A courtyard house, equipped with a fishing system, living in an era.

[Ding! Fishing effect critical hit! Congratulations, host, you have obtained Beginner Level All Culinary Skills Mastery and Martial Arts: Six Harmonies Spear Technique (Introduction)]

???

What kind of critical hit is this?

Xu Pingan was a little confused. He already knew how to cook, so why was he given cooking skills again?

After going through it in my mind, I realized that the so-called "beginner-level mastery of all culinary skills" actually includes all cuisines and all cooking skills, both for hot and cold dishes...

This is really nice.

Although working in a steel mill doesn't require high-level culinary skills, a basic understanding of Sichuan cuisine is sufficient.

But getting by casually and getting by well are two different things.

While cooking skills are interconnected, many cuisines have different focuses and cooking methods.

After sorting through the information in my mind, I realized that mastering the basic cooking skills is quite an impressive skill.

It includes the eight major Chinese cuisines, distinctive sub-cuisines, and pastry-making techniques.

Previously, Xu Ping'an's mastery of Sichuan cuisine mainly focused on seasoning.

Sichuan cuisine emphasizes the harmonious blend of seven flavors: numbing, spicy, salty, sweet, sour, bitter, and fragrant, resulting in a wide variety of tastes.

Huaiyang cuisine is characterized by its mild flavors, but it demands meticulous knife skills and refined presentation.

The famous Squirrel Mandarin Fish is a representative dish of Huaiyang cuisine, which focuses on knife skills and presentation.

While Cantonese cuisine emphasizes light and fresh flavors, it uses a wide variety of ingredients and makes good use of fresh seafood.

Shandong cuisine is known for its savory and salty flavors. Although it uses only basic seasonings like soy sauce, scallions, and garlic, it excels in controlling the heat...

Each of the major cuisines has its own characteristics. After Xu Pingquan mastered the basics of each cuisine, he made progress in knife skills, heat control, and seasoning, and felt that his cooking skills had improved significantly.

Besides these, I also have memories of official cuisines such as Tan Family Cuisine, Duan Family Cuisine, Ren Family Cuisine, and Wang Family Cuisine!

"Excellent, excellent, this is definitely good stuff!"

Although some skills cannot be used yet, once you've mastered them, you've mastered them...

Even if he extracted the essence of those cuisines and used it to make Sichuan cuisine, his skill level would improve significantly.

And that is his only asset in making a living in this era.

"Great, great, thank you for your blessings, Mr. and Mrs. Xu."

When Xu Ping'an examined the "Six Harmonies Spear Technique" again, he found it hard to accept.

It's not that this skill is bad...

The saying goes, "It's never a bad thing to have many skills." Having many skills is always a skill.

The problem is that Xu Ping'an's situation is different from other time travelers.

Other time travelers might need advanced martial arts like Bajiquan or Tongbeiquan to deal with Shazhu's fists when facing the courtyard war god.

The problem is that Xu Pingan doesn't need to!

There's no other reason; it's entirely due to overwhelming attribute advantage.

The so-called human limit of 15 attribute points is an attribute point that can only be achieved through a combination of talent and hard work.

And beyond 10 points, each point represents a chasm-like difference.

Sha Zhu is at most a little stronger than an ordinary person, with a strength of 11 and a physique of 12, that's his limit.

In this situation, Xu Pingan could easily use one hand to hit him...

No skill is needed; a random flurry of punches can kill the master. If Sha Zhu really wants to die, he can just throw wild punches.

But since it's been given, let's just consider it a perk for everyone who's a master of cooking!

Now that I've mastered them all, I'll go make a Six-in-One Gun and put it in my backpack!

Now that you know how, you don't need to use it normally, but you can't be without it in critical moments!

After counting his catch, Xu Pingan cast his line again.

[Ding! Confirm the use of a Silver-level fishing spot for special fishing?]

"Sure!"

After casting his line into the water, Xu Pingan waited patiently.

[Ding! Fishing results are amazing! Congratulations, host, you have obtained: one Divine Sense Pill; five acres of beginner-level farming space.]

In the system inventory, a light blue pill sat quietly in one of the inventory slots.

[Divine Sense Pill]: After consumption, spiritual power is materialized, and the divine sense can extend to 5 meters...

There are such good things?

Xu Pingan took out the pill, threw it into his mouth, chewed it a couple of times, and swallowed it.

After swallowing it, there was no reaction at first.

After a while, Xu Pingan felt a sharp pain in his head.

He lost his balance and fell onto the ice.

Fortunately, the ice was thick enough that Xu Ping'an didn't break it when he fell on it.

Xu Pingan felt much better after more than ten minutes.

The feeling of mental energy leaving the body is like having an extra pair of eyes or an extra arm.

The phrase "as easy as using one's own arm" is perfectly suited to this context.

His mental energy followed Xu Ping'an's thoughts and probed into the water, sweeping across a 5-meter radius centered on himself.

The water here is only 3 meters deep, and although there are fish swimming in it, they are not very big.

It must have been someone from the village who came to fish there.

The largest fish, about the size of a palm, is currently at the entrance of the ice cave that Xu Ping'an has carved out, tentatively breathing in the fresh air.

In winter, when the ice freezes, the fish in the water also suffer from oxygen deprivation...

I wonder if the blessings from Xu's parents still exist...

Xu Pingan thought for a moment and then used the bronze-level fishing technique again for the experiment.

[Ding, are you sure you want to use a Bronze-level fishing spot for special fishing?]

【Sure】

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained Basic Carpentry Proficiency, Basic Mechanical Repair Proficiency, and Basic Construction Proficiency.]

What the hell are these?

Sure enough, the old couple on the mountain could only each offer their blessing once...

If I had known this would happen, I would have just used Silver-level fishing both times...

It's a pity, but there's nothing to regret.

After checking his personal attributes, Xu Ping'an's profile panel had changed drastically.

Name: Xu Pingan

Age: 16

[Strength: 13] (The maximum value for an average adult is 15.)

[Physical Fitness: 14]

[Agility: 14]

[Mental Power Projection: 5 meters]

Backpack: 20 slots

Fishing spots: Iron grade: 7, Bronze grade: 1, Silver grade: 1.

[System Skills]: Intermediate Sichuan Cuisine Proficiency, Basic Electrical Engineering Proficiency, Basic Hunting Proficiency, Basic Culinary Skills Proficiency, Basic Carpentry Proficiency, Basic Mechanical Repair Proficiency, Basic Construction Proficiency

[Special Item]: Six acres of basic farming space.

Ok?

Has Sichuan cuisine been upgraded to intermediate level?

Xu Pingan felt that he had become more precise in his control over the details of Sichuan cuisine!

It seems there haven't been any other changes!

After storing the exquisite fishing rod in his system backpack, Xu Ping'an walked to the small grove on the shore and entered the space.

In the space, what was originally one acre of land has now become six acres.

It was a rectangular space that was nearly 100 meters long and 40 meters wide.

The original one acre of land has been shrunk to the very corner of the space.

The poultry, livestock, and two dogs here seemed to have been liberated, running wild in this nearly 4000-square-meter space.

After leaving the space, Xu Ping'an went to the old couple's grave and kowtowed to them.

Based on these two fishing sprees alone, he'll have to treat these two sisters a little better in the future.

Back in Dongying Village, Tian Laowang's family was almost ready to eat...

The meal was enjoyed by both host and guests, as Xu Pingan had brought quite a bit of food.

"Did Ma Ergou go to the city to look for you?"

"Ergou?"

Xu Pingan did not understand what Tian Laowang meant.

"He still dares to come looking for me?"

"Around the New Year, he was hanging out with some shady characters in the city, and I even said I was afraid he'd go to the city to cause you trouble."

Xu Pingan sneered. Did he even deserve to cause trouble for him?

Do you know who he hangs out with?

"My husband, Shuanzhu, said that he mentioned it once when he was bragging, something about Zhou Heizi."

"Zhou Heizi?"

Xu Pingan silently memorized this name...