Chapter 187 Grilled Squid

Fortunately, Shen Qingyue had seen such grand scenes before.

I took everyone out to collect their names, addresses, what they were selling, and how big a stall they needed. Then I started planning the space.

We set up forty stalls in the inner area, and then started to draw the outer area. There were more than eighty stalls in total for the inner and outer areas. If these were not enough, we would have to find more ourselves when we had time.

These stalls are not fixed, and the rules for changing them are still uncertain.

The steel mill closed for lunch at noon.

Surprisingly, everyone didn't go to the cafeteria. Instead, they filed out, some going home to rest, some going to tell their girlfriends to come to the night market in the evening.

There were fewer people going to the cafeteria than expected.

In the past, there were more than 2,000 people in the factory, plus the workers and some idle people from outside, so it was more than 3,000 people in total.

Now that the featured window is closed, about a thousand items are suddenly missing.

But it is enough to keep Chef Liu busy.

Chef Liu still wanted to seek help from Shen Qingyue, but Shen Qingyue was always busy transporting goods and organizing things. Sister Chun Xing and the others couldn't even find Shen Qingyue, let alone Chef Liu.

This kind of busyness is what Chef Liu has always looked forward to.

He was so tired that he wanted to cry. He didn't want to do it anymore. He felt that Shen Qingyue and the others had it quite difficult in the past.

So many people, so busy in such a short time, this is not a job for humans.

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At four o'clock, the logistics director suddenly said to Shen Qingyue, "Let's let these small vendors in now. Otherwise, five o'clock is exactly when the get off work is over. The factory workers are leaving, and if they come in, it will be too chaotic. It's easy for something to happen."

"Okay." Shen Qingyue called people over and started drawing lots: "Those who are in the inner court today will have to go to the outer court tomorrow. Go back and forth."

There are no booth fees, only a three-yuan sanitation fee.

When the small vendors heard this, they couldn't help but give thumbs up: "This is good." They were worried about this before they came.

There are many small vendors who are familiar with Shen Qingyue. I am afraid that if I still take care of them, it is time to change to someone else. @

Who would have thought that the rules would actually change?

This is good. I drew the lot myself, and I am convinced no matter whether it is in the inner or outer field.

After they arrived, they started to put out what they wanted to sell, including food and toys.

A variety of them.

There is also a place where the mother makes delicious pies. This is the first time for the mother and son to come out and make pies.

Now they were baking, and the pies were sizzling and emitting a fragrant aroma. Others also started working.

The steel plant was like Shen Qingyue's mother's home, so naturally the largest area was allocated to her. Needless to say, the barbecue took up the largest space, and the tables, chairs, and benches were arranged like a long dragon.

There are also several small stalls, such as stinky tofu stall, flavored shrimp stall, grilled squid stall,

There are smoothie stalls, stir-fried dishes stalls, milk tea stalls, spicy bean curd stalls, hot and sour chicken feet stalls, dry-fried strange-flavored peanuts stalls, and a special stall for roasting kidneys.

Chef Li took the kitchen staff to each stall. As for barbecue, he had already mastered it after a few attempts.

It was the family members of the people from the steel factory that Shen Qingyue invited to help, and with the help of the villagers, it was a huge team.

The other stalls were so envious. Look at that stall, it’s really grand.

They entered the venue at four o'clock, and soon they heard the bell ringing, which shocked everyone.

I saw workers coming out from all directions. Few of them stayed here. Most of them wanted to go home to wash up and change clothes before coming back.

There are also those young people who are in a relationship. They make an appointment with their partner and go to pick up their partner first, and then the two of them come back together.

Soon people started coming in.

Everyone was surprised to find that all the famous snacks in the county can be found here.

I'm overwhelmed by all of them.

Queues soon began to form.

"Give me some flavored shrimp."

"Another serving of chicken feet."

"Two cups of milk tea, with lots of ice."

The men and women in the county suddenly felt the joy of hitting the street stalls, and they could eat while walking. There were so many delicious foods that they wanted to buy everything they saw.

This is no more comfortable than walking on the road as usual.

After a while, Chef Li personally set up the iron plate.

After lighting the fire and adding some oil, the squid was placed on the iron plate, and immediately there was a sizzling sound, which attracted many people to look over.

Soon a crowd of people gathered in front of him.

Chef Li, a big, stocky man, grabbed ten skewers of squid tentacles in one hand and flipped them over and over.

As if that wasn't enough, he found an iron plate and made it look like a soldering iron, pressing it down.

Press out the moisture from the squid to make it more crispy, sprinkle with a layer of diced onions and fry it.

The spicy juice of the diced onions becomes a delicious seasoning, and then it is brushed with a layer of spicy sauce and sprinkled with cumin powder, chili powder and cooked sesame seeds. It smells delicious.

Who can stand this?

Everyone around was drooling.

"What is this? How much is it?"

"Grilled big squid, different items have different prices. Squid tentacles, squid neck, and squid mouth are fifty cents. The rest are one dollar." This was the first time Chef Li shouted.

He found that he was quite talented and loved to talk, and soon the first ten were sold out.

Squid should be eaten while it is hot. It has no fishy smell and is instead delicious and chewy.

The honey sauce adds just the right salty flavor, and the chili powder and cumin powder add the finishing touch. One alone is not enough.

There are so many snacks, all of them are delicious, but the grilled squid stall is always the most crowded.

From the beginning till the evening, it never stopped.

Shen Qingyue assigned two helpers to Chef Li's stall, one to help with getting the goods and the other to run errands and do odd jobs.

Chef Li said, "Hurry up, chop some more onions, we're out of them.

Onions are a pain to the eye to cut. Unfortunately, they're not well prepared. These two helpers are in trouble, and whoever cuts them cries.

The work here was not finished yet. I heard Chef Li shouting with full energy: "Xiao Jin, we are out of squid necks. Go to the warehouse and get another one."

He worked all night without feeling tired and put a towel around his neck to wipe the sweat off. The towel was soaked through overnight.

"Sister Qingyue said they're out of squid. These are all we have on the noodles."

Upon hearing this, Chef Li greeted the customer, "Oh, they're all out of stock. These are all we have. See if there's anything you like. If not, come back tomorrow."

Soon, the fat chef from the kitchen came over to support and let Chef Li take a break. The grilled squid stall closed first, but no one regretted it because there were so many delicious dishes here.

The fat chef even joked with Chef Li: "You've stolen the limelight from the barbecue by grilling the squid."

Chef Li chuckled, he found that setting up a stall had its own fun.