Chapter 205 The process of researching food is very joyful
"No, no, Uncle Wang has been a big help to me!" Zhao Xiaojing quickly shook her head, "Aunt Chen, to be honest, I really love to think about this right now. The more detailed the better, the more demanding the better, so that I can have a direction to improve my cooking skills.
It's not just the water chestnut soup dumplings, pickled duck eggs, pickled cabbage, and pickled radish, but also the chili pork and stir-fried beef dishes that are now available at the restaurant. I've only recently started researching and developing these dishes. Cooking requires constant research and practice, and trying a wide variety of dishes is the only way to continuously improve and create new dishes.
Zhao Xiaojing said sincerely.
Although she makes water chestnut soup dumplings to complete the task, she also enjoys the process of slowly pondering and thoroughly researching step by step to make delicious food.
"Okay, as long as you like it." Seeing that Zhao Xiaojing said this, Chen Huiping didn't say anything else.
"Xiao Zhao, this is you." Wang Jiandang leaned back in his chair, rubbing his belly comfortably and giving Zhao Xiaojing a thumbs up.
"Aunt Chen, Uncle Wang, if you have anything else you want to eat, you can tell me. I will prepare it for you to eat. After you eat, you can give me some suggestions. It's a good opportunity for me to practice my cooking skills.
This is definitely not a bother, it's a favor. The process of researching food is truly enjoyable." Zhao Xiaojing struck while the iron was hot.
"Then let me think about it..." Chen Huiping tilted her head and began to think seriously.
"I know!" Wang Jiandang glanced at Chen Huiping, "When you mentioned pickled radish, I wanted to say that your Aunt Chen was thinking about those pickled radish shreds that are sun-dried. They are crunchy and have no seasoning but are very fragrant.
We've made it several times, but every time we try it, it never gets the same flavor as when we ate it in the countryside. Either we add too much seasoning and it's tasteless, or it's bland without any seasoning. It also always gets moldy when exposed to the sun. Xiao Zhao, why don't you try this?"
"Oh, this is not worthy of being served in a formal occasion. It makes no difference whether I eat it or not. Xiao Zhao won't improve his cooking skills by making this. Let's try another one!" Chen Huiping waved her hands embarrassedly.
"It's okay, Aunt Chen. I want to make a side dish myself too. You just gave me an idea. I want to buy some more radishes tomorrow, so I'll make this!" Zhao Xiaojing smiled and clapped her hands and agreed immediately.
Although the mission was to gain Wang Jiandang's special favorability, she had become increasingly familiar with the couple during this time, and Chen Huiping took care of them in every way. Not only did she bring her own cabbage every time she came, she also always gave them vegetables she grew herself and fruits brought by Uncle Wang. She and Su Yuchen were deeply touched and always wanted to give them something in return.
"Auntie Chen, what does the pickled shredded radish taste like or how is it prepared? What's special about it?" Zhao Xiaojing asked in detail.
"That carrot..." Seeing that Zhao Xiaojing was serious about it, Chen Huiping smiled even more and started talking excitedly...
The next morning, as soon as the alarm rang, Zhao Xiaojing subconsciously turned her head to look to the side.
She now has a regular schedule. She has dinner at 9:30, and after dinner everyone cleans up together. She gets home at 10:30, then comes back to wash up and chat with Su Yuchen. After chatting, if she is sleepy, she sleeps, and if she is not sleepy, she goes into the virtual space to continue practicing.
I don’t know what time Su Yuchen came back last night. She hadn’t come back when Zhao Xiaojing came back. When Zhao Xiaojing came out of the virtual space and went to bed, it was already eleven o’clock and she still hadn’t come back.
"What time did you get back last night? I fell asleep and didn't hear it." Zhao Xiaojing turned her head and saw Su Yuchen lying next to her. She opened her eyes as the alarm rang.
"It's almost three in the morning when I got back. I'm glad I didn't wake you." Su Yuchen sat up sleepily and shook his head, his hands supporting his face with a satisfied smile. "It's been so long since we've seen each other. We had so much fun rehearsing yesterday that we unknowingly practiced until midnight. After practice, we found a place to drink, chat, and eat skewers. As we drank, we started singing. Those who had guitars played, while those who didn't poured a few glasses of water and banged on their glasses to accompany us. We ate for a while, and the guests at the next table even recorded a video for us."
Su Yuchen rehearses in a guitar studio run by a keyboardist friend. It's surrounded by shops, and the studio is soundproofed. Kids learning guitar finish their lessons at eight o'clock, so no one disturbs them until twelve o'clock, and time passes by unnoticed.
"Just have fun with it. Did your guitar skills scare them?
"Why don't you sleep a little longer? Wait until ten o'clock before going over. Don't practice Tai Chi this morning, or it will really be a punk health regimen." Zhao Xiaojing advised Su Yuchen, who was obviously still asleep.
"Then I'll skip breakfast, get three more hours of sleep, and wake up at nine!" Su Yuchen lay down in a split second. "They were really shocked. They asked if I'd skipped classes and slept all day after quitting the band and just stayed home practicing guitar. They said my progress was like the speed of light. They kept using me to criticize the electric guitarist. He looked so depressed that he was about to cry all night. It made me laugh to death."
Su Yuchen covered himself with the quilt, closed his eyes and laughed non-stop, which also amused Zhao Xiaojing. "Then I'll go to Yonghui and bring you some three-fresh bean curd. You can eat it when you get to the store, otherwise you will work all morning on an empty stomach."
There is an old man selling three-fresh tofu skin with a cart at the entrance of Yonghui Supermarket. The tofu skin he sells is fragrant and has a lot of ingredients. Su Yuchen and Zhao Xiaojing both like it, but the road is opposite to the road to buy vegetables in the market, so they rarely go there to save time.
"Yonghui? Why are you going to Yonghui?" Su Yuchen opened his eyes and looked at Zhao Xiaojing in confusion.
"Buy flour." Zhao Xiaojing blinked and told Su Yuchen what happened yesterday.
"I know that kind of shredded radish. My grandma always makes it. The ones made in the countryside are indeed more delicious. I don't know why. How about I ask for you?" As soon as Zhao Xiaojing described it to Su Yuchen, Su Yuchen immediately understood and started looking for his phone.
"Okay, you ask. It seems the company is going to have team-building again today." Zhao Xiaojing looked at Su Yuchen jokingly, as he didn't learn his lesson and was about to make a phone call again. Su Yuchen immediately stopped where he was.
"You're right! I'm at work right now, so I don't have time to call. I'll call after I finish overtime at the company tonight!"
Su Yuchen lay down again, closed his eyes and waved goodbye to Zhao Xiaojing.
Zhao Xiaojing sneered and turned to walk out.
After practicing Tai Chi in the regular park for an hour, Zhao Xiaojing arrived at the farmers' market feeling refreshed.
It’s too early at this time, the big supermarkets haven’t opened yet, but the farmers’ market is bustling with activity.
Before I even entered the door, I saw the old lady who was selling radishes with a basket yesterday. She was still carrying a small stool, and there was a basket of red-skinned radishes in front of her. But today there was a plastic sheet spread next to the radishes, with a bunch of small green vegetables on it. The old lady was lowering her head and fiddling with them carefully.
Zhao Xiaojing walked over quickly and was a little surprised when she saw it closer. "Grandma, there are still shepherd's purse in this season?"
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