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Chapter 50 The Underrated Talent

Regardless of whether it is ancient or modern, when many industries accept apprentices to teach them skills, they will not formally teach the apprentices their true skills until they have started for several years.

On the one hand, it is to observe the character and see whether the apprentice is impulsive or calm, whether he is heartless or heavy-minded.

On the other hand, it is also to polish the temperament of the apprentices and let them learn to be calm and calm.

If you take on an apprentice and teach him the real skills directly, you won’t understand the apprentice’s character and you won’t polish his temperament.

If you really entrust your skills to others and use them to do bad things or practice them, it will have a very bad impact on the teacher and the entire industry.

Some people may also say, "What if a person can endure it and keep it secret for many years without revealing his secrets? If he deceives his master by acting and learns his skills, what should he do if he goes out to make trouble?"

It can only be said that the person pretended to be too good, and the master's eyesight was not good enough, so he made a mistake.

Not to mention, this kind of thing really happens all the time and is not new. After all, how can people not take things lightly?

Isn’t there a saying that goes like this: A person who hunts geese all year round can still get a peck in the eye!

Since Yang Zhenxing took over the family's daily pastry making, his proficiency has increased rapidly.

There were some small mistakes and flaws that were not discovered by me before, but they were corrected with the teachings of my grandfather Yang Xingsheng.

For example, when making hand-kneaded dough, cover the kneaded dough with a wet cloth so that the dough will not dry out, but will be very moist and soft, and taste smooth and elastic.

Even if you cover it with a lid, you can still wake up the noodles, and it won't taste unpalatable.

But for chefs, cooking must be the best, and serving the best food to customers is the essence.

Business may be affected by the indescribable taste of noodles, which affects the business of the entire store.

Most ordinary people can't say much about it, but just saying "this store is delicious" or "the noodles here are better than others" will make them repeat customers of the store and keep their business flowing.

Yang Xingsheng initially thought that Yang Zhenxing was very sensitive to cooking and had great talent.

But he was completely wrong, because after observing these days, he found that Yang Zhenxing's talent was terrifyingly high!

In just half a month, after steaming two pots of steamed buns and two pots of steamed buns, and using Jian Tianer's hands to roll the noodles, Yang Zhenxing could already make noodles that were as good as those made by some apprentices who had studied the art for several years.

The most terrifying thing is that no one taught him, so Yang Zhenxing figured out how to use hot milk with sugar instead of water when making steamed bun noodles to make milk steamed buns, and he succeeded once!

This made Yang Xingsheng so happy that he knelt in the ancestral hall and chanted to the tablet for a long time.

When Bai An's skills were improving by leaps and bounds, Yang Xingsheng also got back the tools that Yang Xingsheng asked people to find.

It is said to be a tool, but Yang Zhenxing has actually seen it before, and it is the same set that Grandpa Liang used when he made pastry at He's house last time.

Seeing his grandson's expression, Yang Xingsheng nodded, picked up the set of tools and said, "You should have seen this before. Your Grandpa Liang used it last time. He was a master of whitening. The previous generations in the family have been doing whitening."

The case, that set of things has been passed down from generation to generation in our family."

Putting down the set of tools, he picked up another tool that was inconspicuous on one side. If it hadn't been for the metal piece on the head, Yang Zhenxing would have thought it was a piece of wood.

"This is a tool to teach you how to carve ingredients. Our Chinese chefs have carried a knife all over the world since ancient times. Most chefs also use kitchen knives to carve. You can't use ordinary kitchen knives, so I asked someone to find a small flat knife.

Come and practice your carving skills."

Looking at the knife in his grandfather's hand, Yang Zhenxing asked uncertainly: "Grandpa, what kind of carving do you mean?"

"From the simplest radish flowers to the most complex carved buildings, dragons, etc., chefs can use various ingredients to carve out various shapes.

When you read the palace records, you should have seen that the names of some dishes include dishes such as fish and phoenix, and carrots are often used to carve out fish and phoenix patterns as decorations."

After listening to what his grandfather said, Yang Zhenxing fell into a dilemma and didn't know what to say for a while.

Seeing his grandson's appearance, Yang Xingsheng couldn't help but frown and asked, "What are you thinking about? Just say whatever you have to say. I've told you so many times, why can't I remember it?"

Yang Zhenxing then said in a low voice: "Grandpa, didn't you teach me some basic requirements that a chef should abide by before formally teaching me your skills?"

"Yes, does that have anything to do with your technical studies?"

"Didn't you say that chefs can't smoke, drink alcohol and eat a lot of spicy food; they should always maintain hygiene; they should be particular about the ingredients they use; they should not cook if they are not in good spirits and mood; they should always pay attention to safety; and they should not waste food?"

"Well, you remember very clearly that these are the most basic things that you need to pay attention to."

Seeing his grandfather admitting it, Yang Zhenxing took courage and asked: "Grandpa, since food can't be wasted, isn't it the biggest waste to carve vegetables just for the sake of beautiful presentation?"

Yang Xingsheng didn't expect that his grandson would actually say these words, and he was stunned on his chair for a moment.

When I turned around, I found that my face was a little hot, and I felt very embarrassed. Now it was like a live version of myself shooting myself in the foot.

Seeing that his grandfather was silent, Yang Zhenxing lowered his eyebrows and asked tentatively: "Is what I said right, grandpa?"

Little did he know that it was his words that officially killed Yang Xingsheng.

Putting down the knife in his hand, Yang Xingsheng kept tapping his fingers on the table, showing his inner unrest.

After a while, when the air in the room became terribly dull, he stopped tapping and said slowly: "Oh, you are right, it was Grandpa who I did wrong!"

As soon as he admitted his mistake, Yang Xingsheng felt that the stone that had been pressing on his heart had been lifted, and he felt much more relaxed.

"I have reached a dead end and lost my temper. You are right, that is indeed a waste of food. One carrot can be made into several dishes, but it is a big mistake to throw it away just to look good and use it up!

I'm very happy that you can have this understanding now, you are better than me! Then we won't learn carving! Grandpa will teach you other decorative and plate placement skills!"

"Well, okay grandpa!"

Yang Zhenxing was very happy to see his grandfather admit his mistakes and praise him for his correct views.

And in Yang Xingsheng's heart, his grandson's understanding just now has caused huge waves!

He is now more and more certain that his grandson is definitely a cooking genius, a genius who was born to be a chef.

When he first studied with Yang Zhenxing's great-great-grandfather, his own great-grandfather, he also later taught Yang Zhenxing's father, Yang Jiye.

The teachings were all the same, but no one pointed out or discovered the error.

Isn’t this enough to show that Yang Zhenxing is a born chef?
Chapter completed!
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