"Aunt Pei, Aunt Liu, are you two going to the shop again? Can Zhenzhen come with us?" Liang Zhenzhen saw them leaving the house and ran out to ask.
Pei Yuezhi shook her head and said, "You need to take care of your health first before you can start working. You're malnourished and weak. If you don't rest properly, you'll easily get sick."
"I'll help with whatever I can and won't cause you any trouble. You brought me back, so I can't just eat and drink for free. I know that if I get sick, it will only be a burden, so I will definitely take good care of myself. But I can also help wash the dishes and chop the vegetables."
Before Pei Yuezhi could refuse, Liu Yuanyuan agreed: "I can take you there, but the work in the shop has already been assigned. You can just help your Aunt Pei with some simple tasks."
After saying that, she looked at Pei Yuezhi and said, "Perfect, take a look at her cooking talent."
Pei Yuezhi thought it made sense, so she agreed to let her go as well.
"Then tidy up a bit, I have to go there first. Yuanyuan, wait for her here for a bit."
When Liang Zhenzhen heard that she could go over, she happily went back to put on her coat.
If she wasn't allowed to do anything else, she would really feel guilty. She hadn't done anything today, and Grandma Liu told her to just sleep in her room.
At first, she slept soundly for a long time because she was tired, but by the afternoon, she had almost finished sleeping, and since the house was very tidy and there was nowhere to tidy up, she felt a little uncomfortable.
Pei Yuezhi actually understood this situation. She was probably a little anxious, and what Liu Yuanyuan said made sense. Letting her help out would also allow her to see Liu Yuanyuan's talent for cooking.
This also saves Liang Zhenzhen from worrying at home.
Liang Zhenzhen had already visited the restaurant yesterday, but she only sat in the front hall for a while. This was her first time visiting the restaurant's kitchen, and she seemed a little excited.
"Aunt Pei, is this the restaurant's kitchen? I've eaten at restaurants before, but I've never seen a kitchen like this before. Is there anything I can do?"
Pei Yuezhi thought of the chores that Fan Chao and the others usually did and said, "Go peel the garlic and then peel the scallions."
Liang Zhenzhen nodded obediently, took the garlic basket handed to her by Pei Yuezhi, and sat down in a small corner to start peeling garlic.
Pei Yuezhi and Liu Yuanyuan were washing vegetables together when their two sisters-in-law arrived a few minutes later.
They usually take charge of chopping and cutting, and when the guests start to arrive, the cousin-in-law starts helping to serve the dishes, clear the table, and wash the dishes.
Zhang Hongying continued to help in the kitchen, while her cousin-in-law brought over the dishes, and the two of them washed them together.
Our Liu Yuanyuan took on the job of front desk staff, not only taking orders but also calculating meal costs.
As soon as the two sisters-in-law came in, they saw a small, thin person in the corner, diligently peeling garlic.
I immediately guessed that this must be Liang Zhenzhen, whom Pei Yuezhi mentioned this morning.
"You must be Zhenzhen. I heard from Yuezhi that you were coming to work here. I thought it would be a couple of days later, but I didn't expect you to come today."
When Pei Yuezhi saw the two of them come in, she quickly introduced them to Liang Zhenzhen: "Zhenzhen, this is my sister-in-law. You should call her Aunt Zhao. This is Aunt Zhao."
Liang Zhenzhen quickly put down what she was holding, stood up and greeted the two of them.
These two women, who are always very kind, and having just heard about her ordeal that morning, started talking to her.
I thought Liang Zhenzhen was the shy type, but she turned out to be quite talkative. The three of them had a pleasant chat.
Soon, customers started arriving one after another. Since it wasn't too busy yet, the dishes the customers ordered were easier to prepare.
Pei Yuezhi asked Liang Zhenzhen to try it out.
I first taught her how to stir-fry cabbage with vinegar, which wasn't that difficult to make.
Dinner dishes were mostly stir-fries, as stews take too long and don't have the convenience of a pressure cooker.
Pei Yuezhi labeled all the jars containing her seasonings with numbers.
No one would know what these are called; she only said that she made the sauce herself with soy sauce.
Anyway, it tastes like soy sauce. Others don't understand, they just think it's pretty amazing.
Pei Yuezhi was cooking on the side, demonstrating to Liang Zhenzhen. Unexpectedly, Liang Zhenzhen followed suit and made it look quite similar, even the taste was not much different.
However, after tasting it, one can indeed taste the difference. Although the taste is already quite good, Pei Yuezhi still hopes to present the best to the customers.
"You cooked it well. It won't be long before you can cook for me," Pei Yuezhi praised.
Liang Zhenzhen was a little embarrassed: "It's a pity that I can't help you with this right now."
Pei Yuezhi handed her cooked portion to her cousin-in-law who was serving the dishes, then turned around to comfort her: "You are quite talented. You're already very good, even though you've just started learning."
Over the next period of time, Pei Yuezhi patiently explained some key points of cooking to her, which she remembered very carefully.
Having such diligent and hardworking students makes the teachers very satisfied.
Once you get busy, time flies by. It was already getting dark, and there weren't many customers left. Pei Yuezhi prepared to close up shop and go home.
As soon as I got home, I saw Grandma Liu, Li Nian'an, Fan Chao, and Fan Mu sitting together around a table in the yard.
"What are you doing?" Pei Yuezhi asked curiously as she walked over.
Seeing them return, the group was visibly excited.
"Moon, you're back! We've been waiting for you all to come back. I've brought out all the chickens. Sit down, have some water, rest a bit, and then we'll crack them open!"
Since everyone was waiting for the chicken, they hadn't eaten dinner yet, so Pei Yuezhi quickly made a stir-fried noodle dish.
Then we started preparing to open the beggar's chicken.
Everyone was clearly very curious. Although this practice existed in ancient times, it was a relatively late one. However, in this fictional era, things from every dynasty were present. Pei Yuezhi really didn't expect that there would be no beggar's chicken.
However, it's also possible that they are in another city where information is not readily available, so they are not very clear about the situation.
Putting everything else aside, I'm very curious to see if this beggar's chicken will be a success.
I've never done this before. I've only made kiln-roasted chicken in modern times, but I feel that was easier to control the heat. This shouldn't be too different.
Ignoring everything else for now, Pei Yuezhi found a stick, put the chicken on the ground, and gently tapped the mud.
As the soil crumbled, a fragrance slowly wafted out.
They cracked open both chickens, revealing lotus leaves, and then placed them on the table.
Pei Yuezhi opened the lotus leaf, revealing the golden-brown roasted chicken. Some parts, perhaps because the mud coating was thinner, were a darker color, and a few spots were slightly burnt.
However, it doesn't affect the taste at all; it still looks delicious.
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