Chapter 430

Chapter 430: Yuan Zhou’s First Failure (Second)

Translator: Xiong_Guoqi Editor: DesTheSloth

“I’ll eat the goose for dinner today . ” Yuan Zhou looked at the roast goose with dry skin and talked to himself with satisfaction .

Speaking of which, the system had prepared a small hanging stove in the kitchen . Want to know how small it was? The size was only enough to hang one goose at a time .

Yuan Zhou habitually reached out his hand and knocked on the outer wall of the oven, which made a light sound of “Peng Peng” .

“Is this an earthen jar?” Yuan Zhou had thought the oven might be something made with bricks and mud, or an underground deep well .

After all, that was how the Deep Well Roast Goose used to be prepared formerly .

Besides, Yuan Zhou wouldn’t be surprised at all even if the system built a deep well to roast the goose based on its powerful capability .

The system displayed, “Yes . It’s made of pottery clay mixed with quartz, feldspar, clay soil, etc . Through the traditional method of charcoal burning, the raw clay turned into an earthen jar embryo, which then turns into a pottery jar embryo with the same method . After it’s glazed, the pottery jar embryo will enter the oven and be fired again until it turns into the ceramic pot . “

“The ceramic jar has the characteristics of good air permeability and absorbability as well as uniform heat transfer and slow heat dissipation, etc . Therefore, it’s extremely suitable to act as an oven . “

“Of course, what the system has provided is the ancient sintering method . With the modern method, it will be deformed or crack easily . “

“You are showing off your broad knowledge again in front of me . ” While ridiculing the system, Yuan Zhou read the knowledge provided by the system seriously .

Naturally, he didn’t forget to whisper primly, “The system shows off his knowledge while Wu Zhou shows off his intimacy with his girlfriend in front of me . What a fulfilling life I have got!”

“The goose tail pin is also ceramic, and the goose hook was ceramic, too . ” Yuan Zhou picked up the tail pin made into black-iron color and said helplessly .

Originally, Yuan Zhou thought it was made of iron when he saw the metallic tail pin . Never had he expected the system was so crazy . The pig iron had an underlying smell while the processed iron didn’t . Of course, it was most likely to be the alloy, but the effect would not be as good as the ceramic pin .

Yuan Zhou sealed the goose tail swiftly and then locked the fragrance inside quickly .

He picked up the meat hook and directly dug into the abdominal cavity of the goose from the lower part . Then, he turned its head around and clipped its neck between the meat hook so as to clamp the neck, avoiding air leakage . During this process, Yuan Zhou checked the goose carefully and found there wasn’t any sign of the oil coming out of the skin .

That meant the goose was well processed early on . Only then did Yuan Zhou hang the whole goose at the side and start to light the fire for pre-heating .

Before lighting, Yuan Zhou hesitated for a while . After all, he wasn’t holding an ordinary piece of wood in his hand .

“System, are you sure you won’t be beaten to death if you roast a goose with the spear wood?” Yuan Zhou felt heartache while holding the wood .

The system displayed, “The 4-seasonal occasions and Theory of Five Elements① are to be considered prior to roasting the goose with fire . Now is the early winter and in the four season, winter belongs to black according to the Theory of Five Element . For the spear wood, it has distinct features . The sapwood is between white (with yellowish-brown or slate gray) to light reddish brown while its heartwood is black . “

“The black heartwood doesn’t have any special smell and hence is quite suitable for roasting the goose . Only in that way can we not violate the laws of nature and only in that way can we help people to keep fit and prevent diseases . “

“Besides, it’s you who is going to roast the goose with the spear wood . “

“Wow!!! 4-seasonal occasions and Theory of Five Elements . What a knowledgeable system you are!” Yuan Zhou sighed with emotion and said . Then, he found the sentence that appeared in his mind at last .

“Wait, you mean I’m the one who is going to light the fire and I’m the one that will be beaten if necessary, don’t you?” Yuan Zhou got surprised at once .

Regarding Yuan Zhou’s questioning, the system had no response .

“System, you are terrible . You provide the materials, so you are to blame . I’m just a little chef who works for the Master Chef . ” While lighting the fire, Yuan Zhou tried to evade his responsibility .

“No wonder it’s called hardwood . It’s really difficult to light a fire using it . ” Yuan Zhou murmured .

Luckily, Yuan Zhou lit the hardwood quickly after the initial ignition stage . After that, the temperature began to rise .

Because the stove was small and the heating speed was slow, it reached the optimum temperature of 250 degrees very soon . At that time, Yuan Zhou put on heatproof gloves and quickly hung the raw goose into the oven .

Then, he shut the furnace cover with a “Peng” sound and began to roast it .

The continuous series of actions were done by Yuan Zhou attentively . His actions were both concise and swift .

Because the oven was very small, it was very easy to hang the goose to the middle line of the oven . As a result, Yuan Zhou also got relieved .

“Fortunately, it’s at a constant temperature in my restaurant . Otherwise, I’ll have to increase the temperature by two degrees to roast the goose well on such a cold day . ” Yuan Zhou felt the difference between the temperature in and out of the restaurant at the back door .

“Hua Hua”, Yuan Zhou turned on the tap and began to wash his hands carefully .

Meanwhile, he began to check the time carefully from time to time, even if the time he had predicted was actually the same as the time on the clock . Every time Yuan Zhou cooked a new dish for the first time, however, he followed the prescribed order step by step like a beginner .

Innovation is one thing, but Yuan Zhou followed the established plan strictly for every step of the process .

“Huh? Is the picture askew?” After Yuan Zhou checked the time, he suddenly noticed the painting hanging on the ceiling .

Yuan Zhou tried to ignore it but in the end, he still couldn’t help running up the stairs .

He took out an extremely long ruler from the second floor and came down .

“Pa”, Yuan Zhou pressed the switch of the ladder used to pick the Jinling grass and then directly rose to the ceiling .

He swung the long ruler from one side to the other until the four lines of the painting were parallel to the four lines of the ceiling . Only then did Yuan Zhou stop .

“It looks better and more comfortable now . ” Yuan Zhou looked up at the picture that returned to the correct position with satisfaction .

If Wu Hai were here, however, he would probably ridicule Yuan Zhou directly, “Boss Yuan is really a damned OCD victim . “

After all, Wu Hai was ordered around by Yuan Zhou when he was hanging the painting .

With Yuan Zhou’s extraordinarily sharp eyes, even a deviation of 1cm or 0 . 5cm was enormous . Therefore, Wu Hai disliked Yuan Zhou’s OCD, even if he himself was a perfectionist that wasn’t any better than Yuan Zhou .

“Dong Dong Dong”, Yuan Zhou ran upstairs again, put away the ruler, and then returned to the water tank .

“It’s really perfect timing . There are still five minutes left for me to wash my hands . ” Yuan Zhou breathed out and smiled contentedly .

Then, Yuan Zhou demonstrated the most standard method of hand washing . He washed for no less than five minutes and then wiped them dry .

“Ding”, the alarm clock set by Yuan Zhou rang, too .

Yuan Zhou immediately put on the heatproof gloves and took out the roast goose directly and gently removed the tail pin . An opening about an egg size was revealed in the end .

“The inside of the goose is so tender that it might be damaged by sharp objects, so it can only be done by hand . ” Yuan Zhou took a deep breath and directly reached out his hand .

Yuan Zhou had been a mature chef that mastered extraordinary culinary skills . Even a senior chef like Master Cheng also tried to study the craftsmanship from him .

The youngest Michelin Three-Star Chef, Chu Xiao, also felt pressure after he witnessed the talent and craftsmanship of Yuanzhou . But now, Yuan Zhou had misjudged one thing .

Having just been roasted well, the goose was unbearably hot for people to touch, especially the inside of its belly .

“Sh*t!” The rude word immediately rushed out of his face mask .

Yuan Zhou was burned just when he reached his fingers into the belly of the goose and tried to get the green plum out .

There appeared two bright and eye-catching blisters on Yuan Zhou’s hands .

① Five Elements are metal, wood, water, fire and earth held by the Chinese ancients to compose the physical universe and later used in physiological and pathological phenomena .