The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 207 Talk About Wang Hong
On this quiet and cool summer night, in a small park full of romance, Zhang Li hugged Lao Tan's neck, shivering with heat like fire, and kissed the man she loved for the first time.

Maybe this kiss is enough to satisfy the heart that I have loved for more than ten years, passionate and fanatical.

After the kiss, the two hearts were beating violently, staring at each other for a long time with affectionate eyes——
"Do you love me?" Zhang Li asked with beautiful big eyes.

"Love, but we can't be together." Old Tan replied with his eyes.

"That's enough, I do."

"you are silly--"

"Just being silly in front of you, my dear."

The next day, Lao Tan boarded a flight to Hohhot.

When Zhang Li came to the office with a happy face, Yanhua saw the difference from the past with a woman's intuition, and jokingly asked, "Did you get your wish?"

Zhang Li showed girlish shyness, blushed and said, "Not yet, but it's almost there."

"how?"

"Watching the tower sighs, seeing the house and not entering."

Yanhua smiled, and said meaningfully, "Let's find a man."

Both of them signed up for Chinese studies class, and they had class today, so they drove away together.

It was noon after the two classes, and there was no class in the afternoon. The two first went to the renovated new office building to have a look, and then went back to the old shop for dinner.

There are many customers in the old store, and the whole hall is bustling with people.Seeing that she was busy, Zhang Li asked Yanhua to go upstairs first, and she would help out for a while.

An hour later, after the meal was over, Zhang Li came to the dumpling room.

Wang Hong was making dumplings with freshly made three-fresh stuffing. Seeing Zhang Li coming in, she said, "It's just in time. Let's try the dumplings later. I'll adjust the three-fresh stuffing and see how it goes."

"This time it's the whole shrimp?" Zhang Li asked.

"Well, the whole thing is fresh from Yingkou. The ratio of minced meat and chives has also been adjusted. The two seasonings are removed. It should be quite fresh." Wang Hong said.

"Okay, try it."

Wang Hong quickly finished making the last few dumplings, then put them into the pot, and said while cooking: "This new dumpling pot is very easy to use, it is fast and does not run out of order, and it has a cover, just like making dumplings at home. Just open it three times."

"It's not the one who didn't spend money." Zhang Li smiled.

As soon as the dumpling head was opened, Wang Hong turned on the faucet, pressed down the boiling water, covered the pot, and said, "Eleventh Xiaohui and Xiaolong got married. The two children came yesterday. They want to find Lao Tan. You go out." It's time to eat——the child means to ask Lao Tan and his wife to attend as the parents of the bride on the day of the wedding."

Zhang Li was a little unnatural, but didn't say anything.

"At the beginning, I was asked to be with Lao Fang, but I said no, Lao Tan is the right couple." Wang Hong didn't look at Zhang Li, and said to herself.

"Actually, you two are fine too." Zhang Li said.

"What are we going to do? Lao Tan and Yanhua should be the right ones, they have been taking care of the two children, no different from real parents——"

The second time the dumplings were opened, Wang Hong opened the lid of the pot and put some water in to suppress the splash.This time uncover the pot and continue cooking.

"Is their house finished?" Zhang Li asked.

"It's over, I'm shopping for appliances these two days." Wang Hong said, looking back at Zhang Li, she found that she was a little absent-minded, and suddenly understood something in her heart, so she stopped mentioning Xiaolong Xiaohui's marriage, and put the pot on the table again. Take out the dumplings and put them on the chopping board for Zhang Li to taste.

Zhang Li took a dumpling and blew it around her mouth. After taking a bite, the fragrance of leeks, the freshness of shrimp and the mixed fragrance filled her mouth. -"

Wang Hong also took a bite out of a dumpling, savoring it carefully.

Zhang Li quickly ate the whole dumpling and said to Wang Hong, "Sister Hong, it's delicious, better than the previous ones."

"Hmm - there are a little more thirteen incense, and it's a bit overpowering." Wang Hong said.

"I think it's pretty good, the provincial capital is a must." Zhang Li said and gave a thumbs up.

Wang Hong smirked, and said: "Where do those unique things come from, this is Lao Tan's reminder, reduce materials and seek the source, and return to the basics."

"He just said that everything was done by you." Zhang Li said, and then she said a wisecrack, "Sister Hong is not popular, it's hard to tolerate." Then she went upstairs to find Yanhua with a whole plate of dumplings. .

Here we talk about Wang Hong, a pungent, beautiful woman who behaves like a man.

She is now the dumpling director of Ah Qiao Dumpling Restaurant.In people's understanding, dumplings are nothing more than dumpling skin and dumpling filling, and the rest is nothing.In fact, it is really nothing, but there is a lot of knowledge about these two things, and it is almost impossible.

Take dumpling noodles as an example, it looks simple, just take water and reconcile, and the rest is to wrap.

This is a normal way of making dumplings at home, and there is not much attention to it.But restaurants are different. The ratio of noodles to water must be standard, and salt, lecithin, and large oil must be added in proportion. In this way, the noodles that are blended have luster, toughness, and softness, and can be used for a long time without losing weight (tai, soft meaning), the sides of the cooked dumplings will not harden.

Wang Hong has a special liking for dumplings, and the comprehension ability on the opposite side is super strong, so each has his own strengths.

When the dumpling noodles started to be delivered, they became soft after a long time, which seriously affected the quality of the products.Wang Hong got angry and spent a few days of repeated experiments, and finally found the reason and solved the problem. From this, she also created a unique recipe for dumpling noodles, which is commendable.

She also raised the issue of temperature during delivery of dumpling noodles, as well as the temperature and humidity adjustment between dumplings.According to her proposal, the dumpling rooms of each store are now equipped with air conditioners and air humidifiers, which guarantee the quality of the dumplings.

She is also constantly improving and innovating in dumpling stuffing to cater to the tastes of current customers.For example, today's Sanxian stuffing, under the guidance of Lao Tan's "reducing ingredients and seeking the source, returning to the original", quickly adjusted new stuffing, which is indeed a great improvement compared to before.

In fact, she has been developing in this direction since last year.Stir-fried stuffing is rarely used now. The characteristic of stir-fried stuffing is that it is fragrant, especially fragrant, and even a little greasy, which can greatly increase the aroma of dumplings.

Stir-fried stuffing was liked by ordinary people in the last century. Who doesn't love delicious dumplings?But now it’s no longer possible. People start to pay attention to health preservation. They eat vegetables with less oil, less salt, and less sugar. The original flavor is better.The same is true for dumplings. I don’t like to eat them because they are too fragrant. Light and fragrant ones are my favorite.

Don't be divorced from the masses in whatever you do. What the common people like is what makes money.

Use less stuffing and highlight the original taste of the raw materials. To put it bluntly, the vegetables should taste like vegetables, not meaty.

On this basis, Wang Hong also reduced some seasonings to highlight the original taste, so that customers like it very much, which is the main reason why Aqiao dumplings have always been in the leading position.

In this regard, Wang Hong has contributed a lot.

Life with Fang Jianjun is also good.Both of them work in the central kitchen, work in the morning and leave work early, and live a happy and moist life.My son got married on New Year's Day last year, and the young couple lives in Jilin, so there is nothing to worry about.The two of them, Lao Fang and Lao Fang, bought a house that they could not afford to spend, so they had no worries and were very beautiful.

Sometimes she thinks that she was lucky enough to meet Lao Tan in this life and embarked on the road of pastry, which is where she is today.Speaking of pride, if she were not working at Aqiao now, many dumpling restaurants would be able to invite her, and the salary would not be low.

Of course she can't go.

One has to be conscientious in life, Lao Tan is Bole, and Aqiao is a platform, she has self-knowledge, and she is nothing without Aqiao.

Only when everything is good, people will focus on their work wholeheartedly, concentrate on doing what they like, and achieve results.

This is the case with Wang Hong now.

She is a person who values ​​love and righteousness. After working with Lao Tan for these years, she has feelings and always worries about him and misses him.Especially Lao Tan's body, every time he hears about illness or injury, he misses it terribly, and he can't wait to go to his side to take a look for himself.

Five years ago, she had admiration for Lao Tan, but now it's gone, and she has turned her admiration into caring, just like a sister does to a younger brother.Some people do not believe this, and think that a man and a woman cannot be pure, especially in this society.

I don't want to argue about whether there is a pure friendship between men and women. This stuff is all about the nature of the heart.Changing the nature of love, only pursuing physical pleasure, playing a game of mahjong may abduct a woman.

Once two people have gone through ups and downs together, understand each other, help each other, and move from east to west for their lives, and link their fate together, it is normal for them to be both colleagues and siblings.

It's just that the world hides people's hearts, and the eyes are short and long.

Wang Hong knew that the relationship between Lao Tan and his wife was not good, and the two lived in separate rooms all year round, worrying that they would divorce one day.

To be honest, she didn't want Lao Tan to divorce, but Lao Tan's situation made her feel distressed.She always wanted to chat with Lao Tan alone when no one was around, but Lao Tan was always busy every time he came back, so he couldn't catch anyone or chat with him.

At this time, she watched Zhang Li go out with the dumplings, and she couldn't help but think sadly: She and Lao Tan can do it, how can they always be alone——
(End of this chapter)