In Chen Nian's heart, the sound of firecrackers originally used to celebrate the New Year was like gongs and drums to see Master Xue off.

But he knew that Master Xue would be back in just a few years.

Fifteen days later, Master Xue was finally taken to the army.

Only Chen Nian and the proprietress were left in the store.

Before Master Xue left, he basically taught Chen Nian how to make several dishes in the store. With his previous skills in Mapo Tofu, Chen Nian took over all these tasks naturally.

After that, Chen Nian would go out to buy groceries alone every morning, prepare the groceries alone, and cook the groceries alone.

The landlady helped clean it up.

As for the taste, except for the first half month or so, it was a bit off, but gradually as it aged, it became more and more proficient, and everyone accepted the young chef in the store.

Some people even came to Chen Nian several times to talk matchmaking.

Everyone can be hungry in this world, but only the cook cannot be hungry.

In addition, Chen Nian himself is tall and handsome, and after cooking in the kitchen for several years, his figure has become stronger and stronger.

If you tidy up properly, change out of the cooking clothes.

That is exactly what he looks like as an outstanding young man in the new era.

The contemporary King of Lanling reappears!

But these were all rejected by Chen Nian. If he hadn't occasionally seen Chen Nian sitting in front of the store and occasionally glancing at the beautiful women passing by when he was free, the landlady might really think that Chen Nian actually liked a man.

"Why doesn't such a young and strong man want a wife?"

"Even if you have no experience, just play with your friends first!"

"How's it going? Sister Ma told me about another girl yesterday. The conditions are very good. I heard she's also educated. She's a good match for you. If you plan to meet Yiha, Aunt Lu will give you a day off."

After hearing this, Chen Nian declined politely and said, "Aunt Lu, I'm not in a hurry now. Why should a man worry about not having a wife?"

Aunt Lu shook her head when she heard this, and patted her old shoulders with hatred: "Hey, if you don't listen to advice, you will know when you become a bachelor in the future!"

Chen Nian smiled and returned to the kitchen to start preparing dinner.

Life goes on like this day by day, and Chen Nian doesn’t know when this kind of life will end. Now he is able to make Mapo Tofu very skillfully.

Moreover, Chen Nian was not only trying to pick up people's wisdom, but in the second year when he took charge of independent cooking, he directly replaced the original Douban with Doubanjiang.

After you chop it up and put it in the pot, it will taste better than before.

And when thickening, through repeated attempts, thickening once turned into thickening three times.

After planting the pepper for the second time, it became less and less each time.

Because of aging, I found that this can better lock in the flavor, and it also makes the finished Mapo Tofu a bit better in terms of appearance and taste after being plated.

As for other dishes, aging is not as good as Mapo Tofu.

But it is enough for home cooking in the store.

The reporters from the Zhongcheng train came a few more times. After hearing that Master Xue was transferred to the army to cook, he was obviously a little sad.

But after eating the aged tofu, I was surprised again!

"It's the true inheritance from your master!"

"No...it's not quite the same. The taste is a little different and fresher than before. What did you add?"

Chen Nian felt a little proud in his heart, but said calmly on his face: "Doubanjiang, Z County Doubanjiang, chop it into pieces before putting it in."

Car Spoke patted his thigh: "Wonderful!"

"When your master comes back, he will probably look at you differently!"

Chen Nian's face turned red after being praised by the reporter.

After all, this gentleman has been eating Master Xue's Mapo Tofu since the 1920s. To be able to receive such a review at this time, and not laughing out loud on the spot, is because of his strong restraint.

In addition to Mr. Che, some non-commissioned officers from Master Xue's unit also came several times during the trip.

They all come here because of their reputation.

As a result, after tasting Chen Nian's craftsmanship, everyone was full of praise, and Chen Nian also asked them to bring some daily necessities to Master Xue, and of course they also exchanged letters.

Chen Nian also learned from them that Master Xue was doing well now and was even a little fatter than before he went to the army.

This makes Chen Nian very happy.

That is to say, the boss lady didn't quite understand it after hearing the news.

I thought to myself that when I was in the store before, I didn’t take too much advantage of Master Xue?

However, it is quite satisfying to hear news from Master Xue from time to time. Every time she writes a reply, the landlady will show it to Chen Nian after she writes it, so that he can polish it.

It's very similar to my mother who sends WeChat greetings to relatives during the Chinese New Year, but doesn't know how to say it and insists on reading it after she finishes writing.

Three years passed before I knew it.

The youngest son of Lao Li, who sells beef, also married a wife, but Lao Li still sells meat every day.

In his words, he has become accustomed to doing one thing throughout his life.

After resting, my heart is always empty.

In Chef Chen's fifth year, the store found another waiter, and Chen Nian called her Sister Deng.

But it was also in this year that Master Xue came back.

It happened to be noon. Master Xue put down his things after entering the door and walked towards the kitchen.

Master Xue, who was originally taciturn, seemed a little happy this time and talked more. He pulled Chen Nian back to greet him at the door and said, "I improved Mapo Tofu again in the army.

For a moment, add Z County Douban, those are the opinions given to me by the boys in the army..."

Master Xue was speaking vigorously when his voice suddenly stopped.

Because his sight just happened to see above the stove, in an enamel basin, cut Z County watercress covered with red oil, looking at him quietly.

"When did you use Z County Douban?"

"About, three years ago..."

Master Xue was silent for five seconds.

Then he stomped his feet angrily, and kept cursing in dialect: "Mom sells batches, these bastards, they ate Z County Douban from you and came back to me to propose, and they didn't even tell you that they knew this, Xianren Banban

Yes, I’m so angry!”

But Chen Nian soon discovered that when Master Xue started using Z County Douban, the Mapo Tofu he fried was still not as good as his!

Only then did Master Xue win back the victory.

Ginger is still spicy!

What happened next was that the two of them continued to jingle in the kitchen.

In the 1960s, Chen Mapo Tofu Shop moved to West Yulong Street, and its name was changed to Wensheng Restaurant. Let’s not mention the implication for the time being, and its nature also became a public-private partnership.

A few years later the name was changed back.

During this period, once Chen Nian had just finished clearing the dishes in the kitchen, he saw Master Xue bringing reporter Che who looked much thinner to the store, and sat him down.

I went to the kitchen, made a fish-flavored dumpling with potatoes and took it out.

Chen Nian always remembers reporter Che’s expression of sadness at that time, as if a soldier would die for his confidant.

Another twenty years have passed, and Chen Nian has changed from a young man to a middle-aged man.

If he didn't record the day he came into this world every day, and recall that he was just studying in this world every morning when he opened and closed his eyes before going to bed, I'm afraid he would think that this world is real and that the original world was It's a dream.

Over the years, Chen Nian's craftsmanship has surpassed that of Master Xue.

When Master Xue passed away, Chen Nian changed Master Xue into new clothes and arranged a simple funeral.

After it was over, I silently went back and cooked myself a portion of Mapo Tofu.

Listening to the sound from the old radio that was still going strong after more than 20 years, everything was as usual, except that the announcer had changed.

"Today is December 19, 1974. It is also a day that all Chinese people should remember. It took 20 years for the Sanmenxia Water Conservancy Project to be completed yesterday. The big river is full of water and the years are running. After the completion and operation of the Yellow River Sanmenxia Water Conservancy Project, in flood control ..."

Shen Changqing listened to the sound on the radio.

"The Sanmenxia Dam has also been completed... time flies really fast."

If there were Hong Hong and Lao Chen in this world, they would probably only be five or six years old now, right?

Thoughts of old age.

At this moment, the mysterious recipe book suddenly appeared in his mind.

【Own a restaurant of your own and unlock recipes.】

[The first dish: The perfect version of "Ma Po Tofu" has been learned and unlocked successfully]

[Conditions for opening the second dish "Braised Pork": dine in and sell 1,000 copies of the perfect version of "Ma Po Tofu".]
Chapter completed!