Wujiang Town, Yipinju Restaurant. Today, Yipinju opened later than usual. Zhou Dawa and his son were cleaning up in the lobby. Yan Yunhua walked down from the second floor, holding a teapot in his hand, looking leisurely and contented. Since Yan Nantian successfully applied for the job and became the temporary chef of Yuelaiju, Yan Yunhua has felt much more at ease, as if there is an extra layer of support in his heart, and he has become lazy as a result. "Dacheng, put up the sign recruiting chefs. I can't be busy in the kitchen alone." Yan Yunhua took a sip of tea and gave instructions to Zhou Dacheng on the side. "Okay, old shopkeeper." Zhou Dacheng responded, then took a recruitment sign and hung it at the door of Yipinju. Yan Yunhua sat on the stool next to the table, looking carefree and leisurely, with a smile on his face and began to think about his future life. Yan Nantian became a temporary cook at Yipinju. He earned three hundred taels of silver every month, which was enough for his family to live a prosperous life in Wujiang Town. If he waited three or four years, Yan Nantian might be promoted to a full-time official. Helping in the kitchen will earn at least 500 taels of silver per month, and Yipinju's business is also good. When the business gets on track, he should be able to earn 200 to 300 taels of silver per month, so that he can earn 780 to 800 taels of silver per month. The total amount of silver in a year is eight or nine thousand taels. With an income of eight or nine thousand taels a year, you can definitely be considered a wealthy family. If you buy a three-story courtyard and a few servants to serve you, you can be respected as an old man. When the time comes, Yan Nantian can find a few fertile women and give birth to a few fat boys, and he will be able to enjoy his life with his grandson. Thinking about it, the smile on Yan Yunhua's face becomes even brighter. "Tatata" At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps. Yan Yunhua looked up and saw Zhou Dacheng walking into the lobby, followed by a middle-aged man. Zhou Dacheng walked to the table, pointed to the man behind him, and said: "Old shopkeeper, as soon as I put up the recruitment sign, this brother came to the store for an interview, and I brought you in directly." "Oh, this What do you call me, brother? How many years of experience have you had as a chef?" Yan Yunhua responded, not expecting someone to interview him so soon, and turned to look at the man. This man looked to be in his thirties, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a tall build. He was wearing a gray robe that was not new, and there was a finger-long scar on the back of his right hand. "Xiao Ke Chen Banghe, he entered a restaurant as a handyman at the age of fourteen, became a cook at the age of nineteen, and became a chef at the restaurant at the age of twenty-seven. It has been seven or eight years now." The man with the scar also raised his head and looked at Yan Yan. Yun Hua raised his hands and said. "So, you must have several years of experience as a chef." Yan Yunhua nodded, pointed to the stool beside him, and said: "Sit down, tell me what dishes you are good at?" "I'm better at it. I am proficient in frying, stir-frying, boiling and deep-frying Yuzhou cuisine. As long as you can name various Wujiang Town specialties, I can make them for you," Chen Banghe said with a confident expression on his chest. The dishes in each region of Tianyuan Continent have certain regional characteristics and customs, so cuisines are often named after place names. This is also the origin of Yuzhou cuisine. Wujiang Town is located in Yuzhou, Qi State. Therefore, most restaurants in Wujiang Town mainly sell Yuzhou cuisine, and a small part are Wujiang Town¡¯s unique specialties. "You are quite confident, but you don't know how capable you are." Yan Yunhua said with a smile. "Shopkeeper Yan, if you don't believe it, you can test my cooking skills. If the food I cook doesn't satisfy you, there is no need for you to chase me away. I have no shame to stay." Chen Banghe said. "Well, you come to the kitchen with me and try to cook two dishes. As long as your cooking skills satisfy me, your salary will definitely not be less." Yipinju is in urgent need of chefs, and Yan Yunhua is now asking for help. Xian Ruo is thirsty. When he saw someone applying for a job as a chef, he also wanted to find a suitable one as soon as possible. After saying that, Yan Yunhua got up and left the lobby, took Chen Banghe to the kitchen, and gave him a brief introduction to prevent him from getting blinded in the kitchen. After Chen Banghe entered the kitchen, his eyes kept rolling, looking at the environment in the kitchen, especially paying attention to the tofu placed on the table. Seeing that Chen Banghe was a little absent-minded, Yan Yunhua frowned, pointed to the table and stove aside, and said: "There are enough ingredients here, please make a special dish for me to try. " Okay, Shopkeeper Yan . "Chen Banghe calmed down, rolled up the sleeves of his arms, and began to select the ingredients for cooking. "The wing on the west side of Yuelaiju Restaurant and Yueshan Room is the private chef of Zhou Xuebin, the spiritual chef. At this time He just experimented?Dishes, sit on the chairs aside and rest. "Ta-ta" Suddenly, there was a sound of slight footsteps from the side. Zhou Xuebin did not open his eyes, but he had already identified the owner of the voice and said: "Liu Qiang, you have been gone for half an hour. Why?" Are you coming back now? " "Master, I happened to encounter something interesting when I was looking for Yan Nantian, so I was temporarily delayed." Liu Qiang said with a sneer. "Tell me something interesting," Zhou Xuebin asked. "When I went to find Yan Nantian, I happened to see him competing with others in his cooking skills, so I observed him for a while. After the competition was over, I took him to see you in Yue Shan Room." Liu Qiang said. "This kid is really good at cooking. On the second day after entering Yuelaiju, he started to compete with others in his cooking skills." Zhou Xuebin sneered. For an expert chef like him, ordinary chefs competing in cooking skills are like Children fighting is just for fun. "Master, you should have some impression that the person who competed with Yan Nantian in cooking skills is Yuelaiju's temporary chef Zhang Hengchun." Liu Qiang said. "Zhang Hengchun?" Zhou Xuebin pondered for a moment and said to himself: "I have some impressions of this person. His cooking skills are pretty good among the temporary helpers. Yan Nantian will probably have to compete with him to test his cooking skills." "Sir, you really guessed wrong this time. Yan Nantian and Zhang Hengchun competed in cooking, and Yan Nantian won the game," Liu Qiang said with a smile. "This is interesting, but I underestimated this kid." Zhou Xuebin responded, showing a hint of curiosity, and said: "What is the content of the competition between the two of them? Cooking?" "No, the person hosting the competition is Feng Shuangxi, this old man was quite ingenious. Instead of letting Yan Nantian and the others cook, he made a tuna soup for Yan Nantian and the others to taste and judge." Liu Qiang said. "Tasting dishes is not an easy task. It tests the experience and ability of a chef. How can a sixteen-year-old Yan Nantian beat the experienced Zhang Hengchun?" Zhou Xuebin showed a slightly different look, He said dubiously. Generally, chefs cook according to recipes, but tasting dishes is to taste the dishes and deduce the ingredients and methods of the dishes based on the taste of the dishes. The difficulty is not only increased several times. Just like a scholar, it is easy to memorize along the way, but it is very difficult to memorize backwards. Only by integrating the contents of the book and thoroughly understanding its meaning can it be possible to memorize it backwards. In other words, if the competition is about specialty dishes, there is still a certain degree of chance. Yan Nantian may win by luck. But if the competition is about tasting dishes, then there is absolutely no luck and he can only win by relying on his solid chef experience. . "Master, if you don't believe it, you can try it yourself. This guy's cooking skills are very good, otherwise I wouldn't recommend him like this." Liu Qiang explained. "Bring him in, I want to talk to him personally." Zhou Xuebin rubbed his chin, his eyes became deep, and said secretly: "This kid can pass Wu Qiankun's test, win Liu Qiang's favor, and also He is better than Zhang Hengchun in cooking. It seems that he has some skills, maybeit is worth cultivating. "