In the end, he could only explain in a slur manner: "So... I don't know the specific arrangements for breakfast. ”

"Forget it, bad luck, I think it must be the difference between the chef for breakfast and lunch, otherwise how could the level gap be so big?"

"It's better to go to the wine shop opposite to deal with it, and then go home for dinner."

"If there is a better cook, why not arrange it for lunch? Obviously, lunch is the most popular time, and Wang Dianshi's recent arrangements are becoming more and more incomprehensible. ”

"Let's go!"

……

A group of people came and left in a big way, which made the atmosphere in the public kitchen very awkward, especially the handyman who had just been caught and questioned.

He just wanted to breathe a sigh of relief when he saw the officials leaving, but when he turned around, he saw Chef Liu's eyes staring darkly in the direction where the group of people had just left.

Although Chef Liu didn't speak, he just felt that Chef Liu was very wrong now, and he looked like he was going to deal with someone.

At this time, "someone" is feasting.

Although Zheng Wan doesn't know the truth of the woman's words, the mutton cakes in the mouth will not deceive people, the noodles are thin and soft, and the mutton soup is delicious.

What's even more surprising is that the mutton placed on top of the noodles tastes no taste at all, the umami is soft and rotten, in addition to the umami, there is also a strong milky fragrance, and the taste is very special.

It is really worthy of such a humble stall to be able to open here for more than 20 years.

In this way, she quickly solved a big bowl of mutton soup and cakes, touched the bulging belly, and felt that this was life.

The old couple was also happy to see Zheng Wan behaving like this, and the happiest thing about being a cook was to see the guests enjoy the food they made.

After settling her lunch, Zheng Wan paid ten cents painfully, she could only say that this mutton was still too expensive, and she would eat a day's wages at once, even if she earned money today, she was still distressed.

Perhaps, after shedding a little blood, she quickly thought that she could make other flavors of dried fish first, set the price a little higher, and make up for herself.

Thinking of the location of spices and seasonings in this era, she took the lead towards the location of the pharmacy.

When he came to the counter, the medicine boy immediately asked with concern: "What kind of medicine does the lady want to buy?" Is there a prescription? Who was it for? ”

"Come and buy some missing herbs, can you do without a prescription?"

"It depends on what medicinal materials the lady needs, some forbidden medicinal materials are not allowed without a prescription, forgive me."

"I want some star anise, peppercorns, cinnamon, cloves and cumin, but I don't know if there are any taboos?"

"No, all the lady wants are some warm medicinal herbs, so I'll get it for the lady."

As he spoke, he immediately turned around and opened the medicine cabinet, looking for the medicinal materials that Zheng Wan needed.

After a while, all the medicinal materials were wrapped in a piece of paper, because Zheng Wan didn't want much, and it cost thirty yuan.

After that, she went to the grocery store to buy the white sugar she needed, the price was expensive, she was painful, but a few small pieces, it cost fifty yuan, but thinking of the taste of honey and dried fish, she felt that her cost was worth it.

At the same time, she also found the figure of chili pepper in the grocery store, which is said to have been brought by merchants in the Western Regions, with a spicy taste, not many people are willing to try it, or the taste is even more weird after trying, no one wants to buy it, so she hoarded a lot of it in the warehouse, and can only sell it to people like Zheng Wan who "don't know the goods".

Now that the ingredients for the spicy dried fish were also available, she seemed to see a large pile of silver coins rushing towards her.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but laugh out loud on the street, and the passers-by next to her couldn't help but cast curious glances frequently.

Zheng Wan didn't know anything about it, holding the ingredients he had finally obtained, and stepped into the back door of the Dushui Prison with joy, ready to put all the ingredients in his room.

This time, before she could take a few steps forward, she was grabbed by Zhao Qingyou's arm, and said with a worried face:

"Oops! Mrs. Zheng, just now the handymen sent the fish back, and wanted to ask if you needed small fish, but they were interrupted by Chef Liu, and now they have all rushed into the ditch. What about tomorrow's trading? ”

"Is there any conflict between Er and Chef Liu?"

Zheng Wan asked this sentence with an innocent face, and Zhao Qingyou's brain was also blank for a moment, but she quickly thought of what happened at noon.

"Maybe it's because some people say why don't women make lunch? Annoyed Chef Liu? ”

Zheng Wan just wants to say in his mind now: That's it, that's it? Chef Liu's skill can also be mixed in the water prison, and even the mutton cake she ate today is not as good, isn't it a matter of time before someone compares it?

After so many years of not knowing how to improve her craft, she should have known that there would be a day, and she guessed that this was definitely not the first time, but it was just this time that she was caught as a punching bag.

Chapter 16: Salty and sweet tofu brain

However, her current identity is not easy to compete with Chef Liu.

So, looking at Zhao Qingyou's anxious face, she suddenly had a good attention.

"Sister Qingyou, if I'm not mistaken, every day these small fish have to be selected by various divisions, and then brought back to the water supervisor for treatment, so can one of them turn around? Directly into the Yong'an Canal. You can pay some processing fees to the handymen and pick them up halfway. ”

Zhao Qingyou also immediately thought about the feasibility of this method, in fact, it was quite hard to pull it back and pour water, and I don't know who set this rule?

After thinking for a moment, he said in a relaxed tone: "My son is familiar with them, so let's go and say, lady, you go back to the room and wait for a while." ”

As he spoke, the person immediately ran away, leaving Zheng Wan stunned in place, looking at Zhao Qingyou's fiery temperament, and couldn't help but smile on his face.

She weighed the ingredients in her hand, walked quickly to her room, put all her things away and waited for Zhao Qingyou to come back.

In fact, she still felt a little pity in her heart, she had just made a big deal, and she was cut off like this.

What's more, she also specially bought the ingredients to make a new flavor of dried fish, which now seems to have to be put aside for the time being, and the production of dried fish can only be transferred to tomorrow.

The thought of the small money that originally belonged to her was flying away, her heart hurt.

Before she could make the gesture of Xizi holding her heart, Zhao Qingyou, who ran back with joy, stood in front of Zheng Wan with a smile on her face, grabbed Zheng Wan's arm, and shouted excitedly:

"Agreed! And they agreed! However, they hope that in the future, the lady will make a better breakfast. They also wanted to ask if they could ask the lady to help prepare a small feast? said they wanted to find a chance to get together, right next to their residence.

I also heard that they secretly prepared their own stoves and kitchen utensils over there, but now it seems to be true. ”

For breakfast, Zheng Wan naturally won't smash his signboard, and he will definitely make everyone eat comfortably, needless to say.

After that, it was even easier to help cook, and now she was more concerned about another thing, the male handyman actually had a stove and kitchen utensils for private use, which meant that she could make up some oil and water by herself in private.

It just so happened that she also felt that it was not good for her to use the things of the public chef all the time, and it should be easier to borrow them from the handymen.

She nodded excitedly and replied, "Of course you can, Sister Qingyou, I want to ask, can they rent their own stoves?" I don't have to go to the kitchen to make small dried fish in the future. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Qingyou immediately thought of Chef Liu, who was finding fault today, what would happen if he was caught?

He said with a solemn face: "I'll ask again, and I'll give you an answer after dinner." ”

"Thank you, sister, if it weren't for you, how could my son continue to stay in the capital water prison?"

As he spoke, Zheng Wan threw his whole body on Zhao Qingyou, and his chin rested on the other party's shoulder and continued to be coquettish.

This can make Zhao Qingyou's flesh numb, although she doesn't know what words to use to explain this mood, but her heart is soft.

She hugged Zheng Wan back and gently patted Zheng Wan's back.

The two hugged like this for a while, looking at each other's smiles, and a warm atmosphere flowed between the two.

Because, when it was time for a busy dinner later, Zhao Qingyou had to leave in a hurry.

Zheng Wan, who was temporarily idle, immediately remembered the ingredients she brought back, and if she wanted to make spicy dried fish, she still needed to process the chili peppers.

The peppers she bought from the grocery store were all whole, and she needed to process them into chili powder herself, which was more convenient to use.

Moreover, the grocery store owner may be worried about the dampness of the peppers, and each one is dried and crumbled as soon as it is twisted, which is very beneficial for her second processing.

Zheng Wan took out all the chili peppers from a burlap bag, scrubbed them all with a wet handkerchief, spread them on the low table on the couch, and waited for them to dry.

Taking advantage of this gap, she also processed the other spices and waited for further processing.

For dinner, she ate the flax cakes she brought back, which was a little choking, but the sesame seeds were still quite fragrant.

And Zhao Qingyou, who she had been waiting for, had not come back yet, and according to common sense, it should have been the time for everyone to leave the kitchen and come back.

Thinking of this, she suddenly felt that something was strange, and just as she wanted to leave the room to find Zhao Qingyou, she saw a candle flickering closer.

She hurriedly shouted, "Sister Qingyou! ”

"It's me, Mrs. Zheng."

"Why did my sister come back late today?"

"Chef Liu said that he wanted to rectify the rules of the public chef, and everyone listened to the training until this hour before coming back."

"But didn't Chef Liu leave as soon as dinner was done?"

"Maybe it's a whim today, right?"

"Then he still has a lot of blood in his heart today."

Hearing Zheng Wan's complaining tone, the corners of Zhao Qingyou's mouth, who had been tired for a day, immediately rose, and the boredom in her heart dissipated a lot, I don't know why she felt that when she stayed with Zheng Wan, the whole person was a lot more relaxed.

With such a relaxed and happy mood, she also gave the answers of the handymen.

"I asked the lady at dinner, and they were all happy, saying that the lady could use it for her own use, and there was no need to say anything about renting. Anyway, after they bought it, they didn't use it a few times, and they were all piled up in the corner of the wall to accumulate dust. ”

"That's not good, it's better to figure it out for trading. Sending fish, borrowing a stove, twenty dollars a day, if they don't agree, then the matter has not been mentioned. ”

Zheng Wan's more serious temperament looked at Zhao Qingyou and shook her head, but it was precisely because of this that she was willing to run for Zheng Wan.

"I'll talk to them in detail tomorrow, don't worry, lady."

"It's okay, Sister Qingyou, you're tired for a day, hurry up and go back to rest."

"The lady also rests early."

The next day, it was time for Zheng Wan to prepare breakfast, perhaps because all the incidents yesterday revealed Chef Liu's displeasure with her.

Therefore, she deliberately came early, opened the storeroom, and when she saw the scene inside, she thought she had come to some garbage heap.

The stored flour is mixed with the soaked vegetables, whether clean or dirty, all mixed together, not to mention the rest of the ingredients.

Zheng Wan looked at the basket of mixtures of red dates, raisins, mung beans, etc., and felt that he could directly boil a pot of eight-treasure porridge.

And there was no meat at all, whether it was the pork meat that people didn't like at the time, or the small fish she used to use.

The only good thing is that the soaked soybeans did not suffer any damage and are still soaked in water.

As soon as she saw such a scene, she knew that the person the other party wanted to deal with was herself.

Maybe it's because they think that soybeans are at most boiled soy milk as a breakfast drink, and they can't pose any threat to them, so they do this.

Then Zheng Wan just wants to say that they still underestimate their own abilities.

She rummaged through the recipes in her memory a little, and immediately appeared in her mind tofu brains suitable for breakfast, whether salty or sweet, they are everyone's favorite food, and even every time she mentions it, it will cause a salty and sweet war.

Since ingredients are scarce, it is not impossible to use local materials.