Otherworldly Days

Chapter 118

It was still dark outside, and the lanterns hanging on the doorways of the shops on the street still had a faint light after a night.The shops were still closed, and three or five hawkers began to appear on the street, some carrying burdens and pushing carts, and began to set up stalls.

At this time, some hawkers delivered vegetables to Yipinzhai, and sent them to the kitchen. In the past, the door of the building would only open later after dawn. A hawker delivered vegetables, but today it was much earlier.But it’s not that this time it’s not needed if it’s delivered later this time, but from now on, food will be delivered twice a day in the building. Now Yipinzhai’s business is good, and the number of dishes delivered every day is constantly increasing. The peddlers who are getting better and better are also happy from ear to ear.

Today Yipinzhai will officially launch morning tea, Cao Xiangnan also got up early in the morning and went downstairs.

"Let me introduce to you. This one is Mr. Cao Xiangnan. The new dishes in our building are all from Mr. Cao." Shopkeeper Fang also got up early in the morning, and brought Cao Xiangnan to the kitchen to introduce to everyone.

The chefs in the kitchen met Mr. Cao once yesterday, and they thought it was just an insignificant person. They didn't expect that the most recent dishes in their building were all made by Mr. Cao. Mr. Cao's eyes are different.

There are four chefs in Yipinzhai, and now two of them are responsible for the morning tea. Shopkeeper Fang introduced to Cao Xiangnan, "Xiangnan, this one is Master Jiang, and this one is Master Cheng, both are very good chefs in our building. "

In addition to the two chefs, there are also four apprentices who help out. Here is a chef and two apprentices doing odd jobs, so there are not many people on hand now.I have gotten to know everyone, and now there is not much time, Cao Xiangnan began to assign work, let people wash what needs to be washed, and cut what needs to be cut first.

The half-fat and lean meat was minced. Cao Xiangnan showed the two masters how to prepare the fillings, and led the two masters to wrap the dim sum.The two chefs are worthy of being the chefs of Yipinzhai. Basically, the other party understands what he has taught once, and they can get started quickly.Among the major categories of refreshments, not everything needs to be taught by him personally, some things can be done with a little guidance from him.

Making rice rolls is not like modern machines. Cao Xiangnan is also thinking about how to make a tool for making rice rolls, which will save a lot of trouble, but now it can only be steamed in a pot with a steamer.After the ground rice milk is made, the rice rolls are only steamed according to the different fillings. Although there are many types of cooking, everyone is busy in an orderly manner.

A cage of steamers was superimposed on top of each other, the fire below was steaming, and bursts of fragrance came out of the cages.

It was dawn outside, and there were more and more pedestrians on the street, and there were carriages shuttled among them early.The restaurant opened the door, and a row of tables were placed in the middle of the lobby as soon as the entrance was made. On the tables were large and small steamers, which contained various refreshments.

The young man who lived in the building got up early and went downstairs. He smelled the smell and saw the small steamer on the table, which was steaming inside. He walked over curiously and asked, "What's in it?"

"Come on, this young master has a taste." Cao Xiangnan opened a cage and said to this young master.

Seeing the young man pinching one up and putting it in his mouth, and seeing the other person's expression, he wanted to reach out for the second one, so he covered the cage, smiled slightly, and said, "The one you just had was a small steamed bun with thin skin. It has a lot of fillings, and the fillings are made of fresh pork, which is made through a secret process, plump and juicy, and tastes fresh and fragrant."

"This is siu mai, chopped and mixed with half-fat pork, horseshoe, etc., and then wrapped in tofu skin. This is pan-fried pork ribs, this is..."

Seeing the other party swallowing, Cao Xiangnan smiled even more cheerfully, showing his white teeth, and said, "Young master, why don't you go and sit down over there, if you order anything you want here, we will deliver it to you." past."

"Good boy!" Seeing this boy smiling happily, Ling Xuan pointed to the boy who had told him about it for a long time, and said briskly, "Give me a copy of what you just said."

After speaking, he took the servant behind him and went to the table to sit down.

"Okay, here we go." Cao Xiangnan was already proficient in doing business, and he knew that he had introduced a little more just now, so he directed the staff to send all the introductions to the young master.

As soon as he opened the door, there was a big order, and he was crackling in his mind calculating how much he could charge for such a table.

Xiao Er put a small stove on the table, put a small pot on it, put a charcoal fire on it, boiled water, and brewed tea.Ling Xuan sat there looking at these strange things, took a sip of tea, and felt pretty good.

Wait for a table of snacks to come up one by one, lift the lid and put them on the table, the table is full, but there are not many things in each cage, most of them are only three or four.

Yipinzhai has a lot of regular customers. I heard that the old man of Yipinzhai has fresh food today. He came here early in the morning with a cage and a bird. When he saw the various snacks on the table, he went to take a look and knew that they were delicious. I went to find a seat and sat down, and the waiter came over to introduce the guests.

The number of guests gradually increased, and almost all the seats in the back lobby were full.Today, everyone likes to have morning tea in the lobby on the first floor. If you eat delicious food here, let the boy get it. If there is not enough food, let the boy get it.

Not long after, there were fewer and fewer refreshments on the table. Fortunately, there were ready-made ingredients in the kitchen. Cao Xiangnan hurriedly went into the kitchen to continue making food. Steamed chicken feet and steamed pork ribs. Almost all the men who come here like to eat meat, but there are also brothers who like to eat some cold porridge and water, and kimchi is also on the table.

By the time Fang Ziye woke up, the threshold of Yipinzhai would have been crushed early in the morning, and the seats below were already full.

Hearing the waiter's servant say that there are many guests coming down below, he said "hmm" without any emotion on his face.After getting up and washing up, Fang Ziye didn't go down to the lobby, but went to the seat reserved for him on the second floor. The view here is excellent, and he can see the lobby on the first floor below.

Seeing Cao Xiangnan who was helping below, the corners of Fang Ziye's mouth raised involuntarily, and a different expression appeared on his face.

"Er Shun, your master is up, right?" Cao Xiangnan in the lobby saw Er Shun coming down, and knew that Fang Ziye was up. Those who have eaten these teas naturally know that they taste good, and they can't help but swallow their saliva.

There was no need to follow along, Cao Xiangnan took a tray neatly, and started to put the cages on it. He put these things up, so he knew what was inside even with his eyes closed, and he took it up and brought it up.

"Young Master Cao, Er Shun, come and get it." "It's okay, let's go."

"Woke up early?" Fang Ziye asked when he saw Cao Xiangnan coming up when he was sitting on it.

"Well, I'm used to it. I'm starving to death when I come up to have breakfast with you. I've been busy so far in the morning." Cao Xiangnan put the cages up one by one, lifted the lids, and there were still hot refreshments inside, selling them as they went out. So it's all just out of the cage.

Fang Ziye waved his hand, and Er Shun, who was about to come to serve him, also went down, "Thank you for your hard work." He said.

"Where is it, I am very happy." Cao Xiangnan sat down with a pleasant smile on his face.

The business of morning tea is very good. The refreshments on the table are quickly sold out and replenished, and the refreshments are still being made in the kitchen.

It wasn't until almost noon that the refreshments in the kitchen stopped serving. The refreshments on the tables were all sold out, the tables in the lobby were put away, and the kitchen at the back was about to prepare lunch.

It just so happened that this time was free, so he went to prepare for the barbecue. The most important thing was the spices for the barbecue, which he wanted to buy.

There are a lot of caravans coming and going in Nanyang City, and there are also a lot of goods here. Cao Xiangnan thinks that the spices here should be relatively complete. There are a few spices that he can't find in Fenshui Town, so he can look for them now.

The carriage waited at the door, and shopkeeper Fang went there with him. The two got into the carriage, and the carriage left.There was shopkeeper Fang, and he introduced Nanyang City to him along the way. After walking from one street to another, Cao Xiangnan looked out the window at the bustling street, and they came to the place they were going to.

Shopkeeper Fang has been in Nanyang for so many years, there are not many people here who do not know Shopkeeper Fang, and Shopkeeper Fang is also familiar with the bosses and shopkeepers of the shops here.The owner of the store mentioned that shopkeeper Fang was very enthusiastic. After the two greeted each other, the shopkeeper asked, "Treasurer Fang is here to buy something?"

"I brought this little brother over to buy something today." Shopkeeper Fang said.

Later, Cao Xiangnan skillfully asked the shopkeeper if they had the spices he was looking for. After walking around, he really found several spices, some of which were found in the pharmacy.

I found a bag of millet peppers in a shop, and Cao Xiangnan bought them all, thinking about taking them back to plant.He plans to take a few kinds of spices back to Caojia Village to see if they can be cultivated, so that the spices will save a lot of trouble in the future. The problem is that these spices are hard to find. After such a long journey, the price is relatively expensive .

There was shopkeeper Fang, so shopkeeper Fang said hello to the shopkeeper, and the spices would be sent to Yipinzhai in the future.

On the way back, Cao Xiangnan introduced the spices one by one to the shopkeeper, including how to use them.Shopkeeper Fang listened carefully, nodding from time to time, "I don't know you know so much, kid."

Cao Xiangnan smirked, he also remembered these things when he was doing odd jobs in a restaurant in his last life, and he listened to the kitchen master's chatting in his heart, and he also helped in the kitchen, so he learned these things naturally.He is also very fortunate that what was left to him in those difficult days was inexhaustible wealth, so that Cao Xiangnan is today.

When the carriage returned to Yipinzhai, these spices had to be dried and dried, and then crushed and sieved to make fine powder before they could be used.When he came back, shopkeeper Fang ordered someone to deal with the spices. Cao Xiangnan followed him and gave instructions. Seeing that there was no problem, he didn't follow any more.

The kitchen was busy for a while, so Cao Xiangnan went into the kitchen again.