Because it is in full view of the public, and there is a common people's judgement, people are happy to participate, and the people are also talking about this competition.
Two hundred and seventy entered thirty, and the elimination rate was quite high, but in the end, there was a little girl who succeeded in entering thirty, which was surprising enough.
I thought she was just a little girl who came to join in the fun, but I didn't expect she had some skills.
People had nothing to do, chatting over tea and dinner, and one idler took his friends and set up a betting stall to bet on whether this little girl could make it into the top three.
There are those who can place bets, and there are those who cannot.
For a time, the entire city became even more lively.
Lu Jing was wealthy and joined in the fun. With a wave of her hand, she bet five hundred taels on whether Song Qiu could enter.
When he came back to show off to Song Qiu, Song Qiu's lips twitched, "You're not afraid of losing everything."
Lu Jing waved her hand, not taking it seriously, "It's just five hundred taels, just for fun."
Her five hundred taels was treated as the five cents of an ordinary family, so naturally she didn't take it seriously.
But when Song Qiu learned that A Ling and others, including New Year and Da Zhuang, had all bought her to win, she didn't know what to say.
Ah Ling patted her chest and said, "Sister Ah Qiu, I believe you will definitely be able to get in! The golden kitchen knife! No problem!"
Song Qiu:...This is really blind confidence in her.
The last game was also separated by three days. During this period, Song Qiu and Aling went to Xue Mansion to attend Gao's birthday party.
It was just a family dinner, not a big event. Apart from Song Qiu and Aling, there were only the Gao family and Gao Mingzi.
Song Qiu also met Xue Zhifu, the great master of Qingtian who was rumored to be devoted to the people. He had a short beard, a full head, clear eyes, and was very kind.
Magistrate Xue knew that Song Qiu and Aling were his wife's saviors, and thanked Song Qiu in person, saying that if there was any need, he could come to him, but of course, violations of discipline and law would not be allowed.
Mrs. Gao laughed at the side: "Aqiu is doing business seriously, how can you violate discipline and law? You are just too upright."
After that, he said to Song Qiu: "Don't take his words to heart. If it's any difficulty, just contact me or your second brother Xue."
Xue Erlang immediately said, "If you have any questions, come to me."
Magistrate Xue looked at his wife, then at his son, and then at Song Qiu. As a political person, he was thinking a lot.
After dinner, everyone moved to the flower hall to drink tea and talk. Gao went to wash his hands. When he came out, he saw Magistrate Xue waiting in the corridor. He walked up and asked, "What do you want to say?"
We have been husband and wife for many years and have a deep understanding of each other.
Magistrate Xue said: "Erlang is usually out of character. He says he doesn't want to get married. Is it possible that he really has to let him go? This girl Song is similar in age. I think Erlang seems to treat her differently..."
Before he finished speaking, Gao understood what he meant and said immediately: "No."
Magistrate Xue raised his eyebrows, "Why not? I see that you like this Miss Song very much. Is it possible that you are talking about her family background?"
The second son is different from the eldest son. As long as his wealth is clean and the girl is good, he has no objection to anything else.
Mrs. Gao glared at him, "How can I be more rigid than you? I fell in love with this girl Aqiu at first sight. If I had this opportunity, I would naturally be happy for her to be my daughter-in-law, but she is already engaged and will be married after this autumn.
Want to get married."
"Already engaged?" Magistrate Xue couldn't help but regret, it was rare to see Erlang be so patient with a girl.
He shook his head and no longer held on to this matter. He just said: "Erlang is already nineteen, how long will it take?"
Mrs. Gao said: "With his temper, how can you force him? Forget it, just let it happen. Maybe one day he will bring a girl back and ask to marry him."
Mrs. Gao didn't worry about her second son. Her eldest sons had already married and had children, and she already had two grandchildren.
In the afternoon, Song Qiu and Aling were about to leave. Mrs. Gao wanted to keep them longer, but she also knew that they were still busy going back to Jingshi Town. After the cooking competition, they were about to leave the city, so they didn't want to leave.
Forced to stay, she just wanted to wait for Song Qiu to get married. She asked Xue Erlang to come to her house for a wedding banquet on her behalf.
After last year's ordeal, Mrs. Gao's body became increasingly weak, and Magistrate Xue was worried that she would travel far away again. Therefore, even if Mrs. Gao wanted to go, she was powerless.
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On February 23rd, the final round of the cooking competition officially began with gongs and drums.
It is also in front of the red door of Mantang, but the high platform is built differently. There are only thirty stoves behind it, divided into two sides, fifteen on one side, and it is no longer a single stove.
In the middle of the two high tables is the food area. This time, even the main ingredients are not limited in quantity. Just like the side dishes, they are all available and fully equipped.
The high platform in the middle of the red door is the judges' table, with a long table and eleven chairs, Mr. Lin in the middle, and five people on each side.
The people watching were still enthusiastic, but apart from joining in the fun, many people also placed bets.
Therefore, Song Qiu, the only woman among the thirty contestants, also attracted much attention.
Before the game starts, the stewards will still announce the rules of the game.
The rules are as follows:
Each contestant can bring an assistant to the stage. This game is divided into two rounds. In the first round, Mr. Lin will prescribe the dishes. Thirty contestants have to prepare them within half an hour. They will taste and judge, and the best will be selected together.
Okay, fifteen, yes, this is thirty to fifteen.
In the second round, fifteen will advance to three, and the contestants will be free to play. Each person needs to cook three dishes, one cold, one hot, and one soup.
After eleven people, including Mr. Lin, tasted the three dishes, they made the final vote. The top three with the highest votes were the top three in this cooking competition.
Song Qiu's deputy is Aling. Although Aling doesn't know how to cook, she is good at chopping vegetables, and she and Song Qiu have a tacit understanding, so it is easy to cooperate.
After hearing the rules, Song Qiu immediately decided with Aling the three dishes to be cooked in the second round, so that Aling would have an idea and the side dishes would not be messed up later.
Of course, it’s not certain whether you can make it into the top ten, but it won’t be troublesome if you communicate and prepare first.
The first round was going on now. Everyone looked at the high platform in the middle, waiting for Mr. Lin to announce what they were going to do in this round.
Mr. Lin stipulated that the topic for this round should only be two words: noodles.
Mainly noodles, no matter what you eat, it can be pasta or snacks.
At that moment, Song Qiu's mind was working rapidly and he had already figured out what to do.
She plans to make an old-fashioned traditional snack, door-nail meatloaf.
The game started and as soon as the incense was lit, everyone started to move.
Let Ah Ling be responsible for kneading the dough. Add water in batches, then knead it into a dough. Beat the dough until it is smooth and moist. Place it in a bowl, apply a layer of oil, and let it rest for a quarter of an hour.
Song Qiu directly started making the stuffing for the meatloaf. He took the fat and lean beef and chopped it into a stuffing. Then he added minced ginger, thirteen spices, salt, soy sauce, rice wine, etc., stirred evenly, stirred vigorously, and then added green onions.
Add sesame oil and stir evenly.
The meat filling is ready and the dough has risen enough.
Place the risen dough on the chopping board and knead evenly, roll it into a long strip, divide it into small balls, roll it into a dough, wrap it in the beef filling, and flatten it slightly.
Preheat the iron pan, drizzle with oil, and place the meatloaf into the dough.
The fire should not be too high. Fry slowly over medium-low heat until both sides are set and the inside and outside are cooked. Then it is ready to serve.
The time was just right, and Song Qiu didn't make too many, just eleven.
As soon as it comes out of the pot, the aroma is at its peak.