Carpenter Lian was not surprised by Yuan Zhou's gift and nodded.
"Well done. Your craftsmanship has improved," Carpenter Lian said as he took the wooden box without hesitation.
"Junior Brother, this is a wooden box made by Master himself. You can take it back and study it," Yuan Zhou said as he handed it to Ma Xiao.
Ma Xiao was at a loss and did not dare to take it. He said, "No, I can't accept it. It's too expensive. It's not worth it. No, no, no."
Seeing that Yuan Zhou still wanted to persuade him, Ma Xiao shook his head and said, "I'm already thankful to my ancestors for being able to see and participate in making furniture from such precious rosewood. I can't accept this."
"This is made from leftover materials. Master made it himself. Junior Brother, take it," Yuan Zhou said seriously.
"That's still not enough." Ma Xiao still shook his head.
"That's enough. You can call him Senior Brother. You can help him next time," Carpenter Lian said impatiently.
"But …" Ma Xiao wanted to refuse again, but he was interrupted by Carpenter Lian, "Stop talking nonsense. I told you to help Yuan Zhou in the future. Take it."
"Yes, Master," Ma Xiao, who was subconsciously listening to his master, immediately agreed.
Yuan Zhou handed over the rosewood box. Ma Xiao took it carefully and did not dare to use too much force. It was as if he was afraid that the box would be broken by his touch.
"Then I'll look for you if I need anything in the future," Yuan Zhou said gently.
"No problem. From now on, your matters are my matters," Ma Xiao patted his chest and said.
"Whether it's running errands or something else, I'll do it well," Ma Xiao promised seriously.
"Let's go," Carpenter Lian said when he saw that Ma Xiao was not going to nag anymore.
"Yes, Master." Ma Xiao quickly took two steps forward.
"Master, Junior Brother, take care," Yuan Zhou said.
"Okay." Carpenter Lian nodded and left with Ma Xiao with the box.
"See you next time, Senior Brother. Look for me if you need anything," Ma Xiao did not forget to remind him when he reached the door.
After watching the two of them leave, Yuan Zhou returned to the restaurant. He still had to clean up the table.
There's one more box that needs to be sent out as soon as possible, Yuan Zhou thought to himself.
That's right. Yuan Zhou had personally made a total of three mortise and tenon wood boxes. One was given to Yin Ya as her birthday present, and the other was given to his master, Carpenter Lian. Now, there was only one left.
However, Yuan Zhou already had someone he wanted to give this last one to.
It was still early. When Yuan Zhou finished cleaning up the table in the backyard and returned to the shop, it was only nine o 'clock. After washing his hands, Yuan Zhou planned to read for a while. At this moment, the phone in the drawer rang.
"Ding Ling Ling, Ding Ling Ling", the name displayed on the screen was Chairman Zhou.
"Chairman Zhou?" Yuan Zhou directly picked up the phone and answered it.
"Uncle Zhou," Yuan Zhou said.
"Yuan, are you done?" Zhou Shijie's kind voice came from the phone.
"I just finished," Yuan Zhou said.
"How have you been recently?" Zhou Shijie asked.
"Very good. The business of the restaurant is very good. My culinary skills are also very good," Yuan Zhou said earnestly.
"Haha, that's good. I heard that you are learning Guizhou Cuisine and Guizhou Cuisine recently?" Zhou Shijie couldn't help laughing when he heard Yuan Zhou's answer.
"Yes, I want to learn more," Yuan Zhou said.
"That's good. Come out the day after tomorrow. Let's drink tea together in the afternoon," Zhou Shijie said unhurriedly.
"Okay," Yuan Zhou agreed readily.
"Brat, aren't you going to ask me what's the matter?" Zhou Shijie scolded with a smile.
"Then what's the matter, Uncle Zhou?" Yuan Zhou asked readily.
"Forget it. I know you are an honest brat. I don't need you to ask. I'll tell you myself." Zhou Shijie sounded helpless but happy. He then said, "Of course it's something good."
"A Guizhou Cuisine Master, Colin, came to Chengdu the day before yesterday. Do you know about this?" Zhou Shijie said.
"Yes, I know. He is one of the top ten chefs in China. He came to Chengdu for an exchange," Yuan Zhou said.
"Yes, it's him. I'm meeting him for tea the day after tomorrow. You should come too," Zhou Shijie said with a smile.
"Is it convenient?" Yuan Zhou's heart skipped a beat, but he still asked seriously.
Yuan Zhou understood what Zhou Shijie meant. He wanted Yuan Zhou to meet Master Colin because Yuan Zhou was learning Guizhou Cuisine recently. However, he still had to ask clearly.
"Of course it's convenient. I've already said it. Just come," Zhou Shijie said.
"Thank you, Uncle Zhou," Yuan Zhou replied.
"Don't say these kinds of things, kid," Zhou Shijie warned.
"By the way, Uncle Zhou, I was just about to look for you," Yuan Zhou did not thank him. He just remembered it in his heart.
"What do you want?" Zhou Shijie had always been like this. As long as Yuan Zhou wanted to look for him, he would take care of everything without asking any questions.
"I want to look for you tomorrow afternoon. Are you in your office?" Yuan Zhou asked.
The sound of paper flipping came from Zhou Shijie's side. After a while, Zhou Shijie spoke.
"Yes, I'll be free for an hour in the afternoon. When can you come?" Zhou Shijie said.
"Then I'll look for you at three o 'clock," Yuan Zhou said.
"Okay, come straight up. I'll ask Zhong Lili to wait for you at the door," Zhou Shijie said.
"Ok. Have a good rest, Uncle Zhou." After agreeing, Yuan Zhou started to say goodbye.
"See you tomorrow," Zhou Shijie said and hung up the phone.
As soon as Zhou Shijie hung up the phone, the phone rang again before he had time to think about why Yuan Zhou was looking for him.
The words "Old Man Lian" were flashing on the screen. Zhou Shijie scolded with a smile, "Why is it this old guy? I wonder why he is looking for me so late at night."
Although he said that, Zhou Shijie still answered the phone quickly.
A few minutes after he answered the phone, Zhou Shijie's vigorous roar came from his study. It seemed that he regretted answering the phone. Moreover, it was related to Yuan Zhou.
Of course, Yuan Zhou did not know that. He was busy preparing for tea the day after tomorrow.
Although it was said to be tea, it was obvious that Zhou Shijie wanted him to communicate with the famous master of Qian Cuisine. Since it was a communication, it was better to say something meaningful.
Yuan Zhou walked upstairs quickly and then took out a thick booklet from the bookshelf in the room. On the cover of the booklet, two big characters, "Qian Cuisine", were written in block letters.
After a sound of "Hua La La", he opened the notebook and found half of it had been written. The notebook was densely filled with Yuan Zhou's notes.
"I should be able to bring this," Yuan Zhou muttered to himself as he flipped through the pages.
That's right. These were the notes Yuan Zhou had made after he got the memory of all the cooking methods of Qian Cuisine. Yuan Zhou would write down every dish he cooked. It was a habit that Yuan Zhou had developed since he opened the restaurant.
Apart from the one for Cheng Zhao Mei, there were still more than a dozen of such notebooks on the bookshelf. Except for the one for Qian Cuisine and Yunnan Cuisine, the other notebooks had been filled up, and there was more than one notebook.
It could not be helped. There were too many dishes in one cuisine. Therefore, all the bookshelves in Yuan Zhou's room were used to put the notebooks.
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