That night, Gao Mingcheng rarely cooked. He stewed chicken soup for Xuanyue, stewed a pot of mixed fish, and fried a pumpkin, and dinner was ready.
As for the winter melon I got from Xuanyu, I’ll put it in the refrigerator first. I’ll go to the vegetable market tomorrow to buy some pork ribs to stew together. It will taste better.
"It's time to eat." Gao Mingcheng brought the dishes to the table and, with a smile, invited Xuanyuemei and Xiaoxuxu to come and eat.
Xiao Xuxu was watching TV. When he heard that it was time to eat, his mouth immediately pouted and he looked a little unhappy, because eating meant turning off the TV.
So little Xuxu watched his mother turn off the TV, and he could only walk towards the dining table feeling aggrieved.
Gao Mingcheng saw his son pouting and looking unhappy, so he tapped his forehead lightly with his finger and said, "What's with that expression on your face? It's a rare occasion for your dad to cook, and you're not happy about it!"
Xuanyuemei smiled and touched Xiaoxuxu's head, saying, "The only thing on his mind now is cartoons."
Gao Mingcheng asked Xiao Xuxu what cartoon he was watching just now.
When the topic was brought up, Xiao Xuxu became excited and immediately said loudly: "I'm watching "The Three-Eyed Child"! It's very interesting. He has three eyes. As long as you put tape on the third eye, he will be an easy-to-bully baby. But once the tape is torn off, he becomes a demon!"
Xiao Xuxu excitedly introduced the story to Gao Mingcheng, and then learned a line with a rich expression: "You are a million years too early to defeat me! Please give me magical power!"
After learning the lines, little Xuxu did not forget to pose. His look was similar to the way children in later generations would learn Ultraman's movements.
Gao Mingcheng looked at Xiao Xuxu and couldn't help but smile. In fact, this is also an era of flourishing animation, and many representative works have appeared.
Unfortunately, Gao Mingcheng did not have a high level of education in his previous life, and he still does not have a high level of education in this life. Even though he had watched a lot of animations and TV dramas in his previous life, he cannot be a plagiarist in this life, and he cannot make a splash in the entertainment industry.
The entertainment industry at that time, especially the stars in Hong Kong, were of very high quality. It could be said that it was a battle of gods. Many classic songs and movies were produced.
Gao Mingcheng fantasized about it and felt yearning for a moment, but soon returned to reality.
Different people take different paths. Only by walking your own path well can you have a good life.
Gao Mingcheng smiled and reached out to touch Xiao Xuxu's head, but Xiao Xuxu thought he was going to hit him on the head, so he hurriedly dodged to the side, but how could he hide?
As a result, his furry little head fell into Gao Mingcheng's palm.
Xiao Xuxu had his hair cut short a while ago, and now it's only an inch long. It's quite fun to touch, and Gao Mingcheng couldn't help but touch it a few more times.
"Okay, go wash your hands and eat! I'll give you a chicken drumstick today!"
Gao Mingcheng signaled to Xiao Xuxu to wash his hands. Children nowadays have good self-care ability. In kindergarten, even children in the small class need to practice washing their hands by themselves.
The TV was turned off, and Xiao Xuxu had no choice but to go and wash his hands obediently.
When he came back, Gao Mingcheng had already put a chicken leg in each of Xuanyuemei and Xiaoxuxu's bowls.
After cleaning the old hen, stew it with Codonopsis pilosula. The resulting chicken soup is very fresh and sweet.
The old hens are free-range and do not have much fat in their bodies. The yellow chicken fat floating on the surface of the soup makes it more appetizing.
I heard that people in Guangzhou would skim off the chicken fat so that the chicken soup tastes like water, and they are proud of it. But the people here are obviously not like that. They are all people who have come from poverty and lack oil and water in their stomachs. They think that soup with chicken fat tastes better, and without chicken fat, it would be bland.
"Come, you and your son, each eat a chicken leg, and then drink a bowl of chicken soup!" said Gao Mingcheng.
In fact, when he was stewing the chicken, he suddenly remembered that he could stew the chicken with yam. However, the last time he returned to the village, he was busy picking tea seeds in the mountains and forgot to dig yam.
The rhizomes of yam are buried in the soil. The soil in the mountains is compact and difficult to dig without a hoe.
After giving the chicken legs to many beautiful mothers and their children, Gao Mingcheng was not idle either. He first drank a bowl of chicken soup, and then picked out the chicken head, chicken neck and chicken feet to eat.
The meat of this old hen raised at home is firm, chewy, and sweet, and is much more delicious than the white-feathered chicken raised with feed!
To be honest, white-feather chickens are only suitable for making fried chicken. If they are stewed or fried, the taste will be just average and far inferior to their local chickens.
Come to think of it, local chickens need to be raised for at least a year, but white-feathered chickens? They are ready to be slaughtered in just over 40 days!
When native chickens are over forty days old, they are still just tiny chicks!
Xuanmei finished eating the chicken leg and drank a bowl of soup. She repeatedly praised Gao Mingcheng's cooking skills and taught Xiao Xuxu to praise his father as well.
Xiao Xuxu was still trying hard to eat the chicken leg. His little milk teeth were not strong enough, so although he could chew the chicken leg into pieces and eat it, it was easy for food to get stuck in his teeth. So when something got stuck in his teeth, he turned his face towards Xuanyuemei and opened his mouth to ask Xuanyuemei to remove the meat off his teeth.
It happened so many times that neither party had to speak a word. Just one gesture or one look could make a lot of beauty clear.
Gao Mingcheng watched the interaction between mother and son with a smile. After drinking a bowl of chicken soup, he stopped drinking and started eating the large plate of miscellaneous fish.
These miscellaneous fish were caught by my brother-in-law in the cage. There were many kinds of them. After Gao Mingcheng cleaned them up, he stewed them in a pot.
When cooking fish, it is best to put enough seasoning so that the fish can be delicious, and it should be cooked as long as possible. There is a saying here - boil the tofu a thousand times and the fish ten thousand times.
This means that tofu and fish need to be cooked for a long time to be delicious.
Every year during the Spring Festival, there is often a New Year dish on their table, which is stewed tofu with radish. The tender tofu is not considered cooked until honeycombs appear.
The same goes for fish. Often a lot of water is added when stewing the fish. This way the fish meat will not be tough, but tender and tasty.
Gao Mingcheng added a lot of seasonings and a handful of chili peppers to the fish he stewed, and the taste was really good.
Gao Mingcheng picked up a piece of yellow eel for Xiao Xuxu. This one has fewer bones and Xiao Xuxu can eat it.
But Xiao Xuxu is afraid of spicy food!
Although people from Jiangxi are known as the kings of eating spicy food, little Xuxu was still afraid of spicy food when he was a cub. After he took a small bite, his facial features wrinkled because of the spiciness.
Gao Mingcheng then picked up the eel and ate it in one bite. It tasted delicious!
Since his son didn't want to eat it, Gao Mingcheng simply gave the remaining eels to Xuanmei and said, "Eat them quickly. It's November now and these eels will hibernate!"
Eels also hibernate. Once the water temperature drops below ten degrees, they will hide in caves and hibernate until April of the following year.
In terms of time, it is good to catch eels in May and June and August and September. In an environment with suitable water temperature, eels are active and eat a lot. It is easy to catch them at this time and they are fat!
Xuanyuemei really liked eating eels. She looked at Gao Mingcheng with a smile, then lowered her head and ate all the eels in the bowl. She was very satisfied with this meal.
Gao Mingcheng found it interesting to cook a meal occasionally, but his enthusiasm for cooking only lasted three minutes, because the next day, he would return to his usual routine and go to the kindergarten to eat!
Gao Mingcheng hadn't been to the kindergarten for a few days. As soon as he showed up, he aroused cheers from the children. A group of half-grown boys immediately surrounded Gao Mingcheng, saying that they wanted Gao Mingcheng to give them martial arts lessons.
Gao Mingcheng asked in confusion: "Are other teachers not teaching well?"
In order to make it easier for himself to travel around, Gao Mingcheng taught his improved boxing techniques to all the teachers after he started the martial arts class.
A little boy said loudly: "Other teachers are also good, but we want Uncle Gao to teach us! Your boxing is more majestic! Yes, there is a word called majestic! I want to learn from you!"
The little boy's description was not clear, but Gao Mingcheng still understood what he meant, which was that there was a kind of momentum when he was boxing.
In fact, those teachers only learned the techniques of boxing, but did not understand the inner meaning of boxing. Their physical fitness also made it difficult for them to display the superb skills of boxing.
Although children don’t understand these things, they still instinctively know who fights well and who fights badly.
Seeing the expectation in the little boys' eyes, Gao Mingcheng nodded generously and agreed.
"Okay, then I will give you a martial arts lesson today! You guys go play first, I will discuss with the teachers and adjust your classes."
"Yeah! That's great!" The children cheered, and after getting what they wanted, they ran to grab the toys.
Seeing how noisy they were, Gao Mingcheng could only smile helplessly.
He searched for Xiao Xuxu in the crowd and finally saw Xiao Xuxu reading a picture book in the classroom. Gao Mingcheng suddenly felt excited and felt proud that his son was really extraordinary!
In an instant, a sentence flashed through Gao Mingcheng's mind - My son has the potential to be an emperor!
Gao Mingcheng contacted other kindergarten teachers to discuss the curriculum, then organized the children in the senior class and preschool class, and Gao Mingcheng personally taught them a martial arts class.
The boys in these classes are older and the cartoons they watch usually have mostly chivalrous plots, so they have some martial arts complexes and are happy to learn from Gao Mingcheng.
As for girls, they are not particularly enthusiastic about this, but girls also have one advantage, which is that they are more well-behaved and obedient, and they will often cooperate with whatever the teacher says.
Therefore, even if their movements did not meet the standards, Gao Mingcheng did not point them out strictly. However, for those boys who kept clamoring to learn martial arts, Gao Mingcheng subconsciously raised the requirements. At the same time, he also wanted to see if these children could really endure hardships.
Don’t keep talking about wanting to learn martial arts and become powerful, only to run away when you encounter hardship!
Gao Mingcheng intended to test them, but he probably controlled the strength well and it was all within the range that the children could bear. Therefore, the boys who were the focus of Gao Mingcheng's attention were able to withstand the pressure. Under Gao Mingcheng's guidance, they performed the movements over and over again, trying to do their best.
In response, Gao Mingcheng nodded with satisfaction and decided to talk to their parents about this after school, and ask them to let these children practice basic skills more when they are at home.
Jumping around to stretch your muscles is essential, and you can also start by standing still or squatting in a horse stance!
The children at this time had no idea that a tragic future was beckoning them, and they were still waving their little fists excitedly!
Gao Mingcheng stayed in the kindergarten for several days, playing with the other children and chatting with his grandmother. He lived a comfortable life until Gao Shufang came to him and told him that the store was running out of stock.
Gao Shouwang's garment workshop can also provide them with clothes, but the styles and quality of those clothes cannot attract high-end customers in the county.
The reason why Xinxin Clothing Store can occupy a place in the county is that Gao Mingcheng can always get the most fashionable clothes, while also having mid-range priced clothes to satisfy the needs of ordinary working-class people.
The same clothes, when placed in the Xinxin clothing store, seem to become more upscale for no reason, mainly because the decoration of the store is far superior to that of other stores.
When people walk in, they subconsciously think that the clothes in this store are very expensive and good.
When it comes to decoration, Gao Mingcheng has a perfect grasp of it!
Gao Mingcheng also decided that he would upgrade the decoration after other people started to imitate him!
In fact, in later generations, brand stores often need to be renovated and upgraded. After you join a brand store, there will be a special team to help you decorate the store. Some decoration materials and posters will also be provided by the brand.
Of course, there is no free lunch in the world, and you still have to pay for the decoration!
When Gao Mingcheng heard the news, he knew it was time to go to Guangzhou.
However, before going to Guangzhou, he went to a large shopping mall in the county, where he had asked about how much it would cost to rent a counter.
This time, Gao Mingcheng discovered that there were still several empty spaces in the mall for counters, so he found the mall's manager, signed a contract with the other party, and rented a counter on the first floor.
After renting the counter, you need to decorate it appropriately, but it doesn’t have to be too troublesome. Just use wooden boards to separate the rented space and then make a suitable container.
Gao Mingcheng found someone he knew to take on the job, and then he prepared to set off for Guangzhou.
The reason for renting a counter in advance is because Gao Mingcheng plans to complete both purchasing matters at once!
When he went to Yangcheng, he helped Xiao Jinfeng drive a car as usual. After unloading the goods, he first bought a batch of clothes, and then went to ZS City to buy a batch of Subor game consoles!
Yangcheng and Zhongshan are not far apart, so it is better to get it done in one go than for him to make two trips back and forth.
Once the Subor advertisement starts next year, the sales volume will surely increase rapidly. Just selling the Subor game consoles will be enough to make money for several years!
The key is that this business is easy to do, with little risk and good prospects. As for the issue of purchasing goods, once he has contacted ZS City, he can entrust the purchase to Xiao Jinfeng's transportation company, and then he won't have to run around himself. (End of this chapter)
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