pjbooks Chapter 6 Taking Action Caused Trouble
Chapter 6 Taking Action Caused Trouble
Xu Liang wasn't very satisfied with the spoonful of congee with preserved egg and lean pork that Xu Tian had just served, but fortunately, Xu Tian was the first customer at Xu Liang's small restaurant.
At this moment, the game panel pops up.
[Congratulations on completing the Grand Opening Quest! Game rewards have been issued; please check carefully.]
He opened the menu pages.
Twice-cooked pork
[Difficulty level: ★☆☆☆☆]
The recipe is as follows:
Ingredients: 300g pork belly (half fat, half lean); a small bunch of green garlic shoots; 1.5 tablespoons Pixian chili bean paste; 1/2 tablespoons sweet bean sauce; a little light soy sauce.
[Step 1: Boil the meat. Put the pork belly in a pot of cold water, add ginger slices, knotted scallions, and a few peppercorns. Boil over medium heat for 20-25 minutes, or until a chopstick can be easily pierced through. Then remove it, let it cool, and then slice it.]
[Step 2: Slice the meat. After it has cooled completely, slice it thinly; the thinner the slices, the more fragrant it will be]
[Step 3: Sauté to render the oil. Do not add oil to the pan. Directly add the sliced meat and sauté over low heat until the fat is rendered and the meat slices curl slightly at the edges, resembling a "lamp-shaped indentation".]
[Step 4: Stir-fry the base ingredients. Push the meat to one side, add Pixian chili bean paste and stir-fry until the oil turns red. Then add sweet bean sauce and stir-fry until fragrant. Stir-fry evenly with the meat.]
[Step 5: Add garlic sprouts. Cut the green garlic sprouts into sections. First, sauté the white parts of the garlic until fragrant, then add the green parts. Add light soy sauce and stir-fry quickly over high heat.]
He was indeed busy early in the morning, making breakfast himself, but his stomach was growling with hunger.
[Next task: Find Aunt Zhang to learn how to make tea eggs and discuss your experience in running a street stall with her.]
[Reward: Unlock the Gold Coin Shop and receive 50 points, which can be used for one cash prize draw]
It wasn't that Xu Liang didn't want to eat breakfast, but rather that the dishes he made could only be sold as breakfast, but the results were poor, and no one came to buy his breakfast.
Just like the small restaurant that Xu Liangxin opened, Old Wang and Old Li's restaurant usually only has one or two customers.
Moreover, the one or two people who came to eat there were only because there were too many people at Aunt Zhang's place, and the people who came later couldn't squeeze in. But they couldn't go hungry, since they still had to rush to work at the factory later.
Left with no other choice, they had to select the remaining two options.
Today, Aunt Zhang wore a white top, blue jeans, and a red apron tied around her neck.
Everyone loves going to Aunt Zhang's place, not only because she still retains her charm, but also because she is straightforward, gentle and considerate. She is not the Yin-Yang Master you met in your past life in the Sichuan-Chongqing region.
Therefore, it is perfectly normal for him to be loved by everyone.
Xu Liang happened to be hungry, and he wanted to try Aunt Zhang's tea eggs to see what they tasted like.
Another purpose is to learn the business model of street vending, which may be useful for my own small restaurant in the future.
He used to eat breakfast at home, then rush out the door to sign in at the factory and prepare breakfast for the workers.
I haven't tried whether the breakfasts outside are good or not.
Xu Liang strolled over leisurely, but he couldn't squeeze in next to Aunt Zhang.
So he had no choice but to give up and pretend to pass by Old Man Wang and Old Man Li's breakfast stall.
I saw flies swarming on the griddle of Old Wang's scallion pancake stall, and the oil was covered with the corpses of mosquitoes.
But Old Wang usually ignored them, moving the dead mosquitoes to a corner. Xu Liang happened to see this, but he didn't say much. He just thought that Old Wang's hygiene was substandard, which was why not many people came to eat there.
That's understandable. Old Wang is the oldest of the three stalls. Old people are slow and don't care about so many things. As long as they know how to fry, that's enough.
If a young man does this, and doesn't clean up after each task, he'll just be called a lazy bum. In the Sichuan and Chongqing area, it's probably the men who are more diligent than the women!
"No, Liangwa, you've been staring at this for so long, how about a pancake?"
Xu Liang refused Wang Laotou's offer.
"Your Highness, good morning. No, thank you. I run my own small restaurant."
Xu Liang pointed to the archway opposite, on which were displayed the five large characters "Xiao Liangzi Restaurant".
Old Wang wiped his glasses and stared at Xu Liang's small restaurant in the distance for a long time.
He suddenly remembered something and immediately said, "Not long ago, a factory worker resigned from his job, saying he wanted to open his own restaurant. This gossip has even reached me."
Good morning, Liangwa!
"What was this employee's name again?"
"It's me. What are you thinking?"
"Oh, right, it's you, Liangwazi. Look at my memory, it's getting worse and worse as I get older."
Old Wang laughed awkwardly.
"How's business?"
"We just opened today, and there's not a single customer yet."
"No rush, take your time."
This seemingly peaceful conversation was actually Old Wang's probing; his main purpose was to understand the current situation of Xu Liang's small restaurant.
But why didn't he mock Xu Liang? Because Old Man Wang was never a bad person, even though his own business wasn't doing too well.
In contrast, when Xu Liang went to Li Laosi, things were completely different.
Li Laosi was much younger than Zhang Laotou, and he was indeed much more agile.
Xu Liang walked quietly to Li Laosi's stall. From a close distance, he could see Li Laosi carefully massaging the dough in the large iron basin.
He greeted Li Laosi.
"Hi!"
Li Laosi didn't see Xu Liang's entire body, but based on intuition and distraction, he realized that there was a tall figure next to him.
He casually remarked, "Young man, two yuan each, want to buy?"
"I'm not buying anything, I'm just here for the fun of it."
These words shocked Li Laosi. He stopped kneading the dough and looked up at Xu Liang.
"Liangwazi, what are you doing here if you're not buying breakfast? Who are you looking at, wandering around here?"
"It's not lively here. If you want to go, go to the tea egg stall. My stall is too deserted for you."
As expected, Li Laosi felt somewhat repulsed by Xu Liang.
"If you don't welcome me, then I'll leave."
He then said to Xu Liang, "Didn't you resign? Why aren't you going to open your run-down little restaurant?"
"Say it again?"
"What, you think I can't say that? Look at your little restaurant, nobody goes in to eat there."
Several workers who were passing by were former employees of the factory where Xu Liang had been an apprentice cook. Hearing Xu Liang and Li Laosi arguing, they quickly gathered everyone together.
As a result, everyone crowded around, eager to see the fire grow bigger and bigger.
"That's right, everyone, don't forget, Xu Liang was an employee who was fired from our factory."
A tall, thin young man with pimples all over his face and messy hair became a sensation among the passersby.
Xu Liang had met him before. The young man's name was Xiang Pao. He often flattered Director Feng and secretly followed his group to do bad things.
Not only did he flatter Feng, but whenever the factory organized a collective break, Xiang Pao was the first to serve tea and water to Director Feng.
Sometimes, when they saw that Director Feng's leather shoes were dirty, they would take out their own shoe polish and black rag, and serve Director Feng like a stray dog.
This is interesting; the words have taken on a different meaning in other people's mouths.
"No way, who do you think you are, Xiang Pao? It's none of your business what I do!"
"Also, I resigned voluntarily, what nonsense are you telling everyone?"
Xu Liang roared at Xiang Pao.
"Oh, you haven't told anyone yet, and all your embarrassing secrets have been exposed."
Xiang Pao was smug and made a show of being arrogant.
"Don't push your luck!"
"Why? Hey everyone, come and see! This guy even told me not to push my luck. Xu Liang is the biggest villain in our factory. The canteen is a mess because of him."
"As you all know, the food was already waterlogged. But I also heard that Xu Liang opened a small restaurant around here. How dare someone like him open a restaurant? Don't you all think he has any shame?"
A unified voice came from the crowd.
"Shameful!"
These workers were manipulated like puppets, completely believing Xiang Pao's nonsense. However, they didn't actually know whether it was true or false, because they didn't see the scene where Xu Liang voluntarily resigned.
Human nature can sometimes sway towards evil; this is a fact that society must be aware of.
After all, everyone is thinking about their own interests. If Xiang Pao pretends to be someone who protects their interests, they won't believe Xu Liang if they don't understand the situation.
It's one thing that Li Laosi doesn't welcome it, but the real problem is that this damned Xiang Pao has to interfere as well.
If they are attacked by the masses again, it will be even more outrageous.
Xu Liang finally couldn't hold back. He rushed forward, grabbed Xiang Pao's polyester shirt by the collar, clenched his fist tightly, and prepared to unleash his power.
The neighbors in the area, seeing that someone was about to make a move, immediately rushed over to watch the drama unfold.
Upon seeing Xu Liang's actions, Xiang Pao shouted, "Xu Liang is hitting someone! He's hitting someone!"
This hasn't even started yet; it's just a show of force, and they're already taking it personally.
"Go ahead and hit me if you dare! I'd love to kill you, hahahahaha."
Xu Liang had had enough of this annoying attitude.
Immediately following, a heavy punch landed squarely on Xiang Pao's face, causing him to fall to the ground, whereupon a large, dark bump swelled up on his left cheek.
This time, they didn't give him any face.
Over there, Aunt Zhang saw Xu Liang knock Xiang Pao to the ground and rush into the crowd surrounding him.
"Liangwazi, why are you hitting me?"
"He's a brat, I'm just teaching him a lesson."
Looking at Xiang Pao, who was lying on the ground crying in pain, Aunt Zhang then pointed at Xu Liang: "No matter what he does to you, you can't hit someone!"
"If I don't teach him a lesson, who knows when this kid will go and cause trouble for others again."
The group of people nearby were all criticizing Xu Liang. In those days, public security awareness was not widespread, and it was quite normal to see people fighting in the streets.
Because those watching the show from the sidelines are just bystanders, and whoever wants to fight can do whatever they want.
If you intervene, the other party will retaliate, or even worse, ask for help from others. At that point, it won't be as simple as a one-on-one fight.
It can only be said that meddling in other people's business is a recipe for disaster, and those kinds of people deserve it.
Xiang Pao rubbed his face, stood up, and arrogantly said to Xu Liang, "Fine, you just wait. I'm telling you, you'll be finished by then."
After saying that, he left the scene and immediately ran away.
Afterwards, Li Laosi said, "Liangwazi, you're never content with your lot. No wonder no one goes to your little restaurant."
Aunt Zhang, who was standing next to him, also said, "Why are you taking this so seriously, kid? What if you hit Pao Wa and he goes to the police station to report you?"
That's true. If Paowa goes to the police station to report him, not only will his small restaurant without a business license be shut down, but everyone will also think his behavior is extremely bad.
But what's done is done, and there's no going back.