From selling box lunches to becoming a famous Chinese chef

The Yancheng branch officially opened for business, and customers waiting outside filed in in an instant.

Fortunately, Feng Zhengming had already made everyone prepared in advance.

Most of the customers who come in are here for the famous braised pork in Fengjia Restaurant.

Under the guidance of the waiter, we lined up at the front desk to buy the pork belly.

Feng Zhengming and the Sixth Brother had made sufficient preparations, so no matter how many pieces of pork chops the customers requested, they could satisfy them.

With orderly queues, customers won't have to wait long.

When the portions of pork with rice are sold one by one.

The customers from Yancheng who tried the steamed pork with sauce at Fengjia Ganfanpu for the first time fell in love with the taste of the pork with just one bite.

"Wow, delicious. This piece of meat is really delicious."

"Yes, this pork is better than the ones sold in some local shops."

"This meat tastes so soft and tender. The fat melts in your mouth, and the lean meat breaks into pieces with just a slight bite. It doesn't feel tough at all."

"It's really amazing. How did they make this piece of meat?"

"This is the exclusive secret recipe of the top scholar. How can you just tell it to others casually?"

"I heard that this secret recipe seems to be passed down from the top scholar's family."

"Yes, didn't you see it before you entered? The sign says, Zheng Luxing, Feng's Dry Restaurant, right?"

"Oh, it really is inherited from the top scholar's family?"

"You don't know this, right? Let me tell you about it."

People who were very concerned about Feng Zhengming began to talk about some stories about Feng Zhengming's past among the people in the queue.

“In fact, Zhuangyuan was an orphan before, and was later taken in by Master Yan of Yanxilou. Because of his hard work and perseverance in Yanxilou, Master Yan was moved, and Master Yan accepted him as his last formal disciple before retiring.

The Feng family's dry rice shop is a craft passed down from another family with the surname Feng, but no one in the Feng family has inherited this craft.

Didn't Yanxilou close down later? The top scholar started selling boxed lunches on the street.

At that time, Master Yan had a very good relationship with the old man who ran Fengjia Restaurant.

I recommended the top scholar to find the old man of the Feng family to learn how to make braised pork.

Later, the Feng family's craft of making steamed pork belly was passed on to the top scholar.

The top scholar and the old man of the Feng family have the same surname, so they are considered relatives, so he recognized the old man of the Feng family as his grandfather. "

Someone in the crowd started to talk about Feng Zhengming and the Feng family.

It also amazed most of the people in the queue.

Although many people in Yancheng know that Feng Zhengming is the top scorer, many people have recently watched his cooking shows on TV and are learning how to cook from him.

But I don’t really know much about Feng Zhengming’s past.

Now when people hear others talk about these past events, many people find it quite unbelievable.

More people are full of admiration for Feng Zhengming.

Thinking about how Feng Zhengming was an orphan and was accepted as an apprentice by Master Yan because of his hard work and perseverance.

Then I learned the craft of cooking braised pork passed down by the Feng family.

He started out by selling boxed lunches on the street, and gradually became the nation's top culinary talent.

I can still keep my original intention in mind and continue to run the restaurant.

They even opened Feng's dry food shop outside Quancheng.

Even if it is in the city of smoke, it still retains its delicious taste.

This kind of persistence is probably difficult for many people to achieve.

Thinking of this, my admiration for Feng Zhengming will deepen.

Feng Zhengming went upstairs with the people from Yancheng who came to congratulate him.

Arrange them to sit together with their two grandfathers.

Sitting on the second floor, you can still see the lively scene below.

People from the city who came to congratulate us sighed: "Our number one scholar has a strong appeal. There are so many people on the first day of opening."

The president of the Yancheng Chefs Association also praised: "Feng Zhuangyuan is really amazing."

Feng Zhengming responded with a smile: "You are too polite. I am really grateful that you have come to congratulate me today. I hope that my branch can become a restaurant in Yancheng that is loved by everyone and that everyone can afford and eat well."

Everyone present smiled and nodded, saying that Feng Zhengming's heart was worthy of admiration.

Feng Zhengming went downstairs again and brought back a few servings of braised pork with pork in person, asking the people who came to congratulate him to have a taste.

Everyone tasted the braised pork and was a little surprised.

People from the city who came to congratulate exclaimed: "This is the first time I've eaten Zhuangyuan's braised pork, and I didn't expect it to taste so good."

Feng Zhengming immediately smiled and pointed at his grandfather: "It's not my cooking skills that are good, it's my grandfather's ancestral skills that are good. The braised pork in our Fengjia dry rice shop is a ancestral skill."

I heard Feng Zhengming promote himself and introduce himself to others as a craft passed down from his ancestors.

Feng Zonghe was really touched.

Bazirou is indeed a very humble craft.

Not to mention the real cooking skills that Master Yan passed on to Feng Zhengming.

Even among street foods, braised pork belly is not considered to be that great.

But Feng Zhengming really fulfilled his promise to his grandfather.

He let the Feng family's braised pork go out of Quancheng.

This branch in Yancheng is the beginning.

Next, Feng's steamed pork will soon spread throughout the land of Qi and Lu.

Afterwards, Feng Zhengming might really take the pork with him out of Shandong and sell it all over the country.

Feng Zonghe looked at Feng Zhengming. The old man was really proud of his grandson.

When the people who came to congratulate heard Feng Zhengming's words, they all looked at Feng Zonghe.

"Grandpa, you really have an amazing grandson."

"Yes, your ancestral craft is really great."

"It shows that the old man was very serious when teaching us, which is why our top student can do so well."

Faced with everyone's praise, Feng Zonghe felt a little uncomfortable with his business.

"In fact, I didn't teach him much at the beginning. It was mainly because he was willing to learn and figure it out. When he came to learn how to make braised pork with pork belly from me, he had already become a master under Master Yan. By then, his cooking skills were already very good.

It is because of his hands that the Feng family's braised pork has such a good taste today."

Hearing this, Grandpa Situ couldn't help but smile and said, "You two don't need to flatter each other like this. You both have good skills. Grandpa's skills are good, and the grandson can pass on the skills well."

Grandpa Situ's words were unanimously agreed upon by everyone present to congratulate him.

The people who came to congratulate tasted the braised pork and saw more and more customers coming to the store.

They all stood up and said goodbye.

When I walked out of the store, I saw people queuing outside, and the line almost stretched all the way to the street entrance.

Several people who came to congratulate were also surprised.

"As expected of the No. 1 scholar, he is really attractive."

"The top scholar's craftsmanship is still the best."

"In fact, the champion did not cook the meal himself, but it seems that everyone is very satisfied with the skills of the chefs he selected for the kitchen."

"Yeah, I saw some people ordering dishes, and they were all very good."

“Although the chef in the kitchen is not the No. 1 scholar himself, the chefs are all selected by him.”

"I've also heard that the top scholar will personally select young chefs whose cooking skills satisfy him to be in charge of the kitchen." "By the way, the head chef of our Yancheng Donglai Restaurant is the top scholar's senior brother. He seems to be here today too. He should also cook and give some advice to the younger generation."

The people who came to congratulate were quite familiar with the situation of the Yancheng branch.

Everyone also knows that Zhang Minghai is also in the kitchen today.

Although we didn't get to eat the dishes cooked by Feng Zhengming himself, we were quite satisfied just by eating the braised pork with pork belly.

After the Yancheng branch opened, it quickly became a well-known restaurant in Yancheng.

It can be said that many people come to eat here every day.

Bazi meat has become a must-have meal for many people every day.

The reason is very simple. First, Feng’s steamed pork is really delicious. Second, eating a big piece of it is very satisfying.

Another point is that the prices at the Yancheng branch are the same as those at the Quancheng branch. The food is really delicious and not expensive.

Therefore, there would be a long queue in front of the store for several days in a row.

Some people have not been able to eat for several days in a row.

Originally, everyone thought that Feng Zhengming’s new store would only be popular for ten days or half a month at most.

As the popularity gradually dies down, business will definitely return to normal.

Some people even speculated that after the heat has passed, would Feng Zhengming Tobacco City’s branch become deserted?

After all, the location of Feng Zhengming's store is not that good.

Although it is on an old street where many people usually go shopping and eating.

But the location is already very far away from the old street.

And it's at a corner.

Therefore, there will still be many people who think that the location is so bad. Even with the fame of Feng Zhengming, the top scholar, I am afraid that after trying it, people will gradually become indifferent and may not eat there again.

But what many people didn't expect was that Feng Zhengming had already left Yancheng.

A month later, business at the Yancheng branch is still booming.

There are still queues every day.

Even it can't be compared with the peak period.

It is still the most popular store on the whole street, and even in the whole Yancheng.

Even in the eyes of most people in Yancheng, there is no other.

Maybe you go to Yancheng and ask the locals which restaurant is the best in Yancheng now? Which restaurant is a must-try?
Locals highly recommend Feng Zhengming's branch in Yancheng.

This situation might not have been expected by Feng Zhengming himself.

Every time Senior Brother Six called me to tell me about the situation in the branch.

They were all praising Feng Zhengming for opening a branch store, which was a great decision and had truly become the most famous store in Yancheng.

The most important thing is that Feng Zhengming brought many Yancheng specialty snacks into the store.

As a result, many people from other places who come to Yancheng and want to try local snacks will be recommended to Feng Zhengming's branch.

Because locals will tell you that you can directly eat all kinds of Yancheng’s special snacks at Feng Zhengming’s branch.

This is undoubtedly a plus point for this branch.

Feng Zhengming selected a place in Taicheng and still asked Liu Yonggang and others to help with the decoration.

Perhaps it’s because of the success of the Yancheng branch.

The city of Taicheng learned about the situation, so people from Taicheng quickly stepped in.

He specifically found Feng Zhengming and expressed his willingness to provide him with all conveniences and support.

"Mr. Feng, we didn't know before that you were going to open a branch here. You see, we can't help you. How about we help you negotiate and waive the rent for your branch?"

Facing the visitor from Taicheng saying this, Feng Zhengming could only quickly explain.

"No, you don't have to waive my rent. The first purpose of opening a branch here is to spread my family's skill of making braised pork, so that people outside Quancheng can taste the flavor of braised pork.

The second is that I hope to use my store to boost popularity and business in the surrounding area.

So I have to pay the rent.”

The person who came from Taicheng City obviously wanted to express his gratitude and wanted to provide some help to Feng Zhengming.

Feng Zhengming also refused seriously: "I really don't need your help. I think that opening a store here will boost some industries here. It just so happens that you have Taishan tourism here, so my branch store can also be connected with your tourism.

And I think I took advantage of you, after all, Mount Tai tourism is very good.

I opened a branch here because of the fame of Mount Tai."

After hearing what Feng Zhengming said, people in Taicheng City were a little embarrassed to say anything.

However, they then saw that Feng Zhengming was indeed making serious preparations.

The city no longer bothered him.

However, he still said that if there is any need, the city will give its full support.

Even when people from the city returned, Taicheng City quickly held a meeting to discuss and study the matter.

At the meeting, everyone also learned about the situation of the branch in Yancheng.

I learned that Feng Zhengming's branch in Yancheng has been the most popular store in Yancheng since it opened for more than a month.

There are even people queuing up every day.

This makes everyone in Taicheng look forward to it.

If Feng Zhengming’s Taicheng branch could also have such good business.

It can indeed become a very famous store in Thailand.

It is also possible to build a food street in Taicheng around Feng Zhengming's store.

The city leaders said at the meeting: "Although our Taicheng is not Feng Zhuangyuan's first branch, our Taicheng branch must give Feng Zhuangyuan enough support so that he can open a branch with our Taicheng characteristics."

As soon as the leader finished speaking, someone who had visited the decoration site immediately expressed his opinion.

"In fact, after we went to see it, we found that the decoration style of Feng Zhuangyuan's branch in our Taicheng is very characteristic of our Taicheng."

"Oh?" These words made everyone present curious.

Then several people who had been to the scene began to describe it.

In fact, the decoration design of Feng Zhengming’s branch in Taicheng is completely different from that in Yancheng.

The room in Yancheng feels like a sea view room.

When decorating the branch in Taicheng, Feng Zhengming incorporated some elements of Mount Tai and the Dai Temple in Taicheng.

This branch in Taicheng has a simple and elegant décor with some Taishan elements.

For example, he specialized in making the ancient flying eaves for the roof.

He even asked Liu Yonggang and others to go to the Dai Temple for a careful visit, and used some methods of imitating the Dai Temple in the decoration of the interior and exterior.

This also greatly increased the difficulty for Liu Yonggang and his team.

In desperation, Liu Yonggang returned to the village and found the village's old carpenter and bricklayer.

It was only after everyone’s brainstorming that Feng Zhengming’s requirements were met.

After hearing this, the leaders of Taicheng City immediately realized what support the city could give to Feng Zhengming.

"Contact the restoration team immediately and ask them to help our champion. Since our champion wants to imitate the Dai Temple and carry out antique decoration, the restoration team is the most professional."

As soon as the leader spoke, everyone in the city understood what he meant.

Soon, the ancient building restoration team from Taicheng was sent to help with the renovation.

Then Feng Zhengming renovated the Taicheng branch, and really went the antique route. (End of this chapter)