Zhao Daxia was in the kitchen and found that Feng Yifan was the only one busy most of the morning.
At most, when washing vegetables, his mother and wife would come to help, and Zhao Daxia would also help wash the vegetables.
But in fact, because there is a large pool in the water room, washing vegetables in large quantities is not actually a tedious task, and there is no need to rush to wash the vegetables. Three people can do it slowly in the morning.
But Feng Yifan in the kitchen was obviously busier.
Zhao Daxia would see Feng Yifan walking around in the kitchen, turning on almost all the stoves in a row, with different pots on each stove.
Some pots are filled with oil for frying, some are for making soup, some are for stewing meat, and some are for frying something.
It can be said that frying, boiling and stewing are almost all available.
The key is that Feng Yifan will control all of these at once. He also needs to cut, slice, chop, stir and season on the cooking table, etc. He does the whole process by himself.
Zhao Daxia was dazzled by what she saw. She had never thought that someone could do so much by himself.
What Zhao Daxia found most incredible was that when Feng Yifan was busy, his daughter Feng Ruoruo was still chattering beside him.
Feng Yifan not only listened to his daughter's chatter, but also responded to her from time to time.
I have really reached the limit of being busy but not chaotic.
Zhao Daxia simply couldn't imagine how long it would take her to finish so much work.
Sometimes, when something fresh comes out of the pan, such as fried meatballs, Feng Yifan will pick out some that are fried until golden and crispy and give them to his daughter secretly.
Feng Ruoruo just follows her father like this, and doesn't get too close to disturb him, but the little girl feels very happy to accompany her father like this, especially when she can secretly eat the snacks her father gives her.
After a busy morning, at about half past ten, all the vegetables at the back had been washed.
Su Ruoxi and Lu Cuiling led Feng Ruoruo out of the kitchen and went to the front to clean up and prepare to start business.
Before officially opening the business, Feng Yifan had almost prepared all the ingredients. This period of time was a rare leisure time for him.
Feng Yifan stood at the door of the back kitchen and chatted with Zhao Daxia who was sitting in front of the bathroom door outside.
"Big sister, you seem to be very diligent. We really trouble you today and you helped us wash the vegetables."
Zhao Daxia smiled and said, "Hey, this is nothing. I've been working outside and have done all kinds of things in the past few years. To be honest, your job is pretty easy. I've seen those vegetables and they seem pretty clean even without washing them."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Yes, in fact, nowadays most vegetable farmers and vegetable vendors will clean them well."
Zhao Daxia nodded and said, "That's right. In the past, when we bought edamame, we had to take them home and peel them ourselves. Now, you buy them and they are already peeled."
Feng Yifan also nodded: "Yes, now there are people in the market who specialize in peeling and selling them, but the price is slightly higher."
Zhao Daxia smiled and said, "If it were me, I would rather spend a little more money to buy these peeled ones."
Feng Yifan laughed when he heard this: "Big sister is right, spending more money can save some trouble, which is good."
Zhao Daxia shook her head and said, "No, if you buy these peeled beans, they will be plump. If you buy them and peel them yourself, you may encounter many shrunken ones."
After hearing what Zhao Daxia said, Feng Yifan suddenly realized something and felt that what this elder sister said made sense.
And if you think about it carefully, vegetables that have been cleaned very cleanly are not only easier to buy, but also have better appearance because they have been selected by farmers or vendors.
This is also the reason why my parents’ vegetable base business is getting better and better nowadays.
Because my parents' vegetable base not only has a very scientific planting process, but also undergoes careful screening and cleaning after picking and before packaging to ensure that the vegetables delivered are clean and high-quality.
Therefore, even the restaurants under the Su Lanxin multinational catering group have to place orders from Feng Yifan’s parents’ vegetable base.
Time spent chatting always passes quickly. When Lin Ruifeng finished his housework, he took a rest and came to Su Ji.
Feng Ruoruo also ran into the kitchen from the front and shouted to her father who was still leaning against the door chatting: "Dad, hurry up and start working, we are going to open for business."
I saw the little girl running in and shouting this.
Zhao Daxia couldn't help but laugh: "Hahaha, the young boss is really dedicated to his job."
Feng Yifan smiled, turned around, walked over, picked up his daughter, kissed her and said, "Okay, we're open for business. Go to the front and watch mom take the order. Dad can start cooking right away after you get the order."
Feng Ruoruo was kissed by her father. She smiled and hugged her father's neck and also kissed her father on the face.
"Come on, Dad."
After being put down by her father, Feng Ruoruo said to Uncle Xiaolin and Aunt Zhao, "Come on, Uncle Xiaolin, come on, Aunt Zhao."
Lin Ruifeng smiled and gave the little girl a thumbs up: "Okay, keep it up."
Zhao Daxia also said cheerfully: "Okay, let's all work hard."
Feng Ruoruo turned around and ran out quickly.
When Zhao Daxia saw this scene, she was really full of envy: "Boss, I really envy you for having such a lovely daughter. I feel like with such a little cutie around, even if I don't make money, I will be very happy every day."
Feng Yifan smiled and said, "We still have to make money, otherwise how can we pay you and Ruifeng?"
Zhao Daxia was stunned when she heard this.
Lin Ruifeng immediately said: "Master, actually you don't have to give me my money."
Feng Yifan said very seriously: "I have to pay you. You help me a lot every day. It would be inappropriate not to pay you."
Then, looking at Zhao Daxia, Feng Yifan thought for a moment and said, "Sister, how about we just count it out to an integer? I'll give you 100 every day. Come early every day and help me wash the vegetables."
Zhao Daxia laughed when she heard that: "Okay, that's great, I can get a raise after just one day's work."
Zhao Daxia was very satisfied with the salary of 100 yuan a day, because she had heard before that dishwashers in Fujing Building earned 3,000 yuan a month.
Now Feng Yifan pays 100 a day, which is no worse than what he gets at Fujinglou.
As for having to spend an extra morning washing the vegetables, Zhao Daxia had already seen it this morning. The vegetables were actually quite clean when they were bought. The so-called washing process was more about sorting out the different vegetables.
Plus, she could have two meals at Su Ji, so with that in mind, Zhao Daxia felt that she had made a good deal.
After confirming with Zhao Daxia, Feng Yifan patted his apprentice and said, "Okay, let's get started."
Lin Ruifeng responded and took the initiative to put the pot of noodles on the stove, then boiled water in the pot and started boiling the water.
The pot that Su Ji uses to cook noodles was also specially made. It is a slightly deeper flat-bottomed iron pot.
When cooking noodles, you can hang the colander on the edge of the pot. Cooking the noodles in the colander can ensure that the noodles are intact when they are scooped out, without any scattered particles.
Not long after, Feng Ruoruo came in with the first batch of orders and carefully placed them on the counter for her father.
"Dad, I'm coming, hurry up, there are already many guests outside."
Feng Yifan took a look at the list, which included eight bowls of noodles and two servings of fried rice.
Among the eight bowls of noodles, five of them were the newly added Wonton Yi Fu Noodles.
Feng Yifan immediately said to his apprentice, "Go get the noodles from the refrigerator, and also take out the plate of wontons on top of the refrigerator."
Lin Ruifeng was a little confused. He didn't understand why the master still wanted to serve wontons.
However, he did not ask any more questions, but followed his master's instructions to bring out the Yi Fu noodles and wontons.
After putting it down, Feng Yifan grabbed two colander buckets and demonstrated it to his apprentice.
Put wontons in one and noodles in the other.
Then put them in the pot and cook them together.
After it is cooked, put dried shrimp, seaweed, and pickled mustard in a bowl, add a little soy sauce as a base, then put the noodles in, pour a spoonful of chicken soup, then put about five large wontons, and finally sprinkle with chopped green onions.
A bowl of noodles is ready. In Lin Ruifeng's opinion, this is much simpler than some other noodles with toppings.
Feng Yifan said to his apprentice, "Okay, just do as I say, and I'll make two servings of fried rice."
After that, without saying anything else, Feng Yifan put the wok on the unused stove and started to make fried rice according to the order on the menu.
Zhao Daxia stood at the door, watching Feng Yifan making fried rice, and gradually became stunned.
Feng Yifan flipped the wok so beautifully and gorgeously that Zhao Daxia was dazzled.
The key is that after the rice is fried, he uses the flipping method to flip all the fried rice into the wok in the wok, then takes a plate and places it upside down on the iron spoon, and then flips it over again, and a plate of fried rice is out of the wok.
The gorgeous process made Zhao Daxia feel like she was performing acrobatics.
Because the fire is very strong, the whole process of frying the fried rice only takes one or two minutes.
But it only takes a minute or two to quickly stir-fry the fried rice, and its rich aroma is just as good as that of Yi Fu noodles.
While two servings of fried rice were being prepared, Lin Ruifeng's five bowls of wonton noodles were also ready.
He then placed the noodles and fried rice on a large tray and took these out to serve the meal first.
Feng Ruoruo followed Uncle Xiaolin with a smile on her face. Before leaving, she turned around and waved goodbye to her father and Zhao Daxia.
After his apprentice took his daughter out to serve the meal, Feng Yifan started to prepare the remaining two servings of Yi Fu noodles with toppings.
One portion is small yellow croaker, and the other portion is braised beef brisket.
It would have been very time-consuming to prepare these two toppings, but Feng Yifan had already stewed the small yellow croaker and beef brisket in the morning, so now one only had to put them in the pot separately, heat them and season them to complete the two toppings.
By the time Lin Ruifeng had sent out the front ones and came back, Feng Yifan's last two servings of noodles with toppings had basically been completed.
The whole process takes about five or six minutes.
Zhao Daxia stood at the door, watching Feng Yifan busying himself, and she really admired Feng Yifan's hand speed.
When Lin Ruifeng brought out two more bowls, Zhao Daxia couldn't help but say, "Boss, you're really fast."
While cleaning the wok, Feng Yifan responded: "Actually, this is really nothing. Whether it is a small restaurant or a big hotel, the key to serving food in a timely manner is to prepare some ingredients in advance. As long as they are prepared in advance, the food can be served quickly."
Having said that, Feng Yifan rinsed the wok, placed it on the stove, and pointed at the piles of prepared ingredients on the cooking table.
"Look, these toppings that need to be cooked for a long time need to be prepared in advance. Especially beef brisket, which takes a long time to stew. I stewed it last night."
Zhao Daxia took a look and finally understood why Feng Yifan was able to serve the dishes so quickly.
The trick is that he will prepare a lot of things in advance, including all the necessary main ingredients and side dishes.
Zhao Daxia thought for a moment and said, "Boss, this is because you don't have enough staff. If it were a big hotel, there would be dozens of people in the kitchen. It should be easier, right?"
Feng Yifan smiled and shook his head: "Even in a big hotel, there are many cooks in the kitchen, and they still need to prepare ingredients in advance. If they don't prepare some things in advance, they will be too late to start cooking when customers order."
At this point, Feng Yifan finally said: "Our Su Ji's old rule is to prepare the ingredients at least half a day in advance, so Su Ji doesn't cook at noon."
Zhao Daxia nodded to show that she understood.
As they were talking, Lin Ruifeng had returned, and Feng Ruoruo also came back with the order.
"Dad is here again, and this time there are eight of us again."
When Zhao Daxia heard what the little girl said, she couldn't help but say, "It seems that you guys, boss, don't make any less money even if you don't cook at noon. On the contrary, it seems that there are more people at noon than at night."
Lin Ruifeng immediately said, "No, Master, it's more profitable at night."
Zhao Daxia was a little surprised: "Is it more profitable at night?"
Feng Yifan explained with a smile: "It is true that cooking at night is more profitable. At noon, it is actually a case of small profits but quick turnover, which is based on volume."
Zhao Daxia thought about it and understood what the master and disciple meant.
Seeing the master and apprentice busying themselves again, Zhao Daxia couldn't help but admire them.
Feng Ruoruo saw her father and Uncle Xiaolin busying themselves, so she left the kitchen obediently. This time, when the little girl walked out of the kitchen, she saw her two good friends coming.
Yang Xiaoxi came with her father today, and Chen Yaofei came with her grandparents.
Seeing her two good friends coming in, Feng Ruoruo immediately rushed forward and happily hugged the two good friends.
Yang Xiaoxi was a little surprised to see that there were already many people in the restaurant: "Ruoruo, there are so many people in your family today."
Chen Yaofei also said: "Yes, there are more people today than yesterday."
Feng Ruoruo smiled and said, "Hehe, yes, because dad's cooking is delicious, everyone comes over to eat on Saturdays and Sundays."
As soon as the little girl finished speaking, another group of people came in. They were Meng Shitong's team.
As soon as Ah Fei entered the room, he took over the little girl's words and said, "That's for sure. It would be even better if we could eat it every day."
He Yaqian agreed and said, "Yes, eating Chef Feng's food is definitely more delicious than eating yours."
This made Ah Fei blush immediately, and he said a little embarrassedly: "No, you have been comparing me with Chef Feng for several days. We are all here to eat today, so don't mention what I cooked, okay."