Rebirth 07: Starting with Saving a Bankrupt Restaurant

Zhou Wen nodded and said, "Let's see how this Thirteen Spices tastes."

After nodding, Shi Ying couldn't wait to try the Thirteen Spices flavored crayfish.

Shi Ying is now quite skilled and experienced at eating crayfish.

First, soak the crayfish in the broth, then suck the shell. After sucking the shell, peel it off, leaving a small tail to soak in the sauce again, and finally suck it gently.

Shi Ying nodded, clearly savoring the flavor of the Thirteen-Spice Crayfish.

The flavor of Thirteen-Spice Crayfish is a complex spice flavor, with a slightly numbing and spicy taste, as well as a salty, fresh, and sweet taste.

The spice flavor is very pronounced, but the numbing and spicy flavors are far inferior to those of spicy crayfish.

The three flavors of crayfish are also very distinct.

Spicy crayfish is extremely spicy and numbing, with a rich, oily flavor.

Garlic crayfish and thirteen-spice crayfish are both slightly numbing and slightly spicy, with the thirteen-spice version possibly being a little spicier than the garlic version.

But if we're talking about the best-tasting, Shi Ying still thinks spicy crayfish is the best.

It has a strong flavor, is very satisfying, and gets more and more addictive the more you eat, making you want to keep eating it.

Of course, this is also related to Shi Ying's love for spicy food.

Thirteen-spice crayfish lives up to its reputation as one of the most popular flavors, attracting many diners on its first day of release.

The main reason is that spicy crayfish and garlic crayfish have been available for some time, while thirteen-spice crayfish is a newly launched flavor that everyone naturally has to try.

In the days that followed, the three flavors of crayfish were equally delicious.

Time flies, and it's already the tenth.

The 10th is also payday for Shi Ying and Shan Wei.

Because Shan Wei had already received half of his salary in advance last month, the remaining amount was 650 yuan, and Zhou Wen still gave him a bonus of 200 yuan.

As long as there aren't any major problems at work, the 200 bonus will be there.

As for Shi Ying's salary, Zhou Wen received an additional 150 yuan compared to last month, bringing his total to 1,650 yuan.

The salary is 1200 yuan, plus a bonus of 450 yuan.

Zhou Wen wouldn't think this price was too much at all.

Shi Ying actually does just as much as I do every day.

Now that Shi Ling has returned to the restaurant, Zhou Wen's pressure is indeed much less than before.

"If you have any financial difficulties, please let me know."

Zhou Wen's meaning was obvious: if Shi Ling had any financial difficulties, she could receive an advance on her salary.

As for financial pressure, Shi Ling didn't have any. When she left the factory, she received Lan Jie's help and got all the money she was entitled to.

I also have some savings.

Upon receiving his salary, Shan Wei was in high spirits.

The restaurant was busier every day in July, and Shan Wei was working hard every day, but his overall demeanor was rather poor.

Today, after the restaurant reopened, I felt completely different from the past few days; I was bursting with energy.

Unsurprisingly, Shan Wei still didn't eat at the restaurant after receiving his salary.

I don't know if he went out to eat with Ren Xuan.

Zhou Wen has no say in this matter.

However, Shi Ling was a little puzzled: "Where's Shan Wei? Isn't he eating at the restaurant?"

After spending these days together, Shi Ling had a good impression of Shan Wei, and Shan Wei often called her "Sister Ling".

"After receiving his salary, Shan Wei stopped eating at the shop. He probably went out to eat with his friends."

Shi Ling explained to her sister.

"girlfriend?"

Shi Ying pursed her lips, thought for a moment, and then shook her head, saying, "Probably not. They're probably just good friends of the opposite sex."

Shi Ying's tone was somewhat uncertain.

Shi Ling nodded slightly, roughly understanding what the situation was.

Then she looked at Zhou Wen with a questioning gaze.

Zhou Wen shrugged and laughed, "It's Shan Wei's money, how he wants to spend it is none of our business."

"Young people are like that, it's normal. Even if you try to persuade him, he probably won't listen, so just let him do as he pleases."

The situation is exactly the same as last month. Even after receiving his salary, Shan Wei still did not eat at the restaurant for three consecutive days. It is estimated that he will not eat at the restaurant until the fourth day.

Actually, during this time, Zhou Wen had talked to Shan Wei about this matter when they were alone in the kitchen.

Zhou Wen only gave a few simple reminders, and Shan Wei didn't show any impatience, but in the end, he still didn't really listen.

It also means that he and his friends have already made an appointment.

……

We started offering crayfish on July 1st, and today is the 14th.

The influence of crayfish continues to grow, attracting more and more diners.

These days, Ruyi Restaurant has also started making crayfish, and launched it a couple of days ago.

Although diners say that the crayfish at Ruyi Restaurant tastes far inferior to those at Zhouji Restaurant, the business is surprisingly good.

Although the overall taste and price are not as good as Zhou Ji Restaurant.

The main reason is that the restaurant is currently short-staffed, and only Zhou Wen can cook.

Those diners who really crave crayfish can only satisfy their cravings by going to Ruyi Restaurant.

The two restaurants are just across the street from each other, so many diners make the same choice.

In the past two weeks, the restaurant has not introduced any new dishes other than crayfish.

Zhou Wen wasn't sure if each flavor of crayfish counted as a new dish.

Zhou Wen had already planned out the food for this meal.

It's still a Sichuan-style cold dish: cold-served rabbit.

Rabbits are mainly concentrated in a few regions.

At this time in 07, there weren't many people eating rabbit meat in the whole country.

The main region is in Sichuan and Chongqing, which accounts for the majority.

Secondly, there are the provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi and Fujian, which have certain traditional dietary habits. Then there are the southern Hunan and northern Hubei regions, which are still quite popular and have a following.

However, it is extremely rare in the northern regions, and there is almost no market for it.

When Zhou Wen arrived at the market, he also inquired about the price of rabbit meat.

It's more expensive than chicken but a bit cheaper than pork, around five yuan per pound.

Today, Shi Ying accompanied me to the grocery shopping, but I didn't need Shi Ying and Shi Ling to come along.

Zhou Wen planned to switch people every other day, so that one of them could get a proper rest.

At present, Zhou Wen is worried about Shi Ling's health, so he asks Shi Ling to come to the restaurant later, except in some special circumstances.

Just like a few days ago, because I needed to go to the seafood wholesale market, I asked Shi Ling and the other person to go buy vegetables.

It's just that she said she would come to the restaurant later, and Shi Ling would arrive at the restaurant around 8 o'clock to help with the preparation of ingredients, braising food, and so on.