He was betrayed at the beginning, from a cake seller to a wealthy person

Early the next morning, Xia Hefeng went to Lu Ji's door. As soon as he walked in, he went straight to Lu Yan and shouted "Master", which shocked Lu Yan.

An old gourmet who often went to both families recognized Xia Hefeng and teased with a smile: "Hey, isn't this Master Xia from Xiangyun Tower? Why are you here in Luji?"

Xia Hefeng was not annoyed and waved his hands with a smile: "If I no longer work in Xiangyun Tower, I will be Master Lu's apprentice from now on."

Lu Yan knew that Chen Xinghai had talked him through, so she hurriedly said: "I'm a little busy now. You can move a stool to the courtyard and wait for me!"

Xia Hefeng rolled up his sleeves: "Master, you are busy with your work, let me help you!"

Before Lu Yan could refuse, Xia Hefeng had already started to work. He took half of the winter solstice work and started working in the hall.

As the morning rush hour for lunch passed, the number of people gradually dwindled. When Chun Equinox was spreading the last pancake, he suddenly heard a voice from behind saying: "Senior sister, what a trick!"

Vernal Equinox trembled with fright. When he turned around, he saw that it was Xia Hefeng. He waved his hands quickly: "Don't dare, don't dare."

Lu Yan chatted at the side: "What are you afraid of? You are my first apprentice, and you can be worthy of being called senior sister."

Spring Equinox handed the last pancake wrapped in oil paper to the diner, then turned to look at Lu Yan blankly.

Lu Yan said to Xia Hefeng: "See, no matter what you do, you have to finish the work at hand first, learn from it."

Xia Hefeng responded repeatedly.

The vernal equinox was still confused, so Lu Yan cleared her throat and started talking about the topic: "I already know why you came here today. I will certainly welcome you if you are willing to learn from me, but if you want to be my apprentice, you will have to give it to me in the future. I'll do it, sign the contract. If you become my apprentice, I will definitely try my best to teach you, and I can guarantee that after you finish your studies, you will never have a bad treatment at my place, and you will never be short of work. But you want to take the job from me? It will never work if I use what I have learned to do for others.”

Xia Hefeng agreed: "Master, I know all this. I won't do those shameless things even if you don't need to tell me."

Lu Yan continued: "There is no charge for studying with me, and there is no apprenticeship fee, but you have to work while learning. You usually do some work in the store. If you don't know what to do, just ask your senior sister. I will give it to you. The starting salary is not much, just one denarius a month. You must know that your senior sister only has two denarii. When you finish your studies and can work independently, I will arrange a position for you, and your monthly salary will be indispensable. Are there any questions?"

Xia Hefeng nodded repeatedly: "No problem. I was ready to pay money to learn, but I didn't expect that I would still receive money without paying."

Lu Yan nodded and turned to Vernal Equinox: "Vernal Equinox, today I would like to take this opportunity to tell you that you have been studying with me for so many months. Are you willing to officially become my teacher and apprentice?"

Spring Equinox's eyes were red: "Master, can I really do this? I'm just...just your slave."

Lu Yan smiled: "If you can't do it, who can? You have also seen that I have only taught you in the past few months, which means that you are the only one who has my approval and can learn from me. Now you are willing to officially worship me as my teacher." Teacher?"

Spring Equinox said excitedly: "I do! Boss, no, Master! I do!"

Lu Yan nodded: "Okay, then you two will be my apprentices from now on."

Xia Hefeng: "Then senior sister and I will prepare things for the apprenticeship ceremony!"

Lu Yan knew that the apprenticeship ceremony was a rule common to almost all walks of life and had even been passed down to modern times, so she nodded and let them prepare.

The custom here in Dali is that if you want the apprenticeship ceremony to be lively and have many people watching, it should be held in the morning. If you want to do it yourself without too many people watching, it should be held in the evening. The Lu family didn't plan on letting many people watch the apprenticeship ceremony, so it was decided to take place in the evening. It happened that Lu Sheng came back from school to host the ceremony, and the whole family just had to bear witness.

Apprenticeship is generally divided into three steps: respecting the ancestor, kowtowing to the master, and serving tea to the master. There are many sayings about the founders of the chef industry. In the north, they are generally said to be Yi Yin, Yi Ya, and Peng Zu. There are many worshipers, but the main worship in Hengzhou is Yiya.

Yi Ya was a native of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period. The Qi State at that time included what is now Hengzhou. Yi Ya was favored by Duke Huan of Qi because of his superb skills. At the same time, he was also the first person to open a private restaurant, so most of the people who open restaurants now are Yi Ya.

Yi Ya's portrait was hung on the wall in the middle, and the altar table in front of the portrait was filled with food and fruits.

The two of them stood in front of the portrait of the ancestor, and Lu Sheng sang and shouted: "Worship the ancestor."

The two of them clasped their hands at the same time and bowed three times to the portrait of their ancestor.

After paying homage to the Patriarch, the two of them turned to Lu Yan, who was sitting next to them, and knelt down at the same time.

Lu Yan was a little unaccustomed to receiving such a big gift for the first time, so she resisted the urge to avoid it.

Lu Sheng continued to sing and drink: "Kowtow to Master three times."

The two of them kowtowed to Lu Yan three times and straightened up when they heard Lu Sheng talk about it.

The last step was to serve tea. The two of them knelt down to offer a cup of tea to Lu Yan. Lu Yan first took a sip of the Spring Equinox tea, then helped her up, then took a sip of Xia Hefeng's tea, and He helped him up, and the apprenticeship ceremony was officially completed.

Lu Yan didn't have any oaths or warnings to her disciples, just the necessary few things were done.

Lu Yanyou wanted to see the current level of the two of them, and let the two of them fry the dishes for the evening and let them play freely. Lu Yan has never officially taught Chun Equinox how to cook, but she watched Chun Equinox many times while she was cooking. Not to mention Xia Hefeng. Although he has never studied seriously before, he has been a cook in Xiangyun Tower for a long time and has rich practical experience. Strictly speaking, both of them are not without foundation, and Lu Yan is still looking forward to their current level.