Chapter 71
Thief? These words made Xiao Yue pause for a moment and sit up straighter. …
Thief?
These words made Xiao Yue pause for a moment and sit up straighter.
Su Xiaoxiao and the others also thought of what happened a few days ago, frowned and asked, "What thief? Is there a thief in West Street?"
"Yes." Duan Lin continued, "But they are just petty thefts. We are investigating secretly and not disturbing the people. By the way, has your Yueting Self-service lost anything recently?"
As soon as the words fell, Su Xiaoxiao and Sun Wen, who were originally chatting and laughing, stopped talking.
Xiao Yue and Fang Sanhong looked at each other, and the yard seemed to suddenly become quiet.
"What's wrong?" Fu Xunzhou, who was standing beside her, seemed to have noticed something and turned to look at her.
Xiao Yue pulled the corner of her mouth, met his gaze and said: "I didn't do any petty theft, but I encountered someone who blatantly gave me laxatives."
However, I am not sure if this person is the thief that Duan Lin mentioned. He is just a petty theft and should not be so bold.
Fu Xunzhou frowned: "Has anyone been in trouble?"
"No." Xiao Yue shook his head: "The dish was processed in time and no one ate it. But I didn't see what that person's face looked like."
Fu Xunzhou's brows were still furrowed as he asked her some more details, such as the exact time, the color of her clothes, and her body shape.
Xiao Yue thought for a moment and answered one by one.
Duan Lin, who was listening at the side, said after listening: "I'm not sure if it was the thief, but this matter is very serious. I will start investigating immediately. Just in case, arrange two more people to guard it."
Xiao Yue was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect him to say that. It was too decisive and quick. She reacted and immediately refused.
"We can investigate, but there's no need to arrange for someone to do so. We will take care of it ourselves, and report it to the police next time this happens."
Originally, Xiao Yue thought that since no one had been caught and there was no evidence, there was no need to report to the police urgently. Anyway, there was a system, and he could send the person directly to the government if he was caught next time.
Unexpectedly, Fu Xunzhou and Duan Lin came today and told Xiao Yue that there was a thief in West Street recently.
Although I don’t know if that person is the real one, I can still hand it over to professionals.
However, Xiao Yue felt that it was unnecessary to arrange for someone to guard it.
Government officials always wear uniforms, so going to that station naturally has the advantage of scaring people away.
Don’t let the time come when thieves and customers won’t dare to come.
"This..." Duan Lin hesitated for a moment, glanced at Fu Xunzhou calmly, and then nodded and said, "Okay, anyway, Madam Xiao and Sister Fang, you just need to pay more attention to it during this period."
Xiao Yue nodded, glanced at Fu Xunzhou's expression, stood up and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry so much, it's getting late, I'll go make you something to eat first!"
Fu Xunzhou's body froze for a moment. When he turned around, he only saw her back heading towards the kitchen. He stood up and followed her.
Sitting nearby, Fang Sanhong felt relieved after listening to Duan Linhui's investigation. When she looked away, she saw Lu Ran's gaze.
Following the gaze, I saw Fu Xunzhou's back.
Lu Ran also seemed to be relieved, and then curled the corners of his mouth.
Fang Sanhong felt a little strange, but didn't think much about it.
In the kitchen.
The weather has been getting hotter these days, and customers have commented that they can only survive by relying on Yueting’s self-service cold drinks.
Xiao Yue agreed with this very much, because he himself also relied on cold drinks to survive, and recently even soups, vegetables and stir-fried dishes had not been very appetizing.
It’s not that it’s not delicious, but there are other things that are more delicious.
Originally, Xiao Yue was thinking about doing something else tonight, but now that Fu Xunzhou and others are here, he has to make something new.
Xiao Yue had just thought of the main course for tonight, which is the soft, fresh, cool and refreshing summer delicacy - shredded chicken cold noodles!
Generally speaking, the shredded chicken in chicken cold noodles is mostly chicken breast, which is white and has clear texture after cooking, and is very easy to tear into strips.
However, chicken breast has no fat and tastes chewy, but the taste is not as good as meat with thin chicken skin.
Therefore, Xiao Yue chose chicken legs and blanched more than a dozen of them in the pot, and then added the three ingredients to remove the fishy smell: green onion, ginger, and rice wine.
This step does not require any technical skills. Just let the chicken thighs cook and skim off the foam occasionally.
The next step is the most important one - making the noodle sauce.
Whether the shredded chicken cold noodles are delicious depends on this step.
The first thing is the indispensable garlic. This time Xiao Yue did not use a food processor, but a mortar.
There is always peeled garlic in the kitchen. Xiao Yue threw it into the stone mortar and pounded it vigorously to extract the juice.
"How much do you need?" Fu Xunzhou took out another mortar and started working together.
The kitchen was just big enough for two people to stand. Xiao Yue glanced at him and replied, "A lot," then took out some salt and sprinkled it lightly into two stone mortars.
Not only can it make the garlic more juicy, but it can also remove some of the spiciness.
Fu Xunzhou's fingers were touched unexpectedly. He paused for a moment, then slowly moved.
After pounding the garlic, Xiao Yue put it in a bowl and bent down to find the sesame paste.
Sesame paste is not fluid and needs to be slightly stirred with sesame oil to dissolve it. Only then will it become smoother and more silky. It is an indispensable ingredient in shredded chicken cold noodles.
Xiao Yue simply used a large bowl to dissolve the sesame paste. When it became fluid, she added salt, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, pepper oil, pepper powder and pounded garlic. Finally, after thinking about it, she put the chili oil in another bowl.
Now it’s just two bowls of seasoning that can be placed anywhere, and even before it’s mixed with the main characters, the aroma can’t be ignored.
While smelling it, Xiao Yue quickened his pace and began to cut the side dishes for the shredded chicken cold noodles.
Refreshing cucumber shreds, sweet carrots, and crisp mung bean sprouts, all three are indispensable.
Xiao Yue has always been very fast with the knife. The three kinds of shreds were not only thin but also very even. He had them all cut in a short while.
Fu Xunzhou, who was standing by, was originally looking at her, but later his eyes moved to the chopping board and he fell into deep thought.
The last step in making shredded chicken cold noodles is to cook the noodles, which requires no technical skills. The only thing you need to do is to use chewy alkaline noodles.
While the noodles were cooking, Xiao Yue prepared a basin of ice water and used tongs to scoop out the cooked chicken thighs and put them in.
In an instant, the steaming chicken thighs cooled down, the chicken skin tightened and became elastic and smooth, and the chicken meat became fragrant and distinct.
This time, Fu Xunzhou didn't ask any questions. He rolled up his sleeves and helped tear the chicken thighs into thin strips.
Halfway through the meal, Xiao Yue turned around and took out the cooked noodles and put them on a large plate. Under the large plate, there was another similar plate filled with ice cubes.
In this way, when Xiao Yue adds oil to the noodles and mixes them, the temperature of the noodles will drop faster.
Because the amount was for so many people, Xiao Yue cooked a big pot. It was a bit difficult to mix it, and he had to do it in three times.
At this time, Fu Xunzhou, who was tearing chicken shreds, had finished. He stopped, wiped his hands, and looked at her. However, before he could say anything, footsteps were heard at the door.
"Xiao Yue." Fang Sanhong came over leisurely: "How is it? Do you need any help?"
Xiao Yue, who had only taken two quarters of an hour from start to finish, looked at her and raised his eyebrows: "Sister Sanhong, go slower, or you'll have eaten all the chicken cold noodles."
Fang Sanhong smiled without any shame: "Chicken shredded cold noodles, sounds good, our Xiaoyue is really amazing~"
Xiao Yue laughed out loud at how powerful he was, and walked over to arrest the person, asking her to help carry him out.
But in the end, not only Fang Sanhong came, Su Xiaoxiao and Lu Ran also came. Several people quickly brought out a large plate of noodles, a large plate of shredded chicken, and two large bowls of condiments and side dishes.
Xiao Yue quickly prepared drinks. In addition to the usual beer, cola and iced milk tea, he also specially exchanged for some fruit wine.
The store’s usual stock was also served on the table, especially the braised dishes.
Because there were so many people, the sisters spontaneously moved a large table from the first floor.
When Xiao Yue came out, everyone had already sat down around the table. Their eyes were looking at the food in the middle of the table, and then they looked at her.
Xiao Yue understood and started to demonstrate how to eat shredded chicken cold noodles.
In fact, just add whatever you have, adjust the amount according to your mood, and mix it at the last minute.
It looks like there aren’t many condiments, and they’re even just some common ingredients, but once you mix them together, the taste is simply amazing!
For a moment, the backyard was filled with the sound of slurping noodles, and there was no time to chat.
Xiao Yue looked very satisfied. Noticing Fu Xunzhou's gaze, she immediately raised her peach-flavored fruit wine to him and said, "Being able to eat both cold and spicy food is not complete. Go!"
Fu Xunzhou's bony hands lifted the cup and touched it with the slender hands that were also holding the cup.
"clatter!"
With a sound, the specially exchanged glass cups collided, making a crisp sound.
Xiao Yue drank the fruit wine in the glass and found that Fu Xunzhou seemed to be smiling again. She raised her eyebrows and said, "There will be ice cream later. Don't drink too much wine."
"...Okay." Fu Xunzhou: "I'll listen to you."
Xiao Yue's heart moved, and just as he was about to say something, Fang Sanhong beside him made a surprised sound.
"You two are clinking glasses behind my back?"
Xiao Yue: “…”
Why do you say that so strangely?
Xiao Yue tried to explain: "I just saw you guys eating noodles, you eat so much..."
Before she could finish her words, she received condemning looks from several people at the table. She was silent for a moment, poured her wine again and stood up.
So, everyone at the table clinked their glasses together in satisfaction.
Mr. Fu, who was ordered to drink less, finally watched everyone at the table drinking happily and falling on the table one after another.
Xiao, who said he wanted to get him an ice cream, was whispering with Fang Sanhong and Su Xiaoxiao, and the atmosphere looked like anyone who interrupted them would be in trouble.
Fu Xunzhou: “…”
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The next day.
Yueting’s self-service flavor area has added a new staple food, shredded chicken cold noodles.
Just like Bobo Chicken Braised Food, it occupies two large tables.
The first one shows a large plate filled with noodles that are distinctly separated and have a fragrant aroma.
The second one is much richer, with many large bowls on it, filled with dark brown sauce with a lot of minced garlic, spicy red chili oil with sesame seeds, and ingredients such as cucumbers, carrots, bean sprouts, and coriander.
At first glance, the colors alone match very well.
Later it turned out that it wasn't just the color, but the taste of everything combined and mixed with the noodles lingered on the tongue for a long time.
After eating, most people announced on the spot that this would be their favorite food in the summer from now on!
Of course, there are a few, like Li Xiong, who ate the shredded chicken cold noodles, but he loved the newly served fruit wine more. The taste of white peach and pineapple made him addicted to it.
Zhao Liang and Liu Meng, who still couldn't drink, said: "..."
I hate it.
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