Although Zhao Rang has been away from home and walked the rivers and lakes for some time, he really has never dealt with the cook, and he didn't know what topic to use as a cut for a while, and the two could only be embarrassed and cold. This master was already nervous in the face of Zhao Rang, and he couldn't figure out Zhao Rang's intention at this time......

It didn't take long for beads of sweat to roll down his forehead, wetting his collar.

It was only then that Zhao Rang smelled the smell of fireworks wafting from the stove room, and then he realized why he didn't ask the old master what he ate at noon...... As a chef, every day when you wake up, you are looking for the menu in your head, and it is really perfect to talk to him about food.

Immediately went into the stove and said to another cook:

"You're busy, I'll just take a look."

The young cook and the old master had the same face when they saw Zhao Rang at the beginning, and they were a little confused. But he didn't stop moving, cutting a bundle of fresh leeks.

Most of the people in the Western Regions live by herding and nomadism, and rarely cultivate. It was only in the Upper Four Kingdoms that there was a fixed amount of arable land that produced grain and supplied it to the countries of the Western Regions. As for rare things like vegetables and vegetables, they have to be purchased from Dawei, transshipped through Yangguan, and then sent to the business alliance to get approval before they can enter the Western Regions.

The vegetables and vegetables sold here, the net worth suddenly exploded, and ordinary people couldn't afford to eat it at all, so only a big family like Tongbao Qianzhuang, who had their own cultivated land and the ability to transport boats and vehicles in Dawei could enjoy it.

The most popular of these is leeks.

Leeks are born quickly, not to mention being able to be harvested one by one, and the taste is also extremely good, especially if there is too much meat, leeks can relieve greasyness.

Zhao Rang looked at the leeks on the board, which were already a little wilted. This is due to the long distance from Dawei to this place. In winter, because of the low temperature, it is estimated that it is okay, but now it is getting closer and closer to the province, coupled with the dryness of the Western Regions, the harvested leeks can shrink overnight!

However, Zhao Rang saw that the incisions of these leeks were very neat.

Wilted leeks are no better than fresh.

Fresh and crispy, it's easy to cut. Wilting, losing moisture, increasing toughness, when the kitchen knife falls, it will definitely slip. Unless the chef's own knife skills are very good, each knife is adjusted to the best angle.

Zhao Rang watched the young cook cut a few knives, and found that he didn't have any intention of adjusting the angle, that is, he used his left hand to calculate the distance, and then cut down one by one, and the cut of the leek would be extremely smooth and flat.

"Wait a minute!"

Zhao Rang patted him on the shoulder, and the sudden contact made the young cook's body tremble, and then let go of the kitchen knife in his hand.

If the cook's posture and angle are not adjusted, then the problem is with the kitchen knife. The edge of a kitchen knife must be as thin as possible, so that it can be sharp enough. In addition, you have to use good steel forging, because if the edge is too thin, it will be brittle! If you are not careful, it will break during use.

If the edge of a kitchen knife can be thin, strong, and tough at the same time, all three of them are gathered together, and it is necessary to be a great master of forging knives!

Pleasantly surprised, Zhao Rang hurriedly picked up the kitchen knife and looked at it carefully.

The edge of the blade emits a faint blue light, which can only be formed by sudden quenching at extremely high temperatures. Zhao Rang carefully flicked the edge of the blade with his thumb, and unexpectedly made an extremely harmonious musical sound. This can only be achieved if the blade is thin enough and the toughness must be used at the same time!

"Where did this knife come from?

Zhao Rang shook the young cook desperately, and unconsciously used a little more strength in his hands, and the cook was in pain and let out a miserable scream.

The old master who was outside hurriedly ran in, and saw Zhao Rang holding a kitchen knife in one hand and pinching the cook's shoulder in the other, kneeling down and kowtowing vigorously:

"My lord! My apprentice is not sensible...... Your Excellency has a lot of them, spare his life, my lord! I beg you, my lord! ”

The sound of kowtowing and wailing mingled together, and the whole stove room seemed to be turned into a Shura field. The little girls who had been hiding heard the master's words just now, and they completely let go of their voices and shouted while running.

This kind of movement finally attracted the guards in Tongbao Village.

The guard, of course, knew Zhao Rang, stepped forward and arched his hand, and asked politely:

"Zhao Gongzi, I don't know where these two cooks offended you?"

Zhao Rang looked innocent and turned around with a knife.

The guards stared at the kitchen knife in Zhao Rang's hand and couldn't help but swallow.

"Look!"

Zhao Rang suddenly raised his hand, and the blade of the kitchen knife reverted with a white light, hitting the beam above his head.

As for the guard, it was even more exaggerated...... While retreating backwards again and again, the knife on his waist subconsciously was already unsheathed, held in his hand, and the tip of the knife pointed directly at Zhao Rang.

"They, no offense!"

Zhao Rang felt that the guards and guys in the semicolon, as well as a handyman, etc., probably compared him to a demon who drank blood and killed people like hemp! Otherwise, how could one of his usual actions make the other party so afraid?

"I just wanted to ask where this kitchen knife came from!"

Hearing what Zhao Rang said, the guard was ashamed to put the knife into the sheath, and then turned his head to the two cooks and said:

"Zhao Gongzi wants to know where the kitchen knife you used came from, just answer truthfully! Not...... Nothing to be afraid of! ”

This last sentence is very unconfident for the guards themselves.

But in order to answer Zhao Rang's question, he must have both momentum and shelf!

"Your Excellency is asking about this kitchen knife?"

The old master was the first to speak.

Zhao Rang nodded.

This kitchen knife is in a very new condition, and it must have been used for a short time, maybe in a nearby blacksmith shop!

The old master stretched out his finger and pointed outside, then rummaged through the cabinet next to him, took out a slightly dull kitchen knife, and said:

"My lord, these two kitchen knives were bought by the same person, but there were a few years in between. It's been a few years...... Hey, my brain is useless, I can't remember, anyway, it's a few years! ”

Zhao Rang heard that these two kitchen knives were actually from the same person, and he immediately became interested. Hurriedly took it from the master's hand and compared it with the other handful.

The old master's kitchen knife is already a little mottled with rust. And the cutting edge is not as light and thin as the later one, and the toughness is of course much worse.

But what shocked Zhao Rang was that if the master was not mistaken, these two kitchen knives were made by one person. Then it only took a few years for this blacksmith to enter the realm of the Great Grandmaster!

This kind of progress is a miracle speed.

Even Zhao Rang, a sword Taoist family with a long heritage, had never seen a forging master who had advanced so quickly.

Immediately thought about it, if such a person could ask to return to the Zhao family, then his own forging skills would inevitably improve a lot in the future! Even if there is no gain in the Western Regions this time, it is worth the trip to ask a forging master with such craftsmanship to go back!

"Master, you're sure it's a person!"

The old cook thought for a moment, his eyes were a little dirty, he turned around a few times, and said firmly:

"One person indeed!"

"But that person may not be easy to find......"

Zhao Rangchai asked:

"Do you know who he is?"

It is not easy to find someone in an unfamiliar place. But if he knows that a person is not easy to find, then he must know this person.

The old cook licked the corners of his mouth and said:

"I don't know. At that time, I bought a knife and thought it was very useful, so I wanted to buy another one and put it away. As a result, I couldn't find it, and I couldn't find it. Later, I accepted the apprentice, and I ran into him by chance, so I bought one for the apprentice! ”

Zhao Rangchai asked:

"Then why don't you get yourself a new one?"

The old cook's kitchen knives were already rusty.

Although it can be used if you grind it again, it is not as good as a new one after all. What's more, the craftsmanship of the person who forged the kitchen knife has improved by leaps and bounds in the past few years, and the kitchen knife created is not what it used to be.

"I thought, how can a cook not love knives! But the man said...... It seems to mean that he has also accepted an apprentice, so if he wants to teach his apprentice in the future, he will have no time to fight. This one from my apprentice was given by him, and I have been thinking about him for so many years. ”

After speaking, the master did not forget to add:

"It's so weird for others!"

According to the direction pointed by the old master, the guard said that it was called Songtao Mountain.

Chagan Tologai itself is a mountain nest, surrounded by mountains. However, these mountains are all endless mountain ranges, and when Dawei was the most powerful, the people of the Western Regions had thought of shrinking the border, giving up the entire Lanmo country, and retreating behind this mountain range, relying on natural danger to resist.

But Songtaoshan is an exception.

This is the only independent hill within a radius of 100 miles around Chagan Tologai. The people of the Western Regions are not good at naming, and they basically use the topography and iconic natural existence to make place names. It is called Pine Peach Mountain because there are only two kinds of trees on the mountain – pine and peach.

The terrain here is high, the towers are densely packed, the wind blows, and there is the sound of the waves of the river. However, the peach tree is a little too abrupt, Zhao Rang has never heard of such a high peach tree! In the peach orchards in the north of Dawei, peach trees are protected from freezing to death in the long cold winter in the north before the winter is approaching.

Of course, the winter here is colder than in the north of Dawei, and there will certainly be no one to serve these peach trees, and it is a miracle that they survive!

However, Zhao Rang did not rush there, but called the guard who was familiar with the surrounding terrain and asked:

"Where are you going in the direction around Chagan Tologai?"

The guard asked rhetorically:

"Zhao Gongzi, where do you want to go?"

赵力 says:

"You can just say it all over the east, south, west, and north!"

The guard pondered for a moment, took the dishes and chopsticks in the stove room, took them as a reference, and said:

"Here we are!"

"To the east, it is the end of the Lan Dynasty, that is, the direction in which Zhao Gongzi you are coming. Mt. Songtao is here, and it is the only way to go to the other three countries of Kamishikoku! ”

"Then ......"

"Wait, you said that if you want to go to the other three countries of the four countries, you have to go over Songtao Mountain?"

Zhao Rang interrupted the guard's narration and interjected.