Taking away my family's luck? I won't stand it!

Old Man Yuan and Boss Yuan walked into the yard with wet legs and sweat all over their bodies.

"How is it? Did the villagers' rice get flooded?" Old Mrs. Liu quickly put down the work in her hands and poured a glass of water for the old man.

Old man Yuan gulped down the water, wiped the corner of his mouth, and said, "I didn't drown."

"That's great. How would we survive if the flood lasted into this winter?" Old Mrs. Liu breathed a sigh of relief.

Yaoyao sucked her fingers, her eyes rolling around. Thinking of the gold in the space, she smiled broadly, her eyebrows curved, and she laughed very happily.

"Oh, Yaoyao, why is she so happy?" Yuan Laoer held Yaoyao in his arms, pinched her armpits and lifted her up and down for fun.

"Yaoyao has never been unhappy. She is cheerful every day." Ye Wan said with a gentle smile.

The third son's wife curled her lips and said, "How can I not be happy if I can eat enough every day and be plump? If I could eat and drink enough when I was a child, I would be happy too. Yaoyao is so lucky. She had no milk to drink when she was born, but a cow came to drink milk.

How can I not be happy if I eat and sleep every day?"

When Old Lady Liu heard this, she picked up a broom and hit him, cursing, "You bastard! Didn't you grow up drinking your mother's milk? You can work as soon as you're born, right? You're so capable! You're jealous of a little kid!"

The third daughter-in-law jumped up and down in the yard, fearing that she would be hit by the broom in her mother-in-law's hand.

The Yuan family was bustling here, and the Qingshui Building on the other side was equally bustling.

Why? Of course, it’s because since ancient times, women have never been the chefs in restaurants.

Qingshui Building——

"Shopkeeper Lin, I disagree. Since ancient times, women should stay at home to take care of their husbands and children. There's no reason for them to be chefs in restaurants. Isn't it an insult to us that you suddenly do this?"

Yang Feng stared at Shen Chulan ferociously with a kitchen knife in his hand.

Manager Lin stood there without saying anything. It was already difficult for a woman to be a cook, and Shen Chulan had to solve this problem on her own. After all, there would be many conflicts when they worked together in the future.

Conflict is secondary. The only concern is that someone might secretly tamper with the restaurant and disrupt its business.

Zhang Xin jumped up and said, "You're talking nonsense! Don't you know your own weight? Otherwise, why would your boss replace you? It's because the food you cook doesn't taste good. Otherwise, why would the customers complain?"

Today, he heard that the master was going to take the chef to Qingshui Tower to work as a chef, so he followed the carriage here on purpose.

I just wanted to cheer up my master, but ended up hearing infuriating words.

"You're talking nonsense! You think you can be a chef just because you cook a few delicious dishes at home. Madam, I advise you to go home and take care of your children as soon as possible!" Yang Feng laughed out loud after he finished speaking. The chefs standing behind him also laughed disapprovingly, with a look of contempt on Shen Chulan on their faces.

Any other woman might have covered her face and ran away after hearing these words, but Shen Chulan had experienced many ups and downs. She learned her cooking skills from the recipes passed down from her ancestors who had served as chefs in the imperial kitchen. When she was a child, they were probably still playing in the mud on the fields when she was stirring the wok!

She walked to the stove calmly and said, "Won't we know if I can do it after a competition?"

"That's right, we'll know if it works or not after a competition!" Zhang Xin shouted.

As soon as these words were spoken, it seemed like a butterfly effect, causing the cooks in the kitchen to burst into laughter.

"Hahahahaha...."

"Ha ha ha ha...."

"It really makes me laugh to death. We tried to be nice to her but she didn't appreciate it. Instead, she came here to humiliate herself."

Yang Feng felt as if he had heard a huge joke when he heard this.

"That's right, Chef Yang, you are one of the best chefs in our town. You learned your cooking skills from the chef in the imperial kitchen in the capital. She is simply overestimating herself against you!"

"That's right, Chef Yang's cooking skills are so great that even restaurants in the capital are trying to recruit him. If he hadn't set his sights on other things in the capital, Chef Yang would definitely have made a name for himself in the capital!"

Yang Feng felt elated when he heard what the other chefs said. He coughed lightly and said, "Since this lady wants to compete with me, then I will compete with you once. But don't cry if you lose."

Zhang Xin felt a sense of déjà vu when listening to what the other chefs said. Wasn't this what the maids in the Lu Mansion said to him?

Even the imperial kitchen in the capital, he admitted defeat, okay?!

In the Qingshui Pavilion on the third floor, Lu Jiu and Chu Xiaoyi had meaningful smiles on their faces when they heard the news of the cooking competition.

"Oh, then I must try the cooking skills of the lady you recommended." Chu Xiaoyi unfolded a white jade folding fan in a dashing manner.

Lu Jiu said, "Nanlin and Ci'er really like this lady's food."

Chu Xiaoyi paused in fanning himself and said with a smile, "Then I must try it."

...

What Shen Chulan is going to make this time is braised pork and stewed eggplant.

These two homely dishes are delicious and are the most popular among ordinary people.

Cut the fresh pork belly into even-sized cubes and blanch them in water to remove blood and impurities.

Then, add a little oil to the pan, add ginger slices and scallion segments and stir-fry until fragrant, then add pork belly cubes and fry until the surface is golden brown.

Next, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar and stir-fry over low heat to bring out the sugar color and make the pork belly evenly colored.

Then add soy sauce, homemade white wine, star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves and other seasonings and stir-fry evenly.

Finally, add an appropriate amount of water to cover the pork belly, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for one hour.

Finally, Shen Chulan added a handful of osmanthus flowers when stewing the braised pork. Braised pork can become greasy if eaten too much, and adding a handful of osmanthus flowers can neutralize the greasiness of the braised pork and make it taste different from ordinary braised pork.

Cook until the pork belly is tender and tasty, and the soup is thick.

The air is filled with the aroma of braised pork and the fragrance of osmanthus, which blend together abruptly yet harmoniously.

Braised eggplant in oil is much simpler. Cut the eggplant into long strips, pour oil into the pan and stir-fry. After stir-frying until soft, add minced garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, then add salt and soy sauce.

Shen Chulan saw a salted fish hanging on the rack out of the corner of her eye. She quickly took it down, cut a piece of the salted fish into small pieces, put it into the eggplant, stir-fried it quickly, and then took it out of the pan.

The air was filled with the unique stench of salted fish. Yang Feng and several chefs looked at the braised eggplant made by Shen Chulan with a mocking smile in their eyes.

She is a woman at heart, she even wants to add salted fish into the eggplant stew.

Yang Feng also prepared two dishes, one is pine flower osmanthus fish, and the other is soft-shelled turtle and chicken stew.

Braised pork and braised eggplant are not on the same level as pine fish and soft-shelled turtle and chicken pot.

"My lady, just wait for your defeat!" Yang Feng glanced at the braised pork and fried eggplant made by Shen Chulan with a look of contempt in his eyes, as if he was already the winner.

Not just any Tom, Dick or Harry can compare with him.

Shen Chulan smiled and said nothing.

"It's still unclear who will win or lose, just wait for a slap in the face!" Zhang Xin retorted with his hands on his hips, thinking back to how he was slapped in the face in the same way before.

Shopkeeper Lin asked someone to invite Lu Jiu and Chu Xiaoyi to come down and taste the dishes.

Soon the two came to the kitchen.

"In terms of price, the pine fish and soft-shelled turtle and chicken pot win, but the braised pork and braised eggplant smell good too. Hiss, why is there a smell of salted fish in the air?" Chu Xiaoyi started commenting as soon as he entered the kitchen.

Lu Jiu smiled and said, "You'll know how it tastes only after you try it."

"you're right."

Chu Xiaoyi reached out and took the chopsticks from Manager Lin, picked up a piece of braised pork and put it in his mouth, his eyes widened...