Coming to Fenghong Villa again, Shen Hao could clearly feel that this time it was different from the previous two times.
The first time he came to see someone to do something, he waited in the tea room for a long time. He was not even qualified to enter the main building inside the mountain gate. All the things were done in the tea room at the entrance of the mountain villa.
The second time he came to be a disciple, he received the initial enlightenment from Yang Shan and Yang Qingzhi. From then on, he became a member of Fenghong Villa, and his status was very high. He was the only disciple of the two ancestors of the Villa. He even got a golden sword with the mark of Yang Shan's soul to prove his identity.
This is the third time I have come here, in order to take the six-month exam as agreed in advance. The most direct thing to understand is the name given to him by the disciples at the door: Master Shen.
What is a master?
Only those of the same generation as the master's master can be called masters. There is no clear title for the higher ones, and they are all called "ancestors".
The gatekeepers in any place will not be the backbone or upper class of the place, but are generally lower class personnel. The same is true for Fenghong Villa, so after seeing Shen Hao, he said "Master" as soon as he opened his mouth. This shows that the master who cares for the disciples is of the same generation as Shen Hao.
This feeling is a bit novel for Shen Hao. In particular, the way the gatekeeper looked at him didn't look like fear or flattery outside, but looked at him with intimacy.
Shen Hao did not have this experience when he was in Guishan Monastery. Except for Nie Yun and his wife, even Li Shuyang, who had always been kind, did not show a "close" look to him. Not to mention other disciples, the "estrangement" was clearly expressed on their faces.
When you enter the door, you don't need anyone to lead the way. People you meet on the road will greet or salute Shen Hao very politely. Even though some people might look embarrassed when they see him, he doesn't look like an outsider.
This feeling of "all being one of our own" is the source of Shen Hao's novelty. He would actually accept a stranger just because of his name. This is impossible in officialdom.
Of course, it is impossible to let a person like Shen Hao, whose background is not pure, have the idea of "one of his own" just by relying on a name, and it will take enough time to settle.
When I met Yang Shan and Yang Qingzhi, they were not meditating or studying magic techniques, nor were they doing anything leisurely such as calligraphy and painting. Instead, they were making food.
"Disciple, meet your two masters!" Shen Hao bowed down and bowed honestly. As soon as he raised his head, he saw Yang Shan waving towards him with a smile, indicating that he should hurry over.
"Good Master. Don't you know what you have and what you have ordered?"
For Yang Shan, Shen Hao called him "Good Master", and for Yang Qingzhi, he called him "Zhi Master". After contacting them, Shen Hao probably picked up some of the habits of these two people. Generally speaking, Yang Shan is more talkative and kinder. He likes to preach and even makes fun of Shen Hao sometimes. Yang Qingzhi is always serious and speaks very little.
"Haha, Shen Hao, can you cook?"
"Master, I know how to cook. But my cooking skills are mediocre, so I can barely eat it."
"Oh? You really know how to cook?" Yang Shan seemed a little surprised by Shen Hao's answer. Yang Shan smiled and said, "What is your specialty? Tell me."
"My disciple doesn't have any special dishes. The only dishes that are slightly better are twice-cooked pork and braised pork ribs. If there is a chance, I can make them for the two masters to try."
Yang Shan said yes with a smile, then pointed to the dough in his hand and asked, "Can you make pasta?"
Shen Hao shook his head. He was forced to cook twice-cooked pork and braised pork ribs, and he was just barely good at it. Pasta is such a complicated thing that he has never learned.
"Add water and knead the dough into a ball. It should be dry or wet. That's it. That's it." Yang Shan said as he put the dough in Shen Hao's hand, letting him feel it. Let’s find out which state is the harmonious state.
Shen Hao was a little confused, but he felt that the dough in his hand was dry and wet. It bounced back after squeezing it a few times, and the surface did not stick to it.
But what is this for?
"Come and try it and see what the noodles look like." Yang Shan followed up with a sentence that made Shen Hao a little confused.
"Ah? But, Master, I, I don't know how to do it. Can you teach me?" Although Shen Hao didn't know how to make a face, it wouldn't make it too difficult for him. But you have to teach a few words, right? Otherwise, do you have to figure it out on your own? Isn't this a delay?
Who would have thought that Yang Shan shook his head and said: "You can't even make dough in a few words. You have to feel it yourself. Didn't I give you a ball of dough that I made? Feel it."
Feelings? Shen Hao suddenly realized that the scene in front of him was not as simple as making noodles.
“Feel how wet or dry the dough is, and you just have to remember that and you can make a nice dough without even using your hands.”
Feel wet or dry? Kneading dough without hands?
Shen Hao understood. The so-called "dry and wet" actually means letting him feel the moisture in the dough in his hand! Instead of kneading the dough with his hands, he just wanted to see his understanding of the Five Elements Water Technique.
"Disciple understands." Shen Hao knew that this was already a test of his skills. He calmed down a little and then focused on the pile of dry flour on the chopping board in front of him.
The amount of flour is not the key, the key is the addition of water later.
Ordinary people need water to cooperate with noodles, but Shen Hao doesn't need it, because if there is more water, he can pull it away, and if there is less water, he can condense it.
As a result, the five elements of true energy in his body surged, and out of thin air, a clear water ball the size of a fist appeared less than three inches above the pile of flour on the chopping board, hovering.
Then the water ball seemed to have tentacles, and three small streams of water branched out and penetrated into the flour below, and began to stir in a spiral pattern.
He didn't know how to make noodles, but Shen Hao had seen a mixing machine from another world and knew a little about the principles, so he used it as he thought of it. It looks quite interesting to control the water flow to penetrate and polymerize the flour bit by bit.
Yang Shan looked at Shen Hao's actions with a smile. He nodded just by Shen Hao hovering the water ball and then splitting the water flow to form a spiral stirring of the flour below.
Water is impermanent, it depends on changes and adaptation to the environment. Yang Shan did not test any of Shen Hao's spells in detail. He just wanted to see the essence and see how well Shen Hao understood the water attribute spells in the past six months. Now it seems that Yang Shan is very satisfied. Shen Hao's performance is even better than he expected. It depends on whether he can continue to do so in the future.
Soon, the flour began to become sticky. Then Shen Hao placed his hand on the dough that Yang Shan had given him before, and adjusted the degree of penetration of the water ball into the dough according to the degree of dryness and wetness of the dough. .....
After more than ten breaths, Shen Hao had another piece of dough in his hand. Except for the different size, everything else is almost the same.
