This reminder from his friend made Yang Zhenxing suddenly remember what his grandfather taught him a long time ago.

He found that it was really easy for him to magnify how others viewed or treated him, and then he became a little sensitive, began to question himself, and thought of some strange things.

After experiencing this kind of thing again, Yang Zhenxing secretly made up his mind to pay more attention to this aspect in the future and try to get rid of this bad habit.

The Yang family's New Year celebration this year is different from other families, but it is the same as the previous two years when Yang Jiye died.

Considering the feelings of Liu Jianye, who was already a member of the Yang family, his grandfather Yang Xingsheng told several children that the family would not celebrate the Chinese New Year this year and told them the reasons, which moved Liu Jianye very much.

Later, he took him out to burn paper for his deceased father and mother, which made Liu Jianye feel very depressed for a time.

But fortunately, with the two brothers and sisters Yang Zhenxing accompanying him, his mood quickly improved. He was as careless as usual, only eating and playing.

After the New Year, He Shangchao and the others worked hard to catch up on homework as in previous years.

Because school is about to start, if they fail to finish their homework, their end will be as beautiful as the fireworks during the New Year.

Like his friends who are catching up on homework, Yang Zhenxing also has new things to practice in the New Year.

Yang Xingsheng, who was resting at home during the Chinese New Year, called him into the room and said: "You can barely master the knife skills now, and you have mastered all the things you need to master. The rest can only be improved through a lot of practice."

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"Grandpa, to what extent is it considered that you have learned enough?"

“To cook the mandarin fish fillets requires deboning the fish and then peeling the skin with a single knife, so that the skin is not broken. Each fish fillet is as thin as a cicada wing, and you can see the words on the newspaper through it; to cook the lotus root shreds, the lotus root shreds are as thin as a hair.

Each one can pass through the eye of a needle;

Cutting shreds of meat on silk cloth. After cutting, the silk cloth is not damaged at all. The cut meat shreds are so thin that they can be blown by the breeze. These are the standards that a master of knife skills can achieve."

Yang Zhenxing's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he wanted to try what he could do right away.

Looking at his appearance, how could Yang Xingsheng not know what his grandson was thinking, waved his hand and said: "Don't be too ambitious! It's still early for you to get there!

But there is no need to be discouraged. As long as you practice slowly and down-to-earth, you will be able to do it one day. There is only one word to describe this step: ‘You only have to be familiar with it’.”

"Today, I called you here to tell you that next, in addition to continuing to practice knife skills every day, you have to start practicing how to turn spoons. This is also one of the basic skills that we chefs must learn and master."

Then he briefly introduced a series of basic and advanced movements such as large spoon turning, small spoon turning, turning spoon, shaking spoon, etc.

For example, a large turning spoon is most commonly used when cooking grilled vegetables. It is required that the ingredients in the pot are turned over completely without deformation and falling apart, so as to achieve the effect of "bottom to sky".

The small turning spoon is a method often used when making dishes that require a short heating time and are easy to mature.

"I have already told you the importance of this basic skill. The most important thing is that it is a basic skill that needs to be used in the cooking process, so I hope that you can be as attentive in the next practice as you were when learning other things before.

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"Don't worry, Grandpa, I won't let you down!" Yang Zhenxing was full of motivation as he could start practicing new basic skills again.

He now feels that he is one step closer to realizing his dream of becoming a hotel manager.

There is no need to go out to do business during the Chinese New Year, so there are very few materials that can be used to practice knife skills.

After cutting the ingredients for lunch and dinner at home, Yang Xingsheng took out the iron pot that he had prepared for a long time.

The cuisine in different places has its own characteristics, and the woks in different places are also different.

Chefs in the South will use an iron pot with two ears when cooking. When using it, use a towel to cushion it and hold one ear, which is the handle, to perform cooking actions.

In the north, the iron pot used by chefs is a pot with a long handle on one end, and you only need to hold the handle when operating.

There is wood insulation on the handle, so you don't need to put a towel on it to prevent your hands from being burned by the heat from the iron pan.

The shapes are very different, but the shapes of the iron pots are surprisingly the same.

Regardless of whether it is south or north, or in any direction, the main part of the pot is all in the shape of a semicircle.

In addition to better heat conduction, this design can also make technical actions such as turning the spoon easier to implement. The arc is used to pull back and push, and centrifugal force is used to ensure that the ingredients can fall back into the pot.

In order for Yang Zhenxing to practice turning pots and ladles, Yang Xingsheng specially built a model of a frying stove similar to that used in the kitchen using bricks and mud left over from demolishing the flower bed in the front yard.

This model can perfectly fit the curvature of the bottom of the wok and create the same environment as the kitchen wok, allowing Yang Zhenxing to better conduct simulation exercises.

When he first started practicing, Yang Xingsheng did not immediately put sand, beans, corn kernels and the like in the pot to simulate ingredients.

Instead, Yang Zhenxing was asked to use an empty pot to practice, standardize technical movements, and become familiar with the weight of the iron pot.

"Remember, when turning the spoon, the wrist needs to use the strength of the arm to exert force. It is to use strength to use skill, not to use the arm to exert force. It is not easy to control the force."

Yang Zhenxing stood aside and watched his grandfather explain each action step by step. He listened very carefully and kept nodding.

“When pushing the pot, push it forward and downward, and then pull it back up towards your arms. Use the force and the curvature of the pot to flip the ingredients to ensure that the food does not fly out of the pot or fall out.

It’s everywhere.”

After carefully demonstrating it several times, he took Yang Zhenxing behind his back to experience it for himself. Yang Xingsheng said to him: "Okay, remember what I just said and let you feel it, and start practicing!"

"Okay grandpa." Yang Zhenxing agreed and began to practice little by little under his grandpa's supervision.

Of course, reprimands and spankings are inevitable during practice.

Although it is winter now, in order to avoid catching cold and getting sick after sweating during practice, Yang Xingsheng did not let Yang Zhenxing wear too many clothes.

Soon Yang Zhenxing felt the burning pain in his body just like when he was practicing cutting vegetables.

Especially the arm where he rolled up his sleeves had several swollen red marks due to improper exertion of force.

Although his body was in pain, Yang Zhenxing had no intention of giving up and continued to grit his teeth and practice.

Liu Jianye and Yang Yuting, who were hiding in the room and watching this scene, felt a little uncomfortable.

As they watched Yang Zhenxing being whipped, they felt as if they were being whipped as well, and they couldn't help but twist their faces.

"Brother Yang is so awesome!" Liu Jianye couldn't help but sigh, "I was slapped like this by my grandpa and I didn't scream in pain or complain. If it had been me, I would have given up before I got whipped."

Yang Yuting rolled her eyes at him, curled her lips and said, "Tch, Brother Gouzi, that's all you have, you know how to eat all day long!"

"What's wrong with knowing how to eat? Do you know that being able to eat is a blessing? We are talking about Brother Yang, why are you talking about me?"

"What does he have to say? That alone makes me admire him. I won't tell you anymore. I'm going back to the house to do my homework!"
Chapter completed!