From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 306 When grandpa settles accounts with third uncle
After the New Year's Eve dinner, the army commanders went together to stand guard in place of the soldiers.

Military families and soldiers gathered together to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

Feng Zhengming was surrounded by the cooks in the cooking class.

The cooks asked Feng Zhengming for advice on cooking.

Feng Zhengming also had no reservations about the cooks. He shared some of his experience in the senior brother's canteen and some cooking details in his own restaurant with the army cooks.

Feng Zhengming even shared the recipe for pork belly with the cooks.

"Hahaha, from now on you can be in the army and cook meat for your comrades."

The cooks were a little surprised when the recipe for meat was shared.

Hu Jianli asked: "Master Feng, if you share the recipe for making pork with us, aren't you afraid that after we retire from the army, we will open our own dry rice shop to compete with you?"

Feng Zhengming laughed and said, "Isn't that a good thing? Then you can have your own business after you retire, and you can also promote our meat better."

In fact, the eggs in Fengjia Ganfanpu’s pork belly have always been one of the reasons why many people like Fengjia Ganfanpu’s pork belly.

The cooks admired Feng Zhengming even more.

Along with the beautiful fireworks blooming in the sky, the bell rang at 0 o'clock, and everyone entered the new year together.

Feng Zhengming nodded: "Yes, if the eggs are cooked for more than two hours, they will start to become more tender. The tenderness of eggs after four hours will be very good."

At night, Feng Zhengming slept in the same room as his grandfather, third uncle and Zhang Hongwei.

Feng Zhengming nodded seriously: "Yes, I want to go to Shanghai to have a try."

However, the third uncle was not in a hurry to speak, but wanted to hear Feng Zhengming's own thoughts first.

The army also purchased a lot of firecrackers and fireworks.

When Feng Zhengming saw everyone saying this, he smiled and said, "That's good. After the Chinese New Year, my dry rice shop will expand its operations, and may also open a branch later. When the time comes, you go to my place, and I will open a branch." There’s no need to recruit anyone.”

It can be seen that the troops are indeed well prepared for this Chinese New Year.

But no one felt sleepy, so they just sat and chatted together.

Third Uncle asked: "Do you still want to go to the south? Want to go to Shanghai?"

It really makes all the children who come to the army to celebrate the New Year very happy.

Third uncle Feng Jiandong asked directly: "Zhengming should have gained the most from this trip, right? I feel like you should have a lot of new ideas."

But the customers of Fengjiagang Restaurant still know very well that the meat at Fengjiagang Restaurant is delicious.

Therefore, when eating at Fengjiagang Restaurant, one usually has a piece of meat, an egg, and a spoonful of soup poured into the rice.

"You must remember that when making the pork, do not stew dried tofu, tofu, gluten and chili with the pork. They must be stewed separately, and it is best to stew the pork first. For the meat, wait until the aroma and fat of the meat are blended into the stewed soup, then scoop out part of the soup to stew the tofu and gluten separately.

Feng Zhengming not only gave the recipe, but also told the cooks some details about making the meat.

Grandpa finally asked about the doubts he had when he first heard that Feng Zhengming was going to Shanghai.

This is something that many people overlook.

"Why do we have to go south to Shanghai? Our Shandong cuisine has always gone north. The north is the mainstream market. The capital has the world-famous Eight Buildings, which are almost all Shandong cuisine."

Ding Yuan was a little surprised: "Will eggs become more tender as they are cooked?"

Feng Zhengming glanced at his third uncle, and then turned to his grandfather to express his judgment.

The third uncle, Feng Jiandong, was in the foreign trade business. He understood the general idea of ​​why Feng Zhengming wanted to go south to Shanghai.

Feng Zhengming nodded: "I have learned a lot. After chatting with them in the cooking class, I feel that if I want to open a restaurant or restaurant in the future, I can recruit retired cooks. Their basic cooking skills are not bad. With a little training, they should be able to do a good job, and they are reliable and trustworthy.”

It really confuses customers, especially some laborers who have big appetites and can eat three to five bowls of rice in one meal.

Feng Jiandong smiled and said: "The most important thing is that they have served as soldiers and are very intimidating. With them in the store, they are not afraid of others coming to make trouble."

Feng Zhengming said with a smile: "I originally wanted to open the store out of town so that the meat can be sold in more places. The more branches I open, the more staff will be needed."

Feng Zhengming told several people in the cooking class without reservation some of the key points of his own meat.

Gao Yongfu was the first to speak: "When I am discharged from the army, I must go to Master Feng's restaurant to work with you."

On the other hand, the eggs are very tasty and tender.

Grandpa said: "Your store recruits retired cooks and can also help train new cooks. This is a good cycle."

This magnanimity won deeper recognition from several cooks in the cooking class.

Feng Zhengming's generosity still surprised the cooks present.

On the one hand, the meat is fat but not greasy, and it is full of meaty flavor and has a refreshing fragrance.

Eggs can be simmered together with the meat, and don't worry about stewing the eggs for too long. Eggs can withstand stewing. The longer the eggs are simmered, the more tender they will be. "

Several other cooks also expressed that if they had a chance after retiring from the army, they would work with Feng Zhengming in his restaurant.

Everyone saw that when it was close to midnight, Feng Zhengming and the soldiers took the children out to set off cannons and fireworks.

After everyone discussed it for a while, several people from the cooking class also went to watch the Spring Festival Gala with Feng Zhengming.

Because the eggs in the meat from Fengjia Ganfanpu are not only very tasty, but also appear more tender when eaten.

Feng Jiandong said: "Yes, it happens to be a cycle, but it needs to be clear that your store is big enough, or you have enough branches."

“Shandong cuisine is indeed more influential in the north, and the famous Eight Buildings in Beijing are also all Shandong cuisine. Going north to the capital is indeed the inherent idea of ​​many Shandong cuisine chefs.

But if you want Shandong cuisine to develop better, you must face more brutal competition.

Going south to Shanghai is the best direction for training. If I can gain a foothold in Shanghai, it means that I have enough strength. By then, I will be able to expand to other places more freely. "

After Feng Zhengming finished speaking, his third uncle Feng Jiandong nodded secretly.

The third uncle recognized Feng Zhengming's vision at this moment.

Feng Jiandong then said: "Dad, Zhengming is right. It seems safer to go north to the capital, but the competition will also be fierce. After all, there is already an eighth building in the capital.

On the contrary, going south, Shanghai may become more open. Now people from all over the country are flocking to Shanghai. Zhengming Shandong cuisine will take the opportunity to go to Shanghai, but it will get more opportunities. Whether it is low-end or high-end, there will be huge The market is for Zhengming to develop and strengthen itself step by step. If you are strong enough, you will naturally be able to influence people in other places through yourself. "

Mr. Feng looked at his son and then at Feng Zhengming.

The old man probably understood what his younger son and Feng Zhengming were thinking.

They all belong to the type of people who don't want to be inferior to others.

On the surface, Feng Jiandong has a more public personality, and he may show many things openly.

Feng Zhengming is more reserved. He often seems to be a bit unwilling to compete.

But in fact, Feng Zhengming's desire to win will be even stronger.

And because Feng Zhengming usually prepares quietly, when he shows his strength, it is an absolute crushing attack, leaving his opponent with almost no power to fight back.

Grandpa Feng said with a smile: "I will look at you young people in the future. I hope your uncles and nephews will have the opportunity to cooperate well."

Feng Zhengming and Feng Jiandong looked at each other and laughed almost at the same time.

Then Feng Zhengming said seriously: "Uncle San has helped me a lot. I know that you paid for several shops to be taken down. I really want to thank Uncle San for helping me."

Feng Jiandong smiled and said, "You're welcome. Helping you take over the shop is also helping our own family. After all, it is the Feng family's restaurant."

In front of his grandfather and third uncle, Feng Zhengming took out his accounting book and calculated the accounts for his grandfather and third uncle.

"We have been running the Fengjia Gan Restaurant for more than half a year. I will calculate it based on half a year. After taking out all kinds of costs, the net profit of the Fengjia Gan Restaurant after half a year is 60,000 yuan."

Feng Zhengming told his grandfather and third uncle in detail all the expenses and income.

After hearing this, Feng Jiandong said: "Yes, it seems that you are really good at business, Zhengming. From a small restaurant with only ten tables, you can make a net profit of 60,000 yuan in half a year. It is really amazing."

Feng Zhengming responded: "Not only do I work in the restaurant business, but part of it is the money I earn from setting up a food stall at the train station."

Feng Jiandong nodded: "I know, you should also make money at the food stalls at the train station. The key is that you took advantage of it and contacted the train station through Luo Qing. There is no cost for you to work at the food stalls there. Expenses That is the cost of your own manpower and time.”

Feng Zhengming laughed: "I am quite grateful to the train station. Whether I started selling box lunches and meatballs, or later started a food stall, I relied on the train station to get started."

The third uncle smiled and said: "Explain, the train station is your blessed place. In the future, you must go to the train station to open a branch."

Feng Zhengming thought for a while and said, "No, there is Chaoxingxing at the train station, so I won't go to the train station. The branch can consider other places."

The third uncle said: "When you go to open your branch, are you still afraid of Chaoxingxing?"

Feng Zhengming said: "It's not that I'm afraid, I just want to leave some space for Chao Xingxing to come out."

Grandpa said: "There is really no need to open a branch near the train station. You can consider opening a branch near some scenic spots."

Feng Jiandong thought for a while and said: "Dad's idea is good. It is indeed better to go near the scenic spots."

Feng Zhengming said: "We will consider this later. What I think is that after the Chinese New Year, after our Fengjia dry rice shop expands, in addition to the meatballs, Sixi meatballs, elbows and grilled hooves, we also need to add some things. We will enrich our menu and give customers more choices, and within a year, we will make a profit of 20 yuan."

Feng Jiandong sighed after hearing this: "What a boy, you are ambitious. You want to make a profit of 20 yuan a year."

Feng Zhengming said with a smile: "Time waits for no one. I still want to go south to Shanghai, so I must have enough confidence."

At this time, Zhang Hongwei, who had been pretending to be asleep, couldn't help but said: "Brother, you can ask your third uncle and my parents to help you with the money. When you make money, you can share the dividends with them."

Zhang Hongwei suddenly said this, making everyone turn to look at him.

The first person to come to his senses was Feng Jiandong.

"You've been pretending to sleep? It's a good idea. As long as your brother says it, my third uncle will definitely support him fully. He can really do it. When the time comes, we will share the dividends together. It will be very good."

Feng Zhengming said: "The dividends must be given to the second aunt and the third uncle. We are a family. This time the second aunt and the third uncle have given me great support. In the future, I will definitely give the dividends to the second aunt from the profits of the restaurant." And third uncle."

Feng Jiandong said: "It is clear that we are not trying to get your dividends. We are all a family. You don't have to be so serious."

But Feng Zhengming still said seriously: "Because we are a family, we should be more serious. Tonight I will calculate the accounts to my grandfather and third uncle, just in the hope that we can explain them carefully. Only when the accounts are clear and clear, I think our whole family can screw them up." Become a rope."

These words surprised Grandpa Feng, Third Uncle, and Zhang Hongwei who no longer pretended to be asleep.

Grandpa Feng regained his composure and said with a smile: "You're right. It's more important for a family to settle the accounts. Only by clearing things up can we become a tightrope. As long as everyone is honest and honest and doesn't hide anything, it's okay to be a tightrope." It can be done."

Feng Jiandong also agreed with his father's words: "Listen to Dad, Zhengming, we all believe in you."

Zhang Hongwei quickly said: "I believe it too."

Feng Zhengming responded with a smile: "The trust of my family is my biggest motivation."

Grandpa Feng said: "Okay, okay, it's almost time to go to bed. The troops should have rested long ago. We are still chatting here until so late, so sleep well."

Grandpa spoke, and naturally everyone lay down to sleep together.

Feng Zhengming fell asleep soon after lying down with his longing for the future.

When I woke up again, I was awakened by the army's wake-up call.

Feng Zhengming got up and stood at the window, watching from a distance as the morning sun rose, a bright national flag was raised, and the commanders and soldiers of the army welcomed the rising sun of the new year.

Feng Zhengming stood in front of the window and saluted the sun and the national flag.

He also knew in his heart that this was also his new beginning.

In the new year, he will start a new journey.

The first thing is to expand the Fengjia Gan Restaurant and continue to do it well.

In order to launch some of the dishes you have thought of, you must also continue to do the core things well.

Of course, there is another very important thing. We must continue to work with the third senior brother and the chef apprentice to maintain the skills of Shandong cuisine and let Fengjiagang Restaurant maintain its own characteristics.

And the "Zhengluxing" brand must be launched in Quancheng first.

In the new year, there are many things to do.

Feng Zhengming believes that with his own efforts and the support of his family and friends, he will do everything well.

(End of this chapter)