From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 318 Mobile Canteen at the Railway Station
Liu Daxing and Qiu Bin conducted routine inspections in and around the station square.

Suddenly, the two of them were stopped by several anxious people who looked like they were looking for something in the square in front of the train station.

"Comrade police, I would like to inquire with you."

Liu Daxing saw the other party's anxious expression and guessed that the other party might have lost something?
"Don't be impatient. Speak slowly and explain your situation clearly."

Qiu Bin asked based on his own guess: "Did you lose something? Or do you have friends who can't be found? If the child is lost, please tell us the specific situation and we will help you find it."

Several people looked at each other in shock after hearing Qiu Bin's words.

There was silence for a while, and an older man who spoke first said, "No, comrade police, we are here to catch the train. Our train leaves at one o'clock in the afternoon. We came here early. I heard that there is a policeman here at the train station." The stalls selling meat from push carts all say that their meat is very delicious..."

The other person probably felt that his companion was talking too much, so he quickly took over the conversation and said: "We have searched around here and couldn't find it. I would like to ask the two police comrades if they know where it can be sold?"

After Liu Daxing and Qiu Bin listened to each other's questions, they both looked confused.

Then Qiu Bin glanced at his watch and said with a smile: "You guys are here a little too early. The Feng family's meat stall will not come to set up their stall until half past ten."

Liu Daxing explained patiently: "You are indeed here a little early. It's just after nine o'clock now. Usually their carts come after 10:30 in the morning to provide lunch to passengers who catch the train at noon."

Liu Daxing sighed: "Many people are going south now. The wages are indeed higher in the south, but it is also quite hard to go there. You must be careful on the way."

Liu Daxing was a little surprised when he heard this: "Then it's quite a long way for you to come here."

Several people explained to Liu Daxing where they came.

Through some of Duan Sufen's current changes, especially Duan Sufen's obvious wealth on hand.

Qiu Bin said: "The meat cooked by Master Xiao Feng is indeed delicious. I went to Chaoxingxing across the road and ate it once a year ago. I can't say that the meat cooked by him is not delicious, but I just feel that the taste is lacking. It’s not as good as what Master Xiao Feng does.”

Qiu Bin muttered in confusion: "Why doesn't Mr. Xiao Feng come here to rent a store and open a shop? I think if he comes to the train station to open a shop, the business will definitely be better than Chaoxingxing."

Then Liu Daxing pointed to the location where Feng Zhengming and others were pushing their carts and setting up stalls.

When I asked Duan Sufen, she just said that Yue Rui was still out of town and had not come back to celebrate the New Year.

Speaking of this, Liu Daxing naturally thought of Duan Sufen, and also of that boy Yue Rui.

Liu Daxing nodded: "Yes, it's the second wave. There are really a lot of people asking these days."

"Yes, everyone who came back to our hometown from Quancheng said it."

Duan Sufen said that Yue Rui called back during the Chinese New Year and said that he had not yet become famous outside, so he would not come back during the Chinese New Year. He would come back to pick up his mother to enjoy the blessings after becoming famous.

Liu Daxing said with a smile: "This is my business philosophy. I don't want to engage in vicious competition with other companies."

They first went from the countryside to the town, and then took the long-distance bus from the town to Quancheng.

"We heard before we came here. Many people said that only the Feng Family Restaurant has the best meat."

Qiu Bin was a little surprised: "Don't you want to compete viciously with Chao Xingxing?"

Watching a few people walk away, Qiu Bin said to Liu Daxing: "This seems to be the second wave of people asking this morning, right?"

After hearing this, several people expressed their gratitude to Liu Daxing and Qiu Bin, and then prepared to find a place to sit for a while and wait for the cart selling meat to come.

I found that the time was just after nine o'clock in the morning.

In fact, what Liu Daxing said was something he heard from Duan Sufen when he asked him about it before. Duan Sufen also relayed what Feng Zhengming said in the Feng Family Restaurant.

Qiu Bin quickly emphasized: "Of course the taste is different. I still feel that Feng's dry rice shop is the best after eating it. Even though they are renovating their shop now and selling it on the street with a cart, the taste is really bad." .”

Then they were going to take a train from Quancheng to the south to find a job.

"We also went to Fengjiagang Restaurant, but it was not open. We saw a notice posted there that it was about to be renovated. It said that if you want to eat, you can go to the train station to buy some meat."

"Did you see it? It's over there. Usually they come here and set up stalls there. If you are not in a hurry, you can find a place to sit here and wait for a while. If you are really hungry, there is a super restaurant across the road. Xing, there is also a meat seller, you can also go to his house to eat."

A few people laughed and said it was indeed a bit far.

"I said that after eating a lot of meat from Feng's Ganfan Restaurant, the meat from other restaurants doesn't taste good anymore."

Having said this, Liu Daxing turned to look at Chao Xingxing across the street from the station square.

After that boy Yue Rui was taught a lesson by Feng Zhengming for the second time.

After listening to what several people said, Liu Daxing smiled and asked, "Where are you from?"

Liu Daxing smiled and nodded.

"However, Chaoxingxing's meat is not bad in taste, and his store is in a good location. He can also take advantage of the location to extend his business hours. He still has an advantage over Xiaofeng."

Liu Daxing learned from Duan Sufen that he followed his brother-in-law to another place.

After Qiu Bin emphasized this, several people looking for Feng Zhengming's cart immediately expressed that they wanted to buy the meat from the cart.

During the Chinese New Year, Liu Daxing didn't see Yue Rui either.

After the Chinese New Year, Duan Sufen did not go back to work in the restaurant for the time being.

It seems that because the dry rice shop needs to be renovated, Duan Sufen feels that there is no work for her to do at the dry rice shop for the time being, and she does not want to get paid for nothing in Feng Zhengming's dry rice shop.

Liu Daxing could probably guess that Feng Zhengming treated the employees in the shop very well.

Liu Daxing said: "How about it being a recipe passed down from ancestors? There must be a secret recipe in hand."

Liu Daxing didn't know how much of Yue Rui's words were true, but he still hoped that Yue Rui could really change his ways.

Liu Daxing also glanced at his watch.

This made Liu Daxing somewhat admire Feng Zhengming.

Not only does he cook good food, but he also manages his own dry rice shop very well.

And you can also think of giving relatively good treatment to your employees.

Really a very good boss.

Qiu Bin didn't know what Liu Daxing was thinking. He learned that Feng Zhengming didn't want to compete viciously with Chao Xingxing, so he didn't come to the train station to rent a store and open a branch. On the one hand, he admired it, but on the other hand, he felt a little regretful.

"If the Feng Family Restaurant opens a branch here at the train station, it will be a lot easier to eat in the future."

When Liu Daxing heard this, he smiled and said: "Hahaha, don't they use a pushcart to sell here? You can also buy it at his stall."

Qiu Bin said: "But every time his cart appears, there will be a lot of people queuing up."

Liu Daxing continued to laugh and said: "If he comes to open a shop here, there will definitely be people queuing up. During lunch time, there are many people coming and going at the train station. There are many people working in some nearby shops. , it’s impossible not to queue up.”

Qiu Bin suddenly said: "By the way, I heard that their new lamb chop casserole at the food stall in the evening is said to be delicious."

Liu Daxing nodded: "It has been rumored recently that it tastes very delicious, but I haven't tried it yet."

Qiu Bin quickly said: "Let's go try it after work in the evening?"

Liu Daxing suddenly laughed: "Why do you become energetic when you talk about eating?"

Qiu Bin was embarrassed and said with a smile: "I always hear what others say, so I just want to try it."

Liu Daxing said: "I should have time after get off work tonight, let's go and try it together then." Qiu Bin immediately said excitedly: "Okay, let's make an agreement then."

Liu Daxing nodded: "As agreed, let's go and go somewhere else."

The two station police officers continued to patrol around the station square.

In fact, when there were many people at the train station waiting for Feng Zhengming's meat cart to appear, Feng Zhengming and the others were also busy preparing in the back kitchen of the restaurant.

Sun Hai and Shen Rongsen have also returned, and they are all helping in the kitchen.

Feng Zhengming and his third senior brother Yang Bin are in charge of cooking.

Sun Hai and Xia Hui are responsible for helping the two, mainly to do a good job in matching.

Shen Rongsen and Chen Anbang transferred the fried vegetables to the pot used by the lunch box stall.

Lu Chongshan prepared all kinds of noodles by himself, hand-rolled noodles of different thicknesses in the shop.

Wei Xiuling and her third sister-in-law Liang Hongmei were responsible for packing up things such as lunch boxes.

Although the dry rice shop is closed now, everyone has their own work.

When everyone performs their duties, everyone is very busy every day and is very fulfilling.

The key is that when everyone works together, it will be much easier.

You can also prepare more things every day.

For example, the dishes for lunch boxes can be prepared in a more diverse and rich variety.

Pork meat, five-spice boneless braised hoof, braised elbow in sauce and Sixi meatballs can also be prepared in sufficient quantities.

In order to separate the three jobs, Feng Zhengming found the factory that welded the cart for him through his grandfather's relationship, and then welded carts for his third senior brother and Lu Chongshan respectively.

In addition to the cart, an iron frame is also welded to facilitate the placement of long tables.

In this way, three carts will be side by side over there at noon.

Then put a few long tables on it and build a mobile canteen next to the square in front of the train station.

In this way, it not only attracts the passengers at the train station, but also attracts the employees of the train station and people from some surrounding shopping malls and shops.

In order to compete fairly with Chao Xingxing, Feng Zhengming also raised the price of a piece of meat to 6 cents.

All the prices are basically the same as those in the Chaoxingxing Railway Station store.

However, even so, everyone still prefers to line up in front of Feng Zhengming’s stall at noon.

Even Zhao Chaoxing would come to the stall and queue up to buy a handful of meat from time to time.

Of course, Feng Zhengming and the others moved the lunch canteen. Although there was a queue every day at noon, the impact on Chaoxingxing's business was actually relatively limited.

The main reason for this is that Feng Zhengming and others set up their stall at the train station relatively late, and they would not set up their stall until after 10:30.

Secondly, there is always a queue in front of Feng Zhengming’s stall almost every day.

Therefore, most passengers who have to catch the train at noon will not choose to queue up, but go to Chao Xingxing to buy a meal to catch the train.

The most important thing is that the passenger flow at the train station is really huge.

Not any family can eat them all.

In the back kitchen of Fengjiagan Restaurant, the rice was finally out of the pot. Liang Hongmei and Wei Xiuling hurriedly put the rice into the prepared thermos bucket together.

Then Shen Rongsen and Chen Anbang carried the thermos bucket onto the tricycle outside.

Feng Zhengming poured the fried vegetables into the pot behind him.

Look at the pots and pots of dishes being prepared.

Feng Zhengming said: "Okay? It's almost time. Let's get ready and let's go."

Lu Zhongshan had already prepared the dough with his hands. He also prepared some large buns and loaded them on the tricycle outside.

After preparing his own things, Lu Chongshan, like Xia Hui and Sun Hai, gathered next to Feng Zhengming and Yang Bin to watch them cooking.

This process is the best time for them to learn.

Although Feng Zhengming and Yang Bin are very fast, they will also provide some guidance from time to time.

When Lu Chongshan heard Feng Zhengming's words, he quickly took the initiative to help cover the pot with vegetables. He walked out with the pot and said, "Everything is complete, and we are ready to go."

Lu Chongshan was so eager to work that Sun Hai, who was waiting on the side, was a little depressed.

"Lao Lu, can you stop taking our jobs all the time?"

Lu Chongshan put the pot on the cart outside, turned around and said with a smile, "Who told you to move slowly every time?"

As a result, Sun Hai was still talking to Lu Chongshan, and Yang Bin's last dish had already been cooked.

Xia Hui naturally had quick eyesight and quick hands, so she put the lid on the pot and went out with it.

Passing by Sun Hai, Xia Hui did not forget to joke with a smile: "You are indeed slow every time."

This made Sun Hai a little angry.

It also made everyone couldn't help but laugh.

The whole back kitchen of the shop is really fun.

Feng Zhengming checked his things one last time to make sure they were all ready. He led the people to pack the things and rushed to the train station to set up a stall.

After Feng Zhengming and the others left, Wei Xiuling and Liang Hongmei were responsible for cleaning.

During the cleaning process, Liang Hongmei couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that the business here is so good."

After these days, Liang Hongmei was really shocked.

Because Feng Zhengming's business in setting up stalls and food stalls at the train station was really good.

Almost everything prepared every day can be sold out.

When Wei Xiuling heard Liang Hongmei sigh, she smiled and said, "There are many people at the train station, so business must be good. When the shop is renovated, maybe the business in the shop will be even better."

Liang Hongmei said: "Xiao Feng is still good at his craftsmanship, knows how to do research, and can also do business."

Wei Xiuling said: "Master Yang's craftsmanship is also good. I think in the shop, Master Yang is the only one who can keep up with the boss."

Liang Hongmei felt a little happy when she heard Wei Xiuling praise her husband.

"Our Lao Yang is good at cooking, but it's definitely not going to work for him to do business on his own, so it's better to follow Xiao Feng. It's really good for them to work together as brothers and sisters."

Wei Xiuling also nodded in agreement: "Yes, when brothers and sisters work together, they will be more united."

(End of this chapter)