Blissful Days After Widowhood - Chapter 84

At first, Old Master Wen disliked the smoke and was reluctant to approach it. After finishing ten skewers, he didn’t dislike the smell, so he ordered a few more skewers. He approached to watch Gu Yin roast. Later, when he saw Chef Xu and his greedy saliva dripping out, the old man asked them to build another charcoal basin and make some for themselves.

In the end, even the eldest son, his wife, and Wen Lang all smelled it. At first, they thought there was a fire in the house. Later, they knew that the old man was tinkering with people to eat, so they ignored it.

But the smell was so appealing. Eldest Master Wen had eaten Gu Yin’s oil-splashed noodles, and knew that she was good at cooking. Later, when it was time to eat dim sum, he couldn’t eat the light pastry, so he went to the kitchen.

In the courtyard of the large kitchen, Old Master Wen had already taken off his coat and leather hat, wearing only a straight robe, with his sleeves rolled up to his wrists and started to do it himself.

Gu Yin was full after more than a dozen skewers, and pointed to the old man beside her.

Eldest Master Wen rubbed his eyes, unable to believe that this was his always serious old father.

Old Master Wen was very happy to see him, flipping a handful of skewers with one hand, and waving at him with the other, he said, “You came just in time, come and try my skewers!”

Eldest Master Wen swallowed his saliva and was stuffed with a bunch of strings.

Who could resist it?

Not even Eldest Master Wen!

After he finished scooping up the chili, he pointed to the chili next to him and said, “Father, make a spicy one for me!”

Old Master Wen grilled another one. After eating it, Eldest Master Wen’s mouth was on fire and he still praised the deliciousness.

At dusk, Wen’s barbecue stall was closed.

Gu Yin and Chef Xu only made less than 100 skewers at the beginning, but in the end, the old man cooked as much as he could, making Chef Xu rush to work temporarily to make the skewers again.

They couldn’t eat it all. Fortunately, there were many people in the house, so they were sent to the eldest son’s household and the second son’s household.

Old Master Wen still didn’t let Gu Yin stay for longer. It was getting dark early and it was not safe for her to go home.

Gu Yin thanked him, and listened to him again, “Although this grilled skewer with pepper and cumin was fresh, it was written in the Book of Songs that ‘there was a rabbit head, and it was grilled. There is also a chapter on the method of roasting, which records the roasting method of more than 20 kinds of ingredients. There are also roasted venison and roasted mutton in the capital… So…”

“So it’s still not something that’s not in the book, right?”

Old Master Wen nodded.

Gu Yin smiled and said, “Then I’ll think about it again tomorrow.”

Old Master Wen smiled again, and asked her to take some of the grilled skewers back home.

When the old man left, Chef Xu couldn’t help but say, “Why are you smiling? According to the old man’s words, the food in the world is nothing more than fried, boiled, stewed, marinated sauce mixed with raw, roasted and steamed… …The twenty-eight kinds. How could there be anything that is not in the book, and the old man doesn’t know about it? You are also very good-natured, the old man is clearly…”

It was clearly intentional to embarrass people!

It was not that Gu Yin was good-natured, but she could see that the old man was either embarrassing her, or looking for something to do with her.

Gu Yin had entertained retired cadres like the old man in her previous life.

They had worked hard all their lives, and they felt all kinds of discomfort when they suddenly retired. Like the old man, he just had no appetite and was looking for work. The symptoms ranged from mild to severe depression.

Even though the old man looked fierce, he was actually very lenient. First, he didn’t care about their statue, nor did he deal with Chef Xu who stole meat and the second housekeeper who talked nonsense in front of him. He seemed like a good boss.

Like she “played” with the old man for a day, made him happy, and while she received a day’s salary, she also ate and drank with the public expense, which was obviously the best.

But it was not easy to say that clearly, so Gu Yin just smiled and said, “It’s okay, the old man didn’t embarrass me. I’ll think about other things tomorrow.”

Later, when Gu Yin left Wen’s house, the ugly and very angry second housekeeper went to the kitchen.

Both were old people in the house, and because one was in charge of the family’s affairs, and the other was in charge of the kitchen, they were considered to have real power in their hands. So they could be considered to be able to talk in daily life.

The second housekeeper first praised that the skewers tasted good, Chef Xu was good at craftsmanship, and then said coldly, “Chef Xu don’t know, although this little cook has been here for two days, but she has a lot of skills, and the old man was coaxed by her. If this goes on…” 

There would be no place for you in the kitchen!

Chef Xu thought to himself, ‘Aren’t you talking nonsense? The little master coaxed the old man, but the old man insisted on supervising her, and followed her all the time?’

Seeing that Chef Xu was silent, the second housekeeper leaned forward and lowered his voice, “Does Chef Xu know how much the little chef earns per month?”

Chef Xu shook his head.

“Ten taels! Ten taels! She gets double your months’ wages in one month!”

“Unacceptable!”

Chef Xu suddenly stood up from the small bench, and the second housekeeper smiled upon seeing his reaction, “That’s right, I think it’s too much. Look at how many years you’ve been in the house. You, one person, can replace three people. But you earn only five taels. She’s a small girl, why should she…”

Chef Xu was filled with righteous indignation, “With the little chef’s craftsmanship, this cleverness, if she goes to a big restaurant to be a master chef, she could earn 22 taels, or 30 taels, why only give her 10 taels?! The old man and the master are bullying the people together!”

Second Housekeeper:  …

This Chef Xu must be seriously ill!