Siheyuan: The Rebirth of the Silly Pillar in the 50s

"Is the rock sugar elbow ready? Chef, please reply!"

The waiter was still urging us at the door.

"It's coming!"

He Daqing was so anxious that he was sweating and turned back to deal with the waiter.

Quickly remove the unmelted salt from the pot.

But it was too late, most of the salt had already melted into the soup.

"Or do it again."

He Daqing said desperately.

"It's too late to do it again. Let me try."

After that, He Yuzhu quickly took a few peeled potatoes and put them in, but was blocked by He Daqing: "Zhuzhu, what are you doing?"

"Suck the salt!"

"Can it work?"

"Then is there any other way now?"

"Too……"

He Daqing had no choice but to compromise. Seeing that the time for serving food was coming, he could only treat a dead horse as a living horse.

He didn't understand how potatoes absorbed salt. After all, this kind of mistake had never happened before, so he had to watch He Yuzhu operate.

Three minutes later, He Yuzhu took the potatoes out of the pot again.

"How long will it take? Chef!"

The waiter stood outside the door again and urged.

He Daqing looked at the rock sugar pork elbows that were already at the right temperature, gritted his teeth and made a bold decision: "Serve!"

"Why are you so slow today!"

The waiter complained when he came in to serve the food.

Five minutes later, before He Daqing's butt was still hot from sitting, another call came from outside: "Master He, Mr. Lou, please come over!"

He Daqing was immediately startled and looked at He Yuzhu who was cutting vegetables next to him.

He was calm and composed, as if nothing had happened.

He Daqing felt very uneasy.

He wasn't sure whether this method of absorbing salt from potatoes would work.

But Mr. Lou had to go even if he was summoned.

Forget it.

He Daqing gritted his teeth and stood up. It was like this anyway. The worst he could do was apologize and criticize one by one and come back and do it again.

"coming!"

He slowly walked out the door, and when he saw the messenger, he asked cautiously: "Does Mr. Lou think there is something wrong with the food?"

"You'll know when it arrives."

The messenger didn't make it clear either.

This made He Daqing even more panicked.

It’s not that he’s afraid of being criticized, it’s mainly because he’s been doing this for decades and still makes such low-level mistakes. If word spreads about it, it’s going to make people laugh.

The men in the capital are very nice.

He felt that this mistake would make him unable to hold his head high in the industry for several years.

The corridor that originally reached the end in a minute or two, because of He Daqing's nervousness, it felt like a century had passed.

He stood at the door of the restaurant, took a deep breath quietly, and adjusted his expression.

"Dong Lou."

He Daqing showed a smile and said hello.

Then observe the situation at the dinner table.

Including Lou Bancheng, there were four of them, all wearing neat suits and looking like big shots.

Realizing how important this banquet was, He Daqing's heart beat faster.

Looking towards the rock candy elbow, I was only moved.

He almost blacked out and fainted.

But it’s already here, so I can only grit my teeth and face it, adapt to circumstances later, and try to protect Lou Dong’s face.

He Daqing thought so.

"This is Master He from our steel rolling mill. You can just call him Lao He."

Lou Dong introduced He Daqing to everyone with a smile.

He Daqing also forced out a smile and said hello to the leaders.

"Old He, Master He, it's better to see once than to hear a hundred times!"

A middle-aged man with slicked back hair asked at the table: "I called you here just now. Mainly because I wanted to ask you a question. This rock candy elbow..."

"Yes, I did it."

He Daqing became nervous and immediately interrupted.

This is a taboo in the chef world.

He regretted it after saying it and wished he could slap himself in the mouth.

"I know you made it. I just want to ask you, is there any special recipe used today? I have loved eating this dish since I was a child. But I have never tasted the taste like today. There is something a little bit after the entrance. Mianmi, do you have any unique secrets?"

He Daqing looked at Lou Dong in confusion.

He didn't understand. Did this person say yes or no?

Literary people always speak in roundabout ways.

Sometimes they sound nice, but maybe they are scolding you in a roundabout way.

"Old He, Director Zhang means that this dish you made is very good. It tastes great. I want to ask if you used any special method. He is thinking of going home and telling the chef at home to do the same!"

Everyone at the dinner table burst into laughter.

When He Daqing heard this, he felt relieved.

I didn't expect that my stupid son still had some abilities.

Seeing that the atmosphere at the table was good, he thought that since he couldn't explain the reason, he might as well take this opportunity to let He Yuzhu show his face.

Maybe Director Lou will get to know him this time, which will also help him become a regular employee.

"Thank you, Director Lou, Director Zhang, and all the leaders for your recognition. This dish does have a unique secret recipe. But to be honest, I did not add this unique secret recipe. It was the little chef I brought today, He Yuzhu, who added it. Yes. If you don’t mind, I can ask him to come over and explain to you."

Everyone was surprised when they heard the word "little master".

Director Zhang's interest turned out to be even stronger.

"Such a talented little master, don't show off and invite him over quickly."

As soon as he finished speaking, the messenger over there had already gone out to the kitchen to call He Yuzhu.

After a while, He Yuzhu knocked on the door and came in.

He looked confident and walked with a swagger.

He Daqing pulled him to his side and introduced: "Dear leaders, this is the young master He Yuzhu I brought today."

"You look very young. How old are you this year?"

"Fifteen, almost sixteen."

He Yuzhu answered in a gentle tone, without feeling nervous at all.

He Daqing next to him was surprised.

When he followed his master to meet important guests, he was so nervous that he wavered.

I didn't expect He Yuzhu to be so honest.

In an instant, He Daqing felt a lot more confident.

"Let me ask you, this rock sugar elbow dish. Your master said that you added some unique secret recipe. May I ask what the secret recipe is?"

Director Zhang asked sincerely and seemed to really want to know.

He Yuzhu glanced at He Daqing first.

Inside: Awesome.

He didn't expect that He Daqing was quite good at talking, and he actually came up with some unique secret recipe.

But he also knew that He Daqing must have said this because he wanted to show his face.

Since He Daqing was so loyal, he couldn't sell him directly.

So he quickly found an excuse and said, "It's potatoes."

"Potato?!"

Mr. Lou was shocked at first. He had been eating rock sugar elbows for several years, but he had never seen potatoes put in them.

"Yes. I put a few potatoes in when the elbow was about to come out of the pot. It can make the soup fuller. The elbow absorbs the soup with potatoes and produces a richer taste. This is what I discovered accidentally."

He Daqing was ecstatic and secretly gave He Yuzhu a like.

When it comes to nonsense, no one can compare to He Yuzhu!

"Good good!"

After hearing this, Director Zhang seemed to be suddenly enlightened and clapped his hands three times in a row.

He praised: "Dr. Lou, I really didn't come here in vain this time. I ate delicious food and learned something. We will have to come and go often in the future!"

"Come and come often! If you want to eat in the future, you are always welcome. Come, let's do it first for this rock sugar elbow!"

Lou Dong raised his glass.

The atmosphere is here.

Director Zhang suggested: "We can't just drink it for the diners! The cooks have worked hard too, let's give Master He a drink!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the servant serving next to him had already poured wine for He Daqing and He Yuzhu.

"Now that everyone is here, let's drink to Rock Sugar Elbow!"

Lou Dong raised his glass again.

He Yuzhu peeked at them and drank the wine in the glass after they were all done.

"The young master has great experience in cooking, but I didn't expect that he also drinks a lot! He is really young and promising, and he has a lot to do!"

Director Zhang never stopped praising him.

The atmosphere at the dinner table has been stirred up.

When it was time to talk about business, Lou Dongcai told He Yuzhu and the others to go back.

After coming out, He Daqing immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Afraid?"

He Yuzhu teased him.

"Are you not afraid? If something really happened just now, where will my old face be in the future?"

"Don't make mistakes if you're afraid of embarrassment!"

"Stinky boy!"

He Daqing was about to take action again, and then asked as if he remembered something: "But where did you learn how to absorb salt from potatoes? I don't remember it being told to you."

"Let you read more if you have nothing to do. If you don't teach me, I can't teach myself? It's taught in books. Just learn it!"

He Yuzhu teased me and was taught a lesson by He Daqing again.

The two of them entered the kitchen noisily.

Afterwards, the chefs were all waiting for the results, and they all came together to ask Mr. Lou whether it was a good thing or a bad thing to call them.

He Daqing looked proud, patted his chest and said: "Of course it's a good thing! Those leaders have been praising that rock sugar elbow is a masterpiece! My son still has a way, better than his father!"

He Yuzhu smiled and responded.

"Your son is really good, he works quickly and has a smart mind."

"Look at those big hands, they were born to cook."

"I see, maybe he will surpass you in the future!"

"I'm not afraid of transcendence!"

He Daqing felt happy in his heart.

He Yuzhu has been too proud of himself recently.

"The waves behind the Yangtze River beat the waves ahead. I am only happy when he surpasses me!"

The kitchen was laughing again, and after the fuss, everyone continued to work.

Empty plates kept coming from the restaurant.

He Daqing asked Dong Lou and the others to finish eating soon, and was going to pack some leftovers and take He Yuzhu away.

Just after saying hello to the big guys, the chef came here to deliver a message again.

"Master Da He, Master Xiao He. Don't leave in a hurry. Director Lou is calling you over."

When He Daqing heard that Lou Bancheng summoned him again, he didn't dare to neglect, so he quickly took He Yuzhu there.

As soon as the door was opened, all the guests in the restaurant were gone.

Lou Bancheng, who was half drunk, was sitting on a stool waiting for them. When he saw them coming, he patted the chair next to him and said, "You are here, come and sit down."