Chapter 4 Fengze Garden

"Give."

After a while, Wang Jiannan's nimble little hands had peeled half a head of garlic. She held the white cloves in her palms and placed them on the plate.

Wang Jianye took a look and said, "You peeled the garlic well. Can you help me peel some green onions, and then pick two dried chilies and wash them. I will make you some hot and sour potato shreds."

Wang Jiannan followed his instructions and quickly finished it.

At this time, Wang Jianye had also cut all the potato shreds, but did not rinse them with water to wash off the starch.

Because starch is nutritious and cannot be thrown away, and you don’t have to be too particular about how crispy the shredded potatoes are when you make them at home.

He took the aluminum pot of cooked cornmeal porridge to the iron ring stand on the side, and then took the two-handled pot and placed it on the fire.

After overheating, pour a little oil, add a few peppercorns after heating to fry out the fragrance, then add minced garlic, chopped green onions, and dried chili segments to stir-fry until fragrant.

Then add the shredded potatoes, stir-fry quickly, and add some salt to season.

Then pour a little vinegar, stir fry evenly and immediately serve.

In this way, a simple dish of spicy and sour potato shreds is ready.

[Ding, experience value +2]

"Can I get two experience points for each dish I make? What if I just make some simple pickled vegetables?"

Wang Jianye wanted to experiment to see if he could get the same amount of experience points by cooking different dishes.

If the experience points gained are the same no matter what dish he cooks, then he can cook more simple dishes to gain experience points quickly.

While thinking about it, Wang Jianye took out a lump of pickled shepherd's purse from the jar in the northeast corner of the wall, cut it into thin strips, and simply mixed it.

[Ding, experience value +1]

"You get different experience points for cooking different dishes."

Wang Jianye guessed that the amount of experience points gained might be related to the time spent cooking.

It takes him much longer to make spicy and sour potato shreds than to mix pickled vegetable shreds, so he gains more experience points.

"Is Jianwu up yet? Call him to come for dinner."

Zhang Lan said as she served herself cornmeal porridge.

Wang Jianwen responded and went next door immediately.

Wang Jiannan took out five pairs of chopsticks from the cupboard and divided them up.

Wang Jianye brought a small plate of shredded pickled vegetables and placed it on the table. "Try the shredded potatoes I fried today."

Wang Jiannan sat down and tasted the food with a chopstick, then nodded: "Mm, it's delicious."

"Compared to before?"

Wang Jianye asked expectantly.

Wang Jiannan tasted another bite and said, "It seems to be even better than what you made before."

It's better than before. His cooking skills for this dish have improved to the level of a third-class chef, which is the level that only a chef from a real restaurant can make. It must be better than what he made before.

Wang Jianye was in a good mood.

Zhang Lan also felt that the hot and sour potato shreds Wang Jianye made this time were better than before: "When will you take the test?"

"next Saturday."

"Oh, there's still a week left, so you have to prepare well. Fengze Garden is a big restaurant, so the requirements must be very high."

"I know, mom. Don't worry. I will practice hard during this period."

Wang Jianye is quite confident in himself.

After all, he has the help of the system. By cooking a few more dishes a week and gaining more experience points, he can easily improve his cooking skills.

"Brother, will your salary increase after the assessment?" Wang Jiannan's eyes sparkled, and he looked like a money-grubber.

"If I pass the assessment and can stay in Fengze Garden, my salary will definitely increase. It will definitely be much higher than what I am making now as an apprentice."

“How much can it increase?”

"If they hire me as a third-stove chef, I can earn more than 30 yuan a month, and I can bring home a meat dish every day. Add in the prize money and bonuses, and I'll probably make close to 40 yuan a month."

Wang Jianye thought about it and said.

Tangcai is when customers go to a restaurant to have a meal, no matter they sit in the main hall or in a private room, they have to pay one tenth more than the amount of dishes and drinks when paying the bill. This amount of money is called Tangcai.

No matter where customers dine, they have to pay an extra amount of money for the restaurant. This is an established rule and there is no need for the restaurant's accountant to remind them, and customers have no objection.

But dishes served in a restaurant cannot be accepted without a formality, and chefs cannot accept a formality when cooking at customers’ homes.

This practice continued until the public-private partnership, and then disappeared.

During the first three months as an apprentice, Wang Jianye could only get one-third of a person's share of the lottery. After half a year, he could get half of a person's share. He had to wait until he became a master before he could get a share of a person's share of the lottery.

"You can also bring back meat and vegetables. Is that so good?"

When Wang Jiannan heard the word "meat", he couldn't help swallowing.

Now only Zhang Lan and Wang Jianye are earning money in the family, and Wang Jianye is just an apprentice who has not yet graduated, so he has basically no income.

Zhang Lan's monthly salary of about 50 yuan was used to support the family's food and drink and the tuition fees of Wang Jianwen, Wang Jianwu and Wang Jiannan, three siblings. The family lived a tight life.

It was considered good if we could eat meat once or twice a month. But if someone in the family got sick and needed medical expenses, we might not even be able to eat meat this time or twice.

Wang Jianye said that after becoming a chef at Sanzao, he could bring meat and vegetables home, which meant that his family had meat to eat every day.

Of course Wang Jiannan was very happy.

"After all, Fengze Garden is a big restaurant in our capital. The treatment they offer must be very good. Otherwise, it would be difficult to retain those famous chefs, right?"

Wang Jianye smiled and thought that he would become one of them in the future, get good treatment and live a good life.

"What kind of treatment do those master chefs receive?"

Wang Jiannan really wanted to know.

Wang Jianye explained to her: "Take the red case I learned for example, the three stoves, two stoves, and the first stove are divided into three levels from low to high.

The salary of the third kitchen chef is 33 yuan, and he can bring back one meat dish every day. The salary of the second kitchen chef is 50 yuan, and he can bring back two meat dishes every day.

The head chef’s salary is even higher, starting at 80 yuan, and he can take three meat dishes home every day.

And this does not include the lottery and bonus. If it is included, the amount of money received will definitely be higher."

If the second chef of Fengzeyuan was placed in a smaller restaurant or pub, he would also be considered a well-known first chef and could bring up the reputation of the restaurant.

But in Fengze Garden, you can only be a second-class chef, because the first-class chefs here are more skilled and are all well-known bigwigs.

Above the head chef, there are two state-banquet-level chefs.

They are the treasures of Fengzeyuan Restaurant. They don’t even have to cook by themselves and they can get very high treatment.

They would only take action when the top big shots came to Fengze Garden to hold a banquet or invited them to cook.

However, Wang Jianye was not clear about the treatment of these two state-banquet-level chefs, so he did not tell them about it.

After hearing what Wang Jianye said, Wang Jiannan couldn't help but said, "That's great, brother. You have to prepare well this time. The test will be in a week, and you must pass it."

Wang Jiannan was looking forward to it very much.

If it were the old Wang Jianye, he would definitely say something to spoil the mood and make Wang Jiannan feel disappointed.

But now, Wang Jianye is very confident: "Don't worry, I will definitely be able to stay in Fengze Garden. When the time comes, I will buy chicken and fish and make a good meal for us to celebrate."

Wang Jiannan nodded vigorously expectantly.

(End of this chapter)