After Gu Xiaoyou finished speaking, he retracted his hand into his cloak and walked quickly towards the paper shop.

"Yes, miss." Manager Zhang responded, turned to the eight cooks and said, "Follow me."

"Yes." The cooks responded, following behind Manager Zhang, they walked into Youlian Paper Shop.

Gu Xiaoyou took them directly to the backyard, and Zhou rushed over after hearing the news.

"Are they the new cooks?" Zhou came to Gu Xiaoyou's side and asked softly.

Gu Xiaoyou nodded and replied: "Yes, I have an interview now. If you have anything you want to ask, you can ask."

"Okay." Mrs. Zhou replied, looking at the eight cooks opposite her.

"First of all, please introduce yourselves, tell us your names, and what cooking skills you are good at." Gu Xiaoyou asked, assuming the attitude of an interviewer.

The eight cooks did not hesitate and said generously: "My name is Fang Zheng, and I am good at cooking meat."

"My name is Zhenniang, and she is good at making pasta."

"The younger one's name is Zheng Da. He's good at cooking, frying and frying."

"My name is Li Ping, and I am good at making pastries."

"My name is..." The eight people finished speaking one after another, and Gu Xiaoyou nodded with satisfaction. Everyone had their own strengths.

"Then I will give each of you half an hour to cook your own special dish. Of course, if there are special circumstances, you can add time as appropriate. If you have no objections, the time will start now." Gu Xiaoyou took out a small hourglass from his pocket.

, said.

The eight cooks hurriedly walked towards the kitchen in the backyard. Fortunately, because there were so many people in the shop, the backyard of the paper shop had been set up as a large kitchen, which was more than enough for the eight cooks to cook.

Eight cooks walked into the kitchen, and Gu Xiaoyou clicked the hourglass and placed it on the stone table in the courtyard.

Mrs. Zhou glanced at the hourglass and was curious about the cooks' skills: "I'll go take a look."

"Well, okay." Gu Xiaoyou rubbed his hands and responded.

Mrs. Zhou said hello to Gu Xiaoyou, then went to the kitchen door and looked at it carefully.

As soon as Mrs. Zhou left, only Manager Zhang and Gu Xiaoyou were left in the yard.

Manager Zhang raised his hands and asked, "Miss, do you have any other instructions?"

"It's true." Gu Xiaoyou said, taking out a piece of paper from his pocket and handing it to Manager Zhang: "You can buy all the items on the paper for me. Some of them may need to be customized."

"Yes." Butler Zhang took the slip with both hands: "Miss, I've finished shopping, where can I send it to you?"

"Well, let's take it to the second store across the street for now. I'll give you the key and banknotes." Gu Xiaoyou warned, finding the store's key from his arms, and taking out three more from his wallet.

Here comes the banknote.

"Be sure to buy the ones with the best quality. I've collected three hundred taels here. If you don't have enough, come back and ask for it from me." Gu Xiaoyou said and took out a silver ingot from his purse: "I'll give you money for running errands."

"Thank you, miss, I'll go and do it now." Manager Zhang put all the things away and went to do the business after seeing the gift.

At this time, a gust of cold wind blew by. Gu Xiaoyou shrank his neck and shivered: "It's really cold."

She rubbed her hands, stamped her feet, and walked towards the kitchen.

Walking into the kitchen, Gu Xiaoyou glanced inside and saw that the cooks were all circling around the stove. The expressions on everyone's faces were quite calm, and there was no sign of anything unusual at the moment.

"How are they doing?" Gu Xiaoyou asked Mr. Zhou, who had been observing for a long time.

"They are all very good. They cook in a very orderly manner. It's just that the cooks are more careful and know how to steam the rice." Mrs. Zhou replied.

"It seems you have someone in mind?" Gu Xiaoyou asked with raised eyebrows.

"We have to take another look." Zhou replied cautiously.

"Yeah." Gu Xiaoyou responded and looked at the kitchen again, finding that it was quite interesting to watch other people cooking.

Some cooks use rolling pins to roll out dough, some cooks use kitchen knives to slice meat, clattering the cutting board, and some cooks use the rested dough to stretch dough, pulling the thick noodles into pillars in just a few strokes.

They made thin noodles... Gu Xiaoyou felt like watching TV and not knowing which channel to watch while watching them cooking. They were all very exciting and they didn't want to miss them.

In the end, I simply chose the most pleasing cook and looked at it. Gu Xiaoyou, the cook, remembered that she was good at making pastries. He saw her slender fingers kneading the dough, sometimes kneading the dough into strips, and sometimes kneading the dough into pieces.

shape, and I deftly pinched out several shapes.

"My hands are so skillful. You can make my cartoon buns shine." Gu Xiaoyou said with some admiration.

"It's indeed good." Zhou glanced at it and said in agreement.

Gu Xiaoyou and Mr. Zhou watched them cooking from the kitchen door, discussing softly from time to time.

Time passed slowly, and the food came out of the pot one after another. The cooks brought their creations to the dining table in the backyard and stood aside to wait.

Gu Xiaoyou glanced at the hourglass and saw that there was still a part of the drip that had not been finished. He said with satisfaction: "Everyone moved very quickly and everything was completed within the prescribed time. Congratulations on passing the first level of the test."

After saying that, Gu Xiaoyou took the lead in applauding, and the cooks clapped their hands together in confusion.

After the applause, Gu Xiaoyou took two pairs of bowls and chopsticks, gave one to Zhou, and said, "Now I'm going to try the dishes. Whoever tastes them will introduce the characteristics of this dish."

"Yes." The cooks nodded in response.

Gu Xiaoyou strolled to the dining table, planning to try the first dish.

She opened the cover, and the aroma of meat and steaming heat immediately hit her face. The white smoke dissipated, revealing the true appearance of the dish.

Gu Xiaoyou saw that the first dish was a meat dish. There were ruddy pork ribs placed on the lettuce leaves, and the ribs were smoking hot.

"It smells so good. Who made this?" Gu Xiaoyou sniffed and praised.

"It's a small one." A simple-looking cook raised his hand.

"Let me introduce you to this dish."

"I'm stupid, just tell me how to cook it." The honest cook scratched his head: "I chose the freshest ribs, boiled them in cold water until the meat minced, and then cleaned them..."

"Well, that's very good, and it tastes good." Gu Xiaoyou couldn't help but eat a piece of ribs and commented while listening.

After eating two pieces of pork ribs in succession, Gu Xiaoyou licked his lips: "It's so delicious, you agree..."

Before he finished speaking, Gu Xiaoyou paused and asked Mrs. Zhou who had just put down her chopsticks next to her: "How about leaving him here?"

"It's up to you." Zhou said without any objection.

"Well, congratulations on your passing." Gu Xiaoyou announced directly.

"Thank you, boss." The honest cook said happily, bowing to Gu Xiaoyou and Mr. Zhou again and again.

"Stop it, we don't want this here." Gu Xiaoyou waved his hand and walked directly to the second dish.
Chapter completed!