Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

There was no conversation that night. The next morning, after breakfast, He Yuzhu rode his bicycle to send He Yushui to school like yesterday. After breakfast, Jia Dongxu waited at home. When Jia Dongxu was about to lose his patience, Liu Haizhong came out from the backyard. Jia Dongxu immediately came out of the house with a lunch box and greeted Liu Haizhong with a smile: "Second uncle, are you going to work?!"

"Dongxu! You haven't left yet?!" Liu Haizhong asked as he walked out.

Jia Dongxu said: "We got up late today, so we left late too. Let's go together!"

"Okay!" Liu Haizhong responded without saying anything more.

As they walked, Jia Dongxu saw that Liu Haizhong didn't say anything, and he began to feel uncomfortable. After hesitating for a few seconds, Jia Dongxu said, "Second Uncle, did you hear yesterday?! My master's wife gave the house to He Yuzhu and his sister?!"

Although Liu Haizhong is a idiot, it doesn't mean he is stupid. Liu Haizhong understood Jia Dongxu's meaning instantly, looked at Jia Dongxu with a smile, and said: "Dongxu, listen to my advice. Instead of thinking about this, it is better to practice your skills down to earth. You were a level 3 worker before. If you work harder, I think it will not be difficult for you to become a level 4 worker. To be honest, I, your uncle, plan to strive for the level 7 blacksmith in this assessment. In addition to completing the target every day, you should seize the time to practice. As the old saying goes, 'Diligence can make up for lack of talent'. I am not like you young people. I can only rely on more practice and find out my shortcomings in practice." After saying that, Liu Haizhong patted Jia Dongxu's shoulder meaningfully, left Jia Dongxu who was confused, and walked quickly towards the steel rolling mill.

In a blink of an eye, it was Sunday. Early in the morning, He Yuzhu and He Yushui had breakfast together, and then he quickly prepared He Yushui's lunch. Then He Yuzhu took out two loaves of bread and some snacks, said hello to He Yushui, and pushed his bicycle out the door.

Yan Bugui, who was about to go out fishing, saw He Yuzhu's anxious look and asked, "Zhuzi, why are you in such a hurry? Where are you going?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "Uncle, I don't want to chat with you anymore. If it's any later, I'll be late for the exam!" After that, He Yuzhu got on his bicycle and quickly disappeared at the alley.

The chef's assessment was of a higher standard this time, so he was assigned to Cuihualou. Cuihualou is a large restaurant that serves Shandong cuisine. He Yuzhu arrived at Cuihualou and parked his bicycle at the designated location. Then he took out his letter of introduction and work permit and walked to the entrance of Cuihualou and handed them to the person in charge of reception.

The person in charge of reception took the letter of introduction and the work permit, looked at them, and returned the work permit to He Yuzhu. He also gave He Yuzhu a sign with the number thirteen on it. He Yuzhu looked at this superb and auspicious number and laughed in his heart. When he walked into Cuihua Building, He Yuzhu pinned the number plate on his chest. At this time, many people who participated in the assessment had come to Cuihua Building. From their conversation, He Yuzhu learned that some of them had participated in the assessment more than once.

The chef level is different from the fitter level. The fitter level is the lowest level 1 and the highest level is level 8; the chef level is the lowest level 10 and the highest level is level 1. He Yuzhu is currently only a level 8 chef, and this is still the factory's assessment. Under normal circumstances, he cannot participate in this chef assessment. But who can blame He Yuzhu for his recent work and behavior? Since you have performed well, the leaders will be more lenient. So they gave He Yuzhu this opportunity.

After about half an hour, the door of Cuihua Building was closed. He Yuzhu carefully counted and found that there were 30 people taking the test. After a while, a middle-aged man in a Mao suit appeared in front of everyone with six chefs.

The man in the Zhongshan suit said, "Welcome everyone to take the chef level assessment. This assessment is divided into three parts. The first part is knife skills; the second part is designated dishes; and the third part is the main dish. Those who pass the first and second parts will draw lots to get the test questions and take the third part. The judges for today's assessment are Chef Ma Dejiang from Fangshan Restaurant, Chef Chen Dalu from Fengze Garden, Chef Jiang Zhihua from Cuihualou, Chef Song Baoshan from Emei Restaurant, Chef Zhao Qiande from Shaguoju, and Chef Peng Changhai from Sijiucheng Hotel. Comrades who are taking the assessment, please go to the designated positions according to the number plates in your hands."

Soon, He Yuzhu and his group walked to the square tables with their corresponding numbers. On the square table was a kitchen knife, a cutting board, and some basic seasonings. In the basket next to it were two carrots and three potatoes. There was also a stove next to it with a pot and a spatula on it.

After everyone was in place, the man in the Mao suit spoke again: "Finish the shredded radish and shredded potatoes within five minutes. Start now!"

He Yuzhu picked up the carrot and looked at it, adjusted his breathing, held the knife in one hand and pressed the carrot with the other hand, and then heard the sound of the knife hitting the chopping board. In less than five minutes, He Yuzhu put down the knife in his hand and raised his hand to indicate that he had completed the test.

Because He Yuzhu was the first to finish, six judges came. The judges carefully checked the two carrots and the potato shreds He Yuzhu had cut, and each of them had a satisfied smile on their face. After writing the scores on the score sheets in their hands, they began to check the other participants.

After about five minutes, the inspection was completed. The man in the Mao suit continued, "The second test is to cook the potato shreds you cut into a dish within five minutes!"

When the fire started, the man in the Mao suit shouted, "Begin!"

The simplest dish is also the most difficult to make. These dishes can show the chef's true skills. Soon, the sound of the spoon hitting the wok rang out one after another. Not long after, the dishes came out of the pot one after another. The examiners took chopsticks and tasted each person's dish made with shredded potatoes one by one.

From the expressions on the faces of these judges, we can see that they are satisfied with some dishes, but not so satisfied with others. When they walked to He Yuzhu's table and tasted the hot and sour potato shreds made by He Yuzhu, they all showed a look of surprise. Originally, each person only tasted a chopstick of food, but they were uncharacteristically eating the whole dish in He Yuzhu's place. Seeing this scene, the other chefs who were taking the assessment felt like they had seen a ghost.

After finishing the dishes, the judges stared at He Yuzhu for a while as if he was looking at a rare treasure, without saying a word, and gave He Yuzhu a full score in the score record book in their hands. With He Yuzhu leading the way, the situation of those behind him was not so good.

More than ten minutes later, the second part of the assessment was over. After counting, in addition to He Yuzhu, three other people passed the assessment and entered the final round. Those who did not pass the assessment could only leave with regret. The man in the Zhongshan suit looked at the remaining four people and ordered, "Bring the materials!"

The two people who had been waiting by the side heard the order and came out with a basket. They put the basket in front of each person. The man in the Zhongshan suit said, "The last test question is to use the vegetables in the basket to make four dishes and a soup within an hour."

Hearing the question, He Yuzhu took a look at the vegetables in the basket and had a plan in mind. But the other three people didn't know how to start. Because there were only vegetables in the basket, and a few mushrooms and mushrooms, but no meat, let alone other meat ingredients.