Uncle Zong ran home panting.
Seeing him like this, Old Master Wen said disdainfully: "Xiao Zong, you are not young anymore, you have to take it easy." Uncle
Zong: "Commander, I, I saw young grass..."
Old Master Wen glared and quickly pulled Uncle Zong back: "Where did you see young grass? Tell me clearly."
Uncle Zong panted for a long time before calming down: "Commander, I saw young grass when I went to the hospital to visit a friend just now, and then I knew where she worked!"
Old Master Wen's eyes brightened: "Where is it? Tell me quickly."
Rugui, that unfilial son, found out about the object through other people's mouths, and asked him to bring young grass back to show him, and he actually said he would ask the other party's opinion!
He has been working in the laboratory recently and has been so busy that he has no time to eat. When he goes to ask Nencao, he doesn't know how long he will have to wait.
Uncle Zong: "It should be a state-owned hotel in the south of the city. Commander, Miss Nencao is really amazing. She is a hotel manager at such a young age!"
Old Master Wen shook his beard and said proudly: "Miss Nencao's food is so delicious. Isn't it natural for her to be a hotel manager?"
That's his future granddaughter-in-law. How can she not be amazing?
Uncle Zong: "Commander, are you going to the hotel? I'll go with you then."
Old Master Wen glanced at him and shook his head like a wave drum: "No, you can't go there. Miss Nencao has seen your appearance. Won't she recognize you when you go there?" Uncle Zong
: "Commander, are you going to hide it?"
Old Master Wen said as a matter of course: "If that brat Rugui doesn't tell me, I won't tell him either. I want to get to know Nencao secretly!"
Uncle Zong was struck by lightning: "..."
In this way, wouldn't he not be able to eat the food made by Miss Nencao?
Although Tong Mianmian Gaoxiao had retreated, she was listless and looked very pitiful.
After Tong Xuelu sent her home, she asked Tong Jiaming and Tong Jiaxin to take good care of her. She went to talk to Shen Wanrong next door and then went back to the hotel to work.
After arriving at the hotel, she held a meeting as usual and asked everyone to speak up and put forward any opinions.
Guo Weiping and Meng Qingqing were both silent and shook their heads to indicate that they had no opinions.
Guo Chunyu raised her hand and said, "Manager Tong, many customers have reported that the portion of the spicy hot pot is not enough. If you come a little later, you will not be able to get a queue number. Should we increase the portion?"
"No, just follow the current portion. If you are afraid that you will not be able to eat, come earlier."
Tong Xuelu glanced at her and felt that if the economy is liberated in the future, Guo Chunyu should be a good businessman.
They are now getting a fixed salary. Even if the hotel's turnover increases, they will still get the same salary. So why work so hard?
This is also the biggest drawback of the collective economy. Many people no longer want to make progress after completing their targets.
Tong Xuelu already has a plan in mind on how to make money in the future, but now is not the time.
"Let's make some meatballs today."
The quantity will not increase, but the variety can be increased. If it is the same few things over and over again, people will get tired of it sooner or later.
After the meeting, Tong Xuelu took Guo Weiping to go shopping.
Compared with later generations, beef in this era is very cheap. The price of one pound is about the same as pork.
Tong Xuelu bought some beef and fish, and also some pork, preparing to make beef balls, fish balls and pork balls.
Guo Weiping saw her buying beef and asked in surprise: "Manager Tong, are we buying so much beef leg meat to make beef balls?"
Tong Xuelu nodded: "You probably haven't eaten it before? The beef balls are actually better than fish balls when they are ready. You will know later."
Guo Weiping couldn't help swallowing his saliva when he thought of the meals she usually cooked. He thought to himself that anything made by Manager Tong would be delicious.
Back at the hotel, Tong Xuelu started making beef balls.
Now the weather is getting colder day by day, so if we make it for one more day, it can be stored.
Making beef balls is a physical job. We need to shave the fascia and remove the fat, and then pound the beef into meat paste.
The process of pounding the meat paste is very physically demanding, so Tong Xuelu asked everyone to take turns.
After the meat paste is ready, add water, starch and other seasonings, and then stir and knead evenly until the meat paste produces bubbles before it can be molded into meatballs.
The meatballs must be placed in warm water to set before they can be put into the pot and cooked. Although it is very tiring to make meatballs by hand, they are more fragrant and chewy than those made by machines.
After the beef balls are made, start making fish balls.
The method of making fish balls is similar. The key to making them elastic when eating is to chop them into fish paste.
After the beef balls and fish balls were made, Meng Qingqing and the other two were allowed to try a few.
The beef balls are chewy and have a crisp taste. When you bite them, the rich beef flavor fills your mouth.
Many people in this era are still not used to eating beef. Some people think that beef tastes too fishy, but beef balls don’t taste fishy at all.
Instead, the more you eat, the more you enjoy it. After eating one, you want to eat another one.
Compared with beef balls, fish balls are less elastic, but the surface of fish balls is tender and smooth, and the taste is completely different from beef balls.
Several people ate with shining eyes and praised them endlessly.
Guo Chunyu: "Manager Tong, I think this amount of balls will definitely be sold out in less than two days!"
Tong Xuelu originally wanted to make pork balls, but after making beef balls and fish balls, several people's hands were so sore that they had to give up and save the pork for other things.
As soon as eleven o'clock arrived, customers came.
Tong Xuelu usually didn't pay attention to the guests, but today she glanced at the guests and noticed the guest standing in the first place.
The guest was about sixty years old. Although he looked quite old, he was in very good spirits.
His eyes were bright and he didn't have the hunched back of an old man. He stood there with his back straight, which was very eye-catching.
The old man was also better dressed than the average person. His hair was combed back and was shiny and smooth. It was very smooth and there was not a single hair sticking out.
Tong Xuelu took a look and felt that the old man must have been a handsome man when he was young, and a handsome man with a baggy look.
The old man came over first and got a number card, which allowed him to order food and go in.
The old man came over, looked at her and said, "Comrade, are you a waiter in this hotel? Why can't I see your chef?"
Tong Xuelu said, "I'm not a waiter, I'm the manager of this hotel and also a chef. Do you have anything to ask me?"
The old man's beard trembled when he heard it: "Nothing, I just heard that the food in this hotel is delicious, so I want to see which chef cooks it? I didn't expect that you are so good at such a young age, young people are really formidable!"
To be honest, the old man's face was a bit serious, especially his eyes were sharp and energetic. Tong Xuelu thought he would be a very quiet person, but he was so approachable.
She smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment. Would you like some spicy hot pot? We have newly launched beef balls and fish balls today. I dare say that this beef ball is the only one in the whole city of Beijing!"
The old man's eyes suddenly lit up like stars in the sky: "Yes, all of them, and another one to take back."
As he said that, he took out two lunch boxes from a bag as if by magic.
Tong Xuelu thought he must be a foodie, and smiled as she put the food into the red soup to cook: "Old man, can you eat spicy food?"
The old man frowned suddenly: "I want a little spicy food, but old man, old man, it sounds like I am very old. At this age, I can be your grandpa. You can call me Grandpa Wen from now on."
Tong Xuelu: "..."
Does calling me grandpa mean I am not old?
And he actually has the same last name as Wen Rugui, this discovery made Tong Xuelu's impression of him even better.
Seeing that she didn't call anyone, Old Man Wen blinked and said, "Comrade, I heard that your last name is Tong, which Tong, the Tong in Tonghua?"
Tong Xuelu shook her head, "No, it's the Tong in Dongwu next to Danren."
Old Man Wen stroked his beard, "So that's how it is."
The spicy hot pot was cooked quickly, and Tong Xuelu asked Meng Qingqing to bring it in.
Seeing this, Old Man Wen had to follow him in reluctantly.
After that, guests kept coming, and Old Man Wen had no chance to come over and talk.
Tong Xuelu asked Guo Weiping to try to cook spicy hot pot.
In fact, there is no technique to cook spicy hot pot, as long as you master the time.
Guo Weiping had been watching for a few days and had an idea of how long it took to cook each item, but he had never put it into practice, so he was a little worried.
Tong Xulu then guided him from the side, and reminded him when he saw that something was almost cooked.
As expected, many people did not dare to try the beef balls at first, fearing that they would be too fishy and not tasty.
But for foodies, there is nothing to fear, and the most fearful thing is delicious food.
Seeing that the hotel had new food, they were the first to stand up and try it.
You don’t know until you try it, and you almost swallow your tongue.
It’s chewy and full of fragrance.
It’s so delicious!
The foodies ordered another portion at once, and others saw how delicious they were eating, so they also asked for one.
Soon the portion for today was sold out, and those who came late could only sigh again.
**
Tong Xuelu asked for leave after noon and asked Guo Weiping to cook dinner.
There was a sick child at home, and she was really worried.
Sure enough, as soon as she got home, she heard Tong Mianmian crying.
"Wuwuwu... Second brother, Mianmian wants mommy."
"Mianmian, be good, second brother will give you some candy, okay?" "
No, Mianmian wants mommy and daddy, second brother, Mianmian misses mommy and daddy, they haven't come back to see Mianmian for a long time, do they not want Mianmian anymore?"
This time Tong Jiaming didn't answer.
Tong Xuelu stood at the door, feeling sad.
She opened the curtain and walked in: "Who is crying? Could it be Mianmian, the best and most obedient girl in our family?"
Tong Mianmian saw her sister and her mouth flattened into a line: "Sister, it's Mianmian crying. Mianmian misses mom and dad, sob, sob..."
Tong Xuelu walked over and picked her up, reached out and touched her forehead, which was still a little hot.
"Mom and Dad went to work far away. Mianmian's food and clothes are all earned by her working."
Tong Mianmian's big eyes were filled with tears, and the tears fell as soon as her eyelashes blinked: "Then can't mom and dad not work?"
Tong Xuelu: "Of course not, if they don't work, we won't have food to eat. Mianmian is so well-behaved, she will definitely not do anything that will embarrass adults, right?"
The little girl blinked her eyes and cried softly.
The little girl is usually very well-behaved, except that she was very silent when I saw her on the first day, and then she gradually became cheerful.
Who would have thought that she has never let go of her parents in her heart.
If the little girl is like this, Tong Jiaming and Tong Jiaxin must be even more reluctant to let go, but no one said it.
Pretend not to be sad, pretend that it's nothing.
Tong Xulu thought about it, and her nose became more sore.
Tong Mianmian cried for a while, and finally fell asleep again because she was exhausted. But she slept very unsteadily and woke up crying from time to time.
Tong Xulu was afraid that she would have no appetite at night, so she made some fish porridge for her.
That night, the atmosphere in the Tong family was very depressing, and even Tong Jiaxin, who usually loved to be funny, didn't say much.
Military compound.
Zong Shu had been waiting at the door, and waited until his legs were numb, and finally the commander came back.
He rushed out to greet her: "Commander, have you seen Miss Nencao?"
Old Master Wen handed him the bag in his hand: "Of course, the child is good-looking, generous and dignified, has a good temper, good ability, and cooks delicious food."
In short, she is good in every way, and he is really more satisfied the more he sees her.
Uncle Zong nodded in approval: "Miss Nencao is really very good, no wonder Rugui is moved. By the way, Commander, what did you bring back for me?"
Old Master Wen glared: "What did you bring? This is my dinner tonight!"
The uncle felt aggrieved: "..."
Commander, don't be so stingy!
You said you would bring it for me, how come it became your dinner?
The next day, Tong Mianmian's stew finally subsided, and the little guy smiled again.
Tong Xuelu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Tong Jiaming and Tong Jiaxin wanted to take a leave again today, but Tong Xuelu didn't allow it, and asked them to go to school, and then handed Tong Mianmian over to the Wei family next door.
She planned to make more beef balls and fish balls today, and then buy some back to give to the Wei family as a thank-you gift.
As the weather gets colder day by day, the hotel's spicy hot pot is becoming more and more popular.
Think about it, on such a cold day, eating a bite of spicy and refreshing dishes and drinking a sip of soup can warm you up immediately.
Moreover, spending less money and eating more kinds of meat and vegetables is really too tempting for many people.
Some people who were reluctant to spend money to eat in the hotel in the past can't resist the temptation now and come to have a meal after receiving their salary.
Among these guests, Tong Xuelu remembered the old man who came that day.
The old man came almost every one or two days, and he was always the first in line. He always brought two lunch boxes to pack, and he would nag her a few words every time he ordered dishes.
Tong Xuelu wondered if he was a lonely old man who was too lonely at home, so he came to the hotel to chat with her.
With two more autumn rains, it was soon the end of the month.
Tong Xuelu went to the Ministry of Commerce for a meeting again.
This time, she didn't go empty-handed like last time.
She brought a summary report prepared in advance and a performance announcement sheet.
The last time Tong Xuelu walked into the conference hall, everyone looked at her with strange and contemptuous eyes.
But this time, everyone's eyes were different.
At that time, everyone thought that it was impossible for her to revive the hotel within a month, and they all thought she was bragging.
But unexpectedly, this little girl who was not even nineteen years old, used less than half a month to revive the hotel, and it was very prosperous.
Now when people in Beijing mention state-owned hotels, the first thing they think of is the hotel under her management, especially the spicy hot pot she made.
Many people present have secretly eaten it, and it is really delicious.
Seeing Tong Xuelu walk in with her head held high, some people felt ashamed, some people felt admiration, and some people felt unconvinced.
Tong Xuelu changed her previous indifferent look, and as long as someone looked at her, she would nod and say hello to the other person.
Seeing that she was not arrogant at all, everyone had a better impression of her.
"Comrade Tong, how do you make your spicy hotpot? Now people all over Beijing are talking about your spicy hotpot!"
"Yes, my wife and the kids went there to eat once, and they came back with high praises!"
"Comrade Tong is really better than the teacher, I admire you!"
Tong Xuelu smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliments. This spicy hotpot is actually a special snack from other provinces, but I made the seasoning myself. I don't have any hobbies, I just like to stir up some food."
"I remember now, Comrade Tong is also the chef of the hotel, right?"
Tong Xuelu nodded: "Yes, the chef of our hotel has a broken hand, so I will take his place during this period."
Someone was not convinced and said: "The master chef must be certified, how can Comrade Tong take the position of the master chef without certification?"
Tong Xuelu turned his head to look at the man who was speaking: "Comrade Chairman said that without investigation, there is no right to speak. Before this comrade speaks in the future, please do a good investigation, otherwise it will be easy to make a joke!"
"Not only do I have a master chef certificate, but it is also a first-level certificate."
The master chef's certificate is divided into three levels: first, second and third level, but basically no one will hire a third-level master chef. There are only a handful of first-level masters in the entire Beijing city, and ordinary hotels can only hire second-level master chefs.
When this was said, everyone was shocked on the spot.
First-class master certificate!
Isn't this too awesome?
What on earth did this girl eat to grow up? How can she be so amazing at such a young age?
She became a hotel manager before the age of 19, and also passed the first-class master certificate. It is true that the young are formidable!
Some people who looked down on women before suddenly felt embarrassed. It turned out that Comrade Chairman was right. Women can hold up half the sky.
Don't look down on women anymore in the future!
The man who was gloomy just now blushed, turned his head and dared not say anything.
Everyone talked for a while, and soon the leader came over.
After Minister Lin made his summary, he remembered the appointment he had made in a month: "Has Manager Tong from Chengnan Hotel come?"
Tong Xuelu stood up and said, "Hello, Minister Lin."
Minister Lin: "Congratulations, Comrade Tong, you have passed the test, and you have done better than I thought!"
To be honest, when Minister Lin heard her say that the hotel could be restored to operation in a month, he didn't believe it in his heart.
Unexpectedly, this female comrade surprised everyone. It only took half a month to bring the hotel back to life, and made the hotel popular in the entire Beijing city.
He heard people around him mention the spicy hot pot in their hotel almost every day.
Tong Xuelu said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Thank you, Minister Lin. This is still because of Minister Lin's good leadership. If Minister Lin had not trusted me wholeheartedly, I would not have dared to let go and fight!"
Minister Lin was so happy to hear this.
Yes, she can do so well because of his good leadership.
Then Tong Xuelu handed in the summary report and the performance announcement form.
Minister Lin flipped through it casually, and his eyes lit up immediately.
He had received many summary reports before, some of which were simply shitty, not only were they nonsense, but they were also written in a mess.
But the one handed in by Tong Xuelu was clear and organized, and it was neatly recorded in a table, making it clear at a glance.
Yes, Comrade Tong is really a good female comrade!
This work ability far exceeds that of many gay men.
Minister Lin's impression of Tong Xuelu became better and better.
After the meeting, some hotel managers secretly went to Minister Lin and suggested that Tong Xuelu contribute the recipe of Malatang so that other hotels could share the benefits.
Minister Lin didn't say yes or no, but just asked them to go back and wait for news.
**
Base.
Zhou Yan came back from outside that day, very proud.
Huang Qimin couldn't stand his boastful look, and asked him: "Zhou Laxi, what are you complaining about so early in the morning?"
Zhou Yan threw a punch at him: "Huang Goudan, if you call me Zhou Laxi again, I will never let you go!"
Huang Qimin laughed: "Who told you not to keep your word? What good thing has happened to you? You are grinning so hard that your mouth is almost stretched to your ears!"
Zhou Yan took out a small photo of a head from his shirt pocket, looked at the photo and smiled: "My girlfriend sent me a photo, and I can see her face every day in the future!"
Huang Qimin curled his lips at this: "I thought it was something else, I already have a photo of my girlfriend."
Wen Rugui on the side blinked his eyelashes and said nothing.
He didn't, he lost.
Zhou Yan immediately noticed that something was wrong with Wen Rugui, and laughed provocatively: "Rugui, did your girlfriend give you the photo?"
Wen Rugui: "No."
"Hahaha, I knew you didn't." Zhou Yan laughed provocatively.
Huang Qimin also felt proud.
Finally, someone had won over Wen Rugui. During
this lunch, Wen Rugui was even more silent than usual.
As soon as he got to work in the afternoon, he went to the dean's office.
Dean Zhuang Zhenghui looked at him and asked for leave. He looked up at him and asked, "Are you going to ask for leave to go back and meet someone?"
Wen Rugui's ears turned red: "Yes."
Dean Zhuang smiled and said, "I was worried that you would be single for the rest of your life. Now it seems that this worry is unnecessary."
Wen Rugui didn't say anything, but when he thought of Tong Xuelu, tenderness slowly overflowed from his eyes.
He looked more fiery than before.
Dean Zhuang saw this and smiled even more happily.
There is one less single man in the base, which is great.
Wen Rugui wanted to give Tong Xuelu a surprise, so he didn't call back.
In fact, he didn't know where to call. Tong's family didn't have a phone installed, and the hotel didn't have one either.
The next day at noon, Master Wen came to the hotel to eat again.
Maybe because of the rain, there were few people eating at the hotel today.
It was so cold outside that it made people's teeth tremble. Old Man Wen drank a mouthful of hot soup and ate very comfortably.
After eating, he suddenly sighed heavily.
His eyes drifted in the direction where Tong Xuelu was sitting. Seeing that Tong Xuelu didn't look at him, he sighed again.
The sigh was louder than a cow's mooing, and Tong Xuelu couldn't help but hear it.
After so many days, Tong Xuelu was familiar with the old man, so she walked over and asked, "Old man, what's wrong with you?"
Old Man Wen sighed again and shook his head, "My sons and grandsons are unfilial. I feel so sad!"
Tong Xuelu: "..."
Old Man Wen: "My son is a fool, and my grandson is also a fool. They left me, an old widow, at home. I usually want to I don't even know who to talk to!"
Tong Xuelu thought to herself, and it was true: "What about your daughter-in-law? Is she also a fool?"
Old Man Wen frowned: "She is not even as good as a fool! Let's not talk about them. Let me tell you, my grandson has a girlfriend, and I asked him to bring her back to me, but he didn't want to!"
Tong Xuelu saw the old man shaking his head and sighing, and felt that he was very pitiful.
His son, daughter-in-law and grandson are all fools, isn't this too unlucky?
Tong Xuelu: "Why don't you have a good communication with your grandson?"
Grandpa Wen: "We have communicated everything that can be communicated. My stupid grandson doesn't even call me grandpa now. Comrade Tong, can you call me grandpa and satisfy my wish as a grandpa?"
At this moment, a low and warm voice came from outside the door: "Grandpa."
Tong Xuelu's heart moved, and she looked up and saw Wen Rugui standing at the door: "Rugui, why are you back?"
Grandpa Wen: "..."
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