1987: Sleepless Tonight

"That's what I mean." Lu Hao nodded, "We must take advantage of this gap to expand the business scale, so that when we meet competitors in the future, we will have enough capital to wrestle with them, otherwise we will miss this opportunity. period, if you want to reach the same height, you will have to pay a very high price, and the cost will be very high."

"The cuisine in Jiangcheng belongs to Hubei cuisine, and it is not so famous among the major cuisines, but this does not mean that the catering industry in Jiangcheng is not prosperous. In fact, as early as the Daoguang period, Jiangcheng's catering has formed a natural classification according to the scope of business. There are vegetable noodle restaurants, bean shreds, hotel cooking, rented bowls, noodles, vegetarian dishes, etc.”

"By the early years of the Republic of China, it had already possessed various flavors of 'Chinese and Western cuisines, and northern and southern banquets', including Hubei, Guangdong, Sichuan, Hunan, Hui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Beijing, Tianjin, and Muslim, vegetarian, and Western dishes. "

"It's not a matter of money to order dishes with silver medals. The Western dishes are delicious, and you can eat all kinds of Jingu Huifang. You can sit in the first Heming Garden. This is recorded in "Hankou Zhuzhici" and was a famous restaurant during the Daoguang period."

"During the period of the Republic of China, the number of large and medium-sized restaurants in Jiangcheng gradually increased, with a variety of flavors. Their business was mainly banquets and dishes of various flavors, as well as snacks and snacks. Generally, there were several restaurants with elegant furnishings and calligraphy and paintings. Flowers and trees, clean and pleasant, large restaurants are also equipped with high-end tableware such as silver and copper countertops, dental bones, and fine porcelain. Customer checkout, polite drop-off and other program services.”

Huang Qingqiu listened attentively.

Some she knows, but more is the first time she heard.

Lu Hao is really well-informed and knowledgeable.

"Before the public-private partnership and the private economy were restricted, there were more teahouses and restaurants in Jiangcheng, and the service industry developed quite well. After the public-private partnership, it was equivalent to bringing everything back to zero. Except for the state-owned units, the private economy had fewer individual bosses. It is so pitiful that it is almost negligible, but now it is starting from scratch, the market is liberalized and the private economy is allowed to develop. This is an excellent opportunity for individual bosses. The individual boss and the private economy stand on the same starting line, if you are brave enough and look a little farther, you can get a lot of cake in your pocket." Lu Hao said.

A public-private partnership is no less than a dynasty change.

A thorough shuffling of the cards, all previous accumulations will be confiscated, and everyone will compare again!

"Thank you Brother Hao, these words of yours have benefited me a lot." Huang Qingqiu said.

She is very satisfied with this conversation.

"You should call me Boss Lu and Brother Hao, I'm afraid I'll fall into your trap again next time." Lu Hao stood up and put down his teacup, "Okay, I have to go too."

He left Huang Qingqiu's office without asking Huang Qingqiu's final choice.

This kind of incident is a major turning point for Yujin Restaurant. If it goes well, the business will go to a higher level in the future. If it doesn’t go well, these few days may be the peak of Yujin Restaurant’s business. will fall.

It is impossible for Huang Qingqiu to make up his mind immediately because of a conversation, and Yujin Restaurant is not owned by Huang Qingqiu alone, there are other investors, so it must be discussed before making a decision.

In the evening, Lu Hao, Su Min, and Nini went home.

Nini was doing her homework, while Su Min was watching and guiding, while Lu Hao grabbed a chicken in the kitchen and prepared to make chicken soup.

"I want to watch Dad kill chickens." Nini was very curious.

"What's so interesting about killing a chicken, aren't you afraid?" Su Min asked.

"Not afraid." Nini shook her head. "Dad is too busy alone, I can help him. I wrote some homework at school, and there is not much left. I will finish it in a while."

Not only was she not afraid, she also wanted to help Lu Hao.

"When you kill a chicken, there will be blood. Look, you won't be able to eat it later." Lu Hao said.

"I'm not afraid, I've seen it before." Nini's voice was a little louder.

Lu Hao paused and thought for a while, this girl has indeed seen the scene of killing chickens.

I haven’t moved before. When I lived in the dormitory of the garment factory, the neighbors would occasionally get some chickens, ducks, fish, etc., to improve the food, to be contaminated with meat, to sacrifice teeth, and to slaughter and pluck them in the yard. .

The little boy in the yard has indeed seen such a scene.

Seeing that Lu Hao didn't speak, Nini immediately stood up, "I'll just watch for a while, and I can help when the hair is plucked later. My hands are small, and the plucking is clean. Mom wants to give birth to a younger brother for me. Take care of her."

The little girl also came up with a lot of excuses and ran to the kitchen.

Although he grew up in the city, he is not hypocritical at all.

Lu Hao grabbed a chicken, ripped off some of the hair on its neck, and let the blood out. There was a bowl underneath, and the blood continued.

The bucket on the side was filled with hot water, and after the blood was drained, the chicken was put into it, rolled in the hot water, and then plucked.

Pull one piece at a time.

Nini rolled her sleeves and ran over to help, she was really not afraid at all.

After processing, clean, cut into pieces, and stew the soup.

Stewing soup is actually the kind of earthen stove in the countryside. Firewood will be more fragrant. When cooking, use some large pieces of wood. Put chicken, duck, or ribs in a ceramic pot, cover it with a lid, and place it on the side of the stove.

When the fire is cooking, the meat in the ceramic pot will also be heated, and when the meal is finished, the soup is almost ready.

If you put it overnight, it will be stuffy for a few hours, and the taste will be better when you wait until the second day.

The pork ribs and lotus root soup are so simmered, the taste is absolutely amazing.

The lotus root has the taste of broth, and the soup also has the sweetness of lotus root. After taking a sip, the whole person is very satisfied.

Without an earthen stove, Lu Hao can only use a casserole, trying to make it as delicious as possible.

While the chicken soup was simmering, he cooked and steamed the rice.

After eating, in the middle of the night, seeing that the chicken soup was ready, Lu Hao turned off the gas and put the casserole away.

The weather is not hot, so it won't go bad after a few hours.

The next morning, Lu Hao got up early again, poured out the chicken soup from the casserole, heated it in an iron pot, sprinkled seasonings on it, and added some noodles to it.

Su Min and Nini got up too

The noodle chicken soup is also ready, put the chicken soup on the table.

Su Min and Nini each had a chicken leg in their bowls.

"It's delicious." Nini picked up the chicken leg and took a bite.

like very much.

Then, she brought the chicken leg to Lu Hao's mouth, "Dad, take a bite too."

"Father doesn't eat, you eat." Lu Hao shook his head.

"Father, eat. I'm a child and I can't eat that much. Dad, help me eat a little." Nini passed the chicken leg forward again.

Lu Hao had to take a bite before giving up.

A half-grown kid eats a poor old man, even though Nini is a girl, but she has a long body and a great appetite, how can she not eat it?

When she said that, she actually wanted to let Lu Hao take a bite too.

Very sensible.