Blissful Days After Widowhood Chapter 100: Vance Tofu

Ning Xi dragged the chain over to open the door, only to see a long corridor in front of the door, a long row of small doors like himself in the left and right rows, and people came out of the door one after another, also dragging the chain under their feet , looks numb, and moves slowly.

Suddenly a woman rushed out: "Who are you, why are you imprisoning us, do you know it's illegal?" Ning Xi recognized that this was one of the new women who arrived yesterday. A leather whip flew over, "swipe" the ground, and a long bloodstain immediately appeared behind her.

The woman pounced forward, struggled and stood up again, loudly saying, "We all resist together, there are so many of us, why should we be afraid of them!" She lashed out again, matching the bloodstain just now. form a cross.

But the people next to him still looked numb and walked forward one by one with their heads down.

Ningxi couldn't bear it, and was about to go over and persuade the woman, when someone suddenly pulled her sleeve gently, and when she looked back, it was Han Xiangfei: "Don't get ahead, look at the situation first and then act on your own."

There was a sound of whip tips hitting each other, and the steward flicked the whip and shouted: "Don't talk to each other, go!"

Ning Xi and Han Xiangfei looked at each other, lowered their heads and followed the crowd.

A group of people walked into a room full of long tables and benches that looked like a canteen. Everyone was numbly queuing up, and each received a bowl of gruel and two cornmeal Wotou, just found a place to sit down, Ning Xi also took the opportunity to sit with Han Xiangfei, You Zhenniang also saw that they wanted to come over, and was kicked rudely by the manager: "Don't choose."

There are only a few grains of rice in the gruel, which is clear enough to look in the mirror. The cornmeal is thick and hard, and when swallowed, it cuts her throat. Ning Xi took two bites, but she couldn't swallow it, so she stopped. Putting it aside, the person beside her glanced at her and whispered, "You don't want it anymore?"

Ning Xi shook his head: "No more."

The man quickly stretched out his hand, pulled her woutou in his hand, stuffed it into his mouth, raised his head to see that the steward was not paying attention, and whether it was the gruel that Ning Xi had drunk, he brought it to him and his head was overwhelmed. into your own bowl.

Han Xiangfei said in a low voice, "You eat more, and you have to have the strength to escape." Seeing how all these people were reincarnated as hungry ghosts, they knew that it was not easy to eat a full meal.

Ning Xi of course knew that she had to eat enough, but she couldn't help it if she couldn't.

The few people who were transported yesterday, except for the woman who was whipped just now, are all here, but Jun Qianyu was not seen, and he didn't know whether he escaped or not. Ning Xi was worried. think.

When the food was almost finished, the steward came to drive people to work, Ning Xi, Han Xiangfei, You Zhenniang, and a few newcomers were brought out: "You guys, go over there and give lectures. "

A chubby woman came over, holding a piece of paper in her greasy hand: "Ningxi, Han Xiangfei, You Zhenniang, the three of you can cook?"

The three looked at each other, bowed their heads and responded, "Yes!"

The fat woman said: "You are lucky, the kitchen just doesn't have enough staff, so I will save you from hard labor and go directly to the kitchen!"

Waves the three of them aside and tells them about the specific situation on the island as they walk.

Any newcomers, whether they are slaves bought at Renyazi or kidnapped like Ningxi, are always indifferent at the beginning, so no matter who they are, they just come here. When the time comes, they will be sent to do hard and dirty work for a month. After being humiliated, people will become numb and honest, and will be assigned to work in various places.

There are those who farm the fields, those who chop wood, hunt, and do various cleaning jobs, and there are those who serve the ladies and gentlemen above. Good or strong men and women will be selected and sent to a place called "Orchard". It is said that "Orchard" specializes in producing "ginseng fruit", but the place is very mysterious, but no one has ever come out. , the so-called "ginseng fruit" is just hearsay, and no one really knows.

That's why this fat woman said that Ning Xi and the others were lucky and could go straight into the kitchen.

The people who work here are also divided into several classes. The lowest class is those who do all kinds of hard work. They live in Datongpu and only have two gruels in the morning and one in the evening.

A house like the one Ningxi and the others lived in last night can only be accommodated by a first-class servant. The general servants in the kitchen belong to this category. They can eat three meals a day and have porridge. There are wotou, and occasionally there are some sporadic meat residues.

The next level up is the stewards. Everyone can get a small yard, and they can eat vegetables and meat, normal meals. Occasionally they win the favor of the master, and they can also get some rewards. Here, the chefs with this level of treatment are second-class chefs. Usually, they are responsible for the daily meals of the masters. As long as they can be promoted to second-class chefs, their life can be quite nourishing.

As for the first-class chefs, what they do, even the fat women can't tell, but they all live in luxurious courtyards. There are also servants and maidservants serving, and life is like a fairy.

"Then how can I become a first-class chef?" Ning Xi asked curiously.

The fat woman gave a "sneer" smile: "Don't be too hearty, little girl, it would be good to be a second-class! The people who can come to us are all master chefs, and all of them are top-notch people. "Ning Xi believed it. Three of the top four in the cooking competition had already been **** here, and the rest must not be ordinary people.

It's just that she couldn't understand why these arrested people didn't resist and didn't run away. Is it really because they were tossed by the hard work in the first month and completely lost the will to resist?

After a while, she knew the answer. As soon as the three of them came to the kitchen, their chins were pinched, and they were forced to swallow a pill and poured a large ladle of cold water. Ning Xi clutched his chest. Coughing straight: "What the **** did you give us?"

The fat woman said: "As long as you are obedient and obedient, there will be no problem, and the antidote will be given to you every month."

Ning Xi was shocked: "What if there is no antidote?"

The fat woman said lightly: "The intestines are rotten, and then the people are carried and buried as fertilizer!"

After a while, Han Xiangfei asked in a low voice, "What are we going to do now?"

The fat woman said: "We'll make a dish for one person later, and set a grade." If it's just a vain name, and the cooking skills are not good enough, then you can only be a handyman in the kitchen, just do some chopping wood and burning fire, Preliminary processing of ingredients, as well as food for low-level servants. If the cooking skills are acceptable, they will be classified as second-class. They can be assigned to a small yard, and they can also get some necessary daily necessities to live. As for the first class, that is to be hand-picked by the island owner. The fat woman looked at the three young people and shook her head. It was definitely not qualified.

"Can I choose what to cook and what ingredients to use?" Ning Xi asked. The more she looked, the more mysterious and terrifying she felt that this volcanic island was mysterious and terrifying. Jun Qianyu's whereabouts had to be broken into the interior, so Ning Xi decided to surprise people and strive to become first-class.

The fat woman said: "No, we will choose an ingredient. Those who can pass will be rated as second-class, and those who cannot pass will be rated as third-class. But you are lucky. If you can successfully decide as second-class, you can participate in the competition, and the first-class chef's competition is free to choose ingredients."

After speaking, they took them to an empty big stove. One of them had a plate of tofu in front of them. In front of them was a big basket with green onions, ginger, garlic, mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots, green vegetables, radishes, etc. Vegetables are optional.

It turns out that this time they were asked to make tofu.

A thin old man in his fifties walked over, and the fat woman nodded respectfully and said, "Mr. Tan, these three are new cooks, please test their cooking skills."

Manager Tan nodded: "Well, let's start!"

Ningxi has the intention to show off, and decides to make a Wensi tofu that reveals the craftsmanship of the knife.

Ningxi first picked some shiitake mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots, green vegetables and carrots, and cut them all into thin shreds. She shredded them quickly and finely, but it was nothing. This is the basic skill of learning how to cook. All can do this.

The shredded vegetables are put into boiling water first, and the colors of red, yellow, black and green are tumbled in the water, which is really beautiful.

Next, let's deal with the tofu.

I saw her gently holding up the white and tender tofu with her left hand, placing it on the cutting board, dipping her right hand with some water to make it wet, then picking up the kitchen knife, calmly, first dividing a piece of tofu into three layers, then one layer On the ground floor, I saw a piece of knife light flashing, and dozens of knives were made in one go. When she stopped, the tofu was still the same piece of tofu, and there was no difference in appearance.

Then she scooped up the tofu with a flat blade, holding the knife in her right hand, the blade was slightly inclined, and poured lightly with water in her left hand, and the pieces of tofu were separated. Dozens of extremely thin slices.

Ning Xi kept pushing the tofu slices from the knife surface into the cutting board, took a deep breath, the blade continued to fly up and down quickly, and the knife fell, and the tofu slices were cut into filaments like a stream of water. , The shredded bean curd is gently put into the boiling water, and in an instant, thousands of shredded bean curd as thin as a hair bloomed a beautiful flower in the water.

Use a slotted spoon to pick up the cooked shredded tofu and the freshly cooked vegetables into a large soup bowl. Scoop the boiling water for the shredded vegetables and tofu into a bowl, re-season it and boil it, pour it in In the big soup bowl, I saw light and white shredded tofu floating in the soup bowl as if floating, with colorful vegetable shreds interspersed in it, which is exquisite and beautiful.

Ningxi brought the soup bowl to Director Tan: "Wensi Tofu, please taste."

Manager Tan's eyes flashed. He scooped up a spoonful of steaming shredded tofu and put it into his mouth. He only felt that the shredded tofu was tender and smooth, and it melted in the mouth. Drink a sip of soup. Although this soup is not made of stock, but simply seasoned with boiling water, it has a refreshing taste.

Manager Tan nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, the island owner will come over in the afternoon to choose the first-class chef, you can prepare well."