Chapter 307: Fish head with chopped pepper, the taste of home
During the Chinese New Year, many people came to the Lu family to pay New Year's greetings.
The men from the Shen and Lu families helped to work together.
But there were too many guests.
Cooking alone was a huge workload.
During the Chinese New Year, peanuts, melon seeds, fruits, and snacks were indispensable, and a lot of garbage was generated.
If you spend all your time cooking and cleaning, your family won't have fun.
After a year of hard work, Shen Jiale also wanted to relax.
He discussed with Liang Qiaoli that this year's Chinese New Year, the venue for the event would be changed from home to the restaurant. Liang Qiaoli certainly had no objection.
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So, on the 27th of Lunar New Year, when the restaurant employees were on holiday.
Shen Jiale told the employees that after the Chinese New Year, there would be many guests coming to the house, so they should treat the restaurant as an event venue. If anyone was willing to work in the restaurant, he would pay three times the overtime pay.
When the restaurant staff heard this, some of them immediately raised their hands.
Fan Ximei said that she would be alone at home, and
that if she stayed to work overtime, she could save two meals. "Boss, I'll stay to work overtime. Anyway, I'll go home to visit relatives and friends and have fun. I might as well work in the store and earn more money."
The person who spoke was Xiao Li. "I'll stay to work overtime too. When I go home, I'll have to be with my mother and serve the big men at home. I might as well earn more money to buy clothes for my mother and make her happy." This is an unmarried girl.
The auntie who was washing dishes in the back kitchen said, "I am willing to stay and work overtime. I can get three times the salary. Where can I find such a good thing?"
"I will stay and work overtime too."
"I am willing to..."
Seeing that all the employees in the restaurant were going to stay and work overtime, Master Zhu said, "Except for not coming in the morning on New Year's Eve, I will come after lunch."
Shen Jiale said that the overtime time starts from the afternoon of New Year's Eve. Although it is only half a day, it is also considered a full-day shift.
It does not affect everyone's going home to eat New Year's Eve dinner, and you can earn three times the salary. The workload is not too heavy. How can you miss such a good thing.
In this way, all the employees of the restaurant agreed to work overtime.
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In order to let the relatives and friends of the boss have fun, Master Zhu and the employees in the store bought poker and mahjong for everyone to play, and also prepared beds in the private room so that the children can rest when they are tired.
Shen Jiale also brought over the ingredients, fruits, and snacks used during the period.
Before the New Year, if there were only family members, they would eat at home. If there were more guests, they would go to a restaurant.
On New Year's Eve, after lunch, everyone gathered at Shen Jiale's place, and then went to a restaurant together.
Master Zhu arranged for the men, women, and children to sit separately, so that everyone could play by themselves and not disturb each other.
Lu Bailing came with two children, and Shen Jiale asked why Zhou Jianghai didn't come.
Lu Bailing said that she wanted to stay at home with Jiang Tao. Liang Qiaoli
said: "Call him and ask him to bring people over, and also bring Aunt Zhou. It's New Year's Day, and it's more lively when everyone gets together."
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In the family courtyard, Zhou Jianghai made a phone call and asked Jiang Tao to go to Lu's house with him.
Jiang Tao said, "Captain, you go. I'm fine staying alone."
Zhou Jianghai said, "My mother-in-law specifically asked me to bring you along. The family atmosphere of the Lu family is particularly good. You will definitely be happy if you go. A good mood will also help with treatment." "Captain
, I'm not in a bad mood. These days, my legs have been warm. The medicine the doctor prescribed for me is really effective. I'm very happy."
Grandma Zhou also wanted to chat with Liang Qiaoli, and she and her grandson persuaded Jiang Tao.
Jiang Tao couldn't refuse, so he had to go with him.
When they arrived at the restaurant, they were warmly welcomed by the Lu family. Jiang Tao took out the money he had prepared for the New Year and gave it to the children present.
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In the kitchen, Fan Ximei and Master Zhu were discussing whether to have a richer dinner.
Master Zhu said, "Everyone had a big meal at noon, and there were many fruits and snacks on the table, so let's make dinner lighter."
The two of them prepared a dinner menu and asked Xiao Li to show it to Shen Jiale.
Shen Jiale asked if everyone wanted to eat anything else.
Jiang Tao was telling the children a heroic story. Hearing this, he limped to Zhou Jianghai and pushed him gently.
Zhou Jianghai understood what he meant and asked Shen Jiale if he could make chopped pepper fish head.
Shen Jiale said no problem and added chopped pepper fish head to the menu.
The menu was taken to the kitchen, and Master Zhu and Fan Ximei distributed it and started to prepare.
Seeing the chopped pepper fish head added at the end, Fan Ximei took the initiative to ask her to make it.
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Everyone had a great time that day and agreed to come again tomorrow.
Jiang Tao also felt that he had come to the right place today. Before leaving, he said to Zhou Jianghai, "Captain, it's no wonder that Lu's Restaurant is doing so well. I haven't had hometown food for a long time. The chopped pepper fish head just now made me feel like I was eating at home."
Xiao Li, who came over to clean up the dishes, said, "This is the skill of our restaurant
's chef Fan." Jiang Tao asked, "Where is your chef from?"
Xiao Li said, "Province C."
Jiang Tao was surprised and said, "What a coincidence. I'm also from Province C. It's fate that I can meet my fellow countryman in Beijing. Can I meet him?"
Xiao Li said while cleaning up the dishes, "She just went home."
"What a pity." Jiang Tao asked Zhou Jianghai: "Captain, will you come tomorrow?"
Zhou Jianghai teased: "Didn't you want to come at first? You couldn't walk when you saw the chopped pepper fish head?"
Jiang Tao laughed: "I've been away from home for many years and I miss home. It's a rare opportunity to meet a fellow villager. I want him to cook a few more hometown dishes for me to satisfy my hunger."
Unfortunately, Zhou Jianghai didn't agree: "I have to go to the hospital for a follow-up check tomorrow, so I can't come."
"You can come after the check-up."
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On the first day of the Chinese New Year, Lu Bailing went to work as usual.
Zhou Jianghai also took Jiang Tao to the check-up.
The attending physician was surprised to hear Jiang Tao describe the symptoms of his leg in the past few days.
Zhou Jianghai attached great importance to this warrior and asked him to cure Jiang Tao's leg.
However, it is actually difficult for Jiang Tao to recover from the injury he suffered.
The doctor told Zhou Jianghai that he had a treatment plan that might be useful for Jiang Tao's leg injury, but there were certain risks.
Because this treatment plan has not been clinically tested.
After discussing with Jiang Tao, Zhou Jianghai decided to give it a try.
Now, seeing that Jiang Tao's legs are developing in a good direction, it shows that the treatment plan is effective. The doctor is also happy and lets him go back to continue taking the medicine.
He also reminded Jiang Tao to pay attention to his diet and to eat light food during the treatment period.
Jiang Tao asked, "Doctor, can I eat pickled fish and chopped pepper fish head?"
The doctor said, "It's best not to eat spicy food. The treatment has just taken effect. You can't ignore your body for the sake of food."
Seeing Jiang Tao's disappointed look, Zhou Jianghai said, "When your leg recovers, I will treat you to fish every day."
Jiang Tao also knows the importance of healing his injured leg.
It's a pity that he finally met a chef from his hometown in a Lujia restaurant, but he couldn't taste the delicious food of his hometown.