Chapter 21: Her Tearful Face
Wang Yong always felt that Guo Jia did not choose to be a chef just because he was afraid of life. It's just that she doesn't say it, and it's not easy to dig into it.
"It's about the same time, let's have some lunch!" Wang Yong simply changed the topic, and the most popular topic in the restaurant was eating.
What the owner said...... It's supposed to be a morning meal, right? At this time, the morning food has passed, and the feeding has not yet arrived......" Guo Jia was a little puzzled. After all, it's only one o'clock in the afternoon, and according to the habit, the afternoon meal is eaten around four o'clock, and it's still a little early. And the morning eclipse is around nine o'clock, which has passed too much.
"I don't usually eat according to the standard pilgrimage and feeding!" Wang Yong put the certificate in his hand on the counter, and then walked towards the back kitchen, putting away the materials and kitchen utensils that he brought for testing today.
As he walked, he continued: "I usually eat morning food in the morning and lunch at about half of noon. Feeding is eaten during the unitary hour, or halfway through the unitary hour, but I generally call it dinner. I went to the test today and came back a little late, but it's okay to have lunch at this time! Besides, how can we have the strength to work if we don't have enough to eat? ”
"Then I'll help!" Guo Jia is not too strange, after all, the farmers when the farm is busy, and the people with good living conditions, also have a three-meal system a day, but her family is poor, so she has always adhered to the two-meal system.
"I don't really want to ......wait for fermentation," Wang Yong looked at the bag of flour and then glanced at Guo Jia, "In this case, pancakes or pot helmets, or steamed buns or naan can also be considered...... Forget it, let's try that! ”
Then I searched and measured some corn in the bag of corn, and then measured a small amount of black beans. These are not the public part, but the part that was previously given to him as payment.
"Teach you to make a staple food called Wowotou!" Wang Yong said with a smile, then got up, put the measured corn on the stone mill, and began to grind, "Having said that, in fact, the matter of grinding can be directly outsourced...... Let's talk about it later, who made me poor now! ”
"There seems to be another stone mill, do you want me to help?" Guo Jia watched Wang Yong start grinding the powder and asked cautiously.
"That stone mill is relatively small, and I don't think it's efficient to grind...... Would it be best if you would like to help grind the black beans over there into bean flour? Try to grind it as finely as possible, after all, it will affect the taste! Wang Yong nodded, after all, whether it is steamed bread or nest head, it will be somewhat uncomfortable to eat grainy.
"Good...... Okay......" Guo Jia hurriedly responded, and then began to try to push the stone mill. However, it was only a small stone mill, and she was also very difficult to turn, and every turn seemed to be very hard.
"Why is your strength so small?" Wang Yong couldn't help frowning, the physical fitness of women in this world is very good, whether it is Xiahoudun or Dian Wei, or even Cao Ren's strength is not smaller than him, fortunately, his strength is still growing.
He suspected that the birth rate of women in this era was too low, so women began to evolve, not only increasing their age to 200 years, but also greatly prolonging puberty. Physical fitness has also improved, so that you can have a longer pregnancy and give birth without having a difficult birth due to weakness.
"Since birth, my body has been worse than others...... Guo Jia replied helplessly, "The doctor even said that I may not be suitable for marriage, at least I can't have children, otherwise my life will be in danger." ”
Is it congenitally deficient? I have to say that the Guo Jia of this world is worse than the Guo Jia of history. The latter only died of illness because of the lack of adaptation to the soil and water, which is considered an acquired problem. Guo Jia in this world is a congenital problem.
"I'm sorry......" Wang Yong was going to say, 'That's pretty bad', but after thinking about it, this was a bit of schadenfreude, and after thinking about it, he still said sorry.
"It's nothing ......" Guo Jia seemed to be used to it, "When I was studying in the academy before, I was ridiculed by many people, and I have been used to it for so many years." ”
Thinking back to the past in an instant, in that academy, when classmates were privately ridiculing her for 'being a woman for nothing', a figure appeared beside her, not disgusted because of her congenital deficiencies, but someone who was willing to make friends with her sincerely.
After graduation, she said that she wanted to go to Yuan Shao's place to have a look, so she followed. After taking refuge in Yuan Shao, he felt that this person was not enough to be effective, and after telling her, he actually left Yuan Shao's camp directly with him, and finally came to take refuge in Cao Cao, who was just starting out.
"I'll come......" Wang Yong, who had already ground the corn, directly took the remaining black beans for grinding.
Guo Jia's thoughts returned to the present, and when he looked at the black beans in his stone mill, there was not much reduction, and he was suddenly ashamed.
Originally, Wowotou was more delicious, and milk and sugar needed to be added, but Wang Yong didn't plan to add it, just mixed black bean flour and corn flour, added some yeast powder, and kneaded it with warm water. After standing for a while, take it out and roll it into long strips, cut it into pieces with a knife, and then rub it into a cone shape with your hands, and the bottom is concave.
Only then did he turn around, pick up the finished product in his hand, look at Guo Jia and signaled, "Do you understand?" ”
"Huh?" Guo Jia was suddenly asked, and he was a little overwhelmed, but fortunately he understood, "Well, I understand!" ”
"Okay, come over and help, do more, I guess after the Ya, they will come over to eat!" Even if you don't wait for the next ya, it's not bad to use it as a snack! Wang Yong said with a smile that in some countries, there is also the habit of drinking afternoon tea and eating snacks at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
"Okay!" Guo Jia nodded, he did plan to go to the study to help later, and bring some to her by the way.
The two of them were busy in this way, from making to the drawer, and finally to steam by burning the fire. After doing this, Wang Yongcai gently patted the steaming drawer and said to Guo Jia: "This is also a cooking method I developed, called 'steaming', which means heating with water vapor to cook the ingredients." The dough expands after absorbing water, and this temperature also encourages the yeast to multiply, releasing carbon dioxide in the process, making the dough more fluffy. ”
That being said, steaming is another science, and if it is too hot, it will accidentally burn the yeast to death, and the end of the face will not be able to rise. The control of the fire is also the key, if you use firewood, Wang Yong has to explore it, but fortunately, there is now a biogas stove to adjust the fire.
In fact, there are still a lot of problems in the use of biogas, involving maintenance, waste disposal, gas use and other issues, modern use of biogas people are getting fewer and fewer, according to Wang Yong's meaning, it may be better to replace it with a honeycomb coal furnace when necessary.
"Amazing cooking...... But even if I knew, it wouldn't work, I didn't have the money to buy the right to use ......! Guo Jia sighed a little, and at the same time was a little helpless, she was from a poor family, but she didn't have so much money to buy the right to use the skills.
"I didn't register the skills of steaming and stir-frying, but this thing brings a new kind of cuisine, and the skill is monopolized by someone, which is obviously not a good thing for other chefs. In the past, everyone liked to rest on their laurels and keep good recipes for their own use, so cooking has not been able to develop rapidly, and it is clear that this era is the best period for culinary development. Wang Yong said with a smile, "Besides, the chef is still more skilled, even if it is the same nest, the taste is different." ”
"That ......" Guo Jia heard this, thought for a while, and suddenly plucked up his courage, "Can I try it, can I steam it?" ”
"Yes!" Wang Yong was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled, "There is also a small steamer over there, you can take it and try it." ”
"Thank you owner, thank you owner!" When Guo Jia heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and bowed solemnly. Then he picked up the small steaming drawer, took out the four nest heads, put them in and began to try steaming.
After about twenty minutes, Wang Yong felt that it was about the same, and after a simple confirmation, he said that he could take out the drawer.
"Okay, I'll try the taste first, you've been busy for a while, let's try one?" Wang Yong took out two nest heads and gave one to Guo Jia.
Without milk and sugar, the taste is not fragrant enough, but it is just a staple food, and there is no need to be so luxurious. Fill the back notch with some pickles, just eat two or three, plus a cup of soy milk, and it will definitely be full. As for soy milk, of course, it is black soy milk, only this one is sweetened, and if conditions permit, Wang Yong will not treat himself badly.
"That's it!" Wang Yong ate three, poured a cup of soy milk, and patted his stomach.
"I think it's good!" Guo Jia tasted it for the first time, and thought it tasted very good, with the fragrance of corn and the fragrance of black beans. It's rare to be hungry, two stomachs, just a cup of soy milk, and I feel a little supported.
"Then take a few back and save them for a little in the pot in the evening to heat up before eating." Wang Yong loaded four for her.
"That...... I'll just take the four I steamed back to ......" Guo Jia said shyly, as if he was afraid that Wang Yong would refuse.
"Yes!" Wang Yong thought about it, and nodded in agreement. originally thought that Guo Jia would refuse because she was embarrassed, but she didn't expect that she would take the initiative to ask, which is somewhat inconsistent with her personality.
got the four nests that were steamed and cooked by himself in the small steaming drawer, wrapped them in lotus leaves, Guo Jia thanked him and left. As for the account matter, she said that she would think about it well tonight, and if conditions permitted, she would try her best to help Wang Yong do it.
Leaving a restaurant, Guo Jia quickly walked towards the yamen, and after a while, he came to the study, saw Xun Yu who was busy, and walked over with a smile: "Wen Ruo, look what delicious food I brought you!" ”
"What are you still doing here?" Xun Yu didn't look up, but just asked coldly.
"Wen Ruo?" Guo Jia suddenly felt that Xun Yu was a little unfamiliar at the moment, "Try this wowotou, I steamed it myself, although the production is all done by the store...... Eat it hot and it tastes great! ”
"You are a cook, and you should be Wang Yong's subordinate! You should go to the store, not here! This is the study of the Yamen, which is our office place, not where you should come! Xun Yu replied coldly.
"Wen Ruo, your behavior is so strange today......" Guo Jia was a little flustered.
"Strange, maybe!" Xun Yu put down the pen, "How long are you going to let me take care of you?" From the previous school days, to later, almost all of them were taking care of you, and you are also an adult, so you should study hard to be self-reliant, instead of continuing to surround me! ”
"Wen Ruo......" Guo Jia was even more panicked, why did Xun Yu become so unfamiliar, she was so strange that she was afraid.
"Please get out of here, this is not the place where you, an outsider, should come in!" Xun Yu pointed outside.
"That'...... I'll stay here here, you can remember to eat it later......" Guo Jia put down the lotus leaf.
"Take it back!" Xun Yu slapped it suddenly, and the head of the nest fell to the ground with the lotus leaf, "It's office time!" ”
"I ...... I'll leave ......" Guo Jia couldn't bear it anymore, then turned around and left, and ran out with a smoke.
"Do you need to be so decisive?" Cheng Yu sat on the side like this, silently watching everything.
"If she really wants to follow the path of a chef, I hope she will study more seriously. If she finds out that she isn't actually a chef, maybe we'll have a great colleague. Xun Yu shook his head, stood up slowly, came to the ground, picked up the nest heads scattered all over the ground, patted them clean one by one, put them on the lotus leaves, and then returned to his seat and ate slowly, "It's delicious!" ”
"Besides, she should also seek a normal relationship!" Xun Yu shook her head, Guo Jia's feelings, how could she not find out.
"Woo, ah......" Guo Jia, who left the study, rushed towards his room in the side courtyard crying, closed the door, turned his back to the door, and immediately sat on the floor, crying.
P.S Role Introduction
Guo Jia, the epigrapher Fengxiao, the name of the boudoir is 'Yuan'; Yingchuan people, the actual age is 25 years old, the appearance age is between 17 and 18 years old, because the body is not very good, the figure seems a little thin, but the female characteristics are developed normally, and it is also a type of lordosis and backward curvature. Most of the time, I wear a pair of glasses, although my eyes are magnified, but I also magnify the feeling of weakness, my hair is combed in a bun, and my skin is slightly sickly fair.
The personality is relatively shy and scared, and in front of the person you meet for the first time, you may even be speechless. The shadow of her childhood makes her have a delusion of being bullied at any time, after all, the character prototype is a reference to the Hanbei Takenaka in "Oda Shinna's Ambition". Hidden traits – the sick beauty trait too.
Since childhood, he and Xun Yu have been classmates in Yingchuan Academy, because Xun Yu protected her when she was young, so she has feelings that go beyond friendship. is also because Xun Yu loves food, so he even became a chef after graduation, and he actually has some regrets in his heart - in other words, if he doesn't set it up like this, this girl will probably have no chance with the protagonist.