Food starts with noodles

"It's not only to relax and taste the culture of Sichuan and Sichuan, to increase the understanding of Sichuan cuisine, but also to take the opportunity to build a relationship with the godmother and find a way to make the couple reunite."

"My godfather always misses her in the Central Plains alone, and the two of them clearly love each other. It would be great if they could sit together again."

He watched Zhang Fugui's reaction while talking, but unfortunately, after he finished speaking, Zhang Fugui's expression didn't change much, and he still had the bitter face.

"Baby, are you thinking too simply?"

"Their couple are basically deadlocked, and it's not easy to mediate."

"If it's because of other conflicts, you can talk about it, but because of the child, the two complained to each other, and deeply blamed and regretted themselves."

"In this case, it's not easy..."

Chapter 173 Eight Treasure Stuffed Pears

Xu Zhuo didn't give up: "Uncle Zhang, can you tell me about my godfather and my godmother's past? For example, how did they know each other, how did they get together, and is there any event that warmed up their relationship."

Zhang Fugui thought for a while, and began to explain to Xu Zhuo the past of Wei Junming and Yao Meixiang while busy.

Xu Zhuo was not idle either, and did some helper work for Zhang Fugui.

Small tasks such as chopping shallots and peeling garlic.

Wei Junming and Yao Meixiang can know each other, and they are related to Zhang Fugui.

In the early years, Zhang Fugui's house was next to Yao Meixiang's. Wei Junming often went to Zhang Fugui's house to play with him, and he also got to know Yao Meixiang over time.

But at that time, Wei Junming devoted himself to pursuing culinary skills, so he didn't think much about the relationship between men and women.

At that time, Yao Meixiang was resisting her parents' plan to pass on kimchi skills to her, so she went to work as a waiter in a big hotel.

After that, Wei Junming traveled around the surrounding counties and cities, visited some famous chefs, and went deep into the countryside to learn and experience the practice and culture of Sichuan cuisine.

This has been running for several years.

When he returned to Rongcheng again, Zhang Fugui's street stall had been upgraded to a small restaurant, and he also married a wife, had children, started a family and started a business.

When we meet again, we must be concerned about the lifelong events of our friends.

Zhang Fugui tried to match Wei Junming and introduce someone.

The boss is not young anymore, he can no longer be so single.

However, I have found several, but none of them are suitable.

The main reason is that Wei Junming is not tall, and he doesn't have any outstanding achievements. He doesn't even have a decent job, so naturally he can't meet the right person.

When Zhang Fugui was at home chatting with his neighbors, he heard Yao Meixiang say that the head chef of the hotel had resigned and that the job was vacant, so he decided to let Wei Junming try it.

The big hotels are full of young waiters, maybe Wei Junming can find a suitable partner.

And even if you can't find it in the hotel, it's okay. The most popular job in that era was a chef. If you can apply for a hotel chef, there will probably be girls queuing up to find Wei Junming.

At that time, Yao Meixiang was already the front desk manager of the hotel, and she brought Wei Junming to the interview. Although Wei Junming was honest and a bit dull, he amazed everyone with his beautiful Sichuan cuisine.

The hotel's management immediately appointed Wei Junming as the chef, who is responsible for Sichuan-style dishes.

Since he went to work, he has gradually increased his contact with the pungent Yao Meixiang, and the communication between the back kitchen and the front desk has become more frequent. Over time, the two of them actually got on good terms.

"When I heard the news, my jaw dropped. Lao Yao has been very aggressive since he was a child, while Lao Wei is a stubborn gourd. I never thought that these two people could get together."

"But they like each other, so I am naturally very happy as friends, and I often invite them to have dinner together."

"At that time, there were few entertainment items. The greatest pleasure seemed to be going boating in People's Park, or going mountain climbing in the suburbs. Anyway, there was nothing to do."

"These two people almost ran all over the whole city of Rongcheng and the surrounding mountains, sticking together every day."

"But the marriage is far away, because Lao Yao's parents think that Lao Wei is a foreigner, and he has no foundation in Rongcheng, so it is not easy to develop."

"In addition, Lao Yao's parents still hope that Lao Yao will inherit the kimchi handed down from his family. Lao Wei's kimchi making skills are so poor that they can't teach them anyway. They don't agree with this marriage, and they are worried that the family handed down kimchi will be lost."

When he heard this, Xu Zhuo asked curiously: "Then how did they decide to get married? Is there something that caused the relationship between the two to heat up again?"

Zhang Fugui nodded: "Damn, something really happened. Not only did the two get together firmly, but both of them resigned from the big hotel, opened a restaurant by themselves, and became self-employed."

Xu Zhuo suddenly became interested: "What is it?"

Zhang Fugui recalled it for a while, and then said: "I remember it was summer, it should be similar to now, the weather is so hot."

"At that time, Lao Yao's relationship with Lao Wei was a bit cold under the intervention of his family. Basically, he didn't go anywhere except to and from get off work, and he didn't see anyone."

"Old Wei is very anxious, but there is nothing he can do."

"It just so happens that Lao Yao's birthday is approaching. Lao Wei asked my wife to secretly send a message to Lao Yao. He plans to take advantage of Lao Yao's birthday to cook some meals that Lao Yao likes to ease the relationship."

"It turned out that the hotel's business was very good that day, and there were too many customers. After Lao Wei finished his work, it was almost midnight."

"He planned to prepare delicious food, but he didn't get anything. Lao Yao came to visit my house with an excuse, and he didn't wait for Lao Wei to show up until midnight. It was completely heartbroken."

"I didn't get a phone call at that time. I asked my wife to hold her steady, and I personally rode my bicycle to find Old Wei."

"If Lao Yao leaves, it will really be the end for the two of them."

"When I found Lao Wei, he was just about to get off work. After hearing what I said, he remembered Lao Yao's birthday, but it was already midnight, and Lao Yao waited until now. He had nothing to prepare, and he was a little anxious."

"While he said that he would never leave Lao Yao, he was thinking about what to do to make up for Lao Yao."

"Finally, when he saw a few pears in the back kitchen, he thought of a lost Sichuan dish—Babao Stuffed Pears."

"This dessert is not difficult to make, but because it has been lost, no one can tell exactly how to make it."

"Old Wei found the raw materials for making eight-treasure porridge from the kitchen the next morning, so he tried to make it himself. He peeled the pears, and then dug out the pulp and pear cores inside. The snow-white pears are very beautiful."

"Then put in the ingredients for making eight-treasure porridge. Those ingredients are steamed in advance. When you get up early the next day, boil it with water to make eight-treasure porridge. This is a more convenient way."

"I didn't expect it to be used by Old Wei."

"He stuffed the eight-treasure porridge into the pears and steamed them on high heat."

"While steaming, he boiled some sugar juice with rock sugar, poured the sugar juice on the eight-treasure stuffed pears after they came out of the pot, then he put them in an insulated box, and hurried to my house by bicycle."

"He's rather bored and doesn't know how to speak sweet words, but the pear he made has already explained everything, and it also reminds Lao Yao, don't forget the oath he made before."

"Lao Yao finished eating the eight-treasure stuffed pears by himself, and understood what Lao Wei was thinking, and immediately agreed to Lao Wei, and went to register early the next morning."

Xu Zhuo swallowed his saliva. He had never eaten eight-treasure stuffed pears, but according to Zhang Fugui's introduction, it seemed that it was not much different from the canned eight-treasure pears in Shandong cuisine.

Thinking of eating the eight-treasure pear cans made by the old man when he was a child, he was a little greedy.

Xu Zhuo looked at Zhang Fugui and asked, "Is it that simple? There's nothing thrilling about it, but which eight-treasure stuffed pear is pretty good..."

Zhang Fugui shook his head: "It's not as simple as you think, because Old Wei was fired the next day..."

Chapter 174 Yao Meixiang's Birthday

"Huh? Why was he fired? I just made a eight-treasure stuffed pear, so it should be rewarded."

No matter eight-treasure stuffed pears or eight-treasure pear cans, they can be operated independently as the hotel's signature dish.

Moreover, this kind of dessert is not complicated to make, but it tastes super good, which virtually adds a signature dish to the hotel.

Then he was fired?

Zhang Fugui sighed: "At that time, collective property was more important than anything else. Old Wei used the equipment and ingredients in the kitchen to cook food for his girlfriend. Some people must be dissatisfied."

"In addition, Lao Yao is relatively strong in the hotel, and the relationship with the employees is not very harmonious. Lao Wei is the first chef, and the couple are jealous."

"It's only natural to be reported."

"However, it's fortunate that he was fired, otherwise, with Old Wei's temperament, I am afraid that he would never take the initiative to open a restaurant as a self-employed person in his life."

Originally, Wei Junming's status as the first chef, coupled with Yao Meixiang's efforts, made the Yao family reluctantly agree with Wei Junming.

Unexpectedly, Wei Junming was fired the next day, and Yao Meixiang's parents began to regret it again.

However, after Yao Meixiang ate eight-treasure stuffed pears, she had already made a plan to stay with Wei Junming for the rest of her life, so she simply resigned from the hotel herself.

She borrowed a relationship loan, plus her family's savings and Wei Junming's savings to marry his wife, and opened a restaurant.

At that time, in order to open a store, the couple borrowed all of them from their relatives and friends.

As a result, although the store was opened, the money from the two marriages was gone.

In the end, Zhang Fugui hired a few well-connected chefs in his own restaurant, helped Wei Junming and Yao Meixiang arrange a dozen or so dishes, and entertained all their relatives and friends.

After getting married, the couple was burdened with debts, and Yao Meixiang's parents were always worried about Wei Junming's lack of a house, so the two began to earn money desperately.

Every morning, Wei Junming goes to the vegetable market to buy vegetables early, and starts to work when he returns to the store.

If you can't afford to hire a dishwasher, you can do it yourself; if you can't afford to help the kitchen, you can do more by yourself.

The business of the restaurant has been done in such a stumbling manner.

Although many people were not optimistic about it at the beginning, Wei Junming was also the first chef of the hotel. He was already well-known at that time, and some customers who liked to eat his cooking came here to taste it.

Then I was impressed by Wei Junming's craftsmanship.

When I was in a big hotel before, the dishes were strictly formulated by the top and could not be changed at will.

Now that he is the master of the house, Wei Junming let go.

He has a background in Shandong cuisine, plus the essence of Sichuan cuisine he has learned from traveling for several years. Such a combination has made many home-cooked dishes that were not very good at first become full of color, flavor and flavor.

Business in the store started to boom.

Within a few years, the two had paid off all their debts, bought a house, and hired waiters and dishwashers in the store. Yao Meixiang could finally be the boss with peace of mind.

And after Wei Junming's craftsmanship spread, more and more people were looking for his apprentices, and he didn't have that much thoughtfulness, as long as someone came to learn, he would teach, and then there were a group of helpers in the store.

"In those few years, Lao Wei's reputation in Rongcheng was like a rocket. The hotel where he was expelled regretted it. Not only did his popularity decline, but he was also laughed at by many people."

"To drive away such a good chef, the heads of those managers are really caught by the door."

"But I also thank them for driving Lao Wei away, otherwise Rongcheng would lose a good restaurant."

"In the third year after opening the store, Lao Yao became pregnant. You should know what happened next, so I won't tell you."

"Oh, by the way, when they opened the store for the fifth year, that is, when the child was just two years old, Lao Wei and Lao Yao took over the big hotel."

"On the day the child had an accident, there was an emergency at the Grand Hotel, so both of them ran there. In the end, the child had an accident."

"The couple first cried bitterly, complained to each other, and then separated like this."

"Old Yao no longer cares about the restaurant business, and concentrates on learning kimchi at home, inheriting the kimchi skills passed down from his ancestors."

"Old Wei used to like making eight-treasure stuffed pears the most, but after the accident, he didn't have to do it once. It's a pity to think about it. Many regular customers are still thinking about Lao Wei's eight-treasure stuffed pears."

"That taste is really amazing!"

"It's a pity, I haven't tasted it for 20 years, and with Lao Wei back in the Central Plains, I'm afraid I'll never be able to eat the eight-treasure stuffed pear made by Lao Wei again..."

Xu Zhuo gave him a helpless look, if you can't eat it, you can't eat it, what is the meaning of such a deep resentment?

Unexpectedly, his godfather is still merciful. He became good buddies with Li Sifu in the Central Plains, and met Zhang Fugui again when he came to Rongcheng.

After sighing, Xu Zhuo suddenly thought of the godmother's birthday.

"Uncle Zhang, do you remember the exact date of my godmother's birthday?"

Xu Zhuo originally wanted to go back and ask Yao Meixiang about it, but if he did, he lost the sense of surprise.

So if Zhang Fugui knew, he would start preparing for the godmother's birthday.

It happened that Li Hao and the two girls were here, and everyone gave her an unforgettable birthday.

Whether or not the task can be completed is the second priority. Boss Xu mainly wants to make Yao Meixiang happy.

Zhang Fugui really hesitated, after all these years, who would miss other people's birthdays for so long?

Finally, he called his wife on the phone, and the couple recalled it for a long time before remembering the exact day.

Xu Zhuo looked at the calendar, and it was almost ten days before Yao Meixiang's birthday.

In these ten days, we must make a good plan for what to do.

When the steamed pork was finished, Zhang Fugui brought it out for him, and asked Xu Zhuo to sit outside to eat while he continued to work in the back kitchen.