Chapter 36: Anxiety
Xu Qingmeng looked at the two of them and added with a smile, "I'll be honest with you too. Your aunt's dream is not just to run this small restaurant. I will definitely make it bigger in the future and hire more people. As long as you two are diligent and eager to learn, you can get a raise in the future. If Xun Ge works hard, you can be the shopkeeper of a restaurant. Xin Ting can learn the craft from me and be the head chef in the future, or be a female shopkeeper like Xun Ge."
Both of their eyes lit up, and they felt that a smooth road was paved before them. It turned out to be right to listen to their grandfather and father, and it would not be wrong to follow their aunt.
"Don't worry, auntie, we will do our best."
Xu Qingmeng was very satisfied, and He was also very happy in her heart.
She never knew that her daughter-in-law had such ambitious goals.
Xu Xinting and Xu Xun might have been inspired by Xu Qingmeng's words. After the conversation, Xu Xinting did not waste a moment and quickly started to clean up the table and dishes. Xu Xun also went to the front hall to clean up quickly.
After both of them had packed up, Xu Qingmeng took Xu Xinting to prepare the set meal for lunch, washing and cutting vegetables and other preparations.
Seeing that it was still early, He took Xu Xun to the streets to familiarize herself with the shops, so that he would be more familiar with regular shopping in the shops in the future.
"Aunt, what does this lunch set meal mean?"
"It's just three dishes, one meat and two vegetables, and a serving of rice. At noon, they also sell pork rib soup noodles, fried rice, and in the morning, pies."
"Is anyone coming to eat now?"
"There is a dock nearby, and there are many workers. Our prices are also cheap. Although there are no buns at noon, there are pies, so many workers are still willing to come and eat."
"Oh." Xu Xinting nodded, not quite understanding.
Xu Qingmeng looked at the time and started cooking.
She first put the meat into the pot with cold water, then added ginger slices and rice wine. After the meat boiled, she changed to medium heat and continued to simmer for 25 minutes. She then took the meat out and cut it into slices of appropriate thickness.
After the big pot is hot, pour a small amount of lard into it, then add the meat slices and peppercorns and stir-fry. After the meat is fried with oil (do not fry it too dry), add the purchased black bean sauce and stir-fry for a few times.
Finally, add the green garlic segments chopped by my second sister-in-law, stir-fry the green pepper until cooked, and finally add some salt and soy sauce to season and it is ready to be served.
"Aunt, your fried meat is so delicious."
Xu Xinting was smelling the fragrance from the side. Although she was quite full after breakfast, she felt greedy again.
"I think it's delicious too. I just saved a piece. After we finish our lunch break, we'll fry it and eat it ourselves."
"Wouldn't that be too extravagant?"
"We are all family. If you don't come, we will eat like this normally."
Xu Qingmeng said this, but her hands did not stop moving. She had already chopped the lentils and minced some meat. She first put the chopped ginger and minced garlic into the pan and stir-fried them until fragrant. Then she added the minced meat and stir-fried them evenly. Finally, she poured in the drained lentils and stir-fried them together.
When the lentils were almost cooked, Xu Qingmeng poured some soy sauce and stir-fried them. Finally, he added some salt to season them. After stir-frying, the minced meat and lentils were ready.
I quickly stir-fried some vegetables and today's set meal was ready.
Xu Qingmeng had almost finished packing, and He also came back with Xu Xun.
He had already replaced the boiling water in the stall's sink. Xu Xun helped Xu Qingmeng bring the fried dishes to the stall and placed them on a board to keep them warm so that they would not get cold.
After finishing all these and still having some spare time, she started to stretch the noodles.
"Aunt, are there many people at noon? I'm afraid of making mistakes."
"It's okay, Xinting. In the past, it was just me and your grandmother He, so it was easy to get messy. You will be responsible for serving the dishes and clearing the table, Xun Ge'er will be responsible for greeting the guests, and your grandmother He will be responsible for collecting the money. If you are too busy later, you can each help out."
"Well... I can clean the table, but what if the wrong dishes are served?"
"It's okay. I'm here for you. You're young, so you'll be fine."
He was about to say something when she heard Xu Xun calling from outside: "Aunt, someone is coming."
When Mrs. He heard this, she hurriedly took Xu Xinting outside to greet the guests.
"Hey, Aunt Gu, the store is hiring."
"My daughter-in-law's nephews and nieces, the store is a little too busy, how can we handle it without someone? Come, sit here, what do you want to eat today?"
"As for me, I came early today on purpose. Of course, I came for your set meal. We ran out of food yesterday."
"Something happened at home yesterday. Come on, I'll give you some today."
"Thank you very much, Aunt Gu."
Xu Xinting and Xu Xun followed behind He, watching her entertain guests and serve dishes. After a few more people came, they gradually became more familiar with the process and did it more smoothly.
"Aunt, your set meal is still as delicious as ever. I miss it so much every day I don't eat it. Can you give me some more rice?"
The amount of rice that the Gu family usually gives is quite large, and a bowl of rice with these dishes is quite filling.
The main reason is that today's meat slices are so delicious that he feels like he hasn't had enough.
"Sure, Xinting, help him add some more."
"Oh, okay."
The worker who was sitting at the same table saw this and said, "This bowl of rice looks quite large. You are not full yet. You have a really big appetite."
"Oh, you don't know, today's meat is so delicious when eaten with rice."
"Alas, I came late today and didn't get to eat the set meal, but this noodle soup is also very delicious. The soup is so fresh."
"Really? I'll try it tomorrow."
The person eating noodles is indeed thinking happily, it is good to eat noodles, because this way there will be one less chance to snatch the set meal from him.
The people who were eating the set meal were thinking in their hearts that they should come earlier tomorrow. This set meal was so delicious, and the dishes were different every day. The meat was so delicious that they could never get enough of it.
After a busy lunch, Xu Qingmeng and the others just wanted to lie down and not move.
"Aunt, this shop is so busy. Once it starts working, we can't stop. Are there so many people in front?" Xu Guodong said.
"Ah, not really. Who knows why there are so many people here today, and some of them look unfamiliar."
While they were chatting, Yun Sheng and Yun Mo ran in.
"Sister-in-law, Yun Sheng's stomach is so hungry, when can he eat?"
"It will be quick. Sister-in-law will cook now."
"Aunt, I'll go and help you." Xu Xinting said and stood up.
Xu Xun was also not idle, he went to clean up the front.
Although Xu Xinting is young, she has a strong learning ability and works very efficiently. She and Xu Qingmeng quickly prepared lunch. After eating and drinking, everyone had a rare moment of leisure.
Xu Qingmeng didn't need to help with the braised food for the afternoon. He and Xu Xinting could prepare it. Xu Qingmeng wanted to lie down in the room for a while. Just as she was about to lie down, Yun Sheng came back from nowhere. As soon as he came back, he hugged Xu Qingmeng's legs and buried himself in her arms.
This scared Xu Qingmeng. This little girl was usually very optimistic and almost never shed tears. She was so scared that she quickly hugged the person.
"What's the matter? Who bullied my Yun Sheng? Where is my brother?"
(End of this chapter)
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