After Gao Mingcheng and Xiao Jinfeng chatted for a while, they went to Gao Mingwan's family who lived nearby.
Gao Mingwan is driving his car outside and has not come back yet. There are only two adults, Wang Xiuxiu and Hu Yinchen, at home. As for the child, he is still lying in bed sleeping.
Speaking of the child, Wang Xiuxiu smiled bitterly and said, "Shasha has been crying a lot at night recently. She doesn't sleep at night and sleeps all day long. Even if I call her loudly, she won't wake up."
Hu Yinchen interrupted and said, "She is sleeping backwards! We can only adjust it slowly."
Then he said to Gao Mingcheng: "Mingcheng, I hardly had any rest in the past two months. Xiuxiu asked me to continue working here, and I forgot to tell you in time."
Gao Mingcheng waved his hand and said, "It's okay. I'm busy over there. When the kindergarten is ready to start school, you can come over to work with me."
Hu Yinchen nodded and said seriously: "Okay! I will definitely go there when the time comes."
She stayed here to take care of Wang Xiuxiu's children. Since she was very busy during the day and at night, her salary was a little higher.
But Hu Yinchen knows what is important. No matter how high the salary is, she won't be able to stay here for long!
It is better to work for Gao Mingcheng. Although the salary is a little lower, it is not tiring and the lunch is good.
Gao Mingwan was not at home, so Gao Mingcheng did not stay here for long. After delivering the fruit, he said goodbye and left.
When I got home, Gao Shufang and the others were already chatting and laughing while preparing to cook.
Seeing Gao Mingcheng coming back, Gao Shufang immediately said, "Second brother, I went to the watermelon field today and saw that several watermelons and cantaloupes seemed to be about to ripen. So I picked a watermelon, but after I cut it open, I found that it was still a little raw and inedible, so I had to feed it to the chickens. But in a few days, there will definitely be ripe ones."
Gao Mingcheng glanced at her and said, "Do you still want to go pick them next weekend?"
Gao Shufang thought about it, then shook her head: "No, I'm sweating all over. After dinner, I'll go take a shower. You don't know, I went to check on the grapes, but a wasp jumped out from the vines and almost stung me!"
Gao Shufang still feels scared when talking about this. If Lou Xinyu hadn't been beside her and pulled her back in time, she would have been stung by the wasp today.
Although it seems easy to hit a wasp with a stick, if you get stung by a wasp accidentally, the pain will be very painful!
In the mountains, in addition to bees and wasps, there are also some harmful insects, such as caterpillars, mosquitoes, etc.
There is a kind of mosquito in the mountains. They are very big and their bite is very painful. One bite will leave a big bump!
In addition to insects, some weeds in the mountains are also very annoying. If you cut your hands or feet, it will cause itching.
Gao Shufang was used to living in the county. She was happy to work in the fields and pick fruits occasionally, but she was not happy to go there often.
Gao Mingcheng followed their wishes and did not force anything.
In the past, he had to go back to the village in time to deal with these things. Now there is a tractor in Gaojia Village, so he doesn’t have to worry about it anymore. When there are too many eggs or fruits are ripe, someone will deliver them to him.
As for picking fruits, he also told Chen Dasong that if there were not enough people, he would ask Chen Dasong to help call two people from the village to help.
As long as the money is in place, everything will be easy.
Three days later, that afternoon, Gao Yue came to the clothing store carrying a bag of Shanghai specialties.
The two brothers hadn't seen each other for several months. They were both very happy to meet each other suddenly.
Gao Yue opened the bag and said that these were specialties bought from Shanghai, and he gave them to Gao Mingcheng and the others to try.
In addition to a bag of local specialties, Gao Yue also brought a lot of photos.
He heard that Gao Mingcheng went to the capital in April and took a lot of photos, so when he went to Shanghai, he also rented a camera and took a lot of photos with his friends.
Through these photos, you can get a glimpse of the Shanghai market.
Gao Mingcheng was flipping through the photos. After he finished looking at each one, he passed it to the many beauties around him. After many beauties finished looking at one, they passed it to the next person.
When Gao Mingcheng saw it, his expression was very calm, but when the other girls saw it, they all exclaimed: "Wow! This house is so beautiful!"
“This mall is so huge!”
"Ah! I know this one, it's that KFC store!"
Gao Shufang pointed at a photo, looking quite proud.
In the photo, Gao Yue was holding fried chicken and cola, and took a photo with the KFC store behind him. The most eye-catching thing was that there was a long line in front of the store!
Gao Yue noticed the commotion here and leaned over to take a look at the photo. He then said with great pride, "In order to have a meal here, my friends and I queued for three hours! The meal cost more than one hundred dollars! Just this piece of fried chicken in my hand, which is only a little bit, cost two dollars and fifty cents! The Coke in this store is also much more expensive than the one sold in the store! But it tastes good!"
"It was our first time there, and we didn't know how to order at first, so we ordered a set meal, which included a piece of original chicken, a mashed potato or a small salad, and a small bread. Let me tell you, the mashed potato tasted weird! The cabbage salad looked weird, too, but it tasted good."
Gao Mingcheng smiled and said, "You just ordered this set meal? You won't be full, right?"
Gao Yue nodded and said in a panic, "I wasn't full, so I had to order more. I spent more than a hundred yuan. The point is, I still wasn't full! After we came out of KFC, we went to another store to eat a bowl of noodles."
After hearing what he said, everyone laughed.
Xuanyuemei glanced at Gao Mingcheng and said with a smile: "I have never been to KFC to eat, but I have eaten all the things you eat!"
"Yes! We have all eaten and are full!" Gao Shufang also said with a smile, her tone quite proud.
Gao Yue didn't believe it. These foods were brought from abroad. How could they eat them if they had never been to KFC?
"How is that possible? There are only KFC stores in the capital and Shanghai!" Gao Yue retorted, then he reacted and turned to look at Gao Mingcheng.
Gao Mingcheng went to the capital in April this year, and there is also a KFC store in the capital.
Gao Mingcheng nodded, confirming Gao Yue's guess.
Gao Mingcheng said: "I have eaten it in the capital, and after returning, I made it several times for my family. They all said it was delicious, and I think the taste is similar. I plan to open a store sometime."
Gao Yue's face was filled with a look of "Are you kidding me?" He said in disbelief, "Are you kidding me? How can you make it? They have never eaten it before, so they just believe whatever you say!"
Being questioned, Gao Mingcheng must have been unhappy, and he immediately said: "Tsk, you still don't believe it, right? Well, I haven't shown off my skills for a long time, so how about this, I'll treat you to fried chicken tomorrow! My version of fried chicken!"
"Tomorrow afternoon, call your friends over. I'll treat you all to a meal, and then let you comment on whether the food I make is as delicious as the food made by foreigners!"
Gao Yue was a young man, and when he heard what Gao Mingcheng said, he got emotional and said, "Okay, then I'll have to invite people over for dinner tomorrow! If it doesn't taste good, I won't give you face."
Gao Mingcheng crossed his arms over his chest, raised his chin slightly, and gave Gao Yue a look of contempt.
He has almost figured out the recipe for the fried chicken burger, so is he still afraid that Gao Yue will not accept it?
After the matter was settled, Gao Mingcheng went to the place that specialized in selling chickens and ducks early the next morning. People came here to sell things every day, but only on market day would there be people coming and going. There were so many farmers setting up stalls that they could set up their stalls in the middle of the road!
However, those who specialize in selling chickens and ducks have a more stable supply and more considerate service. This time, Gao Mingcheng ordered ten white-feathered chickens. After weighing and calculating the money, he asked the chicken seller to help him slaughter and pluck the chickens.
Killing and plucking the feathers from a chicken is not a difficult task, especially for experienced people. First, catch the chicken and pluck some of the hair from its neck to make it easier to cut its throat later.
Before cutting the throat, you need to prepare a bowl of water and put some salt in the water. After the salt dissolves, you can drip fresh chicken blood into the bowl. After stirring and letting it settle, you can get a bowl of blood tofu.
There is a ratio between blood, water and salt. For example, if you kill ten chickens at once, you need to prepare more water so that you can make a lot of blood tofu at one time.
After the throat is cut and bleeding, the chicken is not completely dead yet. At this time, you can throw the chicken into a bamboo basket aside and let it struggle in its death throes. When the chicken is no longer moving, you can use hot water to scald its feathers.
Chicken feathers are easier to pluck than duck feathers. As long as you use hot water, you can pull out a large piece of chicken feathers.
After this job was done by the chicken vendor, Gao Mingcheng felt a lot more relaxed. He went to other places and observed the situation in the farmers' market, such as what was on sale, how the business of each store was, etc.
Half an hour later, Gao Mingcheng hurried back to the clothing store carrying ten chickens.
In the past, when making fried chicken, I only made two chickens at a time, but now I am inviting Gao Yue and his friends to eat, as well as my family, so the more the better.
When he got home, he cleaned the chicken again and started cutting it up.
First, throw the chicken necks, feet and internal organs aside and save them for later. Then cut out the wings, chicken legs and so on, and put them in different bowls, ready to be marinated together later.
Gao Mingcheng is good at knife skills and works quickly, so he doesn't need help from others. The others just go and clean up the chicken necks, chicken legs and other things.
After cleaning the chicken’s internal organs, you can use them to stir-fry peppers, which is especially good with rice!
Chicken feet, chicken heads, etc. don’t taste so-so when cooked, but they are best eaten braised or as snacks.
But I have something better to eat today, so after you clean these up, you can put them in the refrigerator.
Gao Mingcheng took out all the good meat from the chicken and began to marinate it. While marinating, he deliberately put the ingredients in the refrigerator to keep them fresh.
The weather is too hot now. Food exposed outside for a long time will easily go bad.
This is one of the reasons why he was not in a hurry to open a store even though he had almost figured out the recipe for the fried chicken burger.
Once the store opens, a large supply of white-feathered chickens will be needed, as well as people to cut the chickens by hand and large refrigerators for storage.
Now there is a refrigerator in the clothing store and in the new house, but this double-layer refrigerator has a small capacity. It is okay for daily use but not for business use.
If you want to do business, you have to buy a few more large freezers.
The next time he goes to Yangcheng to purchase goods, he will not be able to help Xiao Jinfeng transport the goods from Yangcheng because he has to rent an entire truck.
Gao Hong got married in October this year. Gao Guobing and his wife had told Gao Mingcheng to help buy a refrigerator and washing machine from Yangcheng before October. Together with the large freezer and a large amount of clothing that he wanted to buy, a truck compartment could be filled.
After lunch, the chicken wings, chicken legs and other foods were almost marinated, so Gao Mingcheng prepared to wash the pot and heat the oil. While the oil was heating, he quickly made some batter for frying the chicken.
This stuff has already been prepared according to the recipe proportions. Now just pour it into a bowl, add water and stir, and you can use it.
When frying chicken, coat the marinated chicken legs with batter and fry them in the pan.
When Gao Mingcheng fries chicken, he relies entirely on his feeling for the oil temperature. But if you want to know more intuitively when to fry it, that's easy. Just stick chopsticks into the oil pan. If small bubbles appear on the chopsticks, it's ready to fry.
The chicken legs coated with batter are gently thrown into the oil pan, and immediately a sizzling sound is made. When they are fried until golden brown, they can be taken out and let cool.
All the fried chicken must be fried before Gao Yue and his team arrive, and then fried again after Gao Yue and his team arrive.
Fried chicken tastes best when it's hot.
While Gao Mingcheng was frying chicken, Gao Shufang ran errands for him and went to the bakery to buy some bread. Then she said, "Brother, if we don't have lettuce, will it taste bad if we use cucumbers and tomatoes?"
Lettuce is afraid of heat. At this time, you can’t buy lettuce in the market. If you want to grow it yourself, you have to make a shade net.
Gao Mingcheng said, "Don't worry about that. Just use whatever vegetables you have! Wash the cucumbers and tomatoes first, and then slice them and make burgers when they arrive."
"Okay!" After receiving the instructions, Gao Shufang nodded to indicate that she understood.
This time, it didn't seem like a pure dinner invitation, but rather a competition. Gao Mingcheng showed his best skills, and Gao Shufang and others also hoped to convince Gao Yue and others.
Although they have never been to KFC, they really think that the food made by Gao Mingcheng is delicious!
It’s not inferior to KFC at all!
But Gao Yue didn't think so, which made everyone very unhappy.
Around three o'clock in the afternoon, Gao Yue came to visit with a group of good friends.
When his friends heard that Gao Mingcheng could make the same food after eating KFC once, they were also very skeptical.
So when Gao Yue called them, they ran over with great enthusiasm.
"Ming Cheng, is your fried chicken ready?" Before entering the store, Gao Yue smiled maliciously.
But when he walked into the store, he immediately smelled the aroma of fried chicken. This aroma... I wouldn’t say it’s exactly the same as KFC’s, but it smells really good!
My stomach immediately started to growl; my gluttony was aroused!
I just had lunch, but I feel hungry again! (End of this chapter)
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