Chapter 187 Yes, my craft is the grandfather's reward
The big leader looked at Lin Zhen in surprise.
He smiled and said: "Xiao Lin, you can really surprise me. Well, you will cook today's meal. Xiao Wang, take Xiao Lin to the kitchen."
Guard Xiao Wang led Lin Zhen to the back kitchen.
There used to be a Sichuan cook here, who was the special chef for the big boss.
But I'm not in the kitchen at this time. I should have gone to the vegetable market to buy things. I haven't come back yet.
Xiao Wang smiled and said: "Comrade Lin Zhen, please wait for a while. Master Du should be back soon. You can start immediately if you don't want to look at the ingredients in the kitchen."
Lin Zhen said with a smile: "For someone like me who likes to cook, this kitchen is like a treasure hunter encountering a mountain of gold and silver. It is so complete. It is more complete than the kitchen in a steel rolling mill. I can do it now."
start."
"Okay, I'll come back later."
After Xiao Wang left, Lin Zhen looked at the furnishings in the kitchen and smiled.
I thought to myself, Silly Zhu, I’m afraid you won’t have a chance to join the big boss’s back kitchen.
I have a friend with a big boss since the New Year, and I guess it’s me.
It’s not that I have to cut you off, the kitchen is so well-equipped that no cook wouldn’t like to fry, fry, steam, and stew here.
After learning about the big leader's hometown, Lin Zhen immediately formulated a set of Sichuan dishes.
Except that boiling cabbage cannot be made in a short time.
Almost all representative dishes can be made.
But it must be determined based on the actual number of diners.
Not too little, not too much, and not enough to waste.
In the end, Lin Zhen chose six dishes.
Fish-flavored shredded pork, Kung Pao chicken, twice-cooked pork, spicy chicken, Mapo tofu, spicy and sour cabbage.
Lin Zhen had just finished choosing the dishes when the door curtain opened and someone came in.
He looks like he is in his forties, and you can tell he is the cook Master Du just by looking at his clothes.
Those who can specialize in cooking for ministerial-level leaders must not only have good skills, but more importantly, have strong connections.
Sha Zhu's craftsmanship is good, but he can only work in the back kitchen of the steel rolling mill, and he can't even be the canteen director.
Although this Sichuan cook, Master Du, is not as skilled as Sha Zhu, his relationship is much stronger than Sha Zhu's.
When I saw Lin Zhen choosing dishes in the back kitchen alone, I thought he was a new apprentice who had come to help with the cooking.
After all, he was only in his twenties and had a well-behaved expression.
Lin Zhen smiled slightly and was about to say hello.
Master Du gently raised his hand to stop him and put the newly bought chicken, pork and a few vegetables on the vegetable rack.
He asked calmly: "New here?"
Lin Zhen nodded and smiled: "Yes."
"You came to be an apprentice? Who introduced you? Who is the person behind you? Do you know me?"
When Master Du came up, he asked around first to find out who had a good relationship and would be easy to get along with in the future.
Lin Zhen smiled slightly and said, "Master Du, I came here with Director Yang of the steel rolling mill. He told the boss that I could cook. The boss was surprised and asked me to prepare lunch for lunch."
Master Du frowned, "Oh~ you are Factory Director Yang's security guard? Then you should do your job well and cook for the boss. How could you agree randomly? You are so young.
Can you cook?"
"I'm not a guard. I'm an engineer at the steel rolling mill. I came here with Director Yang to report on the work..."
"OK!"
Master Du interrupted Lin Zhen's words and said impatiently: "Engineers are just going to do your scientific research. What are you doing around the stove? Cooks have their own rules. Unless you beat me, you are not qualified to cook here!"
What can you do as an engineer? Doesn’t the big leader’s family have a cook? How come you are so obvious?”
Lin Zhen shook his head helplessly and smiled: "If you say so, I can compete with you, but let me explain first, I am not here to steal your job, nor am I offering to cook for the big boss."
"Hmph! I started chopping vegetables when I was ten, and I was able to cook when I was thirteen. I have been cooking for more than thirty years. If I lose to you, I will never set foot in the kitchen again!"
Lin Zhen spread his hands and said, "Forget it, let's not compete. I have no grievances with you. I can't bear to destroy your job. You are too aggressive. Forget it, let me go back to the front hall."
"Stop! You can't come to the kitchen just because you want!"
"Uh...then what do you think we should do?"
"Wash the vegetables and meat for me, and I'll pretend that what happened today didn't happen."
As soon as he finished speaking, security guard Xiao Wang came over.
"Master Du, are you back?"
"Oh, Comrade Xiao Wang, why are you in the kitchen? Is there any order from the leader?"
"Well, today you are going to start. The chef asked Comrade Lin Zhen to come. He is the man who beat the chef of the steel rolling mill in a skills competition. The leader said that he wants to try his cooking."
"Ah? He?...Oh...Yes! I, I know!"
After Xiao Wang left, Master Du was a little confused and looked at Lin Zhen and smiled awkwardly.
People like him just get better quickly, otherwise they wouldn't get such a good job.
"Don't blame those who don't know, forest workers, please, please!"
Naturally, Lin Zhen would not be familiar with people like him.
"It's okay. I don't come here every day. Just help me wash the ingredients. I'll do all the cutting and cooking myself!"
"Uh... Engineer Lin, it's not long before dinner starts. Can you handle it alone? Do you want me to help you so that you don't delay the leader's dinner?"
"Don't worry, it's only six dishes, I can't delay eighteen dishes!"
Lin Zhen said as he deliberately missed a move.
Usually at home, Lin Zhen rarely reveals his true skills on purpose, as long as the food he cooks is delicious.
There is no need to cook every day as if you are possessed by the little boss.
But this time it was to convince Master Du completely.
You must let him take a look. Next time you come back, you must receive his greatest respect.
Lin Zhen threw the soft tofu into the air, picked it up with his thumb, and turned the kitchen knife quickly in his hand.
Following a few flashes of knife light, all the soft tofu in the air was cut into small pieces.
The pieces fell onto the plate and remained intact, forming a small pyramid.
Lin Zhen's clothes didn't even move at all. He only waved his arms a few times, until afterimages appeared.
"The mapo tofu has been cut. Next is the twice-cooked pork. Have the garlic sprouts been washed?"
"ah……"
Master Du opened his mouth and was speechless.
Do you think the swordsman mentioned in the commentary actually exists?
This skill is not much worse than that of the martial arts saint who can fly over eaves and walls and release his sword when he raises his hand!
Weren't you dazzled just now?
"Master Du! Have you washed the garlic sprouts?"
"Ah?!!! Wash, wash, this, this, this..."
"Hmph, hurry up, don't delay me cutting vegetables!"
Dangdangdangdang...
While Lin Zhen was talking, his hands were not idle.
The ingredients lined up and flew into the basin under his knife.
Master Du just wants to slap himself hard now.
On the one hand, I want to test whether it hurts and whether I am dreaming.
On the one hand, I feel like I have underestimated my superiors.
It's true that there are people outside the world. Lin Zhen's sword skills alone would not be possible for another thirty years of practice.
Master Du started to move carefully and asked tentatively: "Lin Gong, who did you learn from?"
"Yi Yin."
"Ah? That's our ancestor!"
"Haha, I am the grandmaster who enjoys the food. I can order all eight major cuisines."
"It's absolutely amazing! I envy you so much. If it's not convenient for you, I won't ask you any more questions. I just want to ask where your home is? I'll visit you when I'm free."
"Master Du, just prepare the dishes for me. I don't want to spread my skills to outsiders. If I come to cook for the boss in the future, you can still follow me, but don't mention the matter of seeking a teacher."
Master Du suddenly felt disappointed, but then he smiled and said, "It's my blessing to see you showing off your true skills in cooking. It's worth it!"