Lin Zhao expected that the Li family would deliberately make things difficult, or make a stumbling block behind his back, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly!

When his uncle Gu Qi came back in the evening, his face was full of worry, obviously he had encountered something difficult. Under Lin Zhao's constant questioning, Gu Qicai told the truth!

It turns out that Mrs. Meng is delicious, loves food, and has a 70th birthday, and delicious food is naturally indispensable. Li asked Gu Qi to make a signature dish to congratulate the old lady on her birthday. Obviously, this dish is destined to be simple!

At the same time, he also got the news that Chen Xuan, in order to please Mrs. Meng, invited a chef from Bianjing at a high price.

Isn't it just cooking? Lin Zhao didn't care about it at first, but after taking a deeper look, he found that things were not as simple as he imagined......

Frying, steaming and stir-frying are all basic cooking methods, but they did not exist from the beginning, and stir-fried dishes only emerged in the Northern Song Dynasty. And in the beginning, stir-frying was considered a secret skill, and it has always been regarded as a treasure by the chefs of Bianjing Restaurant.

Obviously, Gu Qi is not one of them, and now it is naturally a little difficult to compare with a Bianjing chef.

Gu Qi seemed to be at a loss, and he was worried about it......

Even Gu Yuelun was a little worried: "How can this be good?" I've never seen my dad so worried! ”

Lin Zhao couldn't help but smile......

"What is my cousin laughing at? At this time, you are laughing? Could it be that you have a way? Gu Yuelun's innocent and clear eyes stared at Lin Zhao with a little bit of dissatisfaction and doubt.

Lin Zhao may not be able to do anything else, but stir-frying...... Hehe, Lin Zhao really has a way!

In his previous life, his parents ran a Sichuan restaurant, and Lin Zhao would help in the store during winter and summer vacations. From the initial exposure to the later hands-on practice, I have learned a few tricks in cooking......

With more than a thousand years of accumulation, Lin Zhao was even thinking that if he pulled a few housewives from the later generations, it was estimated that he might kill the so-called chef of the Song Dynasty in seconds!

Didn't Chen Xuan hire a chef from Bianjing? Lin Zhao is confident that he can play with it! Well, the scar forgets the pain, so that you don't remember your surname, and let you lift a stone to shoot yourself in the foot!

When Lin Zhao said his thoughts, Gu Yuelun looked surprised, and she couldn't speak for a long time, she didn't believe that her cousin, who had always been a gentleman and a chef, could cook......

"You don't believe it? It seems that I have to prove myself......" ability is always questioned, which is nerve-wracking!

"Good!" In order to satisfy his curiosity and solve the problems encountered by his father, Gu Yuelun decided to give it a try!

The next time, when Gu Qi and Liu were out, Gu Yuelun strongly asked his cousin to show his hand.

Because the Gu family has been in the Meng Mansion for many years, there is a simple small kitchen in the small courtyard, and the New Year's Festival has just passed, and there are still a few rewards for the New Year's goods and festivals, and Lin Zhao can just use it to show it slightly......

As soon as he entered the kitchen, Lin Zhao directly picked up a winter bamboo shoot and began to cook it. Gu Yuelun saw that his cousin was flying with a knife, and his proficiency in cutting vegetables was no worse than that of a cook. The bamboo shoots are cut into cubes, the tofu is piled up on a plate, the raw meat is quickly shredded and served in a bowl, and then an egg is crushed and stirred with egg whites.

Gu Yuelun was stunned, a little unable to believe his eyes.

Lin Zhao smiled: "Okay, don't stand stupidly, go make a fire!" ”

Gu Yuelun nodded and ignited the firewood and grass in the stove, and as the firewood ignited, the temperature of the iron pot continued to rise.

Lin Zhao said: "Remember, stir-fry needs to use high heat!" Then pour the vegetable oil into the iron pot, and when the slight oil smoke rises, the shredded meat is stir-fried in the pot. Then add pickles, radish, garlic, sand kernels, peppercorns, orange shreds, sesame oil and stir-fry, then add a little vinegar and evenly, remove from the pot.

Gu Yuelun was stunned for a moment during the whole process, she was really curious, how could her cousin, who had never been in the kitchen, know how to stir-fry? Just when she was stunned, Lin Zhao had already put oil in the shabu-shabu, and a moment later, a plate of delicate stewed winter bamboo shoots in oil had already come out of the pot.

followed by tofu, Lin Zhao wanted to make mapo tofu, but unfortunately the important seasoning of chili pepper was still far away in the Americas. However, it is not impossible, such as peppercorns, mustard, and especially dogwood produced in the Wuchu area. Dogwood, also known as Yue pepper, has a spicy and fragrant taste and is an excellent spicy seasoning.

Soon, the three dishes of stir-fried shredded pork, braised winter bamboo shoots in oil, and mapo tofu came out of the pot, and Gu Yuelun looked at it in a daze, stunned for a long time.

"Taste it!" Lin Zhao smiled and handed over a pair of chopsticks.

Gu Yuelun stretched out her hand to take it, hesitantly picked up a piece of winter bamboo shoots and chewed it gently, a completely different taste. Then there is a pick-up of shredded meat to taste, refreshing and delicious. As for mapo tofu, there is a different taste in the spicy, and it is very beautiful.

"Is it delicious?"

"Hmm!" Gu Yuelun replied while enjoying the delicious food, completely ignoring the image of a lady. But after a while, she put down her chopsticks and asked calmly, "Cousin, why do you know how to stir-fry?" ”

Belch...... Lin Zhao said with a smile: "Since I was a child, I have been exposed to it since I was a child, and with a little aura in my head, I will do it." Don't leave this alone, now do you believe I have a way? ”

Gu Yuelun nodded and said, "My cousin's craftsmanship is much better than my father's, but this kind of dish seems to be a little ......."

Lin Zhao smiled: "These naturally can't work, I already have an idea, I promise not to disappoint you!" ”

"That's good! I'll just give my cousin a hand! Or let Daddy come to ......" Seeing the dawn, Gu Yuelun's mood was much lighter.

Lin Zhao shook his head and said, "No, you and your uncle will finish this dish......"

"Me and Daddy?" Gu Yuelun hesitated slightly, and said leisurely: "The gentleman cooks far away, and my cousin naturally can't cook easily!" ”

Belch...... Although it was a misunderstanding, it also happened to save some tongue, Lin Zhao continued: "Not only that, I also want your cousin to become the most beautiful chef in Jiangning City!" ”

"The most beautiful cook?"

"That's right!" Lin Zhao nodded emphatically, he was bent on leaving the Meng family. But what do you live on when you get out? Today's events made Lin Zhao think that opening a restaurant seemed to be a good choice, and cooking skills were undoubtedly the most valuable advantage. A month later, the Meng family feast was a good opportunity for advertising......

"Cousin, what do we need to prepare?"

Lin Zhao thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't matter if anything else, the top priority is to find a wine jar for an old cellar!" ”

"But it's hard, Daddy never drinks...... Not to mention the old cellar, even an empty jar is difficult to find......"

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In the account room, Meng Ruoying stood in front of the table and asked, "Have you calculated it?" How much? ”

A few bookkeepers sorted out the table full of calculations, got up and said, "Miss Hui, the total should be sixteen thousand three hundred and sixteen!" ”

"Huh?" Meng Ruoying couldn't help but be stunned, her eyes were full of incredulity, and she muttered: "He is really right......

Several bookkeepers looked at each other, not knowing why. If they knew that it took Lin Zhao less than an hour to come to the same conclusion, would they be ashamed and immediately want to commit suicide? The truth was too cruel, and Meng Ruo didn't tell them out of compassion.

While Meng Ruoying sent them away, she held the manuscript calculated by Lin Zhao in her hand, looked at those messy symbols, and couldn't help but start in a daze. No, I'll have to ask him for an explanation, but ...... Alas, I'm out of sight!

When Lin Zhao was worried about the matter of the wine jar, he was invited to the account room again by Miss Meng......

Seeing the manuscript on Meng Ruoying's desk, Lin Zhao understood that he was not far from ten, and asked with a smile: "Have you found someone to calculate?" What is the result! ”

"You're amazing!"

Lin Zhao smiled, it was already a very rewarding thing to make Miss Meng, who thought highly of herself, succumb!

"You...... Can you tell me what these things are your ghost drawings? Meng Ruoying finally decided to ask shamelessly, these simple calculation methods are too attractive to her!

"It's not a ghost, it's a treasure...... Do you want to learn? Let's apprentice first! "Miss Meng actually asked herself for help, which is unprecedented! Lin Zhao suddenly felt a little overjoyed!

Meng Ruoying raised her eyebrows and said angrily: "Lin Zhao, you are too much!" ”

"Okay, since the eldest lady wants to learn, I'll teach you......" Lin Zhao paused slightly and said, "But I have one condition...... Don't worry, forget about apprenticeship, you help me find a wine jar for an old cellar! ”

"What do you want to do with the jar?" Meng Ruoying was very curious, she felt that it seemed more reasonable for Lin Zhao to ask for a jar of good wine.

Lin Zhao shook his head and said: "Keep it secret for the time being, I will tell you when the time comes, remember to ask for many years of jars, preferably a hundred years old!" "Timely rain, Lin Zhao believes that with Meng Ruoying's strength, a wine jar should be no problem, and the problem will be solved!

"That's a lot to ask for......"

Lin Zhao smiled: "Okay, now for the teacher...... I'll teach you how to calculate it, these are called Arabic numerals, 1, 2, 3...... You know all 7, 8, 9, 10, right? Okay, now let's learn addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division!