From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 125 Advice on opening a shop (second update, please subscribe)
  The dish of yellow croaker in pot is tender and fragrant in the mouth.

The egg batter shell that absorbs enough soup is really soft and waxy.

After biting open, the yellow croaker meat inside is very tender.

The umami flavor of the stock is paired with the umami flavor of the fish itself.

After Feng Zonggu took this bite, he felt that although this dish was very bland, the deliciousness of the yellow croaker, combined with the egg paste that soaked up the soup on the outside, was really delicious.

In particular, this dish tastes very soft and tender, and there are very few bones in the yellow croaker, which have all been cleaned off by Li Huidong.

Therefore, this dish is obviously very friendly to the elderly or children.

After tasting this dish, Feng Zonggu said to the two children: "You should also eat some of this dish. Eat more fish. You can become smarter, and this fish is delicious."

Hearing what the old man said, Li Fenzhen and Hu Yan naturally caught fish for the children.

Li Xiaogang was probably a boy, so he felt that the taste was too bland after eating it. However, because his parents were there, he ate it obediently and did not raise any objections.

Lin Xiaona is a girl, and her taste is relatively light, and girls also like to eat fish. She likes it so much that she asked her mother to put some more fish in her bowl to eat.

Feng Zhengming also gave Luo Qing a lot of fish to eat, and Luo Qing also felt that the pot-shaped yellow croaker was very appetizing.

The dinner was held in a harmonious and joyful atmosphere.

In the middle, Lin Jiacheng and Li Huidong also toasted to Grandpa Feng. Feng Zhengming saw that Grandpa drank a little too much, so he took the initiative to hold back a few glasses of wine for Grandpa, and drank a few more glasses with his senior brother and the others.

When Luo Qing saw Feng Zhengming having a drink with his senior brother and brother-in-law, she couldn't help but feel a little worried about him.

She wanted to speak several times, but seeing the relationship between Feng Zhengming and her senior brother, she opened her mouth but said nothing.

It was Grandpa Feng who saw it, smiled and stretched out his hand to stop everyone.

"Okay, that's it for tonight's meal. You all have to go back later. It's not safe to go back if you drink too much."

When the old man spoke, everyone was obedient and stopped drinking.

At this time, the old man, the woman and the children had almost eaten.

Next, Feng Zhengming, his senior brother, brother-in-law, Zhang Lei and Yang Peng left the dishes on the table.

Everyone filled up a large bowl of rice and started devouring it like a whirlwind.

In the blink of an eye, Feng Zhengming and the others devoured the plates on the table one by one.

Feng Zongguo looked at Feng Zhengming and the other five eating, with a smile on his face.

"Smells, you guys are eating like this, it looks so delicious. This is what a young man should be like. Finish all the dishes. If the rice is not enough, let Zhengming cook noodles for you."

Lin Jiacheng swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "No, there are already a lot of dishes, and the rice is enough for us."

In the end, Feng Zhengming and the others really finished all the dishes during this dinner.

Everyone started to clean up the table again.

The eldest brother's wife, eldest sister and eldest cousin put away the dishes and cleaned them together.

Luo Qing and He Xiaona took the initiative to clean the living room of Grandpa Feng's house.

Zhang Lei and Yang Peng put all the dining tables and chairs in place.

Feng Zhengming, his senior brother and brother-in-law sat drinking water and chatting with Grandpa Feng. Lin Jiacheng learned that Feng Zhengming was going to open a dry restaurant and gave some suggestions of his own.

"You are going to open a dry rice shop. My brother-in-law gives you some advice. Don't hire too many people. Just two or three people will do. Remember not to leak out your recipe for meat and pig's trotters, and don't let them participate in too many productions. Just let them look after the shop, take care of the guests, and clean the inside and outside of the shop."

Seeing Feng Zhengming nod, Lin Jiacheng continued: "In addition, if someone wants to seek you as a disciple, my suggestion is that for the time being, Zhengming, you should not accept a disciple."

"Brother-in-law, I will definitely not accept a disciple now. I have just become a chef myself, and I am not as good as my senior brother in many techniques. Accepting apprentices now is a bit misleading. I still need to practice a lot to really master the cooking techniques. Only when I can master all kinds of detailed knowledge can I be qualified to recruit a disciple." Feng Zhengming said seriously.

Li Huidong gently patted Feng Zhengming on the shoulder: "You are too modest. You have no problem teaching your cooking skills to apprentices. My brother-in-law asked you not to accept apprentices now because he is worried that people with ulterior motives would only want to steal your apprenticeship."

Lin Jiacheng nodded in agreement: "Yes, the Feng family has said that your meat recipe is extraordinary."

Li Huidong echoed: "Yes, there are many rumors in Quancheng now, saying that the meat you cook has the most authentic taste."

Feng Zonggu also said: "The recipe for pork meat is not that amazing. Even if we don't use our recipe and use simple five spices, as long as the meat is well selected, the taste will not be unpleasant."

Lin Jiacheng said: "It won't taste bad, but the taste is definitely not as good as what you make, so I still have to stick to this recipe."

Feng Zhengming nodded in agreement: "Okay brother-in-law, I know, I will pay attention."

Everyone talked about some small details of opening a shop.

Knowing that Feng Zhengming would install a stove in his shop and sell meat, he would also do stir-fries. The elder brother agreed with his approach.

"That's good. Don't lose the skills taught by Master. On top of grilling pork and hooves with five spices, and adding stir-fry, your rice shop's business will definitely be good."

After a slight pause, Li Huidong added: "But it will be more difficult."

Lin Jiacheng said: "Just hire someone who is responsible for cutting and matching."

While chatting with his elder brother, brother-in-law, and Grandpa Feng, Feng Zhengming gradually made a more three-dimensional plan for running a dry rice shop.

Everyone cleaned up Grandpa Feng’s house and said goodbye to Grandpa Feng together.

Grandpa Feng sent everyone to the door and said: "You are welcome to come as guests often when you have time in the future. Come again next time. We want Zhengming to cook, and we can't always let senior brother cook by himself."

Feng Zhengming also agreed: "Yes, next time you come, you must ask me to cook."

Li Huidong laughed and said, "Okay, I'll let you do it next time."

A group of people said goodbye to Grandpa Feng.

Feng Zhengming also rode a bicycle to take Luo Qing home.

On the way to send Luo Qing home, Luo Qing sat on the back seat of her bicycle, put her arms around Feng Zhengming's waist, and pressed her face against Feng Zhengming's back.

"I really envy you. Senior brother, they are so kind to you. If you want to open a shop, they will help you with suggestions."

Feng Zhengming turned his head and looked behind him and said with a smile: "Brother and the others will be very kind to you in the future. My eldest sister and sister-in-law also like you very much."

Luo Qing nodded against Feng Zhengming's back.

"Yes, my eldest sister and sister-in-law are so nice. They treat me better than my parents. My grandpa is also very kind and has no airs at all. He is always cheerful despite his age."

After hearing this, Feng Zhengming turned to look behind him and said, "Did you suddenly feel that you are very happy to have found me?"

Luo Qing hugged Feng Zhengming's waist tightly and responded softly: "Yes."

(End of this chapter)