Rebirth: I Didn't Expect to Be a Scholar

After Liu Yanming and Liu Guoqiang had breakfast in the hotel, they went to the square.

The center of the square is surrounded by a fence, and there are fifty tables inside. There is a wooden round chopping board on each table, a knife holder with three knives in the upper left corner of the table, and a bucket in the upper right corner of the table. A piece of pure white cotton cloth was placed next to the bucket, and three white porcelain bowls were placed one by one beside the table.

Before the game started, the square was already crowded with people, and the crowd was stopped at the periphery, and the security guards kept patrolling with batons.

The father and son stood outside, blocked by the crowd, and could only stand on tiptoes to see the general situation.

Liu Guoqiang looked at the crowded crowd and said with a smack of tongue: "There are so many contestants!"

Liu Yanming pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Most of the people are here to watch and join in the fun, and there are no more than 500 people who really want to participate in the competition."

"That's good. There are so many people who don't know when the competition will last." Liu Guoqiang put his hands in the pockets of his cotton coat, and the hot air in his mouth formed a white mist in the cold air.

"This is just the preliminary competition. It's only about knife skills. It can be over in two hours at most." Thinking that he will soon be holding a knife, Liu Yanming's body also warmed up.

Liu Guoqiang pointed behind his son, "A Ming, do you still want to film the competition?"

Liu Yanming looked in the direction his father pointed, and saw that the crowd made way for a passage, and a large camera was pushed in from outside the square.

The broadcast also rang, and repeated seven or eight times, "Please gather the contestants at the registration office."

"Hurry up, I'll squeeze to the front to watch your game." Liu Guoqiang urged his son.

Liu Yanming responded with a smile, "Yes", turned around and walked towards the newspaper office.

There was a small tent at the registration area, and the contestants had already lined up in a long line, followed by Liu Yanming. After a few minutes, there was another long line behind him.

There are people of all ages in the queue, a small part of young men, and a small part of old people who look like five or sixty years old. Most of them are middle-aged women and young girls.

The long line moved forward slowly, and soon it was Liu Yanming's turn.

Liu Yanming got into the tent, walked to the table, and politely smiled at the registration staff: "Hi, I'm Liu Yanming, and the entry ID is No. 145."

The middle-aged man entered the serial number into the computer, found his information, and couldn't help but look up and down, "You come to participate in this, so you won't delay your studies? Did your parents agree?"

Liu Yanming showed a faint smile, "My parents have already signed the consent form."

The middle-aged man nodded without asking any further questions. After registering the information, he handed Liu Yanming a number plate, number 76.

"You go in from here, and the staff will arrange for you. Now it's the most basic assessment. You need to pass the pass line before you can proceed to the next round of competition." After the middle-aged man finished speaking, seeing how young he was, he couldn't help but add. ,"Good luck."

Liu Yanming thanked him and walked out of the tent through another exit.

A staff member in red clothes stood at the exit. She smiled and led Liu Yanming into the waiting area. "This is the waiting area. There are 50 people in a group, and you are the second group."

Liu Yanming sat on the chair arranged by the staff, observing the players around him out of the corner of his eye. On his right sat a middle-aged man who seemed to be in his 30s. The man had his arms crossed, and he could just see the tiger's mouth on his right hand. There was a thick layer of cocoon at the place, and Liu Yanming knew at a glance that this person must have been holding a knife all year round.

Liu Yanming looked to his left from the corner of his eye. On the left sat a young girl with yellow curly hair, about 20 years old, chatting with the girl with black short hair on her left. They came together to participate in the competition.

The voices of the two were not low, just enough for Liu Yanming to hear.

The girl with yellow hair smiled confidently: "I have been learning cooking from A Ming for two years, I think I should be able to pass the preliminary round, what's more, when I came here, I read the notes again, and I took A Ming's cooking every time. I have revisited all the little tricks in the live broadcast, and I have a hunch that this game will definitely pass."

Compared with girls with yellow hair, girls with short hair lack confidence, "I'm so nervous. I just watched Ah Ming's live broadcast recently, and I feel like I can't get through it."

The yellow-haired girl smiled and took her arm, "Don't worry, as long as there are no major problems in the basics, it's fine. After all, the knowledge test in this competition only tests knife skills. Don't worry, I will secretly remind you during the competition. "

"Lily, you are so kind." The short-haired girl smiled.

The girl with yellow hair suddenly remembered the speculation about A Ming on the scarf, and said casually: "I remember A Ming said in the live broadcast before that he does not have a chef certificate. Do you think he will come to this competition?"

The short-haired girl smiled and said, "I don't think Ah Ming will come. After all, he wears a mask during the live broadcast. He obviously doesn't want others to recognize him. If he comes to participate in this competition, he will definitely be discovered."

"But now there are speculations on the scarf, and I haven't seen him stand up to answer. I feel that he might come to participate secretly, or else he would have sent a message to deny it."

The yellow-haired girl guessed the truth right away, causing sweat to break out from the forehead of the eavesdropping party.

Liu Yanming turned his head towards the middle-aged man, not wanting the two girls to notice him.

The short-haired girl poked her friend with her finger, "Hey, the boy on your right is so handsome, his eyes are the same as Ah Ming's, they are peach eyes."

The yellow-haired girl turned her head and looked at the boy her friend was talking about. The boy was looking to the right, but he could only see the back but not the face, so she turned back and smiled at her friend: "I can't see his face, but he has such a temperament from the back. "

Liu Yanming is now sweating not only on his forehead, but also on his back. Fortunately, a staff member saved the scene.

"This competition is fair and open, with cameras filming the whole process. After the competition, it will be broadcast on TV and will be posted online a week later. There are fifty tables in the competition venue, and the configuration of each table is the same. Specifications, after you enter, you can freely choose a table, and a host will tell you the rules. Once the time is up, you must stop. If you continue, it will be considered a violation and you will be out of the game. I hope you can keep it in mind. Now you can enter field."

Liu Yanming quickly stood up and walked in front of the two girls, trying not to let them see his face.

He entered the venue, glanced at the crowd outside the fence, and didn't find his father, so he randomly picked a table far away from the two girls.

There is a high platform directly in front, and there are three judges sitting on the high platform. These three judges, Liu Yanming, have known each other in the previous life, and because of the ever-changing fish and dragons, they have some friendship with them.

The woman sitting in the middle, named Chen Hong, has refined short hair, a keen sense of taste, and a pungent mouth. She is a well-known gourmet in China. White-collar workers are influential.

The middle-aged man on Chen Hong's right is named Rong Anzhi. He used to be a super chef in Huaguo. Because his right hand was injured and he couldn't lift heavy objects, he turned from a chef to a teacher. Liu Yanming is the leader of the new chefs.

The grandfather on the left of Chen Hong is Niu Junfeng, who is known as Huaguo Golden Mouth. He can taste any flavor. He has traveled all over the country, all over the streets and alleys, just to eat all the delicacies of Huaguo. He has tasted 90.00% of the food in the country. He covers a wide range and has a great influence in the food industry. He once commented on Liu Yanming's creations that are ever-changing, with diverse and unpredictable flavors, and can feel the ups and downs of life.

After all the contestants stood up in front of the table, the host stood right in front, holding a microphone, and said with a smile: "First of all, thank you for your participation. I am the host Wang Liang. I will tell you the rules of this competition. At your table Below, there is a potato, a piece of tofu, and a piece of raw beef. All the ingredients are almost the same size. The tofu comes from a whole piece, and the meat is from the same part. You only have 5 minutes to solve them and cut them into what kind , It’s up to you to play freely. Reminder, this is a test of knife skills! It will start when the bell rings, and it will end immediately when the bell rings again. If you don’t finish it, you must stop, otherwise you will be out of the game. There is still one minute before the start of the game, and you are ready. "

Liu Yanming bent down and took out three ingredients from under the table, placed them on the table, first put the tofu on the chopping board, then took out the kitchen knife, cut it on the chopping board and stood it up, scooped out two bowls of clear water from the bucket with a white porcelain bowl.

The other contestants originally planned to get the ingredients after ringing the bell, but seeing that the host did not stop him, they followed suit and quickly prepared the ingredients.

Among the fifty people, only nineteen people put the tofu on the chopping board first, and the others either planned to cut potatoes or beef first.

The yellow-haired girl was ready, and when she turned her head, she saw her friend was about to cut the potatoes first. She quickly lowered her voice and reminded, "Potatoes have starch, which will be there after the knife is cut and dried, and other ingredients will be unclean."

When the short-haired girl heard it, she immediately put down the potatoes and put the tofu on the chopping board.

After 1 minute, the bell rang.

Liu Yanming quickly put the knife into the bucket for a while, lifted it up and shook it, wiped the surface of the tofu lightly twice, cut it in two directly from the middle of the tofu, took out one section, and cut it steadily with the knife Flake, change the direction, hang your wrist with your left hand, and hold a straight knife with your right hand. When the first knife goes down, you can't see the trajectory of the knife, only a silver shadow can be seen.

A few seconds later, the tofu was placed on the knife, and Liu Yanming poured it into a bowl filled with clear water. He stirred the water gently with his fingers, and the tofu spread out in the water like strands of hair.

Rong Anzhi saw Liu Yanming at a glance, and was attracted by his quickness and steadyness. He focused all his attention on him, and secretly nodded in appreciation in his heart.good one thousand threads

Liu Yanming picked up the potato, quickly peeled it, raised the knife with his hand, and cut the potato into thin slices. Changing the direction, the knife was faster, and the thin slices were cut into shreds the size of a toothpick.He put the potatoes into another porcelain bowl filled with clean water, rinsed the knife in the bucket, picked up the raw beef, cut it into thin slices with almost the same thickness, and put the beef slices into the bowl inside.

Liu Yanming had already finished cutting all the ingredients. Before the time came, he cleaned the knife, wiped off the water with a cloth, and tidied up the table.

The yellow-haired girl started very steadily. Although her speed was slower than Liu Yanming's, the cut ingredients were basically the same in size and width.After she finished cutting the beef, she turned her head and saw her friend preparing to cut the beef, so she hurriedly stopped her in a low voice, "Don't cut it like that! Ah Ming said that beef must be cut horizontally so that the tendons can be cut. If you cut along the grains, the tendons will be broken Keep it so it won't chew when cooked."

The short-haired girl quickly changed the direction of the beef, and began to cut it horizontally.

"dong dong"

When the bell rang, everyone stopped, and a dozen of the 50 people hadn't finished cutting the ingredients.

The host took the microphone and said with a smile: "Now the competition is over, everyone stands still, puts their number plates on the table, and waits for the judges and teachers to comment and score."

Each of the three judges held a score sheet in their hands and walked off the high stage, starting from the first table.

Rong Anzhi's tone was flat, "It's clear from a glance that you don't cook often, and you can cut tofu like this." He quickly scored 55 points on the score sheet.

Chen Hong raised her eyebrows, pointed at the beef and said viciously, "What did you cut? This big lump, you want to choke to death!" She scored 45 points on the paper.

Niu Junfeng smiled kindly, "Son, you have great potential, but your foundation is not solid, just go back and practice more." Then he scored 58 points on the paper.

The three judges quickly walked up to Liu Yanming.

Liu Yanming's eyes were bent into crescent moons, looking very cute.

Chen Hong nodded imperceptibly, and finally a smile appeared in his eyes, "Thousands of silk, it's not bad, don't be proud!" He quickly found the number 76 on the paper, and scored 98 points on the back.

When Rong Anzhi saw the neat and clean desktop, he had a better impression of the boy in front of him. He smiled gently and said, "The foundation is solid. It looks like you have seven or eight years of experience. I like your style. The table is very clean." He found On the 76th, when I saw the name 'Liu Yanming', I sighed in my heart, people lived up to their name.Then hit 100 points.

Niu Junfeng smiled and moved the shredded tofu in the clear water with his hands. The shredded tofu was as soft and elegant as hair in the water. "I like this thousand shreds. It must taste great when made into Wensi tofu. I look forward to seeing you soon." The next performance." Then he scored 100 points slowly.

"Thank you teachers for your advice." Liu Yanming nodded and smiled obediently, looking very humble.

The three judges walked up to the next person with smiles on their faces.