Finally, the team stopped in front of the gate with the plaque "Yao Mansion" hanging on it.
Although it was late at night, there were already servants bowing in front of the door to greet him.
Jinsuo and I were led into the courtyard through the small door, and turned left into the courtyard of the Yao Mansion.
Then follow the eaves to the right around the lawn in the courtyard and arrive at the entrance of the main hall.
I saw Mr. Yao, who looked shabby during the day, wearing court clothes, shaving his beard, and kindly waiting for everyone who entered the courtyard.
Seeing us coming in, Mr. Yao hurried forward and looked at me first.
Then laughed.
The fat Liang Zongren nervously paid his respects to the Lord and then left the Yao Mansion.
Jin Suo and I paid homage to the Lord one after another.
The adult asked me my name, and then asked Jin Suo's name.
After Jin Suo answered, he took out a letter from his arms and presented it respectfully.
Lord Yao put away the letter without opening it, then looked at the golden lock and his seat.
Compared with Jin Suo, Master Yao seems to be more interested in me.
His face was full of joy.
"Thanks to you Liu Bancheng, otherwise I wouldn't be able to see you two today!"
"Tell me, Liu Bancheng, if you want to do something in Liang Guo, just say it and I will help you realize it!"
I stood up and bowed.
"Master Yao, I am a cook. I don't dare to have too many extravagant hopes. If we were not careless, how could we let you fall into the water. Now I only hope that you will save us from death. Thank God!"
Master Yao waved his sleeves and said with a smile,
"Isn't this a near miss? Now, we won't mention this!"
"Jinsuo, what about you? Let me see, you can stay in my house for a few more days, and I will recommend a place to you when it's convenient."
Jinsuo was not as polite as me, he just stood up and gave a big salute.
After returning the courtesy, the Lord signaled the surrounding attendants and servants to go back and rest.
Afterwards, he said to me,
"I've known for a long time that you are a cook, you know how to cook, and you have skills. Tell me, what kind of dishes do you know how to cook, and who have you cooked for?"
I said,
"Sir, I am best at Shandong cuisine and Cantonese cuisine. I have cooked for many high-ranking officials!"
Master Yao laughed out loud when he heard this.
"Shandong cuisine is the cuisine of Lu, and Cantonese cuisine must be the cuisine of Guangdong. I have never heard of these two countries!"
I smiled reluctantly.
"Well, I can't explain it at the moment. Anyway, it doesn't mean two countries, but the cuisines of two regions."
Master Yao looked at me and said.
"Well, that's it for today. I'm all tired. I have to go to court tomorrow. I've already arranged the place to live. You two have a rest first, and we'll discuss it tomorrow."
A night of silence.
The next day, the sun had already reached my head, and I was woken up by the servant. After a brief wash, I went to the front hall.
At this time, Jinsuo was already waiting in the front hall.
Last night Jinsuo was arranged to rest in another room.
The servant said,
"My lord has not returned from the morning court, and the food has been prepared! Invite you two to dine."
Only then did I realize that cups, plates, bowls and chopsticks had been placed on the dining table against the east wall.
The table is covered with all dark gray utensils, which looks particularly sophisticated.
I counted four side dishes, four hot dishes, and four main dishes.
Small dishes for small dishes, large dishes for hot dishes, large dishes come in different shapes.
There are long ones, square ones, tall ones, and tray ones.
There are two plates of snacks, one plate of bright yellow dry biscuits and one plate of corn flour buns.
Two maidservants served on both sides.
Jinsuo glanced at me.
I mean, this card! That’s it!
But I am so hungry that I still talk about whether the card is good or not.
I have no control over the maid.
Not a grain of rice has been eaten since yesterday morning.
So I picked up the chopsticks, and the wind swept through the remaining clouds.
But while they were enjoying their meal, the door of the restaurant was pushed open.
A woman without makeup floated in like the wind.
The maids immediately saluted,
"Hello, Miss!"
At this time, I was biting a piece of steamed bun in my mouth. Before I could swallow it, I saw someone who seemed familiar, and I froze there.
The maid hurriedly introduced.
"Two guests, this is my eldest lady."
I was afraid that I had recognized the wrong person again, so I rubbed my eyes vigorously.
He sat back down blankly.
The eldest lady was not disturbed and stepped forward slowly, bowing first and speaking later.
"You two should be my father's saviors. My father didn't come home early in the morning, so he arranged for me to have lunch with you two. This is the first one, and the second one is, would you like to review the lunch and see how it tastes?"
"Did your eldest lady do this?" Jin Suo asked.
The eldest lady who had already sat at the table said,
"Yes, please give me some advice!"
I was surprised that the dishes on the table were definitely not the result of a day.
"Which of you is Liu Bancheng?"
I felt uneasy and patted my chest with my hand.
The eldest lady turned her eyes towards me and said,
"I heard from my father that you are a great chef and once worked as an errand in the court, so your cooking skills should be pretty good, right?"
I looked at the woman's big watery eyes from one side, turned around, and stammered,
"Yes, yes, that's it, I will do it!"
The eldest lady still wants to ask further questions.
At this time, the sound of horse hooves outside the courtyard was urgent, and Lord Yao came back in a hurry.
Seeing the eldest lady present and the dishes on the table in a mess, he burst out laughing.
he asked his daughter.
"Are these two satisfied with your cooking skills?"
The eldest lady said,
"Where! They ate them all before I even started talking about the food!"
"Wouldn't that better prove that your craftsmanship is good?"
Jinsuo and I had already stood up.
"Dad, how can you praise someone like this in front of outsiders?"
After saying that, the girl pushed her father away with a smile and left.
Master Yao said to me,
"My girl, I heard that you have been busy all morning. I just want you to give me a good deal. It seems that it is not ideal."
I stood up and said,
"very good already!"
There are no appropriate words to flatter you at this time, so you can only answer with the words you should.
I know it's a lie, but it sounds like it should be useful.
Lord Yao smiled and said,
"Okay, there will be many opportunities to discuss this in the future, let's talk about it. In a moment, I will change you into clean clothes and take you to the Prime Minister's Mansion to meet Prime Minister He Xuan."
Seeing that I was nervous, Mr. Yao continued,
"You don't need to be nervous, just answer whatever people ask you!"
"If he wants to hire you, just agree. Don't waste the opportunity!"
Then he turned to Jin Suo and said,
"As for you, come with me! Act according to the situation. If you can add something, add it to the good side. If you can't, don't say anything!"
I was a little hesitant. I had never tried the food in Yao Mansion, so I directly recommended him to be a cook in Xiang Mansion. Did this good thing come too soon?
There is an old saying that goes well, if you take too big a step, you will easily lose your 'egg'!
Jinsuo couldn't hold it back and laughed when he heard me describe it in such a low voice.
