Blissful Days After Widowhood Chapter 101: First Class Chef

The fat woman looked at Director Tan with glowing eyes: "So, did she pass? Is this shredded tofu soup really that delicious?" She kept gulping.

Manager Tan gave her a dissatisfied glance, and finally said kindly: "If you want to eat, take a bowl and serve it yourself."

"Yes, yes, thank you Mr. Tan." The fat woman filled a bowl with joy, and couldn't wait to take a sip, her eyes narrowed by the fat on her face, "Delicious, It's so good, girl, you have a future!" The fat hand patted Ning Xi's shoulder hard.

Ning Xi thought: "If I don't let you guys arrest me, I will have a better future!"

Han Xiangfei and You Zhenniang didn't dare to take it lightly, they both cooked a dish seriously, otherwise it wouldn't be fun if they were ranked third. They are also subject to the most restraints. In Han Xiangfei's opinion, second-class is the best. They have a separate residence and usually have a wider range of free activities. It is more convenient to do something or find an opportunity to escape.

Han Xiangfei made a bowl of tofu ball soup, wrapped the tofu with a piece of gauze, smashed it to squeeze out the water, took a small spoon and scooped up a small ball into a bowl with flour, sprinkled some minced meat, and then Rotate the bowl by shaking your wrist to coat the tofu with flour all around. Finally, tilt the bowl against the side of the pot, and the tofu **** will roll down the boiling water in the pot.

He did it one by one patiently, and Director Tan watched each one patiently, and he didn't mind the troublesome repetition of actions.

After a while, put a bowl of tofu **** into a bowl, cook a bowl of clear soup, sprinkle with salt and chopped green onion, drizzle some sesame oil and pepper, and pour it on the balls.

Manager Tan saw that he was skilled and already knew what he was doing. At this time, he just tasted it casually, and nodded his approval. The rest of the tofu ball soup naturally entered the mouth of the fat woman. She first took a big mouthful of soup. , nodded abruptly and praised: "Very fresh!" Then he took another mouthful of tofu balls, nodded again and praised, "It's tender enough."

You Zhenniang made a decent fried tofu with chives. The foundation of her cooking skills is here. Naturally, she successfully passed the assessment of Director Tan and became a second-class chef.

Next, the fat woman took the three of them to get things and arrange accommodation.

Each person received two sets of clothes, a quilt, a mat, and a wooden bucket. These are all belongings. The fat woman said that after a month of work, there will be wages paid every month. Second class The chef can buy some necessities of life at the market for one or two silver coins a month.

Yes, there is still a market on the island. If you have any other skills, such as weaving straw shoes, weaving rattan baskets, etc., when you have time, you can go into the mountains to find raw materials by yourself. Take it to the market and sell it in exchange for some other daily necessities.

The market is opened once every ten days. Regardless of the price of the items sold, the island owner will take one-tenth of the tax. Private transactions are usually not allowed. Once discovered, they will be punished with ten lashes. The whips of those in charge are all barbed, and if they go down ten whips, they won't get better if they don't lie down for ten days and a half.

The houses assigned by the three people are next to each other. This is a long row of single-door courtyards. Each courtyard has two rooms. A small courtyard is separated by a bamboo fence. There are simple beds and Furniture such as tables and chairs, outside the yard, there is a well in the east and a toilet in the west, all of which are shared by this row of small courtyards.

Ningxi paid attention to the count when he came here just now. There are about twenty small courtyards in this row. This large area is full of such small courtyards, there are about ten rows. If it is full, this island will There are two or three hundred people at this level alone. Without decades of accumulation, it is estimated that this level cannot be achieved.

Now Ningxi and the others are on the same level as this fat woman, and since she just ate the delicious food they made, she became a lot warmer with them at this time, and told them a lot about the island, It can be heard from her words that the island owner is the only one on this island, and all the people on the island are his slaves. Anyway, as long as you come to the island, you should not expect to return to the mainland in this life.

Many people got married and had children here, and they reproduced on the island from generation to generation. Over time, they didn't even know what it was like on the mainland.

Ningxi finds it very strange that such a large volcanic island is not far from the mainland. She is ignorant and has never heard of it. Why doesn't even Jun Qianyu know about it? If the imperial court found out, how could it tolerate such a long-term impunity for such an island owner who occupied the island as the king?

But these things are not something that they can know with their current identities. Ning Xi thought, in order to find out the secrets of the island as soon as possible, find Jun Qianyu, and get the antidote, she must become a first-class as soon as possible. Just the cook.

According to the fat woman, the place where they live now is the servant area, and the first-class cook does not live here. They live in the central area where the island owner is located. She has lived on the island for more than a dozen years. I haven't had a chance to go in yet. I heard that it is as luxurious as the palace, and even the water is made of gold cups.

The afternoon is the day when the island owner personally selects the first-class chef. Although the island owner personally selects the first-class chef, in fact, he will not show up. People, no one has seen the true face of the island owner. According to the fat woman, even Director Tan has never seen it.

In the mouths of these servants, there are many legends about the image of the island owner. Some say that he is six feet tall, with three heads and six arms, and has a tiger-backed waist. Others say that he is very handsome and a romantic talent, but one thing remains the same , that is, the island owner is very powerful. It is said that his mouth can breathe fire, and he can cause huge waves when he slaps his hands. In short, he is a god-like existence.

Ningxi naturally knew that these legends were mostly exaggerated, but he was also curious about the island owner.

The fat woman took them to the kitchen to get their meals. The second-class chefs are the same as the small stewards. The dishes are quantitative, one meat and one vegetable. The specific dishes depend on what dishes are in the kitchen that day. Men are not sure if they can eat enough, but when they are cooks, they have access to a lot of ingredients in the kitchen, and it is not their turn to starve if they are hungry.

After the meal, the fat woman asked them to go back to their residence and have a good rest, and someone would take them to the kitchen to take the assessment at the beginning of the day.

Ning Xi converted it in his heart. It was probably around 1:00 in the early afternoon.

Ningxi returned to her residence and just lay down on the mat that had just been laid when the door was pushed open and You Zhenniang walked in: "Miss Ning, are you asleep?"

"Not yet!" Ning Xi said, "Miss You, what's the matter?"

You Zhenniang said: "I have something I want to ask you to do for a favor."

"Whatever, just say it, as long as I can help, I will definitely help you."

You Zhenniang is a little embarrassed: "I want to ask you to teach me how to make a dish from an ancient recipe." Since Ningxi's appearance in the chef competition, everyone thinks that she must have a long-lost ancient recipe. Therefore, many top delicacies that people have never heard of can be made.

"Why?" Ning Xi was quite surprised, people in this world attach great importance to the inheritance of teachers, especially recipes, which are very precious, and generally will not be easily disclosed to others, if a person does not have the consent of others Stealing someone else's recipe is stealing a teacher, and seriously, you will be kicked out of the culinary arts. You Zhenniang's request was considered too extreme, that is to say, Ning Xi didn't care much about it.

You Zhenniang "thumped" and knelt down for her: "Miss Ning, I beg you, I really want to be a first-class chef."

"Isn't second-class good? At least it's safe and secure. We don't know what will happen to first-class chefs."

"No, I'm not willing." Mother You Zhen said, "I'm not willing to be a second-class chef and be trapped in this place for the rest of my life. Ningxi, my family runs a restaurant, and my mother was originally just a family member. A maid was favored by my father and gave birth to me, but my mother-in-law and several older brothers always looked down on our mother and daughter. My mother and I never had a good life. I worked hard to learn cooking since I was a child. In order to be able to stand out one day, my father and a few older brothers can see how important I am to the family, but no matter how hard I try, they still don't take me seriously. This time it was very difficult for me to get the opportunity to participate. In the chef competition, I just hope to get a good place and let them know that I am not worthless! But no matter how hard I try, I will only get a tasteless fourth place in the end, Ning Xi, someone like you can do anything. How can the best people know the pain of people like us who can only become a foil for others no matter how hard we try?"

"But even if you are a first-class chef here, your father and brother won't know about it!" Ning Xi was still trying to persuade her that the central area of ​​Volcano Island was not such a good place to go, even if she taught her She cooks and makes her a first-class chef, but if she doesn't have the real ingredients, it's hard to say whether she can survive. If someone finds out that she doesn't have the ability to be a first-class chef, will she be able to come back? According to the fat woman, as long as she entered the central area or the "orchard", she hadn't seen anyone coming back for more than ten years, so those two places were very mysterious to the people here.

You Zhenniang resolutely said: "I have made up my mind, you don't need to persuade me any more, if you don't want me to learn your dish for nothing, then I promise you, after I become a first-class chef, what I get How about giving you half of all the gold and silver belongings?"

Ning Xi laughed instead. If she really values ​​those gold and silver possessions, with her ability, what can she get? Even if it doesn't depend on the ability to cook, as long as she is willing to follow him as Jun Qianyu said, does she want anything?

"I can teach you, but it's not for your gold and silver possessions, I just see that we met once and fell into this situation together, so I will help you once, but if we meet again in the future If anything, then forgive me for being powerless."

You Zhenniang happily said: "Okay, as long as you can become a first-class chef and leave this ghost place, you can do whatever you want!"