Reborn in 1977

Chapter 48: Confidence Assured

Soon, half an hour passed, and the stoves below were ready, just waiting for Chen Fan to show off his skills.

To make it easier for everyone to see, they even built a high platform.

Chen Fan stood on the high platform, like a live streamer, holding up a large, face-sized turtle, "Everyone, watch carefully, this kind of turtle is very fierce, you must be careful, don't get bitten by it."

A woman shouted from below, "Master Chen is so careful, when clearing the pond in the past, people were bitten every year, at that time they would smash the fish with an iron shovel, cut off its neck and then pry open its mouth, it was so painful."

Someone next to her immediately said, "What do you mean by 'in the past'? Just now, when washing the turtles, Zhang Cuie was bitten, luckily she was by the water, and the turtle let go when she put it in the water."

Chen Fan chuckled, "So when killing turtles, you can't directly use your hands, there's a little trick here, use a small wooden stick to let it bite, like this,"

As he spoke, he put the turtle on the ground and stepped on it, picked up a chopstick and put it near the turtle's mouth for it to bite tightly, then pulled the turtle's head out and brought the knife down.

Everyone was impressed by his neatness and immediately applauded enthusiastically.

The audience's emotions were high, if he started a live broadcast, it would be an understatement to say that the shelves would be cleared in seconds.

While operating, Chen Fan taught, demonstrating how to kill the fish, cut the fat, tear the membrane, and cut it into pieces.

Zhang Changjiang and several leaders gave their positions to the best cook in the village, stood in the second row, and nodded constantly as they watched.

Xiao Liewen said sincerely, "This young man is careful, afraid that others won't learn, he explains it once before doing it, explains it again while doing it, and explains it again after doing it. If there's really a fool who can't learn, he'll change another fish and continue doing it while explaining, not bad, not bad."

Zhang Cuie, who was standing in front, turned around and said unconvinced, "It's not that I can't learn, it's that I didn't see clearly."

Xiao Liewen naturally wouldn't argue with a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, grinning and laughing, "Then you should watch it a few more times, and see it more clearly."

Chen Fan killed two turtles on the platform, and the row of people below also killed eight, chopped them into pieces, put them in ten wooden basins separately, and washed them with clean water and soaked them in hot water.

After all the turtles were processed, everyone moved to the stoves to start cooking.

Today, without Liu Jujiang's help, Chen Fan had to handle both pots himself.

Perhaps it was because of the skill panel, but at this time, Chen Fan's confidence in cooking was unprecedentedly high.

Liu Jujiang's method of making big pot turtle yesterday, and the secrets of making pig-killing dishes this morning, all flashed clearly in his mind.

Including the dishes he had made before crossing over, and the dishes he had seen others make, he felt that he could restore them one by one, truly confident.

So at this time, standing in front of the stove, he had the demeanor of a master.

First, he counted the seasonings on the table next to him, checked the types and amounts of side dishes, and then took a bamboo pot brush and brushed the two big pots a few times.

In fact, people had already cleaned the pot, but as a chef, if he didn't brush the pot a few times, he always felt like something was missing.

It was all about the sense of ritual.

After counting, Chen Fan coughed dryly and said to everyone, "I just taught you how to slaughter turtles, can everyone still smell the fishy smell?"

Immediately, many people shouted in unison, "No."

Two or three hundred people were gathered together, but only a few dozen people responded, which made Master Chen feel not very satisfied.

At this time, someone flattered him, "It turns out that there are so many things to pay attention to when killing a turtle, if I had known that peeling the skin and cutting the oil could remove the fishy smell, who would use this thing to feed pigs."

"That's right, how many turtles have been lost over the years."

"Thinking about it, I didn't even have meat to eat, but the pigs ate their fill, and I have a fire in my belly."

"Today you can eat more meat, if you're still not satisfied, then eat the pig that ate the turtle."

"What nonsense are you talking about, it will be slaughtered in two days."

Then he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Master Chen, come and eat pig-killing dishes then."

Seeing that they were getting carried away, Zhang Guangwen quickly shouted, "Everyone, stop talking, listen to Master Chen."

Chen Fan chuckled, not impatient at all.

After everyone calmed down, he continued, "Actually, when it comes to here, you can do whatever you want, this turtle meat is delicious. If you want to be a little particular, there are many ways to make this turtle, such as braised in soy sauce, stewed clear, steamed, made into soup, stir-fried spicy, dry pot, and you can also stew it with chicken and pigeon. Today I will make two kinds, one braised with potatoes, and one stewed clear with white radish."

Then he began to perform.

The villagers also gathered around to exchange their experiences.

"Oh my, so much oil is being put in."

"Don't you see how much meat there is, several large basins, even if they are put into separate pots, they can fill two pots."

"This is the big pot for boiling pig feed, we are going to eat big pot rice today."

"Ugh... can you not mention pig feed?"

"Look, look, Master Chen is so neat, could he also have been a Jujiang master?"

"It would be more likely if someone in his family was a Jujiang, who would hire someone so young?"

"Master Chen's craftsmanship is good, he can even make turtles, wouldn't he be a good Jujiang?"

"Whether he's good or not is not the point, the key is that he has fair skin and tender flesh, even better looking than a young daughter-in-law, he doesn't look like someone who's a Jujiang."

Those gathered inside were the housewives in charge of cooking in each family, the men were on the periphery, originally the smell made their hearts itch a little, but in order to let their wives learn how to make turtle, they took the initiative to give up their seats.

But when they heard them talking about the master instead of the turtle, they were unhappy, and someone immediately shouted at the top of their lungs, "Are you learning to cook or looking at people, can you focus?"

The women of this era are not submissive, especially rural women, known as "Women can hold up half the sky", led by the women's captain, they work as hard as men, and their personalities are naturally very spicy.

When they heard someone shouting, someone immediately replied, "Liu Defu, what are you shouting, why don't you come?"

"Liu Defu is distressed for his wife, wants to learn it and go back to make it for his wife to eat."

"Oh my, could she be pregnant, is he going to take care of her during her confinement?"

Liu Defu was exasperated, "I'll take care of your mother's confinement."

Immediately, someone rushed over from the side, "Liu Defu, what nonsense are you talking about, I'll tear your mouth apart."

Seeing that a conflict was about to break out, Zhang Guangwen shouted loudly, "What are you arguing about, be quiet."

The captain had a lot of prestige, and besides, the brigade leader and deputy brigade leader were both there, and the few people who were noisy just now instantly quieted down.

However, their quarrel just now reminded Chen Fan, and he immediately shouted at the top of his lungs, "Turtle is cold in nature, it's best not to give it to pregnant women."

Hearing this, a few wails rang out in the crowd, obviously from people who were pregnant.

Zhang Changjiang quickly squeezed to Chen Fan's side and asked with a serious face, "Pregnant women definitely can't eat it?"

Chen Fan said solemnly, "There is a record in the Compendium of Materia Medica that turtle can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and it is cold in nature, pregnant women are prone to miscarriage if they eat it, so for safety's sake, it's best not to give it to pregnant women."

Zhang Changjiang nodded immediately and asked, "Does Liu Jujiang know?"

It seemed that Captain Yang had also told him about the two-pronged approach.

Chen Fan nodded, "I told Master Liu to make sure to convey this taboo in place."

Zhang Changjiang turned around and beckoned a young man, "For safety's sake, when you patrol tomorrow, tell the various teams again."

Didn't Chen Fan almost forget just now? It's possible that Liu Jujiang also has moments of confusion, this kind of thing can't be taken lightly.

The man nodded in agreement and took out a small notebook to write it down.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves rang out, and someone outside shouted, "Brother Sanhu is back."