Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 124: Impact on Level Chef
At work.

Yao Liwen, Wang Xuejun and Dong Yunxian all supported Du Shaojie to apply for the exam. If he needed time, they gave him time, and it was not considered as asking for leave. If he needed to practice, they gave him more opportunities, let him choose the dishes ordered by the guests first, and let him cook anything that would help with the exam.

As a newly established unit, we wish the chef’s level was as high as possible.

This morning.

Du Shaojie did not go to work, but rode his bike directly to the Commercial Bureau to sign up.

He arrived early, but still had to wait in line for half an hour. He could clearly feel that the number of applicants this time was more than last time.

After registering, Du Shaojie went to the People's Hospital.

Wang Liwen had come to see him twice before, but because she was busy, they didn't say much. So they agreed to cook and eat at her place today.

Du Shaojie parked his bicycle at the door and knocked on the door a few times. No one opened it, so he took out the spare key from his pocket, opened the door and walked in.

Naturally, Wang Liwen forced the key on him, saying that the city was not as safe as the farm and that she dared not hide the key under the threshold, in case he forgot to bring the key one day and had to go find him.

When I entered the house, a wave of heat hit me.

The People's Hospital has its own boiler room, and the hospital and the family quarters are all heated, so there is no need to burn a fire wall. Cooking and boiling water still require burning coal, and now gas cylinders have begun to appear, but they are far from popular.

The local coal resources are abundant, and people usually burn coal directly. The popularity of honeycomb coal is not high.

It is just that it is troublesome to light a fire and a small amount of firewood is needed to start the fire.

Du Shaojie went to the kitchen first and saw that the charcoal fire in the furnace had been lit, but a layer of pulverized coal was pressed on top. This would make the coal burn longer and avoid wasting resources when not in use.

"Shaojie, you're here? Please help answer the phone."

At this time, Wang Liwen walked in from outside, carrying a bunch of things in her hands, obviously she had gone out to buy groceries.

Du Shaojie took it and looked at it. There were two or three vegetables, a white-striped chicken, onions, ginger, garlic, chili peppers, and finally a small bag of flour.

Wang Liwen doesn't cook and rarely cooks at home, so there are a lot of things missing at home. However, the seasonings are basically complete, which she bought in the past two days.

Du Shaojie understood immediately that the other party definitely wanted to eat [Da Pan Ji], and all the raw materials had been prepared.

Since Guangyuan Hotel opened, Du Shaojie has been making [Dapanji] almost every day, and he can ensure consistent quality. You won't make any mistakes even with your eyes closed.

However, Wang Liwen’s place has all the ingredients and condiments, but the spices are much worse.

While the other party was washing the vegetables, Du Shaojie took out some spices from his storage space. He had no shortage of spices, basically all the commonly used varieties.

The preparations were done quickly, Du Shaojie started to make the [Big Plate Chicken], and Wang Liwen also kneaded the dough.

After the big plate chicken was out of the pot, she started to cook belt noodles. This was the staple food for lunch, and it was a perfect match with this dish.

"We can't finish one chicken. Bring me a plate and I'll take some out."

They kept most of the chicken and started to eat.

After a while, Du Shaojie and Wang Liwen both had slight sweat on their foreheads, and they were eating so comfortably.

After eating, they put down their chopsticks and neither of them wanted to move.

"Shaojie, your childhood sweetheart is about to fly away, and you are just going to watch helplessly? If I were you, I would encourage Yan Zi to apply for a school in this province, or even Chang'an. If she goes to a place farther away, you really can't reach her."

Wang Liwen knew that Qi Yan was preparing to take the upcoming college entrance examination, and also knew that Du Shaojie would not be able to take the college entrance examination, so she said that.

Maybe it was a joke, maybe he was genuinely worried about the other person, or maybe it was both.

Du Shaojie smiled and shook his head without saying anything.

His relationship with Qi Yan is indeed very good, but it still belongs to the category of friends. Since he came to this era, he has been busy, but in fact he is still working hard to survive.

Taking the college entrance examination, going to college, and having a decent job are other people's lives. He cannot steal other people's lives for his own selfishness. If possible, he really hopes that Qi Yan can be admitted to the top universities in the country.

As for what will happen in the future, who knows?
Anyway, he has his own life, and he firmly believes that he will not live worse than anyone else, or even better.

night.

There were a few scattered banquets in the Chinese restaurant. When Du Shaojie got home from work, it was already very late. Xiaomei and Xiaoya had already gone to bed, but Wang Yuxiu was still waiting for him to come back, sitting there and dozing off.

"Mom, my time off work is not fixed at night, you don't have to wait for me, just go to bed early if you are tired. It just so happens that I still want to talk to you about something, let's go inside and talk."

Du Shaojie had the idea of ​​living in the dormitory again some time ago because his two younger sisters were grown up and it would be inappropriate for them to squeeze into the small compartment.

So, he wanted to vacate the room he lived in and let Xiaomei and Xiaoya live in it.

If I said this directly, not only would Wang Yuxiu disagree, but my two younger sisters would probably not agree either.

So he took his mother into his room, closed the door, and said:

"The company has assigned me a single dormitory room. The conditions are very good, with water, sewage and a toilet. From now on, I will stay in the dormitory on weekdays and come back on weekends. Otherwise, it will be too tiring to run around every day."

The reason was very sufficient. Wang Yuxiu felt sorry for her son and immediately nodded and agreed.

"If I don't live here often, it would be such a waste to leave the room empty. How about this, let Xiaomei and Xiaoya live in my room, and I'll live in the separate room. I seldom live at home anyway, so having a place to sleep is enough. I have to create a good learning environment for them." After going around in circles, Du Shaojie finally mentioned the matter of exchanging rooms with Xiaomei and the others.

Wang Yuxiu thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case.

The cubicle was small and cramped, with no place to sleep or study. The key point was that my son was assigned a single dormitory, and sleeping there after get off work could save a lot of time.

"That's fine. You can help me with it when you're free. Xiaojie, you can handle this matter on your own. When you're not busy, you should try to go home more often. Do you hear me?"

"I heard you. I just said that I would sleep less at home in the future, but I didn't say that I would not come home often."

Du Shaojie agreed and also clarified Wang Yuxiu's statement.

Even if you don’t sleep at home, you can come back from time to time. What’s the matter with never being home?

Wang Yuxiu then went back to her room to sleep. Her son was the pillar of the family, and she felt anxious when she didn't see him often.

Before going to bed, Du Shaojie counted his harvests over the past few days. It was a bit embarrassing to say it out loud, he was busy all day and only made a big plate of chicken, but the quantity was considerable.

【Bound chef: Du Shaojie】

[Level: Level 3 Chef]

【Current work: Big plate chicken (×26)】

【Overall evaluation: up and down】

[Bonus: Simulated Chef Skills Competition Duration (1560 hours)]

[Rewards: Exchange points (156 points), simulation training time (1560 hours)]

[Special Reward: None]

[Exchange points: 360 points\373 points]

【Duration: 1570 hours\7976 hours】

For the next period of time, Du Shaojie basically stayed in the dormitory at night to prepare for the exam. He would definitely go home on weekends and sometimes would visit his home at noon.

The theoretical exam was no longer difficult for him, he just needed to strengthen his memory according to the scope of the exam.

The practical test specified three dishes: [Braised Sea Cucumber with Scallions], [Steamed Scallops with Vermicelli and Garlic], and [Shrimp with Scrambled Eggs], all of which were seafood dishes.

The questions were rather biased, so it caused him a lot of trouble in actual practice.

Fortunately, there is a simulation training space, otherwise the little money he saved would not be enough to buy ingredients for practice.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the exam.

Compared to the last time, Du Shaojie had a lot more experience this time. His performance was too impressive last time, but it actually had no meaning for this kind of chef grade test.

First was the theory test, which he finished in one go and then checked three times.

There was still a lot of time left, so he simply closed his eyes and re-organized the production process of the three dishes in his mind. He didn't get up and leave until 30 minutes before the end of the exam.

The practical test was held the next morning, at the same location as the previous one.

When Du Shaojie arrived at the examination room, his eyes wandered around, and he finally saw Zhong Fuxiang. In this examination, Zhong Fuxiang was the leader of the second-level chef evaluation group. It seemed that he and he had a good relationship.

"Quiet, I will now announce the examination room rules"

Zhong Fuxiang first announced the examination room rules and precautions. The examination time is two hours, and works not completed within the time limit will be considered unqualified.

"The final part is the drawing of lots. However, the rules of this drawing have changed. Now I will draw lots on behalf of the judging panel. The dish you draw will be your practical test."

There was a slight change in this exam, as all candidates were required to make the same dish in practical exercises.

Everyone stared at Zhong Fuxiang, who quickly pulled out the sealed test paper from the test box. He then slowly opened it and said, "The topic of this test is [Shrimp with Egg Sauce]."

It’s a very common Cantonese dish, with simple ingredients and simple condiments, but it’s not easy to make well.

"Okay, let's start the test. Please ask the first group of candidates to go to the corresponding seats according to the number plates."

When the exam started, Du Shaojie was assigned to the first group. His number plate was "12", corresponding to stove No. 12.

After he got in place, he still checked first. Check whether the ingredients, ingredients, small ingredients, seasonings, etc. are complete, whether the quality of the ingredients meets the requirements, and whether the fire cooker is suitable.
Only after all the above were confirmed did he start processing the ingredients.

Even though the shrimps were frozen, he still followed the standard process to pick out the shrimp threads first, then washed them with water, drained them, and finally dried them carefully with a kitchen towel.

The next step is to marinate it, add a little salt to adjust the base flavor, and then add appropriate amounts of pepper and cooking wine.

While marinating the shrimp, take three eggs and beat them in a bowl, add a few drops of white vinegar, a little salt and pepper, and beat them with chopsticks. It should be noted here that you should not beat them for too long or too hard, so as to avoid too much air infiltration and the generation of a large number of bubbles, which will affect the taste.

Du Shaojie beats the eggs gently and then sets the beaten egg liquid aside for later use.

After the shrimps are marinated, pour them into the egg liquid and mix well.

(End of this chapter)