The story of a cook

Chapter 324 Still Working Together

I heard that when I came back from my hometown, Li Shuang and Zheng Jiaqi asked me to go out to make skewers together. I asked how Laohan Villa is now. Li Shuang said that Laohan Villa was bought by the "Golden Doudou" Kindergarten in the provincial capital. Earn a lot.

Thinking about the big place of Laohan Mountain Villa, coupled with the existing layout, it is really suitable for opening a kindergarten.

This is the case in the catering industry. One day you will sing and I will appear on the stage, but tomorrow it may become another place.The ones that can really stand tall are those old brand stores that have been in business for many years, have a strong cultural background and brand effect, they do not follow the model of a businessman, but do it according to the model of an enterprise, and polish the foundation little by little , a little bit of development, and finally formed a century-old enterprise with evergreen foundation.

This time, I didn’t go to Lao Ba’s for the skewers. I went to “Pin Yi Kou” next to Shengmei Hotel. The business of his family is very hot. Their signatures are roasted lamb chops and roasted lamb legs, both of which have registered patents.

When we came, it was almost full, the boss set up a sun canopy outside, set up a table, and we sat there to eat.

SARS had a lot of impact on restaurants, but almost no impact on outdoor barbecues. Many young people don't care about SARS or not.

I sat down with Li Shuang and Zheng Jiaqi. Li Shuang started to order skewers and said to the waiter, "One leg of lamb."

I said, "The three of us can't eat a leg of lamb."

"How do you know it's just the three of us, and there will be people coming later." Li Shuang said.

"Who else?" I asked.

"Zhang Li and the second child will come over later." Zheng Jiaqi said.

"Oh, that's about it."

Li Shuang ordered a roast leg of lamb, and then ordered a lot of skewers. When he was about to order edamame and peanuts, the waiter said that he didn't need to order edamame and peanuts, and gave them away.Li Shuang said that if it is a gift, give more, don't pick and search.

As soon as Maodou and Peanut came up, Zhang Li came, and within 5 minutes, the second child also came in his three rounds.

Zhang Li asked: "Old Tan, how many days will you stay at home?"

I said, "Four days."

Zhang Li asked: "Your old lady is pretty good?"

I said, "Very good, with a better physique than mine."

The second child didn't know that I was home, so he asked, "The third child, are you home?"

"Well, go back and see my mother."

"Your mother can be brought to the provincial capital, and an old lady is not at ease at home." The second child said.

"My mother doesn't come here. If I had come, I would have picked her up. I'm used to living in the countryside, but I'm not used to living in the city." I said.

The second child said: "Yes, your old lady is seventy."

I said, "That's right, I'll be [-] during Chinese New Year."

The second child said, "I'm seventy, and I'm not used to living in the city." Then he asked, "Then stay at home by yourself?"

I said: "Yes, I won't go to anyone's house. I said I will go to my fifth sister's house in two years. Now I can move around, cook and eat, and I don't go anywhere. She is fine by herself, and no one makes her angry. Whatever you want to do, get used to being quiet."

Zhang Li said: "Old people are like this, just like my grandma. This time I go home to see my grandma. My grandma is 73. She cooks and eats by herself. It's not that my father is not filial. My father picks her up." If you go to my house, at least you can have someone to take care of you. She said she wouldn’t go, and told my dad when she couldn’t move before going there. Now that she can move, she doesn’t go anywhere.”

I said: "Like my mother, she is used to being alone, and it is annoying when there are too many people. When she gets old, she will be like a child. She has to be coaxed and everything has to go with her. Don't make her angry. She wants to do whatever she wants." She can do whatever she wants, as long as she wants to."

Zhang Li said: "Yes, it's all like this, my grandma is like this."

The second child said: "My father and my mother are also like that. Don't look at people who are not in their 60s, they are also in their [-]s. From now on, don't let them say anything. You have to rely on them. Sometimes you can't do anything when you are angry. There is no way."

I said, "It was the same when we were old."

The second child said: "When we are old, don't say anything and don't stay in front of our children. At that time, we old men and old ladies will find a nursing home to stay together. It will save trouble and have a companion."

Zhang Li said, "You think quite openly."

Li Shuang said: "When we get old, we don't know what to do. It's too early to think about it now. Come and drink."

Everyone drank beer, which was cold and refreshing, and it was very refreshing to drink.It feels like drinking beer for the first time feels so good. Before drinking beer, I didn’t think it tasted good, and I didn’t feel as happy as liquor.

The original beer is also very good.

The leg of lamb that tasted a bite was roasted very well. They have studied the roasted leg of lamb and the roasted lamb chops very well. At the same time, they also designed the oven for roasting the lamb chops. They brought the roasted lamb chops and the lamb chops together When it comes to the table, there is burnt charcoal in the stove, and the lamb chops and lamb legs are placed right above the stove, which can be heated continuously. Guests can always eat hot lamb chops and lamb legs, and they will not become greasy because they are cold.

There is a reason why people can be angry.

Anyone who studies anything to the extreme is an expert and will succeed.

This is the so-called craftsman spirit.

Nowadays, many chefs don’t have the spirit of craftsman. They think it’s enough to know how to cook, but they don’t want to dig and research deeply about the dishes. How to say the dishes they make are cooked, and there is no place to eat and live.Sometimes young chefs like to say a few more words when they can’t get used to cooking, and people don’t like to listen after they finish talking, which makes me very angry.

The second child said: "His grilled lamb chops and roasted lamb legs are famous in Santaizi, and many people in the city also take taxis to eat."

Li Shuang was holding a knife and fork to slice the meat on the leg of lamb, and said while slicing: "His roast is delicious. I come here every week for a meal. This leg of lamb is my favorite, and his roast is delicious." I also like to eat the meat tendon, it’s big, and it’s affordable, unlike other’s, it’s small, and it’s only a few dollars.”

Zhang Li said: "I don't want to eat mutton, but his beef skewers are fine, and meat tendons are also fine."

Zheng Jiaqi said: "You said, can I open a store like this in my neighborhood?"

"Okay, why not, but it has to be roasted to taste like his home." The second child said.

"I'll just poach his family's baker away."

"You can't poach the roaster from his family. He is the boss's younger brother, and the other is his cousin." The second child said, "I know that. There are a lot of dry roasters who came here and didn't dig it away. Just forget about it."

Zheng Jiaqi was a little bit unwilling to give up.

"Then I'll come and study."

The second child said: "Learning can be done, and people will also teach. The teaching package will cost 5000 yuan, but the shop must be at least eight kilometers away from his home."

"That's expensive? Five thousand?" Zheng Jiaqi exclaimed.

"Otherwise, what do you think? The prescriptions that people have worked so hard to study are for nothing." The second child hit Zheng Jiaqi.

"It's true, but the tuition is too expensive." Zheng Jiaqi said.

The second child said: "It's also making money. Why don't you have to pay tuition fees now? Like Mr. Wang, you used to make a lot of money by opening a karaoke hall. I thought it was nothing to open a mountain villa. If you can open a karaoke hall, you can open a mountain villa. What's the result? No. Pay a lot of tuition."

Zhang Li said: "Fortunately, I exchanged it out, and I heard from Mr. Wang that I made a lot of money."

Li Shuang said: "I didn't make much money. If I add more than half a year, I can make a lot of money."

Zheng Jiaqi said: "At this time, SARS is causing trouble, and every restaurant is not good. If you don't lose money, you'll make money."

The second child said: "SARS has also been brought under control, and there is almost nothing wrong now. I think the restaurant business should start well."

Zhang Li said: "Yes, almost. Now some restaurant business has started. I think SARS will be over in half a month."

Li Shuang said: "Hurry up and go there, otherwise the restaurant will be ruined."

I said, "It's not that serious, it won't be yellow, and everyone will have to eat at any time."

Food is the most important thing for the people, and it has been the case since ancient times.Clothing, food, housing, and transportation are the four major items of people's lives, and they are inseparable from them at any time. As long as the business is done around these four items, and it is well managed, it is almost impossible to lose money.

It is a great enjoyment to sit outside and drink beer on summer nights, especially when there is a small wind blowing, not to mention the coolness and joy, it is like a fairy.

After drinking for a while, Zhang Li asked me: "Old Tan, what are your plans when you come back from your hometown this time? We still rely on you for food."

"You all look down on Lao Tan too much, I don't have that ability." I said.

"Aren't you our boss?" Zhang Li said.

"That's right, you are the boss and we have to rely on you." Li Shuang said.

I said: "I'm going to Linjiangxuan. My master used to be the production director and asked me to do it."

Zhang Li said: "Linjiangxuan Dumpling Restaurant? It's a good place. It's the hottest dumpling restaurant in our provincial capital. His family has always been famous."

"Is it the Linjiangxuan in Dadongmen?" Li Shuang asked.

I said, "Yes, that's the one."

Li Shuang said: "His business is good, it's quite big, and it seems to have a guest room."

"Yes, the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors are guest rooms." I said.

"His family seems to have another one on Sanjing Street." Li Shuang said.

"There is one, it's his old shop."

"Old Tan, you introduced the three of us in the past, and we are still working together." Zhang Li said.

I said, "It doesn't have that much energy, and besides, his family should have its own front desk."

"Isn't your master the production director? He can't speak well." Zhang Li said.

"The production director can't manage the front desk, and besides, my master and I just went, so we can't introduce the front desk manager right away." I said.

Zhang Libai gave me a look, and said: "Who told you to introduce me as soon as you go, and then introduce you when you are stable. The three of us will go."

Li Shuang said: "Yes, the three of us will go, and I promise not to embarrass you, Old Tan."

I said, "We'll see what's going on then, and I'll introduce you if I can, but don't blame me if I can't, and don't just wait for my introduction, go to work if you find a suitable job."

"No, I'm just waiting for your introduction. I have to work with you." Zhang Li said.

I laugh, drink, and keep silent.

(End of this chapter)