C26

"All of you don't need to worry. I, Su Jin Se, am not going to do something that I'm not confident of. Alright, it's getting late, all of you go rest!"

She slept very well the entire night, but the Su Clan couldn't fall asleep no matter what. Early in the morning, Su Yu got up and cooked some porridge for Su Jinsi. She casually drank a few mouthfuls of porridge, and the family finished cleaning up and prepared to set off.

She hadn't thought that she would run into Auntie Gu at her doorstep.

The four of them were stunned for a moment. Seeing that Auntie Gu's body was weak, Su Yu quickly ran over and supported her, "Auntie Gu, why are you here?"

"Little girl …"

"Auntie Gu, why are you here?"

Auntie Gu smiled bitterly and took out a red talisman from her bosom, "Jinsi, Auntie went to beg this early in the morning to help you win the championship today. Take it!"

Su Jin Se's nose turned sour, "Aunt, we didn't kill Uncle Gu!"

"I know it's not you guys. Otherwise, I would have come already."

"Auntie …"

"Jinsi ah, Auntie is begging you for a favor?"

"Mm, go ahead!"

"If you can get the title of the kitchen maiden today and wash away your grievances, then you must help Auntie find the murderer of your Uncle Gu. I know that the county magistrate won't care, so Auntie can only beg you!"

Auntie Gu was about to kneel down when Old Madame Su saw this and hurried over to support her. "Aiya, what are you doing? Get up quickly! Eldest Aunt, it's rare for you to be so understanding. You know that my daughter won't hurt you."

"Aunt, don't kneel to me. Don't worry, as long as I win I will be able to escape. I will find a way to help Uncle Gu catch the real murderer, so that Uncle Gu can be at peace in the underworld!"

Auntie Gu was extremely grateful, "Thank you, thank you. You will succeed. Auntie will wait for your good news!"

"Alright Aunty, it's almost time. We have to go!"

After the family left, Auntie Gu prayed with all her heart. Bodhisattva ah, open your eyes! "

On this day, the sun was warm and the sky clear.

The final match attracted even more people to watch. In Danyang County, there were almost no people. The county magistrate sat high up on the stage, while Mai Dong, Qiu Niang, and Su Jinsi entered the final battle after yesterday's match. They stood on the stage, waiting for the competition to begin.

"Congratulations to Su Jin Se, Li Dong, and Qiuniang, the three excellent girls, for entering the finals. The finals will decide the victor, and this round will determine who will become this year's female chef. "Now, the judges are invited to the table and the county magistrate is requested to announce the competition's topic."

Everyone looked over and saw that the three chefs were already seated at their respective places. Qiu Niang glanced at her aunt, who glanced at her as if she did not know her, before shifting her gaze elsewhere.

Qiu Niang only felt a stabbing pain in her heart. She gritted her teeth and turned to look at Su Jin Se.

The two of them looked at each other. Both of them had a trace of gunpowder smell.

"Su Jin Se, I'll definitely win against you today!"

Su Jin smiled in disdain and said indifferently, "Really? Let's wait and see!"

Qiu Niang was not convinced and wanted to say something else. She seemed to feel from her aura that she was inferior to Su Jin Se. This was not a good thing.

"Wait a moment, let's see if you can still smile."

"Sir, please announce the examination questions."

The county magistrate slowly walked up the stage. Then, he took out the exam topic from a sealed document. This topic was not decided upon by him, but by his superior.

Therefore, before the final match, no one would know what the topic of the dishes would be.

He took it out and saw the question on it. His face revealed a hint of doubt. This …

"Master, what's wrong?"

The county magistrate did not expect this question, "It's from the mountains!"

"From the mountains?"

When this topic was revealed, the crowd was even more confused. What did it mean? Why did it come from the mountains? What kind of dishes were they going to cook?

Su Jinsi seemed to understand and smiled, "My lord, I understand. Please give me a set of fluff."

Madam Qiu also understood. "Milord, please give me a wild duck."

"Lord, please give me a hare!"

Fortunately, these items weren't hard to find on the mountain. Very soon, all the items that the contestants wanted were found.

Everyone stood on their tiptoes to observe the final three peaks.

Beneath the table, Su Yu knew what kind of dishes her elder sister was going to cook. Her elder sister had asked for pine mushrooms to be roasted until they were roasted. It seemed that her elder sister had hope for victory today.

That was her specialty.

After the three of them got the ingredients, they started to work in secret. Su Jinsheng first washed the antler clean and removed the mud and dirt on its surface. These were a few very fresh antler stalks, and the simple thing was that the antler stalks had yet to grow.

After she washed off the pine mushrooms, she made a simple metal shelf. Everyone didn't know what she was going to do. Wasn't Su Jin Se going to use a pot?

Liu Qingping also watched her without blinking. Seeing her like this, she didn't even need a pot nor a knife. Could it be that she wanted to make that delicious, carburized pine mushrooms?

When he thought of the fact that he had yet to eat it, he felt gluttonous. There were a few merchants who would take in herbs after eating it, so he was filled with endless praises. He was even more eager to have a taste of what it was like.

After Su Jin Se prepared the roasted food, she cut the antler into small pieces. Soon after, she spread the oil on the surface of the antler evenly, and when everyone saw that she was making something, they all felt that she was already unable to win against her, because what other people were cooking was a plate of duck meat and a fried rabbit in the palace. Yet, she was using a few simple antlers to cook, and she didn't even need a pot.

"Aiya, old man, what is this girl doing? She always wants to cook meat, so why did she choose that vegetable? What's there to eat? Where's the aroma of meat?"

Old Madam Su was worried to death. Was there something wrong with this girl's head? How could such a simple dish be compared to the dishes of the other two girls? Wasn't she clearly going to lose?

"Mom, you don't know. My sister's carbon grilled truffles have been eaten by many merchants. They have never stopped praising me. I have also eaten them, and they taste really good!"

"If the three judges don't like it, it will be troublesome!"

Old Lady Su's face was filled with disgust. It had taken a lot of effort for this damned girl to reach this step. She definitely wouldn't be able to beat her in such a simple task. If she lost today, her life would be forfeit.

Seeing that she actually wanted to roast the pine mushrooms, Madam Qiu gave a disdainful smile. "Su Jin Se, are you going to use these few simple pine mushrooms to entertain the judges?"