Peerless Young Master

"You two just mentioned that Home Inn is looking for a chef. I'm quite interested. Could you tell me a little bit?"

Li Xuan clasped his fists and then said loudly: "Waiter, bring another pot of good tea and two plates of mutton. This table will be charged to my account."

Seeing Li Xuan being so generous, several people did not care. One of them said: "This matter is not a secret. The Ru family is in the restaurant business and is quite famous in the capital.

But now the business is not as good as before, and the Lin family is suppressing it, so we are spending a lot of money to find a good chef."

"Little brother, you look only in your twenties. You don't want to earn 10,000 taels, do you?" Someone laughed. These great chefs are all old masters.

Someone as young as Li Xuan looks like an assistant and probably has never even touched a stove.

Li Xuan smiled and said, "To be honest, I am a cook. I just came to the capital and was looking for a job. When I heard you two mention that Rujia was looking for a cook, I became interested."

"Forget about it. Rujia has so many chefs under its command. You were kicked out before you even reached the door."

"Little brother, I think you should find a small place to practice for more than ten years. Once your skills improve, you will naturally be invited to be the chef of a big restaurant."

Several people were talking at the same time, and none of them were optimistic about Li Xuan. They thought his cooking skills were shallow and those big restaurants would not look down on him at all.

Craftsmanship equals time, this is the experience since ancient times.

Li Xuan had long been accustomed to these things. When he was in Qingfeng City, he was often gossiped about and looked down upon because of this.

"Let's try our luck. We're free anyway." Li Xuan poured a cup of tea for them and continued to ask:

"This Rujia restaurant originally opened a restaurant. It has been around for so many years, so there is no shortage of chefs. Why would they spend so much money to hire a chef? Could it be that the business is going out of business?"

"This matter has to start with the Lin family. The Lin family used to have a good relationship with the Ru family. Both families run restaurants. But last year, the Lin family came up with a delicacy called soup pot, which instantly attracted countless people. It's no exaggeration to say that they made a fortune every day.

"Originally, the Lin family's business was not as good as Home Inn's, but now it has surpassed it. Now the Lin family's business is one of the best in the capital," someone explained.

"I heard that there's a marriage involved in this matter," someone whispered, covering their mouth with one hand.

"More than a decade ago, the Lin family was not as powerful as the Ru family, so they made a marriage contract with the Ru family. However, more than a decade later, the Ru family was no match for the Lin family.

Naturally, the Lin family was unwilling to marry their daughter to the Ru family and wanted to cancel the marriage; the Ru family certainly did not agree, and the two families had a lot of trouble.

Originally, the Lin family was not in the right in this matter and did not want to break up with the Ru family, but the Lin family suddenly brought out the trouble and overshadowed the Ru family.

Mr. Lin was determined to cancel the marriage. The Ru family was certainly unwilling, but they were now less powerful than the Lin family and could only bear it. Someone revealed the secret.

"I've also heard this news. It's said that the Lin family got a woman from somewhere, saying she's Miss Lin, and wants to marry into the Ru family in place of Miss Lin," someone else said.

"So that's what's going on. It seems the Ru family wants to prove themselves." Li Xuan understood a little. For these families, the most important thing is face.

"Who said it wasn't? The Lin family and the Ru family are now sworn enemies. It's too difficult to suppress Tang Guo. Otherwise, the Lin family wouldn't be so cruel as to tear their relationship with the Ru family apart."

Soup pot is the most famous dish of the Lin family. Everyone in the capital knows it.

This dish alone not only earned the Lin family a large sum of money, but also raised the reputation of the Lin family restaurant to a higher level.

In comparison, Home Inn has been on a downward trend, and the gap between the two will only get bigger.

"Thank you," Li Xuan clasped his fists. After learning the whole story, he took a short rest and prepared to go to Home Inn.

…………

Like home.

A cooking competition is being held in Home Inn at this moment.

It is not easy to get a fortune. In order to prevent unqualified people from filling in the gaps, we need to select experienced masters who are capable and can help Home Inn turn the tide.

The Ru family specifically specified three rules. Only by passing these three levels would one be eligible to negotiate with Master Ru and take away 12,000 taels of silver.

There were more than a dozen tables in the inner courtyard, each with a dish on it. Behind each table stood a man, some middle-aged and some old.

These people were all blindfolded and had to taste the food and accurately describe the recipe and cooking time of the food. The more detailed the better.

"Purple skin, cucumber, wood, and the usual five-piece set"

"Celery, celery, white melon shreds, and stalks of celery..."

Not far away, there stood two people wearing silk robes and with extraordinary demeanor. They looked into the venue from time to time, with both expectation and scrutiny in their eyes, as if they were looking for the cooking master who could impress them.

They are Master Rujia and his son Ruda.

Ru Laoshou stroked his beard and said: "I wonder if anyone will emerge to turn the tide."

"Dad, there must be brave men under great rewards. These people have passed the first two levels, so their cooking skills are naturally impeccable. The Lin family's soup pot is indeed powerful, but I don't believe that so many people can't put together a delicious dish," said Ruda.

"I hope so," said the old man with a worried look on his face. It was too difficult to compete with the soup pot.

"The winner has been decided, Dad, how about we go together?"

"it is good"

After a while, two people appeared in the backstage, and the butler hurried forward and said respectfully: "Master, these three are the winners."

"Nice to meet you, sir, and the shopkeeper," the three masters clasped their fists.

"I won't beat around the bush. You three have probably heard some rumors about my current situation. I'm here to ask you if you have any food that's comparable to the hot pot."

One of the old chefs frowned and said, "The name of the soup pot is so famous that it can be said to be passed down from generation to generation. It is the pinnacle of soup. It is delicious, has a bold taste, and has a myriad of variations. It is difficult to compare with it."

Someone disagreed, saying, "The soup pot is indeed good, but I, an old man, have been learning this art since I was a child, and it has been over 30 years since then. Although I can't make food that can compare with this, I think I have several dishes that are not inferior to the soup pot."

Ru Laojia looked at the last master chef who had not spoken. The latter shook his head, obviously unable to make food comparable to the soup pot.

The master said: "In that case, I'll trouble you two today."

"Farewell"

The two masters clasped their fists and turned to leave.

"I wonder what your name is," said the master.

"My surname is Mu, you can call me Old Man Mu," said Master Mu.

"Master Mu, you just said you have some delicious dishes. I wonder if you could show them to me. If I think they are good, I can pay you one thousand taels first. When the restaurant business picks up, I will give you the remaining nine thousand taels."

Ten thousand taels of silver is a huge sum of money for Rujia. Of course, they will not give it away casually. They have to see the results first.

Just then, a servant came in and said, "Master, there is a chef named Wushuang outside who wants to participate in the competition."