As the last rays of sunlight faded, the garlicky and savory lettuce was plated and its aroma filled the air.
Refreshing and delicious, with a rich garlic flavor!
Fatty Li subconsciously sniffed the air, his mouth drooling.
If this dish hadn't been ordered by a customer, he probably would have just picked it up and eaten it.
The last dish, tomato and egg soup, is very simple and a quick and easy meal.
Yu Hui rinsed the scalded tomatoes with cold water, peeled off the skin, and then cut them into small pieces for later use.
Heat oil in a wok, add minced scallions and garlic and sauté until fragrant. Then add diced tomatoes and stir-fry until they release their juices. Add boiling water, season with salt and chicken bouillon, and it's ready to serve.
Once it boils again, pour in the beaten eggs, stir gently with a spatula, and finally sprinkle with chopped green onions and cilantro.
A bowl of fragrant tomato and egg soup is now ready!
Yu Hui skillfully packed up all three dishes and looked up at the migrant worker who had been sitting there.
"Uncle, your food is ready."
"Thank you." The migrant worker took the vegetables.
"How many meals would you like?" Yu Hui lifted the styrofoam box, his right hand already inside, waiting for the migrant worker to speak.
"Three portions, please!"
Yu Hui hummed in agreement, quickly took out five boxed lunches and three pairs of chopsticks, and smiled slightly:
"Uncle, I'll still give you five boxes. Our lunchboxes are small, and I'm afraid they won't be enough for you."
Yu Hui's father was also a migrant worker, so he had a general understanding of the amount of food migrant workers eat.
One serving is definitely not enough.
"Thank you!" the migrant worker said again, this time not as a casual polite response, but with genuine emotion.
He glanced at the braised food next to him and asked again, "How much is this duck product?"
While washing the pot, Yu Hui replied, "Duck necks are 10 yuan each, duck feet are 10 yuan for two, duck heads are 8 yuan each, chicken feet are 4 yuan each..."
“Then your place is a bit more expensive than the one I usually buy from.” The farmer paused for a moment, then said, “But this is a tourist area, so it’s normal for it to be a bit more expensive.”
He thought for a moment and then ordered three duck necks, three duck heads, and some vegetarian dishes.
After Yu Hui finished packing.
He tapped his forehead, took the braised food, and turned to leave.
......
Li Pang put his hand on Yu Hui's shoulder.
"Your cooking smells amazing! Even though that uncle has walked so far away, I can still smell it!"
Yu Hui glanced at it, somewhat helplessly.
This guy is still as gluttonous as ever!
Fatty Li glanced at his watch, sighed, and muttered to himself:
"Family members, who eats at 3 PM?"
He couldn't wait until five or six o'clock so he could eat Yu Hui's dishes.
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On the other side.
The migrant workers, carrying the meals and braised food they had bought, sat down in a rest pavilion.
Inside the rest pavilion, there were two middle-aged men, one wearing camouflage and the other wearing a black short-sleeved shirt.
"Brother De, we only let you buy three boxed meals, why did you buy such a lavish meal?" the man in camouflage asked.
"Yeah, didn't this make you spend money? How much was it? Gangzi A and I will pay you back."
After saying that, the man in the black short-sleeved shirt took out a wad of cash from his pocket.
He pulled out the largest red banknote and handed it to Zhang De.
Zhang De waved his hand and declined, "No, no... I'm the one who invited you guys to come hiking this time, so I should be the one treating you!"
"What kind of bullshit rule is this!" Xiong Zhi frowned, insisting on stuffing the hundred-yuan bill into Zhang De's pocket.
Back and forth they went, neither of them willing to back down.
Seeing this, Li Gang rubbed his temples and said helplessly:
"If you keep doing this, when are we going to get to eat?"
He snatched the hundred-yuan bill from Xiong Zhi's hand and put it in his pocket.
"Let's put this matter aside for now and talk about it after we finish eating!"
When Li Gang opened the package, he found Xiong Zhi looking at him with a resentful expression.
"Don't worry, I won't embezzle this money. I, Gangzi, am not that kind of person!"
"Eat up, eat up!"
Hearing this, Xiong Zhi finally felt relieved and focused his attention on the rice.
At this moment, Li Gang had already opened the lids of all three dishes.
"Whoosh—"
In a short time.
The aroma is irresistible, reaching straight to the sky!
The three people present were almost dizzy from the aroma.
They can't wait to cook!
The three of them opened their lunchboxes almost simultaneously.
Zhang De suddenly remembered that he had also bought braised food, so he opened another plastic bag.
"Don't forget this, it smells amazing!"
"The broth from this braised dish would be absolutely delicious with rice!"
Li Gang: "I can't wait to start eating!"
Xiong Zhi: "Let's eat! I'm starving!"
Zhang De first picked up a piece of duck neck and poured some braising sauce into his bowl.
Xiong Zhi loves vegetarian food, and immediately picked up more than half of the romaine lettuce.
Li Gang picked up the box of pickled green beans stir-fried with minced meat and hurriedly put it into his bowl.
"This time it's on me again, you don't need to split the bill with me," Zhang De said after eating for a while.
Hearing this, Xiong Zhi felt very strange.
When did Zhang De become so generous?
"Brother De, is it because your wife wants a divorce and you want to talk to us about it?" he asked.
Zhang De, Li Gang, and Xiong Zhi are all migrant workers in the Happiness Real Estate project.
The three of them lived in a dormitory at the construction site and gradually became acquainted.
With no work to do these past few days, Zhang De, Li Gang, and Xiong Zhi have been staying in their dormitory.
I take a break, call my wife and children, and ask in the group chat which construction sites are temporarily hiring, etc.
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