Life is a Game

Qin Guisheng, who had been waiting anxiously for a long time, saw that his master was finally going to be a sunflower duck, so he hurried forward to watch and learn from a close distance.

There has always been a saying in the food industry that the south is sweet and the north is salty. Tan’s cuisine is a government dish, and theoretically it belongs to the northern cuisine. However, Tan’s cuisine is often mixed with sugar and salt in cooking. The taste of the dishes is moderate, and both the north and the south like it.

The founder of Tanjiacai was the No. 2 dish in the 13th year of Tongzhi, and later became an official in the Imperial Academy of the Capital, so Tanjiacai is also called the No. 2 dish. Tanjia Cuisine is a combination of Cantonese cuisine and Beijing cuisine. The ingredients are carefully selected and the knives are fine. Its unique clear soup is even more exquisite. The soup is as clear as water and as light as tea. The seasoning is also very particular.

Master Peng will find a piece of good ingredients to steam and re-arrange the dish.

When served on the plate, the duck skin is facing down, and the ham and mushrooms are placed in a circle in the middle.

After setting it up, add chicken broth, salt, soy sauce, and sugar to taste, then put it in the steamer again and steam until it tastes good.

While the sunflower duck was steaming in the steamer, Master Peng took another look at the heat of the big black ginseng, and turned down the heat slightly.

Immediately afterwards, Master Peng fried the fish marinated by Cao Guixiang before. When the oil was 89% hot, put the fish into the pan and fry it until it was golden brown. Then remove it.

Almost at the same time as the fish came out of the pan, the sunflower duck on the other side was almost steamed. Master Peng asked Peng Changping to stir-fry the fried five-spice fish in the pan and make the sauce for the sunflower duck by himself.

Sunflower Duck’s Gorgon Sauce Babao Chestnut Pigeon is somewhat similar. They are all made with original soup.

Finally, Master Peng did a very interesting thing.

He cut the boiled carrots into small rectangular pieces, sprinkled them with salt, wine and chicken oil, mixed them well and seasoned them well, then arranged them crosswise in the shape of an X, and placed them in a circle along the sunflower duck on the plate.

Looking at it this way, it really looks like a sunflower.

"Master, this carrot is for decoration, why do you still season it?" Qin Guisheng was a little puzzled.

"As long as it is served to the guests, there is no need for decoration. Mix the carrots with chicken oil and wine, and then serve it with sunflower duck. It's just right." Master Peng said.

"Don't be idle, there are still oranges there, go practice with your junior sister, you just happen to be one by one, and taste what you made after you're done." Master Peng instructed.

Qin Guisheng is not interested in crab stuffed oranges, he doesn't like to eat it, and he doesn't bother to cook it. He always doesn't want to learn this kind of dish that is time-consuming, labor-intensive and can't be sold at a high price.

"I remember Manager Zhang said that he wanted to move the cabinet on the second floor. I went to help him move the cabinet. I will come back when there are guests." Qin Guisheng oiled the soles of his feet and slipped away.

"What a slob." Master Peng shook his head helplessly.

Cao Guixiang was concentrating on handling the oranges in her hand, so she raised her head and said a few words for Qin Guisheng after hearing what Master said.

"Master, it's not that you don't know, Second Senior Brother has always disliked this kind of food. If it's Buddha Jumping Over the Wall, he would be willing to do any troublesome thing, so he wouldn't want to cook this kind of food." Cao Guixiang said.

"I asked him to be a Buddha jumping over the wall. Does he have the ability? He has been ambitious since he was a child, and sooner or later he will have a big fall." Master Peng sighed and went to deal with the black ginseng.

Master Peng's method and steps of making big black ginseng were exactly the same as what Jiang Feng had seen in Xue Shaoheng's memory before. He could only sigh that Cao Guixiang really got the best of her master's true biography, and it was not bad at all.

Stuffed orange with crab is not difficult at all compared with sunflower duck and grilled black ginseng, but the steps are cumbersome and troublesome.

Cao Guixiang is very patient, and she does it with style, which is no different from what Master Peng does.

Master Peng focused on cooking big black ginseng, Peng Changping's five-spice fish was about to come out of the pot, Cao Guixiang went back to see how the five-flower tea was cooking, the rest of the chefs and helpers were also busy with their own work, and the kitchen was very quiet.

"Master Peng, Manager Yin and the others are here, and they said they are ready to serve." Manager Zhang came in.

"Okay, the dishes will be served right away." Master Peng poured the sauce on the big black ginseng, and grilled the big black ginseng out of the pot.

Without him saying anything, Peng Changping went out with the food.

Jiang Feng also went out with Peng Changping. If he guessed correctly, Carpenter Jin's handsome apprentice was probably Zhang Chu. He was really curious about how handsome Zhang Chu was when he was young.

Following Peng Changping up to the second floor, Jiang Feng heard Manager Yin's voice before seeing anyone through the screen.

"Master Jin, I heard that you like to eat oranges stuffed with crabs. I specially asked someone to get oranges and crabs. Master Peng made them himself, and they will be served soon." Manager Yin's voice was extremely enthusiastic.

"Manager Yin has a heart." Master Jin was very calm.

"As long as you like it, Xiao Zhang, you're welcome, sit down! I haven't seen you for a while, and this kid is quite handsome." Manager Yin said.

Jiang Feng passed through the screen and saw the young Zhang Chu.

What Manager Yin said was not an exaggeration at all. Zhang Chu was really handsome when he was young, and he was very handsome with the characteristics of the times.

With a righteous face, he looks like a good person. Fair and clean, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, profound facial features, and sharp edges and corners, it makes people want to sigh.

Damn, he's so handsome.

Zhang Chu, who is sitting on the second floor now, is young and handsome, looks like Pan An, imposing and vigorous.

The Zhang Chu that Jiang Feng saw in his memory before, was middle-aged and fat, with sparse hair volume, and he could faintly see a tendency to become bald in the future.

Sure enough, the time is to roll the rolling pin, sometimes horizontally, sometimes vertically.

"Grilled black ginseng." Peng Changping brought the dish to the table.

"Master Xiao Peng, if the dishes are ready, serve them all together." Manager Yin said.

"Okay." Peng Changping nodded and went down.

Jiang Feng still stayed on it, listening to the three of them.

Manager Yin asked Carpenter Jin for something, and wanted him to make a thousand-craft bed for his daughter. Naturally, he was very enthusiastic, and he kept picking up vegetables for Carpenter Jin, and he didn't forget to pick up two chopsticks for Zhang Chu.

After a while, Peng Changping came up again with a tray containing sunflower duck, spiced fish and three oranges stuffed with crab. Cao Guixiang absent-mindedly followed behind with a tray of herbal tea, her mind wandering.

"Oh, Master Peng made the stuffed oranges with crabs. You really deserve to be Master Peng!" Manager Yin helped Peng Changping bring the dishes to the table. "Because we are small, I didn't order so many dishes. It's Master Peng's specialty dish, come on, Xiao Zhang, eat more too."

"Thank you, Manager Yin." Zhang Chu was a little cautious and lowered his head to eat.

"Manager Yin, this five-flower tea is freshly brewed and still warm. It's hot today. My master asked me to send you three cups of five-flower tea to reduce the heat." Cao Guixiang said, putting the herbal tea on the table.

"That's really thankful, Master Peng. Master Peng has a heart." Manager Yin said.

Turning his head, he saw Zhang Chu.

The movements of Cao Guixiang's hands stopped, and in just a few seconds, Jiang Feng saw the wonderful expression changes of shock, doubt, surprise, shyness and panic on her face, and when these expressions changed, Cao Guixiang Guixiang’s gaze never moved away from Zhang Chu’s face.

"Should...it should be." Cao Guixiang picked up the tray, and the soles of her feet slipped like oil.

After walking out for two steps, Cao Guixiang couldn't help but look back.

Zhang Chu kept his head down to eat the food, never raised his head, and never looked at her.

Cao Guixiang turned her head back a little disappointed, walked two steps forward, and couldn't help but look back at Zhang Chu again, took a look twice and continued walking forward.

Zhang Chu was still immersed in eating.

"Master Jin, I don't know how Xiao Zhang is doing with this craft recently?" Manager Yin asked.

"Him? He's just getting started. I learned to mend window frames a while ago, but I haven't had a chance to practice. I'm worried. Manager Yin, if you know someone whose window frame is broken and needs to be repaired, please tell me. I don't charge money, just take him." Come and practice your hands." Carpenter Jin said.

"Don't worry, I will keep an eye out for you." Manager Yin readily agreed.

Cao Guixiang seemed to be frozen in place, she could no longer see Zhang Chu through the screen, and would rather stare at the screen than go downstairs.

"Little sister, what are you doing standing here? I thought you lost it. There is a guest, and Master calls you." Qin Guisheng said at the stairs on the first floor.

"Ah, oh." Cao Guixiang went downstairs as if waking up from a dream.

"Second senior brother, do you know the name of the young carpenter's apprentice?" Cao Guixiang asked.

"I don't know, I don't know him, and I don't even know the name of the gold carpenter." Qin Guisheng looked puzzled, "Ask what that kid is doing, let me tell you, this kind of good-looking kid is not a good guy! "

"You're not a good guy!" Cao Guixiang got angry, and turned her head into the kitchen.

"Master, are you looking for me?"

"You girl, even if you ask you to bring herbal tea, there will be no one left. You learned it from your second senior brother." Master Peng said helplessly, "Do you still remember that you steamed crabs and stuffed oranges in your pot?"

"Oh!" Cao Guixiang was startled, she actually forgot about it, and hurriedly looked at the crab-stuffed oranges in the pot.

"Master, why did my junior sister get lazy by herself? What do you mean by learning from me? She definitely knows it without a teacher!" Qin Guisheng began to be poor again.

Cao Guixiang frantically took out the crab stuffed oranges from the pot. She made two, and Qin Guisheng made one for her.

"Here, here you are." Cao Guixiang handed the crab stuffed orange to Qin Guisheng.

Qin Guisheng was overwhelmed with flattery: "Being so kind to me? I'm afraid you have something to ask me for."

Cao Guixiang pulled Qin Guisheng aside and whispered, "It was fine at first, but now there is."

"What's the matter? Ask me to borrow money? Let me tell you, I don't have any money. I spent all my salary last month to buy skirts for Amin." Qin Guisheng looked wary.

"You have to save face, you borrowed part of the money you bought Amin's dress last month from me." Cao Guixiang glared at him, "Help me figure it out, which window in our store do you think is the window?" Is the frame more suitable for breaking?"

Qin Guisheng:? ? ?

Jiang Feng:? ? ?

"Broken? The windows in our store are of good quality. It's not like you don't know that they were all made by Mr. Qiu from Nancheng. What do you want to do?"

"I didn't think about what to do, I just thought, look, there was a month of heavy rain last month, no matter what, I have to break two of them? If it doesn't work, I have to break one, at least one must be broken, and I have to break it today. "Cao Guixiang looked at Qin Guisheng, "Second Senior Brother, please help me, let it be broken."

Qin Guisheng felt that the crab stuffed orange in his hand weighed as much as a thousand catties.

"Eat, eat, this stuff won't taste good when it's cold." Qin Guisheng began to change the subject.

Cao Guixiang took a spoon, scooped up a small spoonful of crab-stuffed oranges, and ate it.

She smiled, like a cat stealing fish.

I am very happy.