The outer chamber is not what I want, the general will send you a sword!

Chapter 57

Desheng Building, in the study of the reception room on the second floor.

"Father, you have to decide for me!" Qi Luoyun cried.

"Okay, okay, don't cry, my baby Yun'er, what wronged you, tell dad! Dad is your decision!"

Shopkeeper Qi is wearing a double-breasted robe, a square hat, a long, thin face and a high nose. If you look closely, Qi Luoyun looks a lot like him!

"Today I went to the old lady's banquet, and I brought the ginseng king prepared by my father, but the old lady didn't even look at it, all my thoughts were on Xia Jin!"

"Xia Jin? Who is it?" Shopkeeper Qi had never heard of this name.

"Father, do you still remember the woman brought back by the general some time ago?"

"I went to the banquet today, and the old lady asked her to sit beside me. If this continues, what chance will I have of being the general's wife!" Qi Luoyun stomped her feet angrily.

"It's no big deal!" Boss Qi reassured.

"Yun'er, do you know that people who become slaves are only blood relatives who committed crimes and were sentenced to death, so they will be reduced to the fate of the family."

"Even if such a person changes his slave status, he can't be a regular wife. She and the general's family are not right. Even if she enters the general's family, she can only be a concubine who can't stand on the stage!"

He patted Qi Luoyun on the shoulder and said, "We, Yun'er, work hard, and we can still be the general's wife!"

Hearing what he said, Qi Luoyun's complexion improved a bit.

"What Dad said is that I don't want to be as knowledgeable as that lowly person!"

"Miss!" The maid's voice came from outside the door.

Qi Luoyun opened the door and looked at the girl, and said coldly: "Didn't I tell you, don't bother me when I'm talking to dad!"

The maid said aggrievedly: "It's not that the servants disturb you intentionally, it's because Xia Jin is here!"

"What did you say?"

"Xia Jin came to Desheng Building?"

The maid nodded, pointed downstairs, and said, "It's downstairs now."

Xia Jin just sat down at the square table near the window on the first floor when a sharp voice came.

"Isn't this Miss Xia... No, it should be called Miss Xia!"

Seeing Qi Luoyun coming, Siji stepped forward angrily and said:

"You just instigated the bearer to bump into my lady's sedan chair, we are here to settle accounts with you!"

"It's your bearers who don't have eyes, don't walk such a wide road, and insist on jumping into the ditch, how can you blame me!"

Siji put his hands on his hips and reasoned: "If your bearer hadn't bumped into him, how could our bearer have lost his balance and fell down!"

Qi Luoyun played with the hair on her chest, and said disapprovingly: "Is it my Deshenglou's fault that your lady choked on eating one day?"

Siji's cheeks flushed with anger, Xia Jin patted her on the shoulder, signaling her to back down.

"Miss Qi, you just said that Desheng Tower is yours?" Xia Jin said calmly.

Qi Luoyun raised her chin with a proud face.

"This Desheng Building is owned by my father! You, a girl from the countryside, will never come to such a big restaurant in your life!"

"In a while, there will be guests here, please go out, otherwise it will take up the seat and affect the guests' dinner!" Qi Luoyun gave the order to evict the guests.

Xia Jin propped her chin with one hand, and looked indifferently in the direction of the back kitchen.

"I'm hungry, let's get the menu."

Qi Luoyun twitched the corners of her mouth, and said to herself, can an outside room afford it!

However, if the general finds out about her embarrassment because she can't pay for the meal, the general will definitely hate her!
Thinking of this, Qi Luoyun went to the counter to fetch a recipe and handed it to Xia Jin, deliberately covering the price with her fingers.

"Recently, the most famous dish in Deshenglou is called 'crazy saliva chicken'. This is a recipe presented to us by Chef Xia from the God of Food Hall. You can't get it anywhere else! Miss Xia, order one!"

"There are also our signature dishes, stir-fried beef, double velvet lion head, emerald soup, ginseng chicken soup, glazed bird's nest soup, all of which are very good!"

"Then listen to Miss Qi, let's go!" Xia Jin said.

The corners of Qi Luoyun's mouth twitched, she suppressed a smile, "Wait a minute, I'll let the kitchen do the cooking!"

The moment he turned around, those slender eyes were full of jokes and ridicule.

"You bumpkin who has never seen the world, when you settle accounts later, you can cry!"

After that, he twisted his waist and walked towards the kitchen, throwing the menu on the table.

"This table needs to be served quickly!"

Qin Haoou took the menu, "Who is it?"

He glanced out curiously, his eyes lit up.

Why is the master here!

Looking at the menu again, the chef ordered all the signature dishes. He must want to see if his cooking skills have improved!
Then, he must go all out!

Selecting the ingredients, chopping the vegetables for later use, preparing the broth, and various ground seasonings, from washing and preparing the vegetables to serving them in the pot, Qin Haoou did it himself without letting anyone intervene.

He thinks this is the spur and test of his master!

Must be taken seriously!

Not long after, the six dishes were ready, and Qin Haoou brought them to the table himself.

Just as he was about to ask the master to taste it, he was preempted by a shrill voice.

"Miss Xia, you definitely won't be able to eat these dishes in other places, so you can eat them freely now!" Qi Luoyun sat opposite Xia Jin, looking like she was watching the excitement.

Xia Jin picked up the chopsticks and ate the dishes slowly. After tasting them one by one, she took a sip of bird's nest soup to moisten her throat.

"The ingredients are top-grade, and the heat is well controlled. However, the beef is a little old. It will taste better if you add some white wine to marinate it before frying. In addition, the heat of the bird's nest soup is not enough, and the taste of melting in the mouth is a little lacking."

"The lion's head tastes good, but the pork belly in it is a bit greasy. Next time, I will choose the pork belly of Sanhua pig. It will be better. The cabbage in the jade soup is soft and refreshing, and the mushrooms are full of umami. It is very good! The ginseng chicken soup is because Because of the time, the heat is not enough, next time, remember to stew the soup gently and slowly, and don’t boil it over high heat.”

Qin Haoou nodded, remembering all of them in his heart.

"Since you think it's delicious, let's settle the bill! The dishes you ordered are all made by the chef himself, and the price is double that of ordinary dishes. No more, no less, exactly 800 taels of silver! I can only go to the government!"

As soon as Qi Luoyun said this, Qin Haoou was stunned, how could he ask for money when the master came to eat?
"Who are you, is it your turn to speak here!" He shouted coldly.

"I'm the lady of Deshenglou, of course I have the right to say! You are a cook, so disrespectful! Believe it or not, I asked my father to fire you!"

Shopkeeper Qi came downstairs in a hurry. Seeing this situation, he hurried over and nodded to Qin Haoou.

"Boss Qin, this is the little girl Qi Luoyun. She rarely comes to Desheng Tower, so she doesn't know the rules here!"

Seeing her father talking to a cook like this, Qi Luoyun screamed: "Father, why are you humiliating a cook!"

Before he finished speaking, shopkeeper Qi raised his hand and slapped her on the face.

"To shut up!"

(End of this chapter)