Extra chapter: The story of learning how to cook with dead wood
A small voice squatting on the side of the playground, unable to play with his friends, or unable to participate in the content of their play.
As long as they are together, they discuss the strength of their own powers and say that they will become powerful people in the future and benefit the world.
Deadwood, who is only eight years old and has no mechanical powers, obviously cannot understand what his companions are thinking. Deadwood also has his own powers, but the machine that detects them will say that he has no ability, which makes Deadwood always think that the machine is broken.
Regarding his own statement, others obviously believe in the detector more. After all, the detector cannot make mistakes.
Maybe a day or two of being very boring with no one to play is nothing, but as time goes by, people's hearts will begin to change, and they will start to want partners and find something to vent their loneliness.
But my sister also has to go to school and doesn't know how to play with me. She doesn't fit in with the talented people at school and can't join in.
"But……"
Kumu's little head suddenly remembered what the teacher told him.
"There are many incompetent people in the world. Don't be too sad dead wood. If you study hard, you will be very successful."
It turns out that what the teacher said is indeed correct, but only the second half of the sentence is correct.
Everyone around Deadwood has special powers. In their opinion, Deadwood is the only one who has no special powers.
At the beginning, some people would invite Kumu to play together, but the content involved would hardly involve supernatural powers. He could not understand it at all, and he could not be understood. It felt like he was being falsely invited to participate, but in fact he was completely excluded.
, didn’t care about myself.
Too bored, Dead Tree watched the swarms of ants coming and going on the ground, and felt that it would be great if he were like ants, so that he would have many companions to accompany him.
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Others were walking in groups on the sun-drenched road, and only the dead trees were alone with their shadows.
The dead tree walked slowly towards home, having experienced this situation countless times.
The difference is that today Kumu found a puppy on the roadside, a puppy with snow-white hair. Kumu approached slowly and curiously.
The puppy was not afraid when he saw the dead wood approaching. Instead, he sat upright on the ground and wagged his tail at the dead wood.
Although the fur of the puppy is snow-white, it is not dirty at all, but is extra neat. There is also a bell on the puppy's neck, which rings when the breeze blows.
Kumu walked to the puppy, squatted down slowly, and slowly touched the puppy's head with his small hands. The puppy also closed its eyes and enjoyed Kumu's touch.
Kumu likes this puppy very much, and every time he touches it, he feels a sense of loneliness and release.
Looking at the puppy's appearance, Kumu knew that this puppy had an owner, and now he needed to find it.
When Kumu stretched out his hand to pick up the puppy in front of him, the puppy suddenly took a step back, stood up, looked at Kumu and then behind him, and started walking slowly.
There was some confusion on Gu Mu's young face, but he seemed to know that he was following it.
Kumu trotted to keep up with the puppy and kept walking towards places he didn't recognize.
After a while, Kumu followed the puppy to a deserted corner, and the puppy stopped in front of a door.
Kumu looked at the door, then lowered his head to talk to the dog.
"Is this your home?"
With the natural curiosity of a child, Deadwood walked into the door and smelled the fragrant smell.
When Deadwood noticed this smell, he realized that the whole air was filled with this smell.
When Deadwood opened the door, the aroma came directly to his face. This smell accelerated Deadwood's hunger.
Although he was in a strange place, under the temptation of the fragrance, Dead Wood timidly walked into the door, then tiptoed against the wall, looking around.
The puppy walked to the dead wood and barked a few times, which caused a reaction in the house.
The sound was very hurried, accompanied by the sound of metal colliding with the ground, and the people inside were rushing out quickly.
“Welcome.”
Kumu saw clearly the person who arrived, an uncle who looked very serious.
Seeing the dead wood, Canglan was visibly disappointed.
"Forget it, kids, just kids."
Now Canglan hopes to have guests so much that even children who are as dead as a tree will not reject them.
"Kid, what do you want to eat?"
Facing Canglan's question, Kumu shook his head and told him that he had no money.
"It doesn't matter if you don't have money, can you try my cooking?"
Canglan doesn’t need money, but no matter what, he still wants his dishes to be tasted by others and get a satisfactory response.
Kumu asked Canglan in a low voice, "If you don't want money, do you want something else? Will it be poisonous?"
When Canglan faced Kumu's question, the expression on his face turned into an embarrassing one.
"Why does this kid speak so horribly?"
Canglan smiled helplessly, it would be great if only one person could come here, why would he poison him?
Canglan said, what's the use of poisoning dead wood?
After saying this, Canglan smiled and turned back towards the kitchen.
Then there was a panicked cry, "Oh, I went, I forgot to turn off the fire, the vegetables are burnt."
Listening to Canglan's shouting, Kumu naturally felt that this was a careless uncle.
After taking care of the food in the kitchen, Canglan brought the finished dishes to Kumu.
Kumu raised his head and looked at Canglan with lively eyes. Then he looked at the fragrant dishes and couldn't help but eat them.
After the dead wood started eating, he didn't stop until he licked the plate clean like a greedy little cat.
Canglan looked at Kumu's satisfied smile and felt very relieved that someone had finally eaten his food.
Canglan stroked the puppy's head and said, "Did you bring this person? How did you do it?"
After finishing the meal, Kumu jumped down from the stool and looked at Canglan with admiration, wanting to know how Canglan made such a meal.
Canglan was happy to answer such questions and told Kumu that it was talent plus practice.
Talent accounts for 10%, and hard work accounts for 90%. Hard work is to improve your cooking skills, and the remaining talent is used to reach the top.
So talent and hard work are both important if you want to be the top.
Canglan told himself the secret of success. Seeing Kumu nodding his head in understanding, Canglan felt happy in his heart. He liked the feeling of being liked very much.
Kumu now feels from the bottom of his heart that Canglan is not a bad person, because a bad person cannot make Kumu eat dishes that he feels are delicious.
Kumu looked at the puppy next to Canglan and asked Canglan, "Is this your puppy?"
Canglan crossed his arms to his chest and told Kumu with certainty that this was his puppy.
"Call Xiaobai."
As the name suggests, Cang Lan gave the puppy such a name based on its intuitive appearance.
Kumu knew the puppy's name and immediately called out, "Xiaobai."
When the puppy heard his name, he stuck out his tongue and wagged his tail at the dead wood, looking cheerful.
Xiaobai likes dead trees very much, and it also shows his joy that his master's restaurant finally has customers.
In short, Xiaobai deliberately attracted Dead Wood to see Canglan, and he wanted to help Canglan attract customers.
Kumu looked at the deserted restaurant and was curious as to why no one came to such delicious food.
Kumu's question revealed Canglan's pain. Perhaps he had been depressed for too long and didn't care that Kumu was a child and spoke out.
I have been studying cooking for fifteen years now. Not long ago, I felt that I was strong enough to open a restaurant, so I left my original position and prepared to create my own restaurant. However, opening the restaurant did not go well. Because I did not understand it, I bought it without any consideration.
When I came to this extremely remote place, I was still wondering why this place was so cheap.
Cang Lan laughed self-deprecatingly and said that he thought this place was more suitable for meditation.
But the remoteness of the place did not dampen Canglan's fighting spirit. He believed that he could open up a new world as long as he relied on his superb craftsmanship.
Canglan has real skills. After unremitting efforts, the business of his store finally opened up. However, as more and more people came to his restaurant, Canglan gradually became too busy. Finally, he couldn't resist and decided to hire someone.
There were no problems at first, and I gradually felt relieved, so I handed over the task of purchasing ingredients to my most trusted apprentice and concentrated on cooking.
Cang Lan did not expect that his apprentice would use money to purchase improper materials and he would pocket the remaining money.
Of course, if there is a problem with the dishes, the food will not be any better. Fortunately, it did not involve the lives of others, but because of this incident, Canglan's restaurant was rectified.
It was such an incident that Canglan finally recognized his apprentice, immediately kicked him out, and checked all the cooking items by himself. At this time, Canglan found that all the procedures were very different from what he had done.
Not what I expected at all.
After being hit by this incident, Canglan immediately drove away all the people he hired, and everything was back in his hands.
After this general cleaning, Canglan began to do everything by himself again. Now his restaurant has finally passed the rectification period and can reopen. But even though his cooking skills are still the same, who else can eat in a restaurant that has a bad reputation?
Will come.
At this point, Canglan sighed helplessly, blaming himself for using people easily without examining them carefully.
Even Xiaobai was raised by Canglan when he was frustrated, in order to get his condition back on track.
Kumu sympathized with Canglan, who had such powerful cooking skills but was unable to use them.
Kumu raised his little hand and jumped up.
"Can I learn how to cook?"
Kumu, who had nothing to do, seemed to see something he could do and recommended himself to Canglan.
Canglan didn't feel that Kumu's statement was a joke, but Canglan knew that Kumu was just a child and must have something of his own, so he was ready to shake his head.
Before Canglan shook his head, Kumu said first that he had no powers and wanted to practice them. I am a person without powers. If possible, I could come when I have free time after school. Kumu wanted to help Canglan with a child-like innocence.
Canglan looked at the dead wood and seemed to be able to accept it.
"Then can you accept hard training?"
"Yeah, of course."
Deadwood's only clearly identifiable strength is his own will.
"Then you can help first."
Canglan first agreed to Kumu, but Canglan always felt weird using such a kid.
Seeing Canglan agree, Kumu nodded happily, finally finding something he could spend time on besides studying.
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After Kumu became Canglan's new apprentice, he proposed his idea to Canglan. He wanted to know if Canglan had ever promoted his own dishes after reopening the business.
To put it simply, Kumu suggested that Canglan prepare a portable cart, load it with ingredients, and take the initiative to introduce yourself. If the place is not good, then go to a good place.
Kumu's suggestion was simple and clear. Canglan was stunned. He joked that he still hadn't adjusted. He hadn't thought of such a simple thing. The reason why Canglan didn't think of it was that he was overconfident in his cooking skills and forgot about the role of self-recommendation.
Just do it, Canglan drove out his long-dusted portable dining cart. Looking at his dining cart, he remembered the first time he opened it. At that time, he felt like a child, and he had to look at it again every day.
It will be cleaned thoroughly every day, right
He treats his car just like he treats his wife. After he opened the shop, he neglected his car. Now thinking about it, Canglan felt a little guilty when facing his dining car. He felt sour in his heart, as if watching
To the "yesterday" self who is still passionate.
Wipe down your dining cart again, paying close attention to every corner, not letting go of any dust, until it becomes brand new again.
The facilities have been inspected and are in good condition, the ingredients have been prepared, and there is no shortage of food.
After solving the problem of relevant documents, the two of them were fully prepared.
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The two took advantage of the darkness and decided to go to the busy night market.
The night market is scary. If you go there late, there won't be any places, and there won't be any places the size of your feet.
Kumu Canglan and the other two who arrived on the first night returned without success because they had no place.
The second time, Canglan learned the lesson and occupied the place in broad daylight until night.
In the evening, Kumu came back from school and ran to Canglan's stall to prepare for work. Xiaobai was also wagging his tail excitedly, eager to try.
Although Canglan agreed to Kumu, he really didn't know what to do with Kumu.
Canglan's strength is always online, but in terms of qualifications, it is not as good as those old stalls.
Not wanting to sit still and wait for death, Kumu took Canglan's finished product and walked out. Seeing this, Xiaobai followed him deftly.
Kumu came to a couple, put the finished product in front of him, looked at the two with innocent eyes, and said in a delicate voice, "Brother and sister, can you try it?"
Xiaobai also shouted in agreement, acting cute.
Facing such a cute and handsome young lady and puppy, the two of them couldn't refuse, so they naturally wanted to give it a try.
The sister that Kumu called her took a bite first, savored it carefully, her eyes were bright, and she quickly let her boyfriend have a taste.
The person who was called brother by Kumu became suspicious. His girlfriend's mouth was very harsh, and he felt that something could make her excited so easily.
The man quickly took a bite and behaved like his girlfriend, asking Kumu where he got it from. Kumu pointed at Xiaobai with a smile.
Xiaobai barked at the two of them, saying that he would take them to Canglan's stall.
Kumu continued his self-recommendation journey. Xiaobai rushed over immediately after taking people to Canglan's stall, and ran towards Kumu excitedly...
Canglan was busy, Kumu Xiaobai was busy, the two of them worked together and worked hard together.
As time went by, the efforts of the three people finally paid off. There were gradually more people in front of Canglan's stall, and the two of them were very busy.
Canglan's stall became crowded, and people rushed to place orders first...
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Gradually, Dead Wood could touch kitchen utensils, and Cang Lan began to spare no effort to teach Dead Wood his own skills. Because of Dead Wood, he was reborn again. For Dead Wood, Canglan completely let go of his guard against Dead Wood and treated Dead Wood as his own son.
Kumu learned very quickly, but he would accidentally cut his hand and cut off his little finger. This incident made Canglan feel distressed for a long time. Kumu didn't pay much attention to Kumu. Now Kumu is even more diligent in cooking skills than his age. People's intentions towards supernatural powers, dead wood finally found something that he focused on.
Canglan can feel Kumu's talent in cooking with her heart. Kumu will definitely become a very good cook when she grows up.
Canglan was thinking about the future, thinking that in the future, since Kumu has no special powers, then when he can no longer work, he would hand over his shop to Kumu and have someone succeed him, which would be something he could be proud of.
"No..." Canglan considered Kumu's feelings and wanted to see if Kumu would answer or not.
When the popularity increased again, Canglan told everyone the location of his restaurant so that his customers could come at any time.
Now Canglan has built up the reputation of his restaurant again, which has exceeded the previous notoriety ten times.
With the revitalization of restaurants, problems also arise. Restaurants are definitely larger than dining cars. The number of customers in front of dining cars is far less than that of restaurants. If it were a dining car, Canglan could still be in an orderly manner. Come, there are many customers in the restaurant, so you can't spend too long, otherwise the customers will wait too long and leave. Speeding up the cooking time will reduce the quality of the dishes. This goes against Canglan's insistence, but Canglan He still had the problem of not wanting to hire people. He was afraid that his shop would be destroyed again. Kumu had no choice but to wait for the day when his master would accept hiring people again.
Kumu once again gave Canglan an idea, allowing Canglan to open on even days, and to act in advance. If you act in advance, you must make a reservation. If the restaurant is full, it will no longer accept reservations. This will not make customers wait, nor will the restaurant cause trouble. There are too many people.
For the sake of the quality of the dishes, Canglan accepted Kumu's proposal without hesitation.
In the days to come, Kumu would come to Canglan's shop to learn and help when he had time. Whenever a customer came, Xiaobai would bark to remind Canglan to serve the food. Xiaobai was like a waiter, Help Canglan when Kumu is away.
Xiaobai is a very good puppy. It connects Canglan and Deadwood, indirectly bringing his master Canglan back to life and giving Deadwood something to focus on.
Following Xiaobai's cry, Kumu came out to greet the guests, Canglan was cooking leisurely in the kitchen, and the three of them worked in an orderly manner and enjoyed a happy time...
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Now.
Business days on even-numbered weeks
At this time, Canglan's hair was half gray and he no longer looked as young as he once did, but his love for food was still the same as before. Kumu stood in front of the counter and said important words to his chef Canglan.
Kumu looked at the order that Canglan took out. Each dish on it was more difficult to prepare than the last, and he couldn't help but look embarrassed.
Kumu hoped that Canglan would not be exhausted, "Master, you are much older. Don't just take so many orders. You can take all the orders for the day after tomorrow at once."
"It's okay, it's okay, you go about your business." Cang Lan showed that he would not get tired, so that Ku Mu didn't have to worry about it.
Kumu looked at Canglan and smiled in understanding.
After Canglan finished talking to Kumu, he walked into the kitchen. At the same time, a man came here. The man walked straight to the counter and patted the lucky cat on it. The lucky cat made a corresponding sound, "We have a guest."
,We have guests."
Canglan, who had just walked to the kitchen, turned back and began to greet the guests.
Kumu walked to the door and said without looking back, "My high school term has started and I am going to a new school. I may not be able to come for a while. Please be careful and don't get exhausted. Remember to let me know when there are many orders."
"Yes." Canglan answered Kumu succinctly, and also asked, "Bring your friends with you next time."
Hearing this, Kumu smiled boredly in his heart and replied, "Then you have to pay it in."
Nowadays, the signal that informs Canglan to greet guests has been replaced by a mechanical lucky cat. There are no pets in the restaurant, and Canglan has no more pets. As for why he doesn’t have any more pets, firstly, Canglan has aged a lot, and secondly, he feels that he has no more pets.
After getting other pets, Canglan felt that it was a betrayal of Xiaobai who died of old age.
Kumu did not explore the issue of pets too much with Canglan. After all, that was also something that made Kumu sad.
The dead trees walking on the road face the sun, and this remote place is no longer deserted on even-numbered days.
Seeing the people going to the restaurant one after another, Kumu's eyes glanced at them, smiled knowingly, and walked towards his new school bathed in the sunshine.