Chapter Ninety-Seven: Cooking is a Science (2)
But now, Wu Jiang out of the science of the chef department, actually a wide range of disciples, come do not refuse, this is really the first new thing since the founding of the Li Dynasty, that night, there is a long queue in front of Wangjiang Tower, there are poor children want to learn the craft to make a living, there are other restaurants sent by the chef to steal the art, there are also rich and noble families sent a few family members, want to learn some skills to save the restaurant every day to eat--
However, in the face of these apprentices with different intentions, after Wu Jiang consulted Guo Dalu, what he got was a sentence "Open the door, accept disciples, and those who come will not refuse", Guo Dalu thought very simply, in the 21st century, chef vocational schools were opened all over the world, and there was no church apprentice starving to death of the master.
Although the chef is a small way, but also to spend time to study, the same dish, intentional and unintentional, the taste is very different, Wangjianglou, no, the whole new dishes of the Great Li Dynasty are from their own brains, no matter how others learn, they can't compare to the reputation of Wangjianglou.
On the contrary, the more chefs who learn new dishes, the more stable the position of Wangjianglou, the first place in the culinary world, and when one day comes, the entire Da Li Dynasty wine shops are students taught by Wangjianglou, and Wangjianglou is not the first but also the first.
Then again, the cuisine of the Chonghua family is broad and profound, and the eight major cuisines are the same, and you can't learn them all in a lifetime, even if you are talented, you can learn them all, Guo Dalu will move out the Western fast food of Kende Grandpa Chicken, Uncle McDonald, pizza or something, see if you are convinced, the small, all kinds of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign delicacies choke you to death!
Soon, Wu Jiang personally returned to Houlong Village with a box of silver, this is the silver obtained by the apprentice, the tuition fee is not expensive, ten taels of silver per person per year, this is really a conscience price, but there is a condition, every chef who has learned to become a teacher must work in the hotel under the door of Wangjiang Tower for five years, of course, these five years are paid for wages, and the big chefs of other restaurants have a price.
Guo Dalu looked at the silver that Wu Jiang sent in front of him, although it was not as good as a cart of gold beads exchanged for snow sugar, but this was also a long-term transaction, he thought about it, and pushed the silver back: "Wu Jiang, you take this silver back, from this year onwards, you will build a new or renovated old hotel in the most prosperous area of the major cities of the Great Li Dynasty, and build a chain store in Wangjianglou." ”
Wu Jiang cautiously asked, "Mr. Houlong, the villain is stupid, what is a chain?"
Guo Dalu turned out a stack of papers from his side, on which was a picture he drew with charcoal: "The so-called chain is the new restaurant in other cities, which is exactly the same as the Wangjiang Building in our Yin County, not only the layout and furnishings of the tables and chairs in the box are the same, the clothes of the shop are the same, the language used to welcome guests is the same, and even the dishes are exactly the same, so that people in the world can enter the Wangjiang Tower in any city, and the Wangjiang Tower in Yin County feels the same, which is called at home! That, this is some of my improvements to the layout of the Wangjiang Building, there are lobbies, boxes, The arrangement of lighting, the placement of desktop knick-knacks, and the style of signboard banners must be unified, not to mention the menu, we will even do it in the future, even the purchase of raw materials must be unified, and the chicken legs placed in front of the guests should be the same size!"
Wu Jiang praised again and again: "Mr. Houlong's chain method is really amazing, in this way, no matter which Wangjiang Lou diners enter, they will spontaneously feel familiar with it, knowing that our restaurant is absolutely fair and real, Tong Suo do not bully, in this way, we will have a deeper and deeper impression of Wangjiang Tower, and even Wangjiang Lou does not eat." ”
Guo Dalu nodded and said: "Yes, this is called cultivating customer loyalty, by the way, you can also send some special brands to some regular customers and rich and noble families, which is called VIP cards, with this card to Wangjianglou chain stores, you can enjoy preferential prices, priority to taste new dishes." ”
Wu Jiang was again a compliment: "Mr. this move is not costly, it is really a good way to accompany the loyalty of that customer, just a brand, it distinguishes the high and low, in the future, there will be a large number of guests to have Wangjiang Lou VIP card proud, you must know that many rich people, eat not vegetables, but face, Wangjiang Lou can give them a different face, they love to come to Wangjiang Lou to show." ”
Guo Dalu said with a smile: "Wu Jiang, I didn't misunderstand you, you are really a good material for the restaurant business, you are transparent with me, but you remember, this VIP card can not be issued more, if it is issued too much, it will be worthless." Okay, you can take this box of silver with you, build a chain store in a few big cities in the early stage, the cost may be tight, if you don't have enough money, ask Li Bo for silver. ”
Wu Jiang was busy and was just about to leave, when Guo Dalu suddenly asked, "Where are you, are you still moving?"
Wu Jiang immediately said: "I am now Mr. Houlong's disciple, and I have nothing to do with the family." That Wangjiang Tower, which was also sent to the Science Gate by the Zhu family, I recently wanted to clean up the Xiao Er who is related to the Zhu family in the restaurant, and use the people of our Houlong Village. I think some villagers in Houlong Village are not from good families, and it would be good if they could work in Wangjianglou to earn some money. ”
Guo Dalu nodded and shook his head: "You think it's good to find a job for the villagers of Houlong Village in Wangjiang Tower, but you also have to move around often, after all, it is your old master's house." I heard that the old lady of the family is old and has a bad appetite, so if I have any new dishes here in the future, I will pick up those soft and delicious fresh and refreshing ones and send them to the old lady. However, older people should not eat too sweet and salty food, which is not good for the heart and blood vessels, and is prone to diabetes, so you should pay attention. ”
Wu Jiang was busy, although he said it in his mouth, but after all, the eldest lady of the Zhu family has a relationship with him, and he really wants to give it up, how can it be so easy, kiss or not, with bones and tendons, with Guo Dalu's words, he is also a good person inside and out.
A few days later, in Zhufu, it was dinner, and the eldest lady brought a plate of dishes to the old lady, and said with a smile: "Old lady, this is a new dish sent by Wujiang in Wangjiang Tower, fried ginkgo with cress." Wu Jiang said that this ginkgo fruit is the fruit that grows on the ginkgo biloba in Ginkgo Village for thousands of years, the skin is removed, blanched with warm water, the bitter and astringent taste is removed, and the cress is fried together, it is very refreshing, it is most suitable for the elderly to eat, and it is useful to treat high blood pressure. ”
The old lady motioned to Yahuan to clip a ginkgo for herself, tasted it, and said with a smile: "I don't know that this ginkgo can also be fried and eaten at a young age, and it can also cure diseases, what is this high blood pressure?"
The eldest lady said: "Wu Jiang said, this person's blood flows in the blood vessels, relying on the pressure of the heartbeat, when the person is old, this heart is not as strong and powerful as the young man, and the blood vessels have begun to age, so it is easy to get blood pressure diseases, high blood pressure, easy to headaches, insomnia, and even have--" The eldest lady originally wanted to say that her life was in danger, but she thought about it for His Holiness, so she was busy and paused.
The old lady said with a smile: "What's so bad to say, seventy or eighty, the king of Hades doesn't invite himself to go, birth, old age, sickness and death, that's by the unpleasant, I now have chest tightness and headaches from time to time, I think it may be the so-called high blood pressure, since this ginkgo has this kind of beauty, then let's eat more." Wu Jiang, this kid I know, how can he know that these ways, including the new dishes sent every day, were taught to him by Mr. Houlong, right? He is blessed to have become the director of the chef department of the Science Gate. Daughter-in-law, is it okay for Fukun to be under Mr. Houlong?"
The eldest lady smiled: "Very good, Wu Jiang told me that Fukun Boy and a few of the most proud disciples of Mr. Houlong have become friends, and they are together every day. However, Fukun said that the children of Houlong Village Yixue all pointed to the money earned by Snow Candy to eat, so he didn't tell us about the recipe. ”
The old lady said with a straight face: "Fukun did the right thing, if he secretly told the family the secret recipe of snow sugar, wouldn't he become a rebel who deceived the teacher and betrayed the master?" Mr. Houlong is really not an ordinary person, and treats me honestly, daughter-in-law, people will give it a peach, and we will repay it, I heard that Wujiang is running a chain store in the state capital and other places, and I think this is Mr. Houlong's magic method. After all, Wujiang's roots are a little shallow, and it is enough to take care of Wangjiang Tower, but out of Yin County, his connections are insufficient, you tell you to go down, let our sugar shops in various places, help Wujiang, find good stores, go to the government to deal with the harassment of Xiao Xiao--no, not to help, but to do it as our own major affairs, and be sure to do it properly!"
The eldest lady was busy, and the old lady ate the ginkgo again, chewed it carefully, and half-closed her eyes: "Mr. Houlong, I really don't know what kind of surprise you will bring to my family?"
Guo Dalu was taking Huang Manyuan to wander around the hillside behind the village, listening to the chickadees singing on the branches, watching the stupid hare running through the grass, and the midsummer was about to pass, and all kinds of wild flowers and wild fruits were falling all over the branches.
Guo Dalu picked a few lotus leaves and put them on his and Huang Manyuan's heads, Brother Hao, Silly Big Man, Li Bo and even the little young masters were all supported by him to stop their feet on the ground, only Huang Manyuan couldn't do serious things because of brain problems, Guo Dalu had to take them with him as a drag oil bottle.
Fortunately, Huang Manyuan just didn't want to deal with others, but he was very obedient to Guo Dalu, and followed Guo Dalu honestly, but he followed him wherever he went, without making noise.
Guo Dalu muttered as he walked: "Man Yuan, what do you say we are going to do next? I made snow candy, originally just wanted to get some money for the children in the school and improve the food, but I didn't expect to toss such a big movement, especially the fanshang - the car of gold beads put me on the fire to roast ah, fortunately, the old lady of the Zhujia family is an assertive, under my repeated gestures, Houlong Village and the Zhujia finally got along peacefully, and even faintly formed allies. ”
"The snow candy incident also reminded me, after all, this big Li Dynasty is not any dynasty of the flower planter I am familiar with, I don't have the golden finger of foresight, just an outsider, if you are not careful, you will fall into the way of others." Look at it, unconsciously, I was actually involved in such a big thing as today's upload, this kind of thing, can I be provoked by a **** like me? ”