Chapter 205 Practice
"Yes, although Ma Hua is a little naive, he has some talent in cooking. Let's teach him a few home-cooked dishes first to let him practice. If possible, we can teach him other things." He Yuzhu nodded.

"Sure, I've met this kid Ma Hua a few times. Although he looks a bit silly, he has something on his mind. You can give the position of chef to him later, and you can relax a little." Yang Zhenyu nodded and said.

"I thought so too. Let's bring Ma Hua out first. This kid has good talent. If he is trained well, he might become a great chef in the future." He Yuzhu said.

"Hey, that's right. You have to bring out a few apprentices. After all, you are a leader now. You can't be the one cooking every time." Yang Zhenyu said with a smile.

"Okay, I have a plan in mind. As the saying goes, if you teach your apprentice well, you may starve to death. Who wouldn't worry about this?" He Yuzhu shook his head and said.

"Times have changed. In a few years, everything will change." Yang Zhenyu said with a smile.

"No matter how things change in the future, the rules cannot be changed. Otherwise, won't the old masters starve to death?" said He Yuzhu.

"Okay, I won't argue with you about this. I'll go to your house tonight and eat your food. I'm just worried that the food cooked by your apprentice is not tasty." Yang Zhenyu said.

"Don't worry about it. I'm watching over it, right? At least I can prepare a few dishes." He Yuzhu said confidently.

Ma Hua has been an apprentice for several years. Although he can only cook a big pot of rice at most, he has had many opportunities to watch He Yuzhu cook, and he has learned a little bit.

However, all these secret seasonings belong to He Yuzhu, and Ma Hua has no chance to get the recipe.

Of course, He Yuzhu couldn't give him the recipe, but he could buy some for him, or give him some if he was happy. After all, how could the secret recipe be leaked out so easily?
This time, He Yuzhu did not go home with Yang Zhenyu and the others, but took his wife to buy groceries.

After a while, Ma Hua arrived at He Yuzhu's house, but He Yuzhu had not returned yet.

Ma Hua is also a hardworking person. He has not been idle since he came here. Since it was inconvenient to clean the house, this guy cleaned the front door for He Yuzhu and then moved the stove outside.

"Hey, Ma Hua is here so early. Your master and his friends went out to buy groceries and haven't come back yet."

Looking at Ma Hua who was busy in the yard, Yang Zhenyu greeted him.

"Hey, Engineer Yang, the master called me over, hehe." Ma Hua immediately grinned.

"Well, that's good. I've heard of you. You're just like your master. You're really stubborn. You're even more stubborn than your master." Yang Zhenyu nodded.

"Hehe, the master also called me stubborn, hehe." Ma Hua said.

"What bad things are you saying about me while I'm not around?" At this time He Yuzhu and his wife walked in from outside.

"Hurry up and cook, we are all hungry." Yang Zhenyu said.

"Okay, I'll start cooking right away. Ma Hua, clean up the dishes. I'll teach you a few home-cooked dishes tonight to practice. When you can cook these dishes to my satisfaction, you can learn other dishes." He Yuzhu said.

"Hey, thank you, Master." Ma Hua immediately took the dishes happily and started to clean up.

Although I didn’t learn how to cook many dishes, I still learned the skills of washing and cutting vegetables.

Seeing Ma Hua cleaning up the food neatly, He Yuzhu laughed. "Well, Ma Hua is quite skillful. Although he is a little slow, he is very attentive in cooking," He Yuzhu said.

"Well, being simple has its advantages. At least he is good to your master. In the future, let's not talk about filial piety. If he comes to see you, my master, from time to time, he will be a very good person." Yang Zhenyu nodded and said.

"That's right. In the old society, why were the masters unwilling to teach their apprentices what they were good at? It was because they were afraid of people's nature. My master only taught his apprentices a few tricks out of consideration for my father, so that I could at least have a meal." He Yuzhu nodded.

"Your level is already quite good. When many comrades from sister units come to exchange ideas, they all praise the food in our factory canteen as the best among all factories." Yang Zhenyu said.

"Hey, if it's put in the factory canteen, it will definitely be the best. But, it's still a little bit worse if it's put in some restaurants. However, it's not too far off. After all, our factory is a formal factory, and many condiments are not enough. What's more, I haven't cooked many of the dishes, and I rely on my notes to look at them from time to time. I need to practice a few more times, and I'm sure it'll be as good as the ones in the restaurant." He Yuzhu said proudly.

"If I have a chance, I'll bring back some fresh ingredients." Yang Zhenyu said.

"Hey, thanks to you, I have seen a lot of ingredients and practiced cooking in the past few years. Whether they taste good or not is not the point. Anyway, I have practiced. Next time, let's see if there are any fresh seasonings, and then it will be perfect." He Yuzhu said happily.

"Okay, take a closer look next time, maybe you can see something good." Yang Zhenyu nodded.

"Okay, let's stop arguing. I'm going to make a fire."

Professional chefs move very quickly. They prepare the ingredients, light the fire and set up the pot in one go.

After a while, the aroma of food wafted through the courtyard. By this time, it was time for almost every household to have dinner, and some people even went to the courtyard to enjoy the cool air after dinner.

"Hey, Shazhu, what are you doing? The fragrance has spread throughout the compound." Xu Damao came back from outside and shouted at He Yuzhu.

"It's none of your business. Just take care of yourself and stop talking so much nonsense." He Yuzhu directly retorted.

"I'm telling you, Silly Zhu, I'm no longer the Xu Damao of the past. You'd better not provoke me, otherwise I will kill you." Xu Damao pointed at He Yuzhu and said with great momentum.

"Hey, you're still out of breath, right? Believe it or not, I'm going to beat you up right now." He Yuzhu stood up and said.

"I won't argue with you!" Xu Damao ran away. He knew that he could not beat He Yuzhu.

"Tsk, this kid just deserves to be punished." He Yuzhu said disdainfully.

"Master?" Ma Hua looked up at He Yuzhu.

"It's okay. Just cook well. Just make these dishes today, and make each dish twice. Then let Uncle Yi and the others taste them later." He Yuzhu said.

"Hey!" Ma Hua continued to cook.

Home-cooked dishes seem easy to make, but in fact, to make them really delicious, every master chef has his or her own unique techniques. So without the guidance of a master chef, what you come up with on your own can only be mediocre. It is impossible to make home-cooked dishes attractive.

However, as a disciple valued by He Yuzhu, Ma Hua's cooking skills are quite good and he can cook even home-cooked dishes quite well.

(End of this chapter)