Spring is coming

"How can you say that?" Yin Zhengren looked very hurt.

But no one paid him any attention.

At noon, Ma Benyong led an old man with a beard and a glare into the store, and said at the same time: "Don't believe me in my eyes. When have I ever tricked you?"

"Treasurer!"

"Here comes the guest officer."

Mo Jingchun had a bright smile on his face and walked briskly as he brought a plate of fried peanuts: "While we wait, I'll treat you two to some side dishes to relieve your boredom."

Then he turned his head and asked, "What do you two eat?"

"I have some venison here, can you cook it?"

Bring your own ingredients and let her help process them?
This was the first time she had encountered him, but there was nothing wrong with it. She was just stunned for a moment before agreeing.

He took the venison to the kitchen and started thinking about how to cook it.Venison is very rare and the meat is fresh and tender. If not cooked properly, this delicious taste will be wasted.

She has two options, one is to bake it, the other is to simmer it.

In the end, she chose barbecued meat. There was no fat on this piece of meat. She rubbed rice wine and salt evenly on every part, cut it into small dices, and grilled it on bamboo skewers.

During the roasting process, heat oil and pour it on the chili noodles, add soy sauce and minced garlic to make a dipping sauce to relieve the greasiness.

When it was finally brought to the table, in addition to the large piece of venison brought by Ma Benyong himself, they also ordered a portion of marinated pork elbow, a portion of pickled spring mustard, mixed dried tofu shreds, and whitebait meat cake soup.

Make a table.

She observed that many new faces were coming to the store one after another, probably the diners Yin Zhengren mentioned yesterday.

"Mr. Ma!"

"Tonglao!"

There was a wave of greetings, and it turned out that they were all acquaintances.

Mo Jingchun looked at the old man who came with Ma Benyong and was called "Tong Lao", with a blank expression on his face.

"Don't look at his stinky face." Ma Benyong smiled, his attitude much better than last time, "He doesn't believe that what you make can compare to his stinky apprentice. I bet him that if he eats If you think it’s good, treat me to free food and drink for a whole year.”

So it turned out that Mo Jingchun thought that he had provoked him somewhere and always looked at him sideways.

Neither humble nor arrogant, she tilted her head slightly and said, "Then I have to listen carefully to the comments of the two gentlemen and see if there are any improvements?"

Mr. Tong was a little unhappy. Ma Benyong himself was dissatisfied when he belittled his apprentice and praised the shop owner in front of him. When he saw that the shop owner was a yellow-haired girl and was not humble at all after hearing those words, he felt so dissatisfied. There is even more dissatisfaction.

He couldn't help but look at the dishes on the table carefully. To judge a delicacy, one must consider it from three aspects: color, smell and taste.

Color is what sells appearance.

The sauced elbow in front of me is amber in color, and the sauce hangs evenly on the elbow.The bones have not been removed, and the elbow is coiled on the plate like a pagoda, very beautiful.

Incense is smell.

The most overpowering smell must be the roasted venison. The pepper, salt and meat are sublimated by charcoal grilling, exuding bursts of the purest and original meat aroma, lingering on people.

Taste is the sense of taste.

He has a special etiquette when dining. He must drink a bowl of soup first to open his taste buds.

He filled a bowl of whitebait meat cake soup. The pork was minced into minced shapes, pressed into cakes, and whitebait, which is known as "gold in water," was added with water and cooked.The taste of whitebait is fresh, and coupled with the meatiness of pork, when he took a sip of the soup, he felt that his eyebrows and tongue were almost gone.

He was surprised to find that he was showing an expression of enjoyment, and his expression suddenly changed. Ma Benyong opposite him also showed a smirk, and asked: "How is it? How does it taste? Is it better than your apprentice with an elm head?"

"Humph!"

He ignored it and continued eating.

But just this sound showed Ma Benyong's satisfaction.

"Shopkeeper, this old man is thin-skinned and awkward. I'm embarrassed to praise you. He may regret that he accepted his apprentice so early!"

Ma Benyong laughed loudly, which made the people around him look forward to it even more.

They rushed to place their orders. It was the first time that the shop received so many generous diners, and there was a steady stream of new diners arriving. The first floor was already full, and even the second floor behind them couldn't accommodate them. They had to queue up at the door to wait.

Seeing so many people, those who came after me were reluctant to leave. It was so lively, and I felt that this restaurant was worth a visit.

This directly resulted in Mo Jingchun not preparing enough ingredients, and even the evening portion was sold out.

She was a little flattered and apologized repeatedly to the diners lining up at the door, saying that she would prepare more ingredients tomorrow.

Although everyone was a little disappointed when they didn't get to eat the first time they came back, they kept smelling the aroma wafting from the house while queuing up outside the store, and their hearts were lifted after they had been craving for it for a long time.

Almost as early as the next morning, people could not wait to come to the store.

Mo Jingchun didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He explained again that the store hadn't opened yet and asked people to sit in the store and wait for a while.

Make the other person a pot of hot tea, put out a plate of melon seeds, and a plate of fried peanuts, and the waiting time will not be so difficult.

After she finished cooking in the kitchen, she came out to tell those who had arrived early that they could order.

There were a lot of things to prepare today and it took a long time. Fortunately, she had gradually become familiar with the difference between running a restaurant and cooking at home, and the meal was served faster.

Fortunately, her worry that the taste and quality would deteriorate due to too much preparation did not happen. At least the diners who came at noon praised it.

The sudden surge in popularity caught her off guard, and she was a little uncomfortable with it.

Especially since she was often overwhelmed in the kitchen alone, and Mo He kept bringing in new orders from the front.

After spinning for an hour or two, you can take a breather.

Mo He was also very tired.

At least Mo Jingchun was faced with one pot of food, and some diners with bad tempers would complain if Mo He was a little slow in responding to his requests. This kind of complaining mood could easily spread to other waiting diners. , she is not good at words and doesn’t know how to comfort her.

After three or four days of scrambling, Mo Jingchun noticed that many of the diners had been coming for several days in a row, and finally made a decision: "Sister-in-law, we are going to hire someone."

After this wave of popularity passes, business will be much better than before. The two of them alone will not be busy enough.

"Spring has begun. The winter wheat planted last year will be harvested in April. You also have to go to the fields to help. It's time for us to hire another person."

Her considerations are reasonable, but now they only have one room in their yard that can live in. If they hire people, it will be a bit crowded for three people to sleep in one room.

"I'll rent a small courtyard nearby and let the girl live in the store."

There was no need to squeeze in. She also wanted her own privacy.

Besides, the money now... She did the math and found that she had saved a lot in the past few months. It should be enough to rent a small courtyard. (End of chapter)