After tasting them one by one, the purple-robed young master stood up, raised his hands towards Li Qi, and praised: "I didn't expect that at such a young age, I have such superb cooking skills. Even compared with the royal chefs in the palace, I am afraid that
Not to mention giving in too much."
Royal chef? Could it be that he is from the palace?
Li Qi was startled, but his expression remained calm as he smiled and said: "As the saying goes, a scholar will die for his confidant. The most important thing for a good chef is to meet someone who knows how to eat. I just listened to your explanation of each dish.
The evaluation of the food is really on point. I believe that you must have tasted many delicacies from mountains and seas. It is really an honor for me to cook for you."
I have to say that Li Qi's flattery was really just right and left no trace.
The purple-robed young man was very pleased with it. He laughed a few times and said, "I didn't expect that this young man is not only good at cooking, but also very funny. It's really a worthwhile trip to get to know him today. But I didn't know that my surname is Gao."
Daimyo."
"I'm Li Qi." Li Qi cupped his fists and said.
"It turns out to be Brother Li. I'm glad to meet you." The purple-robed young man arched his hand towards Li Qi, as if he didn't intend to tell Li Qi his name. He nodded slightly to the entourage beside him.
The attendant immediately took out two silver ingots from his arms, handed them to Li Qi, and said, "This is a reward from our young master."
When Wu Xiaoliu saw it, his eyes flashed. There were fifty taels of silver here, which was more than their monthly income.
This shows how bleak Zuixianju’s turnover is this month.
The purple-robed young master said: "It's just a small thing, but it's not respectful. I hope Brother Li won't refuse."
Li Qi had no intention of refusing at all. You had to pay for the meal, so he smiled and said, "It would be disrespectful to refuse." He took the money and handed it to Wu Xiaoliu.
The purple-robed young master was very happy to see Li Qi. A flash of admiration flashed in his eyes, and he hurriedly invited Li Qi to sit down. The two chatted while eating, which was very comfortable.
After drinking and eating, the purple-robed young master saw that it was getting late, so he stood up and left. Before leaving, he also said that he would definitely come back to visit again someday.
Li Qi walked him to the door and then turned back. He sighed softly with regret on his face. In fact, he was very dissatisfied with the three dishes he had just cooked. If he had made dishes of this level before, he would have generally
Before leaving the kitchen, I threw it directly into the trash can.
This is not to say that his cooking skills have deteriorated. It is just because of his lack of preparation in advance and the limited materials that he has fallen behind. But this is his best effort. It is true that he can do this.
It’s not easy.
Li Qi knew very well that the reason why the purple-robed young man just praised these three dishes was entirely because of the novelty and unique taste of the dishes. Moreover, you must know that stir-fry only started in the Northern Song Dynasty, and generally only
Only the royal chefs in the palace or chefs in big restaurants could cook, but he was very familiar with cooking. It is no exaggeration to say that in the Northern Song Dynasty, when it came to cooking skills, he was second to none.
Recognize first.
"Brother Li, this twice-cooked pork you made is so delicious."
As soon as Li Qi returned to the hall, he saw Wu Xiaoliu holding the plate of leftover twice-cooked pork and devouring it. His mouth was full of oil and his words were slurred.
Even Wu Furong picked up his chopsticks and tasted the three plates of leftovers. Although he was not as exaggerated as Wu Xiaoliu, his face was full of surprise.
For comments like this that only praised "delicious", Li Qi usually ignored it, walked over, sat next to Wu Furong, smiled slightly and said: "Uncle Wu, what do you think?"
"Not bad! It's really good, little brother. I didn't expect that your cooking skills are so good. I really made a mistake." Wu Furong clicked his tongue and said.
"That's right! Uncle, didn't you listen to what the young master said? Our brother Li's cooking skills can be compared with those of the royal chefs in the palace." At this point, Wu Xiaoliu seemed to think of something, and suddenly sighed, full of joy.
He said with regret: "If only Madam hadn't decided to sell the store, then we could invite Brother Li to come to our Zuixianju to be the chef. Then the business will definitely be much better than it is now."
"Selling a store?"
Li Qi's face tightened and he asked: "Uncle Wu, why do you want to sell the store?"
Wu Furong sighed and said: "Little brother, I believe you have also seen that the business in our store has been relatively deserted recently."
Li Qi nodded slightly. It was not only deserted, but almost deserted.
In fact, Li Qi has wanted to ask about this topic for a long time. The location of Zuixianju is definitely a prime location in Bianjing. No matter how bad the business is, it should never be this bad. In the final analysis, there is still no good chef, Master Zhou
Li Qi has tasted his cooking skills, and they can't be described as poor. With such a chef, it's hard not to close the door! It's just that the chef was very good to him that week, so it was hard for him to open this place.
mouth.
Ever since Li Qi came to Zuixianju, Wu Furong never treated him as an outsider. He sighed heavily and told him the whole story.
It turns out that Zuixianju was founded by a wealthy family named Qin. Three generations of the Qin family have made a living by running this restaurant. It can be regarded as a time-honored restaurant in Bianliang, Tokyo.
Zuixianju was not like this in the past. It was almost a household name. The store was packed almost every day and the business was booming.
But a few years ago, the then boss died suddenly and suddenly at a young age, and he had no children, so he could only hand over the store to his wife, who is now Mrs. Qin, but that Mrs. Qin
She knew nothing about business and rarely came to the store, so she handed over this heavy responsibility to Wu Furong.
When Li Qi heard that Mrs. Qin had handed over the management of the restaurant to Wu Furong, he knew in his heart that this was probably the key reason why Zuixianju went bankrupt. He knew that Wu Furong was kind-hearted and kind-hearted, and he had no scheming intentions.
In other words, it’s okay for this kind of person to be a manager, but absolutely not to be a decision-maker. If you don’t use some tricks and be ruthless in doing business, you are doomed to fail.
This Wu Furong can be regarded as a veteran of two generations. He worked as a waiter in Zuixianju when he was very young. Later, he was promoted to shopkeeper because he knew a few words. He was very familiar with the operation of the restaurant, and he took over the restaurant at the beginning.
During those two years, the business was okay. Although there was no improvement, it was still quite satisfactory.
It was not until the last two years that the Jade Pavilion across the street suddenly emerged, and Zui Xianju began to decline. It is said that the boss of Jade Pavilion was originally a cook in Cai Jing's mansion, Duke of Lu. His original surname was Qiu, and he later joined Cai's mansion.
, the man who just changed his surname to Cai was known as Cai Yuanwai. He was cruel and ruthless, and he left no room for anything. Less than half a year after the opening of Jade Pavilion, Cai Yuanwai used some tricks to kill all the chefs in Zuixianju at that time.
After digging in, even the clerks were not spared, which resulted in Zuixianju being left with no one available overnight.
Wu Furong had no choice but to invite Master Zhou back to cook. This time Master Zhou was originally the chef of Zuixianju. He used to be very good at cooking. Moreover, like Wu Furong, he was also a two-generation veteran, but at that time he had already
He had been retired for several years. He originally wanted to enjoy his old age, but when he saw that Zuixianju was in trouble, he stepped forward to help in order to repay his past kindness. Unexpectedly, he was doing a big disservice. Because his sense of taste had deteriorated, he
The dishes produced have a strong taste, which is difficult for ordinary people to eat.
From then on, Zuixianju's business plummeted, and almost all the regular customers disappeared. The most terrible thing was that Wu Furong concealed the matter in order to save Master Zhou's face. Later, he recruited several new chefs, but
The cooking skills were all mediocre, and the business still showed no improvement. The cooks all left after working for a few months, and even the waiters left, leaving only Wu Xiaoliu.
In the past six months, Zuixianju has said that if you work every day, you will lose every day. Over the years, the capital has been depleted, and Mrs. Qin's mind is not on this, so she wants to
The Zuixianju was sold. She called Wu Furong and Master Zhou to her house today to discuss selling the store. They said it was a discussion, but in fact they all knew that the only way to sell the store was now.
This story is so twists and turns that it could be made into a TV series. Li Qi sighed and asked with concern: "Have you found a buyer?"
Speaking of this, Wu Furong looked sad again, shook his head and said: "Zui Xianju is not big or small. There are really not many people who can buy it. If you have never worked in the restaurant business before,
, generally one would not be willing to spend such a large amount of money to buy Zuixianju."
"Then let's find someone in the business! There are so many restaurants in Bianjing, isn't there anyone willing to buy this place?"
Li Qi was quite puzzled by this. Not to mention the distance, Guangzuixianju's excellent location, if it had been in his time, there would have been a lot of people rushing to buy it before you even asked.
Wu Furong shook his head and sighed: "You don't know something. Although the restaurant industry in Bianjing is now in full bloom, with more than 70 large and small restaurants alone, because our Zuixianju is relatively close to Feicui Xuan, and Feicui Xuan
It is also a new upstart in this industry, and it is even more prosperous now, so most restaurants dare not take this risk. According to the old man, the only ones who can buy Zuixianju and are not afraid of Jade Pavilion are Fanlou and Beicheng in Dongcheng.
Yanglou, but Fanlou was originally the most prosperous restaurant in Bianjing, with branches all over Bianjing, so he had little hope of buying Zuixianju, and the owner of Yanglou was very conservative. The old man had talked with them
This matter, but they don’t seem to have this plan.”
"In this case, wouldn't the Jade Xuan family be the only one left?" Li Qi asked with a frown. This is definitely not good news for Zuixianju.
Wu Furong sighed and nodded.
"In this case, even if Mr. Cai wants it, he must keep the price very low, right?" Li Qi asked. At this time, if you change to a more ruthless boss, he won't kill you, anyway, now is
You are in a hurry, but I am not in a hurry. The longer you delay, the more you will lose.
Wu Furong was stunned for a moment, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he smiled and said: "I didn't expect that little brother, you are not only good at cooking, but you are also very proficient in business matters!"
Li Qi smiled and said nothing. In his day, even a bun-buying man might know how to use this trick.
Wu Furong nodded and said: "Actually, as early as last month, Madam asked me to find out what Mr. Cai said. Unexpectedly, Mr. Cai said that he could only give out four thousand strings at most. But I calculated that this Zuixianju at least
It must be worth eight thousand guan."
The price must be too high. Li Qi smiled bitterly and said, "What are you going to do now, madam?"
"What Madam means is that if no one is willing to buy it after another month, we will have no choice but to sell it to Cai Yuanwai." Wu Furong sighed.
Li Qi knew that there was a high chance that Zuixianju would fall into the hands of Yuanwai Cai.
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