"How did you see it?" Lu was stunned and even recalled Lou Shanzi's appearance just now.
A young junior, he looks to be one or two years older than Xia Mingyue. He has a round face and is quite pleasant. He looks very energetic and his clothes are clean. He should be a neat person.
To be honest, if it weren’t for what happened last time, just based on his appearance, Ms. Lu wouldn’t have thought that Lou Shanzi was a person who liked cooking.
“There is some condiment and oily smoke smell on my body. It should not be from the kitchen of the City God’s Temple. Instead, it seems to have soaked into my skin when I was working in the kitchen for a long time.”
Xia Mingyue said , "When he raised his hand just now, there were calluses on the palm and the tiger's mouth of his right hand, but there were many minor wounds on his left hand. It looked like they were caused by cutting vegetables on a daily basis."
"I usually only help cut vegetables in the kitchen. At this age, I can't even touch the pot. If I move a spoon, I guess it's because I'm being squeezed out by the chef. Naturally, it won't be easy for me to learn real skills in the future."
Xia Mingyue has lived in the kitchen for a long time in modern society, and is very familiar with many of these twists and turns, so she can naturally see them clearly.
Lu Shi understood, and then sighed, "This Lou Shanzi seems to have a good temper, and he is not stupid. It would be a pity if he has no future at all."
"I just said it's not easy, but it's not impossible." Xia Mingyue said with a smile, "My sister-in-law said that Lou Shan has a warm temperament, looks good, and is smart. He will definitely find ways to solve the dilemma in the future. , It’s just about personal creation.”
“That’s right.”
Lu agreed very much.
Nothing can compare to the word "good fortune".
Many times, it depends on fate...
Take her own life as an example, her fate is good.
Otherwise, how could we have such a good sibling?
Xia Mingyue and Lu Shi walked back laughing while Lou Shanzi arrived at the kitchen.
"Where have you been? It took so much effort." Chef Lai brought the stirred tofu paste to the side of the oil pan and called to Lou Shanzi, "But you came back just in time, put these tofu balls When you fry it, remember to check the heat."
"Okay." After Lou Shanzi agreed, he hurriedly started to work, but he did not forget to answer Chef Lai's question, "I just went out to get the spinach, and I saw it from a distance. Madam Xia went to say hello. "
Madam Xia?
Chef Lai paused and asked, "The one who made tofu and meatball soup here last time, everyone said it was delicious, and how much better than me in craftsmanship is?"
"Exactly." Lou Shanzi said with a smile, "I saw it just now, so I went to say hello. It was also a way of showing my face and letting Madam Xia remember me. This way, if anything happens in the future, I can tell you."
"I don't quite understand what you said." Chef Lai was surprised. "Is it possible that you can ask Mrs. Xia for anything in the future?"
"It's not that it's impossible, it's certain. Yes." Lou Shanzi said firmly, "To be honest with you, Brother Lai, during this time I was staying at Yueran Restaurant. Although I couldn't touch the pot or spoon, I was able to cook all the dishes cooked by the chefs there. Those who have tasted it, although the taste is good, I always feel that it is a little bit different."
"The food at the food stalls opened by Mrs. Xia is different. Although they are all ordinary meals and snacks, the taste is just right. , impeccable, I always feel that this lady Xia will definitely succeed in the future.”
“Maybe she can open a restaurant bigger than Yueran Restaurant!”
When Lou Shanzi said this, his tone was very excited.
Chef Lai frowned upon hearing this.
Shashanzi!
Sure enough, I am still young and I don’t understand many things at all.
Not to mention that making food is not an easy task. If you want to make it delicious, it is even more difficult. Many people can eat the same food throughout their lives, which is already considered very good. .
And the fact that Lady Xia is able to prepare several kinds of food can only show that she is indeed very experienced and capable in these home-cooked meals. But the dishes in the restaurant are very different from the dishes at the food stalls. Ordinary women may not be able to cook the taste of restaurant food.
Let’s take a step back. Even if Madam Xia is really capable, she can still make a few delicious dishes, but opening a restaurant is so easy. ?
Whether you have guests to support you is one thing, but whether you can overpower your peers is another.
The owner of Ren Yueran Restaurant is not an ordinary person. How can Madam Xia, an ordinary woman, compare to her?
After all, this Shanzi is young, has experienced few things, and thinks too simply about everything, so he thinks that Lady Xia has such abilities.
Chef Lai opened his mouth to refute Lou Shanzi's words, and even wanted to explain to him the difficulty of doing business, but when he saw that his face was full of excitement and his eyes were shining, the words came to his mouth. After turning around in a circle, he chose to swallow it.
What are you doing...
It is not easy for people to have strange thoughts.
And many times, thoughts are the support for people to live.
Chef Lai is also aware of Lou Shanzi's cold reception and busyness at Yueran Restaurant during this period.
This idea that Lou Shanzi has now is probably the support he has to survive this difficult life in the kitchen.
After thinking for a while, Chef Lai relaxed his brows and smiled, "Then you have to learn this cooking skill now, otherwise you will wait until Madam Xia really opens a restaurant. , are you good at cooking? If you miss Lady Xia, I’m afraid the chef won’t want you either.”
“Brother Lai, don’t worry, I will study hard.”
Lou Shanzi nodded in agreement and even smiled. The eyebrows and eyes must be curved.
Chef Lai also curled up his lips and said nothing else. He only urged Lou Shanzi to scoop up the large pot of tofu balls.
After lunch, Xia Mingyue began to prepare for the evening meal.
Both men were not at home, so Xia Mingyue and Lu planned to get together in the evening to have a good Mid-Autumn Festival.
The standard mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival have been prepared and are now being chilled in a well for a good taste at night.
Here in Jinqiu County, another standard part of the Mid-Autumn Festival is dumplings.
The dumplings I made this time were filled with six kinds of fresh food.
Chop the fat and lean breast meat into fillings, dice fresh leeks, chop soaked shiitake mushrooms into dices, dice fungus, chop the tender fried eggs into pieces, and finally add them with peeled river water. Shrimp.
The six kinds of fillings are added with rice wine, soy sauce, minced onion and ginger, salt, and enough finely ground sesame oil.
In order to make the filling fresh and juicy, Xia Mingyue added some extra bone soup used to cook various skewers, and stirred it into the Liuxian stuffing thoroughly until the filling in the basin was completely gone. The water mixed with the ingredients is glutinous, which is suitable.
Xia Mingyue finished the work of preparing the stuffing, leaving the remaining processes of kneading the noodles and making dumplings to Jiang Zhuguo and Lu Shi, while she started to make other food.
Considering that dumplings were the highlight of the evening, Xia Mingyue specially cooked a few spicy and fragrant Sichuan dishes that could be paired with rice.
Sichuan cuisine is one of the four major cuisines. It is famous for its unique spicy taste and rich cooking skills. Sichuan cuisine uses a wide range of materials, varied seasonings, diverse dishes, both rich and mellow, and has a strong local flavor. (End of this chapter)