Master Haiyue lost to a little-known rookie in the breeder world, which caused quite a stir in the circle.
Someone posted a video of Luo He making "Pagoda Meat" on the Internet yesterday, and the number of views quickly exceeded 10,000.
"This dish is actually made of winter melon? How amazing!"
"He can actually do micro carvings on the dishes?"
"This knife skill is outrageous!"
"As we all know, trainers are just a side job, and cooking is the new king's main job!"
That night, after the cooking competition was over, Luo He received a contact from Xia Miao.
"Can you tell me how you feel about defeating a powerful enemy and gaining the right to be the chef of the 'Hearth Sacrifice Ceremony'?"
Xia Miao imitated the tone of the female host and asked seriously.
Luo He followed the conversation and started talking:
"Thank you to the Hunter Association for giving me the opportunity to participate in this cooking competition, and thank you to the organization for cultivating me..."
In one paragraph, he thanked two organizations, which was flawless. Chef Luo praised his emotional intelligence.
"Okay, there's no need to show loyalty at this time."
Xia Miao interrupted with a smile, a little curious, and said: "Let me tell you, where did you learn this kind of knife skills? Did you eat the fruits of the chef's moves?"
Luo He's "Winter Melon Pagoda Meat" showed extremely high attainments in knife skills, and Xia Miao thought that she could not compare with it.
However, knife skills have always required accumulation. How did Luo He master such miraculous knife skills when he was only eighteen years old?
Luo He used the same old rhetoric: "I awakened my talents related to cooking."
Xia Miao accepted this statement without delving into it. After all, her attainments in the field of spices were closely related to her trainer's talent.
Immediately, Xia Miao talked about Luo He's performance in this mission and said with a smile:
"Comrade 'Sly Rabbit' performed outstandingly in this operation. I will report your results to the leader in a timely manner so that you can remember your merits."
Luo He's heart moved, and he vaguely felt that his position in the Hunter Association was almost higher than his position in the ninth game.
Boss Silver Fox, hurry up and close the Internet cafe.
If this continues, I will become the fifth among the four heavenly kings!
"What should I do next?" Luo He asked.
"Follow the official arrangements, host the stove ceremony, and report any valuable information to me in a timely manner."
Xia Miao lazily said: "Of course, you are not worried about being exposed..."
"If you really encounter a situation, the organization will support you!"
Although this is just a big picture, it still sounds very heartwarming.
Luo He said sincerely: "Thank you, King Xia!"
Xia Miao smiled and said: "You're welcome, let's sleep together when you have time."
After hanging up the contact, Luo He began to seriously prepare for tomorrow's 'Zao Sacrifice' itinerary.
[Zao Lord Festival] The reason why the ‘Culinary Skills Competition’ project is established is to select the chefs responsible for cooking the ‘Zao Lord Festival Food’.
Luo He took out the Xuanwu board, caressed the anvil surface, which was as fine as jade, and murmured:
"Whether we can satisfy Lord Zao with this meal tomorrow depends on our performance."
Xuanwu Board currently has two confirmed abilities: increasing the nutrition and taste of food ingredients, and restraining the power of Xuanwu with the blood of turtles and snakes.
There is also an ability to be "invulnerable to all poisons". Luo He is not sure yet. He may not be able to find out until the space level is improved and the connection with the Xuanwu Board becomes closer.
Generally speaking, this legendary kitchen utensil is Luo He's secret weapon for presiding over the stove ceremony.
"Hey~" Xiaojiu raised his paw next to him, indicating that he also participated.
Luo He was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "That's right, you will have to control the fire tomorrow."
According to legend, Zaojun loves sweets, and the tooth-sticky and sweet Zao Candy is his favorite.
I will make a sweet meal for Zaojun according to Xiaojiu’s taste!
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The next day, early morning.
Luo He came to the outskirts of the city and met Master Miaoxi and Cheng Ankang.
Previously, the three of them only discussed the distribution of the 'King Rank Move Fruit' online, and had no personal relationship offline. Therefore, Butler Cheng also talked to Luo He for the first time.
"Mr. Luo." The man dressed in a tuxedo behaved appropriately and said politely, "My young lady often mentions your name. When I meet you today, you are indeed a talented person."
Luo He was a little confused and hesitated: "Your lady? Who are you?"
"My surname is Jiang and my first name is Yuenuan. I have caused you a lot of trouble before. I would like to apologize to you again."
Steward Cheng said modestly: "Currently, I am serving as the steward of the Jiang family, so I have heard of many of your deeds."
It turned out to be the housekeeper of "Jiang·Driving into a tree·Yue Nuan".
Luo He suddenly realized and stood in awe, saying: "Nice to meet you, Master Cheng."
"If you don't want to be a master, just call me Butler Cheng."
Luo He didn't know why a master breeder volunteered to be a housekeeper, so he thought there must be something hidden in it.
Seeing that he was humble and polite, and that he was much older than him, Luo He chatted and said, "If you don't mind, I'll call you Uncle Cheng. We have to cooperate later."
Butler Cheng stopped giving in and said with a smile: "With you in charge, this stove sacrifice will go smoothly."
While chatting, Xia Sunian arrived after a long journey and coughed lightly:
"Sorry, I'm late. It took me a while on the road."
"Please three of you and me go to the ruins and take a look at the surroundings first, and then we will discuss the specific arrangements for the stove sacrifice," Xia Sunian said.
Luo He said: "In other words, the stove sacrificial ceremony will be held in the ruins?"
Xia Xunian shook his head and said: "The Stove Sacrifice Ceremony is held outside near the ruins. I will explain the origin of this [Zao Lord Sacrifice] in detail on the way, so that everyone can have a deeper understanding of this Stove Sacrifice Ceremony."
With that said, Xia Xunian summoned a pet beast in the shape of a compass and carefully looked at the direction indicated on the compass.
This kind of pet is called "Compass". It has the ability to find paths and has unique performance in the fields of Feng Shui and Qi observation. It is a must-have pet for Feng Shui masters.
In the summer of Xia Su, he lifted up the compass and let it float in the sky to guide the way.
He and Luo He explained the causes and consequences of this Zao Lord Sacrifice.
After Luo He heard the whole story, he said in surprise:
"In the ruins of Emperor Nong, a statue of Lord Zao was discovered?"
Xia Sunian nodded and said: "Yes, and this is the first time a statue of the Kitchen God has been discovered. This news has not been announced to the outside world yet."
"The discovery of the statue of the Kitchen God is of great importance. In order to avoid disasters and pray for blessings, this great sacrifice to the Kitchen God was held."
Xia Sunian said, "In the ceremony, 'sacrifice to the stove' is the most critical part."
"Sacrificing the stove is also called giving away the stove. You need stove candies, stove cakes and other sacrifice foods to complete the ritual of sending the stove and let the spirit of the Kitchen Lord return to heaven."
"In short, it takes three people to cook the appropriate food for the stove to ensure that the delivery of the stove goes smoothly." Xia Sunian said.
Luo He felt a little excited in his heart.
Statue of Lord Zao?
Unlike statues and portraits, there is a high possibility of residual spiritual consciousness.
Even if there is only a remnant of spiritual consciousness, it is undoubtedly the spirit of Kitchen Lord.
In other words, in today’s ceremony of worshiping the Kitchen God, it is very possible to see the real God of the Kitchen God!
"Mr. Xia Sunian, can we see the statue of Lord Zao?" Luo He asked.
"I need to get approval from my superiors first. I believe it will be OK after the stove ceremony." Xia Sunian said.
Luo He nodded and thought to himself:
"Senior Turtle is still drinking hot water at home, it's too late to call him."
"If I can really see Kitchen Lord again, this little fanboy doesn't know how happy he should be!"
Half an hour later, everyone arrived at a ruins outside the city.
The site has become a protected area and a temporary research institute has been built.
"This is the recently discovered relic of the Nong Emperor." Xia Sunian introduced, "According to our team's research findings, this relic was mainly used to worship the Kitchen God under the Nong Emperor."
Leading everyone to a cave with traces of survey, Xia Sunian said: "The stone tablet and statue of Zao Lord were found around this cave."
Luo He glanced at the cave.
There is no light at the dark entrance of the cave, exuding a mysterious atmosphere.
"Are we going deep into the cave?" Luo He asked.
"The stove sacrificial ceremony is held outside the cave."
Xia Xunian lowered his head and glanced at the ground, and immediately said: "We will arrange the outside into a suitable venue, and then we need three people to cook on site, so that the Kitchen King can taste the food for the Kitchen God at the first time."
"When does the stove sacrifice begin?" Butler Cheng asked.
Xia Xunian raised his hand to take down the compass floating beside him, like a Feng Shui master measuring auspicious times, then he raised his head and glanced at the sky:
"You three, please discuss what you want to do first. At dusk, when the sun is about to set, the stove delivery ceremony will be held."
Food for worshiping the stove mainly includes stove candy, stove cakes, stove soup, stove cakes, etc.
After discussion, Luo He was responsible for making stove candies and stove cakes; Master Miao Xi was responsible for making vegetarian soup; and Uncle Cheng was responsible for preparing pastries and farewell dumplings.
The site layout work continued in an orderly manner, and in the afternoon, an altar was set up outside the cave.
There is a long table covered with red cloth on the altar. There is currently nothing on the table.
But Luo He and the others were already waiting in front of the stove under the altar, waiting for the auspicious moment to come.
In addition to the three people and Xia Sunian, there were also many archaeological and scientific researchers on site, waiting nervously.
The sun gradually tilted, and the first ray of sunset shone on the cave.
The depths of the bottomless cave seemed to flicker with light for an instant.
"Today I respectfully bow down and send you off. The Master of the East Chef of the Nine Heavens orders the Lord Zao to make a wish and send Gao Zhen to you, so that I can keep my kindness and bring blessings to you."
The essay on worshiping the Stove God after the Xia Su Year is finished reads:
"Start the stove!"
The light of the summoning array shines in the field, like a fiery red cloud coloring the earth.
Luo He said: "Xiaojiu, make a fire!"
Xiaojiu took a deep breath and exhaled suddenly.
In an instant, the stove fire burned brightly!
The first thing Luo He made was stove cakes.
A famous snack with a crispy outer skin, layered with sesame paste, and a mouthful of brown sugar in one bite. It has a mellow sesame aroma, is soft and delicious.
Brown sugar sesame sauce pancakes.
First add warm water and yeast powder to the milk, then add peanut oil to the flour, mix the milk liquid, and knead it with your hands to form a smooth dough.
While waiting for the dough to ferment.
Luo He poured the white sesame seeds into the wok, stir-fried them until they turned slightly yellow, turned off the heat and set aside. He also added salt and honey to the sesame paste to make a secret sauce.
After the dough has risen, it’s the Xuanwu board’s turn.
During the process of kneading the dough, the base of the basalt board shone slightly, the edges of the emerald pattern were as bright as night pearls, and the black center was matte.
Legend has it that the energy provided by the kitchen utensils is added to the ordinary dough, making the surface of the dough smoother and whiter.
Luo He used a rolling pin to roll out the dough on a chopping board as smooth as jade, spread the prepared sesame paste evenly, and sprinkled with brown sugar.
Immediately roll and stretch, roll into long strips, cut into small pieces, press into the shape of sesame cakes, and brush the surface with water and sesame seeds.
Finally, it is attached to the upper wall of the sesame cake oven and baked slowly by the stove fire.
During the baking process, Luo He started a new stove and prepared to make "stove candy".
Kitchen sugar is usually sticky and sweet maltose, and there are many types such as Tanggua and Guandong sugar.
But Luo He felt that he could follow Xiaojiu's taste and replace the traditional stove candy with sweets.
I want to ask Xiaojiu what her favorite sweets are.
That was undoubtedly the earliest sugar dish I made, Glazed Snake Fruit.
Glaucous cabbage is strictly a type of cabbage.
The sticky sugar strands of carrots are exactly the same as kitchen sugar.
Luo He has made "glazed snake fruit" countless times, and even Xiaojiu is familiar with the heat required to cook this dish.
Cut the red snake fruit into small pieces on a basalt board, boil it over a fire until it turns into sugar, and then put the fruit pieces into it.
Luo He stared at the crystal-clear fruit pieces soaked in caramel in the hot pan, his eyes flashing slightly.
This dish can be said to be my best dessert, and there is no possibility of improvement in technique.
But in terms of external conditions, there is still room for improvement!
"Xiaojiu." Luo He ordered through the beast space: "Yantian Commander!"
The fire in the stove suddenly turned from orange to gold.
This inheritance from Zao Lord contains insights into cooking.
In the past, the Kitchen Lord used this trick to provide fire for the Nong Emperor who was cooking colorful soups.
At present, the brighter stove fire provides this glazed snake fruit with the "pot gas" that is highly valued in Donghuang cooking techniques, adding a taste!
Turn off the heat and remove from the pot.
The golden fruit pieces are coated with sugar juice, crystal clear and bright, with flying sugar threads and attractive shapes.
Luo He opened the lid of the sesame cake furnace again, and white smoke and sweet smell floated straight into the clouds. Even the staff outside the venue couldn't help but cast a glance.
"It smells so good."
"I'm so greedy..."
"After the stove sacrifice is over, can we eat these sesame cakes?"
Xia Xunian turned around and saw Luo He and Xiao Jiu each carrying a plate of tributes and walking towards the altar.
The fragrance wafted away, causing him to secretly swallow his saliva and thought to himself, it was undoubtedly a wise choice to let Luo He take the spoon to deliver the stove ceremony!
The soup cooked by Master Miaoxi and the cakes made by Butler Cheng were taken out of the pot one after another. The two of them placed the tributes on the altar and placed them on both sides of Luohe's tributes.
Xia Sunian glanced at the sky and thought to himself, next, as long as the second part of the memorial text is read, it will be done.
The sun was setting in the west, and the golden afterglow shone on the nine-section wolf beside Luo He, and its tail ring seemed to be burning.
Warm breeze blows.
Xiaojiu stuck out her tongue.
Suddenly, as if he noticed something, he tugged on Luo He's trouser leg.
Luo He did not respond, but looked at the altar and said nervously:
"Xiaojiu, what are you doing there? Come down quickly!"
Xiaojiu was slightly startled: "Huh?"
Am I right here?
Luo He turned his head and glanced at Xiaojiu, also stunned.
Xiaojiu is here?
Who is that on the altar?
On the altar, a "nine-section wolf" appeared at some point, holding a brown sugar sesame cake in his left hand and a glass snake fruit in his right hand, with his mouth full of sauce, enjoying it happily.
Luo He froze on the spot.
Looking back and forth between Xiao Jiu and the figure on the altar.