After sending Lu Yawen away, Shi Zhijian took a deep breath and looked through the wall calendar of this era.
The wall calendars of this era are similar to those of the previous era. Most of them are colorful paintings of stars, with dates and times dotted underneath.
The Chinese New Year is just seven days away, and the whole of Hong Kong is filled with impetuousness and excitement.
Just then, the bell rang in the factory cafeteria, and the third sister-in-law with a loud voice knocked on the side of the pot with a spoon and shouted: "Today's noon, let's make pork with oysters and black pepper!"
The crowd surged, and the third sister-in-law raised her voice again and shouted in the direction of the workshop: "It's time to serve the meal! Let's get rich with vegetables and oysters!"
Shi Zhijian left the office, holding a cigarette in his mouth. He saw people rushing towards the canteen. When passing by his office, the workers all bowed to Shi Zhijian and said hello to him, saying almost the same thing: "Boss"
,Happy New Year!"
Is it the New Year?
Only then did Shi Zhijian realize that time passed so quickly, and the first Spring Festival after his time travel and rebirth was coming.
The third sister-in-law was guarding a large pot of pork belly with Nostoc sprouts, oysters and black bean sauce. The people in the cafeteria brought out a pot full of Poon Choi, radish, bamboo shoots, squid, pork skin, mushrooms, chicken, and dace balls that are commonly eaten during the Spring Festival in the New Territories.
and braised pork, the whole basin is stacked to the top, and the oil looks very appetizing.
The workers queued up to eat in an orderly manner, with Daesheng Xiong and Hu Xiong standing by to maintain order.
"Boss, the food for lunch today is very good, do you want to try it too?" Sister-in-law in charge of the kitchen said kindly when she saw Shi Zhijian looking on.
Shi Zhijian originally wanted to have lunch with everyone, but after thinking about it carefully, he estimated that these workers would be embarrassed if he ate next to him, so he said, "Don't worry about me, I'll go out to eat!"
The third sister-in-law said with some disappointment. Today's lunch dish is her specialty, but it's a pity that the boss didn't have the chance to taste it.
When it was almost busy over there, Shi Zhijian said to Daohao Xiong, Hu Huyong and other factory backbones: "Everyone has worked hard today. Do you have time to get together?"
Daeshengxiong and others immediately puffed out their chests and raised their bellies, acting serious, "Of course! Brother Jian, please say hello, we will definitely be there!"
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At noon.
Yuen Long was a poor place and there were no high-end hotels, so Shi Zhijian casually found a small restaurant nearby called "Zheng Kee Teppanyaki" and invited Dao Daoxiong, Hu Xiong, Chen Jinlong, Chen Jinhu, and Mao Shiqiang to
, the six of them had dinner together.
These people were all working as laborers and had huge appetites. Shi Zhijian helped them order a lot of staple food, mainly steamed buns and rice, as well as a few more expensive meat dishes and beer.
The food in this restaurant is average, but the business is very good. In addition to the boss, he also employs three clerks, but there is still not enough manpower.
Because the food was served too slowly, Daeshengxiong shouted at the top of his lungs to urge the food. The boss kept saying it was in the pot and served it immediately, but after waiting for five or six minutes, there was still no food left.
Da Daoxiong was about to shout for food again when a diner next to him spat on his shoes.
Daesheng Xiong was so disgusted that he couldn't do it, so he went to settle the score with the other party, but Hu Xiong stopped him and said that Brother Jian would like to invite him to dinner today and not to cause trouble.
Daeshengxiong suppressed his anger, but the other party refused to give in. He said that this kind of place is just like that. You can spit wherever you want. If you like it clean, go to another place.
Looking at the other diners around, none of them take it seriously. There are used paper towels on the floor. The waiter clears the table and just wipes it with a rag. Flies and cockroaches are crawling around in the cracks in the wall. There are also waiters serving food.
At that time, my thumbs were stuck in the vegetable soup, and I threw it on the table: "Your egg drop soup!"
Daeshengxiong closed his eyes and wondered how he could eat in a place like this before.
Beard Yong and Dai Daxiong felt the same way, and they also felt that the surrounding environment seemed a little worse.
Shi Zhijian could see clearly, but remained silent.
When the food arrived, Chen Jinlong, Chen Jinhu, Mao Shiqiang and Lian Mingkun were all eating enthusiastically at a table alone.
Shi Zhijian, Daesheng Xiong and Hu Xiong sat at a table but did not move their chopsticks and just drank beer together.
"What, you're not used to it?" Shi Zhijian leaned on the chair and asked Daoxiong and Hu Xiong with a smile.
Dai Daoxiong took a few bites of the vegetables with chopsticks, nodded and said, "I didn't think so before, but now I think this kind of small shop is very hygienic!"
"Yeah, I really don't know how I could eat it before!" Beard Yong also picked up the chopsticks, picked up some food and stuffed it into his mouth.
"In the past, when you were poor, it was okay if you could have a full stomach. Now that the economy has improved and everyone has money, in addition to being able to have enough to eat, they have also begun to be picky."
Daesheng Xiong and Hu Xiong seemed to understand, but they felt that what Shi Zhijian said made sense.
"Food is the most important thing for people. With the development of Hong Kong's economy, people will pay more and more attention to food, so the development of the catering industry is the most promising!"
Daesheng Xiong and Hu Xiong seemed to smell something, looked at each other, and looked at Shi Zhijian to listen.
There are too many things happening in the factory today, especially the slow sales of instant noodles, which makes many people worry about the future prospects of the factory.
"Axiong, what do you like to eat most?"
"Barbecued pork, roasted goose legs!"
"Where are you, Ayong?"
"Of course I'm going to Kowloon City to cook on the stove and eat dog meat!"
"Having a side stove? But eating dog meat is too simple!" Shi Zhijian narrowed his eyes, remembering the last time he and Lei Luo had a side stove in Kowloon Walled City.
"If there was a seafood hot pot restaurant that was very hygienic and had good service, and you could choose from abalone, oysters, scallops and all kinds of seafood, would you go there?"
"Uh, seafood hot pot?"
"Yes, it is the kind of base that has various flavors and can be used to cook various special pot bases, such as mildly spicy, spicy, halal, seafood, fat beef, fat sheep, etc., you will choose
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The secret weapon Shi Zhijian secretly developed before was actually a variety of hot pot bases. The last time Lei Luo tasted it was the seafood hot pot recently developed by Shi Zhijian.
In fact, in Hong Kong in this era, there was no concept of self-selected hot pot. To be precise, there was no real hot pot in the local area!
Historically, although hot pot has been popular for a long time, such as the red clay stove in the Tang Dynasty, the Shabu Shabu in the Song Dynasty, the Thousand Old Man's Banquet in the Qing Dynasty, etc., it was in
The 1970s in Hong Kong and the 1990s in Mainland China.
In Hong Kong, there have always been traditional hotpots where dog meat and pork ribs are eaten. It was not until the late 1970s that the concept of hot pot became popular in Hong Kong.
Hot pot restaurants don’t need to wait for a long time for food, and the food can be cooked as soon as it is served. It doesn’t need a good cook, just a meat-cutting uncle in an undershirt and a proprietress who looks like a housewife. Of course, it doesn’t need to be so rich.
In a good environment, tables, chairs and benches can be placed casually, and you can eat just by setting them up.
This also makes it convenient for many groups to have dinner together. When there are differences of opinion during the meal, you can use the stool to dry the wine bottle. If you break it, you can always change a batch and continue beating. When you are tired, sit down and rest for a while, and continue later.
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Hot pot is a rough food culture. Everyone eats it in one pot. There is no fussiness or refinement, only liveliness and rich taste. Therefore, hot pot culture is popular culture, dock culture, and rivers and lakes culture.
Daesheng Xiong and Hu Xiong did not understand the noble culture, but this simple and easy-to-understand "hot pot culture" was exactly what they wanted. When Shi Zhijian gave a brief explanation, he said that the seafood was super cheap and one pot base could be eaten by many people.
, their eyes suddenly glowed, lighting up like light bulbs.
"Brother Jian, you have a great idea! Hot pot! Hot pot is my favorite!" Xu Yong clapped his hands and praised.
"Yes, this hot pot doesn't require too many hands. You can make it yourself, which is really great! Just think about it and it's great!" Dai Daxiong jumped up with joy.
Even though Dai Daxiong didn't have much business acumen, he couldn't help but get excited when he heard Shi Zhijian's fresh idea.
People nearby were making loud noises and dancing, thinking he was going crazy, so they all pulled up their chairs and stayed away from him.
Shi Zhijian couldn't help but laugh when he saw Daesheng Xiong's excitement. He picked up a beer and handed it to Daesheng Xiong: "Shut up, drink first! Don't be surprised!"
Being criticized by Shi Zhijian, Daesang Xiong hurriedly covered his mouth, carefully pulled up a chair and sat down, but he still couldn't help but said: "Brother Jian, what is the name of your hot pot?"
Bearded Yongye immediately looked at Shi Zhijian curiously.
Shi Zhijian picked up a peanut with his chopsticks and threw it into his mouth: "Fish it from the sea!"
