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Chapter 429: Yuan Zhou’s First Failure (First)

Translator: Xiong_Guoqi  Editor: DesTheSloth

"Needless to say, you allow me to drink the Shaoxing yellow rice wine, will you?" Yuan Zhou was actually quite eager to try the wine.

After all, Shaoxing yellow rice wine was really famous.

"According to you, Shaoxing yellow rice wine has already been listed as a tribute to the Emperor as early as the Southern and Northern Dynasties and there are all kinds of poems of praise about it. Among the kinds of Shaoxin yellow rice wine, Huadiao Wine is well-known as the Maiden Rose. What kind of Shaoxing wine do you feed the geese with?" Yuan Zhou asked curiously.

The system displayed, "An important sensory standard to judge the quality of Shaoxing wine is if the viscosity is thick. At the very beginning, Huadiao Wine specially stands for the aged Shaoxin wine."

"In ancient times, there was a custom in Shaoxing. After the birth of their daughter, the parents would seal the earthen jars filled with Shaoxing wine for dowry in the future and put them underground. When their daughter gets married, they will take out the sealed Shaoxing wine and sculpt all kinds of colorful flower and bird patterns on the surface of the earthen jar. Then the wine would follow their daughter to her husband's as the dowry. So, it was called Huadiao Wine (meaning 'flower carving') and was also known as the Daughter's Wine. In the end, people specially called the aged Shaoxing wine as Huadiao Wine."

"So that's why you say the goose drinks the aged Shaoxing wine!" Yuan Zhou couldn't help turning over the stomach of the goose.

He was probably checking if there was still wine in the stomach of the geese, as he had only heard of this kind of good wine.

Nowadays, there were lots of regional protection policies. In other words, it was very difficult to buy the authentic yellow rice wine in other places, let alone quality wine.

Take Maotai Wine for example, as far as Yuan Zhou knew, it could be produced nowhere except in Moutai County where the Moutai Wine was originally produced.

It was rumored that the Japanese scientists had once stolen the formula of the Maotai Wine and the soil of the wine cellar in order to develop the wine on their own, but eventually failed.

It was just because the bacteria in the soil could not adapt to the environment over there and hence died.

So Yuan Zhou would love to have a taste of the Shaoxing yellow rice wine and try it.

The system displayed, "Yes, The goose is selected from those which has just reached 3500 grams. Besides, it's fed with quality rice every day."

"As the host, I strongly demand such a diet every day," said Yuan Zhou with a solemn look.

"And I think it's quite a reasonable demand." Yuan Zhou thought for a while and added.

The system displayed, "Host, please work hard to level up. Such a diet will be available in the future."

"I'm telling you that a cook's mood is very important. If I can't eat nice food, I will feel bad, then how can I make a delicious meal?" Yuan Zhou had habitually thought that the system would reject him again and thus said a lot. Then, he discovered it seemed to be different from what he expected this time.

"You surprisingly have a different answer! Where's your usual pattern? I'm not used to the sudden change." Yuan Zhou supported his forehead and revealed a helpless look.

Only after Yuan Zhou said that did he carefully look at the answer that the system had just answered.

Upon seeing that, Yuan Zhou became delighted and then asked immediately, "You mean it's available after I level up? Then what level will it be?"

The system fell silent and returned to the state of not answering him again.

"Again! You just fall silent at the crucial moments." Yuan Zhou was made speechless by that.

Then, Yuan Zhou shrugged and paid no more attention to the system. Instead, he began to process the flesh of the goose.

Generally speaking, the feet and wing tips of the goose would be chopped off after it had been processed, but Yuan Zhou didn't do that way.

"It's better to clean and blow the air, first." Yuan Zhou picked up the goose and directly began to clean it.

"Hua Hua", the sound of water flowing came from Yuan Zhou's restaurant.

There was only an opening about 1 inch long at the abdomen of the goose provided by the system. The viscera was just taken from the small opening, which could guarantee the goose was intact to the maximum extent.

Afterwards, Yuan Zhou washed the abdominal cavity directly with the cool May rainwater, provided by the system naturally.

In a little while, the goose would be grilled with the charcoal fire. The cold rainwater couldn't be used and nor could the ice water that was freezing. Although the dew tasted sweet, it was also cold and thus unsuitable.

Only the May rainwater that tasted moderate with slight sweetness was the best option to wash the goose.

Not until the blood was all washed away did Yuan Zhou directly set up the goose to drain moisture.

While draining the water, Yuan Zhou wiped the surface of the goose gently with an absorbent cotton cloth.

"Do I need to blow it by myself? Since I am eating it myself." Yuan Zhou seemed to be not only asking the system, but also talking to himself.

Naturally, he was talking about the matter of blowing on the goose.

The Roast Goose must be blown. Then, the air would enter between the subcutaneous fat and connective tissue slowly, making the entire goose swell.

Just when Yuan Zhou was hesitating, the system suddenly appeared.

The system displayed, "The chip blower provided by the system is in the cabinet."

"Alright." Yuan Zhou shrugged and then he took it out and prepared to blow.

He raised the head of the goose, stuck the air nozzle into its neck cavity through the cut on the neck, holding the neck and the air nozzle together tightly with his left hand, then pressed the chip blower with his right hand, making the air go into the body of the goose slowly.

"Hu Hu", as the air was pressed into the body of the goose, its originally flat body began to bulge slowly. Only when it expended to 80% of its original size did Yuan Zhou stop.

At that time, the water in the large pot was already bubbling and rolling.

While taking the goose with one hand and a spoon with the other, Yuan Zhou began to heat the goose with the boiling water. After the body of the goose adapted to the temperature slowly, it would be put into the large pot for blanching.

During the process, Yuan Zhou tried his best not to touch the breast of the goose in case it left a dent, which would damage the overall image of the goose.

As the goose was being heated, the scent of the goose and the faint smell of the wine filled the air.

"It smells so good. No wonder it's a goose that drinks wine." Yuan Zhou sighed with emotion.

However, Yuan Zhou noticed another thing immediately.

"System, is the air from Chengdu? Don't forget there is haze here in Chengdu." Yuan Zhou started to ask the system once he got some time.

The system displayed, "The air comes from Mount Wellington in Tasmania Island which is known as the Heart of the World."

"It's near the South Pole, but is not bordering it. This land also has the title of End of the World. The air provided to you is taken from the clean and pollution-free air over there at 10 degrees in the winter. It has a slight smell of cold snow and is suitable to inflate the goose."

"If I know that earlier, I should have taken a sip of the air to see if I will get drunk due to its quality." Yuan Zhou ridiculed directly.

A goose that drank aged Huadiao Wine and breathed oxygen from the Mount Wellington. Sigh. This really made Yuan Zhou feel that he was living a life far inferior to a goose.

The only way to overtake the goose was to level up with great effort.

Fortunately, the goose was well boiled at that moment. Therefore, Yuan Zhou stopped talking to the system and began to concentrate on processing the goose.

Yuan Zhou carried out the scalding goose with the clip and began to pour cold water on it. After the process of expanding with heat and contracting with cold, the skin of the goose would become crisp and tender and free from any underlying bad smell.

After the cold water was poured on it and the goose didn't continue emitting steam anymore, Yuan Zhou began to stuff flavorings into the goose's belly and brushed the home-made embrittlement water on the skin.

Yuan Zhou stuffed the flavorings into the goose quickly and concisely with a porcelain spoon one spoonful after another.

After stuffing, he began to brush the embrittlement water on it again. The embrittlement water must be brushed on the goose evenly. Otherwise, the skin color of the roasted goose wouldn't be consistent, which would affect its beauty.

"Now, there is nothing left except the drying." Yuan Zhou sewed the belly of the goose to pack the flavorings inside and then hung the goose at the drying place.

Only after drying and then roasting could the goose flesh have the perfect effect of luster and smoothness. Because of that, Yuan Zhou spent much time on it and wasn't stingy at all.

"The Roast Goose should be the dish with the most procedures." Yuan Zhou looked at the goose that he had barely finished half of all procedures and felt a little proud.

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WhoWhoWho

System: + 1 Goose : + 2 Care, Food, & Handling Yuan: - 1

Khem

Boss Yuan has to *level up* to be able to enjoy the same quality diet as the goose he’s cooking 😂😉 Thanks for the chapter

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I wish too

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Chapter 430: Yuan Zhou’s First Failure (Second)

Translator: Xiong_Guoqi  Editor: DesTheSloth

"I'll eat the goose for dinner today." Yuan Zhou looked at the roast goose with dry skin and talked to himself with satisfaction.

Speaking of which, the system had prepared a small hanging stove in the kitchen. Want to know how small it was? The size was only enough to hang one goose at a time.

Yuan Zhou habitually reached out his hand and knocked on the outer wall of the oven, which made a light sound of "Peng Peng".

"Is this an earthen jar?" Yuan Zhou had thought the oven might be something made with bricks and mud, or an underground deep well.

After all, that was how the Deep Well Roast Goose used to be prepared formerly.

Besides, Yuan Zhou wouldn't be surprised at all even if the system built a deep well to roast the goose based on its powerful capability.

The system displayed, "Yes. It's made of pottery clay mixed with quartz, feldspar, clay soil, etc. Through the traditional method of charcoal burning, the raw clay turned into an earthen jar embryo, which then turns into a pottery jar embryo with the same method. After it's glazed, the pottery jar embryo will enter the oven and be fired again until it turns into the ceramic pot."

"The ceramic jar has the characteristics of good air permeability and absorbability as well as uniform heat transfer and slow heat dissipation, etc. Therefore, it's extremely suitable to act as an oven."

"Of course, what the system has provided is the ancient sintering method. With the modern method, it will be deformed or crack easily."

"You are showing off your broad knowledge again in front of me." While ridiculing the system, Yuan Zhou read the knowledge provided by the system seriously.

Naturally, he didn't forget to whisper primly, "The system shows off his knowledge while Wu Zhou shows off his intimacy with his girlfriend in front of me. What a fulfilling life I have got!"

"The goose tail pin is also ceramic, and the goose hook was ceramic, too." Yuan Zhou picked up the tail pin made into black-iron color and said helplessly.

Originally, Yuan Zhou thought it was made of iron when he saw the metallic tail pin. Never had he expected the system was so crazy. The pig iron had an underlying smell while the processed iron didn't. Of course, it was most likely to be the alloy, but the effect would not be as good as the ceramic pin.

Yuan Zhou sealed the goose tail swiftly and then locked the fragrance inside quickly.

He picked up the meat hook and directly dug into the abdominal cavity of the goose from the lower part. Then, he turned its head around and clipped its neck between the meat hook so as to clamp the neck, avoiding air leakage. During this process, Yuan Zhou checked the goose carefully and found there wasn't any sign of the oil coming out of the skin.

That meant the goose was well processed early on. Only then did Yuan Zhou hang the whole goose at the side and start to light the fire for pre-heating.

Before lighting, Yuan Zhou hesitated for a while. After all, he wasn't holding an ordinary piece of wood in his hand.

"System, are you sure you won't be beaten to death if you roast a goose with the spear wood?" Yuan Zhou felt heartache while holding the wood.

The system displayed, "The 4-seasonal occasions and Theory of Five Elements① are to be considered prior to roasting the goose with fire. Now is the early winter and in the four season, winter belongs to black according to the Theory of Five Element. For the spear wood, it has distinct features. The sapwood is between white (with yellowish-brown or slate gray) to light reddish brown while its heartwood is black."

"The black heartwood doesn't have any special smell and hence is quite suitable for roasting the goose. Only in that way can we not violate the laws of nature and only in that way can we help people to keep fit and prevent diseases."

"Besides, it's you who is going to roast the goose with the spear wood."

"Wow!!! 4-seasonal occasions and Theory of Five Elements. What a knowledgeable system you are!" Yuan Zhou sighed with emotion and said. Then, he found the sentence that appeared in his mind at last.

"Wait, you mean I'm the one who is going to light the fire and I'm the one that will be beaten if necessary, don't you?" Yuan Zhou got surprised at once.

Regarding Yuan Zhou's questioning, the system had no response.

"System, you are terrible. You provide the materials, so you are to blame. I'm just a little chef who works for the Master Chef." While lighting the fire, Yuan Zhou tried to evade his responsibility.

"No wonder it's called hardwood. It's really difficult to light a fire using it." Yuan Zhou murmured.

Luckily, Yuan Zhou lit the hardwood quickly after the initial ignition stage. After that, the temperature began to rise.

Because the stove was small and the heating speed was slow, it reached the optimum temperature of 250 degrees very soon. At that time, Yuan Zhou put on heatproof gloves and quickly hung the raw goose into the oven.

Then, he shut the furnace cover with a "Peng" sound and began to roast it.

The continuous series of actions were done by Yuan Zhou attentively. His actions were both concise and swift.

Because the oven was very small, it was very easy to hang the goose to the middle line of the oven. As a result, Yuan Zhou also got relieved.

"Fortunately, it's at a constant temperature in my restaurant. Otherwise, I'll have to increase the temperature by two degrees to roast the goose well on such a cold day." Yuan Zhou felt the difference between the temperature in and out of the restaurant at the back door.

"Hua Hua", Yuan Zhou turned on the tap and began to wash his hands carefully.

Meanwhile, he began to check the time carefully from time to time, even if the time he had predicted was actually the same as the time on the clock. Every time Yuan Zhou cooked a new dish for the first time, however, he followed the prescribed order step by step like a beginner.

Innovation is one thing, but Yuan Zhou followed the established plan strictly for every step of the process.

"Huh? Is the picture askew?" After Yuan Zhou checked the time, he suddenly noticed the painting hanging on the ceiling.

Yuan Zhou tried to ignore it but in the end, he still couldn't help running up the stairs.

He took out an extremely long ruler from the second floor and came down.

"Pa", Yuan Zhou pressed the switch of the ladder used to pick the Jinling grass and then directly rose to the ceiling.

He swung the long ruler from one side to the other until the four lines of the painting were parallel to the four lines of the ceiling. Only then did Yuan Zhou stop.

"It looks better and more comfortable now." Yuan Zhou looked up at the picture that returned to the correct position with satisfaction.

If Wu Hai were here, however, he would probably ridicule Yuan Zhou directly, "Boss Yuan is really a damned OCD victim."

After all, Wu Hai was ordered around by Yuan Zhou when he was hanging the painting.

With Yuan Zhou's extraordinarily sharp eyes, even a deviation of 1cm or 0.5cm was enormous. Therefore, Wu Hai disliked Yuan Zhou's OCD, even if he himself was a perfectionist that wasn't any better than Yuan Zhou.

"Dong Dong Dong", Yuan Zhou ran upstairs again, put away the ruler, and then returned to the water tank.

"It's really perfect timing. There are still five minutes left for me to wash my hands." Yuan Zhou breathed out and smiled contentedly.

Then, Yuan Zhou demonstrated the most standard method of hand washing. He washed for no less than five minutes and then wiped them dry.

"Ding", the alarm clock set by Yuan Zhou rang, too.

Yuan Zhou immediately put on the heatproof gloves and took out the roast goose directly and gently removed the tail pin. An opening about an egg size was revealed in the end.

"The inside of the goose is so tender that it might be damaged by sharp objects, so it can only be done by hand." Yuan Zhou took a deep breath and directly reached out his hand.

Yuan Zhou had been a mature chef that mastered extraordinary culinary skills. Even a senior chef like Master Cheng also tried to study the craftsmanship from him.

The youngest Michelin Three-Star Chef, Chu Xiao, also felt pressure after he witnessed the talent and craftsmanship of Yuanzhou. But now, Yuan Zhou had misjudged one thing.

Having just been roasted well, the goose was unbearably hot for people to touch, especially the inside of its belly.

"Sh*t!" The rude word immediately rushed out of his face mask.

Yuan Zhou was burned just when he reached his fingers into the belly of the goose and tried to get the green plum out.

There appeared two bright and eye-catching blisters on Yuan Zhou's hands.

① Five Elements are metal, wood, water, fire and earth held by the Chinese ancients to compose the physical universe and later used in physiological and pathological phenomena.

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Khem

Is that the fail? The fact that he burned his hand in the kitchen? Then I’m hopeless, I burn my hands all the time taking things out of the over 😂😅 Thanks for the chapter

SirPRYse

The system will probably heal the blister but leave the pain ... -.-

rafsilong

Oh no!! Boss Yuan has a reason to close the store now!!! Hahahahaha. 😂😂😂

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Chapter 431: The System’s Routine

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"Hiss... I didn't expect it to be so hot." Yuan Zhou frowned tightly.

The plum that had just been clamped out was stuck at the opening and revealed its greenish yellow flesh.

The blisters on his hands were hurting him painfully.

Yuan Zhou closed his eyes and began to call to mind the information he had received carefully.

The information offered by the system was from the masters of meat roasting. Apart from the cooking methods, there were also their understandings and conclusions. Then, Yuan Zhou selected an optimum one from these ideal methods.

As a matter of fact, Roast Goose is relatively greasy. Speaking of which, the Beijing Roast Duck naturally couldn't be neglected.

"The Beijing Roast Duck that I'll make in the future can't be too greasy, but for now, I have to overcome this problem first." Yuan Zhou knitted his brows and looked at the blisters.

He could neither use medicine nor touch the roast goose now as it was too hot.

At the very beginning, people selected geese with 30% lean and 70% fat to make the Roast Goose. These kinds of geese tasted fat and tender as well as delicious and fragrant after being roasted. For now, however, people preferred healthy delicacies compared to greasy ones.

Just like how a lot of people felt the roast duck didn't taste as good as before. However, they didn't know how it was like a long time ago.

If one wanted to entertain others with the roast duck, the guest had to make the reservation three months in advance and pay early at that time in order to feed the goose selected by the customer. Then, the goose would definitely be fed until it was big and fat before the final day came. As people had not many chances to eat meat or fish at that time, the roast duck prepared in that circumstances was naturally plump and sweet as well as delicious and fantastic.

As the living standards improved, people had started eating meat or fish far too frequently in the recent years. Therefore, there was no need for food that was too greasy. Hence, Yuan Zhou stuffed the sour plum into the roast goose.

The green plum had just been pickled and each of them was perfectly round, without any fractures on the surface.

The plums that had just been pickled tasted sour more than sweet. The fruit acid was sealed in the belly of the goose and slowly diffused into the inside of the flesh. Then, it infiltrated directly through the bones into the subcutaneous fat that had been blown.

That way, the delicate fragrance and sourness of the green plum would be scattered throughout the inside of the goose. Halfway through roasting, however, the plums must be taken out and replaced with gravy to allow the flavor to seep into the flesh.

The green plums tend to melt into the flesh of the goose if roasted too long and would carry some bitterness, so Yuan Zhou must take them out before that happened.

Due to that, Yuan Zhou couldn't clamp it out using hard objects. He could not let the gravy flow out nor destroy the pulp but allowed the plum to stay in the belly of the goose. That was also the cause of Yuan Zhou being burned.

"Let me take the remaining ones first. Hiss..." said Yuan Zhou. After that, he directly reached out his hand, but the goose that didn't cool down much scaled him again.

Plus, with the swelling blisters, the feeling was really unbearable.

"Hiss... It's really hot goose meat." While Yuan Zhou was complaining to divert his attention from the great pain, he tried his best to take the green plum out as soon as possible.

However, the blisters on his hand hindered the performance of Yuan Zhou. During the process, four green plums were slightly damaged and all of them were pinched out by Yuan Zhou as it was truly hot.

Right after that, Yuan Zhou picked up the ceramic scissors and immediately cut off the wings and claws with a sound "Ka Ca Ka Ca" so that they wouldn't be scorched and produce the bitter taste.

"Hua La", Yuan Zhou quickly poured the brine into the belly and then hung it up again to continue roasting.

"Hoo..." Yuan Zhou looked at the oven cover that was shut again and felt relieved.

"I used four minutes more than the time limit and broke three green plums. No wonder it's the ideal cooking method, it's so difficult." Yuan Zhou looked at the wound on his hand and sighed slightly.

It was the first failure that Yuan Zhou had encountered since he owned the system. Even the eccentric royal chef gave the cooking method of the signature dish to him in the end.

"Interesting. It's indeed awesome." Yuan Zhou sat down and looked at his hands in a daze.

In the beginning, Yuan Zhou had thought he could manage to get the green plums out of the goose within three minutes after it was taken out of the oven and then hang the goose up again. Naturally, he knew the roast goose would be scalding, but his sculpting skills were already at the level of a grandmaster.

That meant he could move his hands quickly and wouldn't be so easily burned. Therefore, Yuan Zhou selected the perfect cooking method with confidence.

As a severe OCD victim that must align everything with the ceiling, he would certainly pursue the perfect cooking method.

"Hua La". Fiddled by Yuan Zhou in the plate, the green plums emitted some sound.

"It seems that the initial stage and later stage are easier to get through while the middle stage is a little hard." Yuan Zhou observed the green plums carefully.

It was indeed so. At first, he hadn't adapted to such a high temperature, but he managed to hold on with his willpower. In the middle stage, however, the goose became too hot and thus four green plums were broken. The latter stage was nevertheless easier because he was numb to being burned.

"Speaking of which, do you have any advanced burn ointment, system?" Yuan Zhou shook his scalded hands and asked sincerely.

The system displayed, "No."

"How merciless you are!" There were no such medicines the last time when he was injured and naturally, there wasn't any this time, either. Therefore, Yuan Zhou just asked about that casually.

The system displayed, "Friendly tip: you can soak the wounded part in cold water for half an hour first. Generally speaking, the earlier you soak the wounded part in cold water and the lower the temperature is, the better the effect is. However, the temperature can't be lower than 5 degrees in order to avoid frostbite. But if the wounded part has bubbled and broken, you can't soak it in the water for fear of infection. Host, you can soak your hands and the cold water has been provided."

"You can use the light brine to wipe your wounded part gently for antiphlogosis. Besides, according to the ancient medical books, the Chinese gromwell ointment can be used to cure burns. So is the Jingwanhong oil and natural mink oil. Also, you can wipe the wounded part with Qiu You to treatment."

"Apart from that, you can also cover your injuries with the egg white blended evenly with cooked honey for antiphlogosis and analgesia. You can use whatever you like."

"Tsk--tsk. I didn't expect that you surprisingly have the same functions as Baidu. Thank you." Yuan Zhou ridiculed the system while soaking his hands in the cold water.

However, the system didn't answer him at all. Only the words that appeared in his mind was made bold and became more conspicuous

"Use the rock honey and the eggs laid by hens that eat better even than the Wagyu cows to apply to on the burn? It's really a luxurious home-made scald ointment!" Yuan Zhou broke eggs while laughing at himself.

So it was. After all, it was the truth that the hens ate better than Yuan Zhou.

Yuan Zhou was never idle when he stayed with the system. After all, he was only afraid of dealing with interpersonal relations and was not autistic. Therefore, he started to think about taking advantage of the system again.

"System, look at me. I'm burned, so can you not charge me the cost of the eggs and honey?" Yuan Zhou asked in a seemingly careless manner while applying the medicine to his own wounds gently.

The system displayed, "Host, you are now at level four. We split the cost 50/50."

"No, no, no. This is the injury caused during working hours, which should be called an occupational injury. So it is mine." Yuan Zhou tried to cheat it primly.

The system displayed, "Host, please work hard to level up."

"Ho Ho. It's again like that. When can we exactly have a pleasant conversation?" Yuan Zhou felt rather helpless after he failed.

When he opened the cash box, he really found that he had lost money.

"You move so quickly." Yuan Zhou closed the cash box and spoke no more.

Instead, he looked at the roast goose in the oven.

As it wasn't in the business time, Yuan Zhou's restaurant naturally didn't prevent the scent from leaking out. Immediately, it was surrounded by a crowd of people.

"What a coincidence! I just came back and there's a new dish, again. It smells so nice." The grandpa stood at the door with his wife and appeared quite happy.

"It's indeed a new smell that we have never eaten before." Ma Zhida also affirmed that.

"Waiting to eat. It must be a meat dish." Wu Hai uttered a few words.

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Khem

The customers are doomed to be disappointed and will end up cursing Boss Yuan. There’s no way he’ll share after burning himself Thanks for the chapter

WhoWhoWho

The System is stingy, and Yuan is a masochist.

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yuan zhou always asking for freebies

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Chapter 432: The Fascination of the Roast Goose

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"I think it might be a refreshing dish. After all, Boss Yuan is unpredictable." Man Man also started to guess.

"Isn't that the fragrance of Roast Goose?" Being more familiar with the taste, Ling Hong figured it out immediately.

"We all know that. We are just guessing what taste it would be since it's cooked by Boss Yuan." Jiang Changxi showed a supercilious look to Ling Hong.

"That's right." Man Man nodded her head.

"Do you think you can figure out the taste of Boss Yuan's dishes just by thinking?" Ling Hong rolled his eyes.

"Don't you think that Boss Yuan is eating alone?" Wu Zhou asked weakly.

"Don't say it out. I will be unable to control myself from disassembling the door." Man Man clenched her fist and said earnestly.

"Boss Yuan, Boss Yuan, open the door. Time for business hours." Wu Hai directly carried out Man Man's thought.

"Young people are all in a hurry nowadays. They don't even have good patience." The grandpa said seriously.

"Oh, yeah. Then why are you dragging me forward so quickly?" The grandma did well in counteracting his words.

"Cough-cough. I just don't want you to get hurt in the crowd." The grandpa looked carefully at the grandma and said.

"Come on. Don't lie to me. Let's just move forward honestly so that we can eat it earlier." The grandma was very honest and frank.

Wu Hai's loud knock at the door didn't affect Yuan Zhou at all. After all, anything provided by the system was top level.

Even if Yuan Zhou had just failed in taking out the green plums, the following procedures could never be ignored.

When Yuan Zhou did his homework during his childhood, he always erased the wrong characters after completely writing them even if he had found the error earlier.

Therefore, Yuan Zhou likewise did the following procedures according to the perfect cooking method without stopping.

The most important factor to roast the goose in the ceramic jar was the temperature control. Due to the slow heat dissipation and fast heating rate of the ceramic jar, it was quite difficult to master the temperature concisely. If something went wrong, the goose would become black from head to foot.

"It's almost done." Yuan Zhou said affirmatively when he heard the slight sound of the oil cracking and the wood burning.

He put on the heatproof gloves and uncovered the roasting oven after a sound of "Hu La".

"Judging from the smell, everything is good." Yuan Zhou smelled the crisp and fragrant taste of the roast goose and said while frowning.

Ever since his hand was scalded, Yuan Zhou had been knitting his brows and never felt relieved.

He reached out his hands to take the roast goose out. Then, the fragrance of the roast goose filled the air.

Obviously, the system could have shielded the sound, but it didn't, presumably because of its evil personality. People waiting outside became more helpless when they smelled the fragrance.

"Growling..." The stomach of Jiang Changxi was protesting.

"Sister Jiang, your stomach..." Man Man took the sleeve of Jiang Changxi and said.

"Damn it. It's all Yuan Zhou's fault. He often cooks delicious dishes in his restaurant, but doesn't sell it to us. Sigh. I'm starving." Who was Jiang Changxi? She was the three-lost woman and totally wasn't embarrassed at all. She even straightforwardly complained Yuan Zhou.

"Me, too. I'm also very hungry." Man Man covered her stomach and revealed a bemoaning expression.

"What exactly is the little Boss Yuan cooking? It's so fragrant. This old man is almost drooling." The grandpa tried to look into the restaurant anxiously.

"Boss Yuan, it's immoral to do so. Please open the door quickly. Even if we can't eat, we can enjoy looking at it." While patting on the door, Wu Hai said with a euphemistic tone.

"Little Min, do you have the key? We can just have a look at what your boss is cooking at the door and won't go inside." Ling Hong looked at Shen Min kindly with a smile on his face.

"No, I don't, Mr. Ling." Shen Min swallowed her saliva and said nervously.

"Oh. How long do we have to wait?" Ling Hong was originally very handsome. The melancholy way he talked had great effect toward such girls like Shen Min.

"Ten minutes. After that, my boss will open the door." Shen Min checked the time carefully and then said.

"Um. Thanks, Min Min." Ling Hong felt rather helpless inwardly.

He certainly knew there were still ten minutes left. Many customers lining up out there were all counting their fingers to wait for business hours to commence.

On the contrary, Yuan Zhou was observing the roast goose inside.

The roast goose was well done once it became golden red from head to foot, with its eyes slightly protruded, the crack appeared in the middle of the body surface and the whole weight became lighter.

The one held by Yuan Zhou in his hand right now completely met this standard.

"It also looks good on the surface." Yuan Zhou studied the failed roast goose step by step.

It could be considered to be the summary of the experience he had got from the failure.

Yuan Zhou removed the meat hook and tail pin quickly. The gravy inside emitted a light sound of "Hua La".

After that, he picked up the roast goose immediately and poured the gravy in the belly out into a small bowl painted with green leaves.

The small and exquisite white porcelain bowl was filled with brownish red gravy, over which the oil droplets emitted slight heat. It smelled so fragrant and palatable that it made people unable to resist it and couldn't help wanting to taste it.

Following that, Yuan Zhou took out the miracle kitchen knife and cut the roast goose into several pieces quickly when it was still hot.

Then, he moved the roast goose onto a large plate with the kitchen knife.

The whole plate looked like a goose. After the cut roast goose was laid inside, the goose seemed to be sitting on another goose with its forehead held up in the front of the plate. On the whole, it appeared fairly graceful.

With a sound of "Hua La", Yuan Zhou poured the gravy straightforwardly onto the roast goose.

The touch of the boiling hot gravy and the crisp skin emitted a melodious sound of "Zi Zi", which stimulated stronger fragrance.

"The skin is smooth and glossy and looks like it has been brushed with honey. Perfect." Yuan Zhou looked at the finished product and said objectively.

"There's only the taste left for me to try now." Yuan Zhou picked up his own chopsticks and prepared to eat.

After all, there were only a few minutes left before he opened the door.

He picked up a piece of the roast goose and directly stuffed it into his mouth without any hesitation.

Once the roast goose entered his mouth, however, Yuan Zhou knitted his brows.

"It's indeed so." Yuan Zhou gulped down the meat in his mouth and said with an expected manner.

As the green plums had their skin broken, the intrinsic astringency and bitterness contained in them originally suddenly burst out and then went into the goose meat. For that little amount of offensive taste, others naturally couldn't distinguish it, but Yuan Zhou could.

Therefore, Yuan Zhou believed his first Roast Goose had failed.

Nonetheless, Yuan Zhou didn't waste it at all. He ate up the better part of the 3500g Roast Goose and left the remaining bones to Broth.

He just ignored that it was merely a pet dog.

"Hey, a special meal today. You can eat some bones." Yuan Zhou looked at the dog Broth that was waiting to eat and said earnestly.

In his opinion, it was only common that cats eat fish and dogs eat bones. After all, he was the man that fed Broth with the noodle broth.

After doing all that, Yuan Zhou opened the door.

"Well, why are there so many people outside?" The instant Yuan Zhou opened his eyes wide, his serious expression returned immediately. The image mattered most.

However, he was a little puzzled. After the queuing machine was put into use, people lining up out there were usually the first twenty customers who could enter the restaurant first. But now, the big crowd of people outside nevertheless appeared to be more than 20.

However, the puzzlement was dispelled by Wu Hai at once.

"Boss Yuan, you've gone too far. What exactly are you cooking? Can we continue playing together happily after this?" Once Wu Hai entered the restaurant, he looked around.

"Yeah, yeah, you are right. My drool almost reached my chest." The grandpa was strong even though he was old. He took the grandma's hand and crowded into the restaurant directly.

"Eating alone usually comes to no good end." Ling Hong also said that.

"Everybody, please get inside based on your turns. Please line up and come in." Having been pushed by the crowd to the door, Shen Min only squeezed into the restaurant now and said loudly.

Nevertheless, Yuan Zhou just walked towards the kitchen with quick steps and an indifferent look.

After all, these people seemed to be here to eat him rather than the dishes...

Comments (38)

Khem

How many times will Boss Yuan practice this dish, torturing his customers, before he’ll be willing to serve it? 🤔😉 Thanks for the chapter

WhoWhoWho

Eat him & the evil system! So, Boss Yuan has been this way since he was a child. No wonder the System picked him. 😈😝😁

Kyrilhasan

Whole 3.5 kilo goose... That a lot I think...

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Chapter 433: A Special Way of Selling

Translator: Xiong_Guoqi  Editor: DesTheSloth

"Stop it. Don't quarrel. Let me ask him." Jiang Changxi shouted energetically.

"Eh..." Startled by the shout, all customers in the restaurant shut their mouth subconsciously.

Jiang Changxi looked at the restaurant that calmed down with satisfaction. Only then did she turn her head and said to Yuan Zhou while looking at him.

"Boss Yuan, were you experimenting with a new dish just now?" Jiang Changxi asked directly.

"Yes, a new dish." Yuan Zhou stood in the kitchen and nodded his head seriously.

"What dish is it and when are you going to serve it?" Jiang Changxi was always frank and never beat around the bush when she talked to Yuan Zhou. Otherwise, Yuan Zhou might give her a vaguer answer.

"Roast Goose. The time to serve it is yet to be confirmed." Yuan Zhou looked at the blisters on his hand without a trace and said positively.

"Roast Goose? It's surprisingly the roast goose? OMG. I want to eat it." It was Man Man who said that first.

"Surprising. It seems to be the first time that Boss Yuan served a dish of an entire animal?" A customer said curiously.

"You are talking nonsense. Isn't the Phoenix Tail Prawn one whole?" Another customer beside him retorted back at him without any hesitation.

"I'm not talking about the prawns. I mean the intact chicken or fish. This Roast Goose is certainly intact." The first customer explained smilingly.

"You are right." Only then did the customer who spoke just now nodded his head.

"Why hasn't the time been confirmed?" There was full of puzzlement on the beautiful face of Jiang Changxi .

"I know. It's definitely because he has to respect the goose's mood." Man Man answered with a mischievous tone.

"Haw-haw. Yeah, right. It's presumably because he isn't sure when the goose has a good mood, either." Wu Hai answered delightedly while stroking his small mustaches.

Ever since Yuan Zhou explained once that it depended on the mood of the bees, this excuse had been a funny topic among them.

"No. It depends on my mood." Yuan Zhou knitted his brows and explained seriously.

"Ah? Why?" Wu Hai asked unconsciously.

"I only provide four roast geese every month." Yuan Zhou brought out the reason.

"It truly depends on your mood. So we just wait for you to have a good mood and make the roast goose, right?" As a lettered literary youth, even Wu Hai couldn't help rolling his eyes.

"Boss Yuan, life is all about action." Ling Hong showed his forearm's muscle and encouraged him.

"He's right. Man cannot be too lazy. Judging by the fragrance, four roast geese cannot even fill my stomach." Wu Hai nodded his head continuously.

"If Zheng Jiawei hears that, he will be very happy." Yuan Zhou ridiculed Wu Hai expressionlessly.

He said that because he often saw Zheng Jiawei run after Wu Hai and ask him to draw.

"How can the art be urged? Art is the collision of inspirations." Speaking of drawing, Wu Hai was always so solemn and serious.

"Yes. It also applies to me." Yuan Zhou nodded his head approvingly.

Alright. Wu Hai then found nothing to answer him.

"Everybody, business time commences now. Please take your time." Shen Min made use of every bit of time and said that.

Hearing that, the customers didn't pay attention to the new dish anymore. After all, eating lunch first mattered most for now. The blast of the fragrance just now made them almost drool. Of course, they also swallowed much saliva.

"This old man is going to be extravagant for once. One serving of Dongpo Pig Knuckle and two servings of Clear Broth Noodle Soup Set." The grandpa ordered generously.

"Can you eat the pig knuckle?" The grandma instantly got angry.

"Yes, why not? It is anyhow cooked by Little Master Yuan." The grandpa said with his face full of smiles.

"Only this time, once." The grandma agreed after she pinched the grandpa.

After all, the pig knuckle was obviously greasy. The old man had a weak stomach and thus, it was fairly common for the grandma to be worried about her husband.

"Translucent beef Slices and plain cooked rice." The customers all ordered the meat dishes today.

It was presumably due to the crisp and fragrant taste just now that gave them such good appetite.

Shen Min passed the customers' order earnestly to Yuan Zhou while Yuan Zhou started to prepare it upon hearing that.

When he was making preparations, others inevitably saw the blisters on his hand.

As the time went by, Yuan Zhou had been accustomed to the blisters which were about a pea's size on his hand, which didn't affect his movement, either.

"Look! Was Boss Yuan burned?" Yin Ya, who didn't want to talk to Yuan Zhou because of the matter of the treat last time, found it first.

"It seems to be so." Jiang Changxi never cooked, so she didn't really know about that.

"It's definitely a burn with such big blisters." Anyhow, Man Man was the boss of a patisserie. Upon seeing his hand, she nodded her head positively.

"Well..." Yin Ya didn't know what to say for that moment.

"He needs to use the medicine now. I don't think he has used any. Look at the shiny blisters." Man Man turned her head and took a look at Yin Ya and then said while frowning.

"Burn ointment?" Yin Ya wasn't clear about that, either.

"It's of little help. I have a bottle of mink oil that my friend has brought for me. It's especially useful for burns." Man Man got a shine in her eyes and suddenly remembered.

"Man Man, if Boss Yuan's burns get worse, he might need to rest again and then we'll be unable to eat the delicacies. Do you think it's necessary for you to donate your mink oil to him?" After Yin Ya heard that, she said to Man Man immediately.

"Ok, sure. But I won't give it to him directly in case he shows off too much. Ya Ya, you go give it to him." The evil smile on Man Man's face was even noticed by Jiang Changxi, but Yin Ya only concentrated on Yuan Zhou's wounded hand.

"No problem. Give it to me after lunch." Yin Ya agreed straightforwardly without hesitation.

She had forgotten the embarrassment that she encountered last time when she had a meal here.

"Um. Then it's settled." Man Man winked secretly at Jiang Changxi before she said that primly.

While cooking earnestly with a face mask, Yuan Zhou nevertheless didn't know the blisters on his hand were cared about by three beautiful girls.

As Yin Ya had accepted the work, Jiang Changxi specially instructed Ling Hong and Wu Hai who had also found the blisters not to butt in, leaving this work to Yin Ya.

Time flies when one is busy. Two hours passed very quickly and Yuan Zhou had forgotten the pain of the blisters.

"Thanks for coming. See you in the evening." Like always, Yuan Zhou stood in the kitchen and said courteously.

That also meant the complete end of the lunch time.

"Boss, I'm going back now." After Shen Min saw the last customer off, she said to Yuan Zhou.

"Be careful on the way back." Yuan Zhou nodded his head.

"Ta Ta Ta". Not until Shen Min's footsteps receded did Yuan Zhou sit down and have a rest.

Just a few minutes later, a human head appeared at the door. It was Wu Hong.

Yuan Zhou almost couldn't help but frown.

Having thought for a while, Yuan Zhou opened one side of the long curved table and walked out of the restaurant.

"Master Yuan Zhou, are you done now? Do you want to take me as your disciple now?" Seeing Yuan Zhou come out, Wu Hong asked at once.

Without saying anything, Yuan Zhou first looked at the small camp chair that just appeared at the door today. When he turned his head and saw Wu Hong's leisure state, he knew it was carried here by him. Then, he took a deep breath and said.

"Wu Hong, I won't take you as my disciple. No matter how long you stand here, one day, one week, one month or one year, I won't change my mind." While saying that, Yuan Zhou appeared incomparably earnest and serious.

"Why?" Wu Hong opened his eyes wide and blushed instantly and then he asked loudly.

"You lack a most important thing to be a chef." Looking at Wu Hong, Yuan Zhou just remained indifferent to his anger and rage.

"What is it? How do you know I don't have it?" Wu Hong didn't really believe Yuan Zhou.

"Wu Hong, you have to know that only an iron rod can be ground into a needle while the wood can only be ground into a toothpick. But obviously, you haven't even made the effort of being a toothpick." Yuan Zhou looked at the small camping chair meaningfully.

"You! Humph!" Wu Hong couldn't help uttering that.

Yuan Zhou just refused Wu Hong at the very beginning, but now, he straightforwardly said in his face that he hadn't made any effort. Hearing that, Wu Hong totally couldn't accept this statement as he felt that he had truly been very sincere.

Having taken a look at Yuan Zhou, he turned around and prepared to leave.

"Please take your camp chair away with you. Be careful on the way back." Yuan Zhou said coldly behind him.

That made Wu Hong simply overwhelmed with shame and rage. He ran over there with quick steps, took the camping chair and ran away immediately.

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