PDLP Chapter 194 Frog in the Well
Chapter 194 Frog in the Well
Before, Zhang Yunyue had planned to wait for the shop owners of each store to come back before going to find the food vendors on her own.
But later, fearing that time was too tight and it would be difficult to find, he asked Qi Zhengfang to look for it first.
At present, we have found vendors who will supply various ingredients to the three stores, and we have agreed that they will come again two days before the opening to confirm the amount of ingredients needed for the opening.
As for the waiters, a notice has been posted at the door of the store and some people have been hired. However, the hot pot restaurant and the barbecue restaurant need a lot of people and it is not enough, so they are still recruiting.
The chef in charge of the barbecue has mastered the tricks of marinating and grilling during this period, and can now make the barbecue tender and fragrant.
Because we practice barbecue every day, everyone is a little tired of it. And the neighbors around us often discuss which house has the best smell.
Zhang Yunyue also had people deliver barbecue to Xiao Qi and the other two in the nearby Yunfeng Lane several times.
Xiao Qi and the others were the same. Sometimes when they made something delicious, they would ask Mo Wen to send a portion to Yunyue Lane.
After this period of time, Zhang Yunyue and Xiao Qi became much more familiar with each other.
I also discovered that although Xiao Qi usually appears to be very calm, he is actually a person who likes to eat in his heart.
They were also given to neighbors, workers renovating shops, and passers-by.
After eating there, many people asked when the store would open, and they would definitely go in and have a good meal then.
Two days later, the shop decoration was completed. Zhang Yunyue went to three shops to take a look. They were almost the same as the decoration drawings. Besides, there were examples in the county, so it would not be difficult to decorate them.
The toilet mentioned earlier needed to be rebuilt. Zhang Yunyue also went to see it. It was very clean, just like the one at home.
The tables, chairs and benches are all ready. The tables, chairs and benches in the hot pot restaurant and the barbecue restaurant are the same. When the time comes, customers of the barbecue restaurant can choose to grill the food themselves or have the chef help them grill it.
The hot pot restaurant's kitchen has also been renovated and a long barbecue grill has been installed, so even if there are many people, there is no need to worry about the dishes being served too late.
I also made a small barbecue grill, and I will grill and sell the food at the door of the store. This way, people who buy a small amount can grill the food and take it away without having to go into the store.
After visiting the shops, everyone returned to their house in Yunyue Lane.
Zhang Yunyue called Qi Zhengfang over as well.
Zhang Yunyue: "Brother, now that the decoration is ready, let's make some arrangements and leave for home tomorrow. Brother Xiaochao, Uncle Li, everyone should go back with us. After we come back, it will probably take another month or two to go back."
Several people nodded, especially the brothers Zhang Chao and Li Hai, who had never left the town.
I have been away for almost twenty days this time and I miss home. I was particularly happy and excited to hear that I could go back.
Then he turned to Qi Zhengfang and said:
"Qi Zhengfang, you will continue to recruit waiters and kitchen helpers until you have enough staff for the three stores. The other three stores will open on the third day of the Lunar New Year.
Therefore, everyone needs to start working on the first day of the new year, and I will make arrangements by then.
Also, you should find a cloth shop here and make a batch of clothes for the waiters and the kitchen staff, two sets for each person, including shoes, and have them ready by the time we come back.
The bowls, chopsticks, plates and dishes needed for the store must also be prepared, but you can wait for the people from the county town to come back and discuss it with the other two shopkeepers.
Take the barbecue plates you have here to a ceramic workshop and have them re-burned with paper. I'll give you the drawings later. They should burn at least five or six hundred of them.
There are also grills for customers to grill on their own, which also need to be made by the blacksmith shop.”
After Qi Zhengfang remembered them one by one, he nodded and said, "Okay, Boss, I've remembered them all. I'll make arrangements next."
Zhang Yunyue: "Okay, now that everything is settled, let's go. Pack up your things tonight and leave for the village after breakfast tomorrow."
The next day.
The seven of them set out on the journey back to Zhangjia Village.
On the way back to the village, everyone put aside the tension and unfamiliarity they felt in the capital city.
I'm very excited at this moment.
Zhang Chao: "I worked in a food store before, and I didn't feel homesick when I went home every day. But this time when I came to the capital, I felt homesick."
Li Hai: "Yeah, me too, but I've seen a lot in the city this time. I used to think I was pretty good at hunting in the village, but now I think my thinking is a bit narrow-minded."
Li He changed his usual smiling face and said solemnly: "Yes, I have decided. I have to practice my martial arts so that Yueyue and the others can always let us follow them in the future. Otherwise, if she goes to other places and finds new guards, I will be at a disadvantage. Big brother, you have to practice hard too."
"Yeah, you're right, we have to practice hard so that we can keep following."
Li Da was driving outside and listening to the conversation between the three people in the car. He laughed, but there was no doubt that all three of them were right. Following Yueyue, Xiaoyun and the others was the best choice.
So he took the opportunity to shout into the carriage: "Ah Hai, Ah He, from now on when you practice martial arts, I will train you to death, otherwise when will you be able to make further progress?"
When the two brothers in the car heard this, they cried out, "Ah." Although they felt a little miserable, they still responded, "Don't worry, Dad, we can bear it."
"Okay, as long as I can bear it, hahaha." Li Da suddenly felt that his life now seemed more exciting.
Two days later.
Wuyang County.
As usual, the group of seven went to the hot pot restaurant to rest.
After having lunch at the hot pot restaurant, Zhang Yunyue asked everyone to take a break.
Then he went to the kitchen.
He gathered the chefs who came to learn cooking and Li Yu together, asked about their progress, and learned that all the dishes had been learned.
Zhang Yunyue asked them to take the chef and the manager of the food shop with them to rent a carriage and return to the city first. He then took out some silver from his pocket and gave it to them for their food and accommodation along the way.
Then he remembered that the hot pot restaurant still needed a dim sum chef, so he called Hu Cailing and her parents.
"Uncle Hu, Aunt Zhao, you should have known these days that a store is going to open in the city, and the store is in need of a dim sum chef who can make dim sum.
Two years ago, I promised Cailing that if I opened a store in Fucheng, I would first ask her if she wanted to go to Fucheng to be a dim sum chef. I didn't want her to stay in the kitchen all the time, but mainly let her be responsible for teaching people in the future. This time I came to ask you.
If you and Cailing agree to go, let Cailing wait in the store and we will take her with us when we come back. If she doesn't want to go, I won't force her.
Let Aunt Fang go, and let Cai Ling stay in the county. You can discuss it during this time, and everything will be based on your own wishes."
Hu Donggui: "Okay, thank you, boss. We will discuss it in the next few days. Thank you for giving Cai Ling this opportunity."