Chapter 19: Sold Out
Mi Yanran picked up the zongzi and bit it gently, and with Mi Yanran's mouthful, the surrounding crowd invariably heard the sound of swallowing saliva.
After chewing a little, Mi Yanran raised her head suddenly: "Chen Kai! It's delicious! It's really fragrant!"
Chen Kai smiled and said: "Of course! Come on, come on, the white jade dumplings are five yuan for two, and the ones that have just come out of the pot are taken and eaten, please vote for Chen Ji white jade dumplings on the official account." ”
Seeing that there were beautiful women trying the food, finally a few diners couldn't bear it anymore and lined up in front of the stove.
"Boss, bring me two to try. ”
"Boss, I want to eat the same zongzi as that beautiful woman's hand. ”
"Give me ten bucks!"
Chen Kai rolled up his sleeves and began to busily hand rice dumplings to the diners.
The first diner to buy it was a man in his thirties who grew very strong, and after buying it, the man turned his head and saw Mi Yanran next to him eating deliciously, and then looked at the white jade dumplings in his hand.
swallowed his saliva, and didn't care so much, he peeled off a zongzi after three times and divided five by two, took a bite of it hatefully, and chewed it in a big gulp.
"Hmm!" The man suddenly looked up in surprise, holding the unfinished zongzi in his mouth, turned his head to Chen Kai, and kept pointing at the white jade zongzi in his hand with his index finger.
Finally swallowed a mouthful, the man took a breath, and said to Chen Kai in a loud voice: "Boss!
"Thank you for cheering!" Chen Kai smiled happily.
The people next to him saw that the first customer had already started eating, and he was very excited to eat, and his emotions came up, and the crowd began to talk constantly, and the diners slowly began to line up.
"It's so fragrant, how long will it take to get me. ”
"Eh, the queue later, don't cut the line. ”
"You see that big brother eats so well, I really want to taste it. ”
"Boss, where is WeChat scanning. ”
"Here, here, find the change by yourself, WeChat Alipay sweeps here, just out of the pot, there is still a back, don't worry. ”
The sound of dripping code scanning kept sounding in front of the stove, Chen Kai was very busy, the dumplings that had just come out of the pot were slightly drained with a colander, put in cold water to cool down for a while, and the cotton rope was lifted and handed to the diners.
"Boss, I want two. ”
"Come and take three away. ”
"Bring me four!"
The stock in the big colander was quickly consumed, and the first pot of more than 50 zongzi began to cook at nine o'clock, and it took more than 40 minutes to cook, but it was all sold out in five minutes before it was cooled out of the pot.
Chen Kai borrowed a pressure cooker from Ding Yuan, added his original one, and prepared two large pots to cook zongzi at different times.
"Wait a minute, everyone, the second pot is cooking, and it will be ready in about ten minutes. ”
The atmosphere was warm, and many diners who got the zongzi were already impatient to receive it, so they sat on the bench in the dining area and began to peel the zongzi.
"Whew, it's hot, whew. "Some anxious diners have just peeled off the rice dumplings and started to eat before the heat has dissipated.
"Delicious, delicious, boss, is there any sugar?"
"Here, I'll get it for you. Chen Kai took out a large jar of granulated sugar and set it up on various tables in the dining area, and each table came with several small plastic bowls.
More than a dozen customers in the dining area have begun to eat zongzi eagerly.
The aroma of the zongzi in Chen Kee's stall became even stronger, and some diners hanging out at the nearby stalls couldn't stop twitching their noses.
"What is it, it smells so good. ”
Chen Kee's stall is like an accelerating whirlpool, and the surrounding diners continue to flow in, because the zongzi have not yet come out of the pot, and the diners are lining up in the stalls, and from the outside, the crowd is boiling.
After more than ten minutes, everyone was looking forward to it.
"The second pot is also cooked!" Chen Kai lifted the lid of another pressure cooker and used a colander to take out all the zongzi and let them cool.
"Fei Fei, I'll wrap it, please help hand the zongzi to the guest, be careful not to burn it." ”
"Okay. Li Feifei moved her wrist, stood up and changed shifts with Chen Kai.
The customers who were attracted by the aroma and came to line up have already stood up dozens of meters out of the stalls, forming a long queue on the street, which looks spectacular.
"What is this selling so hot?"
"You smell this smell, it's zongzi, but, why is it so fragrant?"
"Move forward slightly, you can't stand still!"
"Beauty, I want ten, do you want more?"
"You don't have to worry, a new pot will be served to everyone immediately. Although Li Feifei's gentle voice is not loud, it is comfortable to listen to.
Chen Kai was doing manual work behind the stove, and in front of the stove, Mi Yanran, who had already finished eating a zongzi, wiped her mouth and greeted the guests with Li Feifei.
The busy figures of the two young girls became a unique scenery, Chen Kai looked at Mi Yanran and Li Feifei's skillful appearance, and couldn't help but sigh that the short training in the early morning was not in vain.
The line was getting longer, but everything was still in order in front of the stove.
"It seems that having a lot of people is better than going it alone. Chen Kai shook his head, enjoying the fun of division of labor and cooperation.
The Dragon Boat Festival activities in the food street have reached a white-hot stage, and all the signature delicacies have begun to appear, and Chen Kai is also very busy, one pot after another.
Chen Kai wrapped the zongzi in his hand and took the time to look to the side.
Ding Yuan had already moved out a fan and blew it at himself, holding two large handfuls of skewers in his hands, using all his might to speed up the efficiency.
Customers waiting to eat skewers looked at the line one by one, mostly young people, and their faces were curious.
Turning her head to look at the Meiduo set menu, the young female clerk was sweaty, greeting customers loudly in front of the food truck, and quickly delivering food box by box.
The whole food truck was directly surrounded by people in a semicircle, and the customers rubbed their shoulders and stretched out their hands to scan the code.
One of the two young men from the United States family was missing, and the other was running from the east with a large food box, apparently restocking.
The kebab stalls, fried rice stalls, cold noodle stalls, meatball stalls, and cold noodle stalls on West Street are crowded with people in front of each stall.
Mobile beverage carts, chestnut carts, and snack carts are also booming.
The whole food street is crowded with people, walking, eating, shopping, taking pictures with mobile phones, young men and women, old and young masters, parents and children, all kinds of pedestrians.
Every diner has a fresh and joyful look on their faces, and it is clear that the mood of the festival and the lively atmosphere have infected them.
Time flies, the sun moves westward, even if it is a division of labor and cooperation, Chen Kai and the two girls are busy enough.
At about 1:45, Chen Kai picked up a pot of white jade dumplings that had just come out, put them in cold water with a colander to cool down, and was about to turn his head to see the situation of making zongzi.
found that Mi Yanran and Li Feifei had already gotten up and ran to the people in line, greeting the people in the queue about the vote, and constantly saying thank you to everyone.
The two ran from the front of the team to the back of the line, and from the back of the line back to the stove.
Chen Kai looked at the two: "What's the matter?
Mi Yanran and Li Feifei glanced at each other and smiled.
Li Feifei shrugged her shoulders and spread out her hands to make a helpless look: "Boss Chen, I think we can settle today's salary in advance." ”
"Glutinous rice is gone?" Chen Kai was a little surprised.
Mi Yanran nodded: "Yes, one hour of production, ten minutes of sale, our little inventory has been cleared." ”
"Then these are the last dozen. Chen Kai turned his head to look at the last pot of zongzi in the colander.
Mi Yanran said: "We still have to save a few for lunch, it seems that we are going to close the stall in advance." ”
Chen Kai said with a smile: "It's a pity, there are still a lot of queues." ”
Mi Yanran turned her head to the customers who were still queuing, and shouted softly: "Everyone, there is only the last pot of white jade zongzi we prepared.
There are about 40 of them now, and there are no guests who have tasted zongzi today, so thank you very much for your support. ”
When Mi Yanran spoke, she had a sense of intimacy and persuasiveness of a teacher.
"Huh, it's sold out before two o'clock?"
"It's a pity, I'm late, I've been hanging out somewhere else for too long. ”
"I still think I can buy it, haha"
"I tried it, and I wanted to pack two and bring it back to my dad, it's a pity. ”
"It's good for you to eat it yourself, this is a secret zongzi. ”
"Is this called Chen Ji? Is there anything in the official account, take a look. ”
The line exchanged heads, and the customers at the back of the line showed regret and left in twos and threes.
Three minutes later.
"Okay, take it for you. Li Feifei handed the last two zongzi in the cold water basin to an old aunt with a grandson in front of her.
"Thank you, girl. The old aunt thanked her and took her little grandson away.
Call...... Chen Kai and the three of them all breathed a sigh of relief.