Chapter 96
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"Let me make it clear first. I'll only treat you to a bowl of Clear Broth Noodle Soup. I can't afford anything else." Wu Zhou chattered to Zhao Yin Gjun who had just sat down.
"I know. You brat, I still don't know how much your bonus is. Don't worry. If it's really 268 RMB, I won't rip you off." Zhao Yin Gjun said cleverly.
"Look back if you don't believe me." Wu Zhou pointed at the wall behind him and said angrily.
"Ok. No problem." Zhao Yin Gjun looked back.
The price on the price list made Zhao Yin Gjun feel that the boss must have either forgotten to add the decimal point or was a black-hearted person.
"Is the 108 RMB Jin 'ling Grass the artemisia selengensis?" Zhao Yin Gjun had been on a business trip to Jin 'ling for several months. Those months were quite unforgettable and thus he couldn't help but ask.
"It should be. Do you want to eat that?" Wu Zhou asked vigilantly.
"No. I want to eat Phoenix-Tail Prawns." When Zhao Yin Gjun said no, Wu Zhou let out a sigh of relief. However, his following words made Wu Zhou explode instantly.
"No way." Wu Zhou refused flatly, almost covering his wallet with his hands.
What a joke. The bonus had to be handed in. A bowl of Clear Broth Noodle Soup had to be paid out of his living expenses. If he ordered a bowl of Phoenix-Tail Prawns, wouldn't he go bankrupt?
"A bowl of 1288 RMB. I don't think I can afford it. You treat me." Zhao Yin Gjun said straightforwardly as if he hadn't heard Wu Zhou's refusal.
"Ho Ho. Boss Yuan, two bowls of Clear Broth Noodle Soup. Nothing else." Wu Zhou didn't pay attention to Zhao Yin Gjun at all. He directly ordered the dishes and specially told Zhao Yin Gjun not to order anything else.
"Wu Zhou, we have been brothers for several years. It doesn't make sense if you don't even treat me to a plate of prawns." Zhao Yin Gjun said smilingly.
"Exactly. Wu Zhou, you are too stingy." Wu Hai also said at the side.
"Mustache man, why don't you treat him?" Wu Zhou turned his head and said while staring at Wu Hai.
"No, no, I just ordered one for myself." Wu Hai grinned, revealing his snow-white teeth.
"Why don't we each contribute half?" Zhao YIngjun continued to suggest.
"Clear Broth Noodle Soup means Clear Broth Noodle Soup. Like Boss Yuan, I'm a man of principle." Wu Zhou began to cover his wallet without a trace and said firmly.
"Forget it. Boss, is your Phoenix-Tail Prawns really Phoenix-Tail?" Zhao YIngjun decided to ask first before making a decision.
"It's a phoenix tail." Yuan Zhou nodded.
"Are there really Phoenix-Tailed Prawns?" Zhao YIngjun muttered to himself and suddenly said, "Please give me a serving of Phoenix-Tailed Prawns."
"Are you crazy? Your salary is only 30,000 RMB. "Wu Zhou looked at Zhao YIngjun in surprise.
"Humm. I want to prove something." Zhao YIngjun revealed an earnest expression.
"Alright. But I want to taste it. A prawn of more than 1,000 RMB. Tsk-tsk." Wu Zhou said in an exaggerated manner on purpose when he found Zhao YIngjun wasn't in a good mood.
"You can only eat one." Zhao YIngjun took a look at Wu Zhou and agreed readily.
"Stingy man. Let me treat you to Clear Broth Noodle Soup." Wu Zhou was usually a man of few words when he was working on the program. But once he was familiar with Wu Zhou, he would start nagging.
Zhao YIngjun couldn't understand why a grown man liked nagging so much. Sometimes, he really wished that he wasn't familiar with Wu Zhou. If so, his words would be just right.
The Phoenix-Tail Prawns in Yuanzhou Shop were only unsealed today. Actually, it could be sold on the day Yuan Zhou got the sculpting skill.
However, Yuan Zhou straightforwardly refused the unsealing by the system.
Having just obtained the sculpting skill, Yuan Zhou was like Xuzhu who suddenly had 60 years' worth of internal energy. He had the internal energy but didn't know how to use it. Although Yuan Zhou was much better and the sculpting skill was as if he was born with it, he still needed to practice it until he could master it thoroughly. That was the ultimate sculpting skill.
Now, however, Yuan Zhou felt that the sculpting skill could match his culinary skill. Therefore, the unsealing skill was unsealed.
The ingredients had already been prepared by the system. The prawns in the water tank were jumping about. Two servings of Phoenix-Tail Prawns required a total of 16 prawns. Yuan Zhou set the net and got exactly 16 prawns, no more and no less.
The Phoenix-Tail Prawns were big river prawns. Except for the head, the river prawns provided by the system were all as long as an index finger and as thick as an adult man's finger.
Every prawn was brandishing its claws and brandishing its long pincers in the water tank energetically.
"The prawns cooked by Boss Yuan are nice." This kind of food ingredient that could be seen was always worthy of praise. Therefore, Wu Hai couldn't help saying that.
"Judging from the color, the prawns seem to be wild. Is it Boss Yuan?" A person who seemed to be knowledgeable said after observing carefully for a while.
"Humm." Yuan Zhou basically wore a mask when processing the ingredients. Even with the mask on, one could still feel the solemn expression on Yuan Zhou's unchanging face.
Yuan Zhou took out a thin, soft brush and started to clean each prawn one by one. Even the head and pincers that needed to be thrown away were all cleaned. Every tiny part of the prawns was carefully brushed by the soft brush.
Then, the prawns unexpectedly quieted down. Upon careful observation, one found that Yuan Zhou brushed them in a regular pattern. Besides, his steady wrist seemed to be quite suitable for the prawns.
After brushing all the prawns, Yuan Zhou put down the soft brush and started to clean the other prawns.
After all the river prawns were cleaned, they looked very lazy and their tails were especially stretched out. At that time, Yuan Zhou picked up a prawn and cut open its back quickly. Then, he took out the complete shrimp thread on its back. Then, he turned it with his left hand and wiped it with his right hand, taking out the black thread from the front abdomen smoothly.
Only then did Yuan Zhou pinch off the head of the prawn and remove the shell completely. The prawn tail was still stretched out. Then, he moved it to a clean white plate at the side for later use and continued with the next step.
Yuan Zhou's speed was extremely fast. It took him less than five minutes to clean all the 16 prawns. When the back of each prawn was cut open, the lustrous white prawn tail seemed to be transparent against the white plate.
The several people watching at the side didn't make any sound for fear of disturbing Yuan Zhou's smooth and graceful movements. Every prawn tail on the plate looked like a blooming Chinese parasol flower.
The hard shell of the prawn tail was like an open trumpet, looking extraordinarily delightful.
Not until Yuan Zhou finished cleaning the prawns did the person who knew the prawns well just now say, "Boss Yuan's skill of cleaning and removing the shell is really excellent."
"Exactly. I'm totally dumbfounded." Wu Zhou nodded his head in a daze.
"It's indeed at the level of a super master. He loosened the prawn tail so that the shrimp thread could be completely taken out. The strength of the back of the prawn is also very good. The thickness and depth of both sides are the same. Boss Yuan's prawns are really worth it." Once Wu Hai said that, it was obvious that he was an authentic foodie. Otherwise, how could he know so much about the prawns?
"It seems that we can eat the authentic Phoenix-Tail Prawns now." Zhao YIngjun didn't seem to be so distressed now. He had ordered the prawns just now because he had been on a business trip before and also because he was impulsive.
The several people whispered to each other in a low voice and those in line behind also watched attentively. None of this could affect Yuan Zhou's work.
His job was to make delicious food with all his might for the customers to taste. It was best if the customers were satisfied.
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