Chapter 53 Eat well, drink well
Du Shaojie was not surprised. With his decades of experience, he knew very well that the separation would happen sooner or later. The
ones who really need to worry about are the leaders and administrative staff. Most of the ordinary employees will be divided according to departments (professions). They will continue to do what they did before.
As for the logistics staff, they will leave it to fate. Basically, they have no choice.
"What about our farm? We can't split it in half, right?"
Li Guixiang didn't care much about this matter, but she loved gossip.
"I heard that it was given to the Electric Power Industry Bureau, but I don't know the details."
Qin Xiaomei said, and turned around to fetch water again.
Li Guixiang curled her lips and took advantage of the break after breakfast to run to the farm office to continue to inquire about the news.
Du Shaojie and Wang Liwen looked at each other, and no one mentioned it again. One of them was sent down to the farm, and the other was still training in the labor study group. It was useless to have any ideas.
Sunday came in a blink of an eye.
Du Shaojie took his kitchen knife and went to the next regiment with Zhao Dajun.
Zhao Dajun came to the banquet as a guest, while Du Shaojie, as the chef today, had to work for a long time.
Lu Yiming was an open-minded person. He found four people to help Du Shaojie, which reduced his workload a lot.
Then Du Shaojie assigned the tasks, and everyone started to get busy around him.
"Old Lu, why did you find such a young chef? Is he good enough? Don't mess it up."
Lu Yiming's old friend looked at Du Shaojie's youth and couldn't help muttering.
Du Shaojie is very famous in the farm, but that's all. He is not known to everyone around him.
Lu Yiming went to Laolonghe Farm to eat the dishes made by the other party, and Zhao Dajun strongly recommended him, so he asked Du Shaojie to cook.
"Don't look down on him because he is young. Let me tell you, his cooking skills are really good."
Seeing Lu Yiming say this, the old friend stopped talking, but the doubts in his heart did not subside.
Du Shaojie concentrated on doing his own things, as if any disturbance in the outside world would not affect him.
Time passed slowly, he straightened up and sighed, all the preparations were completed. After a short rest, he planned to finish the four cold dishes first, and then just wait to stir-fry the hot dishes.
He drank a sip of water, and then strolled around for a while.
After coming back, he took a few washed yellow radishes and green radishes and started carving.
Today is a wedding banquet, highlighting the festive atmosphere, so he carved a set of rich peonies, which will be used for the cold dishes later.
Afterwards, he began to make the cold dishes, which took a lot of thought.
"Master Du, the dishes can be served."
The host's side called out, and Du Shaojie asked the helpers to take the cold dishes away.
There were four cold dishes on each table, and the dishes caused a burst of whispers as soon as they came up.
"Look at the cold dishes they made. I've never seen such a beautiful appearance!"
"Come on, don't just look at it, pick up your chopsticks. It tastes good, too."
Du Shaojie deliberately worked hard on the plating today, which is not common in ordinary banquets. With his excellent carving skills and just the right seasoning, the four cold dishes conquered the guests as soon as they appeared.
[Hand-pulled meat] was stewed in advance and was just ready to be served.
This is the first hot dish, which is also a popular dish among the locals.
Next, he started to stir-fry sweet and sour pork tenderloin.
The tenderloin has been fried, and the sweet and sour sauce is fried in the pan. Stir-fry a few times to evenly coat the tenderloin with the sauce, and then it can be served.
The second dish, [Sweet and Sour Pork Tenderloin] was immediately served.
Du Shaojie then started to make [Big Plate Chicken], which needs to be stewed for a while.
Taking advantage of this gap, he prepared [Dry-fried carp], and the third dish, the fish dish, was served.
The bride and groom began to toast, and Lu Yiming's table was full of important guests.
When the fish dish came, they had to drink "fish head and fish tail wine" first. Putting down the wine glass, Lu Yiming warmly invited everyone to eat.
"Yiming, where did you invite this master chef from? This [Dry-fried carp] is very authentic. I haven't eaten such delicious dry-fried fish in several years."
Everyone started to eat. A man in his fifties tasted the [Dry-fried carp] and couldn't help showing a look of surprise.
He then looked at Lu Yiming and said with emotion.
"Old leader, if you like it, eat more. The one I invited today is Master Du from Laolonghe Farm. Master Du is not very old, but he has superb skills. I hope everyone can eat well."
Lu Yiming laughed and introduced Du Shaojie's identity.
The guests at the table all felt that today's dishes were extraordinary and comparable to the master chefs of state-owned restaurants. At this moment, the dishes have not been served yet, so everyone is looking forward to the dishes that will come later.
"It's not easy for young people to have such skills! Yiming, please introduce this Master Du to me later. I want to meet him."
The old leader's heart was moved when he heard about Laolonghe Farm.
Then he said something casually while eating the dishes.
"That's no problem! It's really beyond my expectation that you can come today. Old leader, I toast you!"
Lu Yiming didn't take it seriously. He stood up, picked up the wine glass, and drank it in one gulp.
The old leader also drank the wine in the glass, then waved his hand to signal the other party to sit down and not stand up to toast at every turn.
Afterwards, [Big Plate Chicken], [Tiger Skin Spicy Braised Eggplant] and [Sliced Apple] were served one by one. Everyone tasted them one by one, and several people were immediately fascinated by the flavor of [Big Plate Chicken].
"Old leader, there are a little few dishes today, please don't mind."
The conditions of the regiment are like this. Lu Yiming has done his best for his nephew's marriage.
In fact, although the dishes are not rich, the portion of each dish is very sufficient.
"Yiming, I don't like to hear you say that. When the regiment was first established, we lived in a dugout and were very happy to have a hot meal. Now that the conditions are better, we have learned to compare? This idea is not good."
Today is someone's wedding banquet, the old leader whispered and stopped there.
Lu Yiming didn't care. As a soldier under the old leader, he had been scolded a lot in the past.
"Captain Lu, old leader, this big plate chicken is delicious, you should eat more."
Some people have a high opinion of [big plate chicken], but the old leader still prefers [dry-fried fish].
But in general, everyone has a high opinion of this table of dishes. Whether it is color, fragrance, or taste, it is impeccable, and every guest is very happy to eat.
Du Shaojie finished his work and then ate with the people who helped with chores.
Just as he was about to say goodbye to Lu Yiming, he saw Lu Yiming and a man who was nearly fifty years old walking over.
"Master Du, this is my old leader. Old leader, this is Du Shaojie."
Lu Yiming introduced the two parties and then stepped back.
The old leader looked at Du Shaojie with a smile and said, "Master Du, your craftsmanship is really good. My name is Huang Yicheng, you can just call me Old Huang."
"Old leader, thank you for your compliment, I still have to work hard."
Du Shaojie was not sure what the old leader did, so he had to be polite.
"Then I won't bother you any more, goodbye, Master Du."
Huang Yicheng came over and greeted Du Shaojie, then turned and left, leaving Lu Yiming confused.
He thought the old leader wanted to meet Du Shaojie, and the two would probably chat for a while when they met, but who knew it would be like this.
(End of this chapter)
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