"It's so clean, and there are lots of side dishes. I'll eat here." Ye Qingqing was delighted when she saw what was on the stall.
In the 1990s, porcelain rice balls were basically served with only two side dishes: fried dough sticks and dried plum vegetables, or brown sugar. However, as people from other places flocked in, the variety of rice balls increased, mainly in the side dishes.
Meat dishes include fried eggs, bacon, ham sausage, pork tenderloin, chicken cutlet, and pork floss, while there are even more vegetable dishes, such as shredded potatoes, diced radishes, pickled vegetables, kimchi, shredded kelp, and pickled cowpeas. Ye Qingqing used to love eating deluxe rice balls, which included ham sausage, fried eggs, pork tenderloin, shredded potatoes, and were then sprinkled with pork floss. They tasted absolutely delicious.
The breakfast stall in front of us didn't have a wide variety of options, but it was quite good for this time of year. It had fried eggs and bacon, as well as a few side dishes, including shredded potatoes and pickled green beans, which Ye Qingqing loved.
"Boss, add fried eggs and bacon, and shredded potatoes too. What else would you like?" Ye Qingqing said loudly.
The breakfast stall owner was wearing a heavy raincoat, with the brim of her hat covering most of her face, making it impossible to tell if she was male or female. However, judging from her exposed hands, she was probably an elderly woman. It seems that most of the people selling rice balls are elderly women.
"I just want fried eggs and bacon, some ketchup, and fried dough sticks." Ruan Yingzi dislikes vegetables the most.
"I want fried eggs and preserved mustard greens, and also fried dough sticks." Tangyuan still prefers the traditional version; preserved mustard greens with glutinous rice is the perfect match.
"Okay, almost done."
The owner's voice was a little hoarse, but her movements were very quick. She had also prepared a bamboo curtain. Unlike others who used gauze and hand-shaping, she used glutinous rice paper and a bamboo curtain, which was both clean and beautiful. She made three rice balls in no time, as smoothly as flowing water.
"How much?" Ye Qingqing asked.
"One dollar and one jiao, just give me one dollar." The shopkeeper said with a smile, his voice gentle and pleasant to listen to.
Ye Qingqing's heart skipped a beat; the voice sounded so familiar. She couldn't help but look at the boss. Although most of his face was covered, she still recognized him and exclaimed in surprise, "It's you!"
The breakfast stall owner was the old woman who cooked yesterday, and also the Huizi that Gong Yi was so eager to find. It was truly a case of getting her without any effort at all!
Huizi recognized Ye Qingqing and the other two, and smiled kindly, "What a coincidence, are you going to school? Go on, you don't need to pay, I'll treat you to a meal."
Thanks to these three young girls, she was able to earn 50,000 yuan, enough to afford to treat them to a few rice balls.
"No way! We can't just eat your rice balls for free after you've worked so hard to prepare them." Ruan Yingzi shook her head vigorously, then casually pulled out a five-yuan note from her pocket and threw it into the money box. "Keep the change!"
After saying that, she nudged Tang Yuanyuan and gave her a wink. Tang Yuanyuan realized what she meant, got on her bike, and rode away. Ruan Yingzi followed behind. Ye Qingqing glanced at Huizi, waved, and said with a smile, "Goodbye, Grandma!"
"Hey... here's your change!" Huizi chased after them with the change, but the three of them had already ridden far away. She smiled and shook her head; the little girl was so kind-hearted.
Ye Qingqing stopped after riding for a while and yelled at Ruan Yingzi, "Ask me for leave, I have something to do."
"What are you doing? This morning was Abbess Miejue's class, are you looking for death!" Ruan Yingzi glared.
"Just give me a day off and say I got hit by a car!"
Ye Qingqing didn't care about anything else; she had unexpectedly met Huizi, and she couldn't let this opportunity slip by.
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