Chapter 46: First Money Sharing

Hearing this, Guo Youzhong smiled and waved his hand, silently refusing.

Of course, He Daqing was just talking.
Unlike later generations,
Nowadays, there are many examples like the He family, who rely on a skill to support several generations of their family.

Even when teaching apprentices, it is extremely exploitative.
No one will teach others how to make a living for no reason.
Doing so not only creates competitors,
It is more likely to cause the decline of one's own family and even eventually lead to the extinction of the family line.

After the refusal, Guo Youzhong did not stay any longer, and He Daqing began to formally teach He Yuzhu how to hang soup.
"Zhu Zi, our Shandong cuisine soups are divided into clear soup and milk soup.

The ingredients used are all three-year-old hens, old ducks, pork elbows, and pork bones. The only difference is in the final steps. Watch carefully."

After saying that, He Daqing picked up the old hen that the apprentices had cleaned, pressed the chicken's butt, and confirmed that it was a three-year-old hen.
Then chop off the head, feet and buttocks, and put them in the pot.

Then he cleaned up the old duck, pork elbows and pork bones.

"Remember, it's best to put the ingredients in cold water, bring to a boil over high heat, and remove the foam. Then you can add onions, ginger, and Shaoxing rice wine.

Come, there is a pot next to it, and you can do it again as usual."

Hearing this, He Yuzhu stood beside the chopping board and began to follow He Daqing's instructions.
I pressed the chicken's butt and felt it was hard, so I knew the hen was old enough.
Immediately chop off the chicken's butt and throw it away, chop off the chicken's feet and head and keep them, then gut the chicken and clean out the remaining internal organs.

Then I processed the old duck, elbow and pork bones.
Finally, put the big pot next to it on the stove, add 7 to 80 kilograms of spring water from Yuquan Mountain, put in the ingredients for the soup, and while waiting for the pot to boil, prepare the onion and ginger.

Bring the pot to a boil, skim off the foam, add onion, ginger and rice wine.

After finishing all this, I listened to He Daqing's instructions to adjust the damper of the stove to keep the fire at a moderate level.
"It's almost done now. Let's keep these two pots of soup cooking for 4 or 5 hours before moving on to the next step."

After saying that, he took He Yuzhu to a large pot that was already on fire.
"Pillar, see?

This is the soup that Xiao Li and his team prepare for lunch at 4 a.m. every day.
Smell this flavor.
The first batch of raw soup is almost done after the two pots have been boiled to this point.

Now you can serve the soup.”

While letting He Yuzhu do the work, He Daqing also asked the apprentice Li Wensheng who was chopping chicken breasts nearby.
Li Wensheng was naturally very happy to see He Daqing take over his job.
"Master He, please use it. I just want to take a break!"

"You kid, if your master heard this, he would definitely beat you up!"

"How can that be possible?
You are teaching Zhuzi to hang soup, which is a serious matter, and my master can't say no."

While the two were talking, He Yuzhu had already drained all the soup, leaving only the almost cooked ingredients at the bottom of the pot.
At this time, He Daqing gestured,
"Put hot water in a pot, bring it to a boil, and heat it up until the soup turns white. This pot of milk soup is almost done.
Well, let it burn.

Bring me a pot and the freshly boiled soup."

……

"Xiao Li, is the chicken breast hidden?"

"Okay, Master He, I'll bring it to you right away!"

"Watch the pillars carefully. Chop the chicken breast to this size. Don't chop it too thin. If it's too thin, it won't be clean when you sweep the soup later, which will affect the quality of the soup.

Then add water, beat and mix well, onion, ginger, rice wine, salt and sugar;

……

When the soup is boiling, add the freshly seasoned chicken breast and cook over low heat.

……

Okay, the chicken smell is rising. Slowly beat off the foam, be gentle and remember to add cold water to cool it down from time to time so as not to break the smell apart.

…When it’s cooked to this point, and the color is like clear tea, turn off the heat, remove the sauce, and the clear soup is ready.”

The soup was ready, and it was almost time for dinner. Everyone at Fengze Garden slowly started to get busy.
At this time, He Daqing said,
"I'll teach you today, and I'll watch you tomorrow. You can do it yourself and practice your skills well."

"I know dad!"

After blurting out the words without thinking, He Yuzhu realized that something was wrong, and looked at He Daqing and said,
"That's not right.

Aren’t you going to get your marriage certificate with Aunt Bai tomorrow? Why don’t you go to work? "

Hearing this, He Daqing also patted his head.

"The shopkeeper asked you to cook in advance, and I was so happy that I forgot about it.
Well, since we just got paid, let's go buy some chickens and pork elbows early tomorrow morning, cook two tables in the evening, and treat Lao Yi and his friends to a meal.
Firstly, it is to celebrate my marriage, and secondly, it is to celebrate your cooking."

He Yuzhu did not object to He Daqing's celebration, but he had a better idea.
"father!

Uncle Yi wants to adopt Aunt Bai's brother Qingshan as his godson. Ask him if he is willing to pay and include this matter in the calculation.

It makes it more formal.”

"Okay, then I'll go home tonight and ask Lao Yi if he's willing."

Speaking of money, He Daqing took out the newly acquired silver from his pocket.
"You just heard Master Zheng and the others say that the price of silver has risen again today. Although the shopkeeper gave me more money, my salary has not changed much. It is still 30 yuan.
We agreed to have half each, this is yours."

Taking the silver from He Daqing, He Yuzhu counted the silver and handed it to him.
"This is the food allowance for Yu Shui and me this month."

"to make!"

After He Daqing collected the money, he told He Yuzhu,

"Zhu Zi, it will be the end of the month in a few days. The special envoy of the Security Bureau will definitely come to the courtyard to inspect. You have to spend all the money quickly and don't cause any trouble."

He Yuzhu would definitely take the matter of the Security Bureau's inspection seriously, and he had already prepared a plan.
"I understand, Dad. I'll go buy some food and coal tomorrow."

at night,

When Yi Zhonghai got home from get off work, He Daqing mentioned the wedding banquet to him, and he did not object.
After congratulating He Yuzhu, he took out two silver dollars on the spot.

"Since we are going to do it, let's do it well and prepare more delicious dishes. This will show our sincerity."

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai, an outsider, was so generous, He Daqing naturally did not hesitate.

"Okay, let's do it tomorrow!"

After that, the two of them went to inform the neighbors about the banquet tomorrow night.

Most of the neighbors in the courtyard seemed very happy when they learned that He Daqing and Yi Zhonghai were going to treat everyone to dinner tomorrow night.

Only Jia Zhang,
After Yi Zhonghai left, he immediately put away his smile and cursed in a low voice,

"Pooh!

Shameless thing,

I just accepted Dongxu as my apprentice a while ago, and now I want to accept him as my godson.

What nominal term? It's just because you're afraid of going to jail!
If you are so worried about no one to take care of you in your old age, why don't you choose one from among your disciples and keep everyone hanging!"

(End of this chapter)