The next day, Chen Xing came to the door to pick up tofu according to the agreed time. After hearing a knock on the door, he immediately opened the door of Gu's house.
The stall owner, who was knocking on the door with his hand raised, was obviously taken aback by the sudden opening of the door, with a look of embarrassment on his face. After looking over Chen Xing's shoulder and seeing the scene behind him, he couldn't help but hit him. A shiver.
Looking at his panicked reaction, Chen Xing was a little confused, so, "What's wrong?"
Hearing the sound, the stall owner was shocked and immediately came back to his senses. Thinking of what he was doing here, he quickly pointed to the tofu on the side and said nervously, "This is your tofu."
Chen Xing looked at the quality of the tofu, it was freshly made today, and after nodding to him, he gave him the rest of the money and the set money for tomorrow.
The stall owner took the money, glanced inside the door again, shivered again, and ran away as if being chased by a ghost.
Seeing the back of the stall owner running away in a hurry, Chen Xing shrugged and bent down to pick up the plate of tofu on the ground. When he turned around and saw the weedy courtyard behind him, he was silent for a moment, as if he could understand why the stall owner showed that expression just now.
However, looking at the weeds in front of him, Chen Xing began to think about another problem. He wanted to raise some animals here, so as to get rid of the weeds and eat more meat. Gu Lang discussed it, after all, he is the owner of this place.
Qiu Jiu, who was originally cooking medicine in the kitchen, was absent-mindedly cooking medicine while thinking about what breakfast to have later, and then distracted thinking about what Chen Xing was going out to do. When he saw Chen Xing came back with a plate of tofu in his arms, he immediately became curious. Could it be that what Chen Xing said about eating had something to do with this thing
But even though he was puzzled, Qiu Jiu didn't ask, because he saw that Chen Xing had put down the plate of tofu and started preparing for today's breakfast.
People here generally only eat two meals, but because Gu Lang is not in good health, he can't be hungry or eat too much, so he eats three meals a day, so that Chen Xing and Qiu Jiu also eat like him. Chen Xing was very satisfied with this.
When Chen Xing came together, he made soup with the leftover bones from yesterday's fish cooking. After he went to get the tofu for a while, the soup was almost done. He scooped out three bowls with a spoon, then added water to boil, and then put in the noodles he made last night.
Put the noodles into the boiling water for a while, take them out of the water and put them directly into the thick white soup, add the prepared seasonings, and sprinkle a little green onion on the noodles, it looks extra delicious.
Qiu Jiu sucked the saliva that was about to flow out, and moved to Chen Xing's side, excitedly said: "Your cooking here is much more delicious than mine!"
Chen Xing listened to Qiu Jiu's words, but just smiled and didn't answer, then pointed to the bowl of noodles with soft-boiled eggs, and said to Qiu Jiu, "Mr. Gu's stomach is not very good, noodles are not easy to digest, I just Let him put a little less and add an extra egg, which can be regarded as a balanced nutrition."
Qiu Jiu nodded, first finished his bowl of Suliu Suliu, then picked up Gu Lang's medicine and noodles and went out.
After Qiu Jiu left, Chen Xing finished his bowl of noodles slowly, and began to process the tofu according to the time.
Before making the tofu, Chen Xing steamed the rice first, then brought in the cleaned bucket and put the tofu cut into small pieces in it. After all the tofu was cut, the aroma of the rice came out.
Chen Xing set up a pot on the stove, prepared all the seasonings, then poured oil into the pot, and started to stir-fry vegetables. Soon, a pleasant chili aroma wafted from the kitchen.
When the dish was out of the pot, Chen Xing tasted it first. Although the taste of the dish was affected by frying too much in one pot, the taste was enough to sell it as a snack.
Chen Xing put the prepared vegetables and rice into the bucket respectively, closed the lid, and prepared to move it to the wheelbarrow for storage later.
Qiu Jiu came back with an empty bowl, and was about to see what he had for lunch. He smelled the scent left in the kitchen, couldn't help swallowing, looked at Chen Xing and said, "What did you make? Why is it so delicious?"
Chen Xing looked at Qiu Jiu's greedy face, and smiled, "I made mapo tofu, and I saved some for your lunch today."
Qiu Jiu's eyes lit up immediately, and she hurried to Chen Xing and asked excitedly, "Where is it?"
Chen Xing stretched out his hand and saw that there were two plates of mapo tofu and one plate of stir-fried vegetables in the pot that was still hot. He said to Qiu Jiu who was eager to pick up the vegetables: "Mr. Gu I have a bad stomach, the less spicy one belongs to him."
Qiu Jiu nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, indicating that he knew.
Chen Xing didn't say much anymore, just told him that he would come back to cook before dinner, and went to move the two wooden barrels.
Qiu Jiu, who was still imagining how these two dishes tasted, saw Chen Xing trying to pick up a wooden barrel with great difficulty from the corner of his eyes. He was stunned for a moment, and then walked over. Before, he took the wooden barrel in his hand, looked at Chen Xing who hadn't reacted, and smiled, "I'm strong, so I'll help you carry it."
Chen Xing still wanted to shirk again, but saw Qiu Jiu striding out with the wooden barrel in his arms, put the wooden barrel on the wheelbarrow with ease, and then walked back, picked up another one and placed it on the wheelbarrow. the other side.
After everything was done, Qiu Jiu turned to Chen Xing and smiled, "It's done."
Looking at Qiu Jiu's series of operations, Chen Xing felt that he was not good enough for his appearance, thanked him, and left with a wheelbarrow.
Looking at the back of Chen Xing leaving, Qiu Jiu sighed in his heart, then seemed to think of something, ran back to the kitchen in a hurry, picked up the food Chen Xing left for them, and after filling two bowls of rice, Just go to the place to eat. At this point, it's time to eat!
Chen Xing pushed the wheelbarrow towards the main street, and while walking, he was thinking about where he would sell it later, how much he would sell it for, and how he would shout slogans to attract more customers.
When Chen Xing came to the street, he found that there were no good spots left on the street, so he had no choice but to choose a corner that wasn't too remote.
After Chen Xing put away the wheelbarrow and took out the bowls and chopsticks in the wooden basin, there were gradually more pedestrians on the street.
Looking at the pedestrians passing by in groups, Chen Xing took a deep breath, then lifted the lid of the wooden barrel, and shouted: "Ma Po Tofu! It's delicious and spicy Mapo Tofu! I promise I haven't eaten it before." Mapo Tofu! Don’t miss it when you pass by!”
The boy's clear voice resounded on the street, attracting the attention of many people.
A curious man came to Chen Xing's stall, smelled the strong smell, swallowed his saliva, and asked suspiciously: "Your food is delicious?"
Chen Xing smiled at him, and said directly: "You will know if you taste it or not."
The man was just asking, but now he was dazzled by Chen Xing's smile, coughed as if to cover up, and then continued to ask: "Then how do you sell this?"
Seeing that he wanted to buy it, the smile on Chen Xing's face became more sincere, "Eight cents is a bowl, and there is meat in it, I guarantee that after you eat one bowl, you will want to eat the second bowl."
Hearing that the price was so expensive, the man was a little hesitant, after all, he could buy four big meat buns for this little money. But smelling the aroma and seeing Chen Xing's smile, he still bought a bowl as soon as he gritted his teeth.
Chen Xing accepted his money with a smile on his face, quickly lifted the lid of the bucket of rice next to him, filled him with a bowl of fragrant rice, and put a thick layer of mapo tofu on top, and gave him Handed over.
When the man took the bowl of rice, he felt a little regretful, thinking that he must be obsessed with buying such an expensive thing, but when he took the first bite, his eyes lit up, and the speed at which he ate He couldn't help speeding up, and soon he finished eating a bowl of rice in two or three strokes.
After the man finished eating, he still felt unsatisfactory, touched his purse, and said to Chen Xinghao, "One more bowl."
"Good!" After taking the money handed over by the man, Chen Xing filled another bowl for him with a smile on his face.
The person next to him smelled the fragrance and wanted to try it, but felt that it was too expensive. Seeing that this man ate so deliciously, he couldn't help thinking about it. Smelling the scent constantly wafting from the tip of my nose, I gritted my teeth and bought a bowl to try. As a result, after tasting it, I didn't even say a word, just buried my head in eating.
If there is one, there will be two, and soon there are more and more people in front of Chen Xing's small stall, and the speed at which he serves food is also getting faster and faster. When he lowered his head and looked into the barrel again, he saw that the two barrels had become empty at some point, and there was nothing left.
Chen Xing raised his head and looked helplessly at the old lady who was waiting in front of him, and smiled politely: "I'm sorry, it's already sold out!"
Seeing that Chen Xing's business is booming, the old lady thought about the smell, so she wanted to buy a bowl for her picky grandson to taste. At this time, when Chen Xing said that there was no more, she muttered dissatisfiedly: "Then you can return it tomorrow." come?"
Hearing her question, Chen Xing said with a good-tempered smile: "Naturally, I will come, and I will come at this time tomorrow."
The old lady, who was unhappy at first, looked at the smile on Chen Xinghan's face, and the expression on her face became more relaxed, and she muttered, "Then I'll come back tomorrow, why don't you know how to prepare more."
Chen Xing sent this difficult customer away, and seeing the clean food he sold, all his troubles disappeared.
When Chen Xing returned to the Gu Mansion, he cleaned the bucket first, then took a shower, and then went back to his room to rest. He was quite tired for a long time.
When Chen Xing woke up again, it was still early outside, so he didn't rush to cook, but took out the money he earned and counted it first. After he counted all the money, he realized that there were a total of 600 Wen. After deducting the cost, he would be able to pay off Gu Lang's money in about half a month!
Thinking of this, Chen Xing couldn't restrain the excitement in his heart. He even saw a bright future!