Chapter 21: Boxed lunches bring back repeat customers
A young man came to Shen Qingyue's stall and asked, "What is this?"
Shen Qingyue said, "Boxed lunch, fifty cents a portion, you can choose three dishes of your choice, and the staple food is either a multi-grain steamed bun or multi-grain rice!"
Shen Qingyue said, "There are also potato shredded rolls for 30 cents each, all freshly made."
Chen Mei's heart was pounding beside her, and when she arrived at the county, she was so nervous that she couldn't speak.
Fortunately, Shen Qingyue is here.
Chen Mei stood there awkwardly.
The man asked, "How much for the dishes alone? I'll go back to the cafeteria to get some white rice."
Shen Qingyue said: "If you don't bring staple food, it's 40 cents!"
The man didn't care when he heard it and said, "Okay, I want this tofu, the eggplant with sauce, and the chicken stewed with potatoes."
Shen Qingyue skillfully scooped food for him.
Before leaving, the man also bought a potato wrap.
Chen Mei was making the wraps. She asked quietly, "Do you want it spicy?"
The man said, "Yes, more spicy."
Shen Mei spoke a little nervously, but worked very efficiently.
Open a pancake and spread it directly on the oil paper. Brush it with the cooked sauce and dip it in a little more oil for a more fragrant taste. Spread a layer of shredded potatoes on it, and finally put the village’s special roasted peppers on it. Spread another layer of cooked sauce on it and successfully roll it into a small quilt shape. Wrap it in the oil paper!
It smells good.
The man gave the money, took the things and left.
After everyone left, Shen Mei looked at Shen Qingyue excitedly. Someone really bought it.
Shen Qingyue gave Shen Mei a soothing look, then started to get busy again.
The two of them later sold seven or eight more boxed lunches.
They have a lot of variety, unlike other stalls that are quite bland. They have so many items that people who come here to look will always buy something.
The man just now bought a dish and a pancake and went back to the cafeteria. He ordered six ounces of rice, looked around, and finally found a table: "Save a seat for me!"
Then the other person looked at him and moved his butt slightly.
He was sitting in his factory, and the men and women around him were all his colleagues.
"Didn't you say you wouldn't eat here?"
"I went out and bought some vegetables from a new stall right at the gate. Everyone, come and try it." His partner Fang Fang poured the vegetables from the plastic bag into the rice plate, along with a burrito.
People around him said, "One person's food feeds the whole family." He even went out to eat when there was free food in the cafeteria. Only an unmarried young man would do that!
They had already had enough of the food in the cafeteria.
State-owned factories are known for their generous use of oil in their cooking. Every dish is poured over the rice, making it greasy. Especially when you are eating the last bite of a meal, you really can't finish it without some concentration, it's like digging rice into greasy food.
Other people's cafeterias are not as good as theirs, so if you want to eat out, go out. Going to a restaurant is a bit of a luxury, and the noodle stalls outside are not very tasty!
The factory manager, for example, doesn't like to eat in the cafeteria and always brings his own food. But many of the people in his group have dual jobs, so he lets them eat in the cafeteria.
I became interested when I saw the lunch boxes outside today.
One of the mechanics took half of the untouched Four Happiness Meatballs and gave it to him, saying, "Let me have some tofu." This was considered an exchange.
The Four Happiness Meatballs dish costs two meal tickets and is considered a big dish. Newcomers love this dish, but after eating it for a long time, no matter how much they love it, they will feel confused when they see it.
Others said, "I'll trade the braised pork for this eggplant."
"I'll trade it for some pork slices!"
Everyone kept giving him the expensive dishes.
The man was so amused that he said, "Hey, hey, hey, please be more polite and leave a bite for me." Thanks to his words, everyone didn't scoop up all the vegetables he bought from outside.
The man who had eaten the Mapo Tofu took a bite and quickly scooped up two spoonfuls of rice to eat. The smooth and spicy taste was even more delicate than the egg custard. Now he couldn't sit still: "Hey, where did you buy it just now? How much did it cost?"
"There's a new box lunch place right next to the door. I saw it right away. The box lunch is 50 cents. I didn't order any main course, so I just ordered three dishes for 40 cents!"
After finishing their eggplant sauce, the others stood up. The two of them looked at each other and said, "We're thinking the same thing!"
The eggplant sauce is very fragrant, and it is clearly a rice thief. It tastes very satisfying. It is not as greasy as the one in the cafeteria.
The others initially thought they were exaggerating, but after a few bites, they quickly stopped eating: "Bring me some food!"
"Oh my god, I should have just bought rice. The canteen chef poured oil on the rice. How can they say the oil is free?"
The young man saw that everyone was scrambling to eat, so he tried to eat too. But as soon as he started eating, he regretted that he should not have exchanged for something from the cafeteria.
The others were not only eating his food, but were also staring at his burrito. With the lesson learned just now, the man immediately grabbed the burrito in his hands and took a big bite.
I was even more surprised after taking a bite. The crispy potato shreds, delicious sauce and spicy roasted peppers were really delicious.
"Hey, give me a bite."
The man acted as if he didn't hear anything and wolfed down the food.
The two people just now looked at each other and decided to buy it.
Just as they were about to leave, the people at the other table got anxious and quickly called them back, saying, "Well, buy some more food and we'll split the bill."
The main purpose is to let them buy all the dishes and try out which ones are the best. Then they will know what to buy next time.
"Okay." The two of them went out with the expectations of everyone at the table.
Ouch, the man almost choked to death after swallowing the last bite. This burrito is really delicious. But he is a grown man and he can’t be full with just one burrito!
The person next to him who only grabbed the chicken was a little happy, but when he picked it up, he found something wrong: "This is a chicken skeleton, not chicken meat." His mother had bought it before. It was very cheap and was used to make chicken soup and tofu skewers.
But after eating it, I started thinking: "How come the chicken bones taste better than the chicken itself? It's really weird!"
Their steel mill was a large factory, with tables packed in front and behind. Their table was bustling with activity, and some people nearby, curious, also went out to get some food.
Mainly I want to try whether this dish is really delicious.
After a while, the person who bought groceries came back with four plastic bags, in which the cold dishes were placed separately to prevent them from mixing with other foods.
The person who went out bought two more wraps and brought back all eight dishes, returning home with a full load.
The person who left said excitedly, "Wow, this is really cheap! In a restaurant outside, stir-fries cost at least one yuan each. We bought so much for just two yuan. If we divide it among everyone present, each person will only get two or three cents worth of food."
Put the dishes in the middle for everyone to eat.
The mapo tofu is delicious, the eggplant with sauce is delicious, the liver tips are delicious, and the cold dishes are delicious...
I wanted to pick out the best ones so I could buy more next time. But the more I bought, the harder it became to choose. All of these dishes were delicious.
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