Looking at the golden-colored and fragrant fried chicken nuggets, Tong Guan couldn't help but move his fingers. He immediately picked up a piece with chopsticks and put it into his mouth to chew slowly. After a moment, a satisfied smile appeared on his face: "Okay, this chicken is more delicious than those two stir-fry dishes, and it is more to my taste!" After saying that, after spitting out a bone, he gave another piece of chicken. I put it in my mouth, ate it with relish, and proved my statement with actions.
His reaction was really beyond Sun Tu's expectation. In his opinion, a high-ranking official like Tong Guan should be more interested in the two stir-fried dishes. How could he be so interested in such meat
In fact, in the final analysis, he ignored Tong Guan's background as a warrior because of his status as an important minister in the imperial court. Although this Tong Taiwei is the eunuch in front of the emperor, his appearance and behavior are not much different from ordinary warriors. He is also burly and resolute. The only difference is that his face is smooth. A handful of beard is missing.
Seeing her uncle devouring fried chicken and smelling the aroma, Tong Mu was salivating and made up her mind, knowing that with these fresh dishes that she had never seen before, Liufang The situation can be reversed.
After eating more than half of the fried chicken, Tong Guan just took a cloth and wiped his greasy hands - he even ate them with his hands until the end - and then looked at Sun Tu and the others with a smile. A: "You are really thoughtful this time, and you actually thought of bringing out such a few fresh dishes to change the situation in Liufangju. Yes, I did not misjudge you."
"Uncle, did you already know this?" Tong Mu asked in surprise.
Tong Guan glanced at him: "Do you think someone in the Tong family is hiding something from me? You are not bad. You have the foresight to choose Sun Tu to help you. Sun Tu is also good. Not only did he plan the best way for you, but he also took the opportunity to help you. There are so many dishes.”
Although his words were not completely clear, Sun Tu heard them clearly. Obviously, Tong Guan had already grasped the fact that they had not exposed Shopkeeper Wu before and continued to use him. This made him feel wary. The Tong family really had everything under their control.
After a few words of praise, Tong Guan's face turned solemn again: "But whether it's a restaurant or something else, it's just a side street. It's okay for fun, but it can't be done seriously. For you two, preparing for next year's imperial examination and The more important thing is to test the imperial court, so don’t let the small things cost you the big things.”
"My grandson (below) understands." Sun Tu and the other two hurriedly agreed, and then exited the hall with Tong Guan's permission. After seeing the two of them leaving, Tong Guan unconsciously reached out to the few fried chicken left, picked up a piece and put it in his mouth to chew...
The two of them walked for a while, and after calming down, Tong Mucai said: "Sanlang, what uncle said is that besides the restaurant, you and I should focus on business. For example, you have to practice your calligraphy. Otherwise, it will be easy for others to make mistakes.”
This is indeed Sun Tu's biggest weakness. As a time traveler, he was not very good at writing with a brush, let alone the calligraphy of the Song Dynasty. Although I have been practicing every night these days, I have not made much progress. Fortunately, he is not a person who shrinks easily, so he nodded immediately and said: "Don't worry about this, I will do my best."
When he returned to his room, Sun Tu asked Ya'er to bring over pens, inks, paper and inkstones. Upon hearing this, Ya'er, who was still smiling at first, turned into a sad face: "Third brother, do you have to read and write again tonight?"
"Of course. Only by studying hard can you make progress. You can learn calligraphy with me." Sun Tu said without any accommodating words. During this period, while he was learning to copy the Sanguan style calligraphy used in official circles today, Ya'er was also forced to learn to read and write together.
In the past ten years or so, Ya'er had never been exposed to reading and writing, so she was afraid of the difficulty when encountering this matter. But in this matter, Sun Tu seemed very tough. No matter how hard she begged, he would insist that she learn from him, because he knew very well how important knowledge was to a person's change, and he would not I hope Ya'er will become an illiterate and ignorant woman when she grows up.
That night, Sun Tu practiced calligraphy until midnight, and then he picked up Ya'er, who had already fallen asleep on the desk, and went to sleep aside. After dawn, he led his horse out of the house as usual and went for a few good runs outside Tokyo. Even if he is a time traveler, even if he has a warehouse nearby, he must work hard to practice his skills so that he can master more capital to gain a foothold in this era.
It was not until almost noon that Sun Tu came to Liufangju again, but the deserted environment here had not improved. When Shopkeeper Wu saw him, he also showed worry while saluting. He knew that he had redeemed himself this time, so he was naturally more eager than Sun Tu to change his current embarrassing situation.
So when Sun Tu proposed to call some chefs for a meeting, he didn't hesitate and immediately called out the three chefs and introduced: "These are all famous chefs in Tokyo." The cooking skills are just inferior to those of the chefs in Fan Lou and other main palaces."
Sun Tu had no intention of testing their cooking skills. He just asked, "How much income do you have in Liufangju who are employed by me in a month?"
Several people didn't know his intention, but they still reported their wages honestly. Sun Tu nodded and then said: "Starting from today, your wages will be doubled. If the restaurant business is good in the past, your wages will be increased again."
And such good things? The chefs were naturally overjoyed when they heard this and thanked them profusely, but shopkeeper Wu looked surprised and didn't understand what Sun Tu had in mind. But soon Sun Tu revealed the answer: "But I also have a condition, that is, you must give me a written agreement. You are not allowed to leave me and find another job for at least three years, otherwise you will have to pay 100,000 yuan." Keep money."
Several chefs looked at him with some confusion: "Sir, why is this?"
"Because I will teach you how to stir-fry and some new cooking techniques. At least for a short period of time, this will be the secret of Liufangju." Sun Tu told the truth without hiding anything.
Upon hearing that there was such a good thing, the three chefs immediately agreed without hesitation. For craftsmen like them, being able to master a new technique is an added guarantee, especially a secret technique like stir-frying that they have only heard of but never seen, which makes them even more excited. Not to mention that Sun Tu even increased their wages without paying them a penny. As long as they could learn how to cook, they were willing to work here.
Immediately, the three of them signed a document with Sun Tu here, and then retreated happily. Until then, shopkeeper Wu, who had not said anything before, looked at Sun Tu with surprise: "Master Sun, can you really make me Liufangju come up with stir-fry dishes as amazing as Fan Lou's?"
Sun Tu nodded: "Yes, as long as you follow my wishes, cooking is just a sideshow. And I also decided to come up with more dishes to attract customers, but I need to change the layout of this restaurant a little first."
"Change the structure of the restaurant? What does this mean?"
"Well..." Sun Tu immediately explained to the other party in detail all the preparations he had thought about before, but Shopkeeper Wu was confused for a while: "Is this... really possible? I have never done this before. Have you ever heard of such a formal store? Even those rural footwear stores rarely do this, right?" In his opinion, this was really a bit too shameful for his family's reputation.
But Sun Tu said: "The real store is just a false name. Only when it has benefits will it be respected by others. If no customers come to the door for a long time like this, it will not be as good as those foot shops in the eyes of others."
Shopkeeper Wu hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted his teeth and said, "Everything is at the discretion of the young master." Since the second young master has handed over the power of the restaurant to him, and since he is guilty, he naturally has to obey his orders.
Seeing that he had agreed, Sun Tu showed a smile: "So starting from tomorrow, Liufangju will be closed for a while. When everything inside is ready and I teach them how to cook, we can talk about it." other."
At this moment, he was a little eager to know what kind of repercussions the new Ryūfōju would have on the Tokyo food industry when it appeared...