Because there were too many contestants, the Taotie House set the venue for the competition outdoors. As the host's voice fell, five figures walked out of the Taotie House.
The person leading the charge was none other than Jin Xin, the shopkeeper of Taotie House, followed by a woman wearing a veil covering her face.
Miao Qiang's pupils shrank when he saw this woman, because this person was exactly the woman he met at the stairway when he first arrived at Taotie Tower. This person's face was still covered by a gauze veil, and although her appearance could not be clearly seen, she was
This familiar feeling made Miao Qiang feel strongly uneasy.
Behind this woman is a little old man. Although the old man is thin, he is energetic, has a pair of sharp moves, and has the style of a master.
After seeing the old man appear, there was a commotion among the crowd of onlookers, and someone was heard talking: "Why did you invite him to be a judge?"
"Who is this old man?"
"You don't even know about him? This old guy is a big demon. After his transformation, he became a little cynical because he didn't have the immortal way. He is also very perverse and domineering, both good and evil."
"This brother is right. The old guy's name is Xiong Xi. Even though he is thin and dry, he is actually a black bear."
"Oh, I remembered it after hearing what you said. It's just that this old guy has disappeared for many years. I didn't expect that today he would be invited by Taotie House to be a judge."
"By the way, who is the woman with the gauze covering her face? This figure is killing me!"
A ghost with a wretched face smiled and said: "That girl's name is Xiao Taohong, and she is the leading courtesan in Yihong Courtyard. But she is a prostitute rather than a prostitute, so don't even think about it."
"What? The girl from Yihongyuan? What do Taotielou think? The whole kiln will be the judges!"
"Don't you understand this? Xiao Taohong is proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she has tasted all kinds of delicacies from all over the world in the past few years. It's not that I look down on you, but you may have never seen the things she has eaten in your life."
After listening to the comments from people around him, Miao Qiang suddenly became interested and thought to himself: "It seems that I have to find time to go to Yihongyuan to take a look at where this little Taohong is and why she always looks like a girl every time I see her.
Give yourself a feeling of déjà vu.”
Thinking of this, he subconsciously looked at Zhang Zihao, and saw that this guy had turned on the digital mode, his two small eyes were staring at Xiao Taohong with a "click", and there was a "spit" hanging from the corner of his mouth.
After two people and one demon and three judges came out, two more ghosts walked out from the Taotie Building. Hou Miao Qiang was happy when he saw the little old man who was leading the way. This bald little old man was none other than Chen Bingyi, the head chef of Tian Xia Xian.
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After seeing him, Miao Qiang called Xiong Wanshan over and asked in a low voice: "This old guy is the judges' business. Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"
Xiong Wanshan smiled bitterly and said: "I just learned that Jin Xin came to Tianxiaxian early this morning to find Chen Bingyi and wanted to invite him to come over to be a judge. When the old man heard this, he was very happy and ran over without consulting me.
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After hearing this, Miao Qiang said with solemn eyes: "After this incident, you should find time to have a good chat with the old guy. You have to let him know something. At least you have to let him know who his boss is.
I know these old guys too well. I rely on my own ability and age, but I don’t have the guts to rely on my old age. I am self-righteous and show off my seniority and don’t take other people seriously.”
After hearing this, Xiong Wanshan nodded hurriedly and said: "What Supervisor Miao said is that I will deal with him after the finals."
What Miao Qiang didn't notice was that the expressions on Zhang Jianmin and Liao Qifa's faces were extremely ugly at this time. Zhang Jianmin stared at the ghost that came out at the end and said to Liao Qaqifa, "Is it him?"
Liao Qifa nodded and said: "Yes, it's him! What should we do?"
The conversation between the two caught Miao Qiang's attention, so he asked in a low voice: "Uncle Liao, Director Zhang, what are you two talking about?"
Liao Qifa pointed at the ghost judge who appeared last and said: "This guy's name is Huang Gou Sheng. He was the chef of the Eight Immortals Restaurant during his lifetime. Just because he lost money playing mahjong with the boss's family, he was so angry that he killed the boss's family of five.
Occupied the Eight Immortals Hotel.
Afterwards, the corpses of that family were dismembered and cooked. The human flesh was wrapped into barbecued pork buns, and the skeletons were boiled with human blood and sold to diners as pig blood soup.
This case caused a sensation across the country at the time. After the incident, Huang Goosheng was arrested and while waiting for the court to convene, he was beaten to death by the prisoners in the prison.
But the most bizarre thing is that after his death, when the ghost was seducing his soul, a mysterious man suddenly took action to kill the ghost who was seducing him and rescued his ghost. After that, his whereabouts are unknown.
Decades have passed in such a short time, but I never expected to see his ghost here today."
Miao Qiang was speechless after hearing this. He had heard about this case when he was a child, and it had always been a shadow of his childhood.
Zhang Jianmin then asked: "Can you contact the people from the Yin Division now?"
Miao Qiang nodded and said: "As for the Yin Division, I can only contact Xiao Hunyu."
"She is enough. After today's audition, please invite Master Hunyu to come over. We are going to have a large-scale joint operation with the Yin Division."
At this time, the five judges on the stage were already in place. As the host said, "The competition begins!" more than 200 contestants in the audience suddenly became nervous and busy.
For a moment, the sound of chopping vegetables and the collision of flying spatulas were mixed together, and the scene immediately entered a white-hot state.
The dish Wang Hai participated in the audition is called Fo Jian Xiao. This is an innovative dish created by Miao Qiang. The dish is based on Norwegian salmon and is garnished with a special fruit red smiling pear. Although the method is simple, this
The origin of the red smiling pear is not small. This kind of pear is produced only in a small village called Maoshanhou outside Beijing.
The fruit is not big, the shape is about the size of a table tennis ball, and it is yellow and rosy. The flesh is tender and juicy, and has a unique aroma. I remember that the old Buddha was full of praises after eating it, and he was as happy as a girl. But she is an old man.
I didn't like the word pear because pear and "li" have the same pronunciation as "li" which is unlucky, so I decided to give it the name "Buddha Jian Xi".
Red smiling pear is now an endangered species. Most people may not even see it in their lifetime, let alone eat it. Miao Qiang also spent a lot of effort to get some air transportation through the relationship of the 79th Bureau.
Come back.
With the blessing of the special attribute of Hongxiaoli, Wang Hai successfully passed the audition with a perfect score of 25 points.
Some people are happy while others are sad. Just as Miao Qiang expected, in order to stand out in the audition, many participating chefs put their thoughts on innovation and used all kinds of tricks to attract people's attention.
The most outrageous thing was that one live dad actually used a urine pot to make a pot of soup. This not only shocked all the contestants and the onlookers, but also made the five judges dumbfounded.
Staring at the hot soup filled with urine jars, the five judges' eyes twitched, and Jin Xin became even more furious and started clapping the case.
Just when the live dad thought Jin Xin wanted to praise him, Jin Xin called the guy who came to Taotie House, pointed at the live dad and said: "Drag him out and watch him finish the can of soup.
If he can’t drink it all, I’ll break his legs!”
After this incident, the other contestants restrained themselves a lot. Although they were still trying to attract attention, they did not do anything too outrageous.
The audition lasted for a whole day. In the end, more than 160 contestants were eliminated, and 38 people successfully advanced.
After the host announced the results of the competition, Jin Xin ordered someone to bring a tray covered with red silk and said to the thirty-eight qualified contestants: "Congratulations to all of you for successfully passing the test. All contestants who pass the audition will receive promotion rewards."
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As he spoke, Jin Xin stretched out his hand and pulled off the red silk. He saw thirty-eight gold bars stacked on the tray, each gold bar weighing almost two taels.
Jin Xin continued to smile and said: "This is just the preliminary round. I hope you can continue your efforts in the competition on the fifth day of the first lunar month. The higher the ranking, the more generous the rewards prepared by our Taotie House."
As soon as the words fell, there was thunderous applause from both the stage and the audience, and after a burst of noise, this round of auditions ended.
In the Wufu Inn, Liao Qifa asked Zhang Jianmin: "Director Zhang, do you want to go over and talk to Jin Xin now? The case of the Eight Immortals Hotel has been settled in the Yangshi, but killing the ghosts of the Yinsi is not a small matter. The yellow dog is born.
The ghost appears again, and if we turn a blind eye, we may not be able to explain to the ghost side."
Zhang Jianmin thought for a moment and then said to Miao Qiang: "Qiangzi, please invite Master Hunyu to come over now. I want to hear her opinion!"