From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 116: Fancy a shop (please subscribe)
  The day after receiving Master's letter, Feng Zhengming made a special trip to the cafeteria when he returned from selling a handful of meat at South Station at noon.

I told them about Master’s letter and Grandpa Feng’s wish to invite Senior Brother and everyone in the cafeteria to have dinner at home.

After hearing this, Li Huidong agreed and said, "Okay, we really should visit the old man. It's been almost two months since you stayed at the old man's house, and we haven't even visited him. We really shouldn't."

Feng Zhengming said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, senior brother. Grandpa doesn't care about this. During this period, I am also busy with business, so I don't have much time to invite you, senior brothers."

Li Huidong then asked: "I heard that you are planning to open a dry rice shop?"

Feng Zhengming nodded: "Yes, grandpa helped find a few shops. I plan to find time to visit them one by one."

Li Huidong said: "Yes, you boy did not disappoint Master and me."

Feng Zhengming took out the five-spice braised hoof recipe sent by his master.

"Senior brother, don't refuse this recipe for five-spice braised hooves. This recipe was given by master, and master also asked to share it with you."

Li Huidong watched Feng Zhengming take out a few pages of recipes for spiced hoof braised in his master's handwriting.

He smiled and said, "You are worried that my senior brother will think that the master is partial to you."

Before Feng Zhengming could speak, Li Huidong said, "How do you know that Master didn't secretly teach me the secret recipe?"

Feng Zhengming immediately asked: "Is it true? Then bring it out, senior brother, and let's talk about it."

Li Huidong was stunned by these words.

Then Li Huidong laughed again: "Aren't the secret recipes taught by Master all in our heads? After following Master for so many years, what else do we not know?"

Finally, Li Huidong also took a look at the five-spice braised hoof recipe that Feng Zhengming brought.

Write down all the five spice recipes and ratios given by Master.

"Master is master. The formula of this five-spice recipe is really special. Some of the ingredients I wouldn't dare to use if it were me, but master dares to use it."

Feng Zhengming also nodded: "Yes, it tastes like nutmeg. It has a very strong taste. If the master didn't tell me, I would never dare to use it myself. There is also tangerine peel. I didn't even think of adding tangerine peel."

Li Huidong said: "It seems we still have a lot to learn about seasoning."

Feng Zhengming agreed with this: "Yes, we must continue to learn in practice."

When Li Huidong heard this, he immediately praised: "Junior brother, what you said is right. We must continue to learn in practice."

I made an agreement with the senior brother that on the weekend, the senior brother and his brother-in-law would go to Grandpa Feng's house for dinner with their family members and the big guys in the cafeteria. Feng Zhengming said goodbye to the senior brother and left the cafeteria.

After that, Feng Zhengming discussed the time with Luo Qing.

It was finally decided that everyone would get together at Grandpa Feng’s house on Saturday night.

After determining the time, Feng Zhengming also started preparations.

On the other side, Feng Zonggu has already selected several shops.

Feng Zhengming came back from closing the stalls at noon. During his spare time in the afternoon, he and Grandpa Feng went to visit several shops.

After following Grandpa Feng out to look at the shops, Feng Zhengming realized that Grandpa Feng had found five shops with their own characteristics.

One of them is in a very good location, in a street with a lot of traffic.

Although the storefront is not very big, it faces the street, so it is almost certain that there will be an endless stream of people every day.

Of course, the rent of this store is also the highest among the five.

Feng Zhengming followed Grandpa Feng and looked carefully inside and outside.

In the end, the best shop in this location was rejected by Feng Zhengming.

"Grandpa, although the location of this store is good, the space inside is a bit small, and the rent is a bit high. I don't think it's a good place here." Feng Zonggu didn't have much opinion, and still respected Feng Zhengming's ideas.

The next two houses we looked at were not very far apart, but they were obviously more remote in location.

One of the shops is even in a small alley, and it may be difficult to attract people to enter.

But the rents of these two are relatively much cheaper.

Of course, both of these were rejected by Feng Zhengming.

Although Feng Zhengming is confident that the smell of wine is not afraid of deep alleys, these two shops are obviously too remote and are indeed not suitable for opening a shop.

Although the location of the last two stores is not as good as the first one, they are still much better than the two remote shops.

One of them, when Feng Zhengming stood at the door, found that it seemed not far from the bustling market.

Moreover, the location of this store is not very far from the scenic spots of Dahu and Izumi.

Although the road where the shop is located is not very prosperous, the surrounding transportation is relatively convenient.

Whether it is to go to the train station or to some attractions in Quancheng, it can be said that this store is not very far.

After Feng Zhengming carefully weighed it, he quickly fell in love with this shop.

I talked with Grandpa Feng about my thoughts.

"Grandpa, the location of this shop is not very good, but it is not far from the most prosperous roads. If our reputation for meat becomes famous, I believe everyone will be willing to walk a few more steps to eat here."

Feng Zonggu said: "I originally took a fancy to this place because it is not far from several bustling streets and there are some family areas around it. I believe that if we really do it, there will be no shortage of customers once the reputation is established."

Feng Zhengming added: "And grandpa, look, this shop has a lot of space inside. You can arrange a stove to cook stir-fry inside."

Feng Zong smiled and asked, "Are you interested in this company?"

Feng Zhengming nodded: "Yes, I think this store is really good."

Then Feng Zhengming asked a question that surprised Grandpa Feng.

"Grandpa, is this store for sale?"

Feng Zonggu was shocked when he heard this, looked at Feng Zhengming and asked, "Do you want to buy the shop directly?"

Feng Zhengming nodded: "Yes, this location is really good. I want to buy the shop directly. In this way, we can have a fixed location as a restaurant in the future. As we gradually become famous, everyone will come here."

Feng Zonggu said: "If I buy it, I'm afraid it will be a little troublesome, and the price of such a shop is definitely not low."

Feng Zhengming said: "It doesn't matter, grandpa, the price is not low. I can't afford that much money at once. We can get a loan. It is very common to find a bank loan now. We can also go to a bank for a loan and mortgage the shop to the bank first. Once the bank loan is paid off, this shop will be our own."

At this time, Feng Zonggu suddenly discovered that Feng Zhengming really had a courageous side.

However, the old man agreed with Feng Zhengming's idea.

"Loans are indeed a solution. You can consult your third uncle about this matter. His business is doing well now. Ask him to help give you ideas on how to do this."

Feng Zhengming was a little hesitant when he heard Grandpa Feng say this.

The old man saw at a glance why Feng Zhengming hesitated.

"Don't worry, we are just consulting your third uncle, and we don't want him to pay."

When Feng Zhengming saw what Grandpa Feng said, he nodded and agreed to consult his third uncle.

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