Chiba Salted Fish Legend

Chapter 125

The table in the four-person booth extends against the wall, and two people can sit on one side.Of course, Shiraishi Rika and Yamamoto Ryoko sat on one side, because neither of them knew Tachibana Aya very well.Sitting on the other side were naturally Natsuki and Tachibana Aya.The menu was placed on the table. After Xia Zhi took a look, he quickly determined his goal.

"A glass of cold water, thank you."

The clerk was stunned, Tachibana Aya put her hand on her forehead, and Yamamoto Ryoko turned away, trying to pretend not to recognize him.Only Shiraishi Lihua looked at him with a worried expression. She naturally had a deep understanding of Xia Zhi's current situation.

Li Huacai took the menu from Xia Zhi and glanced at it.

"Two cappuccinos, what do you want? Can they also be cappuccinos?"

"Don't mess around. This trip this morning has almost spent all my savings."

"I've invited so many people at noon, so it doesn't matter if I invite you again. By the way, don't continue to embarrass me, just shut up."

“It’s a matter of wealth and life, so you must be cautious.”

Putting yourself into trouble just to save face is truly irrational.Although you still need to save face, you still have to make choices. Spending money lavishly outside and eating instant noodles every day at home. What kind of person can live like this...

Finally, four cappuccinos were brought to the table.

Xia Zhi took a taste... emmmmm, it tasted familiar.This taste does not refer to the taste of coffee type, but something more profound.Just like the so-called sword immortals in Chinese online novels, they all have their own sword intent, some are continuous, some are as sharp as the wind, which can be regarded as a person's mark.When you feel the sword intention, you can feel what kind of person this person is.

The same goes for cooking. When a gentle person cooks food, even the food itself will become gentle.That’s pretty much what the so-called infusion of hard work is.But this cup of cappuccino gave Xia Zhi a sense of déjà vu, a feeling that he had had it somewhere before...

Xia Zhi recalled that during his time in Japan, he went to no more than five coffee shops, and the only one he stayed in for a long time was the coffee shop where he worked part-time.I have drunk similar coffee many times, which means...the craftsman and the store manager are very similar?It's amazing.

"How's it going? Not bad, right? I don't know why, but the coffee here tastes better than other coffee shops I've been to."

Ryoko Yamamoto said.

"It's pretty good..."

"I think that's pretty much all the delicious food."

Ah, such a damnable statement.The feeling that it doesn't matter anything as long as it's delicious is something serious chefs hate.Although it seems that he is actually saying that other people's food is delicious, he is also saying that it is no different from other people's food.It all depends on how the chef interprets what you say.

"Although I don't drink a lot of coffee, the coffee in this store is really excellent. Although I can't feel it if it's too much, but like the store where I work, the coffee in this store should be freshly ground and made fresh. There is no doubt about it. I can still feel the difference for now.”

That’s not to say that freshly ground coffee is not good, but there are some subtle differences between freshly ground coffee and coffee that has been ground and stored.

“Coffee made from freshly ground coffee beans, although the coffee beans have been roasted, will have a more fresh feeling than coffee brewed from ground coffee powder. The store manager and I I've said it before, but I don't remember it clearly. It seems that there will be some changes in the coffee beans and coffee powder stored in the two states. But the difference is not very big, and people who don't drink it regularly probably won't either. I can tell the difference very clearly.”

Although there was a trend of "freshly ground" drinks in China in the early years, such as freshly ground soy milk and freshly squeezed juice, although they do look very transparent and straightforward, they are not quite the same as coffee.There is a big difference between freshly ground soy milk and traditional soy milk. At least traditional soy milk does not have the soy residue in freshly ground soy milk. Whether you like this or not depends on you.But freshly ground juice is real...

Although the quality of juice is also related to the storage method, the biggest source of influence should be the quality of the fruit itself. Even if it is freshly squeezed juice, if you squeeze an apple that has been stored for several months, how good will the juice be? Where to go?Unlike freshly ground soy milk, freshly squeezed juice is a gimmick.

Making coffee itself requires high-quality coffee beans or coffee powder, as well as the skill level of the producer. The former is just a good beginning, and the latter is the basis for controlling the entire process. Even if you have high-quality coffee beans, it does not mean that you can make it. Make great coffee.Being able to use high-quality coffee beans to make high-quality coffee is the foundation of a good barista. As for using not-so-good coffee beans to make high-quality coffee... you have the kind of plot in comics or novels that turns decay into magic. It’s better to experience it in comics or novels.

Xia Zhi calculated the price in his mind: "The price is quite appropriate. Because the coffee beans used are also very good, the cost has increased. If you also calculate the labor cost, it is indeed quite cost-effective."

It's a job that sells craftsmanship. If you don't charge a craftsmanship fee, you may not be able to get out and go out equally, and then you will starve to death.

"Oh, the evaluation is quite high."

"But I'm just a layman. If you want to hear more exciting things, you'd better go watch the animation."

Xia Zhi has always felt that people who can comment on food animations are simply gods.Of course, it's not just anyone who can make the food shine or add medicine to the food.

"Okay, okay, stop."

Tachibana Aya stopped Natsuki from continuing to talk: "They have brought you to such a good store, aren't you ready to answer their questions?"

Only then did Xia Zhi remember what the purpose was in the first place.

"To put it simply, I wanted to buy something but couldn't find it in Chiba, so I asked her to take me to Tokyo."

"It's too simple for you."

Tachibana Aya seemed to have noticed something, and looked back and forth at the expressions of Natsuki and Shiraishi Reika as if they were sitting on a mountain watching a tiger fight.

"Well, it's not something interesting." Xia Zhi thought for a moment: "Actually, my mother's birthday is coming soon, and I was thinking about buying a gift, but I went shopping in Chiba a few days ago and didn't find anything suitable. Then I wanted to go to Tokyo and see it. Then, as a dead-end homebody like me, I’m not even familiar with Chiba. I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to find my way to Tokyo, so I wanted to find a guide. Just in time, This guy is going to go shopping too, so I'll let her take me with me by the way."

"It's so rude, this guy and all."

Tachibana Aya said dissatisfiedly: "Well, that's probably it. Then we came back after a morning date in Tokyo."

Although the word date in China may mean an appointment to meet, most of the time dating refers to the kind of date where male and female friends hang out together, not to mention that in Japan, which is too precocious, how can Xia Zhi Might such a misunderstanding be allowed to remain here?
"Watch your words."

Although he doesn't force Tachibana Aya to listen to him, he at least wants his classmates not to misunderstand him.This happened during the last school trip. If you were beaten here, you would be ruined and dishonest.

"Hey, is Xia Zhijun's mother celebrating her birthday?"

However, Bai Shi Lihua's focus is completely different from Xia Zhi's.

"Well, there's about a week left. Considering that it takes a lot of time to mail the gifts back, I just go to Tokyo to buy them in the past two days and then send them back."

"That's it...then what gift would be better for me to give?" Baishi Lihua said to herself, but Xia Zhi still heard it.

"No, no. You don't know my mother very well, so there's no need to think about any gifts."

"But it's a birthday of a good friend's parents, shouldn't they give him a gift or something?"

Therefore, it is really difficult for the other party to understand that the national conditions are different.

"No, in China, even very good friends will not take the initiative to give gifts to the other person's parents. Except for those who know the other person's parents and have a deep relationship, generally there will be no descendants Those who give gifts. Oh, the juniors referred to here are those of the younger generation."

After all, in Japan, even a first grader can be considered a junior.It's better to explain it.

Xia Zhi saw that Shiraishi Lihua was still hesitant and was ready to kill her.

"Besides, if you want to send gifts, my position will be more embarrassing."

Shiraishi Rika showed a confused expression, as did Ryoko Yamamoto and Aya Tachibana next to Natsuki.

"What's wrong?"

"I think you have probably forgotten what the situation of Chinese students is. If you want to give gifts, my mother will accept them and let me express my gratitude to you later. Then when I go home during the New Year, I It's dead."

If Shiraishi Reika and the others really send gifts, I don't know about the others, but at least they will get a lecture when they go back. Even if you didn't do it, they will treat it as if you did. Even if you didn't do it, it can be treated as a vaccination.And Xia Zhi's family is even more terrifying. He also has the second boss in his family, Xia Meng, who expresses no accommodating relationship with him.

If Shiraishi Lihua and the others really send their gifts, Xia Zhi will definitely have a difficult year.

How could such an unfounded crime make his already troubled life even closer to hell?
"...It's really strict."

Yamamoto Ryoko sighed, and then felt that things were getting difficult to handle.After all, the results she pursues are contrary to what Xia Zhi abides by.Do you really have to wait until you graduate from high school?That's too sad.

"China is too scary for you. If you can't fall in love, won't there be a lot of psychopaths?"

Xia Zhi sneered: "I can't even finish my homework, how can I get the time to pervert?"

"Is this something to be proud of!?"

(End of this chapter)