"The apprenticeship ceremony officially begins."
At three o 'clock sharp, the referee, Zhou Shijie, officially announced the start of the apprenticeship ceremony. The guests stopped talking to each other and stared at each other.
Zhou Shijie said, "Bow to the Kitchen God."
There were too many stories about the Kitchen God. Some said that he was the son of Lao Tong, the descendant of the Yellow Emperor, and some said that he was Su Jili. The Kitchen God that Engineer Cheng was bowing to was called Zhang Dan. He was a corrupt official in ancient times. He looked for delicious food every day and made people miserable. Later, he was slapped to the stove by the gods and became the Kitchen God. He could only watch others eat delicious food, but he couldn't eat it himself.
Therefore, the chefs in Chuan Province bowed to the Kitchen God not to seek protection, nor to worship the Kitchen God himself. In fact, they were jealous of the Kitchen God because they couldn't eat good food. At the same time, they bowed to the ancestors who made the Kitchen God jealous.
The sudden change in the style of Chuan Province might have something to do with the customs of Chuan Province. Engineer Cheng recited, "The greedy heart has no food, the wrong hands and the dry eyes …" Then he bowed to the Kitchen God twice.
Zhou Shijie shouted at the right time, "Bow again."
If he bowed again, he would not be bowing to the Kitchen God, but to Yuan Zhou step by step. Yuan Zhou was sitting.
"Disciple Cheng Zhaomei, please accept this kowtow of disciple." Master Cheng kowtowed and kowtowed three times meticulously.
Hmm … No wonder he always called Head Chef Cheng Engineer Cheng. Cheng Zhaomei was indeed a bit embarrassed to say it.
Yuan Zhou stood up and helped Engineer Cheng up, which meant that he had accepted the bow.
There was a saying in ancient times that "Learning from a master is like being reincarnated." This bow represented that he had completely given himself to the master.
"The ceremony is done. Submit the apprenticeship certificate." Zhou Shijie took the certificate from Engineer Cheng's hand.
"You are a great teacher …"
Zhou Shijie read the entire post. This was supposed to be done by Engineer Cheng's parents. However, Engineer Cheng's parents were getting on in years, so it wasn't appropriate to disturb them. Therefore, Zhou Shijie, the president, read it on their behalf.
"It's been a long time since I've seen such an apprenticeship ceremony." Zhang Yan sighed.
"Yes, it's been a long time. Now that I'm acknowledging him as my master, the more formal way is to offer him tea and give him a red packet." Head Chef Mei sighed with emotion.
"Nowadays, people in this society don't know how to respect their masters anymore. They have thrown away all the things left by their ancestors." A certain chef interjected.
"Both. The current master doesn't look like a master. If the master doesn't look like a master, then you can't expect the disciple to act like a disciple," Head Chef Mei said.
"I agree with this view. Moreover, I also think that what our ancestors left behind is spirit and belief. There's no need to be stubborn about things that are too superficial," Zhang Yan said. "Sending a red packet and offering tea is actually good enough."
"I insist that the rules set by our ancestors should be followed." That chef insisted on his view.
Zhang Yan said, "However, it's quite nostalgic to see such a traditional apprenticeship ceremony again."
His words stopped the argument between Head Chef Mei and the other chef.
Following the ancestors' rules was actually not a problem with one's point of view. Whether it was following the rules or changing with the times, it all depended on one's standpoint.
Engineer Cheng served a cup of tea to Yuan Zhou. The tea leaves were his own collection. The water was also collected by Engineer Cheng. He was also the one who made the tea.
"Good tea." Yuan Zhou took a sip, put the teacup aside, stood up, and went back to the restaurant.
Regarding Yuan Zhou's action, chefs who had experienced it felt normal, but those who hadn't felt strange.
"I don't know what Yuan has prepared."
"I still remember when I was apprenticeship, my master turned around and went back to his room. I watched him anxiously."
Zhang Yan and Zhou Shijie discussed in a low voice. Both of them recalled their experience of apprenticeship when they were young.
Yuan Zhou went to take two things. When apprenticeship, the master would give the apprentice a token. Regarding this, Yuan Zhou had prepared two things.
In general, Engineer Cheng attached great importance to apprenticeship. So did Yuan Zhou. Although the task issued by the system was an opportunity, the way to do it was to take apprentices. He might only have one apprentice like Yuan Zhou in his life.
Engineer Cheng stood there respectfully, waiting for Yuan Zhou to come out of the restaurant.
About half a minute later, Yuan Zhou was ready.
"This set of ice skates is made by myself. If kept well, it can be used three times."
It was packed in a long red box. Engineer Cheng received it excitedly. He was so excited that his hands trembled a little. After all, these were ice skates made by Yuan Zhou himself.
Due to the improvement of his ice sculpting skills, the ice skates made this time were much better than those made in Japan in terms of shape and durability.
Engineer Cheng was very eager to open it immediately. However, it was impolite to open it in front of him, so he held back.
"The second one is my cooking notes on Sichuan Cuisine in the past two years."
Yuan Zhou handed out a small notebook. He had always had the habit of taking notes.
"Thank you, master." Engineer Cheng put the long box away properly and then took the notebook with both hands.
Touching it, it was quite thin. There were not many pages, but even so, this small book was very valuable.
Not only Engineer Cheng was excited, but the chefs beside him also wanted to have a look at Yuan Zhou's cooking notes, which were no less than the unique skills in the martial arts world.
"I'll give you the specific things after the ceremony. If you have any questions about cooking in the future, just ask me directly. I'll try my best to answer." Yuan Zhou didn't know how to use fancy words, so he said it straightforwardly.
Engineer Cheng nodded his head vigorously. Although he didn't quite understand what was the specific thing, he was wondering if it was some special cooking skill.
The ceremony of apprenticeship was over.
"Congratulations, Yuan. You've got a good apprentice."
"I also want to congratulate Engineer Cheng. You've got a very awesome master."
When Zhou Shijie finished speaking on both sides, Yuan Zhou noticed that the system also acquiesced. In the eyes of the system, Engineer Cheng was already his apprentice.
"Yuan, go upstairs and change your clothes before coming down. I'll introduce some people to you." Zhou Shijie said.
The apprenticeship ceremony was over, but today's gathering was not over yet. The scene was very lively at Taoxi Road. As the protagonist of this event, Yuan Zhou definitely had to say a few words.
Yuan Zhou's clothes were indeed too complicated. Therefore, he nodded and accepted Zhou Shijie's arrangement. Then, he looked at Engineer Cheng who was waiting for instructions at the side.
He said, "You go and put your things down first."
"Got it, master." Engineer Cheng answered.
Yuan Zhou went to the second floor.
After his figure disappeared, Zhou Shijie immediately said, "Engineer Cheng, show me the cooking notes Yuan gave you."
"I'm also very curious. Let me have a look." Zhang Yan also came up to him.
Zhou Shijie and Zhang Yan had a good relationship with Engineer Cheng. Some of them were not so close. Actually, they also wanted to have a look at Yuan Zhou's cooking notes.
Of course, they were not stealing. They were purely curious.
Engineer Cheng also opened a page to satisfy Zhou Shijie and Zhang Yan's curiosity.
Then —
[Improvement of Twice Cooked Pork Experiment, pp. 1-7]
[Kung Pao Chicken, Changes of Basic Ingredients, pp. 8-11]
[Kung Pao Chicken, Sauteed Chicken in Soy Sauce and Hu Lazi Chicken, pp. 12-13]
…
[Improvement of Strange Taste Chicken] 856-858
[Comparison of Five Kinds of Kneading Methods of Dan Dan Noodle] 859-861
[Study on Flame Temperature of Dan Dan Noodle] 862-867
[Study on Best Seasoning of Dan Dan Noodle] 868-870
[Study on Minced Meat of Dan Dan Noodle] 871-875
[…]
Engineer Cheng turned a page and then another. This notebook seemed to be just a table of contents!!
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