Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 185 Planning

Li Na then said to Chen Hui, "Boss, you should be grateful that Jin Jie and I are here to work for you. Look at us, we're so dedicated and earn so little. Where else can you find someone like that? Aren't you going to do one of our jobs to show your appreciation?"

Xia Maosheng suddenly spat out his food with a "pfft," luckily turning his head quickly and spraying it onto the ground behind him. He choked and coughed repeatedly. Xiao Hong stopped eating, turned her head, and rested her head on Xiao Wei's arm, shaking it and laughing uncontrollably. Sister Jin's face turned bright red this time. Chen Xiao looked at Chen Hui with a bewildered expression. Chen Hui was confused. Li Na looked at everyone and asked, "What's wrong? What are you laughing at?"

Xiao Wei sniffed and said, "It's okay, come and eat. These meat strips are so well-shredded and tender. Lao Xia, how come he makes these meat strips so tender?"

Xia Maosheng took a napkin and wiped his tears, saying, "Before cooking, I poached it in bone broth until it was about 50-60% done, locking in the moisture, and that's how it turned out. Cough, cough cough. Oh dear, I almost choked to death. Li Na, you're such a rascal!"

Li Na raised her small face and glanced at Xia Maosheng, saying, "Did I say something wrong? Which sentence? Was it that funny? Sister Jin, Xiao Hong, Chen Xiao, did I say something wrong?"

Actually, that's how Chinese is; if you say something nice twice, it loses its meaning. You can't really figure it out.

Chen Xiao glanced at Chen Hui and said, "I didn't notice. Didn't you see I wasn't laughing? What are you guys laughing about?"

Chen Hui waved his chopsticks: "Eat, eat! Hurry up and eat the meat, it's all overcooked."

Xiao Wei also said, "Come on, let's eat quickly. What are you all waiting for with such good food? Hurry up and finish eating so we can get on with our business. We still have to go to Uncle Chen's place this afternoon."

The veerging train was abruptly pulled back to its normal rhythm, but Chen Hui's thigh was pinched a few times, making him shudder.

Chen Hui picked up a slice of meat, then remembered the question from earlier and asked Sister Jin, "Sister Jin, can you cut it like this? And this pickled cabbage too."

Sister Jin glanced at the sliced ​​meat and said, "It can't be cut. Nobody can cut it. This isn't a performance; there's no time or effort to waste like this."

Chen Hui looked at the slices of meat on his chopsticks and said, "Really? I heard that chefs can slice tofu into thin strips that look like hair and slice meat that's transparent. Is that true?"

Sister Jin said, "It's true, I can do it too. It's not difficult at all; you can do it once you get used to it."

Chen Hui was stunned and said, "But you just said you couldn't cut it out."

Sister Jin said, "It's okay to chop occasionally like it's a performance, but chopping like that all day long? Wouldn't you be exhausted?"

Xia Maosheng said, "These are all cut by machines. If people cut them like this, your restaurant wouldn't be able to stay in business."

Chen Hui looked at the sliced ​​meat: "A machine? There's even a machine like this?"

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "Yes, there are many kinds. I went to see them with Lao Xia the other day, and we want to buy some too."

Sister Jin said, "These meat slices have to be frozen before you can cut them. How can a person cut them? And this pickled cabbage, it's so fine, it takes an hour to cut just one plate. You try it and see how many cuts you can make in a minute."

Xia Maosheng said, "Slicing meat is easy; you can just use a carpenter's plane. But there's no way to make sauerkraut; you can only use a machine."

They ate meat while talking, taking a few bites of thinly sliced ​​crisp radish, enjoying their meal. Xiao Wei ate quickly, and after he was full, he would sit there examining a plastic tray. At Donglaishun, the mutton rolls were packaged in plastic trays at the processing plant, wrapped in cling film, and served like that. (I don't know if it's still like that now; I haven't been there in years.)

Xia Maosheng had finished eating and was fiddling with a toothpick when he asked Xiaowei, "What are you looking at?"

Xiao Wei glanced at Xia Maosheng and said, "I'm looking at this. I remember we saw them selling these on Second Road last time, they were a little over ten cents each, right?"

Xia Maosheng shook his head and said, "I didn't notice."

Xiao Wei waved to the lobby manager standing not far away, who came over with a walkie-talkie and asked, "Is there anything you need, sir?"

Xiao Wei shook the tray: "How much do you want for this?"

The manager glanced at the pallet, thought for a moment, and said, "A little over two cents, I guess? We're not too sure about the parts that come from the machining center, but it should be a little over two cents."

Xiao Wei paused for a moment, then asked, "How much do you buy at a time?"

The manager smiled and said, "Of course there are a lot. We usually order at least a hundred thousand or two hundred thousand at a time. They won't make any less. What's up?"

Xiao Wei smiled and said, "It's nothing, I was just asking."

The manager said, "Okay, take your time eating. Call me if you need anything." Then he wiggled his butt and left.

Xiao Wei looked at the tray in his hand and said, "This isn't right either. I remember it costing a little over ten cents."

Xia Maosheng said, "Why do you care how much it costs? We don't need it."

Xiao Wei glanced at Xia Maosheng but didn't say anything.

After Sister Jin finally finished eating and put down her chopsticks, Xiao Wei paid the bill. The group left Donglaishun and went outside. Xia Maosheng saw Xiao Wei still holding the plastic tray and asked, "What are you doing with that? Aren't your hands cold?"

Xiao Wei smiled and said, "I don't understand yet. I'll go back and study it. It's not sinking."

Xiao Hong said, "Put it in my bag, it's too cold to hold."

Xiao Wei shook his head and said, "It's already packed with meat, and it's oily. I'll take it; it's fine. How are we getting there? Should we take a taxi?"

Xia Maosheng said, "Let's take a taxi, the wind is too strong."

There wasn't enough room in one car, so Chen Hui, Chen Xiao, Sister Jin, and Li Na went first. Xiao Wei, Xia Maosheng, and Xiao Hong would go later, since Xiao Hong still needed to be taken to school.

When Xiaowei and Xia Maosheng arrived at the house, Chen Hui and the others had already gone up to the second floor. The house was heated, so although it was big, it wasn't cold, but it wasn't particularly warm either.

In fact, the Northeast is dry and cold; you just need to avoid the wind.

Chen Hui turned his head and saw the two men, shouting, "You two are so slow! Xiao Wei, what are we going to do in the kitchen?"

The two walked over, and Xiaowei said, "Which end should we go with? Let's go with the side against the wall. It'll be easier to install the chimney there, and there's a back door here, so we can use the back stairs to move things around, which is perfect. Then we can turn this whole area into private rooms, the corridor type, all made of wood. Leave the corridor wide enough to put a few sofas and some vases, and we'll make a spacious hall at the top of the stairs, and put sofas there too. We'll also put a service counter directly opposite this area."

Xiao Wei gestured to roughly explain his thoughts: "You still need to discuss the specifics with the person your dad found."

Sister Jin asked, "Don't you install a lift for serving food and clearing tables?"

Li Na shook her head and said, "No need. Just take it down the back stairs, and seal off this back door to make a serving area."

Xiao Wei said, "If you can install one, you should. A human is never as stable as a machine. It would be quite a sight if someone tripped and fell down the stairs. Besides, those things don't cost much."

Xiao Hong asked, "What's next to the stairs in the back? The walls inside are flat, so there should be space outside."

Chen Hui looked at the back door and said, "Let's go take a look. I hadn't thought about it."

A few people went out through the back door and into the stairwell. There was no door there. They went down to the first floor and there was a small door leading to the back. They all went out through the small door and found a large courtyard behind it. It was indeed the standard setup for a government unit.

"Hey, Xiao Chen, you guys are here? Are you getting ready to start?" After walking a few steps, I heard someone talking beside me. I turned around and saw Director Li and a few other people standing there, smiling as they walked over.

(End of this chapter)