Great Imperial Merchant

Although Yang Zhongyuan settled on Yu Zhen out of good intentions, when the fried sea cucumber with thick soup came out of the pot, Yang Zhongyuan was still impressed by his excellent craftsmanship.

There is a saying that laymen watch the excitement, while experts watch the way.From the moment Yu Zhen picked up the kitchen knife, whether he has the ability or not can be seen immediately.

Sea cucumbers fried with scallions are delicious if they are served in broth and juice. Yang Zhongyuan called Cheng Weizhe, and the two of them tasted this dish together.

When the very chewy sea cucumber is bitten into the mouth, it immediately overflows with a full of umami taste. No matter the heat of the broth or the amount of seasoning, Yu Zhen has mastered this dish to the extreme.

After eating a sea cucumber, go pick up chopsticks and scallions, it is really enjoyable.

This dish uses scallions from the north in winter. The core of the scallions is sweet and the outer ring is tender. After making this dish, the choking smell of the scallions is driven away by the broth, leaving only the sweet taste.

Yang Zhongyuan is very picky about food. He only tasted this dish twice, and he couldn't help but stick out his thumb: "Okay! Very good!"

Yu Zhen blushed again after being praised so much by him.

After he knew that the spicy chicken dish was made by Yang Zhongyuan yesterday, he respected him very much. Now there are only the two chefs busy in the kitchen. No matter what Yang Zhongyuan said, he would follow suit.

Can it be bad?This Boss Yang is not only younger than him, but his skills are much higher than his. Judging by Yang Zhongyuan's enthusiasm for food, he feels ashamed of himself.

Yu Zhen didn't feel depressed or unhappy because he couldn't compare to people younger than him in terms of craftsmanship. On the contrary, he had been bullied in Jinxiu Garden for so many years. That experience cultivated his tenacity that was completely opposite to his personality. .

If you can't compare with your boss, then you have to work harder, use more spoons and more seasonings, and sooner or later you will be able to cook better dishes to satisfy the boss.

Does Yu Zhen have talent?Of course he has. He was praised by the old boss of Jinxiu Garden when he first got his hair done. He can learn any dish in two days. Even at his age, the dishes that are basically not difficult are basically not difficult for him. how it is seasoned.

What Yang Zhongyuan liked at first was his filial piety and seriousness about food, but now looking at it again, he realizes that he may have really picked up a treasure.

After agreeing with Yu Zhen on the salary of ten taels of silver next month and signing the contract, Yang Zhongyuan and Cheng Weizhe sighed: "There is no shortage of talented people in this world, but they are talented but not proud, hardworking but not complacent. Such people, Sooner or later, he will become the best of the best."

Cheng Weizhe knew that he was Kuayu Town, and although he was happy to hire such an excellent chef, he was somewhat depressed.

Speaking of which, Yang Zhongyuan has never praised him so much.

Thinking of this, Cheng Weizhe lowered his eyes slightly, and the smile on his face faded: "Is it so good?"

Yang Zhongyuan was still in the excitement of meeting the same kind, and he didn't pay attention to what was going on in Cheng Weizhe's mind. Hearing this, he immediately said: "That's really good, really, he's a talent! When we recruit other chefs in the future, Fumanlou has a With him leading, I can relax a lot."

He said a long sentence in one breath, then turned his head to see Cheng Weizhe staring at him with wide eyes, his face full of displeasure.

Yang Zhongyuan didn't know why, and asked suspiciously: "What's the matter, Ah Zhe? Are you unhappy?"

Cheng Weizhe gritted his teeth: "I'm happy, very happy, so happy."

After he finished speaking, he pulled Yang Zhongyuan into his arms and blocked his non-stop talking.

Yang Zhongyuan immediately became obedient, he opened his mouth actively, and lightly wrapped his hands around Cheng Weizhe's waist.

Anyway, there was no one in the room, Cheng Weizhe took two steps back and sat on the chair, then pulled Yang Zhongyuan to sit on his lap, he rubbed his lips with his lips, and whispered: "Next time, let me hear you like this again." Praise others, be careful of me..."

Yang Zhongyuan swallowed all his unfinished words, and they released each other until they both felt the heat was unbearable.

Yang Zhongyuan sat obediently on Cheng Weizhe's lap, with his right hand around his neck. He first rubbed Cheng Weizhe's face, and then said with a smile, "How about you, be careful?"

Cheng Weizhe glared at him, seeing Yang Zhongyuan looking at him jokingly, blushing inexplicably.

When the two of them get along, Cheng Weizhe has always been more stable and stable, and seeing him today is a bit cute.

"Be careful of me..." Cheng Weizhe slid his right hand down and pinched the roundest part of Yang Zhongyuan's body, "Be careful that I will spank your ass."

Although this was in the back room of his shop, Yang Zhongyuan still felt a little embarrassed, he pulled Cheng Weizhe's hand hard, and whispered: "Azhe, this is outside."

Cheng Weizhe held him tightly in his arms with the other hand, feeling his warm body temperature.

In the past few days because of the opening, the two of them have been relatively busy, so the number of intimacy has been reduced, but they are newly married after all, and they can't wait to stick together during the day, let alone in the dead of night.

So at this time, the two of them were tightly attached to each other, and they both became a little emotional.

Cheng Weizhe wished he could be trapped in the house and not go out for a month, but thinking that Yang Zhongyuan would be busy later, he had no choice but to bite Yang Zhongyuan twice under the neck, and said vaguely: "What will you give me at night?" wait."

"Okay, I'll wait!" Yang Zhongyuan smiled and joked with him.

When the two of them came out of the back compartment, the hall had been cleaned up, and seasonal osmanthus was placed on every table, and the faint fragrance made people calm down immediately.

Yu Zhen also got acquainted with the three young apprentices in the back kitchen, and he was also familiar with all the decorations in the back kitchen. When Yang Zhongyuan entered again, he had already prepared all the meat for lunch.

In fact, these things should be done by apprentices. There is a strict division of labor in any kitchen.

Their restaurant is not big enough at present, and there may not be many customers, so the back kitchen is full of two chefs and three apprentices.Generally speaking, young apprentices need to clean all the ingredients, and then the next level is to cut the pier.The few that Yang Zhongyuan recruited this time had all worked in other houses before, and they were not particularly young, most of them had their hair tied up, and the oldest one was the most proficient in his work, and he looked like a veteran.

In the poor families, there are many children who come out to work at the age of thirteen or fourteen, so although the three apprentices are young, they can be of great use.

Two of them were good at knife skills, so Yang Zhongyuan arranged for them to cut pier, while the remaining one was assigned a higher level of work, which was side dishes.

Serving dishes in a big kitchen is very particular. Not only should you put all the onions, ginger, garlic, etc. on the big plate, but you should also memorize the seasonings by heart. Whatever the master wants, you must deliver them immediately. past.

So when they recruited three young apprentices but failed to hire a capable master master, Yang Zhongyuan also dared to set a date for the opening and opened it directly.After the busy table yesterday, it fully proved Yang Zhongyuan's vision.

Although these three young men are very young, they are willing to endure hardships, work quickly, and can withstand difficulties.

Yang Zhongyuan was very happy from the bottom of his heart to invite such a capable young apprentice.

"Master Yu, why did you cut the pier yourself?" Yang Zhongyuan changed into a shirt and rolled up his sleeves.

Before he got in touch with Master Yu and invited a chef over, Yang Zhongyuan had to handle the spoon himself, so now he puts all his hair into a hat, clean and neat.

Yu Zhen smiled shyly: "I don't think the two of them are very good at handling chicken, teach them."

After hearing this, Yang Zhongyuan nodded secretly, without saying anything.

No matter what kind of chef, they are all apprentices from elementary school. It takes more than ten years for many people to wash vegetables, cut pier, serve dishes, and finally take charge of the spoon.Working as hard as Yang Zhongyuan, he also forgot to eat and sleep for many years before he finally got the favor of the imperial chef.

In any case, Yu Zhen was determined to teach his disciples, so he was showing his sincerity with Yang Zhongyuan.

If he hadn't strengthened his determination to stay in Fumanlou, he would never have been so open-minded to guide others, and he would still be a junior apprentice with whom he had no half-master-student relationship.

The reason why Yu Zhen did this is that the apprentices in the building are really serious and obedient, and the second is that he has been in Jinxiu Garden for so many years, and his craftsmanship has been quite good after being weak, but he is still only the second chef. , The wages have not been much.

Now that he came to Fumanlou, the owner only tasted one of his dishes and paid ten taels of silver. Even his father only paid more money when the business in Jinxiu Garden got better and better. , is also the number.

The old boss is good, although his father's salary is fixed, but there is a lot of extra rewards. If his father is not sick, their family can save the family anyway.

This Fumanlou was newly opened, and the owner looked young, but Yu Zhen was very moved by his courage and attitude.

He has been buried in Jinxiu Tower for many years, and now someone finally appreciates him, and it would be a lie to say he is not grateful.He is a real person, if others treat him well, he will return it in return, never wanting to take advantage of others for nothing.

Seeing that Yang Zhongyuan was waiting for the guests to arrive during the meal, Yang Zhongyuan led Yu Zhen to explain all the signature dishes in the shop carefully.It is related to the business of his own shop, and the contract was signed, so Yang Zhongyuan did not hide his secrets, and explained the most critical parts of each dish carefully, and finally said: "Master Yu, I am the chef these few days. Every dish will be demonstrated to you a few more times, I hope you learn it early and lighten my burden."

Yu Zhen nodded hurriedly after hearing this: "Boss Yang, don't worry, I will work hard and make sure to learn it as soon as possible."

Yang Zhongyuan smiled, and suddenly thought of the sautéed sea cucumber with scallions that he just made, and asked him: "By the way, Master Yu, is the sautéed sea cucumber with scallions made by yourself or the signature dish of Jinxiu Garden?"

Yu Zhen listened to his question, and quickly answered: "Boss Yang, our family's ancestors would never make a taboo to eat this bowl of rice from our ancestors. After I left, I never cooked the dishes in Jinxiu Garden. This dish is a hand-made dish from my family. , has nothing to do with Jinxiu Tower."

Family handed down craftsmanship, Yang Zhongyuan rolled his eyes and smiled even more: "Master Yu, to tell you the truth, Ah Zhe and I are both very picky people, but your cooking is really good, with good taste and taste. I want to ask you if you can add this dish to Fumanlou's menu."

After Yang Zhongyuan finished speaking, seeing that Yu Zhen didn't respond in a daze, he quickly added another sentence: "Don't worry, you will be in charge of this dish alone, and you will get an extra commission for every dish you sell every month. How about it?" ?”

To be honest, Yu Zhen signed a ten-year contract with Fumanlou, and he will do his best to serve Fumanlou. Even if this dish is his family's handicraft, since the boss promises that only he can cook, it means People didn't want his recipes, but Yang Zhongyuan wanted to give him an extra commission, which surprised him a bit.

"Boss... you are really... a good person. I am really grateful that my craftsmanship can be appreciated by you. I will do my best to take care of it."

Seeing that he agreed, Yang Zhongyuan was very happy. He ran to the door of the back kitchen in two or three steps, and called Cheng Weizhe who was sitting behind the counter to settle the accounts: "Azhe, I added a dish, and draw a picture when you are not busy."