On the afternoon of the first day of opening, Song Qiu arranged the kitchen there and opened the first big vat at home. The aroma of the bean paste that hit his face showed how successful the vat of doubanjiang was.
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Looking at the red color again, Song Qiu smiled with satisfaction.
Then he went to the kimchi jar and scooped out a spoonful of red salt water with a clean spoon to taste it. Tsk, it was sour and strong enough.
Song Qiu filled two small jars with bean paste and kimchi brine respectively. These were to be taken to the inn for use. The rest were left at home, and they would come back to pick them up after they were finished.
There are also dried chili peppers, most of which have been dried in the sun. Only the last few are left, which can be dried in the sun for two more times. Leave some of them dry, and put the rest in clean cloth bags and hang them on the rafters.
Avoid getting wet.
Song Qiu, who was left behind, took Old Yuan and a few others to take advantage of the situation and cut it into sections with scissors, packed them in bags, and took them to the inn for use.
everything's ready.
August 22nd, the sky was sunny and cloudy, with a light breeze.
Early in the morning, there were magpies flying around outside the hospital. Today is a good day!
Old Yuan specially put on newly made clothes, fed the pigs and chickens, and asked Old Deng to help keep an eye on the house. Then she locked the courtyard door and went to the inn with Zhang Lihua and Aling.
Zhang Laodou wanted to say something about Zhang Lihua's busy life with the Song family, but after two months of wages, what was there to say?
He just thought that the young master of the Cheng family was finally well, and his thoughts that he could not make it made him feel uncomfortable all over.
But yesterday, when the fourth child went to town, the third child really didn't plan to take any more money from home, which made him even more angry.
It had healed earlier, but now I felt that all the bones in my body were aching again, and I was afraid of the cold, so I just lay in bed and couldn't get up.
Old Mrs. Deng looked at him with concern on his face, but in his heart he was too lazy to care about him.
If you are sick, you will be cured, but if you are sick, you will avoid moths.
It was just a matter of coming forward with the food and water, she didn't mind the trouble.
I stopped here for the time being. Old Deng felt his eyes hurt when he saw his son who was idle all day long. Seeing that Zhang Lao Dou didn't care, he simply asked him to go up the mountain to collect firewood every day. He would collect more firewood and put it back.
You can make some money by sending it away.
Zhang Hugua was unwilling to move, but seeing that his father didn't say anything, he could only accept his fate and go up the mountain with his hatchet.
Not to mention how much I fight every day, I am always busy.
The old Yuan family here arrived at the inn,
Yang Dalian and Wang, who had moved here a long time ago, were cleaning the tables and sweeping the floors. Although they were all brand new and not dusty, they were about to open, so they were busy sweeping and wiping.
Song Qiu and Du Chuanfu went to Daji to buy vegetables together, and it was probably time to come back.
When they arrived at the inn, Lao Yuan went into the kitchen to light a fire and put some water on it, waiting for Song Qiu to come back.
Then peel the garlic with Zhang Lihua and others.
Not long after, Song Qiu came back from shopping for groceries. She would only go there for the first few days. When things stabilized later, she would let Du Chuanfu go alone.
Today is the first day of opening. I bought three grass carp and three crucian carp.
In addition, I bought some pork belly and lean meat with a little fat.
There are also chickens and some side dishes that can be purchased at the market, such as tofu.
Du Chuanfu and Yang Dalian helped move everything into the kitchen.
When Song Qiu saw hot water sitting in the pot, he cut the large pieces of pork belly into small pieces and threw them in the water to boil.
Here, mix a pot of batter, add some salt and beat two eggs.
When the pork belly in the pot is cooked, pick it up, put it in a bowl and put it in the cupboard.
It's a cool day today, so I don't have to worry about things getting smelly or rancid if I leave them carelessly.
After washing the pot, Song Qiu spread out the pancakes. This is today's breakfast. A few pancakes are enough for each person.
I ordered another pot of hot and sour soup, and each person scooped a large bowl and ate it with the pancakes, not too appetizing.
After eating, it's time to get busy. If there are many guests, it might be late in the afternoon before we can have lunch. You won't be hungry until you're full.
After breakfast, Song Qiu held a morning meeting for everyone. Although he had already mentioned it yesterday, it would be good to say it again today.
The main thing is to arrange the division of labor among several people, so as not to become a mess when the work becomes busy, so you have to know what you should do.
Yang Dalian is responsible for the placement of carriages and horses outside. Most of the people who have been interviewed by the officials have carriages and horses. People need to rest and eat, and horses naturally need it too.
As for the fodder, it was prepared yesterday. From now on, I have to prepare enough every afternoon when I have free time.
Yang Dalian had done this in the escort agency since he was a child, and he was also familiar with how to feed horses.
And Du Chuanfu entertained guests outside, ordering food and wine. Song Qiu specially used a wooden board as a menu, with the dishes and prices written on it in charcoal. When the dishes were ready every day, he wrote them down. Then just look at this.
The point is.
Ah Ling's job was to help serve tea, wine and food in the lobby, while Zhang Lihua shuttled between the kitchen and the lobby and was also responsible for serving food and the like.
Mrs. Wang, who knew how to cook, helped Song Qiu in the kitchen. Mrs. Yuan just sat down and lit the fire. There was no need to run around to avoid getting tired.
The division of labor was reviewed again, everyone nodded in agreement, and then went about their work.
Although he said he didn't need help, Yuan Shuanzi still called Yuan Hua and his wife to come over. It was the first day of opening. It would be awkward not to be there, wouldn't it?
Song Qiu asked Yuan Hua to help Yang Dalian entertain the guests outside the door, while Chen helped in the kitchen.
Song Qiu took care of the grass carp, killing two first, and feeding the remaining one in the basin with the crucian carp, and killed it when the time comes.
Wash the killed fish, break it in half, separate the fish meat from the fish bones, cut the fish meat into thin slices, chop the fish bones into pieces, and place them separately.
Then rinse the fish fillets with water, add egg white and salt to taste.
Mrs. Wang helped to take out the chicken and chop half into cubes and half into chunks.
The fire hasn't been lit yet, so Old Yuan and Zhang Lihua are helping to peel the taro.
In short, everyone has their own busy work. This is the preliminary preparation, so I won’t go into details one by one.
After the kitchen preparations were completed, Song Qiu came out and reported today's menu to Du Chuanfu and asked him to write it down and put it on the counter for Du Chuanfu to look at later.
It's probably around 6 o'clock now, so it's still early.
People in the village, led by the village chief, also walked here one after another, and everyone gathered in front of the inn.
Song Qiu took out the firecrackers he had prepared and asked Du Chuanfu to prepare them.
As soon as the firecrackers were set off, the sound sounded.
Under the witness of everyone, Song Qiu pulled off the inn's signature red silk.
Suddenly, a wooden signboard appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Songshan Inn.
Everyone who is illiterate knows that this is the Songshan Inn, but the village chief, who is literate, was stunned when he saw it. He knew the mountain and the guest. The one in front and the one in the back didn't look like the characters for "pine" and "zhan".
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And the font is the same as a round egg, and it's not like the font in the books he's read.
The village chief asked curiously, and Song Qiu chuckled, "That's right, this is Songshan Inn! There are too many left and right gestures, so I'll just abbreviate it."
She really couldn't remember how to write traditional Chinese, so she simply wrote the familiar simplified Chinese. As for the font, she used the cartoon font used for blackboard newspapers in her previous life, and asked Liu Caigui to engrave it.
If it's different, it's different. Anyway, her inn is built differently from those elsewhere.
The village chief listened and looked at the sign. It matched the style of the inn, so he didn't say anything.