"What happened next?" Shen Zhiyao put down the tea cup.
Shopkeeper Yue: "The envoy threatened to have Yuelai Building closed down. Even after I apologized, the envoy didn't calm down.
Later, I persuaded the envoy to agree to give Yuelailou a chance. I would prepare a table of dishes that satisfied him at noon tomorrow and let the envoy let Yuelailou go. "
Of course, the cook in charge was also fired on the spot.
"Later I learned that the messenger is different from our Tongfang County heavy oil and spicy food. His taste is sweeter. In such a short time, it is a bit difficult to find someone in Tongfang County who can make dishes that satisfy him."
Some of the cooks in Tongfang County are good at cooking sweet dishes, but they are not very good at it.
"The envoy only finished eating the braised pork, so I thought of Miss Shen and wanted to try it with you."
"I can make sweets, but what I make may not satisfy the messenger." Shen Zhiyao shrugged.
Shopkeeper Yue understood what she was worried about and said bluntly:
"Don't worry, Miss Shen, our boss has arranged for a chef to come over from the main store in Yunluozhou. You only need to cook a few dishes. No matter what the final result of Yuelailou's branch in Tongfang County is, it has nothing to do with you. .If Miss Shen is still worried, we can sign a contract."
Shopkeeper Yue felt that, based on how picky the messenger was, even if the owner arranged for people from Yunluo Prefecture, the dishes would not necessarily satisfy him, so he wanted to make more preparations.
"This store in Tongfang County is just a branch of Yuelailou?"
Shen Zhiyao noticed the focus of shopkeeper Yue's words.
Shopkeeper Yue nodded: "Yes. Yuelailou has branches in the counties under Yunluo Prefecture, and the main store is in the capital city of Yunluo Prefecture."
A big family and a big business.
"Shopkeeper Yue, I wonder what the envoy is taboo about. Do you have any more information about his food preferences?"
Shen Zhiyao saw that Shopkeeper Yue was very sincere, and when she sold the stewed vegetable recipe before, she could see that Shopkeeper Yue was someone she could cooperate with. After thinking about it, she accepted the request.
Understanding that she agreed, Shopkeeper Yue informed him of all the information he had obtained.
He also promised to reward Shen Zhiyao five taels of silver.
Since she agreed to Shopkeeper Yue's request, Shen Zhiyao did not go to sell court food the next day and let Lin Suxin, Chen Cuihua and Madam Wu go there.
Chen Cuihua can already make Roujiamo alone. As for wontons and vegetable lean meat porridge, it is not difficult either.
After the three of them went to Shen Ji to finish eating, Shen Zhiyao started cooking the dishes she had planned last night.
"Sister, let me help add firewood."
Shen Yueyue took dry firewood and put it in the bread kiln.
Shen Zhiyao told her what to pay attention to, and asked her to be careful not to let the fire touch her, and then went to handle the ingredients.
Noon.
Shen Zhiyao showed up at Yuelai Building on time with Shen Yueya and the food she made.
"Miss Shen, what are you doing all this?" Shopkeeper Yue looked at her curiously when he saw that her food was covered tightly.
Shen Zhiyao held the food box in both hands and asked, "Shopkeeper Yue, is the envoy here?"
"We just arrived. Several dishes have been served to the envoy. Give these to me." Shopkeeper Yue took over the food she made.
When I opened it, I found that it was all new to me.
You can’t tell what some of them are made of.
But there is no doubt that no matter what kind of food is delicious, it is delicious.
The aroma of meat and sweetness wafted into his nose when he opened the lid, arousing greed.
Although it hasn't been brought up to the envoy yet, Shopkeeper Yue feels inexplicably that it is almost certain.
In the box on the top floor.
Several dishes were already placed in front of the envoy's table. He looked at the uninteresting dishes, tasted them with little interest, and blurted out:
"Compared to yesterday's, it's still edible."
Shopkeeper Yue pushed the door in at the right time with a few waiters carrying dishes.
"Lord Messenger, please try these dishes again."
After finishing speaking, he turned sideways and asked the waiter to place the dishes on the table one by one.
The fresh and sweet aroma kept wafting from several dishes of food, and the messenger's eyes couldn't help but look directly at the past.
Shopkeeper Yue introduced them in order according to what Shen Zhiyao told him:
"This is honey-glazed roast chicken, which needs to be eaten hot. This is grilled fish, double-skinned milk, and cake in a bowl."
What is double skin milk? What about a cake in a bowl?
Even in the capital, the envoy had never seen these two kinds of food.
He didn't listen to what Shopkeeper Yue said about honey-glazed roast chicken that needs to be eaten while it's hot. He first picked up the spoon in the double-skinned milk bowl, scooped it up and took a bite.
The taste is sweet and tender, the fragrance is rich and attractive, and it melts in your mouth.
The messenger ate one bite after another, and in a short while he finished the small bowl of double skin milk.
Seeing this, Shopkeeper Yue felt a little relieved.
After the messenger finished eating the double skin milk, he wanted to eat cake again.
But smelling the aroma of roasted chicken with honey sauce, he thought he had already eaten a dessert, so he asked the waiter around him to get him roasted chicken.
Crispy skin, tender meat, sweet but not greasy.
As soon as the roasted chicken with honey sauce was in his mouth, the messenger nodded: "Not bad, not bad."
With the delicious taste of honey-glazed grilled chicken, the messenger also had some expectations for the grilled fish, so he took a piece of it with his chopsticks.
"It's actually sweet and sour, and the fish meat is also very tender." When the messenger first tasted the sour taste in the grilled fish, he thought it was the addition of rice vinegar, but when he tasted it carefully, he tasted a fresh fruity aroma.
It should be the sour taste of some fruit.
Whether it's grilled chicken or fish with honey sauce, the dishes are all tempting.
After eating until he was full, he couldn't help but taste the last bowl of cake.
In another private room in Yuelai Building.
Shen Zhiyao and Shen Yueya were sitting in the box eating lunch. Shopkeeper Yue arranged this for them and gave them several dishes to eat for free.
After tasting Yuelailou's dishes, Shen Zhiyao felt that Yuelailou's chef's skills were quite good, and Yuelailou deserved to be known as the No. 1 restaurant in Tongfang County.
"Miss Shen."
Just when Shen Zhiyao and the others were almost finished eating, shopkeeper Yue walked in with a happy face.
Looking at his expression, Shen Zhiyao also knew that the restaurant was saved.
"Shopkeeper Yue, congratulations."
"Thanks to Miss Shen, the messenger loved to eat the four dishes made by Miss Shen." Shopkeeper Yue took out ten taels of silver and handed it to her: "This is the reward promised to Miss Shen, please accept it. .”
"Isn't it five taels?"
Shopkeeper Yue's smile did not change: "Miss Shen's food is worth so much."
After finishing speaking, he paused for a moment and continued: "Yue has an idea and wants to discuss it with Miss Shen."
"Buy the formula?" Shen Zhiyao guessed.
Shopkeeper Yue nodded: "Yes. We at Yuelailou are interested in buying the four delicacies made by Miss Shen today. I wonder if Miss Shen is willing to sell them?"
Although people in Tongfang County all like to eat spicy food, the honey-glazed roasted chicken and grilled fish made by Mrs. Shen made him, a spicy food lover, want to try it after smelling it.
What's more, the pair of skinned milk and the cake in the bowl are just two desserts that many young ladies will probably like to eat.
While thinking about it, Shopkeeper Yue was looking forward to Shen Zhiyao's response.
But to the surprise of Shopkeeper Yue, Shen Zhiyao shook her head:
"Shopkeeper Yue, I don't sell the formula."
