northernbook Chapter 166 The signboard of the hot pot shop
Chapter 166 The signboard of the hot pot shop
The chili pepper workshop was handed over to Qian Fulai.
Tian Tian then focused on the renovation of Baiwei Restaurant.
Previously, she had drawn up the plans for the wiring on the floor and walls, and had the workers leave grooves on the floor and walls.
Qian Fulai had negotiated the price for installing photovoltaic panels with the shops on both sides of Baiwei Restaurant in advance, which was also one hundred taels a year.
For three consecutive nights, Tian Tian installed solar panels on the roofs of Baiwei Restaurant and the shops on both sides, totaling nearly four hundred panels and costing several hundred taels of silver.
Like the layout of Fulai Restaurant, four portable power banks and four cabinet-style air conditioners were installed in the four corners of the first-floor lobby.
All the rooms on the second floor were equipped with window-type air conditioners.
There are a total of forty hot pots in the lobby on the first floor, and fifteen hot pots in the private rooms on the second floor.
Each hot pot has two photovoltaic panels, so that would require 110 photovoltaic panels.
In addition to the air conditioning, there are more than a hundred photovoltaic panels.
The extra solar panels were mostly connected to the kitchen's power bank, which in turn connected to four refrigerators and some commercial appliances.
A small section of the hall had a refrigerator and a light bulb installed.
Tian Tian discovered it.
Ever since Fulai Restaurant and Baishi Teahouse installed air conditioning, their customers have been staying later and later...
They waited until the heat outside subsided before reluctantly leaving the shop.
So this time, she installed light bulbs in the hot pot restaurant beforehand, so that customers wouldn't have to eat in the dark...
The tables at the hot pot restaurant also need to be specially customized.
She used a home-style hot pot, which was different from the hot pot restaurants in her world.
The main feature of the custom-made table is that a hole is dug in the middle to fix the pot inside, so it can not be easily moved and to prevent hot soup from burning people.
While waiting for the table to arrive, Tian Tian began to study the ingredients.
For hot pot restaurants, ingredients are the most important thing.
Having lived in this world for so long, she already knew that cows should not be killed casually.
Sheep are not raised in Baishi County.
Therefore, the most important meat is pork.
There are so many parts of a pig that can be used as hot pot ingredients!
Pork belly slices, ribs, bones, kidney slices... I already tried them a few days ago during a tasting.
But there's much more to eat from a pig than just these parts.
besides..
Pig tongue, pig heart, pig liver, pig brain, pig heart stalks, pig trotters, pig stomach, pig skin, pig intestines, tendon, etc...
Crystal-clear sliced pork, pig's blood...
Tian Tian made pork meatballs again.
As for the vegetables, they're the ones she's growing now.
That day we ate spinach and garland chrysanthemum; you could also add potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, and bamboo shoots...
But for the sake of the hot pot shop, she can grow more other vegetables.
Soy products...
The shop next to Baishi Teahouse now mainly makes bean curd skin.
Fried tofu skin becomes fried bean curd sticks when deep-fried, and rolled up into crispy bean curd rolls...
You can also add manpower to make tofu skin and tofu puffs.
In addition to the above, Tian Tian bought various beans and tried to sprout some vegetables.
Mung bean sprouts, soybean sprouts, pea sprouts, peanut sprouts...
We have directly partnered with pork shops in Baishi County to source our pork!
Thanks to the partnership with Tian Tian, the owner of the pork shop has expanded his business by more than double.
Originally, it was a business run by the family, but now they've hired a few more people.
Originally, they only collected pigs from various villages in Baishi County, but now they have started collecting pigs from other counties.
Not only did he buy pigs, he also set up a pig farm in the village and led the villagers to raise pigs together.
"Second Miss, don't worry, everyone in our village has started raising pigs."
“Our entire village has raised over a thousand pigs this year.”
The butcher was chubby, and when he smiled, the fat on his face piled up even more, making him look very fortunate.
"We will definitely divide each part according to your requirements and we will not let you worry about it."
"We would never use meat from diseased pigs, so please rest assured."
Tian Tian has been working with him for several months and trusts him completely.
The vegetable supply was handed over to Zhang Fusheng, who picked vegetables from the field every day.
At Lu Tao and Liu San Niang's request, the task of sprouting the vegetables was assigned to them.
The sprouting location was in several empty rooms of their own house.
The supply of bean products was handed over to Zhang Fusheng's wife, Aunt Zhang.
She no longer needed to make bean curd sheets. Tian Tian bought several women, managed by Aunt Zhang, who specialized in making bean products needed for the hot pot shop.
With everything arranged, the hot pot restaurant is just two steps away from its official opening!
The first step is to install the table...
All electrical wires were wrapped in PVC pipes and then buried underground.
The final step is... the name of the hot pot restaurant!!
The plaque for Baishi Teahouse last time was made and delivered directly by Li Huaiyuan.
this time...
Tian Tian thought that Li Huaiyuan shouldn't ignore it.
But...
After the table was installed, two days passed, but Li Huaiyuan still did not come.
Tian Tian sat in the hot pot stall, resting her chin on her hand, and muttered softly, "What should I name her?"
Since Li Huaiyuan wouldn't send her a plaque, she would have to come up with a name and make the plaque herself.
"Miss Tian Er!"
Tian Tian looked up and saw Ling Yao, whom she hadn't seen for quite some time.
Seeing his legs covered in mud, Tian Tian suddenly remembered...
After the second rice planting, she rarely went to the fields.
Ling Yao was in charge of inspecting and managing the fields of those thirty-odd households.
So, his visit today... was it because there was a problem with the rice paddies?
That shouldn't be the case. The rice has been planted for a month now; there shouldn't be any major problems at this point.
But Tian Tian still asked, "But is something wrong in the fields?"
Ling Yao looked at his legs, then at the clean floor of the shop.
He didn't go in. "No."
"My cousin told me that the second young lady is opening a new shop, and asked me to come and see if there was anything I could do to help."
Tian Tian looked at him... and actually asked, "I have a question now."
Ling Yao's eyes flickered slightly. "Second Miss, tell me what you think. Perhaps I can help."
"It's the problem with the name of my shop..." Tian Tian told him about her problem.
She really couldn't think of a good name.
But... Baishi Teahouse is already affiliated with Baishi County, so this hot pot restaurant can't still be called Baishi Hot Pot, can it?
What do you think we should call it?
Tian Tian blinked, looking at Ling Yao for help.
Ling Yao felt a tingling sensation in his heart from her gaze, and dared not look directly at her. He turned slightly to the side, avoiding Tian Tian's eyes.
"Actually... you can just call it Shiraishi Hot Pot."
"Baishi Teahouse, it's Baishi Teahouse."
"Hot pot is hot pot, but it's not impossible to put the 'white stone' prefix on it."
Tian Tian smoothed the small braid hanging down beside her ear. "So you mean... it'll be called Shiraishi Hot Pot?"
Ling Yao touched his nose, trying to hide the excitement in his heart. "I think it's okay. What do you think, Second Miss?"