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    About two weeks later, the shooting time set by Zeng Chi arrived. In order not to disturb Feng Qianguan's business, the shooting location was set at Feng Qianguan's back kitchen.

    The filming team rented a hotel nearby in advance, and when the time came, they started filming in full swing.

    High Speed ​​Rail Station.

    "Master, do you have to be so concerned about director Zeng Chi?" Sun Wei helped the silver-haired old man get out of the car. The old man's movements were trembling, which made people worry.

    Behind them, two disciples and grandchildren were carrying large and small bags of luggage.

    Zheng Kun shook his head, with a hint of expectation in his expression: "This girl cooks unusual dishes, let me take a look."

    Seeing Master's expression, Sun Wei had a strange look in his eyes.He didn't know why his master came to City A so far.Zheng Kun is already eighty years old, and he is not even suitable for flying, but he has to travel by high-speed rail to get here.

    Over the years, there have been too many people trying to get in touch with his master, and Zheng Kun has never paid much attention to them.Moreover, Zheng Kun didn't have much scheming, and most of the time he was on guard for the master.They came to City A this time, and they didn't tell anyone else.

    Sun Wei couldn't figure it out, how did the owner of a small restaurant give his master the ecstasy?

    After Sun Wei was behind, his apprentice Lin Liu hung up the phone and said, "Master, there is a special car outside the high-speed railway station. Boss Jiang sent someone to pick us up." Lin Liu reported the license plate number.

    "Okay, I get it." Sun Wei curled his lips, sure enough, the other side was so kind.

    He Mingcan picked up the person at the high-speed rail station, and enthusiastically carried the luggage for the master who came. He knew that the person who picked up this time was unusual, so he didn't play tricks, and he drove very carefully, and drove the car smoothly all the way toBooked hotel.

    "Mr. Zheng, Master Sun, you should rest first. I will pick you up before the shooting tomorrow." He Mingcan said goodbye politely after picking up the people.

    When they arrived at the hotel, Sun Weixian waited for Zheng Kun to return to his room.The old man is exhausted. After getting off the high-speed train, he must take a good rest first.

    Sun Wei settled down with Master before returning to his room.His apprentice has already helped him carry his luggage here.

    "Master, that Mr. He brought some oranges and apples here, and I'll put them here for you." Apprentice Lin Liu put several bags of fruit on the table. At this time, Zheng Kun was gone, so he asked in a low voice, "What about Feng Qianguan and Zheng Kun?"What's the relationship with the old man, I haven't seen anything like this before. Mr. Zheng...does he still want to accept disciples?"

    When Sun Wei heard this, he almost died of anger. Although this idea had been wandering in his mind early in the morning, it didn't mean he wanted to hear it from others.

    "Your skin is itchy, right? You guessed what your master meant? The inheritance of the Zheng family is very precious, and it's not something anyone can learn if they want to." Sun Wei kicked out the apprentice.

    Sun Wei thought for a while, and then told his little apprentice: "When you go to someone else's restaurant tomorrow, pay attention to what you should do and what you shouldn't do, and don't leave any excuses for others."

    The little apprentice listened and nodded obediently.

    ...

    The next day, when Zheng Kun and the others arrived, Zeng Chi had already started filming in Feng Qianguan's back kitchen.

    Jiang Ci was very embarrassed when he learned that the old man had come over in a exhausted boat, so he came out to greet him after washing his hands.

    "Hello, Mr. Zheng." Jiang Ci had already learned about the old man's background from Pan Xingchang, and was quite surprised when he knew that he was coming.

    Zheng Kun bent his back and smiled: "I have tasted your beggar's chicken, and it tastes delicious."

    Jiang Ci smiled and welcomed him in.

    There is a lot of oily smoke in the back kitchen and the space is limited. Once the filming crew entered, there was not much room left.Jiang Ci originally wanted to ask Mr. Zheng to wait outside, but when Zheng Kun politely asked her if she could take a look in the back kitchen, Jiang Ci didn't refuse, but moved a chair for him to rest beside.

    Of course Zheng Kun didn't come alone, he needed someone to take care of him, and he was followed by an apprentice and two grandchildren.

    The apprentices and grandsons did not follow into the back kitchen - the space was too limited, and once Zeng Chi's machine entered, everyone was a little bit overwhelmed.

    Sun Wei led the people away, he felt a lump in his heart, he didn't smile at the female chef, and he didn't say he wanted to see it like his master did, so Jiang Ci didn't invite him in.

    In the back kitchen, filming continued.

    It was still in the morning, Feng Qianguan was not open, and the surrounding area was relatively quiet.Sun Wei sat in the living room, but he could still hear the voice of the chef Zeng Chi in his ears, occasionally mixed with his exclamations such as "Boss Jiang, you are too good at this skill" and "Wow, this fragrance is bursting out".

    Hmph, don't know much.

    Sun Wei pursed his lips unhappily, he didn't have the nerve to go in after all.But when he looked back, he found that the two little apprentices following him were gone.

    ...

    Jiang Ci is making a braised silver carp head.

    Braised silver carp head is a delicate dish, and it takes the chef's effort.

    In the kitchen, Jiang Ci threw a big silver carp on the chopping board. The silver carp weighed more than a dozen catties.

    Zeng Chi subconsciously looked down at his arm, well, he could also catch that fish.However, it was quite surprising to him that the girl was caught so lightly.

    This arm strength is impressive.

    Jiang Ci quickly removed the scales of the fish, and then chopped off the big fish head weighing several kilograms.The fish head is used as the raw material of the main dish, and the fish meat of more than ten catties will be condensed into a bowl of milky white broth in the end.

    Jiang Ci boiled the silver carp head with green onion and ginger water first, and then put some flower carvings along the side of the pot. When the skin and flesh were slightly soft and rotten, he carefully removed the two halves of the fish head from the pot.

    Then, it's bone breaking.

    The most commonly praised part of dismantling braised silver carp heads is also a word: dismantling.

    There are dozens of odd-shaped bones in a fish head, and the cook must remove them carefully, neither damaging the fish meat nor leaving any fish bones, which is a test of the cook's skill.

    Zeng Chi has seen fish bone removal—in some hotels that are famous for this dish, he has also seen chefs perform it in a translucent kitchen.

    However, the actions of the girl in front of him were somewhat different from theirs.

    It's not that she's imprecise...

    It's just... Her movements are really too fast!

    Jiang Ci is removing the fish head on the left. She supports the fish meat with her left hand so as not to lose its shape. The right hand in the camera seems to just touch the meat, and the fish bones come out.

    How did it come out?!

    The people around were all silent, and everyone watched her movements carefully, just to figure out where the fish bones came from.

    Obviously the girl's hands are moving under their noses!

    One piece, two pieces, three pieces...

    She seems to be familiar with the structure of fish bones.

    "Is this memorizing all the skeleton diagrams?" The field manager beside him exclaimed in a low voice.

    In the later stage of the documentary, dubbing will be added, and there is no need for on-site radio, so there are people discussing it from time to time.

    "Must have dissected a lot of fish," said another.

    Zheng Kun stared intently, and couldn't help but ask, "Jiang Ci, how long have you been practicing?"

    Jiang Ci smiled: "It's been a long time, I can't remember."

    At that time, the grandfather who taught her to cook this dish was old and had bad teeth.Jiang Ci has made the fish head many times to make it nourishing, tender and effortless.

    It didn't seem long before dozens of clean bones were put aside, but the head of the fish was still intact, and it didn't look much different from before the bones were removed.

    On the other hand, the broth that has been prepared in advance with fish as the main ingredient has also become a mellow milky white.

    The two halves of the silver carp head were slid into the clean broth, and seasonings such as diced shiitake mushrooms and spring bamboo shoots were added. Before the taste was adjusted, the aroma of the ingredients had already made everyone in the back kitchen roar.

    As time goes by, the fresh aroma in the ingredients is gradually cooked out, and the gelatin in the fish head also makes the whole soup smooth...

    ...

    The crew finished filming with their stomachs pumping.

    Feng Qianguan is still operating as normal. They come here every morning, and basically only shoot one dish at a time, and withdraw after the shoot.

    Jiang Ci looked at the eagerness on their faces, and said with a smile: "After the filming is over, let's try it all."

    Those present seemed to be waiting for this sentence, and immediately thanked them.

    A large carp head was divided into two halves, one half was taken away by the film crew, and the other half, Jiang Ci wanted to help Zheng Kun take it out, but the old man insisted on taking it out himself.

    "Good... good! That's great!" Zheng Kun didn't make any comments, but just stared at the stew in his hand with joy.

    Others could only watch nervously as the old man slowly left the back kitchen with a pot of hot stew. The assistant's hand almost reached his waist, for fear that the other party might make a mistake.

    The film crew began to pack up the equipment and vacate the occupied space.

    On the side, Lin Liu was reluctant to leave.

    He didn't follow the master just now, so he couldn't help sneaking in to take a peek.Originally, I just wanted to join in the fun, but after taking a second look, I was stunned by the smooth cooking skills of the female chef in front of me.

    In memory, it seems that even his master's kung fu is not as strong as the girl in front of him.

    Judging "kungfu" is actually a very mysterious thing. Lin Liu dare not say that the female chef in front of him is really better than his master, but she just stands in front of the chopping board, and the momentum seems to come out.

    That is the aura of knowing everything in front of the chopping board.

    Right now, everyone left, but Jiang Ci caught another fish.But this time, instead of tearing apart the bones, she simply boiled the fish soup.There were a lot of people outside, Zeng Chi's film crew only had a dozen or so people, and several Feng Qianguan employees were also starving for food.

    Lin Liu focused on watching the female chef's movements, and was startled when she raised her eyelids and looked over.

    Lin Liu's face instantly turned red.

    Lin Liu moved his lips. He knew that his master didn't like others to watch when he was cooking. He didn't know if the female chef in front of him was the same. He turned around and wanted to leave, but he thought it would be better to apologize first.

    And before he could speak, he heard the female chef in front of him smile and ask, "Curious?"

    Lin Liu hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Hmm... curious."

    ...

    Sun Wei was sitting on pins and needles in the living room when he suddenly smelled a very fragrant smell.

    He moved his nose. It was the smell of silver carp head soup, very rich and mellow, with fresh bamboo shoots, ham, shiitake mushrooms, and a little bit of peppery numbness in it.

    In the next second, Sun Wei saw his old master coming out of the aisle leading to the back kitchen carefully carrying a pot of soup.

    "Master, be careful!" Sun Wei was startled, and hurried up to support him.

    "Come on, you can drink the soup." Zheng Kun licked his lips, and with Sun Wei's support, he carefully put the soup on the table, "Oh, I haven't eaten braised fish head for a long time."

    In the porcelain bowl, the remaining half of the fish head is still very complete, soaked in the milky white broth.The broth is sprinkled with fresh spring bamboo shoots, salty shredded ham, and plump diced mushrooms.

    Zheng Kun greeted: "Eat the fish head while it's hot, apprentice, hurry up and taste it."

    Hearing this, Sun Wei obediently scooped up a piece of fish head with a porcelain spoon, and put the soup in his own small bowl.

    He leaned closer to the small bowl, sucked it lightly, and a piece of fish head meat was smoothly eaten into his mouth, it was extremely fat and tender, without a trace of bone.

    The stewed soup has been thickened, and it is also full of gelatin from the stewed fish head. It is thicker than ordinary soup, smooth and smooth.

    Delicate products, the broth is mellow and refreshing, and the taste is completely stewed in. It is paired with mountain delicacies such as spring bamboo shoots and shiitake mushrooms.

    This……

    Sun Wei showed an expression of disbelief.

    The dish in front of me is a very kung fu dish.Zheng Kun was a state banquet master in his early years, and he cooked a lot of Huaiyang dishes, among which he was very good at splitting and stewing fish heads.The juniors can't cook this dish well, only the chef can handle it.The apprentices he brought himself were full of loopholes in cooking this dish.

    However, the dish in front of him is so skillful that he can't even guarantee that he can make it.

    Sun Wei's eyes dimmed slightly, probably because his master had just been inside and made a move.His master is good at everything, but he has no intentions, and the other party's luck is really not bad.

    Zheng Kun was eating the part right under the eyes of the fish head. This piece was the most tender. The fish head was stewed so soft that it almost didn't need to be chewed.

    "Sun Wei, how is this dish? Did you eat anything?" Zheng Kun asked.

    Sun Wei came back to his senses, smiled and said, "Master, your skillful sword is not old... You haven't cooked this dish for several years." Dismantling fish bones is delicate work, Zheng Kun is old and doesn't have much energycan be consumed.

    However, the next moment, Sun Wei heard Zheng Kun say, "I didn't do it."

    Sun Wei: "What?"

    "Why do you think I made it?" Zheng Kun looked at him a little surprised, "Of course Boss Jiang made it. This is the dish she made during the filming just now."

    Sun Wei was stunned. It had been a long time since he had eaten master's braised silver carp head. In his memory, it was extremely delicious. The dish in front of him was definitely not worse than what he remembered back then, and it was even better than his own cooking skills!

    Sun Wei couldn't believe it: "Then you... guided her?"

    Seeing his expression, Zheng Kun suddenly knew what his apprentice was thinking.He sighed: "Sun Wei, he made this by himself."

    After a pause of two seconds, Zheng Kun added: "I can't teach her."

    Can't teach her, this sentence can have different interpretations.Sun Wei was stunned when he heard it, and suddenly a bunch of random thoughts flashed through his mind. Two seconds later, he realized that he would not have another junior sister, and he didn't have to worry about the foreign chef coveting his master's skills.But this realization couldn't make him happy, because another idea popped up: How could Zheng Kun think so highly of her?is it possible?

    Zheng Kun is still his master until now, and he has never said that he can't teach him!

    After Zheng Kun finished those two sentences, he lowered his head and continued to eat the fish head. The fish lips are also extremely fresh and tender.

    Sun Wei tasted the taste in his mouth and suddenly felt a little choked.He stood up, and without knowing why, he subconsciously moved towards the back kitchen.

    He just wanted to see how the female boss stood in the kitchen, as if this kind of picture would make the information he heard more real.

    When approaching the back kitchen, Sun Wei heard a familiar voice, it was Lin Liu chirping——

    "Master Jiang, how long have you been practicing this bone-breaking technique, and how did you do it?"

    "Master Jiang, my master always thinks that the fish soup I stew is tasteless. How did you make this broth?"

    Sun Wei's heart skipped a beat when he heard this—he walked into someone's back kitchen and asked, is Lin Liu so ungrateful?

    But at the next moment, he heard the young female boss answering all the questions with a smile in her voice. Although it would not be possible to tell the whole secret recipe, but the extent of mentioning it would indeed benefit Lin Liu a lot.

    Lin Liu still wanted to ask, but Sun Wei hurried in and got the apprentice out with a stern face: "Lin Liu, don't disturb Boss Jiang's work here."

    "Where, don't bother." Jiang Ci smiled.

    Sun Wei felt even more embarrassed, with a stern face, nodded with Jiang Ci, and walked out of the back kitchen grabbing Lin Liu's shoulders.

    A moment ago, he felt that Xiao was trying to steal a teacher from them, well, now he is teaching his apprentice instead.

    The author has something to say:

    on the way back.

    Little Apprentice: Master Master, Boss Jiang taught me xxxxx (°▽° )!

    Sun: ...

    There is a feeling that I have been greened.

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