Chapter 756

Faced with Han Zhe's question, Gu Zheng smiled.

The rules of Qidian are set by Tiexian, and the floating mentioned by Han Zhe is definitely a very powerful point!

Allowing the addition of auxiliary ingredients that do not exist in the ordered dishes will undoubtedly increase the difficulty of Gu Zheng's cooking, and as the descendant of Tiexian, as long as the ingredients provided by the customer are not particularly excessive, Gu Zheng will put it in.

Just like the brown sugar and lard in the 'cold preserved eggs', can't these two auxiliary ingredients be added to this dish? For ordinary immortal chefs, it is better not to add these two things! Especially lard, it does not play a good role in the whole cold dish.

But for Gu Zheng, if Jin Yu had ordered 'cold preserved eggs' at the beginning, he would also add brown sugar and lard! Although this will make the cooking difficulty of the whole dish much higher, he is doing the task of 'culinary mastery'. He can't choose to give up because he is worried about the failure of the task. This is not the attitude he should have as the descendant of Tiexian!

"Yes, there is fluctuation, but what kind of fluctuation it is, I have to look at the ingredients you provide to decide." Gu Zheng said.

"Okay."

Han Zhe nodded, and then opened the insulated box he brought.

"The dish I ordered is 'leek box'. Here are the ingredients and ingredients for making 'leek box' and a sample."

According to the rules of Qidian, if you order a dish, you must provide a sample dish. After all, Fenglanxing is somewhat different from Earth, and Gu Zheng may not have seen all the delicacies here.

Although the rule that samples are required for ordering dishes is set more strictly, the snack of 'leek box' is also relatively common in the Celestial Empire, and Gu Zheng had eaten it in his early years.

"Yes, this 'leek box' should be considered a unique one in your area, right?" Gu Zheng said.

The 'leek box' in the insulated box has a beautiful burnt yellow appearance, and the fillings inside are vermicelli, leeks and eggs, with a fried burnt aroma and the fragrance of leeks and eggs.

Although Gu Zheng did not taste the 'leek box', he could see that this 'leek box' would definitely have an attractive crisp sound when it was just out of the pot and cut open! And the fragrance at that time would also make most people's appetites rise. Although it is just a simple 'leek box', it really takes effort to make it.

"Yes, this is indeed a must-try in our local area." Han Zhe said proudly.

Gu Zheng smiled slightly and began to look closely at the ingredients provided by Han Zhe.

"Remove the Artemisia selengensis."

An emotionless voice suddenly appeared in Gu Zheng's mind.

Artemisia selengensis is a unique regional ingredient on Fenglan Star. It only grows within a certain range of the Kunlun Mountains. Its leaves are as crisp as jade and have a special fragrance. They can be used as spices or eaten as vegetables.

"Why?" Gu Zheng asked back.

Although it was the first time that Gu Zheng heard this strange sound, he understood that the thing that made the sound was the Taotie statue! However, facing his question, the Taotie statue did not respond.

"Qi Ling, what's going on?" Gu Zheng asked Qi Ling.

"Didn't I tell you when you received the task of 'Mastering Cooking'? The Taotie statue will prompt you to reduce the ingredients or auxiliary materials provided by the diners in certain circumstances!" Qi Ling said.

"But the situation you mentioned is only when there is a serious conflict between the ingredients or auxiliary materials provided by the diners and the food I am going to cook!" Gu Zheng said.

"Does Artemisia selengensis conflict with 'leek box'?" Qi Ling asked back.

"No! But if Artemisia selengensis is added, the taste of 'leek box' will be greatly improved!" Gu Zheng said.

"That means, once you have Artemisia selengensis, you can easily win, right?" Qi Ling asked again.

"Yes!" Gu Zheng said.

"This is the purpose of the Taotie statue asking you to remove the Artemisia conifera. If there is Artemisia conifera, the 'leek box' this time, I'm afraid that an ordinary first-class immortal chef can also make it well, right?"

"Yes, it is indeed as you said!"

Originally, he was just curious. After the explanation from the spirit of the instrument, Gu Zheng thought about it. Anyway, what he was going to do was a difficult test! Adding Artemisia conifera to the 'leek box' is indeed a different level of difficulty.

"In the sample dish of 'leek box' you provided, the ingredients that make up the filling are eggs, leeks and vermicelli, but in the auxiliary ingredients you provided, there are more fungus, chives and Artemisia conifera. If you decide to order the 'leek box' for me to make, I will remove the Artemisia conifera!" Gu Zheng said.

"You want to remove the Artemisia selengensis?"

Han Zhe's eyes widened, and then he said, "Can you tell me why you want to remove the Artemisia selengensis?"

"I'm removing the Artemisia selengensis not because it conflicts with the 'leek box', but with its existence, it will be more difficult for you to use the 'leek box' to embarrass me!"

Gu Zheng explained with a smile, which was very suspicious in Han Zhe's eyes. He felt that Gu Zheng was not telling the truth.

"If I emphasized the addition of Artemisia selengensis, would you not take this business?" Han Zhe asked.

For Han Zhe, if Gu Zheng really wanted to remove the Artemisia selengensis, then he really had to think carefully about whether to continue.

Gu Zheng understood Han Zhe's doubts, and he was helpless about it. After all, questioning is also human nature.

"You can choose to agree to him!"

The voice of the spirit of the weapon sounded in Gu Zheng's mind. In her opinion, Han Zhe's reaction was simply ungrateful.

"Is this okay?" Gu Zheng asked.

"Yes! Anyway, you can make delicious 'leek boxes' with or without Artemisia selengensis. In this case, why not help him?" The spirit of the weapon said angrily.

"Are you sure you want me to add Artemisia selengensis to the 'leek boxes'? I didn't lie. The addition of Artemisia selengensis will indeed make the 'leek boxes' more delicious!"

Gu Zheng asked very seriously. Although the spirit of the weapon was telling the truth, he was more willing to do difficult things. However, Gu Zheng's laziness still existed! If Han Zhe still chose to let him add Artemisia selengensis, then he wouldn't mind helping Han Zhe.

Without any hesitation, Han Zhe said firmly: "I am sure to add Artemisia selengensis to the 'leek box'!"

"Okay!"

Gu Zheng shrugged and smiled: "Swear! I will make you 'leek box' after you swear."

"Okay!"

Han Zhe didn't say anything else, and immediately swore a poisonous oath.

Looking at Gu Zheng entering the kitchen with the ingredients, Han Zhe's brows knitted tightly.

The sample dish Han Zhe brought was indeed the popular 'leek box' in his snack bar. But the 'leek box' he asked Gu Zheng to make had fungus, chives and Artemisia selengensis! And these three extra ingredients were not Han Zhe's impromptu addition.

The Han family's 'leek box' is a famous local snack, but this famous snack had been discontinued during the turbulent period more than a hundred years ago!

To be precise, the person who really mastered the secret recipe of 'leek box' is Han Zhe's great-grandfather. However, he is not Han Zhe's great-grandfather. He and Han Zhe's great-grandfather are cousins. Before the generation gap, no one in Han Zhe's great-grandfather's bloodline was engaged in the business of snacks such as "leek boxes".

During that turbulent period, the Han family that made "leek boxes" was wiped out, and the secret recipe was not left at all! Han Zhe's great-grandfather decided to do the "leek box" business, relying entirely on his impression of his cousin's "leek boxes", and explored little by little until it became a more famous snack.

However, now the Han family knows that their "leek boxes" that are now praised by diners are not authentic! According to their great-grandfather, the taste of the "leek boxes" before the generation gap can beat the current "leek boxes" by several streets. And the "leek boxes" before the generation gap, in addition to leeks, eggs, and vermicelli, also have fungus, chives and wormwood in the filling!

In the process of exploring the recipe of "leek boxes", Han Zhe's great-grandfather also tried to add fungus, chives and wormwood to it. But unfortunately, no matter how the proportions of these three ingredients are matched, the effect is not as good as putting only leeks, eggs and vermicelli!

The "leek box" of the year has become a legend. The descendants of the Han family who took over the snack bar have also studied the legendary ingredients, but they have never been able to make delicious "leek boxes" with these ingredients.

Han Zhe has naturally studied the "leek box", and the reason why he insisted that Gu Zheng put Artemisia in the "leek box" is not just suspicion.

"When I was a child, I heard from my grandfather that after my great-grandfather got old, he was no longer sure whether the legendary "leek box" used Artemisia as an ingredient! He even suspected that the ingredient used in the "leek box" back then just looked like Artemisia."

Looking at Gu Zheng who was processing ingredients in the kitchen, Han Zhe's memories surged in his mind. He not only remembered what his grandfather said that year, but also remembered another thing.

Han Zhe had the honor of meeting a fairy chef. He had provided the fairy chef with relatively perfect ingredients and asked the fairy chef to restore the deliciousness of the "leek box". But unfortunately, the fairy chef said clearly as soon as he smelled the scent of Artemisia selengensis that the combination of Artemisia selengensis and other ingredients would only produce bad results!

It was for these reasons that Han Zhe rejected Gu Zheng's proposal. In his opinion, Artemisia selengensis was the key to whether he could win the one million.

Gu Zheng was already processing the ingredients. For the "leek box" to be made this time, Han Zhe provided the following: oil, salt, five-spice powder, flour, eggs, leeks, chives, vermicelli, fungus and Artemisia selengensis.

Among the things provided by Han Zhe, except for the low grade of Artemisia selengensis, the rest had certain problems. For example, flour that was almost unusable, oil of very poor quality, and the use of chemical additives, which resulted in the vermicelli and fungus of the ingredients becoming toxic, etc.

Among the things provided by Han Zhe, the most difficult thing for Gu Zheng to handle was flour.

Normal flour is white, and the flour provided by Han Zhe was slightly yellowed! In the eyes of normal people, this kind of flour has already gone bad. In addition to having a little peculiar smell, any pasta made with it will have a texture that is not chewy enough.

After soaking and steaming the ingredients, Gu Zheng began to clean up the flour given by Han Zhe.

Gu Zheng poured all the slightly yellow flour into a basin, added a lot of water and began to wash it.

With the Eye of Tao combined with the Water Control Technique, Gu Zheng simply separated the flour! He discarded all the bad things. The water poured out was not white at all, while the batter left at the bottom of the basin became much whiter. However, this white color is still different from normal white color.

Seeing Gu Zheng using magical means to leave all the flour at the bottom of the basin, Han Zhe couldn't help but said, "Are you the Immortal Chef?"

Seeing Han Zhe's affirmative look, Gu Zheng asked, "Have you seen the Immortal Chef?"

"I saw one two years ago." Han Zhe said.

"If I were the Immortal Chef, would you be afraid?" Gu Zheng asked again.

"Afraid, I'm afraid that you will use immortal methods to win my 100,000 yuan." Han Zhe told the truth.

"Haha..." Gu Zheng laughed.

Han Zhe looked embarrassed and shook his head: "If you were really an immortal chef, you wouldn't care about my 100,000 yuan!"

"No matter who I am, you just need to remember that I won't cheat to win your 100,000 yuan. I just have my own rules for doing things!" Gu Zheng said seriously.

"Hopefully!"

Han Zhe was still a little worried, but Gu Zheng didn't say anything more and started to process the batter in the basin.

The Five Elements Immortal Ball in the body vibrated slightly, and heat was emitted from Gu Zhan's hands. The batter he stirred was steaming, and it soon reached a suitable dryness and wetness level.

Through the heat treatment, the original smell of the flour has completely disappeared. As for its lack of essence, Gu Zheng decided to make up for it with eggs.

Han Zhe provided an egg to Gu Zheng. After Gu Zheng separated the egg white and egg liquid, he added the egg liquid to the dough and continued kneading it.

The quality of the ingredients cannot be improved. All Gu Zheng can do is make some changes to the ingredients. Therefore, the use of the Wood Control Technique allowed the flour structure to be simply reorganized and changed under the observation of the Eye of Tao.

"If you use more force, it will be considered a violation!"

At the same time as the Taotie statue's voice sounded, Gu Zheng had also stopped using the Wood Control Technique. He had no intention of cheating, so he naturally knew where the boundaries were for change and improvement.

The processed dough can be left aside for the time being. The next thing Gu Zheng needs to process is the acerola.

As soon as he saw that Gu Zheng was going to deal with Artemisia acerola, Han Zhe immediately stood up and stared at him intently.

Unfortunately, what happened next made Han Zhe sit on his chair dejectedly. Because Gu Zheng's treatment of the coniferous mugwort was very simple. He just washed the coniferous mugwort in clean water. Then the water turned a little green, so he took out the coniferous mugwort again.

Dejection, real decadence lingered in Han Zhe's heart.

When he decided to come to Qidian before, although Han Zhe couldn't say that he was full of confidence, he felt that he had a 90% chance of winning. Even when he vowed to let Gu Zheng make the 'leek box', Han Zhe still felt that there was an 80% chance of winning!

However, as Gu Zheng processed the ingredients, until he used unconventional methods to wash the acerola, Han Zhe's heart really sank to the bottom. He suddenly felt that the immortal chef he knew might not be as powerful as he thought! Gu Zheng has always been so calm and gentle. This kind of momentum that he didn't pay much attention to at first, but now that he thinks about it, it has never appeared in the immortal chef he knew! Moreover, after feeling that things were going to develop in a bad direction, Gu Zheng's calmness almost made Han Zhe breathless.

Looking at the 100,000 yuan on the table, Han Zhe's wife appeared in front of his eyes again. Although losing 100,000 yuan would not make their life difficult, but 100,000 yuan is still hard-earned money that he spent early in the morning and worked hard in the dark! He originally wanted to use the 100,000 yuan to win a better future for his wife, but now he feels that he has to spend money to buy a lesson.

"Shopkeeper, is it okay to add the coniferous mugwort that you have treated in this way to the 'leek box'?"

Han Zhe, who felt uncomfortable in his heart, seemed to find it difficult to speak.

"Yes."

Gu Zheng responded and asked casually: "You emphasized the addition of Artemisia acerola before. Is it special to you?"

"That's right, that fairy chef I told you about before, he made it clear when he smelled the smell of Artemisia acerola that it was not suitable to be added to the 'leek box'."

Han Zhe shook his head and sighed, and then told Gu Zheng the story of his ancestors.

After listening to Han Zhe's story, Gu Zheng smiled: "Tell me this, do you think you will definitely lose?"

"Although I don't want to admit defeat, I think this is the result now." Han Zhe smiled bitterly.

"If you really lose this time, do you want to win again?"

Dieling, who had been silent until now, spoke up. She didn't like diners who gave up, she only liked diners who refused to admit defeat! Therefore, she also hopes that Han Zhe is the kind of person who refuses to admit defeat.

"I don't want to anymore," Han Zhe said.

"You felt that you were sure of winning, so you came to Qidian. But now, you probably have no other way to win, so you thought of retreating, right?"

Die Ling smiled, she wanted to arouse Han Zhe's fighting spirit.

"I really don't have a second way to think I can win."

Han Zhe shrugged, and then said seriously: "However, even if there is a second way, I will not try it again. I promised my wife, no matter whether I win or lose, I will only come to Qidian this time!"

The reasons given by Han Zhe made Die Ling instantly lose interest in provoking generals. Although she hoped that Gu Zheng would end the test as soon as possible, she also understood that in the face of such reasons, Gu Zheng did not want her to challenge generals again.

"If you lose, will your wife complain about you when you go back?" Die Ling asked casually.

"No, she agreed to my coming to Qidian. However, I hope she blames me, because her comfort will make me feel worse!" Han Zhe said.

Die Ling didn't say anything else. She looked at Gu Zheng in the kitchen and felt that Gu Zheng, who was still processing the ingredients, seemed a little distracted.

"What's wrong? In the words of this world, are you being fed dog food?"

The voice of Qi Ling sounded in Gu Zheng's mind, causing Gu Zheng to roll his eyes fiercely.