On the official road outside the city, a young man was on his way with an oil-paper umbrella and a basket, and an old man was on his way.
Today's weather is extremely hot, and the sun above my head seems to scorch the ground.
"Hey, it's really hot today." The old man wiped the sweat from his face with a towel, and said with emotion, "The rest of the boss's house is really far away."
The little snake basking in the sun in the grass on the side of the road heard the voice and scurried away.
"No, Uncle Fu, are you tired? Why don't we take a break?" Mi Ge'er was sweating on his forehead, and his face was flushed. Even though he was holding an umbrella to avoid direct sunlight, the heat on the ground hit his face. Come on, it's annoying.
Uncle Fu raised his head and looked into the distance, and said, "It's not going to stop, it's getting late, so it's better to arrive early. It's not good for people to cook when they're late, and it's not good to cause trouble for others."
Mi Geer said hello.
They went to North Street to look for Yu Qingze this morning, but they didn't see anyone at the usual stalls, and they searched around North Street again but couldn't find the familiar food stall. Later, I asked the youngest man who sold tea eggs next to Yu Qingze's food stall, only to find out that Boss Yu was injured by the robbery and rested at home.
When the two heard it, they were both stunned, 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 those porridges, but what should we do? Boss Yu knows so much fresh food. If he doesn't come, where can he find such a person in the future
Moreover, Uncle Fu wanted to discuss more about food with Yu Qingze. After the seafood porridge was consulted with Yu Qingze last time, he went back to try it a few times, and it turned out to be much better.
The two immediately returned to the house and reported to the master's family. With the permission of the master's family, they went to the kitchen to get some food and some gifts before visiting the doctor.
It's just that this Niutou Village is far enough away!
It's really not easy for Boss Yu and the others to walk so far every day to set up food stalls in the city.
The two hurriedly hurried, asked two more people on the road, and walked for more than half an hour before they finally found Changle's house in Niutou Village.
What surprised Mi Geer and Fu Bo was that it turned out that Boss Yu was only renting it from his little guy Chang Le's house.
"Who are you two looking for?" Grandpa Chang asked when he saw two strangers at the gate of the courtyard.
Mi Ge'er stepped forward and asked, "Old man, is this the house of Boss Yu Qingze?"
Grandpa Chang nodded and replied, "Yes, are you two?"
Mi Ge'er smiled and said: "Master, I am Mi Ge'er, the servant of the Cai family in the south of the city. This is Uncle Fu. I was fortunate to have a few porridge recipes from Boss Yu before. Our second young master likes it very much. I heard it today. Boss Yu was injured, and the host specially asked us to come and visit."
Grandpa Chang had never seen Mi Ge'er and Fu Bo, but he had heard of them from Chang Hao. When he heard it was them, he quickly let them into the house and said, "They have gone to the mountains, and they should be back in a while. Come in and sit, it's hot, and it's hard for you to run."
Michael and Faber entered the house.
Mi Ge'er smiled and replied, "You're welcome, sir. Boss Yu is injured. We should take a look. This is a little thought from the master, please accept it." After speaking, Mi Ge'er handed over the basket In the past, inside were the gifts they brought and some fish and meat food.
"Yo, you can come, and what gifts do you bring? Hurry up and I'll pour you some water." Grandpa Chang put the basket on one side of the stool, then went to the kitchen and poured two glasses of cold boiled water for the two of them, waiting for them to drink Now, I brought them two more bowls of jelly.
"Come on, eat a bowl of jelly, cool down."
"What is this?" Mi Ge'er asked in surprise, looking at the crystal clear jelly in the bowl. Another fresh food!
Fubo's eyes lit up when he saw it.
"This is jelly, you can taste it, it can cool off the heat." Grandpa Chang said.
The two curiously picked up the spoon and took a bite. The cool feeling was immediately conveyed from the mouth to the brain, which was a cool feeling. After eating a whole bowl, my whole body felt refreshed, my brain that was dazed by the heat was awake, and the exhaustion from rushing for more than half an hour on the road was relieved a lot.
"It tastes good! Brother Chang, what is this jelly made of?" Fu Bo asked as soon as he finished eating.
Grandpa Chang smiled and said, "Aze 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 Ge'er and Fu Bo know, the 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 have sold such a special meal. Naturally, the method must be kept secret and not leaked at will, but he was even more curious.
He smiled and said, "Okay."
Grandpa Chang accompanied the two of them to talk for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, he began to wash rice and cook. Uncle Fu was going to help with cooking, but Grandpa Chang hurriedly stopped him and said, "How can I let you do it? You sit and wait for them to come back and let you taste a different flavor."
Uncle Fu's heart moved, "But Boss Yu's craftsmanship?"
Grandpa Chang laughed and said, "I don't know yet. Let's see when the time comes. Anyway, brother, just wait."
In the mountains, Chang Le watched Yu Qingze pluck off the pale yellow chrysanthemum-like white fungus from the dead wood one by one, and gestured anxiously beside him.
Chang Hao translated: "Brother Yu, my brother said that this thing can't be eaten. Some people have eaten it before, and the whole body is red and itchy, and there are blisters. This thing is poisonous."
Yu Qingze smiled and said, "Did he pick it up and cook it directly?"
Chang Le nodded.
Yu Qingze said: "This thing is called Tremella. It can only be eaten after drying. If you eat it directly, you need to soak it in water for at least three quarters of an hour. Otherwise, it will cause skin itching when exposed to the sun after eating. However, this is a good thing, nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, and it is especially nutritious, even better than the fir tree fungus, tea tree fungus and fungus.”
The two brothers were stunned.
Chang Hao widened his eyes and asked, "So good?"
Yu Qingze nodded, "That's good. So, please help me pick all these up so I can go back sooner."
The two listened and quickly picked it up. Regardless of whether it is poisonous or not, since Big Brother Yu said it is 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.
Yu Qingze nodded, "It can be sold. But we won't sell these, we will keep them for ourselves."
Although the white fungus in this forest seems to be many, it cannot be sold in batches continuously. It is better to keep it for yourself. Moreover, people here don’t know how to eat this, and they don’t know its value. It is estimated that it will not sell for a good price. , but also to spread this eating method to be effective.
However, after the harvest is finished, you can consider mobilizing the villagers to find it, and they will buy it. Anyway, everyone here thinks that this thing cannot be eaten, and there should be no one to compete.
Yu Qingze thought silently about his plans for the future, and sighed in his heart that it was the right time to come to the mountains today. Not only did he dug up two bamboo shoots, he also found fairy leaves. Chang Le picked up a small half-frame of fungi and a handful of black mushrooms. Fungus, however, the biggest surprise is the discovery of this Tremella!
This forest, near the stream, has a lot of dead wood, and it is damp, and many fungi grow.
When he was picking black fungus, he stumbled upon a white fungus. He was so pleasantly surprised, and then asked Chang Le if he still had it. Chang Le led them into the woods.
Here, there is a large piece of Tremella!
Yu Qingze felt as if he had suddenly won five million, a huge surprise.
In the previous life, Tremella was basically cultivated artificially, and there were very few wild Tremella like this. Anything that is wild is very expensive.
Several people plucked all the big white fungus in this small forest. Seeing that it was getting late, they went back. The big basket that Chang Le carried was already full of mountain treasures.
Back at home, several people were surprised to find that Mi Geer and Fu Bo were here.
Knowing their intentions, Yu Qingze said gratefully: "Mi Ge'er, Uncle Fu, thank you, please thank you too old masters for me, you have a heart."
Mi Ge'er responded and asked, "How could someone be robbed?"
Yu Qingze replied, "I ran into a few thugs on the official road and moved my hands."
Michael frowned.
Chang Hao said angrily: "Brother Mi, Uncle Fu, you don't know, we have been unlucky recently."
Mi Ge'er asked, "Why is it bad luck? Isn't the business very good?"
Chang Hao counted Mi Ge'er with his fingers: "Let me tell you, since we opened the food stall, thieves first came to our house to steal Liangpi, and then a few days ago, I ran into someone who came to find fault and put the bugs away by myself. Come to our face and say that our cold noodles are not clean, you say it is hateful and not hateful! Then the next day, when we went home, we encountered a robbery. Brother Yu was injured and beaten with a lot of sticks to protect us. , there are bruises all over the back, and a slash on the shoulder, such a long cut, the arm can't be lifted."
Having said that, Chang Hao compared his palm, it's just that long!
Yu Qingze was washing his face, and when he heard what Chang Hao said, the corners of his mouth curled slightly. Chang Hao, this little bapa, also has the benefits of bapa. 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 Ge'er and Fubo for a while, and the news I learned from chatting with customers and the owner of the small street vendor 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 have a good relationship with them, it will be unexpectedly helpful for future business.
When Mi Ge'er heard the words, he and Fu Bo looked at each other and said, "You guys have only opened for ten days, right?"
Chang Hao nodded, and said angrily and deeply: "No, some inexplicable things happen every three days and every two days. Why is it so difficult to start a small business!"
At this time, Yu Qingze came over, and Chang Hao exhaled a wet towel on his face, and said with a smile: "Go wash your face, it's like a mud monkey."
The three of them were drilling up and down in the mountains, but they were not the same as mud monkeys.
Chang Hao smiled and walked away with the cloth towel. Yu Qingze said to the two of them, "Uncle Fu, Mi Ge'er, you guys came here by coincidence today, and you have a good time."
Fubo is most concerned about cooking skills, and immediately asked: "What fresh food are you going to do?"
Yu Qingze said: "Let you try my cooking skills."
Uncle Fu was itching, "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 unique secret recipes. Fubo respects Yu Qingze when he asks this.
Yu Qingze nodded, "No problem."
Fu Bo happily followed Yu Qingze into the kitchen.
Chang Le asked Chang Hao to accompany Mi Ge'er, and then also entered the kitchen.
How can my authentic apprentice not be by the master's side!
Mi Geer and the others brought quite a few dishes, including fish, chicken, pork and tofu. Yu Qingze saw them and felt their thoughtfulness, and even brought them all the dishes.
Seeing tofu and fish, Yu Qingze immediately decided to make a fish head tofu soup. The rest of the fish body, just two days ago, he made pickled cabbage, you can eat it, you can make a pickled fish.
Then I will make a spicy chicken diced. A few days ago, Grandpa Chang went to Xiaoxi and the ditch to pick up the snails and raised them for several days. The mud was almost edible. I can also make spicy snails and add some green vegetables. Enough to entertain guests.
Yu Qingze began to process the fish neatly, descaled and cut open the fish, then cut off the fish head, marinated the fish head a little, and sliced the fish body into fish fillets.
Chang Le started and cut the chicken thighs and breasts into small pieces according to Yu Qingze's instructions, then marinated them a little, then washed the sauerkraut and snails, and prepared various ingredients.
In order for Chang Le to see the process of his cooking, Yu Qingze didn't start cooking until all the ingredients were ready. Chang Le set the fire, and Yu Qingze started to do it, explaining to Chang Le while doing it.
Uncle Fu followed Yu Qingze the whole time and didn't speak. He just stared at Yu Qingze's movements intently. He watched every process and every processing step attentively. Because he didn't know what the finished product and taste Yu Qingze was going to make, he had to write down every step as much as possible.
When the first diced spicy chicken was made, Fu Bo couldn't help gulping when he looked at the fried diced chicken in the bright red dried chili peppers.
Yu Qingze handed a pair of chopsticks to Uncle Fu, and said with a smile, "You can try it."
Uncle Fu had already wanted to try it. Hearing this, he happily took the chopsticks and put a piece of chicken in his mouth.
The entrance first felt a little spicy, and then bit into the diced chicken. The crispy and mellow chicken taste filled the mouth, mixed with salty and spicy taste. Fubo felt that he had a feeling of satisfaction and hunger at the same time.
Satisfaction comes from the great happiness of having eaten real meat; hunger is the urgency to eat more, and want to eat more.
Fu Bo squinted and tasted the diced chicken in his mouth carefully. While satisfied, he sighed deeply: I have been a cook for decades, but I don't even know how to eat chicken in this way. do, sorry.
Fortunately, now that I have tasted it, I know how to do it.
"Uncle Fu, 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.
Uncle Fu sighed 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 broad and profound. We can try all kinds of combinations and practices, and there will be unexpected results."
Uncle Fu agreed, nodded and said, "Boss Yu's words are very true."
Yu Qingze then fry the fish head, then put it in a casserole, add the boiled water and ginger slices, transfer it to the small stove to cook, wait for the soup to boil, change the heat to a milky white, and then put it in Gently stir the tofu, add some salt to taste, and then boil it for a few minutes.
In the process of making the fish head soup, Yu Qingze stir-fried the snails again.
Finally, make the pickled fish and eat it.
Spicy and fragrant spicy chicken, spicy stir-fried snails, tender and appetizing pickled fish, delicious fish head tofu soup, crisp green vegetables.
Fu Bo watched the whole process of making these dishes. He smelled the fragrance of each dish, which greatly stimulated his appetite.
These dishes, like Fu Bo and Mi Ge'er, were the first time Chang Le and the others had eaten.
The five ancient people who hadn't eaten much food were full of praise for these dishes, and they all had their faces flushed, their lips were so hot that they were so red, and their foreheads were sweating, and they refused to stop.
Especially Mi Geer and Fu Bo, it was the first time for them to eat the dishes made by Yu Qingze.
Yu Qingze looked at them and smiled with satisfaction. He was injured and couldn't eat heavy food, but just eating green vegetables and tofu, he was also satisfied and in a good mood.
As a chef, the greatest sense of satisfaction and achievement is that the dishes you cook can be praised by customers, and the most obvious and intuitive manifestation of this praise is that the dishes are eaten up.
After eating, Mi Ge'er and Fu Bo were still reminiscing. Grandpa Chang accompanied the two to chat, Chang Hao helped Chang Le clean up the dishes and wash them.
At noon, the sun was shining brightly, and before Mi Ge'er and Fu Bo went back so quickly, Yu Qingze went to the kitchen to prepare fairy tofu.
He asked Chang Hao to boil a pot of boiling water, and burned the cypress bark he picked up into ashes, then put the ashes in a wooden basin, mixed with water, stirred the sediment well, and then poured out the upper layer of water for later use.
Then he took the fairy leaves picked in the morning, washed them and drained them, and started to make fairy tofu.
Immortal tofu, which Yu Qingze learned from his master when he was an apprentice, is a special food introduced 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 respect green and healthy food, it is especially popular in big cities.
Yu Qingze chopped the green leaves into a wooden basin, added an appropriate amount of boiling water, mashed the leaves into a paste with a spatula, filtered out the juice of the leaves with a cotton towel, added water and mashed the paste once, filtered, and then put the water on the upper layer of the cypress ash. Pour the leaf juice through a cotton cloth, then put the juice in a cool place and let it sit.
Mi Geer and Fubo took a nap on the table. When he got up, Fu Bo asked Yu Qingze to discuss the practice of the dishes at noon.
Yu Qingze didn't hide any secrets and told Fu Bo all the points that need to be paid attention to in those dishes.
The two talked for an hour. It was getting late, and it was time for Fubo and Mi Geer to go back.
Before leaving, Yu Qingze taught Uncle Fu two more ways to make healthy soup suitable for drinking in summer. When he finally left, he also packed a large bowl of jelly for them to take away. In addition, he cut a large piece of the immortal tofu that had solidified, put it in a big bowl, floated it in cold water, and asked Mi Geer and the others to bring it back.
"Slice this fairy tofu into thin slices, add minced ginger and garlic and chopped peppers, stir and eat." By the way, he also told them how to eat.
Fubo was very curious about this green tofu, but unfortunately he didn't see it when Yu Qingze made it before.
Mi Ge'er asked Yu Qingze again, "Boss Yu, when will your food stalls be set up again?"
Yu Qingze wondered: "I can't help it, my injury is not yet fully healed, and I have to wait for two days."
Chang Hao interjected: "Brother Yu, if we go again, I don't know if we will encounter bad luck."
Yu Qingze rubbed Chang Hao's head violently, and gave a compliment to the young Chang Hao in his heart, but he said helplessly: "I can't do anything about it, I have to admit that I'm unlucky."
Mi Ge'er and Fu Bo looked at each other, Mi Ge'er comforted: "There is always a way."
After a pause, Mi Ge'er asked again, "Boss Yu, do you want to cook in Cai's mansion?"
Yu Qingze's eyes widened slightly, showing a look of surprise, and asked, "Me?"
Mi Ge'er nodded and said, "Our master family appreciates your cooking skills. If you are willing, our great master welcomes you to cook in Cai's house." This is another purpose of Mi Ge'er and the others today. .
Yu Qingze thought about it for a while, and then replied solemnly, "Thank you very much for your appreciation of Mr. Yu, but Mr. Yu still wants to do some small business by himself and be with his family."
When talking about his family, Yu Qingze glanced at the two Chang Le brothers with soft eyes.
Mi Ge'er fought for a while and said, "Will you think about it again?"
Yu Qingze shook his head and said, "Thank you, sir."
Hearing this, Mi Ge'er knew that she couldn't be persuaded anymore, so she stopped talking, and went home with Uncle Fu.
Cai Mansion, dinner time.
Mr. Cai looked at a large pot of fish and a plate of green food on the table, and asked, "What kind of food is this? And there, Lulu, did Fu Boxin learn it?"
While serving seafood porridge for the second young master, Mi Ge'er replied, "Master Hui, this fish is called pickled cabbage fish, it is very appetizing, and the green one over there is fairy tofu, which is very cool. It is from Boss Yu today by Fu Bo. What you learned, you try it. Guaranteed to be as delicious as the jelly you ate before!"
"Oh? You learned it from Boss Yu? Then you have to try it." Mr. Cai picked up his chopsticks and ate a piece of fish, nodded while eating, and said, "Not bad, husband, Wei'er, you guys too. Try it."
As he said that, he gave his husband and grandson a piece of fish each, watched them eat it, and asked, "How?"
After Mr. Cai ate, he nodded and said, "Yes, very tender."
Cai Yunwei, the second young master of the Cai family, also nodded and said that the taste was alright. Then, he tasted the fairy tofu again. After eating it, there was a fragrant fragrance in his mouth, it was still cool, and the taste was also very good.
Seeing the old husband and wife of the Cai family were full of smiles.
After dinner, Mr. Cai asked Mi Geer if Yu Qingze would like to be a cook at home.
Mi Ge'er shook his head and said, "He didn't agree, saying that he still likes to do a little business by himself. But his small business can't go on anymore."
When Mr. Cai heard the words, he asked, "Why can't we continue? Didn't you say that the business is very good?"
So, Mi Ge'er told Yu Qingze and the others what they had encountered recently at the food stall.
Old Man Cai frowned and asked, "They can't open the food stall?"
Mi Ge'er replied: "I do, I rely on food stalls to make a living, how can I live if I don't open it. It is said that it will come in two days, but if I encounter some ghosts and snakes again, I can't continue to open it. I no longer know."
Mr. Cai's face darkened when he heard the words. He looked at the baby grandson whose face was getting rosy next to him, thought about it, and said, "When they open the stall, tell me, and I will also go to their food stall to buy food."