Chapter 436: There Wasn’t Any Before, But There Is Now
When the skewers were served, the oil was still sizzling.
The uncle wiped his hands on his apron, his eyes darting back and forth between the three people's faces: "How about... packing some for you guys?"
"Need not."
Su Qian knew the uncle's concerns, "I love it when it's hot out of the oven."
She picked up a string of sizzling lamb skewers, and the fat dripped down the bamboo skewers onto the plate.
"Don't worry, we already found out before we came here. The skewers at Dacun BBQ Bar are famous on this street for being authentic."
The uncle's face was full of bitterness.
I wanted to remind him but didn't know how to say it, so I could only sigh and turn around to continue grilling skewers.
He just hoped that Su Qian and the others could finish their meal and leave before Huangmao came back.
"Well, the taste is okay, quite good."
Su Qian took a bite of the sizzling meat skewer and said, "Lu Yao, try it."
Su Qian handed it to Lu Yao and fed him.
Lu Yao was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and bit the piece of meat.
"Indeed, with this kind of taste, although we can't be crowded, the business won't be too bad." He smiled and took out a tissue to wipe the oil off her fingertips.
Xiaoliu had already rolled up his sleeves.
He chewed the chicken wings with bulging cheeks, not even bothering to wipe the oil splashes on his collar.
"Although it's not as delicious as the Zerg, it tastes pretty good in this snack street!" Xiaoliu grabbed two more skewers of beef while speaking, and the oil dripped down the bamboo skewers onto the table.
He was completely oblivious and was only focused on eating heartily, burping loudly from time to time.
Su Qian was amused and chuckled.
"boss,"
Lu Yao called out, "Twenty more skewers, and more spicy!"
"this……"
The uncle was stunned for a moment, then nodded, and his calloused hands began to work again.
Soon, the garlic eggplant was ready.
The uncle glanced at the time and lowered his voice, "Little girl, listen to my advice and leave quickly after eating. There's a group of yellow-haired people hanging around here every day lately. Last time, a customer was spending money here and they were stuck in the alley..."
"It's okay. It's okay if you come."
Su Qian was not afraid of Huangmao coming, but was afraid that they would not dare to come.
The uncle's face was full of bitterness.
It turns out that young people are not afraid of anything.
At this time, Su Qian seemed to have thought of something and asked Xiao Liu to take out a Zerg corpse.
"Uncle, please help me grill this. Just add the seasoning as you like."
The uncle stared at what Xiaoliu handed over, frowning and muttering, "This black thing looks like an octopus tentacle. I've seen people grilling squid, but I've never seen anyone grilling octopus."
He scratched his head, his eyes full of hesitation.
The store never accepts customers bringing their own ingredients, but now the store is so deserted, I really can't bear to let this business go, so I gritted my teeth and said, "Okay, I'll give it a try."
He took the Zerg tentacle, cut it into small pieces, and when he was putting it on the skewer, the tentacle's suction cup stuck tightly to his hand, scaring him so much that he almost threw the skewer away.
After finally skewering it, he sprinkled some cumin and chili powder on it.
Then put it on the grill and turn it over.
"Sister, how is the business at the store?"
Su Qian started chatting with the clerk.
After a pause, she added, "I mean, how was business before those yellow-haired guys came to cause trouble?"
"Business is okay. At least we don't have to worry about customers."
The woman in a floral apron wiped the table, rubbing the rag against the wood grain. "In the past, the restaurant was packed at night, and the skewers of meat on the grill never stopped."
Her voice gradually lowered, "Who could have imagined that a few yellow-haired people would mess things up like this..."
Su Qian spun the glass, and ripples appeared on the surface of the water: "Is there no one from above to take over? For example, the owner of this store..."
The aunt was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and shook her head: "How could the boss show up? This shop has been open for so many years, it must have been forgotten in a corner. I heard that there is a big family behind it. How could they care about a small shop like this?"
Su Qian nodded slightly, her nails tapping the wall of the cup unconsciously.
She naturally knew that the "big family" her aunt was talking about was the Su family - their businesses were spread all over the city, and a small barbecue restaurant was just an insignificant fraction in the account books.
If she hadn't taken the initiative to ask Su Yichen about the catering industry this time, Su Yichen probably wouldn't have known that there was such a barbecue restaurant.
“It didn’t exist before, but it exists now.”
She ran her fingertips across the rim of the cup, a meaningful smile appearing on the corner of her mouth.
Auntie didn't understand this.
Just about to ask.
Suddenly, my nose was hooked by a strange fragrance.
The uncle's movements on the grill suddenly increased, and the flames shot up to half a person's height, roasting the Zerg tentacle until it was golden all over, and the oil mixed with cumin crackled.
The aroma is different from ordinary barbecue, a mixture of the salty smell of the ocean and a unique fresh fragrance.
It makes people's mouths water.
The old clerk with glasses pushed up his slipping lenses, his Adam's apple rolling up and down: "This aroma... is more tempting than skewers!"
The shop assistants who were originally sighing on the side raised their heads and sniffed hard.
"What's that smell? It smells so good!"
The cashier girl's eyes widened.
As the baking continued, the surface of the Zerg tentacles gradually became golden and crispy, with sizzling oil.
The uncle himself was also attracted by the fragrance and swallowed his saliva. He couldn't help but mutter: "Strange, this octopus looks scary, but why does it smell so good?"
Gulp!
The uncle's Adam's apple rolled violently, and the hand holding the pliers trembled slightly uncontrollably.
"I've been in this business for most of my life, and I've never smelled anything like this... this bone-chilling fragrance!"
The tip of his nose almost touched the sizzling skewer.
Suddenly, I was splashed by boiling oil.
But he was completely unaware.
The other people in the store were stunned. The old clerk with glasses couldn't help but come over and said, "This... is this really an octopus? I've lived for most of my life and I've never eaten anything so delicious!"
Everyone in the barbecue restaurant stared at the Zerg barbecue on the uncle's grill and drooled.
Then he thought that this was the food that the little girl brought herself, and it would be impolite to stare at her, so he looked away with difficulty.
But the taste is really tempting.
The uncle tremblingly placed the golden and crispy roasted Zerg meat skewers on Su Qian's table. The edge of the iron plate was still sizzling with oil, and the rising hot steam was wrapped in a strange and delicious fragrance.
Su Qian picked up a bunch of meat and just as she bit off a small piece with her teeth, the meat juice splashed out.
A mixture of burnt aroma and unique salty and fresh taste explodes in your mouth.
"Try it?"
She raised her eyebrows and handed the other skewers to the stunned shop assistants.
"Is this... is this really edible?"
The aunt in the floral apron stared at the skewers, her Adam's apple rolling uncontrollably.
The old clerk wearing glasses pushed up the sliding lenses, his cloudy eyes were full of confusion, his cracked lips moved, but in the end he didn't dare to reach out.
The others also looked embarrassed.
"Don't worry, it's not poisonous." Su Qian stuffed the skewers into their hands, with a look of certainty in her smile.
"Then... let's try it."
The uncle took a small bite hesitantly, and his eyes widened instantly.
The meat, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, melts between your teeth, and the unique freshness rushes straight to your head, mixed with the spicy aroma of cumin and chili, which is even more tempting than any delicacy in your memory.
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