The back of the pork belly is roasted in a frying pan to create a beautiful wrinkled tiger skin, then cut into thick slices, with the maroon skin facing up, and thick slices of taro and lotus root are interlaced in a large bowl. In this way, the braised pork is boiled and fried, and finally steamed in a steamer for half a day. The skin and meat are tender and tender, with a kind of simplicity without fine carving and processing. The thick slice of meat is the well-deserved protagonist.
Chen Dong took a hot steamed bun, tore it in the middle, put a piece of meat and a piece of lotus root in it, and the gravy flowed out from the gap of the bun, which could not be stopped. Chen Dong sucked along the edge of the bun, and opened his bloody mouth to bite off almost half of the bun, including the meat.
The meat slices are fatty but not greasy, with a slight sweetness, and are so full and mellow that they make your tongue salivate with fragrance.
Chen Dong's eyes narrowed as he ate, and he cheered continuously.
"Your skills have improved again, kid."
Xu Shuang’s cooking used to be pretty good, and now it’s even better.
"Prepare well. In a few years, Master will find someone to recommend you a special grade."
After passing the preliminary levels of the chef certificate, the rest are not so simple. You need internal recommendation and participation in some competitions to obtain the qualification.
Chen Dong: "With your skills, special grade, third grade, and second grade are not difficult. It depends on your level to go beyond that."
If you can win a national award, you can look forward to becoming a technician and senior technician after the first special grade.
But the top two are no longer a test of ability, but more like a badge of honor, representing that you have reached the top in this industry.
The thing Chen Dong was most proud of in his life was that he had gotten a good apprentice. Although he could not teach much, in the future Xu Shuang would get a good reputation and become a top chef. In the future, if Xu Shuang founded his own school, he, as the master, would at least be able to leave his name behind because of his apprentice.
value!
Chen Dong ate four steamed buns with the braised pork, but Wang Ying stopped him because she saw that he was eating too much.
After Chen Dong finished eating the gift from his apprentice, he went back to sleep leisurely.
Wang Ying is now nearly four months pregnant and has been to the hospital for checkups several times recently.
Xu Shuang has begun to consciously control her sugar intake, fearing that she would be diagnosed again if she ate too much sugar. The last time she went to the hospital, Wang Ying put a handful of sugar in her pocket, and the doctor warned her righteously that although it is best for pregnant women to supplement their body, their hospital also encounters some rare cases of gestational diabetes.
Wang Ying herself is actually clear about this, but...
Isn't she a little out of control
Xu Shuang put away the sugar at home. The fried milk he had today was already sweet. He would not make any more sweets in the next few days. He would also stop eating meat for a day.
Wang Ying leaned against the head of the bed and ate chestnuts and walnuts. The stove she bought according to Zhang Na's advice was indeed very useful. The dried chestnuts were placed in the small oven, and a sweet fragrance would emerge in a short while. Occasionally, she would pick one or two small sweet potatoes and put them in. The roasted skin would crack, revealing the golden honey flesh inside. Wang Ying liked to sprinkle some five-spice chili powder on it the most. It was sweet and spicy, and tasted wonderful.
Wang Ying was happily eating the braised pork with pork belly. Meanwhile, in the sugar factory's staff quarters, amid the lively and festive atmosphere, there was a family that didn't fit in.
The Zhao army has been very busy since the beginning of the twelfth lunar month.
What are you busy with
Of course, I'm busy looking for a partner.
The twelfth lunar month every year is the busiest time for matchmakers. Those who want to date or do business choose this time.
Firstly, everyone is free, and secondly, if they are suitable, they can get married during the Chinese New Year, and then they can get married directly after the Chinese New Year, a new year and a new beginning. Some practical reasons are that they can also make new clothes during the Chinese New Year, so they don’t have to worry about spending money on dressing up.
Of course, Zhao Jun could not miss this opportunity.
Perhaps because he was shocked by the news that Wang Ying was pregnant, Zhao Jun gave in to the matchmaker.
He used to be reluctant to find someone to take care of the children, but now he doesn't say that anymore.
Speaking of which, the conditions of the Zhao army have never been too bad.
He was a retired civilian, and he had a retirement fee in his hand. Zhao Jun had been careful not to spend the money. Because in five or six years, he knew that the situation would change greatly. At that time, even if he wanted to start a business, he would have to have some start-up capital, right
So Zhao Jun took his 800 yuan demobilization fee and hid the money under his bed at home without telling anyone, waiting to make his first pot of gold when he went into business.
Zhao Jun's salary is not low either. Although he is a deputy captain who was parachuted in mid-service, he now gets a salary of 40 yuan a month because he is taken care of by the army leaders.
And Zhao Jun himself, even though he's a little sloppy, he looks very good.
Taking all these conditions into consideration, it is not considered bad in the matchmaker's eyes.
But Zhao Jun is a man with high standards.
He wanted to get married for the first time, not the second time. So the matchmaker could only find him a girl in the countryside. But when the matchmaker came, Zhao Jun's two children were behaving like a demon. The reason why country girls go to the city is to find a man who has a job and eats commercial grain. They also know that Zhao Jun gave up the city girl and went to the countryside because he wanted to take good care of his two children.
I was mentally prepared before the girl came, and I knew it would be difficult to be a stepmother.
But isn’t this child too noisy
They are all young, but they can go directly to the matchmaker's house and treat their father as if he were an enemy.
The girl is willing to be a stepmother, but not a stepmother in this kind of hell copy!
So the first promising candidate was missed by Zhao Jun.
Zhao Jun later relaxed the conditions because the news of the two children causing trouble had spread. He also knew that Zhao Dong and Zhao Xi were not easy to deal with, and if he found someone who had never been married, he was afraid that he would not be able to control the two of them.
So Zhao Jun thought it would be a good idea for him to find a divorced girl in the city.
But he doesn't want a second marriage with children.
Zhao Jun had a beautiful thought in his mind. As a person raising children, can he spend all his attention on Zhao Dong and Zhao Xi? Don't let your money be spent on other people's sons.
This idea continued for a while, but the matchmaker only introduced a few people, and in the end nothing came of it.
At this point, Zhao Jun had to admit that he could only lower his requirements.
He himself could still hold on a little longer, but the child couldn't wait any longer.
Now that things have come to this, the Zhao army can no longer deceive themselves.
Zhao Dong and Zhao Xi have undoubtedly deviated from the development path of their previous life.
At this time in his previous life, he had already changed jobs in the city. When he returned home, although Zhao Dong and Zhao Xi were in the village primary school, both children were among the top students. They were also obedient and sensible, and they were very affectionate when they saw him.
It’s nothing like now, where both children’s grades are at the bottom of the class and they become withdrawn and cold.
Zhao Jun desperately wanted to find a woman, even if it was a second marriage, anything was fine, but he needed a woman to get his family back on track.
As a result, Zhao Jun's schedule this year was terribly full. Almost every day, the first thing he did after get off work was to jog to meet the girl he was going on a blind date with.
The matchmaker was still Fang Da, the person he had found before, but now people in the factory no longer acted as matchmakers for him.
One is that Zhao Jun had been picky about a few women before, which offended his boss. The other is that everyone knows that Zhao Jun's children are not easy to mess with. Haven't you seen Sister Ma, the logistics who introduced Zhao Jun to a girl before? Since being messed up by Zhao Dong and Zhao Xi, these two children have been throwing stones at Sister Ma's windows.
Later, he was beaten up by Zhao Jun before he stopped.
Even though everyone felt sorry for Zhao Dong and Zhao Xi because they had lost their mother, no one wanted to be associated with them.
Zhao Jun could only entrust everything to a professional matchmaker.
Fang Damei was a typical example of someone who took money and got things done. She arranged a lot of people for Zhao Jun. As if she knew that Zhao Jun was picky, she almost poured out all the resources she had.
Because Zhao Jun agreed that it was okay to be a woman with children, Fangda Media recently introduced a lot of women with children.
But the effect...
On the first day, Zhao Jun met a widowed woman with a son. Zhao Jun was not satisfied because the woman was big and strong and spoke like thunder. Even Wang Lingling, whom he could never like in his life, was pretty and pretty. Zhao Jun could not accept this.
The next day, Zhao Jun met a widow with a daughter. Zhao Jun was still not satisfied because she got married too early and her daughter was already twelve years old. It would be a problem to bring such a big daughter into the house. When she got married in a few years, would he have to give a dowry to his stepdaughter
On the third day, Zhao Jun met a woman who was suitable in every way. She had a three-year-old son. She was cheerful and generous, with a dignified appearance. Her parents had jobs, and she had been allocated two houses.
but…
"I won't hide it from you. I divorced my dead ex-husband."
"He's a grown man, but he's so slow in doing things. He even had the nerve to say in front of me that it's not easy for him and asked me to give in to him. I put up with it for a few years, but I couldn't stand it anymore. So I got a divorce."
"I came to meet you not for anything else but because your mother is dead."
"I'm going to say this. After we get married, I promise to treat the children well. I will treat you two and the three children equally. But you have to help with the housework. I have a job and I'm not the kind of person who takes care of the children all day long. We both earn money, so it doesn't make sense for me to do all the housework alone. What do you think?"
Zhao Jun didn't want to say anything.
To be fair, he knew that the person in front of him was the most suitable person he had ever met on a blind date.
However, Zhao Jun still felt unhappy when the other party openly stated his bottom line and talked about sharing the housework.
He has no concept of doing housework.
In his previous life, when he was alone in the city, Wang Ying would go to the city to clean up for him every once in a while. Later, Wang Ying brought the children to the city, and he didn't have to worry about housework anymore.
Isn't it a woman's responsibility to put food on the table every day, wash clothes clean, and keep children obedient and sensible
He has a career to strive for.
Besides, isn't it the best way to balance a couple, that men work outside and women work inside? His struggles are ultimately for the whole family, for her and the children. Why should he be so fussy about the trivialities of life
Zhao Jun said nothing.
The woman curled her lips, as if she saw through Zhao Jun's thoughts.
But she didn't care. If this man didn't want to accept her, there would always be another man willing to do so. Even if there really wasn't one, she was raising a child alone, had a house and a job, and she could still live her life.
She is not the kind of person who has no family background. Although her family background is not wealthy, her parents support her divorce and naturally support her in choosing the life she wants.
She is now a third-level fitter in the sugar factory, and her monthly salary may not be worse than that of the man in front of her.
Besides, she didn't mind the man taking care of two children, so why did he blame her for asking her to share the housework
What a big face!
The woman left Zhao Jun and left.
The matchmaker slapped his thigh and said, "Deputy Captain Zhao, tell me, what are you dissatisfied with?"
"This time, the woman is top-notch in every way, right? To be frank, it's not too bad for her to have found you. She has a decent job, a house, and a three-year-old child. Why don't you agree?"
Zhao Jun said nothing, and wiped his face after a while: "I did something wrong just now. Could you please ask her again? I agree with her conditions."
He couldn't delay any longer. If he did, he might not be able to find such good conditions.
It's impossible that Wang Ying's life is getting better and better while he can't even find a wife, right
Fang Damei stamped her feet: "You said so earlier!"
What's wrong with this person? He doesn't talk when people are around, but expresses his determination when they are gone.
Fang Damei ran to find the girl quickly, but turned back in less than half an hour.
With a gloomy face: "People don't want to!"
She looked at Zhao Jun with a look of disappointment: "This guy has a stubborn temper. She said she has decided that instead of looking for a city babysitter, it would be better to find a strong young man from the countryside."
Zhao Jun: …
He managed to regain his voice: "It's my fault. I may have made her misunderstand me just now. Otherwise, take me to see her and I will apologize to her in person."
It would be a pity to let go of such good conditions.
Fang Damian shook her head and said, "Forget it. She just locked the door and went back to her parents' home with her child. You won't be able to find her if you go."
In fact, Fang Damei was unwilling to bring Zhao Jun to cause trouble. The divorced woman with children just now said that she had made up her mind. Instead of being picked and chosen by people in the city, it would be better to find a man in the country commune, whose family conditions are better. He is also honest and reliable. She is willing to find a temporary job for him and live together. Anyway, her ex-husband has already found someone, and he is a coward who dares not to make trouble. She thinks that she can find a man to live with. When the older one goes to school, if the older one is willing, she is willing to have another child.
Matchmaker Fang felt that compared to someone as picky as Zhao Jun, although the woman just now seemed difficult to deal with, her conditions were indeed not low.
She has a job and a salary, so she wants to find an honest guy from the countryside. Her only requirement is that he should be good-looking. Isn't that simple
She could get one together in a matter of minutes.
Compared to the matchmaking money that Zhao Jun had floating in the air and didn't know when he would get, the money from the divorced woman was easier to get.
Zhao Jun returned home dejected. Compared with the lively atmosphere in other homes, his own cold stove looked even more desolate.
Zhao Dong and Zhao Xi were lying in a corner of the room reading a picture book. When they saw Zhao Jun coming back, they just raised their eyes.
Zhao Jun was in a bad mood, so he packed up the basin, took the soap and went to the bathhouse to take a bath.
Zhao Xi whispered to his brother behind him: "What happened to him?"
Zhao Dong: "What else can I do? The blind date didn't work out."
Zhao Dong is no longer stupid now, he has seen it clearly.
Even if he didn't cause trouble, his father wouldn't be able to find a stepmother for him.
There is no need for him to make trouble.
Zhao Xi was holding a candy in his mouth and was confused: "We don't have to follow him?"
Before, every time dad went on a blind date, her brother would take her with him to follow.
Zhao Dong turned a page of the comic book: "Go to hell! He can't find a wife!"