Chapter 76 The expansion of the restaurant

After the end of July and a half, the cloudy and rainy days that have lasted for several days are over, and the heat has dissipated. The sun is a little hot at noon, but it is no longer a "scorching sun". The autumn wind, the pleasant autumn in Chang'an, has finally come.

Shen Shaoguang recalled this excessively hot summer, and felt a little nervous. Who would have thought that because of the high temperature, the city would be filled with wind and rain, and the natural disaster almost turned into a man-made disaster, and it even affected his little pond fish. In comparison, the over half a month of rain, moldy clothes, and water vapor on the walls were nothing.

Good luck is over, Shen Shaoguang breathed a sigh of relief and touched the embroidery patterns on the newly made autumn clothes. The next two months or more will be the best time for Chang'an. In October, it will be a little colder when hoarfrost starts to fall in the morning and evening.

Shen Shaoguang slightly lifted the pine frost green skirt, sat down, picked up Ming Nu and slowly smoothed his hair. This pine frost green has a bit of autumn heaviness, just like the color saw when came back from outside the city that afternoon. The shirt was milky white, softer than Mingnu's coat, and made into a Hufu with narrow sleeves, so as not to be caught by someone again.

Thinking of that day, Shen Shaoguang felt a little resentful, and felt that he was embarrassing the new women of the 21st century... Probably, after a long time, the soul has become classical and conservative?

However, the trip that day was not without results. For example, ate fresh boiled beans, delicious steamed pork, and village brewing with a little stamina. The most worth mentioning is the cold buckwheat.

The buckwheat noodles washed with well water have a slight astringency and the fragrance of wheat noodles. They are chewy. They are eaten with sesame sauce, clear sauce, vinegar and garlic, which are very refreshing.

In the rice grain store in the square, Shen Shaoguang had never seen buckwheat noodles, maybe in the west market, but Shen Shaoguang was too lazy to look for it for the time being, so he bought a bag of buckwheat with the lady of the store.

So in the past two days, buckwheat soup cakes are often seen on the tables of the host and guests of Shen Ji. Cold, hot soup, soy pot, stewed, fried, stewed, thick and thin , baby fingers, cat ears... all kinds of tricks.

Shao Jie bows to its prosperity. Eating a chopstick of buckwheat noodles, chewing it, eating another chopstick, and nodding to Shen Shaoguang.

He ate chicken noodles. Soba noodles are a bit thick and astringent, so when you eat them, either run cold water to make them refreshing, add sesame sauce, garlic vinegar and other ingredients to mix and eat;

Chicken shredded noodles is different. The chicken shreds are caught with egg whites, wrapped in glutinous rice flour, and rolled in a pan with warm oil, then stir-fried with lard and a little silver needle bean sprouts, put in a little milk soup, thin and thickened, and quickly out of the pan, the chicken shredded in this way Very smooth. Add a little shredded cucumber and eat it with this glutinous soba noodles, and you will have a colorful feeling between your tongue and teeth.

Shao Jie finished eating the two mouthfuls of buckwheat noodles in the small bowl and wiped his mouth with the veil.

Shen Shaoguang smiled knowingly and asked, "Is it still palatable for Shao Langjun to eat?"

"Delicious!" Shao Jie exclaimed, "It's a pity—"

What a pity? Shen Shaoguang lifted his spirits and listened to his advice.

"Your bowl is too small!"

Shen Shaoguang laughed, and Shao Jie laughed too.

Shao Jie is really not exaggerating. He has a wealthy family since he was a child. He has never eaten buckwheat soup cakes. The first bite felt a little strange, but after eating it, he became addicted. It's a pity that there are only so many in the small bowl. mouth.

Shen Shaoguang liked to cheer like this, and said with a smile: "Lang Jun has used wine, meat and vegetables before, and this buckwheat soup cake is at the end, just like the last procrastination of geisha girls when they sang a song. It feels redundant if it drags on for too long.”

Shao Jie clasped his palms and laughed, the little lady didn't know where these witty words came from, they were both interesting and precise!

Shen Shaoguang said with a smile: "In a few days, the autumn wind will be cooler, and Langjun can come to eat mutton and mustard greens and buckwheat soup cakes. The mustard greens that have been marinated enough to stew large pieces of fat mutton, fragrant mutton soup, fine Thin soba noodles, and a spoonful of fried dogwood sauce... Then I will use the biggest sea bowl for Langjun!"

Shao Jie smiled and said, "It's settled!"

Shao Jie once again expressed his feelings: "Little lady should really go to the Dongxi market to open a big wine shop. Shen Ji has some reputation now, and I have heard people mention Shen Ji's food more than once. At this time, it is time to ride the wind and waves, go to Dongxi market, and play a banner. ."

Shen Shaoguang had free time in the afternoon, sipped rose tea, and talked to him carefully: "Our store sells the best and makes the most profit, not the expensive dishes such as fresh fish and sheep, Bazhen duck, or fried orchid beans. A small dish like bean curd mixed with coriander is a mid-range dish such as agate meat and hibiscus soup. When Langjun returns to Guixiang Garden, he can check the detailed account to see if it is the same.”

"I say this, not to say that luxury and expensive prices are bad, but to say that we do not only have the path of 'luxury' to take."

Shen Ji's business is really good, and the couch waiting for a seat outside was never vacant, but due to the location, venue and source of customers, this store will probably be like this if it develops again.

What Shao Jie suggested, Shen Shaoguang was not unmoved, but it cost a lot to buy a big restaurant in the East City, and the money in his hand is not too much. Besides, luxury restaurants have the way of running luxury restaurants, so Explore again. To be sure and to make money, Shen Shaoguang had another idea - to find a mid-to-high-end Lifang, and open a branch that completely replicates our store.

Shao Jie frowned and thought for a while, "The little lady continued."

In fact, there are also many small stalls and small shops in the East-West Market, but the small stores have a limited number of customers. The two cities only open at noon, and close at seven quarters before sunset, so they can only sell one lunch. The high land price and the same input of labor and energy make the cost performance too low.

Mr. Shao Jie, how could he not know about this problem? Therefore, from the very beginning, what was proposed was to open a "big wine shop"Nakeduo, luxurious, and able to make a name for itself.

At this time, the emphasis is on "time-honored brands". Few of them have opened branches in the same city, but many want to go to the East and West markets to "prove the Tao". Opening a store in the East-West Market is a proof of strength and a dream of many buyers and sellers. Shao Jie had always been limited by the times, and Shao Jie also had the same idea. At this time, when he heard Shen Shaoguang say that he would find another place like Chongxian to open a store exactly like this one, he suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.

The benefits of doing this are obvious. If Chang'an 108 Square is selected to open a branch, the profit will be much higher than that of a large restaurant in the East and West markets.

"But how does the little lady ensure that every store can do this in this restaurant?"

The quality of each branch is different, which is a big problem even in future catering enterprises, but fortunately, everyone has also explored some methods, such as standardization.

"The recipes in each store are the same. We have formulated the procedures and recipes for various dishes. The chefs have been trained and strived to be one-handed even though there are hundreds of people."

Shao Jie squinted and smiled and pointed at Shen Shaoguang: "Hundreds of people - the little lady's ambition is not small."

Shen Shaoguang's cake paintings became more and more limitless: "If it is true, if the store is opened to Luoyang, Bianzhou, and Beidu, a hundred people may not be enough."

Shao Jie laughed, talking to the little lady, it was so enjoyable!

But Shao Jie also raised questions: "It's just like this, I'm afraid the recipe will be easily leaked and people will learn it."

"Some things, such as sauces, sauces, marinated goods, and even semi-finished products that can be uniformly prepared, are sent to each branch every day." Shen Shaoguang was talking about the concept of a central kitchen in later generations. It's just that there is no cold chain at this time, transportation is not convenient for later generations, and there is a curfew, which is not so convenient.

"The division of labor can also be refined. The vegetable cutting person is responsible for cutting vegetables, the meat frying person is responsible for frying the meat, and the stuffing agent is responsible for adjusting the stuffing. In this way, even if there is any leakage, it will be limited."

In fact, the system at this time is too conducive to secrecy-most cooks in restaurants are not hired at all, but servants of the master's family. In this era of "slaves and scumbags, laws are better than livestock", slaves carry the master's property and steal the master's property. , the sentencing is particularly severe, without the official government, there are those who are beaten to death by the master, and "Tang Lu Shu Yi" says that the master "sentences for death and negligent homicide, no matter", so the servants at this time have to make backs The business of the Lord is at great risk.

The two were drinking tea, and the more they chatted, the more they agreed. Shao Jie was quite business-minded, and he also put forward some feasible suggestions. After chatting and chatting, a plan for opening a restaurant branch was almost formed.

During the conversation, it seemed that Shen Ji had spread all over the city, and the only thing missing was time and money.

In this regard, Shen Shaoguang is not in a hurry. She took a sip of rose tea and said with a smile: "Life is endless, and money is endless. Just make it slowly."

Shao Jie was teased by her again, thought about it, and said what he thought: "If my family comes out with some money to partner with the little lady, how will the little lady feel?" Shao Jie is an advocate of face-to-face gongs and drums. On, with friends and partners, especially to be honest. For the sake of some money, a friend is not a friend, and a partner is not a partner. How can it be a man?

"I saw that the little lady's business was sure to make money, so I wanted to share a piece of the pie. It's just that there is no one in my family who is very familiar with the wine shop, so this wine shop is still in charge of the little lady. We just pay and share some money. ."

Shen Shaoguang really admired this ancient man, the shareholding system...

Shen Shaoguang likes Shao Jie's attitude and is willing to work with him, but he must be cautious when it comes to large amounts of money and long-term cooperation. Shen Shaoguang told him what he meant.

Shao Jie said with a smile, "Even if the little lady agreed immediately, I can't get the money. This kind of thing needs to be reported to my grandfather." Doing such things as buying and selling requires the consent of the patriarch and elders.

Shao Jie sighed: "Little lady, but I have more money. I saw an excellent ancient knife that day, I gritted my teeth a few times, but I was not willing to buy it."

Shen Shaoguang smiled.

Shao Jie suddenly remembered that the little lady seemed to be absent from both parents. Such words seemed a bit harsh, and he sullenly said, "Don't mind, I usually like to talk nonsense."

Shen Shaoguang really laughed this time. Shao Langjun, who is so frank and a little cunning, is really cute!