"It's normal if you don't understand. These things can't be learned overnight. Practice slowly and get up early tomorrow to go shopping with me."

Xue Xiangshun left after finishing speaking.

From the moment he came in, to the explanation for Chen Nian, and then to the time he left, Xue Xiangshun kept the same expression on his face.

But Chen Nian, who has learned the secrets, now feels that Xue Xiangshun is cute even if he keeps a straight face.

Striking while the iron was hot, I cut all the remaining tofu according to the new method that night after aging, and finally found that the yield rate was indeed much higher than before.

But this is only relatively eye-catching. Compared to Master Xue, it's still like a loli meets the royal sister, not fierce enough.

In this era, people still used telegrams and letters to convey news. There was nothing for entertainment when sleeping alone at night. It was even said that they fell asleep listening to Guo Degang and Yu Qian's cross talk with earphones.

The only thing that could make Chen Nian a little more interested was hearing Master Xue, who lived next door, get up several times at night, and listen to the rooster crow a few times in the middle of the night.

Every time he hears the rooster crow in the middle of the night, Chen Nian always wonders why Master Xue’s specialty is Mapo Tofu instead of Kung Pao Chicken?

But after thinking about it for a long time, the rooster seemed to only have an oo and no penis.

Even if it is oo, it is still in the abdominal cavity.

The genetic similarity between humans and chickens is about 60%, which is basically the same as that of bananas.

"Nature is so wonderful..."

...

Early the next morning, Chen Nian got up early, washed up, got dressed and waited for Master Xue downstairs.

Last night, Master Xue asked him to go shopping with him.

I have to say that the weather in Chengdu in October is a bit cold in the morning.

Wearing a singlet, Chen Nian was stunned the moment he went out, almost snotting out of his nose.

But in the face of a firm will, all wind demons and cold ghosts are just paper tigers.

After I walked out the door and danced with Chen Nian in the air with my legs raised for about ten seconds, the situation improved a little.

When Master Xue came out, Chen Nian saw that he was still wearing the oil-waxed blue cloth clothes, but it seemed that there was an extra layer of fur coat underneath, but in fact the fabric was slightly thicker, similar to autumn clothes.

Ordinary clothing.

"Let's go."

As he spoke, Xue Xiangshun handed the big frame in his hand to Chen Nian, while walking leisurely towards the market while humming a ditty that Chen Nian didn't understand while walking with his hands behind his back.

Chen Nian hurriedly followed up, knowing in his heart that Master Xue recognized him. Yesterday he told him how to cut tofu, and today he took him to buy vegetables. Otherwise, it would be impossible for an ordinary master to be so considerate to a new apprentice who has been employed for seven days.

Take out the lungs.

After all, the disciple has learned how to starve the master to death.

Many masters hide their secrets when teaching their apprentices, such as seasonings, heat, or key ingredients. Anyway, they will not let their apprentices learn everything.

Unless he is about to retire, his apprentice will basically have to raise a son at this time.

This is also the reason why many people have been apprentices for decades before they can become a master.

"When I go to the wet market, I mainly buy meat and vegetables. Tofu is delivered directly to the store before noon and evening every day," Xue Xiangshun said.

I know this about aging, it has been here for a week at least.

Chen Mapo Restaurant has been selling Mapo Tofu for almost a hundred years, so there is no excuse for not having its own purchasing channels.

The vegetable market is not far from the restaurant. The road along the way is flat. There are basically some brick houses on both sides of the road. Occasionally, you can see some old houses built of stone and wood. It seems that you can wipe them out by peeing against the wall.

General collapse.

But after all, we are in a city, and there are many buildings.

Chen Mapo Restaurant is on the first floor of a white-walled building.

The vegetable market during this period was more like a market than a vegetable market. Dozens of vendors were either standing, making small mats, or leaning on flat carts waiting for customers to come.

"Rice, rice, 1.21 pounds, come and see~"

"Five points for baby greens, three points for fungus, guaranteed to be fresh, six points for green onions, guaranteed to be fresh~"

"Pork - beef -, pork is 75 cents, beef is 90 cents!"

The sound of hawking can be heard one after another, mixed with the sound of bargaining, which is quite lifelike.

Xue Xiang walked in front of the stalls of various vendors in a familiar manner, his eyes like a hawk quickly scanning over their stalls.

Finally, he stood in front of a stall with Chen Nian. The stall owner was wearing a gray cotton-padded jacket, with a dark complexion and a face full of grooves. His smile had the simplicity unique to people of this period. He glanced at Chen Nian, and then he was happy again.

He looked at Xue Xiangshun and said: "Master Xue, buy some yellow beef? It's cheap, only nine cents. They just came here. Look how fresh the meat is. How about ten pounds?"

Xue Xiangshun was obviously acquainted with the other party. When he heard the other party's words, he laughed and cursed: "New here? Mom, I'm just here too. I want twenty pounds. It's cheaper."

"Twenty pounds, okay, eighty-five cents, no less, I won't give in~"

"Okay, cut the meat."

The butcher took out his knife and cut the meat quickly. He looked at Chen Nian and asked, "Is this your apprentice?"

"Yes." Xue Xiangshun was pulling the butcher's weight at this time. He nodded when he heard the other party asked: "The new apprentice in the restaurant, take him out to buy vegetables."

After saying this, he squatted down as if he had just remembered: "When choosing yellow beef, you must first look at the color, which is uniform dark red. In addition, the outside is a little dry, and the fat areas are usually white. The color of stale beef is not bright enough.

, the fat one is yellow-green; the meat of old beef is dark red in color and thicker in texture.”

"After seeing the color, touch it. Just like choosing a wife, look for something that is elastic, tender, and not sticky to the touch. Finally, smell it. You can buy it if it smells fresh."

After he finished speaking, he added: "Lao Li's beef is pretty good, but he never tells us the real price, forcing people to eat more."

Lao Li, who is a butcher, suddenly showed a bitter look on his face when he heard this: "I have to eat when I buy meat. Both sons are playing tricks on each other. I have to save some money to get married. Give me some face in front of young people."

"

Chen Nian didn't say much, but wrote everything down.

These are all knowledge points, very important.

After that, I bought spring onions, some bean tendons, some shredded fish and other commonly used dishes and side dishes in restaurants, and also bought a six-pound piece of cooked beef.

These are all dishes on the menu of Chen Mapo Restaurant.

Vinegar stings.

Stewed beef.

Red oil bean gluten.

In addition to Mapo tofu, tofu also includes bear paw tofu, braised tofu, soy sauce tofu, etc...

Tofu dishes are specialties.
Chapter completed!