The first thing I did was to find out

Chapter 287 Flattery

In order to give a surprise to the new and old diners of Yunzhong Canteen, Qin Huai got up early on March 3 and arrived at Yunzhong Canteen at 9 o'clock.

Qin Huai thought he must be the first one to arrive.

Because the working hours for the breakfast staff at the Yunzhong Canteen are 3:40 a.m., Zhao Rong and Qin Congwen used to come very early. But later, the canteen recruited a lot of new helpers, and more people meant faster work, so the two of them didn't come so early anymore.

Zhao Rong and Qin Congwen are used to getting up early because they have been selling breakfast for many years. It’s not that they don’t like to sleep. They can get up at five or six o’clock normally, but they definitely don’t want to get up at 2 o’clock in the morning.

As a result, when Qin Huai arrived at the Yunzhong Canteen at 3 a.m., there were already people in the canteen.

The outer door of the cafeteria was ajar, there was light in the warehouse, and the lights in the back kitchen were also on. When Qin Huai entered from the inner door, he was a little shocked to find someone in the cafeteria. He followed the sound and found An Youyou in the warehouse.

Qin Huai hadn't seen this excellent employee whose name he remembered for a long time. In his memory, An Youyou was a skinny girl with a chubby face who loved making money. She often wore loose clothes that faded easily. She used to be a waitress, but later she became a helper in the kitchen because she wanted to make more money.

An Youyou is carrying a bag of flour.

"An Youyou?" Qin Huai checked the time and confirmed that it was only 3 o'clock. "Why are you here so early? Didn't I say that we don't encourage people to come to work early?"

An Youyou smiled cheerfully and explained, "Master Qin, you are back. Sister Xi said you would come very early this morning. Let us pick one of our helpers to open the shop and come early to help you. We will give you a 50 yuan bonus. I live nearby, so I came."

"Have you moved?" Qin Huai asked. She remembered that An Youyou didn't live nearby.

"Yes, the daughter of the landlord of the house I rented before was getting married, so she sold the house. The new landlord didn't want to rent the house anymore, so he returned all my deposit and gave me an extra 500 yuan. At the end of the year, I got a year-end bonus, and I also won 1000 yuan in cash in the annual meeting lottery, so I rented a single apartment nearby."

"It's a bit expensive, but the environment is great, and there's an elevator on the 17th floor!" An Youyou said happily.

Qin Huai could see that An Youyou really liked good houses, especially those with good decoration, location and facilities.

"We have an annual meeting in our cafeteria?" Qin Huai was confused. As the boss, how could he not know that there was an annual meeting in the cafeteria?

"It was held two days after the Little New Year. It wasn't a big deal actually. We just had a meal together in the cafeteria after get off work and drew a lottery." An Youyou said.

Qin Huai nodded. During the period after the Little New Year, he worked day and night in the kitchen of Huang's to make Guo'er and Four Happiness Tangtuan. Unless someone called him specifically, Qin Huai probably wouldn't even read the messages. He thought it might be Huang Xi who said it, but he didn't pay attention at all.

As a boss, he really doesn't care much about the Yunzhong Canteen. Yunzhong Canteen is usually looked after by Zhao Rong and Qin Congwen.

"What is the prize?" Qin Huai asked casually.

"The cash red envelopes range from 200 to 5000. Master Pei is so lucky. He got the only cash red envelope of 5000!" An Youyou said with envy.

Qin Huai understood again. This prize was most likely set by Zhao Rong. Zhao Rong had often complained when she participated in the supermarket lottery, community lottery and other lotteries before, saying that the prizes always looked expensive but were actually flashy and useless. It would be more economical to just draw cash.

Now it was Zhao Rong's turn to decide what the prize was, and she made her wish come true.

Qin Huai saw that An Youyou was not struggling to move the flour, so he did not go forward to help. This morning, he was just thinking that he had to come early because he had to make a lot of snacks, but he ignored the fact that Yunzhong Canteen and Huangji Kitchen were actually different.

Huang Ji has the king of rolls headed by Gu Li, and Qin Huai can never be earlier than Gu Li. Every day when he arrives at Huang Ji, many things are already prepared, even during the Chinese New Year. The helpers from the village arrive earlier than the others, and they come with bowls without even having breakfast, waiting to eat the staff meal.

An Youyou's coming so early really helped Qin Huai a lot.

"Have you practiced knife skills during this period?" Qin Huai asked.

An Youyou's eyes lit up: "I have practiced. I chop meat every morning. Master Chen An and Master Li Hua have taught me a lot!"

"Then come to the kitchen and help me chop the meat." Qin Huai said and went to the locker room to change clothes.

An Youyou chased after him: "Master...Master Qin, what snacks are you going to make today? What should I prepare?"

"Snacks... I'm going to make a lot of snacks. Just do as I tell you. I'll also take a look at your basic skills."

Qin Huai said that he is no longer the previous Master Qin, he is the apprentice Qin who graduated from the first session of Cao Guixiang's knife training camp.

Regardless of his knife skills, he can still tell whether his knife holding posture is correct.

The first helper to help Master Xiao Qin today is in luck, as he can get limited-time 1v1 guidance from Master Xiao Qin.

After changing his clothes, Qin Huai went into the kitchen to knead dough.

According to the normal order, Qinhuai should knead the dough for fermented glutinous rice steamed buns first. It takes a long time to knead the dough for steamed buns, and the first wave of morning exercise uncles who come to eat breakfast will arrive at the store at 1 o'clock. Making steamed buns first can ensure that the uncles can eat both buns and steamed buns.

But Qin Huai doesn't plan to do that today.

Today's goal is only one, which is to complete the main quest.

The fermented glutinous rice steamed buns have already met the requirements. We will not use them during such a busy breakfast period. We can make them in the afternoon if we have time.

Qin Huai first kneads the dough for the sanding buns.

He hasn't made Sanding Buns for a while. When he first came up with the recipe, Qin Huai made it for a while. The exquisite Sanding Buns once dominated Huang Ji's white pastry menu, but were soon replaced by Guo'er.

Qin Huai had been cutting radishes at Cao Guixiang's house for some time, so he hadn't made many snacks. If the four-happiness dumplings had muscle memory from being made for so long, then the three-diced dumplings were indeed unfamiliar.

But it doesn’t matter, Qin Huai is good at it.

He had been making Sanding Buns for many years, and after getting the recipe, he learned a lot of tips and improved the previous recipe.

After Qin Huai finished kneading the dough, he saw that An Youyou had not finished cutting the ingredients yet. He slowly opened the game panel, found the illustration column, and started watching the video tutorial of Sanding Bao.

What should I do if I haven’t made the same snack for a long time and I’m no longer accustomed to it?
It's okay, just follow the tutorial.

You won't feel unfamiliar after watching it.

It’s good to be back in the Yunzhong Canteen. The old employees here all know Qin Huai’s problems. Qin Huai can open the game panel anytime and anywhere without any worries.

When Qin Huai was at Huangji, he would just click on the tasks he wanted to check, but he still had to go to the bathroom to watch the video tutorials.

The employees at Huangji were not as receptive as those at Yunzhong Canteen. The chefs in Huangji's kitchen had rarely seen Qin Luo and could not be brainwashed by Qin Luo's words, "My brother has been like this for many years. This is his habit. He always teases me like this."

While chopping the meat, An Youyou looked up at Qin Huai from time to time. Seeing Qin Huai standing there in a daze, she found it a little strange, but when she thought about it carefully, she felt it was normal.

Master Qin is like this, it’s his habit.

An Youyou continued to chop the meat carefully.

Qin Huai watched the video tutorial of Sanding Bao in a jumpy way and finished it in about ten minutes. After reviewing it and getting a good idea of ​​what to do, Qin Huai went to watch An Youyou chop the ingredients.

How should I put it? It's very normal.

It is a very normal level of helper in an ordinary restaurant.

However, Qin Huai’s previous helpers were not ordinary.

His previous helpers were all apprentices of Zhiweiju and formal employees of Huang Ji, and some were even Huang Shengli’s direct disciples.

When he returned to the village to make Four-happiness Glutinous Rice Balls, he was able to find a few people in the village who had decent knife skills. Plus, the knife skills required for making Four-happiness Glutinous Rice Balls were not high, so Qin Huai didn't think it was a big deal.

The fillings of the Sanding Bao are richer, and the knife skills required of the helpers are also higher, and the sense of difference is immediately apparent.

It is indeed difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

"That's not how you hold a knife." Master Qin, who had just learned how to hold a knife correctly, began to share his experience from the past two days. "Look, the way you hold the knife, with the blade facing inward, your posture is wrong."

"If your posture is wrong, your force point will be wrong. You are not only using your wrist to exert force, but also your upper arm. After a long time, you will...oh, you will get used to it, but it is still best to correct your posture."

An Youyou did as Qin Huai said in a daze.

Three minutes later, An Youyou couldn't hold the knife anymore.

Qin Huai felt relieved.

Great, it turns out he's not the only one who can't hold a knife while learning. "There should be some radishes in the warehouse, go get some and practice cutting them, and I'll take care of the rest." Qin Huai pointed at the ingredients that An Youyou had almost finished.

All he needs to do is to chop the meat that has not been cut yet into small pieces twice. It does not require any technical skills and can be done.

An Youyou went to the warehouse to look for radishes.

"Remember to count how many radishes are left in the warehouse. If there aren't many, ask Huang Xi to contact the supplier this morning and ask them to deliver a few hundred kilograms of radishes before 4 p.m. They don't have to be of very good quality, but they have to be fresh. I need them."

"Okay, Master Qin."

Qin Huai continued to chop the meat, and then started to prepare the stuffing.

The master-level stuffing preparation has given Qin Huai a deeper understanding and more detailed control over the stuffing of Sanding Bao.

Qin Huai discovered that the master level is indeed different from the other levels. If Qin Huai feels that the transition from beginner to intermediate level is just a small improvement, and the transition from intermediate to advanced level is a small leap, then the transition from advanced to master level is a qualitative leap.

After reaching the master level in stuffing preparation, Qin Huai began to see problems.

See in a physical sense.

You can tell whether the filling is good or not just by looking at it.

This is the result of extremely rich accumulation of experience.

It's magical. It only takes a moment to go from advanced level to master level, but when Qin Huai's stuffing is only at advanced level, it is rare to see it so directly.

I can only say that the master is worthy of being a master.

After a beautiful filling was prepared, Qin Huai couldn't help but take another photo and sent it to Cao Guixiang, Zheng Siyuan, Huang Shengli, Zheng Da and Tan Weian in turn.

beautiful!

After preparing the stuffing, Qin Huai started to cook it.

Soon the aroma of the meat-filled buns filled the kitchen. As it was stirred, the aroma became stronger and stronger, and An Youyou, who had been obediently chopping radishes according to Qin Huai's instructions, couldn't help but look up and stretch her neck to look towards the stove.

It smells good.

An Youyou thought.

Was it because she hadn't eaten the dim sum made by Master Qin for a long time? Why did she feel that the filling today was particularly fragrant, the most fragrant she had ever smelled, and she was so greedy that she wanted to take a spoon to the pot to scoop a spoonful to taste it.

It was obvious that Qin Huai used to cook the fillings for Sanding Buns and Wuding Buns in the kitchen every day in the Yunzhong Canteen. After Qin Huai went to Huang Ji for an exchange, he came back for a few days and made Sanding Buns for a few days. An Youyou had smelled the fragrance of the fillings for Sanding Buns and Wuding Buns for a long time.

Thinking of this, An Youyou could only despise herself in her heart: An Youyou, An Youyou, you are really too greedy during the New Year. You were not like this before.

In fact, An Youyou is not the only one who feels this way, Qin Huai also feels the same way.

He himself was a little confused.

Qin Huai knew very well whether his skills had improved or not.

There has been progress, but not much.

The heat is really hard to control.

There was no obvious improvement in the cooking temperature, but the filling was much more fragrant than before. Is it really that important to season the filling?
Thinking of this, Qin Huai couldn't help but take a breath.

The stuffing is master-level, so terrifying.
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5:30 am.

"Come, the four-happiness dumplings are out of the pot. Everyone has worked hard this morning, so eat some dumplings first to fill your stomach. An Youyou, remember the time it took to cook the dumplings just now, right? Cook four kinds of dumplings in four pots, don't be afraid of cooking too much."

"We start cooking at 5:50, and after cooking, we have to let it cool for 3 minutes and 50 seconds before serving it. Otherwise, if the customers get burned when eating it, we will have a hard time explaining it to them."

"I'll start steaming the three- and five-piece buns at 6 o'clock. I'll keep the radishes I just cut. I'm going to make radish cakes later."

"Chen An, come here for a moment."

"Did you receive the picture I just sent you? The meat filling for Four Happiness Glutinous Rice Dumplings should be made according to this standard. The meat filling just now is not good enough. It can be used as a filling for steamed buns, but the meat filling for Four Happiness Glutinous Rice Dumplings must not be so-so. Chop some fat into the meat filling just now and use it to make dumplings for my dad or you."

Master Qin was holding the four-happiness dumplings in his hand and assigning tasks to the capable and useful people while he was eating.

An Youyou was afraid that she would not be able to remember, so she took some sticky notes, wrote down what Qin Huai had told her to do, and stuck them on the wall.

Qin Huai rarely got up so early. He even starved himself when he was cooking the stuffing for the three-piece dumplings. Now he wolfed down two of the four-happiness dumplings. Seeing that everyone was too reserved to eat, he said:

"Eat it all. The first pot is for everyone."

There were quite a few people in the kitchen, most of them were helpers, and Qin Huai not only didn't recognize these helpers, he also couldn't call out their names.

The same goes for the helpers. Qin Huai hasn't returned to the Yunzhong Canteen for several months, and everyone has only heard of him but never seen him.

Chen An and An Youyou, who were quite familiar with Qin Huai, were busy taking notes on the tasks Qin Huai had assigned them and had not eaten yet. Huang Xi was outside contacting the supplier to order radishes, so the others did not dare to eat either.

As for Zhao Rong and Qin Congwen, when they were free from work pressure, they basically followed the same schedule as Qin Luo and would not come to the kitchen with Qin Luo until after 6 o'clock.

After hearing what Qin Huai said, everyone picked up their bowls and started eating.

It was the first time for all these people to eat Four Happiness Glutinous Rice Balls, and for many of them it was even the first time they knew about the snack.

Almost every helper’s first reaction when seeing the Four Happiness Glutinous Rice Balls is: What huge glutinous rice balls, and in strange shapes.

Everyone took the first bite together.

"Fuck."

I don’t know who said the first “Fuck!”

"Brilliant."

I don’t know who made the first “awesome” sound.

"The food in our cafeteria was so good before, no wonder those uncles and aunts outside are so reluctant to leave the boss."

"Will my salary be deducted if I eat two bowls?"

"Will you eat the salary deduction?"

"eat!"

"Fuck, I've never eaten anything so delicious in my life."

Chen An heard everyone's seemingly whispering but actually loud discussions, and thought to himself, you guys are really good at flattering, flattering so deliberately in front of the boss.

The boss's dim sum is delicious, but not to the point of being this outrageous.

While Chen An was thinking about how he would flatter the master later, he scooped up the glutinous rice ball and took the first bite.

He ate the one with red bean paste filling.

One mouthful.

The skin is soft and glutinous, the bean paste is warm, and you can taste the crunchy texture when you put it in your mouth. It is sweet but not deliberate, and even has a silky feeling.

Holy shit, this is red bean paste?!
If this is bean paste filling, then what were the bean paste buns he had been eating all those years ago?
"Fuck!"

(End of this chapter)