Chapter 40: Ingenious workmanship
The railing gallery is magnificent, the rockery and small springs shine together, under the magical powers, the moon floating on the water, the flowers bloom in full bloom, spring and winter coexist, the gardener is hardworking, and every step is at a glance.
In each courtyard of the City God Mansion, each of them is beautiful and has the ultimate scenery. It is either home to the City God’s descendants, or the main retainers, or the princess, with noble status.
In the asters near the cooking yard, violets hang in the corridor into a waterfall, and lavender is planted beside the road. The fragrant fragrance of flowers is elegant, making it a purple ocean.
Ziyuan belongs to the garden style of the Ming and Qing dynasties. I heard that there was a noble girl living in it. It is said among the ghost servants that he was the illegitimate daughter of the Fengdu City God. Although his mother has a low status and is born in a vain family, she has pure bloodlines, talented and has a status that is not inferior to that of a direct descendant.
"I heard that a new ghost has come to the cooking yard and takes the initiative to challenge Chef Zhang Yu?"
"Really? So awesome?"
"I think I'm overestimating my abilities. Although Chef Zhang Yu has a horse face, he is not careless in cooking. Otherwise, why should he sit in the chef's seat in the main kitchen!"
"Yes, yes, I once bite the pastry made by Chef Zhang Yu. Well, my tongue almost bit off. It's really... so delicious!"
"However, I heard that the new ghost came is very handsome."
"Is that true? Is it? Then go and have a look."
Ziyuan's maids were as beautiful as flowers, gathered in the cooking hall. If it weren't for the relaxed management of Miss Zi, they would have been "unruly" and would have encountered strict people, their calves would have been discounted.
At this moment, a beautiful and ethereal woman in purple was standing outside the corridor, sprinkling water for clusters of purple roses. Her beauty was not as good as those ghost servants and maids.
"What are you going to do so lively?" The woman in purple raised her head, smiled, and asked a soft maid who ran past the corridor.
"Zi, Miss Zi?" The maid stopped immediately and saluted in panic. Her sideburns were scared to seep out of fine sweat. Her friend was in Xiyuan because she was trotting on the corridor and was caught by her master, and her calf was directly discounted.
"Don't be anxious, just say it slowly." Miss Zi smiled softly, her voice was ethereal, as if a faint fragrance of lavender flowers was floating.
"Miss Zi..." The maid calmed down and knew that Zi Yuan's master had a rare good temper. She took a deep breath and said, "I heard that the cooking institute held a knife work competition. One of the two sides was Chef Zhang from the main kitchen, and the other was a new ghost servant. I heard that the new ghost servant looked very handsome. My sister and I went to see it."
"Is the knife skills competition?" Miss Zi put down the sprinkler kettle in her hand and said to the maid, "Take me to see it."
"Yes, yes!" The maid was flattered and agreed repeatedly.
Several courtyards near the cooking yards were moved by the news. Some of the masters inside were curious and came to watch, while others sneered and looked down upon.
On the other side, in front of the cooking yard, in front of the main dining room.
After Su Xing proposed the content of the competition and some other requests, Li Dazui ordered and the ghost servant prepared immediately. He was very efficient and was simply transporting the entire kitchen intact.
Zhang Yu snorted coldly, stood in his own position, spread the cloth roll flat on the table, and all kinds of knives were shining and their eyes were shining.
Su Xing smiled slightly, and also came to the table, browsing the kitchen utensils.
There are all kinds of pots and pans, but there is a decent knives missing.
"Hmph, I want to see how you use a pig-killing knife to carve grass!" Li Dazui looked at Su Xing with cold eyes, just like the snow falling in the cold winter.
"Don't have a knife...?" Su Xing pinched his chin with his palm, thought for a while, took out a pair of copper spoons and iron chopsticks, pinched the edge with his fingers, and the nine chakras rotated, and the powerful force was transmitted to his fingertips.
"What is he just going to do?"
The onlookers and chefs were puzzled, and the masters who rushed from various courtyards showed a hint of curiosity.
Su Xing's eyes suddenly condensed, and with a click, the copper spoon and iron chopsticks immediately deformed, and the edges were pinched thin by fingers, forming a simple tool.
"Is this okay?" The ghost servant was shocked and called it strange. Some of the yard owners' eyes lit up, while the faces of chefs such as Li Dazui suddenly turned dark.
Now, Wen Houqing was very entangled and blamed herself. On the one hand, she was the chef of the chief kitchen, Li Dazui, and on the other hand, Su Xing, the "brother" who had a happy conversation. He glanced at Yang Qingshui beside him and found that she had been calm and expressionless, as if she was out of the matter.
"That's it, I got the knives!" Su Xing stopped and looked at the deformed copper spoon and iron chopsticks with satisfaction. Although the knives were as simple as Zhang Yu, Su Xing had absolute confidence and would not lose.
In his opinion, as long as the time comes, a blade of grass and leaves can win.
"Let's start." Su Xing said.
"Hmph, you're so crazy. You'll lose a lot!" Zhang Yu stared at Su Xing tightly, hoping to swallow him in one bite.
"Is it really arrogant or is it really capable?" Miss Zi, who had just arrived, muttered in a low voice when she heard this, her purple pupils flashed across the light, and her bright eyes looked over.
"So handsome!" The maid beside Miss Zi whispered, staring at Su Xing with a foggy look on her face.
At the beginning of the competition, the ghost servants each served the ingredients for the competition - big green radish!
The ingredients were proposed by Su Xing. After both sides confirmed that there was no problem with the ingredients, the competition officially began.
Zhang Yu stared at the huge green radish, his horse's face focused, and his arms shook, he pulled out two knives on the roll, carved them on the radish, his arms opened and closed, his sword light flew, and his dandruff fell, which shocked the ghosts.
The ghost servants were stunned. This was the first time that many ghost servants saw such gorgeous sword skills. The main kitchen and the important place of the City God Mansion, not every ghost has the blessing to see the chef cooking.
It's like Gongsun's sword dancing, Zhang Yu carved green pineapple, like art, full of beauty, which makes the viewers admire it.
"Is that Zhang Yu? It looks good. Next time you dig him over and become the chef of our courtyard." A yard master fell in love with him and ordered the ghost servant, wanting to dig Zhang Yu into the kitchen.
"Chef Zhang performed well this time and made great progress in cooking." Li Dazui nodded with satisfaction and said to the chefs behind him.
"It's over, the new ghost servant is not good. Chef Zhang's skills are really superb." All the ghost servants were not optimistic about Su Xing and were impressed by Zhang Yu's sword skills.
"Oh, no matter how handsome you are in the face of absolute strength, it's useless." The maid shook her head and felt regretful. In a world where the strong are respected, she has the highest strength and no matter how good she is in her skin, she will be a cloud and will disperse in a flash.
"uncertain."
What’s amazing is that Yang Qingshui and Miss Zi said in unison that unlike other ghosts, they are more optimistic about Su Xing.
"Why?" Wen Houqing looked at Yang Qingshui in confusion, but she didn't get any answer.
The maid thought that his master took a fancy to Su Xing and did not dare to ask more questions.
What is Su Xing’s strength? An apple is used as a proof!
"First peeling will help the horse digest~" Su Xing hummed a little song, and moved the knife without any haste. The copper spoon knife and the iron chopstick knife gently touched the green radish, with light force and extremely subtle.
Su Xing looked focused, which immediately caused the maids to be fooled again.
"Perfect!" Zhang Yu raised his hand and put away the knife. He had peeled off the green radish and nodded happily.
When Zhang Yu looked at Su Xing, his face suddenly turned dark. Su Xing's peeling progress was not as fast as Zhang Yu, but the degree of peeling was not inferior to Zhang Yu, and it was even comparable.
The green radish skins are connected into one, and have never been broken from beginning to end. They are so thin that they are almost transparent that they can allow light to pass through.
The copper spoon knife carefully separated the green radish skin from the flesh, without any extra trace. The long green skin hung down like a jade belt, thin and transparent, and looked very beautiful.
"It turns out that the new ghost servant is not boasting, he does have some strength."
Some masters' influence on Su Xing has improved a bit. Many maids' eyes lit up and their hearts are beating. I don't know what they are thinking.
"It's far from it!" Zhang Yu snorted coldly, and faced the blue radish and used the knife again.
"The next thing is..." After Su Xing picked the radish skin, he did not throw it away immediately, but placed it aside and started to cook the green radish.
The copper spoon knife fell down and gently landed on the radish. Feeling the texture and hardness of the radish, Su Xing was not in a hurry to do it, unlike Zhang Yu.
Carving ingredients is a fine job. The knives must follow the texture of the ingredients and cannot cut off the fibers inside, which will damage the taste.
The whole green radish is like a huge jade jadeite, densely covered with shredded radish, with complex textures, which tests the chef's skills.
Obviously, Zhang Yu and Su Xing have a solid foundation, and they are currently in a similar position and have not broken a shredded radish, which makes many chefs who come to shame.
If you rely solely on knife skills, Su Xing is enough to be the chef in the main kitchen, and the chef in the score kitchen is a little more powerful.
The competition was more intense than expected, as if it was a battle without gunpowder and swords. The atmosphere was tense, and the audience stared at the game intently, unwilling to miss any details of the game.
In the later stage of carving, the radish carrots carved by Su Xing and Zhang Yu have basically taken shape and need to be continued to be finely processed.
Zhang Yu was slightly asthma and his nerves were tense. His slender palm picked up the needle-like knife and couldn't help but shake it slightly.
"How is it? I won't underestimate the grass anymore!" Su Xing said with a smile. He seemed to be at ease and kept using the copper spoon knife and the iron chopstick knife. Unlike Zhang Yu, he had replaced more than a dozen knives.
"One, average! It's really too low-level!" Zhang Yu said contemptuously, but in fact he was already in awe in his heart.
The texture of the carrot is natural and is very suitable for carving grass, but the angle must be adjusted, otherwise the texture is wrong and the carved one will not be carved.
And what's even more difficult is a piece of grass!
To carve a piece of grass well, it is not only the difficulty of a grass, but also the density and arrangement that makes the scalp numb. It is difficult to carve a piece of grass well!
"Is that so? Chef Zhang continues to work hard." Su Xing chuckled, and the knife was enough to cut, and the carving progress gradually surpassed Zhang Yu.
When Su Xing was in the world, although his sword skills were superb, he did not reach such a level of magical skills. Now his sword skills have increased significantly, mainly because the ghost body is pure and more controllable than the complex body, and there is also a powerful "thought"!
Without a pure ghost body and a powerful "thought" as support, it is difficult for awakening to reach the state of "in-subtle" in the state of "in-subtle", let alone Zhang Yu, chef of the General Secretary's kitchen, competes in knife skills!
Chapter completed!