Chapter 14 Dad steals food every day
As soon as Zhao Xiaojing arrived at the stall, several parents gathered around her.
"Girl, girl, you're here! I set up my stall early today just to eat your fried skewers!"
"Boss, you are not active at work. We parents are waiting for you here!"
"Yes, Boss. I came to pick up the kids half an hour early on an empty stomach just for you!"
"Boss, are you having fried bananas today? I'm dying for that!"
"Beautiful girl, besides setting up your stall here right now, are you setting up somewhere else tonight? Let us know, I'd like to get some fried skewers for a midnight snack too!"
"Yeah yeah!"
The waiting parents were talking to each other. Zhao Xiaojing looked at so many mouths talking at the same time, smiling at a loss, her social energy almost exhausted.
"Stop chatting, stop chatting, don't disturb the boss at work! If we wait any longer, the students will come out and we won't be able to eat!"
Another parent spoke, and the people around him reacted immediately. They stopped trying to chat and just urged Zhao Xiaojing to set up the stall quickly.
Zhao Xiaojing was doubting her life because of the pressure from this group of people, but she unconsciously started moving her hands and feet, and set up the stall in half the time of usual time.
But what's going on? Why do I feel like I'm being dominated?
"Huh? Are there new varieties today?"
"Is that all? Where's my fried banana? Where's my big fried banana?"
"Wow, I love eating big chicken legs! The previous chicken legs were too small and I couldn't chew them enough!"
"Boss, how do you sell this?"
"A skewer of chicken legs is 11 yuan, duck legs are 12 yuan, and chicken racks are 5 yuan. The rest are still the original price, vegetarian ones are 1 yuan, and meat ones are 3 yuan." Zhao Xiaojing answered while heating the oil.
"It's not cheap. The price has increased."
“The variety has also decreased. Although my favorite fried tenderloin is still there, my fried pork belly is gone.”
"Most of the fried skewers are gone. The boss's business is booming, so he must have become more discerning!"
"I think it's okay. Such a big chicken drumstick is only three dollars more than the small one before! This fried chicken rack is not small either, and it's only five dollars each."
"Give me a duck leg and 10 skewers of fried pork tenderloin!" Ignoring the hesitant voices of the people around him, Li Donglai placed the order first.
His foodie nature told him that the duck leg looked very fresh, the cuts on it were neat, and the seasoning was evenly applied. It must be delicious!
"Okay, 45 yuan."
"Okay, let's add some spicy dipping sauce."
"You can add spicy food, but the dipping sauce for the duck legs is separate. It uses a slightly sweet honey sauce. It tastes sweet and spicy, but not too sweet. Is that okay?"
"Well...it's okay!" Li Donglai hesitated for a moment, but decided to give it a try.
His hesitation stemmed from having eaten honey duck before, with his boss at a high-end business bureau. He couldn't handle it after one bite; it was so cloyingly sweet! He managed to swallow that one bite with some tea, and since then, he's avoided duck with rich sauces at dinner parties.
But he'd had the fried chicken drumsticks from this roadside stall before; they were so fragrant, so the fried duck legs, also fried in oil, shouldn't be any better, right? It's only about 12 yuan, so if it doesn't taste good, he'll just skip it next time. But if it's good, it's definitely worth it, especially for such a big duck leg!
"Girl, give me a duck leg too! It goes perfectly with my porridge."
"Boss, 10 skewers each of potatoes, lotus roots, and pork tenderloin, and I want them spicy."
"I'm just like him."
"Then I'll have two chicken racks."
Most of the parents placed their orders one after another, but a small number of them just stood aside and watched when they saw that the skewers they wanted were not available.
The small fried skewers came out of the pot first, and after they were packed up, it took a while before Li Donglai and Li Zhi’s fried duck legs came out of the pot.
Zhao Xiaojing took out the duck legs and placed them in another mixing plate, then brushed a thin layer of sauce on them with a brush.
This sauce is a unique honey sauce for fried duck legs, with a little honey added to it.
After brushing, sprinkle with a mixture of cumin, chili powder and other seasonings to enrich the taste.
Two bright red fried duck legs are ready.
Li Dong came to see it and his mouth was watering. No matter whether it tasted good or not, the appearance was really tempting!
Li Donglai and porridge stall owner Li Zhi each took a duck leg, and without caring about the skewers stuck on it, they directly picked up the takeaway bag and started eating.
After taking a bite, the two of them looked at each other slowly, then buried their heads and started chewing at the same time.
Is this a duck leg? This is simply the light of ordinary life!
Li Donglai, who had eaten honey duck before, was almost in tears. He almost got cheated by an unscrupulous high-end restaurant and missed the chance to eat at a top-notch roadside stall!
The duck leg skin is fried to a crispy and fragrant aroma, and after being brushed with a layer of slightly sweet honey, the taste becomes very rich. It is said that the highest praise for desserts is that they are very sweet, and this duck leg is the same!
Its sweetness is negligible, not cloying. You can taste the spiciness of the chili peppers, the graininess of the cumin, and the aroma of some unknown seasoning. Finally, add in the subtle sweetness that has completely melted into the crispy crust. The distinct layers blend together beautifully, creating a perfect match!
"This honey sauce is absolutely amazing! I've never felt meat and sweetness go so well together!"
"Me too!"
Li Donglai was not afraid of the heat and ate quickly. After finishing the duck legs, he ate the pork tenderloin and chatted with Li Zhi next to him.
Li Zhi endured the heat and chewed it carefully while responding vaguely.
"It's delicious. I think I'm still short of something. Can I order some more?"
"Brother, you haven't finished eating the tenderloin yet!"
"That's not a matter of a few bites. Boss, give me three more duck legs, four chicken legs! Ten chicken racks!" Li Donglai shouted at the top of his voice.
"OK!"
"So much! Can you finish it?" Li Zhi looked up in shock from gnawing on the duck leg and asked Li Donglai.
"I'm taking care of it for my son and his wife! My son will be out of school soon."
"Let me tell you, my wife suspected I was hooking up with some parent who was picking up their son. She said there must be something fishy going on with me being so proactive in picking up my son every day!"
"Poof!" Li Zhi couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"I wanted to show off, explaining that I had a change of heart and felt I should take good care of my son and her and let her rest. But she didn't believe me at all and said she was going to investigate me! Then my son came out and said there was a fried skewers place right outside his school that was really delicious, and his dad went there every day to eat secretly. My wife immediately believed me! I really am... am I such a foodie?!"
"Hahahahaha, are you not aware of it?"
"Brother, you are also a talent!"
Li Donglai spoke in a loud voice, and the parents around him listened with great interest and took the initiative to interrupt.
"My wife even said that even shit I eat smells delicious! I'm going to pack some up tonight so she can taste it and see if there's shit in the world that smells this good!"
Everyone burst out laughing again.
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