Madam, it's true, it's almost the third night, it's dark, there's not even a street light, and you have to walk back, it doesn't matter to me, then Uncle Wu is so old, what if he falls?
Where to go and what to do? I still don’t believe it. The Qin Mansion is so big and doesn’t even have a guest room. It’s really stingy.
After coming out of the back hall, Li Qi complained quite a lot about Mrs. Qin and kept mumbling.
When I came to the front hall, I saw only Wu Furong's uncle and nephew sitting there, but it looked like Wu Xiaoliu had just been severely scolded by Wu Furong. At this time, he was putting his head together with an unhappy look on his face.
"Uncle Wu!" Li Qi chuckled.
Wu Furong glanced sideways at Li Qi, snorted heavily, and turned his head away, but there was a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Wu Xiaoliu was about to call him 'Brother Li', but when he saw Wu Furong's angry look, he swallowed back his words and looked at Li Qi aggrievedly.
Li Qi waved his hand towards Wu Xiaoliu, signaling him to stop talking, then walked up to Wu Furong, bowed and said: "Uncle Wu, it was my fault just now, please don't remember the villain's fault."
"Huh! Don't you dare! I can't bear it." Wu Furong said coldly.
Seeing Wu Furong's lack of appreciation, Li Qi didn't take it seriously and asked with a smile: "Don't you want to know what the lady just said to me?"
Wu Furong really wanted to know this, but he couldn't save the dignity to ask Li Qi. He opened his mouth but made no sound.
"Alas! What a pity, what a pity!" Li Qi suddenly sighed and shook his head.
Wu Xiaoliu asked smoothly: "What's a pity?"
But as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he regretted it. He glanced at Wu Furong anxiously and saw that he didn't seem to be angry, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Qi smiled and said: "It's a pity that your uncle's days in Zuixianju may not last long."
Wu Furong was shocked and said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about here again? Also, what did you say to Madam just now?"
Li Qi spread his hands and said: "I didn't say anything just now. It was my wife who was talking all the time. She said that she would take care of Zuixianju when it reopens. So I said, uncle, I'm afraid you won't be able to survive for a few years."
, you can go home and take care of yourself like Master Zhou."
"Is this true?"
Wu Furong was overjoyed and asked quickly. Let's not talk about taking care of him for the rest of his life. If Mrs. Qin could come forward to take care of Zuixianju's business, it would be a great good thing for him.
Although he is relatively strong now, after all, at such an old age, he is unable to do many things, and Mrs. Qin is the only one left in the Qin family. If she can come forward, whether it is mentally or physically,
, or physically, it was a relief for Wu Furong. He no longer worried about whether Mrs. Qin could hold on alone when his eyes closed one day.
Li Qi chuckled and said: "Of course, I dare not lie to you. If you don't believe me, just go in and ask Madam yourself. And from now on, I will officially become Mr. Zuixianju's boss."
What a twist!
Wu Furong frowned and glanced at Li Qi, then suddenly burst into laughter, "I finally understand. It turns out that you just said so much just to let Madam come out to take care of Zuixianju."
Your reaction is too slow!
Li Qi chuckled and said, "I'm not doing this just to reduce the burden on your shoulders."
Wu Furong obviously didn't believe his nonsense and said angrily: "As long as you don't scare me a few times in the future, I will burn incense!"
"No way!" Li Qi said with a smile.
He respected Wu Furong very much, and Wu Furong had the grace to save his life. In his heart, he had long regarded Wu Furong as a relative.
Although it was known that Li Qicai did not intentionally insult Mrs. Qin, Wu Furong still felt a little scared when he thought of what Li Qicai had just said, and advised: "Master Li, I know you have good intentions, but you just said
Madam, you really went too far."
"I know, but I can't help it. If I didn't say that, do you think Madam would still agree to me?" Li Qi rolled his eyes.
What he said makes sense.
Wu Furong nodded and said, "But you have to let me know in advance!"
Li Qi said angrily: "Uncle, if I told you in advance, would I still have a chance to say those words?"
...
After hearing this, Wu Furong became speechless.
At this time, Wu Xiaoliu suddenly leaned his head over and asked with a smile on his face: "Brother Li, uncle, what are you talking about?"
When did this guy come here?
Before Wu Furong could speak, Li Qi glared at Wu Xiaoliu and said: "Go, what do you know about a little kid? You have to hurry up and practice your cooking skills for me, otherwise, huh, you will suffer the consequences."
I know."
"Don't!"
Wu Xiaoliu shook his head fiercely and said with an aggrieved look: "I want to practice too, but you didn't teach us cooking skills either!"
Hey! This guy dares to talk back!
But--I really don't seem to have taught them anything.
Li Qi knew he was wrong, but he still refused to admit defeat, saying: "Didn't I teach you how to clean the house? Also, didn't I always ask you to cut cucumbers? These are all basic skills. If you can't even
If you can't do this well, you won't learn from it in the future."
"oh!"
Wu Xiaoliu bowed his head and responded.
"This kid usually likes to be smart. You have to be more careful in the future." Wu Furong glared at Wu Xiaoliu and then said to Li Qi.
Li Qi nodded and said: "Uncle, it seems that my previous discipline was not strict enough!"
The two people sang together, and Wu Xiaoliu who was listening to the side was already sweating profusely, thinking to himself, what would happen if the two of them joined forces! He had to go back quickly to discuss countermeasures with Dazhu.
In fact, even if Wu Xiaoliu didn't say anything, Li Qi planned to use this period of time to urge them to practice their cooking skills, because there was really not much time left for them.
However, learning to cook does not happen overnight. Just like learning kung fu, it requires long-term practice to make progress. However, Li Qi wanted to take advantage of this time to teach them some basic skills, such as knife skills, washing vegetables and buying vegetables.
dishes, and understanding of food,
Don't wait until Zuixianju is officially opened. If he has to do all these things himself, then he will be extremely busy.
As for seasoning and cooking, Li Qi planned to teach them when he cooks by himself in the future.
Early the next morning, Li Qi first asked the Zhuzhu brothers to fry tofu at the door, while he taught Wu Xiaoliu how to cook in the kitchen. The first step was, of course, sharpening the knife.
Don't underestimate the importance of sharpening knives. Li Qi spent three years sharpening knives with his father. If a chef can't even sharpen knives, how can he still be called a chef?
As long as you sharpen your knife for a few years, you will naturally be able to tell what kind of knife is a good knife.
When Wu Xiaoliu first heard that Li Qi was going to teach him cooking skills, he was extremely excited. But then when he heard Li Qi asking him to sharpen his knife, his enthusiasm suddenly disappeared.
However, Li Qi did not explain to him that it was useless for others to say this kind of thing, and he had to experience it on his own.
After the Zhuzhu brothers finished their work, Li Qi also asked them to sharpen their knives with Wu Xiaoliu, and taught them all the knife sharpening skills and some of his own experiences.
Next, Li Qi introduced some knife skills, such as cutting, splitting, and chopping, as well as some skills on how to handle the shape of food, such as silk, segments, dices, and chunks...
These things alone are enough for them to learn for several months.
Whenever they were practicing, Li Qi kept telling them not to be lazy and to practice hard.
Because this knife skill can directly affect the four key elements of a dish: color, aroma, taste, and shape. It is like the foundation of a building. If the foundation is not laid well, no matter how gorgeous and majestic the building is, it is just a building.
It's just a dangerous building.
Among the three apprentices, Wu Xiaoliu was the most talented, but he was not as hardworking as the Zhuzhu brothers, so after a few days, the level of the three of them was almost the same.
In fact, the kitchen can only be regarded as a chef's second battlefield; the first battlefield is the vegetable market.
Shopping for food is actually a skill. How to select the best and most suitable ingredients from a pile of uneven ingredients is also crucial for chefs.
On this day, Li Qi and his three apprentices came to Xiong Butcher’s pork shop on Macing Street.
"What kind of meat is this?" Li Qi asked, pointing to a piece of lean meat on the chopping board.
"pork."
Wu Xiaoliu and the three of them answered at once.
Li Qi rolled his eyes and said: "This is hind leg meat." He sighed and said: "This piece of meat is thick and tender, how should I cook it?"
Wu Xiaoliu chuckled and said, "Of course it's good in any way you cook it."
The Zhuzhu brothers nodded in agreement.
"I just don't know, right?"
Li Qi glanced at them angrily and said, "Shred it, slice it, braise it, stew it, or make a sauce." Then he picked up the piece of meat and handed it to Wu Xiaoliu, "How much does this piece of meat weigh?"
"
Wu Xiaoliu weighed the pork a few times and said, "More than a pound." Then he handed it to Brother Zhuzi.
Chen Xiaozhu tried it and said: "I think it shouldn't be a pound."
"I said one and a half pounds."
"What's one and a half catties, more than one catty, one catty and two taels."
Li Qi sighed, shook his head dissatisfied, picked up the piece of meat and handed it to Butcher Xiong: "Uncle, I want this piece of meat."
Butcher Xiong took the scale and weighed it. A flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he said in surprise: "This little brother, you have really good eyesight. It weighs exactly one pound and two taels."
Li Qi smiled politely, and then said to the three apprentices: "Being a chef, ingredients are basic skills. You should know how many pounds you have. Don't ask you to fry two plates of the same dish, and end up using one pound of meat for one plate.
, use half a catty of meat for the other plate, and if we serve it out like this, the guests will have to scold us to death. And when it comes to grabbing the seasonings, how do you grab them? How much do you grab? Is it possible that I have to hire a waiter for you to help on the side?
What do you think? Remember, no matter what you buy in the future, you have to pay attention to this, you know?"
"Know."
Li Qi asked them to bring the meat, and then came to a fish seller on the street. He pointed at the big fish basket in front of the father with 10 carps in it and said, "You three, give me the three freshest fish in it."
I picked it out."
When the three of them heard this, they all knelt down to study.
After a while, the three of them each selected the fish they thought was the freshest.
Li Qi glanced over and saw that the fish in the hands of the three people were bigger than the last. He was so angry that he almost lost his breath and said angrily: "You think you are choosing gold. The bigger the better, look at what you choose."
The fish has either sunken eyes or the body has lost its luster. You can tell it is no longer fresh at this glance. You are so kind. You picked out the worst ones and left the good ones for others.
.”
The three of them were trained by Li Qi so that they had no temper and bowed their heads in silence.
Then Li Qi took these three guys and walked around the market a few times. Every time he saw some commonly used foods or seasonings, Li Qi took the trouble to explain to them the taste of these foods and how to make them.
What kind of food, as well as the pros and cons for the body, and occasionally tell them a few stories about food to increase their interest.
Wu Xiaoliu and the other three, although their basic skills are poor, are fortunate enough to be diligent and conscientious enough to dare to ask questions when they encounter something they don't understand.
Li Qi naturally explained it to them over and over again until they all understood it.
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