Siheyuan: Shazhu's Life Simulator

"Masters, listen to me too."

"Teaching a disciple does not mean that the master will starve to death. Besides, there are many types of disciples. You can keep some as nominal disciples."

"No one will say anything about this, but if you have an apprentice, he will do the work for you, right?"

"Okay, now I'm going to talk about the division of shifts. Everyone knows that we're going to have day and night shifts."

"It's a rotation every month. You can choose between Master Yang and Master Song."

"The day shift's working hours remain the same, and they are responsible for making lunch and dinner. The night shift is from 8pm to 5am, and they are responsible for making midnight meals and breakfast."

"That's all I have to say. You can make your own arrangements."

"There is only one cafeteria now. Lao Yang, you will be the monitor."

"An extra two yuan subsidy every month."

Hearing this, Lao Song felt uncomfortable. Why should Lao Yang be the squad leader?
His expression was not very good, but he did not dare to raise any objection.

"Don't be discouraged, Old Song. When the new cafeteria is built, I will arrange for you to be the monitor there."

Old Song didn't expect to have such a pleasant surprise. The He family father and son had not forgotten him.

"Thank you, Deputy Director He."

"Why are you being so polite? You are really capable. If nothing else, you cooked this big pot of food really well."

"When you go to the new cafeteria, you can bring people from the old cafeteria with you. When the time comes, the new recruits can be divided equally between the two cafeterias, and the old can guide the new."

After talking about work, He Yuzhu went back to drink tea.

"Secretary Liu, please sit down."

"Director He, Zhuzi, I won't sit down."

He Yuzhu handed over a cigarette: "No, just smoke a cigarette."

"Secretary Liu, what instructions does Director Yang have?"

"There will be a reception at noon, you must take it seriously. The people we are entertaining this time are very important. As long as we can make them happy, our factory's trucks are counting on these visitors."

He Yuzhu: "Do you know where these people are from?"

"I know what they like anyway!"

Secretary Liu: "From the Northeast."

He Yuzhu: "I understand. Don't worry, I will definitely satisfy you."

He Daqing: "How many people are coming?"

Secretary Liu: “Eight.”

He Yuzhu: "How many people are accompanying you?"

Secretary Liu: "Currently it is Secretary Ma, Director Yang, and Director Lou."

He Yuzhu: "Isn't this certain?"

Secretary Liu: "There must be reserve personnel. These people can drink. If the factory leaders can't drink, there will definitely be substitutes."

He Yuzhu: "Then let's prepare according to the specifications for fifteen people."

"However, there isn't enough food in the canteen. I'll arrange for someone to go out and buy some now."

Secretary Liu: "Hurry up."

After Secretary Liu left, He Yuzhu went straight to the vegetable market and bought a lot of chicken, fish, meat, eggs, pork offal, mutton, beef, ribs, pork loin, and pork elbows. The canteen's tricycle was filled up.

"Someone, come out and move the things."

"Li Caigen ran out with a few apprentices, Big Brother."

"Cai Gen will take everyone to move the things to the small warehouse. You pack out the ingredients first."

Li Caigen: "I understand, big brother."

Although Li Caigen's nominal master was He Daqing, it was He Yuzhu who taught him more.

He Yuzhu returned to the office.

"Dad, go and instruct Li Caigen on how to pack the food. I'll go get Li Huaide to reimburse me."

He Daqing: "What dishes are you going to cook?"

He Yuzhu: "Stir-fried pork slices, sweet and sour pork, braised spareribs, braised pork, chicken stewed with mushrooms, sweet and sour carp, pork elbow in sauce, cumin lamb, pork stewed with vermicelli, pork belly stewed with sauerkraut, make an egg sauce, chop up green onions, cucumbers, etc., roll dried tofu, and make loach and tofu soup."

He Daqing: "Okay, I'll remember it."

He Yuzhu started to write a purchase order by hand and then went to find Li Huaide.

"Brother Li."

"The pillar is here, come in quickly."

"Brother Li, these are the tickets for the lunch reception today."

By the way, he also stuffed two packs of cigarettes into Li Huaide's pocket.

Li Huaide looked at the signature.

"I trust you to do the job. Just show it to me once a month."

He Yuzhu understood the hidden meaning. Li Huaide meant that there was no need to send cigarettes in the future, and just give him a benefit once a month would be enough.

He Yuzhu nodded: "Okay."

As for the inflated prices on He Yuzhu's order, how could Li Huaide not know?
He is in charge of logistics, how could he not know the market price of these things?

There will be no fish in clear water, but the water in the steel mill is muddy.

If you don’t take it and I don’t take it, how can you ask Li Huaide to take it?
He Yuzhu took the form signed by Li Huaide to the finance department for reimbursement and received the money very quickly.

Back in the kitchen, He Yuzhu started cooking, while He Daqing stood by and instructed Li Gencai and explained things to him.

Not long after, Secretary Liu arrived.

"I just went to your office and there was no one there, so I guessed you had already started."

"What's the change?"

"No, the guests have arrived. Director Yang asked me to tell them."

He Yuzhu pondered and said, "In twenty minutes, the dishes can be served one after another."

Secretary Liu left after receiving the news.

Li Huaide arrived not long after, stood at the door and watched for a while. Seeing that the He father and son were sincerely teaching their nephew, he was very satisfied.

Make him feel that it is worth it for him to win over the He father and son.

"Brother Li is here."

"Haha, the guests are here. I'll see when the food can be served."

He Yuzhu: "Three minutes later!"

He Yuzhu re-fried the pork that had been fried repeatedly before and started cooking it with another iron spoon.

The braised pork on the other stove started to absorb the juice.

He Daqing: "I'll serve the braised pork, don't be distracted."

He Yuzhu: "Cai Gen, go serve the food."

He Daqing: "Cai Gen, I'm giving you a chance to show your face. Don't be nervous and don't make any mistakes!"

Li Caigen took a deep breath and said, "Don't worry, Master."

Li Caigen walked out of the small kitchen carrying the braised pork.

Secretary Liu was standing outside the small restaurant, while Li Huaide was pouring wine and entertaining guests inside.

"It's time to serve."

Secretary Liu opened the door and Li Caigen walked in with a plate.

"First dish, braised pork."

Li Huaide saw his nephew and nodded with satisfaction.

The He family father and son are good people!

He Daqing taught him how to explain each dish.

“We selected the best braised pork for this dish… and after going through the process… it was finally served!”

Director Yang: "Everyone, please try it."

"This was made by our factory's master chef."

"Good, fat but not greasy, soft in the mouth."

"Old Yang, the chefs in your factory are extraordinary!"

Director Yang smiled and said, "Old He is a famous chef in the city."

He Yuzhu took the sweet and sour pork out of the pot at this time: "Cai Gen, let's serve."

Li Caigen came to the small restaurant carrying sweet and sour pork.

"what!"

He wondered, where is the braised pork?

Why are the plates empty?

In a short while, more than a dozen people had finished the whole plate of braised pork.

"The second dish is sweet and sour pork."

“I chose tenderloin...”

"Oh, this is just the right amount of sweet and sour, it's really appetizing!"

"The third dish is braised pork slices."

"From the tenderloin."

Someone was puzzled: "Comrade, what is tenderloin?"

Li Huaide looked at his nephew and said, "Xiao Li, don't be nervous. Explain it to the leader!"

Li Caigen felt relieved to see his uncle.

“The tenderloin is more tender than the tenderloin, so it tastes better...”

"Hey, I didn't know there was such a thing as tenderloin." "Don't tell me, this is the first time I heard about it too!"

Li Caigen returned to the small cafeteria: "Master, Senior Brother, every dish is almost snatched up as soon as it is served."

He Yuzhu nodded: "Then I'll make cumin lamb, this dish is quick to serve."

He Yuzhu first poured sauce on the sweet and sour carp, and after Li Caigen took it away, he immediately started to cook the cumin lamb.

His natural lamb is not only natural, but also has sesame and chili powder.

Although it is not as good as the one grilled with charcoal, it has a unique flavor and is a great dish to go with wine.

When the natural mutton was served, Li Huaide said, "Dear leaders, the appetizers are here."

"We've got to take a big sip."

"Done."

The 200g cup was finished in one gulp.

Director Yang looked at Secretary Ma, who shook his head imperceptibly, and then looked at Li Huaide.

Li Huaide took a deep breath, picked up the cup and drank it.

It was the right time for him to take up the post, after all, he had the lowest position.

Lou Bancheng was also a frequent guest at the drinking table, but when he saw how much these people drank, he couldn't help but secretly smack his lips.

They've drunk almost half a pound of wine, and nothing happened to them.

“Pork stewed with vermicelli.”

“Pork belly stewed with sauerkraut.”

“Haha, these two dishes are so good.”

"It's just that the pork stew with sauerkraut lacks pig blood sausage and other ingredients."

Director Yang: "What's so difficult about this? Let's continue drinking tonight and not do anything else."

"I'll just make a big pot of butchering dishes, what do you think?"

"Old Yang, we won't leave if you say that."

Director Yang: "Secretary Liu."

"exist."

"Go tell Director He that we'll have the butcher's meal tonight."

Secretary Liu: "I'll go and explain now."

Secretary Liu came to the kitchen: "Director He,"

"Secretary Liu, you should just call me Master He. Don't be so formal."

"Okay, Master He, our distinguished guest is not leaving tonight and has ordered some dishes."

He Daqing: "Order?"

Secretary Liu: "Yes, it's a pig-killing dish."

He Daqing: "We have pig offal. We can get them in time."

“But there’s no pig’s blood.”

"Zhu Zi, hurry up and make it, then go to the market and see if you can buy some pig blood sausage or pig blood."

Secretary Liu: “Ah?”

"That won't do. They specifically asked for the pig-killing dish. If they are happy with it, it won't be a problem to give our factory two more trucks!"

He Yuzhu: "Don't worry, if I can't buy it, I'll go to other restaurants to buy it."

“Although the price is a bit higher, it’s better than nothing.”

Secretary Liu: "It's not a problem if it's a little more expensive, as long as it can satisfy the guests."

He Yuzhu: "I'll cook two big pots tonight and let them eat until they're full."

"Haha, that's great. I feel relieved when you say that. I'll go and give the factory manager a reply now."

"etc,."

He Yuzhu served the braised spareribs: "Let me borrow your kind hand."

"Cai Gen, bring the pork elbow with sauce."

Secretary Liu and Li Caigen each carried a dish and returned to the small restaurant.

"Director, I've talked to Master He, and he said he would make sure everyone had a good meal and drink tonight."

Looking at the empty plate on the table, Secretary Liu couldn't help but twitch his lips. This leader is such a big eater.

But there are more than a dozen people, and each person will get one dish on average, so it’s not that much to eat if you think about it.

Moreover, he knew the cooking skills of the He family father and son and had eaten them before, so it was not surprising that these people were such good eaters.

The guests were even happier when the chicken stewed with mushrooms was served.

Finally, when the pickled vegetables were added, the drinking atmosphere became even more lively.

After the loach tofu was served, a plate of steamed buns was also served as the staple food.

He Yuzhu was so tired that he was out of breath.

"No, this is too tiring."

He Daqing: "Secretary Ma mentioned to me that his relative has a child..."

He Yuzhu: "Since the leader has spoken, let's see if it works first."

"If I could stay, I would be too busy to handle anything."

"If he fails, there will be no one to help me."

"We both don't have time to do this, we need someone to help us!"

He Daqing: "Well, let's meet this child first."

Li Caigen came back: "Master, Senior Brother, you guys should eat too."

He Yuzhu: "Forget it, you two can eat, I can't eat anymore."

He Daqing: "Cai Gen, leave some in your brother's lunch box for the two of us to eat."

"There will be work later."

He Yuzhu: "I'll go out to buy some groceries, so I'll help you. Cut the pickled vegetables after dinner."

“See these two big pots?”

"At least half of the sauerkraut should be in each pot."

Li Caigen: "I understand."

He Yuzhu was about to go out on his bike and looked at the security guard at the door.

Because of the joint venture, the factory's security staff was replaced with uniformed personnel, including some former personnel.

"Master Xiao He, get out!"

He Yuzhu: "Yes."

"Are you still on duty tonight?"

"Yeah, we'll start the shift after the shifts are scheduled in a few days."

He Yuzhu chatted for a few words and then left. When he arrived at the vegetable market, there was indeed no pig blood, but he saw someone selling pig blood sausage.

He bought a whole tin bucket of pig blood sausage. As for how it tastes?
It’s fine as long as it’s roughly the same. Since there’s no pig blood, if there is pig blood he can make it himself.

I also bought a lot of pork offal. I bought a little less at noon, and I'm afraid it won't be enough considering how much they can eat.

And since we were going to have the pig-killing meal in the evening, I definitely prepared a lot and even bought some large bones.

Back at the factory, they cut the big bone in half, soaked it in blood water, and threw it into a big pot to stew it with sauerkraut.

Blanch the pork belly, slice it and throw it in.

He Daqing: "I have already stewed the pig liver."

"I'll take care of the hand-torn meat and intestines, you take a rest."

He Yuzhu: "Okay, I'll go back and rest for a while."

"Cai Gen, mash the garlic."

"Okay, Master,"

"Do you remember what seasoning I put in the pot just now?"

"I just remember the general idea."

He Daqing: "If you really can't remember, write it down on paper. When you have memorized it, burn the paper."

Li Caigen: "I understand, Master."

Then He Daqing explained to Li Caigen why big bones were used, why blood sausage was added at the end, etc.

Why is pork cut into large thick slices? Why can’t we move the food in the pot? Why do we have to cook it slowly over low heat?

He Yuzhu rested for a long time, looked at the time and saw that it was almost four o'clock, so he took the ticket and went to find Li Huaide.

Li Huaide had just sobered up, but not completely.

signed.

"Zhu Zi, thank you for giving Cai Gen a chance to show his face!"

"Brother Li, you are being too polite. Since Cai Gen has become my disciple, he is one of us. How can one of us not take care of one of us?"

"In our line of work, as long as we become a disciple properly, we are truly one of our own. This is different from becoming a disciple in a factory."

Li Huaide smiled and said, "Okay, I'll bring Caigen's parents to thank you."

He Yuzhu: "Brother Li, can you still drink at night?"

Li Huaide sighed: "Ah, what should I do if I don't drink it?"

"They promised to give us two trucks in the morning. If we keep each other company and drink to our heart's content in the evening, they'll probably give us two more."

He Yuzhu: "I'll make you a hangover soup and ask Caigen to bring it to you." (End of this chapter)