Seeing that the restaurant was running so well, Su Miaomiao felt relieved.
She originally wanted to go back early, but her two apprentices refused to let her go, saying that they had researched a new dish and wanted her to try it.
Thinking that Lu Zhenzhen and others were taking care of her at home, it didn't matter if she went back late, so she stayed and prepared to have lunch before leaving.
Noon is the busiest time for the restaurant, so their meals usually start in shifts at 2 pm.
At this moment, all the other dishes have been served, except for the new dishes of the two apprentices.
The people haven't arrived yet, but the voices of Li Changsheng and Zhang Wenhong have arrived first.
"Master, please try mine first."
"No, Master has to taste mine first."
I saw two apprentices coming out each holding a plate of food, in a hurry, neither of them giving way to the other, and their legs moving very fast.
Su Miaomiao was used to her two apprentices vying for her favor. Fortunately, they both knew their limits and would always hold the plates in their hands steadily no matter what.
"Hey, I'm first, Master, you taste mine first."
Zhang Wenhong smiled proudly. He respectfully handed the chopsticks to her, with a nervous look that revealed some anticipation.
"Master, this dish of mine was inspired by sweet and sour pork. I replaced the pork tenderloin with donkey shank, so I named it sweet and sour donkey meat. I also paired it with some tofu skin, so you can wrap it in the tofu skin and eat it."
Su Miaomiao didn't hesitate and directly wrapped a piece of bean curd skin, put it to her mouth and took a bite.
"Yeah, not bad."
Su Miaomiao showed surprise and praised generously.
"Creative! This is really good. The meat inside is crispy and delicious, fragrant but not greasy. Wrapped in bean skin, it has a rich bean flavor, which makes the taste of this dish even richer. You are worthy of being my eldest apprentice. Amazing!"
As she spoke, she gave her eldest apprentice a thumbs up and immediately decided to add this dish to the menu for the guests to enjoy.
Zhang Wenhong was praised by his master in front of so many people, and he scratched his head shyly and said.
"Hehe, thank you, Master."
"Why thank me? I should be the one thanking you. You've developed such a great new dish for our restaurant. This deserves a reward."
"No, no, no need for reward, this is what I should do."
Li Changsheng quickly refused.
But having said that, he still couldn't help but look forward to it.
Getting recognition from his master is his biggest motivation, but if he can get other rewards on this basis, he will be even happier and more motivated to spend time researching new dishes.
Su Miaomiao naturally knew the miraculous effect of the reward mechanism on managing employees, and she said with a smile.
"You don't have to be polite to Master. From now on, whoever of you comes up with a new dish to add to the menu will receive a reward. Five taels of silver for each new dish. I'll give you the money after dinner. I'll try Changsheng's new dish first."
After Su Miaomiao finished speaking, she set her eyes on another plate in front of her, completely ignoring the stunned crowd.
Five taels of silver is not a small amount. Many families cannot earn five taels of silver in a year. Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper gave five taels of silver.
For a moment, other employees couldn't help but look at Zhang Wenhong with envy and jealousy.
Being a chef makes too much money, they also want to make that much money.
Zhang Wenhong is really lucky.
But it's useless for them to envy her. Not only can she cook, but she can also cook deliciously and research new dishes. Even if they are given the same opportunity, they still can't earn that much money.
At this time, Li Changsheng saw that it was his turn, and hurriedly began to introduce the new dishes.
"Master, this is the blueberry cake I made. We brought too many blueberries from home, and I was afraid they would go bad if left out for too long, so I put the blueberries and sugar in a pot and boiled them into blueberry jam. I then spread it on the cake base. After many experiments, I think this ratio is right. How about you try it?"
Li Changsheng was originally good at making pasta. Ever since he and Su Miaomiao learned how to make bread and cakes, he couldn't stop. He thought about researching various desserts all day long and had a strong interest in this area.
Su Miaomiao had eaten blueberry cake before, but she had never taught her apprentice to make cake with blueberries. For Li Changsheng and this era, this was indeed a new dessert.
She took the fork from the second apprentice and put a small piece of cake into her mouth under the second apprentice's gaze.
The next second, her eyes widened.
Because she had eaten it in her previous life, she didn't have too many expectations. But precisely because of this, when she found that the blueberry cake made by the second apprentice was even more delicious than any she had eaten before, she couldn't control her expression of surprise for a moment.
"Oh my god, this blueberry cake is so delicious! What proportions did you use to make the jam? Tell me in private later."
"Okay, Master, can I add this blueberry cake to the menu?"
Seeing Li Changsheng's expectant look, Su Miaomiao nodded and said.
"Of course, you know the desserts are so good. As long as you stick to this ratio, this blueberry cake will definitely be popular with diners."
She knew her apprentice's little thoughts and raised her chin and said.
"You also have a five-liang silver reward. Master will give it to you two after dinner."
Then her eyes fell on the other employees.
"Okay, everyone, let's eat first. You haven't tasted the new dishes yet, right? Come on, share the food. Oh, and leave some for those who didn't come. Don't forget to let them have a taste when it's their turn to eat later."
Although the food at Xiaoyao Tower is not as good as during the training period, it is still much better than the food at other restaurants.
Especially since Su Miaomiao came today, the two chefs specially added a few more dishes, and all the employees benefited from it.
Zhang Wenhong and Li Changsheng accompanied Su Miaomiao on both sides for dinner, and the three masters and apprentices chatted while eating.
Zhang Wenhong said that Mr. Kong has been very busy recently. In the past, he would come to eat by himself at mealtime, but these days he has been too busy and has to ask the servants to come and take the food away.
Li Changsheng said that the medicine prescribed by Zhang Xing was effective and his family's illness had improved significantly. He asked Su Miaomiao to help convey a message to Zhang Xing when she returned, thanking him.
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Su Miaomiao listened to her two apprentices sharing their daily trivia with her and caring about her and her family's recent situation.
At this moment, she really felt that their way of getting along was very similar to that of a family, with warmth in the ordinary, accompanying each other and caring about each other.
Before leaving, Su Miaomiao handed Zhang Wenhong a walkie-talkie that she had bought a few days ago.
"You are the eldest brother. This intercom is with you. If anything happens in the restaurant, please contact me immediately. If there is anything you need to discuss with me, you can also use this to find me."
Five o'clock in the afternoon.
As soon as Su Miaomiao drove into the village, she felt that the atmosphere in the village was a little wrong.
It turned out that her feeling was accurate.
As soon as she got off the car, Lu Zhenzhen came towards her with a worried look on her face.
"Master, something happened, something terrible happened! Someone's dead!"
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