The first thing I did was to find out

Chapter 250: The Beast (VII)

A big pot of four-happiness dumplings set the tone for the birthday party.

Eat a lot and be full!

Although Master Jing told Gong Liang and the others to eat some dumplings first, Gong Liang, as the gold medal salesperson at the silk factory, naturally couldn't be so discerning as to see them actually sit down and eat by themselves.

Gong Liang stretched his neck to take a look at the dumplings, and asked curiously, "Aren't there four kinds of dumplings? Why are all the ones in this pot round?"

Gong Liang said that although he had not eaten Four-Happiness Tangyuan very often, he had seen pigs run even if he had not seen pork, so he had a general idea of ​​what Four-Happiness Tangyuan looked like.

"Master doesn't have time to make four different shapes, there's a table full of dishes." Zheng Da said, "Don't worry, each one is delicious, especially the ones with fruit fillings."

"You walked behind me last night and didn't see me. A total of 9 pounds and 4 ounces of winter melon candy were all used to make the fruit filling. It must be delicious!" Zheng Da enthusiastically recommended the fruit filling.

While Zheng Da and Gong Liang were discussing dumplings, Qin Huai slipped into the kitchen to watch Master Jing cook.

Only Jing Lixiang and Huang Shengli were left in the kitchen. Three pots were on fire at the same time, one was cooking fish soup, one was cooking braised pork, and there was a steamer on top of another pot, most likely steaming jiaohua gonglan bao.

The color of the fish soup is slightly whitish, not as exaggerated as milky white, but you can tell that it has been stewed for some time.

The braised pork is pure braised pork. The pork belly is 30% fat and 70% lean, cut into large pieces. You can clearly see the fat and lean layers on the meat. Jing Lixiang flips the spatula to make each piece of meat evenly stained with the sauce color, which looks particularly delicious and tempting.

As the spatula flipped, the pork belly collided with each other and bounced slightly. Qin Huai was watching from the side, his eyes fixed on the pork belly in the pot. Basically, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva every time he looked at it. Every time the pork belly collided, Qin Huai would automatically make up the DuangDuang sound effect in his mind.

Duang~

It's the collision of fat and fat!
It is a fusion of sauce color and sauce color!
It is a symphony of deliciousness and a victory for meat lovers!

Qin Huai knew that Jing Lixiang had great skills. He could feel it from Zheng Siyuan's admiration, from the words of old customers like Uncle Wang who never forgot the crab shell yellow, or from the infinite admiration of Zheng Da and Huang Shengli, the two direct disciples, for their master.

Not to mention that Qin Huai had also come across Jing Lixiang's recipe and had actually seen Jing Lixiang's dim sum making skills.

It is indeed a master among masters. Whether it is kneading the dough or mixing the stuffing, it is so perfect that no one can find fault with it. The operation of boiling the stuffing in the Sanding Bao video tutorial alone is enough for Qin Huai to learn for several years.

Maybe it was because Qin Huai had only seen Master Jing make plain pastry dim sum. Even though he knew that Huang Shengli was also Master Jing's direct disciple, Qin Huai subconsciously still thought that Master Jing was a plain pastry dim sum chef, not a super hexagonal warrior who was proficient in both red and white.

If you have never seen with your own eyes how awesome someone is, you cannot imagine how awesome that person is just by listening to what they say.

No matter how good your eloquence is, how much you boast, how rich your adjectives are, or how gorgeous your words are, none of them are as convincing as the pot of braised pork in front of you.

So tempting.

This dish of braised pork looks just like the food in TV commercials, as if only with the addition of lights, filters, props and colors could such an iconic and standard dish be created. It can be called a textbook braised pork.

want to eat.

But I can’t eat it.

Qin Huai became even more jealous when he thought about the fact that he couldn't have it, but Gong Liang had actually eaten it decades ago.

Not only is the protagonist of this cool novel, he also eats so well.

The braised pork is out of the pot.

"Master, should I serve the braised pork now?" Huang Shengli asked, handing over the freshly cut vegetables and meat.

Qin Huai took a look at the dish Huang Shengli handed over. It looked very familiar: cabbage and shredded pork.

Stir-fried cabbage with meat, Qinhuai basically cooks half a bucket of this dish every day, which is the best way to practice cooking.

Speaking of stir-fried cabbage with meat, Qin Huai thinks this dish is really amazing.

Qinhuai is pretty good at simply stir-frying cabbage. Qinhuai is also pretty good at simply stir-frying meat.

But if you mix these two together, Qinhuai’s stir-fry won’t turn out well.

Qinhuai can't control the degree of the sauce at all. The cabbage is overcooked when the heat is high, and the meat is uneven when the heat is low. If the concept of more oil does not spoil the dish is used, this dish will be greasy and unpalatable. If you use less oil, it will be dry and not moist enough.

But Huang Shengli’s stir-fried cabbage and meat is very delicious.

Every time Huang Shengli demonstrated how to stir-fry first, and then Qin Huai would stir-fry it again. The stir-fried cabbage and meat that Qin Huai's dish, which was theoretically edible, would turn out to be like swill.

Dong Shi eats Qinhuai cabbage fried with meat every day and is about to vomit.

As for the one Huang Shengli demonstrated...

Qin Huai loves to eat. Every time Huang Shengli finishes cooking, he asks Qin Huai to taste it to get a feel for the flavor. Qin Huai would eat half a plate of it. He would keep trying to get a feel for the flavor after repeated failures, and then finish the rest.

After practicing stir-fried cabbage with meat many times, Huang Shengli discovered that Qin Huai loved it, so he often added this dish to Qin Huai’s employee meals, with a plate of it served every few days, allowing Qin Huai to enjoy the freedom of making stir-fried cabbage with meat.

Now Qin Huai can say with confidence that he may not know much about other dishes, but he is very familiar with stir-fried cabbage with meat.

Master Jing took the dish and said, "Wait a minute. The fish stew will be ready soon. We can serve it all together and save you from making another trip."

"Victory, keep an eye on the fire, and finally add the sesame oil."

"Okay, Master." Huang Shengli obediently watched the fire, heated the pan with oil, and poured the meat.

With a "sizzle" sound, stir-fry quickly over high heat.

Then Qin Huai realized what true mastery of the art was.

The meat changes color quickly under high heat. Jing Lixiang quickly swings the spatula to make sure every strand of meat is heated evenly. When all the meat in the pot changes color, sprinkle a little salt and pour in the cabbage.

Still stir-fry over high heat.

Qin Huai felt that stir-fried cabbage and meat seemed easy to make, but he couldn't do it.

He felt the same when he watched Huang Shengli's demonstration. At first glance, the stir-fried cabbage and meat seemed to be cooked like this, like this, like this, like this, and then it was perfectly cooked.

When he actually made it, it was like this, that, this, this, this and this, and a pot of stir-fried cabbage and meat that was not perfect at all came out of the pot.

They were both making stir-fried cabbage with meat, but Jing Lixiang was obviously more adept at it than Huang Shengli. Qin Huai even felt that Jing Lixiang's mind was not on the pot at all, and he was paying more attention to the stewed fish next door.

"Victory, scented oil."

Huang Shengli drops sesame oil.

Not much, just a dozen drops. The sesame oil floats on the surface of the fish soup like a layer of oil, which will disperse if you stir it with chopsticks.

It was also magical. After the sesame oil was dripped and stirred, the aroma of the fish soup came out immediately. Jing Lixiang smelled the taste and nodded to indicate that Huang Shengli could turn off the fire and simmer for another minute before bringing it over.

One minute later, the stir-fried cabbage and meat were ready.

Huang Shengli served the stewed fish and walked out with it. When he reached the kitchen door, he took a deep breath and shouted with full energy: "Zheng Da, serve the food!"

“Here I come!” Zheng Da ran in happily, not giving Huang Shengli a chance to serve the dishes. He had braised pork in his left hand and stir-fried pork and cabbage in his right hand. He stared at the steamer, “Master, what’s in the steamer…”

"No rush, eat first, I'll remember the time." Jing Lixiang said.

Zheng Da was no longer in a hurry and walked out of the kitchen with the dishes.

Three dishes and one snack. Although the number of dishes for a birthday banquet is not large, they are definitely the main dishes in this era.

In the private room, Zheng Da and Guo Mingzhu's bowls were empty, and the pot of four-happiness dumplings was still empty, with no one trying to steal a bite. The two stared at the braised pork and stewed fish, not paying any extra attention to the stir-fried pork and cabbage, showing no respect for the stir-fried pork and cabbage. Seeing that Gong Liang's bowl was still empty, Jing Lixiang asked with a smile, "Xiaoliang, why don't you eat? Don't you like dumplings?"

Gong Liang quickly said, "No, no, I don't like tangyuan because I don't even get to eat it once a year. Aren't you still busy, Master Jing? How can others eat before the chef comes to the table?"

Jing Lixiang sat down with a smile. Even though there was a hideous scar on his face, he looked kind at this moment.

"You are the birthday boy today, so it is only natural that the birthday boy should eat first. It is the cook's fault if the birthday boy is left hungry." After saying that, Jing Lixiang looked at Guo Mingzhu, "Xiao Guo, right? Xiao Liang often mentions you. I remember you. Did you come to the state-owned restaurant to buy buns on the 2nd of last month?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Guo Mingzhu nodded repeatedly, "Master Jing, you have a good memory. I only bought it that time."

"It's Xiao Guo, you're good-looking. I spotted such a pretty girl in the crowd at first sight, how could I not remember her?" Jing Lixiang said with a smile, looking at Guo Mingzhu who stared at the braised pork after he finished speaking, Gong Liang who tried hard not to stare at the braised pork, Huang Shengli who stared at the stewed fish, and Zheng Da who looked at the four-happiness dumplings eagerly, and smiled again, "Okay, the dishes are basically ready."

"Mr. Birthday, please start eating."

Gong Liang picked up the chopsticks and subconsciously wanted to pick up the braised pork, but he held back just as he reached out. He took the chopsticks back in his hand, stood up, picked up the bowl and served himself four four-happiness dumplings.

He remembered that Jing Lixiang asked him to eat the four-happiness dumplings first.

After Gong Liang started this, others also served four kinds of dumplings, except Jing Lixiang, who only served one.

"I'm getting old, and eating too many dumplings at night makes my stomach uncomfortable." Jing Lixiang said.

Hearing what he said, Huang Shengli hurried to the kitchen to get a new bowl and served a bowl of fish soup to Jing Lixiang.

Everyone was busy eating dumplings.

Zheng Da took a bite and asked, "Why is it filled with meat?"

Gong Liang took a bite and said, "Why...what's the filling of this winter melon candy?"

You take a bite, I take a bite, one bite of glutinous rice balls, one bite of braised pork, one bite of glutinous rice balls, one bite of fish, one bite of glutinous rice balls, one bite of stir-fried cabbage and meat, and the boring and tedious eating show begins.

As for why it is dull and boring.

Qin Huai said he couldn't eat it because it was too boring and dull and he wanted to leave this place.

Damn, why didn’t I feel so uncomfortable when I looked at other people’s memories before?
Why is it that Gong Liang's memory is nothing but eating? How many delicious foods has he eaten before? It's OK to eat snacks, but now he's eating delicious dishes.

The male protagonist in the Shuang novel eats too much.

Have you ever considered the feelings of the male protagonist in the system novel when eating?
By the time this boring eating show was over, Gong Liang and Zheng Da were almost unable to walk after eating so much. Since everyone had almost finished eating, Master Jing slowly got up and went to the kitchen to bring the qianhua palace lantern buns.

Everyone was stunned.

I was not stunned by the shape of the clamp-flowered palace lantern bag.

The embroidered palace lantern bag made by Master Jing was not complicated, at least not as gorgeous as the one Zheng Da made last time. It was just a very normal embroidered palace lantern bag, and there was even a little suspicion of cutting corners.

Qin Huai found that the lace on this palace lantern was not particularly delicate, and the person who made the dumplings seemed to be in a hurry.

It turns out that no matter how skilled a master is, there will inevitably be times when he makes mistakes.

Everyone was shocked mainly because they were already 90% full and didn't expect there would be snacks.

Should I eat at this time?

Of course, eat!

Isn't it just 12% full? The potential of the stomach is unlimited. If you try hard, % full is also possible.

Everyone tried hard to stuff the buns into their mouths.

In the end, Zheng Da and Gong Liang walked with the help of the wall.

Gong Liang wanted to send Guo Mingzhu home, but Guo Mingzhu said that was not necessary. Gong Liang should go home quickly and lie on the bed to digest the food. Guo Mingzhu also needed to walk home alone, organize her words on the way, and brag about the food tonight to her parents when she got home.

Gong Liang sent Guo Mingzhu to the door of the state-owned restaurant, while Zheng Da and Huang Shengli went to the kitchen to clean up.

Just when Gong Liang was about to go back, Jing Lixiang stopped him.

"Xiaoliang." Jing Lixiang waved to Gong Liang, and Gong Liang walked slowly with one hand on his waist.

"I haven't given you your birthday present yet."

Gong Liang opened his mouth to speak, but closed it again. It was obvious that he was too full and was afraid that if he said one more word he would burp, and the food in his stomach would come out with it.

Jing Lixiang walked into the kitchen, took out a small steamer, and slowly opened the steamer under Gong Liang's puzzled gaze.

There is a bun inside.

Clamp flower palace lantern bag.

Very beautiful clamp flower palace lantern bag.

If the Clamp Flower Palace Lantern Bag you just ate is the basic version, and the Clamp Flower Palace Lantern Bag Zheng Da made last time is the plus version, then the Clamp Flower Palace Lantern Bag in front of you is the Pro Max version.

The Pro version in the middle is directly omitted, and it is the ultimate enhanced version.

This flower-patterned palace lantern bag is so beautiful.

There are eight laces, and the patterns on each lace are carefully pressed out as if measured with a ruler. There are small words on the bottom edge of each lace, which together mean "good luck and fortune".

The eight laces represent the edges of the palace lantern. Jinglixiang also specially pinched out the corners of the palace lantern at the bottom of the lace, and decorated the top with red preserved fruits.

This is a true work of art.

Gong Liang was stunned.

"The flower-shaped lantern bun represents welcoming a new beginning. The one you just ate was to sweep away the past. This one is what I made especially for you to welcome a new beginning."

"I know you can't eat it now. It's the same if you take it back to eat in the evening or tomorrow morning."

"It's good to be young. When I was young, I was just like you guys when I saw delicious food. I ate it like crazy until I was full and uncomfortable."

"Not now. I'm old now. If I eat a little more, I'll feel bloated and can't sleep all night. Xiaoliang, while you're still young, eat more, play more, read more, and learn more."

"Don't always be unconfident, believe in yourself."

"You are no longer an unknown little Gong. You are now a big star in the silk factory, a famous salesman."

"After eating this bun, you will say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, and start a brand new life."

Gong Liang said nothing and nodded heavily.

Then he picked up the bun resolutely and took a big bite.

"Burp." Gong Liang couldn't help but burped.

Master Jing laughed happily again.

Qin Huai left the memory.

(End of this chapter)