Chen Dong is the apprentice of Guo Jialin, a cook invited by Hou Canghai when Hou Canghai contracted a canteen at the Shannan Electric Power Academy in "Notes on The Commercial Road of Hou Canghai", and on the whole, Chen Dong was a fairly honest person.
First, Chen Dong was older than Guo Jialin, and earlier he was a mixed society, and he had tattoos on his arms.
Second, Chen Dong worshiped Guo Garin as a teacher, and no matter whether he was in front of or behind, he always called Guo Garin a master and Du Yurong a master and a mother. After Hou Canghai and Guo Jialin and Du Yurong fell apart for many years, it was very rare to mention that Hou Canghai was also called "Director Hou".
Third, he took the work very seriously, broke his arm, and pointed out Hou Canghai to stir-fry. My own hand is just a little better, I will start to stir-fry, do not need to urge, very dedicated.
Fourth, he was recognized by Guo Garin, who gave him serious guidance and improved his craftsmanship quickly. Guo Garin pickled stinky mandarin fish for others to see, but there was no restriction on Chen Dong.
Fifth, the goal is clear, after the collapse of the master Guo Jialin and Hou Canghai, the master left, he also left, not only for profit.
1. At the critical moment, Hou Canghai was given a problem, and he was reminded in good faith: the stove is not good, and it costs firewood and charcoal
Hou Canghai smoothed his throat with porridge and said, "Okay, try to provide convenience, strive for greater flow of people." He looked in the direction of the kitchen and said, "Trouble at noon?" Chen Dong was alone. ”
Chen Dong walked from the back kitchen to the hall and said, "Boss Hou, your stove is too difficult to burn, and there is no firepower in the coal, so you have to find someone to re-build it." Before he could finish speaking, he stepped on a water stain in the restaurant, slipped under his feet, and fell to the ground.
"Is it all right?" Hou Canghai put down his rice bowl and ran over to crouch down in front of Chen Dong.
Chen Dong lay on the ground in pain, holding his right wrist in his left hand, pumping a cool breath, and said, "The hand hurts so much that it can't move, it may be a problem." ”
Guo Garin did not return to his hometown, the red case cook is only Chen Dong, if Chen Dong is seriously injured, he will be blind at noon today.
2, point out the boss to stir-fry, point out the cost problem
When he came out of the infirmary, Hou Canghai's face was full of frustration. Chen Dong's wrist was severely contused, swollen like a steamed bun, and he could not exert himself for several days.
Back in the kitchen, seeing the potatoes and cabbage piled up on the board, Hou Canghai could only use the dead horse as a live horse doctor, and his heart was crossed, saying: "Chen Dong don't go, stand next to the conductor, today I will stir-fry." ”
Chen Dong said, "Has Mr. Hou ever fried a dish?" ”
Hou Canghai said, "I have fried a small pot in peacetime, but I have never used a large pot." ”
Chen Dong looked at the people standing next to him, old or young, with no kitchen experience, and said helplessly: "The small pot and the big pot are almost the same, and the reason is the same." There should not be many students at noon today, only to let Hou Zong personally go to the stove. ”
Jin Yong originally wanted to be brave and brave, but hesitated for a moment, but still gave up this idea and came to give Hou Canghai a hand.
Slices of meat and shredded meat were cut into two large basins and soaked in the pool. Use eight spices in pots to place in a convenient place. Iron pots are large pots common in rural areas. This made Hou Canghai feel like he had entered the world of the Great Man Kingdom, and everything was magnified exponentially.
Under the command of Chen Dong, Dunzi Jin Yong drained the sliced meat, poured in a small half pot of cooking wine and half a bowl of water powder, coded salt, kneaded vigorously, and then filled it with a basin.
At eleven twenty o'clock, Jin Yong stood in front of the stove hole and stabbed the stove fire with an iron hook, and the fire made a roaring sound, and the large iron pot quickly heated up.
Under the command of Chen Dong, Hou Canghai scooped vegetable oil into the pot with a spoon like a small water scoop. A large spoonful of oil was poured into the cauldron, turned into a thin layer, almost invisible, and added two spoonfuls of oil, which was a bit of a stir-fry oil.
Use a large spoon to throw the red oil watercress into the pot, and when the hot oil meets the watercress, a strange aroma will emerge. The onion, ginger, and garlic are then tossed into the pot and mixed with the hot oil watercress, crackling in the pot, emitting a more intense aroma.
Hou Canghai held a shovel in both hands and stirred and stir-fried in an iron pot, and after the ingredients were stir-fried, he poured a pot of meat slices into the pot.
After the color of the slices changed, Jin Yong poured a large pot of cabbage into the pot under the command of Chen Dong. The biggest difference between large pot dishes and small pot dishes is that heat transfer is difficult, and dishes that require crispness and tenderness rarely appear in large pots.
After the slices of meat and cabbage were cooked, Hou Canghai, who was covered in hot sweat, reached out and grabbed a piece in the pot, and the taste was not bad, and he could eat it.
Pots of dishes are created in the hands of cameos chefs, and in order to make the taste better, Hou Canghai does not hesitate to use oil and various spices. Chen Dong looked at it with a straight face and said, "You can't stir-fry vegetables like this in the future, the cost is too high." Hou Canghai wiped his forehead with his arm like sweat like a hot spring, and said, "Regardless of the cost today, you can cope with the past." ”
3, after a period of mixing, understand that life is difficult
At the end of the breakfast, Chen Dong walked over wearing a vest and said, "General Manager Hou, my wrist can move, and I will operate it at noon." He sprayed the potion on his wrist and found another bowl, barely able to turn.
Hou Canghai said, "Chen Dong, good things are not busy. When the wrist injury is healed, we will still follow yesterday's pattern. ”
Chen Dong smiled and said, "General Manager Hou, it's all right." The restaurant has only opened, we all have to work hard, the business is good, there is money to make. You fried yesterday, there are two plates of salty can not be eaten, students have already reacted. ”
"You are about the same age as Guo Garin, how is he your master?" Listening to these words, Hou Canghai's favorability for Chen Dong rose sharply, and he wanted to know more about him.
Chen Dong said, "Teacher Guo debuted early and has good craftsmanship, and when he was in charge of the stove, I was still fooling around outside." Later, he followed Teacher Guo to the south and slowly entered the catering industry. ”
4, lost, love to smoke
Chen Dong wore a tight vest, held a shovel, and stood by the stove, sweating like rain. After frying a pot of vegetables, Jin Yong, who was standing next to him, took it up and went straight to the front window.
After three pots of frying, the front window can be supplied temporarily. Chen Dong turned and sat down in front of the stove and smoked a cigarette. Hou Canghai walked over to him and said, "Guo Garin hasn't returned yet?" ”
"The teacher should have something to delay, not today, tomorrow will definitely arrive." Chen Dong has short hair, muscular arms, and tattoos on his wrists, not like a cook, but like a social person.
Hou Canghai said, "It's been two days since the canteen opened, how does it feel?" ”
Chen Dong said: "Judging from the flow of people in a canteen, this business is going to be gained, and it is absolutely profitable." It is that the kitchen is short of manpower and cannot be busy. ”
Hou Canghai was willing to believe in the professional chef, and said: "When Guo Garin comes over, we will discuss how to do it, especially the small hall, it is a pity that it is empty, we want to do it." ”
Jin Yong, who was helping at the front window, ran over and said, "Master Chen, fry a pot of meat, hurry up, it's almost sold, and someone is coming." ”
Chen Dong threw away his cigarette butt, lifted the shovel, and busied himself in front of the stove again.
5, polite, good humanity
How are you doing? The taste is bad and everyone is going to curse. Chen Dong still wore the tight vest, and there were salt stains on the front chest and back.
Jin Yong was a little embarrassed under the eyes of everyone, touched the back of his head and said, "It's not good to fry, Master Chen pointed out two tricks." ”
Chen Dong took a deep breath of his cigarette and said, "I am still an apprentice, a three-legged cat kung fu, wait until Master Guo comes, if he is willing to accept you as an apprentice, you can learn from him." ”
When Chen Dong mentioned Guo Garin, he always said a "Teacher Guo", respected him, and never called him by his first name.
Guo Garin is his mother's cousin, and he does not have much contact with each other, and occasionally meets at gatherings in his hometown. This invitation to Guo Garin to a canteen is purely a medical emergency, and now from Chen Dong's attitude, Guo Garin's craftsmanship should be very good, and it is worth spending money to rent a house outside.
Ten minutes later, Jin Yong came to the lobby with a large plate of pot meat and cabbage slice soup. Chen Dong clamped a chopstick in his left hand and said, "I can barely eat it, but I can't go on formal occasions." ”
6. Be the eyes and ears for the master and report the work at all times
"When the boss makes money, you make a lot of money, you pack the kitchen and just make a small amount of money." Du Yurong added, "I called Chen Dong and asked about the scene on Hou Canghai's side, and he said that there are still many students who come to dinner, and if they do a good job, they will definitely make money." Hou Canghai and Xiong Xiaomei both did not understand the set of food groups, and they were pure laymen. ”
Guo Garin fell into thought and kept spitting smoke rings into the air.
7, Xiong Xiaomei can't take care of it, Chen Dong will cooperate with the master to trick the ghost
There was some fresh pork piled up in the back kitchen, and Chen Dong was inspecting the goods with a scale. After the inspection was completed, Chen Dong issued a special receipt stamped with a canteen seal. According to the original design plan, the inspection of goods should be personally controlled by Xiong Xiaomei, the main purpose is to control the source of goods. Hou Canghai stood by and looked at it a few times, and continued to unload the goods.
8. Admire the master's craftsmanship
In a canteen temporary cameo chef, although saved the emergency, barely coped with the past, after all, is not a long-term solution. Professional things should be let to professional people to do, Guo Jialin is a professional chef, from Chen Dong's attitude should have a level, the taste of the cauldron dish is naturally stronger than his own.
9, the master does not point out, the craft has not progressed
After lunch began, Hou Canghai moved a bench to sit between the back kitchen and the front window.
In the back kitchen, Chen Dong was busy at the big stove, and Guo Jialin stood with his hands behind his back and directed Chen Dong to stir-fry vegetables, reprimanding two sentences from time to time. At the front window, Xiong Xiaomei, Du Yurong, Hu Yihong and others were making meals for their classmates with their hands and feet. In addition, two waiters collected the dishes in the hall and took them to the sink outside the kitchen to clean.
10. The master is everything
Chen Dong saw that Hou Canghai did not smile, hurriedly opened the round field, and said: "Today the cauldron dish sold the best, it was fried three times, and all the meat was used up." ”
11. Does the canteen not stir-fry in the morning?
Hou Canghai walked around the kitchen and did not see Guo Jialin, Chen Dong, and Du Yurong. Guo Jialin and Chen Dong are red case cooks, and breakfast can't be said to be reasonable, but Du Yurong is the foreman of the waiter, and it is really impossible to say that he did not come to work in the morning.
12, and the relationship with the teacher and mother is also good
From the back kitchen came a man wearing a kitchen hat, holding a plate of fruit, and said, "Master, eat two pieces." ”
The fat woman chose two pieces of fruit and ate them while chatting.
Seeing these scenes, Xiong Xiaoqin, who had been going south and north for a long time, became worried. The chef and the boss are a pair of contradictory bodies, both inseparable from each other, but they both have to seek the best interests for themselves. Many restaurants have staged a game between the chef and the boss, and some of the games are quite tragic.
13. Help Guo Garin deceive Xiong Xiaomei and Hou Canghai
Usually, Xiong Xiaomei is fishy and smelly, and rarely goes to this area, but today she does not hesitate to pick it up. She said to Chen Dong, who was standing not far away: "Master Chen, I will look at today's pork signing." ”
Chen Dong looked at Guo Jialin's face, and then looked east and west, saying: "The pork signature was just placed here, and suddenly it can't be found, so I will look for it later." ”
14. Advance and retreat with the master
Guo Jialin and Du Yurong left, and Chen Dong and Jin Yong also left, leaving dozens of leaflets on campus.
15, be kind to people, do not forget the original, is a good person
Just after entering the restaurant, Hou Canghai's eyes stayed on the woman sitting behind the bar. The woman also looked at Hou Canghai, and the two did not speak eye to eye. Hou Canghai nodded slightly and continued to walk inward. Zhou Ping asked, "Do you know that lady boss?" Hou Canghai said, "I used to work in a canteen because of my cousin and daughter-in-law." Zhou Level said, "I remember, Mrs. Chef." Hou Canghai nodded.
Since you opened a shop in Jiangzhou, it was normal to meet Hou Canghai. Du Yurong came to the kitchen and said, "Husband, just now I saw Hou Canghai go inside to eat." Guo Garin still habitually wore a tall white hat and said, "Hou Canghai, how many of them are there?" Du Yurong said, "Five or six." ”
Chen Dong was making chopped pepper fish heads on the other side, and heard the words: "Director Hou resigned, what is he doing now?" ”
Guo Garin said, "Listen to my mother, I am doing medicine business in Nanzhou." ”
Du Yurong sighed and said, "The wicked have bad retribution." Hou Canghai usually has less time in the kitchen, and it is Xiong Xiaomei who is stirring up dissension. Now the two of them had broken up, and Xiong Xiaomei was flying and fighting, and nothing was fishing. ”
Jin Yong is no longer a dunzi, learning cooking skills with Guo Jialin, and currying favor with Du Yurong: "I will spit some saliva in their dishes." ”
Guo Jialin slapped Jin Yong on the back of the head with his hand and said, "You know a fart, Hou Canghai has worked in the Political and Legal Committee, and has all kinds of social relations in Jiangzhou. Is it easy for us to make this restaurant, and we will encounter all kinds of harassment in a short time. Mixed in society, multiple friends and multiple roads, the previous thing is a fart. Later, a few of us who had worked in a canteen went to toast. Give Hou Canghai face, what difficulties will happen in the future, find him, maybe you can help solve it. ”
Du Yurong narrowed his mouth and said unhappily, "They drove us away in the first place, why did we put our hot faces on our cold butts?" ”
Guo Garin scolded, "You have long hair and short knowledge, less ghost pulling, then come with us." ”
After Guo Garin left a canteen, he never found a suitable restaurant. Later, Zhou Yongli fell ill, and Hou Canghai transferred a canteen to Hou Jinyu. Knowing that a large peach was picked up by Hou Jinyu, Guo Jialin was heartbroken. After reflection, I felt that I was still in a hurry, and if I could really endure for a few days, I would be able to grab the canteen as soon as I arrived.
At that time, the relationship with Hou Canghai and Xiong Xiaomei was frozen, and more than half of the reason was his mother-in-law, for which he scolded many times for "long hair and short sight". Later, they opened a new restaurant here, blending southern cuisine with bengang cuisine, and got a new restaurant, and the business was good.
The business was on fire, and Guo Garin felt trembling, worried that he would meet people who could not afford to mess with and ruin his business. Hou Canghai once worked in the Political and Legal Committee, and although he had been dirty, he was a relative after all, and he may have used it poorly at a critical moment. Because of this, Guo Garin was ready to take all the people who worked in a canteen to toast.
16, there is no mountain of flames that cannot be passed, and there is no hatred that cannot be dissolved
At this time, Guo Jialin, Du Yurong, Chen Dong and Jin Yong walked in together with wine glasses.
Guo Garin said, "Cousin, let's have a glass of wine." ”
Hou Canghai looked at Guo Garin with some surprise. As the saying goes, reaching out does not hit the smiley face, not to mention that the contradictions of the past have become old things with the transfer of a canteen. He raised his glass and said, "The taste of stinky mandarin fish is authentic, the head of the minced pepper fish is also good, your dishes are obviously different from local dishes, and you can adapt to local tastes, which is good." ”
Hou Canghai drank wine and introduced him to Guo Garin again.
When introducing Guo Jialin and others, Hou Canghai was very emotional. At the beginning, it was very unpleasant to make a scene in a canteen, but in fact, it was a matter of interest, jumping out of the original closed environment, only to find that the benefit was nothing in the larger space. He knew that he could no longer be good friends with Guo Garin, but it was good to be able to restore normal kinship.
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