I have to say that Chen Dayou's test questions were really clever. In the first level, half of the fried rice players were eliminated - one person spread the rice all over the stove and was pulled down by Zhou Shi;
I couldn't raise my hand; there were three others who looked like they knew how to cook, but some of the fried rice was burnt and some were undercooked, so they were all ruthlessly eliminated.
Only eight people competed for the next round. Soon, eight plates of fried cabbage were placed in front of Zhou Shi.
"Shopkeeper, would you like to invite me first?" Chen Dayou had a good attitude and let Zhou Shi taste it first.
"How can I taste the good from the bad? It's up to you to do it." Zhou Shi also gave in, giving Master Chen enough face.
Chen Dayou took his chopsticks and placed a chopstick on each plate of cabbage one after another, then put it into his mouth to taste.
"This one has too little salt and is tasteless. This one has watery urine soup. Do you fry or boil it? This one is undercooked. This one is too old and wilted... This one - hmm?"
Master Chen paused on the last plate of cabbage, chewed it carefully twice, and was speechless for a moment.
Seeing this, Zhou Shi asked Agui to get two pairs of chopsticks. The two of them also picked a chopstick from the last plate of cabbage and put it into their mouths.
"Huh?"
After chewing twice, Zhou Shi frowned, the cabbage was so fried...
Crisp and tender, with a light umami flavor and a smoky aroma.
"Awesome!" Agui couldn't help but admired.
"Who made this?" Master Chen asked, pointing his chopsticks at the plate of fried cabbage.
Among the applicants standing in a row in front of the stove, a young man who looked the youngest raised his hand.
This young man looks to be about 20 years old, still childlike, with slightly long bangs that almost cover his eyes. He is wearing a neat coat, which is in sharp contrast to the other applicants who only wear small coats.
"You only put salt?" Chen Dayou walked up to the young man and said.
The young man nodded calmly.
"Have you ever studied cooking before?"
The young man hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Chen Dayou showed a rare smile, turned his head and said to Zhou Shi:
"Shopkeeper, we found a treasure!"
Zhou Shi walked up to the young man and found that he was nearly a head shorter than himself. He asked kindly:
"Young man, what's your name?"
The young man lowered his head and whispered:
"Xue An."
"Xue An, are you willing to work in our Fengde Building? To tell you the truth, I asked you not to cook for the guests in the front hall, but to cook for the boat operators at the dock. This job is not easy. You
Can you bear it?"
It was not unreasonable for Zhou Shi to ask this. He saw that Xue An's body was really thin and his appearance was rather elegant. He didn't look like he was doing hard work, so he made sure.
Xue An nodded.
"Okay."
Zhou Shi clapped his hands and kept three more chefs who were highly rated by Master Chen. This time Fengde Building hired a total of four cooks to supply the docks.
He originally wanted Xue An to be the food cook at the dock, but seeing his shy appearance, he was not sure about letting him take charge of people, so he had to let Master Chen take charge of it as well.
There was a cook, but a few new workers were needed. Zhou Shi told Agui to find them tomorrow.
Looking at the time, it was almost time for lunch. He also ordered a few new chefs to watch in the back kitchen. Firstly, he wanted to get familiar with the kitchen so as not to be blinded tomorrow. Secondly, he wanted them to see Master Chen's craftsmanship so that no one would bother him in the future.
Disobey.
Master Chen relies on his good craftsmanship, but is a bit stubborn and does not allow others to question him. Therefore, in order to ensure the harmony of the kitchen, Zhou Shi divided the front-of-house supply team and the supply dock team into two teams, with Chen Dayou nominally in charge.
It’s to take care of his face.
Zhou Shi returned to the counter and sat down, watching people arriving one after another in the store. Waiter and Agui were busy passing the dishes to each other. All he had to do was greet the regular customers when they came to the door.
On this side, he had just finished paying the bills for a table. When he turned around, he saw a hunchbacked man with his hands in his sleeves, looking around at the door.
This person is covered in black from top to bottom, and has plaster on his face. With a vulgar look on his face, he doesn't look like a serious person at first glance.
"This guest, who are you looking for?" Zhou Shi said politely, but in his heart he knew that this person was not here for dinner.
"Hey, this is Fengde Building, right?"
Zhou Shi frowned and thought to himself, what is written on such a big sign at the door? You can’t read it yourself?
"This is Fengde Building. What can I do for you?"
The man chuckled and took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, with two big words written on the top: IOU.
"Your boss asked me to come here."
Zhou Shi felt a chill in his heart.
"Your boss owes money to our Yichun Garden. He asked me to take the IOU to the counter and pay him."
After all, this kid is really causing trouble outside.
Zhou Shi took the IOU and read it carefully.
"Zhu Benshan, the owner of Fengde Building in Jiangdu today, owes Yichun Garden two hundred and five cents..."
Zhu Benshan is the second owner of Fengde Building.
"Yichunyuan... It seems that this damn thing went to prostitute, but he didn't bring enough money... No, maybe he didn't plan to give money in the first place, but he was caught. I think this man looks familiar.
, turned out to be the Turtle Gong of Yichun Garden."
This prodigal thing has to have the name of Fengde Building written on it. Isn’t that embarrassing enough?
Zhou Shi returned the IOU to Mr. Turtle and said:
"You can come the day after tomorrow, the store is busy now."
Mr. Turtle quickly smiled and said: "No, who are you?"
"The shopkeeper."
"Oh, I'm disrespectful. Shopkeeper, your boss is waiting at our place. We can't let the young master wait in a hurry, can we?"
It turns out that the person was detained...
"Look, our store is open, and I won't be able to leave for a while."
"I don't have to worry about you. As long as you give me the money, I will tear up the IOU and go back to treat the young master to a good meal. He will definitely come back before dark."
It's hard to say, if you let him get drunk and continue to have sex in the excitement, then you don't know how much he will owe.
Zhou Shi knew in his heart that he had just given the new master a deposit of one tael per person, and there was not much money on the cabinet. If he took out another twenty-five taels, how would he buy it tomorrow?
At this time, Agui saw that the shopkeeper was being pestered by unknown people, so he also came over and asked: "What's going on, guest officer?"
Mr. Turtle thought that Agui was a waiter, so he didn't bother to talk to him. But he saw that the waiter looked decent, so he felt that this was not an ordinary waiter, and he should be able to speak well in the store, so he said with a smile: "It's nothing. Your young boss has issued an IOU at our place, and the shopkeeper is about to pay me."
"Really? Let me see the IOU."
Agui originally thought this was a scoundrel who came to blackmail him, but the name of his second employer was written in black and white on the IOU, and his fingerprints were drawn on it.
"Shopkeeper, this..."
Zhou Shi signaled him to step back and said to Mr. Turtle, "I'll go there myself."
Mr. Turtle didn't take it seriously and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper, didn't I tell you that I won't do anything for you? Just give me the money."
"No money."
Mr. Gui pulled his face and said: "I tell you, shopkeeper, you don't look good like this."
"I have to meet people first before I can give them money."
Mr. Gui sneered and said: "Oh, I have never seen a bandit who runs a brothel, but I have seen a scoundrel who runs a restaurant! Your boss owes a debt, and you, the shopkeeper, come to deny it, why? Fengde Tower even has to pay for prostitution on credit.
?"
Agui saw that his voice was getting louder and louder, attracting the attention of the customers in the store, and he quickly stopped him. However, Mr. Turtle refused to let him go. He cursed and said more and more unpleasant words.
Zhou Shi felt angry at this moment and clenched his fingers loudly, asking Agui to step back.
But Agui looked at the shopkeeper's appearance, as if he was about to start a fight with Mr. Turtle, which would be more than just embarrassing! So he had to stand between him and Mr. Turtle no matter what.
Zhou Shi had no choice but to whisper: "I know your boss!"
Only the three of them could hear this sentence, and the other two were stunned.
"Shopkeeper, this..."
"Agui, you go back and take care of the store. You turtle man, listen up. Your boss and I are acquaintances. Take me to see your boss first. I have my own ideas! If you dare to say anything, I will treat you.
Eat a fistful and your face will be bright and colorful!"
This Mr. Turtle was originally a scoundrel, a master who bullied the weak and feared the strong. He thought that Zhou Shi was a shopkeeper and a decent person, so he forced him hard. Unexpectedly, this man showed a fierce look on his face and seemed to really want to teach him a lesson!<
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He softened and agreed to lead the way.
"Agui, wait for me to come back."
Agui seemed to have reestablished his understanding of the shopkeeper, watching him follow Mr. Turtle away.
"Hey, hey!" Two regular patrons in the store greeted him and said, "Do you shopkeepers really know the owner of Yichunyuan?"
Agui quickly silenced them with good words and food and drinks.
When Zhou Shi followed Gui Gong and left Fengde Garden, people all over the place also stared at them.