Chapter 109 Chapter 109 Business is booming
Everyone was having a great time on the ox cart; even Sun Wu, who was driving the oxen in front, would turn around from time to time to chat with them.
The half-hour oxcart ride seemed so short to them in such a cheerful atmosphere.
The slaughterhouse will deliver chicken feet and other things today. If Xu Yunfan doesn't call a few more people to do the work, I'm afraid they won't be able to finish it.
For Qi Xiu Ze, asking the slaughterhouse to deliver the goods to Xu Yunfan was just a matter of a word.
Less than a quarter of an hour after Qin Run opened the cafeteria door, the slaughterhouse staff arrived with the goods. Xu Yunfan spoke with them briefly, and the delivery man smiled and took out the contract. "Manager Xu, this is the contract our manager signed yesterday. Please review it and see if there are any changes that need to be made. If you have no objection, please sign it. From now on, Manager Xu will be one of our important customers."
The man had heard the shopkeeper's instructions that this Shopkeeper Xu was acquainted with the third young master of their employer, and they absolutely could not offend him.
With Qi Xiu Ze's instructions, the slaughterhouse owner naturally didn't dare neglect Xu Yunfan. Even the various clauses in the contract were like a pie in the sky for Xu Yunfan, especially the monthly payment. Xu Yunfan glanced at it and signed without hesitation. Finally, he asked, "Do you have any butter?"
"Butter? Manager Xu wants to buy butter?" The man was very curious. Generally, this stuff is boiled down to make oil lamps. Most people eat more lard, so few people buy this stuff.
After all, whether you eat it or not, if you want to buy this thing, you have to find a way to make a reservation in advance. Those who have the way find it troublesome, and those who don't have the way are frustrated by having no way.
Xu Yunfan: "Well, I want to buy butter. I'll take as much as you have. If you have milk, I'll buy it too. Of course, I also want beef. If you have any, you can send it to me."
When the man heard this, he immediately laughed, "Hey, Shopkeeper Xu, you're really lucky. There really is an old cow coming to our slaughterhouse today. I'll keep all these for you."
An old cow came to the slaughterhouse today. This kind of old cow, or a disabled cow that is lame and cannot plow the fields, can only be slaughtered by the county government. Therefore, if Xu Yunfan wants to buy butter, it is difficult to buy it from butchers outside. But now that he has established a connection with the slaughterhouse, he will definitely have it whenever he needs it in the future.
"Okay, just bring it to me at noon." Xu Yunfan happily sent the people away, and called Sun Wu, asking him to go back at noon, and he would go back with him, otherwise he would have to walk back.
The slaughterhouse delivered to them today 90 kilograms of chicken feet, 60 kilograms of duck feet, three sets of pig offal, and three pig trotters. As for fish heads, there were fewer, only 20 kilograms.
Whether making boneless chicken feet or pickled pepper chicken feet, the first thing to do is to wash the chicken feet, chop off the nails, and then cut the chicken feet into three sections. To make boneless chicken feet, you need to cut open the back of each finger of the chicken feet, twist the tendons and bones, and take out the bones. These few steps are enough for Fang Er and his team to be busy.
Before his class started, Xu Yunfan hurriedly wrote out the recipe and handed it to Qin Run, asking Qin Run to check whether the ingredients in the kitchen were complete and to buy any if they were missing.
Xu Yunfan had told Qin Run about spices like Sichuan peppercorns and star anise. Ordinary grocery stores didn't sell them, only pharmacies had them. Therefore, Qin Run could handle the purchase of the spices alone. "I understand. Leave these to me, don't worry. Yunfan, just focus on your studies and don't worry."
"Yes." Xu Yunfan naturally believed in Qin Run's ability. "You are my husband. I will definitely trust you to do things. Thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard." Qin Run was used to working. This level of work was easy for him compared to before, but Xu Yunfan was still worried that he would be tired.
Qin Run is very motivated to have Xu Yunfan's meticulous care. He wants to work harder to make money so that Xu Yunfan can live the same life of a rich young master as he did before.
Making money so that Xu Yunfan can live a good life has become Qin Run's obsession. It is precisely because of this obsession with Xu Yunfan that Qin Run works so hard, so that in the future he becomes rich and becomes the richest man in Beijing.
After doing all this, Xu Yunfan went to the woodshed where a few leftover wooden boards were piled up when the cafeteria was renovated. He didn't know what he was doing, but sometimes there was a clanging sound, and sometimes there was no sound at all. But once he went in, he didn't come out for a long time.
Aunt Qin and the others looked at the large basins of chicken feet and duck feet and thought that Xu Yunfan was about to "make trouble".
Yesterday, Xu Yunfan "played around" for the entire afternoon and was able to turn ordinary glutinous rice flour, milk, and rosewood into snow-white glutinous rice cakes that they couldn't afford.
If they didn't know that Xu Yunfan was very capable, even though he was a kitchen killer, he couldn't resist making so many desserts and eating so many dishes, otherwise, Aunt Qin and the others would be heartbroken.
Is Xu Yunfan crazy to spend money on these chicken feet with little meat and those stinky pig offal?
Now, when Xu Yunfan bought these things, Aunt Qin and the others didn't ask anything, but rolled up their sleeves and got to work without saying a word.
Pig offal is smelly, so Qin Run scooped out a few shovels of ashes from under the stove and asked Aunt Qin to take something and poke and wash the pig's intestines together to make sure that all the sticky feces on the intestines were cleaned. Otherwise, the odor would be difficult to remove and the cooked pig offal would still smell bad.
Afterwards, Qin Run was busy preparing the seasoning, and as for the cooking, he left it to Fang Fulang and others to try.
Mr. Fang and Grandpa Fang are indeed talented in cooking. When Qin Run was assessing them, he only taught them once. After watching them, they were able to cook dishes that were almost the same taste as him.
Even though Fang Fulang had a head injury and became stupid, his control over seasoning, heat, etc. was a perfect replica.
Grandpa Fang was not bad either. He had a lame leg before and had difficulty walking, but he was only in his early fifties. Even though he had never been a hunter, the man in the village had plenty of strength. With a big pot of food, he still swung the spatula in his hand so hard that it almost flew off.
Qin Run was extremely satisfied with this, and immediately went to the room to take out two deeds for the father and son to sign.
Grandpa Fang's hands were shaking, and with a feeling of excitement and nervousness, he taught Mr. Fang how to write his name step by step.
Mr. Fang is weak. This so-called weakness does not mean that he has no strength, but that he cannot tolerate rain or strong wind. Otherwise, he will catch a cold at best and a fever at worst. Once he is sick, he may not recover for ten days or half a month.
Because of this, Fang the Hunter and the others thought he was weak and were worried about him going out. After all, sometimes the weather is like a woman whose face changes easily. She can be smiling and talking to you one moment, and cry heartbreakingly the next.
Working in the kitchen is different. When Fang Liehu learned that Qin Run wanted to invite Fang Fulang to work in the kitchen, he hesitated.
Although there is no wind or rain in the kitchen, it is hot!
It’s not that Fang Yi doesn’t love his father, but he knows that his father can’t sit still. When he was confined at home, his father would always lie on the gate of the yard and look pitifully in the direction of the village, wanting someone to talk to him. Therefore, every time Run Ge’er and the others came to their house, although they were happy, the happiest one was their father. He would clap his hands and jump for joy like a child.
They were all busy, either going up the mountain or collecting firewood to sell. My grandparents were also busy, either taking care of the crops on the two acres of land or guarding the foot of the mountain to prevent the wild beasts from coming down to steal the food. They were rarely at home.
Every time Daddy could go out to the mountains with them, he was happy all the way, always chattering and rushing to do everything.
Fang Yi felt sorry for his father. He was a human being, not a dog. How could he be kept at home all day and wait for his master to have time to take him out for a walk?
When Fang the Hunter was still hesitant and worried about Fang Fulang leaving home, Fang Yi said, "Dad, what are you worried about? Grandpa and I are there. Even if we're not there, don't you know what kind of person Run Ge'er is? He will take care of Daddy."
"But the kitchen is too hot. What if your father can't stand it?" Her husband would get a headache even if he was blown by the wind. What if he fainted from the heat? Not only would he suffer, but he would also cause trouble for Qin Run and the others.
Fang Yi: "Dad, don't worry. Yunfan loves Run'er very much. He knows that the kitchen is hot, so he will prepare popsicles for us every day. Don't worry about that."
In fact, Fang Yi also had some selfish motives in wanting Fang Fulang to work in the kitchen.
On the one hand, when Fang Er and the others go to work, Dad will be alone at home all day, and Fang Yi is really worried that Dad will be bored.
On the other hand, although it is difficult to say, it is undeniable that when they work in the cafeteria, the meals Qin Run prepares for them, which Xu Yunfan calls work meals, are really ten times better than the meals at home.
Not to mention how delicious it is, it’s also full of oil and meat, and we even have popsicles to eat from time to time in the afternoon.
What are their family conditions?
How can Daddy’s health be good if he can’t even have a meal of oily boiled vegetables for ten days or half a month?
If Dad could work in the cafeteria, although it would be a bit hard, it would still be better than staying at home.
Fang Yi told Fang the hunter what he was thinking. Fang the hunter naturally knew that he had to go up the mountain to pick jelly fruits for Xu Yunfan tomorrow. He was also busy in the fields and had to pick black-seeded fruits. He was really busy and could not bring his husband with him. In the end, he could only agree with Fang Yi's suggestion and let Fang's husband go and try it. If he couldn't do it, he could come back.
As it turned out, being able to do what he was interested in made Fang Fulang instantly less weak, and within two days he had taken over all of Qin Run's work.
Qin Run plans to make boneless chicken feet, pickled pepper chicken feet and duck feet, lemon chicken feet and lemon duck feet today. As for pig offal and pig's trotters, they will all be used for braising. The fish heads will all be cleaned and used to make fish head soup.
He was not worried that the students would dislike the food and not be able to eat it. Xu Yunfan said, even if things like chicken feet have stepped on shit, so what? As long as they taste good and the food is delicious, clean and healthy, who cares what part of the chicken or duck these things are from?
Besides, when the students first saw the braised pig's trotters they had made, they did look uneasy. The thought that it had stepped on pig shit made them feel nauseous. But some students did not think so.
Pig's trotters have stepped on pig manure, and some pigs even sleep on pig manure. Would you eat that pork?
No matter whether it is pig's trotter or pork, whether this part has been touched by pig feces or not, as long as it is washed clean, it can be eaten.
Didn’t you see that Qi Xiu Ze’s four young masters didn’t show any disgust, didn’t care about their image, and just started eating it with their hands?
If it doesn’t taste good, how could anyone eat it to such a horrible state?
Qi Xiu Ze and his three companions are truly young masters, and no one looks down on them. Could it be that they are more noble than Qi Xiu Ze and the other young masters?
Thinking about the fact that the braised pig's trotters were not enough to sell before, and seeing so many chicken and duck feet, Qin Run felt relieved.
Just as Qin Run had imagined, at first, when some students saw things like chicken feet and duck feet, they were curious, "Huh? What kind of vegetables are they selling today? Why are they all these things?"
The student looked up at today's menu on the wooden board and read it out, "Boneless chicken feet, pickled pepper chicken feet, pickled pepper duck feet, lemon chicken feet, lemon duck feet... Why are there so many feet? There is not much meat on these things, and the pig offal is so smelly..." Is it edible?
Before he could finish his words, he heard the sound of someone chewing something. "Oh, are these really chicken feet? How come they're so delicious? Spicy and fragrant, the more I eat, the more I enjoy them. Waiter, give me another serving, and give me another serving of all of this."
Some students have become smarter. No matter whether the dish today is chicken feet or pig offal, they always buy it first. Otherwise, if you hesitate for a moment, you may not be able to buy it the next moment.
Since there isn't much meat in this thing, why not just order one portion of each?
If you don’t have much meat, just make up for it!
If you eat more, you will always be full. Otherwise, if you are a step slower, you won’t even be able to eat your shit while it’s still hot.
Anyway, it's just a dozen cents, and they can still afford this little bit of money.
What's more, when has the food in the cafeteria ever disappointed them?
That student is stupid. Why doesn’t he hurry up and buy it, but is still hesitating?
If you hesitate any longer, you might not even get a sip of soup.
He was smart. No matter what dish it was, he would eat first to gain the upper hand, otherwise he would go hungry.
Fang Er and the others who had just arrived today were already numb with shock. They were only responsible for adding more dishes and rice and adding more coins, and they were busy as hell.
Some students think that today's dishes are actually more suitable as snacks. There are spicy flavors, sour and spicy flavors, and hot and spicy flavors. It would be a waste to use them as a meal.
Some students hurriedly finished their meal and lined up again. This time, they didn't buy any food, they only bought claws.
"Waiter, I'm not buying food. Just give me one portion of each of these claws and separate them in a few bowls, otherwise they'll get tangled. I want to take these back. As for this bowl, I can give you a few more copper coins and consider it my purchase. Is that okay with you?"
The students who didn’t get to eat were unhappy when they saw this.
No, they haven't even had a bite yet. How can this student behave like a human being? He's already full, yet he wants to buy another portion to take away?
Has he considered the people who didn’t get to eat?
"Hey, what's wrong with you? The ones behind us haven't eaten yet, and you're not satisfied with being full, but you actually want to take some away? This is too much, waiter, you can't do this. Desserts are limited, and these dishes should be limited too. Otherwise, those who come later will have nothing to eat."
"That's right, we queued up so hard, but because the teacher delayed us for a while and we ran a little slower, are we going to go hungry again today?"
"Hey, you guys are slow, that's because you don't pay attention to physical exercise. How can you blame me for that? Besides, if your teacher keeps us late, that's his business. Our teacher is very good. When it's time for dinner, he won't delay us for even a quarter of an hour even if he hasn't finished the questions."
Moreover, their teacher ran faster than them as soon as he left the classroom, as if there was a wild beast chasing him. They wanted the teacher to stay in the classroom longer, but he refused.
The cafeteria was suddenly noisy. Many students were reluctant to leave after eating, and they were eager to pack up another portion to take away.
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