Chapter 27
Fang Sanhong officially came to Yueting Self-service
Xiao Yue was completely stunned when he heard this. Seeing that Fang Sanhong was not joking, he quickly waved his hand.
"No need, Sister Sanhong. I'm used to living here. There are so many things in the store, someone has to keep watch, right?"
Before this, Xiao Yue had never expected that she would invite him to live with her.
To be honest, she was very touched.
But after being moved, reason prevailed.
Xiao Yue's refusal was not against his will. The things in the store did need someone to look after them. Besides, both parties needed time to adapt to living together.
How can she have the nerve to do that?
Fang Sanhong felt a little regretful: "But this room is too small and too crowded. It's really unfair to you."
Last time she occupied the bed and made Xiao Yue sleep on the table, she has been worried about it ever since.
"How can I feel wronged!" Xiao Yue didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and felt warm in her heart: "Don't worry, I won't treat myself badly. I might as well save more money now and buy a big house in the future so that you can move in and live with me!"
After these words were spoken, Fang Sanhong finally gave up the idea completely.
"Well, I won't force you. It's getting late, so I'll leave first. I'll come over to help you tomorrow morning. If you have any work to do, just leave it to me!"
"good!"
Xiao Yue responded and finally saw Fang Sanhong out.
This small alley connects to many roads and is closer to Fang Sanhong's new home than the long and straight avenue of West Street.
After watching her leave, Xiao Yue returned to the house, locked the door, and went to his room.
Upon closer inspection, it is indeed a bit small.
The room can be seen at the end. Opposite is the bed for sleeping, and next to it is a table with broken legs and stones on it.
Not to mention a wardrobe, there isn't even a rack to put clothes on.
These days, Xiao Yue's clothes and jewelry were neatly folded and stored in a large box in the corner.
If others saw her like this, they would indeed think that she was living a miserable life.
But Xiao Yue didn't feel anything at all. She didn't think there was anything wrong with living here. She felt like she had a fulfilling day as soon as she closed her eyes and opened them again. She slept soundly every night.
What could this mean?
This is Xiao Yue’s current requirement for accommodation. The rest of his time is spent on managing the store and preparing food and drinks.
It’s not that she doesn’t have material needs. She spends money and points as needed and saves the rest.
For Xiao Yue, now is indeed the time to save money. Not to mention being able to buy a house in the future, even the recent breakfast reforms that are likely to take place in self-service restaurants will require real money.
It is best to keep the residence as it is.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yue went to the box in the corner and found the leftover fabric from making an apron.
She took the cloth to the table, spread it flat, cut it with scissors, found the needle and thread and started sewing...
After a while, an apron exactly the same as the one Xiao Yue wore every day appeared in his hand.
Xiao Yue picked it up and looked around, frowned and thought for a while, then went to the kitchen to find his own one.
The candlelight flickered and the silver needle flipped.
Xiao Yue modified the two aprons and embroidered a palm-sized crescent moon on the chest of the aprons with black thread.
There is a "月" character embroidered above the crescent moon, and the corresponding "汀" character below is slightly smaller.
Until both lines were completed, Xiao Yue just admired them.
It was late, but she was not sleepy at all. She remembered that Fang Sanhong was coming tomorrow, so she went to the kitchen early to check and make up for any omissions.
Ingredients that are in short supply are replenished, ingredients that are in excess are moved around, and all the prepared dishes that will be used tomorrow are stuffed into the freezer.
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The next day.
The temperature in the air was higher than yesterday. Xiao Yue could not feel the coolness of the early morning. After washing up, he took the parasol and went out.
If you wait until after cooking to put this thing out, the tables, chairs and benches will get burned by the sun.
"Xiao Yue!"
Just as Xiao Yue was struggling to move out the second parasol, a familiar voice came from the alley.
Xiao Yue breathed lightly and looked up, seeing Fang Sanhong walking towards him.
"Sister Sanhong."
Xiao Yue wiped the sweat off her face and saw Fang Sanhong rolling up his sleeves and walking quickly towards her, and helped her open the umbrella.
Having an extra pair of hands to help makes things much easier than just one person.
There were five parasols in total, and they both took them out together.
After putting everything away, Xiao Yue stood beside the table to take a rest.
Parasols are indeed heavy. After all, if they stand alone, they must have a certain weight to ensure that they are not blown away by the wind or knocked over by passers-by.
"I knocked on the back door just now but didn't hear you, so I came around to take a look." Fang Sanhong was the first to calm down and looked around: "What are these umbrellas?"
Xiao Yue's heartbeat calmed down a bit, and he explained, "It's a specially made umbrella. The weather is getting hotter, so I put it up to protect customers."
Fang Sanhong couldn't help but be surprised. She had seen large umbrellas before, but this was the first time she had felt such a heat-insulating and cool umbrella.
If you sit down and eat, it would feel so comfortable that I’m afraid all the guests passing by would want to come in and take shelter from the cool air!
Fang Sanhong thought it was a good idea, and after a good rest, she took the initiative to ask, "Should the store be busy?"
With so many dishes, I must start preparing them early in the morning.
"It's time to get busy, but there's no rush." Xiao Yue heard her urgency, smiled and led the way back to the kitchen.
It was still early, so Xiao Yue naturally had to introduce the tools that the other party would inevitably come into contact with.
Fang Sanhong has already seen dishwashers and steamers, and there are also ovens, water dispensers, heat preservation tanks, and freezers that need to be introduced...
After the introduction, Xiao Yue earnestly instructed: "Sister Sanhong, leave the food in the store to me. From now on, I will need your help in handling the ingredients. After the store opens, keep an eye on the amount of food outside and add the prepared food in time..."
After confirming that Fang Sanhong would come to help, Xiao Yue naturally would not be polite to her and explained clearly everything that needed to be dealt with.
The busiest time is during the peak hours when the store is open. There are many people entering and the dishes are sold out quickly. Sometimes we have to go back to add more money halfway through collecting the money, thus forcing the customers at the door to wait.
Now that there are two of us, this problem can be solved perfectly.
Fang Sanhong listened to her with a frown on her face the whole time, nodding her head to remember every word.
Not to mention the high monthly salary, she has recognized Xiao Yue as her sister, so she cannot be careless.
After saying that, Xiao Yue thought for a while and had nothing to add for the time being, so he said, "Then wait for Sister Sanhong to get used to it for two days, and then we'll start the breakfast series... By the way, this is for you!"
This turn of events stopped Fang Sanhong's surprise at the word "breakfast". She then took out two pieces of cloth from the shelf at the back.
When I unfolded it, I saw that it was an apron with delicate and special patterns and the word "Yueting" embroidered on the chest.
"Sister Sanhong, this is yours. Let's not get our clothes dirty." Xiao Yue handed over one with a smile and put on his own at the same time.
Fang Sanhong felt touched. She took it in her hand, looked at it once, put it on her head, tied the rope behind her, and looked at her solemnly.
"So shall we start preparing now?"
"certainly!"
It was getting late, so Xiao Yue didn't delay any longer and started to prepare the white rice and steamed buns himself, while Fang Sanhong was left to wash the vegetables.
Sure enough, she must know some cooking skills and is adept at doing these things.
If there was any need for reminder, Xiao Yue would remind them. After the rice and steamed buns were ready, she took over the prepared dishes and started making the first dish.
This way, we save a lot of time compared to before!
Fang Sanhong was very agile and quick, and she processed all the ingredients one by one in no time.
Normally, Xiao Yue would have only finished half of the dish, but now he is already cooking the third to last dish:
This is the garlic enoki mushrooms that many customers love. You just need to spread the garlic sauce on it and put it in the steamer.
"These things..." Fang Sanhong had only heard of them before, but after seeing their functions and uses, she was amazed: "It's amazing. With them, Yueting Self-service will definitely get better and better!"
"Thank you for your good wishes, Sister Sanhong." Xiao Yue gladly accepted this and walked to the refrigerator to take out new ingredients.
She didn't cook any new dishes yesterday. She wanted to take a day or two to rest and prepare some breakfast in advance.
I didn't expect Fang Sanhong to handle it so quickly. I joined Yueting Self-service today.
Now that Xiao Yue has someone to help him, he can naturally continue to create new dishes.
The dish we are going to change today is crispy duck with taro paste.
It is the same as the original cold-mixed boneless chicken feet, or even more complicated. Xiao Yue's hands are almost numb from making it these days.
So for the sake of her own fingers, she decided to replace it and let it accompany the cold-boiled boneless chicken feet.
This is a meat dish, so the new dish naturally has to be topped with meat.
Xiao Yue decided to make a dish that smelled overbearing and tasted delicious - cumin lamb.
The most selected mutton is the hind leg meat. After removing the bones, the meat is cut into small pieces for marination.
Salt, sugar, soy sauce, rice wine and pepper, a few simple seasonings can suppress the mutton's mutton smell.
Xiao Yue mixed it evenly, added soy sauce to adjust the color, and finally sprinkled starch on it and drizzled a layer of oil on it.
During the pickling process, Fang Sanhong washed the side dishes for this dish, which were only onions, ginger, garlic, and coriander. She also washed the green and red peppers needed for the next dish.
Xiao Yue took it and placed it on the chopping board. He turned his wrist and a "clacking" sound was made when the blade touched the chopping board.
After a while, the side dishes were cut.
Fang Sanhong's eyes were filled with admiration. Now that she had nothing to do for the time being, she naturally watched her cook.
But when Fang Sanhong saw the big pot full of mutton, she almost couldn't help but exclaim. When she came to her senses, she smelled the fragrant smell of sautéed onions, ginger and garlic.
Xiao Yue had no idea of her shock. He fried the onions, ginger and garlic until fragrant, then poured the mutton into the pot.
Fresh meat has a high water content, so lamb needs to be stir-fried slowly until it changes from bright red to the color of cooked meat. Then, you can drizzle a circle of rice wine on it to remove the fishy smell and enhance the flavor.
At this time, the whole house was filled with the aroma of mutton, but it was not enough.
Xiao Yue then added soy sauce and dark soy sauce to add flavor and color, stir-fried it evenly, then sprinkled the prepared chili powder on it, as well as the soul cumin.
Not only cumin powder but also cumin seeds are prepared.
Xiao Yue used a spatula to stir them all, and as the oil sizzled, it was wrapped around the pieces of mutton.
For a moment, the fragrance overwhelmed all the food aromas in the kitchen.
Fang Sanhong saw Xiao Yue move his hands and put sesame seeds and coriander into the pot again. Finally, she couldn't help swallowing the saliva that was about to flow out.
This smells so good!
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