Siheyuan: Started in 1950, third-level cook

Today's breakfast and lunch were already very rich. Wang Xia felt dizzy at the time and didn't think too much about it.

But now that I’m almost recovered, when I see this table of food, I suddenly feel a little sad.

She knew that there was not much money left at home, and Chen Jun must have spent the money given by Fengdeng Tower in order to have a good New Year.

"Well, even during the Chinese New Year, we have to spend frugally, after all, our family..."

"Forget it, it's my fault that I'm incompetent and can't let you two live a good life."

Wang Xia did not mean to blame Chen Jun. She felt that the family was in such a difficult situation now because of her.

If she hadn't fallen ill, with her salary from the steel mill, she wouldn't have lived a wealthy life, but she would have had no problem having enough food and clothing.

Seeing his mother's distressed and self-blaming look, Chen Jun knew that she was overthinking it again.

So he quickly pulled his mother to sit down and explained, "Mom, there are still several days before the New Year."

"Then why do you cook so many dishes?" Wang Xia was even more puzzled.

"Let me tell it, let me tell it!" Lin Yao, who was standing by, held Wang Xia's arm and shouted coquettishly.

"Mom, my brother and I made a lot of money today!"

As he spoke, Lin Yao took out a dozen yuan that he had prepared in advance from his pocket.

Earning more than thirty dollars a day was a bit too scary, so the brother and sister decided to hide part of it first.

Looking at the money in Lin Yao's hand, Wang Xia was stunned.

After a few seconds, he asked, "So many, what did you do today?"

"We can't do anything illegal!"

Lin Yao looked at her mother's reaction and continued with a smile: "Mom, my brother and I went to set up a stall on East Street today. All this money was earned from setting up the stall."

“Setting up a stall?”

After hearing this, Wang Xia became even more confused.

What kind of stall can make so much money in a day?

"Mom, you heard me right. This money was earned from setting up the stall. My brother was in charge of cooking, and I was in charge of serving and cleaning. It only took one lunch break, and..."

Lin Yao talked a lot and told what happened today.

The more Wang Xia listened, the more incredible it seemed to her.

My son is just an apprentice. Has his cooking skills reached such a high level?

He took the money from Lin Yao's hand and counted it. There were a total of nineteen yuan and seventy cents.

"You can earn so much in a day, how did you become so powerful, Xiaojun?" After saying that, Wang Xia couldn't help but pinching her fingers to make sure she was not dreaming.

Seeing his mother's shocked expression, Chen Jun explained, "I learned all this in Fengdeng Tower. The people in the kitchen were afraid that I would steal their limelight, so they fired me."

"But if you want to quit, then quit. We can make more money by setting up a stall."

"Mom, our lives will get better and better in the future, and we can eat meat every day!"

Can I eat meat every day?

Wang Xia felt dizzy after hearing this. Eating meat every day, even the leaders in the factory wouldn’t be willing to let him eat like this, right?

"Mom, let's eat quickly. The food will get cold soon." Lin Yao gently shook Wang Xia's arm and urged in a low voice.

She was already extremely greedy.

Wang Xia nodded, but still asked in confusion: "We have set up stalls before, but we didn't make much money."

"Mom, try it and you'll know."

As Lin Yao spoke, she picked up a piece of meat for Wang Xia.

Then, he couldn't wait to pick up a piece of food for himself with chopsticks.

"Delicious, this twice-cooked pork is really delicious."

"I think it's even better than what I made at noon!"

Chen Jun smiled. He must be hungry after being greedy for so long, so the food tasted even better.

Wang Xia also tasted a bite of the twice-cooked pork and instantly understood why Chen Jun and his sister could make so much money by setting up a stall.

This is so delicious too!

The meat slices are wrapped in lard and garlic sprouts. The moment you put them in your mouth, your mouth will be filled with fragrance.

This is so delicious that you can swallow your tongue.

As he chewed the slices of meat in his mouth, the aroma became stronger and stronger, and he finally swallowed it into his stomach reluctantly.

"This smell..."

Reluctant to speak, Wang Xia tasted other dishes.

Wang Xia didn't stop until she finished the meatball soup.

"Wow, Xiaojun, your cooking is so delicious now."

The best meal Wang Xia had ever had was at Fengze Garden.

But the dish of twice-cooked pork in front of me is not even inferior to the chef’s cooking at Fengzeyuan, and it even tastes better.

"Hehe, Mom, now you understand why we can make so much money." Lin Yao raised her neck proudly, like a proud little swan.

But the next second, the little swan's true colors were revealed.

"Brother, bring me a cake. I'm going to eat myself to death today!"

Looking at Lin Yao's playful look, Chen Jun smiled and shook his head.

Even though this sister of his was adopted from the home of his father's comrade-in-arms, the relationship between them is closer than that between siblings, and she is also the atmosphere maker in the family.

The dinner took more than half an hour and all three of them were full.

Lin Yao leaned back in her chair, her mind distracted, her eyes dull as she stared at the ceiling, a very unpresentable Ge You-like lying posture.

"Brother, shall we continue to sell those vegetables tomorrow?"

"No, we have to change the menu tomorrow." Chen Jun replied.

"Change the menu? Change it so soon? Our business is so good today, will the change have any impact..." Lin Yao was a little worried.

If she follows the routine, she can earn at least 30 yuan a day, and she thinks this is pretty good now.

However, Chen Jun must have his own plans when he said this.

"How does today's twice-cooked pork taste?" Chen Jun asked with a smile.

“Very, very delicious!”

"Then we don't have to worry about failure. The profit of vegetarian dishes is low. If we want to make more money, we have to switch to meat dishes."

"I plan to keep the spicy shredded potatoes and Kung Pao chicken on tomorrow's menu, and change the other two dishes to twice-cooked pork and stir-fried liver and kidney."

Although Lin Yao had never heard of stir-fried liver and kidneys, the name sounded like a meat dish.

Three meat dishes and one vegetarian dish, the exact opposite of today's menu.

Although she didn't know if it would work, Lin Yao chose to believe her elder brother.

Wang Xia, who was listening to their discussion, couldn't help but ask, "You guys make so much money a day, you must be very busy, right?"

"Of course, mom, you saw it. They lined up to eat at our stall. In the end, all the food was gone, but people still lined up for a long time."

“Many people told us that we must set up stalls tomorrow because they are all waiting to eat.” Lin Yao said proudly, touching her bloated belly.

Wang Xia nodded and said, "How about I stop working at the steel mill and help you guys?"

As soon as these words came out, Chen Jun immediately waved his hand.

"Hey, that won't do. Not to mention that you are not in good health right now and need to rest."

"Even after you recover, you still have to go to work in the steel mill. You can't lose your worker status."

Others may not know, but Chen Jun knew that the planned economy would be implemented the next year, and setting up stalls would become illegal.

It's all thanks to the workers. Because of their identity as workers and the fact that their family is a martyr's family, no matter how strong the wind blows in the future, it will not affect them.

"Okay." Wang Xia felt that her son's words made sense, so she asked casually, "Where are you going to set up your stall tomorrow?"

"Let's go to East Street, which is just opposite Fengdeng Building!" Lin Yao waved her little hands, as if she was saying something worth bragging about.