Food: How come this boss knows everything?

Chapter 41 Driver, Wake Up
"Boss, do you have any steamed buns?"

A truck driver asked.

When buying a lunch box, instead of asking what dishes are included, he actually asks what the staple food is first.

This was the first time Li Rui had seen such a guest.

But he was prepared.

"We have steamed buns. Take a look at the dishes first. Choose three dishes for 15 yuan, and get a cold dish for free."

The reason why Li Rui always sells three main dishes is that the lunch box he bought has three compartments of the same size, one slightly smaller compartment, and one compartment that is obviously for rice.

If it wasn’t divided into three main dishes and one cold dish.

He always feels uncomfortable.

Just like when we were doing barbecue before.

The amount of green onion and scallion in the vegetable rolls should also be the same.

This should just be a good habit for a chef.

The customer in front of him stared at the stewed meat and said, "Boss, can I just have the stewed meat and two cold dishes?"

"Sure, but I can't fill your stew full."

"No problem. I just want to eat this meat in a steamed bun."

Li Rui understood what the guest meant.

"Wait for me a moment."

Li Rui turned around and took out a kitchen knife and a chopping board from the small cabinet on the other side of the dining car.

He put the steamed buns on the chopping board.

Then he used a knife to point at one side of the bun and asked with a smile:

"do you mean this?"

The driver said quickly, "Yes, yes, that's it, boss, you understand it very well."

Li Rui cut the steamed bun in half horizontally from the middle.

Then he scooped out a spoonful of stewed meat from the pot and placed it neatly on the bottom half of the steamed bun.

The meat he cut was regular and evenly sized.

At this time, the small piece of meat, which is rosy and shiny and as thick as a thumb, is placed on the steamed bun, and it looks as delicate as a piece of art.

Absolutely amazing.

This is a box lunch on the roadside, not Jianghai Art Museum!

The driver was drooling at the sight.

"Boss, that's all. Let me have a taste first."

Li Rui said calmly: "Don't worry, we are still short of something."

After saying that, he scooped a spoonful of stew soup from the pot.

Just pour it over the stew.

The rich broth was very thick and first hung over the stewed meat.

Then it slowly flowed along the surface of the pork belly towards the steamed buns.

The dark red broth encountered the snow-white texture of the steamed buns and quickly spread over them, dyeing the steamed bun slices a dark color.

The driver rubbed his hands anxiously, "I'm so greedy."

Finally, Li Rui put another piece of steamed bun on top.

He found a paper bag that he had used to sell barbecue and put the steamed buns and meat in it.

"Please enjoy."

The 15-yuan lunch box turned into two steamed buns with meat and two small cold dishes.

The driver didn't even have time to wait for Li Rui to finish making the other steamed bun with meat before he took a bite.

The starch in steamed buns meets the amylase in saliva and is quickly broken down into maltose.

This light sweetness is wrapped in a rich meaty aroma.

Endless aftertaste.

So delicious.

The driver narrowed his eyes slightly.

Feel the soft steamed buns and pork belly mixing together in your mouth.

The wrinkles on his forehead smoothed out.

Li Rui made another steamed bun with meat, and used a lunch box to serve smashed cucumber and salad with shredded kelp.

"Master, take it."

"master?"

"Hey! Wake up."

The driver finally came to his senses. He had just been rolling around in the wheat field with the fat little pig.

As a middle-aged man, he would lose his composure like this. The driver was a little embarrassed, "Boss, it's really delicious."

At 12:30 noon, Li Rui had sold out all his lunch boxes for the day. In such a place with a high turnover of customers, he had seen familiar truck drivers more than once.

There are also diners who come from places like Taoyuan Night Market and Fonda Plaza QR code.

There were even three or four errand boys.

Aunt Cai was eating the last box lunch. While enjoying the delicious food, she was also very surprised.

Here she is responsible for cleaning up the leftover lunch boxes from customers after they have finished their meals.

But there were no leftovers in any of the lunch boxes.

At this time, Li Rui came over and said to her:

"Aunt Cai, it may rain heavily this afternoon, so you should go back early."

"thank you boss."

The lunch boxes didn't take long to sell today, so Aunt Cai was able to make money easily and was very polite to the young man in front of her.

The two chatted for a while.

The sky turned gloomy.

Li Rui was a little worried about the old man in front of him:

"Aunt Cai, do you live nearby? I think it will rain soon. I can give you a ride home."

"It's too troublesome. I also have an electric car."

Aunt Cai’s house is very close, only two or three kilometers away, and she can go back quickly on her electric bike.

So there was no trouble for him.

Li Rui drove the food truck back to Fangda Plaza.

At two or three o'clock in the afternoon, the heavy rain came as expected.

There is a famous saying circulating in the stall industry:

The wind is halved and the rain is gone.

Today is September 100th, and we have completed 5/7 of the days when lunch box sales exceeded .

Li Rui still has five days to complete this task.

So even if there is a heavy rain impact, as long as he is allowed to sell boxed lunches for two more days in the next few days, there shouldn't be any major problems.

It was raining heavily outside the shop and the weather quickly turned cold.

In weather like this, it would be best to have some hot pot meat.

There happened to be some lamb shanks and beef shanks in the freezer, leftover from a barbecue sale a week ago.

Although it was frozen, it had only been a few days since I bought it.

Besides, it’s raining heavily outside, so it’s not a good idea to go out to buy fresh meat.

Li Rui melted the meat and went upstairs.

He turned on the TV and connected it to the PS5. A light rain could be heard in Death Stranding.

The rain outside was hitting the roof and windows.

Fat Orange huddled next to Li Rui.

It feels great.

It was around five in the evening.

The heavy rain still didn't stop.

Li Rui came to the kitchen on the first floor and started cutting meat.

Frozen meat, in a state that is neither frozen nor frozen, is actually easier to cut than fresh meat.

Especially if you want to cut it into slices, it is much easier at this time than at room temperature.

When slicing beef or mutton, you still need to cut across the grain of the meat. This will break up the muscle fibers and make it less dry when eaten.

Li Rui cut less than a pound of beef top leg and lamb hind leg in total.

Although he was cooking for himself, he still arranged the meat slices neatly one by one and put them on a plate for later use.

The quality of beef brain is quite good.

The red and white snowflake texture looks very pleasing to the eye.

After cutting the meat, he started preparing some vegetables.

There are not many vegetables suitable for hot pot in the kitchen, only cabbage can be used.

Li Rui took out the cabbage.

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door outside.

Who is it on this rainy day?

Li Rui walked out of the kitchen and saw Wang Aiquan, the wine seller next door, coming over with an umbrella. He was wearing shorts and slippers at the moment:

"Brother, I can't go back either. Can we get together tonight? I have some wine."

Li Rui smiled and said:

"That's right, I have some meat."

(End of this chapter)