The first step in the book is to start selling tofu

Lin Zhi is teaching Daya how to make braised food.

Cooking fumes are bad for the skin, blood, and lungs. Overall, they are harmful to your health and damage your beauty.

Without any special reason, Lin Zhi didn't want to stay in the kitchen for a long time.

But she taught Daya how to make braised food not because of these reasons, but because this braised food is unique in this place and she was not comfortable teaching it to outsiders.

But it may not be a good thing if you are the only one who can do it.

There are always unexpected things in life. If one day you are unable to make braised food, at least there is someone to take over for you.

Lin Zhi taught seriously and Daya learned also seriously.

"That's it, remember?"

Daya nodded: "Remember, mother."

She was eager to try it out and wanted to get started right away.

"Don't worry, wait until this round of stewing is over, and I'll watch you stew the next round."

I originally thought that I could finish the meat by braising it twice, but in the end I found that two pots could not hold it all.

The aroma of braised meat is not something that most people can resist. As time goes by, the aroma coming from the kitchen becomes stronger and stronger.

When Mr. and Mrs. Li Chong smelled this overbearing fragrance for the first time, their stomachs growled uncontrollably.

"It smells so good!" Sun Lai Di whispered to her husband.

"Yeah." Li Chong responded in a muffled voice, and then reminded her: "Focus on your work. Whether it smells good or not, it's not ours."

"I know." Sun Laidie tried her best to shift her attention to her hands.

She wasn't craving for delicious food. It was just the first time she realized that food, besides filling the stomach, could also be delicious or not.

The couple washed the dishes, dried them and put them aside. Then they washed the baskets and hung them in the open space in the yard to dry naturally.

"Boss, is there anything else you need to do?"

The couple not only washed everything that Lin Zhi asked them to do, but also cleaned the yard.

Sun Laidie, who really didn't know what else to do, bravely went over to ask Lin Zhi.

"Are you done?" Lin Zhi was surprised. How long has it been? ! "You guys take a break first. Cutting the meat later is quite tiring."

Sun Laidie nodded in agreement, and the couple sat in the yard in silence.

Lin Zhi came out to the yard to find them when the second pot of braised food was ready.

"We work in the catering industry, so hygiene is very important." Lin Zhi reminded: "Make sure your hands are clean when touching food and dishes."

As Lin Zhi spoke, he thought that he also needed to get them hats and masks to prevent their hair and saliva from falling into the food.

The couple fetched some water and washed their hands over and over again until they were clean.

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a knock on the door.

"Daya, someone is coming, go open the door."

Daya went out and came back soon, followed by someone.

It’s Mr. Zhou.

"You came just in time. We just happened to be out of firewood at home."

There was just no firewood, and she hadn’t prepared the third pot of braised food yet.

When Zhou Sheng heard her say this, he couldn't help but quicken his pace while carrying the firewood.

After putting away the firewood, Zhou Sheng asked Lin Zhi, "Madam, would you like me to send over an extra load of firewood every day?"

Lin Zhi estimated in his mind that according to today's expenses, two loads of firewood a day would be just right. It wouldn't hurt to prepare a little more. As the saying goes, it is better to prepare more to deal with sudden accidents. Anyway, their firewood room is empty.

"It's up to you. If you can deliver it, I'll take it. If you can't, two loads is fine."

"Yeah!" Zhou Sheng responded crisply, but he was determined in his heart to deliver three loads of firewood every day.

During this period, the family had more income, and his parents were in much better spirits. He wanted to earn more money and then find a doctor to treat his parents.

Daya came out of the house and gave him six copper coins.

"Sister Daya, you gave me one too many." Zhou Sheng handed a copper coin back.

Daya handed it to him again.

"Please help me run an errand for the supplementary food store in the fourth alley and ask the store to send me a hundred eggs. The one cent is for the errand fee."

"Okay, okay!" Zhou Sheng nodded and ran quickly with the copper coin.

"This kid..."

Lin Zhi began to teach the couple how to cut meat.

There is no technical requirement for cutting meat, just cut it into pieces of roughly uniform size.

Put the cut meat back into the pot, add the marinade and continue soaking it, then heat it up when you’re ready to sell it.

The couple were cutting the braised food, and Lin Zhi was watching Daya cooking it.

Lin Zhi prepared this pot of braised food from scratch with new spices, which was a good opportunity to teach Daya.

The two people outside the kitchen finished cutting the first pot of braised food and started cutting the second pot.

At this time, the eggs were delivered, and Sun Lai Di came over and called Lin Zhi to go out to pay the bill.

After paying, Lin Zhi asked Sun Lai Di to bring in the eggs:

"Have someone wash the eggs, boil them, peel them and bring them in to me."

Sun Laidie agreed with a grunt.

Li Chong had difficulty walking, so Sun Lai Di asked him to sit there and cut the meat, and she did all the work that required running back and forth.

Lin Zhi just handed over the work and didn't care who did it.

The braised food is ready, and today's work is almost half done.

There were four of us working today. Although we made a lot more ingredients, we still finished it a lot earlier than expected.

"Rest for half an hour first, then cook the rice and blanch the vegetables after an hour."

Lin Zhi asked everyone to rest, and then he went to cook a small pot of rice.

Mr. and Mrs. Li Chong sat in the yard, not knowing what to do. They felt uncomfortable taking wages without doing any work.

"Let's eat!"

Daya brought out the food.

The rice was freshly cooked, and the dishes were braised food and one stir-fried vegetable.

The couple swallowed their saliva and looked at the food without daring to move. Lin Zhi asked Daya to get two bowls of rice and then put some vegetables into their bowls.

"This is your working meal, eat it!"

The couple stared at the meat in the bowl, saliva secreted involuntarily from their mouths.

meat!

That's meat!

This working lunch is so good!

The couple couldn't take their eyes off the rice, but Li Chong had better self-control and looked away after a while.

"Boss, can we take it home to eat?" Li Chong asked cautiously.

There are three children in their family. They haven't eaten meat for a long time. He wanted to take it back for the children.

"Okay, just come back to work in an hour." Lin Zhi agreed without hesitation.

You have free time during this hour and can do whatever you want.

When the couple heard Lin Zhi's intention, they couldn't wait to go home with the dishes and chopsticks.

People these days don't have the habit of eating lunch, but Li Chong's family does have lunch at noon.

His family was poor, and he only had one meal a day, which was at noon.

The rest of the time, when there was no work to do, he would let the children sleep at home.

As long as you are asleep, you won't feel hungry.