Chapter 22: The Journey of Lo Mei
Yesterday afternoon, they had already tasted a wave, which they bought from a state-run delicatessen, and today they changed to a different one, which is a small family that only sells sauced beef and oil cakes.
"Isn't it better than yesterday?" Waiting for Aunt Zhang to enter the house, Shen Qinglan approached Xu Shaoting and asked in a low voice, "I taste the spices of this house taste good, I should have my own secret recipe, the color is good, and the meat is cooked in good heat." ”
"It's more fragrant than yesterday." Xu Shaoting doesn't know how to taste any spices, he hasn't eaten soy sauce beef a few times when he is so old, and whoever eats it feels fragrant, but it's the difference between who is more fragrant.
Shen Qinglan probably had a number in her heart, this business selling sauce beef was good, it was one of the best in the individual store, and she was confident that it would be better than this.
Before eating, they tasted some braised chicken and braised duck, and the summary is that the taste in the state-run deli is decent, delicious but not irreplaceable, as long as it is better than them, the price is lower than theirs, and they don't have to worry about selling.
During the meal, Shen Qinglan focused on tasting the dishes in the restaurant that Shen Hongmei bought. This dish is made in a high-end state-run restaurant, and the chefs who can be in charge here are all chefs, and the taste is remarkable, which is worth learning from.
"Qinglan, I heard from my father, you and your brother-in-law are selling noodles in the store?" Shen Hongmei gave a prawn to her sister and said with a smile, "Sister didn't ask you what you mean, thinking about making money is a good thing, if it sells well, it is okay to open a store, I will invest with your brother-in-law, you don't have to worry about the money - right, Brother Zheng?" ”
Chen Zheng didn't agree at this time, all men have to be faced, and they have a lot of money in front of people, as for what it will be like then.
"Yes, I heard Uncle Shen say that it seems to sell well, there is no reason not to do money-making business, when the time comes, you can rent a store wherever you want, and there is nothing I can't rent."
Shen Qinglan smiled.
Chen Zheng is still like this, not mature enough, he only talks and does things according to his preferences, only cares about the present, and does not think much about the consequences. When she coaxed her in every possible way, she promised everything, but there were few things that really got it right.
It's not that this person is vain and plays tricks, but that he is a son-in-law who has never experienced social beatings, and he takes everything for granted, and he doesn't know that everything goes smoothly in life depends on his family background, and once what he wants to do is contrary to the interests of the family, he can't actually do anything.
"Then thank you brother-in-law, eldest sister." Xu Shaoting toasted a glass of wine on behalf of Shen Qinglan.
Shen Hongmei saw that her brother-in-law appreciated it, so she thought it was done. She knew that Xu Shaoting was a money string, and she never forgot to make money, and he would not let go of such a good opportunity to make money.
After eating the homecoming dinner, Shen Hongmei and Chen Zheng left early under the pretext of going out shopping, because it was cold at home, and Chen Zheng couldn't stay.
When the two walked to the yard, Aunt Zhang led her little grandson out again and asked, "Go back to your mother-in-law's house and send a car to pick it up, this time there is nothing to do, there shouldn't be a noodle, right?" ”
Shen Hongmei only felt that this old lady was simply the nemesis of her life! She's everywhere!
"Aunt Zhang, that car belongs to my father-in-law, and it is not our special car, it is impossible to follow us twenty-four hours a day, when it will drive in the future, I will let your grandson see enough." She took Chen Zheng's arm and tried to keep smiling.
"Yo, then dare to be kind, you will come back for the New Year, and you will be able to watch it in a few days!" Aunt Zhang patted her grandson's head and let him play elsewhere.
Shen Hongmei was successfully angry before going out.
As soon as the two of them left, Aunt Zhang pulled Shen Qinglanle, "See, your eldest sister's good fortune is here." ”
"Huh?" Shen Qinglan didn't understand what she meant.
"Silly boy, can't you see this? Her in-laws don't value her at all! Aunt Zhang said in a tone that saw through everything, "Hasn't she always felt that she is smarter than anyone else, and the family belongs to her?" Consciously drive away your mother, she will be this family, your father and you have to listen to her, in fact, she has not yet reached the day of becoming a mother-in-law! If you want to marry in the compound, there is no one in your mother's family who can support her, who can see her? ”
"When your mother left, I knew that there would be such a day, and it would be difficult for a daughter without a mother to be in her mother-in-law's house, even if it was a stepmother, if the relationship was good, she would be the same as her own mother, and she would pride herself to be smart and do stupid things, isn't this retribution?"
"It's a blessing in disguise, and it's much better to recruit a son-in-law into the door than to marry into your mother-in-law's family!"
Shen Qinglan suddenly realized.
On the day she returned to the door in her last life, Chen Zheng's parents, including his sister-in-law, paid special attention to it, and brought them large bags and small bags before going out, and brought gifts to everyone in the family, even the little uncle's. That day, the driver followed them all day, and the car stopped at the entrance of the alley for a whole day, and I don't know how many people envied it.
In this life, although the eldest sister returned to the door and took a lot of gifts, it was sloppy compared to her previous life.
Shen Qinglan didn't think about it carefully, but Aunt Zhang reminded her of this, in her previous life, the Chen family was kind to herself, and half of them were directed at her little uncle.
The little uncle drove the leader, and the connections were there, and the face was naturally enough, although it would not be stammered, but it was necessary to have a good relationship.
The relationship between people is inextricably linked, cutting off any of them may cut off their own way, smart people know that they have a wide range of good karma, but conceited people unknowingly ruin their own way.
The day after returning home, Shen Qinglan went to the market to buy some lo-mei materials. Before the market opened, she planned to start with cheap things, such as chicken feet, chicken necks, duck necks and duck wings.
When the business ended at noon, Shen Qinglan asked Xu Shaoting to go home to rest, and she stayed in the store to make lo-mei.
Of course, Xu Shaoting couldn't rest, he hesitated whether to go out to find a job or stay to help, and after weighing it, he decided to go out to do odd jobs, at least to make enough money to open a store first.
After he left, Shen Qinglan closed the door of the store and started to make lo-mei.
Because the ratio of materials and the production steps are well understood, it is easy to make. First, the broth is boiled with chicken and pork bones, the sugar is fried, and then the packets are put in and boiled together, which only takes time to cook.
Lo-mei can best reflect the experience of a chef, this thing can be cooked by anyone who can cook, and the steps of the ingredients will be learned, but the taste is thousands of people, even if you are given the same package, the taste of the marinade is not the same.
Experience lies in the details, the final role of each spice determines its dosage and the order of delivery, the volatilization of spice flavor is fast and slow, some need to be increased halfway, when to add ingredients, when to add water, the concentration of soup, the intensity of sugar color, this is the accumulation of experience.
Shen Qinglan liked to study these things the most when she was learning cooking, she liked to study taste, and she thought it was a very interesting process.
When Xu Shaoting came back, a pot of lo-mei was already ready, and the aroma was fragrant when he opened the door, which was a level he had never smelled before.
"What does it smell so good?" He didn't think it would taste like a duck neck with braised chicken feet.
Shen Qinglan noticed his hand shrunk into the cuff, looking as if it was ...... Swollen?