Li Hehua was still as quick and precise as he always did when he was making the mat. Of course, the fragrance was also rushing into people's noses quickly, and the fragrance made people drool.
Although the Gu family had already believed the neighbor's words and trusted Li Hehua's craftsmanship, they had never seen it with their own eyes or eaten it themselves, so they had no idea what it was like. At this moment, seeing Li Hehua's cooking skills with his own eyes, everyone was completely convinced, and the people who helped the cook even admired Li Hehua and sighed that he had found the right person this time.
The Gu family's eldest daughter-in-law and second daughter-in-law, plus the Gu family's youngest daughter, watched Li Hehua's every move in the kitchen, especially when they saw Li Hehua's handsome action of frying two pots at the same time, their mouths were fast. Can't fit.
The Gu family's eldest daughter-in-law is a talkative, and she immediately expressed her admiration, "I said, Chef Li, you are too good, I think your left and right hands are just as flexible. It's so smooth to move together, and neither side is delayed, it's too fast to cook, I haven't seen anyone with this ability so far."
Li Hehua smiled lightly, and recalled the words of his eldest daughter-in-law while focusing on the movements of his subordinates, "I am as flexible as my left hand and right hand. I am used to cooking with both hands at the same time. This way, the table will be very fast, and the guests will not have to wait. When serving, the food will not be cold."
The three women in the Gu family nodded in agreement, "It's really fast, it's really the right thing for my family to invite you this time, not to mention the speed, just the scent can make people greedy."
The youngest daughter of the Gu family looked only eleven or twelve years old, and she still looked like a child. It was inevitable that children would be greedy, and it was even rarer for farm children to eat good food. He was absent-minded, and his eyes seemed to be glowing when he stared at Cai. The eyes were so warm that Li Hehua couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to ignore it. Seeing her like that, he was quite amused.
Li Hehua has always liked children, and is especially good to children. Now he can't bear to see the little girl like this, so he deliberately kept a little bit of the chicken when he was putting it on the plate, and put it in a small bowl and put it on the stove. He said to the women in the Gu family, "I've made too much chicken, and there are still a few pieces left, so you can eat it."
The three women were surprised, looking at the chicken in the bowl, a little hesitant. It is true that they want to eat very much, but there has never been a woman who eats food first in the kitchen. Usually, they come close to the guests first, and the cook can eat it last. They used to eat like this when they helped the cook. If my mother-in-law knew about it before I ate it in the kitchen, I wouldn't be scolded to death.
Seeing a few people hesitate, Li Hehua persuaded: "It's alright, just eat a piece and try it. It's not that the plate can't be put down, and others won't know after eating."
Several people wanted to eat it for a long time, and now Li Hehua said it without hesitation, and one person reached out and took a piece and ate it quickly.
The Gu family's young daughter swallowed the chicken in her mouth and licked her lips. She was still not satisfied, but it was good to have a taste first. She squinted her eyes with satisfaction and said to Li Hehua: "Chef, the dishes you made are delicious. If only I could cook something as delicious as this."
Li Hehua smiled, "If you are interested, study hard. As long as you work hard, you will definitely be able to cook deliciously. You can learn more when you have the opportunity."
The little girl nodded earnestly, then watched Li Hehua cook seriously, and she looked like a good student.
Fourteen dishes were quickly prepared, and they were eating lively in front of them. Aunt Gu walked in happily, took Li Hehua's hand and thanked him: "Chef Li, this is the table you made." Said With a thumbs up, "The guests praised the delicious food, I have to thank you."
Li Hehua waved his hand, "No thanks, no thanks, this is what I should do."
Seeing that there was nothing to do with her, Li Hehua took advantage of the situation to bid her farewell. After Aunt Gu thanked her again and again, she gave her one hundred and sixty cents, and then packed a large bag of wedding candy, cakes, peanuts and other items and gave it to her as a token of appreciation. Thanks for today. Li Hehua didn't refuse, taking advantage of the early morning, he hurried back to Lianhua Village with these things.
It was almost dark when I returned to He's house. The He family had already prepared dinner and were waiting for her to come back to eat.
Li Hehua was tired and hungry. He didn't eat much at Gu's house at noon. Now he sat down for dinner and drank two bowls of porridge before he recovered.
After eating, Li Hehua gave the candy peanuts he brought back to the three children, "Come on, this family gave me, you can eat them."
Cao Simei was embarrassed, "Eldest sister, you give them food every time you come back from the feast, so you can keep it for yourself."
Li Hehua shook his head, "I don't eat it. I'm gaining weight by eating these things. I'm losing weight. It's just right for the children. Take it.
Hearing what Li Hehua said, the three children happily accepted them.
At this time, Cao Simei took the initiative to mention the sale of cakes today, "The children sold very well today, and the two baskets of cakes are sold out. It's faster than me." After speaking, she took out all the money in her pocket and handed it over. To Li Hehua, "Sister, I sold this with my children today, and the total cost is 412 cents. Then I bought you things like red beans, eggs, hawthorn, etc. It cost 62 cents, and there are still 300 cents left. Fifty wen, you count."
Li Hehua didn't count, and thanked the three children directly: "Thank you for helping Aunt Hehua sell cakes today." Then, he took out twenty-six pennies from the pile of money and pushed it to the children, "Come, this is your day today. The reward, do you want to give it to your mother, you can figure it out for yourself~"
The children covered their mouths and laughed, which made Cao Simei laugh as well.
Li Hehua took out another twenty-six cents and handed it to the fourth sister Cao, "Eldest sister, this is your reward for today. It's hard work."
After receiving the money, Cao Simei asked, "Big sister, it's so late today. Are we still making cakes? If so, we can just light an oil lamp."
Li Hehua originally planned to stop making cakes today, and to take a day off tomorrow, but when he saw Cao Simei's expectant eyes, he knew in his heart that Cao Dajie was reluctant to take a day off tomorrow without making money.
The words in Li Hehua's mouth turned a corner and said, "Okay, eldest sister, if you are not too tired, we can start doing it now, as much as we can."
Cao Simei was happy, "I'm not too tired, not too tired." She is not too tired, she can earn more than 20 pennies a day, she is happy.
Cao Simei lit three candles in the kitchen, and then lit a fire for Li Hehua under the stove, while Li Hehua started to make pastries with noodles, as well as making the best-selling candied haws.
After being busy for almost two hours, it was completely silent outside, and the whole village fell into tranquility. It was obvious that the villagers had fallen asleep.
Li Hehua rubbed his shoulders, put the cooled cakes into a basket one by one, and said to Cao Simei: "Okay, big sister, it's done, let's go to bed quickly, and I will get up early tomorrow morning to go to town to sell cakes."
Cao Simei was also a little sleepy. Seeing that the cakes were ready, she felt relieved and got up and took off her apron, "Okay, let's both go to rest, it's getting late."
Cao Simei fell asleep, Li Hehua walked to the small table and sat down, straightened his legs, clenched his fists and gently beat his legs. Today, after walking for several hours, his legs were very sore.
Although it was already late, he didn't feel sleepy at all for some reason. Li Hehua sat under the oil lamp for a while, thinking of selling cakes tomorrow, and then naturally he thought of the little guy.
It's been almost ten days since I haven't seen that little guy. I wonder if the little guy still remembers her, or does he remember her? The little guy was willing to eat what she fed last time, and he was happy just thinking about it.
The corners of Li Hehua's mouth slowly turned up, and she decided to go again tomorrow. She wanted to bring something delicious to the little guy.
Why don't you make a dorayaki for the little guy. The raw materials needed for this thing are not complicated. She happens to have it. It tastes delicious and sweet. You might be happy after that.
He did what he said, Li Hehua immediately took out the raw materials needed to make the dorayaki, and started making it in the dead of night with a fairly bright candlelight.
First add the sugar and salt to the eggs, stir well, then add honey, milk, oil, etc., and stir again.
After it is done, mix the flour and baking powder, add it to the mixture you just made, and stir it until it becomes a batter, and it needs to stand for a quarter of an hour.
While the batter was standing, Li Hehua hurriedly boiled some hot water for a brief wash. After doing the dorayaki, he could go straight to bed.
After washing, the batter is ready. Li Hehua added a small fire under the stove, and then scooped a spoonful of batter into the pot and spread it out into a circle. When the small air bubbles on the batter start to grow and break, just flip and fry for a while, and the dorayaki pancake is ready.
Finally, sandwich the red bean paste used to make the red bean cake between two muffins, and the fresh dorayaki is done.
Looking at the cute dorayaki one by one, thinking of the little guy eating happily, the corner of Li Hehua's mouth curled up, and while smiling, he wrapped these dorayaki in oil paper and put them in a basket before going to sleep.
Because he slept too late last night, Li Hehua couldn't get up, so Da Ya called her up.
Li Hehua rubbed his eyes to force himself to wake up, and desperately hinted to himself 'I'm not sleepy, I'm not sleepy', which made me feel much better.
Today's business is the same as usual. When the market is about to be scattered, the cakes in Li Hehua's basket are almost sold out. Just when she was about to pack up and go back, a voice sounded in front of her, "Is there any more cakes?"
It's a man's voice.
Li Hehua looked up and saw a tall, tall, jade-like young man in a sky-blue Confucian shirt. Unlike the common people who came to her to buy cakes before, this man carried an indescribable nobility. At first glance, the temperament is out of tune with this lively market.
It was the first time that Li Hehua saw such an elegant and noble person in such a small town. Out of the instinct of face control, he couldn't help but look at him curiously, but he immediately remembered that this is an ancient feudal society, and people should not look at it randomly. Yes, he hurriedly put away his Yan control nature, and treated the man as an ordinary guest, saying, "There is also a piece of lotus seed cake and a piece of red bean cake, and the rest are sold out."
The man was obviously a little disappointed, "Is there no more?" Two yuan was too little.
Li Hehua shook his head, "I'm sorry, the rest are sold out, so the last two are left, but I'll be there tomorrow. If you want to eat, you can come earlier."
The man thought of the little ancestor at home and sighed, "Then wrap these two pieces for me."
Li Hehua nodded, lowered his head and wrapped the last two cakes in a piece of oiled paper and handed it to the man.
The man took the cake and took out four cents to pay Li Hehua, but he didn't leave immediately and remained standing.
Li Hehua looked at the man strangely, and saw that he was staring at her basket, he couldn't help but ask, "This guest, what else do you need?"
The man pursed his lips, looked at the basket and asked hesitantly, "Boss, do you still have anything in the basket? That oil paper bag..."
Li Hehua was stunned for a moment, but the next second he realized that he should have seen the package of dorayaki she made specially for Shulin. He thought that there were still cakes, but he did not sell it to him.
Li Hehua quickly explained, "This is not for sale, it is specially reserved for the children at home, I'm sorry."
Hearing this, the man's face was a little reddish, obviously he was more embarrassed than Li Hehua, and his voice was much lower, "I'm sorry, I misunderstood, it's because the children at home are very picky eaters and don't like to eat anything, only you He likes the cakes he made, so I came to buy them on purpose, but when I arrived late, I bought two pieces. I'm afraid these two pieces are not enough for the children. already."
The little ancestor in the family was accustomed to being spoiled, and suddenly changed to the current life, and he still can't get used to it. He doesn't eat ordinary food at all, and he gets angry every day, which makes him exhausted. Yesterday, a student brought pastries from the house and gave it to the little ancestor to eat. As a result, he unexpectedly ate it very deliciously. After eating, he was clamoring for it. Knowing that he bought it from here, he came over today while he was after school. He didn't expect that there were only two yuan left, and two yuan would definitely not be enough for the little ancestor to eat, hey...
After listening to the man's words, Li Hehua understood this kind of parent's mentality very well. He shook his head and said it was okay. In fact, he felt that this man was quite a good man. At least he was a gentle person when he treated children.
Seeing that there is also a child at home who doesn't like to eat, Li Hehua bent down and opened the oiled paper bag in the basket, took out two gongs from the inside and handed it to the man, "This is for my child to eat. , I can't give you more, I'll give you two yuan, and go back and feed your children."
The man was stunned for a moment. After reacting, he was a little embarrassed. After hesitating for a while, he finally reached out to take it and thanked him, "Thank you boss, I'll give you the money." He was about to pay.
Li Hehua hurriedly waved his hand, "No, this is for your children, if you like it, you can come earlier tomorrow, and you can also buy chicken cakes and hawthorn cakes, and by the way, there are sugar gourds, all of which children like. "
When the man saw Li Hehua say this, he put down the hand that took out the money. After thinking about it, he didn't insist on giving the money. He just smiled and thanked again, "Then thank you boss, I will come earlier tomorrow." After saying that, he said goodbye. leave.
Li Hehua smiled and watched the man turn and leave. Then he put away the basket and went to West Street. After saying hello to Cao Simei, he hurried to Shangshui Village to find the little guy.