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It’s really like one wave after another.
Li Qi was stunned for a moment and asked quickly: "Are you sure you read it correctly?"
Chen Anan affirmed: "I'm sure I won't get it wrong. There are dozens of people in Pan Yuanwai's family, so I will still get it wrong."
Li Qi gasped and said, "You mean it's not just Pan Yuan? His whole family got on the boat?"
"Um."
Li Qi frowned and said, "When did they leave?"
Chen Anan replied: "I probably left at 3:30 a.m."
"Chenshi?" Li Qi opened his eyes and said, "Then why did you come to tell me now?"
Chen Anan scratched his head and said, "I've been looking for you all morning, but I couldn't find you. I just went back to fill my stomach. Didn't I just meet you when I came out?"
Li Qi remembered that the place where he went to practice today was indeed difficult to find, and he knew that it was not Chen Anan's fault. He softened his tone slightly and said, "Then can you find out where the boat is going?"
"Lin'an."
Lin'an? Now that it's so cold today and it's the end of the year, why is he in such a hurry to go to a place as far away as Lin'an? Li Qi frowned and thought deeply. Ma Qiao suddenly said: "I think Pan Yuanwai must have sent Pan Lou
Sold."
Li Qi nodded and said: "I know this too, but the question is, who did he sell Pan House to? This is not a small amount of money, and it is the ancestral property of the Pan family. If the other party hadn't given Pan Yuanwai enough
On the plus side, I think Pan will not sell the building. Who in the capital has such courage?"
As he spoke, he suddenly thought of someone again and asked, "Is there any news about Zhang Chun'er?"
Chen Anan shook his head and said: "No."
Li Qi hummed and asked, "Did Mr. Cai come to see me?"
Chen Anan said in surprise: "Huh? Brother, how do you know that Yuanwai Cai came to look for you this morning?"
Li Qi smiled and did not answer this childish question.
Chen Anan said again: "Brother, what should we do now?"
Li Qi was startled for a moment, waved his hand and said: "Continue to send people to keep an eye on Pan Lou. I don't care who he is, as long as he enters the restaurant industry, you'd better not mess with me, otherwise I will have to make him unable to take care of himself."
.Now I have more important things to do, Anan, please help me prepare some gifts immediately. I have to go to the Taiwei Mansion."
"Oh, I'll go right away."
Chen Anan responded, turned his back and was about to leave. Just after Li Qi finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something, frowned, raised his hand and said: "Wait, don't go now, I'd better go to the palace first."
Bar."
...
Li Qi walked alone along the Royal Street to Xuande Gate. During this period, Li Qi came every two or three days, so the guards at the door recognized him. But what made Li Qi curious was that today
Several guards saw him coming. Their faces were different, some were happy, some were sad, and the atmosphere was very strange.
"For your humble position, please see the official Yan Envoy." Several guards bowed and sang.
Li Qi nodded, took out the token given by the emperor from his waist, and checked it for them in a routine manner. But seeing a flash of golden light, several guards immediately understood and quickly let them go.
The things the emperor gave were useful. Li Qi thanked him and went inside.
Not long after Li Qi just entered, several guards at the door glanced at each other, looked around and saw no one, and gathered around him in unison.
One of them stretched out his hand and said: "Bring the money, bring the money."
Several other guards took out a small sling of copper coins from their sleeves and threw it into his hand. All of them had sad faces. Another one said: "This official envoy is really unpredictable. He used to come here every three days.
But I just came here yesterday, and today I am here again."
At this moment, a laugh sounded from behind the door: "I'm really sorry. I caused you to lose money. Do you need me to replenish it for you?"
The guards looked shocked. When they looked back, they saw Li Qi looking at them with a smile. They were all shocked.
These guys turned out to bet on me, md. I thought you were going to plot to kidnap me. It was really scary. Li Qi breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, I'm here again
I'm not your boss. This matter is out of my hands. It's just that your betting method is too simple. A day can be divided into three time zones: midday and evening, and it can be divided into twelve hours. You should bet on whether I will come in the morning or in the afternoon.
, or what time to come, and don’t always pay one for one, you have to change it according to the time, which will be more fun. Okay, I’m leaving first.”
After he finished speaking, he turned and left, leaving the guards looking at each other with confusion on their faces.
Do I really come too often? Probably not. Li Qi was thinking about this problem while walking. After a while, he passed a corner and saw the door of the imperial kitchen from a distance. At this time, there was a little cook standing at the door.
Li Qi recognized the little cook and was about to say hello, but the little cook glanced at him, turned his back and ran towards the house. He couldn't help but muttered: "What happened today? Everything is weird."
Entering the house, I saw all the royal chefs working hard, as if they hadn't seen him come in. I don't know if they were really working selflessly, or if they did it on purpose.
What happened to these people today? Li Qi stood at the door and glanced around, and suddenly found that the place where the two-headed abalone was originally placed had been replaced by eight-headed abalone, and the place where sea cucumbers were placed had also been replaced with pickles. He was shocked.
,Fuck! My biceps are gone.
"Brother Li, why are you here?"
At this moment, Zuo Boqing suddenly walked down from the second floor, clasped his hands in greeting.
The rest of the people also "reacted" and saluted one after another.
Li Qi's mind was now full of two-headed abalone, and he couldn't help but ask: "Brother Zuo, has our royal dining room been robbed?"
Who would dare to do this except you? Zuo Boqing pretended to be curious and asked: "Brother Li, where did you say this?"
Li Qi pointed to the long table and said in surprise: "I--uh--mean, those two-headed abalone, sea cucumbers are all gone? Could it be that the emperor recently changed to a vegetarian diet?"
Zuo Boqing exclaimed, "So this is what Brother Li is referring to. It's all because of my negligence that I discovered this morning that all the abalone and sea cucumbers here have been used up. No, I just asked people to go there
I've got it from the warehouse, but there are a lot of rules in the palace, so I guess I'll have to wait for a while."
There's something fishy, there's definitely something fishy. You've been doing this for so many years and you still make such mistakes. This guy must be guarding against me. It's so despicable. Li Qi's eyes moved left and right, as if he was looking for something.
Zuo Boqing's expression tightened when he saw his expression. He laughed and asked, "By the way, brother Li, how are you preparing the dishes?"
Li Qi was slightly startled, looked away, and said casually: "We're almost ready."
Zuo Boqing hurriedly said: "Then tell me quickly, how did you cook the two-headed abalone?"
"Two-headed abalone? When did I say using two-headed abalone for cooking?"
"Then what did you do with all those two-headed abalone from me?"
Day. This guy is so insidious. He actually wanted to trick me. Li Qi let out a long "Oh", his head was running rapidly, and his eyes suddenly lit up. He said: "Ingredients."
Zuo Boqing said in surprise: "Ingredients?"
"good."
Li Qi said with a serious face: "Actually, I plan to use abalone as an ingredient in this dish."
Zuo Boqing was surprised and said: "If you use abalone as an ingredient, what is your main ingredient?" This was the first time he heard that precious materials such as two-headed abalone were used to make ingredients. What kind of materials must be used to prevent the ingredients from being used?
The two-headed abalone is taking the lead.
Li Qi scratched his head and said, "Uh... we can't say this yet. Please let me explain it first."
Zuo Boqing also knew about Li Qi's bad habits, so he didn't ask any more questions and said, "Then what's the matter with you coming here today?"
Only then did Li Qi remember the purpose of coming here today. He pulled Zuo Boqing aside and said, "Brother Zuo, it's not long before the Four Nations Banquet. Are all the royal chefs from all countries here?"
Zuo Boqing was stunned for a moment and said: "Currently, only the imperial chefs from the Jin Kingdom have arrived. However, the imperial chefs from Dali and Xixia will probably arrive in the next few days."
Li Qi frowned and said, "Is the imperial chef the only one here?"
"Of course not. There are also some envoys accompanying us."
"Then the Kingdom of Jin also sent envoys?"
"Of course, I'm living in Xiangguo Temple now. But it's strange to say that the Jin Kingdom sent quite a few people this time. There were about two hundred people accompanying them. This is unprecedented. It seems that the Jin Kingdom also values this very much.
It’s for the Fourth Nations Banquet.”
Sure enough, that guy came for the Four Kingdoms Banquet. But do you need to send more than two hundred people? This is too much. The Jin Kingdom is still some barbarians, how could they value a cooking competition so much? It seems that it is
The person who came here is not a good person. Li Qi frowned and was silent.
Zuo Boqing asked curiously: "Why do you ask this?"
Li Qi was slightly startled and said: "Oh, I just want to find out the strength of their imperial chefs. If you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger."
Zuo Boqing nodded and suddenly said: "By the way, there is something I almost forgot to tell you. The imperial chef sent by the Jin Kingdom this time is the same one sent by the Liao Kingdom last time, but he has now surrendered to the Jin Kingdom.
, this man’s cooking skills are very good, I only won on soup last time, so you have to be careful.”
Li Qi had no time to think about this now, and said perfunctorily: "Well, I understand. Then I---I'll leave first." After saying that, he turned around and left thoughtfully.
As soon as he went out, the other cooks gathered around him. One person asked curiously: "Huh? The deputy general manager went back empty-handed today?"
Zuo Boqing sighed: "If we do this, how can he not see it? I think he is embarrassed to ask for it again. Alas---"
Another person said: "Mr. Zuo, you don't need to sigh. Isn't there nothing we can do about this? It's not a problem that the deputy general manager always does it like this, and he only picks the most expensive ones, and uses them all as the royal kitchen."
It's like he opened it on his own, and he is clearly lining his own pockets. If this continues, the higher-ups will be alerted sooner or later, and if he is held accountable, we cannot afford it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Qi suddenly turned back. Zuo Boqing was shocked and said, "What are you doing here again?"
Li Qi scratched his head and said, "Sorry, I just forgot to ask you, where is our warehouse?"
Zuo Boqing asked in astonishment: "Why are you asking the warehouse?"
Li Qizheng'er said: "Oh! The two-headed abalone and sea cucumber I took last time have been used up, and now they are waiting for urgent use. Oh, by the way, I also need some ginseng and deer antlers. You know, the selection of materials is very difficult. It’s very important, so I want to choose it myself.”
What on earth is this man's face made of? He is even more powerful than a robber. Zuo Boqing opened his eyes wide and looked at Li Qi with sweat on his face.