From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

After a night's sleep, Feng Zhengming and his three companions went out to have breakfast together the next day.

Authentic pancake with green onions.

Each of the four people held a pancake wrapped with Qiucheng green onions and continued on their way while eating.

When they had almost finished eating the pancakes in their hands, the four of them went to the iron pot forging factory below Qiucheng.

Because Feng Zhengming and his team arrived early and work had not started yet, the place seemed rather deserted.

Feng Zhengming and the others just walked around and looked around.

Although the factory has not started yet, we can still see some conditions in the factory.

It can be seen that the factory still maintains a state of manual forging.

Of course, for people nowadays, not many people pay attention to Qiucheng iron pots.

Perhaps most people have not heard of the reputation of Qiucheng Iron Wok.

Ding Yuan, Gao Yongfu and Hou Dong didn't understand why Feng Zhengming came to visit the iron pot factory.

Feng Zhengming came too early and couldn't go into the factory to take a look.

He simply decided not to stay any longer and continued to lead the three people.

On the way, Feng Zhengming asked the three people: "Isn't it strange that I want to visit a factory that makes iron pots?"

The three of them looked at each other and answered honestly that they were indeed curious.

Feng Zhengming explained with a smile: "Qiucheng's iron pots are very famous. The masters of Jufengde, Yanxilou and Huiquanlou all used Qiucheng's iron pots to cook."

These words immediately shocked Ding Yuan, Gao Yongfu and Hou Dong.

The three of them didn't expect that Qiu Cheng's iron pot was so powerful.

Ding Yuan asked: "Is there anything special about Qiucheng iron pots? Why do we all use Qiucheng iron pots?"

Feng Zhengming smiled and replied, "It is said that the iron pans in Qiucheng are completely hand-forged. They can be used directly for cooking without opening the pan. The heat is evenly distributed and can even be made non-stick."

After hearing this explanation, Ding Yuan, Gao Yongfu and Hou Dong wanted to go back and take another look.

Feng Zhengming smiled and greeted the three people: "Don't go back, we came out too early, and they haven't started work yet. When we have a chance in the future, we will go to the factory to take a look."

The three of them did not force to turn back and continued to follow Feng Zhengming forward.

After leaving the town, the four of them figured out the direction together and started walking towards the northeast of Qiu City.

Soon the four people entered the forest.

The road ahead can be said to be an endless mountain road.

For Ding Yuan, Gao Yongfu and Hou Dong, this was equivalent to their field training, so the three of them did not feel tired at all.

The three of them were a little worried about Feng Zhengming at first.

I feel that Feng Zhengming is usually busy in the kitchen in the city and rarely walks on such mountain roads. Will he be unable to hold on after walking for a while?

The three people even discussed that if Feng Zhengming really couldn't hold on, they would take turns carrying him.

As a result, the three soon discovered that their worries were unnecessary.

Feng Zhengming walked on the mountain road without showing any sign of tiredness.

His pace was quite steady and he was able to keep up with the three former soldiers.

As the four of them walked through the mountains, they actually encountered quite a few wild animals.

Feng Zhengming took out his camera and took the opportunity to take a lot of photos of the wild animals.

Many of these things may not be seen in the future.

Although Feng Zhengming can walk on mountain roads, he also feels that it is indeed very inconvenient in the mountains when there are not so many roads opened nowadays.

We walked all the way until noon and passed by a small village in the mountains.

Feng Zhengming and the others walked towards the small village together.

When they first entered the village, they saw the villagers looking at them as if they had seen something rare.

Gao Yongfu couldn't help but mutter in a low voice: "The people here really feel isolated from the world."

Feng Zhengming nodded and responded in a low voice: "This place is too remote, and there is no road in or out of the mountain, so it must seem a bit isolated from the world."

Ding Yuan sighed softly, "This place is really miserable. There are still too many poor places in our country. I hope that a road can be built here in the future so that this place can get rid of this misery."

Feng Zhengming was quite sure: "Yes, I believe there will be a road built here in the future."

The four people went into the village and communicated with the villagers.

Although the villagers were a little surprised by their arrival.

But they were still treated very hospitably.

Even in the village, every household took out some things.

It was great to see the enthusiasm of the villagers, especially what they brought out.

Feng Zhengming and the others felt somewhat embarrassed to accept the call.

In the end, Feng Zhengming and his friends simply borrowed a stove in the village, prepared to cook a meal in the village, and have lunch with the villagers before leaving.

The mountain village has a very primitive sense of living off the mountain.

The stoves are all very old earthen stoves, and the firewood used is still from the mountains.

Then there are all kinds of food, which are basically things from the mountains, and some are purchased by villagers outside and brought back to the village.

Although there are few seasonings in the mountain village, Feng Zhengming still tries his best to make the dishes delicious by using some simple flavors.

The people in the mountain village watched as Feng Zhengming and three other people actually learned how to make a fire and cook delicious dishes.

Everyone looked at the four of them with a new respect.

Feng Zhengming used the soybean paste he brought from Qiucheng to make a fried pheasant.

There was not much oil, so Feng Zhengming simply used the oil he scooped out from the chicken's stomach to make some oil for frying.

While frying, he glanced at Hou Dong who was burning the earthen stove below and asked him to make sure the fire was as strong as possible.

"Add more fire, don't be afraid, just make sure the fire is as strong as possible throughout the whole process."

Ding Yuan and Gao Yongfu were helping Feng Zhengming.

Gao Yongfu was responsible for the cutting and preparation work, while Ding Yuan did some cleaning.

The four people were under the gaze of many people in the mountain village.

He actually used things from the mountains to cook a table of dishes for the people in the mountain village.

See the table of dishes prepared by Feng Zhengming.

Not to mention the people in the mountain village, even Ding Yuan, Gao Yongfu and Hou Dong were quite surprised.

Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, Feng Zhengming felt a little helpless.

"There's nothing we can do. The conditions in the mountain village are limited, so we can only make it like this. It definitely won't look good, but the taste should be okay."

Ding Yuan was very excited: "This is already amazing, I can't even imagine that you can make such a table of dishes under such conditions?"

Gao Yongfu gave a thumbs up and said, "You are truly a great chef."

Hou Dong agreed, "Yes, yes, he is really a cooking god."

Feng Zhengming smiled and waved his hands: "What do you mean by chef or not? Don't be so exaggerated. Let me tell you, we are all brothers when we go out together this time. Don't call me chef or chef Feng in the future. Just call me Zhengming."

After officially deciding on the name, the three of them felt a little embarrassed at first.

But under Feng Zhengming's insistence, the three people agreed.

However, all three of them are younger than Feng Zhengming, so they simply call Feng Zhengming "Brother Feng".

After preparing this meal in the mountain village, Feng Zhengming also invited the villagers to eat together.

After being invited by him, the villagers were not polite. Suddenly, many people in the village brought their own bowls and chopsticks to eat together.

Originally, the village chief thought that this was not a good idea.

But Feng Zhengming didn't care at all and invited everyone to eat together.

As a result, Feng Zhengming and the other three became the ones who prepared the big banquet for the village.

If the village chief and some elderly people in the village hadn't stopped them.

Maybe in the end, Feng Zhengming and the other three were so busy for a long time that there was nothing left for him to eat.

However, Feng Zhengming was not angry when faced with the villagers' situation.

He still felt that in this day and age, life in the mountain villages was still too hard.

He still hopes that such mountain villages can be accessed as soon as possible.

This will allow the villagers to leave the mountains and live a more comfortable life outside.

After having lunch in the mountain village, when leaving, the villagers suddenly took out some wild jujubes and mountain products and insisted on giving them to Feng Zhengming and his friends.

Naturally, Feng Zhengming and his three companions could not take things from the mountain village for free.

They left a little money for the village, which was considered as buying the jujubes and mountain products provided by the village.

After bidding farewell to the villagers, Feng Zhengming and his companions continued their journey.

We walked in the mountains for a long time again.

It was not until sunset that Feng Zhengming and his companions finally walked out of the mountain and arrived at a new city.

After some inquiries, I found out that this is Zouping, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Bincheng.

Feng Zhengming and his companions entered the city and first found a hotel to stay in.

In the evening, we found a nearby noodle shop and each had a bowl of noodles.

Then I went back to the hotel and took a shower.

After a whole day's walk in the mountains, the four of us were physically exhausted.

However, Feng Zhengming still used the hotel's phone to call home to report that he was safe.

Feng Zhengming and his team have been gone for two or three days.

When they received his call back, the two grandfathers and Luo Qing were all very excited.

Through the phone, Feng Zhengming could hear that the two grandfathers were waiting for his call.

Feng Zhengming quickly apologized to the two grandfathers.

"Grandpa Situ, I'm so sorry. I should have called you yesterday when we arrived in Qiucheng, but we talked a lot about cooking last night, so it was too late and I didn't call you.

Today we have arrived in Zouping. We climbed the mountains for a whole day and even had a meal in the mountains.

We are now staying in a hotel in Zouping. Don't worry, the four of us can handle it."

Grandpa Feng waited for Feng Zhengming to finish speaking, and then immediately gave Feng Zhengming a serious warning.

"You still have to be more careful. After all, the three of them are following you. You should not only consider yourself, but also the three of them. Don't make it hard for them to follow you."

Feng Zhengming understood what his grandfather meant. His grandfather hoped that he would not make Ding Yuan, Gao Yongfu and Hou Dong work too hard.

After all, they were protecting Feng Zhengming along the way.

It's not good to let others suffer too much.

"Don't worry, Master. I won't let them suffer too much. We have good food in the mountains. I cooked a big feast for the people in the mountain village. The people in the mountain village really feel like they are celebrating the New Year."

At this point, Feng Zhengming's tone was a little heavy: "Master, I now feel that there are still many poor places in our country, and those villages in the mountains are really miserable."

After hearing what Feng Zhengming said, there was silence on the other end of the phone.

After a while, Grandpa Situ's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Zhengming, you have seen those things and realized some problems, which means that your hiking trip has been successful. We should believe that the country will get better and better, and the people in those mountain villages will be better in the future."

Grandpa Feng echoed: "Yes, I believe the country will not forget those people in the mountain villages. In the future, as the economy develops better and better, their lives will also get better."

Feng Zhengming believes this.

Perhaps in the future there will still be some people who are not so wealthy.

But at least for those poor people in the mountain villages, their lives will get better and better.

After chatting with the two grandfathers for a while, they gave the phone to Luo Qing.

In fact, during the two days that Feng Zhengming was away, Luo Qing would go to Grandpa Feng's house first after get off work almost every day.

One reason was to see how the two grandfathers were doing.

Secondly, it was to wait for Feng Zhengming's call.

Although Feng Zhengming had just left for more than two days.

But Luo Qing felt as if he had been away for a long time.

When they picked up the phone, the two grandfathers got up and left, giving Luo Qing space and time to chat with Feng Zhengming.

But for a moment, Luo Qing didn't know how to start.

I obviously have a lot to say.

I just don’t know where to start?

It was obvious that the two of them had been separated for long periods of time in the past, with Luo Qing often being on business trips or Feng Zhengming busy in the kitchen all day.

It is impossible for two people to meet each other all the time.

But this time when Feng Zhengming left Quancheng, Luo Qing felt that she really missed him.

There was silence for a while on both the phone and this side.

It was Feng Zhengming who spoke first.

"How are you? Are you okay these past two days? Are you worried about me? Don't worry, we'll be fine. Although we've only just left Quancheng, we've seen and heard a lot of people and things along the way. It's really broadened my horizons."

After hearing what Feng Zhengming said, Luo Qing finally couldn't help it.

"I miss you so much. You obviously didn't go out for long, but I feel like you've been away from me for a long time. I've been thinking about you every time I go to work and get off work these two days."

Feng Zhengming was a little surprised to hear Luo Qing say this on the phone.

But after the surprise, a smile appeared on Feng Zhengming's face.

"I miss you, too. We didn't see each other every day before, but it seems that since I can see you whenever I want, I don't miss you that much.

But this time, it seems that we know that we will not be able to meet for a long time, so I miss you a lot these days, every day. "

"I think about you every moment." Luo Qing couldn't help but say sweet words again.

Feng Zhengming responded softly: "I know you miss me. I will take good care of myself and will definitely return to Quancheng safely."

The two of them talked a lot of sweet words on the phone.

This may be the first time that two people have said so many sweet words.

The two had never been like this before.

But this time, neither of them felt it was corny when they said this.

I just feel like no matter how I say it, it's not enough.

They talked until quite late, and it was Luo Qing who took the initiative to ask Feng Zhengming to go to bed quickly.

Feng Zhengming agreed and asked Luo Qing to tell the two grandfathers.

The moment I heard Feng Zhengming hang up the phone.

Luo Qing's thoughts about the man suddenly began to reappear. (End of this chapter)