The villain system of Mingyue in Qin Dynasty

Haiyue Xiaozhu.

The vast sea reflects Mount Tai, and the shark's fin cooks the bear's paw. In Haiyue Xiaozhu, there is a chef who is good at cooking the famous dish of shark's fin and bear's paw, which is famous in Qilu.

Before the fall of Qi State, this was the place where the princes and royal family of Qi State gathered. How many high-ranking officials and rich people spent a lot of money to try this famous dish, but the ingredients of this shark's fin and bear's paw are too special.

Although the Canghai Boiled Shark is rare, for the Qilu land where the fishing industry is relatively developed, it is not something that is rare for many years. Basically, one can be caught every few months. But the black bear with half-moon pattern in Changbai Mountain of Yanzhao is a rare thing. Even if one could be captured, it would be extremely expensive to send it to Qidi, a place thousands of miles away.

This dish is not made once in several months, and every time it is made, the cook at Haiyue Xiaozhu is as guarded against others as he is against thieves. Therefore, many restaurants that tried to imitate this famous dish ultimately failed.

On the big tree with green branches and dense canopy, Zhizhi lay leisurely in the shade, feeling the cool breeze blowing from the seaside, biting a piece of grass happily.

If Chef Ding's information is correct, Haiyue Xiaozhu will be welcoming an important guest today, a distinguished guest from within the empire.

It has been some time since the Mo family came to Songhai. During these days, the Mo family acted extremely low-key and recuperated. Since the government city was destroyed, an unreliable giant has appeared again, and all matters of the Mo family have been temporarily handled by the six leaders, with Gao Jianli being the most important. Unfortunately, although Thief Zhi is one of the six commanders, he is not interested in dealing with the complicated matters within the sect. He was restless, and while inquiring around for information, he was also teaching Qing Gong to the new Mohist master.

Since Gai Nie left, Tianming seems to have become a different person. In the past, when I practiced martial arts in the morning, I always spent three days fishing and two days drying the nets. Now, he is working non-stop and very attentively.

Thinking of Tianming's hard work, Daozhi smiled slightly and couldn't help but look forward to the future of the Mo family.

"Are you coming?"

The carriage came slowly, and Thief Zhi turned around and took a closer look. It’s not the guests who come, but the ingredients this time, so I can’t help but feel a little disappointed.

The days of surveillance are a bit boring, but Thieves are used to this kind of loneliness. It turned out that Taizhi was very happy along the way because Duan Murong was by his side.

Over the past few days, in the company of a group of Mohist disciples, Duanmurong has overcome the pain of Ge Nie's departure. However, I don't know if it is because of the ****, but Duanmurong is colder than before on weekdays. .

Even though he knew that Duan Murong's heart was not with him, Thief Zhi still couldn't help but show his courtesy to her. He knew that he was taking advantage of others' danger by doing this, but Thief Zhi couldn't control his emotions.

It was still early, and it seemed that this guest was not in the habit of coming early. Thief Zhi closed his eyes and planned to take a nap.

The sea breeze is blowing and refreshing. It’s really a leisurely morning! Thief Zhi couldn't help but think so.

……..

In Songhai City, the streets are bustling and lively.

Qi surrendered without a fight, which also prevented the people of Qi from suffering the disaster of war. In addition, after Qi's surrender, the Qin State invested efforts in governance and strictly enforced laws. Therefore, compared with other countries, both cities like Songhai and ordinary rural villages were relatively prosperous and wealthy.

On the crowded street, a young man in brocade clothes stopped in front of an inn and murmured: "There is an inn, and this is it!"

The young man walked slowly into it and was met by a fat man with a round belly and a mustache. He greeted with a smile: "Guest, do you want to stay in a hotel or eat?"

"I heard that the chef of this inn, Chef Ding, is a famous chef in Songhai. I came here because of his fame and wanted to try his cooking."

The young man randomly found a seat in the store and sat down. The fat man said with a smile: "I am the cook. I wonder what the guests want to order?"

For ordinary customers, the chef would not be willing to wait on them from behind with such closeness to their buttocks. After all, Cook Ding is also a high-ranking figure in the Mo family, and his ancestral cooking skills are unparalleled in the world. In this era, although the profession of cook is called Jiuliu, and those who engage in this profession are also what Confucian people call villains, villains also have tempers.

The reason why Cook Ding was willing to be so attentive was because he saw how extraordinary this young man was. No matter how he looks or behaves, he is the best choice. The Mo family was in a troubled time, and the cook did not want to cause trouble and make this obviously well-connected young man unhappy, so he entertained him warmly.

"Let's do this! I'm going to have a big dinner with someone soon, so let's have something lighter now!"

Chef Ding frowned, feeling unhappy. People who work in the same industry are enemies, and the chef is the top person in this industry, but according to this young man, he only works for others to make side dishes. This makes him angry. Although he was angry in his heart, Chef Ding still had a smile on his face.

"Let's have some seasonal vegetables and some soup!"

"Okay! The only waiter in our restaurant has also delivered food to the gentlemen of Xiaoshengxian Village. Please wait a moment."

"Oh? Those Confucian people also want to cook for you? I heard that those people are very picky in their tastes! In this land of Qilu, many cooks are proud to deliver food to the Little Sage Village, but in the end they all fail. Return."

"Isn't that right? It's not that I, Fatty Ding, are bragging. Looking at the entire Songhai, no, looking at the entire Qidi, I, Fatty Ding, am the only one who has the ability to satisfy those gentlemen."

The cook Ding's long beard trembled unconsciously, and as he spoke, he walked to the kitchen, and soon two plates of food were served.

The dishes on the two plates are exquisite and simple.

It is said to be exquisite, because the cook also put a lot of thought into arranging the vegetables neatly. The reason for its simplicity is that there is only a vegetable like a cabbage in this plate, and there is simply a basin of water in the other plate.

But Chef Ding was very proud and said: "Guest, please try it."

The young man tasted this seasonal vegetable dish and couldn't help but praise: "It's good, refreshing and delicious, with a good texture. Ordinary cooks always think that cooking seasonal vegetables is very simple, just an entry-level dish, so they often learn more advanced dishes after , no longer work hard on the above. But you need to know that the more entry-level things are, the more they test a cook’s skills. Based on this dish alone, it is said that the boss is comparable to the imperial chefs in Xianyang Palace who cooked for the royal family. It’s not an exaggeration.”

"Hahaha! Where is it!" Being praised by this young man, although Cook Ding was modest, he was happy in his heart. But as he listened, he felt something was wrong. Has this young man ever eaten food from Xianyang Palace?

The young man ignored Chef Ding's complicated mood and turned his attention to another soup.

Although the clear water soup looks inconspicuous, it is not easy to imagine that it comes from the hand of Chef Ding.

The boy took a spoonful and sipped gently. The soup gently passed over the tip of his tongue, and the young man felt his taste buds being impacted. Take one bite and leave a lingering fragrance in your mouth and nose, leaving an endless aftertaste.

"It's so fresh! Boss, how do you make this dish?"

"This is made from yellow mutton, which has the richest texture in Saibei, and white fish from the land of Wuyue. Fatty Ding, I spent a lot of effort to separate out the sheep paste, boil out the fish juice, mix it with dense ingredients, and cook it repeatedly , it took seven, seven and forty-nine days to steam the soup until it was water-colored, and today it is considered complete." Fatty Ding said eloquently, recounting bit by bit, thinking of the hard work these days, there was still a trace of emotion on his face. Satisfaction.

"You never tire of fine food, and you never tire of delicate food. The boss's accomplishments in this cooking skill are probably not matched by anyone in the world."

The young man smiled and put down the spoon in his hand, "Compared with this white soup, the shark's fin and bear's paw I'm about to eat will probably pale in comparison."

"Haha! Wait..." Cook Ding just heard the contempt in the young man's words, so he took out this dish, trying to make a living. But now he came to his senses, Shark's Fin Bear's Claw, Haiyue Xiaozhu, could this young man be the distinguished guest that Haiyue Xiaozhu was going to entertain today!

Cook Ding was extremely surprised. Who was this young man?

"I'm back!"

A low and cold voice sounded, and the waiter in civilian clothes finally came back.

But when the waiter walked into the store, he saw the boy sitting on the table, but the food box he was carrying dropped to the ground.

"You kid, you're back as soon as you come back. What are you doing throwing things? You don't know that those Confucian people are very picky. The food boxes that deliver meals must not be stained or broken, and they must be beautiful. If you broke it, Fatty Ding, I will do it again. You're going to be in trouble." Fatty Ding stepped forward to scold him.

But what surprised Fatty Ding was that the child, who was usually very obedient, was now motionless, standing on the spot, looking straight at the boy with his eyes.

"Why, long time no see, don't you recognize your former master?" The young man said with a smile.

The soft voice echoed in the empty palace, and the waiter's face showed an extremely complicated expression. In the end, he returned to indifference. He knelt down on one knee and said, "Shi Lan pays homage to His Royal Highness."

?"Your Highness the Crown Prince? Which His Highness the Crown Prince?" Fatty Ding murmured in a daze on the spot. But when he finally suppressed the absurdity in his heart and accepted the fact before him, he found that he was standing there, but his body was motionless. Cook Ding is neither advancing nor retreating at this moment.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of horses neighing outside the store, ranging from far to near. When the carriage stopped, dozens of powerful auras suddenly appeared in the shop. A man in fine clothes walked in. However, the chef is almost not sure whether this person is a man? Without it, this person looks too charming, like a woman. Cook Ding once visited Xiaoshengxian Manor and met Zhang Liang, the third master of Confucianism. He was also a man, but he was very charming. With this lesson learned from the past, Cook Ding's psychological pressure is much less.

Chen Ping came to Ying Ziyi's side and reported: "Your Highness, there is a problem with Mu Xuzi, and Renzong sent a large number of masters to intercept him. He was blocked in Yingchou Gorge, and it was difficult to reach Sanghai for a while."

Ying Ziyi muttered: "That's it! Let Gai Nie go there!"

"I obey!" Chen Ping reported back and hurried out.

"Boss Ding, your food is very good. I hope I can taste your cooking next time." Ying Ziyi smiled, walked up to Fatty Ding, and placed a huge pearl in Chef Ding's big hand.

"Thank you for taking care of my incompetent subordinate for such a long time. This is food money and remuneration."

Shi Lan looked at Ying Ziyi and felt annoyed. what is this! Am I his pet? You can throw it away when you don't need it, and buy it back when you remember it.

Ying Ziyi walked out, and Shi Lan stood up without saying a word, followed him, and entered the carriage with Ying Ziyi's signal.

When Ying Ziyi walked out of the store, the dozens of powerful auras disappeared.

Chef Ding looked at the valuable pearl in his hand and said nothing. It wasn't until the sound of the carriage faded away that he sat down and said, "Oh my god, what's going on? No, I have to tell Xiao Gao and the others quickly!"

Fatty Ding closed the shop door in broad daylight and hurriedly walked outside Songhai City.

In the huge carriage, Ying Ziyi sat in the center. In front of him, there was a small table with some fruit pastries on it, and on both sides of the car, there were bookcases with piles of bamboo slips on them.

Ying Ziyi took a grape, handed it to Shi Lan, and asked, "Would you like to eat it?"

Shi Lan looked at him and didn't answer. Jiuzhi asked: "Didn't you say you were going to let me go? Why do you still appear in front of me now and take me away?"

"No, what I said originally was that I would only let you go when you fall in love with Xiang Shaoyu."

"Why do you say I didn't fall in love with him!" Shi Lan said loudly, tears unknowingly slipped out of the corners of her eyes and flowed down her cheeks.

"Whether you fall in love with him or not, the decision does not lie with you, but with me. Do you understand?"

"So, all this is your trick, a trick you used to play with me. From the beginning, you didn't want to let me go. You wanted me to stay by your side forever, to be enslaved by you, and to be your slave for the rest of my life. ,right!"

Shi Lan shed more and more tears, her face turned red, and she asked loudly.

"The opportunity is in your hands." Ying Ziyi took out a brocade handkerchief, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said, "If you understand it this way, there will be no problem."

The moment Ying Ziyi answered, there was a sense of joy in a secret corner of Shi Lan's heart. But she soon had an idea, and was replaced by deep confusion.

No, my brother is still missing! My people are still suffering! The catastrophe in our Shushan Mountains was caused precisely because of this person. Just why? When this devil-like man gave the answer, I actually felt a little bit happy?

The girl didn't understand and didn't want to understand. Because behind this answer, all the persistence of the girl over the years may be defeated. In the girl's heart, there is only hatred and hatred for this man.

"Your Highness, Haiyue Xiaozhu has arrived."