At the same time, Mrs Zhang Lin, who was walking home, sighed and muttered, "Your brother, you are so obsessed that you have forgotten about your family. You have to stay until midnight every night before returning. After a long time, it is inevitable that people will gossip."
Zhang Qingshan said: "Mother, there is no gossip to talk about, the eldest brother and sister-in-law are husband and wife, what is there to talk about between husband and wife?"
However, Zhang Lin shook his head, "Where are the two of them now husband and wife? There is no marriage certificate."
Zhang Qingshan frowned, "Mother, the marriage certificate is just a trivial matter. Big Brother can get one at any time. The key is in Big Brother's heart, she is the wife."
"And the book forest is so big, how can outsiders know what's inside, don't worry about it, just treat your sister-in-law better." What he didn't have to say was that the reason why the eldest brother and sister-in-law are like now is not because of the sister-in-law. I don't want to marry my eldest brother so soon, so his mother should be nice to his sister-in-law, or else my sister-in-law won't worry about getting married, and now my sister-in-law will be at a disadvantage by marrying his eldest brother.
Seeing Zhang Qingshan defending Li Hehua so much now, Mrs. Zhang Lin was troubled, and said helplessly: "Okay, you two are on her side now, I won't say anything, right?"
Zhang Qingshan shook his head, knowing in his heart that his mother had not completely eliminated the previous bumps, and he was still embarrassed. He did not regard his sister-in-law as a real family member, so there was no intimacy and tolerance towards relatives in his words, and he would take everything. Come out and talk.
Fortunately, his mother is now accepting it step by step, just wait a little longer.
Zhang Qingshan would now say good things to Li Hehua in front of his mother from time to time, and it was the same at this time, he said: "Mother, eldest brother can't treat his sister-in-law well now, otherwise, what should I do if my sister-in-law doesn't marry my brother? My sister-in-law is very beautiful now. She cooks delicious food, she also opens her own restaurant to make money, and her temperament has become very good. How can such a woman marry without a man. If my sister-in-law really wants to find a man, I am sure that many men will marry. Now, my brother is not worthy of it. What about my sister-in-law?"
Zhang Lin was so angry that he patted Zhang Qingshan, "You said that about your brother, why is your brother not good enough to be worthy of her?"
Zhang Qingshan pouted, he knew that his mother knew in her heart that she was a dead duck, so he wouldn't say it anymore, he had already said it anyway.
The two of them got home and lit candles. Only then did Mrs. Zhang Lin notice that Zhang Qingshan's clothes were torn and had a big cut, and he couldn't help asking: "What's wrong with your clothes? But new clothes."
Zhang Qingshan's face drooped down, and the distress that had just fallen in his heart came up again. This is a new dress made of good materials that Li Hehua bought for him. He usually cherishes it, for fear of breaking it, but today it suddenly broke. With such a big hole, if it wasn't for this incident, he wouldn't have come back so late for dinner.
Zhang Qingshan was angry when he thought of this, and said, "This is the fault of the apprentice with me, he did it on purpose."
When Zhang Lin heard this, he was also angry, "What's wrong with this man? Why did you break your clothes on purpose? It's too bad, you can't just let it go. Did you pay him?"
Zhang Qingshan shook his head with a livid face and said, "I looked for him, but he didn't admit it. I had a fight with him, but I was taught a lesson by the master."
"What's the matter? Didn't your master decide for you?"
"This person is a relative of the master's family. The master is very partial. He helps him speak, and in turn scolds me for causing trouble."
Zhang Qingshan was really wronged. During this period of time, he suffered a lot of grievances. Every time he was actively found fault by that person, and then the master was biased towards that person, and the bullied person was scolded instead. He endured it every time. , but the mood is not good every day.
Moreover, the master was not very willing to teach them carpentry work, and only used them as hard labor. He didn't know whether he could learn it in this way.
Zhang Qingshan has also accumulated grievances for too long. In order not to worry his family, he has been holding back and didn't say it, but now that he said it, he wanted to talk about it, so he said all the grievances he suffered during this time.
Zhang Lin was also very angry that the man bullied his son, but when he heard that the man was a relative of Master Zhang Qingshan, he was a little hesitant, "Qingshan, since he is a relative of your master, then your master must be biased towards him. Yes, if you start a fight with him, you will definitely be the one who suffers, what if your master doesn't like you because of this and doesn't teach you how to be a carpenter?"
"Mother, I have endured it every time, but that person is getting more and more excessive, and he not only bullies me, but also his fellow apprentices are bullied by him. This person is too bad, mother, I don't even want to do it!"
Zhang Linshi was shocked, "How can this work! You can't talk nonsense, your brother finally found you this apprenticeship job, this is the best in town, what if you don't learn anything, what will you do? How will you get married and have children to support you in the future? Qingshan, you can't mess around, listen to your mother, don't care about that person, avoid him and be obedient."
Zhang Qingshan pursed his lips and felt very sad. He thought his mother would comfort him, but he let him endure it. At this moment, his eyes were sore. In order not to lose face, he hurriedly said, "I'm going to bed. "He ran back to the room.
"It's a childish temper." Zhang Lin shook his head and went to sleep.
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Since the trouble was resolved, no one has come to make trouble again, and the guests have gradually forgotten about it. In addition, the dishes cooked by Li Hehua are really delicious and addictive, and the business of the restaurant has gradually improved, with full customers every day. situation is back.
Everyone was overjoyed to see that the business was getting better again, and they regained their vigour when they started to work.
Soon on the 14th, Li Hehua announced to everyone about the collective vacation, saying that the wages are still paid, which is no different than a big surprise. It was like taking the wind, and Li Hehua was amused when he saw it.
Li Hehua packed a bag that night, and it contained all kinds of food that he was going to take with him tomorrow, most of which were eaten by Shulin, as well as a bamboo tube of water, a towel, and a huge oilcloth. It was like an outing. The rhythm of the eve.
Zhang Tieshan watched quietly, with a smile on his lips, lowered his head to touch Shulin's small forehead, his tone was a little sour, "Look at how many things your mother has prepared for you!"
Shulin has been watching with bright eyes and grinning all the time since Li Hehua was packing up. He was obviously very happy. He has never been out to play, let alone a kite.
Thinking of the kite, Shulin climbed down from Zhang Tieshan's lap, ran to the table, picked up the kite that Zhang Tieshan bought for him, ran to Li Hehua as if holding a baby, and presented the kite to Li Hehua. "Mother, kite."
It was rare for Li Hehua to see him say two words more, and he knew that the little guy was very happy at the moment, so he kissed his little face, "Is this kite from Shulin? It's so beautiful, it can be put into the sky tomorrow."
The little guy grinned and nodded, and he was always in a state of excitement at night, and he finally fell asleep.
After coaxing Shulin to sleep, Li Hehua was afraid that Zhang Tieshan would be dishonest, so he kicked him out. She didn't want the strawberries that had finally disappeared from her neck to come out again. It would be great if they were seen tomorrow.
Zhang Tieshan looked at the door behind him that was closed with a "bang", touched his nose, and smiled after a while.
The next day, Li Hehua and Zhang Tieshan took Shulin to He Yuanwai's house in the suburbs. Shulin prepared a room for them to rest before taking Li Hehua to the kitchen.
As soon as Li Hehua arrived in the kitchen, He Yuanwai came over in person and said to Li Hehua, "Boss, I'm going to trouble you today."
Li Hehua shook his head with a light smile, motioned him not to be so polite, and then asked, "How many guests do you have today? Is there anything you like or avoid?"
He Yuanwai saw that she was so meticulous and serious, and he was very satisfied, and immediately said: "Today there are six people, two of them especially like to eat fish, no fish is not happy, you do two more fish, the others are nothing. Don't eat it, just do what you see."
Li Hehua nodded, "Okay, then I will do my best."
After He Yuan left, Li Hehua took an apron handed over by the cook and began to familiarize himself with today's ingredients.
The helper in the kitchen originally saw Li Hehua as a woman, and was still a little uneasy, but seeing He Yuanwai came to thank her in person, and was quite polite to her, the disapproval in his heart disappeared, replaced by cautious, not only Someone took the initiative to hand over an apron, and someone followed behind Li Hehua to introduce her the ingredients bought today and the location of various seasonings, etc.
Of course, there are people who don't like Li Hehua. That is the original chef. This person's name is Zhang Damin. He has learned cooking since he was a child. He is quite talented here. He Yuanwai, who loves food, was hired a lot of money to be his personal chef last year.
But I don't know why, recently, during this time, He Yuanwai often went out to eat, and rarely stayed in the house to eat the dishes he made. Later, when he ate the dishes he made, his expression was no longer satisfied, but picky. He didn't even let him be the chef for important banquets, but instead invited a woman from outside to be the chef, which made him feel bad.
Originally, today was to put him on leave and let him go back for a day's rest, but he was not convinced, and wanted to see who Fang Sheng could be better than him, so he stayed. The little woman in her twenties made his dissatisfied heart even more dissatisfied. He was not convinced, and did not believe that such a woman who had not cooked for a long time could make dishes that were better than him.
But this person was personally invited back by He Yuanwai. He couldn't verbally provoke him, otherwise the consequences would be troublesome, but he wanted to see what flowers this woman could make, and see if she would make a fool of herself.
Li Hehua didn't know that she was already an enemy in others' hearts at this moment. After she thought about which dishes to make, she started to choose the ingredients, and then let the cooks wash and cut them. She picked up two pots. Test the feel of the shovel by dipping it in your hand.
The people next to her didn't know what she was doing. The way she gestured with a spatula in her left and right hands seemed strange. The chefs they have helped for so many years have never seen such a chef, but because of Li Hehua He Yuanwai is also a polite person. Everyone smartly pretended not to see it, and no one said anything. Only Zhang Damin looked at it coldly, with a very light sneer in his mouth, and his eyes were extremely disdainful.
A woman will put on some useless flower arrangements, but cooking requires real skills, not playing with a spatula.
After Li Hehua tried the hand feel, she let people start the fire. After the two stoves were hot, she poured an appropriate amount of oil into the two pots at the same time, and then moved both hands at the same time to pick up two spoons of the appropriate amount of seasoning and ingredients. Vegetables, with a flick of the hand, the seasoning on the spatula is accurately sprinkled into the oil pan, and it begins to simmer.
Li Hehua intends to make 18 dishes, and the scene is absolutely enough, and these 18 dishes are: squirrel mandarin fish, boiled fish, sweet and sour pork loin, Buddha jumps over the wall, bald butter, garlic shrimp, sweet and sour pork ribs, and Dongpo pork , Braised lion head, pea yellow, couple lung slices, large plate chicken, boiled cabbage, tofu pot, fish-flavored shredded pork, dry pot assorted vegetables, ants on the tree and grilled fresh mushrooms with oil.
Li Hehua plans to make sweet and sour pork ribs and Dongpo pork first, because these two dishes are about the same time. She held up the prepared ribs in her left hand and the meat in her right hand. When she put both hands at the same time, the two oil pans made a sizzling sound instantly.
Li Hehua picked up the spatula, opened the bow on the left and right, put salt on the left, and soy sauce on the right. The two did not delay, but in the end, the two dishes were cooked at the same time.
Everyone was stunned by her agility and her bowing with both hands. What was even more surprising was that the unprecedented scent was like invisible threads penetrating into people's noses, even their brains. Instantly makes people want to eat and scratch their livers and lungs.
It's so fragrant~ This is the voice of everyone. Even Zhang Damin, who has been standing aside to watch, was shocked by the fragrance, and his heart was a little shaken.
It seemed that what he thought before was not quite right.
Li Hehua saw that the cook who was standing still didn't know how to serve the food, so he had to remind him, "Serve the food, don't get cold."
After being reminded by Li Hehua, the people who were waiting for the dishes reacted. They didn't dare to delay and went out with two dishes, but it was unknown how much the aroma caused them to suffer.
Li Hehua brushed the two pots again and started the production of the following two dishes.
As Li Hehua cooked two dishes after another, the dishes with attractive appearance and more attractive aroma were brought out again and again, and everyone in the kitchen had gone from initial suspicion to stunned to now admiration. It's almost like watching a show. They were all thinking in their hearts: No wonder He Yuanwai did not use the original Chef Zhang but invited this woman. It turns out that she really has great skills, so she just looks and smells like this. You don’t need to eat it to know that it is better than Chef Zhang’s cooking. Many, originally they thought that Chef Zhang was already a very good chef, but they didn't expect that there are people outside the world, it's really amazing.
It took Li Hehua about an hour to prepare all the eighteen dishes, then he was relieved, took off his apron, and took a sip of water to slow down.
At this time, a young helper handed her a towel, Li Hehua was stunned, then took it, smiled and said thank you to the young man holding the towel, the young man blushed and waved his hands again and again, stammeringly said: " You, you are really, really good at cooking..."
Li Hehua laughed and said to him with a smile: "Thank you, you will be very good in the future."
The young man who said one sentence blushed to the base of his ears, and everyone around laughed.
Seeing that there was nothing else to do with her, Li Hehua didn't want to stay any longer. After all, Shulin and Zhang Tieshan were still waiting for her, so they found the housekeeper of Zhuangzi, said goodbye to him, and asked him to help her talk to He Yuanwai.
The butler immediately went to report to He Yuanwai, and after a short while, the butler came out with a small bag in his hand, smiled and said to Li Hehua: "Madam, today's dish master and the guests are very satisfied with the food on the table. It's almost finished, the guests are still eating, everyone is full of praise, and asked the master who you are. The master said let me thank you, he can't get away now, can't come out to see you in person, please forgive me ." After he finished speaking, he handed her the burden he was carrying, "This is our master's thank you gift to your wife, and I hope you will accept it with a smile."
Li Hehua didn't pretend to be polite. He smiled and took the burden with both hands and said, "Thank you housekeeper, please thank you masters on my behalf, and I'll go first."
The housekeeper sent Li Hehua to the room where Zhang Tieshan and Shulin were entertained, then sent the three of them out of Zhuangzi, and then closed the door after watching the three of them walk away.
Zhang Tieshan held Shulin in one hand and all the baggage in the other, and took Li Hehua to Xianghua Temple not far from here.
What Li Hehua didn't know was that in Zhuangzi, when the table was removed after the banquet, Chef Zhang Damin Zhang, who never cared about such matters, actually took it personally. When he was cooking, his heart fell to the bottom. He didn't give up. He never gave up on other people's leftovers. He also broke his precept today. He picked up a piece of tofu left on the plate with chopsticks and put it into his mouth, chewed slowly, and then looked changed.
The tofu that has been cooled is delicate and tender after the entrance, fragrant and delicious, and it is unforgettable. After Zhang Damin swallowed it, all the contempt and dissatisfaction in his heart disappeared. He couldn't make this tofu, even half of it was delicious. He never knew that tofu could be so delicious.
He had to admit that the little woman's cooking was really good. It could be said that it was the best dish he had eaten for so many years. Understand, there are people outside the meaning of. His craftsmanship doesn't even have half of that little woman's. No wonder He Yuanwai doesn't like to eat his dishes recently, and he doesn't even want him to do a banquet such as a banquet. Shame, he is indeed far worse, but he is so embarrassed to look down on others in his heart.
Zhang Damin now only has admiration for Li Hehua. He deliberately inquired about it. He found out that Li Hehua is the owner of Weiweiju. He decided in his heart that he would go to ask for more advice in the future. Also an improvement.
Since then, Li Hehua's restaurant has added a regular customer.