Chapter 165 Upgraded Again
At lunchtime, more and more people came into the store. Most of them were repeat customers who had eaten at Zhao Xiaojing’s pork trotter rice stall, but there were also a few passers-by who were curious about the new store and came in to join in the fun.
Repeat customers are accustomed to Zhao Xiaojing's pricing and know that while it might seem a bit pricey at first glance—pork trotter rice for 30 yuan, braised chicken with mushrooms and rice for 25 yuan, and beef brisket with potatoes and rice for 28 yuan—the cheapest dish, spicy and sour shredded potatoes, is 16 yuan, almost as expensive as the fancy fast-food restaurants in Jiangcheng Mall—these doubts disappear once you've tried them.
After all, the portion is really large, and the ingredients are fresh and taste great.
"Mapo Tofu costs 22?! Baby, can we go eat somewhere else?" A mother carrying her child's schoolbag stood in front of the sign, looked at it again and again, and said to the child who was pulling her trouser leg with a look of seeing a ghost.
The child was obviously reluctant. He stood in the hall, looking at the food in front of others without saying a word and was unwilling to leave.
"Mom will make it for you when we get home! Tofu is two yuan, and minced meat is five yuan at most. We eat comfortably at home, okay?" The mother patted the child's back to coax him, but the child seemed not to hear her and was only staring at the meal of a college student in front of him, his saliva almost flowing out.
Su Yuchen didn't try to persuade them, but continued to collect the plates with a smile. However, the college student in front of him felt really embarrassed by the child's gaze, so he thought about it and started talking to the mother who was about to force the child to leave.
"Auntie, why don't you order the pork trotter rice? I see he's been staring at my pork trotter rice. Pork trotters are expensive these days, not to mention braised ones. Look at my pork trotter rice. I've only eaten half of it, and it's still so full. It's enough for the two of you."
"Really?" The mother took a skeptical look at the college student's plate. She saw the sliced pig's feet on the plate were brown and soft. Under the braised elbow skin was lean meat with distinct fibers. Each slice of meat was cut very thickly, and the portion looked quite large.
"Really!" Another fat student next to him chimed in while eating. "Auntie, don't be fooled by the fact that Mapo Tofu costs 22. I ordered that yesterday. That Mapo Tofu isn't just minced meat and tofu stewed together. The minced meat is actually beef, and the broth is incredibly fragrant. I ate two bowls of rice with just one serving of tofu yesterday!"
Their pork trotter rice is also delicious, and the Kung Pao Chicken I ordered today was also good. I plan to finish all their dishes in one day!
"You'd better be more careful. With your weight, you will gain another ten pounds after eating all the food at her house!" a female classmate next to her complained.
"There's no way out for fat people, right?" the fat student said angrily. "With my height, I can weigh 200 pounds and not be fat! I'm still 20 pounds short."
The students burst into laughter, and the child's mother couldn't help but glance at the fat boy's belly and laugh secretly.
The mother looked at the plates of the people in front of her. They all looked like college students, and their eyes were so clear, so they shouldn’t lie to her, right?
At this moment, Su Yuchen passed by the child's mother with a serving of pork trotter rice and placed it in front of the students at the next table.
A rich fragrance wafted by, and both the mother and the child's stomachs growled at the same time.
After chatting for a few sentences, a few college students had no time to talk anymore and started eating like crazy.
"Sister, please give me another serving of rice and an extra spoonful of soup!" shouted the student who was eating braised chicken with mushrooms next to her.
"Okay." Su Yuchen took the plate and walked towards the kitchen. After a while, he came out with a plate of rice with rich soup. The student took it and started eating it in no time.
Seeing this scene, the mother of the child, who originally thought it was too expensive, and the two people standing nearby who were also observing were also tempted.
"Little girl, give me a portion of their rice, two pairs of chopsticks, and an extra small bowl."
"Beautiful lady, give me some mapo tofu."
"I want some spicy and sour chicken."
"Okay, take a seat first. The orders are here, and the prices are on the blackboard." Su Yuchen wrote down the order, turned around, poured three glasses of water, collected two empty plates, and walked into the kitchen.
"Mapo tofu, spicy and sour chicken offal!" Su Yuchen announced to Zhao Xiaojing as if he was calling out the names of the dishes, while he fished out the pig's feet and cut them. After a while, he brought the pig's feet rice and served it to the mother and son in small bowls.
The child stared at the rice, his eyes beginning to sparkle. When his mother served him the food in a small bowl, he took the bowl and started eating without being told.
"This child..." The mother straightened the child's clothes and saw that he was eating well. Then she scooped up a spoonful of rice mixed with soup and tasted it. It tasted good. She picked up a chopstick of pickled cabbage, then a small piece of meat, and then quickly blended into the atmosphere of the diners around her who were eating in silence.
But no matter how much I ate, I always kept the meat, occasionally giving a piece to the child, and I didn’t touch it much myself...
In the kitchen, Zhao Xiaojing's lips curled up slightly as she listened to Xiaozhi's report.
[Ding, CD action one person, experience value +1]
[Ding, sold ten rice bowls, experience points +1]
[Ding, CD action one person, experience value +1]
[Ding, sold ten rice bowls, experience points +1]
This afternoon, the frequency of broadcasts was higher than yesterday, and Zhao Xiaojing herself felt better than yesterday.
Last night, Zhao Xiaojing studied the fire-making class and the thickening and sauce-making class for thirty hours each, which added up to exactly one hour in reality.
She gained a lot in these sixty hours. Although she only passed the first level in both courses, she felt like she had some inspiration when cooking today, and she had made another step forward compared to yesterday.
Take stir-fried pork liver, for example. Zhao Xiaojing practiced this dish hundreds of times in virtual space, and initially, she encountered numerous failures. Eventually, although she got better and better, the flavor still fell far short of Gu Shanfeng's true master chef's stir-fry.
Therefore, she would always replicate her best performance, remembering the state and approximate time of the explosive performance, and control it according to her memory.
But now that she has initially mastered the heat, she has a general feeling for the stove fire and temperature, and her control ability has become more precise. Based on the fire power and the state of the pork liver, she can know what it will look like when it is fried, and when to turn up the heat and when to turn down the heat.
Maybe it’s because the course is not yet completed, so the performance is not stable every time. Sometimes Zhao Xiaojing cooks very well, and sometimes it always feels like something is missing.
Zhao Xiaojing was thinking and summarizing while cooking, repeatedly wondering what was wrong with the portions that she always felt were lacking something.
Ding~
[After system evaluation, the current chef level is: 17 (beginner, beginner, the maximum level is 100). This upgrade will receive 500 system coins and 3000 cash!]
The system upgrade prompt caught Zhao Xiaojing off guard, and she was delighted again. Very good, the course effect is remarkable, and I will continue to study overtime tonight!
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