From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 215 A female apprentice who is dedicated to learning how to cook

Xia Hui chatted with Luo Qing for a while, and also talked about some things in her family.

Her home is a little different from Luo Qing's home.

Xia Hui's parents are not as patriarchal as Luo Qing's parents.

Xia Hui has also been favored by her father since she was a child. Even her grandparents prefer Xia Hui.

It can be said that Xia Hui has been pampered by her family since she was a child.

This may also be the reason why Xia Hui has a cheerful and lively personality.

Especially because she grew up playing in the family restaurant, Xia Hui has become a kind of familiar person, with a temperament like a boy, and the kind of person who can quickly chat with anyone.

However, when she grew up, Xia Hui proposed that she want to learn cooking skills, but almost everyone in her family opposed it.

"Sister Qing, let me tell you, when I asked my family to learn cooking, they immediately changed their faces, especially my grandfather and my father, who were very cruel to me. No matter what I said, they just wouldn't let me learn. Later, I was not allowed to enter the kitchen."

Luo Qing really felt envious of Xia Hui after hearing Xia Hui's childhood experiences.

Her family has loved her so much since she was a child, and they don't love her any less just because she is a girl.

So when she heard Xia Hui complaining about her family, Luo Qing persuaded her, "Maybe your family thinks learning to cook is too hard, so they don't want you, a girl, to have to work so hard."

Xia Hui said with a serious face: "Sister Qing is not a bitter person. Cooking is fun. I have watched my grandfather and father make so many beautiful and delicious dishes since I was a child. I have always envied their craftsmanship and put a lot of thought into it." It’s a great sense of accomplishment to make a good dish and see the smiles on guests’ faces after eating delicious food.”

Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing were really surprised when they heard what Xia Hui said.

They could see that Xia Hui's love came from the bottom of her heart.

Luo Qing thinks Xia Hui's love is really great.

"So your family doesn't want to teach you, so you come out to learn?"

Xia Hui responded: "Yes, I applied for a vocational school by myself. After I was admitted, I went to school by myself. Later I met Grandpa Yan, and I told Grandpa Yan that I wanted to be his teacher and learn the craft. , I will go back and defeat my dad and grandpa in the future.”

Hearing Xia Hui's words, both Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing found it particularly interesting.

Xia Hui's simple love for cooking really infected Feng Zhengming and Luo Qing.

Then Luo Qing was a little strange: "Then why don't you stay with Master Yan and learn from Master Yan? I think Master Yan's craftsmanship is better."

Xia Hui shook her head: "Grandpa Yan's craftsmanship is very good, but when I stayed with Grandpa Yan in the vocational school, I didn't have the opportunity to practice it. The school taught me some very standardized dishes every day. I learned all those techniques. I lacked The most important thing is to actually do it, so I approached Grandpa Yan and took the initiative to come out and learn in practice.”

Feng Zhengming asked: "You can actually ask Master to recommend you to a big restaurant."

Xia Hui immediately said: "I don't want to go to a big restaurant. If I go to a big restaurant, my family will definitely know about it, and they will come to stop me. If they can't find me now, they can't stop me."

Luo Qing and Xia Hui got along quite well while chatting. If Feng Zhengming hadn't reminded her that she had to go back to work, Luo Qing might have chatted with Xia Hui for a long time.

After Luo Qing left, Xia Hui looked at Feng Zhengming and said, "Uncle, I didn't expect your girlfriend to be so beautiful."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said: "Uncle, am I not handsome too? Of course I want to find a beautiful girlfriend."

Xia Hui looked at Feng Zhengming carefully, and finally couldn't help but said: "Uncle, you are really not very handsome."

Feng Zhengming was a little dumbfounded when he heard this, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Xia Hui then added: "But uncle, you are very strong and strong, which gives people a sense of security. Especially the way you look when cooking makes you feel powerful."

Feng Zhengming didn't want to continue the discussion and could only say: "Okay, let's get to work quickly."

In the following time, Xia Hui began to help Feng Zhengming with matching, and also learned some new things in matching under Feng Zhengming's guidance.

Also, Xia Hui would carefully observe Feng Zhengming's cooking process.

After some observation, Xia Hui still saw some clues.

Feng Zhengming cooks very cleanly, and his seasoning is very precise. He can accurately predict the taste of basic dishes very easily.

And in addition to the first three stir-fried dishes, Feng Zhengming also adds sauce to the subsequent dishes.

Including the process of mixing the bowl of sauce, Feng Zhengming basically does not use a small spoon. He uses a clean frying spoon to scoop out different seasonings.

The key is that Xia Hui discovered that Feng Zhengming was quite accurate in scooping out the seasonings with a frying spoon. Each bowl of juice was basically used in one pot of food, and there was absolutely no waste.

Chen Anbang felt a little envious when he saw that Xia Hui could keep up with Feng Zhengming's rhythm and complete the matching very well.

In his free time, Chen Anbang humbly took the opportunity to ask Xia Hui for advice.

Xia Hui heard some of Chen Anbang's worries about matching.

She smiled and said to Chen Anbang: "You have to be brave to cut. The more you dare not cut and worry about not cutting well, the more unevenly you will cut. Although you can't cut quickly at the beginning, you must dare to cut." .”

Feng Zhengming couldn't help laughing when he saw that Xia Hui was giving Chen Anbang lessons.

"There are no shortcuts to knife skills. It just requires practice. You must practice until you pick up the knife and face the material and know how to cut. And you can't try to be too fast in the front. You must cut one knife at a time and maintain the stance I taught you. , you must remember what I tell you and form a habit.”

Xia Hui echoed: "Yes, I used to listen to my grandfather and my dad training their apprentices in my family's restaurant. They would always say, 'Just do whatever you are told, don't talk nonsense, no changes are allowed, and no discounts are allowed.'" Some apprentices would be scolded very harshly by my father if they did not do as required, and some would be beaten by my father."

Then Xia Hui asked Feng Zhengming: "Uncle, have you ever been beaten by Grandpa Yan?"

Feng Zhengming smiled and replied: "I usually don't do anything."

Xia Hui nodded, recalling the grandfather Yan she met in vocational school and said: "Grandpa Yan looks very kind. He is not the kind of person who gets angry easily. My father follows my grandfather."

Chen Anbang asked Xia Hui: "You came out to learn cooking, do you want to beat your father in the future? And beat your grandfather?"

Xia Hui replied seriously: "Of course, I want them to know that I can learn the craft well without following them, and girls can also be good cooks."

Chen Anbang gave Xia Hui a thumbs up: "You are really ambitious."

Xia Hui smiled cheerfully and did not shy away from reaching out to pat Chen Anbang: "You should work hard, my uncle is so good at his craftsmanship, you must learn from him."

Chen Anbang quickly said: "I didn't become a disciple."

Xia Hui continued to say with a smile: "Of course I know that you have not become a disciple, don't you know? There are thresholds for becoming a disciple. You haven't mastered the basics yet, how can your uncle accept you as an apprentice? You are not qualified enough, do you understand? ?try hard."

When Feng Zhengming saw Chen Anbang and Xia Hui, he couldn't help but think of what happened at Yanxi Tower.

At that time, Feng Zhengming also made great efforts to be able to become a disciple.

In particular, several of his senior brothers gave him advice.

In the end, Feng Zhengming also impressed his master with a very simple dish under the advice of his senior brothers.

Now Chen Anbang and Xia Hui are the same as they were back then. Xia Hui is also giving Chen Anbang advice.

"Let me tell you, all masters like obedient apprentices. You must listen to the master and do whatever he asks you to do. What you are asked to do must be done well without compromising, and you must use the skills you want to learn the craft well. Only by impressing your uncle with enthusiasm can he be moved and accept you as his apprentice."

Feng Zhengming couldn't help laughing when he heard this and said: "Hahaha, tell me in front of me, aren't you afraid that I will deliberately make things difficult for him?"

Chen Anbang immediately looked at Feng Zhengming nervously: "Boss, are you really going to deliberately make things difficult for me?"

Xia Hui was not afraid at all and even comforted Chen Anbang: "Don't be afraid. How could Uncle Master deliberately make things difficult for you? If he really wanted to make things difficult for you on purpose, how could he teach you anything?"

Then Xia Hui said: "And don't always call me boss. You can call me Chef Feng or Master Feng."

Chen Anbang thought it made sense and called Feng Zhengming directly: "Master Feng."

Feng Zhengming waved his hand: "Don't call me Master Feng. I didn't accept you as my apprentice, and I really can't be called a master at my age. It's not appropriate for you to keep calling me boss. You will still call me brother from now on."

Xia Hui immediately said: "That won't work. Calling me uncle your brother won't disturb the seniority."

Feng Zhengming finally couldn't help but said to Xia Hui: "What's wrong with seniority? Why do you, a young and beautiful girl, always talk about seniority? Don't call me uncle, just call me brother." "

Xia Hui looked serious: "No, from Grandpa Yan's point of view, I have to call you uncle."

Chen Anbang thought for a while and said, "Then I will be called Master Feng from now on."

At this time, a guest came, and Feng Zhengming was too lazy to continue arguing with the two people over the title.

"Okay, whatever you want, hurry up and greet the guests."

Xia Hui and Chen Anbang quickly began to greet the guests.

Chen Anbang still serves meat, pork trotters, and Sixi meatballs.

Xia Hui first went to greet the guests to sit down, then recorded the guests' orders, and then helped Feng Zhengming cut the dishes.

Of course, Chen Anbang served handfuls of pork, pig's trotters and Sixi meatballs to customers, and he and Xia Hui would also help Feng Zhengming.

The customers sitting at the food stall at this table came with two bottles of wine, so as soon as they sat down, they opened their mouths to order oil to fry the double crisp.

When Xia Hui heard that the table wanted to ask for oil fried double crisp, Xia Hui did not write it down directly, but asked Feng Zhengming first.

"That table wants oil to fry the double crispy ones. Can uncle cook it for you?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Zhengming walked up to the table and said, "Who would like some oil fried double crispy?"

The other party nodded, and one of them pointed to the two bottles of wine on the table: "A few of our old friends are here for a drink in the evening, and we want to order two dishes to go with the wine. I heard that you, boss, are the owner of the Feng Family Restaurant. Go to Jubinyuan and compete with all the master chefs in Jubinyuan, so we made a special trip here tonight."

Feng Zhengming has the ingredients for fried double crispy dishes, but he usually makes them for other dishes.

For example, pork belly is mostly fried with coriander.

Chicken gizzard food stalls often serve stir-fried chicken gizzards.

Because these two dishes will be easier to prepare.

Coriander fried tripe is made from shredded pork tripe.

You can stir-fry chicken gizzards without using a knife. To save time, you will cut the chicken gizzards into small pieces.

But if you want to make deep-fried and double-crispy, both of these must be carefully decorated.

Feng Zhengming has been working as a food stall at the train station for a while, and this is the first time he has encountered a customer who must order the fried double crispy food.

Feng Zhengming could only explain seriously: "If you want to drink wine, you can order fried belly shreds with coriander or stir-fried chicken gizzards. Those two dishes will be faster to cook. If you want to drink, you must order fried chicken gizzards." , of course I can do it, but it may take some time to prepare, I don’t know..."

Several people looked at each other, then laughed and said, "It doesn't matter, we can wait."

Then one of them emphasized: "But I know the oil-fried double-crispy is fried very quickly. You can't make us wait too long. And if you can't do it well, don't blame us for not paying."

Upon hearing this, Xia Hui immediately said, "You are here to cause trouble on purpose."

Hearing this, one of them was immediately unhappy.

"Hey, what are you talking about, girl? What do you mean by deliberately making trouble? You food stalls are doing business, and you still don't let customers order food? Besides, we asked before we came here, and now Quancheng can make fried double crispy ones. , that is, those big restaurants and this Master Xiao Feng, we came here because of their reputation."

Xia Hui did not give in at all: "Then why don't you go to those restaurants to eat?"

On the contrary, the other party was not angry at all, and several people laughed.

"I told you that I came here because of my reputation."

"Master Xiao Feng can't do it?"

"It doesn't matter. Master Xiao Feng can't cook it. If we don't order this dish, just tell us to change some dishes."

"That's right, if your craftsmanship is not good, then don't brag so highly."

Xia Hui was even more dissatisfied: "You are obviously trying to find trouble. My uncle's craftsmanship is not good, how can he attract so many customers to eat?"

Several people saw that Xia Hui was getting angry from embarrassment, but they sat there happily and said nothing.

When Feng Zhengming saw this situation, he reached out and pulled Xia Hui.

"Okay, since you guys are willing to wait, I'll make you fried double crispy dishes, but let's agree first. You can make fried double crispy ones, but it's 50 per plate. Do you still want to eat it?"

Hearing Feng Zhengming ask for a plate of fried double crispy 50, the customers in front of him and other customers in the food stall were really shocked.

You have to know that other people may only eat 50 yuan for a table of food.

But Feng Zhengming's fried double crispy dish now costs 50.

The few people who forcibly ordered this dish looked at each other, and for a moment they were really undecided.

Feng Zhengming was not in a hurry and said, "How about you guys discuss it and I'll go cook the dishes for the others first."

But as soon as Feng Zhengming turned around, a customer present said: "Okay, 50 is 50, but let's agree first. If we don't do well, don't blame us for flipping the table."

Feng Zhengming turned back and said, "Please pay first."

These words made a few people feel a little defensive.

One of them couldn't help shouting: "After ordering, did you pay before the food was served?"

Feng Zhengming was no longer polite: "Other tables can finish their meal and pay after eating, but your table must pay first today."

(End of this chapter)