In a small village in ancient times, there was a cook named Zhang Daniu, who was burly and as strong as an ox. Although he looks humble on the outside, his cooking skills are unmatched in the local area. His dishes are not only colorful and delicious, but also reasonably priced, so many families invite him to take charge of the red and white celebrations.
One day, the old man Song in the town celebrated his birthday, and the housekeeper asked Zhang Daniu to be the chef. Zhang Daniu naturally agreed and left for Song's house early the next morning.
When he arrived at the back kitchen of the Song family, Zhang Daniu saw that the ingredients had been prepared, and the housekeeper also sent a few young people to help him, and he nodded with great satisfaction. At this time, two tall young men walked into another side room, and when they came out, they carried a huge turtle together.
One of the young men spoke: "This guy is also big enough, full of 40 pounds." ”
Another tall young man nodded and said, "Yes, it is said that the master spent a lot of money to buy this turtle..."
Hearing the conversation between the two, Zhang Daniu couldn't help sighing slightly in his heart, saying that older animals have spirituality, and this turtle is not young, maybe it has already opened its spiritual intelligence.
Just as he turned to leave, the butcher knife in his hand suddenly made a "zheng" sound, and then a vague voice floated in.
"Strong man, save me, save me..."
Zhang Daniu was taken aback, followed the prestige, and found that the voice was from a turtle, and it was looking at him pitifully.
For a while, Zhang Daniu felt very embarrassed. The turtle was bought by Mr. Song with money, how can you say that you can put it away? And those two young people have already prepared the guy and are preparing to attack it.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew violently.
"It's not good, the turtle ran away!" The two young men shouted, and everyone rushed to hear the sound and copied the guys one after another.
Fortunately, the butler was still calm, and he commanded everyone to surround the turtle group, not giving her a chance to escape.
Just when everyone thought that everything was fine, another gust of wind blew and the people who surrounded it retreated. The turtle suddenly swooped in the direction of Zhang Daniu. Zhang Daniu has a guy in his hands, and he is not afraid. He thought about the turtle that had just asked him for help, so he pretended to be afraid and dodged, making way for the turtle. As a result, the turtle took the opportunity to quickly drill out.
Before leaving, the turtle suddenly turned around and bit Zhang Daniu fiercely, and Zhang Daniu grinned in pain.
"Engong, I'm saving you." The turtle said.
After speaking, the turtle disappeared as soon as he slipped through the smoke.
Seeing this, the butler stomped his foot in anger and hurriedly told everyone to chase after him. Zhang Daniu pulled the butler and spoke, "Butler, don't chase after it." This turtle has spirituality, and just now it opened its mouth to ask Zhang for help..."
"You are standing and talking without back pain, the master named to eat turtle!" The butler glared at Zhang Daniu.
Zhang Daniu replied, "Zhang Mou will go to report to the master." ”
Old Master Song was not angry after listening to Zhang Daniu's words, he said with a smile: "You little guy is interesting, since this turtle is so spiritual, then forget it." After speaking, a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
After a busy day that night, Old Master Song was very satisfied with Zhang Daniu's birthday banquet. He did not pursue the turtle's escape, and asked the housekeeper to take some more silver taels to Zhang Daniu as a reward. Seeing that Zhang Daniu's shoes were broken, he asked his next person to send a pair of shoes.
"Master Song, these little students can't ask for it." Zhang Daniu quickly waved his hand and said.
Old Master Song laughed and said, "Your little house is interesting, but it's just a pair of shoes, it's not worth a few bucks." After speaking, a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Due to the early death of his parents and the poverty of his family, if Zhang Daniu had not been superb in cooking in recent years and made some money, he might not have been able to scrape together twenty taels of silver in his life, and lived a life of eating the last meal but not the next.
Five years ago, Zhang Daniu was a woodcutter, going deep into the mountains one day to cut firewood and returning home in the evening.
Halfway through, he saw an old man blocking the way. Although the old man stood, he could walk lightly and had an extraordinary temperament. In this rugged and inaccessible place, Zhang Daniu is always a little strange when he sees the old man.
He muttered in his heart: "Could it be that the old man is here to ask for a seal?" Then he bowed and saluted, "Senior, you look like an old immortal." ”
After hearing this, the old man was full of joy, nodded slightly, handed over an ancient book and a kitchen knife, and said positively: "Young man, the old man used to be a cook, you have to put these two things away." ”
Zhang Daniu saw that the two things given by the old man seemed to be extraordinary, so he thanked the old man and accepted them. Before leaving, the old man handed him a pearl and asked him to swallow it.
The pearl melted in his mouth, and Zhang Daniu's mind had a lot of strange information. Since then, he has been studying his cooking skills all day long, as if he had fallen into a spell. And that kitchen knife is even more handy.
Zhang Daniu was originally smart and slowly rose to prominence. With the art of eating, he no longer has to get up early every day and go into the mountains to cut firewood. This gave him more hope for a better life in the future.
With anticipation, he walked quickly home. However, as he walked, he suddenly found himself lost. At this time, a sudden gust of wind blew, and the slightest coolness made him shiver.
"Help!" A woman's cry for help rang in her ears. The kind-hearted Zhang Daniu ran over. When I got closer, I found that it was a woman with a graceful figure sitting on the ground, and her legs seemed to be injured.
"Strong man, help." The woman saw someone coming in front of her and quickly shouted for help. But Zhang Daniu stopped for some reason, and he couldn't help but mutter: There are no shops in front of the village here, and there are many graves nearby. He was used to walking at night, but he was not afraid. But a woman who appeared in the wilderness late at night made people suspicious.
"Could it be... Could it be that women are not human? Zhang Daniu muttered in his heart.
"Strong man, you really can't save it." The woman seemed to see his concern and glared at him with some annoyance.
"The girl is not angry, Xiaosheng will come over to help." Zhang Daniu smiled and strode over to help the woman up.
The woman's life is fragrant, her slender waist is full of hand, and her beautiful eyes are charming. Zhang Daniu couldn't help but be a little stunned when he saw it.
The woman sneered: "The concubine is so scared, and I also asked the strong man to help others to the end, and send the concubine home." ”
Zhang Daniu wanted to refuse, but then the woman suddenly grabbed his hand, and an indescribable strange thing surged in his heart, making his heart itch.
"Strong man, the concubine's home is not far from the small river, and it is only a kilometer away." The woman smiled shyly.
Thinking that it was only a kilometer, and it was only a long time to go back and forth, Zhang Daniu nodded and agreed to send her home. The two chatted as they walked, and the woman introduced her as Liu Cuicui, and her husband was a local fisherman.
After walking for a while, there was indeed a small river ahead, and there was a family on the river. The woman welcomed her with fresh fruit. However, just as Zhang Daniu was about to politely decline, he suddenly felt dizzy, and the woman showed a cold face, stretched out a pair of hands to pinch Zhang Daniu's neck, and angrily reprimanded: "Take it!" ”
Suddenly, "Stop! A cold drink came, and the person who came was a gray-haired old man, the same old man who gave him ancient books and kitchen knives before, and the old man looked at the woman and said coldly: "You have refused to let go for a thousand years!" ”
When the woman saw the old man, her face changed, and she immediately released her hand that was holding Zhang Daniu and stared at the old man coldly. The old man walked to Zhang Daniu's side, motioned for him to take a few steps back, and then said to the woman: "Green snake, don't retreat yet!" ”
Green snake? Zhang Daniu was stunned, this woman in front of him turned out to be a snake spirit? So she deliberately confused him before?
The old man seemed to see Zhang Daniu's doubts and said to him: "Although the green snake is a monster, she is not bad. She just likes to tease people passing by, not a demon. She is most afraid of garlic, and you can treat her with garlic. ”
Zhang Daniu was a little scared after hearing this, and he was a little glad that he didn't provoke the green snake, otherwise...
The old man said to the green snake again: "Green snake, he is my friend, you can't harm him." If you disobey, I will take you!" ”
The green snake listened to the old man's words, snorted, and then turned into a puff of green smoke and dissipated in the air.
The old man turned to Zhang Daniu and said, "Although she is scary, she will not hurt people. Just like to tease people, you have to remember that any goblin, as long as she doesn't provoke her, she won't hurt anyone. ”
Zhang Daniu nodded again after hearing this, and thanked him with a palpitation: "Thank you seniors for saving us!" ”
The old man waved his hand and said, "Don't thank me, if it weren't for the fact that you are my apprentice, I wouldn't have saved you." By the way, you put away this kitchen knife and this cookbook, use it well. Something on the recipe you have to learn to do well. And this bead you put away, it is the source of strength in your body. ”
"Thank you, senior!" Zhang Daniu thanked again.
The old man explained some precautions and left. Zhang Daniu looked at the kitchen knife and recipe in his hand and the pearl, and his heart was both excited and a little confused. He does not know what difficulties and dangers he will face in the future, but he knows that his fate has changed...
After returning home, Zhang Daniu carefully put away the kitchen knife and the recipe and the pearl, and began to study the contents of the recipe. He found the dishes not only easy to learn, but also not hard to find. One of the pearls surprised him even more, just eat one pearl to make the dish ready...
After several days of research and practice, Zhang Daniu finally learned to make his first dish - sweet and sour carp. This dish is not only attractive in color, but also sweet and sour. He couldn't help but be satisfied after tasting it. This dish not only made him feel delicious and happy, but also made him full of confidence and anticipation for the future...