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Chapter 38 The fatal injury of Yipinlou
Yu Qingyan didn't talk about it, Li Jinglin naturally didn't want to ask in detail, and his gratitude and admiration for Yu Qingyan increased in his heart.He said excitedly: "Grandfather, you are really the reborn parents of our Li family! Li Jinglin kowtows to you here!"

"Uncle Li please get up quickly! No way! No way!"

Yu Qingyan helped Li Jinglin up, and the two sat down beside the tea table together.Yu Qingyan said: "Uncle, there is a saying that Qingyan doesn't know whether to ask or not."

"Please tell me, benefactor!"

"It's about Yipinlou."

Li Jinglin was surprised when he heard the words, and his affection for Yu Qingyan faded in an instant.He asked blankly: "Could it be that the benefactor also took a fancy to this building?"

"No! Uncle misunderstood!" Yu Qingyan smiled and shook her head, she said, "Qingyan just thinks that Yipinlou, a century-old brand, will be a waste if it continues to decline like this."

"The meaning of benefactor..."

"Uncle, have you ever thought about changing the current business methods?"

Li Jinglin shook his head, he really hadn't thought about it.

"Yipinlou is a family business handed down from the ancestors. It has been operating like this for a hundred years. I never thought about it..."

"Uncle, although the signboard of this first-class building is loud, but the chef's skills... are really not that good..."

Recalling Bai Rushuang's exquisite cooking skills, Yu Qingyan shook her head and sighed. Compared with Bai Rushuang, the chefs in this building are like mosquitoes and cows, and they are far behind.

Li Jinglin sighed, he also had his own helplessness.He said: "Oh... What Engong said is true! The original chef of Yipinlou was named Jia. It's going downhill,...there is no money, no good chefs can be hired, the source of customers is lost, and Yipin Building is gradually declining like this..."

"The chef is the signature of a restaurant, a good chef is very important!"

Speaking of Zuixianlou, it was also passed down from the ancestors, but compared to the operation of Yipinlou, it is much more prosperous.However, the Qian family has a big business, abundant funds, a thriving population, and a large number of talents in the family, so it cannot be compared with Li Jinglin who is a widow.

"As long as we can hire a good cook, Yipinlou will have hope."

"Oh...it's difficult..."

How could Li Jinglin not understand such a simple truth.But if you can't afford wages, it's not easy to hire a good cook.

Yu Qingyan touched her chin, her hand touched the beard residue on her chin, she felt a little stiff.Thinking of how he was dressed as a man now, he felt relieved again.She stroked her beard, thought, and said to herself: "Money is not the problem. The problem is, where should I find a good cook? Yipinlou specializes in Cantonese cuisine, while many restaurants in Beijing mainly serve northern dishes, and most of the cooks are I'm from the north, not all cooks are suitable for Yipinlou. Finding a good Cantonese chef...is difficult!"

"Uncle, the chef of Yipinlou is from the north, right?"

"Huh?" Li Jinglin was a little dazed, not knowing where Yu Qingyan learned about it.He told the truth, "The cook's surname is Huang, and he is a native of Bianliang."

"Sure enough..." Yu Qingyan said to herself, "Northern people have a strong taste, and they cook southern dishes. No matter how good their cooking skills are, they can't cook the authentic taste of southern dishes. Cantonese cuisine is one of the four major cuisines in China. Drawing on the strengths of various cuisines, the cooking techniques are varied and changeable, and the ingredients are strange and extensive. The cooking is mainly fried and fried, and also stewed, fried and roasted. Pay attention to clear but not bland, fresh but not vulgar, tender but not raw , oily but not greasy, there are "five tastes", that is, fragrant, loose, soft, fat, thick and "six flavors", that is, sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty, and fresh. Seasonal, summer and autumn are still light, Winter and spring seek richness. When cooking Cantonese cuisine, northern chefs often do not pay attention to the cooking techniques and seasonality of Cantonese cuisine.

Hearing Yu Qingyan's analysis, Li Jinglin's eyes suddenly lit up, as if seeing some rare treasure, his voice trembled with excitement.He said: "Engong's analysis is correct. Northern chefs don't understand the characteristics of Cantonese cuisine, let alone the exquisiteness of Cantonese cuisine. Cantonese cuisine requires exquisite knife skills, exquisite ingredients to complement each other, and clear but not bland taste. ——Squirrel mandarin fish, well-known in the north and south of the Yangtze River, but it cannot be served in Cantonese cuisine banquets. Although Cantonese people like to eat rat meat, the name of the rat generation is difficult to be elegant. Later, a famous Cantonese chef used his skillful knife to change the fish into a small chrysanthemum shape. It is called chrysanthemum fish. With such a change, it can be eaten in one bite, and it has become a famous Cantonese dish.”

Yu Qingyan asked: "Is the uncle from the south?"

Li Jinglin replied: "The ancestors were originally from Guangzhou. Because of a catastrophic flood that happened once in a century, they were forced to move north from the rich chestnut land in the south of the Yangtze River. Later, they took root in Bianliang, opened this Yipinlou, and operated Cantonese cuisine. It has a history of [-] years. "

"The original cooks are all from Bianliang?"

"The ancestor worshiped the 'Nan Kitchen God' as his teacher since he was a child. He is a master of Cantonese cuisine with superb cooking skills. When Yipinlou first opened, it was just a small restaurant. There were only him, his wife and son. All kitchen skills were performed by the ancestors. One person does it all, and his wife and son greet guests outside. The ancestors used fine and detailed cooking, many and ingenious ingredients, beautiful and colorful decorations, paid attention to quality and taste, and light taste. The superb cooking skills quickly attracted a large number of customers, and the reputation became more and more famous. The restaurant grew bigger and bigger, and the business became more and more prosperous. Later, this Yipinlou was opened. The ancestor passed on his life's cooking skills to his son before his death. Then it is passed on from son to grandson, from grandson to great-grandson, and from generation to generation. My generation is already the fifth generation. It is a pity that I am not good at learning, and I have failed my ancestors, and my son is even more... Ugh……"

When mentioning his son who refused to enter the kitchen or cook, Li Jinglin sighed, nothing but sighed.

"I see!"

Yu Qingyan nodded.Knowing the history of Yipin Building, you can also understand the reason for the decline of Yipin Building.Poor cooking skills are the fatal injury of Yipinlou.

If you want to change the status quo of Yipinlou, you must find a chef with superb cooking skills!
This is a hassle!

A good chef is the soul of a successful restaurant.Food is the most important thing for the people, and restaurants are restaurants. The quality of chefs directly affects the number of diners.

Although Yipinlou has a century-old reputation, the chefs in Li Jinglin's generation are really not that good. It's no wonder that the number of customers never returns, and the number of customers decreases year by year.If you want to restore Yipinlou to its former glory, you must first change the chef.

Coming out of Yipin Building, Yu Qingyan thought about it, where can I find a southern chef with superb cooking skills?But also the kind that specializes in Cantonese cuisine!
Wandering from the east of the city to the west of the city, aimlessly.Walking to the flea market, the busiest market in the west of the city, I saw a large group of people hula-la surrounding the square in the middle of the market.Everyone whispered to each other, discussing something enthusiastically.Yu Qingyan was curious, squeezed left and right, finally squeezed through the crowded crowd to the front, and took a closer look.

I saw four rows of long tables on the high platform temporarily built in front of the square, with all kinds of delicacies placed on them, and a row of chefs standing quietly with their hands hanging down. Behind each chef was stretched a big banner, which said that they represent restaurant name.

Yu Qingyan took a closer look, Yulin Restaurant, Zuixianlou, Shiweitian, Xiangmanlou...these chefs represent the most famous restaurants in the capital.She searched carefully, but she didn't see Yipinlou.

Strange, is there a chef competition here?Why didn't Yipinlou participate?Is it because Yipinlou doesn't bother to participate?

Curiously, she asked the onlookers beside her, who told her: "I heard that Yipinlou didn't even make it to the preliminary round, so how can it qualify for the final round?"

what?Didn't make it to the preliminary round?The first-class building has fallen into such a state of decline, it really has a century-old reputation.

no!no!She couldn't let Yipinlou fall like this, and couldn't let the only Cantonese restaurant in Beijing close down like this. She had to find a way to revive Yipinlou's former glory.

Yu Qingyan is a typical Cantonese cuisine lover, and she only loves Cantonese cuisine among the four major cuisines in China.Seeing that the only Cantonese restaurant in Beijing was facing the fate of closing down, how could she not feel sad and sigh for it.

The host on the high platform was explaining each dish in detail. Yu Qingyan found a place where no one was paying attention, groped to climb up the high platform, dodged left and right to avoid the chefs standing there, and walked to the end of the rostrum. front end.She raised her right hand high and interrupted the host's words with a loud voice:
"I, the representative of Yipin Building, come to report."

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of pairs of astonished eyes focused on her, sizing up her rough manly face and slender female figure, looking at her like a monster.

There was a lot of whispering in the audience, and everyone guessed which lunatic had escaped to embarrass himself here.

The host looked at Yu Qingyan, who was not tall and had a strange appearance, and said displeasedly: "Uncle, the annual chef competition is being held here. If you have nothing important, please come back!"

uncle?Yu Qingyan couldn't help but twitched her eyebrows.

Does she look that old?

Yu Qingyan curled her lips, and said disdainfully: "Of course I know that a chef competition is being held here, if not, I wouldn't have come! You low-minded thing, listen to me! I know Yipinlou didn't participate Qualification, I am standing here today to regain this qualification for Yipinlou! I want to prove to everyone in the capital that Yipinlou is truly the 'No. [-] Building in the Capital'!"

"Wow--"

The crowd was in an uproar.

Such an arrogant tone, such a domineering attitude!From what corner did this bearded, diminutive eccentric come from?Is he from Yipinlou?
There were many discussions among the people, some despised Yu Qingyan, some praised Yu Qingyan's courage, and some despised Yipinlou who was unwilling to lose and play tricks. Some people thought that Yu Qingyan was sent by Yipinlou to stir things up.

It is really shameless to make such a bad move without being qualified for the competition.

(End of this chapter)