Chapter 258: Two squares missing

Time came to the next day, and today is the main seat of Grandpa Gao Dian's 80th birthday.

Early in the morning, the family got up and began to prepare busily, and the master and his apprentice also came early.

Almost when the sky is bright, the dew comes.

Cooking a feast in the countryside is not easy, you need to come very early, and the workload is very large.

Even though there are many things to help do, the workload is still not small.

Three people do it, and the manpower is not enough, but fortunately, the two young men are young and strong, and the master also intends to train the two, so he didn't bring too many people.

When I arrived at the place, I began to prepare and process various ingredients.

Some things were already made yesterday, and they were taken out today and then returned to the pot, or cooked with spices.

The three of them are busy on the master's side, and Gao Dian is also busy here.

He also came early.

Xu Kongjie was sleepy-eyed, he rarely got up so early, but before he woke up today, he was knocked on the door by Gao Ran and called him.

By the time he arrived, Gao Dian had already begun kneading dough.

He has to make hundreds of longevity peaches, and the workload is not small. The main thing is that he basically does it alone, and no one else can help much.

Originally, Gao Dian's mother said that she would help him knead the dough, but Gao Dian refused.

This is a few hundred longevity peaches, not hundreds of steamed buns.

The workload of making steamed bread is much smaller, after all, steamed bread is simple to shape and does not need to be colored.

But the longevity peach is different, not only is it difficult to shape, but also has to be colored.

Fortunately, yesterday Gao Dian already knew how to do it.

Time passed slowly, and the helpers came one after another.

As soon as they arrived, the host's side beckoned everyone to breakfast.

Breakfast is a dish fried by one of the master's apprentices, and it is relatively simple.

Everyone didn't mind, breakfast wasn't too good.

It's a difference in customs.

In some places, it is also a banquet in the morning, and it is good to eat from early in the morning.

But Gaodian is different here, they don't have a banquet here in the morning, they just eat casually, and at noon, it's the main seat.

All the preparations are actually for the noon meal, and as for the evening, it is not as good as noon.

But in some places, it is better to eat at night than at noon.

Customs can only be said to be different places and different cultures.

After breakfast, the helpers began to get busy.

Yesterday was relatively easy, because yesterday, I just processed some ingredients, and the rest didn't have much work.

But today is different, and today is much busier.

Cutting vegetables and peeling garlic are the most basic, and the tables, chairs and benches that were moved over yesterday are stacked together, and now these tables and benches must be arranged one by one.

This job doesn't look so simple, and there are many things to consider in between.

For example, the space between tables needs to be large enough to fit so many tables down at the same time.

While leaving a gap, consider the route where the dish will be served later.

Generally speaking, serving a dish is when two people work together, one carrying a tray and one putting the dish on the table. Two people, to be in charge of several tables.

So from the place where the food is served, how to walk closer, how to walk best, this is to be considered when arranging the table.

Washing dishes and vegetables is a woman's job, and most of them were washed yesterday, but there are still some dishes that need to be washed.

It takes four or five people just to wash the dishes.

As for the master's house at this time, it seems that it doesn't have to do much work, but it is actually the busiest.

The host's job is a lot and miscellaneous.

When someone comes, they need to be greeted, and they need to smoke to ensure that everyone who comes to help can have a cigarette.

At the same time, in the process of helping, whatever needs to be used, the owner's family must find or borrow.

Everyone was busy, and Gao Dian, who stayed in the kitchen, was also very busy.

He only had half a day, and he had to make all the peaches before lunch.

Every longevity peach, Gao Dian is carving with all his heart, afraid that he will not do well enough.

Hundreds of longevity peaches, just the noodles, it took a lot of Gao Dian's time.

After listening to Gao Ran's opinion, Gao Dian added a lot of sugar to the longevity peaches he made this time.

Originally, he wanted to add some milk or milk powder, but after thinking about it, he still forgot it, after all, the cost is a bit high.

The gas was whirring and burning, and a small steamer was placed on it.

This steamer belongs to the uncle's family, which is a bit small, and can only steam a dozen longevity peaches at a time, which is still because the steamer has several layers.

Gao Dian also wanted to use the big steamer, but the old master outside was using it, Gao Dian couldn't grab it, but fortunately, this small steamer could also be steamed, the big deal was to spend a little more time.

Anyway, he steamed one pot and then another pot, and the fire didn't stop.

In this way, Gao Dian was busy.

In fact, he could have made the longevity peach yesterday and steamed it again today, so he wouldn't have to be so tired at all.

But I didn't choose to do this, because when it was steamed the day before, it didn't taste so good today.

For the sake of taste, Gao Dian chose to make it fresh today.

Time passed minute by minute, Gao Dian put the steamed longevity peaches on the plate, and the first steamed longevity peaches were already cold.

But it doesn't matter much, just steam it before serving.

Outside.

The old master is also busy, although he is busy, but he is not chaotic.

And his two apprentices seemed to be a little in a hurry.

The master taught them while working, and every sentence was his experience over the years.

This time, he deliberately didn't bring too many people here, the purpose was to train these two apprentices.

Banquets in the countryside are often busy, and sometimes there are even emergencies.

It's okay to be busy, but you can't mess around, when to do something, make full use of your time, this is what a qualified chef should do.

Today, he is going to teach the two apprentices how to use their time wisely.

The master glanced at the steamer and felt that something was wrong, so he counted silently in his heart, and there were actually two squares missing!

He frowned, looked at the two apprentices, and asked, "When you brought the steamer, did you count it?" ”

When the two apprentices heard this, they immediately looked towards the steamer, counted and found that there were two missing.

One of them immediately said, "Master! I'm sorry, I was negligent. ”

The old master looked at him, was silent for a while, sighed and said, "You go and ask the master's house if there is a steamer." ”

He didn't blame, the mistake had already appeared, and blaming at this time would not solve the problem.

These kitchen utensils are brought by the master, such as pots and pans, steamers, etc., which are brought by the master.

Today's steamer has two less compartments, which means that the food will be served more slowly.

If the owner has a steamer, it can make up for this problem.

When the apprentice heard this, he immediately responded: "Okay Master, I'll go and ask." ”

He quickly left and went to inquire about his master's house.