Siheyuan: Started in 1950, third-level cook

Moreover, this kitchen is quite large and has three stoves.

"Chen Jun, take a look at these ingredients and buy whatever you need now." Chen Xueru asked from the side.

What is missing?

In terms of pork alone, there was half a pig, and there were six large silver carp.

"That's enough!" Chen Jun waved his hand, found his apron, tied it on, and prepared to start.

Chen Xueru had other things to do, so she didn't stay to help, but instead called an aunt to help in the kitchen.

Although he had to prepare several tables of dishes, it was not difficult for Chen Jun.

Even this amount of work is not as much as the workload of setting up a stall.

It’s just that this birthday party is quite elaborate and a little troublesome to prepare.

First, make the soup to prepare the Huaiyang cuisine later.

Chen Jun made two kinds of broth, one is the ordinary broth which takes a longer time to cook, and the other is the vegetarian broth which saves time.

Soon, the rich aroma drifted out of the kitchen and spread throughout the yard.

The aunt helping in the kitchen smelled the fragrance and couldn't help swallowing.

She usually cooks here, so the food and drinks are all very good, but today when she smelled the aroma, she actually started to crave meat.

"Oh, little master, you have really good cooking skills!"

"Are you married? Do you have a partner? With your cooking skills, you will never lack a wife in the future. Whoever marries you will be able to eat delicious food for the rest of their lives."

"I have a niece, who is about your age, fair and chubby. Are you interested in meeting her?"

"As long as you nod, I will go to see her tomorrow morning."

The aunt had been working hard at first, but now she became a chatterbox and kept asking Chen Jun to find a wife.

This skill probably didn't come from a big restaurant.

He is so capable at such a young age. He will never have to worry about food and drink in the future. Her niece will definitely live a good life after marrying him.

But Chen Jun just smiled bitterly and waved his hand without further communication.

Cooking requires seriousness, especially Huaiyang cuisine.

After the ingredients were prepared, Chen Xueru came in following the smell.

"This smells so good. Grandpa Zhang is still playing chess. I want to have a bowl of longevity noodles first."

Eat longevity noodles before meals?

This old man looks quite casual.

Chen Jun had no objection to this, so he found the flour and started kneading the dough.

There were ready-made noodles in the kitchen, but they were all cut into pieces and not very suitable for longevity noodles.

Longevity noodles need to be long.

After a smooth operation, the noodles are ready.

My aunt had already boiled the water, so while she was cooking the noodles.

Chen Jun first took a large bowl, scooped half a spoonful of lard into it, and then grabbed some chopped green onions.

Then he scooped half a spoonful of vegetarian broth to dissolve the lard, and the fragrance filled the entire kitchen.

After boiling the noodles twice, Chen Jun took them out and put them into a bowl. He also cut a few slices of meat and added a fried egg.

Then find a small plate and put some refreshing cold dishes on it, and a bowl of longevity noodles is ready.

This kind of noodles is definitely a luxury meal in this era.

There were noodles, eggs and meat, which made the aunt who helped in the kitchen cry with greed.

“Oh, this smells so good!”

My aunt took the noodles away and kept mumbling all the way.

But after a while, Chen Xueru came again.

He said the longevity noodles were so delicious and ordered seven or eight more bowls.

"Seven or eight bowls? The old man has such a good appetite?" Chen Jun was surprised.

Not to mention an old man, even a strong man couldn't finish seven or eight bowls in one meal, right?

This bowl is quite large, and it contains meat and eggs.

Chen Xueru smiled awkwardly: "It's not Grandpa Zhang who wants to eat it, it's someone else."

Got it!

Since the host has a demand, just go ahead and do it.

It doesn’t matter whether you make one bowl or seven or eight bowls, it’s just a matter of making more noodles.

Soon, the sound of slurping noodles could be heard from inside the room.

Around five o'clock in the afternoon, the courtyard gradually began to become lively.

Some of Mr. Zhang’s old comrades, friends and younger generations came.

Some people followed the smell to the kitchen, and Chen Jun saw someone he knew.

Lou Bancheng!

He actually came too.

"I was wondering why it smelled so good, it turned out to be you, Master Chen!"

"I thought he was a chef hired by some big restaurant."

After hearing this, Chen Xueru asked curiously, "Uncle Lou, do you two know each other?"

Lou Bancheng laughed loudly and then explained, "Master Chen came to the steel mill to help before."

After explaining, Lou Bancheng smiled and said to Chen Jun: "I was planning to go to Nanluoguxiang to look for you tomorrow, but I didn't expect to meet you today. Um... I may need your help in a while."

"Are you going to be a waiter?" Chen Jun asked while he was busy.

"I guess so, but those people are a little special. Forget it, you go ahead and do your work. We'll talk later."

Obviously Lou Bancheng didn't want to say it in front of so many people.

Chen Jun nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

Instead, Chen Xueru was surrounded by these people, chattering about Chen Jun's situation.

Nowadays, whether it is a birthday party or a wedding banquet, a reliable chef is hard to come by.

After all, the banquet was beautifully organized and the host felt proud.

Even after many years, when people talk about this banquet, the thing that leaves the most profound impression is the food.

Chen Xueru was a little dazed for a moment, and even had the illusion that she was with Rong Youyan.

"He is my friend, not a chef from a big restaurant. I invited him this time because the old man doesn't want to be too ostentatious."

Isn’t he the chef of the big restaurant?

As soon as these words came out, everyone was even more surprised.

With such great skills, why don’t you go to a big restaurant?

"Could it be that this young master has opened his own shop and become the boss?"

"Hiss, so young, definitely a promising young man!"

"Xue Ru, is your friend twenty years old this year? Where does he open a shop? I'll go and support him someday."

Open a shop?

Open a shit shop!

When Chen Xueru heard this word, she looked at Chen Jun with resentment.

At the beginning, I spent money to find him to be a partner, and was even willing to let him take the largest share.

But Chen Jun refused to agree at all and insisted on setting up a stall.

What's good about setting up a stall? It's not as decent as opening a restaurant!

"Well, my friend's store is quite special. I'll tell you later." Chen Xueru didn't say it directly, but vaguely evaded the question.

......

The sky gradually darkened and the birthday party officially began.

"Let's start serving the food." Chen Jun wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel and began to serve the food.

Five or six people worked together to serve the first batch of dishes.

Dried shredded pork in soup, spicy and sour chicken feet, mustard chicken, and mashed eggplant with garlic.

These are cold dishes for a birthday party.

The second batch followed closely.

Four-happiness meatballs, stir-fried kidney, shredded silver carp head, and silver carp fillets in fermented wine.

These four dishes are all hot dishes and the preparation methods are also very particular.

Just like the Four Happiness Meatballs, they were originally supposed to be 30% pork and 70% pork, but Chen Jun modified it to a mixture of fish and pork to suit Mr. Zhang's taste.

It not only does not taste greasy, but also has a savory flavor and a very rich taste.