I didn't expect to be appreciated by a famous chef, Li Wanqing smiled happily. However, Xiao Ping still didn't believe it, and looked at Cao Anbang suspiciously: "Old man, don't talk nonsense just to make Wanqing happy, although there is an old saying that 'take people with short hands and eat people with soft mouths'......"

"Go, go, you know what." Before Xiao Ping finished speaking, Cao Anbang interrupted him and said: "Cooking is my ability to settle down, and I never joke about it!" Although these are all home-cooked dishes, this girl can make them all the color, flavor, and flavor, which is not easy. Even many professional chefs may not have such a good ability! ”

Cao Anbang's praise of Li Wanqing made her even happier, and secretly wrinkled his nose at Xiao Ping to express his dissatisfaction with his doubts about his cooking skills. Xiao Ping was not annoyed, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect my family's Wanqing's craftsmanship to be so good, I will have a good mouth in the future!" ”

As soon as Xiao Ping's words fell, Cao Anbang suddenly slapped the table and said: "No, such a good seedling can't be wasted, Wanqing girl, my old man wants to take you as an apprentice, are you willing?" ”

"Hey, Old Man Cao, you're too whim, aren't you?" Xiao Ping was surprised: "Why did you suddenly think of accepting apprentices?" Wanqing's ideal is not to be a chef, so you can let her go! ”

The reason why Xiao Ping said this was entirely for Li Wanqing's sake. The chef's job is hard, tired and dirty, and his whole body smells greasy every day after work, which is not suitable for a weak and beautiful girl like Li Wanqing. Although Cao Anbang is a well-known chef in the country, Xiao Ping always felt that it was not suitable for Li Wanqing to learn this business from him.

"Don't make a mess of you, kid, I know how many people want to worship me as a teacher. All turned away from me? I took the initiative to accept this little girl as an apprentice, how many people can't dream of a good thing? Cao Anbang glared at Xiao Ping fiercely, then turned to Li Wanqing and said with a smile: "Little girl, you still have your own idea about this matter, let's make a statement!" ”

"I ...... I would like to worship you as a teacher. To Xiao Ping's surprise, Li Wanqing said loudly without hesitation: "Learn cooking skills with you!" ”

Li Wanqing also has her own thoughts about apprenticeship. Although her dream is to become a charity volunteer, she is also interested in cooking. In addition to interest, the more important reason that prompted Li Wanqing to be willing to worship Cao Anbang as a teacher was naturally Xiao Ping.

Although Li Wanqing has a gentle and quiet personality, this does not prevent her from secretly comparing herself with Xiao Ping's other celebrities. Li Wanqing has always been able to face up to her strengths and weaknesses. Zhilu said that he was not as good as Zhang Yuxin in temperament and ability, and inferior to Song Lei in figure and appearance, as for Jessica, who had never met, she must also be an exotic beauty, and her only advantage was that she had a good temper, gentle and considerate.

And this time to learn cooking from Cao Anbang, Li Wanqing undoubtedly saw the hope of improving herself. Isn't there a saying that "if you want to capture a man's heart, you must first grab his stomach", and if you want to learn a good cook, what better opportunity is there than to worship Cao Anbang as a teacher?

Of course, Cao Anbang didn't know so much about Li Wanqing's thoughts. He was only happy to receive a talented apprentice in his old age, and he frowned at Xiao Ping and said, "Ha Lu Ha." This is the little girl's own willingness, you don't have anything to say, right? ”

Xiao Ping smiled helplessly: "Yes, since Wanqing is willing to do it, of course I have nothing to say." Congratulations to your old man for accepting a new apprentice, now you are sending red envelopes! ”

Cao Anbang pretended not to hear Xiao Ping's words, turned around and said to Li Wanqing: "From tomorrow onwards, I will teach you the basic skills first, anyway, the materials in the farm are abundant, this is our advantageous condition, and if there are no materials, let Xiao Xiao buy them." It won't be too much trouble either. ”

"You are not troublesome......" Listening to Cao Anbang's words, Xiao Ping couldn't help but complain.

However, Cao Anbang didn't care what Xiao Ping thought, and began to formally teach Li Wanqing the craft the next day. Although the old man did start teaching from the basics, as a well-known chef in the country, there are many tricks that are not enough for outsiders even in the basic skills. Cao Anbang did not hide his secrets, and taught Li Wanqing these tricks without reservation.

Li Wanqing did not disappoint the master, and her talent in cooking is indeed outstanding. Many tips can be memorized just by listening to them once. Not only can you quickly grasp it, but you can even come up with more ways to solve other similar problems.

Li Wanqing's performance also made Old Man Cao feel very relieved, and felt that this apprentice was really right. Although it was only a few days of hard work, it had already made him start to think about whether to let Li Wanqing inherit his mantle.

Li Wanqing and Cao Anbang learned carefully and taught carefully, and they were both immersed in the pursuit of cooking. In the process, all kinds of ingredients in the farm have become Cao Anbang's "teaching materials", whether it is vegetables or eggs, eel or green laying hens, and even saury. In addition, Cao Anbang often asked Xiao Ping to go to the market to buy ingredients that were not available in the farm, and the requirements were very high. For example, the suckling pig that has just been born for a week, the pigeon that has not laid eggs in the newly hatched year, the wild soft-shelled turtle that has at least two catties or more, and so on. In addition to the ingredients, Xiao Ping was also forced to add a lot of kitchen utensils, and even bought all the steamers and ovens.

Even so, Cao Anbang often expressed dissatisfaction with Xiao Ping's work. For example, the suckling pig is too old, the soft-shelled turtle is not big enough, the structure of the oven is not authentic enough, etc., all of which are dissatisfied with Cao Anbang.

In the face of Cao Anbang's accusations, Xiao Ping couldn't complain. Every time he wanted to defend himself, the old man always rolled his eyes and said: "I'm teaching your future daughter-in-law, she cooks well, and the most blessed thing is you, are you embarrassed to complain?" ”

Every time Cao Anbang said this, it always made Li Wanqing's face flush, and Xiao Ping raised his hand to surrender. However, for Cao Anbang, who regards cooking as his lifelong pursuit, it is understandable that he has high requirements for both kitchenware and ingredients. Even if the heat of many dishes is only slightly insufficient, the resulting dishes will be greatly substandard, so a master like Cao Anbang will strive for perfection in every detail.

In fact, for Xiao Ping, these things are nothing, and what makes him most depressed is that in the past few days, Li Wanqing has even spent a lot less time alone with him in order to learn cooking skills with Cao Anbang. Li Wanqing also felt a little guilty about this, always comforting Xiao Ping at every opportunity, and sometimes even secretly kissing him to apologize, which finally made Xiao Ping's psychology somewhat balanced.

Of course, Cao Anbang's teaching of Li Wanqing's cooking skills is not all bad for Xiao Ping, at least he has feasted on it these days. In order to teach his new apprentices well, Cao Anbang inevitably had to cook and show his hands. And a large part of the dishes made by Old Man Cao eventually fell into Xiao Ping's stomach.

Who is Mr. Cao? But the chef of the state banquet that year! Although he is now retired, he has not lost his craft. Many rich and powerful people are willing to pay extremely high prices, just to ask Cao Anbang to cook a meal for them. However, Xiao Ping only prepared some ingredients and kitchen utensils, and enjoyed Old Man Cao's craftsmanship for several days, and every meal was eaten until it was eaten. If this kind of treatment is spoken, I really don't know how many gluttons will be envied by Lu Dao.

After teaching Li Wanqing some basic skills, Cao Anbang began to let her cook officially. Each time, the two of them would cook the same dish, and then let Xiao Ping taste it to see if he could tell the difference between the two dishes.

Old Man Cao's skills were revealed at this time. Although Li Wanqing and Cao Anbang use exactly the same ingredients and stoves to cook, and the recipes for condiments are also the same, there are always obvious differences in the dishes they make. In the initial period, even a thorough layman like Xiao Ping always had no difficulty in distinguishing which dish was made by Li Wanqing and which dish was made by Cao Anbang.

Cao Anbang's ability also made Xiao Ping have to convince him, and it is indeed not in vain that he can become the chef of the state banquet, and he does have his own reasons.

However, Li Wanqing's talent in cooking is also very amazing. Although the dishes made in the first few days were always clearly different from Cao Anbang's, the difference quickly became smaller as time went on, and it was difficult for Xiao Ping to taste the difference between the two dishes. Maybe in the eyes of professionals, Li Wanqing's craftsmanship still can't be compared with Old Man Cao, but at least it is more than enough to fool a layman like Xiao Ping.

Even Cao Anbang was very surprised by this, and always sighed that he had found a good apprentice. Old Man Cao even asserted in front of Xiao Ping and Li Wanqing that with Li Wanqing's talent in cooking, as long as he studied with him for a few years, it was only a matter of time before he became the No. 1 chef in the country.

It's a pity that Li Wanqing's biggest purpose in learning cooking is to catch Xiao Ping's stomach, and Cao Anbang's plan to train her to become the top Chinese chef in the country is destined to be unrealized.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Cao Anbang has been living in the farm for half a month. On this day, he tasted the dishes that Li Wanqing had just cooked, and was silent for a while before sighing: "Wanqing girl, I have nothing to teach you, and then it's all up to you." ”

Xiao Ping, who was next to him, was a little puzzled when he heard this, and couldn't help but ask Cao Anbang: "Old man, don't you often say that your cooking skills are the result of decades of accumulation, why is it that there is nothing to teach Wanqing in just a few days?" ”

"What do you know, cooking is about 'the master leads the door, and the practice depends on herself', I have already told the evening girl the trick, and it is up to her to reach what extent." Cao Anbang said as he took out a yellowed booklet with yellowed corners and handed it to Li Wanqing: "This is a recipe that I have sorted out in recent years, recording most of the dishes I have made over the years, and I will hand it over to you today, I hope you don't let this recipe be buried!" ”

As soon as Cao Anbang's words came out, Xiao Ping and Li Wanqing's faces changed greatly, and their surprise was beyond words.

(To be continued)

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