The farm cook is very prosperous

Chapter 19
"Although your shop is not big, there are only the three of you. Needless to say, you eat well, and the business will definitely not be bad. When you get busy, there will be a shortage of people. Don't worry, she is really a good character. You are diligent and honest, and you do your duty very well." Aunt Changgui insisted on guaranteeing the ticket.

For dinner, they warmed up the leftovers from noon, and after finishing the meal, they hurriedly went back to their rooms to rest.

Aunt Li was preparing lunch in the kitchen when she saw Chunniang and Chen Feng carrying big jars from outside to the yard. Seven or eight of them were placed by the well in the yard, and they also bought a big bag of radishes and cabbages.

"Chun Niang, what are you doing?" Chun Niang ran away early in the morning to buy these things, Aunt Li asked in confusion.

"I'll pickle radishes and kimchi," Chunniang said, busying herself.

Instructing Chen Feng to pick out a few jars and wash them clean, he started to do it himself.First wash some big radishes, cut them into four strips, dry them in water, pickle them with a ratio of two taels of salt per catty of radishes, press them tightly, pour a layer of shochu on top, and seal the mouth ; Then cut the other part of the radish into slices and let it dry, boil the ginger, orange peel, pepper, and fennel powder with vinegar and mix, then add salt, and then seal it in a jar; wash the cabbage and divide it into four halves, and put the ginger , shochu, Chinese prickly ash, red pepper and sprinkle with salt, also sealed the altar.

It would take two or three days for the pickled radish and kimchi to be unsealed, but Chun Niang was not idle, she was always as busy as a spinning top.

"Girl, well, my husband's family name is Liu, and my first name is Quan. Everyone calls me Aunt Quan." In the afternoon, Aunt Changgui brought Aunt Quan over, and Aunt Quan stepped forward to salute Chun Niang and said.

Chun Niang looked up and down, her manners, words and deeds seemed to be abiding, she neatly tied her hair in a bun at the back of her head, she seemed to be more energetic, and the coarse cloth coat was also a little white after washing , but it was quite clean and tidy.

"Well, sit down, don't be too cautious, I'll just say it straight, I need a helper here, and there is no special requirement, as long as you are diligent in your hands and feet, you are introduced by Aunt Changgui, so I can trust you, except In addition to paying you 650 Wen per month, you can still eat two meals here every day, what do you think?" Chunniang saw in her eyes a kind of unyielding attitude toward life, and she tried her best to help her.

After hearing what Chunniang said, Aunt Quan didn't realize it for a while. The girl took a fancy to her so quickly, promised her to come and do something, and paid such a high salary. She heard it right, right?

Aunt Changgui looked at Aunt Quan who was stunned at the side, and gently pushed Aunt Quan with her elbow. Then Aunt Quan slowly turned her head and gave her a blank look. Aunt Changgui couldn't help it anymore. , glanced in Chunniang's direction: "Hurry up and thank you girl."

"Oh, thank you, thank you, girl, I will definitely do a good job, don't worry." Only then did she come to her senses, and quickly and respectfully salute Chun Niang again and said.

"You should thank Aunt Changgui the most." Chunniang joked after seeing Aunt Quan's happy expression.

"Yes, yes, thank you, Aunt Changgui." Aunt Quan quickly bowed to Aunt Changgui to thank her.

Aunt Changgui quickly helped her up, "The two of us, what are you thankful for? I have always regarded you as my own sister. The girl is a kind-hearted girl. If you do it with her, I can rest assured."

Chunniang heard from Aunt Changgui that the whole aunt was doing part-time jobs outside, and she usually only earned about 300 renminbi. In good times, she could earn up to 250 renminbi a month. Now it is [-] renminbi more, not to mention providing food. Under such circumstances, there is no one willing to pay such a high salary.

Chun Niang continued: "Well, then it's settled, I will open on the ninth day of the lunar new year, so you should come here earlier."

Chunniang thought about the large signboard of this restaurant. When she was moving to entertain the neighbors that day, Aunt Changgui suddenly asked, Chunniang picked it up on a whim at that time. In fact, she has always had a dream of being able to open a restaurant. , Unexpectedly, it could be realized in ancient times.Standing under the signboard of "Li's Fast Food Restaurant," Chunniang had mixed feelings, and Aunt Li also looked left and right and stood aside for a long time: "I thought you would choose a name like a restaurant or something, but I didn't expect you to name it like a restaurant." This one is unique and unique.”

Oh my god, it's a popular restaurant name in modern times, and Aunt Li praised it a lot. It really makes people blush and feel ashamed.

On the morning of the ninth day of the ninth day, everyone got up early to prepare for the opening.As soon as the auspicious time came, Aunt Li urged Chen Feng to light the cannon.

Chen Feng hung the three hanging firecrackers on the door of the store in a regular manner, and lit the firecrackers as soon as they arrived. Immediately, the sky-shattering sound of firecrackers rang out in the corner of the West Market. The red cloth on the signboard was torn off, and cheers erupted from the surrounding crowd. "Li's fast food restaurant." It officially opened for business.

Smelling the strong smell of gunpowder smoke in the air, looking at the red crumbs all over the ground in front of her eyes, the deafening sound of firecrackers sounded the clarion call for the start of her new life.

On the day of the opening, many neighbors really came, and Aunt Changgui also came to help.

The area of ​​this restaurant is small, and the flow of people nearby is not bad. If you want to manage cooking, you have to refer to the modern fast food method, pre-cook all kinds of dishes, and put them on the steaming rack in the kitchen on a small stove with a warm fire It's hot, and the price is clearly marked on the wall in the lobby according to the name of the dish. The rice is only charged for one penny, and you can add it yourself in a large wooden bucket, and there is a bucket of soup on the side for people to pick up.

Most of the dishes in the restaurant are home-cooked dishes for dinner. Although they are home-cooked dishes, the presentation of each dish is unambiguous, and each dish is somewhat delicate.

I made a few pots and arranged them in several rows. The hot meat dishes were placed in front. There were roasted chicken nuggets with potatoes, stir-fried three shredded pork, salted egg meat pie, sweet and sour pork ribs, braised yellow croaker with pickled cabbage, and braised pork trotters with soybeans. Vegetarian dishes include mustard heart with garlic, scallion and cucumber shreds, shredded cabbage, eggplant sticks with soy sauce, homemade tofu, shredded potato with vinegar, cold dishes with fungus, sweet-scented osmanthus and hawthorn lotus root, and pasta with steamed buns and flower rolls. The index finger moved.

Two special private kitchen dishes are launched every day, and they are placed in the most prominent position for personal single-order limited consumption.

Today is: Vegetable Fish Roll in Tomato Sauce and Chicken with Glutinous Rice.Wash the tilapia and shave the bones, slice it horizontally with a knife into thin fish fillets, put the green vegetable leaves into boiling water and scald them, then cut the leaves into sections, then cut the carrots into thin strips and boil them; the fish fillets Sprinkle some salt and pepper on both sides, wrap in egg white to marinate; put the carrot and spinach leaves into the fish fillet, slowly curl them into fish rolls, and steam them over high heat; finally, peel the tomatoes and chop them into the oil Pot, add sugar to make a thick sauce, just pour it on the fish rolls, the fish meat is crystal clear, extremely tender and smooth, and the rich tomato flavor is even more sour and sweet, making people appetite.

For lotus-flavored glutinous rice chicken, first open a mouthful of the whole chicken at the tail, take out the internal organs and wash them, then fry them in cooking oil until they are browned on both sides: then add minced garlic and green onions, then add dried shrimps and scallops, sauté until fragrant, add soy sauce, Salt and sugar; Stir the sautéed ingredients and pre-soaked glutinous rice evenly, put them into the chicken belly together, wrap the toothpick with lotus leaves, and steam for an hour. After steaming, the lotus-flavored glutinous rice chicken , the aroma is overflowing, take a bite, the chicken is fused with the aroma of lotus leaves, and the glutinous rice absorbs the deliciousness of the chicken, which is unforgettable and can be called a delicacy in the world.It was placed there, and it was eaten up by many diners in a short while.

(End of this chapter)