Fortunately, I brought all the kitchen utensils and seasonings that my family gave me.
Liu Ben took the rice cooker pot and walked to the cabinet, put two spoonfuls of rice into it, rinsed the rice with a faucet and a sink on the counter, poured an appropriate amount of water, put it back into the rice cooker, and set it to fast cooking.
Then Liu Ben used the health pot to cook some kelp. He didn't have any other ingredients, so he would add some water shield later. He would just mix the two things together and cook them, and then add some salt when serving.
There are dishes and rice, and it would be better to have some meat. Liu Ben walked to the door and looked around. There was only a snack shop nearby, and there was a braised food shop not far away opposite.
When Liu Ben came back with the braised food, he saw an old man in the store.
"Young man, how much is this rice per pound?
The old man who was looking closely at Wushuang Mi looked up and asked.
Liu Ben pointed at the sign and said, "100 yuan per pound."
"Tsk, that's too expensive." Of course, the old man also saw the price tag, and he just wanted to ask whether the price was exaggerated and inflated, and whether the actual price was lower.
Most people who came in and saw the price would leave in a hurry, but the old man stayed here to ask because he was attracted by the appearance of this Wushuang rice that he had never heard of. When he got closer, he could smell the fragrance of rice, which would definitely be more fragrant when cooked.
Although I really want to buy some to try, 100 yuan per pound is still too expensive. The old man is not short of money, but he is a little hesitant about eating something he has never eaten before.
What if the rice smells good but doesn't taste good? Wouldn't that be a waste of money?
"Your store just opened and there's no promotion?" The old man stood up and started chatting with Liu Ben without saying whether to buy or not.
Liu Ben hadn't thought of this. He had no experience and didn't know how other stores did it.
Liu Ben thought about it and said reluctantly, "Then I'll give you an 8% discount?"
Old man: ...Then it will be two dollars cheaper per pound?
Old man: “Are you open today?”
Liu Ben: "My friend came to buy one order."
The old man said: "Look, this isn't working. The discount isn't strong enough. How can you make money just by buying from friends?"
Liu Ben: "Not bad, he bought 400 kilograms."
Old man: ...Turns out he’s a rich friend.
If someone buys so much at one time, he must be either a shill or someone who has really tasted this rice and thinks it is particularly good.
Is that really the case? How delicious does rice have to be for people to accept such a high price?
The old man wanted to say something, but at this time Liu Ben opened the health pot and put a handful of water shield in it. Immediately, the unique tea aroma of water shield came out.
The old man couldn't help but sniff and asked hurriedly, "What are you cooking, young man?"
"This dish is given to me by a friend." Liu Ben stirred the dish with a spoon. Water shield is delicious when eaten raw, and now it just needs to be blanched.
The old man came closer to him and asked: "You haven't had lunch yet?"
"Yeah, just make something." Liu Ben sprinkled some more salt and turned off the power.
Taking out a large bowl, Liu Ben poured all the vegetables in the health pot into the bowl, then put the braised dishes on a separate plate and brought them all to the table.
The last step was to add the rice. Liu Ben pressed the button of the rice cooker, and the lid popped open. The aroma of the squeezed rice rushed out violently, quickly competing with the aroma of the water shield.
"Oh, it's been a long time since I smelled such delicious rice," the old man sighed, his hands behind his back. "It seems like when I was very young, I went to my uncle's house for the autumn harvest. The newly harvested rice was threshed and eaten as the first meal. That's when it smelled so delicious."
Liu Ben quickly poured himself a bowl of rice. Listening to the old man's words, he casually said, "How about you have some too?"
"Okay." The old man agreed happily.
Liu Ben: ...
Logically speaking, since they didn't know each other well, he just wanted to be polite, so why did the other party agree?
"I don't eat much, just give me some to try. Young man, if your rice is really delicious, I will help you introduce a buyer." The old man could see at a glance that Liu Ben was unhappy, but he didn't get angry and laughed.
"Haha, please sit down first." Liu Ben laughed awkwardly for a while, took another bowl and filled half of it for the old man. From what he said, he might have just finished his meal and it would be a waste if he couldn't finish it.
The two of them sat at the table and each had a bowl of soup.
This soup has no extra seasoning, retaining the original flavor of the ingredients. The water shield is fragrant, sweet, and smooth, as if it had just been picked from the pond, fresh and crisp, with a taste and texture that is rarely seen.
"This dish... is delicious!" The old man was very surprised. He had never eaten a dish like this that smelled like tea and tasted like lotus. It also had a hint of sweetness. It was simply exquisite.
Seeing the kelp still cooking in the soup, the old man felt a little sorry: "Such a fresh and delicious dish, how could you cook it with something like kelp?"
"It's suitable." Liu Ben said while drinking soup.
"How can it be suitable..." The old man didn't take it seriously. He picked up a piece of kelp and ate it while speaking, and then he stopped talking.
This kelp… is absolutely amazing! It's a plain, unpretentious vegetarian dish, and it should be bland, but it actually has a fish-like, tender flavor. The texture inside is silky, sweet, and juicy.
Therefore, the kelp in the sea water is actually very compatible with the water shield grown in freshwater, as if they were born to be a dish!
In this inconspicuous little shop, there is actually someone who knows so much about cooking!
The old man looked at Liu Ben with a different look in his eyes.
If Liu Ben knew what he was thinking, he would definitely be a little embarrassed. He really couldn't cook at all, and the fact that he cooked together was purely because he was lazy. As for whether they were suitable, it was of course because the two were born together. They couldn't be more suitable, right?
The old man was stunned. This gourmet who had traveled thousands of miles and tasted all kinds of Chinese cuisine over the past few decades was actually shocked by a simple boiled dish today.
"Why does this kelp taste like this?!" The old man looked at Liu Ben hurriedly: "I was a fisherman when I was young, and I have never eaten kelp like this!"
"Well, my friend works in a research institute. This is their research secret, so I don't know much about it. Anyway, the output is quite small." Liu Ben evaded the question.
"Then..." The old man subconsciously wanted to buy it, but felt it was abrupt.
Such a good thing is not available anywhere else and the production is very small. It must be a rare treasure and cannot be bought casually.
"When their production increases, I'll definitely sell it in my shop," Liu Ben said while eating. "You should try my rice first."
The old man who just thought that these exquisite kelp and water shield were rare treasures that could not be bought casually: ...
With mixed feelings, the old man picked up the bowl and carefully put a mouthful of rice into his mouth.
A boss who can eat such delicious food must also sell ordinary rice.
As expected, the moment he took a bite of the rice, the old man knew he wasn't disappointed. Even before he chewed, the rich, pure aroma of rice from the paddy fields emanated, giving him a thrill. He bit into it, and it had the perfect texture, neither too soft nor too hard. It was round, fragrant, and plump. The heat enveloped the sweet aroma of the ground rice grains, giving him an instant, inexplicable feeling of happiness.
It was like a sunny summer afternoon in my childhood, running with friends in the fields of harvest. The sky was golden, the ground was golden, and even the innocent smiles of my friends seemed to be tinged with gold...
"What's wrong?" Liu Ben's surprised voice sounded, and the old man suddenly woke up and found that there was a hint of moisture in the corner of his eyes.
"Hey, it's okay," the old man quickly wiped away the traces and joked to himself nonchalantly: "When you get older, it's easy to recall the past."
"Let me fill you another bowl," Liu Ben took the old man's empty bowl, walked to the rice cooker and filled it up for him. He asked understandingly, "I heard my grandfather say that in the past, when times were bad, you cried while eating. You must have experienced famine in the past, right?"
Old Man: ...
"My grandma said that at that time, there were people everywhere who had no food to eat and could only eat tree bark!" Liu Ben handed the bowl back to the old man and sighed.
"It's not a big meal, I just need to take a little to try it." The old man took it silently and continued to eat. The melancholy atmosphere was completely destroyed by Liu Ben's words.
The old man restrained himself and stopped eating after finishing two bowls of rice. Although he felt that he could still eat, he was old after all and paid attention to health preservation. It was already too much for him to go out for a walk after lunch and have another meal. If he wanted to eat more, his wife might punish him by making him eat porridge and side dishes for a few days.
The old man looked at the dish that had been eaten and thought: If he could eat porridge and side dishes like this, he would never get tired of it for the rest of his life.
"Young man, if you start selling this vegetable, you must tell me." The old man took out his mobile phone and wanted to add Liu Ben's WeChat.
"Okay, I'll add you. My name is Liu Ben, the 'Ben' on the sign. What's your last name, sir?" Liu Ben asked while operating his phone.
"It doesn't matter if my surname is Yu, you can just call me Uncle Yu." Uncle Yu and Liu Ben added each other on WeChat.
Having tasted the deliciousness of the rice, Uncle Yu willingly bought five kilograms. If he hadn't been unable to carry it, he would have bought even more. Liu Ben also gave him a 2% discount as agreed, saving him 10 yuan.
Uncle Yu left in silence, but he had made up his mind to introduce some more business to Liu Ben.
After lunch, Liu Ben cleared the table and then thought while washing the dishes.
Although he knew how good Wushuang rice was, people who had never tried it and only bought it based on its appearance might have thought it was quite small.
This morning and at noon, I only placed two orders, one from You Ying and the other from Yu Bo. Both of them bought the products after tasting them, which just proves my point.
Liu Ben quickly washed the kitchen utensils and walked around the store.
In fact, the previous tenant of this store was originally a food business. There were shelves on one side and tables and chairs on the other side, so people could eat here. But Liu Ben was a novice who couldn't cook no matter which world he was in, so he didn't consider opening a small restaurant here at the beginning.
And although there are tables and chairs in this shop, the boss only makes desserts. This street does not allow strong smoke, so dishes with a lot of oil cannot be made.
Liu Ben waited again, but indeed no one came in the afternoon.
After another round, Liu Ben finally made up his mind to keep it simple.
He returned to the counter, took out a price tag, quickly wrote a few words on it, and then casually stuck it next to the Wushuang rice counter.
"Wushuang Rice: 50 yuan per bowl (2 taels)"
The author has something to say:
Passerby: 50 for a bowl of rice, let’s go.
Liu Ben: Huh? Tasting is useless.
Thank you to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution for me~
Autumn Rain Night Talk irrigated 10 bottles of Sprite (≧w≦*)
Picking the vetch irrigated a bottle of Coke＼(^▽^)／
Haimi poured a bottle of Fanta (=^v^=)
I don’t buy Nanbei irrigation often, so I bought a bottle of fruit pulp orange (*^_^*)
Thank you very much for your support. I will continue to work hard!
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