Chapter 125: Dim Sum, Invitation
Su Miao promised to let Lin Yan interview first, and then talk about the rest, Lin Yan readily agreed, and followed Su Chan to the kitchen.
Aftertaste and Su Miao followed far behind, and Aftertaste said dissatisfiedly:
"Why don't you let me finish asking, that woman must have a problem, at least not all the truth."
"I think it's true that she said that she has nowhere to go, everyone has things they don't want to mention, just recruit a dim sum chef, there's no need to get to the bottom of it, just make sure she's not a thief or a fugitive." Su Miao said.
"She's a woman and a widow who was kicked out by her in-laws, and you'd be foolish if you sympathized with her and believed her because of this." Aftertaste said to her with a very poisonous tongue.
"I have no sympathy, I never sympathize with anyone, that's an arrogant emotion." Su Miao retorted seriously.
Aftertaste glanced at her, speechless.
Lin Yan obviously entered the back kitchen of the restaurant for the first time, there were a lot of people inside, and the curling smoke made the kitchen feel busy, everyone looked up at her when she came in, and then they all lowered their heads and continued to busy themselves.
Lin Yan was very restrained, and paused in front of the door before following Su Chan into the kitchen, Su Miao asked with a smile:
"Is it the first time you have entered the back kitchen of a restaurant?"
Lin Yan nodded shyly, smiled, and said softly: "I used to make dim sum at home, because my wife ...... Well, because my mother-in-law likes to use dim sum to feast guests, and I prepare the dim sum for every banquet, and the dim sum I make is very popular with all the guests who come. She was a little proud when she said this, and suddenly came back to her senses. He emphasized, "Although I have never worked as a dim sum chef in a restaurant, my craft is praised by even real dim sum chefs. There must be no problem in taking it out and selling it! She said confidently.
Su Miao raised her eyebrows, nodded, and said:
"This restaurant has only been open for a long time, and there is no place for making dim sum, you can try it here first, if you are hired, I will make another place for you."
Lin Yan responded with a smile. Standing in front of a cooking table in the corner.
"You want to eat her snacks too?" Su Miaowen was rarely interested in Su Chan, who was still in the kitchen.
"No, I thought there was still a place to use me, so I went out first." Su Chan said stiffly. Turning around, Ning Le, who was silently poking into half of his head outside the door, swept past him, and walked away without looking back.
"You, what's the matter?" Su Miao looked at Ning Le. Asked suspiciously.
"Nope. I'm here to rush the vegetables. Ning Le saw that he had been discovered, straightened up, his eyes flashed, and said seriously.
"You've already come to urge you once, haven't you already brought it out?" Liuzi said to him suspiciously.
“…… Well, I know. After Ning Le finished speaking, he turned around and went out.
Su Miao was inexplicable, and Lin Yan had already cleaned her hands. I put on an apron and rolled up my sleeves and was about to start doing it. Seeing that Su Miao and Huiwei were still standing aside and looking at her, they felt restrained, and asked with a smile:
"You're just looking at me right here?"
"Can't see it?" Su Miao was stunned for a moment and asked rhetorically.
"Yes, yes, of course." Lin Yan was asked by her like this, for fear that her new job would fail, so she hurriedly replied with a smile, "I'm not used to making dim sum in the kitchen of so many people, I used to make it alone, because I don't fit into a place where there are many people." She sneered, her eyes flickering, occasionally at Su Miao, and then looking away, as if trying to explain why she was upset.
Su Miao reacted slowly and nodded twice: "Really?" ”
Lin Yan smiled shyly and began to make zuò dim sum by hand, saying while making it:
"I'll make two of my best dishes first, one is osmanthus cake and the other is crystal steamed buns."
Osmanthus cake is just that, crystal steamed buns, it is really an imaginative name.
Su Miao scratched her cheeks and agreed.
Osmanthus cake should be the most traditional pastry, and because it is the most traditional pastry, there are countless people who will make it, and the taste is strange, not everyone makes it delicious, but not everyone can do the most delicious level.
Lin Yan took a small pot, heated the water first, added sugar, and said with a smile while stirring well:
"I used to make osmanthus sauce first, and the color of brown sugar was not good-looking, so I have been using starch sugar, and then I don't know who made the sugar, and the snow-white color is the most suitable for making snacks, and it can also save a lot of work. If I could, I'd really like to see what the first person to make white sugar looks like. ”
"She did it, and you can watch it as much as you want." Aftertaste pointed to Su Miao's body and said lightly.
Lin Yan was stunned for a moment, then opened her eyes in surprise, looked at Su Miao and asked excitedly:
"Is this true, Miss Su?"
"Uh...... Although the sugar recipe is mine, it has been sold to the sugar mill, so the ownership is now theirs. Su Miao explained with some embarrassment.
"It's a pity, I thought you could be rich with such a great recipe." Lin Yan sighed in a regretful tone and said that she was serious.
Su Miao paused, and said with a dry smile: "If I can really rely on a sugar recipe to be rich and rival the country, I'm afraid that when I am not rich enough to rival the country, I will already go to accompany the mice and reptiles for the winter." ”
"It's a sensible idea." Aftertaste rubbed twice on her head and said.
"Miss Su, do you have rats and reptiles?" Lin Yan obviously didn't understand her words, and asked incredulously.
"No, I'm just making an analogy. I have a fox. ”
"That's good, I want to raise one too, but my husband hates cats, dogs, foxes and whatnot, and even rabbits are not allowed for me to raise." Lin Yan put the osmanthus flowers in the boiling water and boiled them over low heat, while hanging her head and muttering, "If I raise something, he will definitely throw it away the next day, or directly peel the skin to make wind hair." ”
"You're a father-in-law, are you a pervert?" The corners of Su Miao's mouth twitched fiercely, and she asked incredulously.
"Huh?" Lin Yan didn't understand the meaning of "metamorphosis".
"Did he hit you?" Su Miao asked a little angrily, usually perverts have their own attributes of violent tendencies, and Lin Yan looks like she is weak and easy to beat. She was a little worried because she was also a woman.
Lin Yan was stunned, shook her head, and replied softly:
"He doesn't beat me. Although he hits a lot of people, he doesn't hit me. He was very nice to me and didn't allow me to touch many things, saying that he was afraid that I would get hurt, and he was very worried that I would get hurt. Speaking of which, she was a little sweet, but more sad than that.
In Su Miao's thinking, this kind of behavior is worse than hitting people, this is a constraint on a free personality. It is a precursor to the development of puppets.
However, her father-in-law has passed away, and it is useless to talk about it now whether it is good or bad.
"I actually have a better way to make osmanthus cake, but there are not enough ingredients here. I wasn't very well prepared, so I just used my usual methods. The usual practice is also delicious, and next time the materials are complete, I will make you the best osmanthus cake. Lin Yan poured raw plate oil into the pot, and then poured in the starch and glutinous rice flour and stirred well. Add boiling water. Stir slowly while adding. She is very skillful in mixing, as if she were in calligraphy or painting, stirring without stopping, like flowing water, in one go. With a beautiful posture, a warm expression, and ruddy lips always hooked with a shallow smile, it can be seen that she really likes to make zuò dim sum.
She seems to be a little ignorant of the world, but she is actually quite smart when she is smart. I actually know how to use "the best osmanthus cake" to hang Su Miao's appetite.
Lin Yan stirred the snow-white rice cereal evenly and poured it into a square mold, and steamed it in the pot for two quarters of an hour. After it has cooled thoroughly, cut it into a rectangle with a knife dipped in water, stack it neatly on a plate, and sprinkle a layer of dried osmanthus flowers.
Sweet and delicious, refreshing and delicious dim sum, Su Miao and aftertaste picked up a piece of it, not only beautiful style, uniform thickness, white color, soft and smooth, but also a long-lasting tempting fragrance. Take a bite, the oil is not greasy, the entrance is not astringent, the swallowing is smooth, sweet and sweet, as if it melts between the lips and teeth, the general soft and delicate, the fragrance is cool, rich and delicious, and it is worthy of being a famous spot for a hundred years.
Although the name of the crystal steamed bun is very earthy, the finished product is extremely delicate and lovely. Mix four tablespoons of brown sugar and two tablespoons of granulated sugar, pour them into a pot and fry until the sugar melts, then pour in two tablespoons of water and stir to make brown sugar syrup for later use. Put arrowroot flour in a small pot, add water and mix well, then pour in potato starch and flour, stir until dissolved, heat over low heat, and stir while boiling until it becomes a transparent viscous paste. Pour half of the arrowroot paste into a small bowl moistened with water, add the mulberry paste, then pour in the arrowroot paste to fill the bowl, shake it slightly to fill in the gaps, and then put it in ice cubes to cool faster. After the steamed buns are completely cooled, pour a little water into the bowl, put them upside down on a small plate to let the steamed buns demold, and finally pour brown syrup on the small steamed buns.
The soft and glutinous transparent skin is wrapped with sweet and sour filling, the taste is smooth, melts in the mouth, sticky but not greasy, soft and elastic, and the layers are distinct. As soon as you bite into it, the delicate texture and sweet flavor spread over the taste buds between the lips and teeth, making this dish a veritable dessert on a hot day.
"Not bad." Su Miao nodded, looking at the aftertaste.
Aftertaste nodded.
Lin Yan was overjoyed in her heart, clasped her hands to her chest, her eyes were both restrained and expectant, and she asked nervously:
"That'...... Am I hired? ”
Su Miao wiped her hands with a handkerchief and asked with a smile: "What do you ask for wages?" ”
Lin Yan was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and said with a smile: "You look at it." ”
...... "She's so good at talking!"
"The salary is monthly, three times a month." In the era when prices are rising, Su Miao is also embarrassed to bully a widow who came out to work for the first time, "The place to live is not too good, there is still a utility room left in the backyard for you to vacate and live in, three meals, just eat with us." Su Ji Pin Xianlou has two days off every month, and the contract is signed for six years, and he can't leave his job halfway, is it okay? ”
"Yes!" Lin Yan smiled, nodded again and again, and agreed without the slightest hesitation.
At this moment, Su Chan came in from outside, holding a note in her hand, and handed it to Su Miao:
"This guy from the teahouse next door sent it to you."
Su Miao was slightly stunned, and then took it and unfolded it.
Aftertaste clasped his hands on his chest, turned his head and casually looked at the note, his face a little green.
There was only one line of words written on the note, "See you at Huifeng Teahouse", and the payment "Zhou Cheng".
Su Miao's eyebrows frowned slightly, thought for a moment, threw the note into the hearth, and said to Su Chan:
"You take Lin Yan to settle down, sign the contract, and then vacate the room for her, it's still early, find two people to clean it up, isn't there a bed in that house, it was left by Boss Zhong's family before, and the eldest sister also has unused bedding." Lin Yan, you are the only dim sum chef in the restaurant, so you can think about the dim sum list and materials yourself, my uncle is responsible for purchasing, you think about reporting the dim sum list to me tomorrow, what materials are missing to report to your uncle, or let him accompany you to buy, your work starts tomorrow. ”
Lin Yan worked in a restaurant for the first time, her mind was a little cloudy, she nodded sluggishly, and followed Su Chan out.
"That sister is a foreigner, right?" Cheng Tie saw her leaving, picked up the osmanthus cake and said.
"Liang Du came, Xianggong died, and he was scolded by his mother-in-law for being a broom star, and he was thrown out."
Zhao He slurred his tongue twice: "It's just that kind of old woman who is mean and tricky, bullying the soft and afraid of the hard!" ”
"Did you say your mother-in-law?" Cheng Tie smiled.
Zhao He glared at him: "Who said her, do your!" ”
Cheng Tie had already eaten a mouth full of dim sum dregs, his eyes widened, and he sighed in surprise: "It's delicious!" Lao Tzu has been traveling south and north for so many years, and it is the first time to eat such a delicious cake! Tsk, it's worthy of being a Liangdu woman, I heard that there are no Liangdu women who can't make cakes, two girls, do you want to learn quickly, go back to your brother is from Liangdu, you don't know how to make snacks. He snorted, grinning.
Su Miao stretched her face and glanced at the aftertaste, the aftertaste was slightly stunned, and waved her hand and said:
"She won't, I won't, don't worry."
"You can make snacks?" Su Miao was stunned for a moment and asked.
"I know a little, but I don't like to do it very much." Aftertaste replied seriously.
Su Miao squinted at him for a while, snorted, and said with her chin held high while walking towards her cooking table:
"Who said I can't make dim sum, I'll make more, buy me milk butter and I can make it every day."
"Those things are only available over there." Aftertaste walked up to her and smiled.
"So I'll do it." Su Miao emphasized.
Aftertaste nodded, paused, and asked a question that couldn't be compared to the dim sum eight poles but was his biggest concern:
"What did Zhou Cheng ask you to do?"
"I don't know." Su Miao covered the stewed shrimp and replied lightly.
"You're not going?" Aftertaste asked.
"If it weren't for the matter, I wouldn't be interested in anything inconsequential if he didn't come back; If there is something important, if I don't go, he will come to the door, and if he can come to the door, why should I go, wasting time. ”
Looking at her casual side face with a calm expression, he didn't understand her thoughts, but he was still a little unhappy in his heart, her reaction to Zhou Cheng was too calm, and it was strangely calm.
Things were as Su Miao expected, Zhou Cheng waited for two hours and didn't see the appointment, and came to the door from the teahouse next door. (To be continued......)