Chapter 83: Provincial Capital Red Oil Seafood Hot Pot
Zhou Yuesheng was quick-witted and stepped forward to catch him.
"Brother-in-law should wear green, green clothes." After Chen Zhao said this, his eyelids slowly closed.
Yu Haiguang walked closer, reached out to feel the temperature of his forehead, and breathed a sigh of relief.
The body temperature is normal, no fever.
The people present were confused by Chen Zhao's inexplicable words.
However, no one stayed in the courtyard for too long.
Zhou Yuesheng carried Chen Zhao into the west room, pinched his chin and gave him a bottle of cooling water.
After taking a shower and changing his clothes, Yu Zhile returned to his room and fell asleep as soon as he touched the bed.
The golden glow of sunset completely faded, and the sky was dyed with a light orange-pink.
Chen Zhao guzzled boiled water in the yard to dilute the unpleasant smell of patchouli in his mouth.
"I don't want to get heatstroke again." He smacked his lips twice, his face wrinkled like a bitter gourd.
Yu Zhile opened the door and happened to hear this sentence. He asked, "Did you forget to wear your hat again?"
After suffering from heatstroke last time, Chen Zhao bought a straw hat at the market, but always forgot to bring it to work.
"No, it was too hot, so I didn't wear it for a while." Chen Zhao touched his nose.
Before going to work today, he remembered to bring his straw hat, but after wearing it for just a few minutes, the brim was covered with sweat, so he took it off.
Unexpectedly, less than half an hour after picking the fruits, he fell headfirst into the ground.
"You should drink a few more bottles of summer water." Yu Zhile's tone was a little helpless.
The bitter taste deep in his memory came back again, and Chen Zhao's face wrinkled even more.
"By the way, what did you mean by those words before you fainted?" Yu Zhile couldn't help laughing and took the initiative to change the subject.
"Oh, yes, those are my grandma's favorite colors." Chen Zhao suddenly became alert and started counting on his fingers, "Red, green, green, yellow, blue, purple."
Listening to him listing them one by one, Yu Zhile raised his eyebrows slightly.
The colors he mentioned can probably only be found in the dyeing workshop.
"The day after tomorrow I'm going to wear new clothes to pick up my grandma. She likes green the best!" Chen Zhao said excitedly.
He was talking about a pea green Dacron shirt that he had asked Zhang Wenxin's aunt to make for him, which was paired with a pair of black trousers.
After getting the clothes, he liked them very much, but he never found a chance to wear them.
"Bright-colored clothes suit you very well," said Yu Zhile.
Chen Zhao tried on this outfit at home, and it gave him a refreshing, youthful feel.
"Sister, you wear that light yellow skirt." Chen Zhao began to arrange clothes for others.
Yu Zhile smiled and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
On the other side, Zhou Yuesheng was talking to Yu Haiguang about Xiao Li.
Zhang Hailan and Yu Mengjun had to arrive at the state-owned restaurant at 5:30 and set out from the village at around 4 o'clock in the ox cart of the sideline business group.
It was still dark and with Xiao Li as a potential danger factor, he was afraid something might happen.
"I will send them off tomorrow and let Ning Tan find someone to keep an eye on Xiao Li." Yu Haiguang pondered for a moment and came up with a temporary strategy.
Zhou Yuesheng nodded in agreement.
The next day, Yu Haiguang set out early in the morning in his ox cart and waited for Zhang Hailan and Yu Mengjun at the entrance of the village.
He stayed in the town's armed forces department for a day, helping Ning Tan deal with some matters, and then drove the two back to the village in the evening.
Ning Tan has a subordinate who lives in the neighboring village. He will go into the city with the two of them in the next few days.
On Wednesday morning, Yu Zhile got up early and took the ox cart. Today she didn't have to go to the state-owned restaurant to buy seafood.
The ox cart traveled from dusk to dawn and finally arrived at Haidong Town.
There were few people on the street at 5:30 in the morning, but Yu Zhile could hear noises coming from all directions, which made him feel novel.
At this time, the back kitchen of the state-owned restaurant was completely covered by steam, and Hu Laosan was kneading dough in front of the stove.
"Master, we are here." Zhang Hailan and the other person greeted in unison.
Then, the two of them skillfully tied on their aprons and washed their hands. One of them chopped the meat while the other sat down to pick vegetables.
Yu Zhile occupied a small stove to make red oil. The dish she was going to teach Hu Laosan today was red oil seafood hotpot.
Bags of string peppers, lantern peppers, and chili peppers are piled up in the corner, adding a pungent smell to the kitchen air.
"Brother Hu San, from left to right, three portions, two portions, and one portion, and cut them into the size of fingernails." Yu Zhile scooped the peppers with a bowl while talking about the proportions of the three types of peppers.
Hu Laosan whispered several times and wrote down the key points.
Heat a pan with a thin layer of oil, sprinkle a handful of peppercorns while stir-frying over low heat, and continue stir-frying over low heat.
Slowly, the aroma of the pepper was stimulated and spread all around.
“When the peppers are fried until crispy, you can add white sesame seeds.” Yu Zhile lightly picked up the pepper pieces on his fingertips.
Suddenly, the chili pieces broke into pieces.
After the sesame seeds are fried, remove from the pan and pour all the peppers into a dustpan to dry.
At that time, Hu Laosan was making hand-rolled noodles.
Zhang Hailan and the other person stood by and observed and learned. He would stop from time to time to remind them what to pay attention to.
As he was working, he suddenly sighed and said, "When it comes to cooking, the most important things are the basic skills and these small details. You can't rush them."
"We will study hard." Zhang Hailan and Yu Mengjun looked serious.
Hu Laosan paused, looked at Yu Zhile, and told him the results of his discussion with his superiors.
"I talked to my superiors about Xiao Li's case. He broke the rules, and Xiao Li's uncle had one month's salary deducted."
"You have been affected by this incident. The higher-ups are afraid that you will not come to teach seafood anymore, so they will give you ten yuan and five kilograms of pork as compensation."
Yu Zhile was turning the peppers and looked up and said "oh".
"Also, all seafood in the store will be supplied by Haiyu Village in the future, and they just need to be delivered to the store before nine o'clock." Hu Laosan continued.
During this period, state-owned restaurants purchased their goods from canneries, where the quality was not very stable and they had to endure their complaints.
During the conversation, he raised this issue and his superiors asked him to solve it on his own. The first place he thought of was Haiyu Village.
"Thank you, Brother Hu San." Yu Zhile changed her mind and felt that this was a good opportunity to reorganize the women's fishing team.
Hu Laosan laughed: "Xiao Shuang keeps talking about going to Haiyu Village to be a maintenance worker in the future. As her father, I have to make good connections for her in advance."
Yu Zhile and the other two burst out laughing.
After a long time, the peppers had cooled down, so she poured them into a mortar and pounded them into coarse pepper grains.
At this time, the steamed buns and bread had already been put into the steaming pot, and the guests had not arrived yet, so Hu Laosan took the opportunity to stand aside and watch.
Yu Zhile poured half a pot of oil and said, "It's best to use rapeseed oil."
Heat the rapeseed oil over high heat until it drops to an appropriate temperature. Add onion, ginger, coriander, etc. and fry until fragrant. Then add the spices and fry slowly over low heat.
After removing the residue, add it to the coarse chili grains three times and mix well, adding some vinegar and white wine during the process.
"If you mix this oil with some cold dishes, the aroma will surely make everyone's jaw drop." Hu Laosan kept stirring the red oil, bringing out a mellow aroma.
"It's also a good choice to make mixed cold dishes." Yu Zhile responded, and then reminded, "However, after the red oil is made, cover it and simmer it until it cools down, the taste will be better."
"Okay." Hu Laosan took note of this detail.
Before I knew it, it was already seven o'clock and the sound of customers ordering food came from the window.
Hu Laosan and his two apprentices were busy, and it was not until after eight o'clock that they finished the last order.
After resting for a few minutes, he rushed to the cannery and brought back four large barrels of various fresh seafood.
Use potatoes, lettuce, fresh mushrooms and bean curd as the base, spread the steamed seafood on top, pour in red oil and simmer over low heat, finally pour a spoonful of hot oil on top.
The bright red oil seeps into the firm and elastic meat, the sauce is fragrant but not spicy, and the flavor is completely different from the dry pot seafood chowder.
The same is true of its color, aroma and taste, which makes it hard to resist.
At noon, there were more customers in the store, and Hu Laosan put the food on the counter as usual for customers to try for free.
This dish received unanimous approval from everyone.
Yu Haiguang and others arrived early, and Chen Zhao also took a bite, smacking his lips as he savored the taste.
Yu Zhile changed into her skirt and said, "Okay, let's go."
She seldom wears brightly colored clothes, and the light yellow floral patterns make her look glowingly fair.
The waist is specially tightened, which not only highlights the waistline, but also makes the skirt open up to a certain arc, revealing straight and slender calves.
"Sister, yellow suits you so well. You look like a princess." Chen Zhao was stunned. "This color must have been invented especially for you."
Yu Zhile joked: "If I wear red, you will also say that red is tailor-made for me."
Zhou Yuesheng's eyes never left her since the moment she appeared.
All the sunlight was focused on her, and everything around her was eclipsed.
"Of course, all colors are created because of me." Chen Zhao made an exaggerated expression.
His voice brought Zhou Yuesheng's attention back to reality.
Zhou Yuesheng walked to the passenger seat, opened the door for her, and raised his hand to block the upper frame of the door when she got in.
"Uncle, I'm going to get in the car." Chen Zhao cleared his throat and informed Yu Haiguang.
Yu Haiguang burst out laughing, imitating Zhou Yuesheng's movements and said, "Come, Xiao Zhao, I'll open the door for you, be careful not to hit your head."
The two's funny actions caused Yu Zhile to glare at them, which made them laugh instead.
It takes three hours to drive from Haidong Town to the provincial capital. Chen Zhao kept talking along the way, the atmosphere in the car was very lively, and time passed quickly.
The provincial hospital is twice as big as the one in Haidong Town and its buildings are also newer.
The four people got out of the car and walked inside, attracting a lot of attention.
"Hello, where is Dr. Hu from Beijing now?" Chen Zhao stopped a young nurse and smiled brightly at her.
The young nurse blushed and stared at his face intently, saying, "The training session ended a long time ago. Doctor Hu should be having dinner in the cafeteria with the dean and others now."
"Excuse me, which direction is the cafeteria?" Chen Zhao continued to ask.
The young nurse pointed her finger at a building with a gray exterior not far away.
"Thank you." Chen Zhao blinked at her.
The young nurse's face turned even redder and she hurriedly looked away.
After the four of them walked a short distance, she came to her senses, hurriedly caught up, and reminded them: "Hey, wait a minute, we have a rule that outsiders cannot enter the hospital cafeteria."
"Then let's wait outside for a while." Yu Zhile looked at the others and everyone nodded in agreement.
As soon as she finished speaking, a powerful voice rang out: "Xiao Zhao."
The four of them turned around and saw several figures appear at the cafeteria entrance. One of the ladies was dressed particularly eye-catchingly.
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