The road to the emperor begins with farming

After all the guests arrived, the kitchen began to get busy in an orderly manner.In fact, they have been preparing for it for a few days.

At present, the head chef is Yang Hou, an apprentice taught by Yueniang herself.Luo Yu didn't realize until the end of the new year that their restaurant didn't have a chef, so they couldn't let Yueniang go, so who would cook for their family?So he hurriedly informed He Weixi, and asked him to find someone who was talented and reliable in cooking to come and learn from Yueniang.

He Weixi had tasted the new dishes made by Yueniang, and was afraid that someone would steal the recipe, so he didn't rush to look for it outside, so he called Yang Hou, the son of Yang Xian, his cook.Empress Yang has been studying with Yang Xian all the time, she is quite talented, she originally wanted to take over as the chef of He Mansion when his father was old.Unexpectedly, before he could take over, he was called by the master to learn how to cook from Yueniang.

Empress Yang has a great research spirit in cooking, and she was very happy when she heard that she was going to a restaurant, so she went happily.

In addition to Empress Yang, He Weixi also pulled some people who had signed contracts of prostitution from their own kitchen, and sent them to Luo Yu's house to learn. about there.

As for the lack of people in the kitchen of He Weixi's house, he went to the dental store and bought them back.Anyway, during the recent period of time, he ate and drank at Luo Yu's house, and did not eat at his own house.

Yueniang taught seriously, and Empress Yang learned quickly. After a period of systematic study, the things that Empress Yang made were basically similar to Yueniang.

Luo Yu was afraid that the inexperienced people in the restaurant would be in a hurry, so he asked Yueniang to come over and help, and it would be fine for the first few days.

Luo Yu didn't expect so many people to come on the first day, and thanks to his full preparation, there was no chaos and all the work could be carried out in an orderly manner.

Liu Zhixian sat in a private room with the chief secretary, Dian Shi and others, and Luo Zhan talked with him.After that, the service staff went in and asked everyone to order.

Dingwei Western Restaurant has a set menu, including appetizers, soup, side dishes, main dishes, desserts, etc., which can be freely matched or ordered a la carte.Of course, the food here is limited, so it can't be as authentic as modern western restaurants. It's all made by Luo Yu according to the actual situation, and it's a bit nondescript.

The waiter first gave everyone a brief introduction to the order of meals here. The general idea is that the meals are served in separate meals. Vegetables are not placed on one plate, and soup is not served in one pot. After one dish is eaten, the second dish will be served.It also introduced various dishes, some with choices and some without. For example, there are two kinds of soup and staple food, and you can choose what you like.

Not long after ordering, the well-trained service staff began to serve the dishes.

The first thing to serve is the classic vegetable salad. A deep bowl is placed in front of each person, which contains courgette (cucumber), diced carrots, sweet corn kernels, diced lettuce and diced eggs, mixed with salad dressing.

The dishes are ordinary dishes that have been eaten before, but after being mixed with this kind of salad dressing, the taste becomes different again, fresh and refreshing, but I feel more hungry after eating.

Soon, the service staff came in and took away the salad bowl, and served the second course, which was soup, with a spoon next to it.

Luo Yu prepared two kinds of soup, chicken and mushroom soup and western vegetable soup.For those who don't like the taste of cream, there is a vegetable soup made with onions, carrots, potatoes and cabbage.There should have been tomatoes, but unfortunately there are no now, otherwise he would have planned to make borscht.

In order to make this kind of Western-style vegetable soup, Luo Yu even asked a carpenter to make him a juicer, which was specially used for making paste.

Everyone's choices were different. Those who were conservative chose the vegetable soup, and those who wanted to try something new chose the minced chicken and mushroom soup.The person who drank the vegetable soup smelled the minced chicken and mushroom soup sitting next to him, and clearly felt that the taste of the creamy soup seemed delicious, so he thought that if he came again in the future, he would have to try it.

Removing the soup bowl is the side dish.Originally, fish, shellfish, or molluscs should be used, but Linjiang County is not close to the sea, and those are troublesome to prepare, so Luo Yu simply served a snack platter.Made up of chicken wings, potato chips, onion rings and chicken popcorn, there is not much of each, so you don't have to eat too much.

It is not uncommon for everyone to eat chicken wings, but they have never tried the method, which is new.

If you don't like fried food, you can also replace it with traditional braised goose.This way of eating can be said to be a combination of Chinese and Western, and Luo Yu also worked hard to promote his braised goose.

It is worth mentioning that Luo Yu set up a counter selling stewed vegetables on the side of his western restaurant facing the street, which specially provides takeaway services, but dine-in is not allowed, so as not to spoil the atmosphere of the restaurant.In his words, it is simply unreasonable not to sell braised geese in such a good location.

There are also two main courses: pork chops and chicken chops, which have been cut in the kitchen and topped with sauce.

The meat is selected from the most delicious and tender part of the pig and poultry, and the heat is just right, and the gravy is locked in it.It is topped with a sauce made of various spices, broth and extremely fresh ingredients, which enhances the taste of the whole dish to the extreme.

Smelling the aroma, some people couldn't wait to take a bite, only to feel the strong and mellow taste filled the whole mouth, and couldn't help but let out a sigh, it was so delicious.Drinking a sip of red wine with the meal is really a life enjoyment.

Luo Yu didn't prepare aperitifs, and the table wines were all wine, and there was no distinction between white wine and red wine at this time.It's just that the taste of this wine is quite different from the modern one, the taste of the wine is too weak.After Luo Yu tasted it, he thought about opening a wine-making workshop in the future, and then set up a winery, where all kinds of wine, beer, distilled spirits and so on can be ordered.

Dessert is a piece of cream fruit cake per person.The cake is small and delicate, people with big mouths can swallow it in one gulp, but the taste is very good, sweet but not greasy.Even those who don’t have a sweet tooth can’t get enough of it because it’s so small.

Finally, there is tea, which Luo Yu didn't specially prepare, it's the ordinary tea here.It is very pleasant to drink tea after everyone is full.

Liu Zhixian and others had a great time eating, and praised Luo Zhan, saying that they can make such delicious food, and the business will definitely be booming in the future.

Luo Zhan smiled and took out a bunch of wonderfully crafted cards from his bosom, and distributed one to everyone, telling them that this is the VIP card of our shop, and the consumption with the card can enjoy a 50% discount.Moreover, only [-] cards of this kind will be issued, and the cards will be released immediately, and there will be no such low discounts for future cards.

Everyone was happy when they heard it. They didn't care about the idea of ​​a discount, but this card is a status symbol with extraordinary significance.They all praised Luo's exhibition service.

Luo Zhanxin said how did I know this, it was not thought up by my little guy.

In addition to the tables of official figures such as Liu Zhixian, some yamen servants, petty officials, and guards also opened a few tables, as well as some dudes invited by He Weixi, plus people who saw the newly opened shop coming in to consume, even scholars came. There are quite a few, and there are many who have some fame.In this way, both upstairs and downstairs were full, and Luo Yu and He Weixi were so busy that they never touched the floor.

Luo Zhan entertained Liu Zhixian and others, and at most occasionally went to the tables of the small officials, He Weixi only took care of those dudes, and Luo Yu entertained the rest.Fortunately, Luo Yu was a little scared when facing those scholars.

But since they came, Luo Yu, as the boss, always wanted to say hello and say a few polite words. After all, he was still counting on these people to do publicity for him.If they can mention his restaurant in their poems or articles, then his western food restaurant will become famous.

Luo Yu used to be a science student, and his literary attainments were not high. He was afraid that he would show timidity in front of those people, so he let He Weixi go.In the end, He Weixi gave him a blank look, saying that those people looked down on him at all, so he didn't feel uncomfortable looking for it.

There was no other way, so Luo Yu had no choice but to go into battle himself, and went to sit with him for a while.

Those people were polite at first, they tested Luo Yu, and found that he was a businessman covered in copper stink, and persuaded him a few words, saying something like "Everything is inferior, only those who are educated, scholars, farmers, businessmen" and so on.But seeing his reckless appearance, he waved him away, and they continued to fight against each other.

Luo Yu couldn't help but roll his eyes in his heart, thinking that if I go to study, you can still eat such delicious food?

Slowly, people began to leave the venue, and the first ones to leave were naturally Liu Zhixian and others, followed by those dudes.Luo Yu asked He Weixi to give out VIP cards to his friends. These people are the main consumers of his store, so how could he not win them over.One person even packed a quarter of the braised goose, hoping they would come back after eating it.

When the people were almost gone, Luo Yu found that those scholars hadn't left yet.There was even a scholar who seemed to be happy with the meal, so he asked the waiter to take the pen and paper and said that he would keep the calligraphy.A few scholars who had dinner with him booed beside him, as if your shop could get Zhang Xiucai's calligraphy, and it was a big profit.

Luo Yu saw that Zhang Xiucai was over 30 years old, and wanted to say why he is so awesome and hasn't been admitted to Juren yet!

Also, your calligraphy is not rare in our family. It doesn't match the style of the store. Didn't you see that the walls are all abstract paintings?You are ruining the overall atmosphere!

But this can't be said, and the store doesn't need to be opened if it is said.Scholars can't afford to be offended, verbal criticism, spitting star can flood this place.

So Luo Yu hurriedly asked the waiter to fetch a pen and paper, and let Zhang Xiucai splash ink freely.After you finish writing, you have to give a lot of praise, and your speech must be framed, but it cannot be hung on the wall, and it must be stored well.They gave Zhang Xiucai a VIP card again, and finally sent them away.