During the Dragon Boat Festival the day before yesterday, Cheng Zhao Mei and Cheng Ying came to send New Year's gifts. As usual, Yuan Zhou returned some of the Zongzi he made for them. At that time, Cheng Zhao Mei also said that after he went back to eat the Zongzi, he would make some Zongzi for them if he was inspired. It seemed that this was the Zongzi he made.
In addition, the Dragon Boat Festival gift was not only done by Cheng Zhao Mei alone, but also by other registered disciples of Yuan Zhou. If they could come, they would send the Zongzi in person. They might not be there, but the Zongzi would definitely be there.
By the way, one thing happened during this period. The fight between Zhang Longquan and Huang Gang came to an end. Song Ming officially gave up the position of Chairman of Cantonese Cuisine to Huang Gang.
Song Ming only held the position of Vice Chairman of the Chef's Alliance. Seeing this, Zhou Shijie also had the idea of passing on the position of Chairman of Shandong Cuisine.
As for the Zongzi, not only did he return the Zongzi, he also made 1,000 Zongzi for the Dragon Boat Festival and distributed them to the customers. There were sweet Zongzi, salty Zongzi, southern Zongzi, northern Zongzi, etc. Although 1,000 Zongzi was not a lot, they were all made by Yuan Zhou himself, and the ingredients were provided by the system.
The customers who received the Zongzi were really happy. Many of them couldn't wait to eat the Zongzi, such as Wuhai.
Yuan Zhou also realized one thing. Some people with high EQ were born with high EQ. Xiong Nengxiong referred to Xiong Nengxiong.
Xiong Nengxiong also got two Zongzi. Then, he found Wuhai and Jiang Changxi.
"Brother Wuhai, thank you for your care. This Zongzi is for Wuhai." Xiong Nengxiong said.
Hearing that, Wuhai immediately put the Zongzi back into his small pocket. He was still wearing his pajamas. He said with a smile, "Hahaha, how can I accept it?"
Even if he had a girlfriend, Wuhai would still come out in his pajamas. Mao Xiong, on the other hand, was beautiful every time she went out, which made people feel that they didn't match.
However, Mao Xiong didn't say anything. In her words, "Brother Hai already has a girlfriend, why is he still dressing up so handsomely?"
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. This was also a gift from Uncle Yuan Zhou. I'm just offering Buddha with borrowed flowers. Besides, I should also thank Uncle Yuan Zhou. However, this Zongzi was made by Uncle Yuan Zhou himself, so I thought of another way," Xiong Nengxiong said.
"What is it?" Since it was related to Yuan Zhou, Wuhai still asked out of curiosity.
"I'm going to give Uncle Yuan Zhou 18,888 paper cranes to wish Uncle Yuan Zhou success," Xiong Nengxiong said.
"How many paper cranes?" Wuhai was stunned.
Xiong Nengxiong repeated, "18888 paper cranes."
"It's going to cost a lot." Wuhai didn't think that all the paper cranes were folded by Xiong Nengxiong. After all, he and Xiong Nengxiong were friends. Naturally, Xiong Nengxiong must have used some method to hire cheap labor, such as his classmates, to help him fold. However, 18888 paper cranes would also cost a lot of money.
"It didn't cost much. I organized a paper crane competition between multiple schools. Then, four or five schools from our side participated. The person who can fold the most paper cranes within the specified time will be the champion and get a prize of 200 yuan. There are quite a lot of people who participated."
Xiong Nengxiong said, "The other students who didn't win also folded a lot of paper cranes. However, paper cranes are useless other than gifts. Many people throw them away after a while, or throw them away after being crushed. Therefore, I bought some snacks for an equivalent exchange. The total cost was less than 500 yuan."
"Compared to what Uncle Yuan Zhou helped me, this is nothing," Xiong Nengxiong concluded.
Wuhai rubbed his chin. He originally thought that the profiteering Xiong Nengxiong would only exploit labor, but he didn't expect the raw materials to be exploited as well.
He created a gimmick to attract students to buy the materials and fold them themselves. In the end, he would buy them back at a very low price. For many people, the most important part of folding paper cranes was the process.
Actually, Wuhai didn't think too much about it. The most impressive thing about Xiong Nengxiong wasn't the use of this method, but the fact that he could easily organize such activities in several schools.
"Too troublesome," Wuhai pouted. Even if he bought the paper cranes for 1 yuan each, it wasn't expensive for Wuhai.
The naughty kid walked away silently. Ever since the "Are you good at math" incident, he would never mention money to Wu Hai again.
After Wuhai was Jiang Changxi.
"Sister Jiang, this is the zongzi that Uncle Yuan Zhou gave me. I'm giving it to Sister Jiang. Thank you for your investment, Sister Jiang." Xiong Nengxiong said to Jiang Changxi while holding another zongzi.
"Then, I won't stand on ceremony," Jiang Changxi accepted the zongzi with a smile.
On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, Wuhai ate the most zongzi because Zheng Jiawei had also given him a portion.
Of course, apart from giving gifts to peers, there were also gifts to elders. Yuan Zhou also personally gave gifts to Carpenter Lian and Mr. Ma.
The atmosphere of the festival was naturally very festive.
Cheng Zhao Mei carefully opened the lid of the bamboo basket and revealed the contents inside. As expected, there were cooked zongzi and they were still steaming. Obviously, they were made before they set off.
Judging from the shape, it was a triangular zongzi.
"Master, this is the zongzi I made today. However, it's slightly improved compared to the previous ones. I was inspired by your red bean zongzi. Can you give it a try?" Cheng Zhao Mei said carefully.
"Sure, let me have a look," Yuan Zhou would usually grant his apprentice's request. Therefore, he readily agreed.
The previous gifts were the zongzi that Zhao Mei made herself, the salted duck eggs, and some other dishes. They were all her sincerity.
After getting Yuan Zhou's response, Zhao Mei immediately took a clean bowl and plate from the side and carefully peeled the zongzi.
The round glutinous rice inside was steaming slightly. It wasn't white, but slightly brown due to the soy sauce. A faint fragrance of palm wafted out. There were also some red-skinned peanuts mixed in the glutinous rice. However, there seemed to be quite a lot of peanuts. They could almost share the same color as the glutinous rice.
Yuan Zhou took the chopsticks and then directly divided the zongzi into two equal halves starting from the middle, revealing the contents inside. It was the traditional egg yolk meat zongzi. One egg yolk and a piece of marinated streaky pork were also divided into two halves just like that. It was as if the zongzi had been cut. The knife skills were remarkable.
Seeing that, Master Li couldn't help but exclaim. In fact, it seemed to be very simple to divide the zongzi. However, it was actually very difficult. The zongzi wasn't made by oneself and didn't know the layout of the zongzi. Thus, it was the first time that someone could divide it into two equal portions so easily.
"The aroma smells good. The zongzi leaves are cooked at the right time. The peanuts are too hard and affect the taste, but they are very bright. The egg yolk must have been marinated before, right?" Yuan Zhou looked at the zongzi and said.
Cheng Zhaomei had long been prepared. She directly took out the notebook that she had prepared and carefully recorded every word that Yuan Zhou said.
Master Li was a little anxious. He didn't have the habit of bringing a notebook with him. In the end, he could only take out his phone and turn on the recording function. He planned to copy it after he went back.
Picking up a mouthful and putting it into his mouth, Yuan Zhou's first impression was that it was soft and glutinous. The fragrance of the glutinous rice blended with the taste of the zongzi leaves. It felt fresh and heavy.
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