Wishing Restaurant didn't want to explode

Today is the weekend, and the children in the orphanage are all here.

Hearing from Dean Liu that the two older brothers were coming last time, everyone was overjoyed.

At dawn, the children got up to do hygiene.

The yard should be swept clean.

The quilt should be neatly folded.

Dress well too.

Even if it is weeds, we must be the most vigorous weeds!

There are children who can't tie their shoelaces yet, so anxious to cry.

The eldest sister, Si He, was calm and collected, directing the elders to wash their face and comb their hair, and then lined up to tie their shoelaces.

"A car is coming!"

A kid hurried over from the gate and said excitedly, "It's the same truck as last time!"

Li Ruo "ran" over in the wheelchair, "Where is that? Let me see!"

"Li Ruo!" Auntie Fang, who was in charge of the kitchen, poked her head out, "Help Auntie get a bag of salt from the warehouse!"

Two days ago, she communicated with that Mr. Liao on WeChat several times and learned a lot of tricks.

The other party said that today he would bring her to pickle sauerkraut and spicy cabbage, so he had to be ready.

Li Ruo responded swiftly, and quickly turned around.

After having a wheelchair, he began to help everyone with work.

In the past, he could only lie on the bed and let others take care of him.

But now, he can easily transport a lot of heavy things.

No one can do better and faster than him!

A few minutes later, a car horn sounded outside the orphanage.

Dean Liu hurried over to open the door.

"Brother Yu Yu is here!"

"And that tall brother is here too!"

"very nice!"

"I got more than 90 points in the monthly exam this time. Do you think brother Yu Yu will praise me?"

The kid who spoke was just in the second grade, and his little face was filled with apprehension.

After hearing this, Si He helped him straighten the crooked red scarf, and affirmed, "Yes."

The new red scarf is an extra reward from the teacher. The children like it very much and wear it every day. They can't wait to show it to brother Yu Yu.

"really?"

The kid's eyes lit up all of a sudden.

Si He nodded vigorously.

Most definitely.

Not long after, a beige truck slowly drove into the courtyard.

The car door opened, and Yu Yu and Liao Chu jumped out of the car one after another.

The children who had been waiting for a long time ran over with cheers.

"Brother Yu Yu!"

Brother Yu Yu is here again, he didn't lie to us!

A few seconds later, there were two distinct situations around the two people who came:

Yu Yu has always been gentle and considerate. The children surrounded him, hugged him, and chatted about what was going on.

And Liao Chu...

Facing this brother who doesn't talk much, most of the children are still a little timid, standing still a few steps away, and greeting him cautiously.

"Brother Liao..."

Liao Chu nodded, turned around, rolled up his sleeves and began to move supplies.

There were a few half-grown children who pushed me and pushed you, boldly stepped forward to help, like little chickens eager to try.

Liao Chu was stunned for a moment, and put one of the not too heavy boxes on his outstretched little hand.

The selected child immediately jumped up and ran into the house with the box in his arms.

Brother Liao asked me to help!

The biological world is born to be strong.

Human cubs always have an inexplicable admiration and yearning for tall and strong males.

The weather has dropped sharply recently, and the autumn rain has been continuous. Liao Chu and Yu Yu mainly brought warm clothes and quilts this time.

The children took off their old shoes and socks, burned their feet shyly and excitedly, and replaced them with new ones.

The new socks are soft and snug, like stepping on cotton piles.

The shoes fit well, and my little feet no longer dangle like before, and they follow closely after a few steps.

Very warm.

Dean Liu warned: "You must cherish it and wear it, but it is not easy to damage it."

Everyone responded in unison.

The children in the orphanage had never worn such brand-new shoes and socks, and they were excited but also a little uncomfortable.

After one or two stood up, they didn't know how to put their hands and feet.

These shoes are so white, I dare not get them dirty...

Yu Yu looked distressed and funny at the same time, went up and took everyone for a few steps, played a game of wooden figures twice, and then let go again.

When he made unannounced visits before, he found that some elementary schools and orphanages in remote areas cherished materials too much, and repeatedly emphasized to the children how precious the clothes on their bodies were.

Children who grow up in a special environment are inherently sensitive. When they hear adults say this solemnly, they will be more and more unable to let it go, and they will even walk away with their shoes on bare feet...

The feeling of cherishing is understandable, but in this way, the children will suffer even more.

Dean Liu said a lot of grateful words over and over again, then looked at Yu Yu, "Teacher Yu, have you been too tired recently? Why have you lost so much weight?"

Yu Yu has heard a lot of similar questions recently, and he is a little proud.

"I exercised with Mr. Liao, the fat has turned into lean, and my body has become much stronger."

Dean Liu pinched his arm dubiously, and then smiled, "It's true. It's good to exercise. It's been cold recently, and I'm in good health. I don't catch a cold easily."

Liao Chu glanced at Yu Yu.

The latter felt guilty for a moment, said haha, and changed the topic.

Over there, Auntie Fang came out of the kitchen wiping her hands, "Xiao Liao, I have all the ingredients ready, when shall we start marinating?"

Yu Yu asked curiously, "What are you pickling?"

Aunt Fang said: "Isn't this Chinese cabbage on the market? This year's harvest is only a few cents a catty, so we bought more..."

Not only bought a little more, but a full hundred catties.

But her cooking skills are limited, and she can only stew cabbage and make dumplings.

After more times, let alone the children, even she felt a little nauseous after eating.

When I went to WeChat to ask Liao Chu for advice, the latter told her that she could make pickles.

But through the video, Aunt Fang was always at a loss, fearing that something good would be harmed.

Just wait for this time to come and teach face to face.

Yu Yu originally wanted to get involved, but he didn't have any cooking experience, and he couldn't recognize many ingredients. Liao Chu had to explain it, and his efficiency was greatly reduced.

A few minutes later, Liao Chu pointed out the door, "Let's go play."

Yu Yu: "..."

So am I disgusted?

Seeing him standing still, Liao Chu sighed and got up suddenly.

Before pickling the cabbage, the old cabbage on the outside should be torn clean. Liao Chu picked a thicker one and carved it with a kitchen knife.

Yu Yu followed over to look, and saw that the other party handed over a piece of cabbage.

"Wow!"

Yu Yu's face was full of shock. Is this the legendary carving skills of the chefs?

A graceful white peony "bloomed" on the rotten cabbage leaves that had been thrown on the ground and no one picked them up.

Instantly worth doubled.

Yu Yu was looking at it fondly, but saw the other party waving his hand at him with a little connivance, "Go."

Yu Yu: "..."

Wait a minute, why is this scene so familiar?

It's almost like the process of sending away the bear children in advance when the parents want to do business during the holidays!

After getting rid of the "obstructive ones", Liao Chu and Aunt Fang were finally able to officially start the process of pickling vegetables.

Many years ago, the off-season vegetable planting technology was not as developed as it is now. When winter comes, fresh vegetables are rarely seen on the dinner table in the north.

As the main force of winter fresh vegetables, cabbage has always been the protagonist.

But even the best food cannot be eaten every day. After a long time, everyone has come up with various methods of further processing.

Among them, pickled sauerkraut and spicy cabbage are two of the most popular.

Although pickled vegetables were originally used to survive the season of food scarcity, with the improvement of techniques and the increase of taste, it has gradually become one of people's favorite dishes.

Stir-fried vegetables are good, and porridge side dishes are also great when chopped directly.

Whether it is pickling sauerkraut or making spicy cabbage, there are many recipes according to regional customs and personal preferences.

Considering the actual situation of the orphanage, Liao Chu gave the simplest solution.

The cabbage used for pickling sauerkraut is dried three or four days in advance.

It can be used when the water is almost gone, and the large outer leaves become wilted, and they can be used when they are broken hard but not easy to break.

There is no need for any special ingredients. After removing the old vegetable leaves, wash them, apply salt, put them layer by layer in a large vegetable tank, add water and compact them.

After a few days, the cabbage will naturally ferment and become delicious sauerkraut.

Best eaten after about a month.

If stored well, it will last a whole year without spoiling.

Occasionally, if you get tired of eating fresh cabbage, grab one or two pieces of sauerkraut and chop it up, or stew pork belly with vermicelli, or make sauerkraut dumplings with meat stuffing, all of which are rare and delicious.

But be careful when grabbing in the middle, and don't bring in a little oil and water.

Otherwise, the whole vat of pickles will rot.

Spicy cabbage is a little more complicated.

It requires a wide variety of ingredients, the most common being peppers, pears, apples and garlic.

If you are more particular, add oysters and fish sauce.

However, many people are not used to eating raw oysters, and the price is also expensive, so Liao Chu only brought a bottle of fish sauce over.

Aunt Fang has already selected fresh and plump cabbage in advance.

After washing it, cut it in half and soak it in salt water.

After the two of them finished the first vat of sauerkraut, they had soaked it for almost an hour.

Just use it.

The cabbage soaked in salt water has shrunk significantly, shrunk pitifully in the big basin.

Aunt Fang picked up the cabbage to control the water, and watched Liao Chu peel and cut apples and pears like a butterfly wearing flowers.

The snow-white blade glistened in the sun, making people feel hairy instinctively, but it fell into his hands, but it was surprisingly well-behaved.

Holding the fruit in one hand, the other moved like a dance.

"嗤啦~"

"嗤啦~"

The thin blade pierced the peel, wiped the pure white flesh, and burst into fine mist in the air.

The peeled peel was winding, extremely thin, dangling in the air, but it didn't break at all.

The fragrance of fruit gradually diffuses.

Liao Chu vaguely felt that someone was watching him, and when he looked up, he found another head on the window sill.

The young man in the lead opened his cat's eyes: that's amazing!

He also peeled the fruit, but either lost too much pulp, or the skin was always broken, which was really annoying.

So now he eats the skin.

Liao Chu found that he was still carrying a huge object, "What are you holding?"

"Oh," Yu Yu just remembered, and he almost forgot the business, "This is a gift from everyone to Guoguo..."

In order to protect privacy, Yu Yu will not disclose the information of the children who accept the donation, but after obtaining the consent of the donor, he will tell the children the identity of the other party and how valuable their behavior is.

Maybe the donors didn't think about getting anything in return, but if they don't say anything or do anything, after a long time, these growing children may take everything for granted.

Yu Yu doesn't want these once innocent children to become ungrateful people.

After learning that those cartons of milk were bought by a little sister with her hard-earned pocket money, everyone was very moved and wanted to write a letter like thanking other donors.

However, brother Yu Yu told them that the little sister was too young to read!

This is how to do?

In the end, Li Ruo came up with an idea:

Let's make a toy for the little sister together.

This is what Yu Yu is holding now: a cardboard dinosaur.

The children in the welfare home usually don't have any toys, so Dean Liu searched a lot of videos of homemade toys from the Internet and made them himself.

Among them, the most popular is this cardboard dinosaur.

Cardboard dinosaurs are easy to make:

It is to cut and splice the clean cardboard into a rectangular barrel that runs through up and down, and then make the top into the shape of a headgear, and then draw the dinosaur's eyes, mouth, and teeth on the headgear with watercolor pens.

When playing, children can get in, expose their faces from the front of the headgear, and wave their arms to make a whimpering sound.

The effect is simply better than the dinosaur doll costumes bought online.

Liao Chu looked at the cardboard dinosaur that Yu Yu brought over, and found that it was quite exquisite:

Not only the body and head, but also the arms.

Turn around and have a look, heh!There are also triangular backstabs on the back of the head and the back!

Like a majestic animal model.

"Thank you, she will love it."

He took off his gloves and touched the row of small heads in front of him one by one.

The kids are a little embarrassed.

"When we grow up and make money, we will buy better ones for my sister."

Liao Chu instinctively said: "No, this is very good."

He originally felt that the children in the orphanage had a hard time and didn't want to add an extra burden to everyone.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, several children became depressed.

Yu Yu suddenly began to clear his throat.

Liao Chu looked over subconsciously, and found that the other party was trying to wink at him.

Liao Chu realized something.

He hesitated for a moment, then spoke again: "Then, Guoguo will be very happy."

The children were visibly excited.

They all expressed that they would definitely buy the best gift for their little sister!

Liao Chu smiled, "Okay."

He cut the peeled pear into several pieces, inserted a small fork and handed it to Mr. Yu, the head of the child.

Yu Yu shared it with everyone, and finally found that there was one piece left, so he picked it up and ate it happily.

Well, this pear is so crisp and sweet.

After eating the pears, Yu Yu drove everyone to play, while he continued to talk to Liao Chu by the window.

"Sometimes you can't completely treat children as objects to be cared for. Appropriately imposing a little expectation on them will give them a sense of accomplishment..."

Especially these precocious and sensitive children.

If you don't let them do anything, they will feel like a worthless person.

Just like Li Ruo.

In fact, everyone took good care of him before, but he was always negative and thought he was a useless person.

But since getting into a wheelchair, things have changed:

He started asking for help, and people did ask him to help...

Now the whole child is very cheerful, and his spirit is different.

Because he knows he is a useful person.

It's really hard to imagine this is a handicapped child without looking at the wheelchair beneath him.

Just like Guoguo, she often said something like "raise uncle".

"People need to be needed to live."

With the sun behind his back, Yu Yu said leisurely.

Liao Chu was thoughtful.

He always felt that what the other party said was not just about the children in the orphanage.

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The soul of pickled kimchi lies in the sauce.

Aunt Fang took a small notebook along the way to record, how much pepper to use, how much pear to use, how many pieces should be cut into apples...

Liao Chu saw that she was asking very carefully, and vaguely guessed something, "Do you want to do takeout?"

If you eat at home, you don’t need to ask a lot of details.

Auntie Fang nodded embarrassedly, her face flushed, "I, I didn't intend to steal a teacher, nor did I intend to compete with you for a deal..."

She originally wanted to discuss with the other party later, to see if she could learn how to make some snacks from him.

Unexpectedly, before he had time to open his mouth, people would notice it first.

Liao Chu shook his head, "It's fine, it's fine."

He was born in an orphanage, so he naturally knew how difficult it was to maintain such a place.

Seeing that Liao Chu really didn't care, Aunt Fang was relieved.

"Before I talked about this matter with Dean Liu, I felt that it was not an option to keep going like this..."

After all, Kangming City is too small, and the funding and materials that the orphanage can get every year are quite limited.

And there will definitely be more and more children in the future, and the necessary expenses for food, clothing, housing and transportation alone will be a headache.

What's more, there are many sick people who need long-term care and treatment.

Although there are well-meaning people to help, it is not a long-term solution and it is not safe.

People are willing to help you this year, but they may not be willing to help you next year.

If you develop dependence and want to beckon to outsiders in everything, it will be difficult.

It is also not conducive to the growth of children.

For able-bodied children like Si He, there is still a way out of college, but what about the rest?

Most of the children sent to orphanages have various problems, and they may not be able to adapt to regular work.

But there is always a way to make a living.

If you can learn a craft and have a serious income, it would be great.

It is better to ask for yourself than for others.

But no matter what you do, you need start-up capital.

Aunt Fang and Dean Liu thought about it for a long time, and they both felt that it would be more reliable to start with snacks.

Simple, fast and low cost.

Even if it can't be sold later, the orphanage can also consume it internally without causing waste.

Liao Chu nodded, "Yes."

Chinese people's pursuit of food is beyond imagination.

Things like pickled vegetables seem inconspicuous, as if they are difficult to be elegant, but it is precisely because they are inconspicuous that they are more likely to sell.

Because everyone can afford it.

If you do it well, it is not impossible to get rich, let alone get rid of poverty.

"You write down the method first," he said, "I'll improve the ingredients later."

There is always a difference between dine-in and take-out.

Although the ingredient he is using now is good, the cost is too high.

Moreover, in order to be eaten by children, the taste is also more mild, which obviously cannot satisfy the preferences of most consumers.

After hearing this, Aunt Fang was very grateful and became more attentive in learning.

After the ingredients are adjusted, the next step is not technically content, just smear the corners of each cabbage leaf.

Aunt Fang said while rubbing ingredients on the cabbage leaves, "I think you seem to be much more cheerful than before."

Liao Chu was stunned.

Cheerful?

Who?

I?

Aunt Fang smiled and said, "Maybe you didn't realize it yourself, but this time you came here, you talked a lot more than last time."

She pouted towards the window, "Didn't you touch the heads of those children just now? You didn't do it last time."

This is not simply because of familiarity and unfamiliarity.

When she saw this young man for the first time before, she felt that he must have had a hard time before.

Because only those who are bitter in their hearts will make themselves cold and hard.

But this time around, he was a little different.

Become more lively, more energetic, more like a real 25-year-old young man.