The other man's facial features and outline are somewhat similar to Mr. Zhang.
But he looks a few years younger than Mr. Zhang.
Among the three women who came with them, one looked to be in her early thirties, one looked to be in her forties or fifties, and one had gray hair and should be in her seventies or eighties. To be more precise, she was an old lady.
The old lady got out of the car last, and it was Mr. Zhang who opened the door for her after getting out of the passenger door. When the old lady got out of the car, Mr. Zhang stretched out his hand to support her.
"Mom, slow down!"
There was no response to Mr. Zhang's words. After getting out of the car, the old lady looked up at the sign above the store door and the big red banner under the sign.
"Ah Sheng, is this here?" the old lady asked softly.
Although she is older and her clothes and shoes are very plain, the materials and styles of her clothes and shoes should not be cheap.
The old lady is not sloppy at all, she is clean.
Mr. Zhang: "Yes, Mom! This is it. Can I help you in?"
"good!"
The old lady held Mr. Zhang's arm with one hand and a crutch with a maroon faucet head in the other hand, and walked towards the store door step by step.
The other two men and two women didn't say anything after getting off the car. They looked at the store in front of them and followed the old lady into the store.
This scene was very conspicuous and was seen by many nearby shopkeepers and stall owners.
Tongdao Xu was sitting behind the bar in the store reading a book.
There are no customers in his shop tonight!
Xu Tonglin, who was sitting next to him, suddenly touched his arm. Xu Tongdao turned to look at him and saw Xu Tonglin licking his lips at the store door. Xu Tongdao looked towards the store door and saw Mr. Zhang supporting an old lady behind him.
He also followed two women and a man into the store.
Although Mr. Zhang and Mr. Xu only met once last night, they still have an impression of him.
There are two reasons.
First of all, he only sold one whole-sheep banquet here last night. Mr. Zhang came with the "Golden Buddha" Hou Jinbiao, and Hou Jinbiao is the owner of the biggest dance hall on this street - Legend of the Hungry Wolf.
The big boss, Tongdao Xu, was naturally deeply impressed.
Secondly, Mr. Zhang is in his forties or fifties, but he is still quite handsome. He is more handsome than an old man.
Young handsome guys are not uncommon. These days...it's really rare for a man in his forties or fifties to be handsome.
Therefore, Comrade Xu took a few more glances at Mr. Zhang yesterday.
As for why Tongdao Xu knew this person's surname was Zhang, that's even simpler.
After he prepared the whole sheep feast, he waited for Jin Biao and others to eat for more than an hour before leaving. During this period, when Comrade Xu had nothing to cook, he sat at the bar and drank tea.
His shop was so big, and it was impossible for him not to hear what Hou Jinbiao and the others were chatting about. Naturally, he also heard what Hou Jinbiao and the two beauties called the handsome old man.
Hou Jinbiao called him "Lao Zhang", and the two beauties called him "Mr. Zhang."
When Comrade Xu looked at Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang also happened to look at the bar.
Their eyes met, and Mr. Zhang smiled gently, "Little master, cook us a whole-sheep feast! Thank you for your hard work."
He didn't know that Xu Tongdao was the owner of this store.
Of course, this is not important.
Tongdao Xu had a good impression of him. In fact, Tongdao Xu had a good impression of every repeat customer.
Because every repeat customer is an affirmation of the food and service in his store.
Therefore, Comrade Xu put down the book in his hand, smiled back, stood up and said, "Okay! Everyone, please sit down! Wait a moment!"
After saying that, he turned around and went to the kitchen behind him, and whispered to Xu Tonglin, "Hurry up and let people serve tea and tableware!"
In fact, he didn't need to order this. Seeing that Mr. Zhang came again tonight, and this time he brought several guests, Xu Tonglin was already in high spirits and was ready to provide warm service.
"Mom! Sit down!"
Mr. Zhang helped the old lady sit down and turned around to say hello to the man and two women behind him, "Ah Cai! Beautiful, Xiaoyu, you guys should sit down too! You all can try the whole sheep feast here later. It's really good." !”
"good!"
"Hey, okay!"
"Brother, do you really think the whole sheep feast here is very similar to what our dad cooks?"
The last sentence was asked by a man who looked somewhat similar to Mr. Zhang.
He and Mr. Zhang seem to be brothers.
"I think it's a bit similar, especially the steamed mutton dumplings here. However, when my father passed away, I was still too young. I also vaguely remember the taste of the whole lamb feast that my father cooked. But it doesn't matter. I don't think of my mother either. I brought it here, let mom taste it later and she will know."
While talking, Mr. Zhang himself sat down.
At this time, two waiters, Cao Min and Fang Fang, came over to serve them tea and the other to get the tableware.
The man named Ah Cai looked at Mr. Zhang, smiled with a complex expression, and whispered: "You can't remember clearly, and I can't even remember clearly. I was only 3 years old when my father passed away. I’ve never had the whole lamb feast he cooked!”
At this time, the old lady looked around the environment in the store and said calmly: "The taste should be different. Our Zhang family's ability to cook whole-sheep banquets... has been discontinued in your father's generation. You two brothers were still good at it back then." You’re too young, and your dad didn’t leave any recipes down, alas! What a pity.”
These words made both brothers look sad.
The woman sitting next to Mr. Zhang forced a smile to comfort her: "Mom, it's all in the past. Don't be sad. Aren't Ah Sheng and Ah Cai both fine now? Our Zhang family doesn't need to rely on them now." That craftsmanship has failed, please be more open-minded!"
Sitting next to Ah Cai was a young woman in her thirties. When she saw this, she quickly persuaded him with a smile on her face: "Yes! Mom, my eldest brother's business is so big now, Ah Cai is living a good life with him." , please don’t feel sad.”
The old lady smiled bitterly.
Didn't say anything.
But Mr. Zhang frowned and said in a deep voice: "If you don't understand, then stop talking nonsense!"
Ah Cai turned to the young woman next to him with a warning look, his expression also very hesitant, "Xiaoyu! What are you talking nonsense about? That is our family's ancestral craft! If it could be passed down to this day, our family's business would at least be better than it is now. Several times bigger! Moreover, after so many years, what my mother and brother miss the most is the whole lamb feast made by my father."
Xiaoyu, the young woman who was scolded, looked a little unhappy, but she still tried her best to smile.
…
In the kitchen.
Today is the second time that Tongdao Xu has made a complete whole-sheep feast.
Compared to yesterday, he was much more proficient today.
There is actually a big gap between chefs and chefs.
Some people have studied cooking for five or six years and still can't cook a decent dish, while some people have only studied for two or three years and can cook dishes that are better than those of veteran chefs who have been cooking for 20 or 30 years.
What's the reason?
Learning ability is a very important reason, and carelessness is also an important reason.
Tongdao Xu did not work as a chef for a long time in his previous life, but before he learned cooking, he had learned to cook since he was a child. There was no way he could help it. He was the eldest of three brothers and sisters, so he must be the first to do housework such as cooking and laundry. Learned.
Later, when he learned cooking from his cousin Ge Liangcai, he was also attentive enough.
Ge Liangcai has always been very strict with him.
Therefore, from the first day he learned cooking, he began to develop a good habit of being very particular about cooking. When he was a student, they had four classes in one grade of junior high school with more than 200 people. Finally...the results of the high school entrance examination came out, and he Xu Xu
Tongdao is one of the five people whose scores have reached the admission threshold for high school.
This doesn't explain a lot of problems, but it at least shows that his academic qualifications are better than many people's.
When his learning ability is used in cooking, his progress will naturally be much faster than that of ordinary people.