Siheyuan: The rise and fall of the He family is our responsibility

Manager Ma explained the rules to the children in detail, and the boys listened attentively, afraid to miss a word.

"Okay, everyone should have remembered this. Before you officially start, I want to test your knife skills. Only those who pass can stay. Now follow me to the examination venue, and our chef will personally give you the questions."

The people present were all teenagers, and when they heard that the exam was about to begin, instead of looking nervous, they were all eager to try.

Everyone here has brought their skills with them, and knife skills are a piece of cake for them.

Now many people have begun to fantasize about becoming an apprentice of a famous chef, and then becoming successful and reaching the peak of their life.

Of course, this does not include He Yuzhu, who is now moving his fingers to warm them up fully.

This is not to say that He Yuzhu has no confidence. On the contrary, he is the most confident person in the examination room. With his fifty years of experience and the proficiency gained from cutting potatoes all night yesterday, he dares to say that he is not much inferior to those famous chefs.

Since Taifeng Building is a large quadrangle with four courtyards, the thing it has the most is a courtyard.

Soon, Manager Ma took everyone to a magnificent courtyard, which was already filled with counters and kitchen utensils.

After Manager Ma asked everyone to choose a counter, he began to introduce the two middle-aged men with serious faces behind him to them.

“I believe everyone knows that we have ten famous chefs in Taifeng Building. They are the pillars of Taifeng Building, allowing us to stand firm in the city.

The two masters standing behind me now are Master Ye Wujiu and Master Xiao Linxiao. "

"Okay, stop talking about useless things and let's get started." Ye Wujiu said impatiently, not giving Manager Ma any face at all.

You have to know that they are very busy and can hardly spare some time to train new people. Naturally, they don't like Manager Ma wasting time here.

"Old Ye, don't be so angry. What if you scare the children?" Xiao Lin said with a smile.

With Xiao Lin's help, Manager Ma didn't dare to delay any longer and said quickly, "Your test is very simple. There is a basket of potatoes under your feet. Your task is to cut them into strips of appropriate thickness within one minute. Then our chef will grade them. Start now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the apprentices suddenly became chaotic. They hurriedly picked up the potatoes from the ground and began to cut them into shreds.

While the other apprentices were busy slicing the potatoes, He Yuzhu calmly picked up the potatoes from the ground, washed them first, and then started slicing them.

He Yuzhu's appearance immediately attracted the attention of the two chefs, and they started whispering to each other on the stage.

"Hey, Old Ye, look at how steady that kid is. He looks like a good candidate."

"That's not necessarily true. A steady heart doesn't mean steady hands. Let's wait and see."

From the moment He Yuzhu got the kitchen knife, the memories of his previous life and his improved proficiency made him feel that what he was holding was not a kitchen knife, but his third hand.

In less than ten seconds, a potato was turned into potato shreds of the same size and thickness under his knife.

Just after He Yuzhu finished cutting, the time was up.

"Stop, time is up, now everyone put down the knives in your hands and let us check."

Everyone present had some basic skills and were not so skilled that they couldn't even cut a potato in a minute, so everyone confidently put their hands behind their backs, waiting for the chef's comments.

But unexpectedly, the two chefs did not pick them up one by one as everyone expected, but took out a wooden basin from the back with neat notches chiseled in it.

The two kitchen helpers poured the apprentice's shredded potatoes directly into a basin, then poured cold water into it, and watched the shredded potatoes continue to flow out from the bottom of the basin.

Afterwards, Manager Ma picked up a few irregular potato shreds that had not been rinsed from the basin and said expressionlessly, "Apprentice No. 1 is unqualified."

This operation stunned the rest of the apprentices, except He Yuzhu, because he had already figured out the trick.

"I see." He Yuzhu thought, "Dig out a hole in the shape of potato shreds at the bottom of the basin, and then put the cut shreds in to rinse. If they are too thick, they won't be able to be rinsed down, and if they are too thin, they will block the hole and won't be able to be rinsed down. Only those that are the same size and thickness and are appropriate can be rinsed down smoothly.

This is indeed a good trick. The winners and losers can be seen at a glance, and there is no need to worry about others accusing them of favoring a particular apprentice. It is good."

Soon, Manager Ma and two kitchen helpers began to check each counter one by one. Only those with no more than three pieces left in the basin would be counted as passed.

Along the way, some people are complacent, while others are dejected. After all, there is only one chance, and if you miss it, you really miss it.

Knowing the last counter, the kitchen helper habitually wanted to touch the bottom of the basin after flushing the water, but surprisingly, this time he touched nothing.

Master Ye, who was standing at the side, also showed a rare awkward smile at this time, and praised He Yuzhu: "Young man, not bad."

"Thank you for the compliment." He Yuzhu nodded and responded calmly.

It's not that He Yuzhu is arrogant, it's just that he hasn't come to terms with this yet. You have to know that he was nearly eighty years old before his rebirth, while Master Ye and the others are both less than fifty years old. He Yuzhu looks at them no differently than he looks at his own juniors.

But it was this attitude that aroused the interest of the two. Master Xiao put his hand on He Yuzhu's head and touched it, and said with a smile: "You are a good boy, with pride. I like it. I hope you can continue to surprise me in the next session."

Master Ye also patted him on the shoulder and said dryly, "Come on," and then the two returned to their seats.

After the waiter had cleaned up the counter, Manager Ma continued:

"Congratulations to those of you who are still here for passing the first test. Now let's move on to the second test. It's very simple. Just make a home-cooked dish."

Afterwards, someone brought a bowl to the remaining apprentices, which contained three eggs and a tomato.

"That is to make scrambled eggs with tomatoes. It doesn't matter how you cook it. The time limit is five minutes. Start now!"

Don't think that this test is easy. You should know that in the chef world, the best way to see how good a person's cooking skills are is to ask him to make a dish of scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

You know, the simpler the dishes, the more they can show a person's skills. For example, those dishes with heavy salt and spices may taste good, but they are actually the lowest quality dishes.