SFS Chapter 227: Deeper and Deeper Bonds
Chapter 227: Deeper and Deeper Bonds
"Hot pot!" Ouyang Yidan cheered happily, "Then I have to eat less at noon! I can only eat two bowls! No, one and a half bowls!
Sister, sister, I want to eat tripe! Beef! Shrimp paste! "
"Sister, I'll eat whatever you cook, but I also want to eat the tripe and fatty beef shrimp balls that Dandan ordered!"
"Junior sister, are you going to cook it yourself? Then I can stay at the restaurant for lunch and prepare the food early, and then prepare the hot pot directly when you come back."
"Then I'll come early this afternoon! I'll finish the work and give my sister time to make hot pot!"
"Then I'll go with you!"
The proposal to eat hot pot immediately received strong support from everyone. Amid the noise of people ordering dishes and volunteering to work overtime, Zhao Xiaojing couldn't help laughing. "Okay, if you don't want to go back, just rest in the store. If you want to help, come early. Just think about what you want to eat. Ouyang will write it down later and I'll buy it for you."
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone cheered again. Zhao Xiaojing smiled and shook her head, washed her hands and started preparing the dishes, feeling deeply moved.
In the past, she was always worried about bothering others, and stubbornly kept a clear distinction between herself and others. She would always return the kindness beyond the relationship, even if she couldn't return it equally. Over time, she relied on what she thought was fairness to maintain her inner peace, so all her relationships were lukewarm, and her behavior of not crossing the line also gave her relationships that would not cross the line.
But after opening the shop, the bond with the people around her became deeper and deeper, and the balance of all relationships could no longer be calculated with fair exchange. The kindness of others was not enough, and her giving and helping became a natural thing. The boundary that she never crossed was blurred, and the originally calm emotions began to flow, making her feel more and more connected with the outside world, and making her have a deeper and more intimate relationship with friends, partners, and family without realizing it.
There was another lively discussion going on behind them. Ouyang Yidan was smiling and taking note of the hot pot dishes that everyone wanted to eat on her mobile phone. At this time, Su Yuchen's phone rang.
"Okay, Aunt Chen, it's okay. By the way, we have a new dish in the store recently, stir-fried minced meat with spicy vegetables.
Yes, seasonal dishes have been on the market for a while. Do you want to try them? Okay, that's fine. "Su Yuchen simply responded a few times and hung up the phone.
"Mirror, Aunt Chen and the others will come over later. Leave some spicy vegetables and minced meat, stir-fried pork liver, and bring your own cabbage for the cold salad."
"You've come just in time! The dried radishes have been dried. I was thinking of calling them one of these two days." Zhao Xiaojing curled the corners of her mouth slightly.
Now is the right time to come. These days, the spicy vegetables in the market need to be picked and chosen. Most of them have passed their freshness and are no longer suitable for stir-frying. This seasonal dish in the store will also be taken off the shelves soon.
Speaking of which, the reason why this dish was served was because Wang Jiandang loved to eat wild vegetables, so she bought some to try. Unexpectedly, it was very popular in the store, and it was almost out of season when Wang Jiandang came to eat it for the first time.
Zhao Xiaojing left out a portion of the spicy vegetables and pork liver. It was not until 1:30 pm that the prepared dishes were sold out, Yun Yongyuan started to prepare meals for the employees, and then ** Ping and the others arrived at the store.
"Xiao Zhao, we're here so late again. It's your Uncle Wang's fault that he drank too much and couldn't get up, and he insisted on having dinner with you!" ** Ping came over to explain, and stuffed a bag of green dates and a cabbage into Zhao Xiaojing's hands.
Zhao Xiaojing exchanged a few words of greeting, then turned around and quickly washed, cut and drained the cabbage.
The dried radish has been processed in advance. After blanching and wrung out, it is cut into shreds and the water is drained. Then simply add a little salt and chicken essence, pour in the sesame oil bought from the old grandmother in the village and mix well.
Add two more dishes into the pot, start with the stir-fried pork liver. While the spicy vegetables are being stir-fried, add the cabbage.
Another two minutes later, all the dishes were ready. Zhao Xiaojing carried the cold cabbage, spicy vegetables with minced meat, and dried shredded radish to the front hall.
"Auntie Chen, try the shredded dried radish you want to eat and see if it works."
"Oh! Xiao Zhao, you still remember it. Your uncle Wang and I have been busy for a while and have forgotten about it!" ** Ping looked at the clear and bright shredded dried radish in the plate with surprise.
"Yeah, this feels right. No colored seasoning was added." Wang Jiandang looked at it with a smile, handed the chopsticks to ** Ping, and moved the spicy vegetables and minced meat in front of himself.
"Xiao Zhao has good taste. There are not many restaurants that make this dish. We have made it at home, but it's either too bitter or astringent."
"It's seasonal food and it will only be cooked for two days. We won't be able to eat it soon. Uncle Wang is so lucky." Zhao Xiaojing said with a smile.
"This tastes just right!" ** Ping praised, and gave a chopstick to Wang Jiandang who was standing beside him. "Try it now, Xiao Zhao's cooking skills are second to none!"
"Well! You try this too!" Wang Jiandang also raised his eyebrows, quickly picked up two pieces of spicy food for **ping with his chopsticks, and then lowered his head to take a bite himself.
This spicy dish with minced meat is spicy and crispy. After removing the strong bitterness and earthy smell of the spicy dish, the unique wild vegetable taste and texture of the spicy dish itself are retained to the greatest extent. The minced meat is a mixture of fat and lean, not greasy, but with a light oily aroma. There are sporadic peppers in it, but it is very fresh. You can feel the granularity of the minced meat and the tenderness of the spicy dish when you take a bite. They are intertwined together to make it very delicious.
Wang Jiandang took several bites in a row before he raised his head with a feeling of unsatisfied taste. "Xiao Zhao, I understand now. Next time we want to eat something, we won't waste our time on it. We should find professionals to do professional things. Your Aunt Chen and I are wasting food every day!"
"Okay, no problem!" Zhao Xiaojing agreed readily.
As Wang Jiandang spoke, he picked up the dried shredded radish that ** Ping had given him and tasted it.
I was delighted when I tasted it. The shredded radish had just the right texture, dry and crisp, and the taste was so refreshing that it seemed to have just a hint of saltiness and the dry fragrance of the radish itself. The smell of sesame oil was very rich, and the fragrance lingered in my teeth after taking a bite.
"Xiao Zhao, your cooking skills are amazing. Your aunt finally got the taste she wanted, which is this kind of taste that has no smell but is fragrant!" Wang Jiandang looked at the shredded radish in the plate carefully, and ** Ping nodded repeatedly beside him.
"This dish is really not a problem with my cooking skills." Zhao Xiaojing smiled, "I guessed it was a problem with the raw materials. Now it seems that I was right."
"Raw materials?"
"These radishes and sesame oil are all grown by people in the countryside..."
Zhao Xiaojing explained the origin and cooking method of this dish, and then the two of them suddenly understood.
"I'm sorry to trouble you and make you go through several detours to buy it. But now you mention it, I understand what's going on. Thank you, Xiao Zhao!" ** Ping smiled and patted Zhao Xiaojing.
Zhao Xiaojing smiled, waved her hand and said a few polite words, then turned and walked into the kitchen.
When I checked the system, I saw that the task progress had been updated as expected, and the special favorability had changed from 3 to 4. Lacai had done a great job!
Zhao Xiaojing happily filled the bottle with sesame oil bought in the village and the remaining dried radishes, wrote down the recipe in detail, and gave it all to **ping.
Originally, it was to express gratitude, but when it came time to pay, **Ping secretly paid an extra 100...