The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 144 The problem of people
Old Tan had a dream, dreaming that he was studying in high school.

The dream is very real, and everything is the same as when I was in school.Classrooms, playgrounds, teachers, classmates——
In his sleep, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and tears welled up in the corner of his eyes.

What is he dreaming about?Is crying?Still laughing——
Yaru, who was sitting by the bed, thought in a daze.

Yaru was not in a hurry to go back to the dormitory after get off work, she was a little worried, she made porridge and boiled a few eggs, went to the cold dish room to get pickles, packed her bags and came to the apartment.

Opened the door and saw that Old Tan was sleeping, put the food he had brought back on the table, first mopped the floor, then threw Old Tan's dirty clothes into the washing machine, and tidied up the closet.

She wanted to wake up Old Tan and see him sleeping soundly, laughing and weeping. She knew that she had dreamed, but she didn't know what happened in the dream, which was tormenting.

I looked at my watch, it was almost half past ten, I thought I would not call Lao Tan anymore, so I would go back first.

At this moment, Lao Tan woke up, to be precise, he was woken up by urination.

"When did you come?" Old Tan asked in surprise.

"Come here after get off work." Yaru said with a smile, temporarily giving up the idea of ​​going back.

"I'm going to the bathroom." Old Tan hurried to pee.

When he came out of the bathroom, he saw the food on the dining table and smiled.Said to Yaru: "I'm a little hungry, I still want to go out to eat."

"I guess you didn't eat much when you were drinking." Yaru smiled, and then said, "I'll go back if you don't wake up."

Old Tan sat down at the dining table, took a sip of porridge, and asked, "Are you busy tonight?"

"Busy, can you not be busy on Saturday?" Yaru said.

"Is there anything wrong?"

"Nothing."

"Eat something, too."

Yaru took a sip of the porridge and threw some pickles into his mouth.

"In the future, you drink less alcohol. Last year, you vomited blood and took a bottle? You just drank it. Besides, you have high blood pressure now, so you can't drink alcohol at all." Yaru said.

"Then what are you talking about, let's treat guests, we can't ask people to drink by themselves." Old Tan said helplessly.

"Drink less, don't drink too much, I don't believe you say you have high blood pressure and people tell you to drink? Do you pour your mouth?"

Old Tan laughed, finished an egg, and said, "You all know I can drink, but I'm sorry not to."

"I still want to drink by myself---see if my dad is there. Jie'er has a stomachache all day long, and the medicine is always on him. He drinks it. If he doesn't listen, he picks up the jug and drinks it when the pain stops," Yaru said. .

"Good wine doesn't go to the tea house."

"Hmph! You don't need to drink it, if you drink something wrong, you will be honest."

After the two had eaten, Yaru cleared away the dishes.

Lao Tan habitually lit a cigarette, and Yaru came out after tidying up in the kitchen. Seeing Lao Tan smoking, he frowned, but didn't say anything.He went into the bathroom and washed his hands, looked in the mirror, brushed his hair briefly, came out and said to Old Tan: "I'm going back."

"Sit for a while, what are you busy with?" Old Tan said.

"What time is it? I have to go to work tomorrow." Yaru said.

"Get refreshed after a good night's sleep, and I'll send you off later if you're chattering for ten yuan."

Yaru smiled, thinking that those little waiters would not sleep when they went back, they were noisy, so they could just sit for a while.

The two sat on the sofa, one at each end.Lao Tan remembered that there were still apples in the refrigerator, got up and washed one, and handed it to Yaru.Yaju took a bite.

"It's quite laborious to cut mutton rolls into cubes, and it seems that every dicing machine is needed." Old Tan said.

"It's okay, the big brother who cooks dumplings sometimes cuts them for me, so he can come over." Yaru said.

When it comes to work, Yaru is a little upset.

There are eight people in the dumpling room, she is the boss, a younger brother, five dumpling workers and a big dumpling cook.

Dumplings and noodles have to be made in advance, so someone has to go to the morning shift every day.The three female workers from the provincial capital were fine and accepted. When it was their turn to go to the morning shift, they all arrived on time, reconciled the dumpling noodles, and then made preparations.

The morning shift naturally leaves work early, and the morning shift staff leave work at [-]:[-] in the evening.This is the busiest time in the dumpling shop, and the three female workers from the provincial capital basically don't rush to leave, and they don't get off work until eight o'clock.

The two local female workers were not like this. At first they refused to accept the morning shift, saying that they could not come because they had to cook for their children in the morning.The head chef Yang Zhijun didn't get used to his temper, he directly said that he would be laid off if he couldn't make the morning shift, and he looked for someone who could.

Seeing what the chef said, the two female workers reluctantly accepted that the salary here is higher than other places, and the treatment is better than other places.But what is annoying is that there is no waiting for 1 minute until the end of get off work time. No matter how busy you are, you just walk away without any hesitation.

In addition, the dumpling restaurant needs to stay on duty during the period from [-]:[-] p.m. to [-]:[-] p.m. to prevent customers from adding dishes, dumplings, or heating Cai. Sometimes guests will come into the shop to eat, which is convenient for reception.

The two local female workers were also unwilling to be on duty, so Yaru told them about it. They said that in other restaurants, they would get off work on time, and those who did not work overtime would have to pay overtime pay.And I said very bluntly that there is no restaurant open from [-]:[-] to [-]:[-] in the whole of Hohhot. This place is good, it is still open, and it has to be on duty. If it is not for the sake of money, I would have quit.

Yaru choked enough, thinking that the dumpling workers are not easy to recruit, so let's make do with it.

Lao Tan has strict requirements on dumplings.Take dumpling noodles as an example, there are strict requirements on how much water to add to a catty of noodles, how many grams of salt to add, how much lecithin and oil to add, and there are strict requirements, so you can’t be sloppy.

There are standards for how long the noodle press machine runs on the surface of the reconciled dumplings, how long it takes to wake up, how many grams of a dose, and how many grams of dumpling fillings are filled when wrapping. There are standards, and the dumpling workers are required to strictly abide by them.

Dumpling workers use a rolling pin with two pointed ends, and roll it out with both hands. The skin belly is thick and the sides are thin. ,great taste.

The other two hand-rolling speeds are also fast. The hand-made dumpling workers can roll at least six skins at a time, which can serve four people.

Before the opening, a total of six dumpling workers were recruited, and Yaru took the practice and rolled the dough.

I ran two that day, mainly because I was not used to rolling the skin with both hands with a rolling pin with two pointed ends, so I couldn't do it.

Three days later, I left three more, all of whom were not used to using a rolling pin with two pointed ends, and couldn’t adapt to the standard of making noodles. I used to do it according to my own habits, no one restrained me, but now I feel restrained. uneasy.

Later, three more people were recruited, two left and one was left.

The main reason why the two local female workers did not leave was the wage issue.It's 300 a month here, [-] more than other restaurants.Three days of paid rest every month, [-] yuan full attendance bonus, and work points follow, which is very attractive.

But the work of the two of them is really not very good. Not to mention the bad attitude, the efficiency is also low. Others roll the skin four at a time, sometimes six.The two of them have always been unhurried two, and said that they are at their best.

Old Tan knew all these things, and wanted to transfer all the dumpling workers from the provincial capital, but it was obviously unrealistic.There are few girls learning pastry now, and there is a shortage of dumpling workers in the provincial capital. The three female workers who came here are Zhong Qing and Wang Hong who have done a lot of work, otherwise they would not come.

It's really hard to recruit locally.

It takes effort to recruit, because no one can make dumplings.In the future, more dumpling workers will be needed to open branches, so this problem must be solved in advance.

"The two local dumpling workers are not lazy, maybe everyone in this place is like this. Yang Zhijun said that the two cutting boards for the side dishes also leave when the order is on, and they are unwilling when they are on duty. Sometimes they even curse." Yaru said. .

"Well——" Old Tan thought deeply, and said after a while: "I think there will be changes when the capital is raised. Our family's salary is not low. If you count the full attendance bonus and other restaurants, there will be 500 yuan. When you get it When you get the money, you have to work hard for the face of the money."

"The main reason is that there is no pressure. I feel that it is difficult for us to find someone if we don't need them. In addition, our business is good, we have a lot of work, and we are more tired than others, so we don't like this business." Yaru said.

Old Tan smacked his lips and said, "This is the situation. Our family has no time to be idle at work, and we don't even have the time to smoke a cigarette. If you can smoke a cigarette at someone else's house, it's nonsense—"

"Our family is tired, but we make a lot of money and learn things. Let's just talk about the two dumpling workers. If they don't work in our family, they will go out to find work, and other bosses will love to use them. How were they when they came? Now What kind? You can be the team leader when you go out." Yaru said.

"Well, our house is a place to train people and learn crafts—but the problem of personnel has to be solved—" Old Tan was a little worried.

"You can't find it from my hometown. The old family does a good job and is willing to do it." Yaru said.

Yaru reminded Lao Tan, her eyes lit up, and she patted her thigh vigorously.

"Yes, look for it from my hometown!"

"It's hard to find girls and boys over there, and few of them come out to work now, and their family conditions are good. Those as old as us, and those who are older than us, most of them are idle at home. My old uncle With my old aunt, my younger brother was given to another family after he got married, and most of the land was given to his son and daughter-in-law, so the daughter-in-law is still not happy.

When I went home during the Chinese New Year, I told me that if there was any suitable work, I would contact me and try to earn some money, otherwise I would not even have pocket money.I will give it to my son if I want it, and my daughter-in-law, who is not willing. " Yaru said.

"It's all the same, how many good daughter-in-laws are there now? Two old ones can support five young ones, but five young ones can't support two old ones—" Lao Tan said: "The farmers in my house are okay, and the days It's good, every family is good. When the industrial households fail, the mine is yellow, no coal is produced, and most people are laid off.

The mountain behind my home is a coal mine. When I was at home, the mine was still working, and the benefits were good, and a thermal power plant was built.Now the underground coal is gone, and the power plant is also yellow.I heard from my fifth sister that quite a lot of mine workers go around farming and working for others during the busy season. It costs 80 yuan a day, and it is enough to worry about stewing rice at noon. "

"Hey, it's the same at my house. There are a lot of yellow coal mines in Jiuhemen. There are many laid-off people. Those who are capable do business, and those who are not capable work. The camp is chaotic, the men steal, and the women prostitute." Yaru said.

The two fell into silence at the same time.

People, no matter how far you go or how capable you are, your love for your hometown will not change.

When outsiders look back at the real difficulties in their hometown, they feel uncomfortable.Although I can't make any changes and contributions to my hometown, I still have the idea of ​​wanting to contribute, although this effort is insignificant.

(End of this chapter)