The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 168 I Was Impersonated
Of course, we can't start a fight, so Gu Yi hasn't been a fool all these years. There must be a reason why he dared to guarantee that these merchants would sell until the Spring Festival.

The fur city was contracted by a big brother from Jining. Although he was not familiar with Gu Yi, he still gave him some face.In addition, the current big brothers have all started to develop in business, and have more or less relationships with government departments, and they know each other through the bridge of the government.As the saying goes, don't look at the monk's face to see the Buddha's face. Although Sun Yucong didn't come forward directly, Gu Yi was able to represent the chamber of commerce and Sun Yucong.

No matter how powerful Brother Jining is, he still has to give him this face. He scolded the person who led the trouble on the phone, and the group outside the door dispersed.

The matter has been settled, Gu Yi and the three stopped staying, said goodbye to Sixth Brother and several merchants, and left the fur city.

The three felt that they didn't stay inside for a long time, but in fact, more than two hours passed without knowing it. Seeing that it was past one o'clock in the afternoon, they hurriedly drove to West Street.

Unfortunately, I ran into a car accident, and the narrow road was blocked by the scene of the accident, so no one could get through it. There was no way to turn around and go around. It was almost three o'clock when I arrived, and half of the shops selling haggis were all No one is open during the lunch break.

Annoyed, the three had no choice but to drive slowly along the street to search, hoping to find a shop that was open - they were all hungry, and they didn't need to eat haggis.

Suddenly, Lao Tan saw a dumpling restaurant not far away. What attracted him was not the dumplings, but the name of the store—"Aqiao Dumpling Restaurant".

Gu Yi also saw it.

"A Qiao Dumpling House? Brother Tan, your branch." Of course Gu Yi knew it wasn't Lao Tan's branch, and there was a hint of joke in his words.

"This is not an imitation." Old Tan said.

It is indeed imitation.The shop is not big, about [-] square meters, not much decoration, but the signboard says "Aqiao Dumpling House".

Now that they met, Lao Tan lost the desire to eat haggis and wanted to go in to see what happened.

The three parked their cars and walked into the dumpling restaurant.

After entering, Gu Yi laughed first, and then Lao Tan also laughed.

It is said to be a dumpling restaurant, but it is actually a snack bar, which was converted from a house with three bedrooms and two halls.Taking advantage of the situation, the living room is used as the kitchen, and the living room is used as the dining room, which is harmonious.On the wall are photos of colorful recipes, all of which are stir-fried dishes, including thirty hot and cold dishes.There are five fillings for dumplings, just like Zhen Ahqiao, but I don’t know how they taste.

A waitress was wearing a down jacket and sleeping in front of a heated table. The three of them didn't wake up when they came in. It seemed like a dream.Instead, a man wearing a chef uniform walked out of the private room inside, glanced at the three of them, and asked, "Are you eating?"

"Eat, eat dumplings." Gu Yi said.

The man walked up to the waiter, pushed it with his hand, and said in his mouth: "There is a guest, are you still sleeping?"

The waiter first yawned, then opened his eyes, and let out an unhappy "ahhh".

The man greeted Gu Yi and the three of them to enter the private room and sit down, poured hot water, and brought a menu.At this time the waiter came in and the man went out.

Lao Tan took a look at the menu and found that it was the same as the one on the wall, so he handed it to Gu Yi, and then asked the waiter, "Is your home the same as Aqiao Dumpling Restaurant in Hohhot?"

"No." The waiter answered bluntly, and asked, "There is also a Qiao dumpling restaurant in Hohhot?"

"Yes, and the business is very good." Old Tan said.

"Then his family is not authentic, it's the same as mine, I learned from others." The waiter said.

Old Tan couldn't help asking curiously: "How do you know his house is not authentic?"

"Aqiao's dumpling restaurant is in the provincial capital, but we don't have one in Inner Mongolia. The owner is my third aunt. She went to the provincial capital to watch the fire in other dumpling restaurants, and came back to change it." The waiter said it outright. She wanted to know the bald man in front of her. He is the founder of Aqiao Dumplings, but I don’t know how he feels about it.

"Your third aunt joined?" Old Tan asked.

"No, just change the name. My third aunt is a noodle shop. The dumplings are delicious. This used to be a dumpling restaurant." The waiter said.

That's what happened.

Lao Tan laughed, thinking about whether he should talk to the boss and tell her not to call her Aqiao, this is a tort.But looking at the small dumpling restaurant, I feel that it is unnecessary. Jining is more than a hundred miles away from Hohhot. There is no competition and it will not affect anyone. It is better to ask her to do it.

It is not easy to earn money, as long as you can get by.

The three ordered four dishes, two plates of dumplings, one bottle of white wine and two bottles of beer.

The dishes came first, and the dumplings had to wait for a while, so the three of them drank first.Gu Yi and Zhou Yujun had to drive, drink beer, and Lao Tan drank baijiu.

"His family imitated yours, so it seems that the business is not doing well." Zhou Yujun said to Lao Tan.

"It's not time to eat now, so I don't know what it looks like." Old Tan said.

"Actually, your family should allow franchisees and charge franchise fees to make more money." Gu Yi said.

"It's not the time yet, and I don't want to. There are advantages and disadvantages to franchising. It is to make money, but it is easy to ruin the brand. Franchisees cut corners in order to make money, and if they are bad, they will also implicate direct sales. It is not worthwhile." Lao Tan said. .

"If you don't join, just cooperate. You provide technology and management, and the other party pays for the local area, and [-]% dividends." Zhou Yujun said.

"There is a plan." Old Tan nodded, and said, "The stores in Hushi are all directly operated, and the surrounding cities cooperate."

"I think it will work." Gu Yi said: "I have a friend in Baotou who runs a restaurant. I will contact him when the time comes. If he is interested, you can talk to him. In addition, Baotou is bigger than Hohhot, and there are many people in the Northeast. The dumpling restaurant must be good. Make."

"There are plans to develop in Baotou." Old Tan said.

"In addition, you also consider small counties like Jining. The income is low, but the cost is low here, and the labor is also cheap. It is no worse than the first-tier cities." Gu Yi said.

"I haven't thought about it yet. Besides, I'm just starting out, so I can't think about that much." Old Tan smiled.

Speaking, the waiter came up with a plate of dumplings, and just about to leave after putting it down, Gu Yi called out: "Have some garlic sauce."

The waiter turned around and asked, "Are you from the Northeast?"

"Northeast." Gu Yi replied.

"I said, you Northeast people want garlic sauce when you eat dumplings. We don't want them here, just dip them in vinegar." The waiter said.

Gu Yi smiled and said, "There are differences between places."

The waiter turned around and left. After a while, he brought over a small bowl of garlic sauce, which looked like the kind cut with a knife.

Old Tan laughed and said: "Your third aunt didn't learn everything when she went to the provincial capital. The garlic sauce at Aqiao's dumpling restaurant is all made in a garlic jar. It tastes good when dipped in dumplings. It's not good to cut it with a knife, it's all soy sauce."

"I don't have a garlic jar at home, and besides, there are very few people who want garlic sauce, so you Northeast people only eat it."

The words were very straightforward, and it was a bit choking when I heard it suddenly, but I was relieved when I saw the smile on the waiter's face - she was a girl who had a mouth but no heart.

The dumplings are stuffed with pork and celery. They are ok and tasty, but the skin is a bit sticky and the flour used is not good.

"Mr. Tan, how much water does your house run in a day?" Zhou Yujun asked Old Tan after swallowing a dumpling.

"Seventeen thousand, eight." Old Tan said.

"It's pretty good, more than [-] a month, and more than [-] million a year, which is equivalent to a small enterprise." Zhou Yujun said.

He went to Aqiao Dumpling House to eat, and it was very popular, and he felt that 10,000 yuan a day was enough to support him, but he didn't expect to sell it for [-] or [-] yuan.Surprised, I felt that working in a restaurant was quite profitable, but it was a pity that I didn't know how to run a restaurant, or else I would have done it.

Old Tan smiled and said: "It's all gross profit, not high net profit. The restaurant earns hard money, and they are greedy from dawn to dusk."

"That's not a lot." After Zhou Yujun finished speaking, he handed Lao Tan a cigarette, lit it with a lighter, and said with a smile: "Mr. Tan, I have a cousin in my hometown, and both of them have been laid off. It's very difficult. If you want to come to Hohhot Looking for a job, can you arrange it in your restaurant?"

Before Lao Tan could open his mouth, Gu Yi said: "Arrange Lao Tan to do something, just go directly to your company and it's over. My cousin can also take care of her directly."

Zhou Yujun blushed slightly with embarrassment, and said, "My one needs to understand computers, but she doesn't know how to do it, and she can't do it even if she goes."

"I have to tinker with the computer, won't you arrange other jobs for me? Clean up, wipe the table and pour water, do some symbolic work, you, a big boss, can't support two people?" Gu Yi said It's very rude, which makes Zhou Yujun unable to come to Taiwan.

Zhou Yujun could only smile, and said: "You don't know what I am, it's just a show, and three employees are enough. Mr. Tan is preparing to open a second store, and he probably needs to hire people—they came after me." , is not."

What he meant was obvious, even though he was the boss now, he hadn't developed yet.Now that my cousin finds me, I have to help with this favor, or I have to help if I don’t.

My company really didn't need manpower, so I had to turn to Lao Tan for help.If Lao Tan could take in his cousin and his wife, it would be a great favor to him.

"Have they ever worked in a restaurant?" Old Tan asked.

"No." Zhou Yujun shook his head and said, "My cousin worked in a textile factory before, and my brother-in-law is a fitter. Both of them are good-for-nothing people, and there is nothing wrong with their work."

"The restaurant is tiring, you have to tell them in advance, don't come and can't do it, it will be troublesome then." Old Tan said.

"It's okay, they can do it. My cousin doesn't look like a housewife, but she is good-looking and has a temperament. She was a receptionist when she was in the unit. You can arrange her to be a waiter and exercise. When my side expands, I will call her to be responsible Reception." Zhou Yujun said.

"You will arrange it, ask Lao Tan to train you, and you will call back after the training is over. You only want good things." Gu Yi said sarcastically.

"I can't make arrangements now." Zhou Yujun said helplessly.

Gu Yi didn't look at him, and said to Lao Tan: "Brother Tan, when his cousin comes, you can arrange to wash the dishes in the kitchen."

Old Tan laughed.

Just as Zhou Yujun was about to speak, a handsome woman in her thirties came over with a plate of dumplings. Needless to say, she must be the third aunt the waiter was talking about, the owner of the dumpling restaurant.

(End of this chapter)