Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 556: Wash the soup!
Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was time for lunch.

When the cadres in the Trade Department saw that it was already time for lunch, they all took out their lunch boxes from the drawer and walked towards the canteen.

The moment you walked into the cafeteria door, a strong fragrance came out from the cafeteria, making everyone who walked into the cafeteria feel their appetites were whetted.

"Director He! Today is the first official day of work for our Trading Department. What dishes are cooked in the cafeteria at noon today?" Lin Xuemei walked to the lunch window with her lunch box. When she saw the three large basins placed inside At that time, he smiled and asked Silly Zhu, who was standing behind the cooking table.

When Silly Zhu heard Lin Xuemei's inquiry, he immediately smiled and replied: "Director Lin! At noon today, there are braised pork belly, fried cabbage with lard residue, and hot and sour potato shreds in the canteen. Meat dishes are [-] cents, and vegetarian dishes are [-] cents. Director Lin, what do you want? What to cook?"

Lin Xuemei heard Si Zhu's introduction, glanced at the vegetables in the big basin, took out two cents from her pocket, smiled and said to Si Zhu: "I want one braised pork belly and one stir-fried cabbage with lard residue. Give me two more steamed buns."

When Silly Zhu heard what Lin Xuemei said, he immediately ordered Zheng Daya who was serving food: "Daya! Why are you still standing there, why don't you hurry up and serve Director Lin."

After hearing Sha Zhu's instructions, Zheng Daya immediately picked up the spoon and helped Lin Xuemei with a portion of braised pork, a portion of fried cabbage with lard residue, and two steamed buns for Lin Xuemei, and said politely: "Director Lin ! Director He used lard residue to stir-fry cabbage soup and boiled a bucket of pot-washing soup. Would you like some?"

When Lin Xuemei heard Zheng Daya's words, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she immediately thanked Zheng Daya: "Daya! Thank you! Is there a bowl in the cafeteria? Lend me one. I'll put it in after I finish my meal." The bowl is returned to you."

When Zheng Daya heard Lin Xuemei's thanks, she replied with a flattered look on her face: "Director Lin! Yes! Yes! Yes! I will get you a bowl right now."

Silly Zhu heard the conversation between Zheng Daya and Lin Xuemei, and then he wanted to use the soup in the pot at noon to make a special pot-washing soup, so he ordered Zheng Daya: "Daya! Go and wash it. Bring the bowls here, comrades in the unit, if you need to wash the pot of soup, you can ladle a bowl for everyone."

Zheng Daya heard Sha Zhu's instructions and immediately ran towards the cabinet where the bowls were placed.

"Sister Lin! It seems that we are in for a treat. Director He is really good at this craft. From now on, when we eat in the cafeteria, it will be like going out to restaurants every day." Wang Jianhua put a piece of braised pork into his mouth. The unique flavor of braised pork The scent made Wang Jianhua's eyes light up immediately, and he said to Lin Xuemei sitting opposite him with a look of surprise.

When Wu Aiguo asked Lin Xuemei to open a letter of introduction, Wu Aiguo once introduced Shazhu's cooking skills to Lin Xuemei. At that time, Lin Xuemei thought that Wu Aiguo just wanted to place a relative in the canteen. It was not until today that Lin Xuemei realized that Wu Aiguo It was true that they hired a very good chef for their work canteen.

Lin Xuemei heard Wang Jianhua's words and saw Wang Jianhua's devouring look. She smiled and said to Wang Jianhua: "Jianhua! If Director He's cooking skills are not good, our director will go to a lot of trouble to remove Director He from the steel rolling industry." Will the factory dig it out?"

Wang Jianhua heard what Lin Xuemei said, and while eating the food, he replied: "Sister Lin! I have decided that from now on, every evening when I get off work, I will go to the cafeteria to get food, and then take it home to give my parents a toothpaste. .”

Lin Xuemei felt so happy when she thought about being able to eat such thirsty meals every day. However, she had never considered taking the food from the cafeteria home to eat. Now that she heard Wang Jianhua's reminder, Lin Xuemei suddenly He felt a look in front of him and replied with surprise: "Jianhua! This idea of ​​yours is simply brilliant. In this way, when you get home from work in the future, you can easily make a meal by just steaming some steamed buns."

Wu Aiguo finished the work at hand in the office, and then came to the cafeteria with his lunch box.

"Director! You are here!" "Director! Director He's cooking is really amazing!"

"Director! I never thought that in our own unit, we can also eat the food cooked by the restaurant chef."

When the employees who were eating in the cafeteria saw Wu Aiguo's arrival, they greeted Wu Aiguo politely and praised Shazhu's cooking for being delicious.

When Wu Aiguo heard the praises from his subordinates, he walked to the dining window with his lunch box. After seeing a few dishes placed on the counter, he took out two cents from his pocket, smiled and said to Zheng Daya: "Da Ya! Give me a portion of braised pork, a portion of cabbage, and then give me two steamed buns."

When Zheng Daya heard Wu Aiguo's words, he immediately picked up the spoon and served Wu Aiguo two dishes according to Wu Aiguo's instructions. He smiled and asked Wu Aiguo: "Brother Aiguo! Do you want the pot-washing soup cooked by Brother Zhuzhu?" ?I’ve tasted it, and it’s very good.”

Wu Aiguo heard Zheng Daya's recommendation. Considering that the steamed buns had no soup, it was a bit hard to swallow. He immediately said to Zheng Daya: "Daya! Please help me make a bowl of soup!"

After Wu Aiguo finished cooking, he sat down at a dining table with his lunch box, then picked up his chopsticks and started eating lunch.

Silly Zhu personally made a bowl of pot-washing soup for Wu Aiguo, came to Wu Aiguo, smiled and said to Wu Aiguo: "Aiguo! This is the soup left over from frying braised pork and cabbage, specially made by me. Wash the pot of soup and taste it."

Wu Aiguo, who was eating steamed buns, heard Sha Zhu's words and put the steamed buns in his hands into the lunch box. Then he picked up the bowl that Sha Zhu put in front of him and took a sip of the pot-washing soup.

Although it was pot-washing soup, Shazhu added ingredients to the soup. After Wu Aiguo took a sip of the soup, he immediately said to Shazhu: "Brother Zhuzhu! Although this soup is cooked with pot-washing water, it has no taste at all." It’s no worse than bone soup. From now on, I’ll make some pot-washing soup every day when cooking, so that everyone won’t choke because the steamed buns are too dry.”

After hearing Wu Aiguo's instructions, Silly Zhu nodded immediately and replied with a smile: "Aiguo! I understand. From now on, when cooking dishes, I will use the washing water to make some soup for everyone."

After Wu Aiguo finished lunch, he took his lunch box and left the canteen. Seeing that there were fewer and fewer people eating in the canteen, Shazhu shouted to the people in the kitchen: "Comrades! Almost all the comrades in the department are here." We’ve finished eating, let’s start eating too.”

Master Feng is the second chef in the canteen. When Silly Zhu was cooking at noon, Master Feng had already realized the gap between him and Silly just by the smell of the pot.

After hearing what Sha Zhu said, Master Feng picked up his lunch box and ordered a dish from Zheng Daya. He couldn't wait to pick up his chopsticks and put the cabbage into his mouth.

The moment the cabbage entered his mouth, Master Feng finally understood the gap between himself and the fool. Then he gave a thumbs up and said to Sha Zhu with admiration: "Master He! There are people who are outside the world, and there are people outside the mountains. Shan, when it comes to cooking skills, you are definitely the one.”

(End of this chapter)