Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

Sha Zhu held this question in his mind until he got home from get off work.

At dinner that night, I couldn't help but ask, "Dad, what exactly is going on that requires you to be away for a few days? Are you leaving the city?"

Sha Zhu's words made Chen Xueru look at He Daqing in surprise.

"Daqing, are you going to go out of town? Why haven't I heard you mention it?"

He Daqing glared at Sha Zhu, then said to Chen Xueru: "I'm not going out of town, but someone invited me to a banquet, so it may take some time."

"But it's not confirmed yet, and we still need to screen. I was thinking of telling you after I've chosen one."

Sha Zhu said unconvincedly: "Dad, with your cooking skills, it's good enough that you can prepare a banquet for him. Why do you have to select? Whose family has such a big scene! If it were me, I would just not go. Whoever wants to go can go! What a mistake!"

He Daqing didn't want to talk about this matter so early. He didn't know the specific situation and wanted to find out about it tomorrow before talking about it.

But now seeing Chen Xueru's worried expression, He Daqing had no choice but to confess.

"Didn't I make a whole fish with flying swallow sauce in the last assessment? The chefs were all very optimistic about it at that time. This time, Master Luo specifically found me and asked me to go to the big house to make this dish. If I am selected, I may have to make this dish for the big leaders there during the National Day."

After hearing this, Sha Zhu didn't even react until the piece of meat on his chopsticks fell to the ground.

He was surprised and said, "Dad, what did you say? You're going to the big house for a state banquet? How is that possible?"

He Daqing slapped him on the head and cursed, "I didn't say it because I was afraid that you would make a big fuss about it. I don't know the details. I will know after I go and see it tomorrow."

"Before that, if you make a scene outside, I'll show you how I'll deal with you!"

Sha Zhu didn't care about being beaten and said excitedly: "Dad, that's a state banquet! You can actually go to a state banquet! This is incredible!"

Yu Li kicked Sha Zhu and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Everyone knows Dad's cooking skills. How can he prepare a state banquet? Our dad's cooking skills are no worse than those state banquet chefs. It's only natural that he can prepare a state banquet."

Chen Xueru also said happily: "Daqing, I believe you will be selected. Don't worry about your family. During this time, you can focus on your own affairs."

Afterwards, the whole family was happy for He Daqing, and everyone was discussing the state banquet excitedly.

Sha Zhu looked at He Daqing with longing. He decided that he must learn all of his father's skills so that he would have the opportunity to show his skills there.

The next day, He Daqing was dressed up neatly by Chen Xueru, wearing the Zhongshan suit made by Chen Xueru herself, and taking the hard-earned set of kitchen utensils, he rode his bicycle to the place where he had an appointment with Master Luo.

Soon, He Daqing arrived at the place Master Luo mentioned. A big door blocked He Daqing's way. Two guards holding steel guns stood on both sides. The four pairs of eyes stared at He Daqing, making him feel uncomfortable, as if he was seen through.

However, he still walked up to one of them and said, "Hello comrade, I was invited by Master Luo. He asked me to meet him here. Could you please pass the message?"

The guard nodded and replied, "Since it was Master Luo who invited you, then you can wait for a while. I will call him and ask him to come and lead you."

After saying that, he went to the duty room to contact Master Luo.

After a while, Master Luo walked out quickly.

When he saw He Daqing, he immediately smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Master He, I thought you would be here in a while, so I came out late."

"It's okay. This is my first time here, so I wanted to come and take a look earlier. Thank you, Master Luo."

"It's okay. Come on, I'll take you to register, and then we'll go in. You came at the right time today. There are several people you know here, so it's a good opportunity for us to discuss this together."

After registering He Daqing, Master Luo led him inside.

As soon as he entered the kitchen, He Daqing opened his mouth in surprise. He had expected the kitchen in the big house to be big, but he didn't expect it to be this big.

The kitchen is divided into rooms of different sizes, with a wide passage in the middle.

This passage alone is wider than the road in the alley over there.

The functions of each room are different, and He Daqing took a quick look at them all.

This made him feel like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, curious about everything.

We followed Master Luo to a small house, which seemed to be a place for everyone to rest.

This place is divided into many small rooms where you can rest and change clothes.

There are sofas and coffee tables outside for everyone to chat and drink tea.

When He Daqing arrived, there were already more than a dozen people sitting here.

But there were only a few he could recognize.

Like Master Fan, Master Chen, and the female master Master Wang who had served as judges for him.

There were a few others that He Daqing had some impression of, but he couldn't remember their names.

Master Luo brought He Daqing to the front of everyone and said with a smile: "Look who I invited. Do you still remember this person?"

After saying that, he turned around and let He Daqing who was behind him move out.

Among them, Master Fan knew that He Daqing was coming, but the others were not quite sure who had been invited to the banquet.

When they saw He Daqing, before the others could react, Master Wang on the side shouted, "Isn't this the Master He who made the "Flying Swallow Whole Fish" during the last assessment? I didn't expect you, Lao Luo, to invite him here too!"

After that, he turned to He Daqing and said, "Master He, do you still remember me? I have missed the dish you made for a long time! It's great that you can come this time!"

He Daqing hurried forward, gently shook Master Wang's hand, and said, "Thank you Master Wang for your compliments. After the last assessment, I haven't had the chance to thank you in person. This time I finally get to see you again."

When Master Wang called out He Daqing's name and the name of the dish, even those who didn't know He Daqing knew who he was.

The key point is that the dish that He Daqing made in the last assessment was indeed too famous. In today's era where people pay attention to taste and ingredients, he can make a dish with full marks in color, fragrance, taste, meaning and shape, and it can also look like a painting.

I guess few people here can reach that level of craftsmanship.

Even if you have this level, it is hard to say whether you can come up with such creative ideas.

So He Daqing himself didn't know that his reputation had already spread among the chefs because of the dish "Flying Swallow Whole Fish".