Siheyuan starts from a better life

Chapter 871 Goodbye Li Huaide

"Master He, please order three bowls of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall in Chunyu Box." The front desk manager walked into the kitchen and spoke to He Yuzhu who was busy in a meeting.

Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is a very important dish in Fujian cuisine, and is known as the best soup in the world. He had only made it a few times before, and although he had a recipe, he still spent a lot of time figuring it out. Once he made it, it became one of the signature dishes of the hotel.

This thing is time-consuming and labor-intensive, so it is sold in limited quantities every day. That is why it is sold out every day as soon as it is made.

Just this time, He Yuzhu spent three days to make a pot of delicious soup, which made everyone in the kitchen eager to try it.

"Okay, I understand. Let's serve." He Yuzhu scooped out three cups from a jar and quickly covered it.

In fact, compared to being a boss, He Yuzhu seems to prefer staying in the kitchen. After he handed over his position as manager to Qin Huairu, he quickly came to the kitchen. He felt that this was his world. However, after so much training, Qin Huairu is also a good business man.

When Jiang Yan was chatting with his wife in private, he also said that Yu Li and Qin Huairu were like people who were in the limelight of the times, and it was not until now that they really showed their talents. However, Jiang Sirui was confused by this and did not understand what Jiang Yan meant by this. Perhaps only those who have watched the TV series could understand the meaning of Jiang Yan's words!
"Master He, someone ordered Tan's dishes. This is the Tan's dishes he ordered." Front desk manager Xiao Zheng said as he handed a menu to He Yuzhu.

"Wow! This guy is quite good at eating. These are the most time-consuming and labor-intensive dishes of the Tan family." He Yuzhu said with a smile as he looked at the dishes.

"Xiao Zheng, did you tell him that these dishes will take three days to prepare and that you have to charge him half of the money?" He Yuzhu said after taking a sip of water.

Selling tea is not a problem these days, but among so many good teas, He Yuzhu still likes jasmine tea the most, especially when it is brewed in a large teapot, which makes it more enjoyable to drink.

“They paid for all the meals, saying that Master He’s cooking skills were worth so much money,” said Xiao Zheng, the manager of Datang, with a smile.

"Could it be an acquaintance? If this client comes, Xiao Zheng, please arrange a private room on the third floor for him. Then call me so I can see who it is." He Yuzhu said.

"I see. Just wait and see!"

"Ma Hua, prepare the ingredients." He Yuzhu handed the menu to his eldest apprentice and gave an order.

He Yuzhu had great trust in his eldest apprentice, and after obtaining his father's consent, he willingly taught him the family's traditional Tan dishes. There was no other way, as the kids in the family were all good at studying and none of them wanted to inherit their family's cooking skills, which they couldn't let be lost.

Ma Hua himself has watched it for many years, and his character and conduct are both top-notch, so He Yuzhu wanted to pass it on to him. Therefore, whenever He Yuzhu cooks Tan’s dishes, he will definitely call Ma Hua. This is also what all his brothers envy about Ma Hua.

The guests didn't order many dishes, only six, namely braised shark's fin, bird's nest in clear soup, braised black sea cucumber, braised duck in rice wine, walnut cheese, and shrimp roe and wild rice stem.

However, the most time-consuming things here are the braised shark's fin and the bird's nest in clear soup.

Braised Shark's Fin: Use the precious "Luzon Yellow" and soak the whole fin in cold and hot water, then simmer it in chicken, duck, scallop and ham soup. Simmer for six hours on a low fire until the essence of chicken, duck, ham and scallop is fully stewed in the fin. The chicken, duck, ham and scallop are discarded after stewing. The soup is as clear as water, the bird's nest is light yellow, and with the ham, the bird's nest is soft and smooth without breaking, and the soup is fresh and noble.

Therefore, the most important part of this dish is the soup. If you want to make a good pot of soup, it will not take long, and it must be simmered over low heat. It will take at least a few days to make it.

Bird's Nest in Clear Soup: Soak the bird's nest for three hours, wash it repeatedly, steam it in chicken soup for thirty minutes, put it in a small bowl, boil the soup made from chicken, duck, pork elbow, scallops, ham, etc., add it in, adjust the taste, and put some ham shreds in each bowl. This dish is extremely nutritious and delicious.

The soup needs to be prepared very early. While making the soup, He Yuzhu told Ma Hua the precautions and techniques for making the soup.

Two days later, when He Yuzhu was directing the kitchen staff to cook, the lobby manager Xiao Zheng came over.

"Master He, the guests are here."

After hearing what Xiao Zheng said, He Yuzhu hurried out to take a look and found that the person who came was Li Huaide. He couldn't help but laugh.

"Send these Buddha Jumps Over the Wall to their private room and tell them that I'm treating them. I'm making the other dishes now. Tell the guests that I'll be there in a while."

At noon, Li Huaide and his people came to Shiweitian. As soon as they entered the restaurant, they were taken to the private room on the third floor by the lobby manager. "Waiter, didn't we book the Grain in Ear private room on the second floor? Why did you take us to the Lichun private room on the third floor?" Li Huaide asked a little puzzled after entering the private room.

He knew a little bit about Food is the Heaven. After all, as the first hotel with foreign investment in the city, it had attracted a lot of attention. He knew that the private room on the second floor was not as good as the one on the third floor.

"Our boss arranged it."

After hearing what the lobby manager said, he knew that He Yuzhu knew he was coming, so he sat there with peace of mind.

A few people were drinking tea and chatting about the layout of the private room when they heard a knock on the door outside the private room. Then Li Huaide said

"Enter!"

The waiter brought three servings of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, placed one in front of each of the three people, and said,
"Mr. Li, this is a gift from our boss. He said he's busy right now and will come over to have a drink with you later."

Li Huaide first sniffed the soup, then took out a pair of chopsticks and poked it all the way to the bottom. Then he smiled and said, "Your boss's cooking skills are getting better and better. OK, I'll wait for him in a while."

The dishes were served one after another, and Li Huaide was smiling happily while eating.

"Boss Li, there aren't many people with this kind of craftsmanship in this city. You must be an expert at what you do." said a boss.

"We have known this boss for a long time. His cooking skills are not much worse than those of the state banquet chefs." Li Huaide said with a smile.

After a while, He Yuzhu entered the private room and spoke directly when he saw Li Huaide.

"Brother Li, it's been 4 years since we parted so hastily that year!"

"Well, almost. It's been four years."

Although He Yuzhu followed Jiang Yan to the research institute later, his relationship with Li Huaide has never been broken. One can eat and the other can cook, so they naturally play together. In addition, Li Huaide didn't make good things in those years, especially those precious things like shark fin and bird's nest. Every time he got them, he would go to He Yuzhu. Therefore, He Yuzhu and Nan Yi often cooperated to make food for Li Huaide.

"Brother Li, have you been doing well these past few years? I see you've gained weight and your face is so rosy."

"Haha, Zhuzi, you are getting better and better at talking. Did you open this restaurant? What a big deal!"

"Hey, that was done by me. You still remember Xu Damao, right? This guy has become a Hong Kong businessman now. This hotel was opened by a few of us in partnership. I have a little bit of shares in it, just a small business."

When Li Huaide heard He Yuzhu mention Xu Damao's identity as a Hong Kong businessman, his eyes lit up. "Da Mao, of course I know him. He was our best farm manager at the time."

"Mr. Jiang also has shares in this hotel? He is still in the research institute and is the director now, right?" Li Huaide asked again.

"Hi, I don't work there anymore. I'm a professor at a university now, teaching and educating people." He Yuzhu said with a smile.

"Let's not talk about this anymore, Brother Li, come and try my new cooking skills. I tell you, today is a coincidence and you are in for a treat!"

"Well, this Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is good, authentic! This Tan family dish is also good, very authentic, let's have some!"

"Come on, come on, let's get it together." Li Huaide greeted with a smile.

(End of this chapter)