"Oh, this chicken soup is so delicious, and it doesn't feel greasy at all. It's so good, I need another bowl!"
"Really? It's really delicious. Hey, try this fish soup, it's also really delicious, without any fishy smell at all."
"Really? I don't usually eat fish, but if you say so, I'll definitely try some. Yeah, it's true. It's delicious!"
"Don't rush to drink the soup, try this steamed chicken with ginseng and astragalus. It smells so good. The chicken is so tender and has a unique flavor. I quite like it."
Every time everyone tastes a dish, they will praise it and analyze its taste and palatability.
Especially as Pei Huan has eaten countless imperial court dishes, her evaluation is highly credible.
If even she can say it's delicious, then there's basically nothing to doubt or worry about.
In fact, Pei Huan was a little worried at first. She had eaten medicinal food before and had stewed it for her son many times, but she felt a headache just thinking about the taste.
Chinese medicinal herbs are already bitter enough, and when added with various seasonings, it is really difficult to make them taste particularly good.
So, this is why there are so many restaurants but almost none of them serve medicinal food.
Although she initially thought that making medicinal food could make money, she didn't expect it to be very delicious. But when the food was served on the table, she realized how wrong she was.
Instead of the bitter taste she had expected, these dishes each had its own unique freshness and fragrance. She didn't even notice that she was so full that she ate too much. This was the best compliment.
"Phew~~ Before dinner, I was still a little worried. But now, I really don't have any worries at all.
These medicinal foods taste surprisingly good. Not to mention that they can nourish the body, even if they don’t have those effects, I would still come for the taste alone.
However, there is still a hidden danger. After all, it is a medicinal food, and many people still have certain concerns about it.
Therefore, I suggest that all the people in the kitchen, including the waiters, should not recruit workers from outside. It is best to use only people with permanent contracts.
Prevent people from messing with it, otherwise once something goes wrong, it will be difficult to reopen it.
Of course, this is just my suggestion. You guys can discuss how to do it specifically. I have no objection."
It has to be said that Pei Huan did give everyone a reminder, and everyone immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.
Even Lin Ran began to take it seriously.
It seems that we can’t just hire people casually!
After deciding to open a shop, Xiao Lingdang and Jiang Xinian spent the next two days looking through all the medical books they had on hand and compiled some recipes.
This has directly led to the Lin family kitchen being almost non-stop in the past two days, with fragrance emanating from it all the time.
Sometimes it’s the aroma of food, sometimes it’s the sweetness of snacks, and it’s always so tempting.
After three days of experimenting, we finally finalized the initial menu.
There are a total of sixty-four dishes, eighteen of which are soups. These are not available every day, but are rotated daily. Only three dishes are served a day, and the rotation can last for six days.
The shop is also closed for one day every six days.
You can cooperate with pharmacies to obtain medicinal materials in food ingredients, or you can purchase them from villagers.
However, we need to find a fixed supplier for the ingredients, so this was left to Song Jie to arrange. She knows a lot of people, and she can make the connections, so the efficiency is high and the price is low.
As for the shop, it has also been decided. It is located on the east side of Mudan Street. It was originally a restaurant.
However, due to the drought, the original owner closed the store and moved to the provincial capital, so the restaurant was directly transferred.
The prices were not high at that time, so Song Jie bought them directly at a low price.
The restaurant has two floors. The original decoration was a bit dull and no one liked it very much.
So they simply renovated everything and even let Pei Huan see the new decoration style, which was a more grand style.
The first floor, which was originally packed, was also rearranged. The first floor hall, which could originally seat seventy or eighty people, was changed to have space for only forty people.
That is ten tables.
The whole space looks much more spacious. There is a water platform in the middle, and people can be invited to sing songs or tell stories here later.
The seats are arranged in a circle against the wall, with some distance between them, separated by custom-made screens to ensure a certain degree of privacy.
After all, medicinal food is related to a person's physical condition, so people are quite particular about it.
The second floor is more hidden and is full of private rooms. The layout has not changed much, only the decorations inside have been changed.
There are eight private rooms in total, some with single tables, some with two tables, and some with three tables. They can accommodate family banquets and there is plenty of room for everyone to sit here.
Because there were so many things to change, it took more than a month just to set up the store.
However, everyone cannot be idle during this period. We have to arrange the waiters, kitchen helpers, cooks, etc. in advance.
In order to select the right candidates, Wu Bokai accompanied them to the dental clinic to choose the right ones.
A total of four cooks, six kitchen assistants, and eight waiters were selected, and they originally wanted to recruit a manager.
But now Lin Feng and the Fang couple have nothing to do, so they assigned this job directly to them.
As for the orphans who were originally planned to be employed, two older girls were selected to temporarily help in the kitchen.
Originally, Song Jie had no intention of having them sign a contract to sell themselves, and only wanted them to do some odd jobs. However, the two girls asked to sign it themselves, so she let them sign it.
After all, it's more reassuring to sign with them. After all, they are not bad people and will not cheat two girls.
In the blink of an eye, the store was slowly put together, and the day of acceptance was approaching.
After breakfast early in the morning, the Lin family hurried to the county in a horse-drawn carriage and headed straight for the restaurant.
The restaurant has now changed its signboard and is called the Delicacies and Medicinal Food Restaurant. There is still a red cloth hanging on the signboard, which will be unveiled when it opens.
The carriage stopped in front of the store and two waiters hurried over to greet it.
"The boss is here, come in and rest your feet. I've just made some tea, I'll bring it up right away."
The person who spoke was called Liu Dong. He was not very old, only seventeen or eighteen years old, but he was very smart, brave, and spoke in a humorous way, so the waiters in the front shop were currently under his charge.
Lin Feng wasn't quite used to being complimented like that, but at least he wasn't so stiff anymore. He waved his hand and said, "You guys go and do your work. Don't worry about us. We'll go around and take a look. I'll call you if there's anything I need!"
Seeing this, Liu Dong nodded and immediately led his men to retreat.
The entire lobby was still very bright, and this was the first time Zhao and her friends had seen it after a rest period.
"You know what, this renovation actually looks pretty good. It's much brighter than when I came here before."
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