In the hall there are two large round tables, five or six small strip tables, and a shelf for drinks and beverages, including a counter for settling accounts. If you add the tables and chairs in the four private rooms and the entire floor to be mopped, then the first question of the interview is very difficult.

However, Xu Wenlong was obviously not stumped, and he was not discouraged. He carried the water with a rag, walked in and out, table by table and chair, carefully and quickly washed and wiped. It wasn't until he couldn't see a trace of dirt or water stains, and the whole thing was smooth and shiny, that he turned to wash the teacup and teapot......

Guo Yanping, who came out of the kitchen, suddenly felt that her eyes lit up, and she entered another world in a trance. She was overjoyed and praised again and again: "My God, Aaron, you are so sharp and capable. It only took a moment to completely change this place, and I couldn't even recognize it. Come on, sit down, sit down, quench your thirst with a bottle of beer. With that, she hurriedly brought two bottles of beer and was anxious to open the lid.

When Xu Wenlong saw it, he hurriedly snatched the beer and put it back in its place, shook his head and said quite distressedly: "This is for sale, how can you drink it casually?" Besides, I'm not thirsty, even if I'm thirsty, I can also drink cold water, drinking cold water quenches my thirst! ”

"Silly boy, how much is a few bottles of wine worth? It's nothing to drink one case a day. Guo Yanping was disgusted, and she had to squeeze over to get the wine.

Xu Wenlong stopped her and said sincerely: "Aunt Guo, you really don't want to be polite, it will make me very uneasy." ”

Guo Yanping looked at Xu Wenlong quietly, and said helplessly after a long time: "Okay, okay, but I want to tell you, you don't have to care about eating and drinking." Eat what you want, drink what you want. If you want to be polite and elegant, you will be too sorry for you, Aunt Guo and me. ”

"Thank you, Auntie, I will remember your words!" Xu Wenlong's heart was sweet, as if he had returned to his sweet and warm home when he was a child overnight, "The work here is done, and I can go to the kitchen to help now." ”

"Don't, don't!" Guo Yanping waved her hand again and again and said, "You have helped me a lot, almost half of the work." Listen to Auntie's words, take a good rest and rest, you will be busy for a while. Besides, how can you do the work in the kitchen as a big man? At least in our hometown men can't be allowed in the kitchen! ”

"It's okay, I'm idle anyway, so let me give it a try." Xu Wenlong couldn't help but say, and took a step and went straight to the kitchen.

Guo Yanping looked at Xu Wenlong in a daze, and a heartfelt smile of relief slowly appeared on her face.

The kitchen is at the back of the hall and is bright and clean, with plenty of cooking utensils. All kinds of frying, steaming, steaming pots and pans are readily available, all of which are missing. The most conspicuous thing is the bamboo cage bed placed on the stove, which is of different sizes, flat and sturdy, stacked on top of each other, making people feel more intimate and comfortable.

Xu Wenlong touched the cage bed that symbolized "reunion and auspiciousness", and recalled the rare and favorite rice noodles and steamed fish when he was a child. The slippery and fragrant intoxicating enjoyment, the spicy and spicy melt-in-your-mouth super cool feeling, but how can it not teach people to be nostalgic? How not to teach people to remember? He silently pondered for a while, then rolled up his sleeves and squatted down, skillfully and methodically cleaned the sweet potatoes, taro, radish and other bottom ingredients soaked in the pool one by one, and then picked up a shiny kitchen knife on the board, and waved it violently like acrobatics. In less than a quarter of an hour, the base material is cut neatly and evenly, not too big and not too small. Then it is sorted and put into pots, sprinkled with an appropriate amount of refined salt, stirred evenly, and set aside to marinate slowly. The next step is to choose a cage bed dish. Peel cabbage, Chinese cabbage and other leafy vegetables one by one, wash them, and put them on a shelf to drain the water stains......

After all this, Xu Wenlong saw that Guo Yanping had not yet entered the kitchen, and he should grind chili honey in a sand bowl in the hall when he heard the sound. So he took out the various kinds of meat from the crisper cabinet and cut them one by one according to a specific method. Cutting meat is a delicate and slow job, especially steamed fish meat, which should be thin and even, not too large or too thick. Otherwise, the cooking time will be relatively longer. After a long time, the pink fish will lose its unique delicious and tender taste, and become coarse, old and tasteless, like chewing a candle and swallowing cotton.

Just as he was cutting the meat slices in the kitchen, Guo Yanping walked in with a big bowl of chili honey, and the words came early before the people arrived: "Ah Long, the time is almost up, we should also cut and marinate the base of the cage bed, so that the customers can ...... as soon as they come" As she spoke, her voice stopped abruptly, and her eyes instantly widened round......

"Auntie, what's wrong with you? These dishes...... I...... Am I not doing well? When Xu Wenlong saw it, he couldn't help but put down the kitchen knife in fear, and looked at Guo Yanping who was standing on a nervous look.

"Ah, yes, yes, it's really good." Guo Yanping, who came to her senses, amazed again and again, and said with a smile, "Ah Long, are you ...... You're a big baby. Auntie this time...... Auntie really picked up a big bargain this time......"

Xu Wenlong breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but smirk: "It's okay if it's not bad, it's okay if it's not bad......"

"I'll let me do the rest, you can rest for a while." Guo Yanping put down the chili honey, held down the kitchen knife in Xu Wenlong's hand, and said with great reluctance, "Go and rest for a while, go and rest for a while, I have done so much work in one go." I didn't take a breath, I didn't drink a sip of water, how can I ...... this How to ......"

"It's okay, it's okay, it's not tiring at all." Xu Wenlong said on his lips, refusing to put down the kitchen knife in his hand, and tried his best to persuade Guo Yanping, "You better go and wash the cage bed, and by the way, lay the bottom vegetables......"

Guo Yanping couldn't resist him, so she had to go to lay the bottom of the bed with joy and love. While she was shopping, she intentionally or unintentionally started a family routine with Xu Wenlong. When he learned that he had lost his mother since he was a child and had to live hard with his father and sister, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh: "What a diligent and sensible hard-working child, no wonder you are so familiar with the kitchen, you can afford to put everything down." But ......"

When Xu Wenlong heard this, he quickly pricked up his ears and listened to Guo Yanping's teaching.

Guo Yanping looked at Xu Wenlong quietly, and said to him with a solemn face: "However, a good man has ambitions in all directions. Especially our old men in Gulian County, there is no tradition of revolving around pots and pans! ”

"Auntie is right, I ...... I ......" Xu Wenlong listened, and a look of panic immediately rose on his face.

"Of course I'm not saying that you have no ambitions and no ideals," Guo Yanping smiled and comforted him, "I don't mean to drive you away." On the contrary, being able to hire someone like you is a good thing that is hard to find even with a lantern. In fact, I just want to tell you, don't rest on your laurels, try to find your own ideals and goals, and try your best to achieve them. As for me, as long as you don't forget me and come to see me occasionally, I'll be content and happy. ”

Xu Wenlong hurriedly replied: "No, I will definitely not forget my aunt, especially my aunt's help and teaching." ”

"Don't say that," Guo Yanping shook her head and said, "We're just doing a lot of things, you don't have to be too restrained, let alone have any psychological burden." If you want to help, it should be that you helped me, and it is not ordinary help. ”

Xu Wenlong glanced at Guo Yanping silently, and secretly made up his mind in his heart that no matter where he is in the future, no matter what profession he is engaged in, he must take time to visit this amiable and respectable old fellow.