Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

Liu Lan looked at Zhang Renkang teaching a few people with envy, and came over, embarrassed to say

"Can Sister Renkang learn this?"

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"Of course, if you want to learn, I'll teach you."

"Our relationship is only possible thanks to Sister Lan's care for us. If you want to learn, come and listen anytime."

He motioned to Lu Yong to make way for Liu Lan to try. Liu Lan wiped her hands on her apron excitedly, looked at Zhang Renkang gratefully, took the kitchen knife from Lu Yong and carefully cut the potatoes. Zhang Renkang carefully pointed out Liu Lan's mistakes in holding the knife and using the right amount of force, and demonstrated to Lu Yong how to handle the potatoes, including how to rinse them with water to remove the starch.

Then Zhang Renkang tied on an apron and personally took the helm to show the ingredients and the timing of frying the spicy and sour potato shreds. He repeated the details one by one, letting Lu Yong, Gao Ying and Liu Lan experience it, and whispered to the three of them the amount of ingredients and the time to add them.

The reason why Zhang Renkang taught them so carefully was that he came from the future and did not understand the concept of master and apprentice at that time. In addition, in the era of information explosion, almost everyone can find this skill. Secondly, he did not want to be a cook. He also planned to crawl on the Internet. Only by teaching a few cooks who could hold the table, he would dare to work hard in the future. Besides, the chef was his core. If something went wrong, he would be implicated.

All I can say is that everyone gets what they need. Lu Yong, Gao Ying, Song Gang and Liu Lan can learn how to settle down and build a family. Zhang Renkang can get a few loyal fans and build a strong back kitchen. Even if Sha Zhu comes back, it won't affect him.

Soon, they gradually mastered the method and ingredients of hot and sour potato shreds. The rest was just practice. Zhang Renkang slowly guided the three people to cook. Song Gang was still young and could not lift the big pot. He could only practice knife skills under Zhang Renkang's guidance. He prepared the peppers and radishes and six or seven pounds of pork, and prepared to make fish-flavored pork shreds later.

Soon at noon, as the workers walked into the canteen, everyone's stomachs could no longer bear the delicious smell and they talked about

"What's in the cafeteria today? It smells so good."

"Yes, it smells so good. This new chef is really good at cooking."

"Yes, did you feel it? The cafeteria is very clean and bright today."

“I feel like I can eat a few more steamed buns, they are so delicious”

Zhang Renkang stood at the canteen food window, smiling and directing everyone to line up. Seeing everyone talking about it, he was very satisfied. As long as the workers liked and approved of it, it meant that his decision was correct, and he could take credit for it later.

At this time, Director Yang and Director Li also came to the cafeteria with several leaders. The cafeteria director Liu Liang had already taken credit for him. Li Huaide deliberately brought Yang Weiguo and others to show off. Seeing the bright, tidy and clean dining hall, smelling the tempting aroma, and more importantly, the enthusiastic mood of the workers queuing on the side, Yang Weiguo was also very satisfied. As long as the workers eat well, they will have enthusiasm for production, the production targets will be guaranteed, and he will have political achievements to report to his superiors. As for Zhang Renkang's position, it is not too important. Who says Zhang Renkang has to be Li Huaide's man?

Yang Weiguo said to Liu Liang with satisfaction

"You guys did a great job as a team leader for Zhang Renkang. We all know his family situation, so we still need to take care of him. Look, he's doing a great job."

“The workers’ enthusiasm has been aroused.”

"To be honest, I'm hungry just by smelling this aroma. I think we should try Renkang's cooking at noon."

Li Huaide glanced at Yang Weiguo and said with a smile

"It seems that I was right to use Renkang. Look at how the cafeteria has been renovated. I think Lao Liu will retire next year, so it will be no problem for Renkang to take over."

Li Huaide thought that Zhang Renkang seemed to be quite capable. He could clean up the canteen in one day and make the workers rave about the food. He was a talent. As long as he was a talent, Li Huaide would make a fortune. He couldn't let Yang Weiguo take him away.

Liu Liang nodded when he heard Li Huaide say that. He was Li Huaide's man and would retire next year. As for who would be the director of the canteen, that was up to Li Huaide. He said,

"Renkang, you have ideas, you are young and energetic, I think it's a good idea, leaders, let's go and take a look."

Several people walked to the food window. Zhang Renkang had actually seen them a long time ago. He deliberately ignored them and pretended to record the workers' opinions.

See several leaders walk in

Zhang Renkang hurriedly trotted a few steps and said

"Director Yang, Director Li, why are you here? I didn't notice you guys."

Li Huaide said with a smile

"What is Renkang writing?"

Zhang Renkang hurried back

"You have appointed me as the person in charge of this canteen. I am really afraid of disappointing you. I plan to seek the opinions of the workers to see how we can improve it."

Li Huaide smiled and nodded. It was enough for this kid to know that he was promoted.

"Do the workers have any comments?"

Zhang Renkang frowned and said

"Now, under your guidance, we have improved the sanitary environment of the canteen. The workers are very satisfied and say that they can eat more happily. However, the meat bar is a little less, and they asked if we could provide white flour steamed buns. The two-grain steamed buns are really not very filling."

Li Huaide nodded with satisfaction. He was happy to hear these words. Under his guidance, the workers were satisfied and smiled.

"Your suggestions are very good. You should listen more to the workers' ideas and serve them."

He frowned and looked at Yang Weiguo and said

"We can think of a way to deal with the flour, but the meat is really hard to deal with."

Yang Weiguo was also having a headache. He knew that it was really difficult to get supplies. They were all planned and quantified. How could he get so much meat?

"The meat is planned. The quota we have is not much, and it is difficult to provide the required quantity. Can the purchasing department think of a solution?"

The purchasing section chief at the back was also having a headache. These days, supplies in the city and the countryside are really not abundant. Their purchasing department worked very hard for a month to purchase enough meat and eggs to entertain foreign guests. How could they get so much meat in such a large factory with nearly 20,000 people? Purchasing section chief Zhang Zhihui complained.

"Director Yang, it's good enough if the four of us buyers can get enough meat for the canteen in a month. After all, it's hard to find meat in the city or the countryside now. It would be impossible for the four of them to get enough meat for our 20,000 people even if they run themselves ragged."

Yang Weiguo certainly knew this difficulty, and he was also worried. If the workers didn't eat well, they would have no enthusiasm for production and would be prone to passive resistance. He would not be able to complete his production targets, and he would not be able to report to the Ministry of Industry. No matter what, he had to find a way to meet the workers' needs.

Seeing that Yang Weiguo, Li Huaide and other leaders were worried, Zhang Renkang said quietly

"Why don't we mobilize the workers? Their families are idle at home. Let's go to the market or anywhere else to get meat and fish. We will buy them and increase the price by 10%. This way, the factory can get more meat and fish, and it can also generate income for the families."

"Secondly, I have a way to get some flour, eggs and chicken." Zhang Renkang stopped talking.

Yang Weiguo and Li Huaide thought that his first solution was better than nothing. The factory was not short of money, but of materials. Li Huaide waved his hand and said:

"We can charge 20% of the price difference to make the workers more enthusiastic, but we can't do this openly," he said to Zhang Zhihui, the purchasing section chief.

"You arrange it, and let the purchasing department handle it privately."

Someone said to Zhang Renkang

"You guys in the kitchen do the same. Go collect the goods privately. After collecting, go to the warehouse to get a receipt. Then take the receipt to the finance department to settle the bill."

Yang Weiguo nodded. This is fine. We can let the purchasing department do it privately without worrying about any complaints. It's just a little more money, which is not a big deal.

Seeing that Zhang Renkang still had a solution, Yang Weiguo waved his hand to signal Li Huaide and Zhang Zhihui to take Zhang Renkang into the kitchen and let the irrelevant people leave. Yang Weiguo said

"You tell me what to do, there are no outsiders here."

Zhang Renkang glanced at Li Huaide and saw him nod and said

"When my father was here, he cracked down on illegal planting. As you leaders know, we are close to Yanshan Mountain in the north, and there are many villagers who plant and raise chickens illegally."

"We can contact them privately and ask them to supply the factory."

After Zhang Renkang finished speaking, Li Huaide asked in confusion

"I know a little about this, but where do we get the access? It's impossible for anyone to just give it to us, right?"

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"My father has cracked down on this several times before. It's hard to get evidence. You know, it's not nice to say that if you push the villagers too hard, they will really fight you to death. Besides, they just want to get something to eat and survive, so you can't force them too hard. So at that time, there were several villages that were grateful to my father. I have some connections here. I'll take some time to go there and see if I can convince them to supply us with goods."

Yang Weiguo and Li Huaide thought that this was a good idea and the risk was not great. It didn't matter where they purchased from. If they could provide the factory with a stable supply of materials, the factory would also greatly reduce the problem of material shortages.

Zhang Zhihui, the purchasing section chief, could not help but say

"That's a good idea. If you can get us a hundred or eighty chickens and a few thousand eggs a month, we can not only use them in the canteen, but also provide a meat dish for the workers every week."

Yang Weiguo and Li Huaide looked at each other and looked around cautiously. Yang Weiguo said

"Only the four of us know about this. Renkang will contact them this weekend to see how much they can offer, what the price is, and how to trade."

"It's confirmed. We'll do this secretly. Remember to keep your mouth shut and not let any word leak out."

Li Huaide also added

"Renkang, go to the Finance Department tomorrow to withdraw 1000 yuan. If possible, we can just pay the deposit. As long as the price does not exceed 50% of the market price, you can decide the transaction quantity and price with them."

After a discussion, they decided to let Zhang Renkang go there to talk about it on the weekend. If they could really get a stable source of food, it would be of great benefit to everyone. Yang Weiguo and Li Huaide would not mention who to entertain. Even if they went to some comrades and leaders and brought a chicken and ten pounds of eggs, it would be a great gift.

Zhang Renkang can obtain a stable and safe source of shipments, and accumulate wealth and resources for himself. With this supply source, at least in this steel rolling mill, he will be well protected by Li Huaide, and he will not be worried about future safety issues.