The story of a cook

Chapter 25
Today, October [-]th, Shengmei Hotel opened.

It was very busy. In addition to the friends who were opening for dinner, there were also temporary guests at the two restaurants. The meals were opened almost at the same time. The kitchen was as busy as a war.Not only did Li Jianhan and I have to prepare the dishes, but we also had to greet the waiters to serve the dishes. The shouting almost never stopped, and our voices were a little hoarse when we got off work.

Brother Feng carried a case of beer to the kitchen and said, "Everyone has worked hard, let's cook something delicious tonight and have a drink together." Then he patted me on the shoulder and said, "Tan Zi, you are the hero for opening today."

When he spoke, his mouth was a little swollen, and it seemed that he had been drinking a lot, and his body was full of alcohol.

"Brother Feng, don't drink less." I said.

"I'm too drunk today, so I can't help it. Come over to join us, and I have to accompany you at any table."

"You have to take it easy, you have to buy vegetables tomorrow." I reminded him.

"Don't worry, Tan Zi, I promise to buy the vegetables before nine o'clock tomorrow morning." He patted his chest and promised.

Someone called him at the door of the kitchen, and he staggered out.

It opened today, and everyone was exhausted. After discussing with Zhang Tao, I made six dishes, three meat and three vegetables, in two copies, one for the front desk and one for the kitchen.

Next to the kitchen is the lounge, which is also where the kitchen staff eat. Zhang Tao, Master Guo, the cold dish master, me, Li Jianhan, and the eldest sister who washes the dishes, the six of us just finished eating and Yang Li came in and said to Zhang Tao: " Zhang Tao, do you have any fruit? The guest wants a fruit plate."

Before Zhang Tao could speak, the cold dish master stood up and said, "Yes, I will do it." After speaking, he went out.

Zhang Tao said to Yang Li: "Manager Yang, drink one."

"Drink one." Yang Li walked to Zhang Tao, picked up the wine glass and said, "Drink one, if you drink too much later, you have to send me home."

"Must." Zhang Tao said.

Yang Li said to everyone: "Come together, I'm very tired today, drink some wine to relieve fatigue, I have guests in front of me, so I will accompany this drink."

After she finished speaking, she did it first, and everyone followed suit.

When walking out, Zhang Tao touched her buttocks, she gave Zhang Tao a charming smile, and went to the hall.

It's just been a few days, the two of you have gotten to know each other to this extent?It's almost the same when I think about it, because the day my dad Yang Li introduced Zhang Tao, the two of them seemed to walk together after get off work.I don't appreciate their familiar relationship very much, and I don't say anything, I just pretend I didn't see it.

While drinking, Li Jianhan respected Zhang Tao, and after the respect, he asked him if he would accept him as an apprentice. Zhang Tao said no, and Li Jianhan followed him if he said no. He wanted to worship him as a teacher.Zhang Tao is good at cooking. Li Jianhan told me that he wanted to worship him as a teacher and asked me to worship with him.I admire Zhang Tao's skills. To be honest, he is better than Master Chen, but he has to think about apprenticeship. Although apprenticeship is very important, you can't just find a master and worship.

Everyone is quite tired and didn't drink much. We have to be busy tomorrow, so we have to pack up and get off work.

After changing clothes and coming to the front hall, there were still two tables of guests left, and the waiter was busy cleaning up.There were a lot of customers at the opening, and many countertops were not cleaned up, so I went to help.

Sun Mei came out from the bar and said, "Tan Zi, you are too busy today, come back early."

I said, "It's okay, let's pack up together."

She was standing in front of me, and I smelled alcohol on her body.

"Sister Sun, I didn't drink less today." I said.

"I drank a little too much." She touched her forehead.

"Seeing that you don't sway when you walk, it's quite drinkable."

"Tan Zi, your grand sister, I am a hero in wine, most people can't drink me."

"Really, I'll have a drink with you someday."

"Okay, drink some someday, let you see and see."

While talking, the guests at the last two tables checked out and left, and helped clean up for a while, checking that there was nothing to do and preparing to go back to the dormitory.At this time, there was a crash in the corridor, followed by someone shouting, and ran over quickly.

A waiter fell down and sat on the ground, covering his hands, and a wine bottle was broken next to him.

Going to help the waiter up, she covered her right hand with her left hand, and blood flowed out.It should be that the broken wine bottle scratched her hand when she fell.

Sun Mei and several waiters also ran over.

"Give me your hand, and I'll see if it's serious." Said to the waiter sitting on the ground.

She gave me her hand, which was covered in blood and had a cut on her little finger.

He said to the waiter standing next to him, "Bring some napkins and a towel board."

The waiter ran to get it, and the injured waiter cried in pain.

"Sister Sun, I'll take her to the hospital for a pack." I said to Sun Mei.

"Yes, hurry up." After speaking, she went out to take a taxi.

The waiter brought a napkin and a towel board, and wiped the blood from the injured waiter's hand, but it was still flowing out, wrapped her fingers tightly with the towel board, and then helped her to go out.

It may be because she was scared, or she was dizzy with blood, and she couldn't take a step when she walked, trembling all over.So I picked her up and walked outside. When I got outside, Sun Mei had already ordered the car. Seeing me coming out with the waiter in my arms, I thought something was wrong, and asked nervously, "Tanzi, what's the matter?"

"Maybe it's blood dizziness, it's okay." I said.

I went to the hospital to find a doctor and began to clean and disinfect the waiter's fingers.She was in severe pain while washing, and she didn't dare to look at her hands, so she kept pulling them back.

The doctor said to me: "Come here, hold her, how can I wash her if she keeps moving?"

He used to hold her half in his arms and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, it will be fine in a while."

The doctor washed it with hydrogen peroxide, and then began to wash it with disinfectant water. He wiped the wound with tweezers and a cotton ball. Maybe it was a little too hard.

"What are you calling?" The doctor turned and glared at me.

"She bit me," I said.

"Scream if you bite you, scare me." Then he added: "It's a big old man, it's nothing."

After speaking, he turned around and continued to treat the wound, and it was quickly wrapped.

I let go of the waiter and helped her back up. Seeing that her face was very pale, I asked the doctor if he needed to prescribe some medicine.The doctor took a look and asked, "How do you feel now?"

The waiter said, "I'm a little dizzy, and my fingers are throbbing and hurting."

"I'll take your blood pressure."

The waiter's blood pressure was a bit low, and the doctor said, "Just hang a bottle of glucose, it's nothing serious, people with haemorrhoids are like this, just take another painkiller and sleep well."

Rest assured after listening to the doctor.

Put on an IV and sit by the side to accompany her.

The waiter is called Zhang Ling, and she is very weak.His stature is okay, more than 1.6 meters, but he is too thin.She has delicate features and looks a bit like Lin Daiyu when you look closely, but the difference is that she has a red mole between her eyebrows.

She asked me embarrassedly: "Brother Tan, doesn't your back hurt?"

I lifted up my clothes, and there were two rows of clear teeth marks on my waist.

"It's okay, it doesn't hurt anymore." I said with a smile.

"I'm sorry, it hurt at that time, so I bit you." She said, blushing a little.

"Just bite it, it's a good thing if you don't bite off the meat."

She smiled embarrassedly and lowered her head.

I said, "Don't call me brother Tan, I'm not as old as you."

She raised her head and asked, "How old are you?"

"22."

Like many people, she doesn't believe that I'm 22. There's nothing I can do about it. Who told me to look anxious.

It was already one o'clock in the middle of the night when I returned to the dormitory after finishing the bottle with her.

The first week of opening was very busy every day, every day was full, and sometimes there was a phenomenon of waiting for a seat.

Sun Mei and Feng Ge were very happy.

Zhang Tao's cooking is good, and he is very serious about the dishes.Seeing his attitude towards dishes and work, I know this is what I should learn.

Work is like this, if you take it seriously, it will take you seriously, and you will be rewarded if you pay.

Li Jianhan asked me if I wanted to worship Zhang Tao as my teacher?I said apprenticeship is also about fate, so don't worry, let's move on.

He said: "Tan Zi, we must have a master to guide us as chefs. Then we will have someone to find a job. Otherwise, even if there is a good job, they will arrange their own apprentices first, and then it will be our turn."

"You worship first, I'm not in a hurry." Said to Li Jianhan.

I understand what he said, and this is indeed the case. There are two kinds of masters and no masters.There is a master who can get twice the result with half the effort in learning arts, and also

It will not be easy to lose work. Once laid off, Master can find a job for him, and it is still a good job.If you don’t have a master, you can only rely on yourself. For example, most people who are looking for work in the labor market do not have a master.

Apprenticeship is like finding a partner, you have to be in love with each other, it's not wishful thinking.I have the shadow of Master Chen in my heart, even if I am a teacher, I have to ask someone like him, not only good cooking skills, but also good character.

The hotel is gradually on the right track.

Brother Feng has also become proficient at buying vegetables, unlike when he always bought the wrong vegetables at the beginning, because he was often scolded by Sun Mei for buying the wrong vegetables.

His family is also very powerful.His father is a retired cadre in the factory, and his mother is a retired cadre in the street.He is a veteran, and his brother is also a soldier, and his rank is now a colonel.His sister is the head nurse of the factory hospital, and she is very powerful.Both he and Sun Mei were very afraid of his sister. Sun Mei could scold Brother Feng, but when he met Brother Feng's sister, he would immediately turn into a little sheep and be obedient.

Sister Feng doesn’t come to the hotel very often, but when she comes, she goes to the kitchen to help pick vegetables, as a helper, and rarely eats in the hotel, and only eats when she can’t leave, and eats with the staff, saying that she eats work meals Fragrant.Because she is the head nurse and has some rights, sometimes she asks me to go to the hospital to get some notes, band-aids, gauze, and cold medicine, and save them for the hotel for emergencies.

Sun Mei, a native of Sichuan, was assigned to the factory after finishing college, and she was looking for someone to rely on when she was with Brother Feng.But the fierceness and restlessness of Sichuan girls are still there in my bones.

I come to the hotel early every day to help Brother Feng bring the dishes into the kitchen, and then sort out all kinds of raw materials, pick and wash vegetables and cut vegetables, heat steamed buns and cook porridge, and wait until all the people in the kitchen come to start eating, and after eating Start your day at work.

It's still the same as before, after finishing my own work, I'm busy with other people's work. I'm not idle anyway, and I always have something to do.

When you help others, you also help yourself, and you can learn something.This is the way to learn crafts. When you see it with your eyes, don’t think you are smart and think you have learned it. You can’t see it. As the saying goes, it’s better to do it by hand than to see it a thousand times. I only know a little bit, if I say that I have learned it, I have to practice it repeatedly until I turn what I learned into my own handy, that is the real learning.

Learning is not to put what you have learned in your head, but to use what you have learned in your own way and create value. This is learning.

(End of this chapter)