Food: How come this boss knows everything?

Chapter 32: Hot lunch, slightly spicy
Yesterday, Zhang Xiaochen called those people who had been defrauded of money by telephone scammers, including Lao Luo who was buying lunch boxes here.

That afternoon, Lao Luo couldn't wait to go to the bureau to sign and collect the money.

While putting an end to his online romance, he also told Officer Zhang the location where Li Rui sold lunch boxes.

Today, the two of them happened to pass by Jianghai Avenue and thought of buying two box lunches to try.

Li Rui had become acquainted with them during the barbecue at the night market. He jokingly said, "When you two came, you scared away all my customers."

Zhang Xiaochen smiled and replied, "That's easy. I'll call them all back."

Li Rui quickly stopped him.

"If you chase him out, people will think that he has done something wrong."

As Li Rui spoke, he packed two lunch boxes.

Zhang Xiaochen took this opportunity to express his doubts: "Boss, why are you giving up your barbecue business and selling lunch boxes here?"

During the days he was squatting at the night market, he saw the sales volume of Li Rui's barbecue stall.

This lunch box costs 15 yuan per portion, which is far less profitable than barbecue.

“I like to challenge myself.”

Li Rui replied.

Zhang Xiaochen glanced at the large truck that was starting not far away, and thought that this barbecue owner coming here to sell lunch boxes would also make things convenient for many passing drivers.

Although he does not work in the traffic team, he knows the hard work of truck drivers.

I couldn't help but admire this young boss.

Not only does he have good craftsmanship, he is also very conscientious in doing business.

Zhang Xiaochen has just started working and is still a passionate young man at heart.

He reminded the several truck drivers who were still present:

"Don't panic, drivers. We are just here to buy a box lunch."

"Everyone drive safely and don't drive while tired."

Several drivers were carrying lunch boxes towards their cars. When they heard these two sentences, they finally felt relieved.

It turned out that the police came here to buy lunch boxes.

Scared me.

I thought I was going to be fined again.

Officer Zhang and his colleagues took their lunch boxes and drove away. "Boss, we won't bother you anymore."

Li Rui really wants to thank them.

When these two were here, no driver dared to come over.

After the police car left, it was a while before new customers started to come here.

Today's lunch box sales have reached 89, just short of 100.

At this time, another conspicuous private car stopped in front.

A middle-aged man got out of the car. After confirming Li Rui's appearance, he showed a friendly smile on his face.

"Boss, I miss you so much."

Meng Jianguo has queued up to buy skewers at Taoyuan Night Market several times and he particularly likes Li Rui's barbecue.

But since two days ago, the barbecue stall has turned into a fried skewers stall.

Today, I happened to see Li Rui in the live broadcast room. I finally met the owner of the barbecue stall again.

"Are you still selling barbecue, boss?" Meng Jianguo asked.

"I have changed my job to selling boxed lunches now."

Hearing this, Meng Jianguo smiled and said, "What a coincidence, I just didn't have lunch tomorrow. As long as you make it, it must taste good. I'll have one portion."

Li Rui looked at the diner in front of him and felt that he might have lost some of his sanity.

What does "haven't had tomorrow's lunch yet" mean?

Have you had lunch today?
But since the customer wanted to buy it, Li Rui had no reason to refuse.

He opened the lid of the thermos bucket and showed the middle-aged man today's dishes. He also put a spoonful of smashed cucumber into the lunch box.

"Come and see which dish you want to choose. Since you've come all the way here, I'll give you a small cold dish."

Meng Jianguo was so moved that he couldn't help swallowing his saliva. "I want a chicken drumstick, a roasted eggplant, and this twice-cooked pork. I'll eat it here."

After taking the lunch box, he found a table under the shade of a tree and sat down, then reached out and took the chicken leg in his hand.

The braised chicken legs are tender and tasty, and the broth is poured over the rice, which is very satisfying to eat.

It tastes neither fishy nor woody when you take a bite, and the rich juice flows freely in your mouth.

So delicious.

I didn’t expect that the boss of the barbecue restaurant could make such delicious lunch boxes.

How come this boss knows everything?

Meng Jianguo took photos of the dishes in the lunch box and sent them to the group.

The current location is also added.

Pingchangxin: "I found the owner of the night market barbecue. He sells boxed lunches on Jianghai Avenue. They are very delicious."

Jiang Hai and Peng Yuyan, who only have one abdominal muscle: "Oh my god, this is a familiar dish. I seem to smell it."

The roasted eggplant in the picture is bright in color, and the purple eggplant paired with green and red peppers looks very appetizing.

The slices of twice-cooked pork are evenly thin and glossy. Against the backdrop of emerald green garlic sprouts and bright red bean paste, they appear very colorful and beautiful. If you enlarge the picture, you can also see finely chopped black bean grains.

Even an ordinary dish of smashed cucumber is a particularly good-looking dish.

The cucumber, which has been smashed with a knife to make it easier to flavor, has slight cracks on it. After being cut into long diamond-shaped strips, it is garnished with finely mashed garlic and bright red chili oil. Just by looking at the picture, you can tell that this is an appetizing and delicious cold dish.

The group members were so greedy when looking at the pictures that some of them even doubted their authenticity.

"You told me this was a box lunch from the roadside? I would only believe it if you told me it was served from a restaurant."

@平常心 “What kind of filter did you use?”

Meng Jianguo took another photo.

"Here, let me show you, this is what I ate."

When half of the grilled eggplant is bitten off, you can see that the surface of the eggplant is crispy and covered with sauce, while the inside is still soft and sticky.

"Don't send it, I believe it, [crying]"

"It's the middle of the day. It's really a sin."

When group members were still questioning the authenticity of the pictures posted by Pingchangxin.

Jiang Hai and Eddie Peng, who have abdominal muscles, have already started counting calories.

"I run 15 kilometers round trip, and I eat two boxed lunches, which is not too much, right?"

Although he also wanted something hot and spicy, it was obviously difficult for him to resist the temptation of delicious food.

"The hot lunch box is a little spicy. It makes me feel full. Be careful not to burn your mouth."

Today's lunch box sales also successfully exceeded 100.

Aunt Cai, who helped clear the tables and sweep the garbage, also sold a lot of cigarettes and drinks.

Li Rui left two meals.

He ate one portion for himself and gave one portion to Aunt Cai.

Aunt Cai took the lunch box and looked at the scrambled eggs with tomatoes and green peppers in the box and fell into deep thought.

Li Rui saw her puzzled look and thought that she didn't want to eat this fresh dish.

So he opened his mouth and said:
"Try it first, Aunt Cai. It's very delicious and goes well with rice."

Aunt Cai looked at Li Rui with a complicated expression and took a bite of scrambled eggs with tomatoes and green peppers with a spoon.

Her voice trembled slightly as she savored the familiar taste.

"Boss, you are not from Jianghai, right?"

(End of this chapter)