Chapter 108: Within Bliss
Li Chen is now inspecting Paradise, which has just opened today, although there is a lot of training for those employees, but after all, it is training, and it depends on how it actually works.
'What about the income from food and drink?' Li Chen asked the shopkeeper of Qinglou, "Very good, especially drunk Hongchen, the ladies in the building are very hard to sell." The shopkeeper replied with a smile. Li Chen also smiled, walked out of the Qinglou with a smile, and went to other places to inspect.
Qinglou also sells wine and food, and the difference with the other two shops is that Qinglou does not have wine and food to be delivered, but can be taken out. And it's expensive. In modern times, many hotels sell alcohol that is not only expensive, but also seeping water. Qinglou is of course no exception. Li Chen is not an alcoholic, he only drinks two glasses occasionally to enjoy the feeling of being slightly drunk. And he's been busy lately, and he's been drinking less.
The wine in the Qinglou and the Red Mansion is completely more expensive than the outside, and the drunken red dust can be sold for four runs and one bucket. Other wines also increase in price by two to three percent. This is normal, regardless of ancient and modern, and the difference in price is completely paid to the staff in the building.
So what does Li Chen earn? It's nothing, it's just a little bit of water. Sell some permeable liquor for their own good. Li Chen maliciously guessed that those drunkards were really drunk to the point of drows, so they gave him all the urine to drink. So good things don't waste on them, drink more water and wine, and let them not hurt so much, ah~ He's really a good person.
'Give him death, that's it, O Lord. ''Fight back, fight back, haven't you eaten?'' So powerless. That's right, give him a good look. ''Hold on, the dead pig and dog on the other side are dying.'' In a noisy environment, Li Chen walked in.
This is the corner of the theater, these theaters all look the same, the construction will not be laborious, the difference between the corner and other theaters is that the stage is in the middle. The stage is shaped like a gladiatorial arena in a Japanese sumo match. There is a circle in the middle, and the platform is square.
When Li Chen came in, the game was at a critical juncture, and the two major men were getting up, desperately trying to remove each other from the stage.
The atmosphere in the stadium was warm, and the two big men were full of energy, and the sound of shouting was deafening all over the audience. Li Chen does not doubt that if there is no separation, another theater will be built next door, and the next door will definitely be noisy to death.
The louder than the players is the cheering of the audience, and the audience who supports different players is divided into two sides, but the attitude of cheering loudly is the same.
'Come on~ Come on. ''Don't lose, fight back.'' ''Stupid, you can't catch it.'' It's a battle between the two sides and their supporters. Li Chen spent a lot of money to invite them to perform. Now it seems to be a good deal, the audience has to cheer and shout to lift the roof, and the contestants can still hear the voice, because the audience's voice is too scattered, otherwise the supporters shout together, and they will definitely be heard by the people of the twenty acres of land.
'Go.... ''Shhh ', 'Chok~~. ''Okay.'' ’。 No matter how fierce the game is, there is a time to end, finally, a big man pushed another big man off the corner to the stage, he raised his hands triumphantly, accepted the cheers of the audience, of course his supporters thundered with joy, and the losing side had to sigh.
The victorious side triumphantly raised the bamboo piece in his hand, or two, or three. The losing side throws the bamboo chips into the air. Li Chen saw it with a lot of heartache, and it took a lot of effort to put it away, didn't he tell you earlier, he had to recycle it.
What is the bamboo chip used for? You can take it for a change. It's incredible to have a game like this, without gambling. Li Chen had two choices, to do it himself or for others, but he didn't like either.
The reason is that if you do it yourself, you will be very numb, and if it involves gambling, it will be involved in black. Li Chen has no power, and he will be very troubled when he is involved in the underworld.
The south of the city is all Niu Laosi. The east of the city is old and immortal. He was deeply afraid that if he opened this ban, he would give others an excuse to intervene. Even if it is better not to intervene, it is difficult to say what the official attitude is.
After thinking about it, he thought of Bai Qingge and the like, which were entertainment with the nature of gambling, so he simply let the winner exchange for the prize, instead of directly exchanging it for cash, so that at most it would be considered a lottery, and it would be out of the scope of gambling.
Leaving the corner to arrive at the scene, Li Chen came to the restaurant. Nowadays, it is a meal, and many customers eat here. The layout of the meal management is a bit similar to that of the Qinglou, which is also the third floor. Therefore, it is also necessary to have members, and it is necessary to have low consumption. Because today's officials are all at Yang Er's, and the Qinglou can also provide wine and food, the third floor is not open, so it is open to the second floor.
'So many. Li Chen said hello to the shopkeeper, "Business seems to be good." The shopkeeper's surname is Zhou, he is the original shopkeeper of Qixiaofu Wine Shop, and he was transferred here by Li Chen.
'Haha, can it be bad?' Shopkeeper Zhou laughed, "Boss, I'm really convinced of you, just stir-frying with one hand, I don't know how many guests have been attracted."
Stir-frying, it is Li Chen's big move. It's a trick that will make many people laugh off their big teeth, but it's just a stir-fry... However, don't underestimate this trick, the profit may not be as good as the distilling bar. But if it is used well, it will help a lot to improve the income and reputation of the restaurant.
Li Chen doesn't know when stir-fry appeared in Chinese history, but it didn't exist in the Tang Dynasty. It seems that he is going to the Song Dynasty, he has read a heroine travel novel, and he mentioned this. However, it is a pity that the protagonist did not maximize the benefits of stir-frying.
However, Li Chen is different, there is a restaurant with Li Chen, which can give full play to the effectiveness of this invention. I didn't see those gourmets, like starving ghosts, desperately stuffing them into their mouths. The price of this stir-fried vegetable is three times more expensive than the price of ordinary vegetables.
The stir-fried vegetables sold well, and other alcoholic beverages were moved to the table one by one. The uncle who ran the hall was so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground.
'I see I'm hungry, there's no room available.' I'll eat some too. I saw that Shopkeeper Zhou showed a rare expression, "There is no place?" Forget it, I'll go to the kitchen and get a pancake and eat it anywhere. Li Chen turned to the kitchen, and the kitchen was now busy as if it was a war.
Li Chen stood and waited with his saliva, he had to wait, he originally wanted to say that the cake was selling well, and it should be okay for him to take Zhang just out of the pot. Unexpectedly, the chef in charge of the pancakes just picked up the pancakes, and picked a doctor, who was so skilled that he took it, and a freshly baked pancake was brought out.
The reason why pancakes are so popular is also because of the oil. Spread the oil on the dough and bake again. It will be crispy, crispy, and very tasty. So, when you see that kind of crispy, multi-layered food, be sure to pay attention to the calories, those are all oils.
Li Chen was hungry when he didn't get the cake, although he wanted to applaud the doctor's skillful means, and it was in vain that he had recruited some senior doctors from many wine shops. But the stomach problem is still solved first.
My eyes rolled around, and I saw boxes of things like them, which were divided into two categories, one was for cooking. When it was first designed, we had a plan in mind about how to deliver the food. Elsewhere, the theater ordered good food and drink, and the kitchen was put in the cage when it was ready, and then the doctor pulled his hand, and the cage was sent to a place, and naturally there was a place where the doctor had to send it according to the menu. This concept is a bit similar to a central kitchen, which can be centrally controlled, which is convenient for both hygiene and management.
The things in the cage can't be moved, it was ordered by someone, and the chef made it according to the order, but he finally saw that he could eat it, so he had no choice but to use it to cushion his stomach first, otherwise the Five Organs Temple would rebel.
Li Chen was a chef for a moment, grabbed a piece of freshly baked bread in his hand, didn't care about the heat, stuffed it into his mouth, and took another one before leaving, this thing was a plate as soon as it came out of the oven, so he had to eat and take it for him.
Actually, bread is similar to steamed buns. If you can make steamed bread, you can make bread. The difference is that the bread is fluffier and the steamed buns are firm. As for how to get it fluffy, Li Chen is very grateful to his mother, there is a mother who is good at cooking, so that he can hear something.
In fact, bread does not always have to be fluffy, look at French bread, the kind that is so hard that it can kill people, it is also bread. Bread should be fluffy, what is it to rely on baking soda in modern times, it is easy, but what about ancient times? Just use yeast.
In fact, really good bread should be made with yeast, not baking powder. Li Chen uses two methods to obtain yeast, the first is to buy, buy koji as yeast, and in this way, the bread will taste like wine. Named sake stuffed bread.
The second way is to do it yourself. Soak some fruit in water and let it sit for a few days. A layer of yeast will appear on top. This kind of production has a fruity aroma, and it is a fruit bread.
After that, he also used egg whites. With egg whites, beat the egg whites until they are foamy, mix them with the fermented dough, and you can make a fluffy and delicious cake, add a little sugar, and then send it to bake, and it is done. Oven or something, don't worry, there were also a lot of baked goods in the Tang Dynasty.
In addition, based on the principle of cherishing food, the leftover egg yolk can not be wasted, and can be made into egg cakes. This is a new trick. These two dishes are fresh and very popular.
I like to try the Tang people, and I order a lot. Li Chen's only regret is that this bread ends here. When he thought of the variety of bread in the later generations, he regretted it. Because he really didn't know any more tricks.
Grabbing two pieces of bread, Li Chen walked to the second floor. When you go up to the second floor, you can find that the environment is much more elegant, and there is a gurgling sound of running water.
In fact, this water flow is also on the first floor, but it is only because the first floor is too noisy, and Li Chen did not let the flow surround the second floor, so that it does not attract attention.
The principle is something, as a modern person, don't be too simple, don't lie about the space here. As for what to do with running water, one is to use it to hold 13 to add some atmosphere, and the other is to cool down.
In Pengcheng, it is also very scary to get hot in summer, and transporting water to a high place and letting it flow down from the top floor can make the scorching air not so hot.
The atmosphere on the second floor is better, not as noisy as the first floor, and the people who come up can't help but be attracted by an elegant and quiet atmosphere, and talk in a low voice.
There is also a kitchen on the second floor, which is located above the kitchen on the first floor, but many dishes are prepared downstairs and served in a cage.
What is the kitchen on the second floor for? Make some dishes that don't need to be lit on fire. Or you don't need to heat it, you don't need to stir-fry it. Cook noodles or make sashimi or something like that.
Seeing that the situation on the second floor was good, Li Chen nodded with satisfaction, and originally planned to leave. But when he saw that someone had gotten up and left his seat, just to make a vacant seat, he touched his belly, and sat down on the empty seat, ready to fill his stomach first.