Chapter 65: Turbulence
Perhaps it is a kind of causal curse, destined to return what was taken from somewhere.
After all, the fate of the Zhang family's father and son took a turn again because of Xuantong, the Xun Emperor.
In 1932, Pu Yi went to Changchun and planned to establish a puppet state of Manchukuo in Changchun.
Because he was dissatisfied with the cooks in the northeast and did not have enough manpower, he sent his men to search for the old man.
When his subordinates came to the capital, they asked one by one where the old people in the imperial dining room of the old Yangxin Palace were, hoping that they could go over to help.
I didn't expect everyone to dislike Lu Yuan, and they also annoyed the Japanese, and no one liked to go.
And in terms of actual situation, there are really few people who can get away.
Because of the imperial kitchen, this sign is valuable.
Like the people of the old imperial dining room represented by Wang Yushan, the "king of frying", at that time in the east of the Wulong Pavilion in Beihai, the "Fangshan Tea House" had already set up, and the business was very prosperous.
Most of the other people also found a reason in the big rice village in the capital, is it necessary for people to go?
As a result, the gang ran into walls everywhere.
After looking for it like this, in the end, they focused on the Zhang family's father and son.
Because of one, although Cixi does not have a good reputation in the mouths of the common people, she is a "nobleman" to the Zhang family father and son.
Since the Zhang family came out of the palace, they have been thinking about the good son of the old queen mother, which is a well-known thing.
Second, the Zhang family not only has good craftsmanship, but also has heart disease.
The father and son of the Zhang family are indeed real skills, and they are unparalleled in the Ouchi Imperial Kitchen, not only fine but also complete.
With them, it means that the work of the imperial dining room can be handled, and they will all be able to.
But because of this, they always feel that after several generations of their family, the best one is mixed up, which is really unfair.
For this reason, I am really angry, and when people mention the palace, they always have to complain a few words.
Even for this reason, he is quite estranged from other imperial chefs and has no contact.
Third, the Zhang family father and son are one of the few masters who do not have a fixed errand.
They are no more free than other chefs. The business is mainly located in the major mansions.
As long as you don't have a job, you can go if you want to, and you don't have to worry about it.
So these have become the places where they cause the most trouble.
Pu Yi's people came to the door and first talked about the "kindness" of the Empress Dowager Xi.
followed by the official position of the imperial dining room, and finally put a hundred taels of gold as a deposit on the spot, saying that as long as they worked for two years, they would be let back.
In this way, Zhang Zhi was fascinated by Xiaoen Xiaohui, and he was tempted.
He felt that it was better to run away, not only to repay the old master's affection, but also to round the regret of his ancestors, and to make a profit.
At the same time, it can also give his son a long insight into what the real royal system is and how suitable it is.
It's a pity that the father and son slapped their butts and left, that is, they were trapped in the tiger's den in Longtan.
The Zhang family father and son didn't expect that the Northeast was essentially ruled by the Japanese.
To put it bluntly, even Pu Yi has slowly become a prisoner, if you follow him, you can still have a good one.
In the Northeast Zhang family, the father and son are worried, the treatment is okay, but they can't go back to their homes.
In addition, the reputation of traitors is not good, and the grandson of the Japanese, in order to control the people around the emperor, deliberately made Zhang Zhi white-faced.
But this is not the worst, I didn't expect that there was a major general of the Kwantung Army who was born in the aristocracy because he admired their cooking skills.
He forcibly recruited them and took them farther north with the army.
Okay, now it's a blood mold.
Not to mention the harsh environment, this is going to the battlefield, it's a joke.
Later, in 1939, the Battle of Nomenkan broke out between the Japanese army and the Soviet army, and sure enough, they were caught in it.
The Japanese major general was later killed by a shell, and Zhang Zhi's drug-addicted body could not bear the ice and snow at all, and he died of illness when he fled.
And "Zhang Dascoo", who had just turned twenty-one, was also captured during a surprise attack by the Soviet cavalry.
This has to be put aside for ordinary prisoners of war, and now they have to be sent to the western part of the Soviet Union to mine, and it is a matter of life and death.
But it's good that people of any race in the world have to eat, and they are willing to eat good.
At this critical time, the ancestral craftsmanship saved "Zhang Dascoo".
A meal of "breaded chicken", plus Lafayette's favorite royal dumpling "soufflé six products", made a Soviet general eat beautifully.
For this reason, "Zhang Dascoo" was pardoned and became the general's chef.
But I have to say that this guy fate is too hateful, and it can't tease people enough.
In the second half of 1941, the Soviet army and the German army went to war, and "Zhang Dascoo" was actually captured by the German army again, and then detained as a cook in Germany and France.
But this is not over, when the German army was defeated in 1943, "Zhang Dascoo" was actually captured by the American army again, and served as an American lieutenant colonel for two years.
Only then was he handed over to the Nationalist Government and finally repatriated.
To put it bluntly, although he is just a cook, he is definitely not an ordinary cook.
He was a cook who had served both the Axis powers and the two Allied powers!
Just because he has traveled so many times, he is still alive, which is enough to show the profoundness and attractiveness of my country's food culture.
The saying that art is not pressing, is really not wrong at all.
But you must also know that after being away from home for 20 years, "Zhang Dascoo" has gone back to the four people, not only is the family gone, but the father is dead, and he has to go to prison.
Can he not hate this? Pu Yi, the Japanese, and foreign devils have taken **, he almost hates the whole world.
But the only one who doesn't hate is the Red Party.
Because the Red Party not only gave him freedom, gave him a job, helped him become a family, but also gave him dignity. For the first time, he heard such inspiring words as "the glory of the laborers".
Therefore, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, whether it is in "Cuihualou" or "Fengze Garden", he has tried his best to do a good job, so that he can teach his apprentices well.
Whenever the Great Hall of the People and the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse used cooks for political tasks, he not only contributed, but also provided reasonable advice and advice in accordance with the rules of the Qing court.
But who would have expected that after only a few years of An's birthday, he began to be unlucky again.
First of all, the apprentice he taught was arrogant, and he was working in this new society, and he had not gone through the difficulties of seeking art and lacked tempering.
Although he is more talented and has top-notch skills, he is also proud of his skills, and there is no one in his eyes, this is the root and seedling of trouble.
The accident occurred while the restaurant was hosting two Indian guests.
At that time, Sino-Indian relations were still good friends of "Baybayi", and Nehru often sent people over.
It is said that this is a very simple thing, because people are also third world countries, and they are not particular about eating.
Drink it? Give me a glass of tap water.
The water floating in the Ganges River is fine if you drink it, and it is almost a physique that is invincible.
But the only thing people care about is religious customs. If you don't eat this, you don't eat that, and there are a lot of taboos.
At that time, the two guests, through the mouth of the escort, directly proposed to be vegetarian.
Everyone knows that the basic principle of communication is to absolutely respect the religious beliefs of the guests, respect the eating habits of others, let alone diplomacy, and this is absolutely infallible.
The apprentice of "Zhang Dascoop" does not understand this principle, but this kid likes to show off by nature, or a little like to be in the limelight.
Just now he learned the ability to "change taste" with "Zhang Dascoo", and he couldn't help it.
Come to think of it, isn't this the time for me to show my abilities?
It's okay not to eat meat, but I still have to make it taste like meat for you.
As a result, a plate of freshly mixed vegetarian mixes and a plate of roasted tofu poured out the incoherent words of the two Indians.
Don't forget, who is "Zhang Dascoop"?
At the beginning, his ancestors were colleagues with Liu Haiquan of "Quansu Zhai", and they were both in the longevity room.
The Empress Dowager Cixi has never eaten anything?
What's the big deal to put down one or two "Ah San" by means from the court?
Unexpectedly, although the guests were happy, after leaving, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs turned around and sued the restaurant.
It is said that they deliberately gave meat to their guests and made a diplomatic mistake.
There are vegan and semi-vegetarian dishes, and the apprentice of "Zhang Dascoop" just shows off, and he doesn't have a brain.
The flavor of the roasted tofu is all based on a spoonful of broth, which must let Indians know that they can't be red-eyed.
In fact, the escort at that time tasted it and found out that this was oversight.
But the guest has already entered, so he can't stop or say anything, so he can only report to his superiors afterwards and then investigate the responsibility.
Naturally, the leader of the restaurant was criticized for this, how could he spare this kid?
The manager is going to punish this kid and send him to do odd jobs.
But at that time, this kid was afraid that his future would be ruined, so he cried and begged the master to help him intercede.
If you want to say that "Zhang Dascoop" is angry, but I also feel sorry for the apprentice's craft, and I have spent ten years of hard work.
So he took the initiative to help him share the responsibility, and told the manager that he didn't understand it, and he, the master, was also responsible.
If you want to be punished, you can simply punish the two of them together.
It's just that this child is still good at staying on the stove, and doing chores is bad.
That's it, this kid was saved.
But "Zhang Dascoo" really didn't expect that he had taught something, the apprentice he taught had never tested his heart, and he was purely a wolf in Mr. Tiao Dongguo's arms.
When it was his turn to have an accident, this kid didn't show any mercy.