For several days, the crab roe feast was finally about to unveil its mysterious veil under the eyes of everyone.
This morning, Zuixianju was in the lobby.
"Li Qi, you have to be careful when you go here and don't make enemies with others. Also, you must not talk nonsense, especially in front of Master Cai, you know?" Mrs. Qin said with a slightly worried look.
She didn't care much about the outcome of this crab roe feast. What she was most worried about now was Li Qi's nervous temperament. Cai Taishi's Mansion was not an ordinary place. If you were not careful, you might be killed.
.
Although Cai Jing has retired, several of his sons still dominate the court, and even Bai Shizhong has to stay away from them.
Although Li Qi felt that Mrs. Qin's worries were a bit unnecessary, these words made him feel warm in his heart. He smiled and said: "Madam, where did you think you were going? I'm just a cook, not a person who competes in the ring. How can I compete with him?"
People are at odds with each other, and as for Master Cai, you don't have to worry anymore. Whether he will talk to a cook or not is still unknown."
"That's true."
Mrs. Qin nodded slightly, felt relieved and said, "But you still have to be careful."
"Hey, I get it."
Li Qi nodded and said to Wu Furong: "Uncle Wu, I have to rely on you for everything in the store today."
Wu Furong hummed and said, "I know this, so you can go ahead with peace of mind."
Li Qi nodded, gave a few more instructions to Brother Zhuzi, and then took Wu Xiaoliu and Chen Anan to Grand Master Cai's Mansion.
Li Qi rode a donkey, while Wu Xiaoliu and Chen Anan walked. In addition, he hired a donkey to store kitchen utensils and materials to be used later.
As soon as I arrived at the head of the Bianhe River Bridge, I suddenly saw a group of people walking towards this side.
It was the group from Feicui Xuan, but they saw Cai Laosan and Huang Wenye walking in front on donkeys, followed by a sedan. Needless to say, the person sitting in the sedan must be Cai Minde.
In comparison, Li Qi's momentum was much weaker.
"Housekeeper Cai. Hello."
When they approached, Li Qi cupped his hands and smiled.
Cai Laosan's eyes were full of resentment, but with a smile on his face, he cupped his hands and said, "Young Master Li, you are fine."
"Is this Mr. Li?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Cai Minde opened the sedan curtain, exposed half of his body, looked at Li Qi and said with a smile: "Mr. Li, you have to be merciful later, at least give Cai some thin noodles."
But his tone was full of confidence.
"Where. Where. Yuan Wai made a strong statement. I just went to join in the fun today. I hope Yuan Wai can win, so that Zui Xianju can also get some glory." Li Qi laughed.
Although the two of them seemed to be giving in to each other, they both knew it well.
Cai Minde laughed, glanced at the big stew pot on the donkey cart from the corner of his eye, and asked curiously: "Huh? What are you planning to cook today? Why do you need to prepare such a big stew pot?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "Oh, that's right. Well, that's what I think. In terms of cooking skills, I'm certainly not as good as the Yuanwai, so I want to cook more. Maybe the Grand Master will see that I'm sincere and give me the award.
A consolation prize is yet to come.”
When Wu Xiaoliu and Chen Anan heard this, they immediately became happy. I am afraid that you will be the one cooking the smallest portion.
How could Cai Minde believe Li Qi's nonsense? He shook his head in annoyance and said, "Mr. Li, this is your fault."
Li Qi was stunned and said: "Oh? How do you say this?"
Cai Minde pretended to be angry and said: "Why didn't you tell me such a good idea earlier, otherwise I would do the same as you and get a big pot."
Li Qi laughed and said, "Executive members, don't make fun of me anymore."
"Where, where."
Cai Minde suddenly said seriously: "However, it is a rare opportunity for Cai to compete openly with Mr. Li."
Now Li Qi's reputation has become great. If he can defeat Li Qi, then Jade Exuan can sweep away the decline and trample Zuixianju under his feet again.
However, Li Qi didn't think so.
Both of them regarded the other as a potential enemy or ally, so they were quite friendly when talking along the way. Occasionally, they also talked about some interesting things about their respective stores, and the conversation was really interesting.
Wu Xiaoliu and Chen Anan, two young men with little social experience, were dumbfounded when they saw that Li Qi and Cai Minde were like a pair of old friends.
The two groups of people marched towards Grand Master Cai's Mansion in a mighty manner.
After a while, we arrived at Xicheng.
After walking for a while, Wu Xiaoliu suddenly pointed his hand forward and said, "Brother Li, that is Grand Master Cai's Mansion."
"Oh? Where?"
Li Qi looked up and saw a magnificent mansion in the distance. It was solemn and majestic. He was secretly surprised. Compared with it, the White Mansion was simply the difference between a small villa and a large manor.
Li Qi has been in the Northern Song Dynasty for so long, but this is the first time he has come to Cai Taishi's Mansion.
"Stop the sedan, stop the sedan."
At this moment, Cai Minde suddenly walked out of the sedan and walked.
When Cai Laosan and Wang Wenye saw him, they also got off their donkeys and walked.
Li Qi saw it and said curiously: "Executive member, this is still far away from Grand Master Cai's residence. Why don't you get off the sedan chair like this?"
Grand Master Cai smiled and said nothing, and walked quickly towards Grand Master Cai's residence.
Damn it! If you don’t want to sit down, sit down for me, md, this donkey is really uncomfortable after sitting for a long time.
Li Qi twisted his butt a few times, glanced at the sedan affectionately, lowered his head and looked down at the calm donkey sitting down, and sighed.
When he arrived in front of the Grand Master's Mansion, Li Qi jumped off the donkey's back.
But at this moment, the vermilion door of the mansion was wide open, and seven or eight servants were standing in two rows in front of the door. A middle-aged man wearing a blue silk shirt stood on the steps to greet the guests, looking beaming with joy.
"Commissioner, you are here."
When the middle-aged man saw Cai Minde, he quickly cupped his hands and smiled, but did not come forward to greet him.
Cai Minde, on the other hand, stepped forward quickly and said with a dissatisfied look on his face: "Brother Wang, how can we still be so alienated between you and me? Although Minde has been away from the Taishi Mansion for a while, Minde has always regarded himself as Taishi.
People from the master’s mansion.”
Li Qi trembled when he heard these words, but he was also very curious in his heart. After all, Cai Minde was also a wealthy businessman. Why would he lower his stature and call a servant in Cai Taishi's house a brother? This was too weird.
At this moment, Li Qi suddenly saw Cai Minde very covertly take out a piece of silver and stuff it into the middle-aged man's hand.
The middle-aged man pretended to shirk it for a while and then accepted it with a smile.
Damn! I still have to pay tolls.
Li Qi immediately reached out and groped around in his arms, his face tightened, and he forgot to bring the money again. He hurriedly asked Wu Xiaoliu and Chen Anan, "Have you two brought any money?"
"Bring it."
They both answered at the same time.
"Bring it here."
"oh."
The two of them each took out a dozen copper coins from their arms and handed them to Li Qi.
Li Qi saw it and said in shock: "That's it? Are there any silver ingots or anything like that?"
They both shook their heads at the same time.
Depend on!
Li Qi rolled his eyes and thought, forget it, it was Cai Jing who invited me here anyway. I believe that guy wouldn't dare to deny me entry without giving me the money.
Turning around, I saw that Cai Minde and Huang Wenye had already entered. Cai Laosan went to a small restaurant nearby to wait.
Grand Master Cai's Mansion is a place that does not allow idlers to come and go at will, so from the very beginning, Cai Jing restricted each competing chef to only bring one assistant in.
Li Qi hurriedly asked Wu Xiaoliu to unload the things from the donkey cart, and then asked Chen Anan to lead the calm donkey back first.
After Chen Anan left, Li Qi and Wu Xiaoliu walked inside carrying cooking utensils and materials.
As soon as they reached the door, the middle-aged man suddenly stopped them and asked, "Who are you?"
Li Qi nodded and smiled: "Oh, I am the chef of Zuixianju."
With that said, he took out the invitation letter and handed it to the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man took the invitation and looked at it. He smiled disdainfully, then handed the invitation back to Li Qi and said, "You are in the wrong place."
"ah?"
Li Qi looked at the middle-aged man in astonishment.
"You should enter through the side door." The middle-aged man pointed to the left and said.
Fuck! Didn’t I just give you a tip? You didn’t need to make it so obvious.
Li Qi secretly despised this guy, but he still had a smile on his face and said: "Brother, you see we are carrying so many things and it is really inconvenient for us to move. Can you be accommodating?"
The middle-aged man glanced at Li Qi impatiently and said, "You are such a long-winded cook. Go to the side door and someone will naturally greet you there."
When Li Qi heard this, he immediately became furious. He turned to the middle-aged man and said, "If that's the case, why was that member Cai able to get in through here?"
The middle-aged man sneered and said, "I am a member of the Communist Party of China. How can you, a cook, compare to me?"
Li Qi hummed, "I only know that Yuan Cai and I were invited by the Grand Master."
"invite?"
The middle-aged man laughed and said coldly: "My master allows you to come. It is your honor. Don't be ignorant. Go quickly and don't block the door. If you disturb the distinguished guests invited by my master, you will be responsible for it."
Are you up?"
Damn it. You don’t allow me to enter, but I still want to enter from here.
Li Qi suddenly shouted loudly: "Is it because I didn't give you any money that you didn't allow me to enter?"
When the middle-aged man heard this, he said angrily: "You---what are you talking nonsense here?"
Li Qi sneered: "Am I talking nonsense? Humph, I just saw that Mr. Cai gave you a silver coin, and you let him in. If that's the case, just ask, and I'll call someone back to the store to get it right away.
You are."
The middle-aged man said angrily: "You---I don't think you, the cook, are here to participate in the crab roe banquet. You are deliberately here to cause trouble."
Li Qi snorted: "I brought all the guys to your mansion to attend the crab roe banquet sincerely. You, a servant serving as a gatekeeper, not only don't treat each other with courtesy, but also make evil remarks at every turn. This is your Taishi's mansion."
Hospitality?"
When the middle-aged man heard that Li Qi said that he was a servant serving as a janitor, he became furious and couldn't care anymore. He said angrily: "Here comes someone. Get rid of this dishonest cook."
In fact, there was obviously room for truth in what he said. If Li Qi hadn't come to attend the crab roe feast, he would have given Li Qi a lesson. How could he have let him go so easily?
"You don't need to rush me, I will leave on my own."
Li Qi waved his sleeves angrily and shouted at Wu Xiaoliu: "Let's go."
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