Be careful, there are fat girls

Chapter 51
After the banquet was over, the princess handed over the registered booklet to Mu Qingxi, and said with a soft smile: "You put this booklet away, and I will also hand over the charity sale to you. How much money will you sell in total? , what is it used for, just give me an explanation."

Mu Qingxi saw that she looked a little tired, so she quickly helped her back to the room, and asked as she walked, "Mother-in-law, are you not afraid that I will be greedy for the money? You really don't worry about me."

The concubine laughed and said angrily, "I don't have any worries about what you do. Go ahead and do it, I believe you."

For the concubine's wholehearted delegation of power to her, Mu Qingxi was full of gratitude, smiled lightly, and stopped talking.After serving the princess to rest, she turned around and came out.

After eating a few mouthfuls of food in a hurry, he asked Mo Xiang to wrap up the jewelry one by one. After getting in the sedan chair, he went to Yuji Jewelry Shop again.

Naturally, such a good deed would not be cheap to others. She called shopkeeper Hu and handed him the registered booklet together with the jewelry.

Shopkeeper Hu was used to seeing all kinds of exquisite jewelry, so he couldn't help being dumbfounded when there were so many exquisite jewelry in front of him, and he said, "Shizifei, what are these?"

Mu Qingxi said: "You pack up a larger place in the store and put all these jewelry on display one by one, and hang a conspicuous banner outside, indicating that it is a charity sale. Remember to put up a list at the entrance of the store, clearly stating the source of each piece of jewelry. , How much will be sold. After the charity sale is over, the total income will be marked at the end, and it must be clear and transparent to whom.”

Every time she said something, shopkeeper Hu respectfully agreed.

At the end, Mu Qingxi bent her lips and smiled: "Shopkeeper Hu, why don't you quickly draw the patterns of these jewelry before selling them? This is the most popular style among the upper class nobles this year."

Shopkeeper Hu woke up like a dream, overjoyed: "Yes, the villain will do it immediately."

In gold and silver jewelry stores, apart from the workmanship, the freshness of the pattern is the top priority. Now that there are so many exquisite jewelry styles in front of you, it would be a pity if you don't draw them quickly.

Mu Qingxi left the jewelry store and went to the tailor shop again.The charity sale made her think of another good way to save costs.

Although the cost of green cloth and canvas is not high, the cost is not high anyway.In addition to the cost of hiring an embroiderer, it is more or less an expense.

To do good things, the cost should not be wasted too much.

Seeing her coming, shopkeeper Zhuo hurriedly saluted. Mu Qingxi asked, "How did you invite Miss Xiu?"

Shopkeeper Zhuo replied: "When I heard that the embroiderers were making things for the victims, they were very active, and the wages were not much. Now I have recruited [-] embroiderers, and the first batch will be handed over before this evening. manual labor."

Mu Qingxi nodded in satisfaction: "The shopkeeper Zhuo is really neat."

Shopkeeper Zhuo blushed: "Don't dare, dare not."

Mu Qingxi said with a smile: "Master Zhuo, don't be overly humble. I came here today because I thought of another way to save costs."

Shopkeeper Zhuo's eyes lit up, "Concubine, please tell me."

Early the next morning, the people in the imperial capital discovered that a stall had been set up at the gate of Yuji Clothing Store.Countless sets of cyan clothes were placed on the left side of the stall, while a dozen sets of dark green heavy items were placed on the other side.

The shopkeeper first asked the servants to beat gongs and drums to attract the surrounding people, and then said loudly: "Everyone in the neighborhood, today my dynasty was hit by floods, and many innocent people were displaced and homeless. Although my Yuji clothing store is small, I am small, but I am also willing to contribute my own meager strength.”

He pointed to the clothes on the stall, and continued: "Zhuo is not talented. Although he wants to donate more money and things, but the power of one person is very little. Even if the family goes bankrupt, they can't save a few people. But if the neighbors work together, More victims can be rescued. Zhuo Mou asked her embroiderer to come out overnight. A set costs only [-] Wen. Over there is a tent for shelter, which only costs [-] Wen. Neighbors in the neighborhood You can buy freely, and we will have someone to give the purchased items to the victims. And every friend who has bought clothes, we will put it on the list. And Zhuo hereby promises that the money earned will be deducted from the cost, and all the rest will be donated. No profit left."

At this time, the clerk in the store pasted a large piece of paper on the wall, and on the top of the paper were clearly written four big characters: Jishanbang.

Twenty Wen coins are at the foot of the Imperial Capital, and even steamed buns may not be able to buy a few, let alone a set of clothes.What's more, this is not only doing good deeds, but also being famous on the list, and the shopkeeper Zhuo also said that even if there is profit, he will still make donations.

After hearing this, many people, those who are kind-hearted, have already paid for it and started to buy it.Some people with a lot of money bought a few sets of clothes or a tent, and the servant next to him wrote his name on the list, and made a record of how many sets he donated.

Those who have donated stand on the sidelines and feel complacent. They can get a chance to become famous without paying a little money. The neighbors in the neighborhood can see them coming and going, and they feel very face-saving.

As for the gold and silver jewelry store, shopkeeper Hu also put up a notice for the charity sale, which immediately attracted countless wealthy ladies in Beijing.

There are many wealthy local rich men in the capital, but they have no chance to see the jewelry patterns worn by many high-class ladies.Seeing so many exquisite and complicated jewelry presented in front of us today, everyone couldn't help but look envious.

But shopkeeper Hu was a little more shrewd, knowing that if these jewels were appraised, he might not get the expected results, so he simply made this charity sale into an auction format, and the price was high.

Anyway, the purses of those rich people are bigger than the next one. When they heard that these jewels were worn by the princesses, they wished to buy everything back home immediately.

So the final result of this charity sale was that the money obtained from the auction was more than ten times higher than expected.

Those local rich men held their beloved jewelry in their arms, and looked at their names on the list of good deeds on the wall, and everyone returned with satisfaction.

Shopkeeper Hu's face was even more red, and he was full of complacency with his smile.

Ling Weiyang's hands and feet are also very fast. He posted a post in each of the slightly famous restaurants in the imperial capital, stating that this gluttonous feast will not only compete with many famous masters, but also have royal chefs in the palace. .In addition to learning skills, this time is also a charity sale for the victims.

Many famous chefs are very interested in learning skills with the imperial chefs in the palace, not to mention doing charitable deeds for the victims of the disaster. Almost all restaurants agreed.

The time was set two days after the post was posted.

A huge platform was set up between Qingfengzhai and Deyilou, which can accommodate about 50 people.

Those who came to participate had registered and prepared in advance, plus the royal chef in the palace, a total of [-] top chefs.

Because the host was Ling Weiyang, King of Yu, many dignitaries from central Beijing took pride in coming, plus those who loved food, immediately surrounded the giant table for three floors.

Ling Weiyang didn't know what method he used to invite several well-known gourmets from the Tianyu Dynasty to be judges, not to mention the imperial chefs in the palace participated in it, so this gourmet feast became very interesting.

At the order of the master of ceremonies, the chefs of [-] major restaurants began to move their knives one after another. Although today's theme is a charity sale for the victims of the disaster, they are surrounded by top chefs who are well-known in the capital, and everyone has saved money. The idea of ​​a test.What's more, the imperial chef in the palace is also among them, and they all want to compete with the imperial chef, so it is worthwhile to come here.

Bai Shi was still sent by Deyilou, she stood alone among all the male cooks, she couldn't help feeling a little more nervous.

When she saw that she was wearing a veiled hat under the stands, but the figure could tell who it was at a glance, she couldn't help but secretly settled down in her heart.

With the knife raised and lowered, the ingredients were cut steadily.

The time is limited to two hours, starting from the beginning of Si and ending at the end of noon.At noon, the sun rose and the weather became scorching hot. Although there was a pergola, it still felt extremely stuffy.

At this moment, various scents were constantly wafting out, and the people under the stands could not help but swallow their saliva. Looking at the time, it was almost time, and they all suppressed their hunger and waited for the arrival of the last moment.

Finally, after a clear sound of gongs and drums, all the chefs on the stage stopped their work.One by one, they packed up the carefully prepared delicacies and brought them to the judge's seat.

There are a total of six judges, who are those famous gourmet masters all over the world.Maybe no one will believe what others say, but these few are well-known in the food industry, so if they invite six of them to be notarized, no one will be convinced.

What the first chef made was called: Dragon and Phoenix Bringing Prosperity.The main ingredients are carp and crispy chicken. The fish meat is cooked into diced Kung Pao fish, fish slices, eggplant fish sticks and distilled fish curd, which are respectively placed on the lining to form whole fish shapes.

Each of the six judges picked up a piece of chopsticks, but found that the parts they picked up were different, and the taste was also different. They were divided into fresh, fragrant, sour, spicy, sweet, and salty.

The six looked at each other and nodded in unison.

Next, all the dishes were presented one by one, with all kinds of flavors and types competing for splendor, but striving for perfection.

The imperial chef is from Jianzhou, and his special dish is "Man Tan Xiang", which has won the praises of both the emperor and the queen mother. This is the dish he cooked in today's competition.

A brown-yellow jar with a simple color and shape, when it is opened, it smells fragrant immediately.Seeing that the jar was full of countless kinds of ingredients, the chef said with a smile: "I have chicken, duck, sheep knuckle, pork belly, hoof tip, tendon, ham, fish lip, shark's fin, sea cucumber, abalone, scallop, etc. in the jar. Fish belly, pigeon eggs, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, razor clam, etc. It is made of [-] kinds of main ingredients and [-] kinds of ingredients. After two hours of slow cooking, it has such a taste."

The eyes of several judges widened, and the people watching all around stretched their necks.I can't wait to rush to the stage at this moment, and have a taste of it first.

Several judges each tasted a small bowl, then nodded slowly, sighed and said: "The imperial chef is worthy of being an imperial chef, and he is really experienced."

The imperial chef smiled proudly. He has been obsessed with this dish for decades. If he can't do it well, how can he be an imperial chef.

Bai Shi was the last one to serve the dish.

A bowl of pure white sea, a bowl of clear soup, with a few cabbage leaves floating in the soup, without any oily stars.

The six judges looked at each other, and one of them, an old man with a long beard, asked, "Dare to ask this sister-in-law, what is the name of this dish?"

Bai's smile faintly: "Cabbage in boiling water."

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