From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Crackling, bang, bang...

Early in the morning, Feng Zhengming and his friends were awakened by the sound of firecrackers outside.

Although they were woken up by the sound of firecrackers, Feng Zhengming and the others were not angry at all.

After more than two days of busy work, the wedding banquet officially begins today.

Feng Zhengming and the others got up, put on their clothes, opened the door and prepared to go out and wash up.

I saw that everyone from the Ma family outside had been dressed up.

Especially today's groom Ma Qixian, he was wearing a suit.

Looks really handsome.

Feng Zhengming immediately turned around and went back into the house, took out his camera, and quickly took pictures of everyone in the Ma family.

While taking pictures, Feng Zhengming smiled and made a promise to the Ma family.

"I'll develop the photos and send them to you when I get back."

Hearing Feng Zhengming's promise, everyone in the Ma family was very grateful.

After Feng Zhengming washed up, he ate the breakfast prepared by the Ma family.

He asked Ma Qixian to take a photo with his grandparents and parents.

"This photo was taken before you went to pick up the bride. After you pick up the bride, I will take another photo of you two. This will be considered as a new person entering your family."

Hearing Feng Zhengming's words, everyone in the Ma family was very happy.

The sound of firecrackers naturally attracted many people in the village to come and watch.

The villagers usually get up very early. Some families in the village who have a good relationship with the Ma family come early to help.

Many villagers were envious when they saw Feng Zhengming holding a camera and taking pictures of the Ma family.

"Did the Ma family hire a photographer specifically?"

"It seems to be the chef hired by the Ma family."

"Wow, the chef can take pictures? So good?"

"He looks so young. Can such a young chef prepare a good wedding banquet?"

"I'm afraid the Ma family can't hire anyone better, so they can only find this young one."

The Ma family didn't care at all about the villagers' discussions.

Because everyone in the Ma family knows Feng Zhengming's identity.

This is the champion of a national cooking competition.

How lucky is it that the top scholar personally prepared the wedding banquet for their family?
When everything was almost ready, Ma Qixian got into a van wrapped in red cloth that was borrowed from his uncle and rushed to pick up the bride.

Because Feng Zhengming had a camera, he was also invited by the Ma family to go and pick up the bride.

Therefore, some preparations for the wedding banquet at home had to be handed over to Ding Yuan, Gao Yongfu and Hou Dong, together with the people who stayed behind in the Ma family and the villagers.

Sitting in the van, we rushed to the village where the bride's family lived.

Feng Zhengming looked at the scenery along the way and felt that the countryside was really nice.

Ma Qixian was obviously very nervous, and he kept looking at Feng Zhengming.

"Are you nervous? You are about to marry your beloved girl. It's normal to be nervous." Feng Zhengming joked with Ma Qixian with a smile.

Ma Qixian smiled, then thanked Feng Zhengming with gratitude.

"Thank you, Chef Zhuangyuan, for your help. You also used your camera to take pictures for us. Thank you very much."

Feng Zhengming smiled and said, "You're welcome. I told you that meeting this wedding banquet of yours is fate between us."

Ma Qixian hesitated for a moment and asked, "Brother Feng, I want to go to Quancheng to work after I get married. What do you think?"

Feng Zhengming was a little surprised when he heard this and asked, "Why do you suddenly want to go out to work?"

Ma Qixian replied somewhat helplessly: "I don't want to be like my father and stay at home farming all my life. I want to go out and see the world. I want to be like you and travel to many places."

Feng Zhengming smiled and shook his head: "You think too well. It's not that easy to work outside. Do you have professional skills? You don't just want to find a job with your strength, right?

Then I can tell you that there is no shortage of people who can work hard in the city, and if you work hard, you will definitely not be able to live the life you want."

Rejected Ma Qixian's idea.

Feng Zhengming then gave Ma Qixian some advice.

"I think you can learn more from your uncle. You can sell winter jujubes by yourself in the future. You can even start your own winter jujube sales company with the village, collect winter jujubes from your village, and then sell them to the outside world."

Ma Qixian was not very interested in this.

"Aren't we still growing dates at home?"

Feng Zhengming continued to persuade him: "What's wrong with growing dates? Think about your parents, uncles and aunts, don't they all grow dates? Doesn't growing dates also bring better income to your village? And didn't the money you got for marrying your wife also come from growing dates?
I think your family growing dates is the same as me being a chef, we are both working people. "

Ma Qixian was stunned when Feng Zhengming said this.

Ma Guoli, who was in the same car, wanted to speak, but was stopped by Feng Zhengming.

Ma Guoli felt that Feng Zhengming's words were better than his own.

Moreover, Feng Zhengming said that he could start his own company to sell the dates in the village.

Ma Qixian probably didn't take this to heart.

But Ma Guoli listened to it.

Ma Guoli thought to himself that the suggestion given by Feng Zhengming might actually be feasible.

Along the way, Feng Zhengming chatted a lot with Ma Qixian and gave him a lot of advice.

Although Ma Qixian was not completely convinced, he did listen to a lot.

The car finally arrived at the bride's village.

Like the village where the Ma family lives, the bride's village is also planted with jujube trees.

Before the car entered the village, the sound of firecrackers had already begun.

Feng Zhengming got out of the car first and started taking pictures with his camera.

The people in the bride's village were also surprised when they saw Feng Zhengming's camera.

Several little boys dressed very formally also ran into the village.

They are the bride's younger brothers.

She ran back home and shouted to her family that the groom was here.

One of the young men even sneaked into the bride's room.

"Sister, my brother-in-law and his family are here. He has found a photographer. The camera he has is so beautiful. It looks like the kind you see on TV."

The boy's words surprised everyone in the room.

The bride's sister-in-law laughed and muttered, "The Ma family is quite impressive. They even hired a professional photographer."

When the bride heard her sister-in-law's words, a hint of pride unconsciously appeared on her face.

Surrounded by the villagers, the wedding procession finally arrived at the bride's home.

Then they were blocked at the door.

What follows is the usual scene of blocking the door and disturbing the newlyweds.

Of course there is no messy chaos.

They are all relatively reasonable jokes.

It adds some atmosphere to the wedding.

Feng Zhengming also held a camera and captured some interesting scenes.

For example, when the bride Ma Qixian entered the courtyard, she stood outside the bride's house and expressed her feelings to the bride in a very pious manner, and even confessed her love to the bride in public, which made all the villagers who were watching laugh happily.

After much difficulty, the door was finally opened.

After entering the house, there are still various tests.

For example, the groom has to find his shoes, and the bride's bridesmaids in the room also make things difficult for the groom.

Feng Zhengming also took pictures of all of these and planned to put them in an album as a souvenir for the bride and groom.

Finally, before leaving, at Feng Zhengming's suggestion, the bride and groom took a group photo with the bride's family.

Feng Zhengming naturally took photos for everyone seriously.

Finally, the bride was picked up from her home.

On the way back, Feng Zhengming did not ride in the same car with the bride and groom, but sat in the car behind.

Ma Guoli also rode in the car with Feng Zhengming.

On the way back, Ma Guoli specifically rode in the same car with Feng Zhengming and took the initiative to talk to Feng Zhengming about the company they had opened in their village and selling dates to the outside world.

Ma Guoli does have some advanced ideas.

“Feng Zhuangyuan, I think what you said is right. In the future, each household will have to do it themselves. I feel that the factory I’m in is not doing well now.

The people in the factory have no foresight, and many of them always want to take home some benefits from the factory.

I have wanted to start my own business for a long time, but I was afraid that there would not be a suitable market for it.”

Feng Zhengming laughed after hearing this: "Uncle, your idea is good, but it is definitely not possible for you to do it on your own. After all, there are only a few dates that you can harvest at home, and what about the losses?

In the end, there are only so many you can sell.

So I still think that if possible, you as a village, or even several villages should unite to do it.

After the dates are harvested, they are screened and packaged with your own brand before being sold to other places.”

After hearing what Feng Zhengming said, Ma Guoli was quite envious.

"Is that really possible?"

Before Feng Zhengming could answer, Ma Guoli asked, "But we don't have a good sales channel, and transportation is also a problem. Mr. Feng, do you have any solution?"

Feng Zhengming first thought of his third uncle, but then he thought he couldn't trouble his third uncle for everything.

He thought that perhaps he could cooperate with the village where the Ma family lived.

Help their village to set up their own company, and then use some channels of Uncle San's company to promote and sell their winter dates to the outside world.

When Feng Zhengming thought of this, he did not immediately tell Ma Guoli that he could help.

He just told Ma Guoli: "This matter needs to be seriously considered. The key is to get some support from the village. Also, since you want to sell winter dates yourself, you have to be different from others.

I noticed that the selection of winter dates in the factory was not very strict. Many dates were small and not very ripe but were still packed.

If your village does it yourself, the screening must be more serious and even strict.

The size of dates must be of a standard. The sizes of dates in a box cannot vary greatly, and the maturity of the dates must also be guaranteed.”

Ma Guoli nodded excitedly: "Yes, yes, we must do it better than others."

Feng Zhengming mentioned some things he said in Shouguang.

“When I was in Shouguang, there was a slogan for vegetables there: we should have what others do not, and be better than others.

The winter jujubes in your village are certainly not the same as others, but you can do better, ensure the quality of the winter jujubes, win with quality, and build your brand and reputation. "

After Feng Zhengming's guidance, Ma Guoli felt that it made a lot of sense.

He also had some ideas of his own in his mind.

The two villages were not far away, and the convoy quickly returned to the village entrance.

Feng Zhengming got off the car first, took some photos, and then ran back to the Ma family.

After returning to the Ma family, Feng Zhengming immediately checked the preparations for the banquet.

Ding Yuan, Gao Yongfu and Hou Dong, together with the people from the Ma family, had basically prepared all the dishes for the banquet.

Although Ding Yuan, Gao Yongfu and Hou Dong have not participated in the banquet yet.

But the three of them are not bad in cooking, especially Gao Yongfu's knife skills are quite good.

Gao Yongfu had already cut and arranged all the different braised dishes that had been braised the night before.

After Feng Zhengming came back, he personally prepared several kinds of dipping sauces and had them served with the dishes.

Just after giving some instructions here, the bride and groom have already arrived at the door.

Feng Zhengming had no choice but to go out with his camera to help take pictures.

Ding Yuan, Gao Yongfu and Hou Dong saw Feng Zhengming busy running back and forth.

The three of them couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

They really couldn't understand why Feng Zhengming was so concerned about it.

But seeing Feng Zhengming taking pictures seriously and joining in the fun with the young people in the village, everyone could feel that Feng Zhengming was really happy.

At this moment, he didn't look like a top chef in a national competition.

More like an ordinary young man in the village.

I come here specifically to drink in the wedding, to help out, and to celebrate with everyone.

When most of the photos were taken, Feng Zhengming went back into the house to put the camera away.

The people from the Ma family even helped him lock the door of the house they lived in.

To prevent someone from taking advantage of the chaos during the wedding and stealing cameras and other things.

Feng Zhengming changed into a chef's uniform and even put on a chef's hat, and officially began to cook for the wedding banquet.

The people from the Ma family also greeted those who came to congratulate them, and they all took their seats.

Tables and chairs have been set up inside and outside the Ma family's yard and on the roads in the village.

Almost every household in the village sat down in turn.

Then, the Ma family served various cold dishes to the villagers who came to congratulate them.

When the cold dishes were served, all the villagers were a little surprised.

The villagers felt that the cold dishes on the table were delicious just by smelling them.

"It smells so good, is this made by the Ma family themselves?"

"Is it made by the young chef they hired? It smells really good."

"This hairstyle looks beautiful too."

"It seems that the chef hired by the Ma family is really capable."

“I didn’t expect such a young chef to have such good cooking skills.”

"Just by looking at the way he cut the meat, you can tell that he has great skills."

Feng Zhengming officially took charge of the cooking. Dishes passed through his hands one by one and were soon served to the tables outside.

It’s not like holding a banquet at Huiquanlou, where there are many people helping to cook.

Feng Zhengming is the only one here, so he usually uses a big pot to stir-fry a lot at a time.

After frying, put it into a clean large bowl that has been prepared.

Let Ding Yuan, Gao Yongfu and Hou Dong plate the dishes and serve the guests at each table.

The stir-fried dishes were served and the villagers started eating and drinking.

When the sweet and sour carp were served one by one, everyone in the village who came to the wedding banquet was shocked. (End of this chapter)