Men and women eating in the courtyard

Li Xuewu was the most polite person, so he introduced Wen San'er first, because Wen San'er was the elder.

No matter what kind of person Wen San'er is, as long as Li Xuewu recognizes Lao Biaozi as his brother, then he must recognize Wen San'er as his third uncle. It's okay to play around in peacetime, but he must speak respectfully in formal situations.

Silly Zhu shook hands with Lao Biaozi and others one by one, and were polite to each other.

"I think I have met these brothers. They used to come to play with you."

Li Xuewu nodded, watched several people shake hands and exchange greetings, and introduced from the side: "This is an old resident of our courtyard. His name is He Yuzhu. My name is Brother Zhuzhu. You should also call me."

Lao Biaozi and others all called Zhuzhu Ge in unison.

Silly Zhu liked this the most. He grinned widely and said, "Okay, you're welcome. It's great that you have such brothers in Xuewu."

Li Xuewu continued: "Brother Zhuzi is the chef of our steel rolling mill and is also the chef squad leader. They all live in the same courtyard. From now on, when Brother Zhuzi has something to do, everyone will want to help."

Seeing that several people agreed, Shazhu was even more polite and shook hands with several people again.

Li Xuewu smiled and said to Silly Zhu: "Brother Zhuzi, we agreed at noon that I will prepare the ingredients in the evening and you will teach me the skills. It just so happens that the house has just been renovated and our brothers have just moved in. Today's meal is the bottom of a fire. How about it? Let’s take this opportunity to have a drink together?”

Seeing that these brothers really invited him sincerely, Shazhu agreed and followed Li Xuewu into the kitchen to visit.

"Brother Zhuzi, I listen to you. I went to the flea market last night after get off work to buy this set of stuff. What do you think?" Li Xuewu introduced Shazhu while leading Shazhu to look at the kitchen.

Silly Zhu looked at the spices on the counter, and then looked at the knives and chopping boards in the cabinet.

"Did you buy this as a set?"

Li Xuewu smiled and replied: "Yes, I happened to catch up with him, and there was a cook who was making trouble for him."

Silly Zhu smiled and said: "The chopping board is good, top quality, the rolling pin is also good, this knife"

Seeing Si Zhu's hesitation, Li Xuewu asked, "What? Did I buy it wrong? Or was I cheated?"

Silly Zhu shook his head and said: "A knife is a knife. There is no right or wrong. It's just that this is what the chef of the house uses for cooking. It's not the same as me."

Silly Zhu knocked on the wok and double-ear cast iron pot again, and said: "This guy is just something that the master eats with, just like the gun on your waist. How can you sell it?"

Li Xuewu shook his head and said: "I really don't know this, but I left the address so that I can visit him in the future."

Silly Zhu fiddled with the kitchen utensils box in the cabinet and said, "Looking at this box, I am even more sure that this is the chef's guy."

Seeing that several people in the room were looking at him with confusion, Shazhu smiled and explained: "I am a cook who cooks Sichuan cuisine. A cook like me only cooks authentic Sichuan cuisine. I cook whatever the guests order. I am very particular about it." It’s a restaurant with authentic taste and full Sichuan flavor.”

"In the old days, when noble families invited foreign guests, they would invite chefs to their homes to prepare banquets. Unlike restaurant chefs like us, we all have separate cuisines. Most of the chefs hired by our homes do not have "units", so Not influenced by cuisine.”

Li Xuewu asked with a smile: "What's the difference?"

Silly Zhu explained to several people: "The emphasis is different. The chefs of the house cuisine all show their special skills. The cooking techniques they are good at are "improved dishes". They don't pay attention to authenticity, but pay attention to taste."

Seeing that Li Xuewu and others were confused, Shazhu touched his face and said: "For example, if your family wants to entertain guests, please invite a "house chef" to the house to prepare a banquet, and express that he wants to eat Sichuan food that is not too spicy. , this requirement can make Sichuan cuisine chefs like us curse with curse words, but the chefs of Sichuan cuisine have their own way of dealing with it."

Li Xuewu and others were amazed and asked, "What kind of words are you talking about?"

Silly Zhu knocked on the sandalwood box and said: "The dishes produced by Fu Cuisine are all over the world, and most of the famous Fu Cuisine chefs do not accept "a la carte"."

"How much money does the host give and how many people come to eat? After knowing this, they start to draw up the menu, but they don't show it to the host. Before the dishes are served, the diners don't know what dishes are there."

Lao Biaozi said angrily: "How can there be such a reason? Could it be that we invited an ancestor to come?"

Silly Zhu saw that this brother was also a straightforward person, so he didn't care. He smiled and said: "This is the rule in the early years. Not only that, the banquet hosted by the chef of the house must be two tables at most."

"And the chef only has two apprentices who work as handymen. One of the two apprentices is responsible for comprador, cutting, stir-frying, simmering and frying, and the other is responsible for carving, making soup, boiling, cooking and stewing."

The eldest grandma held her pipe in her mouth and marveled: "This is really the life lived by the officials and nobles in the early days."

Silly Zhu rubbed the sandalwood box enviously and said, "It is this kind of rules that makes the masters of the house cuisine more valuable than us and their craftsmanship is better than ours."

Li Xuewu probably knew what was going on, and said: "No, we all rely on craftsmanship to make a living, there is no distinction between high and low."

Silly Zhu shook his head and said: "The chef I just mentioned always takes two apprentices with him when he goes out to cook. Before the apprentices become apprentices, no one can do without the other."

"After graduating from the school, the one who is not good at learning goes to work as the "second chef" in various restaurants, while the other one inherits the teacher's mantle and continues to cook local dishes."

"I'm the kind of person who is not good at learning and will never be able to compare with the kind of people who cook home-cooked food."

Li Xuewu saw that Silly Zhu could think of so many things when he saw this guy, so he advised: "No, the canteen in our steel rolling mill is pointing to you to prop up the facade."

Silly Zhu did not explain. He recalled it and said: "I only ate Fu cuisine once when I was a child, and I also met the legendary Fu cuisine chef. Hey, there was an old man who was skinny, his hands were trembling, and he had a mouthful of food on his waist. My father told me that such a sandalwood box contained the chef's "eating chores."

"The chef of the house cook is never seen cooking, but the list of purchases made by the apprentice must be handed over to the master at the end."

"I don't buy more seasonings just because I'm afraid that people will learn from them. Even if I get the recipe, I won't be able to make it taste like local cuisine."

"The dishes at the banquet were all things I had never seen before. Some of them I didn't even know what they were when I tasted them, but they were all delicious. The one that impressed me the most was the "Silver Buds and Silver Spine". I remember it was Call this name.

"It's just stir-fried shredded chicken with bean sprouts. The shredded chicken is not rich in onion and ginger. It's smooth and tender, with a hint of sweetness. It tastes like plum when you eat it carefully."

What Si Zhu said made Li Xuewu and others a little greedy, especially when he mentioned the taste of plums, Lao Biaozi swallowed his saliva.

Li Xuewu said: "Brother Zhuzi, I have the chicken, and my mother's home-made bean sprouts. Why don't you make me a plate to try?"