Chapter 12 The Daily Life of a Chef
Sleep until dawn.
He Yuzhu stretched, got up, tidied the room, washed his face, brushed his teeth and shaved.
I looked in the mirror and saw that I was clean and tidy. I looked ten years younger than when I came home yesterday.
Wearing a thin autumn coat, I don't feel cold at all, it's just right.
He looks more energetic and has the vitality of young people at first glance.
"Saving He Yuzhu" was completed unintentionally, but it seemed to give him a very youthful vitality and sufficient energy. The so-called "mysterious reward" was actually "mysterious", leaving He Yuzhu speechless.
The matter of "saving Qin Huairu" was obviously not a day's work.
The key is that unless the dilemma faced by Qin Huairu is solved, she will never be saved. This cannot be done by telling a story or enlightening her.
He Yuzhu packed up, closed the door of his house, and locked it.
There is not much in the house, but it is clean and tidy. He Yuzhu doesn't want to be messed up by this guy like a husky tearing down the house when he comes back.
He is a master chef in the kitchen. For ordinary big pot dishes, others choose and chop the vegetables before he gets started. Therefore, although his working time is eight o'clock, he is around nine o'clock and when he arrives at ten o'clock, no one cares about him.
Generally it can't be later than ten o'clock - if the factory leader entertains guests after ten o'clock, he has to ask him to cook. If he hasn't gone yet, that's a bad thing.
Just after taking two steps, I met a big fat face.
Ms. Jia Zhang leaned against the wall with her arms folded, looking like a leisurely beast: "Hey! Silly Zhu, you look really energetic today!"
"Qin Huairu only promised to introduce you, but not to let you enter the bridal chamber today!"
He Yuzhu was a little confused: Introduction? Introduction by Qin Huairu?
Isn't that what happened in the original plot where Qin Huairu brought Qin Jingru into the city? Qin Huairu didn't tell him about this matter yesterday, so why did he go to find Qin Jingru today?
He Yuzhu felt weird in his heart, but in front of a wicked person like Jia Zhang, he could still be vague, and he was determined not to explain things clearly to her.
"Hey, Aunt Zhang, I'm not dressing up. I just feel hot today, so I changed my clothes."
“It’s actually quite warm!”
"I'll make you look fat and freeze to death, you idiot!"
Mrs. Jia Zhang muttered and turned around and entered the room: "Xiaodang, Sophora japonica, don't forget to book a seat with your brother in the afternoon. There will be a movie in front of the steel rolling mill today!"
"Take two more seats so that your mother and your aunt can watch it too!"
The two little girls agreed carefully in the house, not daring to say much, lest they be chased and scolded by their grandma again.
He Yuzhu felt the wind blowing at his feet and stepped outside.
The aunt was holding the clothes. When she saw him, she shouted: "Zhuzhu, wear such thin clothes, don't freeze!"
"I know, Auntie, I'm fine!"
He Yuzhu nodded in agreement.
From the middle courtyard to the front yard, the third aunt and her daughter-in-law Yu Li were playing with the big vat for pickling vegetables.
"Silly Zhu, are you going to work now? Your third uncle has been gone for an hour!"
He Yuzhu smiled: "Cook, just cook for everyone, you don't have to set the time."
Seeing the two women pushing the soybean paste jar filled with pickle dumplings with great effort, one can’t help but wonder: “Third aunt, why are you trying to compete with the pickle jar?”
"It's okay, it's just that your third uncle said that the pickle jar should be changed to a better place, and the pickles will be delicious." Third Aunt said.
Yu Li curled her lips disdainfully and muttered: "I'm afraid that the sun will burn away the salt, and I'm afraid that the tank will be frozen in the winter!"
"This jar of pickles is a family heirloom. The old pickles in it have turned into salt foam. They have to be served carefully and thoughtfully. They are more precious than people..."
After hearing this, He Yuzhu was speechless: This is something Yan Bugui could calculate!
It is absolutely unfounded to worry about the salt running away from the sun; it should not be a problem if the tank is damaged by freezing, after all, salt water is not easy to freeze... But he is so careful in his calculations, and he is still the head of the family, so the third uncle and his family are helpless.
"Okay, you guys are busy."
He Yuzhu said hello and arrived at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill with his hands behind his back.
In the open space not far from the factory entrance, someone had already moved a bench to sit and chat, and reserved a seat in advance - waiting for the afternoon movie.
It’s really difficult to do some recreational activities these days, it’s just like participating in major group activities.
Entering the cafeteria, Ma Hua, Fatty and others all nodded and bowed: "Master, you are here!"
Ma Hua soaked the tea leaves and brought them to He Yuzhu. Liu Lan chose the dishes, took a look, and was surprised: "Silly Zhu, why are you dressed so energetically today?"
"Hey, what do you call me?" He Yuzhu held an enamel teapot, "Do you want me to call you Shalan?"
"Hey, are you getting serious? Have you found a partner?"
Liu Lan rolled her eyes and looked at He Yuzhu, who was wearing thin clothes and "frozen in spirit", and curled her lips: I'm not afraid of freezing you to death!
However, this advice really doesn’t look old...
There were no leaders to entertain guests today. At around eleven o'clock, He Yuzhu picked up the frying spoon and started stir-frying a large pot of vegetables.
This is physically demanding work. Originally, He Yuzhu would be tired and his waist and hands would get sore after cooking several large dishes.
However, after receiving the "mysterious reward" last night, He Yuzhu didn't feel too strenuous. After cooking a big pot of food, he felt as if he had just stretched his body.
It seems that this mysterious reward really strengthened his body in all aspects.
At noon, Liu Lan, Ma Hua and other people from the kitchen were preparing meals for the workers. He Yuzhu saw Xu Damao with three bloody marks on his face scratched by Jia Zhang, lining up to prepare meals, and his face became dejected at first sight.
He was very unlucky yesterday. He was fatally beaten by a stick, scratched in the face by Jia Zhang, and was forced to run home. He had a quarrel with Lou Xiao'e for half the night. He had a very unhappy life.
Originally, I wanted to use Banggeng to steal chickens in private today to blackmail Qin Huairu and take advantage of it, but I didn't expect Qin Huairu to take leave and not go to work.
This made Xu Damao feel even more upset.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Liu Lan saw the blood stains on Xu Damao's face and smiled while handing him the lunch box.
Xu Damao walked away with his head sullen, making everyone think that he had been tickled by his wife, and they laughed knowingly.
He Yuzhu was too lazy to get involved in this kind of thing. There were no customers in the factory in the afternoon, and there weren't many things going on in the canteen. There was a movie playing outside, and Liu Lan, Fatty and others ran out to watch the movie.
He Yuzhu packed a lunch box of vegetables and six white flour steamed buns into the nine storage compartments, one for the lunch box and six for the six steamed buns.
"Master, don't you go to the movies?"
Ma Hua accompanied He Yuzhu, but also wanted to go to the movies, so he spoke.
"What's in the movie today?" He Yuzhu asked.
"Domestic movie, Ashima...Master, what do you mean by Ashima?"
Ma Hua's eyes were shining, and the meaning was obvious - everyone else has gone to watch the movie, let's go watch it too.
He Yuzhu smiled: "Are you really not aware or are you pretending not to know? Are you just hanging here to play with your master?"
Ma Hua scratched his head in embarrassment, obviously having been told his thoughts.
Since Baba wants to watch a movie, can he not know what's going on in "Ashima"?
He Yuzhu put down the teapot, clapped his hands, and stretched: "Sure, I see that you are loyal to accompany the master to relieve his boredom, so let's go and have a look together!"
"Master, are you really not cold?"
"I am a young man with a good physique, which is normal!"
While the master and apprentice were talking, they cleaned up the kitchen, locked the canteen door, and walked out of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.
When I looked up, the movie had just started.
Banggan, Xiaodang, and Xiaohuahua were watching a movie with their heads raised in the crowd. Beside them were the plump Qin Huairu and a country girl with clear and bright eyes.
Xu Damao was smiling and approaching to chat.
"Your name is Qin Jingru? You are so handsome!"
"Qin Huairu, are you going to tell such a good girl to that silly Zhu?"
Chapter completed!