Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 108 Wensi Tofu

Du Shaojie chose to continue the game, and then the scene changed and he came to the scene of the rematch.

This time, the opponent is a young chef from Kunlun Hotel. His opponent is also a level three chef. His name is Qi Shubing. He is a rising star in the unit and has considerable strength.

But no matter how talented the opponent is, he cannot beat an opponent who is cheating.

Du Shaojie once again crushed his opponent with absolute strength and easily won the game.

In the subsequent knockout rounds, semi-finals and finals, he met two strong opponents, but unsurprisingly, Du Shaojie won in the end and won the championship of Group A3.

Back to reality, Du Shaojie felt a little tired.

【Duration: 2 hours\1976 hours】

After eight hours of intense competition, Du Shaojie felt that he had gained a lot. Good and bad are determined by comparison. He found that he had almost no opponents in the A8 group, and he could try to compete in the A3 group next time.

However, the remaining time now is very touching, and I have to find a way to accumulate more time.

The next day.

Du Shaojie got up early, exercised first, and then went to fetch water.

The days without water and sewage will probably continue for a long time unless he can get housing from his workplace. Generally speaking, the prerequisite for housing is to have a family, and it is basically not allocated to bachelors.

Wang Yuxiu made noodle soup in the morning, and Xiaomei and Xiaoya went to school after eating.

Du Shaojie can have a good rest today and report back to the farm tomorrow. The job transfer is said to be coming soon and will be finalized by the end of next month.

In other words, his days on the farm were numbered, no more than a month at most.

At noon, he cooked himself and made a dish of [Tiger Skin Spicy Braised Eggplant], a dish of [Sour and Spicy Shredded Potato], and a [Tomato and Egg Soup]. The staple food was steamed cake with two kinds of flour, which was actually okay as long as you didn't eat it every day.

The ration at home consists of no more than 30 percent coarse grains, so we eat more white flour.

The simple dishes and soup tasted very good. Xiaomei and Xiaoya were growing up, so they ate half a steamed cake more than usual because the dishes were delicious, fragrant, spicy and went well with rice.

"Brother, are you going back to the farm?"

Du Shaojie had been in Kunlun Hotel for three months, and it was rare for him to have a rest. He was so free today, and Xiaoya could easily guess his movements from the few words she had heard before.

Xiaoya is very dependent on her brother and doesn't want him to go back to the farm.

Although Xiaomei didn't say anything, she lowered her eyelids, obviously not wanting her brother to leave.

"Yes, I will report back tomorrow. However, I may be transferred back to the city. Whether it will be successful or not will be clear before the end of next month."

Du Shaojie smiled slightly and revealed a new situation to his two sisters.

He only mentioned the transfer to Wang Yuxiu and asked her not to spread the news. After all, the matter had not been finalized yet and he was afraid that it would have a bad impact if it were spread out.

Wang Yuxiu was very obedient and didn't tell anyone, not even Xiaomei and Xiaoya knew about it.

"Really? That's great!"

"Yes, Xiaoya, you can eat my cooking every day from now on."

Xiaoya and Xiaomei chatted with each other and became very happy.

Wang Yuxiu was also very happy, but she still reminded her two daughters not to tell anyone else and to keep it a secret for the time being.

The two little girls nodded repeatedly, appearing very serious. They were afraid that they would talk nonsense outside. What would they do if their brother's transfer changed?
evening.

Du Shaojie went out to change noodles. He planned to eat cold noodles in the evening, which had to be made by machine.

Halfway through the journey, I met Su Dapeng, who was out of breath.

"Dapeng, what's wrong with you?"

Su Dapeng rode a bicycle with a big bag on the back seat.

"I don't know what happened, but there was a sudden crackdown on the free market, and I was almost arrested. Shaojie, you didn't go to work today?"

"You! You'd better not go there too often. If you walk by the river often, your shoes will get wet. Be careful. I'll take a rest today and report back to the farm tomorrow."

"Yeah, well, I'll go back first and come see you after dinner."

The two men exchanged a few words hurriedly on the side of the road and then parted ways.

Du Shaojie didn't take it seriously. Although there were no serious self-employed individuals these days, which city didn't have places like "free markets"?

It continues despite repeated bans, and the higher-ups just turn a blind eye.

And the local special snacks of various ethnic groups have never been out of stock. A barbecue stove and a cold noodle stall support the livelihood of an entire family, and no one cares unless they are popular.

But it is definitely not possible to open a restaurant or a shop now. The first business license for an individual business owner in the country was not issued until 1980.

"boom!"

When Du Shaojie came back after changing the noodles, he suddenly heard a dull loud noise, which scared him.

When I looked up, I saw someone popping popcorn on the roadside not far away.

After Du Shaojie returned home, he scooped some corn kernels from the bag and asked someone to make a bucket of popcorn for him. The only reward he paid was a small bowl of grain.

"Brother, you're the best!"

"Thank you bro!"

As long as there is something delicious, Xiaoya's mouth is always the sweetest. Xiaomei is already a junior high school student, so she has to be more reserved in expressing her emotions, but she is definitely not slow in eating.

"You two should eat less first, and then we'll have cold noodles."

Cold noodles in different places are similar, the main difference lies in the seasoning.

The sauce prepared by Du Shaojie includes soy sauce, vinegar, garlic water, mustard water, spice water, celery juice, and chili oil. He pours the sauce on the cold noodles and sprinkles some cucumber shreds on it. It tastes very refreshing.

Of course, if conditions permit, it would be even more delicious if you add a few skewers of grilled lamb.

After dinner, Su Dapeng came over and sat for a while. He talked about the interesting things he had seen in the "free market" during this period of time, and his eyebrows were dancing with excitement.

Du Shaojie thinks that this guy is born to be a stall owner, and when the policy improves in the future, he might become one of the first ten thousand yuan households.

Before going to bed at night, Du Shaojie took stock of the day's gains as usual.

【Bound chef: Du Shaojie】

[Level: Level 3 Chef]

[Current works: Braised eggplant with tiger skin and spicy sauce, spicy and sour shredded potatoes]

【Overall evaluation: medium, medium】

[Bonus: Simulated Chef Skills Competition Duration (80 hours)]

[Reward: Lamb ribs (8 kg), simulation training duration (80 hours)]

[Special Reward: None]

【Duration: 162 hours\2136 hours】

The two dishes he made at noon today both received an overall rating of "medium". The improvement in the quality of [Braised Eggplant with Tiger Skin Peppers] was an unexpected surprise. He had not practiced this dish specifically, but he had made it many times.

Perhaps it was a flash of inspiration that finally allowed him to cook this dish to a high standard.

The duration has also increased significantly. You know, the remaining time was only 2 hours before, which was not enough to do anything.

Du Shaojie was secretly happy, and then he entered the scene of the simulated chef skills competition and chose to participate in the A2 group competition. However, his luck was not very good today. In the semi-finals, he encountered an unfamiliar dish, [Wensi Tofu].

[Wensi Tofu] is a soup dish belonging to Huaiyang cuisine. It is very demanding on knife skills and requires the soft and tender tofu to be cut into thin strips.

In addition, the difficulty of making it is comparable to that of [Boiled Cabbage]. Both require broth, which is time-consuming and laborious. I didn't expect to encounter it in a simulation competition.

Although he successfully advanced with a slight advantage, he was not satisfied with his performance and immediately withdrew from the competition scene. Next, he entered the simulation training scene and began to practice [Wensi Tofu].

Only when he was exhausted did Du Shaojie return to reality and go to sleep.

【Duration: 143 hours\2136 hours】

At noon the next day, Du Shaojie returned to the farm where he had been away for three months.

This time when he came back, his mood was different because he knew that he would be leaving soon and would probably have few opportunities to come back again.

"Master Du, you're back? I'll get you food right away."

Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, Qin Xiaomei pushed a large bowl of steel wire noodles to the front and looked up just in time to see Du Shaojie walking in.

Qin Xiaomei's originally gloomy face broke into a smile. She put down the wire noodles and went to take the other person's rice bowl.

Later, Li Guixiang also came out and greeted Du Shaojie lightly, then turned around and returned to the kitchen.

"Get your temper! Don't you know your own weight? Who are you showing off to?"

Qin Xiaomei came back with a bowl of wire noodles and happened to see this scene. She couldn't help but mutter something.

In the past three months, she and Li Guixiang had quarreled a lot. But Li Guixiang had Lin Zuo's support, so she became more and more arrogant, and now she didn't even take Du Shaojie seriously.

"It doesn't matter. It's not worth getting angry about. Eh? Who made the steel wire noodles today? It's hard to describe."

Du Shaojie smiled and shook his head. He was about to leave and would not care about such trivial matters.

If it were in the past, he would have a thousand ways to deal with Li Guixiang, but now he is too lazy to bother.

Then, he took a bite of the steel wire noodles and almost vomited it out. Isn't this too disgusting? Not only is it too salty, but it also has too much MSG. He glanced at Qin Xiaomei and swallowed his curse words.

By the way, Qin Xiaomei’s cooking skills weren’t so bad before!
"Pfft!" Unexpectedly, Qin Xiaomei burst out laughing on the spot, pointing to the kitchen and saying, "After you left, Master Du, Deputy Director Lin arranged for that woman to be the chef. The food is like this every day, and everyone is complaining."

"That's what I thought! Well, I'll take it back and eat it. I'll come back to see you and Uncle Chu when I have time."

Du Shaojie really couldn't swallow it, but he didn't want others to see his painful expression, so he stood up and walked out with the rice bowl. Fortunately, he didn't bring anything back this time, otherwise he would be very embarrassed.

When I walked to the door, I met Wang Liwen.

"Master Du, wait for me. I'll go with you after I get some food."

Wang Liwen was holding two food bowls in her hands. She was very happy to see Du Shaojie and asked him to wait for her.

Du Shaojie had no objection. Later, Wang Liwen came back with a rice bowl in one hand.

"Doctor Wang, are you sending back dinner with you?"

The two walked back side by side, and Du Shaojie smiled and joked.

(End of this chapter)