Food: How come this boss knows everything?

Chapter 43 Sister, You Are Really Hungry

Today's lunch boxes are selling out especially fast.

There were obviously more truck drivers passing by than usual.

From the drivers' casual chat, Li Rui roughly learned the reason.

"The Nima Expressway ahead is closed."

"In some places the heavy rain has not stopped yet. There is nothing we can do."

"Brother, which line are you running?"

"Don't mention it. I finally drove back. It rained heavily last night and I was stuck in traffic in Lincheng all night."

Jianghai Avenue can turn into the national highway, so many drivers will pass by here.

The car is out of gas, so I have to go to the gas station to refuel.

People have to eat when they are hungry.

The lunch box stall next to Jianghai Avenue has become a spiritual refueling station for truck drivers to soothe their physical and mental fatigue.

Truck driver Master Xia is one of them.

He was trapped by heavy rain yesterday and only got on the road again today.

I happened to see a sign selling boxed lunches on the roadside, so I quickly came over to buy one.

I didn't expect that there would be so many people coming here to buy lunch boxes.

Master Xia followed what others did and parked the truck in an open space not far away, then got out of the car and walked to the front of the food truck.

"Boss, what dishes do you have?"

Li Rui opened the lid of the thermos.

"15 dishes for yuan, with a free small cold dish, which one do you want?"

Driver Master Xia has been eating instant noodles for three meals in a row.

Seeing the fresh food at this time, I was very excited.

The stewed meat, braised chicken legs and mapo tofu in the pot were all bubbling slightly under the heating of the thermos bucket.

"Oh, this smells so good."

Master Xia was so drunk by the fragrance.

"Boss, give me a small portion of stewed meat, a plate of roasted eggplant, and a plate of Mapo tofu. I want both cold dishes, and a chicken drumstick. Can I give you 20 yuan?"

"Okay, I'll put the mapo tofu on the rice for you?"

The driver nodded and said, "More soup, please, boss."

Master Xia took the heavy deluxe lunch box. Because of the addition of chicken legs, the lid of the lunch box could no longer be closed.

He went to a small table nearby and found an empty seat to sit down.

The Mapo Tofu was still steaming from the thermos, and the aroma of the bean paste and fermented black beans was particularly strong.

Master Xia carefully mixed the mapo tofu and rice.

Let the rice be fully soaked in the bright red soup.

Because Li Rui used brine tofu, the tofu blocks retained their intact shape throughout the journey.

There is a layer of bright red sauce on the tofu cubes, and you can see the charred beef pieces on the surface.

The green garlic sprouts stand upright.

It is the finishing touch in the dish of Mapo Tofu.

Master Xia could no longer hold back. He took out his spoon and scooped up a large spoonful.

The hard spoon is surprisingly useful.

He put the mapo tofu into his mouth along with the rice.

The tofu cubes are so soft and tender that they break into pieces in your mouth with just a slight bite.

The minced beef is fried until the surface is slightly charred, providing a completely different texture from the tofu.

The numbing taste of Sichuan pepper, the spiciness of chili peppers, and the fragrance of fermented black beans and bean paste are perfectly blended with the ingredients.

At this time, the remaining heat of the tofu is also released in your mouth.

This made Master Xia let out a few breaths of air.

"Hiss, it's so delicious, huh."

The soft and tender tofu is cooked at high temperature and absorbs the flavor. It tastes even better than meat.

The naughty tofu pieces in the mouth are mixed in the soup, playing hide-and-seek with the tongue and teeth.

They slide into every place in the mouth.

Although the ultimate fate of being swallowed in one gulp is inevitable.

But as it went down the esophagus, it seemed to slide through the stomach and intestines and into Master Xia's heart.

Master Xia was trapped in his car after a night of heavy rain.

I am already exhausted both physically and mentally.

At this moment, it seemed as if it was lying in a pile of white and tender tofu. Its limbs and body were tightly pressed together by the tofu, and its waist and back were supported by the brown beef.

Master Xia was deeply trapped in it and couldn't extricate himself.

All the pressure in my body was released.

At this moment, a warm current came over me.

The steaming, spicy red soup surged through the cracks in the tofu cubes like a flood.

Master Xia waved his arms, trying his best to escape from this dangerous place.

But still, he was submerged in the hot red stream.

"Help, gurgle gurgle, life."

The heat wave hit him in the face, and Master Xia opened his eyes suddenly and found that he was already sweating profusely.

He wiped the sweat off his forehead.

Physical and mental fatigue was also swept away.

Cool~
If he had enough Mapo Tofu, he felt he could drive all the way into the Mariana Trench.

At the same time, Fonda Square Pedestrian Street.

Liu Fei and her best friend Qin Lili came to a small shop without a sign.

"Is this the delicious lunch box you mentioned?" Qin Lili asked.

No name is left unsaid.

Not even a single person.

All you can see through the glass door is a ginger cat basking in the sun in the store.

Liu Fei frowned slightly, "I did buy a lunch box here a few days ago, it was really delicious."

She originally thought that the store was undergoing renovations for a trial opening.

I didn't expect to see no one when I came again today.

"Hey, wait, there's a little sign here."

The two men walked over and read the words on the sign - lunch boxes are not for sale to the public yet, if you are interested, please go to the intersection of Jianghai Avenue and Ganghang Road.

There is also a QR code taped on it.

Liu Fei didn't even think about it, she just picked up her phone and scanned it.

Qin Lili said, "You're not really going to go, are you? It's too much for a box lunch, sister."

Liu Fei focused on her phone.

The page that pops up from the QR code shows the specific location.

She said in surprise: "Lili, look, it's right here, nine kilometers is not far."

He said and handed over the phone.

Qin Lili saw that the screen on her phone had turned into a navigation screen, so she had no choice but to get into her best friend's car.

In the car, she complained to her bestie: "Xiao Fei, you are really hungry."

Liu Fei didn't take it seriously, with a smile on her face, "Let me tell you, that lunch box seller is really handsome."

Qin Lili was a little unconvinced.

In her impression, those who sell lunch boxes are all middle-aged men and women.

But when I think about my best friend who always likes to check in at high-end restaurants, and why she insisted on buying a box lunch this time, there must be some story behind this.

Qin Lili also became a little excited.

Soon, the two drove to Jianghai Avenue.

What is more eye-catching than the "Box Lunch 15" on the roadside is the row of large trucks parked next to it.

Liu Fei drove the car directly to the dining car.

The arrival of the two young girls immediately excited the group of rough truck drivers around them.

"Oh my god, is this lunch box so attractive?"

"When I go back, I'll let my son learn to be a chef. After four years of college, he still can't even have a girlfriend. Look at the boss."

The two girls got off the bus and went straight to the dining car.

"Boss, two lunch boxes to take away."

"Okay, let's see what dishes you want."

After they ordered their meals, they took advantage of Li Ruisheng's time to serve the dishes.

Liu Fei secretly gave her best friend a look.