The Culinary Tycoon

On the official road outside the city, a little brother and an old man were on their way with an oil-paper umbrella and a basket.

Today's weather is extremely hot, the sun above the head seems to be scorching the ground, and the bright sunlight hurts people's eyes hard, very violently.

"Hey, it's really hot today." The old man wiped the sweat off his face with a cloth towel, and said with emotion, "Boss Yu and his family are really far away."

The little snake basking in the sun in the grass on the side of the road heard the human voice, and scurried away.

"No, Uncle Fu, are you tired, why don't we take a break?" Mi Geer's forehead was covered with sweat, and his face was flushed. Even though he was holding an umbrella to avoid direct sunlight, the heat from the ground was blowing towards his face. Come on, it's also annoying.

Uncle Fu looked up into the distance, and said, "Don't rest, it's getting late, we'd better arrive early, it's not good for people to cook later, it's not good to cause trouble for them."

Mi Geer said hello.

They went to North Street early this morning to look for Yu Qingze, but they didn't see anyone at the usual stalls, and they searched around North Street again but didn't see the familiar food stall.Later, I asked the youngest who sold tea eggs next door to Yu Qingze's snack stall, and found out that Boss Yu was injured when he was robbed and was resting at home.

When the two heard this, they were stunned for a moment. How could such a thing happen?Immediately, they thought again, oh, it's broken, if Boss Yu and the others don't come, then the second young master will get tired of eating porridge, what should we do?Boss Yu knows so many fresh foods, and if he doesn't come, where can he find such a person in the future?

Moreover, Uncle Fu also wanted to discuss with Yu Qingze how to cook more food. After the seafood porridge asked Yu Qingze for advice last time, he went back and tried it a few times, and it really got better, and the second young master of their family could eat it.

The two immediately went back to the mansion, reported to the master's family, and got the master's permission, went to the kitchen to get some food, brought some gifts, and came to visit the sick.

But, this Niutou Village is really far away!

It is really not easy for Boss Yu and the others to travel so far to the city every day to set up food stalls.

The two hurried, asked two more people on the road, and walked for more than half an hour before finally finding Chang Le's house in Niutou Village.

To the surprise of Mi Geer and Uncle Fu, it turned out that Boss Yu was only renting from his little buddy Chang Le's house.

"Who are you looking for?" Grandpa Chang saw two strangers at the gate of the courtyard and asked as he came out.

Mi Geer stepped forward and asked, "Old man, is this the home of Boss Yu Qingze Yu?"

Grandpa Chang nodded and replied, "Yes, who are you two?"

Mi Geer smiled and said: "Master, I am Mi Geer, a servant of the Cai family in the south of the city. This is Uncle Fu. I was lucky to have some porridge recipes from Boss Yu, and our second young master liked it very much. Today I heard that Boss Yu is injured, and the master asked us to come and visit him."

Grandpa Chang has never met Mi Ge'er and Uncle Fu, but he has heard of it from Chang Hao and the others.Hearing that it was them, he hurriedly let them into the house, and said, "They have gone to the mountains, and they should be back later. Come in and sit down quickly. It's a hot day, and you have to run hard."

Michael and Forbe entered the house.

Mi Geer smiled and replied: "Master, you are polite, Boss Yu is injured, we should take a look at it. This is a little kindness from the master, please accept it." Said, Mi Geer handed over the basket In the past, it contained gifts and some fish and meat food they brought.

"Yo, it's fine for you to come, and bring some presents. Sit down quickly, and I'll pour water for you." Grandpa Chang put the basket on a stool, then went to the kitchen and poured two glasses of cold boiled water for the two of them, waiting for them to drink Yes, and served them two more bowls of jelly.

"Come on, have a bowl of jelly to cool off."

"What is this?" Mi Geer asked in surprise, looking at the crystal-clear jelly in the bowl.Another fresh food!

Fu Bo's eyes lit up when he saw it.

"This is jelly, you can try it quickly, it can cool off the heat." Grandpa Chang said.

The two curiously picked up a spoon and took a sip. The cool feeling was immediately conveyed from the mouth to the brain. It felt so cool.After eating a whole bowl, the whole body feels refreshed, the mind that was dizzy from the heat wakes up, and the fatigue of driving for more than half an hour is also relieved a lot.

"It's delicious! Brother Chang, what is this jelly made of?" Uncle Fu asked out of his profession after finishing eating.

Grandpa Chang smiled and said, "Ah Ze made some things in the mountains. You can ask him when he comes back."

This thing can be sold on the street. As for whether to let Mi Geer and Uncle Fu know, this decision is in Yu Qingze's hands, and Grandpa Chang knows it very well.

Unable to get an answer, Uncle Fu was not disappointed either. Boss Yu might be selling such a special food, so the recipe must be kept secret and cannot be revealed at will, but he became more curious.

He smiled and said, "Okay."

Grandpa Chang talked with the two of them for a while, seeing that it was not early, he began to wash rice and cook.Uncle Fu was going to help with the cooking, but Grandpa Chang hurriedly stopped him, saying: "How can I let you do it? You sit and wait for them to come back so that you can taste different flavors."

Uncle Fu's heart skipped a beat, "But Boss Yu's craftsmanship?"

Grandpa Chang laughed and said: "I don't know yet, let's see when the time comes, anyway, brother, you just wait."

In the mountains, Chang Le watched Yu Qingze pick off the pale yellow chrysanthemum-like white fungus on the dead wood one by one, and gestured anxiously aside.

Chang Hao translated: "Brother Yu, my brother said that this food should not be eaten. Someone ate it before, and his whole body became red and itchy, with blisters. This food is poisonous."

Yu Qingze smiled and said, "Did he just pick it up and cook it?"

Chang Le nodded.

Yu Qingze said: "This thing is called white fungus, and it can only be eaten after being dried. If you eat it directly, you have to soak it in water for at least three quarters of an hour, otherwise it will cause skin itching if it is exposed to the sun after eating. However, this is a good thing, nourishing yin and nourishing the lungs, especially nutritious, even better than fir tree fungus, tea tree fungus and fungus."

The two brothers were dumbfounded.

Chang Hao widened his eyes and asked, "So good?"

Yu Qingze nodded, "It's that good. So, please help me pick these up quickly, so that I can go back early."

After hearing this, the two quickly picked it up.Regardless of whether it is poisonous or not, since Big Brother Yu said it was a good thing, it must be really a good thing.

"Pick the big ones, keep the small ones first, and pick them when they grow up." Yu Qingze instructed again.

"Can this also be sold for money?" Chang Hao asked again while picking it up.

Yu Qingze nodded, "It can be sold. But we don't sell these, we keep them for ourselves first."

Although there are a lot of white fungus in this forest, they can’t be sold continuously in batches. You should keep them for yourself, and people here don’t know how to eat them, and they don’t know its value, so they probably won’t be sold at a good price. , You have to spread this way of eating to be effective.

However, after picking the ones from the mountains, you can consider mobilizing the villagers to look for them to buy them. Anyway, people here think that these things are inedible, so there should be no one to compete.

Yu Qingze silently thought about his plans for the future, and felt emotional again, it was the right time to come to the mountains today, not only dug up two bamboo shoots, but also found fairy leaves, Chang Le picked up a small half box of mushrooms, and picked a handful of black Fungus, but the biggest surprise was the discovery of this fungus!

This piece of forest, near the creek, has a lot of dead wood, and it is damp, with many fungi growing.

When he was picking black fungus, he accidentally found a white fungus. He was so pleasantly surprised, and then asked Chang Le if it was still there.Chang Le led them into the woods.

Here, there is a large piece of white fungus!

Yu Qingze felt as if he had won 500 million suddenly, a huge surprise.

In the previous life, white fungus was basically cultivated artificially, and there were very few wild white fungus like this.As long as there are wild ones, they are sold at a very high price.

Several people picked all the big white fungus in this small forest, seeing that it was getting late, they went back.Chang Le's big basket was already full of treasures.

Back home, several people were surprised to find that Mi Geer and Forber had come.

Knowing their reason for coming, Yu Qingze said gratefully: "Mi Geer, Uncle Fu, thank you, please also thank you for me, you are too good, you are so caring."

Mi Geer agreed, and asked, "Why did you get robbed?"

Yu Qingze replied: "I ran into a few punks on the official road, and made a move."

Michael frowned.

Chang Hao said angrily: "Brother Mi, Uncle Fu, you don't know, we have been in bad luck recently."

Mi Geer asked: "What's wrong? Isn't the business very good?"

Chang Hao counted for Mi Geer with his fingers: "Let me tell you, since we opened a food stall, first some thieves came to our house to steal Liangpi, and then a few days ago, they ran into someone who came to find fault, and put the bugs out by themselves. Come to our noodles and say that our cold noodles are not clean, you say it’s hateful! Then the next day, when we went home, we were robbed. In order to protect us, brother Yu was injured and was beaten many times , his back was covered with bruises, and his shoulder was cut, with such a long cut, he couldn’t even lift his arms.”

As he said that, Chang Hao compared his palm, it was just that long!

Yu Qingze was washing his face, and when he heard what Chang Hao said, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.Chang Hao's little baba also has the advantages of baba. At critical moments, it can always bring some unexpected surprises.

Like now.

All kinds of news on the street are very well-informed. After chatting with Mi Geer and Fu Bo for a while, and the news I learned from customers chatting with the owner of the small street vendor next to me when doing business, Yu Qingze has basically understood the identity of the Cai family in the south of the city. Understand, is a character he did not expect.

However, if you can build a good relationship with them, it will be of unexpected help to your future business.

When Mi Geer heard the words, he and Uncle Fu looked at each other, and said, "It's only been ten days since you opened your business?"

Chang Hao nodded, and said angrily and deeply: "No, some inexplicable things happen every few days, why is it so difficult to start a small business properly!"

At this time, Yu Qingze came over, put a wet cloth on Chang Hao's face, smiled and said: "Go and wash your face, it's like a mud monkey."

The three of them drilled around in the mountains, but they were no longer like mud monkeys.

Chang Hao smiled and took the cloth towel and left.Yu Qingze said to the two of them: "Uncle Fu, Mi Geer, you guys came today by coincidence, you are lucky."

Fu Bo was most concerned about cooking, so he immediately asked, "What fresh food do you want?"

Yu Qingze said: "Let you all have a taste of my cooking skills."

Uncle Fu felt itchy, "Can I take a look at it?"

Many craftsmen will not easily show the process of making things in front of others. Cooking is also a craft, and there are many kinds of unique secret recipes. Uncle Fu respects Yu Qingze when he asks this question.

Yu Qingze nodded, "No problem."

Uncle Fu happily followed Yu Qingze into the kitchen.

Chang Le asked Chang Hao to accompany Mi Geer, and then also entered the kitchen.

How could an authentic apprentice like myself not be by the master's side!

Mi Geer and the others brought quite a lot of dishes, including fish, chicken, pork and tofu. Yu Qingze saw them and was deeply impressed by their thoughtfulness, so he even brought the dishes.

Seeing tofu and fish, Yu Qingze immediately decided to make a fish head tofu soup. The remaining fish body, just two days ago, he made sauerkraut, which can be eaten, and can be made into sauerkraut fish.

Then make a spicy chicken diced. A few days ago, Grandpa Chang picked up the snails in the creeks and ditches for several days. The mud is almost ready to eat. You can also make spicy snails and add a small green vegetable. Enough for entertaining guests.

Yu Qingze started to process the fish neatly, removed the scales and cut it open. After processing, he cut off the fish head, marinated the fish head slightly, and sliced ​​the fish body into fillets.

Chang Le started, according to Yu Qingze's instructions, cut the chicken thigh and chicken breast into small pieces, then marinated them for a while, then washed the sauerkraut and snails, and prepared various ingredients.

In order for Chang Le to see his cooking process, Yu Qingze didn't start cooking until all the ingredients were ready.Chang Le lit the fire, and Yu Qingze started to do it, explaining to Chang Le while doing it.

Uncle Fu followed Yu Qingze the whole time without speaking, but just stared at Yu Qingze's movements intently. He watched every process and every processing step intently.Because he didn't know what kind of finished product and taste Yu Qingze was going to make, he could only try his best to write down every step.

When the first spicy chicken dish was made, Fu Bo couldn't help swallowing his saliva when he looked at the fried golden and crispy chicken in the bright red dried chilies.

Yu Qingze handed a pair of chopsticks to Uncle Fu, and said with a smile, "Try it."

Uncle Fu had always wanted to try it, and upon hearing this, he cheerfully took a piece of diced chicken with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth.

At the entrance, I felt a little spicy, and then I bit into the diced chicken, and the crispy and mellow chicken taste filled my mouth, mixed with salty and spicy taste, Fuber felt a sense of satisfaction and hunger at the same time.

Satisfaction comes from the great happiness of "eating real meat"; while hunger is the sense of urgency to eat more because it is delicious.

Fu Bo squinted his eyes and tasted the piece of diced chicken in his mouth. While he was satisfied, he sighed deeply: I have been a cook for decades, but I don’t even know that chicken can be eaten this way. do, sorry.

Fortunately, now that I have tasted it, I know how to do it.

"Fubo, how is it?" Yu Qingze asked.In fact, you can know the answer by looking at Fu Bo's expression, but out of politeness, I still have to ask.

Fu Bo let out a long sigh, and said, "Boss Yu's craftsmanship is beyond the reach of this old man."

Yu Qingze smiled and said: "Uncle Fu is humble. The way of food is profound and profound. We can try various collocations and recipes, and there will be unexpected gains."

Uncle Fu agreed deeply, nodded and said, "What Boss Yu said is true."

Yu Qingze next fried the fish head, then put it into the casserole, put in the boiled water and ginger slices, transferred to the side of the small stove to cook, waited until the soup boiled, changed to a low heat until it was milky white, and then put it in Stir the tofu lightly, add some salt to taste, and boil for a few minutes on high heat.

While the fish head soup was cooking, Yu Qingze fried the snails again.

Finally, make the sauerkraut fish well, and you can eat it.

Spicy and crispy spicy diced chicken, spicy stir-fried snails, tender and appetizing pickled fish, delicious fish head tofu soup, and crisp green vegetables.

Fu Bo watched the whole process of making these dishes, and smelled the delicious aroma of each dish, which greatly stimulated his appetite.

Like Fu Bo and Mi Geer, Chang Le and the others ate these dishes for the first time.

The five ancient people who hadn't eaten much food were full of praise for these dishes, and their faces were flushed, their lips were red from the heat, and their foreheads were sweating.

Especially Mi Geer and Uncle Fu, it was the first time for them to eat the dishes made by Yu Qingze. They couldn't hide the surprise and shock on their faces, and sighed that it was delicious and their lives were satisfied.

Yu Qingze looked at them and smiled with satisfaction.He was injured and couldn't eat heavy food, but he was satisfied and in a good mood just eating vegetables and tofu.

As a chef, the greatest sense of satisfaction and accomplishment is that the dishes you cook are praised by diners, and the most obvious and intuitive manifestation of this praise is that the dishes are eaten up.

After the meal, Mi Geer and Uncle Fu were still reminiscing. Grandpa Chang accompanied the two of them chatting casually, and Chang Hao helped Chang Le clean up the dishes and wash them.

The sun was shining brightly at noon, and before Mi Geer and Uncle Fu returned so quickly, Yu Qingze went to the kitchen to prepare fairy tofu.

He asked Chang Hao to boil a pot of boiling water and burn the cypress bark he picked up into ashes, then put the ashes into a wooden basin, mix it with water, stir the sediment, and then pour out the upper layer of water for later use.

Then he took the fairy leaves picked in the morning, washed and drained, and started to make fairy tofu.

Immortal tofu is what Yu Qingze learned from his master when he was an apprentice. It is a special food in their hotel.In fact, it is a very rustic and rustic way of eating in the countryside, but because modern people have begun to admire green and healthy food, it is especially popular in big cities.

Yu Qingze chopped the green leaves and put them into a wooden basin, added an appropriate amount of boiling water, mashed the leaves into a paste with a spatula, filtered out the juice from the leaves with a cotton cloth towel, added water to make a paste, filtered, and then poured the water on the upper layer of cypress ash Pour the juice into the leaf juice through a cotton cloth, then put the juice in a cool place and let it stand.

Mi Geer and Forber took a nap on the table.After getting up, Uncle Fu asked Yu Qingze to discuss the preparation of the dishes at noon.

Yu Qingze also told Uncle Fu all the things that need to be paid attention to in those few dishes without any secrets.

The two talked for an hour.It's getting late, and it's time for Fu Bo and Mi Geer to go back.

Before leaving, Yu Qingze taught Uncle Fu two recipes of health-preserving soup suitable for summer, and before leaving, he even packed a big bowl of jelly for them to take away.In addition, cut off a large piece of fairy tofu that had solidified, put it in a large bowl, put it in cold water and floated it, and let Mi Ge'er and the others take it back.

"Slice this fairy tofu into thin slices, add minced ginger, garlic and chopped chili, stir it and eat it." By the way, he also told them how to eat it.

Fu Bo was very curious about this green tofu, but it was a pity that Yu Qingze didn't see it when he made it before.

Mi Geer asked Yu Qingze again, "Boss Yu, when will you open the food stall again?"

Yu Qingze wondered: "I can't help it, my injury is still not fully healed, and I have to wait for two days."

Chang Hao interjected from the side: "Brother Yu, let's go again, I don't know if there will be any bad luck."

Yu Qingze rubbed Chang Hao's head fiercely, and gave Chang Hao a thumbs up in his heart, but said "helplessly" on his face: "I have no choice but to admit that I am unlucky."

Mi Geer and Fu Bo looked at each other, Mi Geer comforted: "There is always a way."

After a pause, Mi Geer asked again: "Boss Yu, I wonder if you intend to come to Cai Mansion to cook?"

Yu Qingze widened his eyes slightly, showing a look of surprise, and asked, "Me?"

Mi Geer nodded, and said: "Our master appreciates your cooking skills very much. If you want, our grand master very much welcomes you to cook in Cai's Mansion." This is another purpose of Mi Geer's visit today .

Yu Qingze thought about it for a while, and then replied solemnly: "Thank you very much for the appreciation of Mr. Yu, but Mr. Yu still wants to start some small business by himself and be with his family."

When talking about family members, Yu Qingze glanced at the two brothers Chang Le with soft eyes.

Mi Geer fought for a bit, and said: "You think about it again?"

Yu Qingze shook his head and said, "Thank you so much, sir."

Hearing this, Mi Geer knew that he couldn't be persuaded anymore, so he didn't say anything anymore, and left with Uncle Fu and went home.

Cai Mansion, it's time for dinner.

Mr. Cai looked at a large bowl of fish and a plate of green food on the table, and asked, "What kind of food is this? There is also the green one over there. Is Fu Bo newly learned?"

While filling the second young master with seafood porridge, Mi Geer replied: "My lord, this fish is called sauerkraut fish. It's very appetizing. The green one over there is immortal tofu. It's very refreshing. It's Fu Bo from Boss Yu today. You have learned it, try it. It is guaranteed to be as delicious as the jelly you ate before!"

"Oh? I learned it from Boss Yu? Then I have to try it." Mr. Cai picked up a piece of fish with his chopsticks and ate it, nodded while eating, and said, "Not bad, Fu Lang, Wei Er, you too. Try it."

As he spoke, he took a piece of fish each for his husband and grandson, watched them eat, and asked, "How is it?"

After eating, Mrs. Cai nodded and said, "Not bad, very tender."

Cai Yunwei, the second young master of the Cai family, also nodded and said that the taste was okay. Afterwards, he tasted the Immortal Tofu again. After eating it, there was a fragrance in his mouth, it was still very cool, and the taste was also very good.

The old couple of the Cai family were all smiling.

After dinner, Mr. Cai asked Mi Geer Yu Qingze if he would like to be a cook at home.

Mi Geer shook his head and said: "He didn't agree, saying that he still likes to start a small business by himself. But his small business can't continue."

Mr. Cai heard the words and asked, "Why can't we continue? Didn't you say that the business is very good?"

So, Mi Geer told all the things that Yu Qingze and the others encountered at the food stall recently.

Mr. Cai frowned when he heard this, and asked, "Can't they open the snack stall?"

Mi Geer replied: "It's open, and it lives on the food stalls. If it doesn't open, how can I live? It said that it will come in two days, but if there are some monsters and ghosts again, if you can't continue to open, you will I no longer know."

Mr. Cai's face darkened when he heard the words. He looked at his precious grandson next to him, whose face was getting more and more rosy, thought for a while, and said, "When they open the stall, you tell me, and I will also go to their food stall to buy food."