The next day, after waking up and having brunch, Lin Zhou went out to buy groceries on his tricycle as usual.
This time, he came to a farm based on the recommendation of the chicken vendor he had met yesterday.
He only wanted fresh chicken legs, but the chicken stall owner didn't have that many fresh chicken legs and they weren't selling well, so he recommended a chicken farm to him.
They raise all kinds of chickens, ducks, and geese inside—all live food!
He bought fifty live chickens, all of them small and tender, with tender meat.
Cut the chicken legs and wings separately, and then chop the chicken body into pieces.
Such a large portion clearly indicates that this is a business.
After purchasing chicks from Lin Zhou, the farm staff slaughtered them on-site.
Lin Zhou and the boss stood to the side, smoking and chatting.
"What kind of business are you doing, buddy? You need so many chickens."
The farm's main business is coming from general merchants who buy chickens, ducks, and geese in large quantities.
People like Lin Zhou, who buy and kill on the spot, are rare.
"The chicken business."
boss:......
You're quite the describer!
"Used to make fried chicken."
Seeing that his boss's eyes had changed, Lin Zhou quickly tried to explain.
Sometimes, omitting even one word can make a sentence sound wrong.
Hearing Lin Zhou's explanation, the boss smiled with relief.
His tender chickens aren't cheap; the wholesale price is 13 yuan per jin (500g). A chicken weighs several jin and costs tens of yuan. Is this how he turns them into fried chicken?
Most fried chicken shops use semi-finished or frozen products; they wouldn't dare use live chickens because the cost would be too high.
"Then the cost is not low."
Lin Zhou nodded; it was indeed not low.
The spices and medicinal herbs used in pickling are quite expensive.
Now that we're familiar with it, we're well-prepared.
"Frozen fried chicken tastes much worse than fresh chicken."
The fishy smell is very different from the fresh smell. Frozen fried chicken also has less juice, almost none, and more blood foam. Unless you add a lot of seasoning, the fishy smell cannot be masked.
Where can I find delicious fried chicken made with fresh, live chicken ingredients?
"That's true. Everything tastes better and is healthier when it's fresh."
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The fresh chicks were processed and packed into styrofoam boxes. Lin Zhou then loaded them onto a tricycle and placed them in a refrigerated display case. In the summer, the tricycles provided by the system all came with refrigerated display cases, which was very convenient for setting up a stall.
If he were to prepare to set up a stall himself, he definitely wouldn't have the necessary conditions.
I have to say, it's really awesome to have cheat codes.
Lin Zhou rode his tricycle home around 1 or 2 p.m.
The fresh chicken pieces were all put into the pool to soak and remove the blood.
During this time, Lin Zhou skillfully mixed the marinade according to the proportions and ground it into powder in batches using a high-speed blender.
The batter also needs to be prepared.
Fried chicken is relatively simple to make. The key is the freshness of the ingredients and the recipe. The recipes for the marinade and the batter are crucial to the flavor. With the secret recipe provided by the system, the taste is unbeatable.
Once all these are prepared, the frying process is also very important.
The heat and the time are both essential.
Perfectly fried chicken should be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, retaining the moisture and flavor of the chicken while keeping the crust crispy, allowing the chicken to bring out its own deliciousness.
Besides the original fried chicken, Lin Zhou also asked the housekeeper to steam all the remaining hairy crabs before he left, in preparation for making a crab roe-flavored fried chicken. It sounds delicious!
After a busy afternoon, Mr. Lin still ate fried chicken for dinner.
Today's meal is fried chicken and beer.
Zhang Jianjun and his son arrived as promised, bringing two more boxes of hairy crabs.
"No, do you have this many hairy crabs?"
Lin Zhou had originally planned that if the crab roe-flavored fried chicken sold well tonight, he would go to the market to buy some hairy crabs to make crab roe-flavored fried chicken.
Unexpectedly, the Zhang family father and son brought two more boxes.
Zhang Jianjun was also helpless upon hearing this.
Every year around the Mid-Autumn Festival, their family receives a large number of gifts such as hairy crabs and mooncakes, which they can't possibly eat all of. The servants in the family even eat hairy crabs as their main meal.
"It's not just gifts from relatives and friends, but also from companies we've worked with, business partners, and so on. We basically receive gifts from all of them."
“We also have partner companies that provide gifts such as hairy crabs in return, and we do this every year.”
Upon hearing the explanation, Deputy Chief Lin Zhou looked enlightened.
It's surprising that wealthy people have companies they specifically partner with to provide gifts.
“Ordering a large batch of hairy crabs every year is too troublesome. This year, we have partnered with a company to issue gift cards. The cards can be redeemed by scanning a code on the card, and the partner company will ship the goods directly. Some people don’t need the card, so they can give it as a gift. There are various price ranges, such as 688, 1088, 1288, etc.”
Zhang Mingyuan, who has just taken over the company, has already brought about new changes.
Even employee benefits and gift-giving have been reformed, adopting methods more suitable for young people.
Zhang Jianjun found out, but didn't say anything.
He handed the company over to his son and then washed his hands of it.
If something really goes wrong, we'll talk about it when it's his turn to step in.
Otherwise, what's the difference between retiring and not retiring? It's like an emperor emeritus who abdicates but still holds power.
That was the beginning of the conflict.
"I have plenty of gift cards. Do you need to give them to your employees as a perk? I'll get you a few."
While engrossed in eating fried chicken, Zhang Mingyuan thoughtfully considered Lin Zhou's needs.
Lin Zhou shook his head; he planned to give out red envelopes and mooncakes directly at that time.
Uncle Zhang brought a lot of hairy crabs, and the housekeeper and nanny had hairy crabs for their staff meal today. They probably won't want to eat them anymore by the Mid-Autumn Festival, so it's more practical to just give them money directly.
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