In the backyard of the bun shop, several bun chefs are practicing their ramen skills.
Although they have been working with dough for a long time, there is still a big difference between making ramen and steamed buns, and the technical requirements are obviously higher.
As a result, when I tried to stretch the noodles, the noodles were stuck and broken, and the slivers were larger at one end and smaller at the other. I was in a state of embarrassment for a while.
Chef Chen stepped forward, corrected them one by one, and demonstrated step by step. However, this thing cannot be practiced in a short time. It can only rely on hard work and personal understanding to slowly find the feeling.
Li Youran found it interesting and wanted to play a few games on a whim.
He went to the faucet beside the fish pond to wash his hands, and then came to the counter where Chef Chen was performing just now.
"Master Chen, I also want to learn, please teach me carefully." Li Youran said to Chef Chen with a smile.
"Okay, Boss Li has very good hand-eye coordination. He will learn this quickly."
Last time, Boss Li made rapid progress in learning knife skills, which left a deep impression on Chef Chen.
He walked back and showed Li Youran the movements and explained the technical essentials.
"Stretch one end of each hand, lift it, and pull hard."
Li Youran obeyed and used both hands to pull out the noodles. Unexpectedly, the noodles broke when he pulled them to the longest point.
He shook his head and started over.
"Be careful to use even force, not too big or too small, and the speed should be fast and even." Chef Chen reminded.
After trying more than a dozen times, Li Youran finally found a way. He picked up another piece of dough. Taking a deep breath, the feeling of heart and hand uniting appeared, and he pulled out his hands in an arc shape.
The noodle segments quickly turned into long strips. This time they were not broken.
"That's right, let's continue." Chef Chen guided from the side.
Li Youran swung the long strip on the panel, then merged the two ends, pinched the combined end tightly with his left hand. He clasped the middle with his right hand, upwards, and downwards with his left hand, stretching to both ends again. He pulled six clasps in one breath. The noodles were still not broken.
, the thickness is also basically uniform.
He didn't dare to pull anymore, so he stopped, raised his hands high, and dozens of long noodles hung down, shaking constantly.
Although it is not as spectacular as Chef Chen's performance, it is still quite exciting.
"Oh my God, I'll be able to do it after learning it for a while."
“Boss Xiao Li is really awesome.”
"We are just too stupid."
The bun masters talked about it for a while, praising Li Youran's understanding.
As the saying goes, the power of role models is infinite. The steamed bun masters were inspired and became enthusiastic and started practicing hard.
Chef Chen also nodded with satisfaction. In fact, he had already seen that Boss Xiao Li's hands were extraordinary. His speed, strength, flexibility, and flexibility were all top-notch, so he had reached this level in such a short period of time.
, not uncommon.
Li Youran was also very happy. Regarding the skill of ramen, he had always been envious of other people's performances in the past. Unexpectedly, he has now started to get started. In the future, he can also make ramen at home. Then he only needs to get some from the store.
Just take the soup stock back with you.
At this time, Gu Weiwei came to him and said that she had financial matters to discuss with him. Li Youran stopped, said hello to Chef Chen, and went back to the office.
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At five o'clock in the afternoon, Fatty Luo called Li Youran.
"Ranzi, are you going home after get off work today?" Fatty Luo asked, the surroundings were still very noisy and it was obvious that he was outdoors.
"I'm not going back today. Xiaoying and the others have to go to class tonight. What's going on?" Li Youran asked strangely.
"Haha, just wait. I'll come over for dinner, and I'll bring you a little baby, just for you." When Fatty Luo said this, there was a hint of sadness in his tone.
Li Youran was even more puzzled. The fat man seemed to have encountered something difficult. When he was about to ask again, the caller had already hung up.
Forget it, I'm too lazy to guess, it will be clear when he comes over. Li Youran shook his head, didn't take it to heart, and went to do other things.
At about half past five, Fatty Luo called again, saying that he was in the backyard and asked Li Youran to come down.
Why is this fat man so busy talking today? There are quite a lot of cutscenes.
Li Youran had no choice but to walk downstairs and came to the backyard. The white Buick Regal was already parked there. Fatty Luo was standing next to the car, looking over here.
"Fat man, what did you bring me? It's not some new oven or grill, is it?" Li Youran walked over and said hello.
"I don't run a cookware factory. Where did you get all these stoves and racks? You have to treat this little guy well." As he spoke, Fatty Luo opened the rear door and took out a black baby.
Furry puppy.
"Puppy, hey, Fatty, I really have you, why did you think of giving me this?" Li Youran bowed slightly and took a closer look at the puppy.
The puppy has black back hair, and its paws and belly are yellow and white. Its ears have just turned up, but have not yet fully erect. A pair of black eyes are looking at him curiously, but not afraid.
"Well, it would be great if I had my own house like you," Fatty Luo sighed, and then said:
"My colleague gave it to me, but my mother refused to raise it at home. No matter what she said, it was all in vain, so I had to use it to give you an advantage. This is a good breed."
As Fatty Luo spoke, he touched the puppy's head with his big fat hands, his eyes full of affection.
"Is this...a black back?" Li Youran asked uncertainly. He had not seen many dog breeds.
"You have some eyesight. It's a serious German shepherd dog, commonly known as a black-backed dog. This guy is relatively pure. He's two months old now. How about it? Do you want it?" Fatty Luo asked.
"Yes, why don't you want it? We are short of a guard dog in the backyard of Baozipu. Not bad."
Li Youran has heard that German Shepherds are recognized as guard dogs and working dogs. They are smart, alert, brave and fearless, and are also very loyal to their owners. The combination of various excellent qualities is very rare among many dog breeds.
He stretched out his hands to take the puppy and touched its head kindly. The puppy noticed his kindness and stretched out its pink tongue to lick his hand.
"Haha. Nice little guy. He's still a male." Li Youran lifted the puppy up to see its gender.
The puppy was very honest and let him handle it without any fuss.
"I've been vaccinated. You can just raise her as a child. You can find two things for food and water in the store. Weiwei is here. I'm leaving." Fatty Luo finished explaining the matter and looked at it reluctantly.
He glanced at the puppy, picked up Gu Weiwei who had just gotten off work, and drove away.
Li Youran put the puppy on the ground. The little guy immediately circled around his legs, wagging its tail and making a purring sound.
"Haha, you're hungry, I'm going to find something to eat." Li Youran said, walking towards the bun shop.
The puppy followed his feet and started trotting.
Before we reached the entrance, we caught up with Uncle Qi coming out and saw the new little guy at a glance.
"Ranzi, the dog you just got?" Uncle Qi asked, then squatted down and looked at the puppy.
"The black-backed cub that Fatty just sent over. When he gets older, he can look after the home. Uncle Qi, let's get him some food."
Uncle Qi also liked it very much and quickly agreed and ran to the kitchen to find something to eat.
Ten minutes later, the pup was enjoying his dinner at the foot of the backyard wall. The food was very rich, including a bowl of soy milk and a small pot of crumbled yeast pancakes mixed with minced meat.
Dogs are carnivores after all. Uncle Qi was worried that the dog would not be able to keep up with its nutritional value if it ate only a vegetarian diet, so he added ingredients to the pancakes.
The puppy had a huge appetite. It looked like it had been hungry for three days and devoured it. The food was reduced at an alarming rate.
"What an appetite. He will be very strong when he grows up." Uncle Qi looked at the pup with joy.
"Brother Youran, what are you doing?" A crisp voice came from behind.
Li Youran looked back, and sure enough, Sun Xiaoying was walking towards this side with a curious look on her face.
"It turns out it's a puppy. It's fun." Sun Xiaoying knelt down and looked at the new puppy.
The puppy concentrated on eating the food and ignored her.
"Don't look at it now, but it will be a big wolfdog when it grows up." Li Youran said to Sun Xiaoying with a smile.
"Ah, it's a big wolf dog. It's so fierce." Sun Xiaoying was about to reach out and touch it, but she quickly retracted when she heard this.
"Yeah, it's taller than a person when it stands, and its mouth is so big." Li Youran said, making a size gesture with his hand.
Sun Xiaoying looked at the puppy and frowned, unable to connect it with the image of the ferocious big wolf dog she had seen before.
"What's wrong with wolfdogs? They're just mean to outsiders, but they're still very friendly to their own people. They're more reliable than bodyguards," said Uncle Qi.
A bodyguard may betray his employer for profit, but a dog will not.
Sun Xiaoying watched for a while, stood up, and went back to the house without interest.
"Well, most girls like small pet dogs, like Pekingese, Pomeranian and so on. Wolf dogs are really not popular with them." Li Youran looked at the little girl's back and shook his head.
"You will accept it as time goes by. It's not like they all don't like it. I heard that there is a female boss who specially raises wolfdogs as guard dogs for self-defense." Uncle Qi looked at the puppies who were still feasting and said with emotion.
Uncle Qi said that tomorrow he would arrange for someone to fix up a wooden house and make a nest for the dog. Tonight, he would find a cardboard box to deal with for the night, and then he would have to train the dog not to urinate anywhere.
Li Youran remembered that the dog didn't have a name yet, so he and Uncle Qi thought about it together. After thinking for a while, they couldn't come up with any good words. Uncle Qi said that in his hometown, the names for dogs are often like little black, little yellow, rich and noble, come on.
Blessings and the like, but they are used too much.
By this time, the puppy had finished its meal and licked the bottom of its pelvis cleanly. Then it ran to the wall and under the tree to raise its hind legs for convenience.
When I came back, I didn't know where I found a discarded small rubber ball. I barked a few times and jumped on the ball with my two front paws to play with it.
"The little guy likes to play with the ball. How about we call it 'hugging the ball'?" Li Youran said with a smile.
"It would be nice to replace the 'leopard' with a leopard, it should be more majestic." Uncle Qi suggested.
When Li Youran thought about it, it was indeed good.
In the end, the puppy's name was determined to be "Leopard Ball".
"Leopard Ball, stop playing. I'll give you a bath first and then sleep in my room at night."
Li Youran stepped forward, bent down, patted the puppy's little head, and signaled it to follow him.
Little Leopard Ball understood what he meant, let go of the ball, waggled his tail, and followed obediently.