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

"This braised pork is sweet but not greasy, and has a rich sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance. It's absolutely delicious."

Chu Xiaoyi ate several pieces in a row, giving a thumbs-up while eating, his mouth full of oil, not looking like a gentleman at all.

Then he stretched his chopsticks to the braised eggplant pot. The soft and juicy eggplant was wrapped with some salted fish crumbs. The eggplant was soft and sweet with a salty aroma that blended perfectly with the salted fish. At this time, Chu Xiao also wanted to have a bowl of white rice to eat with it.

Thinking so, I did so. I immediately scooped a bowl of white rice, took a bite of braised pork with a mouthful of white rice, picked up a piece of eggplant with chopsticks and put it in the bowl and mixed it with the white rice. Before I knew it, I had eaten half a bowl of rice.

Several chefs looked skeptical, wondering if it was really that delicious?

Yang Feng's face looked grim. He felt that his boss must have deliberately sabotaged his performance.

Chu Xiaoyi noticed so many people looking at him out of the corner of his eye, so he put down his chopsticks, put one hand behind his back, and coughed lightly, "Ahem, this braised pork tastes good, delicious. And this eggplant hotpot goes really well with the rice and the salted fish, it blends perfectly together, and the flavor is unique."

"Now let me try the pine flower fish made by our restaurant chef."

This time, Chu Xiaoyi behaved elegantly. He picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth. Suddenly, he spat out the fish with a painful expression. He even held his waist and vomited several times on the spot.

"Pah, why does this fish taste like earth?"

"Impossible! The fish I used is fresh and there's no way it could have a fishy smell!"

Yang Feng didn't believe it and thought his boss said that on purpose in order to let him off the hook.

Chu Xiao also glanced at him and said, "You'll know how it tastes after you try it."

The food he makes is so unpalatable and you still have the nerve to question his normal taste. No wonder the customer turnover rate is so high.

It seems that it has something to do with the chef's cooking skills.

Yang Feng didn't believe it, "Come and try it."

Several chefs came up behind him and tasted the pine flower osmanthus fish and the soft-shelled turtle and chicken stew.

"Chef Yang, this fish does have a fishy smell. No wonder every time customers order this dish, they only take a few bites."

"...Also, the soft-shelled turtle and chicken stew wasn't well-seasoned or flavorful enough, it was a bit bland."

"Yeah, I think so too. It doesn't taste good enough."

Chu Xiaoyi sneered and pointed at the braised pork and stewed eggplant on the table, "Then you can try these two dishes."

The chefs looked at each other, pushing and shoving each other, and finally began to taste the food doubtfully under Chu Xiaoyi's murderous gaze.

After eating, everyone showed the same amazed look as Chu Xiaoyi.

"Delicious, the food this lady cooks is indeed delicious."

"I've eaten too much braised pork and it's a bit greasy. The fragrance of osmanthus flowers just cuts through the sweetness."

"Wow, this braised eggplant pot is so delicious. The salted fish and eggplant blend perfectly without any abruptness."

Everyone knew that Shen Chulan won this match without anyone saying it.

County magistrate's residence.

Since County Magistrate Huang embezzled the disaster relief gold from the imperial court, he would check on the boxes of gold and jewelry piled in the warehouse every morning when he woke up and before going to bed at night.

This morning, County Magistrate Huang took out the key from his waist and opened the warehouse as usual with a smile on his face.

One box, two boxes, three boxes, four boxes, five boxes, six boxes, seven boxes, eight boxes...

Um, no, one box is missing.

County Magistrate Huang began counting from one again.

After counting over and over again, there was still one box missing. County Magistrate Huang's eyes widened and he shouted, "One box is missing... There's a thief in the mansion!"

The guard outside the door ran in upon hearing this.

Magistrate Huang turned around and slapped one of them in anger. He shouted furiously, "I told you to keep watch, and this is how you keep watch? You'll have to dig three feet deep to catch this thief!"

The guards were so angry they dared not say anything. They all lowered their heads and said, "Yes."

County Magistrate Huang watched the guard leave with anger in his eyes.

Who on earth dared to come to his mansion to steal gold? How brave!

He had no idea that the thieves were just a group of a hundred or so weasels, and he had no idea that the weasels had set their sights on the gold in his warehouse and were counting on their fingers how many times they could exchange it for pills.

When Shen Chulan came out of Qingshui Building, she saw many soldiers and officers on the street searching civilians. She asked in confusion, "Did something happen in the town? Why are there so many soldiers and officers on the street?"

"Well, it seems that I heard that the county magistrate's mansion was robbed and they are now searching for the thief." Manager Lin replied.

Lu Jiu laughed when he heard this and said, "What on earth was lost in the county magistrate's mansion that made him mobilize such a large force to search the streets?"

"That's not clear. The officers and soldiers didn't say it explicitly. They just said something was lost in the county magistrate's mansion." Shopkeeper Lin responded.

"Let's go." Lu Jiu said.

Shen Chulan nodded.

An hour later, the carriage stopped at the gate of Yuan's house. Shen Chulan got out of the carriage and thanked Lu Jiu before entering the yard.

As soon as he entered the door, he was discovered by the sharp-eyed Yaoyao. The chubby little baby was lying on Old Lady Liu's shoulder to urinate. When he saw Shen Chulan walking into the yard, his big round eyes sparkled, and he flapped his fat hands excitedly. Old Lady Liu almost couldn't hold him back.

"Ababa!"

Old Lady Liu hugged Yaoyao tightly and said, "Oh my little ancestor, my waist can't stand you tossing and turning like that. What if you fall down?"

Patting Yaoyao's back, he turned around and found Shen Chulan back. He asked with concern, "Hey, Chulan, why are you back so soon? How is it going? Does the boss of Qingshuilou agree that you can be a chef?"

Shen Chulan smiled and walked forward to take Yaoyao into her arms, saying, "Okay, I agree. You can start work the day after tomorrow."

"That's great. How much does the boss of Qingshui Building pay you per month?"

"Three taels of silver. If you do a good job, the wages can be increased."

Old Lady Liu was shocked. "Three taels of silver? Isn't that too much?"

It's no wonder that Old Lady Liu was surprised that ordinary people could only earn three taels of silver after working hard for a year, while the chef of Qingshui Tower was paid three taels of silver. When Ye Wan heard that he could earn three taels of silver a month, he was also shocked, and then he smiled. According to Chu Lan's cooking skills, she deserved these three taels of silver.

"Well, that's what Shopkeeper Lin told me."

When she first heard such a high wage, she was also shocked. Three taels of silver was something she couldn't even imagine. She thought it would be at most one tael of silver.

The third daughter-in-law was also shocked when she heard this. "Second sister-in-law, what are you talking about? You can only earn three taels of silver a month as a cook in Qingshui Tower?"

Oh my goodness, three taels of silver.

Shen Chulan nodded faintly.