From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 59 The canteen needs to recruit people

Feng Zhengming returned to the cafeteria, but his senior brother and Lin Chengdu had not left yet.

Seeing him pushing the tricycle through the door, the senior brother came out to greet him.

"Where have you been?"

Feng Zhengming said while packing up the tricycle: "Oh, it was Liu Yongfeng who found me and said that some people who blocked the road last time caught him and asked me to identify him."

Li Huidong breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this: "I thought you would run into trouble again on your way back."

Feng Zhengming turned around and looked at his senior brother, smiled and said, "It's okay."

Lin Jiacheng walked out and said, "Your senior brother also asked Leizi and Xiaopeng to find you. The two of them went to the station and came back and said that you were no longer there."

Feng Zhengming said: "Maybe we just missed it."

Zhang Lei and Yang Peng followed them out and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Feng Zhengming back safe and sound.

The incident of being blocked last time still made everyone a little worried about Feng Zhengming.

Lin Jiacheng then added: "By the way, Zhengming, I heard from Leizi and Xiaopeng that there is another restaurant selling lunch boxes at the train station? They prepare more dishes, and also prepare tables and stools?"

Feng Zhengming nodded: "Yes, they are a couple."

Li Huidong asked: "If someone competes with you, will your business get worse?"

Feng Zhengming said: "No, there are many people coming and going at the train station. They sell theirs and I sell mine."

Lin Jiacheng said: "Be careful to prevent them from failing to sell to you, stumbling upon you, and lowering prices to compete with you."

Feng Zhengming thought for a while and said, "Thank you, brother-in-law, for reminding me. I will be careful."

Li Huidong added: "By the way, Zhengming, we were just discussing whether to recruit two more people?"

Feng Zhengming was a little surprised: "Recruit two more people?"

Lin Jiacheng said: "It's like this. I'm going to deliver steamed buns to Factory Manager Zhang in the evening. Factory Manager Zhang wants us to make steamed buns every night, rice at noon, and steamed buns at night. Let's change the taste."

After hearing this, Feng Zhengming immediately understood that if he made buns every night, there would definitely be insufficient manpower.

After all, today's buns were made by Feng Zhengming, his senior brother, and his two apprentices all afternoon.

Li Huidong then said: "Tonight's buns were not sold enough."

Zhang Lei then said: "Yes, I was bought a lot by the eldest sisters from several factories, saying that they would be used as breakfast for the family tomorrow morning."

Yang Peng said: "Because the elder sisters bought too much, the masters in some workshops behind them didn't have enough to eat."

Li Huidong said: "They didn't eat the steamed buns, so I had to cook noodles specially for them."

Lin Jiacheng said: "There are hundreds of people in the factory now, all coming to buy buns at night. We need to prepare at least several thousand buns. Your senior brother and I calculated that the manpower will definitely be too busy now."

Feng Zhengming nodded and said, "Senior brother and brother-in-law, do you mean to hire a few people to make buns?"

Lin Jiacheng said immediately: "Yes, Zhengming, you came with me. Your senior brother and I told you the same thing. We only need to hire a few people to make buns and wash vegetables. They will not participate in the rest. They will pay two or three dollars a month." Hundreds, it’s easy to find people.”

Li Huidong said: "I thought, since we have to hire people, it's better to find a few more people. By the way, I can find someone to help you, Zhengming, and help you go to the train station and the canteen every day to help you."

When Feng Zhengming heard this, he immediately said: "No, senior brother, I can do it alone."

Li Huidong said: "I heard Leizi and Xiaopeng came back and said that the couple competing with you are well prepared. You will definitely suffer a loss if you work alone."

Feng Zhengming said: "They prepare enough things, but the cost is also high. I have a tricycle per person, three pots of food and two buckets of rice every day. With less things and low cost, I have an advantage."

Seeing that his elder brother still wanted to help him more, Feng Zhengming quickly said: "Look for someone to help me. Why don't you find someone to help me make a cart? The kind of cart that can be hung on the back of a tricycle and can put pots and briquette stoves on it." , I can bring a few more dishes every day, and my competitiveness will naturally increase."

Yang Peng answered: "I know that kind of cart, which is separated by iron plates. The bottom is the stove, and the pots are placed in holes one by one on the top. This can ensure the temperature of the dishes and can also prepare more varieties of dishes."

After hearing this, Li Huidong and Lin Jiacheng looked at each other. Finally, Lin Jiacheng said: "Listen to Zhengming, I will help you ask later and find someone who can make a pushcart to help you make one."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "Thank you, brother-in-law."

Then Feng Zhengming said to Li Huidong: "In this way, we will follow what my brother-in-law said and find two people who can make buns and wash vegetables to reduce some of the pressure in the canteen."

When Lin Jiacheng saw that Feng Zhengming agreed with him, he was naturally very happy.

"See if Zhengming can understand me. Just do as I say and find two people who wash vegetables and make buns."

Li Huidong said: "Just do as you say, brother-in-law. Why don't you go back and ask the eldest sister to see who has a capable relative in the factory? Let me try?"

Lin Jiacheng thought for a while and said, "This is a good idea. I'll tell your eldest sister when I get home tonight."

When Feng Zhengming heard this, he quickly said: "No, brother-in-law, senior brother, I think it's better not to ask the family members of the people in the factory."

Lin Jiacheng and Li Huidong both looked at Feng Zhengming strangely and asked in unison: "Why?"

Feng Zhengming said: "It is best to look for help from outside rather than asking family members from the factory, because if the family members of employees in the factory come to work, they may rely on knowing the people in the factory, which will make it difficult to manage."

Hearing this, Lin Jiacheng and Li Huidong fell into silence, and both of them felt that Feng Zhengming's words made sense.

Feng Zhengming continued: "Also, if some people in the factory are allowed to understand the operating procedures of our canteen, there is no guarantee that jealous people will not stir up trouble behind our backs and find ways to disrupt our canteen contracting."

These words immediately sounded the alarm for Lin Jiacheng and Li Huidong.

There are indeed more and more jealous people these days.

Many people just don't like seeing others live well, and will always try to make things difficult for them behind their backs.

Lin Jiacheng and Li Huidong contracted the factory canteen, although they were guaranteed by Li Huidong's craftsmanship.

But in fact, it doesn't matter to some people in the factory whether the food in the factory cafeteria is delicious or not.

If some people in the factory were to learn about the canteen's purchasing channels and operating procedures, there would definitely be people who wanted to take away the canteen's contracting rights.

Lin Jiacheng said: "Zhengming is right to remind you that the cafeteria is a piece of fat. People don't understand it yet and no one is competing with us. Once people learn about it, there will definitely be jealous people behind the scenes and using tricks."

Saying this, Lin Jiacheng looked at Zhang Lei and Yang Peng.

Li Huidong, these two apprentices, were taken over by him after he left Yanxi Building to contract the canteen.

I have only been following Li Huidong for more than half a year.

Therefore, after Lin Jiacheng was reminded by Feng Zhengming, he couldn't help but feel a little wary of his two apprentices.

Li Huidong noticed his brother-in-law's gaze and spoke for the two apprentices.

"Don't worry about Leizi and Xiaopeng. I can trust their character. Otherwise, I wouldn't have accepted them as apprentices."

Zhang Lei and Yang Peng immediately said in unison: "We will definitely not talk nonsense to people in the factory."

Feng Zhengming also said: "Brother-in-law, don't be suspicious of others. Zhang Lei and Yang Peng want to learn crafts from their senior brother, how can they compete for the right to contract the canteen?"

Lin Jiacheng said: "I don't doubt them. I think they are thinking, are you brothers recruiting a few more apprentices to work?"

Feng Zhengming immediately said: "I am not qualified yet to accept a disciple."

Li Huidong said: "We won't accept apprentices for the time being. We should first find two people from outside who can make buns and wash vegetables."

Zhang Lei and Yang Peng were secretly glad when they heard that Feng Zhengming and Li Huidong were not accepting apprentices for the time being. After all, their status would definitely be lowered if they accepted new apprentices.

Lin Jiacheng finally said: "I will go back and ask someone about recruiting people."

(End of this chapter)