Chapter 127
There were officials patrolling in the distance on South Street, and the carriage stopped for a while after it reached the main street. …
There were officials patrolling in the distance on South Street, and the carriage stopped for a while after it reached the main street.
Xiao Yue saw Fu Xunzhou get off the carriage, then get back on after a while and continue driving the carriage towards West Street.
She asked, "Is it done?"
"Yes." Fu Xunzhou said without looking away, "They are not from Liuyun City. They used to be mountain bandits outside Qingyun City. Last year, they changed to escort companies. Recently, they took advantage of the fact that people in Liuyun City don't know them and caused trouble. They are just repeating the same mistakes."
Xiao Yue: “…”
It's really rare to ask for trouble.
No wonder they are so strong and sturdy. It is really intimidating to see them as bodyguards.
But it was just a bluff. When he bumped into Fu Xunzhou, he was like a cabbage in the field. He fell to the ground with a twist or a bump. If you didn't know, you would think he was committing a scam.
Before Xiao Yue could even catch his breath, the "robbery" was over.
"Are you scared?" Fu Xunzhou asked her this question at this moment.
Xiao Yue hesitated and said, "It's not as scary as your cold face standing there."
Fu Xunzhou paused: "...I'm scary?"
"Use a metaphor." Xiao Yue leaned back and said lazily, "You've never been cold to me. You've always been gentle."
But this face, even with a cold face, looks pretty good.
Xiao Yue was so distracted that she didn't notice that Fu Xunzhou's ears turned red after hearing those words. She just drove the carriage quietly.
When the two returned to Yueting Buffet, they were late for dinner.
However, Fang Sanhong left some food in a thermos box, enough for two people to have a good meal.
Xiao Yue burped and was just thinking about whether he should tell her what happened just now when he heard Fang Sanhong ask him.
"Why are you back late?"
Xiao Yue thought for a moment and thought that the problem was solved anyway, so he simply said, "On the way back, I encountered a few robbers, and then..."
Several people in the yard looked surprised and nervous at first, but they were relieved when they heard her say that it had been handled.
"Fortunately nothing happened."
"Could it be that Sister Xiao was traveling in both directions and someone was watching her along the way?"
"But that's South Street. Are you so bold?"
Everyone, like Xiao Yue, had the same confusion in their hearts.
Xiao Yue wanted to think about it in detail, but found that he had no clue at all.
Maybe it was just a coincidence?
The next day.
At the agreed time, the group of women arrived at Yueting Self-service Restaurant as scheduled, and more than half of them had their hair and clothes neatly done.
When Xiao Yue saw this, he paused for a moment. After all, he hadn't explained anything yet.
But this is also good, which shows that everyone observed carefully yesterday. The dress code required by Yueting Self-service Store is indeed refreshing and neat.
Seeing that everyone was present, Xiao Yue took out the twenty-four basic guides that he had prepared early in the morning.
Not only are there past dishes in the store that are worth learning from to improve your cooking skills, but it also covers the basics of knife skills, heat control, ingredient classification, the role of seasonings... and even how to use various utensils in the store, as well as what to do when you officially enter the store.
"Today is the first day. I didn't ask you to memorize everything. If you don't understand anything, you can look it up or ask me at any time..."
Xiao Yue finished explaining everything that needed to be explained, which was basically the learning process that would follow.
"Okay, we understand." The slightly more mature woman from yesterday asked, "So what do we need to do now and when do we start?"
Xiao Yue looked at the way everyone was looking at him and said, "The training is not here. It's in the backyard of a restaurant on South Street. Everyone will gather there from tomorrow. I'll take you there now."
"good!"
Everyone packed up their medium-thick guidebook, full of anticipation and nervousness.
Fu Xunzhou arrived just in time, and Xiao Yue had hired a few carriages in advance, so the group went there together.
When he arrived at the entrance of the alley on South Street, Xiao Yue took another look at the place where he was stopped last night.
The view is clear during the day and you can see dry firewood and debris piled up on both sides.
I think those people hid here last night using the cover of darkness.
Xiao Yue calmly withdrew his gaze, got off the carriage first, and walked inside with a group of people.
There was no one in the backyard of the restaurant. Work was underway on the second and third floors, and faint noises and conversations could be heard.
Xiao Yue looked to the right and saw a row of finished stoves that looked very simple.
She walked over to take a look and found that it was enough, so she called Jiang Yi and others over.
Jiang Yi, the slightly more mature woman among them, Xiao Yue knew her name just before she got on the carriage.
"Each of you choose one, and then you can move some tables out from inside to temporarily place the kitchen utensils and ingredients. I have already had these things delivered. I guess..."
“Knock knock—”
As soon as Xiao Yue finished speaking, there was a knock on the back door. She raised her eyebrows and said, "I came as I said."
Afterwards, Jiang Yi and the others helped her carry things, including pots, pans, chopping boards and other kitchen utensils, basic seasonings such as oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, as well as a small oven, steamer and fresh-keeping cabinet...
Although Xiao Yue had exchanged and delivered less, the things he needed still filled up half of the backyard, not to mention all the various fruits and vegetables.
Fortunately, the backyard is large, and Jiang Yi and others usually practice on the right side, while the left side allows craftsmen to enter and exit normally without disturbing each other.
The commotion naturally attracted Uncle Meng and others. It was just time for lunch, and while they were picking up the lunch boxes on the table, someone asked Fu Xunzhou.
"Why are there so many people suddenly?"
"The stove that was built last night is for these girls to use, right?"
“It’s quite spectacular!”
Fu Xunzhou explained simply: "Yueting is recruiting staff on its own and is conducting training and assessment."
Uncle Meng and others had never seen such a thing before and were amazed by it.
Ah Cheng looked at the busy figure and couldn't help thinking: No wonder Yueting Buffet is so popular. Besides the taste, the staff is also very important...
Suddenly, Ah Cheng felt a chilly gaze, and he scratched his head and looked around.
"Uncle Meng!"
But before Ah Cheng could find it, Xiao Yue came over, taking out the purse as he walked.
"I will give you the money we agreed on yesterday. You can distribute it to everyone later."
"You can give it to me after we finish our meal!" Uncle Meng smiled brightly. He said this but his hand had already been extended.
Xiao Yue handed him the money, said a few more words, and then returned to Jiang Yi, ready to let them start practicing.
Of course, before that, Xiao Yue needed to see everyone's level, so he asked these twenty-four people to make a specialty dish first.
All the ingredients had just been placed in place, and Jiang Yi and the others knew how to use them.
The crackling sound of oil and water was soon heard in the backyard. It was so lively that Uncle Meng and the others came to watch from afar.
It doesn’t take too long to cook a dish. Xiao Yue looked from one side of the stove to the other, observing everyone’s movements and expressions.
No one was careless and everyone was very focused.
In about half an hour, twenty-four dishes were served one after another, using all common cooking methods, whether fried, deep-fried, stir-fried, boiled, steamed or baked.
Xiao Yue served each dish separately and tasted it, and finally smiled despite the anxious looks of the women.
“Everyone really has a foundation.”
Xiao Yue really didn't expect that every dish could be considered good.
Of course, she was comparing it to Liuyun City.
If compared with the current cooking skills of Lu Ran, Fang Sanhong and Su Xiaoxiao, it is still lacking a little.
However, Xiao Yue was very satisfied with just this. If he received another half month of training, he would be able to be independent and prepare Yueting buffet dishes on his own in the future.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yue immediately said: "I have great confidence in you all, so let's follow the process in the guide and start!"
When the women heard her words, their hearts finally stopped pounding with nervousness, and some of them even clenched their fists in excitement.
Especially Jiang Yi, who had heard Lu Ran talk about various precautions before, and was afraid that she might not do well in any of them.
Facts have proved that as long as you are serious, you will definitely be recognized.
Besides, this is just the beginning!
Thinking of this, Jiang Yi took out the guide booklet and started reading.
First, there are basic knife skills training and seasoning identification, followed by some dishes worth learning...
But the closer she watched to the end, the more Jiang Yi held her breath.
Because the preparation process of those dishes is not only detailed, but also accompanied by ink paintings!
Each painting is so realistic, even with some color, and the final dish looks so good that it looks like the real thing!
Jiang Yi was a little dazed.
At this moment, Xiao Yue suddenly remembered something and walked up to her.
"By the way, I just saw that you have good knife skills and control over the heat, so I guess you will start cooking the dishes first. From now on, when I come here every day, you can put away the results of everyone's knife training and the dishes they have learned, and I will check them one by one, okay?"
Jiang Yi was stunned and immediately responded: "Okay, no problem!"
She looked around and found that the sisters were still shocked by the pictures and texts in the guidebook.
And when they looked at each other's guidebooks, they could see the exact same handwriting and pictures on them.
What does it mean?
These are all carefully drawn by someone, one by one, it can be said to be the result of hard work!
So everyone was full of enthusiasm and started the first day of practice without stopping.
Naturally, Xiao Yue had to stay here today and taught almost every one of them individually - she had no idea that the booklet she made using the copy transmission machine was misunderstood in this way.
Among them, Jiang Yi performed the best. After completing his part, he would come to her for advice.
Xiao Yue said it all without hesitation, and couldn't help feeling dry in the mouth.
After she finished asking a question, Jiang Yi in front of her paused as she turned back.
Xiao Yue subconsciously turned around and saw someone walking towards him.
"Drink some water." Fu Xunzhou handed over the kettle and opened the mouth of the kettle considerately.
Xiao Yue then realized that he had been here all along. After looking at that face for a few seconds, he suddenly laughed and took the kettle without hesitation.
As the sun set, Xiao Yue stopped Jiang Yi and the others.
"Okay, everyone go back early, there's still plenty of time, there's no need to rush."
Everyone then stopped and... then looked at the meat and vegetables cut by practicing knife skills and fell into deep thought.
Xiao Yue also pondered.
Of course it is impossible not to use so many ingredients, it would be too wasteful, but if each sister were to take some back, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to take all of them...
"Madam Xiao!"
At this time, Uncle Meng and several other veteran craftsmen came out, but before they could happily say goodbye, everyone in the yard looked over at them.
A quarter of an hour later.
Regardless of whether they were men or women, everyone who came out of the yard carried a box of fresh food.
Xiao Yue had anticipated this. This was just the beginning. The dishes would be prepared in the next few days... and what everyone would take back would be a snack.
Regardless of whether they will get tired of eating it, Uncle Meng and Acheng are lucky.
A smile appeared in Xiao Yue's eyes. He sat in the carriage that was specially parked at the door and sighed as soon as he got in.
Then she glanced at the window sill, paused for a few seconds, and quickly reached out to pull Fu Xunzhou in front of her.
“Look!”
Xiao Yue didn't even turn his head, staring at that place intently.
On the carriage window, I saw a thin green vine extending from the half-green wall and gently resting on the wooden window sill.
You can't find it unless you look carefully!
"We've only been here for the afternoon, how come Qing Hongying has climbed up here?" Xiao Yue stretched out a finger and gently pushed aside the small vine.
After saying that, she turned her head, wanting to see if Fu Xunzhou was looking at her, and ended up meeting his eyes.
The eyes reflected the light of the setting sun, changing from dark brown to light brown. They were indeed looking, but it was unclear whether they were looking at the vines or the person in front of them.
He whispered, "I see."
"...When winter comes, the red flowers will bloom all over this place." Xiao Yue said this while looking at him without moving his eyes away.
Fu Xunzhou's eyes curved: "Well, not only here, but everywhere will be full of flowers."
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