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

In order to make people in Beizhou Prefecture say that this competition was fair and just, Wanghailou and other restaurants did not play any tricks in the selection of judges. The four judges they selected were all respected people in Beizhou Prefecture.

In addition to the four people, when the person being judged has objections to the judging results, the Chamber of Commerce will randomly select ten people from the crowd and ask them to participate in the judging.

Of course, since the common people are likely to have a relationship with the restaurant and the chef, their evaluation is only used as a reference.

The Chamber of Commerce will re-determine the results based on the feedback from the people.

Li Yu felt that if the four main judges could give objective evaluations, this evaluation method would be good.

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At this time, the four judges had already sat down in the place prepared in advance by the Beizhou Chamber of Commerce.

There is a big age difference between them. The youngest one looks to be only in his thirties, while the oldest one is probably over seventy years old.

Li Yu didn't recognize any of them, but he roughly understood their names and identities through the conversations of the people.

From left to right, they are Miao Songbai, Ge Huiyan, Bao Shu, and Mo Changlin.

Miao Songbai is the oldest, he is seventy-three this year, and is recognized by the people of Beizhou Prefecture as a master of calligraphy and painting. Ge Huiyan and Bao Shuze are both food lovers in this prefecture. Among them, Ge Huiyan's status in Beizhou Prefecture is similar to that of Wei Hesong, the chief priest of Wei, in the capital. As long as he recommends food, the people are willing to taste it.

The last one is Mo Changlin, who is in his thirties.

He is a member of the Mo family, but he and the county magistrate's wife do not have the same parents. They are cousins. The Mo family grows and sells flowers, but he did not choose to grow flowers. Instead, he became a doctor. It is said that he has superb medical skills. When he treats people, whether they are ordinary people or rich and powerful people, he has the same attitude, so the people like him very much.

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After making sure the four are ready, the judging begins.

The first dishes served were the sweet and sour pork from Jinyulou and the braised pork made by the chef of Wanghailou.

There were two small plates in front of each judge. Several of them put two kinds of meat on the plates and then slowly chewed and tasted them.

Li Yu looked at the four people quietly.

The first person to put down his chopsticks was Miao Songbai. He took a bite of each type of meat. After finishing, he closed his eyes and said nothing.

Bao Shu was next. He ate two more pieces of braised pork, but only took one bite of sweet and sour pork, which seemed like he didn't like it.

The remaining Ge Huiyan and Mo Changlin did the same as Miao Songbai, eating one piece of each kind of meat.

After making sure they had finished tasting, the people from the Chamber of Commerce gave each of them two wooden plaques, one red and one black. The red one represented Wanghai Tower, Zhuyunju and Beizhou Yipinju, and the black one represented Jinyu Tower.

"Everyone, raise the sign of the place you think is delicious." The Chamber of Commerce member said, "I will count to three words, and everyone raise their hands at the same time."

After that, the people from the Chamber of Commerce shouted, "One, two, three."

The next moment, four hands were raised at the same time.

Li Yu looked carefully and saw two mahogany signs and two black wooden signs.

Miao Songbai and Bao Shuju had black wooden cards, while Mo Changlin and Ge Huiyan had red wooden cards, so the two sides were tied.

The Chamber of Commerce people shouted, "First pair, it's a tie. You two can taste each other's food. If you have any objections, you can raise them."

The chef of Wanghailou was naturally unconvinced. Upon hearing this, he stepped forward without saying a word.

The cook from Jinyulou also stepped forward.

The people stared at the two men intently to see if they had any objections.

There were some greedy ones who hoped very much that the two of them would be dissatisfied with the result, because in this way they would have the chance to eat the meat.

But unfortunately, neither of them said anything after tasting it.

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Next is the second pair, braised lamb versus boiled lamb, also Jinyu Tower versus Wanghai Tower.

In this round, Mo Changlin, Miao Songbai and Bao Shu all chose braised lamb, and Jinyulou was defeated.

When the results came out, the woman in charge of making the braised lamb immediately became red-eyed, but after tasting the other party's clear-boiled lamb, she did not raise any objections.

It seems that the other party’s braised lamb is really delicious.

There are four pairs left. If there is still a tie, Jin Yu Lou must win at least two games. If there is no tie, Jin Yu Lou must win three games, otherwise it will be considered a loser.

Li Yu suddenly became a little nervous.

*

The third pair was boiled fish and tofu fish soup. The fish soup was made by the chef of Zhuyunju, and the people seemed to like it very much. When the chef of Zhuyunju served the fish soup to the judges, they kept praising the deliciousness of the fish soup.

When the cook at Zhuyunju heard these words, he looked very smug.

But soon, he was no longer happy.

In this game, except Miao Songbai, the other three all chose boiled fish.

Jinyu Tower is the best.

The chef of Zhuyunju was not convinced, so he stepped forward and grabbed the chopsticks to taste the boiled fish.

Li Yu didn't see his expression, but noticed that his body stiffened after tasting the fish fillet, and his face didn't look very good when he faced everyone.

"I..." He looked at the boiled fish, closed his eyes and said, "I have objections."

*

This was the first person to raise objections, and the people from the Chamber of Commerce immediately called ten people to taste the boiled fish and fish soup.

Li Yu was not among them and could only stand outside and watch.

The ten people who were chosen were more serious than each other.

They include men, women, young and old.

Ten people each took two bites, and after chewing and savoring the food, they finished in less than a quarter of an hour.

The people from the Chamber of Commerce gave them the brands and asked them to choose the best one.

"Can I choose directly? I hope I won't be retaliated against." A woman glanced at the cook of Zhuyunju, feeling a little guilty.

"No." The Chamber of Commerce person said, "You just need to choose the one you like best."

The woman nodded and held up the black wooden sign.

Seeing that someone had taken the lead, the others also raised their wooden signs.

There are ten wooden signs in total, seven of which are black and three are red.

Upon seeing this, the chef of Zhuyunju shut his mouth completely.

*

The fourth pair is braised sea cucumber and scallion oil sea cucumber.

There is nothing wrong with both methods, but because the chef of Beizhou Yipinju who made the scallion oil sea cucumber was too confident and finished cooking it too early, the scallion oil sea cucumber was almost cold when it was served to the judging table, which greatly reduced the taste of the sea cucumber.

So this time all four judges chose braised sea cucumber, and Jinyulou won.

The chef of Beizhou Yipinju refused to accept the dish, but after tasting the braised sea cucumber, he lost all his strength.

"I..." The chef of Yipinju drooped his shoulders and said, "I lost."

He underestimated the enemy; the opponent's braised sea cucumber was indeed more delicious than his.

*

In the four competitions so far, Jinyulou won two and tied one, while the other restaurants tied one and lost two. If they lose the next competition again, they won't have to compete in the last round.

In the crowd, the confidence on the faces of the restaurant managers disappeared completely, replaced by anxiety.

Their restaurant has been open in Beizhou Prefecture for many years. If they fail this time, how will they be able to gain a foothold in Beizhou Prefecture in the future?

No, they can't lose.

Several managers went to a place with fewer people to discuss and decided to use some tricks.