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Chapter 14 Apprenticeship
Early the next morning, Xu Lanzhen came to call her: "Girl, get up, we have to go to Old Uncle Dong's house today, don't sleep, it's not good to be late!" After speaking, she pushed her with her hand.

His mother had already spoken, so Chen Xiangqin could only get up obediently, found some clothes at random, and followed Xu Lanzhen out.

Old Uncle Dong lived at the other end of the village. There were three small bungalows with a small yard. The outer walls of the yard had not been repaired for a long time, and many places collapsed. When the mother and daughter came over, the little old man had been sitting The yard awaits.

"Come on! It's on time! Come in!"

They followed Old Uncle Dong into the main room, and the little old man sat down on a chair. There was a futon on the ground in front of him.

Xu Lanzhen immediately pulled her daughter to the futon, let her kneel down, then took out a handkerchief bag from her coat pocket, and took out a big unity from it: "Old Uncle Dong, since my daughter worships you as a teacher, then I will be your apprentice." You have to be filial and filial to your master." She held the banknote respectfully with both hands, and gently placed it on the table.

Chen Xiangqin was taken aback for a moment, and he still needs to pay money for apprenticeship?She wanted to get up in an instant, but was held down by her mother.

"Don't mess around! Do you want to listen to the master?!"

Chen Xiangqin gave Old Uncle Dong an angry look. If this little old man has real skills, then that's all. If he is a liar, she will definitely not be able to get around him!The money in my mother's hand was earned by hunting wild boars.

Old Uncle Dong saw the little girl's reaction, he was not angry at all, he put the money on the table into his pocket, took out a yellowed old book from the side, and said with a smile: "Little girl, don't you If you are not convinced, whether I am worth the ten yuan or not, you will know in the future! All right, hurry up and pour tea and call the master!"

After finishing the ceremony, Old Uncle Dong handed the old book to the kneeling little girl: "From now on, you are my Yuan Dong's apprentice, this book was passed down by your ancestor, go back and have a good look at it!"

Chen Xiangqin took the book and looked at it, and there were three words written on the cover—perfumery.

She opened the first page and was immediately attracted by the content inside. This is a book about spices, which records more than 100 different natural seasonings.

"Learning cooking skills is not only about knife skills, turning pots, and watching the fire, but also a lot of theoretical knowledge. Little girl, you should start by familiarizing yourself with the spices in this book. Do you understand?" Old Uncle Dong He took a sip from the large tea mug beside him.

Unexpectedly, this little old man was really capable. Chen Xiangqin looked at Old Uncle Dong with sparkling eyes, and said softly, "Yes, master!"

"Hahaha, good! good! good! My good apprentice, get up quickly!" He helped him up, and continued: "Lan Zhen, you go, I will let this girl go back in the afternoon! "

After her mother left, Chen Xiangqin, who was left behind, didn't understand, and asked, "Master, didn't you ask me to go back and read?"

Old Uncle Dong chuckled: "The book is for you to go back and read, but for the kung fu, you have to practice it during the day!"

"Practice?" Chen Xiangqin was even more confused now.

"Follow me!" The little old man led the man into the kitchen.

Don't look at the dilapidated house of Old Uncle Dong's house, but the kitchen room has been tidy and tidy, and there are many strange things on display.

He led Chen Xiangqin to a heavy chopping board: "From today on, you will practice knife skills here for me! Watch me do it first."

Old Uncle Dong picked up the kitchen knife and pointed at the potatoes on the chopping board in a 'thump-thump-thump' way. Chen Xiangqin took a look straight at it, and saw the round potatoes, which turned into thin slices in just a few strokes. Potato chips like cicada wings.

The little old man swiped the slices to the left, and immediately arranged them neatly. He picked up the knife again, and with another stroke as fast as lightning, each slice of potato was evenly cut into filaments.

Chen Xiangqin suddenly remembered that what was mentioned in the space, as thin as a silver needle, should be referring to the scene in front of him.

"How about it, do you want to try it?" Old Uncle Dong inserted the knife into the chopping board and turned to look at her.

Chen Xiangqin nodded immediately, and said excitedly: "Yes! Master, teach me quickly!"

The little old man smiled triumphantly, and pointed his hand into the corner: "From now on, you will practice there, follow the steps I just did, and do it first!"

In the corner of the kitchen was an old wooden table with a chopping board on it and an old kitchen knife beside it.

"Rusty?" Chen Xiangqin looked at Old Uncle Dong suspiciously.

"You sharpen your own knife!" After finishing speaking, the little old man went out humming a little tune.

As he walked, he proudly said in his heart: "Take this opportunity to sharpen this girl's temper and exercise patience!"

Facing Old Uncle Dong's back, Chen Xiangqin rolled her eyes fiercely, and cursed secretly in her heart: "I know this old guy didn't hold his fart well! So he was waiting for me here! Hmph! Grind yourself, grind yourself!"

She found a whetstone, poured some water on it, and picked up the kitchen knife with all her might.

"Click-"

Chen Xiangqin was dumbfounded. He had just exerted some strength, why did the knife break in two?She rolled her eyes, just in time to get angry with the old man with this matter, and shouted outside: "Master! I broke the kitchen knife!"

Old Uncle Dong, who was drinking tea leisurely, felt a pain in his head when he heard this. This girl is born with supernatural powers, how could he forget about this? Come on, today is a bad start, and if you steal chickens, you will lose money!

With a dark face, he took a brand new kitchen knife from his room, handed it to Chen Xiangqin reluctantly, and repeatedly asked: "You have a grudge against the kitchen knife! What are you doing so hard for? This If you mess it up again, you'd better go back to farming obediently!"

As soon as Chen Xiangqin heard the word farming, Chen Xiangqin's scalp tightened, and he immediately became honest.

Old Uncle Dong is a smart person, he saw the other party's mind immediately, and he felt proud. It turned out that the girl was afraid of farming, and now she finally found her death spot!
Holding a new kitchen knife, Chen Xiangqin imitated the appearance of the little old man, cutting thin slices first, and then shredding, killing a lot of potatoes in the morning.

Old Uncle Dong, who came back to the cage after sleeping, came over to have a look, hey!This girl is really talented. Although the speed of cutting vegetables is slow, every potato shred is the same thickness, which is not bad: "Girl, we will eat potato shreds for lunch today, and you will have to show off all your housekeeping skills in a while." , let me see how capable you are!"

Chen Xiangqin kneaded her sore arm repeatedly, with a sullen face, and cursed in her heart angrily: "This bad old man is really eloquent. He obviously doesn't want to cook, but he insists on saying it. Try my skills." huh~"

Although she didn't buy it in her heart, she didn't dare to refute it. After all, she didn't want to touch the hard work of farming, so she could only reply reluctantly: "Got it."

(End of this chapter)