Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

He Daqing took Nan Yi out of the office and went to the third canteen, intending to hand him over to his nephew Luo Xiaofeng.

As they walked along the road, He Daqing said, "Master Nan, I don't care how you were in your previous unit, but now that you're here, I hope you can get along well with your colleagues."

"I'm taking you to the third canteen of our steel mill. The squad leader there is my nephew, and his cooking skills are very good. If you are interested, you can communicate with him more."

Nan Yi glanced at He Daqing and said, "Very good at cooking? Then I want to see how good his cooking skills are."

Speaking of cooking, this aroused Nan Yi's interest.

The two of them were talking and soon arrived at the third canteen.

Luo Xiaofeng saw He Daqing coming with someone, and hurried over and said, "Uncle Master, you are here."

Following behind Luo Xiaofeng was He Daqing's apprentice Ma Hua, who also stepped forward and called out, "Master!"

He Daqing nodded with satisfaction. This nephew was basically no different from his own apprentice now. He had been learning from him all the time. He also had no reservations towards Luo Xiaofeng and taught him the same things he taught his apprentice.

Ma Hua is the youngest apprentice and the one who studies the most diligently. He has now been promoted from a kitchen helper to a formal chef. He has always respected He Daqing very much and is grateful to him from the bottom of his heart.

He Daqing said, "Xiao Feng, this is a chef assigned to us by the factory. Try his cooking skills first. If he is suitable, let him work for you. Isn't Old Wu about to retire? Let him take over Old Wu's job and let him relax before he leaves."

Luo Xiaofeng nodded and replied: "Okay, uncle, how about I try his skills now? You happen to be here too, let's take a look together."

He Daqing thought about it and decided that he had nothing to do at the moment, so he decided to join in the fun.

He really didn't care much about Nan Yi's cooking skills. No matter how good his cooking skills were, could they be as good as those of the veteran chefs? He was on par with them.

Nan Yi felt really uncomfortable when he saw He Daqing letting a young boy try out his cooking skills. After all, he had been a chef for so many years.

Then Nan Yi said: "If you want to try it, try it quickly, and finish it early so as not to waste everyone's time."

When Luo Xiaofeng heard Nan Yi speaking so arrogantly, he couldn't help but look at him a few more times, wondering if this guy was real or just bluffing.

Ma Hua couldn't bear to see others disrespecting his master, so he said, "You're new here, how dare you say that? You're so lucky that my master can taste the food for you. There are so many people who want to invite my master but can't. Just be content!"

Nan Yi curled his lips and said, "Tsk, with such great ability, you still hide in the cafeteria of this factory? I have only seen chefs who are better than me in those big hotels. I have never met masters from other places."

Now even Luo Xiaofeng couldn't help it.

He said angrily, "Boy, don't be a frog in the well! My uncle shocked the entire chef community in the city with his Feiyan whole fish dish a few years ago. Last year, he was the chef for the state banquet in the big house. Even the chief praised his cooking skills. Can you compare with my uncle?"

Luo Xiaofeng's words made Nan Yi look at He Daqing seriously in surprise, as if he wanted to get to know him all over again.

Although he didn't know He Daqing's name, he had heard of the famous dish Feiyan Whole Fish.

And if he can really participate in the state banquet and be the head chef, it will prove that He Daqing's ability is definitely better than more than 95% of the chefs in the country.

But how could such a person be relegated to working in a factory cafeteria? Nan Yi couldn't figure this out.

"Master He, is what he said true? Logically, shouldn't chefs like you be in those big restaurants? Why are you in our factory?"

Nan Yi looked at He Daqing with doubt.

He Daqing smiled and said, "Everyone has different ambitions. No matter where you are, you can contribute to the country. I think this place is good, so I'll just stay here. Okay, go and try the food."

Nan Yi still had many questions he wanted to ask, but Luo Xiaofeng no longer gave him the chance. His arrogant attitude just now made Luo Xiaofeng and Ma Hua a little dissatisfied with Nan Yi.

The third canteen was a big-pot canteen, so there were no other dishes for tasting, and the main thing here was to make big-pot dishes, so Luo Xiaofeng found a few potatoes and gave them to Nan Yi, asking him to make a dish of shredded potatoes.

The main thing is to see his knife skills and cooking techniques.

In fact, the simplest dishes are often the most challenging.

Nan Yi weighed the potatoes in his hand, picked up the kitchen knife and started cutting vegetables.

An expert will know if there is one as soon as he takes action.

Nan Yi's knife skills can be said to be better than Luo Xiaofeng and Ma Hua who were present. Even Sha Zhu, who has the best knife skills, may not be able to cut as smoothly as he does.

When Nan Yi finished cutting two large potatoes in one breath and put the cut potato shreds into the large bowl next to him to soak, he turned around and glanced at the people behind him.

He Daqing nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that this man's knife skills were really good and he had some real skills. No wonder he was so proud.

Nan Yi has been cutting vegetables in the factory over there for so many years, and combined with his previous foundation, his knife skills are indeed something he is proud of.

Seeing the surprised expressions of Luo Xiaofeng and Ma Hua, and the affirmative look of He Daqing, Nan Yi smiled proudly and continued cooking.

He continued to cut several side dishes, then skillfully lit the fire, poured oil, and poured the shredded potatoes into the pot after the oil was hot. He kept frying the shredded potatoes with his wrists flying, and then added various seasonings. After a while, a plate of fragrant shredded potatoes came out of the pot.

He Daqing picked up a potato shred and put it into his mouth. After savoring it carefully, he nodded slightly to show his approval.

"Not bad, the knife skills and the heat control are very good."

Luo Xiaofeng and Ma Hua also tasted it, with a hint of surprise in their eyes. This was indeed much better than theirs. Luo Xiaofeng himself had been learning cooking for more than ten years, but he had not reached this level.

Nan Yi looked at their expressions and felt secretly proud.

"Master He, I wonder how much worse my dish is than yours? Why don't you show it to me on the spot so that I can understand the gap between us."

Nan Yi’s words immediately aroused the anger of Luo Xiaofeng and Ma Hua.

What level are you, Nan Yi? Although you are a little better than them, but you want to compete with your own master and uncle, you really don't know your own limitations!

"Nan Yi, if you want to compete with my master, you should practice for a few more years! Don't be so arrogant!"

"Yeah, you can't compete with my uncle just because you want to. Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself!"

Seeing his two disciples and his nephew looking so angry, He Daqing, as a master, certainly couldn't do the same as them, as that would make him appear narrow-minded.

So he said, "Oh, you want to compete with me, but what good will it do me if I win? I won't do anything that has no benefit."