You must know that this recipe is equivalent to condensing Cao Anbang's life's work, and whoever the recipe is passed on, that person is equivalent to inheriting his mantle. And Mr. Cao and Li Wanqing have only known each other for half a month, and Li Wanqing also made it clear that she would not be a full-time chef. In this case, Cao Anbang also made a statement that Li Wanqing would inherit the mantle, which made Xiao Ping and Li Wanqing happy, but also felt heavy pressure.

"Old Man Cao, you better think about it again. Xiao Ping spoke first: "Wan Qingzhi is not a chef, in case he disappoints your expectations, this sin will be great." ”

Li Wanqing also said: "Yes, I'm afraid I will disappoint you." ”

Seeing that Xiao Ping and Li Wanqing didn't want their brainchild, Cao Anbang not only didn't get angry, but smiled happily. He looked the two of them up and down, and asked with a smile: "Do you know how many people want my recipes? Last month, someone in Hong Kong wanted to buy it, and they asked for three million dollars, or dollars, and I didn't think about it and refused." ”

"So I can't even ask for it. Li Wanqing shook her head and said, "This responsibility...... It's too heavy. ”

"Wanqing girl, why do I want to pass on the recipe to you?" Cao Anbang sighed: "After knowing the value of the recipe, the first thing that comes to mind is not how much benefit you can have, but the responsibility first, and this alone shows that my decision to pass on the recipe to you is correct!"

"But ......" Li Wanqing was still a little apprehensive, but she was interrupted by Cao Anbang as soon as she spoke.

"Wanqing girl, I naturally have my own reason for passing on the recipe to you. Cao Anbang crossed his fingers and said slowly: "First, you do have an amazing talent in cooking; You don't intend to make a profit from your cooking, you just love it. And this is what I appreciate the most, only by completely abandoning the mind of seeking profit can I really make achievements in this industry, so I am willing to pass on the recipe to you. ”

Seeing that Li Wanqing was still a little hesitant, Cao Anbang said to her solemnly: "I think entrusting the recipe to you is the best choice, please don't refuse my request from an old man!"

After these words came out, Cao Anbang actually bowed deeply to Li Wanqing. This made Li Wanqing at a loss, and hurriedly took the recipe and said, "Okay, I promise you." Don't do that, how can I stand it!"

"You agreed?" Cao Anbang asked Li Wanqing seriously, and immediately smiled proudly after receiving her affirmative answer. Judging from Old Man Cao's frowning expression, he was clearly deliberately playing the emotional card just now, so that Li Wanqing agreed to accept the recipe.

Looking at the triumphant Cao Anbang, Xiao Ping couldn't help but complain in his heart: "What a strange old man who is disrespectful to the old!"

But now that this matter is a foregone conclusion, Xiao Ping will not say anything more. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Old Man Cao's recipe was very important, Xiao Ping would have hoped that Li Wanqing would have gotten it. After all, this is the accumulation of Cao Anbang's decades of experience, and many of his specialties have been recorded. For Xiao Ping, a quasi-foodie. The attraction is undoubtedly very large.

Seeing that his recipes finally had a reassuring place to go, Cao Anbang was also in a good mood. smiled and said to the two: "The most proud of this recipe is the Buddha jumping over the wall, tomorrow we will go together to prepare the ingredients, and I will personally cook this dish for you to taste!"

The dish "Buddha jumping over the wall" is very famous, and it is also the most proud dish of Old Man Cao, which naturally makes Xiao Ping look forward to tomorrow.

The next day, Xiao Ping drove a pickup truck and took Li Wanqing and Cao Anbang into the city to buy all kinds of ingredients needed to make Buddha jump over the wall. After following Cao Anbang in the market for a long time, Xiao Ping finally understood that what Buddha jumped over the wall for would be so famous. Cao Anbang prepares dozens of ingredients, in addition to vegetables, eggs and chickens from the farm. Others, such as scallops, prawns, tendons, shiitake mushrooms, and other delicacies from the mountains and seas, must be purchased in the market.

Cao Anbang also adheres to the principle of excellence in the selection of ingredients, and is extremely strict in the selection. Any ingredient must be the best, even if there is a slight dissatisfaction, and the vendors in several stalls are about to be driven crazy by this fussy old man. Fortunately, Xiao Ping now has some money, and he is very generous when he wants to taste the Buddha jumping over the wall, so he throws money out without saying a word. As long as you can buy the best ingredients, you can do it. For the sake of money, those traders can tolerate the picky Cao Anbang, and they can cooperate with the best inventory for him to choose. After a busy morning, I finally bought most of the materials needed to make the Buddha jumping over the wall.

Since I came out to buy things with Li Wanqing and Cao Anbang. The role of porter naturally fell to Xiao Ping's head. He followed behind Old Man Cao with a large bag and a small bag, and at the same time secretly calculated in his heart, and couldn't help but sigh: "Ho, it cost 10,000 yuan just to buy materials, Old Man Cao, your Buddha jumping over the wall is really extraordinary!"

"Hmph, then do you need to say?" Cao Anbang said proudly: "Don't look at the many places where this dish is launched now, but it is all mixed with fish eyes and pearls, shoddy goods, my old man either doesn't do it, if you want to do it, you can do the most authentic Buddha jumping over the wall, and of course you can't be sloppy in terms of materials." ”

Cao Anbang's words made Xiao Ping look forward to the Buddha jumping over the wall even more, and hurriedly asked with a smile: "Old man, will we go back to the farm now to cook?"

"No, go to the Garden Hotel!" Cao Anbang walked slowly out of the market with his hands behind his back, and dropped a sentence without looking back: "There is still one most important material missing, go and see if Xiaolinzi has it, and let him give me a hand by the way!"

The "Xiao Linzi" in Old Man Cao's mouth is Sun Lin, the chef of the Garden Hotel. Don't look at Sun Lin in the Garden Hotel, he is the chef in charge of the entire Chinese kitchen, and even the general manager of the hotel has to give three points of courtesy when he sees him. But in front of Old Man Cao, Sun Lin did not have his usual arrogance at all, and he was still respectful to his master as if he had just entered the master's door back then.

"Xiaolinzi, let's get to know each other first. Cao Anbang took Sun Lin's tea and took a sip, then pointed to Li Wanqing beside him and said: "This is my newly accepted apprentice, and I'm afraid it is also my closed disciple, in the future, you senior brothers will take good care of her, do you know the way?"

Unexpectedly, the master actually accepted a beautiful and delicate little girl as an apprentice, and Sun Lin couldn't help but be surprised. However, he definitely didn't dare to question the master's decision, and hurriedly smiled at Li Wanqing and said: "Hello junior sister, if you need my help in the future, open your mouth as soon as possible, we are all brothers and sisters in the same school, don't be polite." ”

Li Wanqing also greeted Sun Lin with a smile: "Xie Lu, thank you, Brother Sun." ”

"Well, I'm here today for something else. Cao Anbang clapped his hands and said to Sun Lin: "I promise your junior sister that you will be the Taoist Buddha jumping over the wall with your own hands, and you two will give me a hand!"

Cao Anbang's words surprised Sun Lin, and he hurriedly nodded: "Okay, okay, I'll let people prepare the big urn, I don't care about the rest of the work today, I will give you a hand!"

Xiao Ping had never seen Sun Lin so excited before, and couldn't help but whisper to him: "Brother Sun, why are you so happy? It seems that you have just won 5 million." ”

"You don't know what to do, my master's Buddha jumping over the wall is a must, it is recognized as the most authentic and delicious Buddha jumping over the wall!" Sun Lin eyebrows danced and said: "His old man has not made this dish himself for several years, I want to carefully observe his practice today, it must be beneficial to the growth of cooking skills!"

didn't expect there to be such twists and turns, Xiao Ping also nodded thoughtfully: "So that's the case, then I have to let go of my stomach and eat a meal today, such a good opportunity can't be missed." ”

Xiao Ping's words made Sun Lin throw a roll of his eyes at him to show his disdain, and at this time, Cao Anbang was already over there and said: "Xiao Linzi, what do you say to Xiao Xiao? Buddha jumping over the wall still lacks the most important raw material, do you have a good abalone here? It's better to have more than four heads, bring me five!"

"More than four heads?" Sun Lin was puzzled: "This ......"

Seeing the appearance of his apprentice, Old Man Cao was also a little dissatisfied, and pointed at Xiao Ping: "Don't worry about money, just ask Xiao Xiao for it, he has a big family now, and he doesn't care about these small money!"

"Master, what are you talking about? Sun Lin smiled bitterly: "It's not about money, it's really not that big abalone." ”

Cao Anbang shook his head and said, "Not even the four-headed ones? Your Garden Hotel is really getting worse and worse." Forget it, show me the best abalone!"

Sun Lin was embarrassed by what the master said, and hurriedly went to the warehouse to find out the best abalone. Cao Anbang took it and looked at it a few times, shook his head lightly and said, "It's an authentic reticulated abalone, but it's a pity that it's too small, is this five heads big?"

"Master, these are six-headed. Sun Lin said embarrassedly: "Our hotel is only so big." ”

Cao Anbang said regretfully: "I can only use it, but it's a pity...... It tastes a little worse. ”

Xiao Ping listened to the words of the two of them, and couldn't help but interject: "Old man Cao, I have a partner with a friend to raise abalone, why don't I ask him to send a few over to you to see if it fits?"

In fact, according to Cao Anbang's standards, farmed abalone cannot be used for cooking at all. However, considering that Xiao Ping can always surprise people, he finally nodded and said, "Okay, then trouble your friend." ”

Xiao Ping, who wanted to taste the Buddha jumping over the wall, was very active, and said while walking out of the kitchen: "It's okay, there's nothing to do, I'll contact him now, you guys should be busy first." ”

Don't look at the Buddha jumping over the wall is just a dish, but there are dozens of raw materials that need to be used, and many of the raw materials need to be processed in advance, so even the preparation is a huge project. After Xiao Ping left, Li Wanqing and Sun Lin began to make various preparations under the command of Cao Anbang. After they were busy for more than an hour, Xiao Ping came back with a plastic box.

(To be continued)

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