Of course, Yang Ruo didn't know that the fish he had worked so hard to make was tricked by someone, so he was left to blame. Fortunately, King Ming ate the fish very cleanly, there was no waste at all, and it was not in vain for her hard work.

Yang Ruo asked Qingqing for a lot of frozen fruits, plus she had picked a lot of petals in the plum forest before, and after she went back, she didn't have the heart to think about the fish she hadn't eaten, but plunged into the kitchen and studied her seasonings with all her heart.

Qingqing saw that Yang Ruo's momentum would not go back until midnight, she watched from the side for a while, and finally went back with a yawn. Yang Ruo was busy until it was almost dawn, and then he went back to make up for a while with the exhaustion of his body.

After sleeping for less than two hours, Yang Ruo dreamed in a daze, she dreamed that she had returned home. The family gathered around her to ask questions, with a happy face, as if they were preparing for her marriage. She had a very complicated mood, thinking to herself, why am I getting married so soon, and who is my future husband. She shook her head vigorously, but found that she couldn't think of anything. Hearing the noise outside, she was about to ask who Shinrou was, when she was woken up by a violent shaking.

In front of her was a magnified, long melon seed face, a young woman, Yang Ruo's gaze focused on the face of the person in front of her, and she recognized her. However, before she could open her mouth, she heard Zhao Yunxia say slightly anxiously: "Ah Ruo, why are you still stunned, hurry up and change your clothes." Sister Fang is taking a roll call outside, and everyone is ready to go out to gather. ”

Yang Ruo hurriedly got up and calmed down, and quickly changed his clothes, and at this time the people in the room left. Zhao Yunxia saw that Yang Ruo was up, so she hurriedly began to prepare to gather outside.

At this time, I only heard the bell of the assembly outside, "Knock, knock, knock." "This is the morning bell, so that everyone should get up quickly, and when it is struck a second time, if you do not arrive at the designated site, it will be considered late.

So Yang Ruo changed her clothes and cleaned up quickly, but fortunately, she had already arrived at the meeting place before the bell rang for the fourth time.

Today's scene was particularly lively, the men and women of the entire Imperial Dining Division came, and the Si Zheng of the Imperial Dining Room and the Master of the Imperial Dining Room also came, and there were several of these people alone. After they went, they didn't dare to come out.

But Rao, everyone is quite excited to see so many people gathered together for the first time today. Yang Ruo belonged to the late arrival, so after she arrived here, Sister Fang stared at her several times. Yang Ruo originally wanted to see where Senior Brother Meng was, but seeing that Sister Fang had been staring at her, she couldn't wait to eat her own eyes, so she hurriedly lowered her head and looked directly at her toes.

Oh, and to mention here, here women are called cooks, and men are called cooks. On weekdays, when they study, they will gather together, but because of the different shifts and the different content of learning, Yang Ruo has not seen Senior Brother Meng until now.

Mr. Jiang would be talking to a man who was about the same height as him and was about fifty years old. The man had a kind of majesty at first glance, and when he looked at others, he also had that kind of cold and meticulous look. Seeing that person's face and dress, as well as the expression of Manager Jiang when he was talking to him, Yang Ruo estimated that this person should be the so-called Lord Si Zheng. It is also the biggest person in their imperial dining room and the imperial dining department, and of course there is another person who is the master of the kitchen, these two people have the same positions, and they are indeed one inside and one outside.

Yang Ruojian saw that the person standing next to Lord Si Zheng was a woman in her thirties, she was extremely beautiful, after coming here, she hardly spoke, she was very quiet, and her expression was also soft. Seeing this woman, Yang Ruo couldn't help but think of Aunt Sun, and she gave people a sense of intimacy for no reason.

Therefore, Yang Ruo occasionally looked up, and when she saw the woman looking towards her, she couldn't help but smile faintly.

What follows is Manager Jiang's lecture, which roughly means that they will be truly assessed today, and it is also the final appraisal of their cooking skills. When it comes to exams, everyone should not leave anything to chance, and they are not allowed to cheat. If it is found out, it will be severely punished.

After passing the exam, he entered the imperial dining room and became the imperial chef. All the palace banquets that will participate in this military parade will be sent back if they fail the exam. Where you came from, where you have to go back.

So while each of them is happy, they are also secretly pinching their efforts in their hearts, hoping that they can perform beyond the norm when the time comes.

When the lecture was over, it was Master Si Zheng who spoke, and after he finished speaking, General Manager Jiang announced the rules of the examination.

Before entering the exam, everyone can only bring one pack, and they are not allowed to bring their usual seasonings and cooking utensils, otherwise it will be regarded as a violation. And each of their seasoning packets must also be verified by the chef himself, and if there is anything that feels inappropriate, it will be detained.

When it was Yang Ruo's turn, Yang Ruo took out some seasoning from his body, plus a small bottle of light blue liquid. Master Zhangshan glanced at Yang Ruo and asked, "What is this?" ”

"My lord, this is the seasoning liquid."

"Seasoning, why haven't I seen such a color, what is it made of?" After the master finished speaking, he was about to reach out and open the lid, but Yang Ruo held down the cap.

Yang Ruo looked at Lord Zhangshan and said, "My lord, it seems that you are not in accordance with the rules of doing this. ”

"Unruly? Here, the rule is that I have the final say, and I now suspect that you are carrying an unknown object. ”

"My lord, this is just an ordinary fruit, and there is nothing special about it."

"Hmph, fruit, you have been the palm of my meal for more than ten years."

Seeing that this palm meal was obviously embarrassing himself, Yang Ruo couldn't help but feel a little headache. She couldn't help but argue: "My lord, this is a competition, if the food I make can't be eaten, won't I be unhappy with myself." I've told you what it is, and you still don't believe it. You say I'm saying you're a loner, or you're deliberately making things difficult. ”

"Bold, dare to slander me in public."

"Come on, pull her out and disqualify her from the exam." The master of the palm meal gave an order, and immediately walked out of the two palace guards from the side. was about to pull Yang Ruo down, but at this time, two people came from the front, "Slow!" "The person who came was Manager Jiang and the woman Yang Ruo had seen before.

It was the woman who would say slowly. Yang Ruo just felt that this woman looked good, and when she walked in front of her, she felt even more cordial, and when she spoke for herself, Yang Ruo was even more grateful in her heart.

"Zhao Zhangshan, this is the exam site, why do you have to call the guards."

Zhao Zhangshan didn't expect that Master Sishan came to the scene, and his forehead couldn't help sweating slightly, and he hurriedly said with a smile: "Report to Lord Sishan, this chef brought something that doesn't conform to the rules, and I asked her to show me." Not only did he refuse, but he even spoke disrespectfully. ”

Yang Ruoxin said, this Zhao Zhangshan is really the villain who sued first, she didn't say anything, he came to arrange his own first.

"Master Sishan, Yang Ruo didn't say anything disrespectful, but I explained to him that this is just fruit liquid, he doesn't believe it, and he has to drive me out."

"Oh, that's the case." So Master Si Shan picked up Yang Ruo's bottle of fruit liquid, put it on his nose and smelled it. Then he said, "Go in and play well." ”

Yang Ruo immediately took the bottle, bowed deeply to Lord Si Shan, and said, "Thank you, Lord Si Shan, Ah Ruo will definitely cook well." ”

Lord Si Shan seemed to think of something when he heard the word Ah Ruo, put his eyes on Yang Ruo, looked at it carefully, and then said softly: "Go!" ”

Before leaving, Yang Ruo took a deep look at the palm of the meal, and the palm of the meal that looked directly at her was eager to skip her feet and teach her a lesson again.

"Zhao Zhangshan is about to take the exam, if you don't have the ability to identify the things brought by the students, you can ask a few more people, why do you need to alarm the guards. If they are frightened, they will not perform well in the exam. If it's because you miss out on good talents, can you take this responsibility? ”

If Zhao Zhangshan couldn't see the weight of Lord Sishan's words to himself, he would have been in vain for so many years. Thinking that on weekdays, I have to look at her face, which will be plain and angry, and I can only endure it first.

"Yes, when the adults teach a lesson, the subordinates will definitely pay attention next time."

Then Master Si Shan took the others and went to the competition site inside.

At the competition site, there are all kinds of big tents made of brackets, carpets on the ground, various lanterns decorated next to them, and all kinds of vegetables and vegetables are placed everywhere, giving people the feeling of going to a small food paradise.

Below is the scene of the students' competition, a small stove of about five square meters, and someone below is responsible for raising the fire. The chefs can order the fire to be high or small, according to their own requirements. There are no assistants, there are all kinds of ingredients for the competition, and then it's time and questions for the competition.

They are divided into groups of 10 people for each competition, and each group of 10 people will be tested on a topic. At the end of the exam, the dishes made by each contestant will be presented to each judge on a plate by a special person. Finally, look at everyone's score to make a final evaluation.

Before the competition, Yang Ruo made a lot of ideas in his heart, thinking of making fish, meat, or making various meals that he usually can't touch. But when she got the exam questions, she was a little dumbfounded. The ingredient for the exam question turned out to be a piece of white tofu with a bowl of rice.

The moral of the title is to use the simplest ingredients to make the most wonderful taste in the world.

Sure enough, it is not simple, and everyone who makes food knows that the simpler the ingredients, the most difficult it is to make them delicious. Therefore, the question of this exam is to find real gold from the ordinary. Whether you have put in the effort to study and understand the essence of food thoroughly depends on what happened today.