Chapter 30 I am the chef

After hearing what Li Ruolan said, Qin Wan thanked her earnestly: "Don't worry, I will be careful."

She was not a fool, so she could naturally notice that there was something wrong with the way others looked at her.

But Qin Wan didn't expect that Li Ruolan would come to him specially to tell him these things, and she suddenly felt warm in her heart.

"Okay, just keep it in mind. If you feel something is wrong at night, just shout."

After saying this, Li Ruolan returned to her home and started to clean up. The pot had to be sealed with a layer of yellow mud to prevent smoke from leaking out. Li Ruolan didn't know how to do it, so she waited for Deng Minghao to come back and deal with it.

She carried the meat, chicken, pig intestines, some white flour and sweet potato flour and went to the Youth League Home next door. Zheng Hongmei and Li Juhong were cooking today, and they knew that Li Ruolan and the others were coming over to host a wedding banquet tonight.

Seeing Li Ruolan coming over with something, he immediately came over and helped Li Ruolan deal with it.

Li Ruolan first processed the pig's large intestine herself. After washing it twice with clean water, she scooped out some wood ash from the bottom of the pot and then used the wood ash to scrub the pig's large intestine.

After washing it several times, Li Ruolan added white vinegar and washed it again, then rinsed it with clean water several times. The unpleasant smell finally disappeared for most of the time. The remaining smell depended on the chef's cooking skills.

When Zheng Hongmei and Li Juhong saw Li Ruolan washing the pig intestines, they both came over with embarrassed looks on their faces.

"Ruolan, how do you make this large intestine? Do you know how to make it? Our cooking skills are not good enough, and the large intestine we make is smelly and unpalatable."

"Don't worry, you don't have to cook. You just need to help with the side dishes. The chef will be back soon and he will take care of everything." Li Ruolan said to the two of them with a smile.

Zheng Hongmei and Li Juhong also knew that today's meal was the wedding banquet of Li Ruolan and Deng Minghao, and they knew very well how good their cooking skills were.

Now that they heard that Li Ruolan had invited a chef, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief, as they were afraid that their wedding banquet would be ruined.

"Okay, then let's go to the vegetable garden to pick some vegetables, and then add a few vegetarian dishes." The two of them went to pick vegetables and came back after a while.

I picked peppers, lettuce, spinach, onions, garlic sprouts, and green beans.

The peppers were chopped and the onions and garlic sprouts were washed. After a while of busy work, Deng Minghao finally came back with two heads of garlic and a handful of dried peppers in one hand.

In his other hand he held three small round jars, which seemed to be filled with wine.

"Have you bought all the jars?" Li Ruolan asked.

Deng Minghao nodded while washing his hands: "We bought two large jars. I thought the one was quite big, so I didn't buy more. One is for holding water and the other is for pickling vegetables. Two are enough.

I also bought two jars of sauerkraut, the big jar was two yuan each and the jar was eighty cents, so I spent six yuan in total.

I didn’t ask for the remaining money, but asked the host to bring me a few jars of wine, all of which were grain wine brewed by themselves.”

"I got it. Then go and cook. The side dishes are all ready." Li Ruolan urged Deng Minghao.

It’s getting late. I guess the captain and the accountant will be here soon.

Deng Minghao washed his hands and went into the kitchen. Zheng Hongmei and Li Juhong were steaming buns in the kitchen using the white flour and sweet potato flour brought by Li Ruolan.

The two had just finished cutting the steamed buns and were stunned to see Deng Minghao come in.

Deng Minghao smiled and looked at the two of them: "What are you looking at?"

Zheng Hongmei glanced at what Deng Minghao was holding: "Are you here to deliver something? Where is the chef you hired? Why hasn't he come yet?"

Deng Minghao put the things away, then opened a bottle of wine with a knife and said with a smile: "Then why are you still looking outside? I am the chef."

Li Juhong was so surprised that she even stopped cooking: "You are the chef? You can also cook?"

Deng Minghao chopped the ginger and garlic deftly: "Yes, it's me. Today I'll let you taste my cooking skills."

Li Ruolan came over and started a small pot: "He cooks delicious food, just watch."

Zheng Hongmei put the cut steamed buns on the steamer and started steaming them, while watching Deng Minghao start cooking.

Heat oil in a pan, add onion, ginger, garlic and chili first, stir-fry until fragrant, then add the washed and chopped pig intestines, then add wine to remove the fishy smell.

There was cooking wine in the space, but it was difficult to take out, so Deng Minghao used wine instead of cooking wine to remove the fishy smell.

After stir-frying for a while, a strong aroma wafted from the kitchen, and the educated youth at the educated youth point immediately came out after smelling the aroma.

Wang Mingzhu and Zhang Baoer couldn't help themselves and went to the kitchen to take a look. They were surprised to see that it was Deng Minghao who was cooking.

The pig intestines were quickly served, and then Deng Minghao made a dish of fried chicken with chili peppers, which also tasted delicious.

Stir-fried lettuce, stir-fried green beans with meat, blanch the spinach and mix it with minced garlic, then add authentic braised pork.

After finishing all this, Deng Minghao made a meatball soup and egg soup, also known as egg soup.

There are six dishes and two soups, and each dish is served in two large bowls. The portions are very large and definitely enough for twenty-five or twenty-six people.

Qin Wan also came over and ordered two more dishes, stir-fried rabbit meat with mushrooms, and fried yam meatballs.

When all the dishes were served, many people swallowed their saliva. The dishes were so fragrant and they were all hard dishes. Being able to eat so much meat at this time was better than what they had during the Chinese New Year.

After the meal started, after a few words of congratulations, everyone started to pick up their chopsticks and eat. The only sound during the meal was the sound of eating, and no one had time to talk.

In the end, more than twenty people ate all the dishes, and there was not even any oil left in the dish.

Most of the pots, pans, and utensils used were ordered by the educated youth, and some were newly bought by Li Ruolan and her friends today. Qin Wan, Xu Tao, and Guo Xiaoya also borrowed plates and dishes.

At this time, the people at the educated youth site helped Li Ruolan and Deng Minghao wash the pots and pans, and each of them left with their own bowls.

Xu Tao and Guo Xiaoya followed Deng Minghao and Li Ruolan out of the educated youth camp. On the way, Xu Tao said, "Educated youth Guo and I are going to get our marriage certificate in a few days. We'll have to hold a wedding banquet then. I'll buy the meat and vegetables, and can you cook for us?"

Deng Minghao nodded: "Of course, I can, but let me make it clear first, I want half a pound of meat as a reward."

Xu Tao smiled and patted Deng Minghao on the shoulder: "Okay, you are the chef, you have the final say."

After talking for a few more words at the door, they went their separate ways. Deng Minghao and Li Ruolan went home, then lit the kerosene lamp and started to prepare the pot.

Li Ruolan took this time to clean the water tank. After washing it twice with clean water, Deng Minghao had already sealed the pot with yellow mud.

Then light a fire and burn it to see if there are any places that are not pasted well. If there is smoke, use yellow mud to paste it again.

After fixing the pot, he went to the educated youth camp to fetch water. Only after filling the water tank did he start to rest.