Chapter 71 - Chapter 71 - 71 Coming to Pledge Apprenticeship (2/2)

The first reason was to burn off the hairs sticking to some corners of the skin, and the second was to give the exterior of the meat a crispy texture, achieving the effect of being crispy outside while tender inside.

When Wang Qingshan heard that Chen Yu didn’t use a high-pressure blowtorch, he was immediately stunned.

“Such delicious braised flavors, and they’re not created using a torch?”

While talking, Wang Qingshan began to reminisce about the braised meat he’d previously eaten at Chen Yu’s place.

It seemed that Chen Yu’s style was fragrant, soft, and tender, lacking the crispness of the outer layer.

His own Wang’s Braised Delights were famous for that crispness, but when compared to Chen Yu’s, they clearly weren’t in the same league.

Wang Qingshan exclaimed in admiration but said no more, skipping the torching step and quickly getting to work.

For the initial round, it was necessary to force out the blood foam and other impurities.

The whole process was similar to Chen Yu’s but was missing a few ingredients.

Still, unsaid, Wang Qingshan’s techniques had reached perfection.

The entire process was smooth and efficient, and even Chen Yu had to admire it.

After he finished cleaning the pig’s head and knuckles, Chen Yu clapped his hands together.

“Excellent skills! Master Wang, I’m willing to keep you here, and I can teach you the basic recipe for the braised flavors, but you must work in my shop for half a year.”

“No problem,” Wang Qingshan instantly became excited.

Chen Yu raised his hand to interrupt, “However, during these six months, I can only pay you a salary of six thousand per month, can you accept that?”

“I’ll do it even without pay!”

Chen Yu didn’t say much more, simply demonstrating once more in front of Wang Qingshan the method for the initial preparation of the pig’s head and knuckles.

“So that’s how it is!” Realization dawned on Wang Qingshan, and without any more words, he rolled up his sleeves and got to work.

With such a skilled worker now on board, the initial preparation for the braised flavors had someone to rely on, and the speed would also be greatly increased.

Chen Yu only needed to add the seasonings into the pressure cooker.

At four-thirty in the morning, the six girls arrived at the shop, talking and laughing.

When they saw Wang Qingshan, they were momentarily taken aback.

“Master Wang?” Han Cai leaned excitedly on the display case, “Master Wang, do you remember me?”

Wang Qingshan instinctively turned around, “You are?”

“I was crying in front of your shop a month ago; you gave me a bowl of noodles and some braised meat, and five hundred yuan!”

Wang Qingshan immediately remembered, “You’re that little girl who was cheated by the employment agency!”

Han Cai giggled, “Right, after that Brother Yu took me in! I was going to pay you back this month when I got my salary, but now you’re here too?”

Wang Qingshan sighed involuntarily, “Well, I’ve come to apprentice myself to Boss Chen!”

Han Cai became excited, “Then we can work together from now on.”

Chen Yu was also surprised, “Well, since that’s the case, starting today, Han Cai will be Master Wang’s assistant!”

Han Cai clapped her hands and hurried into the kitchen.

She had previously been assisting Chen Yu in the kitchen on the first floor and was quite familiar with the operations.

Soon, the shop smoothly got into its groove.

Chen Yu himself suddenly felt more relaxed.

Just after five o’clock, Tong Ya, carrying her backpack, tiptoed downstairs with Tuan Tuan.

Chen Yu was puzzled, “You two are going to school this early?”

Tong Ya suddenly panicked, “There’s a competition at the kindergarten today. I’m going early to get Tuan Tuan a good spot and get familiar with the environment beforehand.”

Chen Yu didn’t ask any more questions, but simply rubbed the noses of the big beauty and the little one, telling them to be careful on the way.

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