Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

Look what this says.

It is obviously much more grand.

Li Huaide has been exploring the structure of the steel rolling mill since he arrived.

In fact, it’s not that complicated.

Most of them were retired from the army or transferred from other places. In this era, it is too early to say that there is any kind of group. Everyone just wants to work hard and get promoted. Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't get promoted. Anyway, the treatment of leaders in this era is already quite good.

Therefore, most people don’t care about things like struggles at the top.

Don't bother us, it doesn't matter.

However, after Li Huaide said this about what Director Yang did this time, most people felt that what Director Yang did was not right.

Putting aside the meat they could get, Li Huaide worked hard to build connections and find the director of the meat processing factory, but when he came to the factory, you didn't even want to give people a meal. What is this? Isn't this retaliation?

What's more, could they just give up the meat that they were supposed to get?

This year is 62, and the great famine has just passed. Who wouldn't crave for that meat? In the past few years, that meat could only be found on the black market. At the highest price, it could be sold for more than yuan per pound.

Do they really not feel uncomfortable with you doing this?

It would be fine if this matter didn't get out, but if it did, there would definitely be something fishy going on.

I have to say that Director Yang's level is far inferior to Li Huaide's.

Li Huaide was also a shrewd man. He took advantage of this incident and immediately found a cook outside. He also said he was treating everyone to a meal, but in fact, he was just trying to cut off Director Yang's future.

These days, everything is about eating and drinking.

Originally there was only one decent cook in the factory, and now Li Huaide has found another one. Just for today's meal, as long as it tastes good and has some meat and vegetables, they will naturally side with Li Huaide.

Things like seizing power must have a mass base.

"We're all still chatting." At this time, Liu Xiulan came out at the right time.

"Sister-in-law..."

"It's time now. I guess everyone is hungry, so let's just have a simple meal at home."

"Okay, let's go. Let's fill our stomachs first so that we can better serve the people." Li Huaide laughed, stood up first, and led everyone to the restaurant.

Liu Lan was standing in the restaurant at this time.

Li Huaide glanced at her and said, "Liu Lan, prepare the food."

"Okay, I'll go inform Master Cao."

Liu Lan returned to the kitchen and saw Cao Wei sitting on a stool taking a rest: "Master Cao, it's time to eat."

"Okay. Let's send Tang out first." Cao Wei stood up, put on his hat, and started working!

As a fragrance drifted over from the kitchen, Liu Xiulan brought over two bottles of wine. Li Huaide opened them himself and put them on the table: "Don't be polite, drink this soup first, and then we can taste my wine while we eat the dishes. Don't spoil the taste."

"This soup smells delicious." Wei Wei immediately stepped forward to warm up the atmosphere: "Come on, bring your bowls over. I'll help you serve them."

"Speaking of which, this cook works under Director Wei. If you think the food is good enough, come find him if you need anything. If he doesn't want to do the job, come to me directly and I'll cut him up. Hahahahaha..."

"Director Li, you're joking. How can I not do it? It's all for the service of the people. It's not necessary to..."

As everyone was singing and dancing, a bowl of soup was served in front of everyone, and the first hot dish was also served.

Li Huaide originally wanted to say something, but as soon as the "fat chicken with mushrooms" entered his mouth, he knew, well, forget it.

This was the first time he really tasted Cao Wei's cooking. He knew Cao Wei's cooking was good, but he didn't expect it to be so amazing. As soon as the soup entered his mouth, the unique freshness of mountain products and the fatness of the chicken burst in his mouth in an instant. At this moment, the whole room fell silent, leaving only the "slurping" sound of drinking the soup.

By the time I came to my senses, the soup in the bowl was almost gone.

Wei Wei was also confused. My goodness! It turned out that he had been looking at the world from a narrow perspective before... Could a real master chef really be this good?

He remembered what Cao Wei said that day: "This kitchen doesn't have the right seasonings, so it can't make very good dishes." He thought Cao Wei was just bragging, but now it seems that it's not true.

A bowl of soup immediately conquered everyone present.

After they finished drinking, someone spoke up: "Good boy, just this bowl of soup, today's trip is not in vain."

"No, Director Li, you are this."

"Hi." Li Huaide was happy: "I didn't expect that Master Cao's cooking skills were so good. I was thinking about chatting with him at the dinner table. Well, let's not chat anymore. Eating is the most important thing. Let's start with our chopsticks."

The subsequent hot dishes also came up.

Mapo tofu, braised pork elbow, spicy and sour potato shreds, chopped pepper fish head, mullet-covered cucumber...

There are eight dishes and one soup, and each dish is neatly arranged. Not only does it taste good, but it also looks pleasing to the eye.

“This dish is so beautifully cooked.”

"Of course not. It's delicious and beautiful."

In the cultivation of chefs, there is a special item called plating, color, aroma and taste. Color takes the first place. You have to want to eat it after seeing it, and then you can do the next job. It's like chasing a woman. At first glance, if she is a handsome man or a beautiful woman, you will be interested in understanding her inner qualities. The most important thing about color is plating, and the plating of this era is not about exquisiteness.

For example, he would never bring out the swan buns he made for Lou Xiao'e at noon today. Why? Because it was inappropriate.

What is required now is simplicity, and no fancy things. As long as the dishes are placed neatly on the plate and the sauce doesn't spill around the plate, that's enough. For example, the steamed buns made for Lou Xiao'e, in today's words, are petty bourgeois and are not allowed.

When learning how to arrange dishes, Cao Wei gave his master a lesson.

The style of each era should be determined by the era. It depends on what style the customers want to see, not what style you can achieve.

Serving food is a tiring job. Not only does she have to arrange the dishes, but the aroma wafting from each dish is also a torture for her. Cao Wei has already started eating in the kitchen.

"You're eating it all by yourself?" Liu Lan had a somewhat resentful expression.

"I'll leave it for you, eat it." Cao Wei pointed to the food next to it.

"Why is it different from outside?"

"Can that be the same?"