Chapter 22: Face to Face Appearance
The dew on the roadside grass had not yet dried, but Ye Shuyi had already washed up and went to buy goods.
She is going to the market today to buy flour and other pastry ingredients.
I made an appointment with Xie Yanfei yesterday, and he wanted to show off his skills.
After buying the ingredients, Ye Junhui had already opened the door for business, and several customers were eating rice rolls.
"Shuyi, I've never seen you make rice rolls before. Do you know how to make it? Do you want to learn?" Ye Junhui took the red plastic bags when he saw her come back.
Ye Shuyi wanted to say that she had already done it before, but her father seemed eager to teach her, so she pretended not to know how to do it.
"No, how can I do it?"
"Add oil first, otherwise it will stick to the bottom." Ye Junhui skillfully poured peanut oil on the iron steamer bottom.
Many stores use gutter oil, but they refuse to do so because it's unhealthy.
"Then, scoop half a spoonful of batter and pour it back and forth to cover the steamed bottom, so that the skin is just the right thickness. Then, according to the customer's preferences, give them lean meat and crack an egg into the egg sausage." Ye Junhui chattered.
After that, he pushed the rice noodle rolls inwards, like a drawer. This rice noodle roll machine is called a drawer-type rice noodle roll machine.
Wait a moment, in less than a minute, the ingredients will be cooked.
Pull it out, hold two iron plate-like scraping tools in your hands, and with a few swishes, the originally flat rice rolls are scraped into strips, rolled together, and filled with meat or egg fillings.
Then, use a scraper to put it on a plate, pour special seasoning and soul soy sauce on it, sprinkle with chopped green onions, and the rice rolls are ready.
The rice noodle rolls were as thin as a cicada's wing and crystal clear. Through the thin rice noodle skin, you could see the rich ingredients inside. When you took a bite, it was tender, smooth, refreshing, and full of chewiness. The soy sauce seasoning was a perfect match.
Ye Shuyi couldn't help but admire human wisdom for being able to invent such delicious food.
She started making a roll of rice noodle with lean meat. Her movements were smooth and flowing, even more skillful than Ye Junhui, and the rice noodle roll she made was also thinner.
Ye Junhui's eyes widened. This was Shuyi's first time making rice noodle rolls, right? How could it be better than his, who had been making it for decades?
This is talent!
He praised it generously and served two plates of rice rolls to the guests at the same table.
He ordered two.
The customer didn't pay attention and just picked up a piece of rice noodle roll with chopsticks, then looked at Ye Junhui.
The latter didn't understand why.
"Boss, your cooking skills have improved a lot! This rice noodle roll is not as delicious as before, it's even better! Especially the rice noodle roll skin, it's just the right amount of tenderness..."
Ye Junhui: “…”
"That was done by Shuyi," he said.
My daughter is really amazing.
"oh oh!"
Ye Shuyi smiled and said, "Dad, I'm going in to work."
"Okay."
Today's rice noodle rolls are still very authentic, and there are not many varieties.
Why do I say so?
Because she has seen outrageous ways of eating in the 21st century.
When she was in college, she ordered a rice noodle roll with lean pork, but it turned out to be filled with fat! This surprised and angered her, a person who had grown up on simple food.
That wasn't the most outrageous thing. What was even more incomprehensible to her was that rice noodle rolls could be sweet?! Someone even invented ice cream rice noodle rolls, and someone even replaced the rice noodle roll's soulmate, soy sauce, with cola!
As a Cantonese, she would really explode on the spot!
Unfortunately, even after traveling through time, she still couldn't prevent that from happening...
Ye Shuyi returned to the kitchen and tidied up her things. Just as she was done, Xie Yanfei came to work.
"Sister Shuyi, good morning!"
This is a common greeting. Another one is "Have you eaten yet?"
Of course, if two men are close enough, they'll ask each other, "Are you still alive?"
Ye Shuyi looked up and saw that Xie Yanfei's hair was shining today.
I used hairspray to set it, and it had a hairspray smell, but luckily it wasn't too strong.
The young man is already handsome, and if he dresses up properly he will look even more stylish and more fashionable.
"Good morning." Ye Shuyi replied, then pointed to the flour, dough plate and other tools beside her, "You want to knead the dough today, right? I've prepared it for you."
"OK."
The restaurant opens for lunch around 11:00 PM. Lunch is different from the morning market. The morning market offers breakfast dishes like rice noodle rolls, preserved egg and lean pork congee, siu mai, wontons, and beef noodles. Lunch and dinner are primarily rice dishes, with a variety of dishes to order.
Of course, some restaurants are open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and they will make whatever you want to eat.
Ye Shuyi first made a bowl of lean meat wontons for Chen Nanfeng, then a bowl of beef brisket noodles, and finally some fried rice noodles.
That should be enough for him.
At seven o'clock, Butler Xue appeared outside Ye Ji on time and took the lunch box.
"Butler Xue, did the young master go home very late last night?" Ye Shuyi asked.
"It was a bit late. We went back after one o'clock. But the light in the young master's room was on all night." The housekeeper was a little helpless.
Maybe the young master is sorting through police documents? He's been working all night.
It’s really not easy.
"Oh." Ye Shuyi responded.
Didn't sleep all night?
Is there something on your mind...
"Miss Ye, if you don't have any other questions, I'll go back first." said Butler Xue.
"Okay, bye!"
Ye Shuyi turned around and saw Xie Yanfei had already started making noodles.
"A Fei, what are you going to do?"
"I'll just make bowl cakes and wife cakes!" Xie Yanfei replied.
Bowl cakes are a type of solid food served in a small bowl about half the size of a palm. They come in a variety of colors and flavors. They're often found at school gates. To try them, the vendor sticks a short bamboo skewer into the bowl cake and twists it, and the round, slippery treat pops out.
Take a bite, it is sweet but not greasy, fresh and soft.
Wife cake, sugar filling, crispy and crunchy, but no wife inside.
Both of these are very common pastries and are not difficult to make.
Ye Shuyi was surprised that Xie Yanfei had chosen these. Thinking about it, it made sense. Bowl cakes rely on the density of the cake itself; too thin or too thick won't turn. As for wife cakes, baking time is crucial. Too little time and the cake will be too soft; too much time and it will be too brittle. The crumbs will fall off as soon as you eat them, making for a rather unpleasant experience.
It has to be said that there were few college students in that era, and they learned real skills.
Xie Yanfei tinkered with it calmly and finished it in a short while.
Ye Shuyi tried the bowl cake.
It was soft and not sticky, and tasted good, naturally sweet. She had the orange flavor.
"It tastes good." Ye Shuyi praised, "As expected of an outstanding graduate of your school."
Xie Yanfei smiled embarrassedly after receiving the praise.
"From now on, I'll trouble you to keep up with the pastries in the store. You can research new things and continue to improve the original ones." Ye Shuyi entrusted him with an important task.
"Me?" Xie Yanfei was very surprised. He had only been here for a few days, and already he was responsible for such a high-level task as developing pastries?
"That's right, you're no worse than me at making pastries. I'll teach you something else another day. Just follow this idea."
"Oh. Sister Shuyi, I actually want to learn something else." Xie Yanfei knew what he was good at, but he didn't want to stay in his comfort zone.
Ye Shuyi nodded, without saying whether she agreed or not.
Xie Yanfei just watched eagerly.
At this time, Dong Lin'er came in.
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