Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

Cao Wei's words made Wei Wei realize that Cao Wei was really something.

But in Wei Wei's opinion, Cao Wei, a young man, would speak his mind immediately if provoked. But he never expected that after calling him "brother", he would say he had to work.

Look, this is no different than taking off your pants and farting.

All in all, neither of them is fun.

After arriving at the kitchen.

Cao Wei originally thought that he would have to spend some time to confirm his right to speak. But as soon as he entered the kitchen, someone came up to him flatteringly: "Master Cao, come on, you take over Master Sun's position, this pot is yours."

The words weren't very good, but the servile look was indeed effective.

Cao Wei remained calm and smiled in a way that was in line with social expectations: "Thanks, it's my first day here and I don't know the rules, so let's just do what everyone else did before."

"Okay, Master Cao, just wait and see. I'll wash the vegetables for you cleanly."

"I've cut it neatly for you, don't worry..."

"I...I'll serve you tea?"

"That's not the case." Cao Wei also understood, because he saw his own desire in the eyes of these people. When he was still an apprentice, he also wanted the master to teach him a few tricks. However, the life in the previous life was much better than now. At least, the choice was two-way.

Seeing that Master Li and Master Zhang were standing somewhat awkwardly, he understood and asked, "Where is my place?"

"Over there, Master Cao." Someone immediately pointed Cao Wei to a spot by the wall. It was a good spot. Although it was by the wall, he could basically see the layout of the entire kitchen and the status of the workers. He walked over and sat down without any instruction. He felt like something was missing and took out the enamel cup he had just received.

"Master Cao, I just happened to need to get some water, so I'll help you with that." Master Li came over and took Cao Wei's cup of water enthusiastically.

"Okay, thank you for your help."

Master Li came and left, leaving only Master Zhang.

"Master Zhang, come and sit down."

Zhang Wang didn't understand why this guy acted like the master of the place on his first day here. He wanted to humph in a stubborn tone, but when he thought of Cao Wei's age and his craftsmanship, he sat down obediently.

"Where is the place where we get water?"

"later."

"In the back, aren't we in the kitchen?"

"There is also a small canteen kitchen at the back. The utensils there are smaller than here. We left it there specially. I guess we asked you to come here so that we could open up that small kitchen." Master Zhang started to talk about this, "In the past, the dishes in this canteen were cooked by Master Sun. Later, Master Sun got older and didn't have the energy, so the canteen was gradually no longer used."

"What about the reception?"

Master Zhang was not surprised that Cao Wei knew about the reception.

We are all cooks, there is nothing unclear about it.

In this era, we should keep everything simple and avoid extravagance and waste. But if we want to discuss cooperation, we have another department coming over. We can't just let them eat in the canteen. That food is not very greasy, not to mention that it doesn't taste good. The key is that it's embarrassing. As the saying goes, there are countermeasures for every policy. The factory in the city is better.

One or two rooms will be separated out in the cafeteria for reception purposes.

Normally it is locked, and when the inspection comes they say it is a warehouse. In fact, everyone knows what is going on, and no one will really point it out. It is also a well-known unspoken rule. If it were in other cities or other factories, the small canteen would be built separately, and it would be as beautiful as possible.

After all, Sijiu City is the best place to live, so it’s better to keep a low profile.

Keeping a low profile is fine, but these days, everyone is just trying to make a living. Therefore, everyone is secretly competing with each other. If you can come up with a good reception, then there is a lot of room for negotiation on the content of the cooperation. This is also one of the reasons why Li Huaide was willing to keep Sha Zhu after being beaten up by him in the later period.

It's hard to find a skilled chef.

Those with rank and reputation would not come to the factory to get the salary of level 6. The rest were newbies. They had to fight for which newbies were suitable and which were not. Cao Wei was snatched from his master by Li Huaide. In fact, any cook who wanted to develop would not go to the steel mill. After all, people would degenerate if they kept doing the big pot meal for a long time.

Master Zhang didn't understand all these things. He only knew that there must be a reason why Cao Wei was so praised by Director Li.

Of course, every question must be answered.

"What are you talking about?" Master Li came over with an enamel cup with some tea foam in it, and handed it to Cao Wei with a smile: "I don't know if you like tea, so I added some for you on my own initiative. Don't mind."

Master Zhang glanced at Master Li and cursed inwardly, "You good fellow, normally when he asks you for some high-level skills, it's like asking for your life, and now you're acting on your own."

Nowadays, tea is a luxury item and most people cannot afford it. What they usually drink are the scraps left over from tea factories, mixed with some high-quality and famous tea foam. This is called Gaosui, which has a strong flavor and a decent tea taste.

"Wow, Gao Mo, great stuff. Thank you for it."

"You're welcome, you're welcome. We're all comrades." Master Li smiled like a Maitreya Buddha. When giving gifts, you have to let the recipient know the value. He did that just now: "What were you talking about just now?"

"Let's talk about the cafeteria."

"Small canteen? Oh, I know about this." Master Li suddenly realized, and then whispered: "You may not know, but our canteens have actually been fighting each other all the time. Our Director Li has set his sights on the position of factory director."

Cao Wei: ...

At this moment, Cao Wei's expression is probably old man, subway, mobile phone.jpg

Comrade, you are so... smart.

If I remember correctly, this is the first day we met, right? Is this what you are talking about right after we met?

Seeing Cao Wei's expression, Master Li was relieved: "Hey, just now, I guess you don't know, Lao Zhang, you don't know either."

Master Zhang shook his head and said in a muffled voice, "All I know is that not many people come to our cafeteria to eat, and Director Wei is upset."

"There are some principles here."

"Oh? Then tell me about it. I want to hear something new." Cao Wei's tone at this moment was exactly the same as the one Wei Wei used when he asked Cao Wei what was wrong with the cafeteria.