In the years of famine, I led a comfortable life with my husband

Seeing that Su Zhizhi had made up her mind, Xie Chengjin had no choice but to shut his mouth in disappointment. He had no right to stop Su Zhizhi in this matter. After all, if Su Zhizhi knew his purpose, it would probably be even worse than his current situation.

Xie Chengjin just remained silent. He didn't know what to say now.

However, Su Zhizhi didn't care whether Xie Chengjin responded to her or not. She just kept talking to herself, "It's just that the original judge was poisoned. He probably won't be in the next competition. Then the judges will definitely be replaced. Do you know who the new judges are?"

Su Zhizhi looked at Xie Chengjin and asked. Xie Chengjin suddenly came back to his senses and realized what Su Zhizhi had just said. He shook his head with a frustrated look on his face, "I don't know either. There's no information about the new judges in the capital right now. Even if I wanted to find out, I wouldn't know where to start."

After Xie Chengjin finished speaking, Su Zhizhi's face was filled with disappointment, but she quickly cheered up again. "It doesn't matter. Since there's no news, let's go all out. Although I don't know his preferences, I will make a dish that everyone will be satisfied with. I don't believe that under such circumstances, I can't be better than those people."

As Su Zhizhi spoke, she became excited again. Seeing Su Zhizhi's mood change from gloomy to cheerful, Xie Chengjin's mood also improved a lot. "Anyway, you should focus on recuperating now. Your wounds will take some time to heal."

Three days later, Su Zhizhi was finally allowed to walk around. The first thing she did was to rush to the kitchen to check the ingredients in the kitchen. During the three days she had been bedridden, Su Zhizhi had been thinking about what her next dish should be.

Hard work pays off, and Su Zhizhi actually thought of a dish. That dish was actually Su Zhizhi's favorite, but because the preparation steps were too complicated, Su Zhizhi rarely made it. This time, when she brought it out again, she didn't know if she could replicate the previous taste.

Xie Chengjin followed Su Zhizhi to the kitchen. Seeing Su Zhizhi looking around, Xie Chengjin asked curiously, "Have you thought of what to do?"

Su Zhizhi nodded and said excitedly, "Have you heard of the dish Dong'an Chicken?"

Xie Chengjin was stunned for a moment, thinking for a long time, but he still didn't know what Su Zhizhi was talking about. He shook his head honestly, "I don't know, what is that? I don't think I've ever heard of it."

Su Zhizhi slapped her head and then she remembered that the dish was not from this era at all. It was her favorite dish before she traveled through time.

Su Zhizhi briefly explained to Xie Chengjin, and when she saw that the kitchen had what she needed, she nodded in satisfaction. She raised her sparkling eyes and looked at Xie Chengjin, "Everything is here. I'll make it for you now. You wait over there for a while. This dish should be more complicated to make."

After saying that, Su Zhizhi began to process the chicken. She blanched the chicken, removed the head and claws, and tore off the meat from the chicken bit by bit. She then put the chicken back into the pot and added seasonings to cook again. Finally, she poured in water starch to thicken the dish. It took her more than half an hour in total, and she finally finished making the dish in time for the competition.

Su Zhizhi looked at the steaming Dong'an chicken in front of her, a relieved smile appeared on her face. She hadn't made this dish for a long time, so she was a little rusty at it, but fortunately the result was still good.

Su Zhizhi brought the dishes to Xie Chengjin, looked at him hopefully, and urged, "Try it quickly."

Xie Chengjin looked at the plate of shredded chicken in front of him and smelled the aroma in the air. He suddenly felt his appetite increase. He picked up the chopsticks, picked up some and put it in his mouth. It tasted slightly spicy with the flavor of chicken. It was very delicious. But after the second bite, Xie Chengjin's face became a little stiff. He seemed to be unconvinced and put the third bite into his mouth. This time, he put down the chopsticks in his hand and looked at Su Zhizhi hesitantly.

Su Zhizhi had a bad feeling in her heart, and the smile on her face became much less. She asked, "What's wrong? Is it not delicious?"

Xie Chengjin hesitated for a moment, then said, "The chicken in this dish has a strong fishy smell. The first bite was actually okay, but the second bite brought up the fishy smell, which couldn't be masked by the spicy flavor. If this problem is solved, I think you should win first place."

Su Zhizhi didn't believe it, so she grabbed the chopsticks, took a bite, savored it carefully, and soon spit it out. The fishy smell of the chicken was too strong, and she couldn't swallow it at all. She looked at Xie Chengjin with sympathy and admiration in her eyes. He could even eat such a fishy dish.

Su Zhizhi poured the dish into the trash can, then pulled Xie Chengjin out to rinse his mouth. Only after the strong fishy smell in his mouth was gone did Su Zhizhi feel better.

Xie Chengjin looked at Su Zhizhi like this and chuckled, "It's not that bad, just a little fishy, ​​but I think you can still eat it."

"How can you eat this? Don't you feel like vomiting?" Su Zhizhi still felt like vomiting when she thought of the fishy smell.

This time she failed, so Su Zhizhi simply returned to her room and began to think about what could remove the fishy smell. In her original world, she used cooking wine. Suddenly, she remembered that ginger could also remove the fishy smell, not just the fishy smell of chicken, but the fishy smell of all meats could be removed with ginger.

Su Zhizhi found a solution and felt hopeful again. She ran to Xie Chengjin and asked, "Do you know where to buy ginger? I didn't see any in the kitchen."

Xie Chengjin asked, "Are you going to use ginger to remove the fishy smell? Will it really work?"

"Let's give it a try. If it doesn't work, I'll find another way." Su Zhizhi was also a little unsure.

The next day, Xie Chengjin ordered his men to search for the best ginger. The commotion was so loud that even Wang Jinghe knew about it.

When Wang Jinghe heard that Su Zhizhi was going to use it, a sinister smile suddenly appeared on his face. "It seems that Su Zhizhi still hasn't given up. This is just the right opportunity for me to give her a hard time. This time, I'm going to make her pay!"

Wang Jinghe quickly sent people out to buy condiments such as ginger at high prices. He wanted to cut off the possibility of Su Zhizhi participating in the competition from the source.

However, Su Zhizhi and Xie Chengjin were faster than Wang Jinghe. They found the ginger supplier first and quickly bought it out. By the time Wang Jinghe's people came over, the original ginger seller had been replaced by Xie Chengjin's men.

This was also Su Zhizhi's idea. She also thought that such a big move would inevitably attract Wang Jinghe's attention. It would be better to take advantage of the situation and use these gingers to blackmail Wang Jinghe.