It's the beginning of July. July is the hottest month of the year. According to the weather forecast, the average daytime temperature in Tianhai City reaches 36 degrees Celsius.
It has been cloudy this morning, the air is humid, the air pressure is low, and it is hot and muggy. This is also commonly known as a "sauna day". Li Youran stayed in the office for a while, listening to the monotonous and noisy cries of cicadas on the poplar trees on the roadside.
There was a loud sound, and I felt a little suffocated, so I got up and went downstairs to walk in the backyard.
He hasn't had much to do recently. The supply of vegetables has decreased, and accordingly the number of harvests, pickings and the number of times he drives out for transportation have also decreased.
Li Shuanzhu is now in full charge of the vegetable base, Aunt Qi is in charge of the bun shop, Chef Liu is in the private restaurant, Fatty Luo is in the aquarium shop, and even the newly opened shaved ice shop is under the full control of Zhao Xiuer. And everything seems to be running in an orderly manner, except for some involved
Except for larger expenditures that require his signature, Boss Li basically doesn't have to worry about other things.
Therefore, under the premise of not starting any new projects for the time being, Li Youran feels that he is gradually becoming more relaxed and leisurely.
In fact, this is exactly what he is proud of.
A wise leader, once he selects the correct project leader and assigns the work to him, he only needs to clarify the purpose of the work and the issues that need attention, and then provide corresponding human, material and financial support to make the work successful.
Run smoothly.
As for the process, the specific work details should be thought up by the people below. As a leader, you can make suggestions, but you must not participate in too much detail, because everyone has different ideas and ways of handling problems. Intervention
Details will make the subordinates feel at a loss and affect their subjective initiative.
The final result is that the leader himself is exhausted and everything becomes a mess, which is also blamed on the incompetence of his subordinates, making everyone unhappy. There are countless such things in society.
Li Youran has long understood the truth, so now it seems that the stall is quite large, but in fact, there is not much concrete work that he needs to do.
Of course, to this day, his biggest workload is space farming, which cannot be replaced by others for the time being. He can only wait for the operation of the vegetable base in the future.
The door of the glass lighting cover of the backyard fish pond was open, and Uncle Qi and a waiter were busy inside.
Li Youran walked over to take a look and saw Uncle Qi and his assistant standing on one side, putting a stainless steel mesh vertically into the pool along the north-south direction, and then fixing it with pliers at both ends.
"Uncle Qi, what are you doing?" Li Youran approached and asked curiously.
"Oh, this is the isolation net. Let's divide the pool. You will understand when you look at the big basin over there." Uncle Qi said while working.
When Li Youran heard this, he turned around and saw a large aluminum basin sitting by the pond. It seemed that new fish had been caught.
He leaned over and saw a few fish with fine scales, a round body, and yellow and black stripes lying in the aluminum basin, about twenty centimeters in length.
"Uncle Qi, this is black fish, right?" Li Youran said with some surprise.
"That's right, a few hotheads, their scientific name is Blackfish. The logistics department just bought them." Uncle Qi nodded and said.
Snakehead fish, what a good thing. Li Youran remembered that when he brought in the first batch of fish, there were two snakehead fish cubs mixed in. Later, when they grew up, they did not sell them. Instead, they made a black fish dish at a management dinner.
The soup is made with slices of chives and slices of ginger. It is called a fresh soup, and its taste is obviously higher than that of carp and grass carp.
I'm still not satisfied with it, but snakeheaded fish are not common in the market, and wild ones are even rarer, so I haven't been able to enjoy it again.
"Is this wild or farmed?" Li Youran asked, touching the snakehead fish that looked quite honest with his fingers.
"Ranzi, be careful, this thing's teeth are very sharp." Uncle Qi saw that Li Youran's fingers had reached the back of Heiyu, and he quickly warned.
But Li Youran didn't care. His hand speed was quite fast now, and it was not easy for the black fish to bite him.
"Needless to say, it must have been farmed. It looks dull." Li Youran came to the conclusion on his own.
"Where can there be so many wild fish these days? Da Niu and the others entrusted fishmongers to harvest them from fish ponds in the countryside." Uncle Qi did not stop what he was doing and continued to twist the stainless steel wire.
The isolation net divides the fish pond into an area more than one meter wide for these guys with big mouths, fierce tempers, and good appetites to stay. If a net is not set up to separate the area, other fish will suffer.
Li Youran clicked another stupid black fish with his finger, thinking that the level of these professional fish farmers is really not very good now. The extremely ferocious fire heads in nature have created such a silly appearance. Don't think about the taste.
The nutritional value is definitely far different.
Fortunately, I have access to a powerful stream. I believe it won't take long for these silly fish to become more powerful. No, the meat should be tender and the soup is fresh, delicious and nutritious.
Li Youran thought about the taste of black fish soup and couldn't help but move her index finger and her mouth watered.
Yes, we should raise more snakehead fish and keep them to eat slowly.
At this time, Uncle Qi had already installed the isolation net, took the basket, and invited several snakehead fish into their new home. The snakehead fish quickly sank to the bottom to recharge their batteries.
Uncle Qi asked the waiter to go back and do other things first. He then said to Li Youran:
"By the way, Ranzi, there is one more thing. Xiao Zhou, the foreman of the private restaurant, sent a message that several regular customers have made requests and asked if we have higher-grade edible fish. He also said that although the current carp,
Grass carp already tastes very good, but I always feel that something is missing. If we can provide higher-end fish, I would be willing to let them spend more money."
After hearing this, Li Youran thought about it carefully and soon understood.
Is there something missing? For some people, the current varieties of edible fish are indeed missing a bit of class and pomp.
He walked out of the glass lighting cover and walked slowly along the wall. Uncle Qi was not anxious to wait for his reply, but packed his things inside, and then fed the fish with dough cakes.
Li Youran thought that this was because some customers were not satisfied with the current quality of fish. Also, the common species such as grass carp, carp, and silver carp nourished by the space stream were already quite delicious in terms of taste and texture.
Diners have also been using the name of wild fish, which is enough to satisfy most people's appetite. But for some businessmen and other customers who treat guests with extravagance, there is indeed a lack of quality.
And the more such customers are, the less sensitive they are to price. If a banquet costs several thousand yuan, it won't hurt at all. As long as the food is good and of high quality, they can happily pay for it.
In addition, there are a few gourmets whose pursuit of taste is endless. They will definitely think that the home-cooked fish dishes in private restaurants are so delicious. If higher-grade fish is used, wouldn’t the taste be improved?
In this case, is it possible to consider raising some rare edible fish species? Wild ones are definitely hard to find, so there is almost no need to consider this. However, many fish farms have begun to mass-produce rare edible fish species, and the technology has gradually matured. Still.
Follow the original approach, buy a half-large fish, put it in the fish pond and continue to raise it. After a while, it will grow bigger and then send it to the kitchen. Of course, it can still be called a wild fish when it is served on the table.
As for the pricing of private dining banquets, it is easy to solve. The basic price is still 10,000 per table. If the guest wants to have expensive fish, the price will be increased from the original standard. This is a good way to increase the profits of private dining.
Yes, just do it. After all, serving customers and meeting their needs is an unshirkable responsibility in the catering industry.
Thinking of this, Li Youran went to the logistics department to find Feng Daniu and pushed in the door. It happened that Comrade Feng Daniu was lying on his desk calculating accounts and sorting out bills.
When Feng Daniu saw Boss Xiao Li coming, he stopped what he was doing, asked him to sit on the sofa, and then went to get a cup to pour water.
"I don't want to drink water. Don't be busy, Daniu. I'm going to discuss something with you." Li Youran stopped Feng Daniu's actions, went straight to the topic, told him what he had just thought, and then asked him for his opinion.
After hearing this, Feng Daniu thought for a while and then told Li Youran that since the fish pond was built, the logistics department has been looking for half-sized live fish in several farmers' and aquatic product markets. There are not many ready-made fish, so he paid a high price and entrusted the fishmonger to go to the countryside.
Fish farm acquisition.
Yesterday, these snakehead fish were brought in by the fishmongers. However, in the early stage, they had been focusing on the most common freshwater fish in the market, and had not considered high-end edible fish. This aspect still needs to be understood.
Li Youran told him to take the time to find out about fish farms that breed high-end fish, and of course they have to be close. If not, just check online.
Once contacted, just make a trip and buy directly at your door, no need to go through the fishmonger. It is best to buy small batches and multiple varieties, such as bass, mandarin fish, anchovy, saury and other high-priced freshwater fish, large or small.
You have control over everything yourself.
In addition, it is a waste to leave the bottom of the fish pond empty. It is better to throw some river crabs in and try to raise them. This thing is another delicious dish.
Anyway, we need to make full use of the fish pond. With such high-quality special water at hand, there seems to be no problem with a higher breeding density.
In fact, the density is not much higher. After all, these fish will not be put on the market in batches, but will only be purchased by private restaurants and a few related people.
"Boss, I understand, let's do it now." Feng Daniu nodded and accepted the task.
Seeing that the matter was clearly explained, Li Youran stopped disturbing him, got up and left the logistics department office.
Next to the fish pond, Uncle Qi was still busy. Li Youran went over and asked him about raising crabs again.
"Hey, I've only eaten crabs before but never raised them, and I can't say they're very good. I just heard from a fellow villager in the past that when raising crabs, you need to throw some snails at the bottom of the pond. Crabs like to eat this the most. But here we are.
If the water is good, I guess it won't be a big problem. Let's try raising a few heads first." Uncle Qi thought about it for a while and said.
"Yes, give it a try. If it doesn't work, just throw it away." Li Youran also smiled and said easily.