Little rich is safe [rebirth]

On the second day of the new year in the north, Zhang Wenqing was going back to her natal home. There was only one old man left in Zhang Wenqing's natal home. The old man now lives with the youngest daughter's family. Su Yuande prepared some things and accompanied Zhang Wenqing to bring the twins there.

Su Zian found an excuse not to follow, and only said that he felt a little uncomfortable and stayed at home.After they left, they put on a thick coat and went to the small restaurant that recruited handymen yesterday according to the address.The place is a bit remote, on the old street, Su Zian rode a bicycle in a twisted way around several alleys before finding the place.

The name of the restaurant is quite impressive, it is called Longjuzhai. It looks like an old local house from the outside, but after entering, it is found that the decoration is quite good, with all log furniture and antique shelves. It looks a bit like a high-end private kitchen in later generations.

Su Zian stayed here for a very short time, and he rarely came back after he was admitted to university. In addition, his family was in financial difficulties and moved several times. Not impressed.

The interviewer was a fat man in his 30s, wearing a tall snow-white chef hat, looking a little tired. He asked Su Zian a few questions, and when he said that he was a local, his expression softened a little. Asked: "Do you know where the better vegetable markets are near here? Do you know the way?"

Su Zian nodded and said, "There are two morning markets nearby, and a small street selling seasonings is not far behind."

"It's good that you know. The old man has been angry for several days. He has been unable to buy all the things he wants. I will leave it to you to do these chores in the future. There are not many, just make sure he is satisfied." The chef wiped Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he sighed and said, "The opening day is a bit rushed, and many things are not ready. After you finish shopping, come to the back kitchen with your things to find me."

Su Zian knew that he had passed the interview, so he hurriedly agreed, and said, "Got it, boss."

The chef was overjoyed, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "I'm not a boss, just call me Brother Zhang."

Su Zian responded, and followed Brother Zhang to the back to get the shopping list for today, and changed to the tricycle that was prepared in the restaurant, and rode to do the shopping.There are not many things I want today, but they are all vegetables that are out of season. Cucumbers and green peppers are nothing in summer, but they are fresh things in winter.

Nowadays, there are still few people growing vegetables in greenhouses, and the price is really expensive. After Su Zian bought the last small bag of tomatoes, there were only a few dollars left from the money that Brother Zhang gave before leaving the house.It's not like the other party doesn't know the local vegetable prices at all, this is also a part of the interview.

Su Zian was quick with his hands and feet. After buying the vegetables, he put them in the back kitchen. Seeing that there were few people in the hall outside, he also helped clean the table and did some work.While he was busy there, he suddenly heard Zhang Ge arguing with someone in the back. Several people in the front hall rushed to the back kitchen to try to persuade the quarrel, and Su Zian followed to take a look.

Fatty Zhang couldn't hold back his anger. He was reprimanding a young apprentice, holding his chef's hat in his hand, obviously really angry, "What else can you do, ah?! Just say it if you don't know how to carve." , What the hell are you doing here?! Damn, if I hadn’t injured my wrist and couldn’t move, I would have done it myself, and it’s your turn to ruin things here...you ruined all this little cabbage!”

The little apprentice standing across from him shrank his neck like a quail, trembling and unable to utter a word, almost crying.

Fatty Zhang blushed angrily and had a thick neck. The people next to him saw the broken cabbage carvings on the chopping board and no one dared to say anything. The money given here is quite a lot, and the work is not too tiring. The only requirement is strictness. If the internal affairs are not done well, you can't blame others.

Su Zian used to be good at cooking. At that time, Fang Chen was picky about food, and he also learned how to cook for a while with all his heart. In addition, he was an art student. I can't say how good a carver is, so it's not difficult to put together a platter.

Su Zian looked at those scraped cabbage hearts for a while, and suddenly remembered a dish he cooked in his previous life, and said, "Brother Zhang, why don't you let me try it."

Fatty Zhang was annoyed. His master was very demanding. Seeing that the old man was coming, they were not ready yet, so they could only treat him like a horse doctor, and gave the pile of waste to Su Zian for him to try.

It used to be nice to see the green leaves spread out, but now most of them have been scrapped, leaving only a few broken leaves.Su Zian washed his hands and peeled off some of the cabbage hearts, leaving only two or three small leaves.Fatty Zhang couldn't help frowning at this move, and it would be gone if he peeled it off again!

Su Zian carefully cut the cabbage heart into a round arc, pressed two sesame seeds on both sides of the root of the cabbage heart, cut a slightly larger piece of radish and put it on top, cut a few young leaves, and separated them slightly Immediately became a red-billed green parrot.The carved bird's head is white and jade-like, and the tail is cut short and green, which is really beautiful.

Fatty Zhang has been doing this for so many years, but he really never thought of using cabbage heart upside down. Seeing that Su Zian cooked it quickly and well, he couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he said repeatedly: "Okay, well, this is very good! Little Su, I really didn't expect you to be able to do this, that's great, hurry up, you have changed the rest of these, and you can use them urgently!"

Su Zian was a kind person, and when he saw that he could help, he immersed himself in dealing with it. Fatty Zhang drove the apprentice to do other chores, and he carefully made Su Zian's "red-billed green parrot" with a plate beside him. Put them on, and put them neatly one by one, keeping them for later use.

Fatty Zhang packed up these green vegetables, and took another piece of green radish to let Su Zian make carvings. This carving is actually quite simple, mainly because practice makes perfect. Su Zian also played with sculptures for a while in his previous life, so he changed the radish to get used to it. You can do it as well.

Fatty Zhang was so happy that he picked up the treasure, and while pointing Su Zian to work, he said, "Xiao Su, don't worry, Brother Zhang will never treat you badly. From now on, I will give you a salary increase of [-] yuan a day." !"

Su Zian responded with a smile, and worked harder, 20 yuan is twice as much as his handyman!The knife in his hand was very thin, and the green-skinned radish with a red heart bloomed layer by layer in his hand, but after a few turns, a peony soon took shape.

He used to use scraps in the past. He was poor at that time, and he was not a student of the Academy of Fine Arts. It was not easy to scrape together the fare to attend the audition. After getting to know Fang Chen, he only picked up the scraps left by the man after class. .At that time, he cherished every bit of time and materials, and was extremely serious. However, the work he was most satisfied with was not kept, and Fang Chen handed it to the school as a graduation work.

It is also a pair of peonies that are blooming and rich. He painted it for a long time and shaped it bit by bit. It is said that people who came to see the art exhibition ordered it on the spot. The price is 1 yuan!

Su Zian put down the peony carved from the radish in his hand, and calmly picked up another piece to continue carving. He didn't see the money back then, but luckily he still had his hands, so it wasn't difficult to start again.

"Not bad! This skill depends on the patience of the person, and the second is whether you have the talent for painting. Xiao Su, your hands are really clever!" Fatty Zhang looked amazed, and walked around him with his hands behind his back. Back and forth, "You have learned to draw, haven't you?"

Su Zian responded, and said, "Yes, I have learned a little bit."

Fatty Zhang laughed and said: "That's right, I see that you have learned it all, and you have practiced your hands for at least a year!"

Su Zian smiled and didn't say anything else. If he added the painting time in his previous life, he had been holding a pen with these two hands for a full 20 years.

Carving things is mainly about patience and carefulness. Su Zian is not lacking in these two points. In addition, he has some knowledge of the carvings of later generations. Fatty Zhang understood it after a brief explanation.Now that I have a general idea in my mind, the movements of my hands are unambiguous, and I can do it quickly and well.

Su Zian didn't know how long he had been doing it. He was very focused when doing things. For example, he used to draw static sketches for several hours at a time when he was demonstrating figures in the studio.It wasn't until he finished making the last wax gourd boat that he felt that his shoulder muscles had given up. He carefully placed the translucent wax gourd boat on the plate, put down the thin knife in his hand, and moved his shoulders.

A pair of callused hands suddenly reached out to pick up the winter melon boat on the plate, and a thick voice came from behind, saying with some satisfaction: "It still looks good! Yes, these three winter melon boats, just count This is the best."

Su Zian looked back, only to find that everyone in the kitchen was standing behind him, and a rather old man was standing behind him, carefully looking at the wax gourd boat that had just been made. He was very satisfied and praised repeatedly.

Fatty Zhang nodded and bowed beside him, and said with a smile: "Master, I am relieved that you old man can use it. This is the apprentice carver I specially recruited for you today. It has wasted a lot of effort!"

Su Zian stood there without saying a word, with doubts in his eyes, when did he change from a handyman to an apprentice carver?

Fatty Zhang winked at him and gestured with his mouth. Su Zian recited it in his mind, and it turned out to be the word "salary increase", and for a while, he silently accepted his new identity for the sake of money.

The old man standing there is Mr. He, the owner and chef of the restaurant. The old man has no hobbies. He just likes to eat and cook. It is said that his ancestors also had a royal chef and passed on a few secret signature dishes. title.He opened a shop in the south at first, and later handed it over to his sons and daughters and apprentices to take care of it, and then returned to his hometown in the north to open a new shop.

The old man is getting old, and he misses his hometown, but when he came back, he realized that the gap between the north and the south is still quite large. Not to mention the commonly used ingredients are not easy to buy, just hiring people is hard enough. Finding a few people will make you happy It's really hard for the guys.

Mr. He had a trial opening today and invited a few old friends to taste the dishes. He originally thought that he might have to do these odd jobs by himself, but he didn't expect Fatty Zhang to be able to recruit a reliable one, and he was immediately satisfied Nodding, he put down the wax gourd boat in his hand, looked at Su Zian again, and said, "That's right, keep it."

After the old man finished speaking, he went to the reserved small stove to cook. There was an apprentice next to him carefully putting on a hat and apron for the old man.Fatty Zhang winked at Su Zian and said, "You did a good job today, the old man is happy, so let's fix it in the future, come here and give you [-] a month, take four days off a month, you do a lot And there are red envelopes."

Eight hundred yuan a month is too much, and a civil servant like Su Yuande only earns 560 yuan a month.Su Zian was a little tempted, but thinking that school would start in less than a month, he could only smile wryly: "Brother Zhang, I'm afraid it won't work. I still have to go to school, and I can only do it for half a month."

Fatty Zhang was stunned for a moment, seeing that he was indeed young, and asked, "How old are you?"

Su Zian was afraid that he would not accept younger ones, so he said vaguely, "Seventeen."

Fatty Zhang said with a smile: "In our hometown, people who are seventeen can marry a wife. When I was seventeen, I went to Guangdong to learn how to cook! Well, it's a business for you to go to school. I will help my brother for half a month first." , I can't treat you badly!"

Su Zian let out a sigh, rolled his eyes with a smile and said, "Don't worry."