Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 780 Sliced ​​Noodles
As soon as this remark came out, everyone present was stunned, especially Gao Genzhu, never thought that Chen Nian would use this as a condition, and in order for Xiao Fugui to study in a private school, he would rather ask for less than half of the money.

You must know that the silver in front of you is at least half, and there are several hundred taels.

"Old years..."

Speaking of Gao Genzhu, he wanted to stop it. After all, we are not relatives or relatives.

"Brother Genzhu, you don't need to say anything, I know it well." After speaking, Chen Nian looked at Master Liu sincerely.

And Mr. Liu never thought that Chen Nian would exchange several hundred taels of silver for such a simple request.

"this one?"

"Yes, that's it. I also read some books when I was young, and I know the importance of reading, and although Xiao Fugui is still young, he can learn more things if he can read a year earlier. I don't know if Mr. Liu can help, please. plead……"

"That's easy to say. I'll go to the private school and talk to my husband, but it's a few hundred taels of silver. Are you going to use these silvers to exchange such a simple request?"

"Master Liu, reading is much more important than money in my heart."

As soon as these words came out, Master Liu was in awe. It is really rare for this teenager in front of him to be so enlightened.

What's more rare is that Chen Nian is not for himself, but for Gao Genzhu's children.

After returning in the morning, he also asked the housekeeper about it, and he knew that Chen had only worked in this noodle shop for a few days.

"Little brother can say such kind words, Liu admires, but this is really not a request for my Liu family, or you should make another request."

Hearing this, Chen Nian thought for a while: "Then I would like to ask Mr. Liu to allow me to borrow some books from your house. During the day, Xiao Fugui studies in a private school, and I can teach him other things when I come back."

"Okay, I agree, those books in my house, as long as the little brother asks, he can borrow them at will."

"Thank you so much, Mr. Liu."

Speaking of Chen Nian, he took half of the silver on the table, then wrapped the package and pushed it over.

"Then master Liu should take the silver back."

Mr. Liu didn't evade any more. After such an exchange, he could see that Chen Nian's character was noble and noble. Even if the other party was just a buddy now, he also wanted to solicit.

Just now he heard from Chen Nian that he had read the book, and coupled with his performance in the morning, he is completely wise and courageous. If Chen Nian can be brought under his command, just a little training will be a great help.

More importantly, in addition to the above qualities, Master Liu also saw loyalty in Chen Nian's eyes.

After a few days of acquaintance, he can do this to Gao Genzhu. He can take Chen Nian back and raise him as a child. In the future, when his children grow up, Chen Nian can become his right-hand man.

It's just that he is not in a hurry to say it now, and it will take a long time for everyone to deal with each other in the future.

Then Master Liu left with someone.

"Chen Nian, why did you come to this? With so much money, I estimate that there are seven to eight hundred taels. The guys in Liu's mansion are struggling just to hold it. If you go anywhere with this money, why worry about life?" Huh?" Zhang Chuanfang said with some regret at this moment.

"It's okay, sister-in-law, isn't the money just for spending? Anyway, the money is easy to come by, so what if you just give half of it to exchange for Xiao Fugui's place in school? Besides, Mr. Liu is willing to open his family's library, These books cannot be exchanged for a few hundred taels of silver."

"But..." Zhang Chuanfang wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Gao Genzhu.

Gao Genzhu looked at Chen Nian and said solemnly: "Brother Chen, you are my Gao Genzhu's brother from today on! If you are willing to stay here, I, Gao Genzhu, will give you everything. If you want to leave, I will I will never stop you, and if you also plan to do business, I can teach you everything I know, after all, that's all I can come up with."

"Brother Genzhu, I really don't want to leave. I don't have any relatives here. On the day you took me in, I already treated you, my sister-in-law and Xiao Fugui as my family." Turning to the silver ingots on the table, "And these silver..."

Gao Genzhu guessed what Chen Nian wanted to say, and quickly pushed the money to Chen Nian: "The money belongs to you, and has nothing to do with us."

"Okay." Chen Nian nodded, he didn't have to give the money to Gao Genzhu's family, after all, it was enough for him to save Xiao Fugui first, and then help Xiao Fugui to study smoothly.

"Brother Zhu, I'll go out first and deposit the money into the ticket number, otherwise someone will miss it at home."

"Okay, how about I go with you? With so much money on me..."

"Then I'll trouble Brother Genzhu."

Then Gao Genzhu escorted Chen Nian to the ticket office, and deposited most of the silver in it, leaving only one ingot of ordinary flowers for Chen Nian.

Such a piece of silver is also 50 taels.

Enough for my daily use.

Moreover, the 50 taels of silver is pure profit based on the current customer flow of the cylinder noodle restaurant, and it cannot earn so much in a year.

After that, Chen Nian still worked here every day as usual, but at the beginning, Gao Genzhu and his wife felt that there was no need for Chen Nian to do these chores now, but Chen Nian said that it didn't matter, anyway, staying is staying.

Only in the morning, noon, and afternoon to evening, I would go out a few times to pick up and drop off Xiao Fugui to and from the private school.

With the lessons learned from the past, those parents now basically don't let their children out of their sight.

Without Wang Xiaoer, who can guarantee that there will be another Li Xiaosan?
And Chen Nian also experienced the feeling of being a parent in the process. After all, when he has a child, he may have to go to school all day long.

But even after that, Gao Genzhu also began to think about teaching Chen Nian something.

Although their ancestors have always been from Lingma County, they have been away for a while because of frequent wars. They have also stayed in most places in Shanxi and learned the noodles of many places.

This has been passed down from generation to generation.

"It's better to start with the simplest." Finally Gao Genzhu made up his mind.

Decided to start teaching from hand-rolled noodles.

Although Chen Nian can do it, he also knows that he can't become a fat man by learning it all at once, so it's better to learn it from scratch.

It’s just that hand-rolling noodles is very simple for Chen Nian. Basically, there is no technical content. It is nothing more than adjusting the ratio according to the eating habits of the people here when kneading the noodles.

And Gao Genzhu was also very relaxed when he was teaching. He just said it and wrote it down. Whether it is kneading noodles, waking noodles, or rolling noodles, the final noodles and He made exactly the same.

"Yes, Chen Nian, no wonder your parents let you cook at home when you were young."

"I've made noodles at home before, and it's easy to make noodles by hand, so I made them."

"Well, in fact, according to your current level, you can already make a stall. The topping is even simpler, just put the vegetables and seasonings in."

"Brother Genzhu, there is still one thing I don't understand. I always feel that the noodles here are basically the same, but the shape of the noodles is different, but the fried sauce can be used in common." Chen Nian asked himself Doubts all the time.

Gao Genzhu nodded: "If you eat it at home, it's actually the same, but it's different in a noodle restaurant. The reason why you think so is because you eat less, and all you have seen are some serious home-cooked recipes.

But in other areas of Shanxi, not only the shape of the noodles is different, but basically any dish that can be cooked at home can be used as fried sauce and noodles.

There are also some noodles that need special noodles to make, such as sorghum noodles, bean noodles, oat noodles, etc., and some noodles need to be made by combining two or three kinds of noodles.

Let me give you an example. I don’t know if you have eaten oat noodles. This kind of noodles may be eaten a little more in Luliang and XZ. You can’t use cold water when cooking this kind of noodles, you have to use boiling water to make it. "

"Boiling water and noodles?" Chen Nian was taken aback for a moment.

"Well, generally boiled water is used to knead noodles. This is called hot noodles. After making it, it may not be so chewy, but it is relatively sticky. However, when making this, the taste of only using oat noodles is not so good, so you still need to put it in. Add some flour to it.

Also, when you do it, add warm water, neither too hot nor too cold. "

Chen Nian nodded, and Gao Genzhu's words opened his eyes.

It turns out that there are so many ways to make noodles.

It seems that I have been treated right here.

"In short, I will teach you slowly in the future. Since rolling noodles by hand is not difficult for you, then I will teach you another kind of knife-shaved noodles."

So after they closed their business that night, Gao Genzhu called Chen Nian aside.

"It just so happens that today's noodles are all sold out, and there are still some dishes left. Let me teach you how to make sliced ​​noodles."

"First of all, the requirement for sliced ​​noodles is the chewiness of the noodles. Basically, a spoonful of salt is enough for every catty of noodles when kneading the noodles. After adding salt, the color of the noodles will be whiter and brighter, and the noodles will also be more resilient. After adding salt, add about four taels of cold water and you can start living."

Chen Nian nodded while watching Gao Genzhu's movements.

In this regard, he knows more than Gao Genzhu. Adding salt to the dough can not only increase the whiteness and softness, but also prevent it from turning sour.

Because salt itself can inhibit the activity of some bacteria and enzymes, putting salt into the dough can effectively inhibit the activity of amylase and protease.

The biggest advantage of this is that it can prevent the dough from being sour while eating.

Especially in summer, because there are more bacteria in the air and the weather is hot, the enzyme activity in the dough will become stronger and it will be easier to deteriorate and sour.

As the saying goes, it is not easy to break, and the storage time is longer.

Gao Genzhu soon finished the dough.

"One thing to pay attention to when kneading the dough is that after kneading the dough, don't get too much dough on your hands, and the dough itself must be smooth, and the basin must be clean.

If the live noodles are sticky and the basin in your hands is full of noodles, it means that there is too much water, and you need to add some more noodles in at this time. "

Hearing this, Chen Nian smiled: "Brother Genzhu, if you put too much water in the dough, you have to put the noodles in, but if you accidentally put too much noodles, you have to add water, and in the end, you have to put in the noodles if you add too much water." , wouldn’t that make you live more and more?”

"Hahaha, if that's the case, don't cook. Generally speaking, you can master the essentials after cooking a few times. Otherwise, the more you cook, the more noodles you buy. It won't be enough." Gao Genzhu joked.

"After the noodles are reconciled, it is best to cover them with a lid. If there is no lid, you can find a piece of cage cloth to cover the noodles. I have taught you this step before. It is called waking up the noodles."

Gao Genzhu's movements are extremely agile, after all, these are the faces he faces every day, and all the movements have already been familiarized by heart and developed into muscle memory.

Chen Nian feels that the current Gao Genzhu can also be called Noodle Fairy, just like the Sushi Fairy touted in Japan.

"It doesn't need to be too long, just a little more than half a quarter of an hour."

After waiting for the dough to wake up, Gao Genzhu lifted the lid and continued to knead with his hands until the surface of the dough was extremely smooth.

"The next step is to peel. Generally speaking, you can hold the dough directly in your hand, or put some water on the bottom of the dough and put it on a long wooden board or plate. But for the first time you learn, let's use a plate first. do it."

Then Gao Genzhu dipped some water on the bottom of the dough and put it on the plate. Because of the water, the stickiness at the bottom of the dough became stronger, and finally it was firmly adsorbed on the plate.

Immediately afterwards, Gao Genzhu picked up the noodle cutter at the side.

This noodle knife also looks like it has seen better days.

Gao Genzhu looked into Chen Nian's eyes and said: "Speaking of which, my father passed down this noodle knife to me. It was kept in the box before, and I planned to make noodle slices a few days ago, so I took it out again.

Don't look at this knife. It doesn't look like much, but it is very easy to use.

Chen Nian saw that the noodle knife was shining with a bronze light. Although he looked old, Gao Genzhu had cleaned it after taking it out, so it was shining with a yellowish light.

This is also a noodle knife made of copper.

"This noodle knife was made by my father when he was in Datong. It is made of brass. Although it is not a big thing, my father spent a lot of money to make it."

Chen Nian thought about it for a while and thought that the material used for this noodle slicer is brass, but considering that this is a fictional world, and the current Dahan is equivalent to the end of the Qing Dynasty, it is not surprising that it can be made of brass.

While talking, Gao Genzhu began to peel the noodles into the boiling pot.

"This noodle is actually not difficult to make. The main thing is how to cut it. You have to be smart when you cut it. Use its center to cut the top of the mesh. Don't stick the head of the noodle knife directly into the noodle. You see, The noodles I cut out are thin and long, if you like to eat wider ones, put the knife flatter."

After a few cuts, Gao Genzhu handed the dough and the noodle knife to Chen Nian: "Come and try."

(End of this chapter)