Chapter 761
Looking at Gao Li with a serious look on his face, the old man's expression became more serious: "Tell me the process."
"good."
Gao Li recorded what happened in Qidian on the jade slips.
After looking at the jade slips, the old man thought for a while and said: "It is quite difficult to watch his cooking process, but no matter what, the final result is very good! Just wait a few days, and I will personally prepare an ingredient for him. You can try it again when the time comes.”
"All right!"
Although Gao Li wanted to win the ancient battle now, the old man said he would have to wait a few days, so he could only choose to wait. After all, he was really inferior to the old man in this aspect.
Gu Zheng's business was very good today. He ran around in the three odd shops and completed a total of twelve orders!
Although Gu Zheng did not ask Die Ling to tell the people outside the other two strange shops that they could make up one hundred thousand by forming a partnership, this was not an unimaginable method. I thought of it. Among Gu Zheng's twelve orders that day, seven were put together by his partners.
For these people who teamed up, Gu Zheng also gave them a second chance based on the situation, just like the four people who initially teamed up! As for whether these people will patronize Qidian again, this is no longer a question that Gu Zheng should be concerned about. Anyway, he has already spread the net. What he should be concerned about now is how to deal with the problem of more customers tomorrow! After all, the reporter came to Qidian in the morning, and reports about Qidian had already appeared on the Internet in the afternoon. It can be said that the reason why business is so good today must be because of news reports.
Sure enough, the business in the Qidian stores was ridiculously good the next day. After they opened at 7 a.m., there were knocks on the door outside the three Qidian stores almost at the same time.
Faced with the booming business, Gu Zheng was in charge of cooking and Die Ling was in charge of reception. As for the customers who couldn't be taken care of, they could only let them wait outside Qidian.
From morning to night on this day, Gu Zheng made a total of fifteen transactions. Among these fifteen orders, five of them were the result of Gu Zheng going offline yesterday. All of these people owed Gu Zheng another hundred thousand yuan.
"Master, do you think these people who owe you money will pay you back when the time comes?" Die Ling asked Gu Zheng.
"I didn't search for their souls. I don't know if they will pay back the money." Gu Zheng said.
"What if they don't pay back?"
Die Ling was very concerned about this matter. She didn't want to see her master being fooled.
"Before doing their business this time, I not only gave them time to pay back the money, but also told them that no matter whether they could pay back the money or not, they must come to Qidian! My purpose is just to complete the task. For me, These people who dare to choose to bet with me because they owe money can be regarded as a kind of fate with me. If they pay back the money as agreed when the time comes, I will take this fate. Remember first, if they don't have the ability to pay back the money, I will extend the repayment date for them as long as they come to Qidian. Due to their fate, I will also remember it first. But if they don't have the ability to pay back the money, If I don’t even come to Qidian, then I will settle the score with them and let them fulfill the oath they swore!" Gu Zheng said calmly.
"Master doesn't need to do this kind of thing. If they need to fulfill their oath, I will do it."
Butterfly Spirit paused for a moment, then asked: "What will the master say about the fate that will be given to them when the time comes?"
"After this mission is completed, except for the immortal cultivators, I will return all the money lost to me by mortals. As for those who lost twice because of my casting the net, I will not only give them money , and will also give them some elixirs that can strengthen their bodies. After all, their contribution to the completion of my mission is greater! As for those who are careless, they have no fate with me. What consequences will they have? , It’s all their own fault,” Gu Zheng said.
"Master, if some people want you to lend them 100,000 yuan to gamble again when they pay back the money, will you still give it to them?" Die Ling asked again.
"There is only one chance. Even if they have the ability to repay the money, I will not do their business for the third time! If it were not for a mission, I would not bet like this with a mortal, let alone a second time with them!" Gu Zhengdao.
"What are you talking about?" Qi Ling suddenly asked Gu Zheng.
The communication between Butterfly Spirit and Gu Zheng is a mind-to-heart communication. The instrument spirit can generate induction, but she cannot know the content of the communication.
"Nothing to talk about, just small talk."
Gu Zheng smiled slightly and changed the topic: "How long do you think this good business will last?"
"It should last a few days, but it certainly won't last long." Qi Ling said.
"If it can continue for a few more days, will it soon reach the point in your mind?" Gu Zheng asked.
"There are a total of one hundred and twenty businesses, and the immortal cultivators are the big ones. I define the number for mortals as fifty. If the business is hot today, it will really take a few days for the rules for the immortal cultivators to be changed. ”
When Qi Ling finished speaking, she rolled her eyes at Gu Zheng. Because Gu Zheng was disobedient, she had to change the task set by Tiexian.
Time passed quickly, and several days passed before I knew it. In the past few days, the popularity of Qidian has dropped rapidly, and one day Gu Zheng only completed one order! After all, Qidian only wins but never loses, so there will be fewer customers coming to Qidian. This is what is expected.
Even though the number of customers dropped, Gu Zheng still completed fifty orders on the afternoon of the twelfth day after receiving the task! However, among the fifty business orders, two were from immortal cultivators, and the rest were mortals.
"It has only been twelve days, and fifty orders have been completed. Although two of them belong to immortal cultivators, starting from tomorrow, the rules of Qidian will also change." Qi Ling said.
"What if another mortal comes to the door in the future?" Gu Zheng asked.
"If another mortal comes to visit, you can make two more orders to make up for fifty. As for the business of mortals after fifty, it depends on you. You can do it if you want, but it doesn't count anymore." Spiritual way.
"If it doesn't count anymore, then I won't do any more business with mortals." Gu Zheng said.
"What about the net you cast before? You didn't make it clear to them at the time. If someone comes to your door with ingredients again, will you do their business?"
Qi Ling looked at Gu Zheng teasingly. She still remembered the first time Gu Zheng was disobedient and insisted on casting a net.
"These people are exceptions. As long as they dare to come, then I will continue to do it!" Gu Zheng shrugged indifferently.
"However, the effect of casting the net is not as good as I imagined, and mortals are still very cautious! The people who really dare to owe money to gamble are less than a quarter of the total number of people casting the net so far. "
Gu Zheng's words fell to the ground, his eyes lit up and he said: "You really got what you said! The fat man who I cast a net on at the beginning came to knock on the door of No. 1 Qidian again."
The fat man who was initially targeted by Gu Zheng had the strongest desire to come to Qidian again. However, several days have passed. Among the first four people who were cast a net, the elderly had already come, and the other three did not come. This made Gu Zheng think that none of them would come. ! After all, he had already met a lot of people during this period who had vowed to come but did not come in the end.
"Have you found the ideal ingredients?" Gu Zheng said with a smile after the fat man entered the strange shop.
"Found it!"
The fat man opened the bag containing the ingredients.
There are only two kinds of ingredients in the bag, one is a wild vegetable that looks like lettuce, and the other is a bowl-sized wild mushroom that looks a bit like a flower mushroom.
"Are these two ingredients the only ones, without any other auxiliary ingredients?" Gu Zheng asked.
"Yes, there are only these two ingredients, are they qualified?" the fat man asked nervously.
"It's qualified, but you have to know that the evaluation of taste is relative. If you don't provide me with any auxiliary ingredients, you have to imagine its taste in your mind! If you are really sure that you want me to do it, then I will give it to you right away." You cook." Gu Zheng reminded.
Since the opening of Qidian, it can be said that the vast majority of customers dare to take a gamble based on the store regulations. It is entirely up to the customers whether the taste is good or not.
But is it really the customer who has the final say? No! The one who really has the final say is the Taotie statue. During this period of time, Gu Zheng has also encountered several customers who wanted to go against their will, but under the influence of the Taotie statue, they had to tell their true feelings.
"Shopkeeper, I definitely want you to do it!" the fat man thought for a while and said.
"Okay, before you swear, I want to tell you that if you win, you can take one million from me. If you lose, come here to pay back the money in a month. Even if you have no money then, you must come Come here!" Gu Zheng said solemnly.
"Don't worry, if I still lose this time, I will definitely pay back the money after a month."
The fat man gritted his teeth, and then asked: "If I lose again this time, will you give me another chance?"
"No!" Gu Zheng said.
The fat man didn't say anything else. After he swore an oath, Gu Zheng came to the kitchen with the mushrooms and vegetables.
"Master, I feel like this fat man is a little nervous!" Die Ling said.
"Yes, he is indeed very nervous, afraid that I will say that the ingredients he provides are substandard." Gu Zheng said.
"Master, what I mean is that this fat man is a little too nervous. It seems that he is not just afraid that the ingredients will be said to be substandard by you!" Die Ling said again.
"He will be overly worried about the substandard ingredients because these two ingredients are not simple! If they are just an ordinary first-grade chef and have not been exposed to these two ingredients, then they are doing it according to the requirements of my task. , I dare say that most of the dishes they cook will be judged as failures by the Taotie Statue!" Gu Zheng said.
"Is it so difficult?" Die Ling's beautiful eyes widened.
"Without the Eye of the Tao, the difficulty is very high. With the Eye of the Tao, and if you want to meet the requirements of the Taotie Statue, you must also have the means to transform the characteristics of the ingredients! It can be said that the difficulty of the dishes to be cooked this time can be ranked Among the top two in fifty transactions.”
Gu Zheng's voice paused, and then he said: "As for Fatty's excessive nervousness, it's because he's playing tricks! The green vegetables he provided me are not only filled with trace substances that affect the taste, but there is also a substance that can affect the taste. Toxins that cause micropoisoning! If you want to neutralize the toxins and change the trace substances that affect the taste, vinegar is the best way to deal with it. He must have known this, so he didn’t give it to me. Provide vinegar! In addition, the presence of wild mushrooms is not a vase. Its characteristics conflict with the characteristics of green vegetables. Taking these two ingredients together may cause mild poisoning. Fatty must also know this! After all, no matter how good a dish is, if something goes wrong with the diners, then it’s a dish with bad ingredients!”
"This damn fat man is so insidious!"
Die Ling gritted her teeth and clenched her fists, as if she wanted to teach the fat man a lesson.
"It's not his fault. The rule of Qidian is to let the diners come to embarrass me, so you don't have to get angry at their schemes." Gu Zheng said.
"Humph, fortunately my master is powerful, otherwise I would have really fallen into your trap!"
Despite Gu Zheng's explanation, Die Ling still glared at the fat man who was a little uneasy.
Gu Zheng began to process the ingredients. For him, this dish was difficult, but since he knew where the difficulty was, he could overcome it after all.
Without vinegar to remove the traces and toxicity in the green vegetables that affect the taste, Gu Zheng has other ways to solve this problem.
If the amount of bad things in the green vegetables is not large, Gu Zheng can also use the water control technique and the wood control technique to remove the bad things in the green vegetables without destroying the shape of the green vegetables too much. However, there are too many bad things in the green vegetables. If you want to completely remove them, you can only mash them into a paste.
Mashing into a paste will destroy the shape of the green vegetables, but the changeable shape can also generate another taste and flavor, so it doesn't mean it's bad! Whether it's good or not depends on the later cooking, as well as its mutual fusion and sublimation with the taste of wild mushrooms.
To remove the bad things in the green vegetables, Gu Zheng temporarily put the vegetable paste aside.
In the process of washing the wild mushrooms, Gu Zheng used the power of wood to penetrate into them.
Generally speaking, all the substances that make up the ingredients can be clearly presented in the eyes of Tao. From a small point of view, there are many kinds of substances that make up an ingredient, and it is these substances that condense into the unique taste of the ingredients.
Some of the substances that make up the ingredients can transform their taste after being acted upon by fairy arts, or the original taste is sublimated!
In fact, the principle of cooking is to transform and sublimate the taste of food. It's just that, in a more detailed way, with the cooperation of the Eye of Tao, the understanding of ingredients, and the means of immortal arts, Gu Zheng can enhance this transformation and sublimation to an incredible degree!
The unique substances in wild mushrooms conflict with the substances in green vegetables, so people will be slightly poisoned after eating. However, this substance in wild mushrooms belongs to the category that can be transformed by Gu Zheng.
When Gu Zheng used the Control Wood and Control Water Techniques to transform the substances that needed to be transformed in the wild mushrooms, it would not only not conflict with the green vegetables, but also bring a more delicious taste to the wild mushrooms themselves.
After processing the wild mushrooms, Gu Zheng dug a round piece from the thick cap of the wild mushrooms, dug a pit underneath, poured the previously processed vegetable paste into it, and then sealed the cap. At this time, the wild mushrooms, from the surface, almost can't see anything, but it is very interesting inside.
Put the wild mushrooms on the grill, Gu Zheng controlled the temperature with the fire control technique, and slowly roasted the wild mushrooms.
As the roasting continued, the original color of the wild mushrooms changed, the white stems became a little burnt yellow, and the brown caps became darker. Due to the effect of the Five Elements Immortal Technique, some substances in the wild mushrooms were forced out, making the darker caps look like a beautiful oily sheen.
The kitchen was filled with fragrance, which was a mixture of barbecue and freshness, a bit like the fragrance of roasted tender corn.
In this dish, Gu Zheng used the techniques of roasting and stuffing. Now the dish is about to be ready, and only the last step is left to make it perfect.
The wild mushrooms were finally processed with the wood control technique. The substances in the wild mushrooms that had changed after roasting produced a slightly salty taste under the treatment of Gu Zheng's wood control technique. It is precisely because of the slight saltiness that the taste of the whole dish has been greatly improved!
The dish has been served. On the surface, it looks like a big mushroom, but in fact, it has been modified by Gu Zheng with reasonable knife skills. As long as the fat man touches it with chopsticks, the original big mushroom will become a shape suitable for picking up.
The roasted aroma and the fragrance of wild mushrooms are very tempting. The fat man picked up a piece of wild mushroom and put it into his mouth a little nervously.
The fat man is a chef himself, and he knows more about food than ordinary people. The first part he put into his mouth is the mushroom stem.
Under normal circumstances, the taste of the mushroom stem after roasting is not particularly good, and there will be a kind of toughness that people don’t like.
However, after the mushroom stem entered his mouth, the fat man did not feel what "toughness" was at all. The mushroom stem that seemed to be a little shriveled after roasting was unexpectedly plump and juicy beyond imagination!
Just one bite, the fat man's eyes were already widened. The plump juice in the mushroom stem not only has the unique fragrance of mushrooms, but also the fragrance of wild vegetables! The two kinds of delicious and filling juices intertwined with each other, making the fat man want to suck them in a more greedy way instead of chewing them normally.
"No!"
The fat man bit the tip of his tongue hard to wake himself up. He reminded himself that he was here to win money, so how could he forget his original intention when attracted by delicious food!
He quickly swallowed the mushroom stem in his mouth, and the fat man who was unwilling to give up picked up another piece of mushroom cap and put it in his mouth.
The taste of the mushroom cap was so tender and fresh that the fat man felt that it was more fragrant than all meat! However, the outstanding mushroom cap was not beyond the fat man's expectations. After all, the mushroom stem, which should have tasted bad, had just given him enough shock.
He couldn't wait to swallow the mushroom cap, and the fat man finally picked up a piece of the essence of the whole dish, which was the part of the wild mushroom used to stuff the green vegetables.
The white and tender mushroom meat is dotted with green tones. Although the leaves have been crushed, it may affect the appearance, but under Gu Zheng's cooking, the originally mushy leaves have become a layer of paste attached to the mushroom meat, just like a layer of secret green jam on white bread.
After a bite, the mushroom meat stuffed with wild vegetables burst in the fat man's mouth, and the delicious juice made him forget his original intention instantly! He only knew to focus all his attention in his mouth, and use his teeth and tongue to experience this indescribable wonderful feeling.
It was like a beautiful dream, but dreams always have to wake up! When there was no wild mushroom left on the plate, the fat man who woke up remembered that he came to the strange store to win money!