"Are all Arou's things ready?" Zhao Pengcheng was the only one in the car.

"It's all set." Gong Baorou touched her sleeve, not afraid at all. She is a woman, walking and wandering outside all the year round, how can she not have a little defense?

Zhao Pengcheng nodded. After breakfast, the two began their official journey.

After being silent for a short time, Zhao Pengcheng spoke.

"This time we are going to Qingxian County, Dushui Village. That place was already on the edge of the old forest, and it took us about four hours to drive there. Zhao Pengcheng looked in the rearview mirror and said to Gong Baorou.

"In the deep mountains and old forests, there will always be a little gift from nature." Gong Baorou replied with a smile. Four hours, and it won't be long. Gong Baorou glanced at the time, 09:26, four hours later, just in time to catch lunch.

Zhao Pengcheng nodded approvingly. No profession knows this better than a chef. How many dishes can't be made is not because the recipe is lost. It's not because there are no skilled chefs, it's because of the lack of ingredients. It's not the freshest and most natural ingredient, and you can't make that back-to-basics taste.

After the relationship between Gong Baorou and Zhao Pengcheng became delicate, the two of them didn't have much to say. After a few casual words, Gong Baorou went to sleep with half-squinted eyes. woke up a few times on the way, and used text messages to report safety to Sun Fugui and Zhao Xiuxiu. Especially Liu Yingai, Gong Baorou also sent a text message.

Gong Baorou believed that Liu Yingai had felt her temptation last night, but she didn't say anything, which proved that she agreed. As long as Liu Yingai agrees, there will be no external obstacles between her and Lin Shuping. Gong Baorou glanced at the backpack, which was full of food that Liu Yingai gave her. In fact, when she goes out, she won't starve to death even if she doesn't bring any food.

Gong Baorou clenched her fist, and when she released it, there was already a date lying quietly in her palm. The half-green and half-brown dates were crisp and sweet in the mouth, and Gong Baorou arrived at her destination leisurely.

When she got out of the car, Gong Baorou couldn't help but take a deep breath. The fresh air is invigorating, which is the biggest difference from the city, and it is the only place where you can find ingredients that will appeal to every chef.

The man who came to pick them up was an old man in his forties and fifties, who looked in good spirits.

"This is the village chief of Dushui Village, you can call him Uncle Li. Lao Li, this is the chef of our Sichuan restaurant, called Gong Baorou. Zhao Pengcheng introduced.

Gong Baorou bowed slightly respectfully: "Hello, Uncle Li, I'm Gong Baorou." ”

Uncle Li nodded to her, and then beckoned the two of them to come in: "Come on, come on, the meal is ready, just wait for the two of you." ”

Zhao Pengcheng was also not polite, Gong Baorou noticed that he seemed to be very familiar with the village chief, and the three of them entered the house together. There were a total of six people sitting at the dinner table, in addition to Gong Baorou and Zhao Pengcheng, there were also the village chief, his wife and a pair of children.

Although Gong Baorou thinks that this is a very remote rural area, she has to admit that the people here are not as rustic as she imagined, such as yellow face and thin skin, or rough and dry skin. Uncle Li's wife even looks a little different, especially the pair of children, the elder sister is delicate and sweet, and the younger brother is cute and smart, both of them are white and red, although they are a little tanned, but they are indeed very healthy.

"Come on, come on, the countrymen don't have any skills, so they make a few home-cooked dishes, don't dislike it, don't dislike it." Uncle Li said very enthusiastically.

"That's not right, don't I know my sister-in-law's craftsmanship? That's a chef's level. Zhao Pengcheng said with a smile, and the chopsticks couldn't wait to be raised.

ate a meal amiably, Uncle Li's wife was very concerned about Gong Baorou, or very dissatisfied with her "yellow face and thin muscles".

"Girls' families like to lose weight, their faces are so bad, they have to eat more, so they can look beautiful." Sister-in-law Li chattered.

Gong Baorou looked at the bowl full of food and smiled bitterly. She didn't lose any weight, and if she ate this every day, she wouldn't be like this.

The dishes on the table are really not complicated. A bitter gourd scrambled egg, a braised crucian carp, a minced eggplant, a gripped greens, a braised pork, and finally a pot of duck soup. It's all home-cooked food, but when you eat it in your mouth, the taste is different, and Gong Baorou understands it after taking a bite.

This is the real natural ingredient, and it is not even inferior to the ingredients she has embodied with her abilities. Bitter gourd is bitter and sweet, crucian carp meat is very tender, and eggplant is full of color and flavor. The vegetables are sweet and delicious, and the duck soup is milky white and reluctant to swallow.

Of course, this has nothing to do with the way of cooking, Gong Baorou even found that some ingredients were not even processed in the right way, so she swore that if she did it, she would definitely be able to make it even more delicious than this!

Six people, among whom only two have the main combat power, actually wiped out a table of dishes. After being full of wine and food, Zhao Pengcheng told Uncle Li about business.

"Arou will soon take part in this year's Intermediate Chef Qualification Examination, so I took her here to see if I could find anything good." Zhao Pengcheng patted Gong Baorou's back.

"There's no problem with this, when the time comes, I'll ask Qiu Niang to take the girl around and see if I can get some good luck on the periphery of the mountain." Uncle Li said very cheerfully. Qiu Niang is the name of his daughter, and his son's name is Shishi, and the countryside pays attention to taking a cheap name to make a living.

"Then I'll pick you up the day after tomorrow, and you pay attention to your own safety," Zhao Pengcheng touched Gong Baorou's head.

Gong Baorou nodded, she believed that Zhao Pengcheng would not put her in a dangerous place, even if it was dangerous, she was fearless, because she knew that there must be good things here.

When Zhao Pengcheng went back, he said a few words to Gong Baorou who came to see him off.

"In the future, chefs will not be worried that their skills are not good enough, but that they will not be able to find the ingredients they are satisfied with. This is something that Zhang Rui and your master and I expected more than ten years ago. Zhao Pengcheng said with a stern expression, "After the reform and opening up, our country's economic development has been rapid, which is accompanied by continuous development and destruction, who would have thought that Haicheng would be a small fishing village a few decades ago?" ”

Gong Baorou nodded, "Haicheng speed" is the biggest proof.

"The economy has gone up, and people have more requirements for the quality of life, but after all kinds of pollution, there are fewer and fewer high-quality ingredients, so after I discussed with them, there is such a village."

Gong Baorou suddenly realized, which explained why Zhao Pengcheng had such a good relationship with the village chief, and Zhao Pengcheng was also so relieved to put Gong Baorou here.

"It's indeed a good place here, but what you can get here, three points depend on strength, seven points depend on luck, and one qiē depends on yourself." Zhao Pengcheng said meaningfully.

"I see." Gong Baorou pursed her lips. She has always believed that her luck will not be bad, and she has no doubts about her strength.

"You try." Zhao Pengcheng waved his hand and drove away.