It's so hot outside in the car, it's neither comfortable to sit nor comfortable to go outside, it's just too hot.
Now that I'm upstairs, a gentle breeze is blowing, and the sweat on my body has immediately evaporated a lot.
Lu Zhixia poked the stove, then put the pot on it and poured in water to boil.
Gu Lingxiao, ever the friendly type, found a stool for Xiao Zhang to sit on. Seeing his excited expression, he coughed loudly and told him to be more precise.
Xiao Zhang immediately sat up straight with perfect posture.
Su Lan couldn't help but laugh as she watched, thinking about her own son growing up and how she would send him to the army if he didn't want to study.
It's considered a secure job, and you'll be assigned a position after graduation.
While the water was boiling, Lu Zhixia prepared the sauce, making three portions according to the proportions of the ingredients. Everyone could try them and find a flavor that was just right for them.
After working for more than ten minutes, three bowls of hot pot were cooked and filled to the brim.
Xiao Zhang swallowed hard as he looked at the bright red vegetables. Although there wasn't much meat in them, just the sight of the chili oil made him think they looked delicious.
Three basins were placed side by side on a table, and Lu Zhixia introduced them to them.
"From left to right, the leftmost dish is mildly spicy and numbing with less salt, so it's a light flavor. The middle one is medium-spicy, and so on. The one on the far right is very spicy and numbing with more salt."
Holding the chopsticks, Xiao Zhang was extremely excited. "Can I try them all?"
Lu Zhixia said, "Then you should eat from left to right. If you eat from right to left, it will taste less and less flavorful."
Xiao Zhang nodded to indicate that he understood, and then began to eat a piece of pickled mustard greens from each bowl, from left to right.
From having no expression to looking for water everywhere, it only took the time it took to eat a few bites of food.
In comparison, Gu Lingxiao ate more politely, taking only a small amount of each dish and savoring it carefully.
Lu Zhixia observed their reactions. Xiao Zhang went to drink a large bowl of water and then sat back down.
"It's a pity that such delicious food should be served with rice."
"Do you want some steamed buns?" Su Lan asked. "But they're leftovers, and they're not even warm."
"Anything is fine as long as it's rice." Xiao Zhang felt like he could eat a whole cow right now, and the spicy flavor was perfect for him.
Because he is from Sichuan, he has eaten spicy and numbing food since he was a child, but after coming here in recent years, his taste has gradually become milder.
Now I get so addicted to eating that I wish I had an extra mouth.
Su Lan took the cold steamed buns out of the cupboard and put them on the table.
Xiao Zhang immediately grabbed two steamed buns and continued eating them bowl after bowl, finally stopping at the bowl with the strongest flavor.
"I won't eat those two. This one suits my taste better. It's the taste of my hometown. I love it!"
Gu Lingxiao felt a bit of spiciness in his mouth, so he put down his chopsticks and stopped eating. Instead, he started to comment, "The leftmost bowl is suitable for the general public's taste. You can add a little salt. The middle bowl is already very numbing and spicy. I guess this is the most local people would eat."
Don't easily offer this bowl to others; most people probably won't like the taste.
Lu Zhixia wrote them down one by one. "Okay, I understand. Let's continue eating then, consider this our dinner."
Su Lan picked up her chopsticks and tried a bite of the spiciest dish, which immediately made her choke. She quickly drank some water.
"It's too spicy, really too spicy, I can't eat it."
"Sister Lan, how can you do this? You start by challenging the spiciest food right away. You should eat it gradually so you don't get too spicy."
"No, this one bite is already too spicy for me, but the taste is really good and very refreshing, but I can't handle this much spice."
"Next time I'll make you a bowl of something that's neither spicy nor numbing, just to eat as a dish, that should be pretty good too."
"This stuff is economical and affordable. How much do you plan to sell it for per bag?"
Su Lan is now obsessed with making money; she needs to have money in her hands after leaving her job.
“40 cents a serving, what do you think?” Lu Zhixia said.
Su Lan thought about it and realized that if she happened to be there and wanted to eat it, she could just buy a serving.
"I think it's possible, but how much profit will there be?"
Lu Zhixia counted on her fingers, "First of all, let's talk about this vegetable. It will definitely be more expensive to buy it at the market. But if we buy vegetables from farmers who come to the city to sell, we can buy a bunch for just a few cents."
Su Lan finally understood that the vegetables themselves weren't worth much; the real money was in the glass noodles and tofu skin. By that calculation, she could make a lot of money per serving.
"I suggest you sell them together with fried dough sticks and steamed buns. That way you can make more money, and people should be able to buy them," Gu Lingxiao said, sharing his idea.
Lu Zhixia thought this was a brilliant idea. "Yes, if there's a staple food, more people will probably buy it. I think fried dough sticks are a good choice, but steamed buns can be bought everywhere."
The two looked at each other and inexplicably felt a sense of mutual appreciation.
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