Luting Canteen

Tear off the thin leaf tendons of big-leaf spinach, leave the tenderest part, mash it into juice and filter it, pour a little rice wine puree, and then gently stir it with the egg liquid filtered through gauze, and then you can start kneading the noodles.After kneading, twisting and pressing the dough with fine salt, Li Hui pressed his palms into it, repeating this, the soft flour flakes between his fingers slowly melted into the gradually smoother dough.

When Li Hui saw that the dough was almost done, he put it aside and began to prepare side dishes. Fry some chicken racks left over with the oil. After the aroma came out, he turned off the heat and poured it on the garlic paste to mix well. In this way, the aroma became even stronger. thick.

"It's delicious!"

A voice came from the entrance of the cafeteria. Everyone turned around to see that Song Song was raising his hand with a smile, and Yang Shubai behind him greeted him.

"Where's Ye Qi?"

"He's gone to class, he might be late, brother Shubo, please sit down first."

Tang Meng greeted the two, and Yang Shubai handed the paper bag to Yan Ting.

"New product, tell me what you think after drinking it."

Yan Ting thanked with a smile, needless to say that the paper bag contained wine.

"Ye Qi is not here, share the fried crispy meat with you, little radish, come here, eat some first!"

Greeting Li Hui enthusiastically, Song Song sat down on the high stool beside the long platform, and lifted the enamel box cover containing fried meat. Some minced green onions and white sesame seeds look very tempting.

"Thank you Bai, Song, Brother Song."

He almost called out Ye Qichang's nickname without saying a word, but Li Hui quickly changed his words.Song Song laughed loudly, waved his hands and said:

"Brother Cabbage sounds pretty nice too, right Shubai?"

Yang Shubai knocked off his claws that were about to reach out, and looked at the cooking table behind Li Hui. The ingredients and seasonings were neatly arranged, and there were no used bowls and tools that would pile up when cooking.This child is about the same as Song Song, who is a bit obsessive-compulsive, and he will clean up as soon as he finishes.

"Li Hui, eat some first, so as not to be hungry later. We will eat the noodles you made later in the evening."

Li Hui's heart was hot.He felt very lucky more than once. After coming here, everyone took such good care of him, making him feel that the suffering he had suffered before was probably for him to persevere until now.

I want to stand up, speak confidently, and live like a son.I remembered what my husband said to myself at that time, as long as we make up our minds and keep going, we will always be closer to what we dreamed of.Are you going to start approaching it tonight?Eating crispy fried meat in silence, everyone's chatting and laughing were like brewed tea, with a faint warm fragrance lingering in my ears.Putting down the chopsticks, Li Hui looked at everyone's faces seriously, and straightened up again. Yan Ting saw that he was a little different from usual, looked at Tang Meng, and stopped the chopsticks.

"I, I lied to my son before."

Yang Shubai and Song Song turned their heads to look at Yan Ting, and they were not surprised to see him raise his eyebrows.As the sky began to darken, the warm yellow lights in the deer pavilion became brighter.

"In fact, I have never been allowed by the master to cook by myself, and I have never sold a dish. I am just a small worker. I learned these things secretly from the master... son Let me cook, and tell me that I can be in charge of the evening from today, I, I am really grateful, so I think I should tell the young master about this," Li Hui looked into Yan Ting's eyes in a slightly louder voice. , "Young master, I will definitely work hard!"

The cafeteria was quiet for a while, then Song Song burst into laughter suddenly, and slapped Tang Meng on the back next door, who made Tang Meng lean forward.

"Old Tang, your brother is really interesting!"

Seeing that Li Hui was puzzled, Song Song stretched out his hand and stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth, while chewing, he said:

"For me, except for the few years in the chef school, there were teachers who taught the basic skills seriously. When I go to other shops, the master chefs there will not teach you by hand. You really have to learn by yourself. Little radish, you Master, do you always ask you to help?"

Li Hui nodded.

"That's it. By his side, you can see every trick and every way he cooks. If you want to learn, you can learn it. We all came here like this." After speaking, he looked at Yan Ting again, and saw that the other party bent With a corner of his mouth, he leaned closer to Li Hui and said, "As for whether the vegetables have been sold or not, that doesn't matter. You see, there is an amateur cook here who cooks delicious food because of his good looks, isn't it?" Open a cafeteria, little radish, you must do better than him—hey! Shubai, don’t pinch me! Ouch!”

"Li Hui, tonight is your official departure, don't be nervous, do what you usually do today."

Yang Shubai pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose, let go of Song Song's wrist with his other hand, and smiled slightly.Seeing Song Song grinning and shaking his hands, Li Hui nodded quickly, then turned to look at Yan Ting, saw him smiling, and finally felt relieved.

In the blink of an eye, it was time for business at night, Tang Meng and Yan Ting put on their aprons, leaving Song Song and Yang Shubai to sit by the long platform.Li Hui lifted the lid, and the soup that had been simmering slowly all afternoon immediately released a strong aroma.Song Song couldn't help but ran into the kitchen, stood aside and watched.

The soup was as white as milk, and although it was thick, it didn't look greasy, probably because Li Hui had scooped out the fat one by one during the process, leaving only the necessary part.

"What else is in there?"

Besides what he knew, Song Song was a little curious.Li Hui was very happy to be able to discuss with others, and raised his head to talk to Song Song:

"Beef bones, but there can't be too many. You don't have many flowers here, but there are dried jasmines. Although they are not as good as fresh ones, if you soak them in water to remove impurities, the aroma is still there."

"Oh, this can also neutralize the richness of the soup."

"Hmm! In fact, the master likes to add seasonal flowers for fragrance. As for the oil, different seasons also use different..."

"Your master chef is really a good cook. Hey, little radish, you are also very careful. Remember all these."

Song Song couldn't stop nodding after listening, Li Hui smiled shyly, and while carefully filtering the hot soup, said:

"I, I usually have nothing else to do. The master asked me to take care of the flowers in the yard, herbs and so on. Some meat is marinated with their juice, and it will become soft, better than egg whites,"

"Then I'll try it next time, by the way, did you get anything out of today's fried crispy meat?"

"Brother Song, did you add meat and brown sugar?"

Because of the conversation just now, Li Hui felt a little more close to Song Song, and subconsciously called him that. Song Song was quite satisfied, so he nodded and said:

"That's right. And the brown sugar was bought from an old man in the countryside. He collected the sugar cane every year. Do you know the sugar cane? It's the sugar cane with a lot of sugar. It tastes like raw, but it's best used to boil sugar. Yes, and then, the old man has been using a wood-fired stove to cook slowly, and he has to pay attention to the heat, so he only makes such a small batch every year, it’s a hassle, and the shelf life is not long—”

"The firewood stove is good for cooking these, but you don't have one here, but if you want to fry things, this kind of stove will be of great help."

Li Hui also became interested, and started chattering non-stop.Yan Ting looked over from time to time and saw Li Hui talking to Song Song with a smile on his face, without the cautiousness before, suddenly felt very uncomfortable, and took the big belly water bottles on the long platform one at a time. Go to the table by the window, swing over, and walk back.Seeing him going back and forth several times, Yang Shubai put the water in his hand on the table and asked deliberately:

"Yan Ting, do you only have one hand?"

Hearing this, Tang Meng sighed behind him, turned around and raised the corners of his mouth.Yan Ting glanced at his back and smiled at Yang Shubai:

"I'm afraid of getting splashed."

Li Hui didn't notice the conversation here, and seeing that the time was almost up, he put the strained soup on the stove and continued to simmer on the stove, sprinkled dry flour on the chopped spinach noodles, arranged them, and divided them into even portions. Spread out on the chopping board.Then fry the tender cabbage heart with fried chicken oil mixed with garlic.

While doing this, guests also entered the door one after another.Yan Ting took out the menu that Ye Qi had drawn in the morning and placed it in a conspicuous place on the long platform.

"Let's order two first."

Yang Shubai signaled to Yan Ting, and asked Song Song to change to the table in the hall and sit down with him.Li Hui wiped the sweat from his forehead and got ready seriously.After a while, Yan Ting brought two bowls of noodles to Song Song's table, and the guests next to him followed suit.The white porcelain bowl contained more than half a bowl of steaming milky white thick soup. The tender green noodles lay in the soup, half of the top was exposed, and golden minced garlic and cabbage were sprinkled on top.There is also a plate of chili oil on the side, and a small plate of thinly sliced ​​pork belly grilled with jasmine oil. The fat is actively bubbling out of the golden-rimmed cock, and the crispy sour radish is next to it.

Song Song couldn't help picking up his chopsticks first, and said repeatedly that it was delicious, then mixed the noodles and put them in his mouth.This time, he didn't say anything. After eating, he took a sip of the soup and savored it carefully.Seeing his appearance, Yang Shubai knew that this noodle must be ready, so he picked up a chopstick from the soup and started eating.After taking a sip, I found that Li Hui was really powerful.This noodle is not only chewy, but also smooth in the mouth. Looking at the width of the noodle, it is not the same as the usual hand-made dried noodles. It should be Li Hui specially cut it like this, and the length is just right.And the noodles were not just soaked in fresh soup, the sweetness of the noodles and the saltiness of the soup had already melted together, Yang Shubai didn't stop his chopsticks, and he and Song Song ate seriously.

"Boss, let's have a bowl here too, a bowl of spinach noodles."

The guest next to him looked at the menu, and there was a picture of a bowl of steaming noodles with only three words—spinach noodles.

"Boss Yan, we also want it here."

"It's also here."

Smelling the aroma, and seeing Song Song and Yang Shubai sitting there eating so intently, everyone ordered one after another.Tang Meng wrote it down with a smile, then turned and went to the kitchen.Yan Ting pressed Song Song's shoulder:

"Thanks."

Knowing that they sat here purposely so that everyone could see more intuitively, Yan Ting thanked them, and Song Song picked up pork belly with chopsticks again:

"Thank you, it's really delicious. The little radish is very hard to cook, and it goes well with it. This kid is not bad."

"Yan Ting, go get busy first."

As soon as Yang Shubai finished speaking, he heard Ye Qi's voice.

"Have you all eaten first?"

It turned out that Ye Qi came with a few classmates, Yan Ting arranged for them to sit down, then picked up Ye Qi and stuffed an apron:

"Don't even think about it."

"Boss, I brought people to join me as soon as I finished class. You didn't even give me Lihui's first time!"

Not bothering to speak, Yan Ting slapped Ye Qi on the head with a slap, and Ye Qi hurriedly fled into the kitchen.

"Little Lihui and I—"

Before he finished speaking, Ye Qi stopped in his tracks, and Yan Ting, who was following behind, followed his gaze and was also stunned.

I saw that Li Hui was concentrating on preparing the noodles and side dishes for the guests, pursing his lips and frowning slightly, he was always a timid and handsome young man, although he could still see that he was nervous now, but he was a little more calm, Quickly hot noodles to serve soup.

"I'll go, Boss, Xiao Lihui is so... a bit handsome..."

Ye Qi clutched his chest exaggeratedly, turned his head quietly and said to Yan Ting behind him, seeing that there was no response, he looked at it and commented:

"The face is pretty at first, but after a few more years, there will be many girls chasing him. Did you know that the tear mole under his left eye is cute, ouch!"

The head was slapped hard again, and Ye Qi suddenly turned around to protest, but only saw Yan Ting's back.

In a few more years?

Out of the kitchen, Yan Ting suddenly remembered Tang Meng's words in the afternoon, and felt anxious for a moment, like water that was about to boil, and he couldn't stop churning in his heart.