Chapter 11 Leaving the Capital
The little workers who had eaten Mu Fan's steamed buns had a 180-degree change in their attitudes, their eyes were full of admiration, and their faces were full of flattery. Just kidding, a genius in the culinary world who can learn the art of cooking after just watching it once will definitely have a lot to do in the future, and having such an opportunity to get up close and personal is of course a good treat.
However, Jiao Xiang looked at Mu Fan, happy and surprised, but also a little worried, gave him a look, and took Mu Fan aside.
"Apprentice, I'm not afraid that you are proud to say that you are the most talented and potential chef I have ever seen for so many years. Jiao Xiang praised first, and then asked seemingly casually: "Since you have completely learned the craft of steaming steamed buns, what are your plans next?"
At this time, Jiao Xiang recalled the three questions raised by Mu Fan before, and he already knew them in his heart. Mu Fan's question was not a deviation, he already had a deep grasp of cooking skills at that time, and the reason why he asked about the origin of ingredients and kitchenware should be his own plan to open a store.
Mu Fan understands Jiao Xiang's concerns very well, nothing more than that he is afraid that after he opens the store, he will set his own price and violate the rules set by Jiao Xiang before.
"Master, you don't have to worry, since I promised you, I will never do anything that violates the rules of the teacher. Mu Fan said solemnly: "I promise that I will not start a new stove in Yu, let alone use steamed buns for personal gain." In the future, even if the steamed buns are steamed in Yudu, they will only eat them themselves, or treat others for free, and they will worship Kong Ming Xiangguo first. Mu Fan said the truth, but the premise is in Xudu, as for returning to the world, of course he has to make a lot of money with steamed buns.
What Jiao Xiang was most afraid of was that Mu Fan did not respect the teacher's training after completing his studies, but now he saw that Mu Fan was very sincere, and he felt comforted in his heart.
"Okay, I believe in you for the sake of the teacher. Jiao Xiang nodded, smiled and said, "Since you have no plans to open a store, why don't you help the master in this taste building, I will explain to the shopkeeper and give you a monthly reward." ”
Although Jiao Xiang doesn't make much money selling steamed buns, many customers come to taste the building because of this eloquence, and the customers who come can't eat steamed buns, after all, Mu Fan's situation is a minority. So from this point of view, Jiaoxiang's steamed buns can also be regarded as helping Taste Lou to strengthen its momentum and drive profits on the side. The shopkeeper will give Jiao Xiang a lot of money every month, and now Mu Fan's craft of steaming steamed buns is not under Jiao Xiang, and the shopkeeper is definitely willing to leave it.
"Master, I'm afraid this won't work. Mu Fan replied: "There are still many things to deal with at home, I have to go back." ”
"You kid hasn't just apprenticed, and now you're about to leave the school?" Jiao Xiang is very rare about his apprentice now, and he still wants to have a deeper understanding, and he is a little reluctant to hear that Mu Fan is leaving at this time.
"How can I be, I just know how to steam steamed buns, and I am still 108,000 miles away from leaving the school. Mu Fan smiled and said: "If you don't learn all the skills of the master, you just drive me out of the master, and I won't leave." ”
"The stinky boy is quite greedy, and he likes it for the teacher. Jiao Xiang laughed, "But I've been steaming steamed buns all these years, and the rest of the cooking skills are rusty, except for steamed buns, there is nothing to get your hands on." But as a teacher, I have met a lot of famous chefs in Shangqingfang, and if you want to learn other cooking skills, I can help you introduce them. ”
"That's great, thank you, master. Mu Fan was happy in his heart, with Jiaoxiang's thigh, it would be much easier to learn the specialties of other famous chefs.
"Hmm. Jiao Xiang nodded in response and asked, "When are you going to leave?"
"Tomorrow morning at the latest. Mu Fan replied, there is no way, although now that the task has been completed, he can leave at any time, but the system has also made a provision that he must return to the world within twenty hours.
"So anxious?" Jiao Xiang frowned slightly, "Then when are you going to come back to see your teacher?"
"Ten days at the least, a month at the most. Mu Fan replied.
"Okay, that's waiting for you. Jiao Xiang said with a smile.
With Mu Fan's help, the reserve of steamed buns in the evening was completed ahead of schedule. Jiao Xiang found the shopkeeper and told him about taking Mu Fan as an apprentice, and helped Mu Fan repay the forty gold he owed.
The shopkeeper who heard what had happened looked at Mu Fan differently and treated him well. Not only because he worshipped Jiao Xiang as a teacher, but more importantly, because of his super talent.
It can be said that as long as Mu Fan is willing, he will soon be able to step into the ranks of Shang Qingfang's top chefs. Therefore, the shopkeeper moved his heart to win over, and even if he wanted to hire Mu Fan, his monthly salary would be 25,000 gold.
This is equivalent to a monthly salary of 25,000 in the world, and I can't even think of it if I change it to Mu Fan before. But unfortunately, Mu Fan couldn't stay here for a long time, so he politely refused.
Seeing that Mu Fan insisted on leaving, the shopkeeper had another big night banquet to celebrate Mu Fan's apprenticeship to Jiao Xiang. But neither of them liked to be busy, and they didn't like to eat with strangers. As soon as the two discussed, they rejected the shopkeeper again.
Seeing that the retention and hospitality were all rejected, the shopkeeper had another plan. said that Jiao Xiang was the chef of his restaurant, and the chef accepted the apprentice, so he had to express himself as the boss. So he took out a jade wrench and had to let Mu Fan accept it.
Mu Fan saw that the shopkeeper had shown favor to him three times and twice, and knew that he would not take advantage of him, so he was unwilling to give up, so he had to accept the wrench.
According to Mu Fan's thoughts, this wrench must be worth a lot of money. However, in the system warehouse, only things related to the kitchen industry can be stored. In other words, this wrench Mu Fan can't bring back to the world at all. So Mu Fan, in the name of filial piety, said that he transferred the wrench to his master Jiao Xiang.
Although Jiao Xiang is not short of this, this is Mu Fan's intention, so Jiao Xiang is embarrassed on the surface, but he is still very happy in his heart. Yes, the apprentice who has learned how to steam steamed buns can still think of honoring himself, which shows that his character is very good, and this apprentice has not received it in vain.
After the master and apprentice said goodbye to the shopkeeper, they came to Jiao Xiang's house. It is not far from the taste building, and it is only ten minutes away. Good guy, the mansion with three entrances and three exits is very gorgeous, and it seems that Jiao Xiang is indeed worth a lot of money.
My wife is in her early forties, she is a kind and virtuous housewife, and she is very satisfied with Mu Fan. After everyone had eaten, Mu Fan was arranged to rest in the wing room on the east side of the backyard. There are two pretty little maids waiting, making beds and quilts, fetching water and washing feet, Mu Fan is so comfortable, I didn't expect that at noon I was still a poor dick worth only fifty gold, and I enjoyed the life of a big landlord at night.
When Mu Fan was teasing the little maid, Jiao Xiang walked in with a wine jug. insisted on pulling Mu Fan to the back garden, saying that he wanted to have a long talk with him all night. Mu Fan had no choice but to follow him to the small pavilion.
This night, the master and apprentice drank a lot and talked a lot, Jiao Xiang told Mu Fan a lot of interesting stories about the Three Kingdoms, as well as knowledge points related to cooking, which benefited Mu Fan a lot. And Mu Fan, under Jiao Xiang's questioning, also talked about his life experience. said that he lives in Tianlufang, a lonely family, without a father and a mother, and now runs a kitchenware store.
In fact, what Mu Fan said was not all made up, many experiences were his projections in the world. After listening to Mu Fan's life experience, Jiao Xiang was very touched, saying that Mu Fan's marriage was wrapped up in him, and he must choose a beautiful and virtuous daughter-in-law for his beloved apprentice.
When it comes to his daughter-in-law, Mu Fan thinks of the famous beauty of the Three Kingdoms, Diao Chan. There are always two topics that men inevitably drink alcohol, career and women. The master and apprentice have talked a lot about cooking skills before. At this time, under the impetus of the wine, Jiao Xiang introduced many beauties of the Three Kingdoms to Mu Fan, and there were many stories related to these beauties.
Although there is no bright moon at night in Xudu, the entire night sky is not pitch black, but exudes a faint glow of white, which is almost the same as the moonlight. At this time, under the whiteness, in the small pavilion, from time to time there was the unique sullen laughter of wine glasses touching and chatting with men.
When Mu Fan opened his hazy sleepy eyes, he found that he was lying on the soft bed in the wing, and the incense was lit in the room, which smelled very good.
After shaking his head and half-sitting up, Mu Fan found that the clothes on his body had been taken off. The system only gave him a robe and no underwear, so Mu Fan was now completely naked.
At this moment, a beautiful and petite maid pushed the door and walked in, still holding a clean robe in her hand.
"Childe, you're awake. "This maid's voice is as beautiful as a yellow warbler, last night Jiao Xiang gave Mu Fan two personal maids, this is one of them, named Xiaohe.
"I ..... you took off my clothes?" Although Mu Fan is twenty-five years old, he is still a virgin, and he usually jokes and tells a meat joke to tease the little girl, but now that he has been stripped of his clothes, he is still a little shy.
"Last night, Childe and Master drank too much in the small pavilion, and they couldn't wake up no matter how they screamed. Xiaohe quietly looked at Mu Fan, who was blushing, pursed his lips and snickered, revealing two cute little dimples.
Rose's maid is bigger than Xiaohe, with delicate facial features and a very hot figure. Thinking that he was being looked at by such a beautiful woman, Mu Fan's face turned even redder. That Rose should be very embarrassed, so she asked Xiaohe to serve Mu Fan this morning.
"Childe, this is a new robe that Madame specially asked the maidservant to send, the size is the same as the black robe on your body, can you try it?" Xiaohe stepped forward and said.
"Oh. Mu Fan just wanted to lift the quilt, but when he saw Xiaohe lowering his head and didn't dare to raise his head, he remembered that he was still naked, and hurriedly said: "That girl, just put down your clothes, I'll come by myself, you can do whatever you want." ”
"Oh. When Xiaohe heard Mu Fan's words, he nodded quickly, put his robe on the hanger next to the bed, bent down and bowed, and then retreated to the door.
"Hey, wait. Mu Fan raised his hand and asked, "What time is it?"
"Back to Gongzi's words, it's just over the hour. Xiaohe replied.
Mu Fan was shocked, the time was seven to nine o'clock in the morning, which means that it was already more than nine o'clock. When I learned how to steam steamed buns, the system reminded me that I needed to return to the world within 20 hours. Nineteen hours have passed since two o'clock yesterday afternoon. In other words, Mu Fan must leave the capital before ten o'clock.
Thinking of this, Mu Fan hurriedly let Xiaohe go out and quickly dressed himself. Jiao Xiang hadn't gotten up at this time, but Mu Fan didn't have time to wait any longer. After saying goodbye to his wife and leaving a message to Jiao Xiang, he walked out of Jiao's house. Looking left and right, I finally found a secluded and uninhabited alley.
"The system is out, I'm going back. Mu Fan shouted in his heart.
The system-specific interface appeared in front of Mu Fan's eyes, and in the middle of the interface, there were two options. One has a halo and reads 'Return to the World', while the other is grayish-white and reads 'To the Soul'. Below the options, there is also a countdown, and there are less than three minutes left until the deadline for returning. If he has not returned to the world after the overtime, according to the system, Mu Fan will be severely punished.
"It's good to be in time. Mu Fan rejoiced, and quickly chose to return to the world in his heart. In an instant, a feeling of dizziness appeared out of thin air, and then Mu Fan fell asleep.