Chapter 18: Late-night dumplings

Liao Su didn't dare to delay all the way, almost trotted forward, and it only took four minutes to arrive in front of the hotel.

Liao Su pushed the door in, the bell rang, and a familiar voice came from the bar: "Welcome......"

Liao Su smiled and said, "Sister Jing, it's time for breakfast~"

Ah Jing stood up from the bar and said with a disappointed face: "Harm~ I thought there was business coming." ”

Liao Su put the dough on the bar, and Ah Jing asked, "What are you eating?" ”

Liao Su said: "Of course, it is the most popular dough of Xicheng people." ”

Ah Jing asked again, "Where did you buy it?" ”

Liao Su replied: "I didn't buy it, it was made by Aunt Yang." ”

Ah Jing asked in surprise, "This is what Aunt Yang did?" Alas, she didn't bother, and it was only 1.2 to buy one. ”

Liao Su didn't answer, he still had to go back to work, and said, "You eat first, I still have to go back to work." ”

After speaking, he pushed the door directly and went out, and then ran all the way to the dumpling restaurant.

When Aunt Yang saw that Liao Su was back, she pointed to the table and said, "I'll put the dough on the table over there when I'm ready, you can eat it first." ”

Liao Su said, "Thank you, Aunt Yang." ”

The dough made by Aunt Yang is very special and tastes very good, much better than the big cafeteria at the school.

Of course, there is no comparison between the two, one is a big pot of rice just to make a living, and the other is carefully cooked.

After eating, Liao Su entered the kitchen, and Aunt Yang had already kneaded the noodles and was about to roll the skin.

When Aunt Yang saw Liao Su coming in, she said, "I'll roll the dumpling skin, you will wrap it, and we will finish wrapping this pot of stuffing before 9 o'clock." ”

Liao Su went to wash his hands and said, "Okay~"

Aunt Yang rolls the dumpling wrappers very quickly, and it takes an average of two or three Liao Su to wrap one.

Soon it was 9 o'clock, and the pot of stuffing had not yet been wrapped, and Aunt Yang saw that the time was almost up, so she said, "Su'er, I'm going to open the door." ”

"In the cupboard outside there are chopsticks and chopstick buckets, and you put a chopstick holder and several pairs of chopsticks on each table."

"In addition, the soy sauce and vinegar are freshly cooked, so you can just put a few bottles on the table at the door."

Liao Su stood up and replied, "Okay." ”

Next, he went to wash his hands, and then went to the cupboard to get chopsticks and chopstick holders.

The first floor is not very big, and it is quickly finished, and there are more than a dozen tables on the second floor.

The staircase from the first floor to the second floor is narrow, only about 60 centimeters wide, and it is also very steep.

It is estimated that in order to save space and make use of more space, the design is very exquisite.

Liao Su put all the chopsticks and chopsticks away, but accidentally saw the school playground from the window on the second floor.

He didn't expect the dumpling restaurant to be so close to the school, just behind the side of the school playground.

On weekends, the playground of Xicheng No. 1 Middle School is open, and it is still early, and only a few elderly people are walking on the playground.

After the afternoon, the basketball court on the right side of the playground will be filled with people playing basketball.

After doing this, Liao Su returned to the kitchen, and Aunt Yang said: "These noodles are basically enough, let's wrap the rest of the stuffing." ”

"Okay."

With that, Aunt Yang sat down to make dumplings with Liao Su.

"Boss, two catties of dumplings, one pound of dipping dumplings, and one pound of dumplings are eaten here." Not long after I sat down, the voices of guests came from outside.

Aunt Yang replied, "Okay. ”

Then, Aunt Yang came to the pot with the wrapped dumplings, and the water in the pot kept slightly open.

When she wanted to make dumplings, Aunt Yang would increase the fire, and while she was making dumplings, she said to Liao Su: "Remember that our dumplings are relatively large, 20 per catty." ”

"Remembered." Liao Su didn't look up and continued to wrap the dumplings in his hand.

After the dumplings were ordered, Aunt Yang took out a plate and put it on the side, she said, "By the way, the left is the tray for dumplings, and the right is the plate for cooked dumplings." ”

Liao Su glanced up and replied, "Got it." ”

At the beginning, Liao Su didn't know how to burn the fire and cook dumplings, and he didn't know when the dumplings were cooked.

Aunt Yang didn't let him do these things, just let him be in charge of making dumplings and do it.

didn't let him go out to "run the hall", and Aunt Yang didn't want everyone to know that Liao Su worked here.

These two catties of dumplings took about 10 minutes to cook, and it is very close to the train station, so if you want to catch a train, it is not suitable for people to eat here.

After cooking the dumplings, Aunt Yang took out a plate and a large bowl, and the big bowl was filled with seasonings in advance.

After taking out the dumplings, Aunt Yang brought out the dumplings on a tray and said, "The dumplings are ready, if the taste is not strong enough, you can add your own seasonings." ”

The guest took the dumplings himself and said, "Okay, thank you hostess." ”

The guests are scattered, and they are not too busy in the morning, and at 12 o'clock, Liao Su estimates that a large number of people will come.

However, at 12:00~13:00, there were only a few scattered guests, and there were even fewer people than when I usually went to school.

Looking at the bustling guests, Liao Su said to himself: "Why are there so few guests? If that's the case, isn't this second floor a waste? ”

Aunt Yang put the bowl in, and Liao Su was responsible for washing the dishes for Aunt Yang, at this time Ah Jing walked in, went directly into the kitchen, and said, "Su'er, how is it?" Tired or not? ”

While washing the dishes, Liao Su shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's okay, I'm not as tired as I imagined." ”

Unexpectedly, Ah Jing said something like this: "You'll know after a while." ”

Liao Su was a little confused and asked, "Huh?" What does it mean......"

Ah Jing didn't explain, but said: "It's not interesting to say it now, and you'll know when the time comes......"

Aunt Yang also walked into the kitchen, and she said to the two: "There are no guests here, you can go and eat by yourself, or there are dumplings to cook and eat by yourself." ”

Liao Su asked Ah Jing and said, "What do you want to eat?" ”

Ah Jing replied with a smile: "That's the dumplings you made." ”

Liao Su smiled and said, "No problem." ”

Then, Liao Su took out a plate of dumplings from the crisper, and Ah Jing asked, "Do you know how to cook dumplings?" ”

Liao Su said: "What's so difficult about this, isn't it good to put the dumplings in the pot and cook them?" ”

Ah Jing asked again: "Then how do you judge whether this dumpling is ripe or not?" ”

Liao Su smiled and replied, "Try it." ”

"Poof, if you cook dumplings like this, when will you have to stay before you can become a teacher?" Ah Jing couldn't help but laugh.

Liao Su asked, "Then how can you tell if it's ripe or not?" ”

Ah Jing put the dumplings into the pot and said, "First put the dumplings in and cook for three minutes, then add half a bowl of water." ”

"Boil again and boil for half a minute, then add half a bowl of water, add water for half a minute after boiling, and boil it after three times."

According to Ah Jing's method, Liao Su tried it, and sure enough, it took about 10 minutes, which was about the same as Aunt Yang's.

Because, there is business in Ah Jing's shop that can't be opened, so she can only take it back to eat.

The afternoon guests were still bustling, but fortunately, before 19 o'clock, the dumplings made in the morning were basically sold out.

Liao Su looked at the few raw dumplings, and suggested to Aunt Yang: "Aunt Yang, we can wrap a little more tomorrow morning, it will be sold out at this time, and it is estimated that it will be sold for a while more in the evening." ”

Unexpectedly, Aunt Yang actually said: "It's almost time, I have to make some more stuffing." ”

This made Liao Su a little confused, why didn't he make more at once in the morning, and only now did he come to make it?

Aunt Yang has been open for so long, it is impossible for her not to know what the daily amount is.

Liao Su finally couldn't suppress his curiosity and asked Aunt Yang, "Huh? Aunt Yang, do we have to wrap it up again at night? Will it sell out at night? ”

Aunt Yang actually said, "It's just the beginning!" ”

When Liao Su heard this, he was taken aback, and involuntarily said: "Ah......hhhh

Aunt Yang took out a large basin from the kitchen, which was at least twice the size of the person in the morning.

The flour for rolling the dumpling wrappers was made by Aunt Yang at noon, and the amount was much larger than in the morning.

This time, Aunt Yang did not rest, and made dumplings with Liao Su for a whole hour.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the voice of the guest came from outside, "Hostess, old rules......".

The proprietress was in the kitchen, and hurriedly walked out to see the guest, and responded, "Okay." ”

"The proprietress wants three catties to take away ...... today"

"The proprietress upstairs at table 23, two catties of dumplings ......"

"The proprietress table No. 9, three catties of dumplings and two catties of dipping dumplings ......"

“……”

The sound of guests ordering dumplings outside was continuous, so Liao Su didn't understand it even more.

He asked Aunt Yang, "Aunt Yang, what's the situation?" How can there be so many people at night? ”

Aunt Yang was cooking dumplings while watching the fire, if she wasn't skilled, she would definitely be in a hurry.

Even so, Aunt Yang did not stop her work and answered Liao Su's question: "Everyone wants to drink a sip of hot soup and eat a mouthful of hot dumplings after work in the evening." “

"Just like in the morning, people in Xicheng like a bowl of noodles and a bowl of vegetable tofu in the morning, and in the evening, they want to drink something hot, these are old customers."

Then, Aunt Yang took a large stack of plates and bowls, stacked them on both sides of the pot, and said to Liao Su: "Su'er, you just look at the fire now, put the dumplings in the pot, add some cold water when the water is boiling, and I will fish and send them." ”

Liao Su hurriedly sat down on the edge of the fire and said, "Don't worry, leave it to me." ”

In the evening, the business of the dumpling restaurant is extremely hot, and the upstairs and downstairs are full of people.

The quiet shop suddenly became very noisy, and Liao Su didn't go out in the back kitchen because he liked to be quiet outside the hustle and bustle.

Aunt Yang went in and out, busy, and Liao Su kept sitting on the fire and helping to cook dumplings.

Actually, Liao Su was really curious, why was he so busy and his business was so hot, so he didn't invite someone to help before?

Although he was very curious, he finally held back and did not ask.

From 20:00, this busyness continued until 23:00 in the evening, when the last customer in the store was sent away.

After everyone left, Liao Su came out to help clean up the dishes, but fortunately, while she was lighting a fire, she washed the dishes when she was fine, and the accumulated plates were not too much.

Before the plates were washed, Aunt Yang said to Liao Su: "Su'er, go and put the stool on the table, I'll do all the work." ”

Liao Su replied: "Okay~"

The quality of these guests is quite high, and there is basically no garbage on the ground, just a simple cleanup.

After Liao Su put all the stools away, he came to the kitchen door and said, "Aunt Yang, everything is set." ”

Aunt Yang said: "Okay, there is nothing to eat outside at this time, and I have left two dumplings for you and Ah Jing in the kitchen." ”

Aunt Yang glanced at the wall clock again and said, "It's not too early, you take the dumplings with you, go back quickly." ”

Liao Su took the dumplings and said, "Okay, then Aunt Yang, I'll go back first." ”

Aunt Yang said: "Be careful on the road, pay attention to safety, go back directly, don't go anywhere else." ”

Liao Su replied, "Okay! ”

At night in Xicheng, the road is very deserted, and there are basically no people in sight and no cars.

Although there are lights on both sides of the road, they are also covered by tall trees, but fortunately, this section of the road is relatively short, and the dark place is only more than 100 meters, and you will reach the main road when you turn around.