Zhou Nian glanced at him lightly and said in a low voice, "Hey, why are you looking at me?"

"I ......"

Hu Youde was stunned for a moment, his eyes rolled, and he suddenly pulled him outside the house.

"Hey, what are you pulling me out for?"

Hu Youde hugged his fists and apologized, "Master, I'm really sorry, the identities of the people inside are not ordinary, and it is not convenient to speak inside. ”

"Okay, okay, don't beat around the bush, if you have anything to say, just say it directly. Zhou Nian put his hands around his chest and listened attentively.

"Yes. ”

Hu Youde nodded, paused for two seconds, and slowly spoke, "Master, I know it's not appropriate to say this, but it's come to this point, I still have to confess, you have seen the posture just now, Master Yan and all the guests like that catfish stewed eggplant very much, how dare we go against the will of the master? For my thin face, or ...... Why don't you get a little more tired and make them a few more pots?"

"Huh?"

When Zhou Nian heard this, he suddenly glanced at him, "Hey, are you embarrassed to say this? Look at their eating appearances, and they are still big families, I'm huh! One by one, like hungry wolves, the previous reserves have been thrown out of the clouds? A big pot has no bottom, how many pots do you have to make to satisfy their desires? It doesn't matter if I'm a little tired, but if you listen to what they say, one mouth will cost five pots, is this a banquet or a big pot of rice?

"Yes, yes, the master taught me that they are indeed a little useless, and even I can't stand it. Hu Youde echoed with a smile on his face, and the words suddenly changed, but he still didn't dare to disobey Yan Zhiqiu's order, and quickly changed his words, "But, master, although their requirements are excessive, we always have to think about the future, don't we?" As long as you can show your hand in front of Master Yan today, even when I introduce you, I will speak loudly, after all, with confidence and your merits, he has to look down on you and arrange a fat difference for you, right?"

Zhou Nian heard it, this guy really regarded himself as a subordinate who came to the Yan family to apply for a cook?

Those words before were just a lie to him, revealing his cooking skills was completely to get close to Yan Zhiqiu and find out the information.

But I didn't expect that the group of people in the Yan family were very greedy, they didn't eat enough in one pot, and they actually asked for five pots in one go, and they didn't panic!

Fingers pressed against his chin and thought for a moment, although Zhou Nian was a little reluctant, but for the sake of future plans, he still endured it for the time being.

"Alas......"

Therefore, he sighed in embarrassment, and Zhou Nian said quietly, "Okay, I can agree to your request, but this is all for your sake, otherwise I wouldn't be too lazy to do it for them." ”

He said this for another purpose, and suddenly brought him closer to Hu Youde, the so-called county officials are not as good as the current management, most of the Yan family's subordinates, the top boss is Hu Youde, if Zhou Nian wants to contact Yan Zhiqiu, Hu Youde is a vital link, only by bringing him over first, things may be much easier in the future.

The sentence "For your sake", immediately praised Hu Youde highly, and he could be sold a few thin noodles by a top chef like Zhou Nian, and Hu Youde was happy, and his nose was about to come out.

With a big mouth, Hu Youde's eyes widened and said, "Oh, master, you really give me face, you saved me, I thank you." ”

"Hehe, Steward Hu is serious, in the future in the Yan family, I still count on Steward Hu to take care of it. ”

"Hehe, definitely. ”

"In that case, then you go inside first and report it, and I'll go to the kitchen to cook, and I'll be served in a while." ”

"Good. ”

Hu Youde was happy, ran back to the house in a hurry, and sent a "the thing has been done" look at Yan Zhiqiu, who immediately breathed a sigh of relief and immediately changed the topic.

Important things are placed after the meal, this is the rule of large families, if you discuss major events at the banquet, not only affect the mood of eating, but also make an unpleasant scene, and there are people who lift the table.

So what they are talking about now is all some polite words and other homely things, the content is boring and boring, and Hu Youde is sleepy when he listens to it, and he can't interject, so he simply leaves here temporarily and returns to the back kitchen to watch Zhou Nian cook.

Hu Youde doesn't know how to cook, but he is a good eater, and when he passed by one of the chefs, he reached out and took a fritter away, and walked to Zhou Nian while chewing.

"Hehe, master, how's it going?"

Zhou Nian was sweating profusely, and when he heard that the voice was Hu Youde, he suddenly raised his head and said, "It's a little busy, you can find a few people to help me first, and wash all the remaining rotten eggplants, and I'll use them in a while." ”

"Uh...... Yes, yes, yes. Hu Youde nodded hurriedly, and the first helper that came to mind was naturally Sun Baiyang, who also made catfish stewed eggplant.

"Old Sun, you go and help the master. ”

"Hey......

Sun Baiyang rubbed his hands with a cheap smile, as if he had been holding back to help Zhou Nian for a long time, and he didn't need Hu Youde to urge, so he immediately rushed up.

"Hey, Master, what do you need me to do?"

"Hmm......" Zhou Nian hesitated, if he asked Sun Baiyang to wash the vegetables, it would be a bit overkill, after all, people are also chefs, and they use cattle knives to kill chickens?

"Well, you go kill the fish. After thinking for a few seconds, Zhou Nian commanded.

"Okay!" Sun Baiyang rolled up his sleeves, and his attitude was positive.

Zhou Nian glanced at him and suddenly asked, "Wait, do you know how to kill him?"

"Huh?" Sun Baiyang was stunned for a moment, his face suddenly flushed a little, "Hey, master, what did you say, I have studied cooking for more than ten years, how can I not kill fish?"

"Then you kill one and I'll see. ”

"Oh. ”

Sun Baiyang nodded, picked up the kitchen knife and didn't have time to kill, but he heard Zhou Nian suddenly say, "Remove all the thorns, just fish and meat." ”

"Huh, get rid of the thorns?"

"What? Is this difficult?"

Sun Baiyang suddenly blushed and muttered very aggrievedly, "Master, you ...... Aren't you embarrassed for me, don't say it's raw fish, even if it's stewed cooked fish, it's hard to clean it with spurs. ”

"Oh, is it?" Zhou Nian raised his eyebrows and looked at him and asked, "Then the catfish stewed eggplant you just tasted, is there a little thorn in it?"

As soon as these words came out, Sun Baiyang seemed to be even more aggrieved than just now, and muttered, "Master, are you busy and fainting? Just now, did I taste a bite just now? Why don't you let Steward Hu eat it?"

"Uh...... That's right. ”

Zhou Nian patted his head when he heard this, and said slightly apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'm really busy and dizzy, I wronged you, that, why don't you ask Steward Hu to see if there are any stabs in it." ”

"Master, old grandson, I just drank a whole pot, and there is not a single thorn in it. Hu Youde was quick to speak, and without waiting for Sun Baiyang to ask, he took the lead in saying it himself.

Sun Baiyang was surprised when he heard this, "Really, there is not a single thorn in it?"

"Cut, lie to you being a puppy. ”

"Hiss......" gasped, Sun Baiyang suddenly looked at Zhou Nian, his face was filled with a trace of awe, "Oh, the master's cooking skills are really the peak, I, Sun Baiyang, really admire it, and I admire it!"

Zhou Nian waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, keep the flattery for later, it's important to do the right thing first, you better go and kill the fish." ”

"Huh......? But I won't. ”

"Won't?" Zhou Nian suddenly frowned, and said like a teacher, "This is not right at all, you shouldn't say no, you should say that I can learn!"

"Huh?"

Sun Baiyang was suddenly stunned, the boss with his mouth open, didn't know what Zhou Nian meant by this.

Hu Youde on the side was anxious for him when he saw it, he was a master who was very good at observing words and feelings, and was good at listening to the sound outside the strings, he had been dealing with the affairs of the Yan family for a long time, and he had learned a little bit of the way to behave in the world, so he kicked Sun Baiyang's ass lightly when he raised his leg, and scolded and said, "Stupid, the master is going to teach you a hand, I can't hear this thing, it's really not good enough to grow old!"

"What!"

was reminded by Hu Youde like this, Sun Baiyang reacted!

The surprise came so suddenly, he suddenly felt like he was in a dream.

Being able to get the guidance of a top chef like Zhou Nian is Sun Baiyang's most coveted pursuit, and he has long wanted to have a good relationship, but now, the dream has come true all of a sudden!

"That, Steward Hu, you slap me first. ”

Alas, some people are born cheap, and if a great surprise falls from the sky, people with weak psychological endurance really can't bear it.

"Huh?"

Hu Youde was stunned for a moment and didn't understand.

"Why did you smoke you?"

"I want to see if I'm dreaming. ”

Zhou Nian, "......"

Hu Youde, "......"

Although he was a little speechless, but the advantage of beating people was not taken advantage of, Hu Youde hesitated for a few seconds, and he was also unceremonious at the moment, picked up his slap and waved it vigorously, and pumped it towards Sun Baiyang's fat face!

"Smack!"

The voice was crisp and loud, the strength was precise and ferocious, Sun Baiyang was pumped and turned around twice, and suddenly Venus was scurrying in front of him, his body kept swaying left and right, and he was about to lose his ability to find the north, and he muttered in his mouth, "You pumped me?"

"Are you awake?" asked Hu Youde.

Sun Baiyang shook his head vigorously, and it took a while to regain his strength, "Hehe, it's really true, it's really not a dream!"

Hu Youde gritted his teeth with hatred, and said in his heart that this product was really cheap enough, and he snorted angrily at the moment, "Hmph, since you know it's not a dream, then why are you still stunned?

"Oh, yes, yes. ”

Sun Baiyang patted his head, and after suddenly realizing it, he knelt down, "The master is above, please accept the disciple ......"

"Don't, don't, I can't afford to teach an apprentice like you. Zhou Nian hurriedly stepped forward to help, he didn't want to be stuck with kraft candy like Sun Baiyang, and said with a disgusted face, "Apprenticeship will be exempted, I will only teach you this hand, from now on, you and I have nothing to do with it, do you hear clearly?"

"Huh, nothing to do with it?"

As soon as this word came out, Sun Baiyang's heart immediately cooled in half.

Just now, he was still surprised and rushed to the clouds, but as soon as Zhou Nian's words came out, he immediately fell from the sky into the mud again!

It's too aggrieved, don't play like this, the difference between cloud and mud is extremely uncomfortable!

Zhou Nian looked at him with disdain, "Hey, what are you thinking about, do you want to learn?"

"Learn, learn, I definitely want to learn. ”

Sun Baiyang nodded hurriedly, the apprenticeship was fruitless for a while, but he did not give up, after all, it will be a long time coming, Zhou Nian will not accept it for a while, it does not mean that he will not accept it in the future, as long as he is willing to work hard, even if the other party is a cold stone, Sun Baiyang is confident that he will warm it up.

Hearing that the other party wanted to learn, Zhou Nian nodded with a little relief, "Okay, that's the case, then you can take a good look, I'll only do it once, and it depends on your talent whether you can learn or not." ”

"Yes, yes, there is Master Lao. ”

"Hmm. ”

Nodding, Zhou Nian didn't say much, reached out and picked up the kitchen knife and sharpened it slightly, his eyes swept over a live catfish in the basin, and grabbed it with a knife.

"Bell"

Press it on the board to cut, Zhou Nian's knife technique is very skillful, first remove the head of the catfish, and then go to the stab, the cutting method of each knife is very particular, almost close to the fish bone under the knife, remove the stab without pause, see that Hu Youde and Sun Baichuan next to him are dumbfounded, pupils dilated, dare not blink, surprised almost jaw dropped!

After the whole catfish was processed, it took only a short three minutes, after cutting the fish and putting down the kitchen knife, Zhou Nian first wiped the sweat on his forehead, and then looked at Sun Baichuan next to him, and asked, "How is it?"

"Forehead......" Sun Baichuan nodded solemnly, Fang Cai was immersed in Zhou Nian's skillful skills in killing fish, and was asked coldly by the other party, he finally came back to his senses, and couldn't help but admire, "The master's cooking skills are really exquisite, killing fish like this, it is really unprecedented, and there is no one after him, a top chef like you, it is a pity to huddle in this small place of Huayu Village, if the master is interested, you may as well ......"

"Okay, okay, what I'm asking is whether you understand or not, it's not that you want me to come, where is so much nonsense. ”

"I see, I really understand. Sun Baiyang nodded heavily.

Zhou Nian raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? Then you can do it for me once." ”

"Oh, good!"

Sun Baiyang began to try alone, learning from Zhou Nian's example, and also caught a slippery big catfish from the water basin, and the kitchen knife in his hand suddenly fell, cutting off the catfish's head with one knife.

"Bell Bell Bell ......"

The next step is to stab, but also the most critical step, Sun Baiyang is very careful when cutting, since the first time he tried to stab, the speed is naturally not as fast as Zhou Nian, slowly and leisurely, steady and winning, before he is halfway cut, he has four necks sweating, sweating profusely, although tired and slow, but he is extremely serious, just this kind of dedication to the knife, it is quite rare.

Zhou Nian nodded at him with a little relief, and then no longer hesitated, grabbed another catfish and began to spin it, I don't know if he wanted to teach him secretly, or if the pressure of the five-pot catfish stewed eggplant was too great, and he began to get busy.

"Ahem, that, you two are busy first, I'll make you a pot of tea, and I'll quench your thirst after a while." ”

Hu Youde couldn't help in cooking, so he had to volunteer and do his own expertise.

With the help of Sun Baiyang and several other subordinates, Zhou Nian's progress in cooking was obviously much faster, and the five-pot catfish stewed eggplant came out of the pot together, knowing that Master Yan was in a hurry, he simply didn't even use the sea bowl, and directly brought the pot over.

A few distinguished guests, sorry for keeping you waiting, freshly baked catfish stewed eggplant, a few guests quickly taste it. ”

Returning to the banquet, Hu Youde first made a polite remark to the guests present, and then stepped aside.

On the main table, the five-pot catfish stewed eggplant is still steaming, although the white gas covers the expressions of most people, but it is difficult to hide the action of secretly putting down the chopsticks behind their backs, one by one bowing their heads and saying little, as if they are making a fortune in a muffled voice, and when the meal is a little cold, Yan Zhiqiu raised his wine glass to prepare for greetings, the five-pot catfish stewed eggplant is now only four pots!

This process didn't even take a minute, and a whole pot of catfish stewed eggplant was stolen and eaten!

"Huh?" Hu Youde next to him looked stupid, and said in his heart, why are these people so unproductive?

Yan Zhiqiu's hand holding the wine glass suddenly trembled a little, the heat was too heavy, he didn't see clearly how many people secretly put down the chopsticks, but at least he didn't, he regretted it, his intestines were a little grassland-colored, and he simply abandoned those vain red tape and went straight to the point.

"Everyone, since the dish has arrived, then let's not be polite, let's move the chopsticks. ”

"Good!"

Chen Hua nodded his head for the first time, as if he couldn't hold it back for a long time, the pot of vegetables that was eaten was next to him recently, and among the group of people who wanted to steal the food just now, he was at least one.

Stretching out his hand to pick up the vegetables, Chen Hua is really not polite, he came on an empty stomach in order to hurry before coming, at this time he will eat the Yan family poor and white, he will be sorry for his stomach!

"Whoa!"

A large piece of fish meat was thrown into his mouth, Chen Hua smacked his mouth while eating, because he was worried that he would not eat as much as others, and he was afraid that he would suffer a loss, so he simply saved the unnecessary evaluation process, and immediately continued another piece after eating, and he never saw him so positive when he married his wife.

Guqin sat next to him, these people here are not as old as him, he is a respected elder, he should have put on a heavy posture to set an example for young people, but since he tasted the catfish stewed eggplant, his age and generation seem to have been forgotten by him all at once, completely back to the basics, without the majesty of the past, only the most primitive impulse - to eat.

But eat and eat, he is not as ugly as Chen Hua eats, others are holding a chopstick in front of him in the small bowl, he can pour it well, I think the small bowl is not strong, I directly changed a big bowl for myself, with a spoon to scoop it full before serving it to himself, the eating appearance is elegant and decent, but the method is very despicable, shameful.