“Hey son, your grandpa and I will be leaving around 7 or 8 o’clock tomorrow. This time we’re taking 200 jin of watermelons.”
"Does your boss pay cash or monthly?"
Yu Jun had been struggling with this matter all day, so he decided to ask boldly.
Yu Hui smiled slightly, thinking to himself, "Isn't this all up to me?"
“Pay in cash!” Yu Hui said. “I’ll talk to the boss and have him give me the cash, then I’ll pass it on to you.”
"Okay! Then it's decided!"
"Wait a moment!"
Just as Yu Jun was about to hang up the phone, he heard Yu Hui speak faster:
"Be careful driving tomorrow, mountain roads are no joke. Make sure you get a good night's sleep tonight, and make sure you eat breakfast tomorrow morning..."
What Yu Hui considered ordinary words of concern, Yu Jun found very heartwarming, and his face was full of a gratified smile.
"Okay, okay~ You're even more nagging than your mom!"
After hanging up the phone, Yu Jun lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling and laughing foolishly.
I don't know how much time passed.
He blurted out, seemingly out of nowhere, "This kid has really grown up!"
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Nothing was said that night.
The next day.
The warm sunlight streamed through the window, falling directly on Yu Hui's face, making him look exceptionally clean and handsome.
Beep beep beep—
The alarm clock rang precisely at 10 o'clock.
Yu Hui opened his sleepy eyes and sat blankly on the bed for a while.
Three minutes later.
He put on his slippers, stretched, and let out a heavy sigh.
Then he pushed open the door and went straight to the bathroom.
Wash my face, rinse my mouth, empty the ammunition compartment, change my clothes...
After finishing all that, Yu Hui slowly walked to the kitchen.
Since air conditioning was installed in the kitchen, people are willing to spend more time in the kitchen.
Work efficiency has also improved significantly.
What are you doing here?
Upon seeing Fatty Li's figure, Yu Hui suddenly froze.
When he closed his stall yesterday, he told Fatty Li to go home and rest for a few days, and to come back when the company reopened.
I was quite surprised to suddenly see his figure here.
"Why can't I be here?" Fatty Li retorted.
Didn't I tell you to go home and rest yesterday?
Yu Hui retorted stubbornly, "The kitchen is already small, and with someone as big as you on the other side, it's even harder for us to move around!"
"You're talking nonsense!"
Fatty Li immediately retorted, "It's quite spacious; the three of us can work inside without any rush!"
How much space do you need for yourself?
"Did you come here specifically to help?" Yu Hui asked.
“Yes,” Fatty Li explained, “My uncle’s family runs a farmhouse inn nearby, and I’m staying at their place for the next few days.”
"Okay." Yu Hui nodded, then crossed his arms. "But it's a promise, you won't get paid until you start working."
"Hey!" Fatty Li waved his hand. "This little bit of salary is nothing, I'm happy to help you!"
Hearing this, Yu Hui was deeply moved.
He draped a sling over Fatty Li's shoulder. "Fatty, I was just kidding. I'll still pay you on time!"
"Tch, I knew you were lying to me!" Fatty Li laughed heartily.
......
After Pan Tiezhu, Ye Yiqiu, and Fatty Li finished preparing the ingredients, Yu Hui tied on his apron and prepared to start cooking.
He first prepared two buckets of braising liquid, and then put the duck parts, vegetables, chicken feet, chicken legs and other ingredients into the braising liquid buckets to braise.
Then I plugged in all the rice cookers in the house to steam rice before I started cooking the dishes.
Yu Hui took out the biggest pot in the house, washed it two or three times, and put it on the stove.
He wiped the water out of the pot with a kitchen towel as he spoke:
"You guys go to the kitchen and rest for a while. You're all sweating profusely."
Yu Hui's meaning was clear: he wanted them to go somewhere cool and stay there, and not get in the way of the kitchen.
Ye Yiqiu and Pan Tiezhu were quite sensible and quickly went to wait in the living room.
Only Fatty Li and Yu Hui remained in the kitchen.
Yu Hui turned to look at Fatty Li. "Why don't you go out and rest? Look, your clothes are all soaked."
Fatty Li held up the hem of his shirt with both hands and waved it around. "I want to sit in front of the air conditioner for a while."
Yu Hui looked up and realized that the air conditioner was blowing cold air directly at Fatty Li.
"Don't stand in the cold air from the air conditioner for so long. You're already soaked in sweat, what if you catch a cold?"
"It's alright, I'm tough, this little breeze doesn't affect me at all," Fatty Li said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Yu Hui shook his head helplessly and focused his attention on the spatula.
Time is tight and the task is heavy.
There's no time for idle chatter.
Yu Hui picked up a 5-liter bucket of oil and put it into the large pot.
Bang bang bang!
In the blink of an eye, the oil drum was empty.
Upon seeing this scene, Fatty Li was immediately startled.
He stared wide-eyed: "Xiao Yu, what are you doing? You just dumped a whole barrel of oil like that?"
Yu Hui explained, "I'm going to fry the pork belly to make it crispier and more fragrant. It also removes excess oil so it won't be too greasy."
"You should be making braised pork, right?" Fatty Li asked, puzzled.
He had made braised pork several times, but he never deep-fried it; instead, he would just stir-fry it in a pan.
“Yes!” Yu Hui said.
Having received a satisfactory answer, Fatty Li pressed on again:
"Then why do you fry it?"
"This is my traditional method of braising pork, which makes the meat firmer."
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