The next day, Qin Hao and Xu Hongdou arrived at the B&B. Xie Zhiyao was already waiting with seven or eight young men and women. Judging from their childish faces, they were about sixteen or seventeen years old.
Qin Hao has seen these people in the village. They usually help his family with farm work in the fields. They look darker and stronger than the kids in the city.
Qin Hao nodded at him, and then said to the girls present: "You and Manager Xu go upstairs for an interview."
Xu Hongdou stood up and smiled at the girls: "Come with me."
The girls obediently followed Xu Hongdou to the guest room upstairs.
Xie Zhiyao said: Then I will go back first.
"Um."
After sending Xie Zhiyao away, Qin Hao glanced at the four boys present.
"If any of you have ever studied cooking, raise your hand."
The four of them looked around, but no one raised their hands. It was obvious that no one had learned. Except for Xie Xiaojun, they all lowered their heads. They were all a bit shy in character. As for Xie Xiaojun, this kid had been hanging around outside for a long time and was relatively thick-skinned.
He also smiled at Qin Hao, showing his big white teeth.
"Raise your hand if you usually help with cooking at home." Qin Hao asked again.
Two boys hesitated and slowly raised their hands.
Qin Hao pointed to the kitchen counter: "Each of you cut a plate of shredded potatoes and take a look."
Both boys obediently picked up the kitchen knife and started cutting potato shreds. One boy's knife skills were pretty good and he moved very quickly. The disadvantage was that the thickness of the potato shreds he cut was inconsistent, while the other boy's knife skills were worse, but he did better.
If you have patience and don't pursue speed, the shredded potatoes will be closer to each other.
After the two finished cutting a potato, Qin Hao signaled them to stop.
"Okay, I probably know your level."
After the two returned to the team, Qin Hao said to the four of them: "The work of the kitchen will be very hard. Are you sure you want to learn from me?"
Xie Xiaojun was the first to express his stance: "Brother Hao, please accept me. I will definitely learn from you."
The other three children also nodded.
"Okay, but I'll say the ugly things first. The skill of cooking a spoon cannot be developed in a year and a half, especially since you all have no foundation. You have to start from scratch. It's still too late to regret now." Qin Hao poured it on the four of them first.
A basin of cold water.
The four of them, Xie Xiaojun, repeatedly clapped their chests and promised that they had endured the hardship.
"Then let's start with cutting the potatoes into shreds." After Qin Hao finished speaking, he led the four of them to the operating table and began to dismantle the action of cutting into shreds.
"Generally speaking, the surface of potatoes is somewhat curved and difficult to place firmly. In the first step, we can cut a piece from the cross side of the potato, and then place the cut side on the eucalyptus board. Is it flat?
In addition, when cutting potato shreds, you must use two hands to cooperate. The hand holding the knife should be steady, straight up and down without deviation. The fingers of the hand holding the vegetables should be curled up, and the phalanges should be used to hold the side of the knife, so as not to
Cut to your fingertips"
Under the astonished gazes of Xie Xiaojun and the other four, Qin Hao had already cut a potato into shreds very quickly. Not only were the potato shreds very thin, but their thickness looked as precise as if they were pushed out by a machine.
"Brother Hao, you are so awesome. How many years of practice can I get to be as good as you in this knife skill?" Xie Xiaojun was full of amazement.
Qin Hao put down the knife and patted him on the head: "Don't always aim too high. Practice for half a year first."
After finishing speaking, Qin Hao said seriously to the other three people: "Cooking skills rely on learning on the one hand and understanding on the other hand, but as long as you are willing to work hard, you will be able to practice it one day sooner or later. When you can finish cutting in one minute,
When you have a potato and the potato shreds are of the same thickness, you can come to me and learn how to cook."
When the two boys who had shredded potatoes heard this, they silently picked up the kitchen knives and started practicing. Seeing this, Xie Xiaojun and the other boy also started practicing.
After coming out of the kitchen, Qin Hao went to the second floor and found Xu Hongdou chatting with the girls. The girls were not as nervous as before in the kitchen, and they all had smiles on their faces.
"Then let's do this for now. You go back first. I will notify you via text message of the result later."
After the three girls left, Qin Hao asked Xu Hongdou: "How was it?"
Xu Hongdou shook his head and sighed: "Two of the girls are okay, but the oldest one's qualifications are much worse, and her smile is not friendly."
The requirement for a waiter is not necessarily to be good-looking, but to have a certain degree of affinity. In many cases, an approachable smile can resolve many conflicts.
"It doesn't matter. It's a blessing in disguise. Maybe she will have other opportunities. Don't put too much pressure on yourself." Qin Hao comforted.
"Um."
At noon, Qin Hao walked around the kitchen and found that the shredded potatoes in Xie Xiaojun's basket were obviously less than those in the baskets of the other three boys. Needless to say, this boy must be lazy, but Qin Hao didn't make any mistakes.
"From today on, you will have your lunch and dinner here, and I will cook. It's up to you how much you can learn."
Xie Xiaojun and the four of them were very excited when they heard that they could learn skills.
After seeing Qin Hao's cooking skills, the four boys' eyes were filled with admiration and admiration.
"Okay, don't stand here stupidly, let's serve it."
From time to time at the dining table, the four of them, Xie Xiaojun, would exclaim in surprise, each of them devouring their food like prisoners who had just been released.
Perhaps because of this stimulation, in the afternoon, even Xie Xiaojun stopped being lazy and started practicing knife skills seriously. Qin Hao didn't mean to stare at them. The master led them in to practice alone. If he didn't want to learn, he would just hold a kitchen knife against it.
The neck is useless.
At night, Qin Hao was enjoying the cool in the small courtyard when Xie Zhiyao came over with a pot of plum wine.
"Where's Xu Hongdou?"
Qin Hao pointed to the second floor: "There are training tutorials in the room. Why are you in such a good mood today that you come to me for a drink?"
"Hey, I'm not upset, so I'm here to complain to you." Xie Zhiyao sighed.
Qin Hao asked curiously: "Bored? Hasn't Shaohua Bookstore already decided to settle in Yunmiao Village? What else do you have to be upset about?"
"Don't mention it. It's okay if you don't talk about it. I get annoyed when I talk about it." Xie Zhiyao sat across from Qin Hao, poured two glasses of wine, drank his own glass in one go, and then looked straight at
Qin Hao.
Qin Hao laughed and scolded: "You kid doesn't even know when to bring snacks when you're drinking."
"Hey, I don't want to mess with you."
"Okay, I'll make two side dishes to go with the wine."
After simply frying some stir-fried pork and edamame, Qin Hao asked, "Tell me, what's wrong?"
"Shaohua Bookstore took a fancy to the ancestral home of Uncle Deqing's family. At first Grandpa Yang refused, but my dad helped with the work, and Grandpa Yang reluctantly agreed. However, his son Uncle Deqing took the opportunity to raise the price again, and I haven't even seen it yet.
Dare you tell Shaohua Bookstore, otherwise they might think that our Yunmiao villagers have bad habits and simply give up the idea of settling down." Xie Zhiyao said depressedly.
Qin Hao thought for a while: "Does Shaohua Bookstore have to be the ancestral home? Does Yang Deqing know about this?"
Xie Zhiyao's eyes lit up: "What do you mean?"
"The price increase shows that Yang Deqing wants to rent. What do such greedy people fear most?"
"The duck that's most afraid of having its mouth flew away?"
Xie Zhiyao slapped his thigh and ran out of the courtyard without saying a word.
"You don't want to drink anymore?"
"No more. You can drink. I have to go to the village committee first."
Qin Hao shook his head, poured himself a glass of wine, and savored the leisure time.
Xu Hongdou came down from upstairs and saw Qin Hao pouring himself a drink. He couldn't help but curiously asked: "Why are you drinking here alone?"
"Xie Zhiyao asked me to have two drinks with him, but he ran away halfway through the drink. This plum wine is good, how about some?" Qin Hao smiled at Xu Hongdou.
Xu Hongdou didn't refuse and went to the small kitchen to find a clean cup.
"Well, this plum wine is really delicious in the mouth, but the stamina is a bit strong, so I can't drink more." Xu Hongdou picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and asked curiously.
"Has something happened to Mr. Xie? Suddenly he comes to you for a drink?"
Qin Hao explained the situation once, and Xu Hongdou looked at Qin Hao with a smile on her head and teased: "You are really bad, you are full of evil."
"Don't talk nonsense, it was all Xie Zhiyao's doing, it has nothing to do with me."
"puff."
While chatting and drinking, Xu Hongdou gradually became tipsy and her face turned red.
When Qin Hao saw that she had almost finished drinking, he helped her back to the room. But before the door could be closed, Xu Hongdou hugged him from behind, and her hot cheeks were still rubbing against the back of Qin Hao's neck.
Rub it away.
Unable to bear it anymore, Qin Hao turned around and carried Xu Hongdou to the bed. The two looked at each other for half a minute, and Xu Hongdou suddenly took the initiative to kiss her.
Qin Hao's breathing became heavier and his movements became more and more rough, but this time Xu Hongdou did not flinch at all, but took the initiative to cater to him.
Two days later, Qin Hao's B&B started its trial operation. There was no grand scene, not even firecrackers were set off. It was mainly to take care of the emotions of nearby villagers.
"Old Qin, congratulations." Xie Zhiyao smiled and presented the flower basket.
"Same joy, Mr. Xie doesn't need to be so formal, it's just a trial opening." Qin Hao smiled and welcomed Xie Zhiyao in.
Xie Zhiyao said sternly: "Trial opening is also business. You have helped me so much, I must try my best."
After that, Xie Xiaochun, sister and brother, and Aunt Feng also came, and Xu Hongdou took them around.
Suddenly a white Samoyed rushed into the store, and then a girl was brought into the store.
"Da Mai, why are you here?" Qin Hao was a little surprised when he saw the girl's appearance clearly.
Damai used all his strength to hold the dog, panted for a while, and then said to Qin Hao: "Didn't I hear that your B&B is open for trial operation? I recently received a royalties, so I wanted to take a look.
Look at you."
Xu Hongdou saw Damai coming upstairs and immediately trotted down.
"Sister Hongdou." Damai immediately threw herself into Xu Hongdou's arms and started crying.
Xu Hongdou smiled and patted her back to comfort her: "Okay, okay, don't cry anymore. Today is a happy day."
Damai gradually stopped crying. Xu Hongdou took out a tissue and wiped it with her: "Here is your luggage. Come on, you will stay in our B&B these days and give us your valuable advice."
"Isn't this good? You still have to do business." Damai hesitated.
Qin Hao smiled and said: "It's just a trial opening, and the rooms are all empty. You can just pick one you like, and you're welcome."
"Then you're welcome. Sister Hongdou, I want the one next to her." Seeing Qin Hao say this, Damai happily held Xu Hongdou's hand.
"Okay, let me show you the room first. If you don't like it, you can change it at any time."
"Gather your hands and let's go upstairs."
The two of them and the dog just went upstairs. Without Xu Hongdou to help greet the guests, Qin Hao became even busier. Fortunately, Xie Zhiyao saw that the scene was a bit chaotic, so he persuaded all the people in the village who came to congratulate him to go back.
At around ten o'clock, the first group of guests finally arrived at the B&B. They were a family of three, with a little boy about six or seven years old. The couple asked for a room upstairs.
"Xiaowen, please take the guest to the room."
Xiaowen is one of the two waiters trained by Xu Hongdou. In two months, Xiaowen's temperament has changed significantly. At least her speech and behavior are not significantly different from those of waiters in five-star hotels.
"Okay, you three, please follow me." Although Xiaowen was still a little nervous, she still maintained a gentle smile.
After sending the guest to the room, Xiaowen closed the door, turned her back, patted her chest, and let out a long breath.
After gaining experience in receiving guests, Xiaowen found that receiving guests was not as difficult as she imagined, so she behaved more calmly. Her performance also gave another waiter confidence.
On the other side, Xu Hongdou sent Damai to the room.
Damai immediately liked the decoration of the room: "Wow, Sister Hongdou, you made all these little decorations, right?"
"Yes, some of them I bought before, and some were found in the village. You see, that wooden doll is from Xia Xia." Xu Hongdou reached out and touched the dog's head.
said with a smile.
Damai nodded and praised: "Is every room here different? I just saw that the colors of the doors are different."
"As expected of a writer, he has a strong sense of observation. Yes, every room here is different from the layout to the decoration. We strive to give guests a different experience every time they come." Xu Hongdou said quite proudly.
road.
After saying that, Xu Hongdou pointed at the "Pushback" again and joked: "It seems that you have completely adapted to the life of raising a dog. You even brought the 'Pushback' with you this time."
"I can't help it. I originally wanted to throw it to my dad, but my dad said that if you want to raise it, you have to be responsible to the end. Do you think my dad is going too far?" Damai started to complain about his dad again.
While the two were chatting, the door was suddenly pushed open.
"Nana!"
"barley!"
The two girls hugged each other excitedly, so that they were caught in the middle. They looked left and right, and finally lay down at Xu Hongdou's feet.
Seeing how happy the two of them were, Xu Hongdou suggested, "How about I ask Qin Hao to make some side dishes later, and the three of us can just have a few drinks here without taking anyone with us?"
"Okay, okay, when the time comes, you will hold the door and no one will be allowed in, you know."