Siheyuan: He Yuzhu's rebirth in the 21st century

"Yes~Brother Zhu, I'll listen to you!"

Yu Li was touched and nodded solemnly in agreement!

But then she shook her head again.

"Brother Zhu, I haven't made up my mind yet about dating, because my sister... cough cough~"

"I hope you can understand me and give me some time to think about it."

Because my sister likes you too!

If she agreed to Brother Zhu, how sad would she be?

"I understand. We have a long way to go. Come on, I'll take you to get familiar with the working environment first."

He Yuzhu took Yu Li to visit all the departments in the cafeteria.

Every time he arrived at a department, he explained the work content of that department to her in detail.

Or maybe in her previous life Yu Li could have opened her own restaurant.

She is a very fast learner and seems to have an innate understanding of restaurant operations.

I believe it won’t take long to adapt to the job.

The two walked to the back kitchen of a cafeteria. He Yuzhu clapped his hands vigorously and said loudly:

"Everyone, stop it!"

Everyone in the cafeteria stopped what they were doing upon hearing this.

They stood in a row in tacit understanding and looked at him without saying a word.

It was not until this moment that Yu Li realized that Brother Zhu’s prestige in the cafeteria was so high!

He Yuzhu pulled her in front of everyone.

"Let me introduce you to everyone. This is Comrade Yu Li. She will be my assistant from today on."

Yu Li's appearance brightened everyone's eyes!

Especially when the two of them stand side by side, it gives people a feeling of a talented man and a beautiful woman! (Here "talent" refers to cooking skills~)

In addition, the news that Chief Gu of the Personnel Department "accidentally" revealed,

"Hey, let me tell you something. You must not tell anyone else! Director He of the cafeteria...his partner..."

How could everyone not guess the relationship between the two?

Liu Lan is outspoken and is known as "Quick-tongued Lan".

She couldn't help but say:

"Director He, I think it's a pity that Comrade Yu Li is your assistant!"

"Oh? Then what?"

Ma Hua understood Liu Lan's intention and decided to join in the fun.

“Master, Master, Master…Father, still, still…”

Before he could finish two sentences, he was interrupted by the hot-tempered big man.

"Okay, shut up, stutterer. I'll do the talking!"

"Master doesn't have a partner yet! I think Comrade Yu Li is suitable to be taken home as a wife~"

Ma Gan'er joined in the fun and said with a smile:

"So, we are going to have a master's wife~"

"Master, don't worry. From now on, when we see Master Yu Li, we will treat her with the same respect as when we see you~"

Except for He Yuzhu's four disciples and Liu Lan, no one else dared to join in the fun.

They all held back their laughter and dared not laugh out loud.

Yu Li...

Her face turned red instantly, and she didn't know whether to agree or refute, and she just stood there in a daze!

He Yuzhu glared at them and said seriously:

"You are exposed, right? What nonsense are you telling me? Don't tell me the truth next time!"

"Everyone should know our relationship first, don't spread rumors!"

Yuli!!?

Brother Zhu, is this how you explain it?

The more you explain, the more misunderstandings there will be!

He Yuzhu waved to everyone and said:

"Okay, go do what you need to do!"

"The ingredients will be ready soon. Anyone who wants to learn how to cook a big pot dish can come to me!"

"It will be the same in the future. As long as you want to learn, I will teach you without reservation!"

Everyone was delighted and quickly went to wash and cut vegetables.

I suddenly felt like I had endless energy all over my body!

He Yuzhu took advantage of the time when everyone was busy.

I secretly took dozens of kilograms of pork for lunch and quickly moved them in and out of the nourishing space.

The pork that originally had varying qualities instantly became fat and lean, with top-notch taste!

This was also the reason why he assured the workers the day before yesterday that the food in the factory cafeteria would become more and more delicious!

(As mentioned earlier, pork was extremely scarce around 1962, with each person having less than one ounce of pork per month.)

(But it’s different in factories. To ensure production, factories will increase workers’ meat intake.)

(The exact amount is unknown, but this book assumes that each person gets 1 qian (0.1 liang) of pork per day, which is about 3 liang per month.)

(So ​​5000 workers need to consume about 50 kilograms of pork every day~)

"Xiao Li, there is nothing for you to do next. Do you want to go back to the office or stay in the kitchen?"

"Brother Zhu, I, I'll stay in the kitchen with you... ahem~"

Yu Li was startled and ran away in a hurry.

"I'd better observe and learn from everywhere~"

He Yuzhu shook his head helplessly.

This girl, she obviously likes it, why is she trying to avoid it?

What is she running away from!?

……

Seeing that the ingredients were almost ready, He Yuzhu began to greet everyone.

Before long, all 93 cooks were present.

He divided the people into three groups.

"Master Ma, who can cook big pot dishes independently, stands at the innermost part to learn from Ma Hua and the four apprentices who are tall, short and thin."

"Apprentices who have already started helping in the kitchen and preparing dishes should stand in the second circle and observe."

"The rest of the people who cut the pieces and do odd jobs will stand in the third circle."

Get the pan ready, heat the oil, stir-fry the fat, add the seasonings, put the vegetables, stir-fry, control the heat... and serve!

"If you want to make a good pot dish, you must first practice your knife skills!"

“The slices don’t have to be too thin, the dices don’t have to be too small, the shreds don’t have to be too thin, and the strips don’t have to be too short, but they have to be uniform!”

"This way, both the heat and seasoning can be evenly matched, and the dishes look good, which increases people's appetite!"

"The second is the combination of ingredients. What main ingredients and auxiliary ingredients are used together for cooking is directly related to the taste and nutritional value..."

"The third is the control of the heat. As the old saying goes, 30% of the skill and 70% of the heat. How to use the fire is the most important thing in cooking..."

"fourth……"

After the whole process, everyone stood on tiptoe to watch and pricked up their ears to listen, and no one dared to make any noise.

After all, these days being able to cook a big pot of food is enough to make a living.

Yu Li stood at the outermost edge and watched quietly. Since there were too many people and she couldn't see anything, she simply stood on a stool.

She found that everyone was listening carefully and looking at Brother Zhu with a look of admiration.

At this moment, she felt that Brother Zhu, who was standing in the center, was the most handsome... person in the whole place!

Her heart melted too!

……

As the dishes in the big pot turn from raw to cooked, the fragrant aroma fills the entire kitchen.

When it comes to cooking a big pot of food, it sounds simple but it is not easy to do.

It’s impossible to cook well without a year or two of learning how to cook.

More importantly, what if you rashly cook and the food turns out not to be tasty?

It's not just a matter of one big pot of food, it will affect the workers' meals.

Most people cannot bear this responsibility!

While He Yuzhu was adding water to the big pot, he took out paper and pen from his pocket.

The steps for making big pot dishes and the proportions of common main ingredients, auxiliary ingredients, and condiments of big pot dishes are all written down.

"Ma Hua, put this on the wall for me later."

"If you have nothing to do, just study hard. If you can't learn, ask me!"

"Whoever learns first will be the one to cook!"

He Yuzhu just said that he would teach without reservation, and he was not just talking.

He directly made the recipe of the big pot dish public.

Serve as a kitchen staff to learn.

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