Chapter 301 Zhong Chongyang and his partner open a pickled fish shop

After the Lu family's pickled fish shop opened, the first batch of customers were the surrounding merchants.

At first, everyone had a try-it attitude and went in to order a pickled fish.

After eating it once, they couldn't stop, and they would come to eat it every few days.

The shop provides a delivery service. Some shops have good business and are busy at noon, so the store will have waiters deliver the food, which is very convenient.

When the waiter was delivering the food, he was seen by people shopping. Everyone asked curiously and said that he was delivering pickled fish.

Being asked to deliver food to the door must be recognized, so everyone went to the store to order a pickled fish to try it.

After eating it once, I fell in love with the taste of pickled fish, and then brought my family to taste it together.

In just a few days, the store was full every day at mealtime.

When Shen Jiale came to inspect, Chef Zhu suggested adding two more tables and hiring a few more waiters.

Shen Jiale asked, "Is the business so good?"

Chef Zhu said happily, "Madam, our business is really too good, we are totally overwhelmed!"

Although Chef Zhu was very tired, he was happy in his heart.

He was invited by Lu Mingfeng to show his skills.

He thought that a newly opened pickled fish restaurant would definitely not be too busy.

As a result, from the opening day to now, every time it is mealtime, he has never put down the stirrer and pot in his hands.

The pickled fish made by himself can be loved by customers, which is the greatest recognition of the chef.

After listening to Chef Zhu's suggestion, Shen Jiale immediately arranged recruitment matters.

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The popularity of the sauerkraut fish restaurant has attracted the attention of other restaurants.

Some small restaurant owners are chefs themselves.

Seeing that the sauerkraut fish restaurant is doing so well, they specially go to the restaurant to try the food.

After eating it once, they write down the ingredients in the dish and go back to figure out how to make it themselves.

They are afraid that the taste of the sauerkraut fish they make will be different from that in Lu's restaurant, so they specifically wait for Zhang Baogen who comes to deliver fish.

He is also Cai Yumei's lover.

In order to make the same sauerkraut fish as Lu's, the restaurant owner also purchases from Zhang Baogen.

For a while, Zhang Baogen's fish became a hot commodity.

Cai Yumei told Zhang Baogen that they should keep up with the supply of Shen Jiale's sauerkraut fish restaurant.

Zhang Baogen said that he would not be an ungrateful person.

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Zhong Chongyang is a person who likes to eat fish.

Cai Yumei used to send him fish frequently, and he was very satisfied with the food during that period.

Suddenly, Zhao Yumei stopped sending him fish and even avoided him on purpose.

As a university teacher, Zhong Chongyang still had to save face, so he never asked Cai Yumei for fish again. He

was addicted to eating fish, and heard from his colleagues that the pickled fish restaurant that had just opened recently had high reviews and was also opened by Shen Jiale's family, so Zhong Chongyang decided to try it.

When he arrived at the restaurant, Zhong Chongyang told the waiter that he and Shen Jiale were colleagues.

The waiter Xiao Li came forward to greet him warmly and said that he would give him two free side dishes.

Later, the pickled fish was served on the table, and the sour and spicy taste immediately penetrated into his nose.

Zhong Chongyang could eat spicy food, so he asked the chef to add more chili peppers.

After finishing a bowl of pickled fish, Zhong Chongyang still felt unsatisfied.

He wanted to pack a portion to take home, but Xiao Li asked him to pay a deposit so that he could take the bowl home with the dish.

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Zhong Chongyang did not go home directly with the pickled fish, but went to his cousin Wei Qiang's house.

Wei Qiang was an apprentice in a restaurant, and his apprenticeship was about to end.

Seeing his cousin coming to see him, he asked, "How did you find time to visit me, cousin?"

Zhong Chongyang said, "I brought you something good."

Zhong Chongyang opened the bag of pickled fish, and Wei Qiang came over with a happy face: "This is the popular pickled fish recently. Who bought it from? Lu's pickled fish tastes the best."

"It's his. Come and try it."

Wei Qiang picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of fish fillet and put it in his mouth, closing his eyes and enjoying the deliciousness of the pickled fish.

"It's really delicious. Tomorrow I will go back to the hotel and talk to the manager to add a pickled fish dish to the restaurant."

Zhong Chongyang asked, "Qiangzi, you are going to be a master chef soon. What are your plans for the future?"

"I will be a master chef in a few days. My master asked me to talk to the hotel manager and I will stay in the hotel to work."

"Can't you open a restaurant of your own?"

Wei Qiang laughed and said, "Cousin, you flatter me too much. I don't have that ability."

"The Lu family's pickled fish restaurant only makes this dish every day. It is always packed with customers. You specialize in this dish. Can't you learn it?"

"Cousin, you are not a chef, so you don't know the tricks here. Every chef has his own exclusive secret recipe. Without this secret recipe, the taste of the dish will be very different. Otherwise, every woman can cook, but few women can become chefs."

"There are many pickled fish shops around here. Although their business is not as good as Lu's, it is not bad either. Lu's family uses fish from my colleague's family. You can also buy fish from him. Believe me, Lu's family eats meat and you drink soup, but they earn more than you working in a hotel."

Wei Qiang was tempted by his cousin's words: "Then I will go to eat his fish a few more times, and then come back to try to make it and see if I can make it taste the same as Lu's."

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A few days later, Wei Qiang found Zhong Chongyang and said happily: "Cousin, the pickled fish I made is delicious after being tasted by my family. Now I have the confidence to open a pickled fish shop!"

Zhong Chongyang was also very happy: "Then open a pickled fish shop."

Wei Qiang said distressedly: "I know that opening a pickled fish shop can make money, but I don't have the capital. Cousin, can you lend me some?"

Zhong Chongyang said: "Since you asked, I will definitely help. How about this, I will pay half of the money for opening the shop, and I will count it as a share, so you don't have to pay it back."

Wei Qiang was very happy when he heard this: "That's great. When we make money, we can split it in half!"

They immediately went to find a suitable store.

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At 3 pm, the employees in the store had just finished their meal. Master Zhu frowned as he looked at the increasing number of pickled fish restaurants around him.

Xiao Li said, "Master Zhu, don't worry. The boss lady said that there will be more and more stores like this in the future. We just need to concentrate on making our own fish.

Besides, if there are too many customers, our store can't accommodate them. Opening a few more stores nearby will make things easier for you."

Master Zhu patted Xiao Li on the head and said, "What do you know, kid? The boss's family is rich. If the place is small, we can expand it. I can't handle it alone, so I can hire a few more chefs."

Xiao Li touched his head and said, "Master Zhu, aren't you afraid that hiring a few more chefs will put you below your status?" Master

Zhu said, "It's too small. If I'm the only chef in the store, it's just a small restaurant no matter how good the business is. If our store becomes a big hotel, I'll be a chef of the big hotel when I walk out, and my status will be different immediately."

"It's not that easy. The small restaurants around here have been open for two or three years, but they haven't become big hotels."

"For others, it's very difficult, but for the Lu family, as long as the boss and his wife want, it will take only a few minutes."

"Then I have to work hard. When our restaurant becomes a big hotel, I want to be the lobby manager!"

Master Zhu said with a smile, "Hurry up and work. In two hours, the restaurant will be busy again."