Wen Rugui's letter was sent to Tong Xuelu's home, not to the state-owned hotel.
So Tong Xuelu received the letter after work.
She was surprised to see that the sender was Wen Rugui.
I didn't expect that he would think of writing a letter!
She just thought of this last night.
Before she traveled through the book, technology was already very advanced, and everyone communicated with each other using mobile phones. Few people had the patience to write letters.
Since she traveled through time to this era, she must experience the things of this era.
Tong Xuelu opened the envelope, and there was only a letter inside.
"Comrade Tong, I am writing to you. I was very happy to see you on Sunday. The Tremella fuciformis soup tasted very good. Comrade Tong's cooking skills are as good as ever.
After I returned to the base, I stayed in the laboratory except for sleeping. The weather is getting colder. Comrade Tong should always pay attention to his health. The military coat is still a bit thick for you to wear now. I have some extra cloth coupons here. Comrade Tong can use them to make some clothes of moderate thickness.
I wonder if Comrade Tong will find it strange to write to someone in the same city? I am very worried. Please write to me and let me know."
After reading the letter, Tong Xuelu couldn't help but smile.
It was as if someone stuffed a candy in her mouth, and the candy melted, and the sweetness spread from her mouth to her heart.
Wen Rugui really surprised her again and again. The letters were simple without any ambiguous words, but they showed his concern for her everywhere.
She looked at the cloth coupons, there were actually ten of them!
Many families only had one cloth coupon a month, but he sent her ten at once!
Wen Rugui was so good to her!
Ten cloth coupons were nothing in later generations, but they were rare in this era, and what was even rarer was his thoughtfulness.
It made her heart boil when she thought about it.
The key was that this man was not as stupid as she thought.
He left a question at the end, forcing her to reply, and he would write again after she replied. In this way, the two of them got in touch.
Wow, he is so cunning and cute.
Tong Xulu did not reply immediately. Wen Rugui sent her ten cloth coupons, and she had to think about what to send him.
Making clothes and shoes is not practical because she can't do it.
What she is best at is cooking.
She thought about it and decided to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some food tomorrow, and then make some snacks for him and send it to him.
Tong Xuelu folded the letter and put it away. She turned around and saw Tong Mianmian sitting on the bed reading a picture book.
She didn't know if she understood it or not. She stared at the book with her big eyes and her two little feet kept spinning in circles.
The little feet were white, tender, and soft, so cute that people's hearts trembled.
She rushed over and gave her a big kiss on the face.
The little dumpling seemed to be startled. She stared with big eyes and opened her mouth into an O shape, as if she was scared of a deer. It was so cute.
Tong Xuelu couldn't help but hug her and kissed her twice.
When she just realized that she was transmigrated to the 1970s through the book, she felt really cheated in her heart. She was living a prosperous life in modern times, why did she transmigrate to a cannon fodder?
Now she suddenly felt that traveling through a book was not bad.
There were little cuties like Tong Mianmian, and big cuties like Wen Rugui.
It was great.
**
The next day when she went to work, Meng Qingqing was still unhappy.
Tong Xuelu didn't ask her again, because she wouldn't tell her even if she asked.
She focused her attention on Liu Dongchang.
Liu Dongchang seemed to know that she was observing him, and he deliberately gave her a very smug smile.
That made Tong Xuelu very sick, she always felt that something was going to happen.
At noon, Fang Jingyuan came to the hotel to eat again.
After finishing the meal, she couldn't help complaining, "You don't have a day off in this job. I can't even go to your house to see you!"
Tong Xuelu glanced at her, "You actually just want to go to my place to eat delicious food, right?"
Fang Jingyuan's face flushed slightly, "I won't go empty-handed. If I go, I will definitely bring my own food!"
Tong Xuelu felt that although Fang Jingyuan's words were not very pleasant, she was a good person and a friend who could be associated with her.
She thought for a while and said, "I'm going to make some snacks today, peanut crisps and chili sauce. If you want, I can make one for you. You can come and get it tomorrow!"
Fang Jingyuan's eyes lit up immediately, "Really? Xuelu, you are so nice. I want it, I want it!"
As she said that, she quickly took out the food coupons and money from her pocket and stuffed them into her pocket.
Tong Xuelu originally wanted to give it to her, but Fang Jingyuan didn't want to take advantage, so she threw the money on the table and ran away.
When she got off work, Meng Qingqing or her cousin came to pick her up. After
seeing her leave, Tong Xuelu went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy peanuts, flour, and sugar.
After returning home, she put the peanuts in a pot to dry-fry, and after frying, she crushed them with a rolling pin, and then added oil, egg liquid and flour to mix and knead them into dough. Then
she cut the dough into pieces and pressed it into round cakes, and brushed a layer of egg liquid on the surface. After it was done, she took it to the Wei family next door to bake.
There was a grill in the Wei family's yard, which was very convenient for making baked biscuits.
She planned to find some free time to build one in her own yard.
While roasting the peanut crisps, she went back to make chili sauce.
The red peppers were grown by the Wei family next door, and the reward was to give them a bottle when they were ready.
Before going out today, she washed the red peppers and put them in the yard to dry. Now they were completely dried.
Chili sauce is not difficult to make. Chop the red peppers, add garlic, ginger, sugar and salt, then add sesame oil and pour it into the pot to heat.
She made six bottles of chili sauce in total, two for the Wei family, two for Wen Rugui, one for Fang Jingyuan, and one for her own family.
Chili sauce is spicy and refreshing. Whether it is for cooking or mixing noodles, just add some chili sauce and it will become very delicious.
That night she made noodles for everyone.
The Wei family praised the peanut crisps and chili sauce.
General Logistics Department compound, Fang family.
Fang Jingyuan's mouth was spoiled by Tong Xuelu, and now she thinks the food at home is tasteless.
Fang's mother saw her lazy look and worriedly said: "Jingyuan, why don't you eat, are you feeling unwell?"
Fang Jingyuan shook her head: "No, I just think this dish is not delicious! Mom, don't rush to scold me, if you have eaten Xuelu's dishes like me, you will also say it is not delicious!"
"The food that Xuelu cooks is so delicious, and she said she will make me some peanut crisps and chili sauce tomorrow. She is so nice!"
Fang's mother felt strange: "When did you two become so good friends? In the past, you two fought like chickens every day."
Fang Jingyuan: "Hey, I was young and ignorant before, but now I think she is a very good person, especially the food she cooks is so delicious! If I were a man, I would definitely marry her!"
Fang's mother: "..."
Fang Wenyuan, who was opposite, heard this, raised his eyes and glanced at Fang Jingyuan, and Tong Xuelu's face suddenly appeared in his mind, and he suddenly felt a little irritated. He thought that
Tong Xuelu was playing hard to get when he saw that she didn't come to see him before.
But now she has been away from the Tong family for three months, and she has never come to see him again!
Does she really not like him anymore?
But how is this possible?
She has liked to follow him around since she was a child. She has liked him for so many years, how can she let go of him just like that?
Fang Wenyuan suddenly had an idea and a smile appeared on his face.
Tong Xuelu really still likes him!
It's just that she has changed her method now and has changed to trying to please his family in a roundabout way!
Thinking of this, Fang Wenyuan's mood suddenly improved.
**
After two days of lethargy, Xiaoliu finally got up today to drink water and eat rice. Tong
Xuelu breathed a sigh of relief.
This chicken was given to her by Wen Rugui, and she didn't want to let it die so easily.
The time for the chef certification was suddenly brought forward.
After she cooked at noon, she set out for the certification.
Before going for the certification, she went to the post office to mail her things and letters.
As soon as she stepped into the post office, she heard a woman shouting into the phone: "Zhou Yan, go to hell! I want to break up with you!"
After that, she hung up the phone, paid ten cents, and ran away crying.
Tong Xuelu looked at her back and felt that the name Zhou Yan seemed to have been heard somewhere, but she couldn't remember it for a moment.
But time was tight, so she didn't think much about it.
After sending the things out, she hurried to the certification point.
The certification place is a big kitchen with three judges. If the three judges pass unanimously, they can get the chef certificate.
Those who take the exam have to pay a registration fee of fifty cents, and the ingredients can be purchased from the big kitchen.
The test questions are to make a meat dish and a vegetable dish.
There are thirty people who come to take the exam. Except for Tong Xuelu, they are all men, and they are all men over thirty years old.
When the men saw Tong Xuelu, they all looked at her with contempt.
"Anyone can take the exam these days!"
"Maybe they just have a lot of money?"
"What's the big deal? To put it bluntly, they are just ignorant! How can a young woman cook? And she's a woman!"
"That's right. The food my wife cooks is simply inedible!"
Tong Xuelu had a cold expression on her face, not even looking at them.
Seeing that Tong Xuelu didn't say anything, the men laughed even more recklessly, with the words "looking down on women" engraved on their faces.
Tong Xuelu was ranked 20th. The 19 men who entered in front of her went in with their heads held high, and came out with their heads down.
Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but get nervous.
Those who had finished the exam did not leave, waiting outside to see who would be the first to get the chef certificate today.
Soon it was Tong Xuelu's turn.
One of the judges asked, "What are you going to cook today?"
Tong Xuelu said, "The meat dish is stir-fried pork with peppers, and the vegetarian dish is spicy and sour shredded potatoes."
The three judges shook their heads when they heard this, thinking that both dishes were too ordinary and difficult to make outstanding.
The group of big men outside also grinned, thinking that women really can't enter the kitchen.
Stir-fried pork with peppers and potatoes, how can it be delicious?
You know, they chose either braised pork or steamed fish.
Tong Xuelu ignored the laughter around her, said a word and started cooking.
Soon everyone found something wrong.
Everyone thought that Tong Xuelu was so young that she couldn't even hold a kitchen knife properly, but who knew that she picked up the kitchen knife and did it like the wind.
She cut the potatoes into strips without stopping.
None of the masters outside could do such a fast movement.
"Look at her cutting the vegetables, she seems to be quite good at it."
"Yes, I didn't choose to make potato strips, but I didn't cut them fast enough or evenly enough!"
"Cut the vegetables well, but it doesn't mean they will taste good. Otherwise, why don't the state-owned hotels in Beijing have women chefs?"
Tong Xuelu was very focused on cooking and didn't pay attention to the sounds around her.
When she threw the chopped green onions, ginger and garlic into the oil pan, a domineering fragrance instantly spread.
The three judges were stunned, and the masters outside were also stunned.
"What a nice smell!"
"This smell is so tempting, I feel like I'm hungry!"
The two dishes were quickly prepared, and the whole kitchen was filled with a rich aroma.
The three judges picked up their chopsticks and quickly took a bite.
Delicious!
Really delicious!
The spicy and refreshing pepper fried pork, the tender pork and chewy texture, the hot and sour potato shreds were sour and spicy, and went very well with rice.
If there were no examinees behind them, they would have wanted to have a bowl of rice right now!
They used their chopsticks to pick up the food several times before reluctantly putting it down. Then, without any discussion, they all gave Tong Xuelu a score of 10. 10
is the highest score. The people who took the exam before didn't even get three 10s!
The highest score of the person who took the exam before was 7, but one of the judges gave that person 4, so he didn't pass.
The judges stamped the chef's certificate and gave it to Tong Xuelu.
"Comrade Tong, the food you cook is delicious. I'll go to your hotel for dinner later!"
"Me too, especially the spicy and sour potato shreds, which are simply so tasty! Don't try to snatch it from me later!"
"I like the fried pork with peppers. It's rare to see pork so tender and smooth!"
The big bosses outside saw this scene, their eyes widened, and their eyes were full of disbelief.
At the same time, everyone's face was burning, it was the pain of being slapped in the face.
None of them got the certificate, but this girl they looked down on got it.
And the scores were overwhelmingly above them.
Thinking of what they had just said, they suddenly felt their faces hurt even more!
After Tong Xuelu thanked the judges, she calmly walked out with the master chef certificate.
Walking past a group of big bosses, she said in a voice that was neither too loud nor too low: "What can a man do? He can't have children, and now he can't even cook. To put it bluntly, he is useless!"
The faces of a group of men turned red and pale.
Although they didn't know what the latter sentence meant, they knew that the woman was laughing at them.
There were nineteen of them in, but no one got the master chef certificate.
It was really embarrassing!
They would never dare to look down on women again! After
coming out of the certification point, Tong Xulu prepared to go back to the hotel.
In fact, it was okay for her not to go back, but she was a little worried about Meng Qingqing.
At this time, a man and a woman came towards them.
The man was holding a child in his arms. The child was lying on the man's shoulders. He was covered with a large piece of clothing, which covered him tightly, with only a tuft of hair on his head showing.
They seemed to be in a hurry. They kept rushing forward with their heads down, and they bumped into Tong Xuelu who was coming out of the inspection site.
Tong Xuelu was thinking about something with her head down and didn't see them. She almost fell to the ground after the collision.
The man apologized quickly: "I'm sorry, my lady. I was in a hurry and didn't see you. Are you okay?"
The woman next to him also apologized quickly, both of them with heavy accents.
Tong Xuelu was about to say that she was fine, but the man was bumped just now, and there was a gap in his clothes. From Tong Xuelu's angle, she could see the child's arm.
The arm was white and tender, forming a sharp contrast with the couple's skin color.
The man looked to be in his forties, tall, with crab eyes, thick eyebrows, and dark skin.
The woman was about thirty years old, short, with triangular eyes, high cheekbones, thin lips, and dark skin.
The two of them looked like traditional farmers, gray and honest.
The woman saw Tong Xuelu staring at the child, and quickly pushed down her clothes.
She stepped forward to block Tong Xuelu's sight: "This is my little son, he caught a cold and had a fever these two days, so we brought him to Beijing for medical treatment. Now we have to go home quickly. My lady, are you okay? We will leave now!"
She said and left without waiting for Tong Xuelu's response.
Tong Xulu rushed out to block their way and said, "You can't go!"
The man didn't expect her to suddenly run out to block their way, and said pitifully, "Lady, please don't make things difficult for us country people!"
The woman wiped her eyes with her hands and said, "Lady, please be kind, we have bought train tickets, if you continue like this, we will not be able to catch up!"
Pedestrians saw that the couple was so pitiful, and pointed at Tong Xulu and tried to persuade them.
"Lady, you are not injured, why don't you let them go?"
"That's right, look at how anxious the couple is, let them take the train quickly!"
Oh, you are acting pitiful, right?
Who can't do that!
Tong Xuelu frowned, her eyes suddenly turned red: "It's not that I don't make sense, they stole my money!"
The man glared at her with his crab eyes, his eyes were fierce: "You are talking nonsense! When did we steal your money!"
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