Chapter 214: Yipinzhai
Early the next morning, Li Xin also went to Meixiangyuan. Because Yuexiang and the others also wanted to go together, Li Xin took everyone over.
Anyway, Yuexiang and the others don't have anything to do in the Zheng family, so it's better to take them over there to play!
Sitting in the carriage, it didn't take long to arrive at the door of Meixiangyuan. Since Li Xin bought this place, yesterday, Shi Yayu also handed over the key to Li Xin. got out of the carriage, took out the key and opened the door, and Li Xin led everyone in.
"This place is so big!" Entering the courtyard, Yuexiang said with a smile. The place of Meixiangyuan is indeed very large, and the courtyard is very vast, such a large courtyard is not easy to see on weekdays. It's okay to have a banquet in the courtyard, and in such a big place as Meixiangyuan, it should be really good to imagine a business together! Otherwise, you wouldn't have needed such a large house.
"Yes, it's really big, so let's go play first!" Li Xin pleaded with everyone. Caiyun had come to Meixiang Garden, so he took everyone around.
Li Xin had to wait for the people in the kitchens before Meixiangyuan to come. Since Liu Yan has agreed with her, she will notify those people to come over, and she will not lie to her. And there is no need to lie to her about such a thing.
After waiting for a while, someone really came. Li Xin sat in the spacious kitchen and waited for someone to come, and Zhu Yong was guarding the porter, and once someone came, let him come directly to the kitchen. Since you are looking for someone to work in the kitchen, it is naturally better to take the school exam in the kitchen.
The first to come was a man in his thirties, who was introduced by the man himself, surnamed Song, named Song Yuan, and turned out to be the head chef of Meixiangyuan. I heard that he would cook a lot of big dishes, so Li Xin also asked Song Yuan to try his hand.
Li Xin just came, and he didn't bring too many ingredients, so the ingredients were very simple. Li Xin also asked Song Yuan to fry a plate of green vegetables, stir-fried vegetables are naturally very simple, almost everyone can do it, not to mention how delicious it can be, everyone should be able to fry it. However, the more you try your hand at crafting, the more you have to make simple dishes.
It's like watching people draw at a glance, maybe very complicated paintings, many people can draw a rough shape, because there is a lot of brush and ink, that is, some of them are problematic in the painting, but they still look like on the big picture. Alone, the simpler the painting, the more difficult it is to imitate, a few simple strokes, a little deviation, may feel completely different.
Anyone can cook simple dishes, but it's not easy to make them delicious.
Soon, the dish was fried, and the color was very fresh and tender, maintaining the original green color of the greens. Then there is the smell of the fragrance, which is also very fragrant and appetizing. Li Xin tasted it, then nodded, "Master Song is worthy of the chef, and the dishes he makes taste good." Li Xin smiled and praised.
"Thank you, Miss Li, for the compliment."
"If Master Song is willing to stay, then I will be your owner in the future. As for the treatment, I think for the time being, I will come according to the previous one, and after a while, I will take a look, and if it is done well, the salary will rise again. What does Master Song think? "In the past, the people in Meixiang Garden, Liu Yan's salary was still very high.
Such wages are not easy to find in this county in the same industry.
"The owner."
After that, people came one after another, since Song Yuan was a chef before, these people in the kitchen of Meixiangyuan were very familiar. Li Xin just asked Song Yuan, and he almost understood everyone's situation.
However, she only knew Song Yuan, and naturally she wouldn't fully believe Song Yuan's words for a while, so as long as it was a chef who came, she almost always tried everyone's cooking skills. After looking at it, the quality of these people in Meixiangyuan before was really good. Several of the chefs are very good at cooking, and those who chop vegetables and side dishes are also very good.
Especially one of the knife workers is particularly good, you can carve beautiful flowers with simple ingredients, and you can also carve animals or something, the carved dragon is lifelike, even the dragon whiskers are very clear, Li Xin looks really amazing. Speaking of which, although she has been learning cooking skills, she naturally has very good knife skills, but she is definitely not comparable to such knife skills. The most she can do is get a rose from a plum! Simply carve a single-petaled flower with a radish. Moreover, the speed is definitely not so fast, this person, it seems that in the blink of an eye, he has carved beautiful flowers and birds!
It seems that this person has spent a lot of time and energy on this. The man was a twenty-six or seventeen-year-old man named Tian Sheng. Now Li Xin remembered this person.
In fact, good knife skills are also very important in cooking, of course, many people will say that dishes are for eating, not for watching. However, how well the dish is cut, how thick and small it is, will affect the taste of the dish. Also, if you have some tricks when you serve the food, it will be very pleasing to the eye!
The flowers and birds carved out of vegetables are generally processed and can be used directly, which is much better than the flowers picked. Many people will use dendrobium flowers on their dishes, but that is not very hygienic. The flowers have not undergone any treatment, at most they are washed, and they will not be particularly disinfected.
And if you put such flowers on the dish, who knows if you will get bacteria into the dish! Therefore, Li Xin has always discouraged the use of fresh flowers for plating.
Of course, there are also flowers that are specially planted for food, but naturally they are different from ordinary ornamental flowers. If it's just for ornamentation, it's okay to hit pesticides casually, and it won't be eaten by people anyway. But for the special edible flowers, this convenience is to be paid great attention to. Because at that time, flowers were not just flowers, but a type of vegetables.
The people in the kitchen before Meixiangyuan, except for a few who didn't come, all the others came. Li Xin looked good, so he stayed. Anyway, since you want to open a store, you naturally have to recruit cooks and people who do chores in the kitchen, and since these people are here all of a sudden, isn't it better, so you don't need to recruit people anymore.
After deciding on everyone, Li Xin signed a contract with everyone. Any verbal agreement is not very reliable, mainly because Li Xin is not familiar with everyone, and it can't reach the point of trust, so it's better to have a contract. The contract is directly set for two years, which means that these people have to work with her for two years, and if they breach the contract, they will naturally have a part of the liquidated damages.
The contract was signed, and in fact, both parties were at ease. After all, with the contract, as long as people don't do things badly, she can't just pick people away. Let both sides have a guarantee!
After the contract was signed, Li Xin asked everyone to go back and come here to start training in five days. Now the shop can't be opened, so naturally there are no so many people here.
After sending everyone away, Li Xin walked around the courtyard and looked around. The rooms are very good, and it is very good to use them as private rooms. If guests don't want to be in the house, the table can also be placed in the courtyard. The flowers and trees in the courtyard are sparse, the scenery is pleasant, and it is also a very good place.
And the weather is gradually getting hotter, and it is actually very comfortable in the courtyard. The wind is blowing, and there are so many flowers and trees, and there is shade in many places. It's really good to be able to blow the wind comfortably without basking in the scorching sun.
Li Xin thought about it, since he was going to open a store to do business, he couldn't fix the customers. She originally looked for such a quiet place, as long as she wanted to entertain some ladies and ladies from rich and noble families, but, if she thought about it carefully, men were not unable to entertain. After all, there are many men who like quiet places! Or something to talk about! It's nice to have a quiet place.
Fortunately, there are two courtyards, so Li Xin thought that the first courtyard would be used to entertain male guests, and the second courtyard would be used to entertain female guests. As soon as the doors between the courtyards are closed, it is a separate world. Moreover, there is a side door in the courtyard of the second entrance, and there is an alley outside, and the alley is still relatively wide, so it is more convenient to park carriages and sedan chairs or something. Also, if you enter and exit through the side door, you don't have to go directly through the first courtyard.
Now that the place has been bought, it seems that it is time to go back. However, before leaving the county, you still have to think about the name of the store.
Li Xin has already asked Zhu Yong to pick up the plaque of Meixiangyuan, and now he is waiting for the new plaque to be hung. In the future, this will not be a green building, and the plaque of Meixiangyuan will naturally not be kept.
After returning to Zheng's house, Li Xin discussed the name of the store with everyone, and even Mrs. Zheng participated. Everyone discussed together, thought about it for a while, discussed and discussed, and finally came up with a name called "Yipinzhai". It's also very good, Li Xin just feels a little too arrogant.
After all, there are more restaurants and restaurants in the world, and with such a name, I am really afraid that people will come to kick the restaurant.
However, everyone thought it was good, and it was settled. Mrs. Zheng asked Li Xin to do everything she could, and she would let people do it for the plaque. This matter is settled, and Li Xin is about to leave.
"Aunt Zheng, let's go first! When will I come back to see you. When it was time to get into the carriage, Yueting was a little reluctant to hold Mrs. Zheng's legs.
"You can come whenever you have time. Zheng family! You are always welcome. Mrs. Zheng smiled and personally carried Yueting into the carriage.
"Auntie, then we'll see you another day." Li Xin smiled goodbye. Speaking of which, there are too many things to thank the Zheng family, but the word thank you is not easy to say. Sometimes, some people don't need to say thank you, but they say things like that, but they seem to be angry. If you are truly grateful, then put it in your heart and do your best to help the other person when they are in need. R1152