Ever since he became the apprentice of Yuan Zhou, Engineer Cheng had been standing for almost the same amount of time as Yuan Zhou. He didn't leave even after the meal time ended, but just stood there and studied earnestly.
As for Yuan Zhou, he would explain whenever he could. When he couldn't, he would move slowly and face Engineer Cheng so that the latter could see his techniques and steps clearly.
One teacher and one disciple were teaching and learning in the small restaurant quietly and tacitly.
"Gu Dong Gu Dong". The brown sugar in the earthenware pot had all melted and turned into brown sugar water. Moreover, it gradually became slightly sticky.
The surface of the brown sugar water could even emit a reddish-brown glow. At that time, Yuan Zhou turned off the fire with a "Pa" sound.
"This needs to be filtered four times to make the texture more delicate without any residue." Yuan Zhou's voice passed through the face mask. While saying that, he carried the earthenware pot and started to filter the brown sugar water.
"Shua Shua Shua", Engineer Cheng nodded his head continuously and then recorded Yuan Zhou's words in his notebook.
If one looked carefully, they would find that Engineer Cheng had recorded Yuan Zhou's original words without any error. Even the pauses in the middle had been carefully noted with punctuation.
After the brown sugar was boiled, there would be some bagasse left in it. During the first filtering, there would be the most bagasse. After the third filtering, there would be less and less until there was nothing left.
Moreover, after each filtering, Yuan Zhou would boil the brown sugar water again with a low flame. When the brown sugar water was scooped up in the end, it turned into a slow red line and flowed down. That was when the brown sugar water was finished.
The brown sugar water was neither too thick nor too light. It was just right for pouring on the ice powder.
After the brown sugar was boiled, Yuan Zhou directly put it in the earthenware pot to cool down without putting it away. It was getting late and it was time to prepare the ingredients for lunch.
"Hua La La", Yuan Zhou turned on the faucet and washed his hands.
"I'm going upstairs to wash up," Yuan Zhou said after wiping his hands dry.
"Okay, master. Is there anything I can help you with?" Engineer Cheng looked at Yuan Zhou expectantly.
"No, take your time to digest it," Yuan Zhou said.
"Okay. Shall I bring a bowl of Ice Powder to you tomorrow?" Engineer Cheng touched his fat belly and asked.
"Sure." Yuan Zhou nodded and turned to go upstairs.
"Thank you, master." Engineer Cheng watched Yuan Zhou go upstairs happily.
This kind of conversation happened at least twice a day between Yuan Zhou and Engineer Cheng. First, Engineer Cheng asked if he could help. After Yuan Zhou refused, Engineer Cheng asked if he could bring food to be evaluated.
The first time, Yuan Zhou would refuse, and the next time, Yuan Zhou would agree. This kind of dialogue was repeated and persistent.
But every time, Yuan Zhou would answer seriously. Even when Engineer Cheng asked for help for the first time, Yuan Zhou had already refused.
Although he refused, Engineer Cheng still cleaned the tables and chairs while reviewing the Ice Powder made by Yuan Zhou just now.
That's right. Now, Zhou Jia and Shin Min even had a sense of crisis when facing Engineer Cheng.
It couldn't be helped. Engineer Cheng had been very diligent even though he didn't have a title before. But now that he had a title, the chores of Yuanzhou Shop were no longer his responsibility.
Fortunately, Engineer Cheng seldom helped to order dishes.
Ten minutes later, Yuan Zhou changed into a light gray daily Han suit with a lotus pattern on the silver border and went downstairs.
It could be seen that Yuan Zhou looked more spirited. Presumably, he had even washed his hair.
"Hello, master." Engineer Cheng stood up immediately and greeted him.
"Um." Yuan Zhou nodded his head and then washed his hands again to prepare the ingredients for lunch.
In a little while, a line began to form outside the door of Yuanzhou Shop. Naturally, the first one was Wuhai.
"Zhao Mei, do you have any new dishes today?" Wuhai stroked his small mustaches and asked Engineer Cheng who was looking at Yuan Zhou earnestly.
"Zhao Mei, it's fine if you don't have any new dishes today, but …" Wuhai continued talking to himself.
That's right. Ever since Engineer Cheng revealed his real name, except for the well-behaved Zhou Jia, Shin Min and the lovely Mu Xiaoyun, almost all the familiar customers in the restaurant would call Engineer Cheng Zhao Mei amiably.
They even called it amiable and friendly. Even Yuan Zhou would call Engineer Cheng Zhao Mei solemnly from time to time.
Yuan Zhou indicated that he wasn't joking with Engineer Cheng. He was calling him his disciple earnestly.
After all, Engineer Cheng's full name was Cheng Zhao Mei, wasn't it?
"Yes." Engineer Cheng turned his head and answered. Then, he turned his head back.
"Ah? Yes! "Wuhai didn't even bother to stroke his small mustaches. He stretched his neck and sniffed the interior of the restaurant.
"Sweet smell. A sweet smell." Wuhai immediately recognized the smell of brown sugar in the air.
"What's this? It seems delicious food is coming again. "Wuhai didn't ask Engineer Cheng. He just looked at the busy figure of Yuan Zhou expectantly.
"Shameless Wu, it's not like you don't like sweet food. What are you so happy about?" Ling Hong stood behind him and asked.
"I naturally don't like sweet food from other restaurants. But if Boss Yuan cooks it, I can swallow it even if it's bitter," Wuhai stroked his small mustaches and said earnestly.
Wuhai said that loudly, hoping that Yuan Zhou would give him special treatment if he heard it. After all, it was well-known that Wuhai was afraid of bitter food. Even so, he dared to eat the dishes cooked by Yuan Zhou. This indicated that he held Yuan Zhou's craftsmanship in high esteem.
Nevertheless, Yuan Zhou really heard it. He thought to himself, "Bitter? Looks like I can eat bitter melon salad next time. It can clear away heat and relieve heat. Perfect. "
Wuhai was very happy to be mischievous. He still didn't know what Yuan Zhou was planning. However, he didn't have time to care about that now because lunchtime had begun.
"What's the new dish? I want one. "That was the first thing that Wuhai said the moment he sat down.
"It's brown sugar ice powder," Zhou Jia said.
"It's ice powder? I haven't eaten it in a long time. I want one too, "Yin Ya said after that.
"Alright, please wait a moment." Yuan Zhou glanced at Yin Ya before nodding his head and going to get the ice powder.
Yuan Zhou's ice powder was stored in a white transparent glass bowl. A slightly thick brown sugar water was poured over it. The moment the ice powder came into contact with the ice powder, it slowly seeped in.
Therefore, when Yuan Zhou brought the ice powder to Yin Ya, a thin layer of ice mist had already formed on the surface of the transparent glass bowl. Looking through the bowl, the red brown sugar water was like a mist enveloping pieces of crystal clear ice powder.
"Please enjoy." Yuan Zhou put down the bowl and spoon.
"Okay. Thank you, Boss Yuan." Yin Ya revealed a sweet smile.
"You're welcome." Yuan Zhou pulled a long face and then returned to the kitchen.
As soon as Yuan Zhou left, Yin Ya picked up the spoon and prepared to eat.
"It's so beautiful." Yin Ya sighed with emotion while looking at the ice powder on the white porcelain spoon.
Yes, it was indeed beautiful. There was a piece of irregular ice powder on the spoon. Unlike other ice powder that was white and transparent, it was sparkling.
"It's a small bubble." Yin Ya looked carefully and found that the sparkling was actually a small bubble inside the ice powder.
The small bubble was like a small star adorning the ice powder. When it was refracted by the lights in the restaurant, it looked like a beautiful and charming little star.
"Boss Yuan, you cook it so beautifully every time. I don't even want to eat it." Yin Ya raised her head and looked at Yuan Zhou. There was a hint of tenderness in her voice.
"Color, fragrance, taste, meaning and shape. These are the basics." Yuan Zhou straightened his body immediately and said primly.
"…" Having failed in her coquetry, Yin Ya instantly became speechless.
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