The full name was "Eight Compartments, Seventeen Empty Treasure Chest". Simply put, there were eight compartments, and each compartment could be divided into two, two, eight, and sixteen. As for why there were seventeen hidden compartments … The last small compartment could not be done without an excellent foundation.
Carpenter Lian had once concluded that Yuan Zhou felt was very reasonable. The art of carpentry was about "hiding".
The wood that Yuan Zhou used was not Hainan Huanghuali, but Boxwood. To be precise, it was a type of Boxwood.
The reason why he chose Boxwood was because of its meaning. Li Yu said that Boxwood had the air of a gentleman, and was referred to as the "gentleman of the wood." In her book, "Boxwood grows an inch every year without overflowing, and shrinks by an inch every leap year. This is the destiny of the heavens." Yuan Zhou felt that Master Lian had always adhered to traditional carpentry techniques, and it was quite similar to Boxwood.
In fact, with Yuan Zhou's current financial ability, he could totally buy an expensive gift. There was no need for him to spend so much effort on it.
However, this was Yuan Zhou.
After breakfast time ended, Yuan Zhou immediately went upstairs to wash up quickly and changed into a set of more formal clothes. Then, he planned to go out.
He followed Yin Ya's suggestion to change his clothes. Although Yin Ya had already gone back, the two of them would contact each other whenever they were free.
When he saw Carpenter Lian, he was still in good health.
The process of greeting was very smooth. When Carpenter Lian saw the Eight Compartments, Seventeen Empty Treasure Chest, he praised Yuan Zhou's craftsmanship.
"My craftsmanship did not fall behind. It's not a disgrace for me to pass on my skills to you. The size of [Hidden Empty] is almost perfect.
However, if there's a chance, you should pass on this craftsmanship. "
That was what Carpenter Lian said. Yuan Zhou nodded and remembered it in his heart.
Master Lian's gift to Yuan Zhou was a wooden box. Yuan Zhou would not underestimate this box. If he was not wrong, it should be in his treasure chest. It was half the size of Yuan Zhou's toolbox.
After sitting for a while, it was getting late. Master Lian urged Yuan Zhou to go back.
"Alright, just come and see me. Don't waste your time on me."
"It's still early. I'll accompany Master for a while longer."
"There's no need. You go do your own thing. I haven't lost my ability to move."
Yuan Zhou was urged to return to Taoxi Road. On the other side, some people were also rushing towards Chengdu.
When Zhou Shijie came to eat the roast suckling pig, he discussed with Yuan Zhou about how to arrange the apprenticeship of a nominal disciple.
"Including foreign cuisines, there are only seven cuisines. 14 people aren't too many. Let's do whatever is convenient for us." This was Yuan Zhou's original words.
No one knew how Zhou Shijie reacted when he heard this. However, at that time, Zhou Xi admired Yuan Zhou very much. He deserved to be one of the Twin Masters of Taoxi Road. He could easily master six cuisines and foreign cuisines.
In the end, they decided to gather all the nominal disciples together and hold an apprenticeship ceremony to show their solemnity.
It could be seen from Engineer Cheng that these 14 people would become the leaders of their respective cuisines in the future. Therefore, they couldn't be careless with them.
Zhong Lili chose a good day. The time was set at the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar. During the Spring Festival, the place would be at the headquarters of the Chef's Alliance. At that time, Yuan Zhou only needed to be there.
"Okay. Thank you, Uncle Zhou." Yuan Zhou knew Zhou Shijie's kindness and naturally appreciated it.
"This is a big event of the kitchen. It's only right to hand it over to the Chef's Alliance. There's no trouble at all." Zhou Shijie waved his hand and said.
Then, the candidates for the nominal disciples all started to go to Chengdu. Of course, no matter who came first or later, none of them came to disturb Yuan Zhou in advance.
"Have you arranged everything? If you don't come out now, the dishes will be too late." Ceng Youwei said impatiently.
"Hey. It's obviously you who procrastinated. How dare you say it's me? I won't take the blame. Besides, according to age, I'm one month older than you, so I'm definitely the senior brother. You should respect me more in the future." Li Youcai was so angry that his face almost changed shape.
The quota of the nominal disciples of Yunnan Cuisine had been taken by Xuanming Two Elders. It was unknown how long they would stay in Chengdu. Therefore, they planned to set off after dealing with the affairs in Yunnan Province.
"Su Cha, here, here." When Dashi Xiujie saw Su Cha, he immediately shouted loudly.
Not long after Dashi Xiujie came out of the Shuangliu Airport, he saw Su Cha. They had agreed to come here together, so they arrived one after another.
"Hello, Dashi Jun." Su Cha arrived in front of him very soon.
"Let's go. The hotel has been booked before. It's just beside the Chef's Alliance. Someone should have arrived." Dashi Xiujie said while peeping at the messages in the Green Chef's Society group.
"It's our honor to be able to acknowledge Head Chef Yuan as our teacher. I believe my culinary skills and appearance will improve rapidly." Su Cha spoke incoherently.
"It's my lifelong wish to acknowledge a great master as my teacher. I'm very lucky to be able to realize it now. Therefore, we can't lose the great master's face." Dashi Xiujie said solemnly.
"Of course." Su Cha nodded his head repeatedly like a chick pecking at grains.
As for the Cantonese Cuisine, Qianzhou Cuisine, and Suzhou Cuisine, they were all on their way. As for the Sichuan Cuisine, they had already prepared themselves and were just waiting to make their debut.
It was really just a casual remark of Yuan Zhou, yet the Chinese culinary world would tremble. If someone wanted to write a history of chefs in the modern Chinese culinary world in the future, that day would definitely be called "the day when the Chinese culinary world was laid down".
The main character, Yuan Zhou, returned to the restaurant when it was time to prepare the ingredients for lunch. After washing up and changing his clothes, he started to prepare the ingredients.
As time went by, more and more customers came to The Kitchen God. Today, the number of customers had basically reached the usual level of queuing.
More and more restaurants were opened on Taoxi Road. Originally, because The Kitchen God was open on the first day of the Chinese New Year, some stores were not closed at all. Instead, they were selling New Year goods, daily necessities, and supermarkets. None of them were closed.
To do business on Taoxi Road, apart from integrity, the most important thing was to keep in line with The Kitchen God.
"To do business, you have to be long-term. You can't only focus on the small amount of money in front of you. You have to look at the faraway Boss Yuan." A convenience store owner said.
As a pioneer who had been following Boss Yuan firmly, Li Li also chose to open his restaurant at this time. Undoubtedly, it was the earliest western restaurant to open in this circle.
Not to mention, the business was not bad.
As for the owner of the For Use Noodle House, he was also here today. However, he was here to do some cleaning and to pay his New Year greetings. He planned to open the restaurant the next day.
The enthusiasm of the foodies couldn't be stopped. It was very lively at lunchtime. Although Su Ruoyan wasn't there, the customers were quite self-conscious. Even after they finished their plates, they would bring them to the place where Su Ruoyan usually brought them.
After all, the slogan of the foodies was, "If you can do it yourself, do it yourself. Don't waste Boss Yuan's precious time. Maybe you can cook one more dish!"
The high enthusiasm gradually subsided at the end of lunchtime. After sending off the last batch of customers, Yuan Zhou returned to the second floor.
As soon as he went downstairs, he was caught by the owner of the For Use Noodle House who had been observing him.
"Happy New Year, Boss Yuan. This is a New Year gift. I wish Boss Yuan's culinary skills will get better and better in the coming year." The owner was also a shrewd person.
What he said was what Yuan Zhou cared about. He was an honest person.
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