The restaurant opposite Taibaiju is opened by the shopkeeper's father-in-law Liu Lie, and it's called Zuixianlou. It was the most famous restaurant in the capital at that time, but the owner of Taibaiju failed many times in competing for the God of Cookery, and the business was far inferior to that here.
Liu Lie won many God of Cookery competitions and was the God of Cookery in the capital at that time. Zuixianlou Restaurant is also very popular because of the blessing of the name of the God of Cookery.
When Liu Lie's daughter was sixteen, she fell in love with a clerk in the store. This guy is loyal, hard-working, has a good character, and is very prestigious among the guys in the store. Liu Lie didn't have any objections, but his eldest disciple did.
The eldest disciple is Shi Zhenxiang. As Liu Lie's direct disciple, he always believed that he would be his master's son-in-law in the future. Marry the younger junior sister, inherit the Zuixian Tower, and become a Phoenix man. Unexpectedly, before he, the phoenix man, succeeded, a pheasant who was the head of the gang would take the lead.
Shi Zhenxiang immediately found his master and expressed his desire to become his son-in-law, and vowed to provide for his master in his old age. The master was very moved and then rejected him.
Because Liu Lie only has this daughter, he hopes that his daughter can live happily more than others. Although Shi Zhenxiang was diligent, talented, and accomplished his true legacy, he also knew very well that Shi Zhenxiang had a violent personality and was very chauvinistic. Although men are superior to women in this era, no father wants his daughter to live a submissive life.
And the key point is that my daughter really likes that guy, but has no feelings for her apprentice. This is love, unreasonable love.
Liu Lie originally thought that the matter would be easily resolved. In order to compensate his apprentice, he promised Shi Zhenxiang that he would help him find a good marriage in the future and help him start a family. He also said that in the future, his daughter and son-in-law will only be the boss, and the shopkeeper of Zuixian Tower will definitely be handed over to his apprentice. Shi Zhenxiang also expressed that he understood his master and worked harder on his cooking skills.
The next year, the annual God of Cooking Competition will begin again. Liu Lie made preparations early, prepared enough precious ingredients, and practiced cooking in person every day to ensure that his skills were not unfamiliar.
On the day of the competition, everyone is present, and each participating chef will bring an assistant. At a glance, Liu Lie saw Taibaiju's boss standing opposite, and standing next to him was Shi Zhenxiang. Not only that, when Liu Lie opened the bag, he discovered that the precious ingredients he had prepared had been chopped into puree and could not be used at all.
It’s hard for a good woman to cook without rice, so the waiter temporarily acted as an assistant, but he could only find some ordinary ingredients first. Liu Lie’s plan was completely disrupted, and the eldest apprentice revealed his cooking secrets to Taibai Ju. This competition Down, Taibaiju narrowly won and took away the title of God of Cookery.
Liu Lie was angry and sad, and became seriously ill. He knew that he didn't have much time left, and he was afraid that his daughter would have to observe filial piety and be unable to get married after his death, so he forced himself to arrange the marriage for his daughter.
At this time, Shi Zhenxiang came back to see Liu Lie and asked Liu Lie forcefully to marry his daughter to him, and threatened that if Liu Lie did not agree, he would run Zuixian Tower into bankruptcy. Liu Lie was furious and gathered a crowd on the spot to marry his daughter and son-in-law in front of Shi Zhenxiang.
Shi Zhenxiang left with a pale face. Liu Lie laughed loudly and watched his daughter and son-in-law enter the bridal chamber. That night, Liu Lie fell seriously ill and died.
The boss of Taibaiju thought highly of Shi Zhenxiang. He not only married his daughter to Shi Zhenxiang, but also made him the shopkeeper of Taibaiju. Shi Zhenxiang has a flexible mind. In addition to running a restaurant, he also recruits many disciples, but he still has a secret for each disciple.
Shi Zhenxiang learned the lessons from his master. Liu Lie treated his disciples like a son. He consumed too much energy and taught few people, so he could not form a big influence. He also had no reservations. Once he met a bastard like himself, he would be full of money. All lose.
Therefore, the apprentices taught by Shi Zhenxiang are not low in level, but they cannot reach the level of the God of Cookery. On the one hand, this has made him a well-known figure in the catering industry in the capital. On the other hand, no one in the capital has been able to challenge his title of God of Cookery for many years.
It can't be said that no one can challenge him. At least the master's daughter, the little junior sister he cares about, almost killed him.
One year after Liu Lie's death, Shi Zhenxiang represented Taibaiju in the God of Cookery Competition. When he saw the representative of Zuixian Tower standing opposite, he didn't know whether it was fear, guilt or anger and jealousy, which made his whole body tremble.
The junior sister is dressed in white and wears a filial belt, and the assistant next to her is her newlywed husband. She looked directly at Shi Zhenxiang, with nothing but anger and hatred in her cold eyes.
The indifference of the junior sister aroused Shi Zhenxiang's anger, and he tried his best to perform at his highest level. But when the junior sister's dish was brought to the judges' table, his heart felt cold.
If he could be said to have inherited everything from his master, then the younger junior sister's cooking skills surpassed her master in many aspects. Her love for cooking led her to boldly try her father's secret recipe and add new methods and ingredients. She may have failed many times, but once she succeeded, it was a new peak.
The judges ate the dishes of each contestant silently, knowing already in their hearts. But none of them expressed their opinions. In the past hundred years, there has never been a female God of Cookery in the capital. A woman, that is, cooking at home and becoming a God of Cookery? Aren't you afraid of breaking the ancestral rules?
They are all waiting for others to express their stance. As long as one person clearly expresses his stance, the pressure on others will be much less. At the critical moment, Shi Zhenxiang pretended to come forward to explain the dishes and secretly slipped a note to the chief referee, Eunuch Liu, who had just entered the Shangshan Prison as a Guanglu at that time.
It was also an IOU from the future. In a certain year, Shi Zhenxiang, the God of Cookery, owed a certain person a thousand taels of silver. He would pay it back that year and never default on the debt.
Eunuch Liu took another bite of their food and stood up with a sigh: "This year's competition is really more intense than ever before. The dishes in Taibaiju and Zuixianlou are both unforgettable and unforgettable. I just compare them again and again. After that, Taibaiju will be even better!"
Now that the chief referee has expressed his stance, the other referees naturally breathed a sigh of relief and echoed: "It is indeed difficult to tell the difference, but Taibaiju is better."
The people in the audience commented one after another: "But when I went to Zuixianlou for dinner, I felt that the food at Zuixianlou was better!"
"It's a coincidence. The dishes at Taibaiju are all made from expensive ingredients, but the dishes at Zuixianlou are much more ordinary."
"And the food at Zuixianlou is very slow and you have to wait for a long time. It's different at Taibaiju. The food is served immediately after you order it!"
"Of course, there is only one woman as the chef in Zuixian Tower, but there are several chefs in Taibai Ju."
"Don't doubt it. We have only eaten a few dishes. Those referees have been trained to have tricky tongues all year round. Can they be wrong?"
"That's right, then Eunuch Liu is still an official of the Shangshan Supervisor. Can someone who tastes food for the emperor have a tongue as good as that of ordinary people like us?"
"But... I do think the food at Zuixianlou is delicious..."
"That's the problem with your tongue. You can't taste the real noble taste!"
This is the most unconvincing time since the Beijing God of Cookery Competition. The referees felt guilty and hurriedly left after announcing the result. Zuixianlou lost the God of Cookery Competition for two consecutive years, and its reputation was completely eclipsed by Taibaiju.
Even Zuixianlou was willing to accept disciples, but the mentality of men being superior to women was really serious at that time. The same was true for the judges and the people who came out to learn crafts. They would rather be the apprentice of Shi Zhenxiang's apprentice than the apprentice of a woman.
Of course, from an employment perspective, Shi Zhenxiang has formed an actual chef gang. Those who come from his sect are more likely to get jobs if they are introduced by their fellow chefs. Zuixian Tower does not have this ability.
As we all know, the most attractive thing in the admission brochures of vocational and technical colleges is this one-assignment of jobs after graduation!
The younger junior sister's only two apprentices are her husband, but her husband's talent is indeed limited, and he is an ordinary chef at best and cannot support Zuixianlou. The other is my daughter. Unfortunately, my daughter is too young. Even though she has been playing with her mother in the kitchen since she was five years old, she can only really start learning to cook when she is ten years old.
As luck would have it, when my daughter was twelve years old, my junior sister had managed Zuixian Tower alone for twelve years and finally died of overwork. She left her husband and daughter behind, and that year, her daughter only learned the five dishes her mother gave her and the recipes for the twenty dishes left to her.
Without its pillars, Zuixian Tower suddenly collapsed. The shopkeeper didn't want his daughter to make the same mistake as his wife, so he wanted to hire a cook to prevent his daughter from working in the kitchen.
But Taibaiju was already very wealthy and powerful, and Shi Zhenxiang said that anyone who dared to work as a chef in Zuixian Tower would be against Taibaiju. With Shi Zhenxiang's status in the Beijing Food Street, which cook is willing to take such a risk?
Besides, Zuixian Tower is right across from Taibaiju, and with Taibaiju and Shi Zhenxiang suppressing it, a cook with average skills would only be embarrassed in vain.
Shi Zhenxiang found Zuixian Tower many times and wanted to buy it. He wants to turn Zuixian Tower into the kitchen and utility room of Taibaiju to complete his revenge on his master and junior sister.
Although the shopkeeper had a gentle temper, he knew that the death of his father-in-law and his wife were closely related to Shi Zhenxiang, so he gritted his teeth and refused to sell. The daughter is also a stubborn child. She helps her father support Zuixian Tower with only five dishes. Although business was poor, I managed to survive by saving money.
It’s just that there was no one to teach her step by step. No matter how she tried following the recipes, the fifteen dishes could never taste as good as her mother’s. For a restaurant with five dishes, it is a miracle that it can sustain itself until now. I don’t know if it will close down one day.
Xiao Feng listened quietly to the shopkeeper's narration, looked at the girl with a dissatisfied face and oil stains all over her body, and asked softly: "Is this year your girl's age?"
As soon as he said this, not only did the shopkeeper's eyes widen, but several women also covered their mouths in surprise. Zhang Yunqing blinked his eyes, flattened his mouth, and almost cried.
Miss You jumped up and stared at Xiao Feng fiercely.
"Scoundrel!"
