Fertile land

Chapter 35

"My surname is Zhu. You can just call me Shopkeeper Zhu. I wonder who your last names are? What do you want to sell?"

Shopkeeper Zhu greeted them politely as soon as he arrived. He was relatively modest and elegant.

Compared with the bullying shopkeeper Wang from Hongyun Tower, it feels good to see him stand out.

"Shopkeeper Zhu, I have long admired you. We are from Zhaoli Village. This is my husband, Li Sanmao, and my name is Luo Zhi'er!"

"Oh, it turns out that it's Brother Li and Madam Luo from Zhao Licun who came to Yumanlou. I wonder what they want to sell..."

"Shopkeeper Zhu, please take a look at the contents of this jar in my arms first! This is chicken fir fungus oil, which can be used to mix noodles, rice, and rice noodles."

Luo Zhi'er opened the lid and learned the previous lesson.

First, try to attract him by selling a product that has never been seen on the market, lest people lose interest and be rejected before they even see it!

"Oh?"

Shopkeeper Zhu seemed quite interested. He looked at the contents in the jar and looked at them solidifying in white. He lowered his head and smelled the strange smell.

The oil was also mixed with some fried, yellowed and slightly burnt stuff. "My lady, is this stuff made of lard?"

"That's right, it's made with animal oil and a wild mushroom with extremely high nutritional value in the mountains, plus a special preparation method of mine!"

I said this to make him feel that the ingredients are natural and pollution-free, and to know that this craft is not that easy to make.

This place belongs to the northwest, where most of the noodles are served, and this noodle dish is also a new flavor!
"I see that your restaurant sells staple foods such as noodles, rice, and vermicelli. This is just the right way to make a new twist!"

"Well, it sounds good, but I don't know how it tastes?"

Because this thing looks a little poor in quality, doesn’t smell that delicious, or doesn’t look pretty in color…

"Of course it tastes delicious, has a rich and unique texture, and has extremely high nutritional value. It can also nourish the spleen and stomach, nourish blood and moisturize dryness, and has the effects of improving people's immunity and physical strength!"

Shopkeeper Zhu saw that she was so fat and sweaty while running, and her eyes were indeed shining, so he introduced this thing with confidence...

To be honest, the condition of this thing is really not that good!
Judging from her tan, she must have been to a lot of restaurants. He has a different temperament from the others. Even with her perseverance, he has to give her a chance to try!
"Let's do this. There is hot rice and noodles in my restaurant. I will ask the waiter to take you to the kitchen. You can cook it and bring it to me for you to have a taste. Okay?"

Luo Zhi'er was overjoyed, "Okay, of course it's no problem. Shopkeeper Zhu, there are other ingredients in this basket. I dare you to use it to make a meal for you to try. If it doesn't taste good, forget it. I Not a penny will be charged."

"That's great!" Shopkeeper Zhu agreed without even thinking!

"Secretary, take Ms. Luo to the kitchen and say hello to the two chefs!"

"Yes!"

Luo Zhi'er picked up the jar, gave Li Sanmao an affirmative look, reassured him, and followed the waiter to the kitchen.

Li Sanmao was taken by shopkeeper Zhu to a small room slightly away from the restaurant, where he put down his backpack and waited.

Luo Zhi'er was taken straight to the entrance of the restaurant and staggered to the backyard.

Walking through the backyard, you can see people busy inside at a glance, and there are waiters passing food around on the road.

She took a look and saw that the dishes were indeed staple foods such as ramen noodles, trouser belt noodles, fried noodles, and shredded pork noodles.

The kitchen is also very busy, there are only two chefs, they are frying noodles and rice noodles...

Other handymen include three people cutting vegetables and preparing side dishes, and two women washing dishes washing things in the backyard.

It's July, and there's no air conditioning here, so you can imagine how hot it is here...

They looked curiously at the fat woman blocking the light at the door. They wondered what she did.
Come with the waiter?The two chefs were cooking, and they were alert.

Looking at each other, this woman is so fat, holding a jar in her arms and carrying a cloth bag. Could it be that she is applying for a job as a cook?

"Ms. Luo, these two are the two chefs at Yumanlou. The fatter one is called Chef Xie, and the other one who is slightly older is Chef Li."

"Thank you, Chef. Hello, Chef Li!"

Chef Xie nodded slightly, while Chef Li didn't look back.

"Secretary, this lady is..." Chef Xie said in confusion...

"Chef Xie, this is Mrs. Luo. She is here to sell food. Shopkeeper Zhu asked her to borrow the kitchen utensils in the kitchen. The ingredients are so..."

"Is that so..."

Chef Xie was cooking inside. When he saw her coming in, he wiped his hands, walked over, pointed at something aside and said,

"Then you can use it as you like, Madam Luo. Here are oil, soy sauce, vinegar, pepper noodles, chili noodles and other condiments, as well as rice and noodles. In this drawer... over there are vegetables and meat. The pot next to me is currently unoccupied. So, you can fry it!"

"If you need anything, look for me!"

"Hey, thank you, chef!"

This put me at ease, and Chef Xie showed a hint of friendly kindness in his eyes.

It's no wonder that they are nervous. The restaurant business has not been very good recently. He is also afraid that new chefs will replace them.

In this world, it is difficult to support a family and it is difficult to find a good job!

Chef Li was frying rice with a cold expression on his face. When he saw her walking in sideways when she entered, he frowned slightly and cursed, "The hot walkway in this kitchen is so narrow that there is no room for someone of this stature." People come to do the work?”

"You don't know what you can do, and I don't know what you are thinking. Why are you selling food? People are busy, isn't this adding trouble?" In short, the attitude is very bad, and it seems that he is not in a good mood...

Luo Zhi'er was about to pass behind him, "Sorry...I'm passing by..." Chef Li moved his position impatiently, and after a while he leaned to the side...

With a stern expression, it was as if Luo Zhi'er owed him millions, "People are so busy that they come here to cause trouble. It's really troublesome!" Luo Zhi'er endured it and smiled at him, "I'm sorry, Chef Li. , causing you trouble."

"Humph!"

Chef Li didn't even look back and continued to stir-fry the rice...

"Ms. Luo, don't mind. Chef Li has such a temper and is rather stubborn!" Chef Xie said politely...

"No problem."

Luo Zhi'er went in and put the jar on the chopping board. This restaurant was different. It had all the necessary condiments, oil, salt, soy and vinegar, chicken, duck, fish, and all kinds of vegetables...

He opened the lid, scooped out three tablespoons of the stuff with a spoon, melted it in a small pot over high heat, scooped about a bowl of rice into the rice pot, and stir-fried it.

Grind the rice ball hard until each grain of rice is separated. Pour the melted chicken fungus oil on the rice and stir evenly...

I thought about it and put some green onions and garlic sprouts, but unfortunately it was in the place where I just entered the door...

She had no choice but to pass behind Chef Li. Naturally, he was indifferent. She invited her, but Chef Li cursed a few words.

Luo Zhi'er felt that there were obstacles everywhere to make a living. Except for Chef Li, everyone else in this restaurant was okay. She hoped that her things could help them. This was a win-win situation!
I didn't have time to think too much, so I picked it off, cleaned it, and then squeezed past him...

Her thing didn't look good, and a special fragrance was left in the kitchen instantly, and Chef Li's eyes flashed...

In order to prevent the rice from cooling down, she planned to ask the waiter to give it to Shopkeeper Zhu to taste before she made the next dish.

As soon as the rice was mixed, Chef Li scolded her, "When you're done, go out. It's too crowded here. Don't make any more trouble here. Waiter, take her out quickly!"

The little boy was holding mixed rice in his hands, and he was in a dilemma...

"But... Shopkeeper Zhu said..."

"Isn't she ready? The kitchen still has to make food for the guests! How can I have time to play with her?"

Luo Zhi'er glanced at him coldly, which was regarded as contempt. She couldn't bear it anymore. There was no need to bear it anymore. You should be arrogant when you should be arrogant. If you give him a step up to some people, he would think you are easy to bully!

The fat hand picked up the machete and turned it around in his hand. With a "dong" sound, he slashed towards the pork on the chopping board...

She picked up the piece of meat and chopped it into shreds. She did not even notice why it was so numb.

Especially since she was so fat, her chopping face looked as cold as chopping a corpse. Her posture really shocked Chef Li, and her fat body was not in vain...

"You...you...are you dissatisfied with me? How dare you..."

"You do your thing, I do mine, and I don't eat your food. This is what shopkeeper Zhu ordered me to do. You don't cooperate and you deliberately suppress me. What are your intentions?"

"You may not know if you haven't dealt with me before, but I, Luo Zhi'er, am not a soft persimmon!"

Go down with the knife and chop the removed pig bones into two halves...

Chef Li's face turned green and white. He was still being threatened and frightened at such an old age.

I thought she was a country woman who had never seen the world, and would give up in despair after just a little pressure!I didn't expect that she would dare to despise him despite being so tough...

He is still a dead pig and is not afraid of being scalded by boiling water. His heart is as strong as iron. I think of all the apprentices he had ever taken care of, no one was afraid of him as soon as the color on his face faded...

Could it be that he is older?

Luo Zhi'er put oil in the pot, and there were chili peppers on the ground. After a few stir-fries, the fried meat with chili peppers was mixed with chicken fungus oil, and the taste immediately changed.

After frying this, add water, put it under the noodles, make a dry mixed chicken fungus oil noodles, and send it out...

She was cooking on the side, and the two chefs had different expressions...

In fact, they also understood that this dish is like a condiment. The staple food is simple to make, and the main thing is to use the things in the jar for seasoning!
I don’t know what it is made of?After a while, Chef Li and Chef Xie were passed up by Shopkeeper Zhu...

Luo Zhi'er looked at the bamboo shoots she brought and the ingredients in the kitchen and suddenly came up with an idea and started making the next dish.

Cut the meat into shreds, find peanuts, cut into shredded bamboo shoots, shred fungus, dice carrots, sugar, salt, soy sauce, sesame seeds...etc.

Soon the kitchen and backyard were filled with aromas, and a fragrant fish-flavored shredded pork rice bowl was served...

Along the way, he took three small bowls to the waiter. When the waiter sent them to the second floor, Luo Zhi'er washed his hands and face, sat on the stone bricks in the backyard and took a breath...

The kitchen was steaming, but it was too hot for her.

After fanning himself and looking at the back window on the second floor, with a hint of worry in his eyes, Chef Li also went up.

If this restaurant fails, there will be little hope of selling her chicken fir fungus oil today...

Can you come to town next time?How long do you have to wait?It was difficult to get along in ancient times, but she would not give up. The lady washing dishes next to her looked at her with a trace of sadness in her eyes.

You can tell by her dress that she is a country woman. She may not be living a satisfactory life. "Lady, are you here to sell food?"

"Yes! Auntie!"

"Haha, the food you made just now smells so good. My mouth is watering when I smell it. I have designated Shopkeeper Zhu to take a look."

This aunt is a warm-hearted person. She knows that she is encouraging her, "Thank you, aunt, but Chef Li probably doesn't think so..."

"Is that so? Chef Li has been working here for many years and is a qualified person. Logically speaking, he shouldn't. This dish of yours smells very special and delicious. If I were here, I would definitely buy this recipe."

"Haha, then I'll lend you some good advice!"

(End of this chapter)