Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

The owner of Tianxianglou felt that the best way at the moment was to serve Princess Jianing well. Even if she didn't eat, after she left, he could still use her identity to increase the reputation of the restaurant, especially the private rooms she had visited.

Who wouldn’t want to stay in a private room that even the princess has visited?

As for the Longjing tea before the rain that the princess drank, it is not a problem to raise the price to thirty cents per pot.

In comparison, competing with Mr. Li was the lowest method. Princess Jianing obviously liked the food cooked by Mr. Li, so if she competed with Mr. Li under this circumstance, she would definitely lose, and if she lost, it would not be good for the restaurant or the chef.

The shopkeeper thought he had thought clearly, but Cheng Danian didn't agree.

"Boss, I have to compete with that Li guy, otherwise I won't cook today!"

Tianxianglou shopkeeper: "......"

"I, Cheng Danian, have been learning cooking from my master since I was thirteen years old. It has been nearly thirty years now. How old is that girl surnamed Li? I am just a teenager. I cannot accept losing to her!"

"But the princess likes her." The shopkeeper was also annoyed and said sternly: "If the princess doesn't like her, no matter how much you know, it's useless."

"How about we both cook the same dish?" Cheng Danian's mind was racing at this moment: "As long as we cook the same dish, the princess will choose the best one from the two. I will never lose to her!"

Tianxianglou shopkeeper: "......"

*

In the private room, with Princess Jianing's consent, Li Yu tasted a few snacks.

Tianxianglou is a big restaurant in the county, so there is nothing wrong with the shape and presentation of the dim sum. But what is worth mentioning is the texture and taste. It is not soft enough and too dry, and the raw materials used to make the pastries are not processed well, so the taste is not particularly authentic.

After swallowing the last piece of dessert, Li Yu drank a whole glass of water.

"Let's go." Princess Jianing had just sat for a while, so she stood up and said, "Let's go outside and take another look."

Li Yu followed immediately.

The group went straight downstairs and were stopped by someone when they reached the door.

*

The shopkeeper of Tianxianglou approached Princess Jianing nervously and said, "Princess, our chef heard that there is someone who can cook with you, and he wants to compete with her."

Princess Jianing narrowed her eyes: "Hmm?"

The shopkeeper was nervous and tried to introduce the chef to Princess Jianing. "This is our chef Cheng Danian. He heard that the chef Li next to you is very good at cooking and wanted to take this opportunity to learn from her."

Li Yu followed the shopkeeper's movements and looked at Cheng Danian.

Cheng Danian is in his early forties, slightly plump, and his face is dark and shiny due to years of exposure to oil fumes.

Princess Jianing looked at Cheng Danian, then turned to Li Yu and asked, "Do you want to compete with him?"

Li Yu didn't think too long and said, "I do." She could see that Cheng Danian was very dissatisfied with her, probably because the princess liked the snacks she made. In this case, let's have a competition. She was confident that she could beat him.

*

Both parties agreed, and the cooking competition was set. Princess Jianing loved to watch the fun, so she accepted the role of the final judge without hesitation.

As it is getting late today, the competition will be scheduled for tomorrow. As for the menu of the competition, it will be decided by drawing lots tomorrow.

Coming out of Tianxiang Tower, Princess Jianing beckoned a guard and ordered him to take Li Yu home. She meant that Li Yu had a competition tomorrow, so he must rest well today and not overwork.

Li Yu couldn't refuse, so he had to accept.

Before going back, she first found Han Zheng and Han Xiaomei.

After hearing about her plan for tomorrow's competition, Han Zheng suggested that Li Yu live directly in the county to avoid the trouble of running back and forth.

Li Yu smiled and said, "Aunt Wu is busy lately and can't come to our house at night. I'm worried if you two are the only ones at home. Let's go back together. I'll come back tomorrow."

As he spoke, he called the two of them to get into the carriage prepared by Princess Jianing's guards.

The donkey cart is slow, so we will temporarily leave it in another courtyard today. As for the donkey, there are people in the other courtyard who feed it, so there is no need to worry.

*

The carriage that Princess Jianing's guards found was the carriage of the owner of the villa. The wood used to make the carriage was rosewood, and the outside of the windows were engraved with intricate patterns. The most eye-catching thing was that the four corners of the carriage were hung with jade pieces decorated with silver bells. When the wind blew, the silver bells jingled, which was crisp and pleasant.

When the village was still dozens of meters away, the villagers heard the sound first, and when they saw the carriage, they all opened their eyes wide.

Seeing Li Yu sitting on it, a villager immediately asked loudly: "Xiu Wen's wife, where did you come from?"

Li Yu was about to answer, but was interrupted by the guard sitting on the other side.

"We are back from the county. You may not know that Boss Li is very much loved by the princess, so the princess specifically asked me to send Boss Li and his family back."

On the way back, Li Yu chatted with the guard for a few words and casually mentioned that she had opened a food shop. Unexpectedly, he remembered her and even called her Boss Li.

But what he said didn't sound like something a guard in a royal palace would say. It seemed like he was deliberately trying to save her face.

Could it be that Princess Jianing arranged it?

Li Yu was confused here, and the villagers on both sides of the road were stunned and couldn't recover for a long time.

Only when they saw the carriage driving away did they come back to their senses in a daze.

"The man just now was talking about the princess, right?"

"It's the princess, I'm sure I heard it right."

"Oh my God, the princess is the prince's daughter, and Xiu Wen's wife is actually related to the prince's daughter."

The guard's words caused a great uproar in Qingshui Village. After the initial shock, the villagers ran to Li Yu's house one by one, trying to find out the reason. Some of them were smart and brought more than a dozen eggs when they went.

Li Yu was thinking about tomorrow's cooking competition and didn't want to talk about this matter for the time being, so he asked the village chief and his wife to help persuade the people to leave.

*

The next day, the guards took Li Yu and Han Xiaomei away early in the morning.

Han Zheng only asked for leave yesterday and will not ask for leave today. He will go to school as usual.

The car drove very fast and arrived outside Tianxiang Tower at 3:40 am (around 7:40 am).

The owner of Tianxianglou felt that they had a good chance of winning this competition, and spread the news throughout Jiangyang County yesterday afternoon. So when Li Yu got off the car, he saw crowds of people inside and outside.

"Is this the chef Li Yuli who made the fried milk yesterday?" After seeing Li Yu's appearance clearly, some people couldn't help but discuss.

"I heard she's a widow, only sixteen years old."

"You don't look like you can cook. You'll probably lose today."

"Jinyinju has started a gambling game, everyone go and place your bets."

"Who are you betting on?"

"Nonsense, it's naturally Chef Cheng Danian. If I bet on this Widow Li, I'll have to pay for everything!"

Listening to the discussion that was unfavorable to him, Li Yu remained calm and walked into Tianxiang Tower, found a seat and sat down.

*

At 8:30 am, Princess Jianing arrived and everyone saluted at the same time.

Afterwards, the girl who served Princess Jianing walked to the entrance of Tianxiang Tower with a purse and said to all the onlookers, "There are eighteen slips of paper in my purse, and each slip has the name of a dish or a snack. Later, the princess will draw three slips from this bag, and the contents of this cooking competition will be written on them."

After saying that, the girl returned to the restaurant and presented the purse to Princess Jianing.

Princess Jianing nodded to everyone and took out three pieces of paper.

The girl immediately put down her purse, took the paper she had drawn and returned to the door, unfolding it in front of everyone: "Today's first dish is - stewed pork!"