Demon in the world

Facing the excited and expectant gazes of the crowd, beads of sweat dripped from Liu Junwen's temples unknowingly.

In any case, he would never have imagined that he would be forced to such a point by the idiot who once lived in his shop temporarily.

According to his reputation and qualifications, it would be a matter of course if he won.But if he loses to a kid who has just graduated from the academy in front of everyone... I'm afraid it will become a laughing stock in the industry if it gets out?Although he didn't believe that he would lose, he couldn't afford to exceed one ten-thousandth of the expected result.

At the graduation banquet just now, almost all the seniors were impressed by Ah Jiu Daogong. Liu Junwen also tasted the pearl mandarin fish and the autumn garden... It was indeed a nearly perfect cooking work. At that time, he felt that he was really old. feeling.

Now... Should we go to war?If not, what good reasons should be used?

Li Chuanyun saw Master's embarrassment, and suggested in a low voice: "Master, do you want me to fight?"

Although separated by a certain distance, the conversation failed to escape Ah Jiu's keen ears. His eyes widened slightly, and he stubbornly repeated what he said just now, deliberately pointing out the other party's name, "Du's Daomen No. 16 Generation The descendant, Du Shiwei's disciple Ajiu, sent the fourth time to master Liu Junwen of Congee Love Confucius Shop..."

"No problem," Liu Junwen revealed the calmness and generosity of his seniors, "young people just need to learn more experience from the competition before they can reach a higher level."

Ah Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, walked up to Bao Fanguo and Changhua, and sincerely invited, "I wonder if I can trouble the two masters to help me with an arbitration?"

Bao Fanguo and Changhua looked at each other and smiled, and said in unison: "It's an honor."

Except for Master Cai who had already left, quite a few of the guests present came back.

Although Liu Junwen has the reputation of "Porridge King", he was famous in Yudu for his proficiency in the twelve major cuisines in his early years, so there is no bias in cooking.

Bao Fanguo and Changhua seem to have a very good relationship. They lowered their heads and discussed for a while, then said, "We have finished the discussion, and the final proposition is confirmed to be tofu, with no restrictions on ingredients and processing methods. The time is 30 minutes. I don't know if you two have any objections. ?”

Tofu is also known as vegetable meat. It is bland and tasteless, but it can produce a wonderful taste no matter what kind of dishes it is used with. It is a very popular food among chefs and diners.

Seeing that both of them agreed, Bao Fanguo took Master Liu to the East Kitchen, while Changhua led Ah Jiu to the West Kitchen. This was done to prevent someone from stealing the other party's ideas.The two kitchens are connected by a corridor, and the food storage is common.

Ah Jiu originally wanted to make one-piece tofu with meat sauce, but after selecting the pork, he found that there was only one kind of tofu left in the warehouse, and the tender part in the middle had been planed away, leaving only the hard corners.A good chef must know how to adapt to local conditions and make reasonable use of the ingredients at hand, so he temporarily changed his mind and decided to make a tofu golden box.

The so-called golden box of tofu also has a name, called out of the box to get treasure, which is to take old tofu and deep-fry until golden on all sides, take out the inside at the incision, stuff it with the prepared meat, and finally close the lid and steam it in a basket. Finally pour the soup over the top of the box.When eating, open the lid to eat the meat stuffing inside, which is exquisite, unique and interesting.

Delicacy is delicious, but it is very demanding on the cook.Let’s talk about deep-fried tofu first. When the oil temperature reaches [-]%, add tofu. If deep-fried is too light, the color will be light and easy to break. If it is too old, the taste will be seriously affected in the later stage.The unpacking process is very important. If the size is not well grasped, the treasure box is easy to break. If the skill is not enough, the fillings cannot be filled completely, and the treasure box will collapse after steaming.

Ah Jiu hesitated for tens of seconds before deciding to adjust the dishes. He put all the remaining tofu on the plate, and then went to pick out shrimp, sea rice, fungus and other ingredients.

While doing these things, his mood that had been slightly turbulent just now miraculously calmed down.

He always clearly remembered what Du Shiwei said.

"A good chef should not impose his emotions on the food. The meaning of cooking is to make people enjoy the food easily, not to speculate whether the chef is angry, happy, or in a good or bad mood."

"In the kitchen, the chef is the greatest magician, making all the food present its own perfection, and then combining them perfectly to create the best taste!"

"In this world, if you offend anyone, don't offend the chef. If you use a kitchen knife well, it can not only cut vegetables, but also kill people... Cook the food well, and you can make people willing to die in the food, and let him die of fat!"

"My apprentice, how can you just say that you can't do it?"

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"Believe in yourself, I will definitely be able to do it." Ah Jiushen solemnly lifted the knife to cut off the tofu, and his innocent face was filled with a maturity and stability beyond his age.

Half an hour later, Ah Jiu walked out of the chef with a plate, and Liu Junwen had been waiting for a long time with his work.

Ah Jiu looked around, but couldn't find Du Shiwei, where is she?Already... gone?Still don't believe you can win?

Liu Junwen makes crab roe tofu, white tofu with yellow crab meat, and green onion. Just looking at it can make people appetite.

Nine out of ten stable dishes, even beginners can make good taste, let alone a culinary master who has been famous for many years?

After Bao Fanguo tasted the crab roe tofu, he was full of praise, "It really is Master Liu, there is no smell of bean at all, and the egg yolk is completely comparable to the freshness of crab roe, which is enough to admire the real one."

Changhua was noncommittal, picked up the spoon with a flat expression, nodded slightly after eating, "very good."

Seeing Ah Jiu's absent-minded look, Bao Fanguo took the initiative to lift the lid of Ah Jiu's dish, and said in surprise, "What is this?"

There were sixteen full-shaped round balls on the plate, the golden color was attractive, and the aroma was tangy.

Without waiting for Ah Jiu to respond, he picked up the chopsticks and touched them, and said in surprise: "It's really made of tofu. I've only seen it in books before. There is a dish called 24 Bridges of the Moonlight Night, which is inlaid with tofu balls. Steamed out of ham, could this be it?"

Ah Jiu came to his senses, "I'm sorry, this dish... I came up with it from unpacking treasures, and it's called Zangbao."

Now not only Bao Fanguo, but even the people around him surrounded him curiously, "What kind of treasure is hidden? Could it be that there is a universe inside?"

Bao Fanguo picked one up to look, and found no cracks on the surface. After he put it in his mouth, he was surprised by the tough tofu ball and said, "Good Q...there is something inside...the last one is...egg yolk? No... it's still tofu! Changhua, hurry up and try it, this dish is so interesting!"

Changhua held the tofu ball in his mouth and did not speak. After chewing for a few times, there was a trace of surprise in his eyes, "You cut the tofu into balls, hollow out the center and stuff it with meat stuffing, then seal the cut with egg white and fry it in oil... But how did you put the tofu balls in the minced meat?"

This turned out to be a recipe of tofu balls wrapped in tofu balls!The outer layer of tofu has been deep-fried, so it is very chewy. After the meat is steamed, the aroma penetrates into the innermost soft tofu, so it tastes very rich.

Coupled with the unique distribution of human taste buds, the tip of the tongue first touches the sweet soup, while the two sides taste the salty and fresh fillings, coupled with the different tastes brought by the two kinds of tofu, it seems that the whole mouth is experiencing Baptized with an unprecedented taste feast!

Ah Jiu said: "The innermost thing is not pure tofu, but smashed tofu, mixed with egg yolk, and then poured into the tofu balls filled with meat."

Changhua asked, "How many times did you miss the shot?"

Ah Jiu thought about it, and said, "About five or six times."

Is there less than 40% error rate?If you do it yourself... at least 50% or even higher, right?Bao Fanguo nodded, and secretly gave Ah Jiu a thumbs up under the table.

There were a few impatient people who couldn't bear it, and had already finished eating the remaining treasures first, while Liu Junwen's crab roe tofu was still completely placed aside.

Changhua stood up and said, "Master Liu, every aspect of yours is perfect, including the treatment of the smell of tofu, but...you shouldn't choose this dish."

This is like a gymnastics competition. A person who chooses the lowest level of difficulty in Group A, and gets 10 points for completing all of them is no match for the highest level of difficulty of Group G with an average of 9 points.

This is not an ordinary diner trying to eat, but a cooking competition between two chefs, so creativity, appearance, taste and difficulty are all considered. The simpler the dish, the more stable it will be, and the error rate will be reduced to a minimum. At the same time as the lowest, it also limits the possibility of oneself to play.

Victory should never rely on the opponent to make mistakes, but rely on oneself to work hard to do better.So from the beginning of the game when the dishes were decided, Liu Junwen lost.

Anyone who knows Liu Junwen knows that a calm and calm smile has always been his signature, but now it can no longer be seen on his face.

Obviously won the competition, but Ah Jiu couldn't be happy anyway, because the person he most wanted to perform to was not there.

Master, where did she go?returned home?Still disheartened...

A slender hand rested on his shoulder, and a familiar voice teased, "What? Doesn't winning the competition make you happy?"

Ah Jiu suddenly raised his head, "Master!"

Du Shiwei shook the shopping bag in front of his face and said, "I'm going to buy something to celebrate the victory."

Ah Jiu couldn't help but burst into tears, "It turns out that Master didn't leave, it's great."

Du Shi was slightly puzzled and said, "Why did you leave?" After seeing the tears in the little apprentice's eyes, he was slightly taken aback, and then gave him a big hug, "Congratulations, Ah Jiu."

At this moment, it seemed that there were only two masters left in the entire Yuemanlou, and there was no room for others to intervene.

Liu Junwen looked at the plate of crab roe tofu with a gloomy face, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

Is it because of old age?I no longer have the courage to take risks that I had when I was young, so I lost to myself so easily, a crushing defeat.

What kind of porridge king, what kind of culinary master... Who will remember from now on?When the word Liu Junwen is mentioned again in the future, the listeners will probably smile strangely, right?

"Master... are you alright?" Li Chuanyun blushed and tried to help him, but was pushed away by Liu Junwen.

It's already time for the curtain to end, why are there so many spectators around?Do they still think they are not embarrassing enough?

The last self-esteem made Liu Junwen try to straighten his back, and when he was about to step up, the clear and loud voice of the boy rang out again, "Please stay!"

Liu Junwen turned around, only to realize that the words were not addressed to himself, but to Li Chuanyun, an apprentice who had been with him for 12 years and had not yet become independent.

The boy's eyes were bright and full of vigor, and his handsome appearance was the type that could easily please all men, women and children. He walked up to Li Chuanyun, stood still, and said calmly, "You haven't apologized to my master yet."

Bao Fanguo and Changhua immediately bit their ears, "What's going on?" "I don't know." "Probably said something bad." "It should be."

Everyone was embarrassed as if they were forcibly stripped naked. Li Chuanyun slightly clenched his fists and looked at Liu Junwen for help in embarrassment.

However, Liu Junwen did not give him any advice as usual, but lowered his eyebrows and looked thoughtfully.

Li Chuanyun made up his mind and denied it to the death, "What apology? Why should I apologize?"

The boy opened his eyes incredulously, and said with a serious expression: "I can tolerate you cheating in the competition, but...you must not insult my master! As a chef, you can't make objective evaluations on cooking, but spread some useless According to the rumors, slandering people with bad words, and then denying it... People like you are not worthy of this job, and you will stain this white clothes!"

The crowd was in an uproar, and Li Chuanyun was so shocked by his impassioned speech that he couldn't say a word, and he didn't dare to look into his righteous eyes.

Things have developed to this point, it seems that it is not suitable to watch it anymore... Be kind.

So Changhua picked up Bao Fanguo, "It's too late, it's time to go home."

"Wait... I haven't done anything important."

"Let's talk about it another day."

"……All right."

The footsteps of the two gradually faded away, and the others also consciously dispersed.

Du Shi slightly hugged Ah Jiu's shoulders, "Go, Master invites you to drink."

"Ah, I don't know how to drink..."

"How can a man not know how to drink? Ha, don't worry, it's just a low-alcohol canned beer. I know a place that is very suitable for drinking and watching the stars."

"Really? I like looking at the stars the most!"

"Don't show such a cute expression, kid, I really want to pack you in your pocket and take you away..."

After everyone left, Li Chuanyun walked up to Liu Junwen, "Master, let's go too, the store is going to be closed."

Liu Junwen nodded, walked slowly a few steps and said: "Chuanyun, you should also become a teacher."

Li Chuanyun turned pale with shock, "Master!"

"I've always felt that your understanding is poor. Although your brain is smart, you never use it for serious things, so I have always brought you by my side. After so many years... I have become a habit, and I don't want you to leave. But what happened today, you don't want to leave anymore If you follow me, you won't have any future, leave your teacher early and find another future!"

"Master, I..."

Liu Junwen raised his hand to stop him, and said in a calm tone: "Don't worry about me, you go first, I want to be alone."

Li Chuanyun was silent for a while, then hesitantly said: "Then, Master, I'll go first, call me if you have something to do." His footsteps were chaotic, and he seemed to be in a hurry.

Although he let him go, he still couldn't control his disappointment after all.Is it true that people walk away from the tea cool wall and everyone pushes it?But why, after Du Shiwei fell, would someone help him up while he fell alone?

"Sir, please stop!" A female voice with a sweet voice stopped him.

Liu Junwen thought that the other party had identified the wrong person, but after a while he realized that the other party was really talking to him.

The young girl came over and smiled charmingly at him, "Is it Master Liu Junwen? Hello, although it's a bit late, but... can you please come with me?"

If it was ten years ago, he would be happy that he had an affair, but at his current age... No matter how he thinks about it, he feels wrong, Liu Junwen looked at him suspiciously, "Sorry, I don't think we know each other."

The girl pulled out a card from her chest, shook it and said, "You must know this one, right?"

Liu Junwen was surprised, "You are..."

"That's right," the girl approached and hugged him affectionately, as naturally as a skilled couple, and put her soft and seductive half breast on him, "Let's go."

In the empty square, Du Shi took off her high heels slightly, and acted recklessly like a child, "Hey, brat, you... really surprised me today. I thought you wouldn't have a temper, so it turns out If you put on a straight face, you can teach people a lesson."

Ah Jiu's hair was messed up by her, and she only knew how to laugh silly.

Du Shiwei sat down and said, "Is there anything you want to ask me?"

Ah Jiu hugged the beer can, her smile gradually faded, and she said softly, "Why did Master quit the culinary world?"

"Because I'm tired of living in the fumes all day long. As a woman, I should dress up beautifully and cleanly. I'm not married yet, so what should I do if I get smoked and become a yellow-faced woman?"

"Master is lying." Ah Jiu tentatively held her right hand, "Master's hand... is it injured?"

"Ha, I didn't hide it from you." Du Shiwei withdrew his hand indifferently, drinking beer and said, "It's fine to use this hand for eating and doing things in the future, but it can't hold kitchen utensils anymore."

Is it really what you think?Ah Jiu was startled, "How did it happen?"

Du Shiwei didn't answer, but tilted his head slightly and asked, "Please answer me a question first. For a chef, which is more important, being a human being or cooking?"

Ah Jiu said without hesitation: "Of course I am a human being."

Looking at the starry sky, Du Shi showed a beautiful smile, "This is my answer. Since I was sensible, entering the world of first-class cooking has been my dream. For this reason, I have given up a lot of things, such as friendship, love and even family. Hesitated and never regretted it. But now, I don't want to give up anymore. I'm 35 years old now, I have nothing left in my life except cooking, no friends and no lover... I'm empty now, you know? Need to use Something else to enrich myself, which is why I'm washing my hands and quitting."

Ah Jiu seemed to understand these words, but also didn't seem to understand. He was silent for a long time before he said, "Then what will Master do in the future? Will he continue to stay in Yudu?"

Du Shiwei threw the jar into the trash can with great precision, "Next, I am going to travel around the world! This is my goal for the next few years, and it is also the life I want to live."

"Well," Ah Jiu raised the corners of his mouth, dimples looming on his cheeks, "No matter what you do, as long as Master is happy."

Du Shi narrowed his eyes slightly, and saw a car parked at the corner of the square, and a tall man was standing beside him quietly smoking a cigarette.

The figure seems very familiar!Du Shiwei waved to the other party enthusiastically, and said loudly: "Hey, come over to me, the kid over there!"

Ajiu was frightened by her voice, followed her gaze, and immediately became excited, "Oh, it's brother!"

Wen Renchu ​​came over while smoking a cigarette, Du Shi frowned slightly and said, "When did you come here?"

"From the time you came out of Moonful Tower." Wen Renchu ​​finished answering, took the beer can from Ah Jiu's hand, and taught, "Kids don't drink."

Ah Jiu pursed her lips, her cheeks turned red and she said, "Master said I can drink today."

Under Du Shiwei's gaze, Wen Renchu ​​had no choice but to return the beer to him.

One big and one small seemed to have won a battle, they touched each other happily and arrogantly, "Cheers!"

Wen Renchu ​​was speechless, "It's already one o'clock in the morning, how long are you going to drink?"

Du Shi smiled and said: "Oh, you kid, haven't you been as cold as ice? How come you have become a housekeeper now."

Ah Jiu looked at Master ignorantly, and imitated the words without knowing what to do: "Housekeeper."

That's enough, why would he stay up in this kind of place and be ridiculed by others without sleeping in the middle of the night?Just when Wen Renchu ​​was about to leave, the woman behind him said viciously, "We have to go to the Cowherd's shop later."

Wen Renchu ​​was defeated, turned around and called her with sarcasm, "Teacher Du."

"It's such a guilty name...," the woman murmured half-truthfully to herself, holding her head.

Ah Jiu stood up unsteadily, "Brother, my head is dizzy, the stars in the sky are spinning, and the ball is spinning too, alas... I feel like I'm about to be thrown off by it, you have to hold me tight... "

Du Shi stood up trembling slightly, and said, "I'm dizzy too."

Wen Renchu ​​picked up one, and said through gritted teeth, "You'll get drunk if you drink beer..."

After getting in the car, they first sent Du Shiwei home, and then took Ah Jiu back to Taoyuan.

On the way, Ah Jiu lay in his arms, humming twice like a cat.

"elder brother."

"Ok?"

"The housekeeper."

"..." Wen Renchu ​​stretched out his hand and pinched his face lightly. Did this kid dare not teach him because of himself?

Ah Jiu scratched his face twice, then subconsciously called, "Brother."

Now Wen Renchu ​​didn't bother to pay attention to him, and put the drunk cat on the sofa to go to the room to sleep by himself, but heard Ah Jiu slapped his lips twice, "Kiss."

What kind of strange dream did this child have?Wen Renchu ​​stopped when he was about to leave, sat down and put his head on his lap, and rubbed his wet forehead for him.

Ah Jiu puffed up, "Kiss."

"I'll give you a kiss." Wen Renchu ​​touched his lips perfunctorily, and Ah Jiu immediately became honest, and she was safe and sound until dawn.

After that night, Ah Jiu completely forgot about the rest, completely unaware of what wrong she had done.

But he thought he must have done something wrong, because Wen Renchu's face is very bad now, and he wanted to pay him with a calculator, "25300 yuan, the family price is 25000, no more discounts."

Ah Jiu was very depressed, "Is our relationship only worth 300 yuan?"

Wen Renchu ​​glanced at him, "Then how much do you think it's worth?"

Ah Jiu mustered up his courage, "Anyway, it's more than this, and I still cook for you every day."

Sure enough, it was Hei who was close to ink, and he learned to talk back in just one night, when Wenren Chu was about to speak, a colorful phoenix bird rushed in from outside the door, dropped an envelope, and immediately spread its wings and flew away.

Ah Jiu picked it up and looked at it, and was immediately so shocked by the words on it that he couldn't speak, "Extort...extort...letter!"

Wen Renchu ​​took the letter and opened it, and Ah Jiu hurried over to take a sneak peek, only to see that it said tens of millions to be sent to a certain place, or else the letter would be torn up. photo!

This world is too scary, even monsters will be kidnapped!

Wen Renchu's face was very ugly, and as soon as he let go of his fingers, the blackmail letter instantly turned into dust.

Ah Jiu said nervously: "Brother, Brother Xin and Brother Seven are in danger! What can we do to save them?"

"It's okay," Wen Renchu ​​said coldly, "Let them die."