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Chapter 568 Banquet (2)
Ling Mengqi nodded and said: "That's right. Four of them were born and raised in the capital. They just cook a few special dishes according to the taste of the people in the capital. Only the deputy Qianhu Ding Yiming is from Sichuan. Qi is from Shandong. I remember making a few Sichuan dishes like kung pao chicken and spicy beef, and some Shandong dishes like braised sea cucumber with scallions and sweet and sour yellow croaker. Guys, all of them are huge, as long as the wine is enough, the food is secondary."

"Then I know what dishes I'm cooking. Do I drink Jinhua wine or something else? The richness of the Jinhua wine also shows that we value them, but the taste is a bit light, so I'm afraid we won't be able to satisfy them." Lu Mingxuan said.

Ling Mengqi thought for a while, "Then prepare some Jinhua wine, Shaoxing wine and Sichuan Jiannan Shaochun."

Lu Mingxuan agreed, and said in a deep voice: "The newcomers haven't started their errands these few days, so the family is bound to be short of staff, and they will have to be trained for a few more days before they can be used. , it’s not good to just have a meal, or you will have to make trouble for a whole day, or it will be the day before you take a bath, then you will take the person home directly after you get off the office, and you don’t have to be on duty the next day. Get drunk and rest."

"Well, you still think it through, so it's decided."

At that moment, the husband and wife discussed the details again, and vaguely heard the sound of the second watch drum outside, so they washed up and hugged each other to rest.

In the next few days, besides decorating the house, Lu Mingxuan also inspected the results of Madam Duan's training of the new servants. Seeing that everyone behaved more cautiously than when they first arrived, and understood the rules better, she couldn't help but secretly nodded. It couldn't be more correct to entrust someone to Nanny Duan for training.

According to the original plan, she allocated all the people to various jobs, so that everyone could perform their duties. During the first three months on duty, each person was paid from [-] to [-] months. After a month, if anyone performs well, the monthly payment will be doubled immediately, everyone is full of energy for a while, and in just one day, the family looks completely new.

At that time, it was only two days before Ling Mengqi took a rest, that is to say, there were only two days and one night before their first banquet.

Lu Mingxuan then called Nanny Duan, the original old lady Liu in the kitchen, and two new ladies on the stove to discuss: "Master wants to entertain a few of his colleagues tomorrow night, although the guests are all under the master, they can't What do you all say about being negligent?"

Nanny Duan quickly said: "Since being invited to dinner by the uncle, it can be seen that they are very close friends with the uncle. In this way, we must be considerate without losing the grandeur, so as to show the sincerity of the uncle. The other things are fine. Braised shark's fin is a must-have dish when entertaining guests from high-end families in the capital. The dish is not only rich in juice, but also soft and smooth. No matter where people love it, it will definitely suit everyone. Taste, it just so happens that Madam's dowry has top-quality shark's fin, uncle and colleagues may not all have eaten it."

The two of them thought of going together, Lu Mingxuan nodded and said, "I also have this plan, the uncle also said that two of the guests are from Sichuan and Lu, and asked to cook a few Sichuan dishes like Kung Pao Chicken and Boiled Beef. A few Shandong dishes are like braised sea cucumber with scallions and sweet and sour yellow croaker, and the other four are all natives of the capital, so it’s fine to cook a few famous dishes of the capital.”

Mrs. Liu and the two women on the stove said: "You can cook mutton. Although it hasn't snowed yet, it's cold enough at night. It's just right for uncle and all the adults to drink mutton while drinking." Dishes must also be prepared.”, “Golden fish bear’s paw and imperial concubine chicken must also be available.”, “Crispy crucian carp is just right for wine.”

There was a chance for Danqing to get the Four Treasures of the Study, and Lu Mingxuan drafted a menu according to what everyone said. At first glance, there were more than a dozen dishes, so she ordered everyone to leave first, and planned to wait for Ling Mengqi at night. Come back, let him see it before making a decision.

After Ling Mengqi came back in the evening, Lu Mingxuan showed him the menu she had drafted: "... There are already more than a dozen dishes, and then I will make a few vegetarian dishes, make a soup and a few snacks, and it should be about the same."

"The arrangement of the dishes is reasonable." Ling Mengqi nodded and said after reading it: "It's just that the portions should be bigger, and there is no need to make vegetarian snacks. They all like meat and don't like it, and the vegetarian dishes are just for nothing. , no one will move."

Lu Mingxuan couldn't help laughing: "If it's cold today, the price of vegetables such as cucumbers, cabbage, and radishes has doubled, so they might not be able to buy them. It's just fine if they don't eat them. I can't bear to feed them."

Ling Mengqi also laughed: "No wonder there are few fresh vegetables on the dinner table these days. I dare say that Madam is reluctant to give it to my husband. I said Madam, I gave it to my family early in the morning, and I gave it back in full. You can't deduct my food just because the weather is cold and the vegetables are expensive!"

"Bah, who is harsh on your food!" Lu Mingxuan gritted her teeth and smiled when she heard that, "It's you who don't eat it yourself, and you say that people don't like meat, you're not the same, I can't wait You can eat more vegetables to be good for your health, now that you say that, the family will change to eating meat once every three days..."

Before he finished speaking, Ling Mengqi wailed: "Don't, I won't have the strength to eat only vegetables, I won't have the strength to ride a horse, I won't have the strength to be on duty, and I won't have the strength to practice boxing. If I don't have the strength at night, then what, Madam, you are not the one who suffers... Ouch..."

Lu Mingxuan pinched his arm: "If you keep talking nonsense, change it to one meal every five days!"

"No, please don't, I'll just stop talking." Ling Mengqi immediately begged for mercy, and couldn't help muttering: "But what I said is obviously the truth."

"You still say, you still say..."

"Stop talking, I really won't talk, please forgive me..."

At the end of the next day, Ling Mengqi brought Fengcheng, Meng Xingyun and the others back. After hearing the report, Lu Mingxuan went to the kitchen in person, and Mrs. Liu and the others began to get busy immediately.

Lu Mingxuan saw that the few people were busy and not chaotic, and they had their own rules, so she felt relieved. When she went back to the room, someone asked Hu Zi to come in and ask, "Did all the guests bring servants with them? Where are they all placed?"

Huzi replied: "Several adults are placed in the flower hall, and Tongzi is serving them. Only three adults brought their servants, and the others came alone. I placed the servants in the hall, called Xing'er Stay with me, Ma'am, don't worry."

Lu Mingxuan nodded: "I see, you should be careful inside and out, so that nothing goes wrong, I'll ask the kitchen staff to cook a few dishes, steam a tray of steamed buns and send them to the hall for the adults and servants to eat. Tonight, the uncle and their respective masters will not be able to separate for a while, and they must not be left hungry."

Then he ordered Danqing to fetch a pouch, "There are about five taels of broken silver in it, you take it out and give it to those people, and when their respective masters know about it, they will also remember my uncle's love."

(End of this chapter)