Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 327
When Bai Qiushui told old man Bai Jingsheng Chen Nian's name, Bai Jingsheng nodded, and only waited for a while to call when he got home.

It's not that he doesn't believe it, the main reason is that he wants to know about Chen Nian.

After all, at his age, he doesn't have to worry about family and outside affairs, so he has more time to learn what he wants to know.

But after Chen Nian sent off Mr. Bai, he didn't have time to take care of other things at all, because he was going to have a banquet earlier, so many dishes couldn't be cooked, but now that the guests in the box have left, the guests in the lobby outside can re-order the dishes that were only served before. A dish that can only be cooked after a long time.

Therefore, I immediately threw myself into a new job. .

There are no takeaway orders yet. If Chen Nian really opens a takeaway platform, then he doesn't know how busy he will be, so Chen Nian thinks it's better not to open it.

At least the speed of serving food in restaurants can still be guaranteed, and the quality can also remain stable. If takeaways are really opened by then, there will definitely be more orders.

At that time, the list will come pouring in like snowflakes, and even thinking about it makes people despair.

Even if Chen Nian has a recipe, he is still human and made of meat.

If there are too many people, there will definitely be mistakes, and the word-of-mouth will inevitably decline.

Money can never be earned, so it's good to keep the current rhythm.

Because even if the taste of some time-honored restaurants has changed, they will be criticized by people, not to mention that it will only take half a year for Honghong Restaurant to reopen, and it still takes a different route from when my father opened it before.

Now the store will gradually run out of people until nearly eleven o'clock every day, so their off-duty time is around eleven o'clock in the evening.

Although this is tiring, fortunately, the salary given by Chen Nian is sufficient, and he also takes care of the food.

Now the people in the store are very familiar with Chen Nian, and they also know that if they can continue to work here, with the development of Honghong Restaurant, their wages will only increase.

And according to the momentum of the Honghong Hotel, the business here will never be too bad in the next few years, unless it overturns the car on the word of mouth, but it is almost impossible for the old man.

After everyone went back, Chen Nian sat alone in the kitchen. After a few days of screening, a considerable part of the available ingredients had been removed by aging.

What to do now is to select some of the last dozen or so ingredients and combine them to make a Huaiyang dish.

And after a few days of selection, now Chen Nian basically has a direction in his mind, so after one and a half hours of deliberation at the Honghong Restaurant at night, he finally locked his eyes on one of the dishes.

"Just do this!"

It is still difficult to make this dish in the old age, because the main highlight of this dish is the original flavor and a fresh character. Although it does not need to put too much seasoning, the ingredients he used All must be handled carefully.

Although I have a goal now, but due to insufficient materials, I can't make it at all, so I can only send WeChat to Brother Liu, asking him to bring what ingredients he wants tomorrow.

Chen Nian is still very confident about this dish. Although he doesn’t know the level of other chefs, Chen Nian feels that if he can make this dish 100%, then even if he can’t get the first place, he will definitely be in the top three. is no problem.

As long as you can get the top three, there will be bonuses, so it's not a waste of time.

After returning home, Chen Nian searched for the recipe of this dish. Although there are some videos on the Internet, the recipes on the Internet are somewhat uneven, so Chen Nian decided to check this dish after thinking about it.

Looking at Chen Nian like this, his upper and lower eyelids gradually began to fight, but when people doze off, the brain can't think so much, so Chen Nian finally fell asleep with his eyes closed while holding his mobile phone.

In this way until morning, Chen Nian slowly opened his eyes.

He wondered why the alarm clock didn't ring this morning.

Then subconsciously went to look for the mobile phone, only to find that there was no mobile phone on the bedside or on the bedside table.

"Hey, Siri~"

Chen Nian yelled, he usually used this method when he couldn't find his mobile phone.

But after he yelled, the voice assistant that should have appeared did not answer.

Subconsciously looked at the doors and windows, it seemed that there was nothing unusual, it didn't look like a thief had broken into the house.

So Chen Nian slid to the side of the bed, pulled half of his body down with his head and began to search under the bed.

After searching around under the bed but not finding it, Chen Nian went back to the bed and lifted the quilt, and saw his mobile phone under the quilt near the end of the bed at a glance.

"It's weird, why did my phone get here?" Chen Nian couldn't figure it out at all, could it be that the phone has grown its own legs?

Logically speaking, my sleeping appearance shouldn't be that bad, right?

With the mobile phone in my hand, I can actually sleep up to my feet.

It is simply out of the world.

It's as bizarre as the headphone cable will automatically knot in the pocket, and the time will automatically disappear when playing with the mobile phone.

But after finding the phone, Chen Nian found out that the phone was out of battery, no wonder he couldn't call out just now.

Flip the phone over to expose the bottom, and insert the charging cable.

Soon Chen Nian's cell phone rang.

"Den~"

Then the charging animation is displayed on the screen.

Only then did Chen Nian feel relieved to go to the toilet.

After a while, I came back to fold the quilt and opened the curtains only to find that it was raining outside.

And it was raining a lot.

Now it's time for the rainy season. Chen Nian knows that in the next period of time, there will be rain in Chengdu for about two out of three days, and it will rain for several days in a row, sometimes big and sometimes small, as if there is no discipline. Like a small child, they think they can get what they want just by crying.

But if it rains, the restaurant will still be open.

Even if it is raining outside, people who go to work every day still have to go to work, and students who go to school still have to sit in the classroom on time.

It's just that in this case, there may not be so many people coming to the store.

Standing by the window and watching for a while, Chen Nian put on a thin coat, a pair of shoes that are not afraid of getting in the water, changed into a pair of long trousers, took a big umbrella, packed his cell phone and went out.

Although the battery of the mobile phone is not fully charged, there are also chargers in the store.

Chen Nian’s daily departure time is around 5:45 in the morning. Except for some taxis passing by occasionally, there are actually few pedestrians on the street at this time, not to mention the heavy rain today.

However, when it is not raining, Chen Nian can still see that sanitation workers have come out to clean at this time.

When I came to the store, Chen Nian opened the door. After entering, I found the raincoat I usually wear when riding an electric car in the rain from under the counter.

After he finished dressing, the sound of the rain outside the door seemed to be much faster, obviously it was cut off by something before it hit the ground.

Chen Nian knew that Brother Liu was here.

"The guest of flowing water, Brother Liu of iron."

Chen Nian absolutely believed in Brother Liu's punctuality and dedication.

Then Chen Nian came outside wearing a raincoat: "Brother Liu, why is your car clean today?"

The vintage van looks like new today with its usual Syrian flair.

"Hahaha, I don't usually wash my car. Whenever it rains, I can wash the car. Today it rains heavily, and the car is clean."

After hearing this, Chen Nian couldn't help laughing, but then he said, "Brother Liu, just stay here, I'll move these, it's raining outside, don't get yourself wet."

Chen Nian stopped Brother Liu who wanted to come down to help move things.

"It's okay, I have an umbrella in the car." Brother Liu said without hesitation, and while talking, he was about to open the door and get out of the car to help Chen Nian carry the goods.

"If you don't need Brother Liu, don't move. I can finish the move as long as you smoke a cigarette. Otherwise, I won't pay for the medical expenses if you get caught in the rain and catch a cold. And if you get sick and delay the delivery, I'll be here tomorrow." But we're going to run out of food."

As Chen Nian spoke, he opened the car door skillfully and took a look. Brother Liu usually marked the bags and boxes containing the ingredients of Honghong Restaurant with a black marker, so Chen Nian naturally knew what he should take.

After going back and forth seven or eight times, Chen Nian finally took all the ingredients back to the shop.

"Okay, brother Liu, all the things have been moved."

"No problem, just make it clear, then I'm leaving. If you look back later, if there is anything missing, just call me, and I will deliver it to you when the time comes."

"Okay!" Chen Nian nodded, and stretched out his hand to make an OK gesture.

Then Brother Liu kicked the accelerator and the car drove away through the rain.

Looking at the water splashing behind the van, Chen Nian couldn't help feeling in his heart that this car is indeed a magic car, no wonder he went to the vegetable market for a walk, most of the cars parked there were these cars.

Chen Nian returned to the store and started counting the ingredients after watching the buttocks of Brother Liu's car gradually disappear at the corner of the street.

Counting the ingredients is something that must be done every day, mainly to see if there are any shortages.

As for the catty taels...Chen Nian never weighed it again, mainly because he also believed in Brother Liu very much. If Brother Liu is the kind of person who sells vegetables short of catty and taels, he will definitely do some small tricks in other aspects. If that's the case, it is absolutely impossible for Chen Nian to cooperate with the other party for so long.

After the inventory, Chen Nian saw that there were no shortage of these ingredients, so he started to make breakfast.

Although fewer people come to eat in the store on rainy mornings, there are still some, and Chen Nian does not want customers to brave the heavy rain and enter the store to have a hot breakfast, but they are told that there is no such thing.

Just thinking about it, they must all be very disappointed.

As a result, just as Chen Nian was preparing to make breakfast, he heard his cell phone rang suddenly.

At this time, he hadn't really started to get busy yet, so Chen Nian took out his phone and took a look.

The message was actually sent by Yan Lili: "Does the boss have breakfast in the store today?"

"Not now. If you want to eat, you have to wait a while. It should be ready in about 20 minutes." Chen Nian had no time to type, so he had to send a voice message.

"Okay boss, then I'll go over now."

After Chen Nian saw the news that the other party had returned, he stopped replying.

Not long after, Yan Lili came to the store.

"Why did you get up so early today? Besides, it's still raining outside, so I don't see you here even if it doesn't rain?" Chen Nian asked curiously.

"Haven't I been busy reviewing lately? Although I sleep late, I am a light sleeper. I was woken up by the sound of rain when I fell asleep in the morning. I wanted to lie down at home and eat something casually." I started to study, but I don’t know why I want to have a hot and delicious breakfast while lying down.”

"Oh, so what do you want to eat?"

"Tofu nao, two fritters."

"Okay, then find a place to sit and wait, it will take about 10 minutes to finish."

It will take a while for the tofu nao to be ready, and the noodles of the fried dough sticks also need to wake up for a few more minutes, and the oil for frying the fried dough sticks is not completely hot yet.

After hearing this, Yan Lili found a seat closest to the kitchen and sat down, looked at Chen Nian who was busy inside and asked, "Boss, do you come so early every day?"

"Almost." Chen Nian replied.

"It's really hard work. When I was in college, I never got up early except for classes in the morning. The reason why I have been able to go to bed late and get up early every day in the past few months is because I was broken in love before. Find something to do to keep yourself busy, on the one hand, it is because I have worked so hard before, if I relax later, if I fail to pass the exam, I will definitely blame myself for not working hard enough.”

"But boss, you get up earlier than me every day, and you are so busy all day, how can you persist for such a long time."

"I'm used to it." Chen Nian shrugged his shoulders and said, "When I was in school, although I didn't get up at five o'clock, I usually woke up at six o'clock. I went out for a run and exercise, and then I recited words and went to the cafeteria. Have breakfast or something, the time will pass quickly."

Seeing Chen Nian speak so easily and freehand, Yan Lili couldn't help but think of the math problems that she obviously couldn't figure out when she was doing math problems at Honghong Hotel, but Chen Nian figured it out after reading it for a while.

Moreover, this restaurant has only been open for half a year, and even the boss himself did not spend money to find Internet celebrities or some media to promote it. As a result, he managed it abruptly by relying on the marketing of one yuan mapo tofu and the long-term stable taste. where it is now.

"Isn't this too cumbersome? Fortunately, I don't have any competitive relationship with you..." Yan Lili rejoiced in her heart, and fortunately, she didn't have such a person by her side.

Old age, this is the real roll king!

But Chen Nian expressed his undeniable opinion on Yan Lili's point of view: "In the catering industry, it's nothing like me. Many people get up after four o'clock to buy vegetables, and some even get up after three o'clock to prepare for the daytime food." They worked much harder than me for the things they used."

"Oh, it's not easy." When Chen Nian talked about the hard work in the catering industry, Yan Lili couldn't help but think about her future.

Because the major she plans to take the postgraduate entrance examination is computer.

Although the salary in this industry is acceptable, it is also very difficult to get along. It would be better if you can go to a big factory. If you work overtime in a big factory, you will have various benefits, and the overtime pay is also very considerable.

But recently I heard that the system of those big factories has also changed. If you want to work overtime, you still have to apply. If you want to make money, you can only apply for overtime voluntarily.

Yan Lili feels a headache just thinking about it, but that's just a little worry, because she knows that everyone's life is different, and that's all she can do if she wants to get ahead.

While she was thinking, Chen Nian also made tofu brains and deep-fried fritters, brought them out and put them on the table.

"Breakfast is here, a bowl of tofu nao and two fried dough sticks."

(End of this chapter)