Seven canteens, in the kitchen.

Just made a big pot of beef fried rice noodles, Jiang Yu didn't stop for a moment, turned around and came to the side dish room, took out a few large pieces of pork crest meat from the fresh-keeping cabinet, put them in the vegetable sink and washed them, drained them slightly, and cut them on the eucalyptus board.

"Boss, why don't you eat something first?"

Lu Shuwu was holding a large plate of hot and fragrant beef fried noodles, eating "tremblingly", while standing at the door of the side dish room and probing his brain, his face was full of curiosity and asked,

"Breakfast is almost over, so you don't have to cook now, do you?"

"It's not made here, it's a dish to be made at noon."

Jiang Yu's work on his hands did not stop, and while cutting the slices of meat "tuk tuk tuk", he said,

"The process of this dish is complicated, I will cut the meat first, and then I will talk about it, if I wait until almost noon to start working, it may be too late."

When Lu Shuwu heard this, his eyes lit up instantly, and he hurriedly asked, "What kind of dish?" ”

"Sour soup and crispy pork."

"This, this dish is delicious!"

When Lu Shuwu heard the name of this dish, his saliva almost flowed out, he hurriedly raised his sleeve and wiped the corners of his mouth, and said with a smirk,

"This vegetable and meat soup is fresh, sour and appetizing, and it is eaten in rice, it is absolutely amazing!"

The sour soup is a famous dish in Heyu Province, but the small crispy pork is widely spread in all parts of China.

Small crispy meat is not only a special snack in Jin Province, Shaanxi Province and other places, but also very common in Zhangjiang, Jingchu, Sichuan, Shu, Ningzhou and other places, and because of the differences in eating habits in various places, the taste of the small crispy meat made is not the same.

But without exception, there is not much difference in the practice of small crispy meat in various places, and the most important thing is that it should be starched and hung in the lake.

The reason why the sour soup is complicated is that it is necessary to make the small crispy pork first, and then make it into a soup dish.

The small crispy pork is a dish in itself, and the small crispy pork made into sour soup becomes another dish.

The reason why Jiang Yu chose to make this sour soup and crispy pork is that its ultimate purpose is nothing more than to practice the basic skills of sizing and hanging the lake.

Cooking is a thing that can only progress faster if you get more hands on it and practice more.

He smiled and said: "Since it is so delicious, then you can eat less fried rice noodles, and save some stomach for sour soup and crispy pork at noon." ”

"Uh...... I think, I think the beef fried rice noodles are also delicious! ”

When Lu Shuwu heard this, something was wrong, and he hurriedly took the rice noodles in his hand and ate them aside.

It's delicious, and he can still make it boil?

Aren't you sorry for your reputation as a big foodie?

“……”

Jiang Yu couldn't help but shake his head and smile, didn't bother Lu Shuwu anymore, and continued to lower his head and be busy cutting meat.

After cutting all the meat, Jiang Yu took a clean stainless steel basin, put the meat slices in, then added the chopped ginger, salt, and peppercorns, and covered it with plastic wrap and put it in the fresh-keeping cabinet to marinate.

The meat slices can only be starched and hung on the lake after they are marinated and flavored, and now there is no hurry, Jiang Yu came to the sink to wash his hands, took a dry towel to dry his hands, and went out to eat.

As soon as he had eaten something to fill his stomach, Jiang Yu was about to go back to the side dish room to continue his work, when Yan Tongtong suddenly ran in and said breathlessly:

"Senior brother, there is an old man who said he was looking for you!"

"Old man?"

Jiang Yu paused, he didn't seem to know any old man in the past few years in school, right?

Is it the teacher of one of your own courses?

Thinking of this, he hurriedly walked to the door, and asked as he went, "Xiao Yan, did he tell you who he was?" ”

Jiang Yu walked a little fast, Yan Tongtong trotted all the way behind him, and said with a little stammer:

"Huh? He, he didn't seem to say anything, he just said that there is something important to find you. ”

"It's okay, it's okay, I'll know when I see him later."

I've known Yan Tongtong for a long time, and of course Jiang Yu knows that this girl is easy to stutter when she is nervous, so she hurriedly comforted her.

After coming out of the kitchen, Jiang Yu glanced into the canteen hall through the glass of the window, and soon saw an old man in his sixties standing in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking around in the canteen with a very casual look.

The old man was not at all dull and lifeless like some old people, his back was straight, his face was red, and he looked in good spirits, and he looked better than many young people.

Opening the door and walking out of the kitchen, Jiang Yu came to the old man in a few steps, looked at it carefully, and greeted with a smile:

"Hello old man, I heard that you have something to do with me?"

"You, you're the owner of this cafeteria?"

This old man is naturally none other than Ju Dequan, who is bent on joining the ranks of "vegetable cooks".

When he was eating breakfast in the cafeteria, when he tasted the well-known soup dumplings in the seven canteens, he was immediately shocked, and his heart was even more determined to go to the back kitchen of the canteen.

If you work with this canteen owner, won't you be able to eat more delicious dishes anytime and anywhere?

Then my life in my old age is really cool to fly!

Therefore, after breakfast, Jia Dequan did not leave, nor did he immediately go to the back kitchen to find the boss, he has also been a chef, so he naturally knows that the kitchen is busy at this time, how can he have time to take care of himself?

But he was not in a hurry, so he sat in the dining area and waited for a while.

When the breakfast time was over, Jia Dequan stood up slowly, came to the window to find Yan Tongtong, and asked her to help find the boss.

Now, he has seen the owner of the canteen, but what he never expected is this, is this boss so young?!

It's just a daze!

He is so young, such delicious dishes, and such delicious soup dumplings, how did he make them?

Did he start learning to cook in his mother's womb?!

Jiang Yu also saw Jia Dequan's surprised expression, but he didn't care, most of the people who saw him for the first time had this expression, and he had seen a lot.

He nodded and said, "Yes, I am the owner of this canteen." ”

"So, you made all the dishes in the cafeteria? Soup dumplings too? ”

"Some of the dishes in the cafeteria are made by me, and most of them are made by other colleagues, but I really make the soup dumplings."

Jiang Yu patiently explained, and said,

"Old man, if you really have something to do with me, you can say it now, if it's okay......"

As he spoke, he turned his head and looked into the kitchen.

It was obvious that if it was all right, then he would have to go back to the kitchen, where there was still a lot of work to be done!

"Something, really something!"

Jia Dequan is not stupid, of course he understands, he is not angry, he took a deep breath, and said with a smile,

"Boss Xiaojiang, I've eaten several meals in this canteen, and I've actually tasted most of the dishes, I think there should be a shortage of chefs on your side."

"Old man, what do you want to say?"

"Look, there are more than a dozen dishes in the cafeteria for every meal, but the dishes made by other people are a little far from the taste compared to the dishes you make!"

Juddquan shook his head and continued,

"Actually, you should have noticed it yourself, almost every meal, the dishes you cook are the fastest to sell out, and those students don't have to choose, so they will buy other people's dishes, and even then, sometimes there will be a lot of leftovers.

I think you should find a chef who is at the same level as you, at least not too much different, so that the taste of the dishes in your canteen will be greatly improved, not only will the sales be good, but there will not be too many dishes left to cause waste, what do you think? ”

"The old man has a point."

Jiang Yu thought for a moment and nodded.

In fact, he has already thought about this problem, but there is basically no solution, how can it be so easy to hire a high-level chef, not to mention that others look down on such a small place as the school cafeteria, even if they can see it, they are willing to come, they may not be able to afford the salary.

Therefore, he can only wait for Lu Shuwu and Qian Liwei's cooking skills to continue to improve and improve in their daily work, hoping that their cooking skills can get better and better, and the dishes they make will become more and more delicious.

He gave the old man a serious look, smiled and said,

"But to solve this problem, at present, I don't have the ability, so I can only wait to see it later."

"Why bother? Since I've raised the question, of course there is a solution to the problem! ”

Jia Dequan laughed out loud and said with a smug face,

"By the way, I forgot to introduce myself, my surname is Jia, Jia Dequan, Boss Xiaojiang just calls me Lao Jia, I don't need to call the old man, I don't think I'm old."

"Oh, okay, old Jia, I don't know what you have to teach you?"

"There is no need to teach."

Jia Dequan waved his hand and said with a smile,

"Actually, I'm also an old chef, I've been busy in front of the stove for decades, and I'm still a little bit of a knack for cooking, if you don't dislike it, I can help you in the cafeteria."

"Ah......h

Hearing the other party say that he wanted to eat in the cafeteria, Jiang Yu was a little embarrassed, this Jia Dequan was already this age, not to mention whether he could be qualified for the heavy physical work of a chef, even if he couldn't pass this level psychologically.

"What? Do you think I'm too old to stir-fry? ”

As soon as Jia Dequan saw Jiang Yu's expression, he knew what he was thinking, he couldn't help laughing, raised his feet and walked to the kitchen,

"Let's go, if I don't show my hand today, I'm afraid you'll have to suspect that I'm here to cheat and eat!"

Seeing this, Jiang Yu hurriedly chased after him, and while walking, he didn't forget to justify:

"Hey, Lao Jia, I didn't say that!"

"This kitchen is good, clean and hygienic, very good!"

Entering the kitchen, Jia Dequan looked around, nodded with satisfaction, looked back at Jiang Yu again, and asked,

"Boss Xiao Jiang, where is this side dish room?"

"This way, this way!"

Jiang Yu saw that Jia Dequan really planned to cook, and he didn't stop him.

To put it bluntly, it's nothing more than a dish, and even if it's done poorly, it's not a big deal.

After leading Jia Dequan to the side dish room, Jiang Yu suddenly caught a glimpse of Lu Shuwu squeezing his eyebrows on the side, as if something was wrong.

He wondered a little in his heart, what kind of moth is this kid doing?

first looked back at Jia Dequan, who was circling around a few fresh-keeping cabinets looking for ingredients, and seeing that he didn't notice his side, Jiang Yu walked towards Lu Shuwu and asked:

"What's wrong?"

"Hold the grass! Boss, where did you invite this great god?! ”

Lu Shuwu looked surprised, and while looking at the side dish room, he said in a low voice and excitedly,

"This person, this person is Jia Dequan, the elder of Ecai!"