Song Mingyue

Chapter 24 Mingjiao (seeking recommendation)

Zheng Mansion, "Jingxinzhai".

Zheng Qing and Zheng Feng stood at the side of the lobby with their hands down, their eyebrows downcast.

The old official Zheng Anduan sat on the jade futon in the middle, with the fragrant mist lingering in front of him, which made his appearance even more immortal, and he seemed to be calculating something in his hands.

"The dude of the Zhao family blatantly bet on cooking skills with my Zheng family, and even used restaurants as bets. I'm afraid Xie Yun's instruction is behind it."

Zheng An murmured, his face was cloudy and cloudy, and his eyes were thoughtful.

"Grandpa means that Xie Yun did it on purpose?" Zheng Qing asked.

Zheng An sighed slightly: "Xie Yun's move is considered clever. If Zhao Hao wins, my Zheng family will be disgraced, and it will be difficult to open the restaurant in Jiangning in the future. If I lose, it is just an ignorant Zhao family dude That's all... From this point of view, Xie Yun is not completely sure, it's just that she has always been strong, but she is not convinced after all, and insists on fighting forcibly."

Zheng Qing breathed a sigh of relief: "In January, the chef of the Zhao family wanted to surpass my Zheng family.

Zheng An sneered and said, "Zhao Hao is stupefied, but Xie Yun is not. If there is no certainty, how dare the Zhao family do this? Although it is just a child's bet now, everyone in Jiangning City knows that the matter is important. You hurry up Hurry up and send the letter, so that the best chef from Taihe Building will come here day and night, so you can't miss a big deal."

"Here!"

"Send someone to secretly monitor Zhao's restaurant. If there is a new chef, be sure to find out his details. If necessary... you can let Yin Yi secretly make him disappear."

"Here!"

The last sentence was full of coldness, Zheng Qing's expression became serious in an instant, and Zheng Feng had goosebumps on his back.

Zheng An's expression became more and more serious: "Yinyi intercepted the Ming Cult bandits on Ruyi Street that day, but there was an evil person who allowed the Ming Cult bandits to escape. You need to be careful when you go out, so as not to encounter the cult bandits."

"Mingjiao?" Zheng Qing asked suspiciously.

"Mingjiao, formerly known as Manichaeism, was originally a foreign cult. Yinyi has found out that there are gangsters secretly using the name of cult to deceive people into joining the religion. Now there are hundreds of followers, but the situation is secret and has not been detected by the government. It was originally active on Liangzhe Road, but it didn't know when it came to Jiangnan Road."

"What is the evildoer that grandfather said?"

"The Mani Cult possesses some sorcery skills. That day a monster appeared in Ruyi Street. It was extremely ferocious. After death, it disappeared without a body. I'm afraid Daoist Qingmu will be invited out of the mountain."

"..."

For a moment, Jingxin Zhai, which was originally surrounded by sandalwood, was like a fairy house, but now it was full of eerie atmosphere, which made people shudder, especially Zheng Feng, who was so shocked that cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Zheng An looked at Zheng Qing again, and said in a slow and stern voice: "Nowadays, evildoers are rampant, your father died early, and your second uncle is far away in the capital, and you can't control the overall situation... If the old man doesn't live a few more years, the Zheng family will die." Why do you want to gain a foothold in Jiangning? The medicines for the panacea must be collected quickly, and the day when the old man recovers is the day when he will return to the mountain."

"Here!"

Zheng An looked at Zheng Feng again, his gaze was like that of a hungry wolf, even though Zheng Feng was his great-grandson, he was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, his heart trembled with fear and his back felt chills.

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Zheng Feng's legs were sore and weak, he knelt down on the ground suddenly, and said in a crying voice, "Grandfather, please forgive me, grandson will never dare to make his own decisions again."

Although Zheng An's tone was still calm, it carried a strong sense of harshness and reprimand: "The Zhao family only has one son, and the Zheng family is not. Even so, your words and deeds still represent the face of the Zheng family. Last time you encouraged My brother-in-law went to the market to mess around, so the Zheng family had to come to ask for help. Now that he has made such a bet with the Zhao family, is he worried that the Zheng family will not lose enough face? If you lose this time, how will you perform the contract? The son-in-law still wants to kneel in front of the son-in-law of the Zhao family? If you don’t keep the contract, what’s the credit of the Zheng family?”

Zheng An's tone became more and more severe, until he almost roared, and Zheng Qing was so startled that his legs gave way and he fell to his knees.

"Grandfather Nian Feng'er is young and ignorant, please forgive me this time, the child will be well disciplined."

After Zheng An finished cursing, his tone was a little slow: "Even though I have the chance to win, in everything, before thinking about winning, think about losing first, and before thinking about winning, think about losing first. Be prepared in case of defeat. If you lose... you can only wait." Bow your head to the Zhao Mansion, and settle the matter in private. Xie Yun is such a smart woman, so naturally she won't push her hard."

Zheng Qing and his son breathed a sigh of relief: "Here."

Zheng An closed his eyes slightly, waved his hands and said: "Go, I need to find the medicine, and the bet with the Zhao family must not be delayed."

The two said their goodbyes, and walked out on tiptoe, only to find that they were covered in cold sweat after the cool wind blew.

Although the ancestors stayed at home, the affairs in Jiangning City were under his control, but the amount of information they got today was too much, which made it difficult for the two of them to digest for a while.

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Zhao House.

Xie Yun was flipping through a thread-bound book in her hand. It was Zhao Hao's "Nine Suns Cooking Cheats". Tang Zheng stood with his hands down, with a very respectful expression.

On the table in front of her, there was a plate of steaming dishes, which was "Big Chu Blood Duck".

Xie Yun asked in disbelief: "Is this the dish cooked according to the secret book?"

Tang Zhenggong said: "Exactly, the blood duck made according to the son's secret book is fresh and delicious, with excellent taste. It is by no means comparable to the dishes of Chunfenglou. If the small ones are improved a little, it may be even better."

Xie Yun dubiously lifted the chopsticks on the dinner plate, picked up a piece of blood duck, gently put it in her mouth, chewed it carefully, her face changed slightly in an instant, and let out a coquettish cry.

This taste is so special, so delicious, it will instantly whet your appetite!

She has been raised and respected since she was a child, and she has tasted countless delicacies, but she has never eaten such delicious food.

The fresh and tender duck meat was chewy, strong in taste, with the scent of ginger and spring onion and slightly spicy, which deeply impacted her sense of taste, and she almost bit her chopsticks in one bite.

After eating four or five pieces of blood duck, Xie Yun finally stopped, feeling that her mouth was filled with the aroma of vegetables and endless aftertastes.

She also had people buy and eat the stir-fried vegetables in Chunfenglou. Although the taste was excellent, it was still a little worse than the blood duck.

Xie Yun jumped up suddenly, and asked Liang Lie at the side in a deep voice: "You have been following Young Master around, do you know where Young Master got this book?"

With a dazed expression on his face, Liang Lie said anxiously: "Master, apart from being close to the second son of the Wang family these days, he also has contacts with a tall man surnamed Fang, and the rest has not had much contact with others."

Xie Yun let out a little breath and said: "From this point of view, it is likely that the Wang family is dissatisfied with the Zheng family's arrogance and domineering, and they want to use my family to teach them a lesson."

Liang Lie opened his mouth to say something, but he couldn't say it.

The young master has behaved very differently since he woke up. I'm afraid it was not the help of the Wang family. It's just that he, a servant, dare not say these words, and he can only rot in his stomach. eventful.

"Uncle Tang, since the Wang family is helping you, you must work hard and never lose this competition. Losing the restaurant is not a big deal, and my son and the Zhao family must not lose face, otherwise the Zheng family will become even more powerful."

"Small ones are worth it."

At this time, Zhao Hao was still hanging around in Jiangning City with Zhao Dian and a group of slaves, but he didn't know that he had escaped several crises of suspicion.

If it wasn't for someone related to the "cult", he would probably be suspected of the "monster" in Ruyi Street; if he hadn't been hanging out with Wang Jue, the cooking secrets couldn't be explained clearly.

As for the betting matter, compared to Zheng Feng's bloody embarrassment, Zhao Hao acted as if nothing had happened, and Xie Yun didn't show any displeasure at all.

In Xie Yun's heart, as long as the precious son is happy, a mere Hefeng Building is nothing.

(End of this chapter)