From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 226 Give face to my uncle

After finishing the meal at Feng Zhengming's food stall, the senior brother and several people from the culinary association also gave some suggestions.

Zhang Liqiang’s advice to Feng Zhengming: “Now that Chinese cabbage is coming out one after another, you can prepare more in advance. For example, the cabbage rolls can be wrapped and prepared in advance. Not only can they be used for grilled vegetables, they can also be made smaller and used to make soup for customers. Put some."

Li Huidong also gave some suggestions: "You can also prepare some fish sticks, wrap them in batter and fry them in advance. Braised fish sticks for others are also a good meal."

Li Zhifeng suggested: "Prepare some other braised food platters, and you can also prepare some boiled peanuts, as well as noodles, etc. At least while customers are waiting, you can serve some cold dishes first, such as pre-braised kelp. Otherwise, if a few people come to drink, the wait for food will be quite long."

Feng Zhengming heard everyone's suggestions and agreed with a smile: "Okay, thank you for your suggestions. I will be prepared in advance."

Zhang Liqiang sighed: "Junior Brother Feng is still very good. His skills are so good. If he can endure such hardships at the food stall, Junior Brother Feng will definitely become a very powerful master chef in the future."

Feng Zhengming nodded: "Working at a food stall is a test for me. I will have more contact with different customers, accumulate experience, and be able to cook better."

After hearing what Feng Zhengming said, everyone, including Senior Brother Li Huidong, admired Feng Zhengming.

For example, some of them, now that they are asked to work at the food stall, they really can't let go of their figures.

Even though they knew in their hearts that Feng Zhengming would make a lot of money overnight by running a food stall at the train station, they still couldn't come to work at the food stall.

Another thing that makes everyone admire is that Feng Zhengming can really cook any dish.

For example, tonight, Zhang Liqiang recalled that he was cooking on the street. At that time, a vinegar-based cabbage dish was very popular in winter.

Feng Zhengming can make vinegar cabbage immediately, and he can also make different tricks for the same dish.

In order to prevent him from wasting the leaves, Li Huidong ordered a grilled cabbage roll.

Feng Zhengming also does what he says and allocates the manpower around him well to ensure the progress of serving dishes.

This ability to instantly make adjustments according to customer needs may be something that many master chefs in large restaurants may not have.

Senior Brother Li Huidong and others all know that Feng Zhengming's adaptability should have been honed at the food stalls.

Before leaving, Li Zhifeng said: "Xiao Feng, don't let us down. We are all looking forward to your performance in the Young Chef Exchange Competition."

Feng Zhengming once again promised: "We will go all out."

Zhang Liqiang immediately said: "With this all-out effort, we don't have to worry. With Junior Brother Feng's cooking skills, all-out effort is enough."

This statement made everyone laugh.

Senior Brother Li Huidong stared at Feng Zhengming, his eyes filled with pride.

Send President Li and Senior Brother away.

Feng Zhengming turned his head and saw Chen Anbang staring at him with admiration.

He smiled and walked over and patted Chen Anbang on the shoulder.

Wake up Chen Anbang.

Feng Zhengming said with a smile: "My performance tonight is good. You should remember what you learned when you see it, you know?"

Chen Anbang nodded seriously: "I know, I must remember it well."

Feng Zhengming glanced at the time and saw that there were no customers at the food stall, so he asked Chen Anbang to tidy up and go back.

Upon hearing this, Chen Anbang immediately looked at the time.

"Master Feng, it's actually still early, and business is not bad today. Why don't we work for a while longer?"

Feng Zhengming smiled and said in a low voice: "Don't go too far in anything, and leave a glimmer of hope for others."

Seeing that Chen Anbang looked confused, he didn't quite understand what he meant.

Feng Zhengming explained seriously: "Think about it, if our food stalls are here, can other food stalls still have business? We still have business at the restaurant, but they only rely on the business at the train station at night. So we also have to leave a ray of light for others. We will close at half past nine and leave the business after ten o'clock to them."

After hearing this, Chen Anbang could probably understand what Feng Zhengming meant.

He didn't ask any more questions, and followed Feng Zhengming to pack up the things and load them into the car, and left on tricycles with Feng Zhengming respectively.

When other food stall owners saw them leaving, they would say goodbye to them very politely.

After watching Feng Zhengming and the others go away, the other food stall owners immediately began to "fight" among themselves.

Of course, some of the smarter ones among these food stall owners will secretly learn some of Feng Zhengming's dishes.

Just like tonight's two dishes: vinegar cabbage and braised cabbage rolls.

After Feng Zhengming left, several food stalls immediately started making arrangements.

The boss immediately led the people to wrap the cabbage rolls one by one according to Feng Zhengming's previous method.

Feng Zhengming and Chen Anbang returned to Feng's restaurant together.

What surprised him was that the Feng Family Restaurant was not closed for the day.

And as soon as they turned into the intersection, they could see a bustle of people in front of the dry rice shop from a distance.

Chen Anbang looked a little excited from a distance: "Master Feng's business is very good today."

Feng Zhengming stood on the tricycle and looked around from a distance.

"Why do you feel that our restaurant is doing something a bit like a food stall at night?"

Chen Anbang immediately agreed: "Yes, it really feels like a food stall, but it lacks the shed over there."

Feng Zhengming sat on the seat of the tricycle and said, "Okay, let's go back first and see if we need help, go in and help."

Chen Anbang agreed and followed Feng Zhengming on a tricycle.

After passing the main entrance of Ganfanpu, enter from the alley behind.

Arriving at the back door of the dry rice shop, Feng Zhengming just opened the door and heard the sound of stir-frying inside, as well as Yang Bin's constant shouting.

After listening carefully, I was sure that Yang Bin and the others should still be able to handle it.

Feng Zhengming and Chen Anbang first moved the things on the tricycle inside.

Then he went into the dressing room and changed his clothes, then washed his hands carefully, and then Feng Zhengming stepped into the back kitchen of the restaurant.

In the back kitchen, Yang Bin and Sun Hai were busy on the stove.

Xia Hui and Shen Rongsen were helping with the matching.

Feng Zhengming did not intervene in a hurry, but stood quietly and observed out of the way.

The craftsmanship of the third senior brother Yang Bin is naturally trustworthy. Although the evening was very busy, the third senior brother and his two apprentices were still able to do it with ease and cooked every dish very carefully.

There is no lack of seriousness because there are many customers and we need to rush to serve the food.

I remembered that the senior brother and the cooking association went to the food stall to look for him today.

Senior brother now also knows how to maintain good interpersonal relationships.

Feng Zhengming couldn't help but feel that the senior brothers were making continuous progress after leaving Yanxi Tower without their master by their side.

After Chen Anbang changed his clothes and went into the kitchen, he saw Feng Zhengming standing aside.

Before he could speak, Feng Zhengming stretched out his hand and pulled him aside.

"Don't say anything and look carefully. This is your opportunity to learn."

Chen Anbang immediately remained silent and stood beside Feng Zhengming, carefully observing Yang Bin and Sun Hai who were on the stove, paying attention to their small movements during the cooking process, and also making some comparisons with Feng Zhengming.

In fact, as long as you look carefully, it is not difficult to see some differences in the cooking of Yang Bin and Sun Hai.

Sun Hai is meticulous throughout the entire process and will do every step carefully. Yang Bin will be more comfortable, and Yang Bin and Feng Zhengming are similar in cooking. They both like to keep the fire high, and almost every dish will set the pot on fire.

The whole process is full of fire, which shows that the control of the stove fire is very good.

Usually, if they notice that the pot is very hot, Yang Bin and Feng Zhengming will pull the pot away from the stove.

Even if the temperature of the pot cannot be lowered in a short period of time, the dish will be cooked completely off the fire.

Chen Anbang watched from the side, and there was a feeling that Yang Bin and Feng Zhengming were both masters of playing with fire.

When comparing the two sides, Sun Hai seemed quite unfamiliar.

Sun Hai almost never turns up the heat all the time. Most of the time, he makes the pot hot enough. He basically cooks over medium heat.

Chen Anbang saw this in his eyes and couldn't help but whisper his findings to Feng Zhengming.

Feng Zhengming smiled and responded in a low voice: "To be honest, Sun Hai's approach is not wrong. Usually in vocational schools, teachers will definitely teach like this. When I first started to learn Zao, my master taught me the same way.

Always pay attention to the temperature of the pot, and turn down the stove fire in time to control the temperature of the pot.

In the past, when a coal-burning stove was used, senior brothers and the others had to stand by and add coal to the stove to suppress the fire or remove the coal fire at any time according to Master's instructions. "

Speaking of this, Feng Zhengming concluded: "So a good chef must be a master of playing with fire and can control the fire well."

Chen Anbang listened and nodded seriously.

Just as they were talking, Yang Bin and Sun Hai started cooking the pot, turned off the heat, and put it on the plate one after another.

Feng Zhengming saw them putting the dishes on the plate, reached out and patted Chen Anbang and said, "Go and help, hurry up and serve the dishes to the guests."

Chen Anbang responded immediately, stepped forward and put two plates of food on the tray, then took the tray out to serve the food.

Yang Bin saw Chen Anbang going to serve food, and then saw Feng Zhengming.

"You are all back."

Feng Zhengming answered the question and said: "Elder brother and President Li went there tonight and told me about the provincial young chef exchange competition at the end of the year. I hope I can hit the top three."

Yang Bin immediately said: "Hahaha, isn't that what it should be? You are now the leading young chef in Quancheng."

Shen Rongsen then said: "That's right, boss, you will definitely be in the top three."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said: "Everyone is looking forward to it. It seems that I really have to take it seriously. If I don't enter the top three, I will feel sorry for everyone's expectations."

Yang Bin said: "Just entering the top three is not enough. You have to put some pressure on yourself and get the top pick."

Xia Hui immediately shouted: "Yes, yes, I want to win the top prize."

Feng Zhengming said: "It is still difficult to win the No. 1 prize."

Sun Hai was honest: "In the whole province, it is really difficult to win the top prize."

Yang Bin heard Sun Hai's words and said with a smile: "Don't be deceived by him. My little junior brother, despite his young age, is definitely one of the best at cooking. If you have seen the cooking competition at the last gathering in Binyuan, There won’t be any doubt about him winning the No. 1 pick. As long as he plays seriously, the No. 1 pick will be a steal for him."

Feng Zhengming quickly stopped the third senior brother with a smile.

"No, Third Brother, what you said is a bit exaggerated. Why is it that getting the No. 1 pick is just about picking things up? Didn't we agree to be in the top three?"

Yang Bin smiled mischievously: "Hehehe, I have to put some pressure on you."

While they were chatting, Chen Anbang ran in from outside holding a tray.

"Master Feng, go out and take a look. There is a table of customers outside who don't want to pay. One person drank too much. He must be your brother-in-law and ask you to give him a free meal."

Everyone looked at Feng Zhengming in surprise when they heard this.

Feng Zhengming immediately guessed who was causing trouble.

"It's okay, I'll go take a look."

Without asking anyone to follow him, Feng Zhengming walked to the rice cooker alone.

Feng Zongguo saw Feng Zhengming coming back, pointed to the door, and then continued to greet other guests.

Feng Zhengming walked out of the main entrance of the restaurant and saw two familiar faces sitting at a table on the side of the road.

One of them is Luo Wenhan and the other is Fang Hongyan.

Luo Wenhan obviously drank too much.

Next to her, Fang Hongyan tried to keep some distance from Luo Wenhan, and the disgust on her face was not concealed at all.

At the same time, several people at the same table with Luo Wenhan and Fang Hongyan had funny smiles on their faces, and they were still making noises to see Luo Wenhan's jokes.

"Wen Han, I think we should pool the money together."

"That's right. It's not easy for people to do business. It's not good to not pay after eating."

"You said it's your brother-in-law's shop, but they don't even want to come out to see you."

"We asked when we came here. They said the boss was not here. Of course he was really not here, or was he just pretending not to be here? We don't know. Maybe your brother-in-law saw you coming and hid on purpose."

"Wen Han, in front of Fang Hongyan, you have to act like an uncle."

As soon as he said this, Feng Zhengming walked to the table and answered.

"Oh? What kind of aura should my uncle look like?"

Feng Zhengming's sudden words shocked everyone at Luo Wenhan's table.

Then a group of people looked up at Feng Zhengming who was standing at the table.

Fang Hongyan also looked at Feng Zhengming.

Then in full view of everyone, Feng Zhengming reached out and grabbed Luo Wenhan's collar, and pulled him up from the table.

Then he grabbed the wine glass on the table and poured a glass of wine on Luo Wenhan's face.

It's winter now and the weather is still a bit cold, so the beer on the table is also very cold.

Luo Wenhan was awakened by the coolness when cold beer was splashed on his face.

Luo Wenhan reached out and wiped the beer on his face, raised his head and shouted: "Who? Who is so drunk..."

Before he could finish the swear words and questions, Feng Zhengming interrupted: "Are you awake? Are you awake? Have you eaten? Have you drank? Is it time to go home? Don't let your uncle and aunt worry about you."

Hearing Feng Zhengming's voice, Luo Wenhan raised his head and saw Feng Zhengming. He was completely drunk and woke up almost instantly.

Then Feng Zhengming pulled Luo Wenhan, and at the same time said to Fang Hongyan: "Sister-in-law, let's go. I'll take a taxi to the intersection for you. You go back first."

Fang Hongyan was also shocked by Feng Zhengming's operation. She looked at Feng Zhengming with some horror and did not dare to say anything, so she could only stand up obediently.

Before Feng Zhengming led Luo Wenhan and Fang Hongyan away, he didn't forget to shout to Wei Xiuling: "Sister, don't forget to collect money from this table. They will pool their money to pay the bill."

Upon hearing this, several people who came with Luo Wenhan were unhappy.

But Feng Zhengming glared at a few people and said, "What? You guys want to get credit? Ask me who eats on credit, who dares to get credit?"

Luo Wenhan originally wanted to say that he would pay, but Feng Zhengming stopped him: "Shut up, don't talk if you drink too much, go home with your sister-in-law, and don't embarrass me here."

Finally, Feng Zhengming put Luo Wenhan and Fang Hongyan into a taxi, and he paid the taxi fare for them to go back first.

As for Luo Wenhan and the others, the money they paid for dinner at night was paid by several other people who came together.

(End of this chapter)