Siheyuan starts from a better life

Chapter 201, Conversation

There were still three rooms reserved by the cotton spinning factory, and all the people went to the room where Jiang Yan was.

"Uncle He, sit down."

Seeing He Daqing sitting down with He Yushui in his arms, Jiang Yan glanced at Xu Damao and He Yuzhu who were standing there.

"Find a place to sit by yourself, don't stand there."

After Jiang Yan finished speaking, he turned to Xu Damao and said, "Why don't you have eyesight, pour tea for Uncle He."

After Xu Damao responded, he picked up the kettle on the table and poured Jiang Yan and He Daqing a cup of tea in front of them.

"Alright Zhuzi, don't look at Uncle He like that, he is your father after all."

Seeing He Yuzhu's eyes like an enemy, Jiang Yan couldn't help but say something.

"Boss, I don't know why you are so polite with this person who abandoned your own children!"

He Yuzhu said something with a stinky face when he heard Jiang Yan's words.

"Stinky boy, what are you talking about! Anyway, I am your father, do you say that about your father? I haven't seen you getting angry in the past few years!"

"I've done everything, and don't let others say it. If you don't do it, please!"

He Yuzhu and He Daqing got up immediately, and Jiang Yan felt a little headache when he saw the two men.

"Uncle He, Zhuzi, stop arguing, you two, can you sit down and have a good talk."

After Jiang Yan finished this sentence, he said, "Uncle He, you should keep your temper. It's not good to scare your daughter-in-law."

After Jiang Yan finished speaking, he pointed at Qin Huairu who was sitting next to He Yuzhu and said, "Her name is Qin Huairu, and she is your daughter-in-law. She has already obtained a marriage certificate with Zhuzi, and she will set up a table in a few days. Why don't you just come over here?" Ask your old man what you mean."

As soon as Jiang Yan finished speaking, Qin Huairu called He Daqing crisply, "Dad."

"Hey!" He Daqing agreed with a smile on his face when he heard his new father, and then he put He Yushui on the ground and fumbled for something in his pocket.

Jiang Yan saw that He Daqing rummaged through all his pockets and only took out five yuan.

He smiled awkwardly and said to Qin Huairu: "Girl, I went out in a hurry and didn't bring so much money, you take the five yuan first, tomorrow, tomorrow I will wrap you a big red envelope, since you They all call me dad, and the change of mouth fee cannot be less, dad knows the rules."

Qin Huairu took the money from He Daqing and smiled at He Daqing and said, "Thank you, Dad."

He Daqing smiled even more happily when he heard the thank you for this life.

"It's only five yuan, and you are ashamed to take it out."

He Yuzhu who was next to him made a disconcerting remark.

Seeing that He Yuzhu wanted to say something, Qin Huairu grabbed him.

At this time, Jiang Yan said, "Uncle He, there is a question I don't know whether to ask or not."

He Daqing counted a cigarette and took a puff when he heard Jiang Yan's words, and said with a wry smile, "I know, you must want to ask me why I left Sijiu City!"

"Uncle He is still transparent." Jiang Yan praised He Daqing with a thumbs up.

He Daqing didn't care about Jiang Yan's compliment, and took another drag on his cigarette.

"When I saw the pillar today, I knew what you were here for today. Since you want to know, I'll tell you about it."

Hearing He Daqing's words, everyone did not say a word, but quietly waited for the next sentence.

"I have no choice but to leave Sijiu City. To be precise, I was caught by someone and had to leave. I did it for Zhuzi's benefit."

"Is it a matter of ingredients?" Jiang Yan interrupted after listening.

"There is no problem with our ingredients! We are small handicraftsmen and belong to the semi-proletariat!"

He Daqing looked at Jiang Yan and said something strange when he heard Jiang Yan's words.

The so-called semi-proletariat includes: the vast majority of semi-owner farmers, poor farmers, small handicraftsmen, shop assistants, and hawkers.

Small handicraftsmen are called semi-proletarians because although they have simple means of production and are freelance, they are often forced to sell part of their labor power, and their economic status is slightly comparable to that of poor peasants in the countryside.Because of the heavy burden on the family and the disproportion between wages and living expenses, there are oppression of poverty and panic of unemployment from time to time, which is roughly the same as poor peasants.

Therefore, small handicraft workers are only a little better than poor and lower-middle peasants. They also belong to the working class in cities, and they are also one of the representatives of red and professional in this era.

But Jiang Yan still asked, "Uncle He, aren't you the descendant of Tan Jiacai?"

He Daqing also reacted when he heard Jiang Yan's question.

"Xiaoyan, you want to ask, since I am the heir of the Tan family cuisine, how can I still be considered a small craftsman!"

Jiang Yan, who was caught by He Daqing's words, was a little embarrassed.

But He Daqing obviously didn't notice Jiang Yan's embarrassment, and explained.

"My hometown is not from Sijiu City. My grandfather escaped the famine and came to Sijiu City to make a living. At first, he worked in a restaurant. By chance, he came to the Tan family as a servant. Only then did he have the opportunity to come into contact with the Tan family. vegetable.

"Because my grandfather was talented and intelligent, he was very popular with the head chef of the Tan family at that time, so he passed on a few hands of Tan family cuisine, as well as some secret recipes and production methods of Tan family cuisine."

"After the decline of the Tan family, my grandfather was dismissed. Later, he became a teacher of a Lu cuisine master and learned the skills of Lu cuisine."

"Strictly speaking, the Tan family cuisine passed down in our family is just a collateral line and not the mainstream."

"Then why do you say that your family's food is Tan's food?" Jiang Yan asked again.

"This is not what I said when I was a Kouzi chef, just to build up my own reputation, purely pulling the tiger's skin and pulling the banner to make myself look good."

The so-called Kouzichu refers to the Five Elements and Eight Works of the Four Nine Cities in the early years. In addition to the official plaque for official business, there is also an informal business, which is specially waiting for users to call. Each of the five cities has its own area. It is called "mouth".Kouzi's business is best known for its kitchen business.

Generally speaking, if the residents of Sijiu City have celebrations, celebrations and birthdays, they almost all do it in their own homes.Marriage is called "going out of the street while sitting" and "entering the street while sitting" (referring to sitting in a sedan chair), and funeral is called "going out with dignity", and they attach great importance to doing things at home.Except for birthdays and full moons, which do not want to be expanded, and some things have to be done in restaurants, they are generally done in their own houses.

Some families can’t hire a dedicated chef, so they can only hire chefs from outside for such weddings and ceremonies. The chefs who undertake this kind of work are Kouzi chefs, and the dishes they cook are also called Kouzi dishes.

Although Kouzi dishes are crude dishes, they are far inferior to Lu, Sichuan, Jiangsu, and Cantonese dishes, but no matter how much money is spent, the chef will arrange it several times better than the restaurant.For the same price, you will never be able to eat dishes made by Kouzichu in the restaurant.

Since Kouzi chefs cook dishes in the northern tradition, combining the methods of North China and Liaodong, and they are inextricably linked with the imperial dining room of the former imperial palace, the craftsmanship of many Kouzi chefs is no worse than that of restaurant master chefs. Only Kouzi Chef can make it.

Chef Kouzi sticks to the old rule of not opening a restaurant, not cooking in a restaurant, and specializing in "red and white mouth".

If it is true what Daqing said that he is a mouth cook, then there is no problem at all in dividing the ingredients into small handicraftsmen.

Jiang Yan had thought about this issue before. According to the prestige of our party among the people, who would dare to use their brains in this division, and how many people would watch it!
Besides, this division of composition has gone through several rounds of screening, even if you passed the first round by chance, can you pass all of them? Don't underestimate our party cadres.

(End of this chapter)