(The second update was delivered, and there will be one in the afternoon. I just woke up this morning and my anus was in severe pain. I quickly turned on the computer and found that it had been exploded to the eighth level. There are only a few days left in this month. I have to hurry up and pay attention.
Please check if there are any monthly votes left in your account, and if so, vote for the little chef, please.)
Anyone who has anything to do with the royal family will either soar into the sky or fall into the eighteenth level of hell. This is true for everything, even doing business.
With the word "imperial gift", the royal mooncakes sold out in an instant. Even though the price of royal mooncakes is twice as expensive as ordinary mooncakes, if you don't buy it, you don't support the emperor. This reason is enough.
Not only that, the mooncakes prepared by Zui Xianju were also sold out on this day, setting a record for mooncake sales during the Mid-Autumn Festival. This record must be broken by Li Qi himself.
Although Li Qi had expected all this, he still laughed heartily when he saw this scene with his own eyes. He chatted with Zuo Boqing for a while, but both of them had a tacit understanding to avoid political matters and talk.
All are delicious.
Next, Li Qi exchanged a few words with Cai Jing, Qin Hui, Wang Zhongling and others, and then left.
He himself said that the Mid-Autumn Festival is about family reunion, but the festival is a must-win day for businessmen. He has to make money to support his family, so he had to arrange for Ji Hongnu and the others to come here for a reunion dinner.
Li Qi came to the wing room that had been prepared earlier. When he opened the curtain, he saw four beauties sitting inside. In addition to his three wives, there was also Mrs. Qin. When he saw Mrs. Qin, he suddenly turned pale and said in shock.
: "Madam, you---how did you come?"
Mrs. Qin frowned and asked in astonishment, "Can't I come?"
"This---I---you---that's not what I meant." Li Qi's tongue was a little tangled, and he said: "But--but I remember you said you wouldn't come here, and such a lively scene
, you don’t like it either.”
Mrs. Qin said: "Oh, it was my mother who asked me to accompany her. I haven't burned incense and prayed for a long time. I just finished eating there, so I came here to have a look." As she said this, she became suspicious again.
He glanced at Li Qi and said, "Are you hiding something from me?"
"No, absolutely not." Li Qi'er said seriously: "Madam, I'm so happy that you can come. Look at me, I seem a little incoherent." But he secretly broke into a cold sweat and quickly got up.
Sitting between Feng Yinu and Ji Hongnu, the key is that Yelu Guxu has a tendency to violence. He is more afraid and looks at the table full of delicacies without moving. Then he said: "Why don't you eat? Doesn't the food taste good?"
Feng Yinu smiled and said: "How can we dare to use chopsticks before you, the head of the family, arrive?"
Yelu Gu smiled and said: "Sister Feng is right. If you don't come, how can it be called a reunion dinner?"
Ji Hongnu said: "It's a pity that Sister Qi'er didn't come."
Li Qi sighed in his heart, hugged Ji Hongnu gently and said, "Don't worry. The Mid-Autumn Festival happens every year." Then he picked up the chopsticks and said, "Ladies, let's eat."
Mrs. Qin suddenly stood up and said, "You guys eat first, I'll go back to my mother first."
Li Qi hurriedly said: "Madam, you are so disappointed. As soon as the reunion dinner started, some people left the table. What must this be? And you have to know that at this gathering of relatives, especially among women, there is a lot of talk.
Things like getting married and having children.”
When Mrs. Qin heard this, she seemed a little hesitant. She just couldn't stand it, so she came here to take refuge. Little did she know that Ji Hongnu and the others hadn't eaten yet.
Feng Yinu said: "Yes, Sister Wang, just sit down and eat whatever you want. Let's talk while eating. Later, my husband will have to compete with Zhang Chun'er in cooking. Then we can watch it together, and then we can
Let’s go to admire the moon together. We haven’t been together since the last time the Jin soldiers came.”
Ji Hongnu also nodded vigorously.
Li Qi was surprised: "You want to go see it too?"
Feng Yinu said: "Yes! Husband, we have never seen any of your competitions. Could it--couldn't it work?"
"Okay---of course it's no problem. I'll help you arrange a good seat later." Li Qi said, wiping his sweat.
"Brother, are you hot? Why do I see you are always wiping sweat?"
"This---it's a little hot, huh? You two are cold all over. Let's neutralize it. Come on, hold on tighter."
...
Since Li Qi had to rush to compete with Zhang Chun'er later, he didn't have much time to chat with Hongnu and the others. He just listened to them chirping endlessly and occasionally interjected a few words, but they were soon ignored.
The woman rolled her eyes instantly.
This also made Li Qi finish eating faster. Although Ji Hongnu and the others were chatting and didn't eat anything, they were full because they had eaten some mooncakes earlier.
Li Qi rested for a while, and then went to the location of the competition with the girls.
This time, the venue for the competition was arranged at the place where Gao Yanei and the others performed last time. Although there were guards guarding it, there were no fences to block it, and it was completely open.
By the time Li Qi and others arrived, the place was already crowded with people, so densely packed that it was almost impossible to see the end. It seemed as if all the people in Kaifeng City were here.
Even the Lantern Festival lantern viewing party is not so lively!
You must know that this cooking competition was really not popular in Tokyo before, but this time it attracted so many people, all because of Li Qi.
The cooking skills of the Golden Knife Chef King have been rumored to be miraculous. Although Li Qi participated in several cooking competitions, they were all sealed. People only heard about the miraculous dishes from other people's mouths.
They have never seen it with their own eyes. They really want to see the Golden Knife Chef King's cooking skills that kill everything in an instant. Coupled with the publicity in the previous half month, this phenomenon that can be called a miracle will happen.
"Wow! So many people!"
Ji Hongnu looked at the dark area and opened his little mouth slightly, which was very cute.
Li Qi first asked Lu Meimei to lead the girls to the Accord specially prepared for women, while he entered the venue through the special passage.
"The Golden Knife Chef King is here."
"The Golden Knife Chef King will win."
……．
As soon as Li Qi showed up, someone shouted something with a loud voice, which immediately made Li Qi the focus of the audience. The cheers of the Golden Knife Chef King rang out.
Cai Jing and Gao Qiu, who were sitting in front, felt a little incredible when they heard this call. Cai Jing smiled and shook his head and said: "Back then, the Su University scholar was known as an excellent cook. Dongpo Pork was even famous in Jiangnan, but there was no one like him.
Well-supported by everyone.”
Gao Qiu said: "Who can say otherwise? But when it comes to cooking skills, Su Da Shi is not as good as Li Qi. Dongpo Pork is only famous in Jiangnan. But Tianxia Wushuang and canned food are famous all over the world. By the way, so are you, Grand Master.
It’s a huge contribution, if it hadn’t been for the crab roe feast, he might not have been able to reach this point.”
Cai Jing shook his head and said: "This is all due to his own ability. But this lady's cooking skills should not be underestimated. This competition is really exciting."
At this moment, Li Qi felt a little smug in his heart, feeling like Michael Jackson, and his back straightened involuntarily.
"Ms. Zhang is here."
A crisp voice suddenly sounded.
"Ms. Zhang!"
"Ms. Zhang!"
...
Ri. I didn’t expect this woman to have so many supporters! Li Qi was slightly startled and thought to himself, these people must be betting on her, hmm. That must be the case.
"Golden Knife Chef King, all my wealth is on you, you must win!"
Damn it! That's the stupid pig yelling there. Li Qi glanced around with his eyes wide open, wanting to pull out the bird man and beat him up, but he didn't pull him out. Instead, he saw Zhang Chun'er walking over.
She whispered: "Ms. Zhang, there are so many people, don't be nervous!"
Zhang Chun'er said: "I just want to have a good competition with you, nothing can interfere with me."
"But it affects me, forget it, I'll let you have the power." Li Qi said shamelessly.
Zhang Chun'er said: "Are you making excuses for the upcoming failure?"
So awesome? Li Qi snorted: "I'm reminding you, don't use this as an excuse if you lose later and pester me to compete with me."
"Don't worry, it's very rare to be able to bother the Golden Knife Chef King and compete with me. I'm also very satisfied."
"That's fine. Please."
"please."
The two came to the stage together, but as soon as Zhang Chun'er came on stage, she walked towards the shed on the left. Li Qi quickly called her and said, "Where are you going?"
Zhang Chun'er asked in astonishment: "Is there anything else?"
Li Qi said speechlessly: "Of course, at least we have to say hello to the people who come to see it. This is also a marketing strategy, otherwise why would I make it so grand?"
Zhang Chun'er thought about it and felt that what Li Qi said made sense. After all, she was also a businessman, so she nodded and said, "Okay then."
The two came to the middle of the stage and raised their hands in all directions, causing another round of cheers.
At this time, a person suddenly walked up, whispered a few words in Li Qi's ear, and then left.
Li Qi whispered to Zhang Chun'er: "Don't you really want to attend the Four Nations Banquet?"
Zhang Chun'er looked at Li Qi in astonishment.
Li Qidao: "This is a great opportunity for you. A heavyweight guest is here today, and that is the current Holy Emperor."
Zhang Chun'er's eyes lit up after hearing this.
Li Qi smiled and said, "Are you nervous now?"
"A little."
Li Qi smiled and said, "It's time to start."
As the gongs and drums sounded, Zhang Chuner and Li Qi went to their cooking shed.
"Brother Li."
Wu Xiaoliu and his two apprentices were already waiting in the shed.
Li Qi hummed and said, "How are you preparing?"
"Everything is ready."
Wu Xiaoliu pointed to two large wooden barrels and saw eight large yellow croakers inside.
"Okay, let's get started."
Li Qi washed his hands, put on an apron, took out a large yellow croaker from the bucket, and asked Wu Xiaoliu: "How are you doing?"
Wu Xiaoliu shook his head with a depressed look on his face and said: "Brother Li, it is really difficult to remove the bones and internal organs from the whole fish without breaking the skin. I have been practicing for the past few days, but I always fail." He said.
Then he lowered his head, as if he was too embarrassed to see anyone.
Li Qidao: "It doesn't matter. Deboning a whole fish can be said to be the most advanced cooking technique in cooking. I have also studied cooking for ten years before I can cook it with ease. You have to look carefully later, and you guys
two."
"oh."
The three of them nodded in unison.
Li Qi first hit the head of the large yellow croaker with a wooden stick until it died, then removed the scales, washed the gills and put them on the table. "Remember, because the bones in the throat of the fish prevent the bones from coming out, so it needs to be
Remove the bones here first."
Wu Xiaoliu nodded and looked very carefully. When he was practicing, this step always failed.
Li Qi said as he found the connection between the fish's gills and its head, cut it off with scissors, stirred the fish's throat with chopsticks, and then took out the bones there. Then he pinched the back half of the fish's body and said:
"Be careful of the spines on the fish's back."
Then use bamboo chopsticks to insert into the fish's back from the mouth. When it touches the backbone of the fish, use a little force with your fingers to insert the bamboo chopsticks into the meat around the fish backbone to separate the fish backbone from the meat, and then continue towards the fish.
Insert in the direction of the tail to separate the meat around the fish spine from the bone.
Then move the bamboo chopsticks back to the joint between the fish head and the fish spine, clamp the bone here, and break it with force. Then combine the chopsticks and insert them from the middle of the fish spine and fish meat, extending along the fish spine to the tail of the fish, and use the chopsticks to
Press down on the backbone of the tail and gently press down to break the bones at the tail, because this will completely separate the fish backbone from the fish meat. When the fish backbone is completely separated from the meat, use chopsticks to insert into the belly of the fish and stir it gently.
,Pinch the fish spine out from the fish mouth,
Then Li Qi took out the fish's internal organs. When he took out the fish gall, he said: "Remember, the fish gall must not be broken, otherwise the fish will not be usable."
Wu Xiaoliu was sweating profusely and could only nod.
Li Qi then adjusted the position of his hand, holding the belly of the fish to bend it and deformed it, and said: "This way of holding fish is very particular, because the fish meat is soft and the fish ribs are hard. Only when the fish meat deforms but the ribs remain unchanged
"
While talking, Li Qi had already taken out the fish ribs.
Then he put his fingers through the gills of the fish and touched them to check. After he was sure they were all clean, he breathed out softly and said, "Next one."