Food Tycoon

It was already the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month when Yu Nan was on vacation. They only had two weeks of winter vacation before and after their third year of high school, and school would start on the eighth day.But he came back just in time, the store needed help, and Ah Hai's settlement issue had to be dealt with.

Settling down is a major event, first of all the approval of the village cadres is required, especially for islands like theirs that are waiting to be developed. It has been rumored that someone wants to buy this island a few years ago, and this will face the problem of demolition. Not easy.

Considering these problems, Yu Lu felt that he had to make a trip by himself. If the village agreed to settle down, he would let Yu Nan go through the formalities.Early the next morning, he and Yu Nan went back to the island. Before leaving, he told Zhang Yiwei that if his classmates came, he could just lead them to the biggest private room upstairs. If he couldn't come back in time, he would give them a [-]% discount.

Back on the island, Yu Lu didn't know if it was because of the Chinese New Year, but Yu Lu found that the island was very deserted and there were not many tourists.Several old acquaintances who used to set up stalls together greeted him: "Ah Lu, you went off the island to make a fortune, why come back when you are free?"

Yu Lu said with a smile: "This is my home, so of course I want to come back. How are you all?"

A grandma pursed her lips: "There's nothing wrong with it, we won't allow you to set up a stall, and you can eat ready-made ones at home, so you can enjoy yourself at leisure."

A grandfather didn't take it seriously: "If you set up a stall now, there is not much business."

"It's true. Ever since you opened a restaurant in the county, fewer people came to the island. Hehe, even their restaurant named Luo didn't have much business. This is really retribution! Ah Lu, you know, at the beginning It’s because Luo Maogang and his son-in-law didn’t allow us to set up a stall, thinking that we robbed their restaurant business and cut off so many of us’s fortunes in one go, it’s really wicked, ah bah!” Grandma said and vomited on the ground. I spit.

"So that's the case?" Yu Lu looked at everyone in surprise, they all seemed to know about it, and who spread the word?But there is no impenetrable wall in the world, if people don't want to know, unless they do nothing, the Luo family will completely lose popularity on the island.

Grandma sneered: "That's not true. It's been rumored recently that Luo Maogang's son-in-law is going to buy our island, saying that he wants to build a bridge on the sea, and in the future, villas will be built here for the rich. We will all be kicked out Doing so many immoral things, I am not afraid of cutting off my children and grandchildren!"

An uncle said: "It's not that I won't give you a subsidy. It's nice to live in the city in the future. It's clean and convenient." When dealing with the island, most of the island has two attitudes: older people worry that they will leave for generations. Where they live, young people think that they can buy a house on the other side with the demolition subsidy. After all, it is too inconvenient to live on the island.

Grandma didn't take it seriously: "I just like living on an island. There is nothing good in the city. It's like a bird cage. You can't see the sky or the ground. From now on, those birds will have nowhere to stay."

Speaking of the topic of reality, everyone nodded in approval. No matter how inconvenient the island is, it is the place where my ancestors lived for generations, and it is my home. If it is really sold, those mountains and forests will probably be pushed away. Was destroyed, is the island still the original island?

Yu Lu frowned. Is Huang Jiangong going to buy the island?How much would it cost to buy this island and build a bridge across the sea? The Huang family is so rich?Maybe he doesn't need to be rich, as long as he has a relationship, he borrowed chickens from the bank to lay eggs, and he didn't pay a penny himself, so he became the master of the island.

Yu Lu bid farewell to everyone and went to the village chief's house.Yu Nan gritted his teeth and asked: "Brother, it's really what they said, the Luo family didn't let us set up a stall on the island? It's really insidious. If you have the ability, you know it. If you can't do it, they will use tricks. It's really despised. "

Yu Lu sighed: "If you have money and power, that's it."

Yu Nan said angrily: "How fucking wicked! So many people can't do business. This bastard surnamed Huang has never done anything good, and he still wants to buy an island."

Yu Lu shook his head: "It's not up to him to sell the island. If the government doesn't like it, who can buy it?"

"They're all short-sighted guys." Yu Nan said bitterly.

Yu Lu approached the village chief and explained his purpose of coming, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was rejected by the other party.Yu Lu had expected this to happen a long time ago. He said, "Uncle, this is also what our local police station meant. Ah Hai has lost his memory and has no household registration, so it is not easy to manage, so he asked me to come to the village to settle down."

"Ah Lu, if Ah Hai is a woman and she marries you, it's only natural that her household registration will come to your family, and no one will say anything about it, but now who is he, how did he move, and in what name? This is not convincing. Besides, we may be demolished here, and everyone is staring at it. I opened the door for you. In the future, those who get married or move out will all have their household registrations back. How can I tell the villagers? Explain?" What the village chief said is not unreasonable, it is indeed difficult to obtain a rural household registration, especially in areas that are waiting to be developed like theirs.

"Uncle, the policeman at the police station told me that if we fall here, he can also have a non-agricultural household registration. In the future, he will not have any share of the land and money. Isn't that okay?" Luckily, Liu Haoyang was thoughtful and had expected it a long time ago. There will be such a situation.

The village head froze for a moment: "What? Non-agricultural household registration?"

Yu Lu said: "Yes, as long as you have a registered permanent residence and an ID card."

The village chief was a little shaken: "I have to hold a meeting to discuss this matter with everyone."

Yu Lu said: "Uncle, can you help me settle this matter as soon as possible? You also know the situation of my family. Back then, my father left suddenly, and that brat Alin was not up to date, and even got into loan sharks and owed you money." I have not been able to repay the money for so many years, and now thanks to Ah Hai helping me, I thought that if I could repay the usury a few years ago, I will be the first one to repay your money next year."

At that time, the village head had a good relationship with Yu Lu’s father, Yu Lisheng. After Yu Lisheng’s death, the village head still owed 2 yuan in the bill. At that time, Yu Lu’s mother married again, and there were only three Yu Lu brothers As a village cadre, he naturally had to take care of the orphans in the village. The debt Yu Lisheng owed him was never in a hurry to give way to Yu Lu to repay it. There was no reason to urge him, but because it was a gambling debt.

Gambling debts are not serious debts in themselves, they are written off when a person dies, but the IOU left by Yu Lisheng at the time did not specify which ones were gambling debts, and kind people told Yu Lu that there was no need to pay them back. , the unkind people have been silent all the time, imagining that one day Yulu can pay back, even if they have made a windfall, of course, there are still few kind people, after all, there are few people who like to gamble and don't work hard.

The village head didn't expect Yu Lu to pay him back so quickly, which was equivalent to a windfall, and he was happy: "Okay, I'll finish this matter for you as soon as possible."

Yu Lu said: "Uncle, I will ask Anan to come and find you in the future. My store is very busy and there are not enough staff in the kitchen, so I really can't leave."

"Okay, just let Anan come."

Because of reasons unknown to Yu Lu, Ah Hai's registration of household registration went smoothly.

After leaving the village chief's house, Yu Lu and Yu Nan went back home to bring some things from home.Yu Nan asked: "Brother, shall we go back to the island to celebrate the New Year this year, or will we celebrate the New Year in the rented house?"

Yu Lu said: "I can't come back on Chinese New Year's Day. Many people have ordered New Year's Eve dinner. Come back on the first day of the new year."

The two brothers passed by Luo's house, and Yu Lu greeted Luo Maogang and his wife who were basking in the sun at the door. Luo Maogang and his wife pretended not to hear, and turned their heads away.Yu Nan pulled Yu Lu's arm: "Brother, why are you talking to them and showing us that face, as if we are sorry for them."

"Hehe, it's okay, don't worry about it." Yu Lu knew that Luo Maogang and his wife were unhappy because they paid a lot of tuition fees to Ah Hai, and it is estimated that they have not earned back the tuition fees so far.

Before lunch, they returned to the hotel, and many of Yu Lu's classmates had already arrived.Yu Lu went to say hello to everyone. I haven’t seen each other for many years. Everyone’s appearance has changed a lot. On the number.He actually found Luo Yufen in the crowd. Luo Yufen was not his classmate. It was said that he only joined the second class where he was in the third grade of high school, so not all of the people who came to the party this time were his classmates.All the guests came, Yu Lu smiled politely: "Have you ordered yet?"

"Order, I heard that your Buddha Jumping Wall is very famous, but the waiter just said that there is no today, and I want to eat Buddha Jumping Wall." A male classmate said.

Yu Lu said with a smile: "If you want to eat Buddha's Jumping Wall, you have to make a reservation two days in advance, because it is time-consuming, and you won't be able to get it out for a while. The other dishes in our store are also very good, and every dish is a classic."

Wang Jieling said: "The dishes have already been ordered, so ignore Ah Rong."

"Then you sit down first, I'll go down and get busy." Yu Lu said and was about to go out.

He was held back by a male classmate: "Yu Lu, after a class reunion, don't leave, chat with us, don't you have a chef in your restaurant, and you, the boss, do it yourself?"

Yu Lu said: "It's really a coincidence, I am also a chef, if I don't help, I won't be able to eat this lunch until evening, you talk about yours, I will go to work first, and I will come to chat with you when I am free. "

Luo Yufen has been sitting in the corner, watching Yu Lu silently, not making a sound, there are not many classmates she knows well here, and the person who organized the class reunion said that this meeting is held in Haibawang, and Luo Yufen just came here.Most people don't know her very well, they just chat with their acquaintances, and she just sits alone and listens to other people's chats.

Wang Jieling was sitting next to her, chatting with the other two girls: "Do you think Yu Lu is married now? There is a child in his shop, could it be his son?"

A girl with curly hair said, "I don't know, why don't you ask him?"

Another straight-haired girl said: "Probably not. I heard that Yu Lu's family is in a difficult situation. I guess I have been busy paying off debts these years, so I don't have the money to get married." She didn't speak very directly. In this situation, there is no Women are willing to marry him.

"Isn't that in the past? Now that he has opened a restaurant, it shouldn't be so difficult." Wang Jieling said unwillingly.

The curly-haired girl said: "Are you interested in him? He has changed a few boyfriends, but they haven't settled on them. How about I match them up for you?"

Wang Jieling waved her hands: "Don't talk nonsense, I'm just curious." Wang Jieling coveted Lu's appearance, but at the same time disliked his poverty, but Yu Lu is also a small restaurant owner now, maybe he is also a potential stock Well, she still needs to observe for a while, and she wants to chase someone, so she still needs others to help match her up.

Listening to these people talking, Luo Yufen lowered her head and bit her lip to play with her mobile phone to hide her emotions.Wang Jieling turned her head to look at the Apple 6plus in her hand, and took the initiative to talk to her: "You only came to class two in the third year of high school, right?"

Luo Yufen didn't look up, but just hummed.

"A Fen, how old is your child?" said the curly-haired girl just now.

Luo Yufen raised her head and showed an unnatural smile: "The older one is three years old, and the younger one has just been weaned."

The curly-haired girl took Luo Yufen's hand: "It's better for A Fen, the family conditions are good, as long as I concentrate on caring for my husband and raising my children. My biggest wish is to be a full-time wife like her, without worrying about anything."

When Luo Yufen heard this, she almost cried: "No, no, I think it's good to go to work. I plan to find something to do after the Chinese New Year."

The curly-haired girl smiled and said, "What are you looking for to do? You're exhausted. If you really feel like you're bored, tell your husband to open a shop for you. You just need to be the proprietress and collect the money. "

Luo Yufen smiled wryly.

Wang Jieling asked, "What does your husband do?"

The curly-haired girl said proudly: "His husband is one of the richest people here. Do you know Yinhai Street? His family owns half of the street there."

Wang Jieling's eyes lit up, and she looked at Luo Yufen enviously. She was pretty good looking, but because she had just given birth to a baby, she was still a bit bloated, her clothes were ordinary, her hairstyle hadn't been done much, and she looked like noodles in clear soup. She looked very simple, but she never expected to be able to marry such a rich husband. What a blessing, do rich people like women with plain faces?

Luo Yufen almost wanted to dig a hole in the ground to get down. Others said that she married well, but only she knew whether the marriage was suitable or not.She couldn't speak intimately to these people, so she could only cover it up with a blunt smile.

The curly-haired girl said: "You are the mother of two children, and we, A Fen, are still so gentle and shy. Does your husband like your gentle and watery personality?"

Luo Yufen blushed and did not speak.

Not long after, a waiter brought up the food, and a guy who took himself seriously said, "Why did you bring the food and ask your boss to come, you can't just send us away like this."

The aunt serving the dishes said: "The boss is cooking, and I'm not free now."

Wang Jieling got up: "Eat first, I'll go and have a look."

Luo Yufen raised her head and stared fixedly at Wang Jieling, feeling envious and jealous of her in her heart, she was no longer qualified to do the same thing.

Someone booed: "Beauty, remember to pull Alu up."

Wang Jieling tossed her hair confidently: "Just wait and see."

Someone said in a low voice: "This is not good, he must be really busy, otherwise he would not come to the party at his house."

"It doesn't matter, let her go and have a look."

Wang Jieling went downstairs, walked gracefully into the kitchen, stood at the door and poked her head in: "Yu Lu, are you really busy? I thought you didn't want to have dinner with us."

Yu Lu was cooking. He took a look at the other party and said with a smile, "I'm really busy. There are not enough cooks in the shop. I can't handle it alone. You can eat first, and come back later when I'm not too busy."

Ah Hai glanced at the woman at the door expressionlessly, with a look of disgust in his eyes.Wang Jieling also found Ah Hai, and didn't notice the disgust in his eyes, but said in surprise: "So he is the chef you hired. I saw that one in the mobile phone shop last time."

Yu Lu smiled: "No, he is also the boss here, and we opened it together. You can eat first, don't wait for me."

Ah Hai put the dishes out, did not turn off the fire, waited until the bottom of the pot was sizzling, and then poured a small spoonful of water into it. With a sound of "嗤啦", the oily smoke in the pot rolled up, choking his nose and throat. Wang Jieling looked at the small pot. There was steaming fog in the kitchen, and the oily smoke was billowing, and he quickly covered his nose: "Then I'll go up first." Saying that, he hurried away.

Ah Hai said to Lu: "The brine goose is gone, you can do it."

Yu Lu was stunned for a moment: "I'll come? Oh, okay."

Although lo mei is the most common food in their local area, because the production process is too complicated, most people don't make it by themselves.He only saw Ah Hai do it, but he hasn't done it himself.People like this kind of food that is more commonly eaten, the higher the requirements of people, a little bit of difference, you can eat it differently, but those uncommon dishes can be played by the chef at will, because there are relatively few comparisons. As long as it tastes good.

Authentic and delicious lo mei can’t be used as a quick method. It takes more than ten hours to cook the marinade. Use old hens, old ducks, tube bones, and pork elbows to remove the blood at the same time, remove them and put them in a large pot. Boil the water again, boil it, turn off the heat and simmer for ten hours, remove the ingredients in the soup, then add gecko, shelled cinnamon, galangal, white koko, nutmeg, cardamom, angelica, cinnamon, star anise, bay leaf , fennel, grass fruit, lemongrass, mangosteen, amomum and other spice packages continue to cook for three hours, remove the spice package, add cooking wine, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, refined salt, fish sauce and other seasonings, and finally pour in lard Fried scallions, ginger, onions, etc., even if the marinade is boiled.

This process is extremely complicated and long, so the marinade that has been boiled can be used for several days. If you feel that the taste of the juice is not enough, you can add spices and seasonings to add flavor.The marinade here in Yulu has been prepared before, and it is stored in a stainless steel vat, ready for use at any time, which saves a lot of trouble.Otherwise, it will take more than ten hours to cook the marinade, so when will the goose be eaten.

Yu Lu first put the slaughtered goose in a large pot, poured water over the goose, and boiled the goose first.Since the goose is too fat, it is necessary to keep watching the fire during this process and turn the goose over to avoid sticking to the pan and avoid uneven cooking of the goose meat.Wait for the goose to be half-cooked, then take the goose out, put it in the marinade, and take it out after cooking for a quarter of an hour. After cooling, you can cut it into pieces and put it on the plate. The fat and tender roast goose with sauce color is neatly stacked on the plate Here, it makes people drool.

Although there is no need to make marinade, the time it takes to make marinated goose is not short, which means that after Lu's marinated goose is ready, his classmates can eat almost the same.

Another classmate came down to urge again: "Ah Lu, if you don't come, we have to leave."

At that time, Yu Lu was constantly pouring juice on the braised goose, and he couldn't walk away at all: "Ah, wait a moment, my side will be ready soon."

When Yu Lu finished his work, Ah Hai came over to check his results. He picked up a piece of goose meat and put it in his mouth: "Well, the heat is well under control, and it's basically ready to be a teacher. Next time, you will make marinade."

Yu Lu looked at Ah Hai and nodded: "Oh, good."

"Hurry up and hire waiters after the Chinese New Year, it's time for Ah Wei and A Yang to enter the kitchen." Ah Hai said.

"Okay." Yu Lu himself had the same plan, he had to expand the manpower in the kitchen, otherwise Ah Hai would be exhausted to death, this is the savior of their family, he must not be exhausted, he couldn't bear it.

"Your classmates are about to leave, go and say hello." Ah Hai finally spoke, he was the boss in the kitchen, he refused to let Yu Lu go, and Yu Lu dared not move freely now.

"Okay." Yu Lu originally had an average relationship with those classmates. He hasn't seen each other for so many years, and he is not much better than strangers. It doesn't matter if he sees you or not. It's just that the survival rules of adults are like this. Sometimes you need to socialize against your will. don't like things.After Yu Lu went out, he first greeted Yu Nan, the cashier: "The people in the No. [-] private room upstairs will come to pay the bill later, just give me a [-]% discount."

Yu Nan nodded: "Okay. By the way, big brother, I have another question to ask you. Brother A Hai entered our household registration, what should be written about the relationship with the head of the household, and the name and birthday, how to fill it in?" He I went to the village in the morning, successfully got the certificate, and ran to the police station with the certificate. After asking, I found that there were quite a lot of problems to be solved.

Yu Lu scratched his head: "I'll discuss it with Ah Hai later, and then I'll tell you."

On the way to the private room upstairs, the table was messed with cups and plates, and there were only a few empty dishes left after eating. Everyone was staggering, some were picking their teeth, some were bragging and spanking, and some were still guessing punches and changing glasses.As soon as Yu Lu entered, everyone laughed and yelled: "The host is here, I'm too late, be conscious, and punish yourself with three cups!"

"I don't drink well, is it enough to punish me with a glass?" Yu Lu took the wine glass handed over by a male classmate, and drank it dry in one gulp.

At this time, Wang Jieling walked up to Yu Lu holding a glass of wine with a smile on her face: "Yu Lu, we were just talking about it, and your place will become the gathering place for our class in the future. Your food is simply delicious. This glass of wine is my respect to you, you must drink it."

With a smile on his face, Yu Lu said, "Thank you for everyone's respect. I don't drink well, can I have a sip?" But he was thinking in his heart, wouldn't it mean that every time I come here, I will have a discount.

Wang Jieling drank a lot of wine, and her thick foundation couldn't cover the blush on her face. She looked at Yu Lu innocently: "Don't you give me some face?"

Everyone was booing: "Drink, the beauty is toasting and still doesn't drink, what a face, drink it quickly."

Yu Luzheng didn't know how to evade it, the door of the private room was pushed open, Ah Hai stood at the door: "Boss, come here, there is something urgent."

Yu Lu hurriedly said: "Excuse me, you can drink by yourself. If you want more food, tell the waiter that I have something to do." After finishing speaking, he caught up with Ah Hai, "What's the matter?"

Ah Hai said: "It's nothing, I know you are uncomfortable among those people, so I will call you away."

Yu Lu: "..."

"Didn't you let me go?"

Ah Hai said: "According to the rules, you should go. Now I'll call you out, so they can't blame you."

Yu Lu laughed: "Oh, thank you. I'd better go down and get busy."

When Yu Lu's classmates left, Wang Jieling ran to the kitchen to say goodbye to Yu Lu. She drank a little too much and became a little excited: "Where is Yu Lu?"

Ah Hai was the only one in the kitchen, and he glanced at him: "Not here."

Wang Jieling didn't leave, but came in instead, walked up to Ah Hai, with a disappointed expression on her face, and slightly pouted: "He really didn't show face today, I didn't drink the toast, tell him for me, next time Let him buy me a drink." After eating a meal, Wang Jieling's attitude towards Lu completely changed, firstly because his food is delicious, which is definitely a big advantage, because local men are machismo, not many One can do housework. If she marries him, she won't have to cook in the future. The second is because she has witnessed the booming business in Yulu's store and thinks it is a good potential stock, so she plans to pursue Yulu.

Ah Hai looked at her coldly. Although people drink too much and their brains are not normal, this woman feels a little too good about herself. He said: "You want to chase after the road? Save yourself, he doesn't like it." you."

Wang Jieling's face flushed suddenly: "Why, does he have a girlfriend?"

"Whether you have it or not, you're useless!" Ah Hai said coldly, then went around to the other side and went out.

Wang Jieling covered her face with her hand, turned around and ran out.Just when Yu Lu came in from the outside, the other party didn't notice him, he wanted to say hello, but he didn't, and asked Ah Hai: "What's the matter?"

Ah Hai said: "A fly, I chased it away."

Yu Lu didn't react for a long time, a fly?Wang Jieling?What happened just now?Then he shrugged his shoulders and grinned. It seemed that Ah Hai didn't like this woman, and it happened that he didn't like it either.