Rebirth of the Northern Giants

Xiao Linglong tasted it in a separate room with several other female relatives. Their place is different from the outside, mainly desserts.

Li Hongzhang had no official status, and at home he either practiced calligraphy or walked around. For a while, he seemed to have found the truth of life. Ye Zhikui suspected that the old man should be able to live two years longer than in history. After all, his spirit is getting better and better. cheer up.

In the few years before the beginning of the new century, many old people who served in the government of the Republic of China either resigned due to illness and went home to take care of their old age, or passed away in office. This seemed to herald the end of the last link between the government of the Republic of China and the Qing government. , new century, new China.

"Sadly ** rice, what, oh, isn't it just a plate of fried rice with eggs?" At the Chinese table, when the food was served, they couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Zhou Xingxing hid behind the door of the kitchen and the hall, lifted the curtain secretly, and watched secretly. Seeing the disappointment of everyone, he couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.

"Please take a sip." The waiter still said dutifully.

Li Hongzhang picked up the spoon and took a small bite to his mouth.

This is, sour, sweet, bitter, hot and salty, all kinds of tastes are mixed together very well, almost natural, isn't this just life, in life, people always want to try to change something, in the end, they will either reap sweetness or bitterness .

Li Hongzhang recalled the time when he went to Beijing to take the exam, and remembered that he followed his mentor Zeng Guofan to encircle and suppress Changmao. If his mentor took advantage of the situation at that time, he wondered how the situation in China would be different today.

Thinking of my dedication to Westernization, the imperial court was able to rely on the new type of navy derived from the Westernization Movement: the Beiyang Navy to resist the Japanese.

I think of those times when I rebelled with Ye Zhikui, looking back now, the reason why Ye Zhikui is Ye Zhikui is because he is too different from himself. Dare to make decisions, instead of thinking too much like yourself.

Alas, life is like a play, Li Hongzhang sighed with emotion, and wiped the wet corners of his eyes with his hands.

"Zhongtang, please give me points." Li Hongzhang was thinking about bitterness and sweetness, when the waiter saw that he was about to lose his composure, so he hurriedly interrupted.

Only then did Li Hongzhang come to his senses, he was still at the banquet, how could he express his feelings all of a sudden, could it be this fried rice with eggs, Li Hongzhang chewed and tasted it carefully, he was indeed sad* *Food, people can't help but recall the days spent in those years, the ups and downs of those years.

"Ten points." Li Hongzhang said softly.

Li Hongzhang, who has a superior vision, actually gave it a full score, which made people who were not optimistic about this dish or rice can't help being speechless in surprise, and tasted it one after another to see what the mystery is.

For a moment, at the Chinese banquet, there was only the sound of chewing softly. Everyone closed their eyes and enjoyed the moment quietly. Most of the people who came to the banquet of the God of Cookery Competition were celebrities from the capital, and they were all young and old. It's not small, and the experience is of course richer. Everyone has a hard time, and this dish has seduced their unbearable things again.

Someone actually sobbed softly on the spot.

"Everyone, please give me points." Fortunately, the waiter saw that the situation was wrong, so he yelled loudly, as if he was drinking a stick on the spot, so that everyone woke up.

"very,"

Countless high scores popped out from everyone's mouths, and a small dish of egg fried rice was fired to such a level by Zhou Xingxing.

Zhou Xingxing, who hid behind and saw such a situation, couldn't help secretly heaving a sigh of relief, at least he wouldn't lose too badly.

As for the foreigners at the banquet, since they don't understand Chinese culture, they can't eat that kind of artistic conception, that kind of complicated taste of life.

What is this, rice and eggs are fried together, and the taste is strange, it is really the worst dish today, Tian Xiali wiped the oil stains from the corner of his mouth, curled his lips and said, and most foreigners have similar opinions with him.

So, sadly, the whole army was wiped out here, and no one gave a passing score.

When everyone was full of wine and food, everyone thought the banquet was about to end, the waiter removed the wine table and elegantly lifted the tea table and tea set.

It turned out that it was time to make tea and drink tea.

Foreigners are no strangers to tea, and it has been introduced to hundreds of people in the West, but foreigners are confused about the tea culture in the East.

The waiter first brought in a large number of screens from outside the hall, and then used the screens to divide them into small compartments, each of which could seat four people.

Then the waiter gracefully placed the tea set on the coffee table, and Li Hongzhang suddenly exclaimed: "This is the top quality Dongting Biluochun, which is produced only a few taels a year. It is the top quality tribute. Unexpectedly, Ye Zhikui would even be willing to take out this."

The waiter smiled and said: "Zhongtang is a joke. The President only bought the top-quality Biluochun for you, and the rest are all West Lake Longjing. There is also this set of purple sand pots that boil the Yanshanzi Longtan mountain spring water, all of which are big. On special order from the President."

"Zhongtang, it seems that we have entrusted you with a blessing." Li Hongzao said jokingly.

"If Li Gong, the elder of the three dynasties, wants to come out to be an official, I'm afraid Ye Zhikui is waiting for him, unlike the old man who was kicked out." Li Hongzhang said not without complaints, it seems that he is very concerned about Ye Zhikui's demotion.

"I'm old, I'm old, I'm out of energy, I still have to leave things to the young people." Li Hongzao said pointedly.

"If the old man had Zhixiu at home like Li Gong, he would not have been insulted like this." Li Hongzhang seemed to have a lot of complaints, and he didn't mind expressing his dissatisfaction with Ye Zhikui in front of the waiter.

Li Hongzao did not reply, but picked up the freshly brewed tea, closed his eyes, and savored carefully, the tea soup flowed between his mouth, after a while, Li Hongzao opened his eyes and praised with a smile: "Wonderful, wonderful, this time The tea is mellow, the tongue and teeth have a sweet aftertaste, and the mouth is filled with saliva. I am afraid it will last for a few days. The old man’s internal organs are so nourished, he is really relaxed and happy, and he wants to become a fairy. Zhongtang, it seems that you have to drink more of this tea."

Li Hongzhang remained silent, sipping his tea lightly.

When Li Hongzhang and others were tasting tea here, the scores of the God of Cookery Competition over there had been counted, and Ye Zhikui also came to the banquet hall just right, but each compartment was separated by a screen, and the people inside did not know that he had passed away. arrival.

Ye Zhikui didn't disturb the tea-tasting judges, and went to the side room first, where Xiao Linglong was eating happily.

Seeing Ye Zhikui coming in, he quickly pulled him up and said, "Brother Ye, come and eat, there are too many delicious foods, Linglong's stomach is almost bursting."

Ye Zhikui scratched his nose, and said affectionately: "Little gluttonous pig, let's go, let's thank the chefs for making us delicious food."

Xiao Linglong clapped her hands, stood up with a smile, Ye Zhikui pulled a clean white napkin from the side, and gently wiped her mouth, "Look at you, you are about to become a woman, why don't you know how to take care of her?" Own."

"Isn't Brother Ye always by my side?" Xiao Linglong leaned on Ye Zhikui's shoulder and said indifferently with her pout.

A group of people walked to the giant kitchen. When I saw people, I took a step forward, handed Ye Zhikui the ranking, and said with a smile: "President, the first three on the first page are the champion, runner-up, and third runner-up of the Chinese group, and the second page is the foreigner group." Champion, runner-up, runner-up."

According to the plan in advance, Ye Zhikui just wanted to present awards to these six people, and he casually flipped through them. He was really curious. He didn't expect that the tastes of foreigners and Chinese were so different, and the tastes of foreigners were a little lighter.

Zhou Xingxing and the other five chefs stood at the front excitedly, and the rest of the chefs were all envious below them, and they were waiting for Ye Zhikui's arrival.

President, Zhou Xingxing just felt a little dizzy and confused. He actually won the third place in the Chinese group. This was something he didn't even dare to dream about. Dacheng's house.

The other five chefs are all chefs over 50 years old, and they are all well-ranked in the country. The first chef of Hunan cuisine, the supreme of Shandong cuisine, and their well-known reputations are well-known.

The sudden emergence of Zhou Xingxing made others very curious. They secretly guessed that it was the chef of that family, and plotted to poach the corner.

"All the wives of the president are here."

The kitchen, which was still full of discussions, suddenly became silent, and they all looked at the door with burning eyes

Ye Zhikui took Xiao Linglong's little hand, walked in quickly with meteoric strides.

"I would like to invite the President to present awards to the winners of the competition." After I finished speaking, I adjusted the atmosphere and clapped my hands together.

There was thunderous applause from below. It is undeniable that although the conditions here are not simple, they are definitely not suitable for awarding awards. However, as long as there is a place where Ye Zhikui is, there will be suitable awards.

A couple of seasoned journalists kept snapping photos from just the right angle.

Ye Zhikui didn't hesitate, and walked straight up to the stage.

"Famous chefs from all over the world, first of all, welcome to participate in this chef competition. Next, let us celebrate the winning chefs with applause. As for the famous chefs who have not won the award, don't be discouraged. This competition will be held every year. It will be held once, and the government will make the competition bigger and bigger. This year is the Chinese God of Cookery Competition, next year it will be the Asian God of Cookery Competition, and the year after that will be the World God of Cookery Competition. You must maintain the spirit of exploration and let me Chinese cuisine. Spread it all over the world." After Ye Zhikui finished speaking in one breath, he looked down with piercing eyes.

Yes, he plans to make the competition bigger and bigger. The World Cup was not initiated by China, nor was the World Expo, the Olympic Games, etc., so let China initiate the global gourmet fair.

"Famous chefs from all over the country, do you have the confidence to beat foreign contestants in the foreign competition next year?" Ye Zhikui shouted loudly.

"Yes..." The chefs below were all screamed by Ye Zhikui's incitement, it's a world competition, that's not bad.