Chapter 612 Let me help you (5000+ two-in-one)
When he came to the Jubao Building for the third time, Jiang Feng clearly felt that the number of guests in the Jubao Building was much more than the first time he came.
He couldn't see what was going on in the private room on the second floor, but the occupancy rate in the lobby on the first floor alone had exceeded 50%. Such a huge change could occur on a non-holiday and non-rest day. It was obviously the Eight Treasures of last night. The chestnut pigeon worked.
Jiang Feng even saw a few familiar faces on the small table in the hall, as if he had seen them at yesterday's funeral.
Obviously, even if Sun Jikai tells the truth, there are still diners who don't believe it and insist on coming and spending money to try it for themselves.
Sun Maocai has arrived.
There are only 4 of them in total, so a small table for 6 by the window is enough. But Sun Maocai chose a large round table in the back, closest to the kitchen. Fortunately, the attendance rate in Jubao Building was not high, otherwise the waiter might not have given him this table.
After getting closer, Jiang Feng immediately understood why the waiter was willing to give him this table - Sun Maocai ordered a large table of dishes.
After Jiang Feng sat down, he counted carefully. There were 13 dishes in total including cold dishes, 12 dishes and one soup. The smaller table really couldn't accommodate it.
"I haven't had dinner with Senior Brother Jiang in many years. I guess Senior Brother Jiang will go back to Peking in two days. I don't know when we will meet next time. Senior Brother Jiang also took good care of me when I was still in Jubao Tower. Today I will treat Brother Jiang to this meal." Sun Maocai said as soon as he opened his mouth that he would pay for the meal, and then turned to the waiter beside him and said, "Buddha can jump over the wall."
"Okay." The service desk nodded and left.
"I know that Senior Brother Yijiang is too lazy to ask what the signature dishes of Jubao House are. If he were to order dishes, he would definitely order them according to his past habits. These dishes are all dishes that Jubao House has a good reputation in the past few years. Let's It’s a rare chance to come here and taste all the food. If it’s a waste, you’ll end up taking it away if you can’t finish it. I haven’t figured out what to eat for dinner yet,” Sun Maocai said.
After hearing what Sun Maocai said, Jiang Feng began to look at the dishes on the table carefully. Many of them were eaten last night, including the steamed seabass that was highly praised by him and Wu Minqi. Lychee meat, minced chicken with golden bamboo shoots, pan-fried eel and honey-glazed barbecued pork are also included. Newly added are Wenchang chicken, raw crab meat and braised sea tiger fin, a cup of braised bird's nest and a plate of abalone per person. The soup is ordinary radish and pork ribs soup. Jiang Feng tried two plates of cold dishes yesterday and they tasted average.
"Why did you choose a table like this inside? Isn't there a big table outside?" the old man asked.
The table Sun Maocai picked was indeed a bit remote. It was the one closest to the kitchen and the light was not as good as the other tables.
"This is my problem when eating out. When choosing a seat, I like to choose a seat close to the kitchen. Just think of it as my professional habit. I always want to be closer to the kitchen to be more friendly."
"Originally, I wanted to add another dish of baked lobster in soup. After all, this dish was Jubaolou's signature dish when Master was here. Unfortunately, the waiter said that the lobster was out of stock and this dish was sold out again." Sun Maocai said regretfully.
"It's nothing to regret. They probably don't have the ability to make it taste like Master Sun." The old man stretched his chopsticks towards the raw crab meat braised sea tiger fin, picked up a small chopstick, and ate the shark fin as a vermicelli.
"Fancy." I knew it was not a good comment as soon as I heard it.
Jiang Feng was a little impressed by this dish. It was expensive. If he remembered correctly, it was the most expensive dish in Jubaolou. The unit price was far higher than Buddha Jumping Over the Wall.
After all, there is still a plate, and Buddha Jumps Over the Wall only has a small cup.
With this thought in mind, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is served.
A small cup could be eaten by Jiang Jiankang in three mouthfuls. Before the lid was lifted, Jiang Feng could smell the smell of money.
Although Jiang Feng has never tasted the dish "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall", he has smelled it. Professor Li had asked Jiang Jiankang to make "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall" before his family recognized relatives. Jiang Jiankang also used Huadiao wine that he had collected for many years. Although the finished product was not satisfactory, the aroma was still very successful. At least Jiang Feng had some impression of the aroma.
Entrance, delicious.
So Jiang Feng didn't know why this small cup of Buddha Jumping over the Wall had to thicken the soup to create a false sense of thickness with all the ingredients blended into the mouth. But the overall taste was still delicious. At least the broth was well prepared and the tone was good. . Although the various ingredients are not harmoniously blended, it is not unpalatable with such an excellent stock base, and the simmering time is sufficient. It is a passable version of Buddha Jumping Over the Wall, but the price is a bit more expensive, by a few digits.
"Jerry-making." The old man put down the spoon.
"It's really a bit perfunctory. When Master was here, the Buddha Jumping Over the Wall had to be made with the best ingredients. The dried abalone needed to be soaked 5 days in advance, the best ginseng was used for the sashimi, and the best golden hook wings were used. , even the jars are specially ordered by the kiln factory. "Doing it." Sun Maocai added, "It takes more than a day for a Buddha to jump over the wall. Someone has to be guarding the altar at all times. At that time, a senior brother was assigned to guard the altar, and he even had to eat several bowls of rice. ”
Jiang Feng couldn't help but swallowed a mouthful of saliva, looked down at the Buddha Jumping Over the Wall in the bowl, and suddenly felt boring.
Nothing more.
In the next few minutes, like a harsh food critic, the old man tasted each dish one by one and offered wonderful idioms and curses.
"Perfunctory."
"A mess."
"It's a mess."
"Hard to swallow."
"Misleading people."
"..."
"It's good for nothing." The old man put down his chopsticks and began to make a summary evaluation, "Only the steamed seabass dish is quite good, and the rest are just deceptive things."
Basically, every time the old man scolded a dish, Sun Maocai would explain in detail why this dish was scolded.
"The steamed seabass is made by Qiu Fu. I often hear people say that he is the most honest disciple of Senior Brother Sun. Now it seems that is indeed the case." Sun Maocai said.
When everyone is lazy, he is the only one who is not lazy, which shows that he is an honest person.
"Isn't he the head chef? He doesn't care if the dishes are made like this." The old man had tasted the normal performance of the chefs at Jubaolou last night, and was naturally even more angry at today's extremely perfunctory dishes.
"I heard others say that although Qiu Fu is honest and good at cooking, he is not good at interpersonal relationships and has no intimidation. He lacks management experience and is not suitable to be a chef. It turns out that when Senior Brother Sun was still here, although he didn't cook often, he still He often goes to the kitchen, so he has always been the chef, and Qiu Fu was also appointed temporarily," Sun Maocai said.
"You know the news about Jubao Tower," the old man said.
Sun Maocai smiled: "I was really bored in the hotel last night, so I asked my friend to help me find out some news about Jubao Tower. My friend is well-informed, and he found out everything in one night."
Naturally, the old man didn't believe Sun Maocai's lies, and said in a deep voice: "Do you really want to come back?"
Sun Maocai put away his smile and looked serious: "That's natural."
The old man raised his head and looked around, taking a closer look at the familiar yet unfamiliar restaurant: "This place is different from before."
"When Tai Feng Building reopens, will it be the same as Brother Jiang remembers?" Sun Maocai asked.
"Taifeng House belongs to my family."
"This is also my home." Sun Maocai said, turning to look at the closed kitchen door, "Senior brother Jiang knows my affairs very well. My parents died in the flood, and my relatives at home did not want to raise me, so they wandered out and became a thief. The most dexterous thing is these hands, and the best thing is to observe words and emotions. ”
"At that time, I stole the property of the guests in the Jubao Tower. I was caught on the spot and broke the things in the Jubao Tower when I ran away. It would have been an exaggeration to have been caught and beaten to death on the spot. But the master said that I was too young to return the things. Forget it after just one meal, I broke the things in the Jubao Building and had no money to pay for it, so I went to work as a handyman in the kitchen to pay off the debt.”
The old man scooped a full bowl of radish and pork ribs soup for himself and was munching on the ribs. When Sun Maocai said this, he casually added: "Of course I know that I was the one who caught you in the first place."
Jiang Feng: Pfft.
"Indeed, in fact, the person I should thank the most is Senior Brother Jiang. If you hadn't been so fast and strong, and grabbed me and pinned me to the ground, I might have been in prison now." Sun Maocai said, "It's a pity that there is no wine now. If there is wine, I will definitely offer a toast to Senior Brother Jiang."
"Don't talk nonsense to me, I'm not joking with you. If you want to come back, will I?" The old man continued to eat the ribs with his head down.
"How will you know if you don't try?"
"So what? It's not like you haven't tasted these dishes before. Even if you want to take care of them, do you think they are willing to let you take care of them?"
"So I have to give it a try." Sun Maocai said with a smile, "Who can think of what will happen in the future? Just like Senior Brother Sun and I never thought that Senior Brother Jiang could really buy Tai Feng Building back one day, and the business would still be so prosperous after reopening. .”
"Just like back then, Senior Brother Sun and I would never have thought that one day I would leave the Treasure Building and not be able to return for decades." Sun Maocai said softly.
The atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly solidified.
Wu Minqi quietly raised her head and looked back and forth between Sun Maocai and the old man. Then she lowered her head and pretended not to hear anything, and continued to eat.
As a big melon eater, she has secretly eaten enough melons these days and needs some time to digest them.
"Fengfeng." Wu Minqi whispered in his ear in a voice that only Jiang Feng could hear, "Actually, you can tell Sun Jikai about the comments made by Grandpa Jiang and Mr. Sun just now on WeChat."
"Ah?" Jiang Feng looked confused.
Wu Minqi pointed to the dishes on the table: "Although what Grandpa Jiang said is a bit unpleasant, his and Mr. Sun's comments are extremely fair. If Sun Jikai wants to rectify the kitchen of Jubaolou, these fair comments should be It will be a good way for him to reorganize his kitchen and establish his prestige.”
Wu Minqi is worthy of being the former heir of the Wu Family Restaurant. When Jiang Feng heard the old man scolding the food just now, what he thought in his mind was: Alas, grandpa started scolding people every day again. What Wu Minqi thought was that Sun Jikai could use these words to scold the chef and scold him back.
Jiang Feng thought Wu Minqi's suggestion was very good, so he immediately took out his mobile phone and started typing and sending WeChat messages.
He couldn't remember the specifics, but he still remembered the general idea.
Jiang Feng: My grandfather, Wu Minqi, and Sun Maocai and I are eating in your shop right now.
Jiang Feng: My grandpa said that your Buddha Jumps Over the Wall cut corners. Mr. Sun Maocai said that the materials used for your Buddha Jumping Over the Wall are not as rigorous as before. He said that your Buddha Jumping Over the Wall originally took more than a day to cook...
Jiang Feng: Honey barbecued pork...
Jiang Feng: There are also raw crab meat and sea tiger wings...
……
Jiang Feng sent more than a dozen messages to Sun Jikai in a row, but he didn't know that Sun Jikai was in the kitchen at this time.
Sun Jikai was originally checking whether there were any problems with the ingredients. When he entered the kitchen last night, he felt something was wrong when he saw the dishes on the chopping board. He suspected that someone had tampered with the ingredients and passed them off as good ones.
The results of the spot check are obvious. There is something wrong with Jubaolou’s ingredients. Common fruits and vegetables are just fine. For example, sea cucumbers, bird’s nests, and shark fins are basically both good and bad.
Qiu Fu was temporarily appointed and would not take care of things. It was too easy to take advantage of him.
Sun Jikai was furious when he felt his cell phone vibrating in his pocket.
After training the people, Sun Jikai walked into the cubicle and took out his mobile phone. He saw that the person who sent the message was Jiang Feng, and he had sent him a dozen messages in a row. What he saw after clicking on it was——
To confuse customers with all the mess, and to sell it so expensively is simply to deceive consumers.
Sun Jikai:?
Scold me?
After taking a closer look, he found that it was not Jiang Feng who scolded him, but Sun Maocai and Jiang Weiguo.
Sun Jikai looked from the bottom up. When he saw the first message at the top, he realized that Jiang Feng and the others were having dinner at the Treasure House.
Sun Jikai quickly responded to the message.
Sun Jikai: Which table are you at?
Jiang Feng felt the vibration of his phone and clicked on it to read the message:?
Are you going to hit me in anger?
Could it be that what I expressed just now was too clear and hurt Sun Jikai's fragile mind?
Jiang Feng thought for a while and sent the table number to Sun Jikai.
Within a few dozen seconds, the kitchen door opened. Sun Jikai walked out of the kitchen and saw Jiang Feng and the others at a glance, and walked quickly towards them.
After approaching, Sun Jikai apologized without saying anything.
"Grandpa Jiang, Master Sun, I'm sorry. I haven't had time to take care of things in the store during this period, which has caused the store to be in a mess, and the dishes made are not good for the customers. Let me treat you to the meal today."< br>
The old man said nothing and gave Sun Maocai the opportunity to speak.
Sun Maocai showed a gentle smile that belongs only to his elders: "I originally invited Senior Brother Jiang for today's meal, so I'll pay for it. It's understandable that the management of the store was negligent because of something at home. As long as I can do something about it in the future, Just improve. Forget about the meal money, if you can, you might as well give me a piece of Eight Treasure Chestnut Pigeon, the kind I had last night.”
Sun Jikai was stunned for a moment, then looked at Jiang Feng again, feeling a little embarrassed: "The eight-treasure chestnut pigeon last night was actually..."
"I know that the thickening part of the Eight Treasure Chestnut Pigeon last night was probably done by Jiang Feng. But I heard Jiang Feng say last night that the thickening of the Eight Treasure Chestnut Pigeon was not taught by your grandpa, but by you and him. It was researched, and since they were researched together, I believe you should be able to do it to some extent," Sun Maocai said warmly.
Sun Jikai was really embarrassed now. Although this was true, but...
He really doesn't.
"Actually, I don't know how." Sun Jikai smiled bitterly, "Although Jiang Feng's thickening was indeed figured out together with me, I still haven't mastered the real key to thickening. Later, grandpa also gave me some guidance, but..."
Sun Jikai shook his head.
"I'm not as good as Jiang Feng."
Jiang Feng and Wu Minqi were surprised now. Although it was a recognized and unchangeable fact that Sun Jikai was not as good as Jiang Feng. But with Master Sun's proud character, it is extremely rare and rare for him to say these words himself.
"Not at all?" Sun Maocai asked.
"I know a little bit, but I still don't get the point."
The thickening of Babao Li Xiangge requires enlightenment. Sun Jikai has been unable to focus on his cooking skills these days, so he naturally has no time to understand and has no chance to pierce the last layer of window paper.
"You can try it." Sun Maocai said, "Don't feel any psychological pressure. After all, I have never had the opportunity to taste it before. I don't know the specific taste of the eight-treasure chestnut pigeon made by your grandfather. I just tasted two last night. It was so amazing that I wanted to eat it again today.”
Sun Jikai was still a little hesitant. He knew his thickening skills best. He said he knew a little bit, but he really knew a little bit.
If he is responsible for thickening the finished product, it may be better than what is sold in the store, but it is far behind what Jiang Feng does. He didn't want to disappoint Sun Maocai. After all, he still had something to ask of Sun Maocai.
He is now like a product waiting to attract investment. He just wants to show investors the good side of the product and tries his best to hide the bad parts.
"The eight-treasure chestnut pigeon at noon today has all been sold out. If you want to try it, you have to start over. It probably takes..." Sun Jikai wanted to politely refuse.
"I can wait. I booked a return flight the day after tomorrow and there is still some time. I can take this opportunity to stay in the Treasure Building for a while." Sun Maocai said, blocking Sun Jikai's way.
Just when Sun Jikai was about to agree, Jiang Feng spoke.
"If Master Sun really wants to eat it, why don't I help thicken it again."
Working for Boss Sun for free is like a new experience.
"This is naturally the best." Sun Maocai smiled.
Sun Jikai breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Feng walked to Sun Jikai and asked in a low voice: "Should I change my clothes when I go in? After all, it is officially open for business now."
Sun Jikai nodded: "I'll have someone get it for you."
After saying that, he called a waiter to get Jiang Feng a kitchen staff uniform that fit his size.
It took some time to find clothes in the warehouse, so Jiang Feng pulled Sun Jikai to sit down and asked the waiter to bring him another pair of bowls and chopsticks so that he could taste how perfunctory the dishes made by his own kitchen were.
What is the difference between having a boss and not having a boss?
"By the way, haven't you figured out the key to thickening it after such a long time?" Jiang Feng asked curiously.
Sun Jikai shook his head: "My grandfather taught me a lot after I came back, but something happened later, and I never practiced cooking much, so it was a waste."
"It was always not going well when I was practicing. Although you said the temperature is the key, I couldn't find the feeling. It would have been a little better if my grandpa was there to give some guidance. Now that grandpa is gone, I don't know when I will be able to find the feeling. "Sun Jikai sighed.
"Practice more." Wu Minqi said, "Fengfeng's thickening is a result of practice. What he does now is much better than when you just left. It's all done in quantity."
Jiang Feng's eight-treasure chestnut pigeon has been able to make progress during this period of time, all thanks to Comrade Wang Xiulian's squeezing of her biological son.
Sun Jikai nodded: "I know, grandpa said the same thing. It's a pity that I don't have enough understanding and always fall short."
Jiang Feng glanced at the old man and saw that he was eating vegetables with his head down, as if he was not paying attention to the conversation of the three juniors here. He said: "My grandfather said before that he would stay here for two more days, probably to meet some friends. Anyway, these two days I’m just idle. Why don’t I come over and teach you?”
Sun Jikai was stunned.
"Your grandfather taught me this dish. Logically speaking, it should be your family's dish. But now it has become Tai Feng Restaurant's signature dish. I feel a little guilty about it. Anyway, I am idle, so maybe I I can tell you where there is a problem and it will be solved. It’s too slow to figure it out on your own.”
You didn't die.
Jiang Feng swallowed the last sentence in his stomach.
Sun Jikai smiled: "Thank you, I'll treat you to dinner tonight."
"Find a restaurant that sells baked lobster in soup. I've been to your store three times and I haven't tasted baked lobster in soup. It's a rare trip for me, so you have to let me try this famous dish." Jiang Feng smiled.
"Definitely."
"It's best to have an authentic restaurant where Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. I haven't had authentic Buddha Jumps Over the Wall yet." Wu Minqi added, taking advantage of the situation.
"Don't worry, I will definitely find you an authentic one." Sun Jikai agreed, "It's better than what I do now."
Just as he was talking, Sun Jikai suddenly raised his head and wanted to stand up: "It seems that the clothes have been brought over. Let me take you to the dressing room. I just want to change clothes too."
Jiang Feng stood up.
"Ding, complete the side mission [Good Memories] and get the mission reward: [A memory of Sun Maocai] [A memory fragment of Sun Maocai]."
The game prompt suddenly sounded in Jiang Feng's mind, and Jiang Feng subconsciously looked at Sun Maocai.
Sun Maocai was also looking at them, at him and Sun Jikai.
Sun Maocai had a smile on his face, and the corners of his eyes were filled with smiles, but his eyes were a little hollow, as if he was looking at someone else through them.
Probably looking at himself. But who is the other one?
(End of chapter)