It’s Sunday. Because Feng Ruoruo talked with her father until very late last night, the little girl couldn’t wake up early today.
Of course, even if his daughter woke up, Feng Yifan didn't dare to take her to the vegetable market today.
Because business was good yesterday and a lot of ingredients had been used up, Feng Yifan still had to go to the vegetable market today.
However, he did not call his apprentice today. Instead, he got up a little later, drove the car left by his father, and went directly to the vegetable market to purchase only the missing ingredients.
As soon as Feng Yifan got behind the wheel of his parents' car, he couldn't help but exclaim, "My parents are so fashionable."
This car has obviously undergone some modifications. You can clearly feel that the car's starting and acceleration are very stable, and it really has plenty of horsepower when driving.
It’s not surprising when I think about how my parents often drive around the countryside to transport vegetables and other goods.
In Feng Yifan's heart, he was really curious about his parents' vegetable base.
While driving to the vegetable market, I was thinking to myself that when Ruoruo has the holiday, I must take them to the countryside to visit my parents' vegetable base and have some good fun in the countryside.
Driving to the farmers market is much faster than riding a bike.
So even though Feng Yifan didn't get up early today and it was already 5:30 when he went out, he only arrived at the farmer's market at around 5:50.
When I drove into the market parking area, I happened to meet Zhang Qiang who was driving a minivan to deliver goods.
"Brother, why are you here again today? And brother, your car is awesome."
Feng Yifan smiled and replied, "This is my parents' car. Today we are mainly here to buy some high-end goods. We also need to replenish some fish and meat, so we drove here. I won't bother you to deliver it to me."
Zhang Qiang immediately said, "Brother, why are you being so polite? Even if it's just one thing I'll give it to you."
Feng Yifan waved his hand and said, "Okay, go ahead and do your work. Please tell your dad about this for me. I won't be going over."
Zhang Qiang nodded and agreed: "Okay brother, I'll go first then."
Zhang Qiang drove out and Feng Yifan drove in, and the two passed each other.
Shortly after leaving the farmers' market, Zhang Qiang, who was driving, suddenly remembered where he had seen that car before: "Oh, it's the car of the owner of the Yanghu Township Vegetable Base. Brother Yifan is really not an ordinary person."
Feng Yifan parked the car and went directly into the aquatic area of the farmers' market.
When I arrived at the seafood boss's shop, I handed the order to the seafood boss directly: "Boss, can you give me all the goods today?"
The boss took the order, looked at it carefully and said, "Well, there are a few things I don't have today, but don't worry, I will definitely get them for you, and they will be guaranteed to be fresh."
Feng Yifan still trusted the seafood boss: "Okay, I'll leave it to you. I'll come get it later."
The seafood boss was a little surprised when he heard this: "Boss Feng, don't you need to send it to Lao Zhang today?"
Feng Yifan smiled and replied, "No need. I drove here today, so just send it to my car later. And I'm not buying vegetables today, just some fish and meat."
The seafood boss nodded and said, "Okay, then Boss Feng, why don't you just ask them to deliver all the goods over here, and I'll have my guys deliver them to your car."
Feng Yifan thought about it and thought it was a good idea: "Well, OK, I'll ask them to deliver all the goods here later."
The seafood boss agreed, turned around and called his waiter out, asking him to help Feng Yifan find some of the seafood he needed.
Feng Yifan left the seafood store and went straight to the meat stall.
As soon as he entered the stall, all the meat stall owners came out to greet Feng Yifan as if they were gods.
"Boss Feng is here."
"Brother Feng, what do you need today? Come to my house and have a look."
"Chef Feng, my meat is the freshest today."
"Bullshit, how can yours be fresher than mine? I just bought a pig this morning."
"It's still the freshest in my house, and the meat just arrived today."
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Faced with the enthusiasm of a group of meat stall owners, Feng Yifan was a little caught off guard. For a moment he couldn't figure out what was wrong with these owners.
Finally, it was Xu Laosan, who had been responsible for the distribution of goods for Feng Yifan yesterday, who came over and took the initiative to tell Feng Yifan: "Chef Feng, what happened yesterday had a great impact on us. Several companies were found to have problems and have been cleared out."
In fact, for those butcher stall owners who are able to stay, clearing out those few is a good thing for them.
Because these vacant restaurants can be taken over by the butcher stall owners.
Another very important point is that the elimination of those guys who sell poor meat privately will make the meat market more clean, and there will be no small moves when everyone competes in the future.
On behalf of a group of bosses, Xu Laosan said to Feng Yifan: "Chef Feng, we really want to thank you."
Some bosses also followed suit.
"Yes, Chef Feng, you have helped us purify the market environment."
"That's right, those few restaurants really ruined the reputation of our meat stall."
"That's right. Besides, they sell cheap meat, so we can't compete with them at all."
"Yes, we are all honest people, and we don't dare to sell that kind of meat."
"Now that they have been cleared out, we have a better environment to do business and can have more markets."
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Feng Yifan heard this and said quickly: "Everyone, please don't be polite. Actually, I didn't want to make such a big fuss about what happened yesterday. I was worried that it would affect everyone's business.
I am really grateful that you didn’t blame me for affecting your business.”
Xu Laosan immediately said, "How could that be? Chef Feng, you are really joking. We are all honest people. We don't do those things. How could our business be affected?"
"That's right, we can't thank you enough."
A group of meat stall owners were very grateful to Feng Yifan.
Through the narration of the meat stall owner, Feng Yifan also understood that the department responsible for the investigation was really serious and conducted a thorough investigation.
There was no direct one-size-fits-all approach, nor was the butcher stall owner arrested arbitrarily.
Instead of being in chaos, the market order has become better due to the investigation and punishment of several companies that sold bad meat.
Of course, the reason why these meat stall owners thanked Feng Yifan was that after those stalls were cleared out, they could get supplies from more restaurants, and everyone could get supplies from several restaurants, so they were naturally very grateful.
Feng Yifan also knew this and did not point it out to the bosses. He just reported to the bosses what he needed today.
After some bargaining and competition among the meat stall owners, Xu Laosan finally succeeded in obtaining Su Ji's supply.
Xu Laosan won, but not because of how cheap the prices were. The key point is that Xu Laosan’s meat stall not only has pork, but also very fresh beef and some mutton.
There are many varieties, so Feng Yifan simply chose their store, which saves him some trouble.
Xu Laosan did not let Feng Yifan down and got him a batch of excellent "Bengsha Pork Belly", very fresh pork belly, and half a fresh lamb that had just been airlifted in.
This wave of purchases allowed Feng Yifan to buy enough.
Feng Yifan asked Xu Laosan to send all the things to the seafood store and continued to walk towards the poultry area.
Feng Yifan had just ordered a few geese when he turned around and ran into Zhang Fenglin and his apprentice Liu Quan.
When Zhang Fenglin saw Feng Yifan, he took the initiative to greet him: "Good morning, Chef Feng."
Feng Yifan nodded and said, "Yes, if you don't come early, you will miss a lot of top products. Look at these, they are authentic white geese from eastern Zhejiang."
Zhang Fenglin took a look and naturally recognized him, with even a hint of envy flashing in his eyes.
The geese selected by Feng Yifan were obviously plump white geese from eastern Zhejiang, and judging from their body shapes, they were most likely produced in Zhoushan.
The production area of eastern Zhejiang white geese is quite wide, and there is not much difference between different production areas.
However, Zhoushan has always been regarded as the hometown of white geese in eastern Zhejiang.
The white geese in Zhoushan also have another name, called "white turtle (Nianju)".
It can be regarded as the top quality white geese from eastern Zhejiang.
They may be rare in this farmers' market.
Zhang Fenglin couldn't help but admire Feng Yifan's luck. Last time he got a few wild catfish, and this time he was able to find this kind of top-quality white goose from eastern Zhejiang. He was really envious.
When Zhang Fenglin stared at the goose in silence, Feng Yifan said, "Brother Zhang, how about I give you two?"
Zhang Fenglin was stunned when he heard Feng Yifan call him "Senior Brother", but he quickly came to his senses and waved his hand: "No, no need, how can I steal someone else's beauty."
Feng Yifan then asked, "Looking at Senior Brother Zhang's appearance, it seems that he has encountered some trouble, right?"
Zhang Fenglin was stunned for a moment, and wanted to admit it. But when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say them. He felt that it would be embarrassing to tell others about his current predicament.
He also immediately changed the subject: "It's okay, I want to ask Chef Feng, how is my father doing recently?"
Feng Yifan asked back, "Brother, if you really miss Uncle Zhang, why don't you go visit him? The problems between you and your son can only be solved by the person who tied the bell. You have to face those problems yourself."
Zhang Fenglin sighed: "Yes, I understand."
When Feng Yifan saw Zhang Fenglin's expression, he realized that he must have encountered some difficulties, perhaps problems in running the new restaurant.
Thinking of this, Feng Yifan said, "Brother Zhang, if you need any help, just let me know. I will do my best to help you if I can."
Hearing this, Liu Quan finally couldn't help but speak: "Chef Feng, the restaurant that my master co-founded with someone else..."
Without letting his apprentice finish his words, Zhang Fenglin stopped him directly: "Liu Quan, come on, Chef Feng should be in a hurry to go back, let's not disturb him."
Feng Yifan could see that Zhang Fenglin was a proud man, so he was reluctant to talk about his difficulties easily.
However, Liu Quan's silence confirmed Feng Yifan's guess.
Since he didn't want to say it, Feng Yifan still respected his pride: "Well, okay, I'll leave first. If I have time, I'll go visit you in person."
Turning around and taking two steps, Feng Yifan said again: "Brother Zhang, there should be an opportunity soon. I hope you can seize it."
After saying this, Feng Yifan quickly left with the goose he had carefully selected.
Master and disciple Zhang Fenglin and Liu Quan stood there in a daze for a long time as they watched Feng Yifan leave.
After a long while, the master and the apprentice looked at each other, both a little confused. What opportunity did Feng Yifan mean
Liu Quan couldn't help but say, "Master, why don't you let me talk to Chef Feng? He has been abroad before. If he is willing to help, he can definitely give us a good idea for improvement."
Before the master could speak, Liu Quan added: "Besides, he just called you 'senior brother', which means he is willing to help."
Zhang Fenglin said seriously: "For some things, we can't always rely on others. The key is to become stronger ourselves."
When Liu Quan heard this, he was stunned. In a trance, he seemed to see again the strong and confident chef who supported the kitchen of Fujinglou alone and ensured the reputation of Fujinglou with almost harsh requirements.
Zhang Fenglin patted his apprentice and said, "Okay, let's go. We'll buy a little today and then go back."
Liu Quan looked at his master's back and finally sighed helplessly. After all, his master still had a sense of pride and refused to let it go.
Feng Yifan came to the seafood store carrying a goose. The seafood owner was a little surprised when he saw him: "Chef Feng, you bought a lot today. We have seafood, meat, chickens, ducks and geese."
Hearing what the boss said, Feng Yifan smiled and said, "I didn't intend to buy so much, but I felt I would be at a loss if I didn't buy the top-notch products."
The seafood boss then asked, "You bought so much, is it convenient for you to take it back? Or should I go call Zhang Qiang?"
Feng Yifan shook his head: "No, I drove here. Just ask the guys to help me load these into the car, and I will take them back myself."
The seafood boss naturally agreed and asked the shop assistant to pull a cart, pile all the goods on the cart, and then send it out together with Feng Yifan.
The clerk at the seafood store followed Feng Yifan to the parking lot and was immediately envious when he saw Feng Yifan's pickup truck.
"Boss, your car is so cool."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "It's OK. Just pile everything up. Thank you for your hard work."
The seafood store clerk agreed: "You're welcome."
Then, Feng Yifan and the seafood store clerk piled various things into the car and arranged them all neatly.
Feng Yifan thought for a moment and asked the seafood shop assistant, "By the way, can you lend me your cart? I'll bring it to you next time I come."
The seafood shop clerk hesitated for a moment and said, "Boss, if you need it, just take it. Our boss still has some. I'll just go back and tell him."
Feng Yifan smiled and asked, "Are you sure? Just give me the car and tell the boss when you go back."
The seafood store clerk answered affirmatively: "Of course, don't worry. In fact, the boss asked me to bring it to you on a cart because he was thinking of doing you a favor. After all, you are a big customer of our family."
Feng Yifan immediately took the cart, folded the handle and threw it on the cart, saying, "Okay, thank you then. Please help me thank your boss as well."
The seafood store clerk waved goodbye and watched Feng Yifan drive away.
When the waiter went back and told the boss about it, the seafood boss was also at a loss: "You are really good, you took my things and asked for favors. You gave the car to Chef Feng, so what are we going to use today?"
The waiter scratched his head and asked, "Boss, how about borrowing the one next door first?"
The seafood boss was really angry and amused, but he didn't blame the boy in the end. He thought that the boy knew how to do a favor. With the delivery of the cart, Su Ji's seafood supply should be fixed to their family.