Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

"Buying people, really buying people?" Li Dalang was still quite resistant to this.

"If we don't hire people to learn cooking from Brother Dalang, and he runs away, won't the recipe be leaked?" said Li Erlang.

Li Laosan said, "Then buy it."

The next day, Old Man Li took Li Dalang to pick up Master Guo as a sign of respect.

Li Yuer and Li Erlang went to buy someone. Fortunately, there were fewer people coming to the pawnshop, so this time they went to a government-run pawnshop.

After the fall of Magistrate Wu and his son, County Magistrate Wei thoroughly reorganized all departments of the county government, replaced them with more honest people, and completely cleared the influence of Magistrate Wu and his son out of the county government.

A broker named Wang received them. When he heard that they wanted to buy a boy around fourteen years old who knew some cooking skills, he called out all the suitable people and let them choose.

When they saw that Li Yuer and his family did not look like a wealthy family, a few of the young men showed contempt in their eyes. Li Yuer simply ignored these restless ones.

I chose a more honest and dutiful boy, but the boy had a request, "You must stay with my father, or I will never leave."

The broker's expression immediately changed, and he scolded, "This is not a place where you can mess around. Don't you know your father's situation?"

The boy refused to give in no matter what. Seeing his filial piety, Li Yuer asked herself, no one wants to be separated from their loved ones.

I asked, "What can your father do?"

The look in the boy's eyes dimmed a little, but he answered honestly: "My father was originally the imperial chef in the capital. He was framed, his hands were crippled, and he was sold out by bad people."

Guan Ya's face was obviously not good, and he scolded: "Don't talk nonsense, the imperial chef of the capital can be reduced to our small place, and you can brag about it."

Li Yu'er was not angry, and said, "Manager, please call his father out, I will give it a try and see. If he really has some skills, I will buy both my father and I."

The boy's father's tendons in both hands were cut, and he was almost a disabled person. No one was willing to buy his food, and it would be a waste of food to keep him in the pawnshop. If his son's cooking skills were not really good, he would have starved to death long ago.

"Okay, wait a moment."

Soon, a man with a handsome face and a thin figure was brought up.

The boy quickly stepped forward to support the man, "Dad, are you okay?"

The man looked a little pale and haggard. He shook his head and said, "Dad is fine. It's Dad who has implicated you. Go away and don't worry about me."

Li Yuer is not a kind-hearted person and tests the man immediately.

"What kind of dishes are you good at?"

When the man heard her ask this, he knew that she was moved by compassion and wanted to give him a chance, so he naturally would not miss the opportunity to reunite with his son.

“We have some dishes from all over the world.”

Li Yuer thought, he is still an all-round chef, "Then how should I prepare puffer fish?"

She didn't intend to ask him about recipes. If he knew many recipes, the dealer would definitely raise the price, or force him to tell her the recipe and then sell it to her for money.

On the contrary, the processing of ingredients is subtle and can reflect the chef's basic skills and cooking techniques.

The man fluently explained the process and precautions of processing puffer fish.

The blood of puffer fish is poisonous and can cause food poisoning if not handled properly.

Li Yuer nodded and said, "Okay, as long as you can handle the ingredients."

The janitor was not a cook and knew nothing about cooking, so he naturally had no idea whether Li Yuer's test was difficult or easy.

But from what Li Yuer said, all she needs to do is to process the ingredients, which shows that her cooking skills aren’t that great.

He was anxious to sell the useless person. There were not many buyers as young, vigorous and compassionate as Li Yuer, so he could not miss this opportunity.

Li Yuer said, "How do we sell these two people?"

After the rectification by County Magistrate Wei, the brokers no longer dared to ask for exorbitant prices as they did in the past.

He gave a realistic price, "The young man is strong and healthy, and he's also a craftsman, so fifteen taels of silver is not negotiable. As for his father, give him two taels of silver, which is barely enough for him to be a doorman."

Li Yuer didn't bargain, and since the price was indeed not a lie, she paid it.

The official's efficiency is fast, and the deed can be issued on the spot.

Li Yuer led the two to the clinic.

Although there was no physical examination for employees before joining the company in this dynasty, Li Yuer still took people for physical examinations just in case.

After examining him, Doctor Liu said, "There is nothing wrong with his body, except his hand. I don't think it will heal. But it can be reattached. If you take good care of it, he will be able to take care of himself in the future."

Upon hearing the news, the young man immediately knelt down before Li Erlang and the others.

"Master, please save my father. I will repay your kindness even if I have to work like a slave."

Li Erlang pulled the man up and looked at Li Yuer in embarrassment.

Li Yu'er thought for a moment and asked Doctor Liu, "How much silver do you think it will cost?"

Doctor Liu didn't expect that the two were bought, and said awkwardly, "About five taels of silver."

Li Yuer said, "Then go ahead and treat it, but the money will be deducted from your monthly salary in the future."

The young man didn't expect that he could get monthly wages after signing a contract to sell himself. He was so moved that he wanted to kneel down and kowtow, but was stopped by Li Erlang.

"If you can work well for my family, that will be the greatest reward."

The boy nodded hurriedly.

The boy's name was Cao Junxing and the man's name was Cao Deyao. From then on, the two of them followed Li Dalang to work in the kitchen.

After returning home, with no outsiders present, Li Yuer tested Cao Deyao on some recipes. Not only did he answer fluently, but his cooking methods were also more authentic.

Li Yuer somewhat believed that he was really a royal chef in trouble. Her modern cooking skills required a lot of modern cooking utensils and seasonings, and she couldn't use them openly, so she always had to find various excuses and reasons.

Now, with Cao Deyao, he can teach Li Dalang cooking openly.

"Brother Dalang, Uncle Cao is probably a royal chef who has fallen on hard times. This time our family has found a treasure. Although his hands are broken, his experience and recipes are still there. If you are willing, you can become his disciple and learn cooking skills from him."

Because the Li family generously took him in and treated his hand, and Li Dalang was an honest and hardworking child, Cao Deyao agreed.

Li Dalang became Cao Deyao's disciple. Although he could not return the indenture immediately, the Cao father and son could no longer be treated like ordinary servants in the Li family.

Old Mrs. Cai arranged for them to stay in a guest room in the main house and also bought them some basic daily necessities.

The Cao family father and son were grateful for the Li family's kindness, and they tried their best to teach Li Dalang cooking skills.

After learning cooking from the father and son of the Cao family, Li Dalang realized that his skills were far inferior to those of authentic chefs.

Their knife skills are far from perfect, but the father and son of the Cao family can carve lifelike peonies with just a kitchen knife and a radish.

Mr. and Mrs. Guo were arranged to live in the guest room of the second house, very close to Guo Qingran, so that the family could take care of each other.

Because there were two more families, the Li family prepared a table full of delicious food at noon to welcome them.