The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 607
It stands to reason that the current pressure cooker is difficult to explode, unless it is a brutal operation.

The reason for the explosion this time was that too much beef brisket was pressed, and the air hole was blocked by the minced meat, which caused the pressure relief valve to be opened and the lid of the pot to fly off.

Fortunately no one was hurt.

The head chef's face immediately became ugly, showing signs of going crazy, but Lao Tan was holding back.

Lao Tan patted him on the shoulder to signal not to get angry, then walked over to ask if anyone was hurt, and asked the younger brother to clean up the clay pot stove and take off the discarded pressure cooker lid.

"Be careful in the future, don't pressure too much at once, divide the pressure into two pots, our landlord's family has a big business, and we are not short of that little fire money."

Everyone was amused, and the tense atmosphere relaxed.

Lao Tan went on to say: "When will safety be the first priority? Just now, if there is no one in front of you, you can't get hurt if someone is there? Tomorrow is the Chinese New Year, and no one wants to make a fool of himself.

Remember, you can't press anything more than two-thirds of the body of the pot with a pressure cooker. This is a standard and must be followed.remember? "

"Remember—"

"Just keep it in mind." Lao Tan glanced at the half pot of beef brisket left in the pressure cooker, and said, "It's a bit overcooked, it's a pity to throw it away, let's eat it tonight."

Lao Tan came out of the shop and the street was brightly lit. The shops along the street were pasted with Spring Festival couplets, and the shops that were still open were hung with red lanterns like the residential buildings on both sides of the road. Son.

"Uncle, buy a lantern."

A pleasant child's voice called Old Tan to a halt. Old Tan turned sideways and saw a ten-year-old boy standing in front of him, holding a dozen small plastic red lanterns in his hands, and his two faces were as red as the lanterns from the cold.

Old Tan leaned down and asked, "Young man, how do you sell the lantern?"

"Five yuan each, do you want to buy it?"

"Well, buy." Lao Tan then asked: "Can you tell Uncle why you sell lanterns by yourself?"

"I'm not alone."

The little boy pointed his finger at the street not far away, and Lao Tan followed him. There stood a woman pushing a little donkey upside down, and there were many lanterns hanging on the donkey upside down.

"My mother bought it there, and I walked back and forth to sell it. My mother said that I would go home when it was sold out. My feet were cold."

Old Tan felt a sore nose for no reason, and subconsciously looked at the child's feet.The child was wearing a pair of used cotton shoes with dust on the uppers.

Old Tan asked, "Where's Dad?"

"Dad went to fix the heating for others, I guess it's time to come back——Uncle, let's buy one."

Old Tan straightened up and glanced at the child's mother. Pedestrians passed by, no one bought lanterns, and no one even stopped.

"Go and call your mother over, I'll take care of all the lanterns."

The little boy froze for a moment, and asked in disbelief, "Really?"

"Really, go, uncle is waiting here."

Lao Tan spent 300 yuan to cover all the lanterns for the couple, and called the store manager to take the lanterns back to the store. The store manager asked why he bought these lanterns. Lao Tan said that he would give one to each table of the diners as a sign of auspiciousness. .

The little boy jumped on the donkey happily, and the mother pushed the son away after saying thank you.Not long after, the store manager chased after him and gave the mother and son five boxes of quick-frozen dumplings.

When the store manager came back, two balls of hot things slipped from his eyes, and he bowed as he looked at the back of Lao Tan who had gone away.

On the New Year's Eve, it snowed like an old man, and the snowflakes flew all over the entire provincial capital, bringing down auspicious blessings.

In the morning, Sister Jin led the waiter she mentioned named Mingyue to Lao Tan's house.When Old Tan saw Mingyue for the first time, he was taken aback and thought it was Zhang Li—they looked so much alike that people believed it was Zhang Li's daughter.

Lao Tan cooked a table of dishes at noon, and when he was about to eat, Zhang Li and Lao Huang came.

Jin Jin called Zhang Li and told about Sister Jin's visit to Lao Tan's house for the New Year. The two couples came with food as soon as they got together.

When Zhang Li entered the room, she would inevitably bury Lao Tan, but Lao Tan didn't refute, just laughing.

"You say that you are at home alone, why are you lying, are you afraid that we will come? Why, sister Jin can do it, but we can't? It's really you.

That's enough, I won't mention you for the sake of a table of dishes, hurry up, pour the wine, get the bowl and chopsticks, wait for me to get it myself. "

The little girl Mingyue was sensible, and before Lao Tan could move, she set up the bowl and chopsticks and poured the wine.

"Look, it's a sensible girl, hey, Miss Jin, is this your girl?" Zhang Li asked.

"No, the waiter in my store didn't come home during the Chinese New Year, so I brought it here." Sister Jin said.

Zhang Li looked at Mingyue up and down in surprise, Lao Tan saw this and asked, "Do you look like you?"

"Like, like when I was young, what was my name?"

"Mingyue." Sister Jin then said to Mingyue, "This is Aunt Zhang, and Uncle."

"Hello Aunt Zhang! Hello Uncle!" Mingyue bowed and said hello.

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

"how old are you?"

"twenty."

"The more you look, the more you look like me, how handsome!" Zhang Li boasted, and then said: "Come, sit next to my aunt."

Mingyue obediently sat next to Zhang Li, Sister Jin sat next to Mingyue, next to her was Lao Tan, and beside Lao Tan was Lao Huang.

Lao Tan raised his glass first and made a speech: "Thank you for coming to my house to celebrate the New Year. I wish you all good health and good luck in the new year!"

Five cups bump into each other in the middle of the table to wish a happy new year.

When Sister Jin came, she brought spicy cabbage, beef with sauce, and dog meat, which Lao Tan loved to eat.Zhang Li loves spicy cabbage, so she puts the plate of spicy cabbage in front of her.

Lao Tan took a piece of sauced pig's trotters and chicken feet for each of them, and said, "It's the Chinese New Year, so let's move forward."

"Eating pig's trotters and chicken feet can scratch them forward? If that's the case, it's all hair." Zhang Li said while putting the pig's trotters into her mouth.

"Hey, isn't this the new year? One is particular." Lao Huang said.

Mingyue poured wine for everyone with a jug.

"You don't need to pour it." Zhang Li stopped Mingyue and said to Lao Tan, "Don't say that your house is just a flagon."

Lao Tan had no choice but to get up and bring four more.

Zhang Li instructed Mingyue to fill each flagon with wine, and then said: "One pot for each person, pour your own, and pour it when you run out."

Old Tan teased: "One person has three pots."

"Tch, who are you scaring? If you can drink, everyone can drink. At worst, you won't leave after drinking." Zhang Li said.

"I can't drink three pots, aunt—" Mingyue whispered, looking at Sister Jin for help.

"They're playing around." Sister Jin said.

"It scares the child." Zhang Li said and took Mingyue's hand, "Drink as much as you can, no one forces you. Happy Chinese New Year today."

Mingyue smiled embarrassedly and lowered her head.

Zhang Li liked it, elbowed Lao Huang, and asked, "Do you look like me?"

"Like, you two are driving your mother away." Lao Huang said.

Zhang Li liked it even more, and asked Mingyue, "Don't you miss your parents if you don't go home for the New Year?"

"No, I miss my grandfather and my grandma." Mingyue lowered her head and said.

Zhang Li was taken aback, and looked at Sister Jin with questioning eyes.

Sister Jin told about Mingyue's situation, and Zhang Li felt a little distressed when she heard that, she moved the chair closer to Mingyue, put her arms around the child's shoulders, and said, "It's okay, I met my aunt this time, and I will ask my aunt if I need anything. "

(End of this chapter)