From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

Chapter 724 Driving Out

During the Spring Festival, Feng Zhengming's first car was finally delivered.

This is a "Lynx" imported from the eastern island country. Feng Zhengming contacted the people of Genji and asked them to help purchase it from there and ship it to the island city by sea.

Feng Zhengming was very happy to finally drive his own car.

During the Spring Festival, I drove my grandfather, Grandpa Situ, Luo Qing, and my younger brothers and sisters out for a trip.

After driving everyone to Taicheng, Feng Zhengming also went to meet Liang Fen and Liu Zhongwei.

The couple's small restaurant business has obviously improved a lot.

Just after the Chinese New Year, many old customers from nearby started to come to eat at our restaurant.

The couple also followed Feng Zhengming's previous instructions and hired some people.

When they saw Feng Zhengming driving over, the couple gave him a very warm welcome.

"Mr. Feng didn't expect you to come right after the New Year."

Feng Zhengming led the two grandfathers, Luo Qing, and his younger brothers and sisters into the house.

"This is the place where I met the lady boss and the boss in Taicheng when I was hiking in Qilu. They are very honest people. Grandpa, Grandpa Situ, shall we have lunch here?"

The two grandfathers smiled and nodded in agreement.

Zhang Hongwei was even more curious and asked, "Brother, do you have a share in this store?"

Feng Zhengming immediately replied: "No, I don't own any shares in this store."

Then Feng Zhengming introduced his family to the boss and his wife.

Liang Fen was still as enthusiastic as the last time she came.

"Hello, two grandfathers. You came with Feng Zhuangyuan. We will definitely treat you well."

The boss Liu Zhongwei is still very honest, not very talkative, and still the kind of down-to-earth person who works hard.

Grandpa Feng and Grandpa Situ saw that their grandson had a good relationship with the boss and his wife.

The two old people were also very pleased, and they both hoped to see Feng Zhengming like this.

After becoming the top scholar, he just stayed in Huiquanlou and studied his own dishes.

The two grandfathers hope to see Feng Zhengming come out like this and help people in need all over the province.

Grandpa Feng looked at the photos of various dishes on the proprietress's wall.

"Boss, you have quite a lot of dishes here, don't you?"

Grandpa Situ asked, "What's your specialty?"

The lady boss Liang Fen immediately replied: "Our specialty is Mengyin fried chicken."

Grandpa Feng was a little surprised when he heard this: "Oh? Mengyin fried chicken? Are you two from Mengyin?"

At this time, Liu Zhongwei, who had been silent before, finally spoke: "I am from Mengyin."

Grandpa Feng smiled and nodded: "Yes, Mengyin Fried Chicken is indeed famous. It is one of the three major fried chickens in Qilu."

When Feng Shengnan heard what her grandfather said, she immediately asked curiously, "Grandpa, what are the three fried chicken dishes?"

Grandpa Feng replied: "Linyi fried chicken, Zaozhuang fried chicken, Laiwu fried chicken."

"Grandpa, did you remember it wrong? Mengyin fried chicken is not among these three fried chickens?" Zhang Hongwei asked curiously.

This made everyone happy.

Feng Zhengming explained with a smile: "Mengyin is in Linyi. It is said that Mengyin was the first to make fried chicken in Linyi, so it can also be called Mengyin fried chicken."

Liu Zhongwei also nodded: "Yes, I heard from my family that there was a competition between the two groups of fried chicken in our area a while ago."

Liu Zhongwei looked at Feng Zhengming and said, "My family said that Feng Zhuangyuan was there at the time."

Hearing this, everyone naturally looked at Feng Zhengming.

Seeing everyone's curiosity, Feng Zhengming smiled and explained: "Yes, we happened to be passing through Linyi at the time, and we encountered a competition between two fried chicken schools in Linyi, so I participated in it."

This made everyone even more curious.

Luo Qing asked: "They are all fried chicken from Linyi, why are there two factions competing?"

Feng Zhengming continued to explain to everyone: "The main difference is that the two schools of cooking have a little difference. One school uses the old Mengyin fried chicken method, and the other school learned it outside and created a new method after returning to Linyi."

Not only the family members were curious, but Liang Fen and Liu Zhongwei were also very curious.

Even some of the customers in their small restaurant looked over curiously, and pricked up their ears to listen.

Seeing that everyone wanted to listen, Feng Zhengming simply recounted what had happened.

Finally, he said with a smile: "The two schools of fried chicken have their own unique cooking methods. I don't think there is any need to distinguish between authentic and unauthentic. As long as it tastes good and everyone likes it, it's fine."

Liu Zhongwei was surprised after hearing this: "No wonder, no wonder my hometown people say that now we have several ways to make fried chicken in Linyi."

Feng Zhengming smiled and asked, "What is the practice in your store?"

Liu Zhongwei replied: "We will still follow the old Mengyin method."

Feng Zhengming nodded: "Okay, then give us one, I want to see if your skills have improved."

Liang Fen immediately invited Feng Zhengming and the others to sit in the private room.

Wait until Feng Zhengming and his group entered the private room.

The customers in the small restaurant suddenly realized what was happening.

"Hey? That guy just now was our top scorer, right?"

"Yes, that's our number one scholar."

"Hahaha, did you just recognize it?"

“I recognized them the moment they walked in.”

"Before, the boss lady kept saying that the changes in their family were due to the guidance of the top scholar. I didn't believe it, but it turns out to be true."

"It's true. The top scholar came here just after the Chinese New Year to see it."

While the customers in the small restaurant outside were talking, the proprietress Liang Fen came out from the private room.

Then other customers asked about their family’s relationship with Feng Zhengming?

Liang Fen quickly explained: "No, no, how can we become the apprentice of the No.1 Scholar? My husband and I were taught by the No.1 Scholar. Our store was about to close down, and the No.1 Scholar happened to pass by us and gave us some advice."

This made the customers sigh at how lucky the couple was.

However, some old customers who were familiar with the couple felt that their kindness was rewarded.

"You don't know, before the couple took over this shop, they served their old man, and they really took care of him until he passed away."

"That's right, Xiao Liu's son-in-law is really praised by everyone in our neighborhood."

"Mr. Liang really has such a good son-in-law in his later years, so he has suffered less."

Hearing people nearby talk about Liang Fen and Liu Zhongwei's filial piety, many customers who didn't know them well also felt that the couple's filial piety made them lucky enough to meet Feng Zhengming.

In the private room, Feng Zhengming also told his two grandfathers and family members some of the couple's stories.

After listening to Feng Zhengming's story, the two grandfathers also lamented that such a filial couple should receive some encouragement and support.

Grandpa Situ asked, "Zhengming, aren't you going to open a branch here too? Why not just hand it over to them?"

Grandpa Feng also agreed: "Okay, this couple is trustworthy." Feng Zhengming smiled and nodded: "I know, I plan to hand it over to them, or simply expand their small restaurant a little bit, open a branch next to their small restaurant, connect the two sides, and make it easier for them to take care of it."

After listening to this, Luo Qing gave some suggestions: "This place is a bit remote. I think we should increase some investment and let them open a branch near the Dai Temple. Business will be better there."

After listening to Luo Qing's advice, the two grandfathers had some differences of opinion.

Grandpa Feng thinks that the restaurant should be kept at Liang's Restaurant. As long as word of mouth builds up, it will attract people to come and eat there. There is no need to go to the scenic area near Dai Temple.

"Although the business there is good, there are too many customers. When there are too many people, the store may be too busy and the quality cannot be guaranteed."

Grandpa Situ has a different opinion.

"Xiao Feng, the quality is proven, and Xiao Liang and Xiao Liu are trustworthy, so there's no need to pretend that good wine needs no bush.

Zhengming opened a branch store to promote his own brand, Zheng Luxing. Only by opening a branch store in Dai Temple can more people know his brand. "

This was the first time that the two grandfathers had different opinions.

But what the two grandfathers said makes sense.

The final decision still belongs to Feng Zhengming.

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After some thought, Feng Zhengming decided to open a branch in Taicheng near the Dai Temple.

"Grandpa, this time I have decided to follow Grandpa Situ and Luo Qing's advice and open a branch store in Dai Temple. We need to create our own brand, and I have already recruited a lot of young chefs from Taicheng. We can increase our manpower. With enough manpower, we won't have to worry about too many customers."

Grandpa Feng did not insist: "Okay, you decide, but you must be well prepared, especially to ensure the quality of the dishes, otherwise the reputation will decline and the brand will not be able to be promoted."

Feng Zhengming nodded: "Don't worry, Grandpa, I will definitely control the quality."

As they were talking, Liang Fen led the waiters to serve food to Feng Zhengming and his friends.

Seeing the dishes on the platter, Feng Zhengming quickly reminded: "Don't serve too many dishes, there are only a few of us. If there are too many, we won't be able to finish them."

The two grandfathers also said that we should not serve too many dishes, as it would be bad if they could not be eaten and wasted.

Despite the instructions, quite a few dishes were still served in the end.

If Feng Zhengming had not personally gone to the kitchen to stop it, they might have been served some more dishes later.

Seeing the table full of food, everyone couldn't help but feel a little worried.

But at this time, Liang Fen pulled her husband Liu Zhongwei into the room.

The couple felt a little embarrassed.

Luo Qing quickly guessed the couple's intention behind serving these dishes.

"Big sister, brother-in-law, do you want to cook all of your brother-in-law's specialties and let us review them? Let Feng Zhuangyuan give you some advice?"

After Luo Qing spoke out her thoughts, Liang Fen nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, I want the champion to give me some comments."

Everyone looked at Feng Zhengming, waiting for him to nod in agreement.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him expectantly, Feng Zhengming could only nod and agree.

"Okay, let's try it."

Next, Feng Zhengming tasted almost every dish on the table.

He ate all the dishes first, and then he began to comment on them.

This is to ensure that the food is served while it is still hot.

Afterwards, Feng Zhengming asked his family to eat, and he began to explain the meal to Liang Fen and Liu Zhongwei.

"This dish of prawns and cabbage should be cooked for a little longer. Remember to boil out the water from the cabbage. Also, the shrimps you choose should be slightly better. If they are frozen, they must be washed several times."

"The fried chicken you made is the traditional Mengyin version, and there is nothing wrong with the taste. When stir-frying the chicken pieces, remember to stir-fry over high heat to remove as much moisture as possible from the chicken."

"You should put more Angelica dahurica in the elbow, and don't be afraid when adding the seasonings, because the elbow is very big, and if the seasonings are not heavy, it won't be able to absorb the flavor well."

"These vegetables are still a little undercooked. If you want to make vegetables delicious, the most important thing is to make sure the pan is hot. Stir-fry over high heat instead of stewing over low heat. Vegetables stewed over low heat need to be paired with some meat."

According to Feng Zhengming, Liu Zhongwei took some notes very seriously.

Liang Fen also listened carefully with her husband.

It can be said that this meal really turned into a lesson for Feng Zhengming to teach the couple.

At the end, I tried my best to talk about each dish in detail.

Let Liu Zhongwei know how to correct it.

After the meal, Liang Fen and Liu Zhongwei were reluctant to accept payment.

But Feng Zhengming still insisted on paying the money.

Feng Zhengming also explained the details to the couple and asked them to help him open a branch in Taicheng.

The couple was a little hesitant, as they were worried that they would not be able to run the branch well.

Moreover, Liang Fen still hopes to run her father's restaurant better.

Feng Zhengming did not ask the couple to agree to him directly.

"It's okay. You can think about it carefully. I won't force you if you don't want to. If you are willing, my branch can be counted as your share, and I will also arrange someone to be in charge of the new store. You just need to help me keep an eye on it."

The couple looked at each other and promised that they would think about it carefully.

Originally, the couple wanted to keep Feng Zhengming and his friends for one night.

However, Feng Zhengming felt that there were too many of them, so they eventually left together and stayed in a hotel.

In the afternoon, I accompanied my family to visit the Dai Temple.

Then we rested in the hotel, and in the second half of the night, the group started climbing Mount Tai.

Originally, Feng Zhengming was still worried about the two grandfathers, fearing that they might not have the physical strength to support themselves.

Unexpectedly, the two grandfathers were in great physical condition.

In the end, the two grandfathers climbed up Mount Tai together.

Feng Yucheng was relatively young, and was carried on Feng Zhengming's back for a while.

Fortunately, we all climbed up Mount Tai together before sunrise.

We watched the New Year’s sunrise together on Mount Tai.

When seeing the sunrise, everyone feels an unprecedented joy.

The three children even shouted together towards the rising sun.

After coming down from Mount Tai, Feng Zhengming drove his family south.

Their next stop is to go to Qufu and visit the Xia family.

Along the way, everyone was very happy and the children even sang together.

In the afternoon, Feng Zhengming and his team arrived in Qufu.

Went directly to the Xia family’s restaurant.