Chapter 182 People Who Know How to Eat
"Manager Zeng." Xiao Jiuyue went to the kitchen and said, "We'll start tasting the food tomorrow."
"Okay." Zeng Qing's eyes lit up. He was particularly looking forward to the new dishes Xiao Jiuyue had prepared. He asked, "Miss Xiao, I brought Zeng Kui with me this time. I'll let him learn from you again!"
Zeng Qing said, calling Zeng Kui who was busy in the kitchen over and said, "Cook well this afternoon and let Miss Xiao taste your cooking skills to see if you have lost any of your flavor."
"Don't worry, Miss Xiao, I will definitely cook it well." Zeng Kui used to go to the Xiao family's house every day to learn cooking. In the past six months, he has been cooking in the restaurant. Combined with his own exploration, he thinks the dishes he cooks are already very good!
"Today I'll make spicy snails, stir-fried loach, and spicy and sour eel noodles!" Xiao Jiuyue ordered the dishes directly. These dishes will be the restaurant's future signature dishes.
Snails in summer are very delicious!
Unfortunately, she didn't see any crayfish. Otherwise, crayfish, which are popular in the night snack market, would surely be popular throughout South Vietnam once they were served on the table!
"Okay." Zeng Kui said, and went straight to the kitchen to cook.
Xiao Jiuyue toured the restaurant, which had both upscale private rooms and a lobby where ordinary people could dine. She looked toward the center stage and said, "Manager Zeng, are there any famous opera troupes in Hongdu Prefecture? Could you invite them to perform on stage one or two days a month?"
"There are many opera troupes. This is a restaurant. Do we really want to let the troupes perform here?" Zeng Qing always felt that this didn't look like a restaurant.
"Why not?" Xiao Jiuyue chuckled. "Fengchunlou has just arrived in Hongdu City, and what it needs is popularity. Now that we have a troupe, why should we worry about lack of popularity?"
"Okay, I'll go and ask about it this afternoon."
As Shopkeeper Zeng was speaking, he and Xiao Jiuyue were confirming the opening details along the way, inviting lion and dragon dancers, and making sure to prepare for a lively and festive occasion.
Time passed quickly and it was noon. Zeng Kui brought the new dishes to the table, which were very much in line with the Hongdu people's love of spicy food. The spicy snails, just by looking at them, made people's taste buds tempted.
At first, Zeng was embarrassed to eat it, but once he tasted it, he couldn't get enough of it. He said, "I have to sip the soup first, then sip out the snail meat. I'll want more!"
In front of Manager Zeng was a pile of snail shells, small loaches and eel noodles. He had no choice. None of the dishes prepared by Xiao Jiuyue were bad!
"Miss Xiao, would those distinguished guests, scholars and the like think that eating snails is indecent?" Shopkeeper Zeng licked his lips, which still tasted of snails. He wiped his hands with a handkerchief, which were greasy.
"So, we need to invite a few people who know how to eat, and we'll eat in the lobby!" Xiao Jiuyue washed her hands with water, wiping the grease off her fingers. She said, "Have the waiter in the private room always have hand towels ready for washing hands."
"Someone who knows how to eat?" Zeng Qing wasn't sure what she meant.
Xiao Jiuyue explained: "It means someone who eats food with an especially delicious aroma." It is similar to the food broadcasting in later generations.
"That's easy to find." Zeng Qing immediately said, "Just invite someone to sit here and eat snails? Is that okay?"
"We'll know if it works after we give it a try." Xiao Jiuyue smiled. She liked to speak with facts. She asked, "Is the training of the store staff complete?"
The moment Zeng Qing and Xiao Jiuyue started working together to open a new restaurant, he got used to Xiao Jiuyue often saying some new and strange words. Maybe, the ones from Shengjing are different?
"Don't worry, Miss Xiao. According to your requirements, all the personnel have been assigned, from serving the dishes to taking orders. There is also a dedicated person in charge of the lucky wheel you mentioned." Zeng Qing prepared these personnel two or three months ago. Many of them had become proficient in the job while working in the county restaurants!
"Then I wish our restaurant a prosperous opening!" Xiao Jiuyue said with a smile, and there was special anticipation for the restaurant's opening in her eyes.
"I will definitely do it." Zeng Qing's words were full of confidence. He said, "Miss Xiao, I will go and get busy now. Miss Xiao, please look around first. If there is anything you need, please let me know."
Things were busy before the opening, and Zeng Qing hurriedly prepared again. This time, he still needed to prepare gifts for the lucky wheel!
He had already witnessed the popularity brought by the lucky wheel when Zhiyun Tower opened in Lancang County.
Xiao Jiuyue wandered around the restaurant.
"Miss Xiao." Suddenly someone bowed to Xiao Jiuyue. Xiao Jiuyue looked closely and said, "Auntie Xiang's son?"
The son of Aunt Xiang who was fighting with Goudan's mother for manure, and the one who was dating Goudan's mother's daughter, Huang Chunxi's daughter, in the back mountain...
"Xiang Tiegen." Xiang Tiegen saluted Xiao Jiuyue.
"You, work in a restaurant?" Xiao Jiuyue knew that when Zeng Qing was recruiting people, he specially recruited a lot of people from Fu'an Village. She didn't ask who they were specifically.
"Yes." Xiang Tiegen grinned and said, "Thanks to Miss Xiao, there are five people from our village."
Although Hongdu City is far from his home, the monthly salary is high and food and accommodation are provided. As long as he works hard for a year or two, he can build a new house for his family!
By then, his mother will agree to let him marry Chunxi.
"Do it well." Xiao Jiuyue said encouragingly.
Xiang Tiegen stood up straight with excitement and said, "Don't worry, Miss Xiao, we won't bring shame to the Xiao family."
After he finished speaking, Xiang Tiegen ran to work as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
Xiao Jiuyue: "..." What does their performance have to do with her reputation?
After wandering around the restaurant for a while, Xiao Jiuyue planned to go to the provincial capital to see if there was anything she had overlooked.
"Miss, are you going out?" Luo Kui's eyes lit up and she said, "I just heard someone say there's a street in Hongdu called Wan'an Street. There's a lot of food there, all imported from outside, and even fruit from neighboring countries."
"Luo Kui, you only think about food." Lian Xin couldn't help but speak out after hearing this.
"The fruits brought from the neighboring country look so weird. I've never seen them before. Miss must have never seen them either?" Luo Kui looked at Xiao Jiuyue eagerly. She had been with Xiao Jiuyue for a long time and had seen the world, but when she heard everyone mention Wan'an Street before, she still yearned for it.
"Then, let's go and take a look?" Xiao Jiuyue was also curious about what kind of food was the most popular in the capital city.
"I found out clearly. Wan'an Street is two streets away from us." Luo Kui even found out where Wan'an Street was.
Xiao Jiuyue got on the carriage, and Lianxin followed, whispering to Luokui, "It's only because the young lady spoils you. In the past, the young lady didn't like to go to places like this."
"We are going to open a restaurant. If we look around more, we will find it right." Luo Kui muttered softly.
Xiao Jiuyue's eyes flickered as she sat in the carriage. More than half a year had passed. Thanks to the great changes in the Xiao family, she had sought development for the Xiao family. Otherwise, her changes would have been impossible to hide!
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