Chapter 6: Chef 5

After leaving the capital, Lin Dan and Qi Shi temporarily settled in a nearby town. During this time, Lao Hou sent several people to find him, but she declined them politely.
On this day, she sent away another group of people, and Qi finally couldn't help it. Qi Ai said, "Taner, in fact, it is not bad to return to Hou Fu. We orphans and widows must have a personal photo. Your father's The house and the restaurant cannot be left behind. There is an old prince supporting us. We can sue the officials and let your second and third uncles return everything. "
Lin Dan waved his hand and said solemnly: "Mother, you think too simple. Now what else do we have in addition to one hundred and two silver? There is no deed or land deed, so what do you use to sue the official? Laohouye is kind and said We are the guests of Houfu, but in fact you do n’t understand what you are, just a little better than the signing of a slave who sells personal deeds. Now the young lady is in the middle of the concubine's imperative, and Yongding is going up and down Do n’t you know how strict you are? Master Yun is still in jail for hurting himself. Grandpa Hou does n’t care how his wife cries and complains. How can we manage such a lawsuit that we must lose? He was willing to ask us to go back because he was kind-hearted and thinking about the old feelings, we can't afford to go into it, begging, and squandering that old feeling. "
Lin Dan sighed and said, "Furthermore, as long as we are staying in the same realm with the Yan family, in order to make our name sound, they will certainly try to discredit our father's reputation. The second and third uncles are to prevent us The possibility of taking it home will also be secretly started. What else do we have except for a little money? Hou Ye can protect us for a while, can he still protect it for a lifetime? Staying in Beijing represents endless trouble, it is better to leave it, Let ’s start again, ma'am, are you saying this?
Qi's unwillingness disappeared in his daughter's persuasion, and he could only nod with tears.
Lin Dan rented a small courtyard for temporary living, and went out to walk around when he was free. A tender face always showed a dignified look. On this day, she went a long way and unknowingly went to the official road to a post station. There was a lot of humming voices in the station, and the hissing of the horses, which seemed very lively; there was a shed outside the station, and an old woman was busy carrying plates outside.
I don't know what's in the plate, and I can smell a strong aroma all the way. Lin Dan was attracted by the aroma, walked quickly, and the businessmen and tourists in the station also ran out to check.
"Ma'am, your tofu are so fragrant. How much is a bowl?" A foot dealer asked loudly.
"Two copper plates and a bowl," the old lady replied with a smile.
"Successfully, you can give me a bowl." Xingshan immediately sat down in the shed, staring directly at the pan.
When Lin Dan stepped forward, the tofu meatballs had already been fried, and they were being picked out by the old man and placed aside to control the oil. After the oil was drained, they were poured into another pot, and a large spoon of bone soup continued to cook. The sweetness of the soup is a combination of fried scorch. After boiling, sprinkle with green onions, this dish is finished. The golden and crispy tofu were tumbling in the creamy white soup, and occasionally they were embellished with green onion leaves. The aroma of beans, bones, green onions and a little pepper are mixed together to form a very wonderful taste.
Lin Dan quickly walked into the grass shed two steps, and saw that the foot dealer could not wait. He took a hot tofu ball and put it in his mouth. He chewed while he was angry, and said with a thumbs up at the end: "Madam, your craft is simply Absolutely! I went north and south, and I have never eaten tofu better than this. "
Lin Dan immediately asked for a bowl, took a small sip after blowing the cold, and his face suddenly showed an astonishment. After cracking the crispy scorch skin on the outer layer, the tofu on the inner layer is very soft and tender, and it is mixed with some meat foam and yam, which is instant at the mouth and delicious. Even better, there is a cavity in the innermost layer of the meatballs, which is filled with a thick soup, which seems to be caused by the infiltration of bone soup along the gap, and it is caused by the secretion of meat foam and yam after heating. I got involved in the tip of my tongue and tasted it carefully. The soup had both bone marrow freshness and meaty saltiness, as well as the sweetness of yam, and the various flavors were perfectly blended together.
Lin Dan ate very carefully, and finally drank the soup thoroughly, which sighed with satisfaction. The row of merchants ate three large bowls in succession, and now it is called the fourth bowl. His companions were also hooked up by the fragrance, and they filled the little straw tent with a full seat.
After Lin Dan had eaten the tofu balls, he did not leave. Seeing more and more diners, he took the initiative to help the old woman to burn wood and water, and to wash dishes. The old lady quit but could only follow her. When she finished work at night, she took out twenty copper plates to give her money for work.
"Ma'am, I don't want your wages," Lin Dan returned the copper plate and said sincerely, "I can come to work for you every day, just ask you to teach me to make this tofu ball."
"Do you want to learn to cook with me? What's the matter ..." The old woman didn't finish talking. A young woman went into the thatched shed and said bitterly, "Where's the wild girl who wants to take advantage of my house. I taught you , Can my mother's business still be done? Hurry up and get me out, or I'll hit you with a broom! "As he said, he opened the cabinet and put the copper plate that the old man had earned so hard into his purse. His eyes were full of greed. color.
"Don't you come to learn how to cook with me? I didn't say no." The old girl frowned.
"I'm your daughter-in-law, my family. What is she?" The woman pointed at Lin Dan angrily.
Lin Dan quickly explained: "Don't be annoyed. I come to work for your house every day. I don't take any money. After learning this dish, I will go far and never open a shop here. My family is only me and my mother. The strength is weak, if one day you see me open a shop near here, you have to beat and smash and follow you. "
The woman already heard Lin Dan's accent from a foreign country, thinking that she would not be paid for her labor; she also thought that she had many family members and deep roots, and was not afraid to be confused by a little girl from a foreign country, so she agreed, but her face was still not good Like alms.
The old man then went to La Lin Dan, sent her out of the shed, and quietly stuffed her a purse, whispering: "Good boy, this is today's wages, you secretly hold another piece of paper."
Lin Dan was trying to put the purse back in, and the old woman had hurriedly entered the shed. There was a woman's scolding soon. It seemed that the old woman made less copper today than yesterday. Where did you come here to learn to cook?
Lin Dan shook his head, and his heart was very unpleasant.
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That night, Lin Dan still hid in the backyard to practice knife skills. Her bruised fingertips always felt stinging when she touched the ingredients or behind the knife, causing her to frown frequently. After cutting a courgette, she picked up the melon with uneven thickness and thickness, and looked at it, but sighed helplessly.
"Taner," Qi's hiding in the corner and observing for a long time slowly came out and said softly: "Cooking is a happy thing, don't let yourself carry a baggage. We don't cut this dish, let's take a break first OK? I do n’t blame you for losing to Yan Langqing, who has n’t had a bad time yet. "
Lin Dan knew for a moment that Qi had definitely wanted to turn things around, thinking that she had left a psychological shadow after losing to Yan Langqing, and she could no longer pick up a kitchen knife. But Lin Dan knew that it was not the same thing. She could practice this sword skill again, but it only took time.
"Mother, I'm fine, don't worry about you." She didn't explain too much, but insisted, "One day I will get everything we lost back. Yan Jiacai can't do anything, so I will learn to do other things Dishes, the world is so big, there will always be a place for us. "
"Well, well, you can think of the bowel movement. Don't cut vegetables, go to sleep." Qi's face touched her daughter's head, and she was relieved. Recently, her daughter has become more and more taciturn, but she has become stronger and bolder, as if she is not afraid of the wind and the rain.
"Okay, you can rest early." Lin Dan returned Qi to his room, but he stood under the corridor for a long time. On this clear night, she unknowingly fell into a memory, but this memory does not belong to her, but from the "Lin Dan" who did not know where she went.
The other side left a deep regret and unwillingness, but also left a deep-rooted emotion. She was originally a small and flirtatious girl who loved to play, but never smoked. Lin Baotian told her to learn to cook several times, but she cried and refused. But one day, she accidentally bumped into the young lady of Hou Fuli, and was almost beaten by a board. It was the little Houye passing by who saved her by accident. Xiaohouye's gentle smile has since become her obsession.
She asked Xiao Hou what you like, and Xiao Hou joked, "I love to eat." So she took off her beautiful clothes the next day, put on a gray apron, and walked into the kitchen for seven years. . She never loves to cook, she just wants to let Xiao Houye look at himself more.
Lin Dan couldn't agree with her approach, and pinned her life on another person, which was the saddest thing. If that person leaves or abhors, all you leave is the abyss of the feet.
What Lin Dan has to do now is to go out of his own way, even if he falls and hurts, just climb, and one day he can climb to the end. The original owner is a cook, then she will continue to cook, the world is endlessly delicious, no worries no place to learn, no worries no teacher to worship.
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From this day on, Lin Dan followed the old man to learn to make tofu balls. The oldest son had three sons. The oldest son was idle, and the second son died of illness from an early age. The third son is an old son. Now he is seven years old, and he is still young to feed. In order to feed the two sons, the old man got up early and greedy to sell tofu meatballs. Fortunately, she has excellent craftsmanship and does not have to worry about her livelihood.
Older sister said that she wanted to learn from the old sister, but she always likes to be lazy, so all the dirty work in the shop goes to Lin Dan. She woke up early to cook beans, peel the tofu, and order tofu, all of which she was doing. She had to carry more than a hundred pounds of water back and forth, almost bending her waist. But she never complained. As long as she could learn something, she wouldn't be afraid of suffering again.