"Are you really going to call me junior?" Yuan Zhou was secretly happy, but he still put on a serious face and asked.
"When they are as good as you, they won't have to call me that," Carpenter Lian snorted and said directly.
"Then I'll do as you say, master." Yuan Zhou nodded and didn't say anything else.
"Dadada, dadada." Although Carpenter Lian urged them, the two walked at a steady pace and often chatted.
Of course, they talked about their understanding of carpentry. Carpenter Lian was willing to teach, and Yuan Zhou was serious about learning. Naturally, the atmosphere was very good.
When they were about to reach the middle yard, Carpenter Lian suddenly said, "Yuan, I see that your carpentry is very strict and perfect, right?"
"Yes." Yuan Zhou nodded.
"Perfect is also full. Yuan, you should think about the principle of full moon and loss." Carpenter Lian didn't wait for Yuan Zhou to reply and continued, "Sometimes, you don't have to be so full."
"It's fine. I can make up for the loss." Yuan Zhou shook his head.
"You brat." Carpenter Lian turned to look at Yuan Zhou's expression and could only shake his head and sigh.
From the conversation just now, it could be seen that Yuan Zhou was a person with a stubborn personality. For example, the carpentry Yuan Zhou did just now was perfect, be it the material selection or the carving of the small parts.
However, being so full might not be a good thing. After all, when the water is full, it will overflow. This was an unchanging principle.
Because Yuan Zhou was still young, Carpenter Lian wanted to persuade Yuan Zhou, but seeing how confident he was, he didn't say anything.
However, Lian Muxue thought that it would be fine as long as she kept an eye on Yuan Zhou in the future.
As they spoke, the two entered the courtyard in the middle. Carpenter Lian said loudly, "Stop what you're doing. Tell me what you need."
Carpenter Lian wasn't a person who liked to smile. He was usually very serious and had a bad temper. Today, however, he was unusually gentle. The apprentices in the yard couldn't help but tremble when they heard him. They had a feeling that something bad was going to happen.
The seven or eight people in the courtyard subconsciously tensed up, their scalps tingling. They couldn't help it. Even the carpenter's temper was well known.
"Master, please speak." The one who spoke was a tall and sturdy middle-aged man. He put down the piece of wood in his hand and spoke with a serious expression.
This man was obviously the one who went to Yuan Zhou's shop with Carpenter Lian to measure cabinets and was punished in the end.
"Ma Xiao, come here," said Carpenter Lian.
"Yes, master." The middle-aged man immediately walked up to Yuan Zhou and Carpenter Lian.
"This is my new disciple. His name is Yuan Zhou," Carpenter Lian and the others walked up to him and introduced him to Yuan Zhou.
"Aren't you a chef?" Ma Xiao looked at Yuan Zhou and blurted out.
It was no wonder that Ma Xiao was so surprised. Ever since he was punished last time, he had been feeling uneasy. Therefore, he would pay attention to Yuan Zhou from time to time. It was because Yuan Zhou was too famous and there were too many reports about him. The more he watched, the more he admired Yuan Zhou.
Ma Xiao knew that Yuan Zhou was very famous in the culinary world. There was even an article about how hard Yuan Zhou worked.
As the owner of a furniture factory that started from scratch, Ma Xiao knew better than others how much hard work one had to go through. Therefore, his little resentment was long gone.
However, when he suddenly heard the news from Carpenter Lian, he was still shocked. He couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, I'm a chef." Yuan Zhou nodded.
"No way? Isn't Yuan Zhou that famous chef? "
"Yeah, how did he suddenly become a disciple?"
"Is Boss Yuan going to change his profession?"
"That can't be. I know how good that restaurant's business is. How is that possible?"
After hearing the news from Carpenter Lian and the news from Ma Xiao, those who thought that Yuan Zhou looked familiar immediately remembered that Yuan Zhou was the famous chef from Sichuan Province, Yuan Zhou. The people in the courtyard immediately started discussing.
"Silence!" Carpenter Lian bellowed.
Carpenter Lian wasn't as gentle to his disciples as he was to Yuan Zhou. He directly shouted with an unfriendly expression. His shout immediately silenced the courtyard.
"Why do you care if he's a famous chef or not? All I know is that he's a disciple, and his culinary skills are better than you idiots," Carpenter Lian said without holding back.
"That's why I'm telling you. All you have to call Yuan Zhou senior brother." Carpenter Lian turned his head and looked at everyone.
"That can't be. I'm someone who has endured for six years."
"Isn't the master a little biased?"
"Isn't that right? I know he's a famous chef, but you can't be better than me in carpentry."
"Don't worry about master's business. However, I don't believe that this chef is better than us carpenters."
"Yes, yes, yes. I don't believe it."
After Carpenter Lian's words, the originally quiet courtyard became lively again.
Ma Xiao, on the other hand, was silent for a moment. He raised his head and looked at Carpenter Lian's expression, then looked at Yuan Zhou and asked carefully, "You're learning carpentry again?"
Those who paid attention to Yuan Zhou naturally knew that Yuan Zhou had defeated the ice sculptor, Yang Shuxin. At that time, no one thought that a chef like Yuan Zhou could win, but he did.
Moreover, Yuan Zhou's versatility was not just for show. It was all real. Therefore, Ma Xiao was very skeptical.
"Recently, I wanted to make my own tableware, so I thought about it," Yuan Zhou nodded and said modestly.
"Senior brother," Ma Xiao immediately called out when he heard that.
"Hmph, you're really smart. However, your culinary skills are better than Yuan Zhou's," Carpenter Lian's expression loosened and he snorted.
"Thank you for the compliment, master," Ma Xiao immediately said with a smile.
"What's there to be happy about? Yuan Zhou has only learned for a few months. You've been learning for seven years, and you're only slightly better than him," Carpenter Lian immediately poured cold water on Ma Xiao.
Ma Xiao instantly choked. Yuan Zhou smiled faintly at the side and did not interrupt.
After scolding Ma Xiao, Carpenter Lian took the wooden box from Yuan Zhou's hands and called everyone over to take a look. "I know you mischievous monkeys are not convinced. Come and take a look at the wooden bowls and ornaments that he casually made."
The carpenters in this courtyard had at least seven to eight years of experience. Just by looking at the wooden bowls and ornaments that Yuan Zhou made, they could naturally tell that he had a good foundation.
This time, the people who finished reading were all silent, and they didn't say anything.
However, the way they looked at Yuan Zhou was very strange. It was as if Yuan Zhou had grown several heads and eight hands.
"Comparisons are odious. Look at you guys. I've been teaching you guys so hard, but look at you guys now," Carpenter Lian started scolding again.
The men who were at least thirty years old could not even raise their heads after being scolded. Of course, that was except for Ma Xiao, who had been standing there since the beginning, and Yuan Zhou, who had never been scolded by Carpenter Lian.
Ma Xiao showed a helpless expression to Yuan Zhou and shrugged.
Yuan Zhou also smiled and shook his head to express his helplessness.
By the time Carpenter Lian finished scolding them, twenty minutes had already passed.
"Master, I still need to open the shop tonight. About the apprenticeship ceremony …" Seeing that Carpenter Lian had stopped scolding, Yuan Zhou immediately went forward to speak. However, he was interrupted by Carpenter Lian before he could finish.
"Don't worry about the apprenticeship ceremony. Just do as I said. I'll send the invitation, and you just need to cook for me," Carpenter Lian said.
"Thank you, master," Yuan Zhou bowed and thanked him seriously.
"Alright, hurry up and go. Ma Xiao, send your senior back," Carpenter Lian waved his hand impatiently and said to Ma Xiao.
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