National Tide 1980.

Chapter 78

Before Ning Weimin could figure it out, should he change the address on the advertisement, and if so, where should he change it.

The time has come for the happy day of the family.

This year, due to the limited living conditions and old customs.

The red and white affairs of the people in the capital are rarely held in restaurants outside.

Flowing water banquet is still the most important form, so Dazayuan often becomes a venue for weddings and banquets.

Not to mention the large number of residents in the large courtyard, with many small rooms, the courtyard is very crowded, and it seems that it is quite inconvenient to hold weddings.

But in fact it is not so.

Because when it comes time for a certain family to have a wedding, the neighbors in a courtyard will all think about this family, and they will all be busy with it together.

No one would stay safe and watch the fun, and their dedication is no less than doing errands for their own family.

Not for anything else, just because no one is moving every three days these days.

The neighbors who come in and out of the hospital every day look up but not look down to see each other, all of which are in their hearts to watch each other for the rest of their lives.

Helping others today means helping yourself tomorrow, so how can you help without sincerity?

Even if there are any quarrels and contradictions that are accumulated in normal times, they will often take advantage of such days to laugh and resolve them invisibly.

This is the best opportunity to solve the neighborhood gap that year.

For example, on October 1980, 10, in the No. 1 courtyard of Shan'er Hutong, the wedding held by the Bian family was like this.

As neighbors, the Luo family, Mi family, Kang Shude and Ning Weimin not only gave gifts.

And it was from the first few days before the National Day, and he was busy helping the Bian family Zhang Luo.

Everyone is showing their abilities.

For example, in the Luo family, the newly obtained eldest grandson has not yet been born.

Maternity leave is rare these days, and according to regulations, a mother is only given [-] days at most.

The family themselves are very busy for the body and bones of this eldest grandson and eldest daughter-in-law.

Considering the fact that there are few relatives in the Bian family, Aunt Bian is in a dilemma.

The eldest daughter-in-law of the Luo family still happily agreed to be the "married wife" for the Bian family.

Master Luo, who works in the pastry factory in the district, even brought his eldest son to work together. He borrowed the oven in the factory to bake [-] catties of "Dragon and Phoenix Cakes".

As a gift to the side family.

This makes the Bian family happy and bad, because it not only adds joy, but also practical.

It's a perfect gift for family and friends.

After receiving the gift, Mr. Bian said, "Oh, it's really hard for you. This is something that can't be found on the market. I didn't expect a child to have such a blessing. With your 'Zhengmingzhai' craftsmanship, not only Decent, uplifting, and joyful are also unique in the capital. With your kindness, I thank you for the two children."

Master Luo laughed, "Don't be polite to me. Not to mention that we have been here for so many years, we should share. As the old saying goes, a seller knows a home. You are the only one who likes my craftsmanship these days. If you want to be satisfied, I'll be happy doing it. To be honest, it's hard to get back on your feet if you don't do this."

The same is true of the Mi family. Aunt Mi not only helped Aunt Bian to sew four shops and four covers for Bian Jianjun and his wife.

He also used the advantage of working in a non-staple food store to help Bianjia collect a series of chicken, duck, fish, rice, noodles, sugar and oil at the most affordable price.

I only got half a fan of pork. For the time being, these things can still be stored in the freezer of the non-staple food store, which is really a big deal.

And Ning Weimin also made a small sacrifice to free up his own small kitchen.

He and Kang Shude have not been on fire for the past two days, and this room is dedicated to storing all kinds of sundries of fruits and vegetables for the Bian family.

On the day of the banquet, this small room can also be used as a tea room stall dedicated to making tea and pouring water.

As for the crucial chef, it was the old friend Kang Shude invited, Master Liu, who had worked for most of his life in the "Ruibin Building" in the door frame alley.

This Master Liu is 65 years old this year. Not only has he retired, but he is also quite impressive.

The day before the wedding, Master Liu brought his two apprentices to do the preparatory work, which the old capital called "settling".

His two apprentices are both in their 40s and [-]s. One is carrying two wooden boxes, and the other is carrying a big burden.

The old man swaggered away in front, and the two apprentices were the same honest, and followed behind.

When you get here, open these things and take a look.

The box contains not only pots for cooking, but also bowls, plates, spoons and other tableware, all of which are complete sets of guys.

In the bag are knives, which is even more particular.

A kitchen knife, a sheep's face knife, and a pocket knife.

The sheep's face is oblique, and the meat is picked.

The knife is what cuts vegetables, cuts the seasoning.

In addition, there is an iron spoon and a fence, all of which have long handles, and they are all made of jujube wood.

The jujube wood is hard, it has been burned and carried the fire, and because of the impregnation of the years, it has become shiny, and the red is like a burning fire.

As far as these household items are concerned, they look professional at first glance.

Afterwards, the two apprentices started to build stoves and prepare vegetables in the courtyard.

A young master built a stove very quickly, and in a short while he built two stoves in the courtyard.

The chef who prepared the dishes was also very agile and started the preparations, cutting the meat and chopping the stuffing.

Then one of the two cleaned up the fish, chicken and duck, and the other set up the frying pan and made croquettes.

What kind of balls are over-oiled to [-]%, what kind of balls are over-oiled to [-]%, to [-]%, and some can be cooked at the third maturity, and the ones that are over-oiled are different.

But during the whole process, this Master Liu didn't do any work, he just sat with Kang Shude drinking tea and smoking.

Then look at the things in the kitchen together with the host, and figure out what kind of meal to prepare.

I didn't even go to see the two apprentices in the courtyard who were so busy with sweat.

When they were leaving, the old couple of the Bian family respectfully sent it to Master Liu.

Then he turned around and continued to thank Kang Shude.

In this scene, it can be seen that these young people in the hospital are suffering from a mystery one by one.

No one knows how capable this old man is, and it is worth the nod and bow of the old couple.

Even Ning Weimin and Bian Jiangong whispered when they got together.

"As for what, the chef of Ruibin Building? No matter how good he is, he doesn't just cook the buns and burn them. Why does he seem to catch up with the emperor's chef?"

"Yeah, how much ability does this guy have to be able to do this? I don't believe it, he can make his elbows taste like dragon meat? Those two apprentices really serve him like this. How old is this? Why is the feudal consciousness so strong..."

Suddenly, Master Luo heard it, one of them rewarded a brain, and then ran on the two of them.

"You two know shit, but you don't know what's good or bad. Let's not talk about other things, let's take a look at the market outside. Now the educated youths who come back are all getting married together. It's not easy to invite chefs. Let's do it like this. It's even harder to find a good chef. Master Liu is retired, and if it weren't for your uncle Kang's face, they wouldn't be out of the mountains."

"Besides, what's wrong with the fire? Don't look down on it, is that a normal meal? It's a meal unique to Kouzi Kitchen. If you look for it in the whole capital, only the Ruibinlou family can do this, why? Just because This Ruibin Building is the only one that has broken the rule of thousands of years of chefs not opening restaurants."

"What is a mouth chef? Don't you know? Tell you two, it's a chef who only goes to the big shed for banquets in our capital, and specializes in weddings and weddings. Since the liberation, the city pays attention to changing customs and simple matters. This is where Kouzi Chef lives. So now it is the Ruibinlou lineage that can afford to be the real leader of this happy event. That is, Master Liu, who knows how to arrange the seats."

Bian Jiangong was still a little unconvinced.

"Master Luo, I don't understand what you're saying. Ah, the chefs who co-operate with other restaurants are not chefs. They have to be in this vein. Then why don't they just go to the Great Hall of the People for a state banquet? I don't believe it, they Are you really so enlightened that you don't go to court, and you are not willing to serve the people?"

"Hey, boy, are you sincere?"

Master Luo bared his teeth and began to teach.

"You don't need to say that there may be chefs in other restaurants who are better at cooking than this Master Liu. I admit it. But holding a folk banquet is not the same as a state banquet. Those who can host a state banquet really can't host this wedding banquet. Why? I'm running out of money."

"The national banquet level is high, and the materials are exclusively provided. When have I heard that there is a shortage of materials. But Master Liu's ability is here. I have experienced the ability of a mouth chef once in the past, twelve dishes, this is The twelve dishes are nothing but pork, which is cabbage, and one dish is one flavor. Can the cook of this state banquet do?"

"The most important thing is also the most popular thing about Chef Kouzi. That is, trustworthiness, being considerate for the customer, being considerate, and never losing money. Not only do the dishes they make make good use of materials, they are always richer and more affordable than the original plan. Cut corners. For people who are not financially well-off, they can also decide according to the price negotiated in advance, find ways to take care of their faces, and complete seemingly impossible tasks.”

"For example, when the chef is negotiating with the job, he must agree on the style of the meal in person, whether there is a fish, shrimp, sea cucumber, chicken, duck or fish, or rice noodles, lion head, braised elbow and so on. In particular, it must be stated whether it is to eat, to look good, or to save money in order to decide what to do.”

"The common noodle dishes include "eight bowls and one sea", "eight bowls and two seas", "eight seas and one pot", "nine pieces of flowers", "four bottoms" and so on. Well, there must be some meatballs."

"But what if you meet someone who can't even afford the money? For example, a table of ten people will only have money for a plate of fried pancakes or a bowl of beef noodles in a restaurant. Can I hold a reserved seat? In this case, the host often blushed and was embarrassed to speak.

"I also tell you, as long as there are enough people, you can give a specific amount of money. The chef will answer, and you can make such a table beautifully. Either four plates of meat stir-fry, two bowls of stewed vegetables. , a large pot of soup, rice, steamed buns and flower rolls. Or four dishes of stir-fried meat, a bowl of diced pork fried sauce, a bowl of meat slices and eggs, and enough noodles to pass through the water.”

"To put it bluntly, the money made by the chefs is all based on craftsmanship and never wastes raw materials. The principle of doing things is always 'no one should lose anyone, hello, me, everyone', so as to attract repeat customers. For this reason, ordinary people in the capital never look for restaurants when they do red or white matters, but only for openings. If you change to the chef of the restaurant, you can say yes..."

Just this remark silenced Ning Weimin and Bian Jiangong.

Especially Bian Jiangong, after thinking about it, what he said just now was really a bit cheap.

(End of this chapter)