Siheyuan: Sizhu starts blindly and takes a new path

The canteen kitchen was filled with the aroma of various ingredients, and Ma Hua was busy arranging the carefully cut and prepared dishes. He turned to his master Sha Zhu standing beside him and said happily: "Master, the side dishes are ready! Is there anything else that needs to be adjusted?"

Sha Zhu smiled and nodded, showing his satisfaction. Then, he patted Ma Hua on the shoulder and said, "Well, not bad! Then you will be the one to cook this dish today. I will watch from the side. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me." Hearing this, Ma Hua was excited - he had been learning cooking from Sha Zhu for a long time and had always been eager to show his cooking skills himself.

Ma Hua took a deep breath, calmed down and walked to the stove. He recalled the cooking skills and steps that he had observed Sha Zhu use on a daily basis, turned on the blower, poured more than a pound of cold oil into the pot, and two colleagues worked together to bring a large aluminum basin full of sliced ​​potato slices, and poured them in. Ma Hua, wearing a yellowed white towel around his neck and a pair of relatively clean rubber shoes, stood on the stove, holding a large shovel in his hand, bent over and arched his back, pushing the potato slices in the pot with all his strength, so that the potato slices kept turning and were evenly heated. The other chefs listened to Ma Hua's orders and added water, soy sauce, five-spice powder, salt and other seasonings to the pot. Later, when the soil was slowly stewed, Ma Hua occasionally stirred it with a shovel to prevent the bottom from getting sticky. When half of the water in the pot evaporated, he added half a basin of water starch. When it was almost time to take it out of the pot, Ma Hua shoveled half a shovel of lard with a shovel. At this time, the potato chips were covered with a thin layer of batter and had the aroma of pork. The fat man tasted it and said, "It's fresh, crispy and tastes good."

Ma Hua was waiting for Sha Zhu's comments on his cooking skills, feeling nervous and expectant. After tasting the food, Sha Zhu said that there was nothing wrong with the seasoning, but the heat was not good enough and it could be served a little later. As for the strength, it was still a little lacking, as he almost lost control and fell into the pot, but there was no rush, and he could gradually improve with more practice in the future.

Ma Hua nodded repeatedly and said that he would exercise more, study harder and improve his skills.

As they were talking, the canteen director came and called Sha Zhu out, and with Sha Zhu went out their squad leader as well.

"Shazhu, I called you out to tell you that you performed very well last time. The secretary and the factory director heard that you have changed a lot recently. Your squad leader Zhao will retire in two months, so I want to see if you can take over the job of squad leader of the second cafeteria."

Sha Zhu thought: According to the dream, after Zhao retired, he served as the canteen director for several years. Later, Director Yang asked about his situation and let him take over. Is this piece of wild boar meat so effective? Not only did he have the respect of the workers, but he also received praise from the factory. Now he has been promoted. This is a real gain. His salary can be increased by 2 yuan as a monitor subsidy. It seems that what Mr. Ren said is right. I should pay more attention to dedication in the future. Yes, yes, I will ask Mr. Ren to learn more when I have time. He made some suggestions casually, and I made progress by using them. He is a capable person.

When squad leader Zhao saw that Sha Zhu didn't say anything, he thought he was worried about something: "Sha Zhu, do you have any ideas to share?"

"Director, squad leader, I don't have any ideas. As I said before, I am just a brick and I can be moved wherever I am needed." Sha Zhu said seriously.

"Okay, I said Sha Zhu is a good comrade." The director praised Sha Zhu to squad leader Zhao, "Sha Zhu should learn more about management from squad leader Zhao recently."

Squad leader Zhao said to the director: "Director, you are right, He Yuzhu is a good comrade."

Sha Zhu was thinking: These guys in the cafeteria still need to be managed. They will work obediently as long as I glare at them.

Squad leader Zhao once again said to the director: "He Yuzhu has been an eighth-level cook for many years, but he is only 25 years old now. If we directly promote him to squad leader this time, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public. If he can successfully pass the seventh-level assessment, it will really be twice the result with half the effort!"

"Well, Lao Zhao, you are right. If the masters in other canteens are dissatisfied with Sha Zhu being the monitor, it will be a bit tricky. There happens to be an upgrade assessment in April. Sha Zhu, fill out the form today and I will review it. Then prepare carefully for the assessment next month. As long as you pass the level 7 assessment, all problems will be solved." After hearing this, Sha Zhu could not help but feel grateful to Zhao. If Zhao hadn't said this, he would have no hope of being promoted to level 7 in his lifetime!

After all, in such a special era, individuals must not easily touch on sensitive topics such as promotion; only by relying on the recommendation and respect of the organization or leaders can such a rare opportunity for promotion be obtained. Thinking of this, Sha Zhu secretly made up his mind to seize this opportunity, work hard to prepare for the exam, and strive to pass the Level 7 assessment smoothly.

As a cook who couldn't be more ordinary, if I can say that I have made some contribution to my work, it's just that I can cook delicious meals every day. But it seems reasonable to say that I have made no contribution at all - after all, the work I do every day is always the same, just cooking over and over again. Most of the people who come to the canteen to eat are workers in the factory. They naturally care more about which cook has better cooking skills and makes more delicious dishes; but for those leaders, it's completely different. Some leaders pay great attention to the quality of life and usually choose to bring exquisite food from home to enjoy; while other relatively casual leaders think that it doesn't matter what you eat, and they don't pay special attention to the level of a chef - anyway, no matter you are level 8 or level 7, the final task to be completed is still cooking. Can't a level 8 chef cook meat dishes? Must a level 7 chef do it? As for the so-called reception meal... that was a long time ago.

He thanked the director and the squad leader, and was happy in his heart. He would go to his master to propose marriage in a few days. He was promoted and had a raise, which was both a face-saving and a good thing. He whistled and went into the kitchen. Ma Hua saw that his master had good news.

Sha Zhu was so happy that he finally made it to the weekend. It was really hard to have good news but no one to share it with. Sha Zhu deeply understood why he could not keep things in his heart in his dreams. Otherwise, Xu Damao would not have taken so many opportunities and ended up in Qin Huairu's hands. Bah, damn Xu Damao. Fortunately, he pretended to be blind and understood everyone's thoughts and learned to endure.

On Saturday night, sister He Yushui returned home. She was first bombarded with the good news about Shazhu, and then she was happy about the extra five yuan of living expenses given by her brother. Yushui lived in the school dormitory and went home on Saturday night and returned to school on Sunday night.

The next day, Sunday, Sha Zhu bought two packs of snacks on the road and came to Yu Li's house early to wait. Then the two of them went to Master Sun's house.

As they walked, Sha Zhu told Yu Li that he was going to get a promotion and a raise. Yu Li was happy for him from the bottom of her heart, and told him to prepare well and encouraged him to reach new heights in the future.

The master and his wife were very happy to see the young and beautiful Yu Li. They praised Yu Li and belittled Sha Zhu. They told Yu Li that if Sha Zhu bullied her in the future, she should report it to the master's wife and she would vent her anger for her.

Yu Li looked at Sha Zhu and said gently, "He won't. He has never lost his temper in front of me."

"Even after finding such a good girl like you, he still dares to have a bad temper. That means he doesn't want to continue in this world anymore." The master's wife kept boosting Yu Li's morale, but in fact she was secretly helping Sha Zhu.

The four of them talked for a while, and Sha Zhu told them the purpose of his visit today and asked the master to help him propose marriage to the Yu family.

Master Sun agreed immediately. Being able to propose marriage for Sha Zhu meant that he was the elder Sha Zhu was closest to and trusted the most. He didn't care about Sha Zhu and Yu Li anymore. He and his wife started looking through the almanac to discuss the date for the proposal. It was almost noon when Master Sun remembered that he had to go to work and left in a hurry.

Sha Zhu naturally took charge of the cooking and cooked a delicious meal for the master's wife and Yu Li. Although there was no meat, only tofu and vegetables, the food cooked by a good chef is different. The master's wife often eats the dishes cooked by the master. After eating Sha Zhu's dish today, she felt that it was almost the same as that cooked by Master Sun. She didn't think it was a big deal, but the admiration and love in Yu Li's eyes were almost overflowing.

Qin Jingru waited for Xu Damao at home for several days, but Xu Damao didn't come. Qin Jingru had to take the initiative and come to the courtyard to find Xu Damao.

Qin Jingru originally planned to go directly to Xu Damao's house, but since she had never been there, she had no idea where it was. Even for the entire courtyard, this was only her second visit. Relying on her vague memory and after asking for directions many times, she finally arrived at her destination.

Since she knew nothing about Xu Damao's family, Qin Jingru had to go to Jia's house first. When she saw Mrs. Jia standing at the door pretending to be busy, she called out "Auntie". Mrs. Jia looked up and recognized Qin Jingru at a glance. She immediately put on a contemptuous look and said, "Oh, who is this? It turns out to be the Qin Jingru who comes and goes freely! What, do you want to marry Shazhu again?"

Mrs. Jia paused for a moment, then said sarcastically, "It's a pity that there is no chance anymore! You are just a country girl, yet you are so picky? Bah, you really don't know who you are." After saying that, she spat on the ground fiercely, expressing her extreme disdain and disgust.