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

Li Yu went to the Mo family, which is the maiden home of the wife of the Jiangyang County magistrate.

The Mo family is a royal merchant family and is considered a large family in Beizhou Prefecture. Their main residence occupies an entire street.

After finding the side door of the Mo family, Li Yu took out a few dozen coins and asked the doorman to deliver the letter written by Lu Xuan to his elder brother Lu Xun.

Lu Xun was the bodyguard of the old man of the Mo family and was very respected in the mansion. When the doorman heard that the letter was for Lu Xun, he did not dare to neglect it and ran away with the letter.

Li Yu stood aside and waited quietly. After about two quarters of an hour, footsteps were heard from inside the door.

Then Li Yu saw a man standing in front of him.

The man was in his early thirties, wearing an indigo guard uniform.

He is 30% similar to Lu Xuan, but their temperaments are completely different.

Li Yu couldn't describe Lu Xuan's temperament in a few words, that is, sometimes he seems a little silly, and sometimes he looks very smart.

The person in front of me had a smile on his face and looked sophisticated and mellow.

The two men quickly looked at each other, and then Lu Xun invited Li Yu into the yard to talk.

The Mo family did not treat their servants harshly. They specially built three small houses next to the side door where the servants could receive their friends and relatives.

Li Yu knew it was safer inside and did not refuse.

*

After a while, the two stood still in the house.

Li Yu took the initiative to introduce herself. "My last name is Li. I believe Lu Xuan has already explained my identity in the letter. I suddenly disturbed you tonight because I want to ask Brother Lu Xun for help."

Lu Xun did not answer immediately, but looked at Li Yu again in the bright light in the room.

He wanted to know what abilities Li Yu had that earned her frequent praise from her aunt, who had already married and become the wife of a county magistrate, and Lu Xuan.

If it were any other time, Li Yu would let him take his time to look at it, but the situation was special, so she continued, "I need some cheese, I wonder if Brother Lu Xun can help me find some."

Lu Xun immediately thought of what happened in front of the Beizhou Chamber of Commerce this afternoon, raised his eyebrows and said, "Cheese? Could it be that Jinyu Tower is also owned by Madam Li?"

Li Yu had thought about the answer to this question on the way here, and said decisively: "That's not the case. The chef who competed in cheese making in Jinyulou is my friend. There is no cheese to buy in the city today, and my friend is in a panic. I couldn't bear to see her suffer, so I shamelessly came to Brother Lu Xun for help."

There was nothing wrong with this statement, but Lu Xun didn't quite believe it.

But since Lu Xuan and his aunt both said that she was a good person, and Lu Xuan's indenture was in her hands, he helped her find the things.

*

There is cheese in Mo's house.

The old lady of the Mo family likes to eat it, and the house always has it on hand. Two days ago, the old lady even gave a few pieces as a reward to Lu Xuan's eldest sister-in-law, Lu Xun's wife.

Because this thing is uncommon, Lu Xun's wife has not eaten it yet.

Lu Xun returned and gave everything to Li Yu.

"These are all we have at home. See if they are enough. If not, I will go with you to the shops on the street to buy some. The shop owners know me and they will probably sell to me. But it's late now and those shops may be closed."

Looking at the cheese in his hand, Li Yu said, "These are enough. Thank you, Brother Lu Xun. Because of the urgency of the matter, I cannot stay any longer today, so I will not bother you any more. I will thank you again tomorrow when the matter is over."

Her every move was in accordance with the rules. Lu Xun nodded and sent Li Yu out.

*

Li Yu quickly returned to Jinyu Tower.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when she got the cheese back.

Mr. Ye's eyes turned red with excitement.

Li Yu didn't have time to comfort him. He quickly called the woman to his side and taught her how to melt cheese and make cheesecakes.

The others who had nothing to do surrounded the two and watched, while the other five people who were participating in the competition continued to cook.

By the time the next day came, everyone had finally gotten it done without any problems.

At least Li Yu was satisfied.

Nodding to the others, Li Yu put down his chopsticks and said, "It's getting late, everyone go back and rest quickly. Don't worry about the competition during the day. Believe me, as long as you work as hard as you did tonight, there will be no problem."

The six cooks nodded heavily.

*

The courtyard behind Jinyu Building is where the cooks usually live. There is a small door between the two courtyards, and everyone can go directly through.

Li Yu and Mr. Ye sighed, "Fortunately there is a door here, otherwise they would have to walk through the street."

If you are walking on the street late at night and are discovered by patrol officers, you will definitely be scolded, and in more serious cases you may be arrested.

Mr. Ye: "When I was looking for a place, I liked the yard next door, so I simply bought it together. Today, it is of great use to me, and it is worth spending a hundred taels of silver. I am sorry to trouble Boss Li, but you can't go back today, and you have to spend the night in that yard."

Li Yu waved his hand, "It's okay, it's just a few hours, it will be over if we deal with it, sir, you should go to bed early, tomorrow is extremely important for us."

Mr. Ye bowed and said goodbye to Li Yu.

*

The next day.

The competition was held at Yun Lake in Beizhou Prefecture. Early in the morning, people who wanted to watch the competition headed to Yun Lake.

When Li Yu arrived, the banks of Yun Lake were already filled with people watching the fun.

Especially in the competition venue, there are people everywhere.

Li Yu wandered around for quarter of an hour before finding a place with a good view.

She first looked at the competition venue.

Although she didn't have a very good impression of the Beizhou Chamber of Commerce, she had to admit that they did a good job in planning the competition venue.

I saw twelve stoves built on a large open space, six on the left and six on the right.

Right in front of the stove were two rows of shelves, which were filled with things.

In addition to the fish, lamb, pork, sea cucumber, scallops and cheese in today's competition, there are also seven or eight kinds of vegetables, as well as other meats such as shrimp and beef.

Not to mention commonly used items like onions, ginger, garlic, rice, flour and oil.

*

At the beginning of the Si hour, the competition begins.

The president of the Beizhou Chamber of Commerce first said a few words in a pretentious manner, then introduced the names of the two contestants, and after verifying that they were correct, announced the start of the competition.

To save time, twelve people started cooking at the same time.

The time limit is one hour. If it is completed within one hour, you will proceed to the next step of tasting. If it is not completed, you will be deemed to have lost the competition.

In order to better distinguish them, the chefs of Wanghailou, Zhuyunju and Beizhouyipinju restaurants use the stove on the left, while those of Jinyulou use the right one.

As the timing incense was lit, the twelve chefs competing came forward together to select ingredients and seasonings.

There is no time limit for selecting ingredients, as long as the dish is cooked before the incense is completely extinguished.

Following Li Yu's arrangement, several chefs from Jinyulou quickly selected the ingredients.

They only took what they needed and didn't look at the rest, even though those ingredients were very precious.

In comparison, the chefs at several Wanghailou restaurants are a little slow in choosing.

It was almost a quarter of an hour before they slowly returned to the stove.

Some people said that they were wasting time, and were immediately scolded by the waiter who was watching: "My master has been cooking for more than ten years, and he has the most accurate control of time. Even if he was half an hour later, he could still beat the opponent. If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense."