Chapter 149: The Apprentice Starves the Master to Death
Seeing that the other party was getting the point, Gu Wan also directly stated his intention: "Meat is fine, but our production team has a lot of grain and vegetables. I wonder if the restaurant needs them."

Master Wu certainly wouldn't say anything final, but he did tell him directly: "Comrade, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. Our vegetable suppliers are fixed. The hotel has long-term cooperation with them, and it's impossible to change them at will. Thank you for teaching me how to make steamed buns. If there's not enough, I can decide to keep 50 kilograms of vegetables."

After all, the girl had already shown off her unique skills, and Master Wu felt that if he didn't show some appreciation, it would seem like he was taking advantage of his seniority and bullying the young girl.

Gu Wan expressed her gratitude perfectly: "That's great, Master Wu. On behalf of all our fellow countrymen, I would like to thank you for your support."

Then, Gu Wan casually said, "I wonder if there is a chance for long-term cooperation. I would like to discuss some tips in the kitchen with Master Wu."

Master Wu just smiled and said nothing, but his refusal was obvious.

Not to mention that there were many production brigades under the Yongfeng Commune, compared with which the Hongqi Brigade was not at all superior, there were also several communes near the county seat.

Moreover, there is a farm not far away, so their supplier will never be changed to a production team in a remote corner.

This is also the reason why Gu Wan did not reveal her identity and intentions right away when she arrived. Now that she has shown her skills and sincerity, she will have more confidence when talking to others.

So Gu Wan directly revealed her identity. She was a chef in the small kitchen of Yongfeng Commune. Because there were more fruits and vegetables in the summer, some villagers could not finish eating the ones they grew in their private plots and left them to waste.

However, when she was working in the commune, she heard that some people in the county town had to queue up but still couldn't buy fresh vegetables, so she thought of bringing some into the city to try.

After all, if it can really succeed, it is also a way to help fellow villagers improve their lives.

Master Wu expressed his understanding and gave a thumbs up to the young comrade's noble character. The next thing the two sides discussed was the price and quantity of different dishes.

"I brought several kinds of vegetables today. They were all picked by the villagers this morning. Dew is still hanging on them. Master Wu, our ox cart is parked outside. Please come with me to take a look. You can pick whatever you need." Gu Wan said.

She brought a lot of vegetables today, and they were of various kinds. Of course, she couldn't expect to sell them all at once in the state-owned restaurant, but it was good to be able to connect with them.

Normally the purchasing work is done by the apprentices, but today Master Wu had a very pleasant conversation with Gu Wan and was shocked by the courage of this little girl.

She actually took the initiative to teach her unique skills just to sell vegetables. You know, the hand she showed when she was making flower-shaped steamed buns was enough to knock down a large group of people.

result……

Master Wu couldn't describe the feeling in his heart. He felt even more sorry for this smart and consultative girl, and thought about helping her to the best of his ability.

So, he followed him out to see, and sure enough, the large and small boxes on the ox cart were filled with various vegetables that looked very fresh.

They usually have fixed suppliers and both parties have signed an agreement. Maybe that is why the other party feels confident or there may be other reasons.

As a result, every time the vegetables were delivered to Chef Wu, he looked down on them because they were ugly and misshapen. In comparison, the vegetables from the Red Flag Brigade were much better.

"Comrade Xiao Gu, are the vegetables grown by your Red Flag Brigade so good?"

Of course not, this was carefully selected by Gu Wan, but there is no need to answer so honestly to the outside world.

"Yes, the villagers in the team are very hardworking. They work hard every day to grow crops and vegetables. But they only earn so little every day. I can't bear to see them, so I think it would be good to help them a little."

Master Wu nodded, looking at the large, smooth and translucent purple eggplants, the fresh, green spinach with its roots picked clean, and several other vegetables that made him want to eat them.

As a chef, Chef Wu naturally likes this kind of raw materials the most, and he increasingly disdains the vegetables in the restaurant kitchen. So Chef Wu waved his hand and said, "Give me 10 kilograms of each, and one old pumpkin as well."

All of these weighed more than fifty kilograms. Gu Wan was very happy and immediately asked his brothers to start working.

Gu Shan and Gu Hai brought a scale with them. Since they were going to sell vegetables, they must prepare all the tools.

Gu Wan was prepared for both situations and helped pick and weigh the vegetables, but he happened to be holding a loofah in his hand.

So she said to Master Wu: "Speaking of which, this loofah steamed meat is quite delicious, even better than the loofah egg soup and loofah meatball soup."

"Steamed pork with loofah?"

"Well, actually, cooking is complicated, but it's not difficult to say it's simple. There are only so many varieties, and different combinations and different methods can give you completely different flavors."

Master Wu fully agreed with this point, and couldn't help but discuss some things about cooking with Comrade Xiao Gu on the spot.

I discovered that Comrade Xiao Gu is really amazing and knows a lot.

To know what today’s chefs know, it all depends on what their masters taught them and how much they can learn based on their own abilities.

If you can meet a really skilled master and learn according to the systematic cooking method, you might be able to learn some real skills.

If the master is only half-baked, the disciple will be even more miserable.

Besides, it depends on whether the master is willing to teach him everything he knows.

As the saying goes, if you teach your apprentice well, you may starve yourself. If you put yourself in Master Wu's shoes, you will realize that he did not put all his heart into teaching his apprentice.

That's why Master Wu was so shocked when he saw Gu Wan teach him one of his unique skills when they met for the first time.

And now, through the conversation, we know that Comrade Xiao Gu knows more, so Master Wu looks at her with a complicated look.

To be fair, considering Master Wu’s age and experience, he also really wants to make further progress.

Unfortunately, due to his limited conditions, he was not the most outstanding among his fellow disciples, nor was he the one who could please the master. To this day, he has not learned half of his master's skills.

In recent years, the business of the state-owned restaurant has been only average, because Chef Wu only has a few specialties.

People are getting tired of eating here and there, so it would be good if they could learn something more at this time.

Being a chef in a state-owned restaurant is a stable job, but it is not necessarily a secure one. Chef Wu already knows that someone wants to take his place.

If he fails to make any further achievements, he might be transferred to a restaurant in the commune, which would be a demotion and his welfare benefits would definitely decrease.

Gu Wan showed up at just the right time, and after some discussion, she agreed to teach Master Wu a few new dishes.

At the same time, Master Wu also promised that he could reach a short-term cooperative relationship with the Hongqi Brigade and ask them to deliver 50 kilograms of fresh vegetables every day.