He was busy all the time, and it was not until two o'clock in the afternoon that Ye Zhiqiu finally had lunch.
He said, feeling both amused and annoyed, "Master, there are too many people eating here, aren't there? With such a good business, why are you providing so little meat? It's really wrong to be so stingy with money!"
Wang Lei replied with a smile: "Hahaha, today's situation is really nothing. Business used to be much better than this. In the past, it would take almost three people to work in the kitchen, and they would be busy all the time!"
Ye Zhiqiu was a little surprised. He had never thought that it would be so powerful before. He asked in confusion: "Master, since so many people are eating, what's going on now? Logically, this shouldn't happen. After all, there should be some difference in treatment between those with business and those without."
Wang Lei said uncertainly: "Well, I want to know what's going on too! In this area of Qianmen Street, our food tastes pretty good, and the price is the most affordable!
The wealthy eat at Fengzeyuan and Yitiaolong Restaurant, while those who don't have that much money will come to eat here! The customers at noon today are basically regular customers, and many of them are small business owners who don't cook here.
I've suspected this, too, and it might be for this reason that they didn't force me to take dividends. I'm not sure, but I can't find a reason to explain it.
Wang Lei treated his two apprentices very well. Not only did he let them eat as much steamed buns as they wanted, but he also reserved some meat dishes for them. The waiters outside and Manager Gongfang had no meat dishes to eat!
The three of them ate together and chatted, and there was no rule of not talking while eating.
The chickens and fish Ye Zhiqiu brought had already been sold. One chicken, made into ten servings of meat dishes, could fetch four yuan! A fish weighing over two kilograms, cut into five portions, could fetch two yuan.
Wang Lei cooked two of the meat dishes first, with Ye Zhiqiu watching from the side, and then Huang Dahe cooked the next two. The last two dishes of chicken and fish were cooked by Ye Zhiqiu, with Wang Lei guiding him. They were finally ready to be sold!
There were fewer people at night, and most of the dishes were vegetarian. So after Ye Zhiqiu had lunch, Wang Lei told him he could go home first.
Ye Zhiqiu asked sheepishly, "Master, is this not a good idea?"
Wang Lei said happily: "What's wrong with this? Aren't you good at fishing? I asked you to go fishing in the afternoon. I can't spend money on meat every day!
If you catch a carp tomorrow, I'll teach you how to braise it. If you catch a grass carp, I'll teach you how to braise fish fillets!
I heard that it was time for me to go fishing, but I was worried that it would be a financial burden to buy meat every day!
Ye Zhiqiu said with a smile, "That's fine, I'll catch a few more fish so I can learn a few more dishes from you, Master!"
Wang Lei laughed heartily and said, "Silly boy, you're going to visit my junior apprentice tomorrow! He does cook fish differently there. Influenced by his Sichuan cuisine master, he's especially good at cooking all kinds of fish! Bring more fish with you, you'll learn a lot!"
So that's how it is! Ye Zhiqiu almost forgot that tomorrow it was his turn to go to Caishikou to study with Li Bicheng!
"Hey, I've been learning from Master so much that I almost forgot about Second Master! It's all because of Master's good teaching that I was too focused..."
After a round of flattery, Wang Lei was so happy! Ye Zhiqiu then took off his apron, said goodbye to his master and brothers, and rode his bicycle home.
Ye Zhiqiu was in a very happy mood along the way, because he felt that cooking was not difficult to learn as long as the master was willing to teach!
Like today, he easily learned to cook several dishes. Because he was sturdy and had strong arms, flipping the wok was not difficult for him.
If only I could learn a few dishes every day like today! When we got back to Sanlitun, it was almost three o'clock.
Ye Zhiqiu took a one-pound piece of meat, a three-pound grass carp, and a bunch of side dishes from his space and placed them in the basket. He planned to cook the twice-cooked pork and grilled fish slices he had learned today at home that evening!
The courtyard door was closed. Ye Zhiqiu knew that they must be making sweet potato starch, so he closed the door.
"Mom, I'm back, open the door!"
“Here I come!”
Wang Xiaolan opened the courtyard door and asked curiously, "Son, didn't you say you were going to study with your master? Why are you back at this hour?"
Ye Zhiqiu took his bicycle into the yard and explained with a smile, "Well, my master said there's not much food left for dinner, so we just need to learn from lunch.
Hey, I learned a few dishes today, and I got some ingredients back. I'll make them for you tonight and show you how good my master's cooking skills are!"
Although Wang Xiaolan didn't understand why her son said he had learned a few dishes after just half a day, she was still very happy and a little curious about what her son had learned!
Ye Zhiqiu greeted Liu Cuihua, parked his bicycle, and went into the kitchen to take the things he brought back.
Because He Yongjun and the other two, as well as Yang Gui and the other three, were going to have dinner with at least ten people, they didn't plan to invite Liu Cuihua and her family over.
After putting his things away, Ye Zhiqiu came to the yard and asked Liu Cuihua, who was pushing the millstone, "Aunt Liu, how are things going over there?"
When talking about this matter, Liu Cuihua was very excited. She replied excitedly: "Everything is going well! I have already gone to see the old man, and he expressed his willingness to help. I gave him 30 yuan as a thank you fee.
Next, I just need to wait for the application to be completed there, and I can transfer my household registration there tomorrow! I really don’t know what to say, thank you so much, Xiao Zhiqiu!
"Oh, stop saying that. Just hope everything goes smoothly. That way, once the subdistrict office is established next month, you'll be able to get your food rations."
Wang Xiaolan also said happily: "That's right, by then both our families will have their quotas, and we can live a stable life and have hope in life."
After chatting for a few words, Ye Bailu was dragged out by Xiao Hei? No wonder I didn’t see this silly dog when I came back. It turned out that my little sister was holding the rope. It kept trying to run out, but it couldn’t break free.
Ye Zhiqiu squatted down, rubbed the frantically courteous Xiao Hei, then turned to Ye Bailu and asked, "Little sister, why did you tie it up again?"
Ye Bailu said with a smile: "Brother, Xiao Hei is disobedient and won't go to pick up sticks for me. He runs around all day and I can't catch him. If I tie him up with a rope, he won't be able to run away!"
I don't know what this little girl is thinking, she just throws little sticks and asks Xiao Hei to bring them back all day long. She really enjoys this game and can play it for most of the day!
Xiao Hei is indeed a dog, but asking him to run around and fetch sticks all day is too much of a dog...
Ye Zhiqiu looked at Xiao Hei, who was whining around him, with a pitiful look and said, "What a hapless stupid dog..."
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