Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 349 Not Difficult

Lu Ke thought that being able to reunite with his relatives was already gratifying enough, but he didn't expect that his cousin would bring such a big surprise.

Not only is tofu made well in Yangzhou, but the cooking skills are also superb.

He was the only daughter in their Lu family, and although Lu Ke was married to the capital, he gave birth to a child before, but the child died not long after it was born, and has never been born since.

Originally thought that their Lu family's dim sum skills would be terminated in her generation, and even if they were passed on in the future, they would only be able to accept an apprentice, but after all, they were just outsiders, but now that Chen Nian has such a high level of comprehension, this skill It can be regarded as a successor.

You must know that their Lu family has hundreds of ways of making dim sum, some of which are local in Jiangsu, and some of which his father learned from other places in the early years.

"That's great!" Lu Ke was overjoyed, "Do you want to learn how to make dim sum with me? I can teach you everything I know."

When Chen Nian heard this, he immediately sighed in his heart: "Sure enough, my relatives are the closest!"

Although he originally came here to learn crafts, but this time he didn't say anything at all, his cousin planned to teach him all the crafts. "

"Think!" Chen Nian nodded emphatically, he is a fool to be polite now.

Naturally, I am very willing to be old when it comes to learning crafts. Although this kind of dessert pastry is different from the cooking and stir-frying that I use most often, there are many things that are inferences.

For example, starch needs to be added when cooking, and the ratio of starch to water can be used as a reference. For example, when making squirrel mandarin fish, it needs to be wrapped with a layer of starch paste, but in After the starch paste is wrapped, how long it takes to deep-fry in the oil pan until the inside is cooked without being overcooked, and the outside is not burnt, this is also particular.

What's more, now that he owns a restaurant, maybe he will also sell some desserts in the future?
As for the aging of the sour plum soup, there is no need to worry about it. As long as you are sure that you can learn it here, it is just a matter of time.

Lu Ke saw Chen Nian nodding in agreement.Can not help but feel gratified.

"From then on, you will follow me to learn how to make dim sum. You are younger and smarter than me, and you will definitely be able to do better than me in the future." Lu Ke said from the bottom of his heart.

Chen Nian blushed for being praised so sparingly, and was a little embarrassed, so he quickly changed the subject: "Cousin, why don't you try the soft cake we made earlier, and see where I still have shortcomings. "

"Okay." Lu Ke nodded.

Then Chen Nian gently picked up the soft cake made by Lu Ke with his hands.

It was very soft, glutinous and delicate to the touch. Since it had just come out of the pot, it was still a little warm. He didn't even dare to use force, for fear that he would crush the soft cake and destroy the beauty in it.

Observe carefully that the color of this soft fragrant cake is light green, as if it had just been rejuvenated in the early spring when all things were revived, and the tender green grass buds pulled out from the ground were blown by a gust of wind, and none of the young grass fell down under the force of the wind. On the ground, one with the earth.

Looking from a distance, there is no distinction between them as individuals, they all melt into such a piece of soft ointment.

You can feel the coolness just by looking at it with the naked eye, and there are some sesame seeds dotted on it, as if you have just experienced a thin spring snow, and those tiny snowflakes have not completely melted away. Appearance, looks exquisite.

While appreciating, there is still a faint fragrance, if you smell it with your nose carefully, it seems that there is no smell at all, but if you keep him away from it, the smell will penetrate into the nostrils thinly, provoking people's nerves.

For this kind of delicate pastry, Chen Nian has always had the habit of eating it into his mouth in one bite, unless he needs to bite open to see what kind of filling is inside, Chen Nian will divide it into two bites.

Put a piece of soft fragrant cake directly into your mouth, the taste is cool, sweet but not greasy, light and delicious.

Gently cut it with your teeth, the flavor of mint is even stronger, no wonder this is a pastry suitable for summer.

In this era when there is no ice cream, it would be a great thing to eat a few soft sweet cakes in the extremely hot weather.

Thinking about it, I feel so beautiful.

And the cousin didn't add much sugar to it just now, it just brought a touch of sweetness to it, so it won't feel greasy at all when you eat it now.

In addition, glutinous rice flour and japonica rice flour are perfectly blended in this piece of soft fragrant cake. It will not stick to the teeth at all, but the taste of mint is very refreshing and delicious.

"It's delicious." Chen Nian admired from the bottom of his heart while eating, as if he had returned to his childhood and returned to his hometown in the village with his parents.

As a result, I was called out by my playmates in the village before I stayed at home for a long time. Originally, the adults wanted to eat two pieces of pastries at home, but because they were eager to play, they had to take two pieces in one hand and run wildly in the village. Playing crazy while stuffing it into his mouth.

It turns out that the dim sum made in ancient times is so delicious!

The taste is no worse than modern ones.

Afterwards, I went to eat the ones I made myself, and the taste was almost the same.

At this time, Chen Nian glanced at the recipe in his mind, and this soft cake was also recorded, and there was an additional column of desserts in the classification later.

Soft Balm - 98%.

It's not difficult, Chen Nian thought so.

For the next morning, Chen Nian was helping Lu Ke, while making pastries, he wrote down some of the pastry making steps he was interested in in the small notebook in his heart, although he couldn't write down every detail yet, But practice brings true knowledge, and you can master it sooner or later after trying it a few times.

In this way, when it was almost noon, a man in the appearance of a servant came to the store: "Master Lu, I'm here to buy some pastries, half a catty of mincemeat cake, half a catty of chickpea cake, three taels of snowflake cake, one Catty spring pancakes, please send them to our house in the afternoon, this is dim sum money, I will give you the money first."

"Okay." Lu Ke nodded.

Although some large households adopt monthly settlement, but some households do not buy every day, so they will settle it once.

Chen Nian was watching from behind. For some reason, Lu Ke turned his head and looked at him with a smile after he finished speaking.

"Xiao Nian, please run for me in the afternoon, their family will occasionally come to buy from me, they are regular customers, and there are often many palace nobles and rich families who will ask to send snacks over, I have always been the one before. Run by yourself, but then when you come to the store, no one will watch, this time you have to work hard and help me run."

"Okay." Chen Nian nodded, isn't it just running errands? "But sister, you still tell me whether it's hard work or hard work. See you more."

Chen Nian also thought that he could just visit the homes of those officials.

Although I have been to some gardens in Yangzhou before, they are basically preserved from ancient times to modern times, and some modern technology may be restored in the middle.

But this time it was a real ancient official's home.

At noon, Chen Nian went out to buy some vegetables, meat and tofu, and came back. He simply made a piece of Wensi tofu and fried a dish with mutton and green onions.

Lu Ke looked at the pot of clouds and mist, and couldn't help but marvel: "Xiao Nian, your craftsmanship may be a bit inferior to me, even those restaurants in Chang'an may find it difficult to make tofu shreds like yours." Come."

"My cousin won the prize. This is actually not difficult, just practice more." Chen Nian scratched his head with a smile.

After a few days, he and Lu Ke got to know each other well. The main reason is that Lu Ke treated him like a younger brother, and he would follow him first if he had anything to eat or drink.

In the few days since she came to Chang'an, she had already bought several new clothes for Chen Nian, and when she was working and making pastries, she would do it by herself if she could, for fear that Chen Nian would be tired.

When I was called Chen Nian, I also spoke softly every time I talked to Chen Nian, there was a smile between my brows and eyes.

People are emotional animals, so Chen Nian quickly accepted the fact that he has such a sister.

Besides, it's easier to call my cousin than to call my parents.

But Lu Ke couldn't help being stunned after hearing what Chen Nian said: "It's not difficult?"

"Xiao Nian, do you have any misunderstanding about the word "not difficult?"

"Have it?"

"Yes!" Lu Ke nodded helplessly, she felt that Chen Nian probably still doesn't know the value of his own craftsmanship, "Xiao Nian, let me tell you, let's ignore other things for now, just your craft of making Wensi tofu , there must be people who can do this in the entire Chang'an City, but definitely not many!
When your brother-in-law’s house was not dilapidated, I also ate a lot of rare dishes and tasted a lot of famous chef’s craftsmanship. With your skills, no matter if I go to any restaurant in Chang’an, they will definitely rush to ask for it. ! "

"Is it so exaggerated?"

Chen Nian was also a little surprised. Although he was valued by the owner of Ruyilou when he was in Yangzhou, and later Ruyilou’s Wensi tofu became a famous soup dish, but this is in Chang’an!
"That's right, don't look at this in Chang'an, but your skill is not something that can be achieved with more practice. There are many cooks, but there are not many people who enjoy the food in the sky. You'd better not help me here in [-], my sister will recommend a big restaurant to you, and you will definitely earn more than my sister's here, and you will have more room to play."

But when Chen Nian heard this, how could he do it?
I came here to learn how to make sour plum soup. If I go to other places, how can I have time to learn this?
Besides, the recipe has arranged a cousin for myself, which means that the cousin's craftsmanship must be unique.

If you leave by yourself...

Isn't that the opposite?

In the dreamland, the main purpose of Chen Nian is to learn the dishes arranged by the system, in addition to experiencing life in other time and space, and learning some other things by the way, rather than actually coming to work.

Besides, you can't become fat if you eat in one bite.

Even if I know [-] dishes, it doesn't matter, I can't keep busy at all, and I don't have that much money to expand the store again.

At the beginning, Chen Nian didn't want to be a laborer, and he didn't want Honghong Restaurant to remain silent, so he chose to open a shop.

"Cousin, let's forget it. Compared with those restaurants, I still prefer small shops like ours. Being with relatives is more important than anything else, isn't it?" Chen Nian said.

But Lu Ke was stunned on the spot when he heard this, and Nian Nian said: "Yes... Being with your relatives is more important than anything... You are right."

As he spoke, his eye sockets were slightly red, and his nose twitched slightly.

Turning around and walking over to hug Chen Nian: "I'm sorry, my sister shouldn't have said that, you and I finally met each other, and now we two siblings are here, even if we are a little bit tired, but at least we don't have to worry about eating and drinking."

His voice was a little choked, but there was a sense of reassurance.

Feeling the warmth from his family, Chen Nian couldn't help but think of his family, and of his father who would always carry himself on his shoulders and circle around when he went out to play when he was a child.

My mother was watching the family enjoying themselves with a smile on the sidelines.

But later when I grew up, my father died of illness, and the son wanted to support him, but he would not wait for him.

Although my mother is still so optimistic all day long, sometimes I can see the old age in the kitchen, and sometimes my mother looks a little lonely when she looks at her mobile phone outside.

You must know that my mother never read novels before, especially the kind of bossy little wife, because before my father passed away, my father was my mother's boss, and my mother was pampered like a little wife .

Thinking of this, Chen Nian couldn't help feeling emotional, raised his hand and patted Lu Ke on the back: "Sister, it's okay, aren't we reunited now?"

Chen Nian can only say so now, talking about the present, not the future.

Because he thought that there will always be a day when we have to say goodbye in the future, he can't stay here forever, and he may not be able to come back next time.

"Hey, you are still young. My sister's only wish now is to see you get a wife and have a baby. My sister can also help you look after her. After all, my sister has been married for so long, and I haven't really hugged you. Where is the child?"

Chen Nian: "???"

Although this sounded a little sad, but suddenly there was a feeling of facing my mother, didn't my mother always say this to me before?

Even the tone is the same.

Every time this kind of topic is mentioned, my mother will always sigh.

"I don't know when you will be able to marry a wife."

"Taking advantage of the fact that Mom can still walk and take care of the children for you, there will be nothing I can do when I get old."

"I really hope my son can get a girlfriend sooner."

So every time he hears this, Chen Nian feels a lot of pressure.

Fortunately, the store was still open. After a few sad words, they got back to busy work again.

The dim sum shop opened by Lu Ke in Chang'an is very popular, and the dim sum made in the morning are basically sold out before noon.

So after a short break at noon, I have to remake it for the afternoon.

But just after noon, another guest came to the door while they were making dim sum.

But as soon as the other party opened his mouth to age, he found that the other party didn't seem to be here for dim sum.

"Shopkeeper Lu, what do you think? Come to my house to make dim sum. I guarantee that you will earn more than you can earn by running your own shop every month, and you don't have to be so busy every day. I sincerely invite you of."

Hearing this, Chen Nian also looked at the other party. He looked well-dressed and gorgeously dressed. He was a son of a rich family.

But after hearing this, he smiled and shook his head: "Master Hai, you don't need to ask, I still prefer to stay here and open a shop."

The young man called Mr. Hai showed a look of regret, but soon he saw the old man in the shop again, and his expression suddenly changed.

"Shopkeeper Lu, this is..."

Chen Nian found that the other party's gaze was slightly unfriendly.

(End of this chapter)