Chapter 403 Recruiting the Immortal Chef in a Dream
Many families in the human world have received dreams from their ancestors, saying that heaven will recruit immortal chefs, divided into six categories: cooking, cooking, steaming, broiling, cooling and brewing, a total of eighty-one people. They instruct future generations to seize the opportunity to practice cooking skills and strive to become famous. In the world, maybe with this, one can become immortal and live forever. He also warned many people not to let outsiders know, otherwise, the ancestors will be punished for revealing secrets and violating the laws of heaven, and it will be more difficult for children and grandchildren to succeed because of the increase in the number of people competing. god.
Beside Kengkou Village in Xianju County, there is a mountain called Songlong Mountain, and at the foot of the mountain there is a small village called Zhaojiayang. The Zhao family is a scholarly family passed down from generation to generation. Member Zhao has two sons, the second son Zhao Jiu was born to his first wife, and the eldest son But Zhao Kui was born to a concubine. Why did he have this weird name? It was because Zhao Yuan had no children five years after marrying a foreigner. There are three ways to be unfilial and unfilial, and having no offspring is the worst. Because the fortune teller's words happened to suit his wishes. I married a good girl from Chunhua House as my concubine. Within three months, the good news came that the concubine was pregnant. Another month later, the wife was also pregnant. When the concubine gave birth to a son, she dreamed that she was feeding him. Eat pastry. This pastry is very exquisitely made. It was her favorite when she was in Chunhua House, so she named her son this name. Zhao Yuanwai was very unhappy, but he couldn't help his concubine's teasing, saying that it was in Chunhua Courtyard. , I once heard sisters say that the name in the dream is God's will. If you don't take it, your son's life will be messed up and he will not be able to raise him. At that time, the mortality rate of children was very high, no matter poor or rich. She heard that I persisted, and felt that after marrying her, my wife also became pregnant, a double happiness, which was the blessing she brought to the family, so I finally listened to her words.
Regardless of whether they were the sons of his wife or his concubines, Zhao Yuanwai was very kind to his two sons. They wore the same clothes, ate the same meals, hired the same teachers, attended the same private schools, and sent them to the most famous local Tongjiang Academy. .Perhaps the name really lives up to his name. Zhao Kui has been fond of all kinds of delicacies since he was a child and soon became a little fat man. However, Zhao Jiu loves reading the most and is praised by the academy teachers.
In this way, amidst the teacher's scolding and ringing, he reached the age of fifteen. On this day, he was slapped on the palm of his hand with a feather duster by his teacher again and was made to stand. While he was being punished, he secretly took out two pieces of money from his sleeve. After stuffing snacks into his mouth, the teacher happened to see him and became very angry. He was sent to the backyard of the college where the chickens are kept and locked up with the chickens. The classmates were all laughing in the classroom.
This was not the first time this happened. He came to the backyard in a familiar way and took out his anger on two extremely ugly bald-tailed chickens. He chased and scolded them until they were flying around. He took the two One of the chickens was named Xu Lanyang, and the other was named Fang Tongren. These two names were his tutor and the dean of the academy. In the academy, he hated them the most. God urged him to study and punished him corporally whenever he ate snacks, so he adopted the spiritual victory method. He took the opportunity of scolding the chicken to scold the teacher and the dean severely. He saw two chickens clucking and flying to the wall. On the chase, he felt very happy, a kind of pleasure after successful revenge. It was like the teacher and dean had been taught a lesson by him again. After chasing for a while, he felt very sleepy, so he sat on the edge and took a nap. After a while, he He snored and fell asleep. In the dream, Grandpa appeared, touched his head and said lovingly to him: "Son, if you are really not interested in studying, just become a cook. Maybe you can become a god." "
The reason why I recognize my grandfather is because his portrait hangs in the ancestral hall. It looks just like in the dream, with a white beard and white eyebrows, and wrinkles on his forehead when he smiles.
"If a cook can become a god, what kind of god can he become?" He asked his grandfather curiously. In his memory, the founder of catering was named Yi Ya. He was not a good man. He once killed his son and cooked it for Duke Heng of Qi. Qi Henggong once joked that he had never eaten human flesh. In the college, his classmates looked down on cooks and said that a gentleman should stay away from cooks. Why he should stay away? He didn't understand clearly. He was just surprised that everyone in the college had to have a cook to eat. Burn, can you stay away?
Grandpa took out a piece of paper, which was densely written with words, and told him that this was the Queen Mother's Immortal List, and eighty-one Immortal Chefs were to be recruited. Written on the paper was the name of the Immortal Chef's position, Cooking Star. , cooking star, cooking star, cooking star, cooking star, star, star, star, star, star, star, stewing star, stewing star, etc.
Although his grades were not good, he could still recognize most of the words on the list. Just as he was about to take a closer look, his ears suddenly hurt. When he opened his eyes, he saw that it was his younger brother Zhao Jie who pulled his ears with his hand and said, "Brother, don't." Go to bed, it’s time for dinner.”
Alas, I haven't seen all the star names yet. Why did you wake me up at this critical moment? This younger brother is always so careless about opportunities. However, he knew that this was because his younger brother was being kind to him. He hurriedly followed him. When we arrived at the cafeteria, there was a picture hanging at the door, which said that it was noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat dropped from the crops to the soil. Who knew that every grain of rice on the plate was hard work? I advise everyone to cherish food. Because everyone is a scholar and has a big appetite. They are not big, so there is not much food cooked in the canteen. He has a big appetite, and one person can eat enough for two or three people. If he didn't go there earlier, he would definitely not be full.
Seeing him coming, people in the cafeteria cheered: "Everyone, eat quickly, the big bowl is here, and it will be gone if you eat late."
Dawan, this is the nickname given to him by his classmates, which means that he has a very large appetite. Others use small bowls, but he uses a big bowl. In fact, it means that he is good at eating but not good at studying. The rice tube is well known. Scholars would naturally not call it a dirty word like this. Although he felt uncomfortable hearing this nickname, he acquiesced. Whoever wants to study by himself will not be as good as his classmates.
He had a natural interest in cooking and stir-frying. Because he had a large appetite, he often had heated discussions with the chefs in the college canteen and memorized many cooking methods. Tongjiang College was very famous. Distinguished guests often come to visit. The chef here, Lao Zhang, has mastered the methods of many dishes from all over the country. It is rare for a student to be interested in this and ask him. I feel very honored and do not hide my secrets. I told him the method. Although he has memorized many recipes in his stomach, because he is the son of a member of the Communist Party of China, he is considered a young man in social status and has no chance to practice them. At noon, after having this dream, he was even more ready to make a recipe. They all said three hundred and sixty-five lines. If you are a top scholar in your profession, maybe I will be the top scholar in this profession.
During class after lunch, Zhao Kui always likes to take a nap. The teacher has told him so many times, but it always has no effect. In desperation, he is afraid that he will affect the study of other students. Although he is not tall, he can only be arranged at the end. In the corner of a row, he also found a quiet place. If he could listen to the class, he would listen to a few words. If he couldn't listen, he would lie on the desk and sleep. When he fell asleep, the dream continued from the morning. Grandpa appeared again, Teach him the names of the stars to be summoned in the heavenly court this time, and ask him to take a good look at which position is suitable for him, so that he can become a god and bring glory to the family.
His father usually told the brothers that they should study well, win the exam or something, and bring glory to the family. It seemed that there was no other glorious thing except winning the exam. Why, my grandfather and his father said different things? Is my grandfather right or my father is right? No, I have to ask my father for a clear answer. Just as he was dreaming, the bell rang for the end of get out of class, and the teacher told him: "Your father has been standing outside for a long time. , I have something to do with you, you should go back with your father today."