After traveling through time, the restaurant I opened became a big hit

Chapter 92: Catering
On the first day of the opening of the Yue Lai Restaurant branch, business was booming.

Jiang Li and Ran Yating were also busy all day and didn't finish until almost eleven o'clock in the evening.

When Jiang Li arrived the next day, he saw a figure standing at the door.

Looking closely, it turned out to be He Quan.

"Boss Jiang, you are here. I want to talk to you about something."

The moment He Quan saw Jiang Li, he smiled happily.

"What's wrong, Doctor He?"

Jiang Li opened the shop door, brought He Quan in, and poured him a glass of honey milk.

Drinking a glass of milk early in the morning can warm your stomach.

He Quan did not refuse Jiang Li's kindness. He took a sip and felt comfortable all over.

"To be honest, I have something to ask for this time."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li was stunned for a moment.

"what's wrong?"

The main reason He Quan came this time was because his younger brother was getting married, but something happened to the chef in his hometown.

He said that a relative passed away, so he couldn’t take this job.

When He Quan heard his family members worrying about this yesterday, the first person he thought of was Jiang Li.

But he didn't know whether Jiang Li would accept this.

So he planned to ask Jiang Li first, and if Jiang Li agreed, he would tell his family.

If you don't agree, then think of another solution.

Jiang Li thought for a moment and asked.

"Have you decided on the menu for the banquet?"

He Quan nodded and handed Jiang Li the menu that his parents had prepared earlier.

"Come, let me take a look." Jiang Li took the menu.

The other party is getting married next week, one at the hotel and one at his hometown.

Jiang Li doesn’t need to worry about the hotel’s meals. He only needs to take care of the meal at home.

Jiang Li read the menu from top to bottom, frowning slightly.

"Your menu is all meat?"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

He Quan laughed dryly, feeling ashamed that he was still single even though he was already this old.

Although his younger brother is five years younger than him, he is getting married this year.

He Quan is still a bachelor and he doesn't know much about marriage customs. He only heard his mother mention it last night.

"This is the list of meat dishes. As for the vegetarian dishes, they are not important. Just serve a few of them when the time comes."

"These meat dishes were listed by the previous chef and my parents. Boss Jiang, can you take a look at them?"

"You don't have to worry about the back and forth problems when the time comes. I will escort you throughout the whole process."

To be honest, this was the first time Jiang Li hosted such a large wedding banquet and he had no experience.

She had told He Quan this at the very beginning.

But He Quan said that there was no problem at all, and Jiang Li's superb cooking skills could make up for everything.

After thinking for a while, Jiang Li nodded in agreement.

Taking on the rural banquet this time was also a challenge for herself. It was her first time to prepare such a big pot meal.

Seeing that Jiang Li agreed, He Quan was extremely happy.

"Then I'd like to trouble you, Boss Jiang, to give us some advice. Including the cold dishes in front and the hot dishes in the back, a total of 16 dishes will be enough."

"No problem." Jiang Li nodded, "This is the 28th seat."

Jiang Li took a pen, filled in the blanks and made some corrections, and then completed the other dishes for He Quan. Eight plates, eight bowls and sixteen dishes, commonly known as the 28-table banquet, is also the most common combination in rural banquets.

This table setting can be used for both weddings and funerals.

The Erba banquet consists of eight bowls of dishes and eight plates of dishes, so it is called Erba banquet.

There are eight dishes, four cold and four hot, a combination of meat and vegetables, among which these dishes are mainly vegetarian.

The eight bowls include four meats, three soups and a bowl of tofu meatballs.

In fact, nowadays, there are no fixed dishes.

Most of the time it depends on what the host likes to eat and the conditions, and it is up to the host to decide whether to be generous or frugal.

But among these dishes, wooden comb back and scissors are indispensable for the Erba banquet.

The wooden comb back is actually sliced ​​pork belly. After it is made, it is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, which looks very much like the wooden comb back used by women to comb their hair, hence the name.

The scissors are used to cut the pork belly into diamond-shaped pieces, one inch square, which look quite like the side of the scissors women use for sewing.

Mahogany comb back and red scissors that are fried and then cooked.

These two dishes are the main dishes at wedding banquets in the north, implying that the new bride is dexterous and good at sewing.

The white wooden comb back made by stewing the meat after the water boils and the white scissors made by steaming in a steamer are used in funeral banquets, symbolizing a clean and innocent life.

The so-called wooden comb back is a long piece of meat covering the frozen tofu, and the scissors are a piece of meat covering the frozen tofu.

Jiang Li had also heard about this from Grandma Zhou before, so she talked about it with He Quan.

He Quan nodded, "I've heard of this too, but only the older generation knows about it."

Jiang Li smiled softly, "I only understood it after hearing the old man say it once before."

"Then I'm going to call my brother now."

After the call was connected, He Quan briefly recounted what had happened to his family.

He Quan's mother has been very worried about this matter recently. She was very happy to hear that He Quan had a solution.

She has always believed in her son and also has great trust in the chef introduced by He Quan.

How could she not know what kind of person her son was?

He Quan and his younger brother have been friends since childhood, so how could he possibly cheat his younger brother?

After one phone call, the matter was basically settled.

Jiang Li and He Quan agreed to meet next weekend, and she could just take He Quan's car then.

By the time He Quan left, there were already quite a few guests sitting in the restaurant.

In fact, at the Municipal Hospital, Jiang Li wanted to serve breakfast.

Although Li Jie is a substitute robot, she can work 24 hours a day.

But Ran Yating is not able to do that, so Jiang Li is considering the possibility of hiring another waiter, and then let them take turns working the morning and evening shifts.

After the recruitment advertisement was posted, many people came to apply.

Jiang Li has very high demands on his employees and would rather have nothing than hire someone of poor quality.

If Jiang Li's requirements cannot be met, she would rather not open the breakfast restaurant and earn less money.

Finally, Jiang Li finally chose a young man.

He was also a customer who had been hospitalized in the city hospital but later recovered.

Like Ran Yating, he was attracted by Yuelai Restaurant.

After observing the boy's temperament and character for three days, Jiang Li finally made the decision.

In the end, their working hours became, one person from 7 AM to 7 PM, and one person from 10 AM to 10 PM.

They all have a two-hour break at noon, when they can go home and take a nap.

This class is fixed and rotates every half a month or a month.

Or if they say they don't want to work anymore, they can discuss it among themselves and then tell Jiang Li.

(End of this chapter)