Su Yueling's old acquaintance, Sun Qian, the original shopkeeper of Fulai Restaurant, had long been promoted to the state capital. The current shopkeeper is one of Sun Fu's nephews, Sun Hou, who looks somewhat similar to Sun Fu.
When he received the news, he stayed for a while. He didn't even have time to change clothes, so he came out to receive it in person. Fortunately, because he knew that today was the day when the southern patrol team came to Guangning County, Sun Hou specially changed into his best clothes in the morning.
The clothes were neat and not rude. The hands under his sleeves were shaking with excitement.
After today, the fame of their Fulai Restaurant will not only be limited to Dingnan Prefecture, but may become famous throughout Daxia.
This is the restaurant where the emperor and the queen mother volunteered to eat!
Su Yueling and others naturally sat in the wing room. Because there were too many of them, all the wing rooms upstairs were occupied. Some people could only sit in the lobby downstairs. As for the local guests, they all paid and reserved their seats.
It was given to them. Thanks to the continuous expansion of Fulai Restaurant over the years - it is now the largest restaurant in Guangning County, it can barely accommodate so many people. As for the guards, naturally they cannot squeeze in and can only stay nearby.
Sit down in the restaurant, and some of them are standing guard conscientiously.
However, Sun Hou has decided that when the time comes, he will have to let the chefs serve food to these guards. He cannot leave them hungry.
Sun Hou put the menu in front of them with trembling hands, one copy for each of them. The menu was not just written in words, but also had pictures of each dish drawn on the side, and it was also painted with paint.
The Queen Mother ordered all the signature dishes. Su Yueling flipped through the menu and saw a few new dishes that she had never tried before - it seems that Fulai Restaurant has not been resting on its laurels over the years and has been studying them.
New dishes. Although two of them looked like dark dishes... Su Yueling still ordered them! I haven't eaten them before! I'm really curious! If they don't taste good, I'll give them to others.
In a sense, Su Yueling is actually quite cat-like, possessing the curiosity of a cat.
All the people sitting in their wing were important people - the emperor, the queen mother, the empress, the eldest princess Rong Xiang, Su Yueling, Yuan Suijun, Princess Wen Min, the eldest prince Rong Zhao... The chef naturally worked on their side first.
Soon, the first dish was served, and the first dish was walnut dew.
The walnuts in the walnut dew are peeled and are very fresh and tender. What is even more surprising is that it is also paired with fish. The most tender piece of meat from the tail of yellow croaker is used. The fish is pickled and slightly sour.
A little spicy to highlight the tenderness of the fish.
Before eating it, Su Yueling thought it was a dark dish. After tasting it, she found that the taste was quite three-dimensional and tastier than expected.
One dish after another was served in an orderly manner. Because of the good impression left by the first dish, Su Yueling tasted every dish.
Although there were a couple of dishes that didn't quite suit her taste, overall, they were pretty good.
Especially the braised pork is even better than what Su Yueling had before at Fulai Restaurant. It can be said that the braised pork is the best. It is fat but not greasy, melts in the mouth, and is very delicious.
The Queen Mother obviously also liked braised pork the most. With this dish, she ate a whole bowl of rice in one go, and she was even left with some unfinished food.
It's just that the Queen Mother is over sixty years old after all. She wants to eat more, but no one dares to let her eat too much.
Although the Queen Mother was not very happy, she still put down her bowl knowing that everyone was doing it for her own good.
The emperor could not help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that the Queen Mother was eating happily. Now that the weather was getting hotter, the Queen Mother was more likely to lose her appetite, especially after a long journey. Therefore, he had a better impression of Fulai Restaurant.
Rong Ji looked angrily and said, "Who is the chef at this banquet? I want to reward him."
Su Yueling was also very curious. She said to Sun Hou: "Have you hired a new chef?"
This craftsmanship is obviously higher than what she has ever tasted, and can be compared with the imperial chef. But the imperial chef in the palace, perhaps because he is afraid of making mistakes, is good at cooking, but he will not take the initiative to create new dishes, and is more regular.
It inevitably loses some freshness and interest.
When Sun Hou heard this, he was obviously very excited. He knelt on the ground and said, "My little daughter, the grass-roots people, would like to thank the emperor and the empress for their reward."
Rong Ji was surprised. The chef of Fulai Restaurant was actually a woman? And she was Sun Hou's daughter?
Sun Hou said: "My daughter has loved cooking since she was a child. She has some talent in this area and is willing to work hard, so the Cao Min gave her a chance to join the kitchen. She also lived up to the Cao Min's expectations."
Although many people around him objected, Sun Hou saw his daughter gritting her teeth and persisting, and after tasting her daughter's cooking, he still gave her a chance.
Fulai Restaurant is a famous restaurant in Dingnan Prefecture, and the chef's salary is good. There are many people competing for this position. Even though his daughter Sun Xiaoyu has him as the shopkeeper's father, there are still many people gossiping. Xiaoyu was engaged before.
The family even canceled their engagement with her because of this. Sun Hou could only comfort himself that even if his daughter married into such a family, he would probably have to suffer a lot, so it would be nice to see them clearly in advance.
Now that I have the affirmation of the noble person, those gossips should be reduced a lot.
Thinking of this, Sun Hou was naturally very happy.
The Queen Mother also became interested and said, "Please come over and let the Ai family have a look."
Soon, Sun Xiaoyu came to Su Yueling and the others.
Sun Xiaoyu seemed to be about eighteen years old. Her features were ordinary, but there was a heroic spirit rarely seen in women between her features.
She greeted him neither humble nor overbearing.
The Queen Mother liked the most innocent people like Su Yueling, but she also admired tough women. She took off the bracelet in her hand and handed it to Sun Xiaoyu, "The Ai family is very comfortable eating your table of food."
, I give this bracelet to you, I hope you can make better food in the future."
Sun Xiaoyu said in a resounding tone, "A daughter of the common people will definitely live up to the expectations of the empress."
The Queen Mother gave her a reward, and Su Yueling and others also gave her things.
Su Yueling gave her a box of pearls, and Sun Xiaoyu could use them to make her hair.
These people are good at making moves, allowing Sun Xiaoyu to make a fortune directly through rewards.
Even though Sun Xiaoyu has a calm personality, he was a little trepidated when he saw these rewards.
Su Yueling said: "If you feel that you deserve it, you can be responsible for cooking for us these days when we are in Guangning County."
She was also willing to give a chance to girls who were willing to climb up the ladder. Moreover, she was tired of eating the imperial chef's food all the time, so she just let Sun Xiaoyu create some pressure on those imperial chefs.
Sun Xiaoyu's eyes were slightly red, "Thank you princess for your appreciation." She was not a fool, so she could naturally tell that Su Yueling was helping her.