Chapter 129
Xiao Yue took some time and, accompanied by Uncle Meng, completed the inspection of the huge restaurant.
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Xiao Yue took some time and, accompanied by Uncle Meng, completed the inspection of the huge restaurant.
The group of people were completely relieved and started to eat.
"Today is our last free lunch!" Uncle Meng joked and took a group of people to the backyard.
As soon as it arrived, my nose was filled with a sweet scent.
Xiao Yue walked to the table where the food box was placed, opened the lid and said, "I made roasted sweet potatoes today, they are absolutely sweet!"
Uncle Meng and the others were pleasantly surprised and gathered around.
“It tastes like roasted sweet potatoes!”
"Wow, it's so big, it must be so sweet!"
“It smells so good!”
The sound of feasting soon rang out in the yard. Jiang Yi and the others naturally waited until everyone was gathered before they started eating, and they immediately started to taste the roasted sweet potatoes.
As soon as it entered the mouth, the soft and glutinous taste made everyone open their eyes wide.
In a short while, a simple baked sweet potato captured everyone's stomach.
After lunch, Uncle Meng and his friends said goodbye and left.
You know what, after seeing each other every day for almost a month, I actually felt a little uncomfortable leaving all of a sudden.
Xiao Yue sent them to the back door and said, "The store will open in a few days, Uncle Meng, you must come then."
"Okay, I'll definitely come!"
Uncle Meng carried his old toolbox on his back, turned around and left without much sadness.
But when I looked up, I saw Ah Cheng standing next to me.
"Hey?" Uncle Meng patted his head. "Everyone has gone in, what are you looking at? You're not used to it yet, what's the matter? Are you not going to come to Yueting for a buffet meal in the future?"
"Come!" Ah Cheng then withdrew his gaze and answered immediately.
"That's fine. Besides, we have to come and dismantle the stove in three days, so won't we be able to see them again?" Uncle Meng said, feeling a little embarrassed. "I was thinking about whether you and Xiaoyue could make it, but... well, don't think too much about it from now on!"
Anyone with eyes can tell what the man who has been with Xiao Yue all the time these days looks like.
Just a rickshaw driver?
Who would believe that!
Uncle Meng shook his head and strode forward.
Ah Cheng looked back at the half-open back door, pursed his lips, and followed.
backyard.
The departure of the group of people took away the usual knocking and conversation sounds, making the place suddenly quiet.
Jiang Yi and the others naturally did not continue cooking. There was less of the smell of fireworks and more of a tense atmosphere.
Xiao Yue said bluntly: "The half-month training is over, and today is the day for your assessment."
As soon as the words fell, the huge backyard became even more frozen.
When Xiao Yue came yesterday, she had already told them what needed to be assessed today.
It is divided into three parts. The first is the test questions. Papers will be distributed with various questions that may be encountered in a self-service store, and you need to write down the appropriate answers. The second is the test of knife skills; and the third is to make a dish.
However, this dish was not what they were good at like when they first came here, but was created by Xiao Youyue.
This "question" may be stir-frying, stewing, or more likely a random one such as steaming, frying, or baking.
It sounds like this part is the most important of the three, but Jiang Yi and others understand that every link needs to be taken seriously.
Xiao Yue looked at their expressions, nodded secretly, took out the prepared paper and charcoal pencils and distributed them one by one.
This was the first part of the test. After everyone took it, they found a seat and sat down.
"The time limit is two quarters of an hour. Let's get started."
Xiao Yue kept track of the time and did not walk over, leaving them with a quiet space and environment.
Quarter of an hour later, Jiang Yi collected twenty-four papers and handed them to her.
Xiao Yue didn't look at it right away, and continued, "For the second part, you can sharpen your knives first, and start when you are ready."
The time has come to test the knife skills, and Xiao Yue needs to check each part one by one.
The sound of cutting vegetables soon came from the backyard, even and crisp.
It was not until the knife skills part was over that Jiang Yi let out a long breath and realized that his hands were shaking.
She controlled herself and looked up at Xiao Yue.
It was probably during an assessment, and it was impossible to tell whether Xiao Yue's expression showed satisfaction or dissatisfaction.
It was even more difficult for the women to talk.
Only Fu Xunzhou, who was standing aside, kept his eyes on Xiao Yue from beginning to end. He caught her hidden emotions and couldn't help but chuckle.
As expected, after Xiao Yue checked all the cut ingredients, he sighed: "This knife skill is almost catching up with me. Is everyone improving so fast?"
This sentence clearly shows that all the knife skills aspects have been passed!
The crowd was a little excited, but they quickly suppressed their excitement because the next part was the more tense cooking inspection.
Xiao Yue took out a small box she made, which contained small pieces of paper. She said to them, "I have written down all the dishes and their cooking methods. Everyone come and draw lots to pick one by one."
It may seem a little unfair, but if you think about it, how can you only know one way of cooking when you are in a restaurant, especially a buffet that offers a wide variety of delicious food?
Everyone held their breath, stepped forward one by one to draw their own paper ball, and then opened it.
Jiang Yi looked down and saw that the dish she was going to make was - Pagoda Meat.
She took a deep breath, calmed down, and headed to the food section.
The most important part of this dish is the meat, especially the cutting, which requires great knife skills. Then it needs to be rolled up layer by layer to form a pagoda shape...
Jiang Yi quickly selected the ingredients and returned to the stove.
Next to her was the youngest of the twenty-four people. He had already brought back the ingredients, but his face looked a little pale.
There was no one around chatting, so Jiang Yi frowned and looked at her questioningly.
The girl looked up at Jiang Yi, then at Xiao Yue, and showed her the paper ball.
The paper ball was a little wrinkled, but the black font was clear - boneless fish soup.
Jiang Yi was stunned.
Xiao Yue naturally noticed this scene. When she walked over, she saw the girl putting away the paper ball. The words on it made her raise her eyebrows.
This dish is indeed a bit difficult, as the fish meat and spine need to be completely separated, but they must remain intact and not broken or rotten. The final step of cooking the soup is to control the heat...
Xiao Yue saw the girl's lack of confidence, but she quickly adjusted herself and started making the dish.
There are twenty-four people in total, and each person has practiced making the dishes in the past half month, so they are neither difficult nor not difficult.
Xiao Yue did not set a specific time. After watching half of it, he picked up the first part of the test.
She read almost ten lines at a glance and seemed quite interested.
Various aromas wafted through the air from the backyard, and an hour later, twenty-four dishes were served and prepared.
Xiao Yue didn't waste any time and tasted it from beginning to end.
After each dish, she briefly commented on it, including "It lacks salt," "The soup is too thick," and "Did you forget to put sesame seeds?"
Stories like these are terrifying to hear.
Especially the comment that “the soup is too thick” was made by the girl who made the boneless fish soup. Her mind went blank at that moment.
Jiang Yi, who received a "not bad" evaluation, pursed her lips, a little at a loss.
In the past half month, Xiao Yue has been very friendly and always commented on the dishes they had practiced with a joking tone.
Until the day of the assessment, Xiao Yue was exceptionally serious.
Everyone knows that this is what should be done, but in such an atmosphere, one can't help but have wild thoughts.
If I have tried hard for half a month and still cannot pass, will it be too...
"Well, congratulations to everyone for passing the assessment, and welcome to join Yueting Self-service!"
But when Xiao Yue's laughing voice rang out, all those who were still thinking about whether they would pass or not, all froze in their places.
What?
All passed? !
"Why, you still don't believe what I said?" Xiao Yue took in everyone's disbelieving expressions and returned to his usual smiling self: "Everyone performed very well today!"
"I've seen the test questions, but what I want is not the answer, but the attitude. For the knife skills part, everyone should pay full attention. What I want is that you pay attention to safety at all times. As for the final dish... people come and go in the buffet restaurant, and everyone has different tastes. You will receive all kinds of comments."
Xiao Yue started from his own tasting perspective, and was even a little picky because of the assessment.
Everyone has different tastes, and this is something she needs to understand and tell the store members.
Because of this training assessment, Xiao Yue was not only preparing for the branch in Liuyun City, but also for the future.
If Yueting opens its own business in Qingyun City, and the home-cooked dishes need to be freshly prepared every day, does that mean Xiao Yue needs to have a clone?
It is definitely impossible.
Therefore, Xiao Yue not only needs someone he trusts to manage him, but also needs to recruit suitable helpers.
What is appropriate?
Xiao Yue feels that the person who is serious and dedicated, has good cooking skills, and most importantly, is persistent is the most suitable person.
The women in the yard stood there in a daze, then realized what she meant, and faint sobbing sounds were heard.
Xiao Yue tried to comfort her for a while, but when he saw that it didn't work, he used his ultimate move: "I'll give you five taels of silver later!"
The girls were stunned and immediately burst into laughter.
"Madam Xiao!"
"People are really touched, why are you talking about money?"
"But it's very useful..."
The atmosphere became lively again, just like every day of routine training.
But Xiao Yue noticed that the girl who was making boneless fish soup never stopped.
She walked over and asked gently, "What's wrong?"
The girl shook her head, crying and laughing: "I, I thought I couldn't make it..."
"My practice progress has always been slower than that of Sister Jiang Yi and the others. I am a bit clumsy. It was like this before. Later, I was saved by Wang and my benefactor, but I am not better than others. Until here, I have made some progress, but it is not obvious. I thought it would be my turn to be eliminated. If that happens..."
"Xiao Nuo."
Before Xiao Yue could finish listening, Jiang Yi interrupted the girl.
She then said softly, "We really have to thank Madam Xiao for giving us this opportunity. Xiao Nuo is easily emotional, and what she meant was that she could finally have a stable place to stay."
Stable?
And the previous sentence, saved by benefactors?
Xiao Yue could vaguely hear the hidden meaning in Jiang Yi's words and his deliberate interruption, and his eyes couldn't help but move slightly.
Subconsciously, Xiao Yue turned around and looked at Fu Xunzhou who had been sitting nearby waiting.
He seemed to have been looking over here, and when he saw her looking at him, a hint of confusion appeared on his face.
Xiao Yue smiled.
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