‘Ah sneeze—! Damn it, which bastard is cursing me!”
Li Qi chattered and came under a wooden shed. The shocking roasted camel was born here, but now it is hung with red silk and covered with red cloth. As for what is under the red cloth, then
No one knew. There was a round table under the wooden shed, covered with a yellow cloth, which was particularly eye-catching.
At first glance, you can tell that this place is different from other stores. Customers on the street also heard the news and rushed to this side. After a while, the wooden shed was surrounded by water.
At this time, the sky was getting dark, and Chen Anan directed people to hang up lanterns. The bright lights shone on the red silk, making it look very festive.
The guests were whispering and guessing what was under the red cloth.
After a while, Li Qi finally came up. When the guests saw it, they all stopped talking, and the scene suddenly became quiet.
Wow! What a show of respect! Li Qi first waved his hands to the surroundings, and then said loudly: 'Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedule to come and support me. I'm really grateful, thank you, thank you very much."
After a pause, he added: "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. What does the Mid-Autumn Festival mean? Of course it is family reunion. It is such a happy thing for the whole family to have a reunion dinner together. For this reason we
Zuixianju also specially launched a reunion banquet today, and I believe you have already tasted it at noon. There are many things that mean reunion during the Mid-Autumn Festival, such as the moon in the sky. As you all know, the moon on August 15th is particularly round, which means
Reunion, in addition to the moon, there is another thing, that is, some of you are holding moon cakes in your hands, and the family is eating moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival. This is definitely a desirable thing, but it is difficult for a person to be in this
I will have dinner with his family every day. Of course, this person is not me, but the current Holy Father."
There was an uproar all around.
Who dares to talk about the emperor in public these days? Isn't this sincerity causing trouble for oneself? Many people were sweating for Li Qi.
Except Gao Yanei, "Why do you say that? Can't the emperor have dinner with his family?"
'Snapped!"
‘Oh, daddy, don’t hit me, don’t hit me!”
Don't hit? You have to hit hard! Li Qi snickered secretly, but said: "There is a truth, everything in the world is the king's land; on the shore of the land, is it the king's ministers? The emperor is the lord of a country.
Everyone in the world is the emperor's subjects, including you and me. The world is a family. In other words, we are one family, and the emperor is the head of this family. On this Mid-Autumn Festival, don't we all belong to one family?
Should we sit together and have a reunion dinner? But this is undoubtedly a luxury wish for the emperor."
After hearing this, everyone nodded. From this perspective, what Li Qi said really makes sense!
"well said."
Someone suddenly shouted, this person was Qin Hui. How could he let Li Qi stand out in this kind of flattery?
When he shouted, others also responded and clapped their hands in applause.
Haha! It seems that using the royal family as the spokesperson is really a shocking plan. I am really a genius! Li Qi burst into laughter in his heart. When the cheers dissipated, You said: "And this year's Mid-Autumn Festival is the first time since the emperor ascended the throne.
, the first Mid-Autumn Festival, of course the emperor hopes to spend this reunion festival with his people, but this is simply impossible. For this reason, the emperor feels very, very distressed. As a minister of the emperor, I should
It is also the duty of a minister to share your worries. After thinking hard and racking my brains, I finally came up with a solution."
As he spoke, he pointed to the table covered with red cloth and said, "That's it."
Everyone's eyes were focused on that table, and their thoughts followed Li Qi involuntarily.
Li Qi nodded towards Lu Meimei, who was already on standby.
Lu Meimei stretched out her hand to hold a corner of the red cloth and pulled it back suddenly. At the same time, the servants also pulled down the red cloth.
"Wow---!"
Almost everyone let out an exclamation, but then they heard the sound of swallowing.
So many mooncakes!
Among the many mooncakes, the most eye-catching one is the round mooncake with a diameter of about one meter on the big round table.
Mooncakes originated in the Tang and Song Dynasties and flourished in the Song Dynasty. This is definitely the first time such a large mooncake has appeared. If there was a Gillies record these days, it would definitely be included in it. There is no doubt about it.
However, compared to the two words on this moon cake, the other features are nothing. However, when I saw two words written on the moon cake, it was the word "Imperial Gift". The golden light shone, and the person felt dizzy.
, with a hint of majesty.
Royal gift!
This---this is really no joke.
Everyone was stunned, their eyes widened, their mouths slightly opened, their heels standing together, and their bodies leaning forward.
The whole place instantly became silent.
This shocking effect is what Li Qi hopes to get, saying: "What you are seeing now is the Royal Mooncake, and the largest one is a type of Royal Mooncake series, called the Supreme Mooncake. There is only one. Hope everyone
Eat and cherish it."
Supreme mooncake?
This name is quite domineering!
Li Qi walked to the table and introduced: "The supreme mooncake you see can be divided into four parts. The fillings on the outermost layer are made of twenty-seven kinds of fruits, which represents the twenty-seventh year of the Song Dynasty.
In the Seventh Road administrative area, the fillings on the second layer are made of four kinds of tea, representing the four capitals of the Song Dynasty. The fillings on the third layer are made of livestock meat and river fresh food, representing the land and water armies of the Song Dynasty.
, as for the center, it is made of crab roe and egg yolk, which naturally represents the royal family. Everyone knows that the meaning of mooncakes is to represent reunion, and these mooncakes with the "Royal Gift" stamped on them represent the royal family and the people celebrating together.
, eat together, share the same heart, in other words, the emperor and the people sit at the same table and enjoy the atmosphere of reunion."
After everyone heard this, they all shook their heads in amazement. I am afraid that only the Golden Knife Chef King could come up with this idea.
What Zhang Chun'er saw was a long sigh of relief, with lingering fear in his heart. If he uses this mooncake to compete with me, there is no need to compete, I have already lost.
Her worries are not wrong. With the word "imperial gift", who dares to win? But then again. No one will be convinced by this way of winning in terms of cooking skills, so what's the point of not being able to compete?
the difference.
Hong Tianjiu couldn't wait any longer and said, "Brother Li, how much does it cost to eat this mooncake?" As he spoke, he was already groping in his arms. If it wasn't enough, he had to go back and get it quickly, or ask someone to borrow it.
, if he doesn’t eat this moon cake today, he may regret it for the rest of his life.
His words also raised the voices of many people. This mooncake is so awesome that no one can estimate its price.
Li Qi didn't answer but asked: "Do you think money can buy this mooncake?"
"Don't you want money?" Gao Yanei suddenly became smarter at this moment.
Li Qi nodded and said with a smile: "This supreme moon cake is the money spent by the emperor and given to the people for everyone to enjoy for free."
"What about the ones in the back?"
Fuck! You are really greedy! Li Qidao: "The ones behind are the treasures of our Zuixianju store. Naturally, we need to spend money to buy them, but we, Zuixianju, have already sent people to send a batch of royal mooncakes to those poor people.
Common people, convey the Emperor's wishes. I also hope that you can buy more and give them to the homeless people on behalf of the Emperor. Help the Emperor to become one family in the world."
Obviously he wants to drain the value of the royal family!
When Gao Yanei heard this, he secretly said, "Oh no, he can't let Zuixianju steal the limelight." He quickly said, "Our Qingtian Charity Foundation will take care of the rest."
After the Kaifeng defense battle and Huang Ze's help, his Qingtian Charity Foundation is now very powerful, and these mooncakes are really nothing.
As soon as he said these words, he immediately attracted countless angry looks, such a big flattery. If you want to keep it all, you are too greedy.
With your words, I feel relieved. Li Qi chuckled and said: "Ya Nei is the emperor's sworn brother. I fully understand that you have such an idea, but if you make it up by yourself, it will not be in line with the emperor's original intention."
It’s putting the cart before the horse.”
Except for Gao Ya, who was unhappy in his heart, everyone else nodded.
Li Qisheng was afraid that Gao Yanei would continue to pester him, so he quickly said: "Okay, let's taste the supreme mooncakes with the emperor, but the mooncakes are limited, it depends on your heart, so please forgive me."
"I (the grassroots people) thank the emperor for this gift."
Everyone saluted the supreme mooncake together.
Wow! It’s so big! Li Qi really didn’t expect such a thing to happen, so he quickly made a show of it, and then asked Lu Meimei and others to distribute mooncakes to the guests. Each person was a small triangle, not much, and this portion
Moon cakes also come based on who comes. Ordinary wealthy businessmen will naturally eat the outermost layer, while those with the highest status will eat the center portion.
In Gaoyanei, Hong Tianjiu, a pair of idiots, was about to pounce, but they were pulled back by Brother Qiu and Ba Jin. Are you kidding? This is the Supreme Mooncake. Just those two words. Can you pounce on it?
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I saw those people, whether they were ministers or businessmen, receiving the mooncakes from Lu Meimei and others very respectfully, and they were so excited that they could not be expressed in words.
Li Qi just wanted to laugh. It was just a piece of mooncake. As for this, he thought in his mind whether this royal mooncake should be used as a daily consumer product. It would be unreasonable for such an awesome advertising spokesperson not to squeeze him to death.
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Soon this supreme mooncake was divided up until there was no dregs left. Fortunately, everyone got a piece. Regardless of the royal family, the taste of this mooncake can definitely be called the supreme among mooncakes, with fruit filling on the outside.
The portion is mellow and delicious, soft and delicate, fresh and sweet, while the seafood and meat portion are salty, fresh and sweet, with a unique flavor that is endlessly memorable, but there is too little.
While eating, many people had already started to rush to buy the royal mooncakes. After all, those mooncakes were also printed with the word "imperial gift" and the taste was indeed very delicious.
Li Qi looked at the scene of people looting, and he had already begun to calculate in his mind how much the turnover would be today. Suddenly, a person next to him smiled and said: "Brother Li, your business methods and your cooking skills are amazing!
"
Li Qi felt happy when he heard this. He turned around and said, "Brother Zuo, why are you here?"
The person who came was none other than Zuo Boqing.
Since Zuo Boqing can also be said to be a close confidant of Song Huizong, after Zhao Kai came to the throne, he would naturally not be allowed to take charge of the imperial dining room. This was really too dangerous. In that coup, the imperial dining room was not immune and was almost wiped out.
As for Kong, the new head of the imperial kitchen is the housekeeper next to Zhao Kai. As for Zuo Boqing, he is responsible for taking care of the Emperor's diet.
Li Qi actually thought about looking for Zuo Boqing, but he was not ready to meet the Supreme Emperor Zhao Ji, so he never went, but unexpectedly he met Zuo Boqing here.
Zuo Boqing pointed to the small piece of mooncake on his left hand and said: "Of course it's because of it. But brother Li, your cooking skills are really superb. You can actually use tea leaves to make mooncake fillings. What's even more valuable is that,
It does not cover up the light and slightly fragrant characteristics of the tea, and the taste is very fresh.”
Li Qi said hey: "If Brother Zuo likes it, I will give you two boxes of these tea mooncakes later."
Zuo Boqing did not show politeness to him and said, "Then I will be disrespectful."
"This is necessary, who among us will follow whom?" Li Qi rarely showed a very cheerful expression, and said: "Brother Zuo is in good health recently."
Zuo Boqing said: "After all, I have been the manager of the imperial kitchen for more than ten years, so it goes without saying that I am in good health."
"That's it, that's it. I worked as the deputy general manager for a while, and I almost became immune to all diseases."
"Ahem, cough, cough, I'm not like you." Zuo Boqing hurriedly separated himself from Li Qi. To be honest, Zuo Boqing has been the general manager for so long, and he really is not as good as Li Qi, the temporary deputy general manager.
many.
Li Qi chuckled and said, "We are the eldest brother, so don't laugh at the second brother."
Zuo Boqing blushed. Although he didn't take as much as Li Qi, it doesn't mean he didn't take any at all. Occasionally, he secretly got some ginseng stewed chicken to replenish his health. He changed the subject and said, "Actually, the purpose of my visit today is,
I came specifically to watch the cooking competition between you and Madam Zhang."
Li Qi hurriedly said: "That couldn't be better. I'm missing an absolutely professional judge!"
Zuo Boqing chuckled and said, "I wonder what kind of dish you are preparing?"
Li Qi said mysteriously: "You will know later."
.......
In a two-story wing behind this wooden shed.
Zhao Kai stood in front of the window, looking at the scene in the wooden shed, and there was another person standing next to him. It was his former personal butler. The housekeeper lowered his head and told Zhao Kai what happened in the wooden shed just now.
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After hearing this, Zhao Kai burst into laughter and said: "When it comes to business, no one can compare with him. However, what he said is really what I want to hear. That's all, that's all. Let him do it."
Bar."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Come in."
A guard in civilian clothes walked in, cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor is here."
"Well, I understand."
Zhao Kai nodded, looked up at the bright moon in the sky, a trace of emotion appeared on his face, and murmured: "The wind blew yesterday and no one would notice, but tonight the light is as bright as in previous years." (To be continued...)
ps: The tradition of the Mid-Autumn Festival is to eat moon cakes, so the Monday custom is to vote for the little chef. The monthly voting list is coming fiercely. I hope the foodies can work harder and let the little chef break into the top six. Golden
Forget the throne of the King of Swordsmen and Kitchens, but at least it must be worthy of the title of our little six son. Of course Xiaoxi will work hard. Today is still the third update, and it will never be wrong or less than ten thousand words. You can rest assured on this.