"Four bowls of Bijian soup, and one piece of pastry each." Bai Gaoxing looked up and told the waiter without looking at the menu.
"Wait a minute, there is no Hezhi (zhi) porridge, everyone else drinks the same." Yu Sheng said.
He came here to taste Shangxinlou’s signature porridge, and he couldn’t just drink the same thing.
"Hezhi porridge is made from dried fish, do you really want to drink it?" Bai Gaoxing raised his eyebrows.
"Forget it."
"No, he can't drink but I can." Ye Zigao said, but the waiter had no human rights and was ruthlessly rejected by Yu Sheng.
Soon the Bijian soup was served, along with Shangxinlou chef Huang Xiaochu.
He handed over to Yu Sheng and sat down, lowering his voice and saying, "Did Mr. Cai provoke you again?"
"Who is Cai Laoer?"
"Cai Ming." Bai Gaoxing said.
"Oh, you said Cai Gouzi, no, what's wrong?" Yu Sheng said.
"Then what are you doing here?" Huang Xiaochu looked at them.
"Let's have porridge." Yu Sheng said confidently.
Huang Xiaochu had nothing to say, and then he saw the clothes of Yu Sheng and Fu Nan, "Are you the Jinyiwei?"
Yu Sheng proudly turned over his belt and said, "Commander of the Ghost Division of Jinyiwei Town."
"Who?" Huang Xiaochu was surprised.
"Nonsense, it's me." Yu Sheng rolled his eyes at him.
He turned the Bijian soup with a spoon, and the aroma of the soup floated over, "Okay, Lao Huang, it's clear and sweet, just like Bijian. It deserves to be the best porridge in Yangzhou."
Bijian soup, as its name suggests, the color of the soup is like the water of Bijian, green and clear. There are only three ingredients in the soup: celery, sesame and fennel, but it is extremely delicious.
"Come on, are you saying this to me as a rude person?" Huang Xiaochu said angrily, "Otherwise, you can hang up the No. 1 porridge sign in Yangzhou for me."
"Don't compare with me, I am the only one in the world." Yu Sheng took a sip of Bijian soup.
The fragrance of celery lingers in the mouth. This soup is very light, making people feel refreshed after drinking it.
Seeing Yu Sheng slowly savoring it, Huang Xiaochu was very proud. After all, the person in front of him was the one who cooked the best porridge.
"By the way, do you want to compete with Gui Yidao on 'Ma Po Tofu'?" Huang Xiaochu asked him.
"Who said that?" Yu Sheng raised his head, "With his meager behavior, I'm too lazy to compare."
"It has spread throughout Yangzhou City."
Huang Xiaochu told Yu Sheng that after returning from Gui Yidao Inn, word spread throughout Yangzhou, saying that he would compete with Yu Sheng in "Ma Po Tofu" in a month.
Huang Xiaochu also exaggerated the identity of Yu Sheng, saying that he is the founder of tofu, the only person he respects is the master of porridge, and the father of Mapo Tofu.
"Hey, you're so flattering to me with this hat on?" Yu Sheng was a little surprised, "I'm not afraid of Mapo beating him."
"The purpose of giving you these high hats is to show off his greatness after defeating you." Huang Xiaochu said disdainfully.
Regarding Gui Yidao, a chef from other places who forced Yangzhou famous chefs to seal his knives, Yangzhou city chefs generally have a bad reputation.
At this point, Huang Xiaochu asked Yu Sheng quietly, "Are you sure? If you lose again, Yangzhou Chef's reputation will be completely ruined."
"I just said that I don't bother to compete with him. It's a waste of time." Yu Sheng raised his head to drink the bowl of soup, put down the bowl and said, "Here comes another bowl of Bijian soup."
"Hey, is my porridge so good?" Huang Xiaochu said with a smile on his face.
"No, the food we ate at the City Lord's Mansion yesterday was too greasy, so I just used Bijian soup to shave off the oil." Yu Sheng said lightly.
Hearing the thunder in silence, Huang Xiaochu was shocked by Yu Sheng's pretense. He now knew where Yu Sheng's skin came from.
"Then how are you going to settle Gui Yida? Be careful of others saying you are timid if you don't fight." Huang Xiaochu asked after calming down.
"I'm not here to see you anymore. Do you know how to make Mapo Tofu?" Yu Sheng asked Huang Xiaochu.
Huang Xiaochu blushed and became shy, "I went to Xunweizhai to steal my master and drew a gourd. I'm afraid I won't be able to catch your eye."
"Don't be afraid, give us a fight." Yu Sheng leaned against Huang Xiaochu's ear, "Then let's do this."
After muttering, Yu Sheng added: "It just damages your reputation. I wonder if you are willing to do it?"
"If you want, the devil won't." Huang Xiaochu said with a smile on his face, "Just wait, I will make arrangements."
Huang Xiaochu said the next sentence and ran away.
"What bad idea are you holding back?" Fu Nan said, "I would say it would be better to defeat the enemy directly head-on."
He remained silent for the rest of his life, but he also thought about it, but the system lacked confidence, and he was deeply afraid that he would be defeated by Gui Yidao and lose his reputation as a monster.
The system said coldly: "I just don't have confidence in you."
The waiter quickly brought a plate of mapo tofu. When the four of them took a look, they really only had one scoop. First of all, the color was inferior to the color and flavor.
The tofu was a bit scattered and the gravy was not as good as Yu Sheng's.
Bai Gaoxing and the other three were used to Yu Sheng's cooking, but just one look at this Mapo Tofu reduced their appetite by 50%.
They each took a bite without any expectations, and Bai was happy that they never moved their chopsticks again.
The thickening technique of this dish is not good, it doesn't stick to the tofu, and the taste is very bland.
Yu Sheng clapped his chopsticks and yelled: "Xiaoer, what the hell are you doing Mapo Tofu? You don't know how to make it, so you are ruining my food."
The four of us were seated in a busy area of Shangxin Building. Yu Sheng suppressed the noise with his roar, and all the guests looked at Yu Sheng in surprise.
The waiter hurried over, but Yu Sheng couldn't help but said: "Let your chef come over. If Mapo Tofu is made like this, isn't it a waste of my food?"
"What's going on, what's going on, who is causing trouble?" Huang Xiaochu, who had been waiting behind for a long time, appeared.
"Who is causing trouble?" He came over and smiled when he saw Yu Sheng, "Shopkeeper Yu, you weren't being nice just now, what's wrong?"
Yu Sheng pointed at Mapo Tofu, "Our dogs won't eat the dish you made. I won't spoil my Mapo Tofu like this."
Huang Xiaochu felt ashamed, "Yes, yes, it's my fault. I hope shopkeeper Yu will give me some advice."
"Where is the kitchen? Let me open your eyes." Yu Sheng stood up and said menacingly.
"Quick, ask shopkeeper Yu to go to the kitchen." Huang Xiaochu asked the waiter to lead Yu Sheng there.
He was about to follow, but the person next to him stopped him, "Master Huang, who is this kid? He is so crazy?"
"You don't know this?" Huang Xiaochu said in surprise.
"He is the one who dared to challenge the challenge after Gui Yi Dao planned it for a month, which earned Mr. Zhou a lot of praise from Shopkeeper Yu."
"Mapo tofu was bought by Xunweizhai from shopkeeper Yu at a huge price."
Huang Xiaochu raised his head and said to everyone, "Everyone is in for a treat today. Shopkeeper Yu is going to cook it himself."
"Stop talking, I'm going to learn art." Huang Xiaochu couldn't wait to rush back to the kitchen.
This was not an act, because Yu Sheng promised to teach him how to cook this dish in person.
The news about Gui Yidao's appointment with shopkeeper Yu had already spread throughout Yangzhou. When everyone present heard that Yu Sheng was going to cook in person, they all raised their hands to greet the waiter, "Young waiter, let's order Mapo Tofu."
Bai Gaoxing and the other three watched this self-directed and self-acted farce, "Huang Xiaochu really let go of his arrogance and flattered the shopkeeper like this." Ye Zigao said.
Bai happily said: "Huang Xiaochu is a loyal person. Just look at him and stay in Shangxin Building to make money for the Cai family."
Moreover, Huang Xiaochu was only good at porridge, and now Yu Sheng had to personally teach him, so it didn't matter if he lowered his profile and acted with Yu Sheng.
"Shopkeeper Yu, can you cook with one hand?" Fu Nan suddenly asked.
Bai Gaoxing put down his chopsticks and said, "I'll go take a look."
He went into the kitchen and saw that Yu Sheng was making people prepare various things.
Bai Gaoxing held on to Yu Sheng and said, "Shopkeeper, can your arm be done?"
"Shopkeeper Yu, you're ready." Huang Xiaochu shouted from afar.
"Here we come." Yu Sheng agreed and took off the gauze hanging around his neck and wrapped around his arms.
"I've been fine for a long time." He said happily to Bai Bai.
Thanks to the beads of rice, Cao'er's medicine, and even his unknown bloodline for the rest of his life, he recovered from his injuries early.
"and you……"
"Nonsense, otherwise how can I let my little aunt feed me, take care of me, love me, and be lazy at the same time?"
Bai Gaoxing was stunned, the country people's tricks were really deep.