I married a playboy at the beginning, and I changed my fate by eating delicious food

"Uncle Qian, why are you here?"

Everyone was resting in the afternoon. Xu Si looked out the door boredly and saw Qian the yamen runner walking towards her with a frown on his face.

Normally, this is the time when he should be on duty. According to Qian Yayi's character, he would not leave his post without permission.

After greeting everyone, Qian Yayi's face was serious, "My father-in-law is holding a birthday party in 3 days. If I recommend you to be the chef, I don't know if you can do it."

Xu Si was a little shocked. She had never been a chef before and she had only helped out at home. She was not sure about this.

Seeing that she had not given an answer, Qian Yayi asked, "Is it really impossible? After the job is done, the chef can get 8 taels of silver, and can also bring a kitchen assistant, who will get 2 taels of silver."

Xu Si was very tempted, but he still asked patiently, "Why doesn't Uncle Qian ask the chef from the county's big restaurant to help?"

"My father-in-law had originally hired a good person, but he changed his mind at the last minute, so we asked for other chefs and everything was arranged that day."

Xu Si was a little surprised, "What a coincidence?"

The Yamen officer Qian shook his head and said, "It's not a coincidence, it was done by my father-in-law's business rival.

My father-in-law recently robbed him of a business, and he did it on purpose so that many businessmen would attend, and he just wanted to embarrass my father-in-law."

Xu Si felt a little embarrassed. This was indeed a high-end business war, which often used the simplest means.

You steal my business, I steal your chef.

But this man is really rich. He can hire all the chefs in the county. It must cost a lot of money.

"I think the cold dishes you cook are as good as those made by the chef. My father said that the hot dishes you cook are also good, so I would like to ask you to try." Qian Yayi said solemnly.

Starve the timid to death and starve the bold to death.

Even though she had never eaten pork, she had seen pigs run, so she knew what a banquet was like.

She rushed for eight taels of silver.

"Okay, I agree."

Qian Yayi was also very relieved. He was actually trying his best to save the situation.

According to his understanding, Xu Si was a reliable person, and the fact that he agreed to it showed that he had some confidence.

Otherwise, he could only look for some chefs from small restaurants, but they probably wouldn't be as good as Xu Si.

Xu Si thought for a moment and asked, "Do the guests have any dietary restrictions? How many people are there? Are there any women?"

"There were no dietary restrictions. There were about 15 people. One of them was a woman who was in the rouge and powder business."

Although it was called a birthday party, it was actually an opportunity for businessmen to exchange feelings. He told Xu Si about the situation.

At the same time, I felt more at ease. Since she could ask these questions, it showed that she was quite professional.

Xu Si nodded and took note of it silently.

Qian Yayi then asked, "When are you going to try the food?"

Generally, after the menu is decided, we will go to the home to cook the dishes, and the host will comment on them and make changes.

"Since the banquet is in three days, give me a day to prepare. I will go to taste the food the day after tomorrow."

In this way, it is stuck right in the middle. If the other party is not satisfied, she still has one day to adjust.

"Okay, then I'll go talk to my father-in-law and I'll take my leave now."

Looking at Qian Yayi's back as he hurriedly left, Xu Si couldn't help but shook his head. He didn't expect that such a strict person would break the bottom line. It turned out that family was his weak spot.

Coming back to her senses, she looked at the others, "Mom, I..."

"We understand. You just need to take care of this for the next two days. The store doesn't need you to do anything else."

Everyone else nodded.

Xu Si didn't even thank them, as it seemed too distant.

There is a table in the house in the backyard. It was originally intended for Qi Ning to use for studying in the future, but now it happens to be used by her.

If there are women, then they definitely need at least 1-2 sweet and sour foods.

As the saying goes, a birthday banquet contains nine servings of food, a wedding banquet contains eight servings, and a funeral banquet contains seven servings.

This means that the number of dishes at a birthday banquet is very particular, usually 9 or 19.

Because it is generally believed that nine and long-lasting are homophones, which means long and lasting, and people hope that the birthday person can live a long life.

If there are 15 people, you can make 8 cold dishes, 10 hot dishes, 1 soup, and an extra staple food.

You have to consider the various flavors, the order of serving the dishes, and what ingredients to use.

Xu Si's mind was racing. He had to decide on the menu by tomorrow afternoon at the latest, and then hand it over to Qian Yayi so that he could purchase the ingredients in time, otherwise it would affect the food tasting.

She wrote and drew on paper, and since she didn't know how to use a brush, she used charcoal.

When writing with a brush, the tip of the brush always becomes frizzy.

No one else disturbed her. They stayed away from the house and were careful to walk lightly.

Dahuang was lying quietly outside the door, wagging his tail from time to time.

Xiaobai was held in Qi Ning's arms, playing silently.

Xu Si was immersed in her thoughts. When Lou Yuexin called her to eat, she realized that it was already dark.

She stretched, rubbed her eyes, and replied loudly, "Here I come."

Originally, Lou Yuexin wanted to ask her how her writing went, but after thinking about it, she decided not to ask so as not to put pressure on her.

Finally, he only reminded her, "Turn on the light to avoid hurting your eyes."

Xu Si nodded. She would pay attention to this. As a former myopic person, she knew its necessity.

When she first got here, she always squinted subconsciously when looking at things, but later she found that she didn’t need to do that at all, and it felt so good.

"By the way, someone asked us in the evening whether we would sell the two kinds of fruit tea and desserts we had at noon in the future."

The ones who asked the most questions were the maids from the wealthy families. When they came, their faces were beaming with joy.

Everyone looked at Xu Si, waiting for her to make a decision.

"We won't sell it anymore. We'll just sell lemonade. We won't be able to handle more. We'll sell it again when we have the chance in the future."

"Okay." They also know that they can't chew too much.

After the meal, before they had time to clear the dishes, Xu Si was pushed off the table by them and went to do his own thing.

She had no choice but to go back inside, light the lamp, and use a paperweight to press down the scribbled menu.

Suddenly she remembered that she had seen somewhere that said the protagonist crumpled up the paperweight into a ball, and she smiled softly.

She couldn't knead it into a ball, but she had no problem crushing it.

Xu Si's figure was projected onto the window paper under the light, and she couldn't help but think of her miserable high school days.

As time went by, the menu I wrote gradually became more complete.

"Sister-in-law, drink some water."

The door was not closed, so Qinghuan knocked on the door before coming in, for fear of scaring her by coming in too suddenly.

Xu Si was thirsty, so he took it and drank it in one gulp. It tasted sweet.

She shook her head to sober herself up, "Are there any other guests?"

"No, mom and the others are already cleaning up."

"Let's go then. I've almost decided on the dishes. I can just write down the ingredients needed tomorrow."

As Qing Huan nodded, she saw some strange characters drawn on the paper, none of which she recognized.

Seeing Xu Si coming out, Da Huang nudged her with his head affectionately, and Xu Si rubbed his head hard.

Qi Ning and Xiao Bai also squatted beside Da Huang with eager eyes, which made Xu Si laugh and he went over to touch them.

Shen Anyi and Shen Jingchuan both rolled up their sleeves, one was washing and the other was rinsing, while Shen Yanchen was wiping the dishes listlessly.

"A Si, don't do it. We'll be done soon." Lou Yuexin said while wiping the table.

"It's okay, just finish it and go home early." She was not comfortable sitting alone. "By the way, who will help me in the kitchen the day after tomorrow?"

Su Jinyue was sweeping the floor and looked over when she heard this.

"I have discussed it with Jinyue. She will go with you, so mother will not go."

Su Jinyue nodded to Xu Si with a smile in her eyes. The two taels of money for the kitchen helper were also personal money, and she could use it to buy some clothes for Qi Ning.

Xu Si said that he understood. For such a long time, she had cooperated well with everyone. Anyway, they were sure to make money from the 10 taels of silver.