Fields of gold

Chapter 641- 645

The war in the northwest borders was in full swing. They had Royal Prince Yang, who was the invincible 'God of War, so they had never lost any of the battles. With the protection of all the different kinds of medicinal pills he carried, the enemy had no chance to plot against him. In terms of martial arts skills, there was no one in the entire northwest who was on par with him. He could even fight to a draw with Su Ran, the army supervisor.

Normally, in between battles, Zhu Junyang often asked the army supervisor for advice. Royal Prince Yang and Xiaocao were already engaged and confirmed their relationship. With the mentality of 'love the house and its crow', Su Ran gave him advice unreservedly, which greatly improved Zhu Junyang's martial arts skills.

Repeated reports of good news helped relieve Xiaocao's anxious heart. Next, she had to put all her attention on the Medicinal Cuisine House. During the period when she went to the borders, the Medicinal Cuisine House had been fixed up in accordance to the blueprint that she had left behind. The training of the medicinal chefs was also in full swing.

The division of labor in the back kitchen was very clear. Each medicinal chef was only responsible for one medicinal meal, and they each had their personal kitchen. Thus, each medicinal chef was only trained in one method of cooking medicinal cuisine. The less than half a year of intensive training made them very familiar with the cooking technique, heat control, and so on. The medicinal meals not only required color, fragrance, and taste, but it was also important to achieve the curative effect of the medicinal meals.

This would test the ability of the medicinal chef. Fortunately, Yangliu had high talent in cooking and was strict towards others. Some of the medicinal chefs had worked under her since she was managing the braised food shops. To be able to work for her for so many years, they definitely had some merits.

Allegedly, when they were at the pastry shops, these people could only work as assistants. But 'a real piece of gold would shine sooner or later'. Hence, when the master announced that she wanted to establish the most popular medicinal cuisine restaurant in the capital, these girls, who had followed Yangliu for many years, suddenly felt that there was a use for their abilities.

When they learned to cook the medicinal meals, they were particularly diligent and attentive. Moreover, they were all decently talented. All of them passed the medicinal chef examination with excellent performance and were honored with positions as medicinal chefs of 'The Yu's Medicinal Cuisine House'.

In addition to these four, the other medicinal chefs were recruited from outside. There were both men and women, and some of whom were cooks with good cooking skills. There were also housewives skilled in cooking who had come for the high wage offered by the medicinal cuisine restaurant. There were also people who were loyal fans of 'The Yu's'. These young maidens and youths had no doubts about the abilities of the founder of 'The Yu's', who was also the first female official of the Great Ming Dynasty, to prosper in all the business that she endeavors in. They strived to become a member of 'The Yu's' with their own efforts...

Before 'The Yu's Medicinal Cuisine House' had opened for business, the notice of recruiting medicinal chefs became a heated topic as soon as it was posted. The people signing up almost filled the room that served as a temporary recruitment agency. For the recruitment of twenty medicinal chefs, over a hundred people had signed up for training.

The training also abided by the principle of fairness and equity. The hundred or so people were divided into twenty groups, which consisted of five to six people in each group. Each team was trained on twenty different medicinal meals, respectively. After over four months of intensive training, Yu Xiaocao, the owner of the 'Medicinal Cuisine House' who had just returned from the borders, personally tasted and selected the top two medicinal chefs of each course. The first place in each group was the main chef, and the second place was responsible for assisting. If there was booming sales and exceeding demands for the medicinal meal, the two medicinal chefs would have to work on the cooking...