Courtyard Houses: Starting as a Purchasing Agent

Despite being seventy years old, she works even better than Qin Huairu.

In just a few days, I figured out the entire restaurant's model.

"Qin Huairu!" After working for two days, Madam Jia said, "I'm just an old woman, I'm a nuisance. From now on, don't make me stand out in front of others when it comes to serving dishes and bowls. I'll come to the kitchen, you go and help out in the front!"

It wasn't that Jia Zhangshi was shirking her responsibilities, but rather that she genuinely sensed that the guests were not entirely satisfied with her.

So she swapped jobs with Qin Huairu 377 times.

Qin Huairu was responsible for serving dishes, tea, and water at the restaurant.

Jia Zhangshi did rough work in the back kitchen, such as chopping vegetables, washing vegetables, and preparing main ingredients.

One day at noon, an elderly man dressed in a Zhongshan suit came in, casually sat down at the dining table, and ordered a braised young rooster.

What a coincidence.

The old man had just ordered a braised rooster when a young couple came in behind him; they were clearly a couple.

The young couple also ordered a braised baby rooster.

Qin Huairu reported the menu to the kitchen.

Madam Jia Zhang said to He Yuzhu, "Zhuzi, we don't have enough chickens. What should we do if we only have one chicken left?"

It's worth noting that braised young rooster is a dish that is rarely ordered.

The kitchen doesn't prepare many; basically, there are only one or two per day, and sometimes there are even leftovers.

It was quite unexpected that they ordered two.

"No!" He Yuzhu said, "I'll go talk to them, there's only one left!"

"No!" Madam Jia grabbed He Yuzhu and said, "There's only one old man and two young people, but they ordered a lot of dishes, so they don't need one more!"

"If you ask me, why don't we do it two ways with one chicken!"

He Yuzhu asked, "How do we eat it?"

Jia Zhangshi said, "Are you stupid? I think this little rooster is quite big. After cooking it, we can just divide it into two portions, right?"

Chapter 186 Where did you get that chicken with the eleven-section chicken neck?

"This……"

He Yuzhu was stunned for a moment, but soon his professional ethics told him that he couldn't do that.

Isn't this a scam?

A whole chicken is sold as two, and half a chicken is sold as a whole.

Putting aside the possibility of being discovered, He Yuzhu wouldn't do such a thing.

"No, no, no..." He Yuzhu quickly waved his hands in refusal, saying, "This is cheating on the weight, and you'll go to the eighteenth level of hell after you die. I can't do this, I can't do this, I can't do this!"

Madam Jia said, "We didn't intentionally shortchange you, did we?"

"Well, we don't have any... no one specifically wants to eat it, so we can only share it among ourselves!"

"That won't do!" He Yuzhu said, "It just won't do!"

"Are you a blockhead? Is your head full of dog shit?!" Jia Zhangshi cursed fiercely at He Yuzhu. "Want to get rich? How many people are honest? Do you think you can get rich by doing business honestly?"

"Let me tell you, He Yuzhu, this matter isn't up to you, it's up to me!"

He Yuzhu and Jia Zhangshi got into an argument.

Qin Huairu also came over to ask the reason.

He Yuzhu spoke the truth, hoping that Qin Huairu would help him.

As a result, Qin Huairu actually started talking to Granny Jia.

"I think Mom has a point!" Qin Huairu said, "We only ordered a small chicken, and that old man can tell at a glance that he can't finish it. We can just round it down for him later!"

He Yuzhu asked, "Then what should we do with the chicken head and chicken feet?"

"That's easy!" Qin Huairu took a chicken head and two chicken feet out of the refrigerator: "Just put them together however you like!"

"And there are leftovers from yesterday!" Madam Jia said. "Someone ordered a young rooster yesterday but didn't finish it. I kept the leftovers. I'll just pick out a few pieces of meat and put them back in later. As long as it looks like there's a lot, he'll know which pieces are from the chicken. Who can tell the difference?"

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said, "Alright, let's do it this way. I won't be responsible if anything goes wrong!"

boom……

Once the fire was lit, He Yuzhu started cooking.

bang bang bang...

Jia Zhangshi began chopping the chicken.

quickly!

It was made with just one chicken.

Although it's a chicken, it has two chicken heads and four chicken feet inside.

When we were about to leave the country, the chicken was divided into two parts, with the head and feet neatly arranged, making everything look flawless.

As for the lack of meat?

It's ok!

Jia Zhangshi picked out a few pieces of meat from yesterday's lettuce and put them in the pot to heat them up.

When new and old dishes are mixed together, it's hard to tell what's going on.

"Look, isn't this great?" Madam Jia was very satisfied with her cooking. After praising herself, she began to belittle He Yuzhu: "Being stupid is being stupid, don't make excuses!"

He Yuzhu: …………

Over here, Qin Huairu came out with a smile, carrying a plate of chicken to the old man and a couple.

Steaming hot, with a wonderful aroma.

"Xiaoxue!" the young man said to the woman, "Try it! The food here is delicious. I've eaten here many times. I brought you here today especially to try it!"

"Mmm, I'll try it!"

Xiaoxue picked up a piece of chicken with her chopsticks, put it in her mouth, and said with satisfaction, "It tastes pretty good!"

beside!

An elderly man wearing a Zhongshan suit also started eating meat.

He nodded as he ate.

Clearly, He Yuzhu's cooking is fine; the dishes he makes taste good.

But soon, the old man frowned.

"Boss, boss..." the old man shouted loudly.

Xiao Dang asked, "Is there something you need?"

The old man said, "This isn't right... This chicken isn't a whole one, is it? It's pieced together. I ordered a whole braised rooster!"

Xiao Dang exclaimed, "Impossible!"

At this moment, Qin Huairu also rushed out in a panic, a hint of unease on her face: "No, no... Please eat slowly, our chickens are all fresh, there won't be any problems!"

"Is that so?" The old man frowned: he just felt something was wrong with what he was eating.

However, he couldn't provide any evidence.

"Alright...you guys go first!"

call……

Qin Huairu breathed a sigh of relief: she had finally passed the test.

The two left, and the old man continued eating his meat.

But the more I ate, the more something felt wrong.

About ten minutes later, the old man's face turned black with anger.

boom……

He slammed his hand on the table: "Boss... damn it, get out here!"

Thunderous rage.

Qin Huairu, He Yuzhu, and Jia Zhangshi all rushed out in a hurry.

The surrounding diners were all craning their necks to look in this direction.

Qin Huairu asked, her expression somewhat unnatural, "Grandpa, what's wrong?"

"There's something wrong with this chicken!" the old man said, his face darkening. "I thought your restaurant was good, but I never expected you to be making money by cheating people."

The old man was very angry and spoke a bit harshly.

Then Jia Zhangshi jumped up and said, "Who's making money through dishonest means? Who are you calling a liar? This is slander! I'm telling you, be careful or I'll get rid of the accusation that you're being slandered!"

"slander?"

The old man pulled aside the bowls and chopsticks, revealing a space on the table. Then, in a few quick movements, he scooped out eleven chicken necks from the basin, pieced them together to form a long chicken neck, and said, "I wanted a whole chicken, and you've given me nothing but chicken necks. I'm asking you, where did you buy these chickens from? How can they have such long necks?"