Yan Jiecheng's Leisurely Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 19 Change
Yan Jiecheng stayed in the No. 9 Canteen for eight or nine days. After he had a thorough understanding of the canteen's work flow, he began to adjust his work according to his own ideas.

The first thing is to arrange the shifts. Although the cafeteria needs to prepare dinner, it is not very busy and there is no need for so many people to stay here.

So Yan Jiecheng arranged a duty roster, with six people divided into two shifts, rotating once a month. Those not on duty would go to get off work and back as normal. As for himself, he set an example by being on duty every day.

In addition, in order to cater to everyone's taste, Yan Jiecheng also made changes to the cooking methods of the dishes.

The dishes in all the canteens of the steel mill are the same every day.

For convenience, boiled vegetables have become a standard dish in most canteens. (So-called boiled vegetables are simply stews made by adding more water to the food for convenience, commonly known as hotpot.)
The main reason why everyone likes to go to the third canteen where Sha Zhu works is that Sha Zhu does not follow the crowd, but cooks the dishes in his own way.

Yan Jiecheng was different. Not only did he not cook the so-called boiled dishes, but he did not mind the trouble and fried them in different ways.

Take cabbage for example. In order to save trouble, most canteens usually boil the cabbage, which is watery and not very tasty.

Sha Zhu is much more serious. The cabbage he cooks is stir-fried, which not only looks good but also tastes much better than boiled cabbage.

As for Yan Jiecheng, his cooking is even more different. He not only stir-fries cabbage in batches, but also often changes the way he cooks it, such as stir-frying cabbage with clear sauce, stir-frying cabbage with spicy sauce, stir-frying cabbage with vinegar, etc.

The canteen only has a few dishes that are always served, so cooking like Yan Jiecheng, who changes up the style frequently, is naturally more popular.

With these two measures, Yan Jiecheng not only had a better relationship with his colleagues in the kitchen, but also gained satisfaction and praise from the employees who came to dine.

That day, Yan Jiecheng prepared lunch and saw what was going on in the kitchen, so he decided to take a walk around the cafeteria.

While strolling around, Yan Jiecheng arrived at the training ground of the Security Department.

Speaking of this, I have to introduce the security department of the steel rolling mill.

The Security Department consists of three departments: Public Security, Fire Protection, and General Affairs.

The Public Security Department has a factory protection team with about a hundred people, most of whom are veterans.

When there are no missions, the factory protection team will go to the training ground for training.

Watching the members of the factory protection team training hard on the training ground, Yan Jiecheng couldn't help but feel envious.

In later life, Yan Jiecheng wanted to join the army, but unfortunately he was eliminated during the physical examination because he failed, and finally he could only become a slave struggling in a big city.

Just when Yan Jiecheng was watching intently, Xiang Jun, the captain of the factory protection team, came to him and said with a smile.

"Why, Chef Yan wants to go down and practice too?"

Xiang Jun was a man of 180cm height, with a very burly build. Standing next to him gave one an inexplicable sense of oppression.

Yan Jiecheng quickly shook his head and said.

"Brother Jun, you're joking. I'm just a little envious of them. If I really had to go down for training, my small physique wouldn't be able to handle it."

"You……"

As they talked, they turned the conversation to the daily training subjects of the factory protection team.

When Yan Jiecheng heard Xiang Jun say that they had a grenade throwing subject, he couldn't help but cheer up.

"Brother Jun, when you throw grenades, do you mean hand grenades?"

"Well, we have live-fire training once a month, what's up?"

“Are there any venue restrictions?”

Seeing Yan Jiecheng getting more and more excited as he spoke, Xiang Jun was confused.

"Our factory is a key unit. The noise from grenades is too loud, so we can't train in the factory. We usually train in the wild. What's wrong?"

"Brother Jun, can you find a river for your grenade training? That way you can not only train, but also fry fish as a snack, right?"

Seeing Xiang Jun smiling without saying anything, Yan Jiecheng became anxious.

"What's wrong, Jun? My method of adding food doesn't work?"

"What you have thought of has already been thought of by others. Let me ask you, there are nearly 8,000 people working in our steel rolling mill. How many fish do you think I should catch to make up for it?" That's right. We are not afraid of not having something, but we are afraid of injustice. It was because I didn't think it through.

Thinking of this, Yan Jiecheng left the training ground somewhat disappointed.

For several days in a row, Yan Jiecheng was thinking about having extra meals, and he was almost going crazy thinking about it.

At noon that day, just after lunch, Yan Jiecheng and

Lin Hai and a few others were packing up their things together at the window.

At this time, a driver from the transportation department hurried to the meal window and asked.

"Master Yan, is there anything else to eat?"

"Oh, Master Liu, are you just back from driving?"

Master Liu said with a gloomy look on his face.

"Who said it wasn't? I just came back from Tianjin and wasted some time."

When Yan Jiecheng heard the word Tianjin, his eyes lit up and he instantly became energetic.

"Master Liu, do you go to Tianjin often?"

"Of course, I have to go there a few times a month. Is there any food left?"

Yan Jiecheng smiled awkwardly and said.

"Master Liu, unfortunately, all the dishes have been prepared and there's nothing left. So, if you're not in a hurry, wait for me for ten minutes and I'll fry two for you. What do you think?"

Now it was Master Liu's turn to feel embarrassed.

"Will this be too much trouble?"

"Hey, isn't this a coincidence? All the food is gone. It wouldn't be possible normally."

After a while, Yan Jiecheng cooked two dishes and brought them to Master Liu.

"One serving of shredded potatoes and one serving of braised cabbage in vinegar. Is that enough?"

Master Liu quickly took out a cigarette and expressed his gratitude.

"Thank you, Master Yan. If it weren't for your help, I would have had to stay up until the evening."

Then Yan Jiecheng asked about Master Liu's trip to Tianjin.

"Master Liu, are you going back and forth on the same day?"

"That won't work. The goods are so full when we go there, we can't go any faster. It will take about two days to go there and back."

……

After understanding the situation, Yan Jiecheng excitedly came to the office of Director Wang in the cafeteria.

"Director, we eat potatoes and cabbage every day, with no meat at all. Everyone is very dissatisfied."

Director Wang thought something had happened to Yan Jiecheng, but when he heard what was going on, he immediately rolled his eyes at him and said.

"How could I not know? But what can I do? I can't make meat. Besides, your cafeteria is pretty good, and you often change the dishes. Do you know how much the workers in the workshop dislike it?"

Yan Jiecheng said with a silly smile.

"Director, I have an immature suggestion. If you think it's appropriate, please listen to it. If not, just pretend I never said anything."

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Just say what you want to say."

"Look, I see the transport department's trucks often come back empty after arriving in Tianjin. Can you ask them to bring some seafood back with them? That would improve the food."

(End of this chapter)