Chapter 98 Dumplings on the Road
The third-level chef is benchmarked against the third-level worker. After the reclassification, his basic salary is 48 yuan per month, plus allowances and subsidies, the total income is 51.79 yuan.
Compared with before, there has been a tremendous change in income.
"No wonder you are smiling, it turns out that you have completed the reclassification. Don't leave yet, let's have a few drinks after work and celebrate."
After coming out of the office building, Du Shaojie went to find Liao Yongxin.
Liao Yongxin knew what was going on as soon as he heard it, and he was also sighing at the other party's hard work and good luck. Without hard work, how could he get the third-level chef certificate? Similarly, if there is no good luck, there will still be no exam this year, and everything will be in vain.
He asked Du Shaojie to wait for a while, and he could go home after cooking.
Du Shaojie nodded and sat down in the corner of the cafeteria. He was free anyway, so he subconsciously flipped through various materials and immersed himself in it unconsciously.
"Xiao Du, let's go."
It was not until Liao Yongxin came to call him that he woke up from his dream and followed him home.
"Hehe, thanks to the farm, I just happen to have some fresh vegetables here. In addition, there are beef and mutton. Don't you want to learn how to make hot pot base? Then let's have hot pot today."
After Liao Yongxin finished speaking, he began to prepare.
While some ingredients were thawing, he found a copper hot pot. After washing it, he first lit a fire in the furnace, and then went out to shovel a dustpan of anthracite back.
Then he washed and cut the vegetables, and prepared various spices and small ingredients.
The kitchen at home was small, and Du Shaojie couldn't help, so he simply stood at the kitchen door and talked to Liao Yongxin.
After all the preparations were done, Liao Yongxin first poured the anthracite into the furnace, and then began to stir-fry the hot pot base.
"I just got some butter these two days, and I said I would teach you how to make hot pot base when I have time, but you came today. The hot pot base is very simple to make, the key is the recipe."
Liao Yongxin did not hide anything, and directly disclosed the varieties and proportions of various spices and small ingredients.
Du Shaojie memorized them carefully in his mind, and then watched the other party's production process intently.
Liao Yongxin waited until the hot pot soup base was cooked, then he took some red-hot anthracite out of the furnace and put it into the bottom of the copper pot. Then he poured the hot pot soup base into the copper pot and motioned Du Shaojie to take it away.
Then he mixed some dipping sauce and took it into the house.
There were several vegetables, frozen tofu, lamb slices and beef slices on the table. The variety was not very rich, but it was very good at the moment.
The soup base in the copper pot began to bubble, and Liao Yongxin walked into the inner room and took out a bottle of wine.
"You are in for a treat, this is good wine!"
Du Shaojie waited for the soup to boil and put some ingredients in it, all of which were durable.
When he looked up, he saw the label on the bottle, and his eyes lit up. Liao Yongxin was not bragging. He was holding a bottle of Moutai, which was definitely a good wine.
The current price of this wine is 8.5 yuan (a bottle). Not only is it supplied by ticket, but it is also not easy to buy.
Liao Yongxin opened the bottle cap, poured two full cups, and pushed one of the cups in front of Du Shaojie. Then, the two began to eat the dishes, and waited until they had some food in their stomachs before they started drinking.
"Lin Zuo will go to Laolonghe Farm after the New Year. This guy didn't get a job after the separation of coal and electricity, but at least he stayed in the Electric Power Industry Bureau."
The two chatted from all over the world. No matter what Liao Yongxin said, Du Shaojie could always pick up the topic at the right time.
Unknowingly, more than half of the dishes and half of the bottle of wine went into the stomachs of the two.
The topic fell on the unit, and Liao Yongxin suddenly mentioned Lin Zuo.
Lin Zuo is Wu Mingde's lackey, which is the consensus of most people in the unit. This guy has no bottom line in doing things, he is good at playing tricks on people, and his reputation is very bad.
At that time, Chen Jizhou was so sick on the farm, but Lin Zuo did not let him go back to the city for medical treatment.
If Du Shaojie had not taken the pressure to send Chen Jizhou back to the city with the help of Chu Xiaowei and others, Chen Jizhou might have died long ago.
"The villain is successful! What can he do on the farm?"
Du Shaojie and Lin Zuo don't get along, and he gets angry when he hears the other's name.
"What else can he do? He can't be a farm worker, right? Let him be the deputy director, and Lao Zhao will have a headache now. And you, Lin Zuo's son has always been resentful of you."
Liao Yongxin also looked down on Lin Zuo, and his tone was full of contempt when he mentioned the other.
But the villain is difficult to deal with, and he can't help but worry about Du Shaojie.
"We'll talk about it when the time comes. There will always be a way."
I was very happy today, but I felt a little blocked when I heard this.
But Du Shaojie couldn't influence the decision of the bureau, so he had to put this bad thing aside for the time being.
Liao Yongxin immediately changed the topic, and after the two of them had eaten and drunk their fill, Du Shaojie said goodbye and left.
In the following period of time, Xijiang Hotel hosted another meeting. Du Shaojie was busy all day long. According to Cao Dachuan's request, he gave the opportunity to cook to others, and took turns helping at the chopping board, water station, and cooking station.
The next day after the meeting, Cao Dachuan announced a piece of news:
"Comrade Du Shaojie will soon leave our hotel due to work needs. During his time at the hotel, he was diligent and hardworking, and his professional ability was outstanding, which is worthy of everyone's learning."
Cao Dachuan is very good at dealing with people. He gave Du Shaojie compliments one after another.
It's a matter of doing favors, and you don't have to spend a penny on it. Why not do it?
"Before work tonight, the restaurant will hold a small dinner to see off Comrade Du Shaojie."
Finally, Cao Dachuan talked about the arrangements for tonight's dinner.
The dishes will be prepared by Zhong Fuxiang himself, and he will also participate, which is considered to give Du Shaojie enough face.
"Thank you Manager Cao and Chef Zhong for taking care of me for so long, and thank you all for your help to me! There is nothing much to say, I won't go home until I'm drunk tonight!"
The words were very beautiful, but Du Shaojie was stunned when the dinner came.
The young people headed by Dong Jun and the old chefs headed by Zhong Dexiang tried to get him drunk in various ways. It was just as the saying goes, the bull he blew out ended up slapping him in the face.
He couldn't remember how much wine he drank that night, but he was drunk.
He woke up in the middle of the night and found that he was sleeping in his bed at home. Turning on the light, he saw a basin beside the bed, perhaps it was prepared for him because they were afraid that he would vomit at night.
"My head hurts! I will never drink like this again."
Enduring the headache, he got up and drank a cup of hot water, and then he felt a little better.
He went back to bed and soon fell asleep again, sleeping until ten o'clock in the morning.
"Xiaojie, don't dare to drink so much next time. Several of your colleagues sent you back last night. The leader was surnamed Dong, and I don't remember the others."
Wang Yuxiu saw her son coming out of the room and couldn't help but scold him.
She was scared last night. Her son couldn't even speak complete sentences, and just smiled foolishly.
Fearing that Du Shaojie would vomit, Wang Yuxiu got up several times at night. Seeing that he was sleeping soundly, she put her worries aside.
"Yeah, I got it. I had no choice yesterday, my colleagues saw me off, and I had to drink the toasts. Don't worry, Mom, I will try to drink less in the future. I'll take a day off today and go back to the farm tomorrow."
Du Shaojie could feel his mother's concern, so he didn't argue, but acted like a "good boy".
This made Wang Yuxiu feel awkward to say anything, but when she heard that her son was about to return to the farm, her face slowly darkened. With her son always by her side during this time, the family had a backbone, and even Xiaomei and Xiaoya were much more cheerful than before.
Now that her son has to go back to the farm to work, and she can only see him once a month, she feels uncomfortable.
"Then you take a rest today, I'll go buy some meat and we'll make dumplings."
Wang Yuxiu sorted herself out and prepared to go out.
Du Shaojie stopped her and said, "Don't worry, Mom, let me ask you, did they say anything else when they sent me back?"
"Look at my memory! They also brought a bag of snacks, a few kilograms of mutton and two chickens, and told me to tell you that this is a little gift from everyone, and you must accept it."
Wang Yuxiu slapped her forehead. If Du Shaojie hadn't asked, she would have almost forgotten about it.
Du Shaojie smiled slightly. This little thing was actually specially approved by Cao Dachuan. The so-called "little gift" from everyone was just a cover-up.
He felt that he was in a good mood overall after staying in Xijiang Hotel for so long.
Zhong Fuxiang, Cao Dachuan, and even Dong Jun all left a deep impression on him. Now he suddenly left, to be honest, he was really reluctant to leave. He
had a casual meal at noon and cabbage and pork dumplings at night.
Du Shaojie rolled the dough, and the family sat together, talking and making dumplings, and they were very happy. Now even Xiaoya has learned this craft. It's no wonder that she has a brother who is a chef. The family has a long history of learning.
"Dumplings for going out and noodles for returning home. Your brother will be back to the farm tomorrow."
The dumplings were quickly wrapped. Wang Xiuyu went to the kitchen to cook them and brought them in. The family started to eat.
When Xiaoya heard that her brother was leaving again, her mouth drooped and she almost cried. Xiaomei's eyes were also a little red. How nice it would be if her brother continued to work at Xijiang Hotel? She could see him every day.
"No need to be like this. Brother is not going far away. It's just a hundred kilometers. He can come back at least once a month. Xiaomei, Xiaoya, wait for brother to come back next time and I will make hot pot for you, okay?"
Du Shaojie couldn't stand this and quickly changed the subject.
When Xiaoya heard that there was something delicious, she laughed and accidentally blew a big bubble out of her nose.
Xiaomei also laughed and quickly tore a piece of toilet paper and handed it to her sister, asking her to wipe her nose quickly. It was so embarrassing.
After dinner.
Du Shaojie went to the kitchen to make four [Dezhou Braised Chicken]. The extra two chickens were brought back when he bought meat. They were actually the inventory in the storage space.
After it is done, the braised chicken is soaked in the soup bucket, and it will be very tasty by tomorrow.
Then, he went to bed early, rushed to the bureau early in the morning, and took the bus to Laolonghe Farm.
After a lot of twists and turns, Du Shaojie returned to this land. He has a special feeling for this place. Although it is poor and remote, it is his "paradise" away from the entanglement of right and wrong.
(End of this chapter)
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