The story of a cook

Chapter 28 Master Xing

Zhang Tao resigned to Feng Ge on the grounds that his former boss told him to go back.Brother Feng came to me and told me about Zhang Tao's resignation. I said resignation was normal, and if he found a chef, he would tell him to leave.

Brother Feng said: "Why don't you leave if you do a good job? I said he will leave if I give him a raise." It can be seen that Brother Feng doesn't want Zhang Tao to leave.

"Our temple is small, so we can't keep great gods, so let's look for them, there are plenty of good chefs." I said.

"I have a buddy who runs a hotel in the city. It's quite big. I asked him to help find one."

"Well, I know a lot of chefs in hotels, so I'll look for them here too."

I know why Zhang Tao resigned. He felt ashamed and felt ashamed to continue working here.Although he knew that only Zhang Ling and I were beaten, he still felt ashamed and felt that everyone knew about it.

In response to the old saying "to be a thief with a guilty conscience".

Don't be guilty of being a human being. If you are guilty, you will have a guilty conscience.

Zhang Tao's dishes are really good, and he is a real master.But his character is not acceptable to me, and I can't learn much from being with such a person.Although he is not a chef and does not earn as much money as others, he does not envy him, nor does he want to have any contact with such a person.

Different road non-phase plan.

I was preparing ingredients in the kitchen when Zhang Ling came over and said that Sun Mei called me.

When I came to the front hall, I saw Sun Mei was chatting with two women, and those two women were not others, Li Haina and Zhou Lan.

Sun Mei saw me coming and asked, "Tan Zi, do you know them?"

"know."

After speaking, he smiled at Li Haina and Zhou Lan. He didn't expect them to come back, and thought they would never see each other again.

I met a lot of people when I came out to work, and I lost a lot of people, some of them completely disappeared.Yingzi, Sister Wang, Bu Zhiyi, and Li Yanhua, they all disappeared from my life——
I will always think of them and the moments when we were together.

Since Shengmei Hotel reopened, Li Yanhua hadn't come. I knew she was still in the provincial capital, but I didn't know where she was.I miss her very much, maybe she came to see me when the hotel was closed, and left disappointed to see the hotel closed.She is the first woman I want to be with, and I have always missed and cared about her in my heart.

I was very happy to see Li Haina and Zhou Lan, a kind of joy of reunion after a long absence welled up in my heart, and I was a little moved.

"When did you two come back?" I asked a little excitedly.

"I came back yesterday and heard that our house has opened, so come and have a look." Li Haina said.

"Tanzi, the two of them are former old waiters. Let them come back to work. Our family is short of old waiters." Sun Mei said.

"Come back, both of you, that's what the proprietress said." I said to them both.

"Come back, or you have to find a job. If you are familiar with it, it's easy to do it here." Li Haina said.

"When do you two go to work?" I asked.

"Tomorrow, my second brother is here too. I'll arrange him to be a water case at the Yellow River Hotel, and I'll take him there today." Li Haina said.

This girl finally brought her second brother here.

Zhang Tao resigned, and Li Jianhan also resigned, planning to go with Zhang Tao.

For a moment, I felt that Zhang Tao and Li Jianhan were the same kind of people. They both did their jobs well and had a special preference for women.It's only natural for the two of them to come together.

I called Master Chen and explained to him about Zhang Tao's resignation.Master Chen said he would resign if he said that he would resign, and then he would help introduce the chef.

When Li Haina heard that Li Jianhan was leaving, she was going to ask her second brother to come over and be a murder case.

Brother Feng’s friend who owns a restaurant introduced a chef to him. After trying the dishes, everyone felt very good, and his skills were no worse than Zhang Tao’s, so he kept it.

In this way, the new chef and Li Haina's second brother handed over to Zhang Tao and Li Jianhan.

When Zhang Tao and Li Jianhan left, the three of us had a drink together, talked a lot, and then cherished each other.Knowing that the two of them may not work together in the future, but they are still friends after getting to know each other once.

The new chef, surnamed Xing, is in his 30s. He is slightly fat and not tall. He is 1.7 meters tall and has an inch-length.Served as a soldier, with a loud voice and a bit of a hot temper.There is no culture, but the dishes are well cooked, with the demeanor of an old cook.

Brother Feng and the three of us had a drink in front after finishing our work the night before we came here, which was to cleanse him up.

Brother Feng asked: "Master Xing, I heard that you are a soldier."

Master Xing said, "Yes, a soldier."

"That's good, I am also a soldier, we are comrades in arms." Brother Feng said happily.

"Have you ever been a soldier?" Master Xing asked.

"I used to be. Both my brother and I were soldiers, and now my brother is still in the army."

"Then your brother's military rank is not low now."

"He is good, educated, and a senior colonel."

"This soldier is not in vain, unlike us, ordinary people."

Brother Feng said: "It's all the same, we are not bad, come, master Xing, have a drink."

The three of us had a drink.

"I heard from Zou Ming (Feng Ge's friend who runs a hotel in the city) that your eldest brother is in the office." Feng Ge put down his glass and asked.

"Well, it's in the office, Director." Master Xing nodded.

Brother Feng asked: "Master Xing, did you start learning to cook after you were demobilized?"

Master Xing said: "Well, I joined the army early. I went to the army when I was sixteen. At that time, I didn't study hard at home. I knew how to fight all day long. I asked my old man to entrust me to the army. I served as a soldier for three years. , I was assigned when I came back. The assigned unit didn’t want to go, so they were willing to cook. My old man couldn’t control me. He couldn’t help me to go to Beiling Restaurant to study. Be a cook."

"Actually, it's good to be a chef." Feng Ge said.

"Just to make trouble, I don't have much education, I can't write, but I can read, but I can't write. I didn't study hard when I was studying, and it's too late to learn now."

"It's okay if you can't write. Tan Zi is good at writing. He opens the menu every day. I still can't understand what others open."

Master Xing looked at me and said, "I saw the work today. Xiao Tanzi is doing a good job, capable, and smart. There must be someone like this in the kitchen, who hasn't been thrown away."

"Tan Zi opened his business here. He worked here when the last boss worked. He is the elder of our family for three dynasties. He is a real person and capable. He treats this as his own home. You can come to him for anything in the kitchen. , he knows everything." Feng Ge said.

"That's it."

"Master Xing, you can take him with you in the future, don't think he is a water case, he can cook, but he is not up to your level, take him more often." Feng Ge said.

"That's okay. I will teach him when I cook. The chef is eager to learn, as long as he can bear the hard work." Master Xing said while looking at me.

I hurriedly said: "Thank you, Master Xing, I would like to offer you a toast."

"No need to respect, let's shoulder to shoulder as brothers, let's drink together."

After clinking glasses with him, he said heartily, "Clinking glasses is enough."

I said, "Okay, done."

A full glass of white wine, four taels, is quite strenuous to dry in one go, but Master Xing is fine and relaxed.I have to admire those who have served as soldiers, drinking happily, boldly, and cleanly.

Master Xing drinks a lot, and I drank a lot of wine with him, I felt a little dizzy, and he was fine.I went back to the dormitory with him after drinking, and I asked him why he didn't go home to live. He said that his home was in Dadong, and commuting back and forth was troublesome, so it was more convenient to live in the dormitory.

It may be because of drinking and dating, he said that he is divorced, his parents are at home, and he has a daughter who is in elementary school.I heard him say that his family has a lot of background, but I didn't ask what background he didn't say.

Seeing December, the weather is very cold, winter.

The fifth sister wrote back, saying that everything is fine at home, so don't worry about it.My mother is in good health, she is fatter than last year, she can still eat, and has never had a cold or fever.I bought coal for my mother and nailed plastic sheets to the windows, so the house was very warm.Fifth sister also told me good news - she is pregnant.

I am very happy to hear this news, which means that I am going to be an uncle again.

After reading Fifth Sister's letter, I returned home confidently, as if I saw the old house at home, and saw my mother, who was sitting on the hot kang, thinking of me——
Although my family has not changed in any way, it no longer owes foreign debts, and my mother no longer has to work hard. The only thing she thinks about now is my marriage, so she can't rest assured.

My marriage is the top priority in my family. I am not in a hurry, but my mother and five older sisters are.

I think it's best to be a daughter-in-law at home, and I don't care how good-looking she is, as long as she has a good physique, is filial to her mother, and takes care of the family.If you are married, you can go out to work with me if you want to work, and if you don’t want to come out, you can take care of your mother at home.I feel relieved when she is at home and outside, and I also believe that I have the ability to support the whole family.

There is another advantage of being a daughter-in-law at home. She belongs to the front of the family, and it is convenient for her to go back to her mother's house, so she can stay at home.Marrying a daughter-in-law from out of town won’t work. If my mother’s family is not in front of me, I can’t stay at home, and I can’t live in peace working outside.

It's just an idea, hard to implement.

The family is poor, and everyone in the village knows that everyone who has a daughter wants to marry the daughter to a good family, so that she can live without worrying about food and clothing for the rest of her life.This can't be said about the power of other people's parents. It would be the same if it were for us. I also hope that my daughter can find a good husband's family, the family is rich and strong, and life will be easier.

Like the last time I went on a blind date, the girl was fine, with a good physique and a pretty face, and I had a good impression of each other after talking to her a few words.Later, as soon as their parents inquired about what my family was like, they immediately said that it was not suitable, and it didn't work.

What is inappropriate?I just think my family is difficult and poor, and I am afraid that my daughter will suffer and suffer with me after marrying, so if I say something that is inappropriate, I will just reject it.

Growing up from a young age, I have never felt that poverty is wrong or shameful. It is a reality, the current situation of my family, nothing.

I have never compared food and clothing with other children, there is no need, I am not hungry when you eat well, and I am not cold when you dress well.On the contrary, I feel that the big cornmeal pancakes made by my mother are more delicious, and it is warmer to wear the leftover clothes of my sisters.

It is enough for my mother to wear clothes with patches to keep us six siblings safe and warm.

Now my family is much better than before, and I am content with my mother's satisfaction. At least I don't need to go out to borrow money to live. This is progress.

Life is getting better little by little. Is there anything more joyful than this?

Don't be afraid of being poor, and there is no need to be afraid.It is said that the three poor and the three rich will grow old. In the final analysis, whether you are rich or poor, it depends on whether you care about it or not, and whether you can live a life.

As long as you go there with your heart, you will never have a bad day.

People are not afraid of being poor, but they are afraid of not living well.

My mother often said, "Poverty does not take root, and wealth does not sprout."

One has to live well and be worthy of one's conscience.

Life is lived by oneself, and money is earned by oneself. As long as you put your conscience in order and live hard, you will never live a bad life.

Don't be afraid of hardships and hardships, as long as you don't do things that offend your conscience.

One day life will be better, a wife will be married, a family will be established.

(End of this chapter)