Chapter 112 The Old Son Was Fried

Chen Xiaoyang felt that he had only studied with his master for two days and had not yet mastered even the most basic knife skills. Even if his master called him to prepare a banquet for someone, he would hardly be able to help, and taking the money was too much to bear.

Wang Jianye insisted that he accept the money. After all, the reason why Wang Jianye asked Liu Haizhong for more money was to give some to his apprentice.

"I am your master. Do you listen to me? If you do, take the money."

"I'll listen, but I really can't accept this money."

Chen Xiaoyang was still arguing, "Master, I don't know anything right now. You asked me to come over and help, but I can't help at all. How can I accept this money?"

Wang Jianye looked at him helplessly.

Finally, she understood Chen Xiaoyang's feelings when he was unwilling to continue his studies and insisted on doing odd jobs outside to supplement the family income. Liang Ladi tried to persuade him with all her heart, but failed.

Chen Xiaoyang is a good kid in every way, but once he makes up his mind, even ten oxen can't pull him back.

Wang Jianye thought about it and decided to talk about it later, since he couldn’t persuade her now anyway.

After Chen Xiaoyang left.

Wang Jianye filled a basin with hot water, sat on the edge of the bed and soaked his feet comfortably.

With my upper body lying flat on the bed, I recalled what I had gained today.

"I have gained a total of 300 experience points today. With this, my experience points have reached 830 points. I am still 500 points away from my goal of experience points."

"If I gain about 830 experience points every day, I can accumulate experience points in about eight days."

"After I have enough, I will need to get another twenty recipes to learn the fifty dishes that the Second Kitchen Master needs to master, the ones that I currently cannot cook. This will probably take about seven or eight days."

"..."

Wang Jianye had a plan in mind.

If he is given another half a month or so, he will be able to achieve the third goal he set for himself.

The water in the foot basin had become cold, so Wang Jianye picked up the foot cloth and wiped the water off his feet. He then took the foot basin outside to the yard, and then came back to turn off the lights and go to bed.

……

Silent all night.

After getting up, Wang Jianye had breakfast at a stall outside. He had two fried dough sticks, a boiled egg, and a bowl of tofu pudding, which cost him 13 cents.

After arriving at the kitchen of Fengzeyuan with Chen Xiaoyang, Chen Xiaoyang began to practice knife skills on his own initiative, just like he did yesterday.

Wang Jianye was also busy giving him guidance on knife skills.

Eleven o'clock in the morning.

Another pastry chef, Li Hai, found Zhou Qingde.

"Master Zhou, I would like to borrow Master Bai's old yeast to make dough."

"Don't you have one yourself?"

Zhou Qingde asked.

"Yes, yes, but..."

Li Hai lowered his voice and said a little embarrassedly: "My old yeast is not as good as Master Bai's. The same pastry I make is far worse than Master Bai's. The main reason is that this old yeast is not as good. Master Zhou, please lend me Master Bai's old yeast. I will definitely return it to you after I use it."

Faced with Li Hai's repeated pleas and his promise to return the money after use.

Zhou Qingde took out the old yeast that Bai Nan had given him for safekeeping.

"Hey, thank you, Master Zhou."

Li Hai was about to answer it with a smile.

Zhou Qingde pulled back the old yeast in his hand and said seriously, "Master Bai entrusted it to me, you can't spoil it, otherwise I won't be able to explain to Master Bai."

"Don't worry, Master Zhou. I know this is Master Bai's most precious son. If I lose or damage it, Master Bai will definitely fight me to the death, so I will definitely use it properly and never let it have any accidents."

Li Hai made repeated assurances.

Only then did Zhou Qingde hand him Bai Nan's old yeast.

Li Hai held it carefully, like a treasure. In fact, this thing was really a treasure for the chef.

Without it, the pastry chef cannot create his own unique flavor.

Li Hai returned to his workbench, carefully put down the cloth bag, and took out the old yeast.

"It's delicious."

Li Hai smelled it and looked intoxicated.

In fact, this old yeast smells very sour, but for the pastry chef, this is the best smell.

"What is Master Li busy with?"

Xie Zhimao, a chef who also made white cakes, came over and looked at the old yeast on the table curiously. He also came closer to smell it and asked, "Master Li, how many years have you kept this old yeast?"

"It's not my old yeast, it's Master Bai's."

"Ah? How did Master Bai's old yeast end up in your hands?"

Xie Zhimao said in surprise.

Li Hai sighed and said, "What do you mean it fell into my hands? That's so ugly. Before Master Bai left, he gave it to Master Zhou for safekeeping. I borrowed it from Master Zhou."

Li Hai couldn't let go of the old yeast in front of him. "No wonder Master Bai's pastries are so good. This is really a good thing."

"Master Li, can you let me take a look?"

"Go away, go away. I borrowed this precious thing with great difficulty. What if you break it? Can you afford to pay for it?"

Li Hai sent Xie Zhimao away with disdain.

After playing with it for a while, the waiter in the front hall brought the guests' menu, which included several pastries that needed to be made by the pastry chef.

"It's time to get to work."

Li Hai put the old yeast aside and started to work.

More than 20 minutes later, Li Hai suddenly noticed that the old yeast on the table was missing. He immediately reacted and put the old yeast into the pan and fried it as if it were ordinary dough.

Li Hai's blood ran cold immediately.

"It's broken, it's broken, it's broken."

He hurriedly picked up the colander and scooped the old yeast out of the oil pan.

"I fried Master Bai's precious son to death. He will definitely fight me to death when he comes back."

Li Hai was so anxious that he was sweating.

"What should I do? What should I do?"

Although he also has his own yeast, it is obviously inferior to Master Bai's.

Even if he offered his yeast to Master Bai as compensation, Master Bai would definitely not be willing.

For a moment, Li Hai couldn't think of any good solution.

"How about... running away?"

Li Hai was feeling flustered.

Anyway, Master Bai took ten days off, so by the time Master Bai comes back, he will have already run far away.

This thought only lasted for a moment, and Li Hai shook his head vigorously, "No, no, several members of my family are in the old city, where else can I go..."

"I'd better go and confess to Master Zhou."

In desperation, Li Hai prepared to go to Zhou Qingde to discuss things with the last glimmer of hope.

Even if there is no good solution, he can still plead with Master Zhou and ask Master Zhou to protect him when Master Bai comes back in ten days, so that Master Bai will not really fight him.

What's more, when Master Bai left, he gave his old yeast to you, Master Zhou, for safekeeping.

Now Master Bai’s old yeast has been fried. Although I put it into the frying pan accidentally, you, Master Zhou, must also be responsible.

(End of this chapter)