After a while, a middle-aged woman walked over. This was naturally the wife of the leader.
"Young man, all the people here today are my old friends. Is there a problem with your cooking?" Seeing that Xu Yang was very young, the head's wife was a little worried.
"If you don't have a diamond in the rough, you won't do porcelain work.”Xu Yang was neither servile nor overbearing in front of the wife of the big leader.
"Alright, I'll leave the kitchen to you today. See if there's anything missing." The leader's wife asked.
Xu Yang looked around. Why do all the ingredients in this room have something to do with Sichuan cuisine?”
"You're right. We are from Sichuan, so we prefer Sichuan cuisine. But my skills are average." the leader's wife said.
The leader and his wife were not born in poor families. They joined the revolution later. After peace, they also had their own jobs and usually had servants at home. He rarely went to the kitchen.
"Alright, that's enough. Even if one or two things were missing, it would not have much of an impact. But how many guests are there tonight so that I can control the amount.”Xu Yang said.
"There are about twenty people. There were eight of them, and there were three tables. The leader had caught fish today, so of course, he had to focus on the fish.”the leader's wife said.
"In other words, we have to cook all three fish. Then, he would make braised fish and boiled fish. These fish heads were not small, so he made them into chopped pepper fish heads.”Xu Yang said.
"Why don't we just make it an all-fish feast?" the wife of the Head said with a smile.”
"It's not impossible. In addition, he made a few more side dishes. There were dishes that could go with wine and rice.”Xu Yang said.
"Looks like my worries were unnecessary. No matter how bad your cooking skills are, it can't be that bad.”The leader's wife left with relief.
After the chief's wife left, Xu Yang began to deal with the three fish.
Of course, it was not easy to deal with such a big fish. However, in the face of his cooking skills, it was as easy as cooking a cow. Not long after, the three fish were cleaned up.
After cleaning the fish, Xu Yang began to prepare all kinds of side dishes and seasonings.
After a while, Secretary Chen came over and told Xu Yang,"The guests have already arrived. We have to start the meal in advance.”
The rice had already been steamed in advance. At this moment, it was already emitting an alluring fragrance. The taste of the rice was definitely not bad. Even Xu Yang, who came from the future, felt a little greedy. This rice was not simple. It should be the legendary special fragrant rice.
The ingredients here were different from the ones that ordinary people bought in the market. They were all very fresh. The vegetables were all tender, and the chili peppers were not even dry.
If the ingredients were good, it would save a lot of trouble for the chef. With just a little bit of skill, he could make delicious dishes.
After Secretary Chen came over, Xu Yang started to cook.
There was a coal stove here, so there was no need to watch the fire.
After making them one by one, he placed them in the steamer to keep them warm.
When Secretary Chen came to the kitchen again, Xu Yang was already sitting there resting.
"Master Xu, can we eat now?”Secretary Chen asked.
"That's enough. Everything is ready." Xu Yang said.
The leader was bragging to a few old comrades.
"After staying in Golden Water River for less than 1 hour, I caught 3 big fish. I didn't like the small fish at all; therefore, I set them free. The largest one weighed more than 20 pounds, and the smallest one weighed more than 10 pounds. Today is the All-Fish Banquet." The big leader was beaming with joy. Even Xu Yang felt that he had caught three big fish.
"Hey, your chef is so young. How's his cooking? Don't spoil your big fish." His old comrade was not polite at all.
"Then don't worry. I won't do anything without a diamond in the rough.”the leader said.
In fact, after the leader returned home, he felt that he was too casual. He just asked Xu Yang to come to the house to cook. Therefore, he asked his wife to go to the kitchen to test the waters.
"Little comrade, which restaurant are you from?”someone asked Xu Yang.
"I'm a fitter in the first workshop of the rolling mill.”
"Really? A worker like you can cook?" Everyone was very surprised that the big leader actually called a fitter to cook. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be difficult for a big leader to invite a chef from a restaurant over. At the very least, he could invite the chef from the courtyard canteen over.
"Leader, our army can mount a horse to kill the enemy and rule the country after getting off the horse. Won't we be able to rule the country day by day?”Xu Yang said.
"Heh. What you said makes sense. I want to taste your craftsmanship.”That person laughed.
The leader was also very satisfied with Xu Yang's words."However, it's still not easy to be good in this line of work. It required a lot of time to study.”
"The leader is right." Xu Yang nodded. However, people were iron rice and steel. I just think about cooking every day.”
"Little comrade, don't lie to me. Your culinary skills can't be figured out by cooking at home. The Spicy Boiled Fish didn't seem to have any seasoning, but the taste was really good.”
"Yes, I am. This Diced Pepper Fish Head tasted very authentic. It was very rare to find such an authentic Diced Pepper Fish Head in 49 City.”
"And this Mapo Tofu. It looks simple, but it tastes really good. It's simply turning something rotten into something magical."
"The simpler the dish, the more it can reflect your culinary skills. These dishes looked like ordinary dishes, but none of them had reached the limit of taste.”
The leader's comrades were full of praise.
After Xu Yang served all the dishes, he said,"Please enjoy your meal."
After saying that, Xu Yang prepared to leave. After all, this was a private gathering of the leaders. It would not be good if they overheard something they should not hear.
"Xiao Xu, there are still empty seats here. Can I drink?" The leader asked.
"Leader, I'll go back to the kitchen to eat. I don't know how to drink either." Xu Yang waved his hand.
"Why are you being so polite? You came to my house to help the chef. You're also my guest. How could he let the guests eat in the kitchen?”the leader said.
"Little comrade, your leader is very easy-going. He blended in with the masses wherever he went. You're his soldier. If I let you eat in the kitchen, it would be a slap to his face. Don't be afraid, sit beside me. Let's drink. If you get drunk, I'll be responsible for sending you home.”A forthright middle-aged man pulled Xu Yang to an empty seat beside him.
Xu Yang could tell that the leader was not being polite, so he sat down.
"I take back what I said before. Your cooking skills are indeed very good. At first, I was worried that you were too young and that your culinary skills might not be perfect. It seems that I underestimated you. Your cooking skills have been delayed by the fitter.”The leader smiled.
"Leader, actually, my fitter skills are not bad. I reckon that after the next locksmith assessment, I'll be a grade-8 locksmith.”Xu Yang said.
"Xiao Xu, you're not bragging, are you? The Rolling Mill doesn't have a young Level 8 fitter like you.”the leader said.
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