MMB Chapter 73 Initially Taking Shape
Chapter 73 Initially Taking Shape
Currently, Lu Yuan is in charge of cooking at Xiao Lu Farmhouse Cuisine, while the newest staff are Aunt Xinyue and Aunt Chaoyun from Eighth Grandfather's family.
To better manage the ever-growing number of employees, Lu Yuan designated the original front hall as Front Hall No. 1, and the adjacent front hall as Front Hall No. 2.
Your own yard is called the big yard, and the yard next door is called the small yard.
After the aunties all went to the new restaurant, there were no waiters in the front of Xiao Lu's Farmhouse Restaurant.
Moreover, the aunties would be working in the kitchen at the new restaurant, which means the new restaurant wouldn't have any waiters.
All the restaurants along the national highway, except for Lu Tao's, are short-staffed.
小陆农家菜的1号前厅缺3个服务员，2号前厅缺3个服务员，小院儿缺1个服务员。
Yingying will be starting school soon, and Lu Yuan has assigned Zhenzhen and Pingping to work as cashiers in front of Hall 1 and Hall 2, respectively.
When they are not open for business in the afternoon, they work as waitresses for private banquets.
Lu Changming was promoted to head steward, responsible for connecting the two front halls and the courtyard, as well as collecting opinions from diners.
The five braised eggs are still in the apprentice stage and cannot be handled yet, so their usefulness is practically zero.
The mala tang (spicy hot pot) restaurant was named Lu Dajie Mala Tang, and Lu Yuan even designed a cartoon logo.
The work in the kitchen of Malatang is relatively simple, so Lu Yuan only kept Auntie and Aunt Li.
My second aunt had a junior high school education and was relatively well-educated, so she was transferred to the cashier position.
Sha Xiaojuan was a front-of-house waitress previously hired, and there are currently two vacancies for waitresses.
The other two home-style restaurants each have three aunties in the kitchen, but they are short six waiters in the front of house.
The most challenging issue is that we are short two cashiers at the front desk. This position requires someone who is quick-witted and has a certain level of education.
The Lu family is not the kind of rigid family. Except for those who can't keep up with their studies, no one in the Lu family will stop the younger generation from going to school.
On the contrary, when someone achieves good grades in school, the elders will encourage them and contribute financially.
Unlike some villages where girls are married off at a young age even if they are very good at studying, this village is different.
These are the family rules set by Old Master Lu, and no one dares to break them.
Moreover, starting in 96, vocational high schools no longer guaranteed job placement, so even more of the younger generation went on to attend high school.
Therefore, it is even more difficult for the Lu family to find clever, down-to-earth, and cultured younger generations.
So Lu Yuan asked Lu Wen to select from another group of young women—the wives.
Lu Wen originally thought he should look for family members, but Lu Yuan corrected his thinking.
Once you marry into the family, you'll be a member of the Lu family.
Moreover, the women in the village were from other villages, and some of them were good students but their families wouldn't let them study.
Following this line of thought, Lu Wen quickly found two of his sisters-in-law who had attended junior high school.
When Lu Yuanren saw his two sisters-in-law, he was stunned and cursed his two cousins in his heart as real beasts.
These two sisters-in-law are only 18 years old, two years younger than me.
Lu Yuan chatted with his two sisters-in-law and genuinely felt sorry for them.
They can even remember the simple present tense and the present continuous tense clearly. If they were in the city, wouldn't they be able to get into a top high school?
However, marrying into the Lu family is generally a good choice; at least life won't be too bad.
Lu Yuan roughly calculated that, apart from Lu Yuan's family and Sha Xiaojuan, there were a total of 36 Lu family relatives working in the four restaurants!
This is equivalent to creating 36 jobs. Lu Yuan thought to himself, "I should be the village chief!"
Aside from cooking meals during mealtimes, Lu Yuan spent the day training the new employees.
In the afternoon, the courtyard was filled with Lu's employees.
Most of the newcomers weren't actually that familiar with Lu Yuan; they could at most call him by his name or a nickname in the village.
Lu Wen had told them beforehand, so they listened very carefully, afraid that Lu Yuan would abandon them.
Seeing that everyone looked a little nervous, Lu Yuan added a welcome meal on the spot.
He went all out, wielding two woks in each hand, and scrambled them for an hour, frying 30 jin (1 catties) of lamb.
Recently, Lu Yuan's name has become very well-known in the village. Everyone knows that Lu Yuan dealt with the Wang family and made a lot of money.
Those who are closer to the relatives know what happened, while those who are more distant only know what they've heard.
But after everyone tasted Lu Yuan's cooking, they understood why Lu Yuan's reputation had become so great recently.
Because this stir-fried lamb is so delicious!
One bite and it's fresh, fragrant, tender, and delicious – simply divine.
Some people initially had doubts about the salary Lu Wen mentioned, but after eating there, they understood the truth:
Even if Lu Yuan only relied on this one dish, he could easily open ten or eight restaurants.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Lu Yuan dropped an even more explosive bombshell:
"If you want to make money and are willing to work hard, I will teach you this dish and even pay for you to open a restaurant."
Lu Yuan's words caused a great stir, and everyone's undisguised joy was almost impossible to contain.
As everyone walked from the front hall to the backyard, they saw the menu on the front desk.
A pound of lamb costs 25 yuan, which is considered expensive even in a county town.
Everyone can do the math. In a short time, the expectations for the future turned into ever-increasing numbers, and then into stacks of banknotes.
Everyone's eyes shone with longing, and their hearts were filled with the motivation to strive.
Lu Yuan wasn't just talking nonsense; this was part of his plan.
The reputation of Lu Family Cuisine relies on dozens or even hundreds of stores.
He only needs to stay in this remote corner and do his job of supplying blood to the heart.
The Zhou family's chefs have made great progress these past two days, and the mala tang shop is basically finished.
It's a small restaurant in the countryside, so it hasn't been renovated. It's just painted, furnished with tables and chairs, and decorated simply.
There are no private rooms at this mala tang restaurant. Some of the houses in the backyard have been converted into living quarters, while others have been converted into warehouses.
The warehouse mainly stores sauerkraut, dried goods, and frozen goods, while Lu Yuan's private banquets and spicy hot pot require a variety of ingredients.
Going to the county town to buy goods is quite a hassle, so it's better to stock up on more at once to save time and costs.
The opening date is set for the day after tomorrow, which is Thursday, August 14th.
. . .
On Tuesday, Zhao Tong drove his light truck and brought over the signboard of a mala tang (spicy hot pot) restaurant.
After the sign for Sister Lu's Spicy Hot Pot was erected, it was as tall as the sign for Xiao Lu's Farmhouse Cuisine.
But this side uses colorful artistic lettering, and there's also a cartoon image of an older sister next to it.
It looks hot and spicy, and has a very stylish design.
On the left side of the signboard are four smaller characters: Lu Family Flavor.
Mala Tang (a type of spicy hot pot) cannot be considered a proper meal, so it's not appropriate to call it Lu Family Cuisine.
Moreover, other types of snacks will be added in the future, so Lu Yuan simply had it written as "Lu Family Flavors".
Looking at the huge sign on the roof, the aunt and her second aunt suddenly felt a little uneasy.
"Xiao Yuan, my heart is pounding so hard!" The old woman's nervousness was palpable.
Lu Yuan found the old woman's words quite amusing:
"Auntie, if your heart isn't pounding, it's probably thumping!"
"You silly child! What I mean is that I'm feeling anxious!" The old woman rolled her eyes at Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan comforted her, saying, "Don't panic, Auntie, I'll come help you the day after tomorrow!"
"How will you help us the day after tomorrow? Aren't you going to cook?" Auntie asked, puzzled.
"Let's take a day off the day after tomorrow!"
"Really?" The old lady's nervous expression immediately disappeared, and her eyes were full of anticipation.
Lu Yuandao said, "Of course, I'll train you for a day, and you'll get the hang of it."
"That's great!"
Lu Yuan did indeed plan it that way. When Xiao Lu Farmhouse Restaurant temporarily closed for a day, some customers would come to Mala Tang to eat.