Chapter 230 Extra 1: A New Box Restaurant Opens in the County (Part 2)
When Chen Huaixin's apprentice nephews arrived, they all thought they were going to help in the kitchen!
Unexpectedly, Shen Qingyue made a bold decision.
Another box rice restaurant opened in the county.
Let them cook and sell directly to the store.
This scared the new apprentices. According to their apprenticeship status, they haven't even finished their apprenticeship yet, so how can they start working right away?
The apprentices wanted to protest, but they couldn't find Shen Qingyue at all.
Shen Qingyue has so many businesses to buy and sell in the county, how can she be in the village all the time?
Seeing that Master Chen was old, his disciples stammered and said these words again.
But he didn't expect to be scolded by Master Chen: "After all, you have been learning from your master for five years, and you don't even dare to cook. Do you really want to do it? If not, go back."
These disciples didn't dare to speak for a moment.
They all huddled up like quails and had no choice but to talk to their kind-looking junior master uncle Chen Huai.
Chen Huai encouraged them: "It's okay, just do it boldly. It's just cooking, just make it delicious."
The apprentices asked around and everyone said something similar.
The newcomers were completely desperate.
In the past, they would cook stir-fries even if they went to the stove. This time, they cooked a big pot of rice.
The frying spoons are all custom made.
Cooking has gone from being a technical job to a physically demanding job.
The seasoning ratios used before are no longer applicable.
Nowadays, one pot can be used to make dozens of dishes. Who can handle this?
But there is no way to force it, so I can only follow the example of my former senior brother and go ahead with it. The only advantage is that there are people specializing in cutting vegetables and washing them in the kitchen.
All they have to do is cook the food until it tastes good, and they don’t have to worry about anything else.
A box rice restaurant opened in the county.
There are only six tables.
The shop was not big, so Shen Qingyue asked Aunt Yun to be the manager.
Since the rise of night market culture in the county, more and more people have set up stalls and opened shops.
Even the price of shops has skyrocketed. A small shop that used to cost 2,000 yuan now costs 10,000 yuan.
But if you rent, it won’t cost that much, and you can see a new store opening on the street from time to time.
This boxed rice restaurant is located on the busiest street in the county.
The store wasn't very big, so it wouldn't have attracted much attention. But the two words on the shop made everyone sensitive.
It says Yueyuehe Restaurant on it.
There is a Yueyue Fruit Shop in the county, and everyone knows that it is the business of Shen Qingyue from the steel factory.
Now, the appearance of this boxed rice restaurant has aroused people's imagination.
Everyone wants to know what this newly opened boxed lunch restaurant is all about.
When we were renovating, people frequently came in to ask questions.
"Is this store Shen Qingyue's?"
"Is it the box-type restaurant at the steel plant?"
The workers who did the renovations were all Liu Jianjun, Liu Jiandang’s subordinates, and they all answered: Yes.
The Heya Restaurant became popular before it even opened.
Everyone in the county knows that the steel plant’s specialty window is delicious.
But no matter how delicious it is, it’s so far away that I can’t go there every day.
They could only hear about it. But now, boxed lunches are opening up all over the street in front of the workplace. Why do we have to go and try the steel mill boxed lunches that have so many rave reviews?
So I came to ask every day.
Aunt Yun never thought that she could become a store manager in the county.
These days I go to study with Sister Chunxing and Sister Ying every day.
When other people in the village heard about it, they were also envious of Aunt Yun.
Similarly, she is old and should be at home taking care of her grandchildren, but unexpectedly she has found a second spring in life.
"You'll be a leader in the future." Aunt Yun was seen joking in the village.
Aunt Yun said, "Oh, don't say that. I haven't slept well for more than ten days." She wanted to do it, but was afraid of disappointing Shen Qingyue's trust. As an elderly person, she felt the pressure of life.
Shen Qingyue just happened to be driving back.
On the way, I heard everyone making a fuss and saying that Aunt Yun was under a lot of pressure.
Some people were sarcastic: "We are just old ladies from the countryside. How can we be store managers? We can't even read a few words."
Shen Qingyue said: "No one is born with the ability. Aunt Yun, don't worry, let Sister Ying take care of you for a month, and wait for you to get the hang of it after a month."
Sister Ying has a lot of helpers over there, and the fruit hasn't arrived yet. I'm pretty free right now.
Sister-in-law Ying used to work at the canteen window of a steel plant for a long time, and later went out to work on her own. She has extremely rich experience.
There will definitely be no problem with her around.
When Aunt Yun heard this, she finally felt relieved.
In addition to Aunt Yun and Sister Ying, the new store also hired two helpers.
They were among the thirty kitchen apprentices later, one was called Xiao Liu and the other was called Xiao Zhang.
These two people love to talk. They both have small apple faces and look quite lovable.
Those who work there as helpers receive a monthly allowance of 20 yuan for looking after the store in addition to the 30 yuan salary for apprentices.
These two are willing to do it!
I reported my name to the accountant and he will be paid according to the salary standard of 50 yuan next month.
During the renovation period, the remaining 28 apprentices practiced here every day.
Many people who have tried their dishes say that they are almost as good as Chen Huai's, which is a high compliment.
Chen Huai is Master Chen's last disciple. The ten apprentices who came before all said that even if their own master cooked a big pot of food, he might not be able to reach Chen Huai's level!
Even Chen Huai was amazed at the rapid progress of his disciples and was curious about how they did it.
I watched after I finished cooking, and was stunned by what I saw.
These young apprentices are unable to accurately grasp the amount of salt and seasoning to use in the big pot dishes.
So I made a pot for ten people and fried it one pot at a time.
If you want to cook enough food for the restaurant, you have to cook non-stop?
Those who stopped were rubbing their shoulders at the same time.
For them, even a simple dish like scrambled eggs with tomatoes is a strenuous task.
Chen Huai wanted to speak several times, but he didn't, and finally went out.
I happened to see Master standing at the door.
Xiao Hei, the dog that loved to follow Mr. Chen the most, has now grown into Da Lao Hei. With his ears erected, he is a beautiful five-black dog with a majestic demeanor.
Old Chen also saw what happened inside, and at this moment he was more curious: "Why didn't you say anything to them?"
The fat chef Chen Huai said: "There is no point in telling them. After a long time, they will know it themselves." Being a chef requires trial and error.
Cooking also requires using your brain.
Now these apprentices have worked hard to come up with this idea, so let them try it.
When I find that this doesn't work, I will change it.
Elder Chen couldn't help but laugh: "That's right, only by learning to let go can the apprentice grow."
Now that there are more disciples in the family, Mr. Chen no longer urges his young disciples to get married.
However, Mr. Chen still felt a little emotional.
Although Chen Huai, the young apprentice of the family, is young, he has rich experience in taking care of children. If he has his own children in the future, he will definitely be able to teach them well.
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On the first day of opening, a lot of people came. People who worked nearby and residents came to buy food. For 50 cents, you can have a bowl of mixed grain rice, two vegetarian dishes and one meat dish, eight dishes to choose from, and everyone can eat their fill.
There was a long queue outside, and people from many small factories nearby also came to buy.
When eating, everyone praised it highly: "Oh, this tomato is sweet and sour, and the egg is bright yellow. It's delicious."
Xiao Zhang and Xiao Liu are both proud of this, as these were all cooked by their fellow apprentices.
Praising them is equivalent to praising yourself.
Everyone praised them highly, but soon Xiao Liu and Xiao Zhang couldn't laugh anymore.
Because there are simply not enough to sell.
We prepared lunch for 500 people, but it sold out in less than 30 minutes. There were still many people who didn't get a seat!
But it is understandable that there was insufficient preparation on the first day of opening.
Sister-in-law Ying, who is quite experienced here, went out to check the number of people and said, "Starting tomorrow, we can prepare meals for 1,500 people."
Xiao Liu and Xiao Zhang gasped on the spot.
When I went back and told my fellow disciples about it, they were all dumbfounded.
I'm already exhausted from cooking, and I still want to double the price based on the current level. It's definitely not possible to cook a big pot of rice by stir-frying it in the same way as stir-frying small dishes!
I had no choice but to humbly ask Chef Chen Huai for advice.
Chen Huai taught them that the next day they should start cooking large pots of food for fifty people at a time. At this rate, they would need to cook fifty pots to sell enough.
Time flies by so quickly day by day.
Day after day, they took turns cooking. Everyone was growing at a rapid pace, and their skills were increasing unconsciously without them even noticing.
The box lunch restaurant in the county has been open for a few days, but instead of a decrease in the number of diners, more people have come.
In the evening, thirty apprentices gathered together, all grimacing with exhaustion.
I don't even want to say a word.
They were tricked by their master. They thought they were here to help in the kitchen, but he made them the head chef. They were both nervous and terrified.
We finally won the reputation of some diners, and what they reported was that more and more people came.
Once you get involved in this business, you will realize how amazing Uncle Master Chen Huai is at cooking a big pot of food by himself. His skills are truly unfathomable.
It's so terrifying!
They thought that it would be great if they could catch up with the level of their junior master uncle Chen Huai.
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