Blissful Days After Widowhood

    After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather is really cool.

      But it didn't taste as good as what his master made from the beginning.

    Thinking of wasting so many good things, Chef Xu beat his chest with hatred.

    But Gu Yin is not in a hurry with him. Although the apprentice's practice is not so delicious, it cannot be sold to customers, but it is not a problem for his own employees to eat. As long as you can eat it, it's not a waste.

    Moreover, she basically knew where he had a problem after tasting it, and if she pointed him out individually, she would naturally not make such a mistake next time.

    This moved Chef Xu, and he said to the two young apprentices in private: "Meeting your master is the greatest good fortune in your life. I want to give your teacher and grandfather the end of life."

    Gu Yin heard a sentence by chance and was speechless. Chef Xu was eight or nine years older than her, and the two young disciples were only four or five years younger than her. She really didn't want to go ahead of them.

    Afterwards, Chef Xu began to help Gu Yin to share more things, simple white case desserts, he has been watching Gu Yin for almost half a year, and it is more effective with less effort.

    The shopkeeper Zhou saw that Gu Yin and his apprentices were also a little jealous, and he also had the idea of ​​accepting apprentices.

    In fact, this idea is not a day or two, but when he was in Wangyuelou, it was because he wanted to run the entire restaurant by himself, and he did not have the energy. Later, the operation of Wangyuelou was on track, and Chef Zhao was placed in to sing opposite him. If he had accepted apprentices at that time, it would inevitably make people think that he was trying to form a gang based on this.

    Treasurer Zhou did not want to take apprentices as a means to win over people, so he has been dragging it down until now.

    As soon as he came up with this idea, Chef Xu was the first to sign up. He already had the basic skills of the red and white case, and he didn’t have to learn the white case. Of course, he wanted to learn the red case, but he also I was afraid that Gu Yin would mind, so I first asked Gu Yin what she meant.

    Gu Yin certainly wouldn't mind, and she helped him to say good things to Shopkeeper Zhou, saying that Chef Xu was really a person who was devoted to learning how to cook.

     Shopkeeper Zhou also saw this, so he accepted Chef Xu as his apprentice.

     Chef Xu added another master with superb craftsmanship, and he didn't sleep that night.

    But no matter how fast he was, he couldn't learn from two masters at the same time. After thinking about it, Chef Xu thought of his two little apprentices.

    His two little apprentices are equal to Gu Yin and shopkeeper Zhou's apprentices and grandchildren, and Gu Yin and shopkeeper Zhou are naturally willing to take them.

    At this time, Gu Yin knew the names of the two young boys, the older one was called a chopping board, and the smaller one was called a kitchen knife.

    The name is like a play, and it was given by Chef Xu.

    But the untouchables are easy to support, and it is not easy for him to raise two children as a big man, so there is no need to go into it.

    So the three teachers and apprentices were divided into two groups, one group followed a master/shigong school.

    What frustrated Chef Xu was that he knew that the two apprentices had some talents in cooking. Not much worse than him. But I didn't expect the talents of these two people to be fully revealed after meeting Gu Yin and shopkeeper Zhou.

    The chopping block talent is in the white case, Gu Yin taught him once, and he knew it immediately. With his skill, the flower rolls he made were as good-looking as those made by Gu Yin.

    The talent of kitchen knives is in the red case. His knife skills are good, and the ratio of seasoning and hook juice is taught in his mind once, and the card is extremely accurate.

    Fortunately, Chef Xu is not a narrow-minded person. Looking back, the two masters are so powerful and the two young apprentices are so clever. Although he is not as good as them, he can become a teacher with so many people. Disciple, it is already a rare opportunity.

      , for fear that he will not be happy.

    In September, Gu Yin only needs to stay in the kitchen for two or three hours a day, a lot of time for herself.

    Shiweitian also launched a new product at this time - sweet-scented osmanthus cake.

    The production of sweet-scented osmanthus cake is not complicated. Mix glutinous rice flour and glutinous rice flour, add lard, sugar, and water, mix and stir, then knead the flour into a sandy sieve, and put the sun-dried flour into a square The steamer is covered with wet gauze, and finally smoothed out with a knife to cut out the shape of a flat square. This keeps the shape better than cutting it after steaming, and it won't fall apart easily. Lastly, sprinkle with chopped osmanthus and steam for 2 minutes.

    The fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant.

    In the past, customers would definitely be more willing to go to special dim sum shops or big restaurants to buy such delicate snacks.

    However, since the Mid-Autumn Festival has sold snow skin mooncakes, children and sweet-loving guests are full of praise.

    Once the osmanthus cake was launched this time, there was no need to publicize it.

    A piece of cake for three cents, even if it is not a holiday, parents are willing to buy it for their children.

    And it's a seasonal thing, if you miss this fall you'll have to wait until next year.

    So every day outside the main meal, Shiweitian can sell hundreds of sweet-scented osmanthus cakes every day. After the sale, it is not only for ordinary people. .

    But pastries are snacks and seasonal things, so this time it did not attract the hatred of the other two.

    In the middle of September, Gu Ye proposed to celebrate his birthday!

    Although Gu Yin and Wang Shi have never urged him, they are actually concerned about this matter.

    After he brought it up, Mrs Wang thought about it and said, "The time doesn't seem right. I only opened a stall at the wharf where your mother and I went in September. you."

    This also makes Gu Yin a little ashamed. This era is not as convenient as the mobile phone electronic calendar in later generations.

    In the late summer and early autumn, their family fled to Hanshan Town. are problems.

    Under such an environment, they did not buy an almanac at home, and counted the day as the day passed, and the weather as the day.

    Meeting Gu Ye later, how did you think that this little brat would become a part of the family in the future? He didn't even remember the day he met.

    But what Wang said made sense. Gu Yin also remembered that he met him before winter, because he was scared away not long afterward, and the weather suddenly became cold. All the pedestrians began to wear jackets and jackets, but she and Wang were worried.

    "That's right, this time." Gu Ye blushed, "Now, can't you?"

      , I'm so greedy, I want to eat her craft sooner or later!

    Of course it's not impossible, anyway, he should have been five years old, since Gu Yin and Wang Shi couldn't remember the specific date, they went with him.

    And knowing that he has many friends who are inseparable now, Gu Yin also said: "At that time, my mother will set you a table or two, and you will call all your good friends to come home for a meal. How's it going?"

    After getting the answer, Gu Ye was so happy that he jumped out.

    I jumped all the way to the outside, saw Fan Jinsong, Xiaopang and others from a distance, Gu Ye immediately slowed down and started walking slowly with his hands behind his back.

    "What's the good thing today, our wild brother is so happy?"

    Gu Ye announced that he was going to celebrate his birthday soon.

    The children were excited when they heard it and asked him, "What birthday ceremony does Brother Ye want?"

    Gu Ye said no, and said, "My mother said, I will invite everyone to dinner then."

    After he finished speaking, he looked at the number of people around him, and now he has counted very well, and it is easy to count less than one hundred.

    He counted to thirty in one breath, and the children around him had only counted half, and Gu Ye frowned again.

    Such people can't be invited all at once, and even if his mother agrees, he is not willing to let his mother work so hard to entertain so many people in one go.

    "Sixteen people please, the original No. 8 will remain unchanged. As for the others..." Gu Ye looked at Fan Jinsong, "You decide."

    A few months ago, Fan Jinsong was thinking of saying goodbye to Gu Ye, and now he seems to be Gu Ye's number one horse.

    Having said this, he immediately raised his chest proudly and said, "Brother Ye, don't worry, I will definitely make it fun for you!"

    When it came to Gu Yechen's day, Gu Yin started to prepare after the morning market.

    Cakes must be made, but Gu Ye specifically told her that she should not work too hard, otherwise he would have an uneasy birthday, so Gu Yin made a simple version of the chicken cake.

    Whisk egg yolks, milk, and flour until smooth. Beat egg whites and sugar at high speed to form a meringue, then add the egg yolk paste that was stirred before, and quickly mix well. After turning it into batter, pour it into a low disk, slide it with a toothpick to eliminate air bubbles, bake it in the preheated bread kiln for a quarter of an hour, take out a knife and cut a cross on the cake, and put it in the kiln Bake for a quarter of an hour.

    The baked cake is burnt yellow, sweet and fragrant, and then topped with a layer of sweet-scented osmanthus syrup.

    Such a cake can't be compared with the cakes sold in later generations, but except for the step of beating the egg whites, the other steps are considered simple.

    Thinking of other children coming, Gu Yin made four pieces in one go.

      The ice cellar was kept on ice for half an hour. After half an hour, cut the long strips into small round pieces and bake them in the bread kiln for more than a quarter of an hour.

    Before noon, four osmanthus chicken cakes and hundreds of butter cookies were ready.

    Gu Yin also went from the back kitchen to the front hall, only to find that there were several children standing in front of the counter in the store, they were lined up with strange and odd pieces in their hands s things.

    When she saw her, Mrs. Wang laughed and said, "They are all here to congratulate us on Xiao Ye's birthday. I said at first that I would not accept it, but they were still anxious for me, saying that if they did not accept it, they would not leave."

    Gu Yin asked people to take out the biscuits she made and use the biscuits as a gift in return.

    The things that the children send are all kinds of strange things, such as candied haws, small pieces of caramel, wild flowers picked by the roadside, etc. are relatively normal, as well as the rags at home and the stones picked up by the roadside. .

    But it can be seen that these are the things they like. The child who gave the rag head said that it was the most beautiful piece of cloth in the world, but unfortunately it was too small to do anything. So he can only sleep with him every day. The stone picked up by the roadside was the child's favorite little toy, and he played with it so smooth and moist that there was no edge or corner at all.

      Gu Yin didn't dare to accept this kind of precious thing, but only said that he had received his heart, and gave two biscuits as a gift in return.

    Until lunch, Gu Yin helped Gu Ye receive 30 or 40 gifts, and it hurt to copy the gift list.

    Wang smirked beside her, and whispered to her: "Our Xiaoye's birthday is about to catch up with the eldest man who is an official. You too, they are all gadgets. , why do you still write a gift slip?"

    Gu Yin also laughed along, saying that it was not in the way, "The courtesy is light and affectionate, and writing it down makes Ono happy to see it."

    Before lunch, Gu Ye and Wu An came back together.

    Wu An specially took a half-day holiday to accompany him on his birthday, and Gu Ye also went to Wen's house to pick him up after his morning martial arts lessons.

    Not long after they arrived, a group of children led by Fan Jinsong also came to the banquet.

    The afternoon market had already started. Gu Yin borrowed two tables in advance and put them in the backyard, so they could just go there.

    Four cakes drenched in sweet-scented osmanthus syrup, together with the dozens of small biscuits left, the eyes of older children like Fan Jinsong lit up, while the younger ones started to **** saliva.

    Of course, since you are inviting people to dinner, it must not only be desserts, but also hot dishes. But Shiweitian itself is in the food business. Gu Yin asked Shopkeeper Zhou to keep one plate of each of the hot dishes in the lunch market, adding up to ten plates of hot dishes, enough for this group of children.

    They didn't need to be greeted, they served dishes and chopsticks under the leadership of Gu Ye and Wu An.

    The children's banquet was over by the end of the previous afternoon.

    After they left, Gu Yin took a look at Gu Ye and found that this kid was flushed and looked drunk.

    Shiweitian doesn't sell alcohol, obviously it was brought by someone else to congratulate him on his birthday.

    Gu Yin was terrified, and was thinking about taking him to see a doctor, when Mrs. Wang came over and smelled the small cup on the table, smiled: "It's nothing, it's fruit wine, said it's wine , is actually sweet fruit water, specially for women and children."

    Wu An also said: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, there is only a small pot in total, and each person gets a small cup. Look at me, I have nothing to do."

    Wu An is really nothing different.

    Gu Yin felt a little relieved, but touching Gu Ye's hot face, she still asked him worriedly, "Are you uncomfortable or dizzy?"

    Gu Ye shook his head and said, "It's not uncomfortable, I just want to sleep. Mother, can you carry me home to sleep?"

    He wouldn't make such childish requests, obviously he was still drunk.

    There was nothing to do in the afternoon, it was his birthday again, Gu Yin and the shopkeeper Zhou informed and carried him back to Zhenyi Lane.

     Carrying him for a quarter of an hour back home, while Gu Ye slept like a piglet on her back, she started snoring on the way.

    When Gu Yin put him on the bed, he didn't wake up, turned over and went back to sleep, snoring loudly.

    Gu Yin watched him for a while, seeing that the blush on his face had subsided, and there were no other uncomfortable symptoms, then got up and went back to the store.

    …

    The winter in Hanshan Town came early, and it suddenly became cold in October. Gu Yin felt that it was time to tinker with something new.

    It's getting cold, what's the best thing to eat? Of course it's hot pot!

    The cost of hot pot is high, and the current customer base cannot afford it, so the whole Mala Tang will be replaced.

    Gu Yin first went to Feng Carpenter to order a batch of bamboo long colanders, bamboo baskets, and bamboo sticks. Bamboo baskets and bamboo sticks are the simplest things, and they are sold in Feng Carpenter's shop. The handle of the long colander has a snap that just fits on the side of the pot.

      , meat dishes such as egg skin meat dumplings, and other staple foods such as fried dough sticks, hand-rolled noodles, and vermicelli, a counter with spicy bone soup has been opened.

    The same is still the cheap route, vegetarian dishes and staple food are one penny, and meat dishes are three cents.

    If you eat it cheaply, you can eat a bone soup Malatang for four or five cents. Of course, if you want to eat meat, then the money will definitely be unstoppable. In addition, you can add any other dishes you want to eat, just talk to Gu Yin, and she will be able to tinker with it right away.

    And you can put vinegar and garlic paste according to your own taste. In addition, Shiweitian also provides chili oil and sesame paste. You can make dry mix without bone broth. But the last two seasonings cost extra, two cents a serving, or three cents if you don't want soup.

    Once this thing was launched, Mrs. Wen was the first to praise it.

    He really liked the bone soup hot pot last year, but he never tried it again. If it's cold today, he has already thought about it again, and the spicy dishes can be selected according to his own taste. Even if you eat all the meals, you can choose the dishes yourself, and it is not easy to get bored.

    Master Wen also likes it very much. The chopped pepper sauce that Gu Yin sent has long been eaten, but knowing that Gu Yin is busy with her own business is too late, he did not have the cheek to ask her to let go of the work at hand, Take the time to make another jar for yourself.

    It's just that the peppers he bought elsewhere were processed by his own cook, and he always felt that it was not as delicious as Gu Yin's.

    Bone soup Malatang is definitely not as fragrant as butter and spicy hot pot, but the red and shiny chili oil is really spicy.

    Master Wen doesn’t want bone broth every time, just two extra servings of chili oil and sesame paste, and eat it dry.

    And other regular customers of Shiweitian have long been accustomed to their home launching new things from time to time. Although the time is short, it has been half a year. No one stepped on the thunder.

    Especially in November, when it is cold and windy outside, eating a hot meal can only warm the stomach, but the body is still cold.

    Now eating this spicy hot soup, hot soup and hot dishes, makes people feel comfortable and sweaty, and they will not feel so cold when they go out. Of course, if you add a few cents and eat a bowl of chili oil, it will be dry for a long time.

     Malatang is simple, except for Gu Yin to watch the heat and seasoning when boiling the bone soup, others can be OEM.

    Gu Yin was liberated at once, with more free time, she began to pickle sauerkraut.

      Then pour the rice water into the boiling water for scalding vegetables, stir well, add a little salt, remove the scum, and let it cool naturally.

      Light and sealed for three to seven days.

    This step is not complicated. After she demonstrated it once, Chef Xu and his two apprentices got started and marinated twenty jars in one go, not only mustard greens, but also cabbage , sour radish, sour beans, etc.

    After seven days, the sauerkraut is completely discolored and fully marinated.

    Chef Xu thought at first that his master was cooking small dishes, but after such a large scale, he felt that he was thinking wrong.

    Gu Yin is not a side dish, of course, there are so many things that sauerkraut can do!

    And the sauerkraut soup base can also be used as a new flavor of Mala Tang. In addition, there are sauerkraut stewed vermicelli, sauerkraut fried pork, sauerkraut stewed spareribs... There are so many things to eat.

    It is launched again, and the acceptance of the guests is still very high.

     Although Shiweitian had set up a few double tables before, it was barely able to sit down.

    Now it is Mala Tang and Pickled Fish, which has attracted a large number of people. In addition to the original regular customers, Shiweitian is often hard to find. Moreover, because the owner bought fast food in the past, the food became cold after the meal, and there were fewer guests. Now Mala Tang and Pickled Cabbage Fish are fast and convenient to make. Often from the morning, the store has been coming to the store one after another, and there is an endless stream.

    Hanxianglou and Wangyuelou are so annoying.

    I used to eat cheap dishes and snacks for God, but they have been suppressed by them. Although some new things were launched later, each time they were released, they received a wave of praise. The two of them could only comfort themselves that they were all seasonal things, and forget about it. However, Shiweitian is launching new things all year round, and various means of publicity emerge in an endless stream, which makes people dazzled.

    At present, the young owner of his family has included almost all the children near Wencheng Street. In a few years, those children will be older and can make decisions...

    An ant can kill an elephant! Let her go on like this, and the fool knows that sooner or later he will have to kill her.

    Especially in the VIP deposit activities launched by the two companies before, those customers have almost eaten the money they saved, and because there are too many discounts, the two of them don’t actually make any money. , and dare not engage in that kind of discount.

    Everyone knows that the diners are fresh, and after the money is saved, these people will turn to food for the sky.

    Wang Dafu gritted his teeth and took out the special seasoning he had prepared a few months ago.

    And Mr. Bai also chose to overweight, and reluctantly added the seasoning purchased at a high price overseas to the unique treatment of VIPs.