Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 41: True Ability in Ordinary Places

Don't worry about the stewed soup for now, it needs to be stewed for several hours and will be used for dinner. There is only one dish for lunch, braised wild boar with cabbage and vermicelli, which is large and filling.

A pot of wild boar meat was stewed for two hours before the cabbage was added and finally the vermicelli was added.

Cook the soup over high heat until it thickens, add salt, MSG and sugar to season, and it is ready to be served.

People from every household in the farm came and waited, and Zhao Dajun asked them to pay for food tickets according to the most common vegetarian dishes.

He didn't want to take advantage of the public. After all, cooking requires cooking oil, small ingredients, auxiliary ingredients, seasonings and so on. It would not be worth it if Lin Zuo caught him because of this.

Du Shaojie also deducted food expenses from the labor study group's account. He would adjust it himself. In short, the food expenses for that month would not exceed the standard, but he would not save a penny.

"Dinner is ready! Everyone line up, I'll make sure everyone gets a share."

After the dishes were ready, Du Shaojie personally went to the front to serve the food.

His words were very effective. The scene was originally a bit chaotic, but after he shouted, it became orderly.

The cafeteria was filled with the rich aroma of pork. Wild boar meat is not often available, and everyone was looking forward to today's dishes.

"good to eat!"

"Really delicious!"

“It’s so damn delicious!”

Many people in the field office simply took their staple food to the cafeteria, and then squatted in the open space outside in groups of three or five to eat.

Looking around, there are men, women, young and old, and the excitement is comparable to that of the Chinese New Year.

It's just that it's a bit difficult for these rough people to praise this dish in various ways. But the most simple compliments are often sincere and they are what they really think.

“The wild boar meat is tender and not too dry, and has no fishy smell at all. It leaves a lingering fragrance in your mouth.”

"The cabbage and vermicelli are also delicious. The vermicelli is chewy and the cabbage is flavorful. These ingredients complement each other very well. Our chef Xiao Du's cooking skills are getting better and better. He will definitely become a great chef in the future."

Zhai Yucheng, Chen Jizhou, Jiang Yong, Jiang Xianfa and others were also tasting this dish. It was just as the saying goes, true skill is revealed in the ordinary. The more ordinary the dish, the more it can reveal a chef's level.

They think that Du Shaojie and Liao Yongxin are two typical examples.

Liao Yongxin learned from a famous Sichuan chef and has great attainments in traditional Sichuan cuisine, while also taking other cuisines into consideration.

Du Shaojie is not a "professional" person, he has no master, but he is diligent, studious and insightful. The young man has his own understanding of cooking, and can often make some ordinary home-cooked dishes taste unusual.

"If you ask me, delicious food is the most important thing, everything else is just empty reputation."

Zhai Yucheng had been working for the whole morning and his hands and feet were weak, but after eating a few pieces of wild boar meat, he immediately became full of energy.

He said the simplest words: ordinary people do not understand the advanced cooking skills. They only have one criterion to judge whether a chef is good or not, and that is whether the dishes he cooks are delicious.

It's not just that one person thinks it tastes good, but that most people think it tastes good.

With the arrival of the shuttle bus, the large pot of food was quickly finished. Du Shaojie then ate with Qin Xiaomei, Li Guixiang and Wang Liwen.

"Master Du, what is the name of this dish? Wild boar stewed with vermicelli? Wild boar stewed with cabbage?"

Qin Xiaomei ate three steamed buns in one breath. Fortunately, she worked in the cafeteria, otherwise Chu Xiaowei would be worried.

"You can call it anything you want, braised wild boar with Chinese cabbage and vermicelli?"

Du Shaojie himself also ate with relish. The name of the dish was not important; what mattered was that it tasted good.

During the lunch break, the system gave an official dish name.

【Bound chef: Du Shaojie】

【Level: Apprentice (third year)】

[Current work: Braised wild boar stew]

【Overall evaluation: Next】

[Bonus: Teaching materials for stew dishes]

【Reward: Eggs (2 kg)】

[Special Reward: None]

[Braised Wild Boar Meat Stew], the system gave an overall rating of "Poor".

When Du Shaojie made this dish, he referred to the methods of braised pork, beef stew and other dishes, and the taste was excellent. Therefore, the evaluation of this dish was raised by one level, which made him very happy. With this dish, he is one step closer to opening [Simulation Training]. As long as there are 4 more dishes with a comprehensive evaluation of "low or above", the new function can be unlocked.

This matter is very important to him. The biggest problem hindering his cooking improvement now is that there are too few opportunities to practice. Many ingredients are not easy to get at the moment. Naturally, he is full of expectations for the [simulation training].

"Master Du, are you there?"

Just as he was daydreaming, he heard Zhao Dajun's shouting outside the dormitory door.

Du Shaojie put away the light curtain, walked over and opened the door.

"Director Zhao, what's the matter?"

The two men had just met at noon, and Zhao Dajun came over at this time, so there must be something going on.

Du Shaojie didn't bother to be polite and asked straight to the point.

"Master Du, Director Lu from the farm next door has something to ask me, so I can't go to deliver wild boar meat this afternoon. How about you go there? It happens that you haven't been home this month, so go back and take a look."

Zhao Dajun was originally planning to go to the bureau in person to deliver the wild boar meat, but something urgent happened and he couldn't go.

Considering that Du Shaojie is very familiar with the General Affairs Department and the bureau's canteen, they thought of asking him to make the trip and let him rest for a few days.

"Okay, thank you, Director Zhao."

Du Shaojie actually wanted to go home, but he had a lot of things to do during this period, so he was thinking of asking for leave next week.

But since Zhao Dajun said so, it would be a good idea to go back early.

Zhao Dajun nodded and turned to go to the field office.

Du Shaojie packed his things, put a few clothes and personal belongings into his bag, picked up the 5 kilograms of cooking oil he had bought last time, put on his schoolbag and went to the cafeteria.

He had to inform Qin Xiaomei, Li Guixiang and others that Qin Xiaomei would still be in charge of cooking when he was not around.

"Master Du, wait a moment."

When Qin Xiaomei heard that Du Shaojie was going home, she took Li Guixiang to the back of the cafeteria to pick some vegetables.

These vegetables were grown by Qin Xiaomei herself. They are not worth much, but they are a token of her thoughtfulness.

Du Shaojie did not refuse, saying that some small things did not need to be taken too seriously.

in the afternoon.

Du Shaojie adjusted the flavor of the bone soup, placed it next to the stove to keep it warm, and then took the bus back to the bureau.

Before getting off work, he first gave the wild boar meat to Liao Yongxin, and then went to find Wang Bin.

"Haha, Zhao Dajun still has his heart set on the bureau? Go back and thank him for me. I'll report this to the leadership later."

Wang Bin was very puzzled. Has this blockhead Zhao Dajun finally come to his senses?

Afterwards, Du Shaojie left the company and went straight home. This was when Liao Yongxin was busy, so he planned to come back and look for him.

Wang Bin walked around the office building and told everyone he met that the farm had sent some wild boar meat and that they could go and try it when Master Liao prepared it.

When Du Shaojie returned home, Wang Yuxiu had not yet started cooking dinner.

"Mom, I'm back."

At this time, Wang Yuxiu was sitting in the yard resting.

Du Shaojie greeted her and walked into the kitchen, put down the bag in his hand, and took out the pork elbow and eggs.

The pork elbow was a reward from before, but he hadn't touched it, so he just happened to take it out today to add to the dish.

Then he walked out of the kitchen. Wang Yuxiu had already prepared water for him to wash his face, so he washed himself in the yard.

"elder brother!"

"elder brother!"

Just as I poured out the dirty water, my two younger sisters came back home.

Xiaomei and Xiaoya were both very happy to see their brother, but Xiaomei's first thought was to report to her brother about her study progress in the past few days, while Xiaoya kept looking into the kitchen to see what delicious food her brother had brought back.

(End of this chapter)