Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

Chapter 276 Open for business!

"The most basic chef is the one who makes the big pot meals, working in the Samadhi Canteen. I won't talk about that place, it has nothing to do with me. The next level is the chef who cooks the dishes, this is the one who works in the restaurant, on weekdays, when someone goes to the restaurant, he will copy some dishes or something. This requires cooking skills, according to Lao Cao, at least, it should be similar to his second apprentice."

"His second apprentice's cooking skills are even worse, no doubt about it. If he is better than that, he will be at the level of Cao Wei's eldest apprentice. At this level, he can accept banquets. For each banquet, he will be given a certain commission based on his level. This is similar to what I do when I accept banquets outside. It may be a little less, but the advantage is that the quantity is large and stable."

"Can you still accept banquets? Is the restaurant so big?"

"No, that's the boss. Hey, don't interrupt me. Going a step further, it's the head chef." Sha Zhu paused and said proudly, "Mainly responsible for a cuisine, and also responsible for a kitchen."

"What's the difference between that and opening a restaurant yourself?" Qi Su raised her doubts.

"Mom, there is still a difference. We have to buy things, and there have to be customers." He Xiao explained to his mother that there are two cores in a restaurant, one is the logistics and food preparation, and the other is the front desk sales. There are two cores in the logistics, one is the chef, and the other is the incoming materials. Both are very important. Anyone who has been a chef knows that cooking is not difficult, but the trouble is the things to prepare before cooking.

Just like many automatic cooking tools are complained about by so many people nowadays, I have prepared the ingredients, and all I have to do is throw them into the pot and stir.

"Yes, that's what I mean. They take over the meal and we cook it. After it's done, they'll share the money with me."

"So, we don't have to worry about anything else but cooking." Qi Su concluded.

"Right, that is it."

"That's fine. No matter what, we have Master Cao to back us up. Let's do it."

"Not opening your own restaurant?" Sha Zhu was actually a little hesitant. As he said, which chef doesn't want to open his own restaurant?

"No, can you be smarter than Master Cao?"

"That's not the case. I'll listen to you then."

"OK!"

In August 1980, the authorities clearly stated in the "Notice on Forwarding the Documents of the National Labor and Employment Conference" that relevant departments should support the development of individual economy and should not make things difficult or discriminate against them. The issuance of this document also meant that China had entered the era of individual economy.

On October 10 of the same year, the "8 Evening News" published this big news in the center of the front page, in the most prominent position: "The first Sino-foreign joint venture food street in the city opened, and the first restaurant operated by an individual - Samadhi Restaurant opened today!"

Breakfast on October 10th.

Qin Jingru looked out with a nervous mood.

The performance of the opening yesterday was not ideal, mainly because the name of the Samadhi Building was a bit intimidating, and many people did not dare to come in for a meal. However, many people went to the Samadhi Canteen next door to eat, and after going in, they came out holding their stomachs. They also told Qin Jingru that they would come again tomorrow, but Qin Jingru was not happy.

The dishes were not expensive. Normally, vegetarian dishes cost one or two cents, and meat dishes cost three or four cents. According to Cao Wei, this place was just for ordinary people to have a taste of meat. It didn't make much money.

The real big deal is still in the Samadhi Tower.

Cao Wei followed her and patted her head: "As the boss lady, you have to stay calm."

"Yeah." He responded, stretching his neck to look outside.

This nonchalant look amused Cao Wei: "Don't look at it, it's not even dinner time yet, and they're coming over to eat..."

Before Cao Wei could finish his words, the words "Welcome" were heard outside.

A group of people rushed in excitedly.

This scared Liu Lan who was about to interrupt, but fortunately, this person, who was also an old revolutionary, immediately came forward and greeted him with a smile.

"Everyone, welcome to Samadhi Tower. Would you like to have dinner or reserve a table?"

Before he finished speaking, more and more people came behind him. Cao Wei raised his hand and glanced at his watch. Wow, it was just after ten o'clock and so many people came.

"Eat, eat, of course."

"Are you guys still booking a table here?"

"Wow, this is the first self-employed restaurant, so impressive."

"My God, these tiles are so beautiful."

"Hiss, it's so scary, so scary!"

It was noisy and there was no stopping.

But Liu Lan was not angry. She took out a big loudspeaker from somewhere and started shouting.

Even though there are many people, their voices cannot be louder than a loud speaker.

They come one wave after another.

Zhao Boxue was peeking through the door at this moment. When he saw what was happening, he was dumbfounded and immediately ran to the kitchen.

"Hurry up!"

"what happened?"

"Someone is coming!"

"Come on, it's just a small thing, what are you afraid of?"

Some people were puzzled. Not many people came yesterday. They were very bored and worried whether Cao Wei's restaurant could continue to operate. Now Zhao Boxue came over and asked for people to come. How many people could come?

To be honest, when everyone came to the kitchen, they were all confused.

Wow, these tools, these bright kitchen utensils, they are so useful when you touch them left and right, and when you actually use them, they are indeed very useful. For this, Cao Wei even spent a week training them. As a result, when everyone was confidently ready to start working, at the end of the day, there were only a few tables and everyone was a little bored.

“What a huge crowd of people has arrived!!!”

"Big wave? What big wave?"

Before he could finish his words, Liu Lan came running in with a pile of menus, stuck them up, and said arrogantly, "First, fifty dishes, hold on tight, there are many people behind us, and the third floor will also be open, you guys can do whatever you want."

At this moment, the entire kitchen fell silent.

You look at me, I look at you.

Someone yelled, and the whole kitchen started moving.

Some were starting the fire, some were cutting vegetables, some were checking the cards, and as they were checking, they were counting: "Five servings of mapo tofu, three servings of stir-fried pork, seven servings of spicy and sour potato shreds, and more... Wow!!! That's so many!!!"

Hurry up!

The door was pushed open and Cao Wei walked in.

After a quick glance, I felt flustered, which was normal.

"Master Cao!"

"Master Cao!"

"All is up to me!"

"Yes!"

"One group, make stir-fried pork. Make the maximum amount. It's okay if you make too much."

"Group 2, make mapo tofu, same as above."

"Three groups, shredded potatoes."

"Four groups..."

There are a total of seven groups in his kitchen, which shows that he has a huge appetite. This may be a bit outrageous in later generations, but it is normal in this era.