"Things have turned out like this. I thought there would be a buffer, but I didn't expect Cai Mushi to be so impatient. Fu Ning, are you okay?"
Yan Funing lowered her voice: "I'm fine, it's all over."
"Are you really okay?"
Yan Funing smiled faintly: "You have also seen Cai Mushi's character. As for Cai Mingzhi, you should keep your eyes open."
Pang Anmeng murmured, "You should be wary of someone who has the same father as you. But Cai Mingzhi also asked about you. Could it be that he is different from Cai Mushi?"
Yan Funing shook her head. "Some people say and do things they want you to hear and see. Their unknown side often appears the moment you turn around."
Pang Anmeng was thoughtful when he heard this.
Seeing that most of the applicants had arrived, Yan Funing walked over and announced, "A chef has eight basic skills. The first one is about knife skills. You all have participated in the imperial chef selection, so I imagine you all have good knife skills. Here's a piece of tofu and a radish in front of you. Cut them into strips, carve patterns, or carve meshes. It's up to you to demonstrate."
Liu Song said: "In one stick of incense, the best will be selected."
As soon as he finished speaking, the sounds of kitchen knives chopping on chopping boards could be heard one after another.
After the knife skills are inspected, the next step is to check the materials...
By evening, only six of the twenty or so cooks remained.
Among them, the one named Tietou asked loudly, "Although we can't be considered as having passed through five gates and killed six generals, we are still selected. I just wonder if the restaurant can provide food and lodging?"
As soon as this was said, someone echoed: "It would be best if it could provide food and lodging."
Someone else said, "Five taels of silver a month is already high. We can't ask for more."
"Yes, let's rent a house ourselves."
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