"This... Xiaodao, I'm afraid I have to go home and discuss this matter with my parents before I can decide. If you insist on asking me to express my position to you now, haha, I'm afraid it won't work! For such a big matter, I will say it myself
It doesn’t count!”
Xu Tonglin thought for a while and said this with a wry smile.
Tongdao Xu looked at him and nodded slightly, understanding.
Then, he looked at Xu Changsheng again.
Xu Tonglin also looked at Xu Changsheng.
Xu Changsheng's expression was a little hesitant. Facing the gazes of Xu Tongdao and Xu Tonglin, Xu Changsheng subconsciously turned to look in the direction of his home and said hesitantly: "Uh, Xiaodao, I know what you said, but I'm afraid
I can't answer you right away. I, I need to go back and think about it carefully. You, as you know, my parents are counting on me to make money now. If they hear that I won't do small work anymore, I will sell mutton skewers with you.
, they will definitely not agree, Xiaodao, can you let me think about it for two days? I will give you an answer after I think about it."
He said with a hesitant expression. As he spoke, he was also paying attention to Xu Tongdao's expression, as if he was a little afraid that Xu Tongdao would be angry.
So the question is, is Comrade Xu angry?
Not really!
He was just a little disappointed. He had been thinking about it for a few days and specifically chose today to call them here to talk about it. In the end, neither of them agreed on the spot. How could he say he was not disappointed?
At the same time, Tongdao Xu was also a little disappointed with Xu Changsheng's character.
The kind that mourns its misfortune and is angry that it will not fight.
Xu Changsheng clearly had no status in that family, just like a servant. He had analyzed the reason with him before, but Xu Changsheng still couldn't make up his mind to change...
But he could understand why Xu Changsheng couldn't make up his mind.
After all, it was the home he had lived in for nearly twenty years. Although his stepmother was not good to him, his father was his biological father after all. It was inevitable that Xu Changsheng still had expectations and fantasies about his father.
It was indeed a bit difficult for him to suddenly decide to sell mutton skewers with him.
Because that means that Xu Changsheng has to completely go against the will of his father and his stepmother, and I'm afraid it will have to be close to a breakup.
The thoughts in Xu Tongdao's mind were changing instantly, and the expression on his face... was actually quite calm.
The hard life he lived for so many years before his rebirth had already developed a character in which he could express his emotions and anger.
Smiling slightly and nodding slightly, Xu Tong said: "Okay! It's okay, so be it! I'll give you two time to think about it. Anyway, I'm still in the stage of saving money for the time being. I'll tell you the answer after you two think about it, no.
Urgent! Let’s stop here tonight? Let’s go back to our respective homes, right?”
Xu Tonglin and Xu Changsheng both looked at Xu Tongdao's expression and saw that he really didn't seem angry, so they each smiled.
Xu Tonglin: "Okay! Let's talk about it later!"
Xu Changsheng: "Then you go back slowly, it's getting dark after all."
…
On the way back, Xu Tonglin and Xu Tongdao stopped by. After walking for a while, Xu Tonglin quietly looked at Xu Tongdao's calm face and whispered: "Xiaodao, don't be angry! In fact, I really want to go out with you.
, otherwise I wouldn’t have asked you where you wanted to learn to be a chef. I wanted to learn to be a chef with you at that time, and I had discussed this with my parents, but now you suddenly want to sell mutton skewers...
Haha, I have to go back and discuss it with my parents, don’t you think so?"
Having said this, he paused, and before Comrade Xu could say anything, he quickly added: "But don't worry! I will try my best to convince my parents when I get home soon, really! We have such a good relationship.
, no matter what you want to do, I want to be with you! Do you believe me?"
Hearing this, Comrade Xu smiled, glanced at him, nodded and said, "Yes, I believe it!"
Hearing what he said, Xu Tonglin smiled very happily.
Comrade Xu's mood also improved.
In fact, regardless of whether Xu Tonglin and Xu Changsheng agreed to sell mutton skewers with him or not, he had already made up his mind and this business was done.
Even if Xu Tonglin and Xu Changsheng don't do it with him in the end, he, Tongdao Xu, will do it alone.
Doing it alone may be a little more difficult and tiring, but he is not afraid of difficulty or tiredness.
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That night, in the rooms of Xu Tongdao and Xu Tonglu.
Xu Tonglu was sitting at the desk, looking through Xu Tongdao's books from the third grade of junior high school. Xu Tongdao was sitting on the bed, leaning on the bedside, with his hands folded behind his head, and his eyes looking ahead, thoughtfully.
He was thinking about what could be improved the next time he tried making skewers.
Regarding the fact that the mutton kebabs tested tonight had a bit of a strong smell... he thought of three ways to improve it.
The first is that he needs to be more careful when choosing mutton. Although the meat he bought today is sheep meat, as far as he knows, there is a big difference in the degree of odor between free-range sheep and pen-raised sheep.
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In fact, whether it is a goat or a sheep, as long as it is raised in captivity, the odor will be stronger.
So he decided that the next time he bought mutton, he would carefully identify what kind of sheep meat was free-range and what kind was raised in captivity.
He has no experience in this area and needs to distinguish carefully and summarize carefully.
Second: Which part of the sheep to buy... also pay attention to it. In order to make the roasted meat more tender this time, he chose lamb belly with more fat, but just now he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have heard someone say before.
I have said that using lamb leg meat for roasted lamb will have better results.
Third: In terms of the processing of mutton, he thinks there are two areas that can be improved. One is to try the method of braised mutton. After buying the mutton, rinse the mutton with running water for an hour or two, and try to wash away all the blood in the mutton.
Clean it, rinse it with blood and water, and the smell of mutton will naturally fade away.
In addition, he also thought of another improvement...that is the heat when roasting the lamb.
In the past few years when he was a chef, he gradually gained some insights. One of the most important insights was the heat of cooking.
In fact, a large part of the fishy smell and smell of many dishes can be eliminated by controlling the heat.
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That night, Comrade Xu was thinking about ways to improve roast mutton at home.
Xu Tonglin was in his parents' room, trying hard to convince his parents. His mouth was dry, but he still didn't give up.
His parents were not optimistic about his plan to go to the county town to sell mutton kebabs with Comrade Xu, and they frowned and objected.
There are a lot of reasons.
For example, he and Comrade Xu are still young and cannot endure hardship at all. If they want to do business, they will definitely not be able to do it, etc.
…
At the same time, the kitchen of Xu Changsheng's house.
Xu Changsheng was lying on the bed made of wooden planks, frowning and staring blankly at the dark roof. He was also thinking about what Comrade Xu told him tonight.
Reason told him that he should give it a try, try to get rid of his parents' control, and make plans for himself from now on.
But emotionally...he still couldn't make that decision.
Going against the will of his father and stepmother and going his own way, the price... He could almost foresee that with his father's temper, he would probably be beaten severely.
With his stepmother's temper, it is very likely that he will never be allowed to return to this home again.