Shadow finally realized what it was like to be a servant.
Hiding in the kitchen and learning how to cook from the chef here, asking him, a master in his thirties, to do this kind of work is simply more difficult than killing him.
The knife in his hand is for killing people, not for cutting vegetables.
But now, for the sake of his young master, he had no choice but to chop vegetables, and he did so very seriously.
Duoduoduo...
The nearly one meter long knife is constantly cutting on the chopping board, and you have to control the strength, otherwise the chopping board will be damaged.
The chef who taught him was almost worried to death, wouldn't listen to what he said, and wouldn't change the knife in his hand no matter what.
Oddly enough, after using a kitchen knife for various problems, my knife skills improved rapidly after I switched to a long knife.
When a cabbage came into his hands, he swished it twice. If he wanted to cut it into stuffing, he would cut it into pieces.
The most important thing is that after he cuts it, the size is the same and it is very fast.
"It's okay for you to use it for practice. If you really use this knife to cook food for the princess, you will be punished if you are found out."
The chef is very considerate, although it looks very nice, but it is a waste if it cannot be used.
"It's okay, I'll cook for the young master." Shadow didn't seem to care at all. As long as he could learn to cook quickly, his job would not be lost.
At least I can have a good explanation when my prince comes back.
"It's even worse if you give it to the young master. Have you ever seen blood with this knife? His nose is really good.
If he finds out, it won't be as simple as punishment."
When Shadow heard this, he was slightly startled, and finally stopped holding the long knife in his hand, and asked: "The young master has a bad temper?"
He really didn't know this. In the entire palace, the person who knew the young master best was not the princess, but him.
But after following the young master for so long, I have never seen him get angry even a few times throughout the year.
Well, I got angry more often this year, maybe three or four times, but each time it was related to the little princess, so...
"It's not that he's bad, he's just very particular about what he eats. He prefers food, especially street food."
Shadow doesn't refute this point, because he likes it too.
It has a history of five or six years, and he follows the young master every day. He can't just watch the young master eating snacks on the street, so he also finds a stall and orders a portion to eat.
Not to mention, the street snacks taste great and have plenty of seasonings.
"Don't worry about this. I have two knives, one for killing and one for cooking."
Saying that, Shadow suddenly pulled out a knife again.
This one was different from the one in his hand. It had a sinister air. The knife seemed bright, but it gave people a feeling of a dark forest.
"The one I'm cooking with is a new one. I haven't even killed a chicken, but don't worry, it will come in handy in a few days."
The chef took a few steps back and looked at the shadow with a complicated expression on his face.
"Well, two knives don't seem to be enough. You need to prepare one more."
"Why?" Shadow was stunned on the spot.
I am already very considerate, okay? If it were in the past, I would just use the murder knife to cook, and there would be no need to buy a new one.
He paid too much for the young master.
"You can't use the knife you use to chop vegetables, right? You can't use it to chop bones. The young master likes to eat ribs."
Just as the chef finished speaking, bang!
Shadow raised the knife and lowered it. The ribs on the chopping board were cut into two by him. Then he reached out and touched the blade, which was intact.
"How about it? This knife can be used for two purposes, right?"
The chef opened his mouth several times, but no words came out.
He had served as a chef in the imperial palace, so his skills were naturally not something he could just boast about.
If it weren't for His Majesty's reward to the Gu family, he might still be cooking for His Majesty in the palace.
What kind of chef had he not seen in the palace? But Shadow's rough and rude approach stunned him and subverted his three views.
Strangely enough, ever since Shadow started learning from the cook, he had fewer things to do.
Even my young master seldom goes out. He stays in his room all day, never leaving the door or taking a step forward.
This situation made Shadow feel more or less relieved.
Now that the young master is honest, his work will become easier, and he no longer has to worry and be afraid every day.
But now he has an extra job, which is to go to the street every day to help the young master buy snacks.
"Xiaoying, does that man selling candied haws on East Street know? He bought me a dozen skewers and brought me pastries next door."
"Xiaoying, the beggar in front of our house should be here again. Go check it out and remember, no matter what he wants to do, don't stop him. He is just repaying his kindness."
One mouthful, one small shadow, the shadow had goosebumps listening to it.
With just one word difference, the meaning of the name completely changes, and it becomes like a woman.
He had no choice but to listen and then do it.
First I went to buy candied haws, then came back with pastries and a few kilograms of wine.
The princess said that the young master can eat anything, but he cannot drink alcohol.
So he bought this wine for himself to drink.
My cooking skills have improved a lot recently, so treat yourself.
But the beggar at the door made him very sad.
He was the only person in the entire palace who knew the inside story about the beggar, not even the princess knew.
The reason is very simple. A few years ago, this beggar was begging in front of the palace and was beaten. The young master drank the assailant away and then gave him a meal.
The most important thing is to give the other party a sum of money and let him go out to do some business or earn some other living expenses.
Then he talked about a lot of great truths, but those truths were all nonsense in Shadow's opinion.
After all, being a beggar is not a long-term solution.
At that time, Shadow still scoffed and didn't care very much. In his opinion, the young master was young and did not understand the sinister nature of people's hearts.
In this royal city, if all the beggars were brought here, they would line up a whole street.
If everyone receives relief, the prince's salary will not be enough.
He has hands and feet, and his body is intact. Looking for a job in this royal city is better than begging.
Since you have chosen to be a beggar, it means that you have no ambition and can't hold up the wall.
If I paid today, I might come here again tomorrow.
What are you doing here? Of course, you are continuing to ask for money.
Sure enough, the shadow guessed it, and the little beggar came again the next day.
Although his nose and face were bruised and swollen after being beaten, he changed his clothes and became much cleaner.
He stayed in front of the palace for a long time, until when the young master went out, he suddenly knelt down, kowtowed three times to his young master, and then left without saying a word.
This made Shadow a little curious. This was the first time he saw such a guy who made a living by begging.
Then this little beggar comes every other month.
When I got here, I didn't say a word. I waited until the young master went out, dropped a bag, turned around and left.
He clearly saw the smile on the young master's face when he opened the bag.
There was money inside, although it wasn't much, but it was money, and Shadow could never mistake it.
Since then, the three views of shadow have been subverted.
The shadow behaves the same way every time he comes, and each time he is given more money and better clothes than the last time.