self-improvement as a cook

Chapter 1

An Ran carried a bucket of water into the kitchen, poured it into the large tank in the corner, put down the bucket, took a breath while holding the edge of the tank, raised her sleeve to wipe the sweat from her forehead, and looked into the tank, it was already Eight minutes is full, and two more buckets will be added, and the work for this morning will be finished.

After lifting the water more than a dozen times, her arm almost didn't belong to her anymore, and her waist seemed to be broken. An Ran rubbed it, and couldn't remember how long she hadn't done such physical work.

As a descendant of the An family, she learned cooking skills from her grandfather since she was a child. She represented the An family in the National Private Cooking Competition for the first time, and the day when she won the championship trophy for the An family was her 30th birthday, so she was absent with the trophy. After finishing the celebration banquet later, I declined those consortiums who were eager to discuss cooperation with An's family, and went straight to the intensive care unit, held the trophy in my hand in front of my grandfather's bed, gently put my grandfather's hand on the trophy, and said to my grandfather: " I won, and the An family won."

Grandpa opened his cloudy eyes, nodded and passed away peacefully, with a gratified smile on his face. From that day on, he also officially took over the An family and became the successor of the new generation of the An family.

She swore in front of her grandfather's spiritual tablet that she would inherit the will of the An family's ancestors, manage the An family's cuisine for a long time, and strive to complete the An family's lost heritage.This is her inescapable responsibility, but she also knows that this matter is difficult and difficult.

It has been thousands of years since the An family dishes were handed down to her. The family tree is densely packed with the names and taboos of the ancestors. I heard from my grandfather that there were hundreds of royal chefs in the An family. I even lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests in troubled times, kept a low profile, kept a low profile, and also hid in the market, or set up a food stall, or opened a pastry shop, but no matter where I was, I never forgot that I was An's family, and put Anjia dishes are recorded in the Anjia food list and passed down from generation to generation.

When the great-grandfather was young, the flames of war spread across Kyushu. During the war, the old house of the An family was burned down. The members of the An family died and scattered. It has also been burnt beyond recognition.

Great-grandfather and grandfather, after two generations, they have not been supplemented completely. This is the regret of great-grandfather and grandfather's life. Fortunately, the An family is still there.

But An Ran never thought that she would time travel. She remembered that she was giving lectures to students. The Anjia Cooking School was founded by her great-grandfather. It has been operated by two generations for a hundred years. When it was in her hands, it was already quite large.

After my grandfather left, I, the descendant of the An family, took over from my grandfather as the principal. I also followed my grandfather's habit of giving a class to the students every week, explaining a dish from An's private kitchen.

That day she was talking about fried shredded pork. This fried shredded pork sounds ordinary, but it is not easy to make, especially in the mastery of knife skills and heat. , It’s easy to shred, make sure that it’s not even in thickness with the shredded meat, then pay attention to the strength of the knife, marinate the shredded pork with soy sauce and wine for a while, heat the vegetable oil in the pot, stir-fry in the pot, add starch, vinegar, Sugar, garnishes, and the meat can be out of the pot when it is red and bright.

It’s simple to say, if you want to make this fried shredded pork dish full of color, flavor, and exquisite knife skills, you also need to master the accurate heat. I did a demonstration as usual, but I didn’t want any accidents to happen.

The moment the shredded pork was put into the pot, it exploded somewhere, and after a loud noise, thick smoke billowed in. I lost consciousness when my eyes were dark, and I woke up here again, becoming this hated little girl.

The reason why I say she is a little girl is based on the comparison of my modern age. When I wore it, I was already over 30. This body is only sixteen. Naturally, I am a little girl. A little girl of this age would have to look at me in modern times. Called auntie.

Speaking of which, I don't know the fate, this girl is also called An Ran, she has the same name, but her personality is completely different, this girl, how should I put it, I don't blame the people in the house who look down on her, what this girl does is simply useless Long brains.

The Anfu here, according to the information I have heard these days, can be regarded as a very good family here, with a big business, rich and powerful.

The old lady in the An House is gone, and now there are only three masters. The elder master is the head of the An family and manages all the business of the An family. , When I was young, I worshiped my master, followed my master to the rivers and lakes, and rarely went home.

He is said to be a master, but in fact he is not very old, at least he is considered very young for himself. The elder An Jiamu just arrived and stood up. He married two wives and died, and gave birth to two sons before he grew up. The fortune-teller said that this man's fate is too hard to control his wife and child, this man can take it lightly, so he decided not to marry at all.

However, men in ancient times had money and leisure, and women were naturally indispensable. Therefore, there are currently four concubines of this elder in the Anfu, and there are two other housewives. It can be seen that even if this elder does not continue to marry , and there are no less women.

What's more, there are many lovers out there, generally speaking, they are the standard men with money in ancient times. In the mansion, there is a small banquet every three days, and a big banquet every five days.

The second master, An Jiayan 28, has already been married. It is said that he is married to the daughter of his mentor. He is a childhood sweetheart and is in a good family. He has two sons. The eldest and young master of the second room are seven years old. It can be seen that this is a man who can't control his wife and children. I stay in the capital all the year round, and I come back to worship my ancestors on New Year's Eve.

The third master, An Jiashu, 25, is said to be very unreliable. He hasn't married a wife yet, and he doesn't know if he has some hidden illness.

After a lot of rambling, I wanted to say how short-sighted this little girl with the same name as myself is. She was originally the girl who served my aunt in the orchid courtyard. I think, with the big flag of Lanyuan, at least I don’t have to worry about food and clothing, but this girl has a big heart. I don’t know if she is stimulated by watching the master and the old man getting intimate every day, so that she has thoughts that she shouldn’t have. .

On that day, the old man was drunk outside and came to the Orchid Courtyard. The aunt was not there, so he rushed to serve her for a while, and the job was done, but the old man didn't remember who she was at all.

It is estimated that there are many romantic things about this kind of girl climbing on the bed, and it is difficult to remember. After the old man finished his work, he patted his butt and left. Probably because he was afraid that the old man would think of it that day, so he didn't dare to kill him, but sent the unlucky boy to work in the kitchen outside.

This girl had a bad temper before, unruly and willful, relying on being the girl in front of her aunt, she bullied people a lot. In the past, she was supported by her aunt, and no one dared to offend her. Feet, not to mention the harsh words, the work given to her is also the most tiring, such as carrying water, chopping firewood, lighting a fire, cleaning the stove, and throwing all the dirty and tiring work to her.

Probably because the gap between the front and the back is too large, this one didn't want to hang herself, and then, unluckily, she got on this girl's body. One can imagine how miserable her situation is.

But she is not discouraged. Her grandfather taught her since she was a child that people must learn to survive in adversity. The harder it is, the more one can hone one's will. Only when the will is firm can one succeed in doing things. Although the current situation is not good, An Ran believes that it will gradually get better stand up.

Although she was worried about Hyundai, she also understood that since this kind of thing happened, she couldn't change it, and there was no point in worrying.

Moreover, since this girl is also called An Ran, even if they are destined, maybe they are the ancestors of their An family.

And whether this An Mansion has anything to do with her family, I really don't know. An Ran hopes that it has nothing to do with it, because she really doesn't want to have anything to do with the old man above her. , It's best for the one who forgets himself to death.

When my situation improves, I will try to earn some money to redeem myself. Since I bought it, I should be able to redeem myself. I will have to scan and listen later, how much money is needed.

It shouldn't be difficult to earn money by relying on one's own craftsmanship, but now that she does these rough jobs in the kitchen every day, there is no chance of earning extra money. She doesn't want to be a girl in this Anfu for the rest of her life, she has to go out.

Grandpa said that no matter where she is, she must not forget that she is the An family and her responsibilities. She must complete the An family food list and pass on the An family food for a long time. This is what she must do.

Sometimes, An Ran felt that perhaps it was destined to travel to this unknown ancient time. Most of An’s food menus were ancient cuisines. No matter the ingredients or cooking methods, they were all different from the modern ones. Chance.

After I redeem myself and go out, I can visit famous chefs to find those lost ancient cooking techniques, as well as ingredients that I don’t know or have never seen before. Summarizing, it will be of great benefit to supplement Anjia’s food list.

Of course, ideals are beautiful, but reality is cruel. Just as An Ran was thinking, she was hit on the head suddenly, and then a familiar loud voice said, "What's the matter, you want to be lazy, and you still think you are Miss An Ran from Orchid Academy. I'm dreaming of being an aunt, hurry to work, you've been carrying such a tank of water for a long time, if you are like you, don't do anything."

This is the cook from the big kitchen. After marrying the old Liutou in the garden, everyone calls her Aunt Liu. It can be seen that An Ran has made things difficult for her before, so much so that it has been almost a month since she woke up. Aunt Liu always has a bad face towards herself.

But An Ran knew that Mrs. Liu was not a bad person. She often missed meals when she was working, but she would always see some food on the pot table, sometimes steamed buns, sometimes cakes. An Ran knew that Mrs. Liu had left them for her, She has been bullied by herself, but Aunt Liu is still a kind person.The words are not nice, but I deserve it, and I am still grateful to her from the bottom of my heart.

The kitchen outside is not the big kitchen in the mansion, nor the small kitchens in the various courtyards inside. The big kitchen manages the banquets in the mansion, and the small kitchen is the own of each courtyard. It is not convenient to go to the big kitchen to get what you want to eat. , so they do it by themselves, and most of the cooks are their own people.

Not to mention the big kitchen, which is in charge of the banquets in the mansion and the dishes of the masters, and Aunt Liu is in charge of cooking for the servants.

There is no chance to go up, who would take you as a dish, so, before, a girl like An Ran could give Aunt Liu a look, that's the reason.

Even the servants are divided into three, six or nine classes. The first class that needs to be carefully served is the person in front of the elder, no matter whether it is a servant in charge or a girl, one counts as one, and if you want to eat, you have to do it quickly Send it over.

The second class is the servants in the aunt's courtyard, and the next is the outsiders. If you think that you don't welcome people like yourself, if you have a stutter, you will chant Buddha.

However, what did Aunt Liu come back to do at this time? Could it be that the girl from some courtyard made things difficult for her, and she wanted something to eat. Thinking of this, she asked, "Auntie, do you want to eat?"

Aunt Liu was feeling uneasy, so she had a good voice, she put her hands on her hips and gave her a white look: "If I don't cook and eat, I won't be able to sleep here."

An Ran didn't take it seriously, seeing her embarrassed face, she still whispered: "Although An Ran has no skills, but she has some superficial knowledge, if Madam has any difficulties, tell An Ran, maybe Madam can give her an idea."

One sentence reminded Aunt Liu that although this girl used to wear small shoes for herself before, it is different now. I remember that when she first came here, she cried and cried, and in the end she couldn't think of hanging herself. But since After he was rescued from hanging, he seemed to be a different person. He changed from being savage before, and became quite sensible, and he gradually forgot about those things in the past.

Moreover, what she said was that even though she was unlucky now, this girl had served in the orchid courtyard after all, so she had some knowledge, and maybe she could really help her.

Thinking of this, I tried to say: "Since you asked, it's okay to tell you. Miss Yue, who is in front of the old man, just sent a message that she wants to eat a snack filled with glutinous rice and bean paste. I made it and sent it over. Here we go." You also know that in the final analysis, what I cook is coarse food. Where can I make such delicate snacks? I'm afraid that I will lose this errand if I blow the wind to the old man, there are many children in the family, and I hope my errand will survive, so what if I lose my errand."

As he spoke, he sighed and looked at An Ran: "Could it be that you have a way?"

Seeing An Ran nodded lightly, Aunt Liu, who was originally hopeless, suddenly became happy, but she still had some doubts: "You really have a way? Could it be that you know how to make dim sum?"

(End of this chapter)