Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Chapter 124 He Yuzhu's Sense of Urgency (First Update)
He Yuzhu suddenly clenched his fist and smashed it on the table, saying with hatred on his face: "This Wang Dong is too unruly!"

"Isn't he afraid that his apprentice will starve to death?"

"Master Li and Master Tang are not his apprentices yet, but they are actually instructing them in cooking in the kitchen. This is clearly stealing my job!"

"I really don't believe it!"

"A level 10 chef who cooks big pot dishes can cook banquets outside after two or three months of Wang Dong's instruction!"

"Master..."

"Where does this worker live?"

"Anyway, I didn't get a call, and I didn't have anything to do that day, so I just went over to see the joke."

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Three days later at noon.

Despite the howling cold wind outside, He Yuzhu still wore a cotton jacket and rushed to the place where Master Li was making the banquet.

From a long distance away, you could hear the laughter coming from the yard.

He Yuzhu walked to the door and looked inside. Master Li was busy at a makeshift stove in the corner of the yard. Water was boiling in the pot and a steamer was set up. Steam was everywhere.

Several tables were placed in the middle of the yard, and each table was surrounded by people, looking at the temporary stove in the corner with anticipation, waiting to eat.

"Let's get ready to feast..." The steward's voice soon rang out in the yard.

He Yuzhu then looked at Master Li who was busy at the stove, wanting to see him make a fool of himself in front of him.

At the same time, it also lets the host know that not everyone can accept a banquet.

"Start serving the dishes..." Chef Li immediately got busy.

Open the lid of the steaming steamer, and several large bowls of braised pork with dried vegetables will immediately give off a very strong aroma.

The color is also bright red, which looks particularly attractive.

Not only the guests waiting at the dinner table, but even He Yuzhu couldn't help swallowing.

But he soon revealed a look of disdain, rubbed his eyes quickly and said: "I must have seen it wrong!"

"Master Li is obviously a level 10 chef who can cook big pot dishes, how can he make braised pork with pork belly!"

“Braised pork is not that easy to make…”

"If the seasoning is not right, no matter how good the pork is, it will be unpalatable..."

"The braised pork he made must be just for show..."

“It looks good, but it doesn’t taste good…”

He Yuzhu's self-comfort made him feel much better. At the same time, he shifted his attention to the guests, wanting to be the first to see Master Li being scolded.

Regrettably……

The braised pork was eaten up by the guests as soon as it was served, and even the dried vegetables under the braised pork were eaten up by everyone.

Even the soup was not spared.

Everyone wiped it clean with steamed buns made of two-grain flour.

After eating, everyone had an expression of enjoyment on their faces.

He Yuzhu's face suddenly turned ugly.

But I continued to comfort myself: "What's the big deal about making a dish of braised pork?"

"The banquet has more than just one dish, braised pork..."

"If I don't cook other dishes well, I'll still be scolded!"

After saying that, he stared at the second dish that Chef Li was preparing: chicken stewed with mushrooms...

The aroma was constantly coming out of the boiling soup. He Yuzhu knew that this dish was already 70% to 80% of his own standard just by sniffing it...

Twenty minutes later, He Yuzhu walked home with his head lowered and a dejected look on his face, like a defeated rooster.

Because Master Li’s cooking skills far exceeded his imagination.

Wang Dong did not teach Master Li to cook as he would teach an apprentice. He just let him help in the kitchen for three months and gave him some pointers from time to time.

It was shocking that a cook who once knew only how to stir-fry large pot dishes had acquired the ability to prepare banquets.

Judging from the current rate of improvement of Master Tang and Master Li, if Wang Dong teaches them for another year or two, their cooking skills will be better than his own.

There was a Wang Dong in the steel mill, and he himself had been marginalized to the point where he was now. If there were a few more chefs with better cooking skills than himself, he would be completely invisible in the steel mill, an ordinary chef that no one could take seriously.

As he thought about it, He Yuzhu suddenly felt a strong sense of urgency in his heart.

I must seize the time to train and learn cooking skills, otherwise Master Tang and Master Li will surpass me in no time.

It's one thing he wants to do, but it's not easy for He Yuzhu to do it.

Learning cooking requires not only instruction, but also long hours of practice; both are indispensable.

He Yuzhu has no master...

wrong……

He should have had a very powerful master, but since He Daqing went to Baoding and obeyed Yi Zhonghai's words, the relationship between master and apprentice gradually severed.

So He Yuzhu’s current cooking skills can be divided into three main aspects, one part is learned from his master, one part is learned from his father, and the last part is learned secretly by himself.

My dad went to Baoding and I lost contact with my master. I definitely can’t learn cooking through these two routes!
As for stealing...

Wang Dong’s cooking skills are better than his. Although he doesn’t admit it, he recognizes it in his heart.

But Wang Dong has a grudge against him and will definitely not give him this opportunity.

Moreover, he was so busy in the kitchen every day that he didn't even have time to rest, so he had no chance to learn secretly.

There is even less condition for practice.

He was in charge of cooking big pots at the steel rolling mill and had no chance to make contact.

He had originally planned to hone his cooking skills by preparing banquets, but now a Master Tang and a Master Li have shown up to compete with him for business, so that now he can't even get banquets, let alone practice his cooking skills by preparing banquets.

It is even more impossible to practice cooking at home.

He is having a hard time even supporting himself now, and has no money to buy ingredients to practice cooking...

After this analysis, He Yuzhu was shocked to find that even if he wanted to learn how to improve his cooking skills, he couldn't do it now.

I can only watch others make continuous progress while I stay where I am.

"no……"

When they reached the gate of the courtyard, He Yuzhu suddenly shouted.

"I can not be reconciled……"

"I am the heir of Tan's cuisine. I absolutely cannot be outdone by those amateur chefs!"

"Silly Zhu...what did you say just now? I didn't understand..." The third uncle Yan Fugui suddenly said, looking at He Yuzhu who was talking to himself with a puzzled look on his face.

He Yuzhu hurriedly shook his head: "Third Uncle..."

"It's nothing!"

After saying this, he hurried back to the central courtyard.

…………

Starting from the second day, Wang Dong clearly felt that He Yuzhu was like a different person.

Every day, he conscientiously prepared five large pots of dishes, not giving Wang Dong any chance to find fault.

I would find ways to prepare meals for others even before my day off.

If your reputation is not good and no one hires you, just lower the price. You can earn money and practice your cooking skills at the same time...

He goes out early and comes back late every day, and is very busy. Even Yi Zhonghai rarely sees him.

In addition, the Siheyuan began to be managed as branches, and the general meeting of the entire courtyard that was previously held every two or three days was cancelled. Wang Dong was able to get some rare quiet time.

of course……

He has gained a lot in the past six months.

By bartering and paying the processing fee, we sold more than 300 kilograms of cured meat, more than 100 kilograms of cured fish, cured chicken, more than 200 kilograms of cured pork intestines, cured pork livers, cured pork hearts, and cured pork lungs!

In addition, there is the pork that Wang Dong usually buys on the black market and the pork that he exchanges for bacon.

Although he had sold more than 300 kilograms of bacon, the amount of bacon stored at home not only did not decrease, but increased to more than 600 kilograms.

Half of the space in the ear room cellar is occupied by various cured products!

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