After preparing the matters in Hong Kong, Le Yuan chose to fly directly to Hunan with Huang Rong. After arriving in Hunan, I discovered how difficult it was to find a place in mainland China in 1996.
After getting off the plane, the two of them walked and walked not far from the Hunan Shaolin Temple. Le Yuan stood at a roadside stall and looked at the various signs hanging on the telephone poles not far in front of him. He had a headache. , the Chinese Farmers College, Songshan Shaolin Temple, China Medical College, China Qigong Training College and even the directions of the toilets are marked on it.
After finally finding out the specific location of Shaolin at a roadside stall, Le Yuan took Huang Rong on the road to find Shaolin.
On the branches under the moon, Le Yuan and Huang Rong walked through the faint path in the forest and looked at the small temple that appeared in front of them. They couldn't help but feel that they had traveled through time.
I saw a plaque with many years of history hanging on the door of the temple, which was not very big. Although the writing on it was mottled, Le Yuan could see the words Shaolin Temple through the faint light of the lantern next to it.
"Brother Leyuan, the abbot here is really not ashamed. This small temple dares to be called the Shaolin Temple. I don't know why the one in Songshan doesn't come to trouble them." Looking at this ancient but somewhat dilapidated temple , Huang Rong asked with some disappointment.
"Who knows? Maybe it really has some unknown relationship with the Shaolin Temple. But..." Before he could finish his words, Le Yuan bowed to the shadow not far away and said, "I don't know who the master is. Why don't you come out for a while, hiding in a dark place like this will inevitably cause people to panic."
After hearing this, Huang Rong immediately looked at the distance not far away. Although she didn't notice anything strange from her perception, she believed Le Yuan's words deeply. In Huang Rong's surprised gaze, an old monk with a gray beard wearing cassocks had unknowingly appeared in her field of vision.
"Amitabha, not only is this young hero who he is, he has already achieved such a level of cultivation at such a young age, and he has also practiced both Buddhism and Taoism. It is rare and rare." I saw the old monk saying in return.
"Senior, isn't he also one of the few masters in the world? He has already half-stepped into the realm of innateness. I guess he is not far away from taking that step." Ever since Le Yuan saw the Shaolin Temple, Le Yuan's spirit has felt that it comes from The third person peeked, and after Le Yuan's detection, he discovered that this old monk had more experience than his own, but his spiritual cultivation was slightly lower.
"Amitabha, as a poor monk, as the abbot of Shaolin Temple in Hunan, it is enough to know how to eat fast and recite Buddha's name. The level of martial arts is not important, but..." The abbot's eyes flashed, and Le Yuan's spiritual power, which was originally intended to detect him, could not enter his body in an instant, "Monk It’s not a bad thing to have some skills in slaying demons and protecting the Tao.”
"I'm sorry, I wonder what the master's name is?" Seeing that his mental power was detected, Le Yuan quickly gathered his energy and asked respectfully.
The abbot clasped his hands together and said with a serious expression: "Abbot Shaolin, a poor monk, whose dharma name is Meng~Yi."
"Pfft-" Huang Rong couldn't help but laugh. Although she had not been in the other world for a long time, after a systematic infusion of common sense and a period of self-study, she naturally knew what the dream~was meant. Now that she heard For a monk or abbot to have this title, naturally he couldn't help it.
"I wonder if there is something wrong with this female benefactor? Or is there something wrong with the poor monk's name?" The abbot turned his gaze to Huang Rong. Huang Rong, who was still smiling, immediately felt a sudden increase in pressure, her body swayed, and she became a little unsteady. .
"Rong'er is a little casual. Please don't take offense to the abbot. I'll take her to apologize. Please don't take it to heart." After saying this, Le Yuan bowed to the abbot again. From the original world movie, I knew that this abbot was a weirdo and very petty. Le Yuan was deeply afraid that Huang Rong would be made things difficult for him, so he immediately apologized.
"It's okay. I've forgotten these things a long time ago. I would also like to ask the donor to explain the reason for his visit to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings." The abbot said very calmly, but the man could react to any of Le Yuan's actions.
forget? A person of yours who offended you decades ago is still trapped in the temple sweeping the floor, and now you say you have forgotten it? Le Yuan couldn't help roaring in his heart after hearing this. But facing such a peerless master, it was difficult for Le Yuan to ensure that Huang Rong was not injured during the fight, so he could only answer honestly.
"I want to go to the Chinese Culinary Training Institute. I heard that it is in your temple, so I made a special trip to study." Le Yuan's answer was polite and there was nothing abrupt about it.
"Study cooking? Are you a chef?" Looking at Le Yuan's appearance, the abbot could not tell that he was a chef at all. "Since you are here to study, then you and I can come in, but Shaolin Temple does not entertain female guests. So please come back." He made a gesture of invitation to Huang Rong and asked Huang Rong to leave.
"Wait a minute, I'm here to learn cooking too, can't you only recruit male students?" Huang Rong became a little anxious when she saw that the old monk only let Le Yuan in, but let herself leave instead.
"Are you also learning to cook?" Compared to Le Yuan, although Huang Rong looks good at cooking, she is even less like a chef. The abbot looked at it carefully and then said: "You should come in first, if you want to stay Learning to cook is impossible without some real skills."
After walking through the dilapidated front yard of the temple, the abbot led the two of them to the depths of the yard, opened a door, and saw at least twenty monk-like people cooking. The skillful cooking movements were much better than what Le Yuan had seen in the big restaurant. To be a chef, you need to be skilled and have a tacit understanding. When they saw someone coming in, they just took a casual look and then returned to their work.
The abbot pointed at the people behind him and said: "Some of them are fire-headed monks of this temple, and some are students who have come to this temple to learn cooking. However, without exception, they are all elites selected by this temple, so they want to join this temple to learn cooking." It must be tested.”
"Test? Abbot, I don't know how your temple can run this culinary training academy? Does the temple still rely on this to make money?" Looking at the kitchen that is completely different from the dilapidated appearance outside the temple, it can even be said to be a luxurious kitchen. , Huang Rong couldn't help but ask.
"This is also related to the origin of this temple. The name of this temple is Shaolin Temple, so it must be very strange." Looking at Le Yuan and the two men nodding, the abbot continued, "Although my Shaolin Temple is not as famous as the Shaolin Temple in the north and south, it can still be regarded as Shaolin. A branch of Shaolin, as martial arts practitioners, you must be familiar with the names of the Thirty-sixth Chamber of Shaolin."
Le Yuan nodded and said: "How can you not know the name of the thirty-sixth chamber of Shaolin? Does this temple also have inheritance?"
"Amitabha's inheritance is not counted, but in addition to the thirty-sixth chamber, there is actually a thirty-seventh chamber, but it has never been recognized by Shaolin." The abbot shook his head and said.
"Could it be that the thirty-seventh room is the kitchen?" Le Yuan couldn't help but ask, looking at the place where he was and the appearance of the monk in the room.
"Yes, it is the kitchen. Many Shaolin disciples have walked out of the kitchen. Therefore, although there is no complete inheritance, this temple has still gained a considerable martial arts inheritance." After answering so many questions for the two of them, the abbot said solemnly: "As for the martial arts in this temple, I will explain it to you in detail after you pass the test."
"I wonder what the test the abbot is talking about is?" Le Yuan asked, looking at the cunning flash in the abbot's eyes.
"If you want to learn cooking, of course you have to show your cooking skills. Now each of you cooks a dish. As long as I am satisfied, you can stay." Although the abbot said it easily, Le Yuan found it difficult. Who knows What was the abbot thinking
"Since it's cooking, don't you know if there are any restrictions?" Le Yuan wanted to find out the abbot's background and asked respectfully.
"Haha, there is no limit, but old man, it's already evening, I want to eat something lighter, and I'm a little hungry. I hope you can hurry up, half an hour." The abbot took out a pocket watch from his arms and looked at it. After a while, he said, "I hope you can serve your food in half an hour."
Le Yuan shuttled through the kitchen and found mushrooms, mushrooms, snow peas, fungus, celery, green bamboo shoots, and green peppers from the ingredients in the kitchen to prepare a Luo Han Zhai dish. He took the opportunity to take a look at Huang Rong's selection. I saw Huang Rong picking out mushrooms, black fungus, day lilies and gluten-free wild rice from the vegetable basket. Although she hadn't started cooking yet, Le Yuan already knew the name of the dish she prepared - vegetarian three delicacies.
After learning about Huang Rong's choice, Le Yuan couldn't help but nodded. This kind of three-fresh vegetable supplement nourishes the liver, benefits the intestines and stomach, and fights cancer. It is mainly used to treat liver disease, gastrointestinal inflammation, ulcers, cancer, etc. It is very suitable for the elderly, and it is also very effective. Light and completely meets the needs of the abbot.
After knowing that Huang Rong was fine, Le Yuan began to concentrate on cooking his own dishes. However, after arranging the ingredients, Le Yuan stopped taking action. Knowing that Huang Rong's cooking was nearing the end, Le Yuan started cooking, from start to finish. Only five minutes.
Huang Rong. Le Yuan and the other two brought the dishes to the abbot one after another. The abbot just took one look and said: "Susanxian, Luohanzhai, you two still know what I mean. It's good that you didn't choose meat. After all, I am also the abbot of Shaolin. How can I take the lead in eating meat?"
He looked at their dishes and then smelled them, "The color and aroma of both of them are good, but his taste is better. Forget it, I'll start with Nvwazi's dishes first." He moved his chopsticks to pick up the dishes. Huang Rong's dish was brought to her mouth.
After closing his eyes and chewing for a few mouthfuls, he said, "Okay -" a cheering voice came from the abbot's mouth, "Although the dish is simple, it is delicately prepared. It is worthy of being served by a girl. You are qualified."
Immediately afterwards, Luo Hanzhai stretched out his chopsticks to Le Yuan, "Don't be happy, I have eaten too much Luo Hanzhai, and my requirements are not low." He put the dish into his mouth.
The abbot tasted a bite of the dish for a long time. After he swallowed it, he exclaimed: "It's delicious - this is the most delicious Luohanzhai I have ever eaten. In addition to the strong skills of the chef, I also Feeling that the chef has integrated his spirit into the dish is the ultimate enjoyment of the dish, not only the taste, but also the chef’s emotion.”
The abbot looked at Le Yuan with some confusion and said, "Your cooking skills are unmatched even in the kitchen of this temple. Do you still want to study in this temple?"
"Of course, I want to gain more cooking skills in Shaolin." Le Yuan said with a smile.
"You passed." The abbot only said this before disappearing into the kitchen.