Chapter 150 Apprentice

Chapter 150 Apprentice

Chapter 150 Apprentice
Jinlinlou, the largest restaurant in Weilong City, welcomed another guest today.

"How many cooks are there in your family?" Ash sat down and asked the waiter next to him.

The guy thought for a moment and said, "There are twenty-seven people."

"Then let each of them serve one of their specialties," said Ash.

"That won't work. Five of us are resting today, so there are only twenty-two people left." The waiter shook his head.

"Twenty-two people will do." Ash said.

"Okay, I'll ask them to come up right away." The guy nodded and didn't ask whether Ash had enough money. After all, the value of his two pets alone was enough to cover the cost of the meal.

The waiter quickly brought four small plates of side dishes and a pot of hot water.

Ash took a few bites and quickly poured them back into his mouth, swallowing them all.

It’s not because it tastes good, it’s just that I was forced to develop this habit in my previous life, not wasting food.

He heard sneers in his ears. It was obvious that his behavior just now was not in line with the upper-class style and was ridiculed by some people, but Ash didn't care at all.

The dishes came one by one, and Ash ate them all bite by bite in silence.

As he ate more and more, more and more curious looks came from people in the building.

The ingredients that can be brought into the Jinlin Tower are of bronze quality at the lowest level, and everyone in the Chonglong Empire is a big eater, so large portions of food are a feature of this place.

It was quite rare for someone like Ash to eat twenty-two dishes at once.

"Check out." Ash put down his chopsticks and said.

"The total is three thousand seven hundred and twenty-six gold coins. I'll round off the number and just give you three thousand seven hundred gold coins," the guy calculated.

Yaxiu took out the gold coins from the space ring: "Take me to meet the three chefs Yu Hao, Mo Chongshan and Ren You."

The waiter mentioned the names of the chefs when serving the dishes, so Ash was able to ask to see the three chefs by name.

"I wonder what the guests want to do when they see them?" The waiter still greeted them with a smile, but there was a hint of vigilance in his eyes.

Ash said calmly, "Ask them if they're willing to come with me."

"The customer originally came here to poach people. I was wondering why all the chefs had to cook one dish." The waiter laughed, "But today you are afraid that you can't poach this person."

There is confidence in the words.

"Any ideas?" Ash tapped the table with his fingers.

"Hey, our Jinlin Restaurant is the largest restaurant in Weilong City, and the treatment is excellent." The waiter said, "Which chef would be so desperate to follow a foreigner?"

"We have to meet him first," Ash said calmly.

Seeing that talking didn't work, the waiter had no choice but to ask for help. Anyone who could eat so many dishes was obviously very powerful. It was impossible to fight. Even though the people of the Chonglong Empire were martial, and fights were common, that was based on the fact that the two sides were of similar strength.

If you go into a fight even though you know you can’t win, that’s not called fighting, that’s called seeking abuse.

Soon, the waiter brought the head of the restaurant over.

The head of the hall was a middle-aged man who looked kind. He stood beside Yaxiu and asked, "Where are you from, sir?"

"I'm from the south." Yaxiu said, "Don't worry, I'm not here to steal your business."

The head of the hall asked, "Then why do you want to poach our chef?"

"It's not poaching, it's training." Yaxiu said, "I want to open a martial arts school, but my skills are more suitable for being a chef, so I want to recruit some apprentices from you."

"You run a martial arts school, and you want a chef to be your apprentice?" The head waiter laughed, "Sir, your skills are really amazing. What's the name of your martial arts school, and where is it located?"

Yaxiu said, "It's called Wuwei, and it's located in the imperial capital."

"The guest doesn't look like someone from the imperial capital." said the head of the hall.

"Because I'm not one." Ash tapped the table with his fingers, "Stop chatting, and give me a definite answer whether you want to meet or not."

The head chef thought for a moment and said, "Then follow me to the kitchen. Whether you can take the three of you away depends on your ability."

"It depends on the abilities of the three of them." Ash stood up and said calmly, "I don't want just anyone."

After hearing this, the head of the hall felt relieved, knowing that Ya Xiu was not here to cause trouble.

When they arrived at the kitchen, the chef quickly called three chefs, but Ash took a quick look and pointed at two chefs and asked them to go back.

The head chef was curious, but he didn't ask too many questions. He just introduced the last young chef: "His name is Ren You, from the second kitchen."

"Captain Du, who is this?" Ren You glanced at Yaxiu and asked in a low voice.

"I own a martial arts school and I want to recruit you as my apprentice. You have quite good skills." The headmaster emphasized the word "skills".

To be a foreman, besides being good at dealing with people, one must also have excellent vision.

Even though Ash's cover-up was mediocre, the head of the hall could still tell from his behavior and financial resources that he was a dragon that had just crossed the river, and probably the most powerful one among them.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be so easy to talk to. The Jinlin Tower has been able to stand in Weilong City for many years, not without military force.

Ren You looked at Ya Xiu and said, "Take me as your apprentice. I wonder what you can teach me?"

"Teach you how to cook." Ash said.

"You are also a chef?" Ren You was a little surprised.

"Of course." Yaxiu said calmly, "Why else would I look for you?" "If you're talking about martial arts, I feel inferior to others." Ren You said, "But when it comes to cooking, I, Ren You, have never been inferior to anyone."

"Bibi?" Ash asked.

"Compete." Ren You nodded. "If you beat me, I'll be your apprentice. If you lose, please leave on your own accord."

"Then let's get started." Yaxiu turned to look at the head chef, "Talk to your chef and ask him to lend me two stoves. I'll pay for all the cooking costs."

"Okay." The chef consulted with the master cook and soon allocated two stoves for the two of them.

"Who is that person?" Master chef Du Peng narrowed his eyes and looked at the two of them and asked the head chef.

The head of the hall shook his head: "I don't know, but I guess they are not easy to mess with. If they act friendly, we should also be friendly. Otherwise, if there is a quarrel, we will suffer the loss."

"I can smell it." Du Peng nodded. He has an inherent skill, [Psychic Nose], which allows him to distinguish information that ordinary people cannot smell through smell.

He smelled a strong smell of blood on Ash, a smell that even the generals stationed in the city could not match.

"But this is the first time I've heard of someone looking for an apprentice in a chef." Du Peng touched his chin, "But why didn't he look for me? My cooking skills are not as good as Xiaoyou's."

"I think they want the younger ones." The head of the hall whispered, "The two who were just dismissed are a bit old."

"Is that so?" Du Peng looked at the two people who started to cut vegetables. "I am now curious about what kind of martial arts he has that can be related to being a chef, and can it be extraordinary?"

The reality is that Ash's cooking skills are truly extraordinary.

The moment the lid was opened, everyone in the kitchen was dazzled by a golden light.

"Sweet and sour pork, try it." Ash pushed the plate in front of Ren You.

Looking at the dish in front of him that was glowing with a faint golden light, Ren You muttered something like "what a trick" and put a piece of meat into his mouth.

Then his expression suddenly changed.

It was sweet and sour at first, and the taste was excellent, but what moved him the most was not this, but the sweetness that gradually spread as he chewed, as sweet as when he first kissed the girl's lips.

"How did you do it?" Ren You looked at Yaxiu.

"Want to learn?" Ash asked.

"I do." Ren You nodded without hesitation.

Yaxiu was not surprised by this. The reason why he chose these three people was because he could feel that they were extremely dedicated to cooking.

However, the reason why the other two were abandoned was similar to what the head of the hall guessed. They were all a bit old and had families.

He had to travel all the way east to the imperial capital and open a school, which would probably offend many people. When choosing an apprentice, he would naturally choose someone who was young and energetic.

"The tuition fee is one thousand gold coins a year, and you will travel east with me to the imperial capital. Is this condition acceptable?" Yaxiu asked.

Go to the imperial capital? Ren You hesitated for a moment. After all, all his connections were here. Although he was young, he was almost old enough to start a family and a career.

Starting from scratch is really a difficult decision.

Ya Xiu also saw Ren You's reluctance, and said, "Just go to the imperial capital to accompany me to do something, which can be done in more than a year. After that, I don't care where you want to go. After all, you are an apprentice, not a disciple."

Ren You also suddenly realized that he was an apprentice, not a disciple, so why was he so entangled.

Apprentices pay money to learn skills, and disciples serve and do the hard work.

"Okay." Ren You nodded, turned around and said, "Master chef, please ask the boss for a three-year vacation for me. Just say I'm going out to learn skills."

"Are you so sure? Don't you let us taste it?" Du Peng was stunned. According to the rules, shouldn't they ask these chefs to be judges? Why did Ren You admit defeat after taking a bite? Is the gap that big?

"Master chef, you will know once you take a bite, they are not on the same level." Ren You picked up the plate of sweet and sour pork tenderloin and walked in front of Du Peng.

"Is it so weird?" Du Peng didn't believe it. He had eaten Ren You's dishes before and they were very close to his.

If you are not a person with a particularly sensitive tongue, it is actually difficult to distinguish the superiority and inferiority of the two.

However, when he picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth, he felt a sweet feeling like his first kiss. Du Peng believed it. This was really not on the same level.

And it's not just the emotions in the dish, Du Peng can also feel that the magic in the meat has undergone an extremely special blend and has undergone an unknown change.

It was clearly just the flesh of an ordinary bronze species, which should have no effect on him, but now it gave his fighting spirit an additional layer of special characteristics.

Just like a girl whispering in her lover's ear, giving someone strength, not only was his fighting spirit active, his physical condition also increased slightly.

"master!"

The shout of "Master" was so loud that it shook the earth. Everyone looked at Du Peng in surprise as he knelt in front of Yaxiu.

"Master, I am also willing to be your apprentice!" Du Peng shouted loudly.

Yaxiu looked at Du Peng in front of him and shook his head: "Your heart is not sincere."

This person seemed to be seeking his cooking skills as an apprentice, but he knew exactly what the other person was up to.

Before Du Peng could speak, Yaxiu spoke again: "If you want to learn, I will teach you the skills for 10,000 gold coins, but whether you can learn it depends on your own understanding."

"Okay." Du Peng said without hesitation.

It’s just ten thousand gold coins, which is a small amount of money compared to the fame and status you will gain after learning it.

(End of this chapter)