Adorable Food Goddess

Ye Jiayao had to think carefully about this issue. The birthday banquet of the old princess in the palace was not comparable to the birthday banquets of ordinary people. The specifications were not only a few grades different, but there were too many rules and exquisiteness in it. And there must be no mistakes, she has never done it before, so she dare not promise rashly.

But this is another very rare opportunity. If this birthday banquet is successfully held, her reputation will be greatly shaken and she will really open up the situation in Jinling.

Da Yaoyao, you must help me with this matter, you are the key to success or failure. He Lianjing said expectantly.

Ye Jiayao smiled, Xiao Jingjing is really nice, she obviously wanted to help her, but she pretended to help him. For such an important banquet, top chefs are usually invited. According to the prestige of the Helian Palace, it is not difficult to invite the imperial chef to do it, but Xiao Jingjing gave her such an opportunity, willing to believe her and willing to take the risk. risk.

Xiao Jingjing, this task is very heavy. I have never done a banquet of similar specifications, so I don't know if I can do it. Ye Jiayao said truthfully.

He Lianjing said: There is always a first time for everything. How do you know it won't work if you haven't tried it? It's also my first time running an errand. I'm very confident that we can do it well.

Ye Jiayao smiled and said: Xiao Jingjing has learned to speak the truth, so how about it, you can find a way to get a birthday banquet menu prepared by the chef, or the one in the palace. I'll see what's special first.

He Lianjing smiled and said: It's not easy, I'll get it for you later.

He Lianjing left Tianshangju and went to Yong'an Hou Mansion. He remembered that the old matriarch of the Hou Mansion also celebrated his 70th birthday last year, so he must be sure to find Zhao Qixuan.

This fellow Zhao Qixuan was not in the mansion, he said he was on duty, He Lianjing just remembered that this guy also took the position of Zuo Chunfang Zuo Zhongyun in Zhan Shi's mansion, he couldn't help but sigh, even a dude like Zhao Qixuan has something to do .

He Lianjing wrote a note and asked his servants to pass it on to Zhao Qixuan.

Xia Chunyu announced to the outside world that he felt the cold and asked for leave to rest at home, but his mother and aunts were alarmed, and they came running one after another, asking for a doctor, stewing bird's nest and so on, which annoyed him so much that he couldn't keep his ears quiet all morning.

In the afternoon, Song Qi came to report that there was a new situation in Yangzhou.

Xia Chunyu closed the fan in his hand, sat up straight, with awe-inspiring eyes, motioned the maidservants to back down, and then said: Say.

It was said by a servant of the Ye family who committed a crime and was expelled from the mansion. He said that when Wei Liujiang lived in the Ye family last year, he secretly communicated with the second lady of the Ye family. A tryst in the garden. Although it's hard to guarantee that she didn't slander her to vent her anger, there is no such thing as a storm...

Xia Chunyu's eyes were cold: Where is this person now?

Song Qidao: It has been arranged for her to come to Jinling, and she will arrive in three to five days.

Xia Chunyu said: When the time comes, I will interrogate myself.

If only Second Miss Ye wanted Jiu to occupy the magpie's nest and persecute Yaoyao, then he would clean up one of them. If Wei Liujiang also participated, then I'm sorry, and the two of them will clean up together. Of course, there is also Mrs. Ye, he believes that Mrs. Ye absolutely knows, otherwise, where did Second Miss Ye get the three thousand taels of silver to invite people from Heifenggang to rob people.

Song Qi hesitated whether to tell Shizi about something.

Seeing that he hesitated to speak, Xia Chunyu said impatiently: Say what you have to say, when did you learn to be so sissy.

Only then did Song Qi weakly say: My lord, this morning, Prince Jing Xiao went to Tiantianju to look for Miss Ye. I heard that Prince Jing Xiao and Miss Ye have a very close friendship.

Song Qi still doesn't know that Ye Jiayao is the person Prince Jing Xiao has been looking for.

Xia Chunyu snorted coldly, feeling sour in his heart, even Dayaoyao called, can friendship be shallow? Xiao Jing could go to her often, but when he went to find her, he was kicked and almost lost his life.

Smelly girl, I'll let you go at ease for a few days, wait for the master to get well, and see how the master treats you.

Ye Jiayao was silently ordering the menu, suddenly sneezed, rubbed her nose and continued silently.

What she is silent about is the Longevity Banquet in the Manchu Banquet. The Manchu Banquet is the most famous Chinese banquet in the history of Chinese food culture formed by combining the essence of Manchu and Han dishes. There are six banquets in total, all named after the Qing Palace Banquet. , courtier banquet, longevity banquet, thousand old man banquet, nine white banquet, and seasonal banquet.

There are one hundred and ninety-six items of cold meat and hot food, one hundred and twenty-four items of snacks and tea, and three hundred and twenty items of delicacies.

Her father only made four of them, and they were improved versions. Unfortunately, she was not able to see the style of this feast when she was in college.

This is the essence of the thousands of years of inheritance and development of Chinese food for future generations. With this book in hand, coupled with careful consideration, it is entirely possible to become a generation of masters in the food industry.

Ye Jiayao is full of confidence, she must seize this opportunity and become famous at once.

When she is promoted to a chef-level figure, it will be trivial to open a restaurant and make a lot of money in the future. When the time comes, buy a house by the Qinhuai River, and in your free time, invite some friends to go boating, drink wine, or go on a trip, and be a carefree single nobleman. Well, it's best to get Dabao and Erbao back, that would be perfect.

Ye Jiayao bit the pen holder and thought more and more beautifully, giggling.

Brother Yao, the shopkeeper asked you to come over. Xiao Lu called her from outside the door.

Ye Jiayao hurriedly put away the notebook and put it in her bosom, this is the capital of her fortune, so she must keep it carefully.

Shopkeeper Li made such a decision after careful consideration to let Li Yao be the head chef.

There is no doubt about Li Yao's culinary skills. The business of the restaurant has improved greatly in the past few days, and the number of repeat customers has increased. The response to the restaurant's new dishes is enthusiastic. This is Li Yao's credit. Secondly, the relationship between Li Yao and everyone It's done well, except for Zhong Xiang who seems to have a little opinion of her, everyone else has already regarded Li Yao as the boss. To be able to do this in such a short period of time shows that Li Yao has a good way of dealing with people.

Such a talent, if he doesn't improve his salary as soon as possible and sign a contract, he might be poached away.

Ye Jiayao knocked on the door: Master Li.

Come in.

Ye Jiayao pushed the door open and walked in, smiling: Shopkeeper, you are looking for me.

Shopkeeper Li beckoned: Come here first and take a look at this.

Ye Jiayao took it over and saw that it was a contract to promote her as chef.

Shopkeeper, this is...

Shopkeeper Li said: Li Yao, I am very optimistic about your ability. I saw that you have the qualifications to be a chef from the first day you came. After a few days of observation, you really did not disappoint me. There must be a master chef in the kitchen. Otherwise, there will be many troubles without a leader, and this important task will be entrusted to you.

Ye Jiayao was very happy at first, she was promoted to the head chef so soon, the head chef's salary was more than double that of the first-class assistant chef, the salary was a full eighteen taels, and it increased by five taels every year. I heard that the level of a chef is at least thirty-four taels, and top chefs have no bottom. There are also hundreds of taels, and some restaurants even distribute some dry shares to chefs in order to retain people.

But she hesitated again when she saw the deadline below, five years, another five years. If she is determined to find a job and earn a living, this is the best, but her goal is to open a restaurant by herself. Five years is too long, and from the perspective of the contract, the amount of breach of contract if you leave midway is a bit scary.

Treasurer Li, can this deadline be changed? I don't even know if I will stay in Jinling in five years. Ye Jiayao said.

Shopkeeper Li said: This is the rule of the industry. The minimum contract period for third-class chefs is one year, the minimum contract period for first-class chefs is three years, and the level of chefs is five years. You know, it is very difficult for a restaurant to train a chef. It's easy, and the treatment I give you is much more favorable than other restaurants. Even in Xiangyilou and Fuji, their chef's salary is only fifteen taels a month, and the increment is two or three taels at most. Li Yao, I am confident that I can train you to become a famous chef in Jinling.

Ye Jiayao said in embarrassment: Treasurer Li, I am very grateful for your cultivation, but I like to travel around, how about this, you sign me for three years, and within three years, I will help you cultivate a master who is not inferior to me. How about it, cook?

Shopkeeper Li hesitated. From the perspective of the restaurant's interests, the longer the contract, the better. Staff changes frequently, and customers are easy to lose.

But Li Yao said that he helped him cultivate a chef who is not inferior to him, which moved his heart. You know, the chef's skills are the foundation of his life, and he refuses to pass them on easily.

Well, you can think it over again, and I will think it over again. Shopkeeper Li said, he still hoped that Li Yao could sign for five years.

When Ye Jiayao came downstairs, she was carried to the backyard by Deng Haichuan and Cui Dongpeng.

What are you doing?

The two looked around, and there was no one else. Deng Haichuan asked mysteriously: Brother Yao, I heard that the shopkeeper is going to promote you as the chef?

Ye Jiayao laughed and said, You have very good ears, who did you listen to?

Cui Dongpeng said with a smile: There is no impenetrable wall, Brother Yao, tell me quickly, is it true?

Ye Jiayao asked him back: Then do you hope this is true?

Cui Dongpeng widened his eyes and said, Of course I hope, Brother Yao, we all want to follow you.

Deng Haichuan nodded vigorously, indicating that he also meant the same thing.

Ye Jiayao is silent. In fact, she really likes the working environment here. There is no bullying by chefs, no villains to make troubles, everyone is happy together. If it is only three years, she will definitely sign up.

The shopkeeper has this intention, but I'm still thinking about it.

Uh...the eyeballs of the two almost fell off.

Brother Yao, what a wonderful thing this is. We people dare not even dream about it. What else are you thinking about? Deng Haichuan asked urgently.

That's right! Brother Yao, if you don't want to do it, the shopkeeper will definitely hire someone to be the chef from elsewhere. If there is a difficult negotiation, the big guy will suffer again. Cui Dongpeng said with a bitter face.

Ye Jiayao waved her hand: It's not that I don't want to do it, the problem is that the shopkeeper wants me to sign for five years.

Did you return it? Deng Haichuan's heart hurts, and he feels sorry for Brother Yao. What a great opportunity!

No, think about it again. Ye Jiayao said lightly.

Cui Dongpeng and Deng Haichuan looked at each other, totally unable to understand what Brother Yao was hesitating about. If they were them, they would wish that the contract would be as long as possible, with a stable income, so they would not have to worry about making a living.

By the way, don't talk about this matter. Ye Jiayao warned, before the matter was finalized, she didn't want to ask her one by one.