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My skilled hands, my shoulders, my feet, my knees and my knife are all in harmony. The dance combined with mulberry forest is a chance for quiet life.
Wen said, "Hey, good! So far? "
My master let go of his knife and said to him, "I am a good minister and I am proficient in technology." When the first minister solved the cow, he saw nothing but the cow. I haven't seen all the cows for three years. At this time, I saw God instead of looking at him. Zhi Zhi was an official and wanted to do something. According to heaven, we should criticize and guide the big ones, because the technology and experience are certainly not bad, but the situation is excellent! A good man is a better cutter; There are many knives and many folds in the family month. Today, I have killed thousands of cows with my sword for nineteen years, but if the blade is new. There is a gap between people for a while, but the blade is not thick; Without thickness, there will be room for recovery, so 19 years, the blade is still new. Although, as for the competition, I think it is difficult, it is a warning that it is too late to act now. The knife is very small, and what should be solved has been solved, such as land. Stand with a knife, look around, aim high, and hide it with a knife. "
Wen Huijun said, "It's good that I can stay healthy after listening to my words."
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The cook slaughtered cattle for Liang. Where the hands touch, where the shoulders lean, where the feet step, and where the knees are propped up, there is no rhythm when entering the knife: it conforms to the rhythm of Sanglin (in Tang) dance music and Jing Shou (in Yao) music.
Liang said, "Hey, good! How can technology (you know cows) be so superb? "
The chef put down the knife and replied, "I am pursuing the law, which has surpassed the general technology." When I first slaughtered the cow, I couldn't see anything that wasn't a cow in my eyes; After three years, I will never see the whole cow again. Now, I am in contact with cows by spirit, not by eyes. My vision has stopped, and my spirit is moving. According to the natural structure (of cattle), enter the gap between the bones and muscles of cattle and eat along the gap (between joints). According to the original structure of the cow, the place where the tendons are connected and the bones are combined, the knife has never touched it, let alone the big bone! A skilled chef changes a knife every year to cut muscles; The average chef has to change a knife to cut bones every month. Now, my knife has been used for 19 years, killing thousands of cows, but the blade is as sharp as if it had just been ground from a grindstone. There are gaps in the joints of cattle and the blade is very thin; Insert a very thin (blade) into a gap (joint), wide and wide, there must be room for blade operation! Therefore, for 19 years, the blade was only ground from the grindstone. Even so, whenever I meet a place where (bones and muscles) are intertwined, I see that it is difficult to get off the knife, so I carefully raise my vigilance, focus on one point, slow down, move the knife lightly, and sigh, (the bones and meat of the cow are untied at once), just like mud scattered on the ground. (I) stand up with a knife, look around, be carefree for it, be satisfied for it, (then) clean the knife and collect it. "
Liang said, "Good! After listening to the chef's words, I understand the truth of keeping in good health. "
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1 cover: step on. (yǐ): refers to the knee of one leg facing it. (3) huā onomatopoeia, wow. It is often used to describe crackling sound, snapping sound, cavity opening sound, high-pitched sound and so on. (4) Hu Ran: The noise is louder than Hu Ran. ⑤ Middle: Line. 6 will: syllable, rhythm. ⑦ ahead: exceed. 8 (xing): sharpen.
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My master: a kitchen worker; Solution: dismemberment and segmentation. Metaphor after repeated practice, grasp the objective laws of things, do things with ease and use them freely.
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"Zhuangzi Health Master": "My master is Wen Huijun's solution to the cow, the touch of the hand, the leaning of the shoulder, the foot of the foot, the foot of the knee, the sound of the knife and the voice of the tenor."