When he came to this world, Gu Zheng became a person again, without the past and the people around him.
He didn't fly. He chose to walk. He just wanted to walk around the mortal world and see if he could gain anything, whether it was in terms of his mood or anything else.
Gu Zheng has seen many things along the way. The mortal world is not like the world of immortal cultivators. The pace of life here is relatively slow, and most people have to work hard for food and clothing. Although nothing special happened along the way, Gu Zheng's
His heart became calmer as the environment changed, and he enjoyed the different experience brought about by changing circles.
Time passed quickly while traveling, and he didn't know how long it had passed without deliberately remembering the ancient contention, until he wanted to stop at a place.
In front of him was a city with relatively tall city walls and imposing city gates, which were relatively rare in Guzheng's travels. He planned to stay in this relatively prosperous city for a while.
The numerous shops, the bustling crowds, the hawking of roadside vendors, and the prosperity in the world of mortals passed by like a revolving lantern in Gu Zheng's eyes.
Gu Zheng smelled the aroma of food, and it came from a restaurant called Piaoxiang.
"Please come in, guest officer!"
When I see a customer coming to my door, the waiter at the door of the store greets me warmly.
Gu Zheng followed the waiter into the restaurant and came to the window seat on the second floor. Sitting here can be seen in the bustling street, which is a good position.
It was not the actual meal time yet, and although there were already diners in Piaoxiang Building, there were not many of them.
Seeing Gu Zheng looking at the other diners, the waiter immediately said: "Objectively speaking, our Piaoxiang Restaurant is the largest restaurant in Qingfeng City, and the chef we use is also the most famous Chef Li Ao in Qingfeng City. You guarantee that you will eat here.
It’ll give you endless aftertaste!”
"Tell me what's delicious."
Facing Gu Zheng's inquiry, the waiter handed Gu Zheng the recipe from Piaoxianglou, and then introduced to Gu Zheng the dishes with the best reputation on the menu.
After listening to the waiter's introduction, Gu Zheng ordered four dishes and one soup. After paying the money first, the waiter happily ordered the dishes.
Gu Zheng was a little confused. It had been a long time since he had experienced all this as a Tiexian. He was not worried about improving his cultivation, but he had always had an indescribable feeling when it came to food.
Because I experienced all this as Tie Xian, some memories that originally belonged to the ancient struggle have become blurred, especially the way of eating. And the way of eating is also one of the Tao methods mastered by Tie Xian.
A more important piece! After all, Tie Xian can be regarded as entering the Tao through food. However, when Gu Zheng experienced all this as Tie Xian, almost everything became different, and different people dealt with the same things.
, it is normal for two completely different results to appear.
In Gu Zheng's view, he must improve in the way of eating. No matter how high his level in the way of eating was in the past, he is not the same person as before. Now he can be said to be even better in the way of eating.
He has not even reached the realm of 'Dao Sheng Yi'! The reason why he was able to cook delicious food before was just because of some memories and feelings. His actual situation is that he has not even reached the standard of 'Dao Sheng Yi', the Eye of the Tao.
'have not been opened yet.
Because of this, Gu Zheng plans to put more effort into the way of diet. After all, this is also an indispensable part of Tiexian's growth.
“Piaoxianglou.”
Gu Zheng murmured the name of this restaurant, and also had the idea of feeling the taste of food here.
"boom!"
There was a sudden noise in Gu Zheng's mind, as if something sleeping was touched. For a moment, a strange feeling arose in his heart. This feeling made him understand that he seemed to have found the right path, and it was originally his place.
Some memories of the way of eating have become blurred, and some talents and other things that originally belonged to Tie Xian seem to have awakened.
Gu Zheng calmly realized his own differences, and the four dishes and one soup he ordered were served one after another.
Stir-fried spring bamboo shoots, stewed box vegetables, steamed grass carp, stewed pork ribs, and mountain delicacy soup.
What Gu Zheng ordered was the specialty dish of Piaoxiang Restaurant, but in fact the ingredients of the so-called specialty dish were very ordinary, and even the taste was very ordinary, but Gu Zheng was not surprised by this. After all, nowadays, the way of eating is
Before the great rise of Tie Xian, the cooking and utilization of ingredients were still in a very backward period. These dishes that were not popular in the eyes of ancient people were already outstanding and delicious in the eyes of ordinary people.
The four dishes and one soup were just a taste of Gu Zheng, and then he put down Kuaizi and waved for the waiter to come to him.
"Are you not satisfied with the taste of these dishes?"
Seeing that Gu Zheng's four dishes and one soup were almost intact, the waiter hurriedly asked.
"I'm a little dissatisfied."
Gu Zheng's voice paused, and then he said: "Call your shopkeeper here!"
Hearing that Gu Zheng was not satisfied with the food and asked him to call the shopkeeper, the waiter's face suddenly dropped.
"Sir, you are not a local, are you? This Piaoxiang Building is not a place where you can cause trouble casually!" the waiter said coldly.
"If you can open the largest restaurant in the city, Piaoxiang Restaurant is certainly not an ordinary place. However, I'm not trying to cause trouble. You should call your shopkeeper here first!"
Gu Zheng always had a smile on his face. Whether it was the waiter or the diners who put down their fast food to watch the fun, they were just ordinary people to him, and his tolerance for ordinary people was comparable to that of ordinary people.
Immortal cultivators are much better.
After saying that he was not satisfied with the food, he asked the shopkeeper to come over, but there was always a smile on his face. The waiter was not sure what kind of medicine Gu Zheng was selling in the gourd. He looked at Gu Zheng suspiciously and asked for it immediately.
Go downstairs and ask the shopkeeper to come over.
In fact, there is no need for the waiter to invite the waiter. Piaoxiang Restaurant is not too big. After Gu Zheng said that he was not satisfied with the food, the diners around him had also calmed down. What he said about asking the waiter to invite the shopkeeper was also
The shopkeeper has already heard it.
The pot-bellied shopkeeper, who looked to be in his fifties, walked upstairs, looked Gu Zheng up and down, and then said: "Sir, my Piaoxiang Restaurant is the largest and best restaurant in Qingfeng City. Here
You have seen how many customers there are. If you say you are not satisfied with the food, are you really not making trouble?"
When Gu Zheng came here, it was not a real meal, but now Piaoxianglou is already overcrowded. From this point alone, it can be seen that the cooking skills of Piaoxianglou are really good, otherwise there would not be so many people.
People. However, good cooking skills are only for ordinary people, not for Gu Zheng.
"Whether the food is delicious or not has nothing to do with the size of the restaurant. As for the large number of guests at Piaoxiang Restaurant, it can only be said that the guests have never tasted better dishes and have no better choice of places to go...
…”
"It seems you are really here to cause trouble!"
Before Gu Zheng had finished speaking, the shopkeeper was already blowing his beard and staring.
"Yes, Piaoxianglou is also a twenty-year-old store. There is no better place in Qingfeng City than here!"
"You don't want to eat for free because you can't afford the money, right?"
"Foreigners, this Piaoxiang Building is not a place for you to make trouble. If you really make trouble here, you will soon be in jail in the city and eating free food!"
"Listen to what they have to say first! I saw that they paid before the meal, and the dishes on the table were not touched much. How can I say that they can't afford the money and want to eat for free?"
There were people all around who were watching the excitement, but a man in white under another window spoke relatively rationally.
"Bai Li, what does this have to do with you? If you keep talking, you won't come to Piaoxiang Building anymore!"
The shopkeeper glared at the man in white, as if he disliked him very much.
"I heard someone say that my cooking is not delicious, right? I want to see who this person is!"
Almost as the shopkeeper finished speaking, another man's voice came from downstairs.
Everyone soon saw the angry man. He was holding a kitchen knife. He looked very similar to the shopkeeper of Piaoxianglou. He seemed to be about the same age, and he was the chief chef of Piaoxianglou.
That is, the shopkeeper's brother.
"I'm the one who said the food wasn't delicious!" Gu Zheng said, looking at the head chef.
"Why do you think the food I cook doesn't taste good?"
The head chef was originally angry and wanted to kill someone, but the look Gu Zheng gave him just now made his heart tremble, as if someone had poured cold water on his head.
"Among the four dishes and one soup, the spring bamboo shoots were overcooked and the box vegetables were not stewed to taste. These two dishes were the worst failures! The remaining two dishes and one soup, I feel that based on your understanding of the way of eating, you have reached the limit. I
Even if I tell you, you still won't understand." Gu Zheng said.
Originally, when I heard Gu Zheng commenting on the spring bamboo shoots and box vegetables, the head chef's face was a bit incredulous, because for some reason he was not distracted when making these two dishes, so he also knew that the spring bamboo shoots were a bit overcooked.
, the boxing dish was a little less tasty. However, Gu Zheng’s evaluation of the other two dishes and one soup made him very embarrassed. After all, he is the best chef in Qingfeng City.
"Bullshit! You can't explain it to me? Are you making excuses? If you can't explain it, then you're talking nonsense!" the head chef said angrily.
"hehe."
Gu Zheng didn't say anything else. He shook his head and smiled before getting up and preparing to leave Piaoxiang Building.
"Do you want to just leave?"
The shopkeeper shouted angrily and stood in front of Gu Zheng, and the waiters from Piaoxiang Building immediately stood behind the shopkeeper.
"I want to leave, can you still stop me?"
Gu Zheng's eyes glanced at the group of shopkeepers, making them feel like a bucket of cold water was poured on their heads.
"Since you told the chief chef that there are some things that you still don't understand even if you tell the chief chef, then you should also be a cook and a person with excellent cooking skills. Otherwise, you would use the same things to cook the same dishes and then find someone to cook them.
After tasting and comparing, it will be clear whether there is any fault."
The man in white paused while speaking. He originally wanted to say "cook", but felt that this word was inappropriate for Gu Zheng, so he changed his words. In his opinion, Gu Zheng was an unusual person.
"Originally, that was indeed my plan. I asked the waiter to come up to the shopkeeper because he wanted to find a job. But who would have thought that the Piaoxianglou store has a big vision and insists on saying that I am looking for trouble, even if I am the boss?
I point out the shortcomings but don’t want to admit them, so I’m too lazy to stay here any longer.”
Gu Zheng paused and looked at the shopkeeper who was still standing: "Get out of the way!"
Gu Zheng's voice was obviously not loud, but in the ears of the shopkeeper and the waiter, it was like a thunder, and they involuntarily moved out of their way.
Gu Zheng had already gone downstairs. The shopkeeper and the head chef looked at each other in confusion. They didn't know what to say at the moment. They had experienced Gu Zheng's extraordinary things firsthand. Although such a thing happened, it made people feel embarrassed, but they really wanted to find him again.
They are also already timid about the troubles caused by Guzheng.
The diners were talking quietly. They didn't know the difference between Gu Zheng's eyes and his voice. What they saw was that Piaoxiang Tower was in ruins.
"Bill, please!"
The man in white hesitated, put the money on the table, and quickly went downstairs to catch up with Gu Zheng.
"Your Excellency, please stay!"
The man in white saw Gu Zheng on the street corner.
"Um?"
Gu Zheng stopped and looked at the man in white who was chasing him.
"Bai Li, may I ask your surname?" the man in white saluted.
"Just call me Tie."
Gu Zheng smiled slightly and then said: "Are you thinking of asking me to be a chef?"
"How does Brother Tie know?"
Bai Li's eyes widened. He had already felt that Gu Zheng was extraordinary before, but now Gu Zheng directly saw through his mind. How could he not be shocked?
"As the saying goes, peers are enemies. It makes sense that the shopkeeper of Piaoxianglou doesn't like you. In Piaoxianglou, you wanted to see my cooking skills, and now you are chasing me. You also have the unique characteristics of people who often come in and out of the kitchen.
Taste, your thoughts are already very obvious." Gu Zheng smiled.
"Brother Tie is indeed an expert, so I can make it clear to you."
Bai Li paused and then began to tell.
Bai Li is a native of Qingfeng City. His family has been in business for generations, and among his properties is a restaurant called 'Kemanlou', which has always been the best restaurant in Qingfeng City.
Piaoxianglou opened in Qingfeng City only ten years ago. Because the shopkeeper is related to the city owner, and the cooking skills of Piaoxianglou are indeed better than that of Kemanlou. Nowadays, Kemanlou is already in short supply of diners.
Missing. The reason why Guzheng attracted Bai Li's attention was because he mentioned the 'Way of Diet' in Piaoxiang Tower. Although the meaning of 'The Way of Diet' is not difficult to understand, it was also Bai Li's first
The first time I heard someone describe his cooking skills in this way, I immediately felt that Gu Zheng was unusual and extremely professional. That's when I wanted to see Gu Zheng's cooking skills and let Gu Zheng serve as the head chef in a restaurant full of guests.
"As long as Brother Tie is willing to come to my full house and be the head chef, the salary can be negotiated easily," Bai Li said flatteringly.
"You don't even care whether my cooking skills are good or not. You just want to talk about the salary. How much salary are you going to pay me?" Gu Zheng asked.
"The head chef before the house was full, his salary was seventy taels of silver per month. If Brother Tie comes, how about I give Brother Tie one hundred taels? As for cooking skills, even if I don't have to try it, I still believe in Brother Tie's cooking skills.
Nothing to say!" Bai Li said, patting his chest.
"Why are you so confident?"
Bai Li's look made Gu Zheng couldn't help but laugh.
"I feel that this thing is very important. I, Bai Li, feel that if I can do the business, I will rarely lose money!" Bai Li said confidently.
"Okay, I will accept this matter!" Gu Zheng said with a smile.
"Is there any problem with the wages? If there is any problem with the wages, Brother Tie can raise it," Bai Li said.
"No problem, I'm not doing this for money."
Gu Zheng's voice paused, and then he added: "Although you believe in my cooking skills, tasting is a necessary step. In addition, I have two conditions!"
"Brother Tie, please speak!" Bai Li said hurriedly.
"First, rename the restaurant as 'Jixiang Xiaozhu'. Second, I need to participate in the customization of some things regarding the prices of the dishes."
The name Jixiang Xiaozhu was the name used by Gu Zheng when he accepted the task of testing his cooking skills when he had not yet mastered the art of eating. Now that he wants to improve his art of eating, he has to practice again.
Since he entered the kitchen from the past, this name has special meaning to him. As for participating in the customization of dish prices, this is also part of Gu Zheng's arrogance. If you want to eat the dishes he cooks, the price is too low.
.
"no problem!"
Bai Li agreed to Gu Zheng's proposal without hesitation.
The Guest House is not too far away from the Piaoxiang Building. Both restaurants are located in the most prosperous areas of Qingfeng City. However, compared to the overcrowding of the Piaoxiang Building, the number of diners in the Guest House seems to be much less.
When Bai Li took Gu Zheng into the kitchen, the head chef and the chef were chatting. What surprised Gu Zheng was that the head chef who was full of guests turned out to be a cook.
The cook's name is Huang Ying, who is Bai Li's cousin. She is in her forties. Although she looks like a mature woman, when Bai Li said that Gu Zheng was the new head chef of the restaurant, her
His face was pulled down.
"Okay, I'm going to try it anyway, and I want to see what you're capable of!"
Huang Ying looked at Gu Zheng with provocative eyes. Naturally, several chefs were on Huang Ying's side, and their eyes were not very kind.
"Auntie!"
Bai Li shouted with a straight face, and Huang Ying's expression became somewhat restrained.
"What are you doing standing around here? Help the head chef!"
Gu Zheng was already looking for ingredients, and the few chefs who were standing around were scolded by Bai Li.
"It's okay. I'm going to do a tasting today. They can't help me much. I can just do it myself!"
What Gu Zheng wants to try is the four dishes and one soup he ordered at Piaoxiang Restaurant. The ingredients required for these four dishes and one soup are also available in the kitchen of the full house, but they cannot be stored in this area.
Gu Zheng's request, so he had to handle it personally.
"In the future, don't put meat together with vegetables and the like," Gu Zheng said.
"It doesn't matter if they are put together. After all, they need to be rinsed and washed during cooking." A chef named Li Tong said nonchalantly.
"Food materials have grades, and their grades are divided into: poisonous, garbage, low-grade, inferior, ordinary, medium, excellent, and high-grade."
Gu Zheng did not mention immortal products and heavenly materials and earthly treasures. These two levels of ingredients are unlikely to be accessible to mortal chefs.
"For example, these pork ribs are of inferior quality, but because you put them in unprocessed mountain delicacies, their meat quality has been contaminated, so they become low-quality ingredients.
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Gu Zheng threw the pork ribs stained with some dust into a basin of clean water, and the splash of water in the basin also woke up the slightly dazed chefs. They had never heard of ingredients before.
There is such a hierarchy.
"That's true. Isn't it just a little dirty? Just wash it and it will be clean!" Li Tong curled his lips and said.
"That's right! I still don't believe that there is any difference in the cooking taste between a piece of pork ribs that are not put together with delicacies and a piece of pork ribs that is put together with delicacies!" Huang Ying said with a smile.
