The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 116

The arrival of Lao Tan and Yanzi made Mulan, Yang Zhijun and Zhang Yu very happy.

Mulan gave Lao Tan a warm hug with the enthusiasm of the Mongolian people like seeing her natal family. Tears welled up in her eyes because of her excitement.

Yes, this Mongolian woman is grateful to Lao Tan and has always respected her in her heart.

She regards Lao Tan as her master and relative.It was Lao Tan who brought her to Hohhot, gave her the job, and helped her lay a good foundation, so that she could do it smoothly.

Although Lao Tan has not been around for more than a year, Lao Tan always guides her in the daily work report and told her to make great progress. Now I feel that I am a qualified manager.

In the past, she thought that she could earn 4000 yuan, and it would be nice to manage a small shop.Although Ganqika has done a good job, it is a small place after all, and the guests who come here are familiar with it, and everyone is friendly, so there is no need to take care of it.

Since I came to Hohhot and took over the restaurant, I found that I have a lot of deficiencies in management.Take the daily work report as an example. At the beginning, I didn’t know what to report. I felt that I was very busy and tired all day, but when I summed it up, I found that I didn’t do anything, just mechanically repeated the work of the previous day.

How should I put it, I just missed the point.Catch everything and nothing.

So Lao Tan guided her to only focus on one thing a day, set a standard for the things to be grasped, when the standards were reached, and develop a habit before grasping the next thing.

Lao Tan repeatedly emphasized to her that standards are very important, inspections are very important, work is arranged according to standards, and inspection work is based on standards.There must be laws to follow and rules to follow.

As long as people are self-motivated, smart, and willing to learn and work hard, they can make progress no matter their age.

For more than a year, Mulan's work has been excellent and she has made great progress. The more she works, the more confident she becomes, and she has her own routine.

And also gained love.

She and Yang Zhijun have come together, and they have reached the stage of discussing marriage, which is surprising.

Yang Zhijun was still the same as before, with a sincere smile on his face, and after calling "Third Brother", he stopped talking, and the joy and excitement written on his face were beyond words.

Zhang Yu lost the big boss style he had at the beginning, experienced ups and downs, and began to truly mature and steady.

Lao Tan introduced Yanzi to them, and after exchanging greetings, they chatted for a while, and Lao Tan led Yanzi to visit the front hall, private room, and kitchen.

When visiting the kitchen, Yu Xuexue, who was transferred from the provincial capital, and a few younger brothers were very happy to see Lao Tan, and came up to say hello warmly.

"Third brother, is the kitchen clean and tidy?" Yang Zhijun asked showing off.

It is undeniable that the kitchen is indeed kept clean and orderly by him.He has worked with Lao Tan for a long time, and he was brought out by Lao Tan himself, and there is Lao Tan's shadow in the management of the kitchen.

"Well, stand up straight." Old Tan nodded in satisfaction.

"Clean up every day, and you have seen the photos sent every day. It must be in place." Yang Zhijun said.

"The kitchen needs to be clean and tidy."

After Lao Tan finished speaking, he came to the freezer on the chopping board, opened the door of the freezer, and the fresh-keeping box inside was standing at attention, and the label on the box was very eye-catching.

Lao Tan opened the box of the pot-packed meat, and put the sliced ​​pot-packed meat slices in fresh-keeping bags, very neatly.

"I check every day, and deal with the unqualified ones directly. Now these three cutting boards have become a habit." Yang Zhijun said.

"We must ensure that the raw materials are fresh, and we must purchase, process and sell on the same day." Old Tan said.

"That is required."

"Now it's 10,000 yuan a day, are you busy?"

"It's busy, the preparations are well done, the meal is not messy at all, and the dishes are served quickly. By the way, third brother, you just came. I plan to make two new dishes in the next few days. Then you can try them." Taste it and give me some advice," Yang Zhijun said.

"Okay, let's have a taste of your craft and see if it improves." Old Tan said with a smile.

"You must improve." Yang Zhijun said confidently.

That night, Zhang Yu invited Lao Tan and Yanzi to eat grilled lamb chops and lamb legs, accompanied by Mulan and Yang Zhijun.

Talking about the restaurant at the dinner table, Old Tan said: "Mr. Zhang, our restaurant is really in good business now, and everything is good, but the decoration is a bit outdated."

Zhang Yu said, "Yes, we are going to decorate it."

"When are you going to pretend?" Old Tan asked.

Zhang Yu thought for a while and said: "I'm not dumping coal now, just this one hotel --- I have to go out and inspect the decoration, the decoration is about the same, and I should choose a project carefully. Just be a restaurant honestly.”

Yanzi said: "I think Hohhot's consumption level is quite high, even higher than the provincial capital. I read your family's recipes, and the prices are quite high. Dried pepper tofu is 26, which is scary. My family is only [-]."

Old Tan said: "You don't know, there is no alcohol in this place, and all the guests bring their own alcohol. Sometimes they don't even drink beer in the restaurant. They would rather go to the supermarket to buy it. The profits are all from the dishes. It's not high enough."

"Oh—" Yanzi nodded thoughtfully.

Mulan said: "You see, Miss Yan, the Mongol king we drink is brought by himself, and this place allows us to bring drinks. Our family costs 10,000 yuan a day, the vegetables can sell for more than [-] yuan, and the drinks are only a few hundred yuan. Drinks in the provincial capital would cost three thousand."

Yanzi nodded in agreement and said, "It's about the same. I said why the price of vegetables here is so expensive."

"One place has one eating habit. It's shameful to bring your own drinks when you eat in a restaurant in our provincial capital. Generally, you don't bring them. This place is different. It's normal to bring drinks, and no one laughs at them. In addition, people in this place don't like to drink beer. It's white, and it's normal for five or six men to drink four or five bottles of white beer, and at most two bottles of beer will be taken away after drinking.

People in the provincial capital love to drink beer and rarely drink white beer.Five or six men have to drink more than [-] bottles, stepping on the cover of the box to drink, women are more powerful, can drink more than men, few drink liquor like me.Therefore, it is very difficult to earn some money for drinks in Hohhot, so we can only work hard on food. "Old Tan said to Yanzi.

Swallow asked Mulan who was sitting next to her, "Can you drink Baibar too?"

Mulan said, "It's okay, one bottle is fine."

Swallow was startled, and said: "I really have a capacity for alcohol, but I can't, I'll pour it in two or three."

The guys laughed.

After drinking for a while, chatting with each other, Zhang Yu said that he would take Lao Tan and Yanzi to the Yellow River the next day, and then go to Daqingshan, and planned to go to Genghis Khan Mausoleum on the third day .

Lao Tan and Yanzi only played for two days and did not go to the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan.The house is being renovated, so we can't waste too much time, and everything here is fine, so there's no need to stay longer, and we plan to go back on the fourth day.

After Zhang Yu experienced both business and emotional failures, he learned from the pain and began to settle down to start a restaurant.Through the communication with Lao Tan and Yanzi in the past two days, I know that the development of Aqiao Dumpling Restaurant is very good, and it has a bright future, so I am interested in investigating it.

In Hohhot, there are several Northeast dumpling restaurants, all of which are small restaurants, not of a large scale.But the common people like it very much. Even though it is a small restaurant, the business is very good.

"Master Tan, how would you like me to open a dumpling restaurant in Hohhot?" Zhang Yu asked Lao Tan.

"Okay." Old Tan said.

"People in Hushi love to eat dumplings, and there are many people from the Northeast here, so dumplings are definitely good." Zhang Yu said.

"Why, you also want to be a dumpling restaurant?" Yanzi asked.

"I have this idea." Zhang Yu said.

"The dumpling restaurant is fine. Anyway, your restaurant is going to be renovated. Check it out first. Come with us and come to my house to have a look. If you think it's okay, you can pretend it's like a dumpling restaurant. It's not very good." Yanzi said enthusiastically.

"Is your family joining?" Zhang Yu asked.

"If you don't join the franchise, let's talk about the two stores just now, which are not large enough. Let's do direct sales first." Yanzi said.

"Oh, I'll go back with you and visit your home for investigation."

"Go, warm welcome, warm hospitality. You have been so enthusiastic these two days, it's fun to lead us here and there." Swallow said.

"You're being polite. I think it's a bit of a lack of hospitality. It's fine if you don't see people outside." Zhang Yu said politely.

In the past two days, Zhang Yu entertained very well and accompanied him all the way.

When going to the Yellow River to play, Yanzi saw many fish ponds on both sides of the road, and there were fishers, and said that fishing was very good, so Zhang Yu immediately drove to buy all the fishing equipment, and spent a long time fishing with him. Called Yanzi was very moved.

After fishing, I ate at the nearby farmhouse and ate the authentic Yellow River carp. The taste was absolutely amazing.

When going to the racetrack, neither Lao Tan nor Yanzi knew how to ride a horse, but Yanzi seemed to have returned to her youth and insisted on riding.Fortunately, Zhang Yuhui had a good time with her.

The last time Lao Tan came to Hohhot, he didn’t spare time to visit the Dade at the Guanyin Temple, but this time he went back. Unfortunately, the Dade went out for a walk and was not in the temple, so he couldn’t help feeling a little regretful.

Swallow offered incense and made a wish at Guanyin Temple, and Zhang Yu accompanied the two of them for a whole morning.I went shopping in the ancient street and ate the local specialty snack - braised noodles, which tasted very good.

In the past two days, I also ate authentic Mongolian meals.

There are two very good Mongolian restaurants in Hohhot, one is Bayan De Le Hai and the other is Geril Ama.Bayand Lehai is relatively high-end, and Geril Ama is more friendly, but it is still much more expensive than Chinese food.

I also had a Mongolian breakfast - Deshunyuan Shaomai.

It’s really expensive, the three of them spent more than [-] yuan, and Lao Tan and Yanzi were taken aback when they paid the bill, and Yanzi kept muttering, “I didn’t eat anything.”

When Zhang Yu proposed to take Yanzi and Lao Tan to the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan, the two hurriedly said no.

Lao Tan and Yanzi were moved by Zhang Yu's hospitality and accompanying tours in the past few days, and they were a little embarrassed.In addition, the consumption here is too high, how can I ask Zhang Yu to spend more money.

Mausoleum of Genghis Khan, go again if you have the chance.

(End of this chapter)