King of Song

Chapter 6 Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division
Lin Zhao expected that Mrs. Li would deliberately make things difficult, or make trouble behind her back, but she didn't expect it to come so soon!
When Uncle Gu Qi came back at night, his face was full of worry, it was obvious that he had encountered some difficulties.Under Lin Zhao's constant questioning, Gu Qicai told the truth!
It turns out that Mrs. Meng is delicious and loves food. For her [-]th birthday, delicious food is naturally indispensable.Mrs. Li asked Gu Qi to make a signature dish to celebrate the old lady's birthday.Obviously, this dish is not destined to be simple!
At the same time, I also got news that Chen Xuan hired a chef from Bianjing at a high price in order to please Mrs. Meng.

Isn't it just cooking!Lin Zhao didn't pay much attention to it at first, but after a deep understanding, he realized that things were not as simple as imagined...

Frying, steaming and stir-frying are basic cooking methods, but they did not exist from the beginning. Stir-frying only emerged in the Northern Song Dynasty.And at the beginning, stir-frying was considered a secret skill, and it has always been regarded as a treasure by the chefs of Bianjing Restaurant, and it is kept secret.

Obviously, Gu Qi is not one of them, and now it is a bit embarrassing to compare with a Bianjing chef.

Gu Qi seemed helpless, and worried about it...

Even Gu Yuelun was a little worried and said: "What should I do? I have never seen Dad so worried!"

Lin Zhao couldn't help but smile...

"What are you laughing at, cousin? You can laugh at this moment? Could it be that you have a way?" Gu Yuelun stared at Lin Zhao with innocent and clear eyes, with a little bit of dissatisfaction and doubt.

Lin Zhao may not be able to do anything about other things, but cooking... Hehe, Lin Zhao really has a way!
In his previous life, his parents ran a Sichuan restaurant, and Lin Zhao would help out in the restaurant during winter and summer vacations.From the initial exposure to the later hands-on practice, I learned a few tricks in cooking...

With 1000 years of accumulation, Lin Zhao even thought that if he randomly recruited a few housewives from later generations, he might kill the so-called chefs of the Song Dynasty in seconds!
Didn't Chen Xuan hire a chef from Bianjing?Lin Zhao has the confidence to play with him!When the scar is healed, forget the pain, let you lose your memory, and let you shoot yourself in the foot with a rock!
When Lin Zhao expressed her thoughts, Gu Yuelun was surprised and was speechless for a long time. She could not believe that her cousin, who was always a gentleman, could cook...

"You don't believe it? It seems that I have to prove myself..." My ability is always questioned, which is very nerve-wracking!
"Okay!" Gu Yuelun decided to give it a try in order to satisfy his curiosity and solve his father's problems at the same time!
The next day, while Gu Qi and Liu Shi were out, Gu Yuelun strongly asked his cousin to show his hand.

Because the Gu family has been in the Meng Mansion for many years, there is a simple small kitchen in the small courtyard. The New Year's Day has just passed, and there are still some New Year's goods and festival rewards. Lin Zhao can just use it and show it a little...

As soon as he entered the kitchen, Lin Zhao picked up a winter bamboo shoot and started working.Gu Yuelun saw that his cousin was flying with knives like flying, and his proficiency in cutting vegetables was no worse than that of a cook.The winter bamboo shoots are cut into pieces with a hob, the tofu is piled squarely on the plate, and the raw meat is quickly shredded and placed in a bowl, followed by cracking an egg and stirring with the egg white.

Gu Yuelun was so stunned that she couldn't believe her eyes.

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "Okay, don't just stand there, let's start a fire!"

Gu Yuelun nodded dully, and lit the firewood in the stove. As the firewood ignited, the temperature of the iron pot continued to rise.

Lin Zhaodao: "Remember, you need a big fire for cooking!" Then pour vegetable oil into the iron pan, and when there is slight oily smoke, put the shredded pork in the pan and stir-fry.Then add pickled cucumber, radish, garlic, amomum, pepper, orange shreds, sesame oil and stir fry, then add a little vinegar and mix well, and start the pot.

Gu Yuelun stared blankly at the whole process, she was really curious, how could her cousin who had never been in the kitchen know how to cook?Just when she was in a daze, Lin Zhao had already filled the pot with oil, and a moment later a plate of delicate braised winter bamboo shoots was out of the pot.

Then came tofu. Lin Zhao wanted to make mapo tofu. Unfortunately, the important seasoning of chili was still far away in America.But it is not impossible, such as pepper, mustard, especially the dogwood produced in Wuchu area.Evodia rutaecarpa, also known as Yuejiao, has a spicy and aromatic taste and is an excellent spicy seasoning.

Soon, the three dishes of stir-fried shredded pork, braised winter bamboo shoots, and mapo tofu came out of the pan. Gu Yuelun stared blankly, stunned for a long time.

"Try it!" Lin Zhao handed over a pair of chopsticks with a smile.

Gu Yuelun reached out to take it, hesitantly picked up a piece of winter bamboo shoots, chewed it lightly, it tasted completely different.Then pick up shredded pork and taste it, refreshing and delicious.As for the mapo tofu, there is a different taste among the spicy, and it is very delicious to eat.

"Is it tasty?"

"Hmm!" Gu Yuelun replied while enjoying the delicious food, completely ignoring her ladylike image.But after a while, she put down her chopsticks and asked calmly, "Cousin, how can you cook?"

Uh... Lin Zhao smiled and said, "I have been exposed to it since I was a child, and with a little inspiration in my mind, I will do it. Don't ignore this, now do you believe that I have a solution?"

Gu Yuelun nodded and said: "Cousin's cooking skills are much better than Daddy's, but it seems a bit..."

Lin Zhao said with a smile, "Of course it won't work. I've already made up my mind. I'm sure I won't disappoint you!"

"That's good! I'll just help my cousin! Or let daddy come..." Seeing the dawn, Gu Yuelun felt a lot easier.

Lin Zhao shook his head and said, "No, you and uncle will finish this dish..."

"Daddy and I?" Gu Yuelun hesitated a little, and said leisurely: "A gentleman is far away from the kitchen, so naturally my cousin can't cook easily!"

Uh... Although it was a misunderstanding, but it just saved a lot of tongue, Lin Zhao continued: "More than that, I want my cousin to be the most beautiful cook in Jiangning City!"

"The most beautiful cook?"

"That's right!" Lin Zhaozhong nodded emphatically, he wanted to leave Meng's house wholeheartedly.But what do you live on after you go out?What happened today made Lin Zhao think that opening a restaurant seems to be a good choice, and cooking skills are undoubtedly the most valuable advantage.A month later, the Meng family banquet is a good opportunity to advertise...

"Cousin, what preparations do we need to make?"

Lin Zhao thought for a while, and said, "It doesn't matter anything else, the most urgent thing is to find an old wine jar!"

"But it's difficult. Daddy never drinks alcohol... I won't talk about Chen Nian Laojiao. Even an empty jar is hard to find..."

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In the account room, Meng Ruoying stood in front of the table and asked, "Did you figure it out? How much?"

A few accountants sorted out the calculations on the table, got up and said: "Miss Hui, the total should be 310 Liuguan!"

"Ah?" Meng Ruoying couldn't help being startled, her eyes were full of disbelief, and she murmured: "He was really right..."

Several accountants looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing why.If they knew that it took less than an hour for Lin Zhao to calculate the accounts after a day of hard work, would they be so ashamed and angry that they would immediately want to commit suicide?The truth was too cruel, Meng Ruo did not tell them out of compassion.

While sending them away, Meng Ruoying held the manuscript of Lin Zhao's calculations in her hand, looked at those messy symbols, and couldn't help but start to be dazed.No, I have to ask him to clarify, but... oh, I was wrong!
When Lin Zhao was worrying about the wine jar, Miss Meng invited her to the accountant again...

Seeing the manuscript on Meng Ruoying's desk, Lin Zhao understood that it was almost inseparable, and asked with a smile, "Have you checked with someone? What is the result!"

"You are amazing!"

Lin Zhao chuckled, and it was already a great sense of accomplishment to make Miss Meng, who had a high self-esteem, give in!

"You...can you tell me, what are these things of your ghost drawing?" Meng Ruoying finally decided not to be ashamed to ask, these simple calculation methods are so attractive to her!

"This is not a ghost drawing talisman, but a treasure... Do you want to learn it? Then learn from a teacher first!" Miss Meng actually asked herself for help, which was unprecedented!Lin Zhao suddenly felt a little elated!

Meng Ruoying frowned, and said angrily, "Lin Zhao, you're going too far!"

"Okay, since Missy wants to learn, I'll just teach you..." Lin Zhao paused for a moment, and said, "But I have one condition...don't worry, it's fine as a teacher, help me find an old one. Wine jar!"

"What do you want a jar of wine for?" Meng Ruoying was very curious, she thought it seemed more reasonable for Lin Zhao to want a jar of good wine.

Lin Zhao shook his head and said, "Temporarily keep it secret, and I will tell you when the time comes. Remember to use a jar that has been aged for many years, preferably a century-old wine!" Timely rain, Lin Zhao believes that with Meng Ruoying's strength, a wine jar should be no problem. Easy to solve!

"There are so many requests..."

Lin Zhao smiled and said: "Okay, now as a teacher... I will teach you this calculation method. These are called Arabic numerals, 1, 2, 3... 7, 8, 9, 10, do you know them all? OK, Now let's learn addition, subtraction, multiplication and division!

(End of this chapter)