000 taels, the banquet will be held for ten days. Please invite the Duke, Madam, am I wrong?" Said yes 2000 taels, in fact, it is more than 2000 taels, some precious ingredients alone are far more than this amount, at least 5000 taels as a base.

These slaves naturally understood, so they remained silent.

"This time we only invite Jia's own people, 2000 taels for six days, it can be done." This month's routine expenses are the same as wages, they can only go up, not down, even if she wants to go down, it can't be blatantly They have to let them down without knowing why, Wang Guizhi smiled more and more happily.

Thinking that my wife is so talkative, since she only invites people from Jia's house, then naturally she doesn't need those rare ingredients, such as flower gum, instead of yellow lip glue, she can use other fish glue, such as shark's fin and artificial fin. How can people eat it? They are all abalones, and a few heads can make a big fuss...Wang Guizhi looked at the people below who were making eye contact with each other, and coughed lightly, "Why, you still think it's not enough?"

"Enough! Enough! Enough!"

"Yes, ma'am generous."

"My wife is wise..."

Anyway, after the money is invested, besides the old lady and the main relatives, the food of other people is easy to decide!Thinking about holding the birthday banquet this time, it would be so honorable to get the money, these people tried their best to cover Wang Guizhi with their good words as if they didn't want money.

"Okay, okay, since you all agree, then I have a condition." Seeing that their hearts were warm and the atmosphere was similar, Wang Guizhi said again.

conditional?

What are the conditions?Everyone listened with bated breath.

"The old lady's birthday banquet is on the third day of August. I will bring the money to my account in a while. But, I have to confirm the menu. Don't worry, I will give it to the old lady first." Look, she must make her ancestors happy when she celebrates her birthday." Wang Guizhi said calmly.

"Yes, that's for sure."

"The lady is quite right."

"This is not a condition, this is what the little ones should do."

"Then who will draw up the menu?"

"Of course Master Li should come. He has served Duke Rong before!"

"Master Feng is not bad, his Cui Gai Pai Chi is a masterpiece."

Everyone has their own preferences, and even other small kitchens are not willing to lose their share.This is 2000 taels!White silver!

"Aunt Qin's craftsmanship is not bad."

"Hey, she will burn a pig's head with a stick, which masters will love it."

"What are you talking about, you don't eat less food cooked by others, but you don't do things like you, eating bowls of noodles instead of the bottom of the bowl?"

"No matter what, it's not her turn to host the old lady's birthday banquet."

"Oh, don't ask others to help you when the time comes, and don't talk about frying two taels of peanuts in the future..."

Seeing them arguing again, Caixia was about to speak again, but seeing Wang Guizhi shaking her head lightly, she ignored it, stood aside and watched, and in the end you said me, I said you, she blushed and was about to make a move. I saw my wife sitting on it with a bare face and frost, and I didn't dare to make a sound. Some people even knelt down, and gradually everyone knelt on the ground.

It was so cooperative that Wang Guizhi felt sorry for them. The former employees were not so easy to talk to. She sullenly held back her smile and said seriously, "What are you doing? Do you still have me in your eyes?"

"The little ones are wrong."

This is unanimous.

Wang Guizhi stood up, looked at Li Guyian, Feng Dao, and Aunt Qin, "You don't accept me, and I understand, but I am still the master, do you all understand?" Well, it's a pity that I can't say that.

"understand."

"My wife is a damsel..."

Wang Guizhi nodded, pretending that she didn't hear any compliments, "Let me explain more clearly. Since you are like this, you can avoid making noise. Let Master Li, Master Feng, and Aunt Qin each draw up the menu, and when the time comes How many people have how many tables, what dishes, cold dishes, hot dishes, soups, snacks, wine and tea for each table must be clearly written. I know that you are all old people for many years, and you will never ask no It came out, didn't it?"

"Yes." Li Guyian is used to it, he did his part, he immediately asked him to imitate the hobbies of the masters in each house, he knew it all.

Feng Dao also refused to lag behind, "Madam don't worry about such a small matter."

"That's for sure." Miss Qin didn't expect such a good opportunity to fall on her head, she immediately nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

"Anyone of you who thinks they have this ability, feel free to draw it up, but you all have to be clear, this is like a notice outside the imperial city, it's not something you want to reveal, don't stop porcelain work without diamonds. In addition Well, it doesn’t count if you draw up the menu, find a day, and each of you must be able to serve a table with the dishes you made. One is to inspect the dishes. It's really embarrassing. Secondly, it's you who honor the old lady. When the old lady says who is good, then whoever takes the money will do it, and I will leave it to him. I still have to do it beautifully. Reward, do you understand everything?"

"understood!"

"Whoever it falls on, no one is allowed to have grievances or complaints, and no one is allowed to make a mistake to me!" Wang Guizhi finished speaking in one go, which is equivalent to contracting out the birthday banquet.In order to start this first shot, no matter who it is, it must be done beautifully,

"Follow your wife's instructions."

"I understand, let's go down."

Seeing that they all retreated obediently, Wang Guizhi slowly sat back on the couch. No matter what kind of person they are, since they are already members of the Jia family, they have to follow orders. Only when the screws are placed in the right place can they be effective. , Of course, I am devoid of conscience, so I can avoid eating inside and outside.

Let’s do this for the old lady’s birthday first, and then gradually divide other banquets into routines. If there are people competing for food, I’m not afraid that they don’t do well, and then divide them into several kitchens, and then turn them into a la carte. Make it into a canteen with several major cuisines like a school. The masters decide what they want to eat according to their own rules, and other people can also replace it with a meal card. They can eat whatever they want. .

The kitchen is sorted out like this, is it still far to buy?I'm not afraid that if they don't look hot and want to do it alone, everyone knows that the big pot is delicious, but if they want to make money, they have to separate.

Even the purchase is done, the people in the warehouse, she still can't get it?

Wang Guizhi walked on the road proudly, as long as the old lady Jia Zheng and Mrs. Jia She didn't object, she would convince these people sooner or later.

"Let's go, see if the eldest girl is back?"

Although Yuanchun was young, Grandma Zhen was her eldest sister-in-law, so she naturally had to doze her head. However, with the old lady and Jia Zheng watching, Wang Guizhi was not worried, she was very happy, but she didn't know who to tell.How about telling a story and having fun with the little girl, that would be so much fun.

It's just that her little girl hasn't come back yet, and there are two little babies at Mother Jia's place, one is jumping around while leaning on the edge of the couch, the other is crying loudly, it looks like she's peed...