Chapter 217: Instructing Xu Huizhen

The master is happy when he makes money, and the apprentice is also happy when he receives a red envelope.

If Wang Jianye hadn't thought that his disciples were relatively young, he would have invited them to drink.

Let’s wait a little longer.

After a few years, I can treat them to drinks when we celebrate, Wang Jianye thought to himself as he packed up his bag and put three lunch boxes full of meat and vegetables in it.

Then Zhou Qingde called Wang Jianye to Zheng Hao's office. Zheng Hao smiled and said to Wang Jianye, "Master Wang, thanks to your braised pork, our Fengze Garden is so popular today. Master Wang, guess how much money our Fengze Garden made today?"

"How much?" Wang Jianye was also very interested.

"Five hundred and eighty yuan!" Zheng Hao was excited. "The day before yesterday, Saturday, because of the delicious spicy and sour potato shreds made by Master Wang, and the boss's smart strategy, our Fengze Garden's revenue reached a record high of five hundred yuan. Today, because of the braised pork made by Master Wang, our Fengze Garden's revenue once again broke the record and reached five hundred and eighty yuan!

Master Wang, on behalf of Fengzeyuan, thank you! "

Then Zheng Hao picked up the three envelopes that had been prepared on the table and handed them to Wang Jianye, "Here are three sums of money. One is the fifty yuan that the boss promised before. As long as you, Master Wang, can come up with a second dish that is as delicious as the spicy and sour potato shreds, I will reward you with it.

The second payment is the commission for the signature dish you made today, which is thirteen yuan in total. The third payment is a bonus given to you by the boss because he is happy, which is ten yuan."

"Thank you."

Wang Jianye was very happy. Who doesn’t like money?

After leaving Fengze Garden, Wang Jianye, as usual, asked Chen Xiaoyang to ride his bicycle to take him back to the courtyard house No. 11 Qianmen.

After giving the three lunch boxes in the bag to Wang Jianwu and Wang Jianwen to take back to Nanluoguxiang, Wang Jianye got on his bike again and came to Xu Huizhen's Daqianmen Tavern.

Anyway, the courtyard house at No. 11 where he lived, like Xu Huizhen's tavern, was near the front gate. It only took five or six minutes by bike to get there. It was very close.

"Master Wang, you are here again. This morning I saw the two brothers Qian Laoer carrying their tools into your house, saying they wanted to shave your house?"

After Xu Huizhen saw Wang Jianye, she told him what had happened to her.

Wang Jianye nodded, "I found them. The whitewash in my rooms has turned yellow. Re-scrape the whitewash and they will look much better and more comfortable to live in. After the New Year, I will move in all the new furniture made by Carpenter Liu, and I will be able to live here in the future."

"You mean Carpenter Liu from the west of the city? His craftsmanship is excellent, but his price is high. How much furniture have you asked him to make?"

Xu Huizhen was a little surprised. Last time she wanted to ask Carpenter Liu from the west of the city to make a baby walker, she was reluctant to spend the money when she heard the price.

"Just a few, not many." Wang Jianye did not elaborate on the thirty-six legs. "Give me two beers, a piece of croquette, and some pickles. I had a good meal last time. The pickles here are better than those elsewhere."

"Is that so?" Xu Huizhen smiled as she poured beer for Wang Jianye and brought out two small dishes of snacks. "Many people say that our pickles are delicious."

"The pickles are delicious, but they're not mixed well enough."

Wang Jianye said casually.

Xu Huizhen thought he was joking, so she asked with a smile: "Then how do you mix the pickles to make them good enough?"

"It's simple. After taking the pickles out of the jar, cut them into thin strips and rinse them with water. Otherwise, they will be too salty and you won't be able to eat much. Then chop the chili pepper, coriander, and green onion into fine pieces and put them in. Add a little vinegar and a few drops of sesame oil. Don't add soy sauce, or it will be too salty... It will definitely taste better this way than the way you mix it now."

Wang Jianye's skill in mixing pickled vegetables has reached the state banquet level. When he was cooking at home before, he always felt dissatisfied with the pickled vegetable shreds mixed by Zhang Lan, so he used his experience points to improve his skill in mixing pickled vegetable shreds to the state banquet level.

Now he is very proficient in making all kinds of pickled vegetables, and no one knows how to make pickled vegetables better than him.

"Really?" After listening to Wang Jianye's logical talk, Xu Huizhen felt that he had some truth in his words, so she decided to buy coriander, chili peppers, green onions and other things tomorrow to give it another try.

"Of course, Boss Xu, don't forget what I do. I'm a chef. This is my profession. I make a living from this. How can I do this without some skills?"

Wang Jianye took two large glasses of beer and two plates of snacks and sat at an empty table near the counter.

He drank two large glasses of beer leisurely and happily with some pickled vegetables and steamed buns.

He rode his bike back home and took a nap. The next morning, Wang Jianye got up, washed up, and had breakfast. Then Chen Xiaoyang still rode his bike and carried him to Fengze Garden.

"Two big pots of braised pork, apprentices, let's get started."

Wang Jianye gave a call and immediately assigned the work.

He came early and had more time in the morning, so at 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., two large pots of braised pork weighing a total of 50 kilograms were ready.

Just at this time, two guests came to Fengze Garden. If Wang Jianye saw them, he would definitely be able to recognize them. He had met these two people at the Liuliqiao market yesterday. One was the chef of Tianfu Food House, and the other was Li Hui, who sold distiller's grains.

"You have a particularly delicious braised pork dish here, made by Chef Wang, right?"

After sitting down, the chef of Tianfu Food House asked the waiter.

The waiter nodded, "Yes, the braised pork made by our chef Wang sold very well yesterday. Many customers came here just to taste the braised pork made by chef Wang, and they all praised it highly after eating it..."

After praising the dishes, the waiter asked, "You two came at the right time. Chef Wang just prepared this dish. How about you two order some to try?"

"Okay, let's order one."

The chef of Tianfu Food House came here because he had made an agreement with Wang Jianye the day before yesterday that if Wang Jianye could make the improved braised pork, he would come here to try the braised pork with peppercorns to see if it was delicious.

Li Hui, who was standing next to him, came with him because the head chef of Tianfu Food House noticed that Li Hui had good cooking skills, so he invited him to join Tianfu Food House and become a head chef.

"I think that Master Wang's braised pork should not have been made with Hanyuan peppercorns. The flavor of that peppercorn is too strong, which not only makes the braised pork look woody, but also covers up the aroma of the meat itself."

Li Hui gave his own opinion.

They knew that the braised pork sold by Chef Wang of Fengze Garden yesterday was particularly good, so they came here today to try it and see if they could replicate it.

The chef of Tianfu Food House nodded and said, "I think so too. How can you put peppercorns in braised pork? The chef Tian Wang went to buy Hanyuan peppercorns the other day. It must not be for braised pork, but for other purposes."

Soon, the waiter brought over a plate of Chef Wang’s legendary signature braised pork.

"Taste carefully to see if you can smell the Hanyuan peppercorns."

The chef of Tianfu Food House spoke to Li Hui, then he and Li Hui picked up their chopsticks and each picked up a piece of meat and put it in their mouths.

(End of this chapter)