Back to the Red Age

Chapter 5 Entering Fengze Garden for the first time

"How dare I lie to you, old man? Why don't you let my brother show you his tricks later?"

Qin Si Huo Xin said that his little brother was really smart, and he kept telling the same story one after another, but it happened that his master fell in love with him.

It's just that my mother cooked the eggs specially for my little brother to replenish his body, which makes him feel a little sad. Fortunately, Guo Dali has a good impression of Qin Ming. In this case, it is natural to strike while the iron is hot and let him see his little brother's craftsmanship.

"Xiao Liu, your fourth brother wants you to show off your skills. What do you think?" Guo Dali looked at Qin Ming with interest.

Qin Ming could more or less guess why Qin Sihuo gave himself this opportunity, so he didn't refuse it at this moment.

"Master Lao Guo, please correct me. But I'm not in good health, so I'll just make a stir-fry."

This knife-cut noodle shop is a husband-and-wife shop. The cook Guo Dali is in charge of the back kitchen and his wife is in charge of the front office. At the beginning of the year, it was a public-private partnership. Fang Jin, the public manager of the noodle shop, did not make things difficult for anyone. He continued to let the couple take care of Guo. Dali's two apprentices stayed.

Because it was a noodle shop, there were not many ingredients. Qin Ming looked at it and took green peppers and potatoes.

They originally thought that Qin Ming would choose meat and poultry. After all, they have to be particular. Meat dishes are the best expression of craftsmanship, but this is what they criticize the most. Meat dishes are precious, and these raw melons and eggs also like to waste ingredients indiscriminately. In the end, the wasted ingredients are still there. They had to clean it up, but Guo Dali was a little surprised by the dishes Qin Ming picked out.

"Is this young man planning to use green peppers as a side dish to stir-fry potatoes? It seems he is very confident in his own cooking skills."

Shredded potatoes are a home-cooked dish that anyone who knows how to cook can make, but the simplest one is also the most test of skill. Not ordinary people would choose such a dish.

So at this moment, Guo Dali had some expectations for Qin Ming.

After choosing the dishes, Qin Ming started to deal with them.

Potatoes need to be peeled first. Qin Ming was holding a kitchen knife in one hand and turning the potatoes with the other hand, peeling off the outer layers.

This time, Guo Dali nodded slightly.

Cooking is not just about cooking on the stove. In fact, you need to learn a lot of things before that. Just by doing such a simple job of handling dishes, Guo Dali was able to confirm that Qin Ming was indeed good at cooking. .

When Qin Ming started chopping vegetables, a flash of astonishment flashed in Guo Dali's eyes.

Qin Ming's knife skills are fast and stable, which is not something ordinary people can do.

Just looking at knife skills, I'm afraid he must have 20 years of skills, but how old is Qin Ming this year?I think you're only sixteen, how do you achieve such knife skills?

Qin Sihuo knew that his younger brother had received guidance from the gods and was not worried about him at all, so he kept an eye on Guo Dali. When he saw his shocked look, he made up his mind.

No matter how well I cook this dish today, Guo Dali can do it just with his knife skills.

But Qin Sihuo didn't know that Guo Dali was planning to take Qin Ming as his disciple.

Cooking requires talent.

Qin Sihuo's talent is average.

But Qin Ming's talent can be described as a monster. Just by looking at it, he will quickly catch up with his old master. If he really accepts this apprentice, he will only be more powerful than him in the future. Maybe Qin Ming can even enter the state banquet. By then Who wouldn’t give him, the master of state banquets, a bit of thin noodles?
The green peppers and potatoes were cut quickly. Qin Ming washed them with water again, then cut onions, ginger, and garlic, and was ready to start frying.

Guo Dali noticed this detail, but didn't say anything. He just asked Qin Sihuo to light the fire.

Qin Sihuo nodded, added a large shovelful of coal to the stove, and then pulled the bellows.

The fire quickly heated up the pot, and Qin Ming began to add oil. Seeing thick smoke rising from the pot, Qin Ming put in the green pepper and potato shreds he picked up from the water.

The flames rose in the pot.

Although Qin Ming did not take the blame, his movements were very smooth and natural.

Guo Dali was stunned.

Xin said that it seemed that he had been conservative in his estimation before. Xiao Liu of the Qin family was very good at cooking.

The aroma of green peppers mixed with the smell of potatoes filled the air. As a circle of vinegar went down from the side of the pot, the smell in the air became stronger.

Although it is a noodle shop, Guo Dali is very good to his two apprentices. He usually eats and drinks delicious food and does not let them down. Although he is not short of food, because Qin Ming's stir-fried dish is so fragrant, other people except Guo Dali , all started to cry.

Guo Dali's mind was entirely focused on Qin Ming.

A layman can watch the excitement, and an expert can watch the door. He can see clearly that Qin Ming's craftsmanship is not much inferior to his.But the problem is that he has been studying cooking for decades, and how long has Qin Ming only been studying?

At this time, Guo Dali felt very regretful. If he had known that Qin Ming had this talent, he would have accepted the person under his sect no matter what.

But it's too late now. Qin Ming's craftsmanship has reached this point, and he no longer has the nerve to be Qin Ming's master.

Thinking that he had missed the opportunity to be the master chef at the state banquet, Guo Dali's eyes flew towards Qin Sihuo who was pulling the bellows.

"It's done, please ask Master Guo for advice."

A plate of white and green potato shreds was served. Not to mention the beautiful color combination, the rich aroma was straight to the heavens.

Guo Dali was the first to pick up a piece of potato shreds with his chopsticks.

"Click"

The clear sound of chewing came, and everyone looked over eagerly.

Guo Dali picked up another green pepper with an expressionless expression.

"Don't just eat it. How does this food taste?"

The two apprentices did not dare to speak, but Guo Dali's wife was not used to it and couldn't help but stop Guo Dali who was about to use chopsticks.

"Here, wife, you'd better try it yourself."

Guo Dali put down his chopsticks with a complicated look on his face.

Lao Guo's wife took out a pair of chopsticks.

"These shredded potatoes are so crispy."

"It has the aroma of potatoes, the fragrance of chili peppers, and a hint of balsamic vinegar. The most rare thing is that these three flavors are perfectly mixed together. It is so delicious."

Lao Guo's wife closed her eyes happily.

"Master's wife, let me try it." He has not eaten the food cooked by his little brother.

"Master Wife, and me."

Guo Dali's two apprentices both joined in.

"You two bastards, don't grab it, leave some for me."

Seeing the three of them almost fighting over a plate of food, Qin Ming was speechless.

Isn't it just a plate of green pepper and potato shreds, how could these people look like they were reincarnated as a starving ghost?
"Master Qin, I am impressed by your skills."

"Master Guo, you are serious. I just do it casually without any special training. Please don't laugh at me."

Guo Dali shook his head, thinking that he did not deliberately praise Qin Ming, but that Qin Ming's craftsmanship deserved the title of master.

"Master, please don't flatter me. To be honest, he came to the city this time to become an apprentice in Fengze Garden."

Qin Sihuo kept stuffing food into his mouth, and he didn't forget to give his little brother a chance. "Master, you are well-informed and popular, so please help my little brother."

Fortress Garden?
Guo Dali nodded understandingly. Fengzeyuan has two famous chefs, and they are only one step away from being the chef of the state banquet. With Qin Ming's talent, joining Fengzeyuan is undoubtedly the best choice.

"As for Fengze Garden, I have a senior brother there, so I will take you for a tour."

With the guidance of Guo Dali, Qin Ming quickly arrived at Fengzeyuan. Guo Dali’s senior brother was the second chef of Fengzeyuan. After understanding their intentions, he took Qin Ming to meet Li Jianguo, the public manager of Fengzeyuan. .

Li Jianguo was also a cheerful person. When he heard that Qin Ming was only 16 and was very talented in cooking, he gave Qin Ming a small wooden sign.

"This is the interview sign for our Fengze Garden. You put the sign away and wait for your son to come over with it early in the morning to take the school test."

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(End of this chapter)