The Max-Level Master Chef's Daily Life Supporting a Family in Ancient Times

Wu Mei, the chef of a private kitchen, accidentally ate some poisonous mushrooms. When she woke up again, she had become the second daughter of a sesame flatbread shop in Yanjing. Her father had died young, and her widowed mother worked from dawn to dusk to support the family, with barely a moment to rest. Looking at the little ones who were crying to be fed, Mei Niang had no choice but to pick up the wok. At first, she only meant to fill her younger siblings' bellies. But just a few days later, the neighbors in the alley came following the delicious aroma. "Sister Mei, do you have any more of that mulberry jam you made last time?" "Second girl, give me ten of those flatbreads with preserved mustard greens!" "Mei, the little tavern up ahead wants twenty jin of your soy-braised pig's head meat!" With her knack for turning ordinary ingredients into delicious dishes, Mei Niang quickly became the culinary trendsetter of the whole alley, and the little flatbread shop flourished. The poor residents of the alley suddenly grew plump, rosy-cheeked, and full of hope. This inevitably drew the attention of the Five City Military Command. Several officials came in person to investigate. Three days later, Commander Gu emerged from the alley, slowly leaning against the wall. Behind him trailed a string of subordinates, staggering and burping nonstop. "Call everyone off. There's no stolen property here. The food is just too delicious..." Commander Gu looked back at the sign above the flatbread shop and suddenly felt he had a new goal in life. If he could eat food this delicious every day, what more could a man ask for? [This book uses an anti-piracy system. The protected content ratio is 70%. Thank you all for your support~] ***Divider for upcoming books*** My next book will be a food story set in the 1970s and 1980s: *The Top Chef Gets Rich in a Period Novel* Su Tang had just won the international Golden Chef Award when she transmigrated into a book. She became the daughter of a minor cannon-fodder couple in a period novel. Orphaned as a child, she was said to bring bad luck by the villagers and called a jinx by her grandparents. She worked like an ox every day and never got enough to eat, and was worked to death at just eighteen. After transmigrating into the book, Su Tang packed a small bundle without a second thought, grabbed her younger brother, and ran. Her grandparents still wanted them to be their little slaves? Not a chance. Absolutely not! The siblings fled like refugees to their maternal grandmother's home in the provincial capital and successfully moved into an old, run-down building... next to the military compound. While clearing out a storage room for her brother, she accidentally found a battered old restaurant sign. Su Tang had been wondering how to start a business. Her eyes lit up. Wasn't this Heaven itself chasing her down to feed her? She got right to it, tore down half the wall of the storage room, hung up the broken sign, and opened a little eatery right on the street. Steaming lamb hot pot, spicy and fragrant boiled fish, wood-fired roast duck whose aroma carried for miles. People came from eight streets away to buy the food, nearly crowding the little house until it collapsed. "Sister Tang, give me twenty fresh pork buns!" "Tangtang, save me five soy-braised pig's trotters for tonight!" "Do you have spicy and sour chicken feet? I'll take some five-spice duck neck too!" Factory workers flocked to her eatery. After eating Su Tang's cooking, their happiness levels soared! The children of the military compound rushed over too. Food this delicious and beautiful wasn't even available in the capital! A visiting official came following the aroma and discovered how wonderful the lives of the working people really were! As her business grew bigger and bigger, more and more people began worrying about her marriage prospects. With cooking skills like Tangtang's, she could marry a factory worker if she wanted, find a teacher if she preferred, or even marry a university student! But at the matchmaking event, a powerful hand suddenly lifted Su Tang right off the ground. A handsome face, dark with fury, glared at her, his teeth clenched. "Su Tang, have you forgotten that you're already spoken for?" The matchmaker and the young man there to meet her were so stunned by this nearly six-foot-five man, whose entire presence screamed stay away, that neither could utter a word. Wasn't this the youngest son of the military compound's chief of staff, the one who never took anything seriously? *The Ming Banquet* Zheng Wan, a food streamer with tens of millions of fans, transmigrated into the Ming Dynasty and became a young cook in a wealthy household. Sure, her status was a bit low, but she had a special talent. Winning over a rich landowner's fool of a son would be a piece of cake, right? Newly hired as a cook, Zheng Wan rubbed her hands together, ready to show off her skills in the Ming Dynasty. Honey-glazed lamb chops, wood-fired roasted wild duck, ginger-and-scallion baked crab, lemon chicken feet... Armed with all kinds of modern delicacies, as well as her own scientific tricks and techniques, Zheng Wan was confident the household would reward her handsomely. Then one day, a young maid quietly told her that the master of the house was surnamed Zhang. Zheng Wan caught on quickly. They had a taboo, right? Fine, she'd rename her takoyaki to squid balls! The maid shook her head. "The master's given name is Dai, and his courtesy name is Shigong." Like a bolt from the blue, Zheng Wan froze, her eyes blank. Zhang Dai? That Zhang Dai, the Renaissance man of the Ming Dynasty? Remembering *Tao'an's Dream Memories*, which she had studied so hard in her previous life, Zheng Wan silently broke out in a cold sweat. This wasn't just a case of showing off before a master. It was like waving a kitchen knife at the entrance of a Michelin-starred restaurant. But then again, this was a rare chance to meet her idol in person. Shouldn't she make the most of it? Zheng Wan, tail tucked between her legs: There is no end to learning, and one can never have too many skills. I'll study hard and improve every day, so I'm ready to serve the greatest food connoisseur of the Ming Dynasty! But why was Master Zhang asking her to help compile a cookbook? And why was an imperial chef asking her for nineteen ways to cook tomatoes? And finally, she didn't have to join the voyages to the Western Seas, did she? She was just a little cook, so why was she expected to spread the cuisine of Great Ming to the whole world!? Theme: The only cure for worry is good food.