Chapter 167: Employment (1/2)

Grandpa Tang thought he was just talking big, but he didn't expect Tang Jinyu to do things really swiftly, and he could find a task to do for himself after looking around in the kitchen, without having the old man remind him, he did things just right. There was a hand-tipped cabbage at noon. Most of the people that Grandpa Tang worked with didn’t satisfy him, but when Tang Jinyu got started, the old man felt that it was just right.

Tang Jinyu went to get the cut vegetables, but Grandpa Tang didn't stop him this time.

Tang Jinyu said, ”Brother, it's okay, I know this well…”

Grandpa Tang handed him a small pot of beans, and said with a smile: ”You help me wash this, and we will steam it later. Let's make sesame beans. I'll do the job of shredding, you're less familiar with that than me.”

Tang Jinyu agreed with a smile, washed the beans, chopped off the ends, and smoothed the loops in the middle, his movements were particularly smooth.

Grandpa Tang was cutting carrots. The old man used to slice first and then shred. Seeing him come over, he checked the beans he chose, and he was surprised: ”Okay, you're quite familiar with this kind of task. It seems that there is no shortage of help at home, I underestimated you.”

Tang Jinyu proudly said: ”That is, I have been guided by a famous teacher since I was a child, and I am a master of cooking!”

”Oh? Who did you learn this from?”

”Follow… from my grandpa.”

Tang Jinyu found it hard to say that it was him, rubbing the tip of his nose, and vaguely said: ”My grandfather is very kind to me, and he taught me how to make squirrel fish, which is very delicious.” He said this sincerely, no matter what he said. His grandfather Tang is still Mr. Tang Hui, who is far away in Qizhou City, and both grandpas are too good to say anything to him.

Grandpa Tang nodded and continued with him: ”That dish is not easy to cook, so I have to pay a visit another day to see what your grandpa is capable of.”

Tang Jinyu nodded hurriedly and showed his white teeth, and said, ”You can come anytime, just tell me in advance, and I'll pick you up!”

Grandpa Tang cut the carrot slices here, but before shredding, Tang Jinyu habitually reached out and took a few slices of carrot peels that he pushed on the cutting board and placed them in his mouth. After taking a bite, he felt that something was off. When he looked up, he saw that both Grandpa Tang and Xia Ye were looking at him. There was a moment of weakness, but now he took a bite and it was hard to take it out. He smiled, ”I saw this piece, and thought that it should be very sweet.”

Grandpa Tang smiled and cut a small piece separately for him and let him eat it.

Tang Jinyu took it and went outside and waited while eating.

The back kitchen is divided into two parts, one is where Grandpa Tang and the others are, where the stove is used for cooking, and the other is where Tang Jinyu and the others are sitting. Several tables are set up as workbenches, and some vegetable rice noodles are stacked. Tang Jinyu and Xia Ye sat on the chairs. The little girl sat on the small bench. She rarely saw outsiders. She looked a little timid at the moment. She dragged her small bench to the door of Grandpa Tang and sat down, waited for the old man to come out, and didn't dare to look at Tang Jinyu.

Tang Jinyu bit the carrot and ate it crunchy, and the tip of his carrot was thick enough, whether the old man picked it purposely or not, it was especially sweet.

The little girl over there didn't have any carrots. She bit her fingers and waited there, without any communication.

Tang Jinyu ate for a while, but also a little embarrassed, and his voice became quieter.

Xia Ye poured a glass of water, looked up at him, and said with a smile, ”Why don't you bite so loudly?”

Tang Jinyu said: ”It's crispy, I… I didn't bite it particularly loudly.”

Xia Ye pinched the tip of his nose, ”Let me see if your nose longer?”

Tang Jinyu did not transform into Pinocchio, but his face still blushed.

Xia Ye saw the carrot in his hand and asked, ”Why do you like this suddenly?”

Tang Jinyu said, ”Oh, when I was a child, and lived with my grandfather, I used to stay in the kitchen. My grandfather has been a chef, and I helped my grandfather like her when I was a kid.” He pointed to the bench over there. The little girl on the table laughed, his eyes were a little nostalgic, ”At that time, there was nothing good to eat, our family was poor. It was expensive to buy fruits, but there was a lot of food in the kitchen. Grandpa often gave me carrots and small dishes of Tomatos or something.”

Xia Ye was not an easy person to lie to. He just saw his brother stretch out his hand to hold the ones he didn't want on the cutting board, and he curled his eyebrows and said, ”You used to eat radish peels?”

Tang Jinyu scratched his head, ”It’s a bit of a habit, I got used to it…”

He saw that Xia Ye's complexion was not good, and he hurriedly put the last piece of carrot in his hand to his mouth, and said in kindness: ”Brother, you taste it? In fact, the nutrition is the same, it's really sweet.”

Xia Ye sullenly stared at him for a while, ”You never told me about this.”

Tang Jinyu took the carrot back and ate it himself, and said with a smile: ”It's just a small matter. It's actually not as hard as you think. It was fun. Grandpa took good care of me.”