Chapter 464 Fresh Season
“Listening to your words is worth ten years of food!”
After solving the big problem in his heart, Ning Weimin is happy.
So the solid state sprouted, and he laughed again, and started talking nonsense with Kang Shude.
But the old man is the person who despises him the most for his frivolity.
"You're a big man, and yet you're still so unstable. You're getting carried away, you know? I've told you so many times, but you really can't change it?"
Ning Weimin was also embarrassed and panicked. , On the contrary, it’s like a monkey bowing, trying to push the envelope.
"Yes, your old lesson is right. But I have learned the truth, so I am so happy. No wonder people say that having an elder in a family is like having a treasure. Your belly is like a grocery store. You have saved me so many detours. You are a beacon in my life, lighting up the way forward for me. What would I do without you? Who will dry my tears for me..."
Ning Weimin couldn't help but sing the last two lines. Leng made his master listen to two lines of Peter Ho's song more than ten years in advance.
"Okay, stop it! Stop it! You brat, the more you make it, the more it gets out of control. Good guy, what are you singing, I'm getting goosebumps. Listen carefully, I still have it I have a few last words to say to you..."
Kang Shude was both angry and funny, so he couldn't help but give a few more instructions.
"First of all, it's like a mountain apart. Of course it's good that my words are useful to you. But after all, I am not a Qinxing practitioner. I only know a rough and broad outline of Qinxing's ways. What I am telling you is actually nothing. It's just talk on paper. You need to throw real money into it. If you want to take the next step, you still have to ask a real expert. Only those who actually do this will know."
“And the experts I’m talking about are not just store managers. Everyone of the older generation knows that there are three treasures in a restaurant. A good kitchen worker, waiter and waiter are also indispensable. You have smoothed these three aspects. , the business of the restaurant is about the same. In addition to the chef's skills, the waiter's attentive service and the courtesy of the waiter are equally important. So what experts should I ask for? "
"You are in Huang. The landlord of the cigarette shop in Huamen is an elderly chef. Since you say he is capable, you should not be ashamed to ask someone who has real ability. You must not think that paying money is enough. . You must be polite. If you really want to pay someone to do it for you, you can’t just ask them to do it for you.” OK, don't be greedy for big money. You have a good idea. You want to squeeze the grease from the little devils and make real money from them. This is also patriotic, so I support you."
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"But having good ideas is one thing, and striving for practicality is another. You have to think clearly about where your customers come from and how big the situation can be supported. You'd better go to Fangshan in Beihai and Tingli Pavilion in the Summer Palace. . Also look for the gap between your own ideas and reality. After seeing what others do, you can then judge your own quality. If you really want to run a restaurant, you must be better than others. Just be sure.”
“You must fully consider your own conditions. If you are not as good as others, don’t make excuses for the sake of bigness and good looks, just like many state-owned restaurants nowadays. It's a restaurant, but you insist on calling it a restaurant. In fact, it's stupid. Even if your peers don't laugh at you, it will affect your business, because customers who really understand will think it's nonsense and will have a sense of distrust in you. Customers who don't know what they're doing will be frightened by your bluff and won't dare to come in. "
"In a word, business is business, and business is business. You can make money in the short term, but the profit in business is in the long run. It's not a coincidence. The bigger the business, the more it depends on real ability. The success of your restaurant depends not on what you call it, but how you run it. You can fool others, but you must not fool yourself with arrogance and self-righteousness. Ah."
Kang Shude's last warning clearly revealed his deep expectations and care for his apprentice.
Moved by the old man's sincerity, Ning Weimin also stopped joking and accepted with a serious face.
"Yes, Master. I have remembered all your instructions, and I will never dare to be careless about the things you reminded me. However, you don't need to worry about it. Because this time I am dragging the Service Bureau and the Temple of Heaven to do it together. They are my backers and will fully support me. Besides, state-owned units now pay attention to communication, help and leadership. I want to speak for the restaurant, even if I invite people from Fangshan and Tingli Restaurant, I want to come to the district. There are ways to do it here.”
“The same goes for funds. The names of Pierre Carton, Temple of Heaven, and the Service Bureau are all about money. At worst, I will just take out a bank loan to do things for the government. That's good, the compensation has nothing to do with you. The only trouble is the balance of interests of all parties, and the positioning issue. What you said is absolutely reasonable. You can't make a deal, and you have to have something real to make it happen. I should seriously consider it. Make good use of your strengths and weaknesses, and you can't take it for granted, let alone think too simply."
After a pause, Ning Weimin extended an invitation to the old man in order to express his gratitude.
"Master, I think we should stop talking like that. It's still early today, and it's not even five o'clock in the afternoon yet. Why don't we choose a different day, so let's go now? Why don't you go around to the Beihai imitation meal? I'll treat you to an official dinner. Please point out the real thing and explain it to me..."
Kang Shude's filial piety and kindness to Ning Weimin. I also felt uncomfortable, but I still shook my head and refused.
"Forget it, it's too luxurious for the two of us to just eat at an official table. In fact, I've already given everything in my stomach to you. There's no need for it, not to mention the people you should invite the most The people who work with you..."
"No, Master, are you still polite to me? Anyway, I am spending French people's money, so I can reimburse you. How many meals are you paying for? We have to eat them all. We are also promoting consumption and earning foreign exchange for the country. It is a patriotic move..."
"Haha, you kid, you are such an old and reasonable talker."
Kang. Shu De couldn't help but be amused by Ning Weimin's absurd reasoning again.
It’s just that the old man’s backbone has not changed.
"I'm not being polite. In fact, since I heard about Mr. Song's words, I'm not very interested in those dishes. I'm too lazy to make this trip, so I dress seriously and go there to show off my official airs. That's called pretending to be a wolf with a big tail. , boring. "
"Besides, at my age, eating is just for the comfort of my mouth and stomach. Really speaking, the ingredients don't need to be expensive, only the food is carefully prepared. You just have to do it.”
“What you said just now is right, it’s better to choose the right day. When you came back, did you see the flowers of the old locust tree on our Qianmen Street blooming fragrantly? Are you ready? Why not, I will show you my unique skills and let you taste the fresh food at our doorstep..."
Kang Shude didn't brag at all. Ning Weimin also praised his so-called unique skills. I have never eaten it before.
That is a kind of food that is unusual in the ordinary - Sophora japonica lazy dragon.
People in the capital are certainly no strangers to ordinary lazy dragons.
This is a unique local pasta that almost every household can make.
The usual method is to spread the prepared meat filling on the baking surface, then roll it up and steam it in the pot.
At one point, turn off the heat and uncover the pot, and a lovely white dragon will be placed in the steamer.
Take it out and cut it into sections, which are delicious meat rolls.
So the lazy dragon is also called the meat dragon.
As for why everyone loves to call it Lazy Dragon?
I am afraid that in addition to being easy and time-saving to make, it is also because of the chubby and lazy look of it lying in the pot, which naturally shows a sense of laziness.
Things like this are used to pass the time, whether they are raising a dozen children, dragging their children to take care of their children, or losing their socks while carrying their shoes.
Or the large canteen is perfect for providing emergency meals for a family of 1,800 people. Because it is really easy to do and has no technical content.
As long as the noodles are served, it will be successful.
I think this is the first basic pasta that any girl in the capital learned to cook for me.
However, if the word Sophora japonica is added to this ordinary home-cooked meal, it will be a different matter.
It completely changes from rough to refined, from popular to elegant. It takes a lot of trouble to do.
First you have to go to the tree to pick flowers.
The required amount is not a small number. To make a pot, you have to reach two big arms from the tree.
Then you have to select and wash the flowers that have come down.
Don’t want anything rotten, rotten, old, or with a bad color.
This matter is so trivial!
It's easy to get tired while talking, and your eyes won't work well if you don't look good.
Finally, spread this layer of carefully selected clean flowers on the dough, sprinkle a layer of delicate diced fat meat, grab two handfuls of white sugar, and then roll it into the pot for steaming.
In the entire production process, it goes without saying that Ning Weimin was the hardest worker.
Climbing the ladder up the tree to reach the flowers, he couldn't let Kang Shude with his old arms and legs do it, right?
Choose flowers to wash the tweed. The old man claims that his eyesight is bad, but as an apprentice, he can't refuse.
So, before the meal was finished, Ning Weimin was already regretting it.
He never expected that he would jump on a pirate ship just like that.
He did these tasks that only women are good at for two hours.
The key is that not only does it make him feel anxious and angry, but he can't even lose face.
Because the locust trees are blooming really well, a lot of people come to the street, but those people are all writing about women and aunts!
He is the only male among them, what's going on!
As long as they are acquaintances, anyone who sees him playing with such old locust flowers will have to ask him what they are doing.
Then he will naturally be embarrassed, and will also be teased by the women who spend a lot of time together.
But he can't complain yet. If he dares to show his teeth when he goes back, the old man will definitely hit him a little if he has something to say.
“Don’t you like to taste everything? Then it’s natural to do some work. If you want to eat something I don’t have elsewhere, then you have to be not afraid of embarrassment and work hard. I guarantee you will eat it if you like it. It’s over!”
Yes, he was so pouty that he had nothing to say. He could only blame his greedy mouth, which was a problem that could never be changed in his life.
However, the old man has never let go of empty cannons, and only fills people up with words.
Ning Weimin complained endlessly when he was making this stuff, but when he ate it, he was really satisfied.
This thing is actually a beauty beyond the taste. The fragrance and umami are outside the five flavors. The other is a kind of beauty with a refreshing fragrance and a unique flavor.
The scent of Sophora japonica flowers in May! This was the first time Ning Weimin had such a deep understanding of this!
Because for him, this fragrance was not only in his nose today, but also in his mouth and stomach.
With the addition of a pot of millet porridge that can be cooked without peeling, a plate of cowpeas mixed with garlic, and a plate of yellow cabbage, this dinner cannot be more perfect.
So at the dinner table, Ning Weimin, who was eating noisy sophora flower meat rolls and slurping millet porridge, started to find something to say.
He first started saying that Luo Guangliang was blessed.
When you come back later, you can eat ready-made food and enjoy the fruits of his labor. How many lifetimes of merit will it take?
Then he asked Kang Shude how he could make such ingenious home-cooked dishes. Is it the craftsmanship of his wife back then?
He even laughed and said that he was absolutely sure that this was the whimsical idea of a beautiful woman.
Such a meal should not be thought up by a man, because no man has such patience and will never find such trouble by himself.
But no matter how hard it is, it is worth it. This is really a delicious food in the world.
Especially the sweet reply, even makes people feel a kind of romance of walking in the green shade with the fragrance of flowers...
However, he only cared about feasting and chattering happily, but he didn't pay attention to it. When he mentioned this, Kang Shude's hand shaking the glass actually trembled a little, and a few drops of old wine spilled out.
For a moment, the old man even looked in a trance.
Especially when the old man tore off a small piece of Sophora japonica roll and put it quietly into his mouth to chew.
I don’t know what I thought of, but there was something crystal clear in the corners of my eyes...
(End of this chapter)