The story of a cook

Chapter 170 Cao Jihong

Working at the Blue House is quite a busy day. As soon as I arrived at the restaurant in the morning, I started to make preparations. I finished the preparations for the cooking on my side, and the pig’s trotters, chicken heads, chicken feet, and chicken racks on the old brother’s side were all ready. Done, wait for me to smoke.After smoking these four items, it was time for lunch, and I didn't even have the time to smoke a cigarette, and then I started cooking.After frying the vegetables, I helped Sister Li grab the meat and mix the vegetables, and Brother Meng helped Sister Zhang cook the cold noodles.

In the past, when the business was bad, the three of them could come here at their leisure, but now that the business is good, the four of them feel a bit rushed when they are busy together.The diners are also strange. When the business is bad, there are not many tables of customers in a day. The fewer customers, the more urgent the dishes are. They always say that the dishes are served slowly. When the business is good and the customers are full, sometimes there will be waiting. I don't rush the food anymore, and I don't say that the food is slow to serve. I am very satisfied if I can eat it.

Every day at noon is like a war, with busy feet hitting the back of the head.Most of the customers come here for barbecue and large chicken heads and feet. If you want to eat large chicken heads and chicken feet in Santaizi, Qingwatai has it. This is the only one, and there is no other place.Therefore, the chicken heads and chicken feet of Cheong Wa Dae have become a special feature, and it is too late to eat.The large chicken head and chicken feet are really enjoyable to eat, with a lot of meat, chewy, and a long time of cooking, which is particularly flavorful.This is thanks to the boss who sells chicken products in the shop. He is a particular person. The chicken heads and feet of the breeders are only supplied to our family, and other people do not sell them.If other people can also buy it, then there is no competitive advantage.In fact, it's not that he doesn't sell to others, it's because there are few breeders, and there are not so many chicken heads and feet to sell.

At about two o'clock that day, Zhang Li went to the kitchen and called me aside and said to me, "Master Tan, it seems that Cao Jihong is here and chatting with the proprietress. It seems that he wants some money."

I asked, "Do you know Cao Jihong?"

Zhang Li said: "I don't know him, I've heard of him, Santaizi's rogue brother."

I said, "Really, I don't know either."

Zhang Li asked: "Can we fight if I don't pay?"

I smiled and said, "No, he just wants some money. I'll go and have a look."

In Santaizi, there are some people who hang out in the society, have no jobs, and idle around all day long. If they have nothing to do, they go to the restaurant to ask for money, saying that they are the big brother, and they can cover the restaurant. settle.It’s okay to open a restaurant normally, and you don’t get paid for meals even once a year. Sometimes it’s enough for guests to call the police when they fight in the restaurant, and you don’t need a big brother to settle it.To put it bluntly, we must guard against these social gangsters, and we must not offend them. If they are offended, the restaurant will not open easily, and they will not brazenly come to the restaurant to make trouble. They will wait until dark tonight to smash you The glass smashes your window tomorrow night, making you upset and delaying normal business.Call the police. When the police come, they just take a look and make a record. They say they are arresting people. Where do they arrest them?They ran away after smashing, and they couldn't even find their shadows.

These indecent activities are done by petty wretches, real social elders don't do this.The big brothers in the society don't do it, but they can control these little bastards. As long as the big brothers say that this restaurant is covered by themselves, then no one will cause trouble in this restaurant, and it will be safe and sound.The little wretch is not afraid of the police, but he is afraid of these big brothers in society. They have to follow the rules of their own line of work, and the younger brother does not listen to the older brother's line.

Under normal circumstances, no one will cause trouble in restaurants with bad business, and it is useless if they do. The business is not good in the first place, so there is no money to take care of them.A restaurant with a better business is their goal. The boss with a good business makes money. If he has money, he doesn't care about the money. He just gives some money to the big brother of the society to ensure that his restaurant is safe and sound.Anyone who opens a restaurant intends to be auspicious. If you don’t want to do something today and tomorrow, you can’t do it. If you can spend money to settle it, you can spend it to make it happy.

Now this situation is gone, and there is a harmonious society, and no one is talking about it.

I don't know Cao Jihong, but I heard from the boss that the relationship with the boss is a fateful friendship, not only with the boss, but also with the boss's big brother. When the big brother was the big brother, Cao Jihong was the younger brother.I heard from the boss that Cao Jihong is a very particular person, purely from the society, well-known and well-known in Santaizi, and a well-known brother of benevolence and righteousness.They are big brothers and they are familiar with each other.

It stands to reason that the Blue House has been in Santaizi for so many years, and the boss should be good at this aspect. It is estimated that the proprietress didn't want to let the boss know, and she was afraid that the boss would get involved with these people again, so she didn't call the boss.

When I came to the front, I saw the proprietress sitting at the table next to the bar, and there were two people sitting opposite, one was quite young, with curly hair, I met him in a big market, and he was selling DVDs, his name was Xiaofeng.The other is not tall, in his 40s, on the thin side, looking very energetic, with a scar on the right side of his cheek, and his cheek is a little sunken.This should be Cao Jihong.

Did not go over immediately, stood aside and listened to their conversation with the proprietress.

Xiaofeng said: "I've been talking about it for a long time, and there is no other meaning. I just see that your business is doing well. Come and have a look."

The proprietress said: "Business has been okay these two days."

Xiaofeng said: "Brother Hong just came out, isn't it? I thought about setting up a table at your house in two days, and invite a few buddies to have a meal."

The proprietress said: "It's okay, come over in two days, I'll treat you warmly."

I understand a little bit, Cao Jihong just got out of the crime, and money is a little tight, and he wants some money to spend.If someone who understands the matter gives some money, it will be over, but taking money is also bad, that is, they may not pay it back someday, and they will ask you for it. On the surface, they are very polite, and they will borrow some money from you. In fact, I want it, and I won’t bring it back in this life.It’s okay if you give it, and it’s okay if you don’t give it. Tomorrow, a few scumbags will come to the door of the restaurant. When eating, they will walk back and forth in front of the restaurant. The thing is, it's not worthwhile to offend these people because of a meal, or they have to be beaten if the whole thing is not good.So I don't eat in restaurants, but go to other people's houses to eat.

It's like this during the day, and at night they start throwing bricks and glass and windows.

This is the usual routine of these people.

I walked over and said to Cao Jihong with a smile, "Brother Hong, you're here."

Cao Jihong glanced at me, saw that I was wearing work clothes, and asked, "Who are you?"

I smiled and said, "Brother Hong, you promise that you don't know me. I've heard of you a long time ago. Our Santaizi Brother Renyi, who doesn't know."

As the saying goes, you don’t hit a smiling person with your hand. I said it politely, but Cao Jihong didn’t say anything. He glanced at me and then at Xiaofeng beside him. He thought Xiaofeng and I knew each other.

I said to Xiaofeng: "Brother Feng, I didn't go out with Brother Hong today."

After speaking, each of them handed over a cigarette and lit it for the two of them.

In fact, there is nothing to be afraid of with these big brothers in society. They are also very particular, and they will not beat people if they don’t like it.

I said to Cao Jihong: "Brother Hong, I just came back. I have heard about Brother Hong from Xing Lao San long ago, but I have never seen him. Today, we are also destined to meet Brother Hong."

The shadow of a famous tree, I mentioned the boss, Cao Jihong asked: "Do you know the cook Xing San?"

I said, "He's my boss, Brother Hong, you didn't see me wearing this outfit."

Cao Jihong said: "In the first two days, I heard that Xing San was in Shengmei. I went there but didn't see him. He said that he would not work there."

I said: "Yes, the boss is not doing this business now, and now he is doing home lighting decoration. His second brother contacted me."

Listening to me talking about the eldest brother and second brother, Cao Jihong looked at me and said, "Fuck, I didn't know you were the third brother Xing."

I said, "Brother Hong, you just came back, we haven't seen each other before."

Cao Jihong said: "Yes, he just came back." After finishing speaking, he stroked his hair back with his hands, and said: "Xing San and we were friends by fate. His elder brother and I are buddies, and it was his elder brother who was beaten. died."

I said: "Yes, the boss always talks about you, Brother Hong, you are a good person, you are the big brother of Santaizi Renyi."

Cao Jihong said: "It's all buddies who are chatting, and now I'm done." Then said: "I'm coming back to reflect on what to do, and what to do like Xing San."

I said, "Brother Hong, you can do whatever you want in Santaizi, and my buddies can join in the show. Why don't you say that you are also an old man in Santaizi, so I have to give you face."

Cao Jihong said: "It's useless to talk about old people now. Whoever has money is the boss. If you don't have money, it's useless."

I said, "You have to pay attention to it. If you don't pay attention to it, it won't work."

Cao Jihong said: "That is to say, those of us who are old-fashioned still pay attention to it. Now these young people can still pay attention to it, so they will pay for it."

Listening to him, there is a sigh of a hero's twilight.

I have been on the road for a lifetime, and now the old ways of society are a bit unpracticable, and I feel a little bit emotional.

Cao Jihong asked Xiaofeng: "Xiaofeng, do you two know each other?"

Xiaofeng looked at me and said, "I don't know you, don't you just know me?"

Cao Jihong said: "This is Brother Xing San. Xing San and I didn't talk about it. You two should take care of each other in the future."

Xiaofeng said, "Okay, sure."

After chatting with Cao Jihong for a while, he and Xiaofeng stayed for a while and then left.From then on, I met Cao Jihong and had a little friendship.

In the chef industry, you can meet anyone, and you have to deal with everyone, from government officials to public security and film police, to ordinary people and hooligans.The door is open to welcome guests from all over the world, so it is natural to make friends from all over the world.

After Cao Jihong left, the proprietress said: "Master Tan, tell me, these people are really good. They can do something wrong. They all have arms and legs. They just don't do their job properly."

I smiled and said, "There are all kinds of people. They can live a lifetime for whatever they do. They don't care if the death penalty becomes zero. There's no reason to be angry with them, and make money by being kind. They may not always have the time to beg us."

The proprietress said: "They don't ask us, your eldest brother learned from these people, let them lead him to gamble, I hate them to death."

I said, "These people are quite hateful. If you can ignore them, just ignore them. There is no benefit in addressing them."

Zhang Li asked me: "Master Tan, it seems that you have a good chat with them, did you know each other before?"

I asked her back, "What do you say?"

Zhang Li said: "It seems that you don't know each other." Then she asked me: "How can you talk to everyone?"

I said, "Not everyone can talk, it has to be a person, and I can't talk if I'm not a person."

Zhang Li said: "Master Tan, you are attracting me more and more, you have to pay attention."

I said to her, "You'd better go to Ho's Eye Clinic."

Zhang Li asked, "What are you doing there?"

I said, "I don't know, just ask my sister-in-law."

After speaking, go to the kitchen.

I heard the proprietress say to Zhang Li: "You are stupid, Master Tan told you to go to He's Eye Clinic, because your eyesight is not good."

(End of this chapter)