On the third day after Du Shaojie came to Shenzhen, he asked Qian Bo to invite the village's boss.
He personally cooked a table of dishes for them to have dinner, which was full of sincerity.
Although the location of the seafood restaurant is not in the village, there is a saying called "neighbors who cannot be moved away". It is inevitable that they will have trouble with others when they are so close.
A strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake, so it is necessary to have a good relationship with the other party.
The village chief Qian Zijie is a distant relative of Qian Bo. He is in his forties and very talkative.
After a few glasses of wine, he dared to pat his chest and said that there was no problem in this area that he could not solve.
The guests and hosts had a happy meal, mainly because the dishes cooked by Du Shaojie were so delicious that they could not be eaten in big restaurants.
A few days later, several employees came from Xijiang. One was arranged in the lobby, and the rest were all arranged in the back kitchen.
Du Shaojie settled them and returned to Yangcheng.
After working so hard for so long, he finally had time to visit Xiaomei at school.
"Brother, you've been here for so long and you haven't come to see me. I'm so sad."
"Don't be so nagging. Isn't your current task to study hard? Tomorrow is the weekend. I'll take you to my restaurant to eat Sichuan cuisine. Well, call a few of your good classmates as well."
Du Shaojie glared at his sister, but then compensated her.
Liang Meiqin is the manager of [Xichuan Restaurant]. Xiaomei will know about this sooner or later. It's better to take her to have a meal openly.
"Brother, you're the best!"
Du Xiaomei happily took her brother to the cafeteria. It was time for lunch.
The cafeteria was crowded with people. The brother and sister sat down to eat. Du Shaojie inexplicably felt a lot of hostile eyes.
He couldn't help but smile. It seems that his sister is quite popular in school. Not many people know about their brother-sister relationship, and it is limited to roommates and classmates who have a good relationship with Xiaomei.
Some people who don't know what they are are a rival in love.
"Brother, do you mind if I sit here?"
The brother and sister were eating and chatting. Jiang Xiaoling saw them when she got her meal, so she came over.
Du Xiaomei rolled her eyes. It was so embarrassing that her roommate became a fangirl when he saw her brother.
"We are so familiar with each other, why are you being polite? Sit down."
Du Shaojie smiled. He had a good impression of Jiang Xiaoling and was quite easy to talk to.
The meal took more than 40 minutes, and Jiang Xiaoling felt very happy.
Before leaving, Du Shaojie specially invited her to have dinner at [Xichuan Restaurant] tomorrow.
Although she was not the only one invited, Jiang Xiaoling still felt flattered. When she returned to the dormitory, she kept asking Du Xiaomei which dress would be suitable for her tomorrow.
Du Xiaomei was too tired to complain. Her brother was now entangled with Sister Miqin and Sister Yanzi. How could there be room for others around him?
Of course, she couldn't say this, so she could only persuade him tactfully.
The next day.
At noon.
Du Shaojie personally cooked a table of dishes to entertain Xiaomei and her classmates.
The people who came today just gathered for a table. He was worried that some people couldn't eat spicy food, so he was very considerate and made a few seafood dishes.
"Xiaomei, is this the restaurant opened by your brother? He is really capable!"
"Yes, yes, and the business here is so good, he will definitely make a lot of money."
"The key is that the food is delicious. Although I can't eat spicy food, I still can't help wanting to eat it."
The classmates kept praising Du Shaojie, and Du Xiaomei was proud of it.
In her heart, her brother is the best. Not only does he cook well, but he also has a business mind.
Most of them are poor students. They rarely go to restaurants, let alone eat in restaurants. In their eyes, this is a high-end restaurant. If it weren't for their good relationship with Du Xiaomei, how could they have this opportunity.
On the contrary, Jiang Xiaoling was relatively silent today, eating with her head down, and I don't know what she was thinking.
In the meantime, Du Shaojie came in, said hello to his sister's classmates, and then went out.
He was also very busy today. Today was the best business day since the opening, and Liao Yongxin and Yan Dabao were simply too busy to handle it.
Liao Yongxin, Du Shaojie and Yan Dabao are all authentic descendants of traditional Sichuan cuisine, and all three of them are top-grade chefs. This lineup is luxurious.
The word-of-mouth effect is gradually emerging, and the business will naturally not be bad.
People's mouths are limited. When opening a restaurant, the quality of the dishes is the top priority.
Du Xiaomei and others returned to school after dinner, which disappointed Jiang Xiaoling a little. She wanted to chat with Du Shaojie for a while, but unfortunately he didn't have time. Two
days later, a chef from Rongcheng came to the store to apply for a job, and Du Shaojie tried the dishes himself.
The chef was called Zheng Qiang, 35 years old, and was promoted to a special third-grade chef last year.
Du Shaojie found that the other party had a lot of ideas for cooking, and was not bound by traditional techniques, but incorporated some of his own ideas into it. The overall level is slightly worse than Liao Yongxin and Yan Dabao, but he has great potential.
Liao Yongxin also had a good impression of Zheng Qiang, so Zheng Qiang was hired on the spot.
Du Shaojie has been in Guangdong Province for a long time, and now that several stores are on the right track, he is ready to leave.
When they returned to Donghu New Village in the evening, before Du Shaojie could speak, Liang Meiqin took the initiative to ask, "Shaojie, are you leaving?"
"Yes, I have to go back and see, after all, there are still a lot of things to do at home. Meiqin, I will call you often after I go back, you have to take care of yourself here."
Du Shaojie nodded, confirming the other party's guess.
Liang Meiqin didn't say anything, but she worked extra hard tonight, and even Du Shaojie felt a little overwhelmed.
The next day.
Du Shaojie boarded the train to the north. Before, he thought about going to Beijing first, and also thought about going directly back to Xijiang, but he was a little hesitant.
After thinking about it, he chose Xingcheng as his first stop.
Reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, he wanted to go to the base camp of Hunan cuisine.
As the train sped, Du Shaojie's mood improved unconsciously. His current cooking skills have reached a certain level. If he wants to continue to break through, he needs a lot of accumulation. It
is not enough to practice hard in the simulation scene. He should broaden his horizons and find and experience delicious food in life.
In fact, this is what Du Shaojie has always wanted to do. Now he has this opportunity, so he will walk and see all the way, maybe he can find different scenery.
It was already evening when the train arrived in Xingcheng.
Du Shaojie got on a tricycle and asked the driver to take him to the vicinity of May Day Square and gave him one yuan.
This area is a famous business district in Xingcheng, and there are many guesthouses and hotels. However, it is not easy to find a high-end hotel, so he finally chose a guesthouse that looked relatively clean. He
opened a single room, washed up, and then went out to eat.
There are many small restaurants on the street, and Du Shaojie is not familiar with them anyway, so he found a small shop with many customers and walked in.
Du Shaojie looked at the menu, then ordered a [fried beef tripe with sour radish], a [tiger skin pepper], and a bottle of beer and a portion of rice.
The food was served quickly, and it smelled good, so he started eating immediately.
[Fried beef tripe with sour radish] This dish is well made, full of wok flavor, completely fried, spicy with a bit of sourness, very good with rice.
However, the appearance of the dish is not easy to evaluate. If you use this dish to take the third-level chef exam, you will definitely not pass it.
Of course, for a small restaurant, the taste of the dishes is already very good. There is really no need to be demanding.
I tried the [Tiger Skin Spicy Pepper] again and felt that the taste was average.
Perhaps in order to make the dish quickly, the chef of the small restaurant directly fried the spicy pepper over high heat, which caused most of the aroma of the pepper to be lost.
Du Shaojie was very hungry at this time. He commented on the two dishes in his mind and then ate them voraciously.
After eating a few bites of food and drinking a glass of beer, he was quite happy.
Since he came quite late, the customers in the store were basically gone while eating.
The boss was a middle-aged man and also the chef in the store. The middle-aged
woman who cashed, served dishes, and cleaned the place should be his wife. Du Shaojie heard someone shouting "Boss Lady" before.
This is obviously a husband-and-wife shop.
"Are you satisfied with the food?"
Du Shaojie was full and asked the boss to pay the bill.
The boss was also idle at this time. He had a cigarette in his mouth, calculated the bill, and then asked with a smile.
"Not bad, the food is quite satisfying."
Du Shaojie is not the kind of person who likes to find faults. After paying the bill, he casually praised it.
The boss and the boss's wife were very happy. Seeing that the customer had not yet stood up, the boss came over to pour him a cup of hot tea and then sat aside.
"Your accent doesn't sound like a local. Are you here on a business trip?"
"Yes, on a business trip. Boss, I'm not very familiar with Xingcheng. Can you introduce me to some good food in Xingcheng? Although I'm not a local, I'm still very interested in Hunan cuisine."
Du Shaojie had nothing to do at the guesthouse now, so he started chatting with the boss.
The boss immediately became excited and not only introduced him to the local food, but also introduced some famous restaurants.
"Thank you, I will come to your house for dinner later."
"Then I'm sure you'll welcome me. I'll give you a discount next time you come."
Du Shaojie drank a cup of tea and got the information he wanted, so he left the small restaurant and returned to the guesthouse.
Before going to bed, he got into the simulation scene and reproduced the [Stir-fried Beef Tripe with Sour Radish] that night over and over again. After spending 100 hours, he was very satisfied with the dishes he had replicated.
Whether it was knife skills, appearance, taste or control of the heat, they were far better than the owner of the small restaurant.
The next day.
Du Shaojie went out to buy a map and began to plan the route according to people's recommendations.
In the morning, he ate a bowl of [local pork noodles] like the locals, and then started shopping. After all, it was still early for lunch, and he could slowly appreciate the charm of this city.
Near noon, he went to the famous "Yuloudong Restaurant".
Yuloudong has a history of almost 80 years since its establishment, and it is definitely the leader in Hunan cuisine.
Du Shaojie came at this time, and there were not many people.
He sat at a small table alone, ordered a [Sauce Elbow] and a [Spicy Chicken], and then stopped.
There are so many dishes here, at least hundreds of them, and he can't eat them all by himself. (End of this chapter)
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