After coming out of Cai Sui's room, Li Qi summoned several skilled cooks from the Grand Master's Mansion to hold a small meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to formulate the dishes for the next three days. This was not difficult. About
Nutritional package is what Li Qi has in mind.
Then Li Qi taught them every detailed step of the dishes to be prepared for Cai Jing's three meals tomorrow. He also wanted to buy some rest time for himself. He didn't want to run back and forth every day.
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By the time everything was arranged, it was already the third watch.
"Brother Li, you were so majestic just now. Even the Grand Master looked at you differently."
As soon as he left the Taishi Mansion, Wu Xiaoliu shouted excitedly.
"Liu Zi, do you see anyone following you?" Li Qi gasped slightly.
Wu Xiaoliu was slightly startled. He turned around and saw that everything was dark behind him. He shook his head and said, "There is no one behind."
"Whoa!"
Li Qi's tight strings relaxed and he sat down on the ground, panting for air.
Wu Xiaoliu was startled by Li Qi's move and asked quickly: "Brother Li, what's wrong with you?"
Li Qi waved his hand and said nothing. He sat on the ground with his head lowered. After a while, he raised his head, looked at Wu Xiaoliu who was full of doubts, and said with a smile: "Liu Zi, do you know that we can't let it go?"
After going around the gate of hell, I came back."
Even though he was so smart inside just now and won everyone's praise, it is impossible to say that he was not afraid at all. Especially when facing Cai Jing, he felt quite weak. If Cai Jing was angry at that time, he wanted to take him.
Life, even gods can't save him.
Of course, he had been prepared for it. If he was not sure, he would not have dared to say that. Even if Cai Jing came up, he would hit him, which he did not expect. So he was frightened at the time.
Wu Xiaoliu was surprised and said: "What a ghost gate, Brother Li, don't try to scare Liu Zi."
It seems that innocence still has its benefits.
Li Qi smiled and shook his head. He stood up, patted his butt, and said with a smile: "It's okay. Let's go back." He thought to himself that the matter was over anyway, and since this kid didn't understand, let him continue not to understand.
The two of them had just taken two steps when Chen Anan's voice suddenly sounded in front of them, "Brother Li, is that you?"
"Anan?"
Li Qi looked up and faintly saw a person walking over.
"Brother Li, you finally came out."
When Chen Anan heard Li Qi's voice, he rushed over.
Li Qi nodded and said, "Anan, did Madam ask you to come?"
Chen Anan said: "Yes. Madam and Uncle Wu are here too. Oh, and the white lady is also here." Then he pointed to a big tree not far ahead and said: "Hey,
They're right in front."
It feels good to have someone thinking about you.
Li Qi patted Chen Anan on the shoulder and said, "Let's go."
Li Qi followed Chen Anan to the big tree. He saw Mrs. Qin, Wu Furong, White Snake, and Brother Zhuzi standing under the tree and looking forward to it.
"Is it Li Qi?" Mrs. Qin asked with a hint of excitement in her voice.
"lady."
"Brother Li."
"Master Li."
When several people saw it was Li Qi, they hurriedly came to greet him.
Li Qi was very moved and smiled slightly: "Why are you all here?"
Mrs. Qin frowned slightly and said, "Why did you come out just now?"
"Yes, I see that Mr. Cai has gone back a long time ago." Wu Furong said.
Bai Qiannuo opened her mouth, but still held it back.
Li Qi saw all this, glanced at her gratefully, nodded slightly, and then said to Mrs. Qin and the others: "I'm sorry for making you worry. This is not the place to talk. Let's go back and talk."
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On the way, Wu Xiaoliu happily told Mrs. Qin and the others what happened at the Grand Master's Mansion.
Mrs. Qin and others were shocked when they heard this, and they all blamed Li Qi for taking too many risks, especially Bai Qiannuo, who gave Li Qi so many resentful looks.
Li Qi humbly accepted their blame, but he thought in his heart that in the face of huge benefits, it was worth taking the risk.
It's just that he didn't expect to become Cai Jing's special chef, but whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, he doesn't know yet.
A group of people came to Qin Mansion to rest for a while, and then Li Qi sent Bai Qiannuo back.
Along the way, both of them were silent.
When they were approaching Bai Mansion, Bai Qiannuo suddenly stopped, raised his head, with tears in his eyes, and said, "Brother Li, I know why you did that, but..."
How could Li Qi not understand what she meant? He held her hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, before I grow old with you, even if the King of Heaven comes, he won't be able to do this to me."
"Brother Li."
Bai Qiannuo was startled, and immediately threw herself into his arms, sobbing slightly.
Li Qi was very moved. He hugged her gently, his eyes became deep, and he secretly made a promise to Bai Qiannuo, Qiannuo, I don't know if my appearance will change history, but if Jingkang's change comes true,
When the time comes, I will definitely not let you suffer any harm.
The next day.
After a night's rest, Li Qi was in high spirits and rode a calm donkey to Zuixianju. As soon as he arrived at Bianhe Street, he saw Hong Tianjiu and Gao Yanei chatting at Aunt Cao's stall from a distance.
"Brother Li, you are finally here."
As soon as Hong Tianjiu saw Li Qi coming, he rushed over.
Li Qi jumped off the donkey and said, "Xiaojiu, are you waiting for me?"
"I'm not waiting for you. Are you here to watch the sunrise? Come on, you have to drag me with you. Oh, it's too bad." Gao Yanei yawned and said dissatisfied.
"Ignore him, that's all he has."
Hong Tianjiu looked at Gao Yanei with contempt, and then said with a smile: "Brother Li, I have to congratulate you. I heard that you stole the show in the Taishi Mansion yesterday."
"Oh? Who did you listen to?"
"Don't you need to listen to who? Now the whole street is talking about you." Gao Yanei tiptoed and said with disdain.
Sweat! No, right? We don’t even have mobile phones these days, so how come news spreads so fast?
Li Qi was stunned, and just when he opened his mouth, he suddenly heard a voice from behind, "Master Li, congratulations."
I turned around and saw that it was the old shopkeeper of the rice shop next door. I quickly cupped my hands and said, "Thank you, thank you so much."
The old shopkeeper originally wanted to say something, but suddenly saw Gao Yanei there, he immediately stopped his mouth, smiled coquettishly, and left.
Hong Tianjiu said excitedly: "Brother Li, now that the crab roe feast has passed, when will the bar be open?"
"Yes, yes, you promised us before that you would open the bar after the crab roe feast." Gao Yanei also nodded vigorously.
Oh, I see, these two guys are not here to congratulate me, they are clearly here for the bar.
Li Qi squinted his eyes and glanced at them.
Hong Tianjiu knew that he couldn't hide it from Li Qi. He chuckled and scratched his head.
Seeing Hong Tianjiu's embarrassed look, Li Qi nodded and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will naturally not forget what I promised you. Let's go to the house in the government office tomorrow morning to see what we should do.
Let’s talk about it then.”
"Why don't you go now?" Gao Yanei asked.
"I still have some things to deal with today."
Gao Yanei wanted to say more, but Hong Tianjiu hurriedly stopped him and said: "Brother, what are you in a hurry for? Brother Li said he is leaving tomorrow. Let's take a walk. Don't disturb Brother Li's work."
Hong Tianjiu dragged Gao Yanei, who was still awake, and left.
It looks like we will be very busy in the future if we start a business partnership with these two idiots.
Li Qi shook his head helplessly.
Zuixianju has just opened its doors, and there is an endless stream of people coming to congratulate them. It is even more lively than the last time it opened. Li Qi knows that these people are here for Master Cai, but this is what he wants.
have witnessed.
Of course, in addition to congratulations, there were also those who came to ask questions.
When noon was approaching, Wang Zhongling came to the backyard of Zuixianju angrily in official uniform.
"Dad, why are you here?"
Mrs. Qin asked curiously when she saw Wang Zhongling coming. She knew that she had just finished attending court at this time, and based on her understanding of Wang Zhongling, Wang Zhongling should be in the Ministry of Works at this time.
"Go and fetch that boy Li Qi."
Wang Zhongling snorted and said.
"Dad, what are you looking for Li Qi for?"
Wang Zhongling glared and said, "Go and call him first and then we'll talk."
"oh."
Seeing her father's angry look, Mrs. Qin didn't dare to ask any more questions. She turned around and went out and asked someone to call Li Qi.
Li Qi entered the house and saw that Wang Zhongling's face was very ugly. He was also puzzled. He saluted and said, "Hello, Uncle Wang."
Wang Zhongling glanced at him sideways and sneered: "My dear nephew, I heard that you were very popular at the Grand Master's Mansion yesterday."
Sure enough, we came here for the crab roe feast again.
Li Qi smiled and did not answer because he still didn't know why Wang Zhongling was angry.
"Did you know that today everyone in the court is talking about your health regimen and your cholesterol? You really make my in-laws look bad."
No way? Could it be that in ancient times, the upper dynasties were so idle?
This was beyond Li Qi's expectation, and he said: "Uncle Wang, this probably has nothing to do with my nephew."
"It has nothing to do with you?"
Wang Zhongling opened his eyes and said: "You are really courageous. How dare you speak so wildly in front of so many court officials in the Grand Master's Mansion? Did you know that if you were not careful yesterday, it would not only be you?
Even my little girl will be implicated."
Seeing that he actually cared about her, Li Qi was extremely grateful and nodded: "I'm sorry, my nephew did do something a little too reckless in this matter."
Wang Zhongling sighed and said: "My dear nephew, you are still young and you don't understand many things. Uncle Wang is doing this for your own good."
"Thank you Uncle Wang for your concern."
Wang Zhongling blinked his eyes and said, "I heard that you will be responsible for Grand Master Cai's diet from now on?"
"Yes."
"Then you must control your mouth and never talk nonsense in front of the Grand Master again."
"Oh, my nephew, remember Uncle Wang's teachings."
Wang Zhongling nodded, shook his head and said, "Come on, I'm still worried. Hurry up and tell me all your academic theories so that you don't get caught later." At this point, he suddenly stopped.
What? Are you afraid that I will pass away and go underground with all my formulas and theories? You damn thing, you are not here because you are worried about me at all, you are here for my functions, old man, I have seen you clearly today.
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Li Qi's gratitude immediately disappeared, and all that was left was his contempt for Wang Zhongling.
If you want the formula, okay, just wait. He smiled and said: "Uncle Wang. Well, my nephew has been so busy recently that he can't get away from home. He has to watch Zuixianju here and cook at Taishi's Mansion over there.
, see if you can wait a few more days."
When Wang Zhongling heard this, he immediately pulled his face down and said, "How long do you plan to make me wait, my dear nephew?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "I don't dare. It's just that my nephew has been very confused recently. Now I'm afraid he can't even solve basic trigonometric function problems. He's not in the state at all. Uncle Wang, you know this academic stuff."
, but there is no room for any negligence. I'm just afraid that if I say something wrong somewhere, it will ruin Uncle Wang's affairs."
When Wang Zhongling heard these words, his teeth were itching with hatred, but he had nothing to do with Li Qi, and it was impossible to ask someone to smash his head open. Just take out those formulas.
At this moment, Chen Anan's voice suddenly sounded outside the door, "Brother Li, Butler Cai from the Taishi Mansion is here."
"Oh, I'll come right away."
Li Qi responded, and then gave Wang Zhongling two questioning looks.
"Look what I do. Go quickly." Wang Zhongling said angrily.
Li Qi responded, turned around and went out. He knew that Cai Yong came this time to give him the thousand silver reward, and he was very excited.
When I came to the hall, I saw Cai Yong sitting at the table in the middle, and Wu Furong standing beside him chatting with him. Behind him were seven or eight servants, two of whom were carrying a plaque covered with red cloth.
, In addition, there are two large mahogany boxes placed beside it.
Wow. It’s so big.
Li Qi glanced at the plaque, then walked towards Cai Yong, cupped his hands and said, "Hello, Butler Cai."
"Master Li."
Cai Yong stood up and returned the gift, pointed to the two large wooden boxes, and said: "There are a total of one thousand guan here, which is given to you by my master. In addition, he also wrote a plaque in his own hand and presented it to you."
As he spoke, he waved his hand.
The family immediately lifted up the red cloth on the plaque, causing an uproar. They saw the three characters "Second Chef" written on it, with iron paintings and silver hooks, and a charming and vigorous appearance.
Li Qi was shocked. He never expected that Cai Jing would give him such a special gift.
Suddenly I heard someone muttering in a low voice: "Why is it the "second chef"? It's not the "first chef" anymore." There was a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.
It was Chen Anan who spoke.
Li Qi frowned and said, "Anan, why are you talking? Why don't you apologize to Butler Cai quickly?"
Chen Anan was slightly startled, but also reacted and hurriedly apologized to Butler Cai.
Cai Yong waved his hand and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."
Li Qi cupped his hands and said, "Steward Cai, Li Qi really can't bear this generous gift from the Grand Master, so I still hope."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Cai Yong: "My master had expected that you would say this. Let me tell you that this plaque is not to praise you, but to inspire you. You
There is no need to be humble, just accept it. Master Li, don't let him down."
Sweat! You still encourage me. You are obviously playing with me. If this plaque is hung up, it will cause a lot of trouble. It really hurts to stand and talk.
Li Qi sighed bitterly in his heart, but now, he could only accept it and said with a smile: "Then Li Qi will be disrespectful."
Cai Yong smiled and nodded, saying: "Oh, by the way, I asked you to go over there in the evening and explain to him how to maintain good health."
"Definitely, definitely." Li Qi nodded.
The guests in the hall showed incredulous expressions when they heard that Cai Jing had specially asked someone to come over and let a cook, Li Qi, come over to chat with him.
After sending Cai Yong away, Li Qi asked someone to put the Qian Guan away first, and then asked someone to put the plaque in the backyard.
In the backyard, when Wang Zhongling saw the plaque, he burst out laughing and said, "My dear nephew, I never thought Grand Master Cai would value you so much."
Li Qi asked cautiously: "Uncle Wang, do you think this plaque can be kept at home instead of hanging up?"
"Keep it at home?"
Wang Zhongling laughed, then suddenly his face sank, and he said: "Don't you think you have too many heads? Let me tell you, not only do you have to hang this plaque, but you also have to hang it in the most conspicuous place. Otherwise, you can hold it yourself.
I’ll jump into the river with this plaque in mind, so as not to harm my little girl.”
Old guy, he doesn't even have a word of comfort.
Li Qi raised countless middle fingers to Wang Zhongling in his heart.
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