Chapter 42
I'm bringing my whole family here to eat tomorrow, and there won't be any leftovers!
The long tables and benches at Yueting Buffet were filled with customers as usual, and one could even see owners of other shops coming over to have a bowl of rice noodles.
Sometimes Xiao Yue would see them greeting him shyly, then just concentrate on eating, looking very happy.
It was the same this morning, except that when lunch was being prepared, many customers found it was served fifteen minutes earlier, and they were surprised.
Until Xiao Yue had arranged the lunch dishes, he pushed out a cart again and placed the hollow bamboo tubes on it on each table one by one.
There were already customers queuing outside the door. Seeing this, he couldn't help but become puzzled and subconsciously asked the customers in the store.
"What is that?"
The breakfast had already been sold out, but there were always a few customers who ate slowly and stayed behind. These were the ones who could see Xiao Yue cooking most directly.
But today, after lunch, a few people came out, and they also found these things strange.
Just as I was thinking about it, an old man holding rice noodles twitched his nose, said in surprise, "It smells good, it tastes like chicken soup", and ran into the store.
Seeing this, the people in the queue were confused and could only ask Fang Sanhong at the door.
Fang Sanhong smiled faintly as she recalled last night, keeping a calm expression and speaking calmly.
"Everyone, please be patient. Today we have a new series of snacks called 'Bobo Chicken' and two new types of drinking water. Xiaoyue is working on them right now!"
In the kitchen.
Xiao Yue was opening the lid of a large iron bucket, which contained chicken soup that had been simmered on low heat for nearly an hour and then cooled naturally.
At this moment, the chicken soup is rich in flavor and bright in color, and the chicken is so soft and boneless that it melts in your mouth.
Xiao Yue took a deep breath and turned back to cook the chicken feet, chicken wings, etc. Then she heard a "wow" sound coming from the door. It was the customers who thought she had finished cooking and came back.
At this moment, as soon as they came in, they saw a pile of bamboo sticks. Although they were used to Xiao Yue cooking seriously and usually didn't disturb her, this was too shocking.
“So many bamboo sticks!”
"You've put on so many ingredients, and you're adding new dishes today?"
"Why is that big ceramic basin filled with red oil?"
Xiao Yue smiled without saying anything and continued to prepare the vegetarian dishes.
This step was much simpler than cutting the vegetables and threading them through the skewers yesterday. Everything was cooked in just a quarter of an hour and placed one by one in the large flat ceramic bowl filled with red oil and sesame seeds.
The guests who were watching then discovered that there were more than one ceramic basin, but ten in total, almost filling up the medium-sized kitchen!
If seeing so much red oil and spicy soup is shocking, then the next moment, when it is filled with bamboo skewers full of ingredients, it is enough to call out to God.
Outside the door, there are still about three minutes before entering the store.
Everyone was a little impatient and was repeatedly discussing what "Bobo Chicken" was. Is it some kind of delicious chicken?
The next moment, they saw several figures coming out of the store. They were the people who were watching the cooking, looking dazed.
Just when everyone was puzzled, Xiao Yue, wearing an apron, appeared with a large basin of something in her hand, which she placed on the long cart that had been pushed out earlier.
I saw that it was a blue and white basin with densely packed thin sticks on the edge of the basin. I could only vaguely see a red area inside, but I couldn't tell what it was exactly.
Then Xiao Yue turned around and brought out another basin. Fang Sanhong also went in to help.
So as everyone's mouths opened wider and wider, the two of them went back and forth several times, and the ceramic basins had already filled the cart surface.
Afterwards, Xiao Yue and Fang Sanhong entered the store again. The former pushed out a small shelf filled with palm-sized wine jars; the latter pushed out a familiar-looking water dispenser.
That’s not all. Xiao Yue then pushed out a big bucket filled with ice cubes!
Now everyone couldn't help it and became agitated.
"ice?!"
“Can this thing be self-service?”
"Oh my god, I can't help but think how delicious it would be if added to sour plum soup!"
"Ice is so expensive..."
The summer in Liuyun City is not something that ordinary people can endure. Only those with a little spare money can afford small ice storages, and some shops even make ice water, ice plums, etc. for sale.
But the price... a glass of ice water is two hundred and sixty yuan, and ice plums are five hundred copper coins and above.
Even the Su family, the richest family in the city, can only satisfy their cravings occasionally.
But what they saw now was ice cubes appearing on Yueting Buffet!
There is no need to explain the nature of this store, so what it means is that the ice cubes here can be used and eaten as you like!
Xiao Yue already knew from his memory that ice was extremely expensive in summer.
What a pity, who gave her the golden finger? Who told her to exchange the ice machine?
Xiao Yue looked at the corner of the new series that had been laid out, then turned around and announced with satisfaction.
"A new series of flavored snacks has been launched. 'Bobo Chicken' has been added to the lunch buffet. There are also beer and cola for everyone to choose from... By the way, it tastes better with ice cubes!"
It's noon and Yueting Buffet is officially open for business.
Su Xiaoxiao and Cheng Min, Zhao Liang and Liu Meng, as well as many regular customers in the front row led by Li Xiong, quickly entered the store and came to Bobo Chicken.
Upon closer look, it turned out that each bamboo skewer was already loaded with ingredients, and all of the various ingredients were soaked in red chili oil. It was impossible to count how many there were at once.
But they look crispy with tender meat, spicy and delicious!
Su Xiaoxiao and Cheng Min would occasionally stay to watch Xiao Yue cook, but they didn't expect that they missed the preparation of this dish because they had an appointment to go out for fun this morning.
"Quick, that chicken wing!"
At this moment, the two of them each took two large plates and quickly found a seat to sit down.
Cheng Min also brought beer and ice cubes, and then went to the water dispenser with the "Coke" logo to get a glass.
Unexpectedly, the drinking water was dark brown. Compared with the white porcelain cup, the color appeared darker, and there were bubbles inside the cup wall?
Cheng Min lifted it up and smelled it. Unexpectedly, the water was bubbling with bubbles, and the tiny bubbles bounced right to the tip of his nose.
Fortunately, there is not much and it won’t get dirty.
Cheng Min was somewhat interested. He sniffed the strange smell that he had never smelled before, and resisted the urge to drink it first.
In a corner of the yard, Su Xiaoxiao had already eaten nearly ten skewers and put the bamboo sticks into the bamboo tube on the table without any instruction.
"Hmm... come here quickly, it's so delicious!" As Su Xiaoxiao saw Cheng Min, she spoke without even swallowing what she had in her mouth, and picked up another string while speaking.
"Eat slowly."
Cheng Min felt helpless. He looked at the other people at the table, who were also eating to the point of forgetting everything else.
But he was not in a hurry. He raised the bottle of water called "Coke" in his hand and took a sip tentatively.
In an instant, the cola in my mouth touched the tip of my tongue, and it seemed as if the bubbles on the wall of the cup burst in my mouth, spicy and stimulating.
Cheng Min was almost startled, but fortunately the aftertaste was sweet and refreshing, with a little bit of astringency, but it did not affect its refreshingness and intoxication at all.
Before he knew it, Cheng Min had finished a cup of Coke and felt dazed.
"What's wrong?"
Hearing Su Xiaoxiao's question, Cheng Min slid the other cup to her. In front of the curious gazes of the other two guests at the table, he was unable to describe the taste and could only utter one sentence.
"What a wonderful taste, so delicious, drink it now!"
The same situation happened at the table of Li Xiong and Zhao Liang. When the former heard that there was wine, he took three jars on the spot, muttering that it was the first time he saw such small jars of wine.
Zhao Liang sighed. It was a pity that they were not allowed to drink alcohol during breaks in the school. Otherwise, he would have been unable to resist just by smelling the fragrant wheat aroma.
"Just watch me enjoy it!" Li Xiong laughed, opened the lid and took a sip. He paused at first, then his eyes lit up.
Liu Meng, who was watching from the side, was anxious: "What's that smell?"
Li Xiong did not answer. The beard on his face moved as he swallowed continuously. After he finished the beer in one gulp, he said solemnly.
"From now on, this wine is my life!!"
Zhao Liang: “…”
Liu Meng: “……?”
*
The spicy and delicious Bobo chicken, the refreshing beer, and the refreshing cola seemed to have swept the minds of today's customers all at once.
Xiao Yue and Fang Sanhong not only collected the bowls, but also had to clean the bamboo skewers bucket on the table from time to time.
Looking at so many people eating enthusiastically, Fang Sanhong felt proud: "I knew that this thing would definitely not go unloved!"
"That's right." Xiao Yue responded with a happy expression on his face while scalding the missing ingredients in the ceramic basin.
Until the store was about to close, there were still many customers in the store, and there were rare customers who could not finish their food and came to pay the extra money with burps and heartache.
“Bobo Chicken is so delicious, but I really can’t eat it anymore!”
Xiao Yue sighed helplessly and patted his shoulder: "We have Bobo Chicken every day, but we only have one stomach."
The man felt even more uncomfortable and clenched his fist and said, "Don't worry, Madam Xiao, I will bring my whole family to eat together tomorrow, and there will be no leftovers!"
Xiao Yue couldn't help laughing and was about to say something when he heard the sound of hurried horse hooves.
She was stunned, and the person who paid the additional money was also stunned.
When I turned around, I saw a group of people in black clothes on Yanting Bridge, riding horses and rushing towards me quickly.
The person in the lead was Duan Lin, who had a serious expression and sharp eyes.
This scene seemed familiar, just like the last time when Zhang Mo brought people to Yueting to find trouble with Xiao Yue and report to the police, this group of people also came straight in like this.
But this time, Xiao Yue watched Duan Lin take them to the next door.
The group of people dismounted and surrounded the Jixiang Restaurant at lightning speed. Only a few customers could be heard screaming in fear.
Then, a female voice without emotion spoke: "The government is investigating a case. Jixiang Restaurant used fake goods and stale ingredients to fill the gaps. Now fifteen families are suffering from stomachaches. Zhang Mo has refused to repent and bribed the injured with money and even threatened their families. His behavior is so bold that he has no regard for the law..."
This woman spoke so many heart-stirring words, her tone so steady and powerful without any emotion, that one could not help but be shocked and convinced.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of noise in the Jixiang Restaurant.
Xiao Yue came back to his senses and couldn't see what was happening over there. He only heard Zhang Mo roaring, and then the man in black behind him took out an iron chain and walked forward with a frown.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
