Chapter 97 The Infernal Affairs of the Fish Restaurant
But he said that after Jiangbian left, Yan Yuan began to pay attention to what was going on in the kitchen. Yan Yuan, who had been outside receiving guests all day, unexpectedly stayed in the kitchen all day after walking by the river because he was worried about the lack of manpower in the kitchen, leaving all the affairs in the hall to Liang Huiqian.
Shi Junyong seems to be more diligent. He tries his best to avoid things that he can usually avoid. His initiative in work is very poor. But after Yan Yuan moved into the kitchen, he became much more proactive and rushed to do everything. []
People in the kitchen thought that the boy was pretending to be in front of the boss, and they didn¡¯t think about it from other aspects.
Even Yan Yuan had some doubts as to whether he had guessed wrong, but what Jiang Bian said was true. The secret soup was being consumed abnormally, so there must be something wrong with it.
Seeing that there was nothing unusual in the kitchen, Yan Yuan remained calm and acted as a chef normally. He had been in the kitchen for a long time and had not lost his skills. It was said that his cooking skills were better than those of Jiangbian.
"Boss, people outside are asking if there is a new chef in the kitchen!" the waiter who delivered the food said when he walked in.
Yan Yuan was a little nervous, "What did you say?"
"They said that today's fish feels a little different from usual, and the taste seems to be stronger. They are all regular customers. They come here to eat every day, and they can taste the slightest difference. This shows that the boss's craftsmanship is still good. Yes!" the waiter laughed.
Hearing what the waiter said, Yan Yuan immediately turned his attention to Shi Junyong, and Shi Junyong's expression changed obviously.
"Xiao Shi, how much do you usually add to the secret soup? How do you add it?" Yan Yuan stared at Shi Junyong.
"That's how you add it! Use that cup to measure." Shi Junyong tried his best to stay calm.
Yan Yuan nodded, "It's strange. It should be said that the taste will not change too obviously. How can it be so obvious? I don't think it is a difference in cooking skills."
Yan Yuan actually made another discovery, that is, if the secret soup is added strictly according to the requirements, the consumption rate of the secret soup is completely consistent with the expected consumption rate. It is impossible to use up the amount for several days in one day.
Yan Yuan also strengthened his suspicions, and even if this matter was not done by Shi Junyong, it must be inseparably linked to him.
After that, Yan Yuan seemed to focus all his attention on the production of pure fish, and rarely watched Shi Junyong's every move.
But at night, the secret soup suddenly disappeared a lot. At that time, Yan Yuan went to the toilet. When he came back, he found that the secret soup was a lot less.
Because Yan Yuan had just taken out the can from the preparation room and only used two pots, the quantity was reduced by more than ten pots, which was very obvious.
"Who was here just now?" Yan Yuan asked.
"I'm here!" Shi Junyong said.
"Did you use the secret soup?" Yan Yuan asked.
"Use it, an order just came in. You were not here, so I took it!" Shi Junyong said.
Yan Yuan frowned, "How much did you use?"
Shi Junyong was a little nervous, "It's not much, use that cup to measure it."
"Is there anyone else here just now?" Yan Yuan asked.
Shi Junyong hesitated for a moment and said, "No, no. It's just me!"
Yan Yuan felt that fire was about to burst out of his chest, but he still tried to restrain himself, "Okay, it's nothing! Let's each do our own thing!"
Yan Yuan looked around and found nothing unusual. In the kitchen, everyone was doing their own thing.
Liu Jiedong was too busy with his work, stir-frying the vegetables in the pot. Only the afterimage of chef Luo Liyan's knife can be seen, and the cut vegetables are piled in small piles next to it.
The little chefs were doing their own things, and the dishwasher only saw a busy scene as they kept washing.
Yan Yuan didn¡¯t find what he wanted to find, although he didn¡¯t have much hope. Since someone wants to make secret soup from the fish restaurant, there must be a very hidden channel. It's unlikely that it would be so easily discovered.
The business of the fish restaurant is still booming. Yan Yuan was naturally a little tired after a busy day, but it was a pity that he could not find the mole. In order not to affect the mood of the clerk, Yan Yuan did not dare to accuse anyone without any evidence.
It can be said that Yan Yuan is full of anger, but has no place to vent it.
For two consecutive days, as soon as Yan Yuan left, there would be a strange decrease in the secret soup. However, no clues could be found, and various signs indicated that Shi Junyong was the most suspicious.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??The soup is running out faster than expected. If Jiangbian cannot come back on time, the fish restaurant will face the embarrassing situation of having no ingredients available.
Jiangbian collected the ingredients that were dried outside, packed them all in snakeskin bags, and put them into the space. There was no need to hide them at home, because we lived in a relatively remote place, and it was difficult for anyone to notice anything we did by the river. . In addition, Jiangbian didn't interact with many people in the village. Except for Lao Liu who came over to play, no one came to visit him at all.
Jiangbian put the collected ingredients together and took inventory. It is estimated that it will last for a year or two and there will not be any big problems. But there are still some ingredients that need to be bought in town.
When the river was still in the Lujiang River, Yan Yuan's phone call came over.
"Brother, how are you doing over there? The secret soup here is almost running out! You have to come here quickly, otherwise we will be in trouble here!" Yan Yuan seemed very anxious.
"How could it be? I have been preparing for several days. How could it be used up so quickly? Is the business in the past few days even hotter than when I came back?" Jiangbian was simply unimaginable.
"That's not true. Our store is so big. No matter how good the business is, we can only seat so many people. But the secret soup is used up very quickly. I have already discovered some things. It's not convenient to tell you on the phone. When you come over , let¡¯s talk about it!¡± Yan Yuan said.
"Okay. I still have some ingredients to buy here. Once they are done, I will come over. You can strictly control them over there." Jiangbian said.
Although there is a bit of urgency at the riverside, we can't be anxious. The boat ride is so slow, and even if we can get to the town quickly, we will have to wait until the afternoon for the bus to Qiantang City.
After getting off the boat, we rushed to the market by the river. Although it was not the market in Shanmen Town today, because Shanmen is a large place, many stores were open for business on a regular basis.
The place that sells ingredients is a grocery store. I went to a few stores along the river, and they all bought all the ingredients I needed in other stores. The grocery store owner was amazed.
"Brother, why do you need so much spices? If this is for home use, it will take more than ten or twenty years to use it up." The grocery store owner laughed. He doesn't worry about the riverside running out or the goods being sold out. When the time comes, just go in and come in. There are plenty of them in Shanmen Town.
"You can't use it up in ten or twenty years? You can't use it up in a few lifetimes. But I'm not just for household use. I'm going to open a store outside. This thing is the most authentic here in Shanmen Town. So I came here to buy it!" Jiang Bian didn't hide anything.
"Brother, where did you open your store? Is it in a big city?" the grocery owner asked with envy.
Jiang Bian nodded, "I opened a small restaurant in Qiantang."
"Brother is indeed a big business man, he is extraordinary at first sight!" the grocery store owner praised.
Jiangbian himself didn¡¯t realize it, ¡°It¡¯s just a matter of making a living.¡±
Jiangbian has closed down several grocery stores in succession. As for whether there will be no seasoning available in Shanmen Town for a period of time, Jiangbian is too lazy to pay attention.
But there is no shortage of it in rural areas. Every farmer in the mountainous village has collected some from the mountains and stored it at home. However, it is not very valuable and no one wants to sell it in the market.
When Jiangbian was walking to the station, a figure was about to walk into the car. As soon as he saw the figure by Jiangbian, he immediately turned around and ran back.
When I took a closer look at the riverside, I found that it was actually a leopard. The leopard was frightened by the river that time. As soon as I saw this disaster star by the river, I immediately wanted to hide. Something strange happened in Zhao Huanting's family. Although Zhao Huanting has a woman outside, he is still very afraid of his mother-in-law. Moreover, the power of Zhao Huanting's mother-in-law's family is what Zhao Huanting relies on. How could he use a gun to deal with his own mother-in-law?
Recalling the elusiveness of Jiangbian that day, Leopard thought of another possibility. You know, Jiangbian was personally delivered to Zhao Huanting's house. That afternoon, something happened to the Zhao family. If Jiangbian didn't do this, it would be too much of a coincidence.
Although Leopard couldn't imagine how Jiangbian did it, he didn't doubt Jiangbian's ability at all.
Jiangbian chased after him in two or three steps and grabbed the leopard's shoulders, "What are you hiding from?"
Leopard's smile was a little awkward, "No, no, I suddenly remembered that I still had something to do! Since that incident, I have stopped doing it!"
"Whether you do it or not is none of my business. As long as you don't mess with me, what do I care about you?" Jiang Bian said with a smile.
"Then what's the matter with you?" Leopard smiled.
"It's nothing. I saw you and I happened to have something to do with you. I seemed to be a little too late to catch the car to Qiantang City. Your car happened to be here.??, so I asked you to give it to me. Jiang Bian laughed.
"That's okay, that's okay! I'm familiar with the station there. I'll give you a call and ask them to prepare a place! Don't worry, I'll take care of your business!" Leopard stood fearfully in front of the riverside, tremblingly pulling out his hand. Take out the phone.
But when he looked at the phone, his expression immediately changed drastically, "Hey, what, I'm Leopard! Prepare a place for me to go to Qiantang City, and I'll come over in a moment. Don't tell me so much. It¡¯s useful, if I don¡¯t have a place, don¡¯t run that line again!¡±
"You are still the gangster!" Jiang Bian sighed.
Leopard almost wanted to scold his mother, and thought to himself, "Isn't this just for your sake? I act like a grandson in front of you, and I'm so proud. Damn it, I'll make trouble for Wang Xiyong again tomorrow. Okay, please invite me to come." Why are you here to drink and drink? This is causing me to encounter this disaster star again?"
"What? Aren't you very happy?" Jiang Bian asked.
"I'm happy to, absolutely happy. Brother Jiang, please get in the car. I'll take you there right away!" Leopard hurriedly buried all his complaints in his heart, with a bright smile on his face.
"How is Baldy Liu doing lately?" Jiang Bian asked suddenly while sitting in the car.
Leopard panicked, swerved the car, and almost rushed to the Lujiang River to take a bath.
"Damn! Why are you panicking?" Jiang Bian cursed.
"No, it's nothing! Bald Liu was retaliated against, and his legs were completely lame! He is destined to be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life!" Leopard almost stopped laughing.
"Remember, there seems to be another person who is looking for trouble with me, right?" Jiang Bian asked.
"Yeah." Leopard hesitated a little, but he still couldn't afford to offend this person.
"Chen Shuisheng?" Jiangbian asked.
"Mr. Chen has asked about this matter, but it is said that he did so under Zhao Huanting's coercion. He is now a red-top businessman who has gone ashore. If it is not absolutely necessary, why bother to come to this muddy water?" Leopard Zi argued.
"Don't worry, I don't have the time to pay attention to him now, but if he bumps into my hands in the future, I will definitely give him some trouble." Jiang Bian said.
"That won't happen, that won't happen!" Leopard said.
When Jiangbian got into the car, the leopard hurriedly brought a lot of food, and his attitude was so attentive that those who were familiar with leopards were shocked.
Watching the bus on the riverside disappear in the sky of loess, Leopard let out a long sigh of relief.