With a sharp voice, it was announced that the morning meeting was officially over.
As everyone expected, this morning meeting was Li Qi's personal performance. Of course, it is undeniable that his speech was indeed very exciting.
Just after leaving the main hall, Li Qi was about to go to the imperial dining room to get something to go back to the tooth ceremony. Wang Zhongling suddenly came over and whispered: "My dear nephew, how should I make the flagpole?" As he said this, he glanced left and right with his small eyes, for fear of being afraid.
As if being heard
But Li Qi didn't think so. He was stunned for a moment, and then said in surprise: "Uncle Wang, your Ministry of Industry has never even made a flagpole, right?"
Colleagues who were passing by immediately looked this way.
Wang Zhongling's old face turned red and he complained about Li Qi to death. He quickly pulled Li Qi aside and said angrily: "Of course we have made flagpoles, but the problem is that we have never made flagpoles for national flags."
Li Qi nodded slightly and said: "That's true, this flagpole is indeed somewhat different from ordinary flagpoles."
"Isn't it?"
Li Qiwei pondered and said: "Let's do this, Uncle Wang, you go to the group company to find Tian Carpenter, he will do it" because the flagpole of the Cuju Alliance last time was made by Tian Carpenter and his friends.
"Okay, I'll go find him now. Do you want to go?"
"I still have to go to the imperial dining room to take a look."
"Oh, I'll go first then"
"Uncle Wang, walk slowly"
After bidding farewell to Wang Zhongling, Li Qi went directly to the imperial dining room
The imperial dining room was still so busy. Li Qidu wondered if these people were robots. They seemed to be cutting endlessly without taking a break. Zuo Boqing was sitting on the corridor upstairs, wrinkled.
Brows seem to be thinking about things
When the imperial chefs saw Li Qi coming, they were about to salute. Li Qi raised his hand to stop them, then quietly came to the second floor, stood behind Zuo Boqing, and suddenly shouted: "Brother Zuo"
"ah"
Zuo Boqing was so frightened that he suddenly jumped up. He turned around in shock and saw that it was Li Qi. He immediately couldn't laugh or cry. He rolled his eyes and said, "Brother Li, you are such a big official, why are you still playing this trick?"
, but it scared me to death.”
Li Qi chuckled and said, "Life has its ups and downs, otherwise it would be boring."
Zuo Boqing was speechless for a while and said: "This kind of ups and downs can be avoided. I am already so old, so I can withstand being scared like this by you."
Li Qi chuckled and asked: "By the way, Brother Zuo, what were you thinking about so deeply just now?"
"Celebration Banquet"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zuo Boqing said again: "Are you here also for the celebration banquet?"
"Celebration party?"
Li Qi said confusedly: "What celebration banquet?"
Zuo Boqing was stunned and said, "Didn't the Emperor ask you to come?"
Sweat! How could the emperor let me come to Shun Abalone? Li Qi shook his head and said: "Isn't it some kind of celebration banquet?"
Zuo Boqing sighed: "Now that Yanyun is about to be recaptured, when Tong Taiwei and others return in triumph, they will definitely hold a grand celebration banquet, and the whole world will celebrate together."
Returning in triumph? Shit! It should be said that Li Qi, who escaped with his tail between his legs, frowned and said: "It's still very early, and I haven't heard the emperor talk about it."
Zuo Boqing said: "Now that this matter has not been settled, how could the emperor say clearly that I am just preparing for a rainy day? I was just thinking about new dishes."
"Preparing for a rainy day?" Li Qi said angrily: "Brother Zuo, are you thinking too far ahead? You said it yourself. This matter has not been settled yet. What kind of plan are you planning?"
When Zuo Boqing heard this, he almost lost his temper and fainted. You, the deputy general manager of the imperial kitchen, only come here once a month, and you are not here to cook. Just when he opened his mouth, he heard Li Qi shake his head and said: "No.
No, for such a big matter, we should be prepared for a rainy day, and as the deputy general manager, I should also help think about it."
Zuo Boqing took a deep breath and couldn't believe his ears.
But as soon as the idea came to him, Li Qi said again: "Let's do this, Brother Zuo, first get me a dozen pounds of abalone, sea cucumbers, and shark's fins. I will go home and study them slowly." In the imperial dining room, the quantity was small.
, Li Qi didn’t even dare to speak, he was really afraid of being embarrassed.
Zuo Boqing was immediately stunned. Are you trying to take advantage of troubled waters again?
"Brother Zuo, Brother Zuo"
Zuo Boqing was slightly startled, and his intestines turned green. If he had known this, how could he have mentioned this matter? Isn't this tantamount to encouraging him to use the public for personal gain? Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, and he laughed and said
: "A dozen kilograms of abalone is too little. For such a big event, at least several hundred abalones are needed."
"How many or several hundred?" Li Qi looked surprised, without being polite, and said: "That really couldn't be better. Brother Zuo, don't worry, I will definitely develop a dish suitable for this celebration banquet.
However, I'm afraid you have to lend me a car. My hands are not enough for so many cars."
Zuo Boqing waved his hand and said: "No need to use any new dishes, the old dishes will be fine."
"Old dish? What old dish?"
Zuo Boqing suddenly leaned his head over and said, "Do you still remember that you still owe the emperor a dish?"
"I owe the Emperor a dish?"
Li Qi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly opened his eyes and said in surprise: "Could it be that way?"
Zuo Boqing nodded and said: "Yes, it is your priceless form."
As expected, Li Qi frowned, pondered for a moment, and said seriously: "Is this what the emperor said?"
Zuo Boqing shook his head and said, "That's true. But do you still remember that I accompanied the emperor to Zuixianju a few days ago to taste your Twenty-Four Bridges on a Moonlit Night?"
"Of course I remember"
Zuo Boqing said: "On the way back, the emperor once mentioned the Wuxiang, and also vaguely mentioned the celebration banquet. Although the emperor did not say it explicitly, in my opinion, if this negotiation can be successful, the emperor will
It’s very possible that I’ll let you cook that Wuxiang dish at the celebration banquet.” Speaking of Wuxiang, there was a hint of excitement on his face.
Yes, it costs a lot of money to cook Wuxiang. If you eat it on a regular basis, it will definitely arouse the opposition of those officials, but regaining Yanyun is a great joy. By then, nothing is too much for the emperor to do, let alone a mere one.
Li Qi frowned and said, "If this is really the case, then we will be really busy."
Zuo Boqing nodded and said, "So you have to prepare for a rainy day."
Li Qi sighed and said seriously: "Yes, we should prepare for a rainy day. I will write you a list of materials later. Brother Zuo, please help me prepare it. I will practice a few times when I go back."
Zuo Boqing was stunned for a long time and said angrily: "Don't think about it. You have to practice it a few times. It's just the materials you need for your Wuxiang Dao. If you practice it a few times, I'm afraid everyone in the palace will be confused."
They all have to catch wind.”
Li Qi rolled his eyes and said, "Brother Zuo, of course you have to practice cooking. I'm not asking too much."
Zuo Boqing knew that this man would definitely not leave without making some money, so he waved his hand and said: "At most, I will give you some abalones and sea cucumbers to take back. You can eat them yourself or practice, it's up to you."
"Some? How many can there be?"
Li Qi curled his lips in frustration, and suddenly said: "How about this, I will reduce the ratio of the materials ten times, and I will try to see if I can make a small Wuxiang."
"Little Wuxiang?" Zuo Boqing snorted and said, "If you think about it, even if you shrink it ten times, it's still a lot. Okay, okay, one pound of abalone and one pound of sea cucumber, that's all. You
Do you want?"
"How about two pounds?"
"Together, it's two kilograms."
"Wow! Brother Zuo, I find you are getting smarter and smarter."
"There is no other way but you forced me out."
"I forced you to come out, and you're getting more and more stingy."
"There is no way, I learned this all from you"
"Well, it's better not to learn this bad habit."
"I don't want to either, but you must understand the truth that people who are close to Zhu are red."
"But I always have to practice."
"If the emperor really asks you to do this Wuxiang Tao, do you think the emperor will give you a chance to practice?"
"how could I know"
"Then I can tell you clearly, if this is the case, you only have one chance, but you are the Golden Knife Chef King, so there should be no problem."
"It doesn't matter if your back hurts when you stand and talk, it doesn't matter, two pounds is two pounds." Li Qi reluctantly compromised, thinking to himself, anyway, this matter has not even been mentioned, why should I worry about it, even if it is really the case,
Then I can openly come here to get some supplements and go back to have a toothpaste ceremony.
.
"well!"
On the way back, Li Qi sighed while riding on the horse. He felt that this trip was not worth it, so he got such a small amount. In fact, with his current wealth, he couldn't buy anything on the market, but the problem was the royal meal
The materials of the room are the best in the world, and most of them are tributes and are not sold on the market at all. This is why Li Qi always wants to use the brains of the imperial dining room. He is actually also a big foodie, but compared to Wu
As far as Xiaoliu and the others are concerned, his taste is relatively high and he hides it deeply.
Ma Qiao on the side saw him and asked curiously: "Deputy Commander, why do you keep sighing?"
Li Qidao: "Of course I sigh when I'm in a bad mood."
Ma Qiao said oh, without saying anything comforting, and asked: "Then where are we going now?"
"Of course it's Zuixianju"
"But aren't you going to the academy today to write a story with Lady Feng?"
"Yeah?"
"Well, that's what you said yesterday when Lady Feng sent someone to urge you."
"Yes, why did I forget about this? You are becoming more and more competent. However, you have to go to Zuixianju for lunch first."
The two came to Zuixianju, but as soon as they entered the door, Wu Furong greeted them
Li Qi let out a sigh and said, "Uncle Wu, why are you here?"
Wu Furong said sarcastically: "It was Qiniang who asked me to come to discuss the 'Pizza Day' with you."
“Pizza day?”
Li Qi was stunned and asked: "What pizza day?"
Wu Furong was also stunned and said: "Have you forgotten that after the Pig Killing Alley incident, you used pizza for a few days and set a date for 'Pizza Day'. Just five days later, there are already many
Customers are asking”
"That seems to be the case"
Li Qi couldn't help but rub his forehead and said, "I've been really busy lately, so what did Qiniang say?"
Wu Furong said: "What Qiniang means is that the cake house is now ready, so she wants to set the opening date of the cake house on 'Pizza Day' and put 'Pizza Day' in the cake house as well.
, in this way, you can also help promote the cake house, killing two birds with one stone."
"This is a really good idea. Let's leave it at that. Uncle Wu, could you please go and post a notice to inform the guests?"
"Hey, I'll go there later."
Li Qi suddenly frowned and said: "However, it seems that Lu Meimei and Run'er don't know how to make pizza. If Liuzi and the others are asked to help, there will be no one in Zuixianju." At this point, he pondered for a moment and said
: "By the way, where are Lu Meimei and Run'er now?"
Ma Qiao said hurriedly: "My junior sister has been helping in the cake shop these days, but she is exhausted."
Li Qi glared at him slightly and said, "Then do you want me to invite dozens of people to serve your junior sister?"
"That's not necessary, I can go alone," Ma Qiao said, patting his chest.
"Besides, what should I do if you're not here?" Li Qi snorted and said, "Well, I'll go to the cake house first and have lunch there. Maqiao, you go to the college now and tell me
Madam Feng, I’m afraid I have to go later.”
Ma Qiao rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Just leave this matter to Anan, I have to protect you."
Li Qi hummed: "Protect me? I think you want to see your junior sister?"
Ma Qiao sighed softly and said with a look of fascination: "If possible, I would like to see my junior sister all the time. Deputy Commander, where are you going? Wait for me." (To be continued...)