Sun Xingyan walked from the front hall to the back kitchen, and then, following the aroma, came to the backyard.

"What's that smell? It smells so good." He moved closer to the steaming pot.

The dark red broth in the pot was bubbling away, and pieces of brownish-red braised meat inside shone with an enticing sheen, emitting a rich and complex aroma.

Without any hesitation, he picked up the spoon, scooped up some meat, and examined it. The trembling piece of meat shook and quivered in the spoon, whetting his appetite once again.

"Xia Zhaodi, no, Xia Baozhu, you're quite good at cooking meat. Give me a piece, and a bowl of rice, with some soup on it."

"We don't have rice, so I'll give you a flatbread instead." Xia Baozhu used store-bought flatbread to make the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger).

Sun Xingyan's words reminded her that she could also make braised pork rice.

You can also add braised pork trotters, chicken feet, chicken legs, chicken wings, and other foods she likes to make the dishes more varied.

However, things should be done step by step. Let's make roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) for now, and braised pork rice for dinner.

"That works too." Sun Xingyan smelled the aroma, swallowed his saliva, and thought he could eat the meat as soon as possible. It didn't matter if there was no rice.

"Want some chili peppers?" Xia Baozhu waved the green chili pepper in her hand.

"Raw chili peppers?" Sun Xingyan asked in surprise. "Chili peppers can be eaten raw?"

He had never eaten raw chili peppers in his life; it was something unimaginable for him.

"It tastes good when stuffed into the meat. How about we don't add it?" Xia Baozhu put the chili pepper back when she saw that Sun Xingyan was unwilling.

The bell peppers this season are all greenhouse-grown, so they're quite expensive.

"Alright, I'll give it a try." Sun Xingyan hesitated for a moment, then nodded and agreed. Life requires constant experimentation; it's not like he'd die from taking a bite. What if it tasted good?

Xia Baozhu scooped a cube of meat from the pot. The braised meat, with its alternating layers of fat and lean meat coated in a rich sauce, bounced a couple of times on the cutting board. She then diced the braised meat and added some green peppers.

After cutting the bell pepper open, Xia Baozhu smelled it first. It wasn't very spicy, so she felt reassured and cut the whole pepper inside.

He sliced ​​the still-warm sesame seed cake in half, added braised pork and green peppers, poured a little broth over it, and handed it to Sun Xingyan.

What is this?

Sun Xingyan took it. Inside the bulging sesame seed cake were glistening diced fatty meat and diced lean meat with visible marbling, garnished with green chili peppers, which looked very appetizing.

"Roujiamo (Chinese hamburger)." Xia Baozhu also took a small piece of diced meat to taste, and it tasted pretty good.

"This is the first time I've heard of this. Isn't this just a meat sandwich?" Sun Xingyan complained about the name while eagerly taking a big bite.

The first thing he noticed was the rich flavor of the braising liquid, which was perfectly balanced between salty, savory, and mellow.

The tender, melt-in-your-mouth fatty meat melts in your mouth, while the chewy, flavorful lean meat becomes more delicious with each bite.

With each bite, the meat juices flow in your mouth, filling it with fragrance, while the subtle spiciness of the chili peppers balances the greasiness of the fatty meat, elevating the complex and varied flavors to another level.

"That's what it's called." Xia Baozhu said as she peeled the hard-boiled eggs and put them in the pot, then added five-millimeter strips of tofu skin.

Sun Xingyan didn't continue chatting with Xia Baozhu; he was busy eating the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) in his hand.

If he had ever tasted the authentic version, he would definitely have complained that Xia Baozhu's steamed buns were made with inferior ingredients.

Of course, authentic steamed buns were developed step by step through trial and error, and there are many ways to make them. Some steamed buns are crispy with layers of crumbs, and they are so fragrant that they crumble when you bite into them.

Some steamed buns are plain white flatbreads, made in a similar way to baked flatbreads, and have a rich wheat flavor when you bite into them.

However, Xia Baozhu was thinking about getting started quickly. If making and selling the pancakes on the spot was too slow and one person would be too busy, it would require two people to work together. It would be better to just buy ready-made pancakes.

She saw similar things at roadside stalls; as long as the braised meat was delicious, it sold very well.

After finishing his meal, Sun Xingyan licked the soup off his hands, which made Xia Baozhu frown. This man really had no sense of decorum whatsoever.

"It tastes pretty good. Are you planning to sell this in the store?"

"I'm thinking of having people set up stalls to sell them, how about 80 cents each?"

"Pork prices have gone up this year, it's 1.6 yuan a pound, and meat-filled sesame cakes are 50 cents each, you can sell these for 80 cents."

"Add two cents worth of porridge, sell it together with the other item, and make it a dollar."

"Are you free to go out?"

“I met a few people on my way home yesterday, and I’m thinking of hiring them.”

"You've been robbed again?" Sun Xingyan immediately asked sharply. "How many people were there this time?"

Six.

"Isn't this just like the story of Mr. Dongguo and the wolf? How dare you hire someone like that?" Sun Xingyan said disapprovingly, smelling the meat juice on his hands.

"You dare? Isn't He Fuming doing just fine?" Xia Baozhu chuckled.

"How long has he been in this business? Wait, how do you know He Fuming?" Sun Xingyan looked at her in surprise.

"I found out by asking."

"You're asking about San Gou, right?"

Xia Baozhu smiled without saying a word, which was taken as an admission.

"Did you do the thing at the nightclub a few days ago?" Sun Xingyan looked around and then lowered his voice.

Xia Baozhu turned off the gas stove, neither denying nor admitting it.

"I'm impressed. You're really bold." Sun Xingyan pointed at her with his fragrant finger, rolling his eyes speechlessly. "Do you know how many people are inside? He not only has people, but also weapons. If you were caught red-handed, he wouldn't even let you leave that door. This matter ends here. Don't go back. They're definitely on guard."

"I understand." Xia Baozhu nodded, indicating that she had taken it to heart.

"You're ruthless enough, making his little lover suffer so much, she's still in the hospital and hasn't come out yet." Sun Xingyan said with a gloating look. If he had Xia Baozhu's strength, he might have done even worse.

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