The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 227 The Return
Lao Tan and Zhang Li benefited a lot from the whole day's immersive investigation.

Well, if you are advanced, you have to learn, so that you can keep pace with the times and keep up with the trend, or you will be beaten if you fall behind.

In the evening, Wang Zheng returned to the old store, called the store manager and head chef to greet Lao Tan and Zhang Li, and made arrangements for the inspection tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.Go to the other three stores first, and then go to the surrounding scenic spots for a day to do the best of the landlord.

He expressed his gratitude to Wang Zheng for his warm hospitality and careful arrangements for Lao Tan and Zhang Li, and said a lot of words of thanks from the bottom of his heart.

After dinner, the two left the restaurant and went to the hotel.

Yiyang is a county, and the pace of life is not as fast as in big cities.It was just after [-]:[-], and the restaurants on both sides of the street were empty of customers, and they were about to close.Some karaoke bars and bathing centers are still brightly lit, this is their prime time.

There were not many pedestrians on the street, and most of the shops on both sides began to close their doors.

The two walked forward, and when they were about to reach the hotel, they saw a barbecue stall on the corner of the street, and a middle-aged couple was busy.There are quite a few people eating skewers, and the seven or eight small tables are all full.

"Old Tan, eat some skewers." Zhang Li said.

"Why, I'm not full." Old Tan said.

"Try the taste of Hunan skewers, drink two bottles of beer, and can't fall asleep when I go back."

"Let's go."

It's a pity that there are only skewers here, no beer.The two had no choice but to grill skewers, then bought wine at the small shop in front of the hotel, and went back to the room.

After a day, I gained a lot, and what I saw and heard touched the two of them a lot. I drank and chatted and summed it up.

"Our family should also serve some Hunan dishes, most of the guests like to eat." Zhang Li said.

"Our family has them, such as stir-fried yellow beef and dry-pot chicken-flavored bamboo shoots. Both yellow beef and chicken-flavored bamboo shoots are from Changsha, as are white peppers and chopped peppers." Lao Tan said.

"That vermicelli casserole is very good, we should have it."

"Yes, I've thought about it too, but you can't just serve one thing, just go to a stall, at least five casserole dishes, and arrange a special person to be in charge, so that you can have momentum and attract the attention of customers. And you have to set up stalls, customers see If you don’t get it, it’s useless, and you won’t bring some if you hear casserole fans.” Old Tan analyzed.

"Then go to the casserole stall." Zhang Li said.

"You're pretty smart, why are you so stupid." Old Tan laughed.

"I don't know, no matter how smart a woman is, her IQ is equal to zero before the man she likes." Zhang Li rolled her eyes as she spoke, suspected of flirting.

Old Tan laughed and said: "It's okay to go to the casserole stall alone, but the effect is not great, and one stall is not shocking. If it is done, it will be decent. I plan to make the restaurant that is currently being renovated in Hohhot into something like rice soup. Open kitchen."

Zhang Li's eyes lit up, and said, "I think it will work."

"Let's observe for another two days and study it carefully. Renovating the kitchen is not a problem, the main thing is the structure of the dishes." Lao Tan lit a cigarette a little excitedly, and then said: "The dishes need to be redesigned, and the traditional dishes must be preserved while cooking rapeseed. It must be less, mainly to reduce cooking fumes. There is also the need to set up stalls, not only in style, but also to highlight special dishes, so that the goods can be sold in large quantities.

In fact, it is mainly a human problem. The existing chefs and cutting boards in our family are not familiar with and unwilling to set up stalls, so they have to be retrained.There are also tableware, which must be matched with the dishes to highlight the artistic conception. "

"I can see it."

"The Hushi store is ready, and the last directly-operated store in the provincial capital will do the same next year. We must lead the way." Old Tan said with confidence.

"Old Tan for sure, you can do anything with your ability, it seems that there is nothing you can't do." Zhang Li encouraged.

A woman's praise is a man's motivation, so a good man is motivated.

In the next two days, the two inspected the three branches of Rice Soup Taste. During this period, Lao Tan called Zhang Yu and told the kitchen of Hushi Saiwai Restaurant to stop the renovation and wait for him to go back.That is, when I found out about Xiaojun's grandma's hospitalization when I called, I was a little worried, but I didn't expect it to be so serious that the old lady would let go in a few days.

When inspecting the No. [-] Department of Rice Soup Taste, the store manager there had been to the provincial capital with an oriental food inspection group a few years ago. He had heard Lao Tan’s speech on the work point system and was so impressed that he recognized Lao Tan at a glance.

Wang Zheng was very happy when he found out, and he couldn't miss the opportunity, so he immediately invited Lao Tan to talk about the work point system to their management.So after the inspection, Lao Tan didn't go to play, and Lao Tan took the whole morning to make a wonderful sharing.

In the warm applause for sharing, Lao Tan and Zhang Li successfully concluded their trip to Yiyang.

The two returned to Changsha first. Since Zhang Li was here for the first time, and Changsha TV Station was well-known throughout the country, they also advertised the city, so they wanted to play for two days.

Lao Tan thought that since he came out, no matter how busy he was, he would not miss a day or two, so he would play and relax.

The two went to Juzizhoutou, Yuelu Mountain, Hunan Museum, and Tongguan Kiln Ancient Town.I ate lion's head at Yueyang Tower, fried yellow beef at Cooking Age, Xu Ji seafood, and Chef Fei's fried pork with chili.

Of course, Lao Tan did not forget to go to the raw material market. For a cook, visiting the raw material market is just like a woman visiting the mall.

In the past two days, the two have been in a happy mood and get along well with each other. They look like a couple who are out on a trip, intimate and loving.

It stands to reason that something should happen to the two of them in this situation.

When the love is deep and the love is strong, restraint is irresistible, and it violates the laws of nature.

If you can't bear it, you don't need to bear it anymore, and the same is true for feelings.

"If I've been here for a long time, I won't be able to destroy your family? I should live your life and not bother you." Zhang Li said with a happy face.

"You should find a man." Old Tan said.

"What are you looking for? You are enough—to be honest, Lao Tan, I am not jealous of your wife at all, and I am quite grateful to her. If she treats you well, you will not be an ascetic for 12 years. Sometimes I think it's hard for you - it hurts to see it."

A woman's thoughtful words of understanding often move a man, and Lao Tan is no exception.

"It's nothing difficult, life is just like this--my wife is very good, taking care of the family and children, I don't care about anything these years, she is all alone, it's not easy--"

"Do you two have communication problems?"

"It's a little bit, it's just that they are not together all the time, and some of them are born-both of them are strong, and neither one is submissive to the other, even if there is one who is subdued."

"Just be soft, it's not ashamed to listen to your wife."

"That is---"

Two days later, the two were going to return, Lao Tan returned to Hohhot, and Zhang Li returned to the provincial capital.

The day before the return trip, Lao Tan received the news of Xiaojun's grandmother's death, and his heart was a little heavy.He told Zhou Xiaomei to help handle the funeral, and to help as much as possible, so as to be kind and righteous.

When Lao Tan returned to Hohhot, he first called Zhou Xiaomei and Zhang Yu together, reported the investigation situation to them, and said that he planned to build an open kitchen.After listening to his vivid narration, Zhou Xiaomei and Zhang Yu also warmed up and expressed their support unanimously.

"This is a reform. If it is done well, it will be the leader. If it is not done well, it will be better than before. Open kitchen is a trend. It not only increases the dining experience of guests, but also improves the enthusiasm of employees and improves the quality of dishes. The most important thing is to change In the traditional marketing mode, the dishes are displayed intuitively in front of the guests, the production process is visible, and the direct marketing makes the dishes speak." Lao Tan said.

"Tell the dishes to speak—" Zhou Xiaomei repeated, and then said: "This idea is good, and it can lead."

Now that he had the support of the two of them, Lao Tan began to make arrangements.

First of all, I said to Zhang Yu: "Brother Zhang, please contact Toya Dawa and tell her about our family's open kitchen, and see if it meets the standards of the Food and Drug Administration, and what requirements are there."

Zhang Yu nodded in agreement.

Then he said to Zhou Xiaomei: "This is our model store. I need a good store manager. I want to be young, aggressive and energetic."

"No problem, leave it to me." Zhou Xiaomei readily agreed.

After the three met, Zhang Yu went to the decoration site. Lao Tan asked Zhou Xiaomei about Xiaojun's grandma, and Zhou Xiaomei briefly said it.

"That Cao——Cao Jiadong still plans to go to Jining?" Old Tan asked.

"No, I have to find a job in Hohhot. What will happen to the two children after he left?" Zhou Xiaomei said.

"It's also --- enough for him to choke, it's quite difficult."

"Fortunately, the two children are sensible—you don't know uncle, watching the two children kneel down for me, my heart is very uncomfortable, as if it is broken, and the knife hurts——"

Old Tan could imagine how uncomfortable that scene was, and his nose felt sore.

"What do you think we can do for them?" Old Tan asked.

"The only thing that can help is money, but it's not a long-term solution—hey, I'm thinking about the food for the two children. Cao Jiadong can do it in the morning, but I don't know when I will come back in the evening—" Zhou Xiaomei said anxiously.

"Tell the child to eat at the restaurant."

"I'll go and have a look tomorrow."

Families in distress are sympathetic, but kind people can do a lot, and it seems that this is the only way they can help.

(End of this chapter)