Food Tycoon

As soon as a stall was ready, customers came: "Ah Lu, here is a slice of oysters, I want more oysters." It was a regular customer of Yu Lu who came.

Yu Lu quickly turned on the fire and cleaned up the pot: "Okay, Uncle Six, I'll be here right away, first find a place to sit."

Yulu's oyster roast is authentic, not only popular with tourists from other places, but also local people like to patronize.Oyster roast is a local specialty snack. Almost every family can make it, but knowing how to do it and doing it well are two different things. The best pan for making oyster roast is a special flat iron pan. The locals call it a tripod pot. Most people don’t have it. Only those who make oyster roasts have it. Yu Lu’s family’s pot has a history of several decades, starting from his grandfather.His family's oyster roasting can also be regarded as an ancestral craft, and there are some tricks that others don't know, so it is extra delicious.

Yulu uses the traditional method. After the cauldron is hot, first put lard on the bottom of the pot, sprinkle with chopped green onion, scoop up two spoonfuls of sweet potato flour slurry that has been prepared, and spread it evenly. A layer of beaten egg, then put oysters and shrimp meat, brush with a layer of flour, wait for the lower layer to fry, turn it over and continue frying until it is browned, sprinkle with coriander before serving, the crispy and delicious oysters are ready It's done.When eating, dip it in fish sauce, pepper, chili sauce, etc., the outside is crispy, and the inside is smooth and tender, full of flavor.

The prices on the island are cheap, and a piece of oyster is sold for 20 yuan. Nowadays, oysters are expensive, and the oyster meat costs more than ten yuan a catty, as well as shrimps, potato flour, etc., so there is not much profit, especially on the island. There are not many tourists.Yu Lu was busy from morning to night, and when business was good during the peak season, he could earn seven to eight thousand a month. The three of them were in a tight financial situation, and they couldn't pay back their debts if something unexpected happened.

Some people persuaded Guolu to go to a big city to do business, where the consumption is high and the income must be a lot.It’s not that Yu Lu didn’t think about it, but he knew he couldn’t walk away, and there were two oil bottles beside him. Yu Nan is a senior in high school this year, and he would come home once a month. Yu Bing was still young, and there were many people outside It's messy, I have to take care of the business and take care of the children by myself, I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of him, and I have to rent a house to eat outside, which is also an expense, renting a stall requires capital, and mobile vendors are fighting guerrilla warfare with urban management everywhere. It's too worrying.He planned to wait until Bing was a little older, and when the younger brother graduated from high school, went to college or went out to work, he would almost be able to support himself, and he would be able to go out and do business by himself.

Yu Lu put the oysters on a plate, looked at the man standing by the stove, handed it to him, and motioned him to deliver it to the guests, but the man didn't reach out to pick it up, and Yu Lu gave him a puzzled look. After reacting, he took the plate and delivered the food.

Another guest came over, a tourist from other places, this time they wanted two oyster roasts, so Yu Lu hurried to work.Although fried oysters are crispy and delicious, they are relatively greasy. They are good for eating and tasting, but not as a staple food. Therefore, no matter how good Yu Lu's craftsmanship is, this product cannot be sold well, and the price is expensive. This is his No matter how good the workmanship is, the reason why you can't make a lot of money is, after all, the traffic flow is too small.So while he was selling oyster roasts, he also had to sell kway teow.

After the man delivered the meal, he was still sticking to the stove like a stake when he came back, staring intently at Yu Lu's movements without blinking his eyes, for fear of missing anything.Yu Lu glanced at him: "Do you want to learn?"

The man looked up at Yu Lu: "This is simple."

Yu Lu couldn't help laughing: "It's really not difficult." It's easy to do it, but it's not so easy to make it just right.

Yu Lu took out the cooked oysters and handed them to the man: "Send them over there for me."

The man silently reached out to take it, and took it to the guest's table. When the guest saw the oysters coming, he said to the man: "Man, help me go to the next door to serve two bowls of beef balls, and then go over there and ask for ten charcoal-roasted oysters." , bring me two more beers."

The man didn't even look at each other, and came back to Yu Lu, but Yu Lu heard him clearly, seeing that he was not moving, probably because he was not familiar with the environment, so he didn't order him, so he called the man who was playing in the back Yu Bing: "Ah Bing, I want two bowls of beef balls from the third grandma, and ten charcoal-grilled oysters from the uncle."

Yu Bingxian was used to this kind of thing, and he left soon after hearing Yu Lu's order.

After Yu Lu fried the oysters, he didn't ask the man to deliver them. He took them over by himself, and then went to help Yu Bing get things, but he had some complaints about the man in his heart, and said he was looking for a job. , I couldn't find a place, and seeing Yu Bing go, wouldn't I follow to help?When Yu Lu came back, there was another table of people sitting at his stall, and he quickly asked with a smile, "What do you guys eat?"

The other party said, "One serving of oyster roast. Three servings of fried kway teow."

Yu Lu said: "Okay, please wait a moment, I'll be here soon." He hurried back to the stove, only to find that the man was already busy, Yu Lu was embarrassed, does he like cooking so much?

The man lowered his eyes and poured the egg liquid seriously. The action was done in one go, and the egg liquid was not too much, not too thin, and not too thick, all over the whole powder cake.Yu Lu stood beside him, and he remained indifferent. He scooped up the oysters and spread them on the floor. The oysters fell one by one, and the positions were even and neat, just as measured by a ruler. His eyesight and hand strength were really steady. , and then sprinkle the shrimp evenly in the middle of the oysters, which is really beautiful.

Yu Lu watched his movements with cold eyes, and didn't make a sound. After the man finished all this, he looked up at Yu Lu: "The guest also wants three kueh teow."

Yu Lu went to another pot and started frying kway teow, but his attention was always on the man, he wanted to see what kind of fancy he could make, if he didn't do it well, his ingredients would be ruined, and he would eat it from his nostrils and eyes. Tuck it in!Yu Lu thought angrily.

The man was still concentrating on frying the oysters, and when he turned them over, Yu Lu couldn't help but look sideways at the golden color, and said to himself: It looks pretty, but whether the food tastes good has nothing to do with the appearance.For those who have just baked oysters, because they can't control the heat, oysters are easy to become fishy, ​​and the taste is very different.

The man finally put the oysters on the plate, the shape and color looked slightly better than Yu Lu's.He sprinkled coriander powder after it was out of the pot, and then handed it to Yu Lu: "Boss, try it."

Roasted oysters are what customers want, and there is usually no reason to try them, but Yu Lu didn't believe in a man's craftsmanship, so he picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. Putting good or bad, just said: "Okay, send it." After the man left, Yu Lu's eyes looking at the other's back became complicated. He didn't expect this man's cooking skills to be so good. It is no worse than myself, a veteran who has been doing it for so many years, even better, and it is less greasy.

The man came back with oyster rolls and stood aside watching Yu Lu's fried kway teow. The customer just now called out: "Boss, just like this, let's have another oyster roll."

Yu Lu responded: "Right away!" He looked at the man, "Make another one?"

The man raised the corner of his mouth and nodded: "OK."

This was the first time Yu Lu saw him smile, and it was a bit sinister. To put it another way, it was a bit seductive. Yu Lu is a man, so of course he didn't think it was seductive. He just thought this guy was really arrogant. Very proud.

The guests at that table ate three oysters fried by the man. When they were done, they said: "Boss, is there still a stall tonight? I asked my friends to come to your house to eat oysters. Your home is so authentic, I ate it." After so many years of oyster roasting, I have never tasted such authentic ones.”

Yu Luxin said that the other party recognized his own oysters, or the oysters of this man of unknown origin. Come again in the evening, this man may have left, but of course he can't refuse guests, he can do it himself, so he said: " It’s still here, and it started at four o’clock in the afternoon.”

"Okay, I'll call my friend over to eat in a while. It's really well done, authentic, authentic!" The other party gave a thumbs up as he spoke.

The man said to Lu: "How about I do the following?"

Yu Lu was a little unbelieving, so he said, "Okay, you come." He wanted to see how many repeat customers this man could attract.

Then the man began to replace Chef Yu Lu, and a familiar regular customer came over: "Hey, Lu, why did you change the chef today? A new chef?"

Yu Lu smiled: "Where can I afford the master, a friend to help, Uncle, try his handicraft today?" He wanted to see the reaction of regular customers, whether it was really so much better than his own cooking .

The regular customer paused for a moment, then joked with a smile: "If it doesn't taste good, I won't give you money."

Yu Lu smiled: "Yes."

The man looked at Yu Lu, and Yu Lu smiled: "Do it."

The man turned on the fire without any hesitation, and started frying oysters in a hot pan. Yu Lu stopped to watch his movements carefully. One layer, neither too much nor too little, will neither make the oil too much to absorb, nor make the oil too little to be used. The same is true for the potato flour slurry. It is in place at one time, and there is no need to use a shovel to spread it evenly.After one side was fried, the oil on the other side was just used up. The man flipped the cake with one hand, and quickly brushed lard with the other hand to make the other side enough. greasy.Yu Lu looked at the opponent's movements, he was skillful and smooth, his hands were steady, and he was not sluggish. He is definitely a master of cooking, otherwise, how could he be so good? I have been working for so many years, and I may not be able to reach this level.

Yu Lu sent the man's fried oysters to the regular customer, who looked at the golden oysters on the plate: "It looks different today than usual, it looks better than yours."

Yu Lu chuckled: "I don't know how it tastes, you can try it."

The other party took the chopsticks, put a piece into his mouth, and then nodded: "Delicious, delicious, not bad."

Yu Lu asked cheekily, "What did I do?"

The regular customer looked up at Yu Lu: "Ah Lu, do you want to hear the truth?"

Yu Lu said, "Of course."

"To be honest, the outer layer of this dish is crispy evenly, and the inner layer is fresh and tender, and not so greasy. It is indeed more delicious than what you usually make." The regular customer said with a smile.

Yu Lu was completely convinced: "Uncle, take your time, I'm going to work."

Yu Lu went back to the stove, looked at the man who was busy, and thought that the two meals were not free for him, and he was indeed working.Although he didn't want to admit this fact, but that's the way it is. This man of unknown origin has a higher level of culinary attainment than himself, or in other words, this person's culinary talent is much higher than his own.

Yu Lu thought carefully, if the police station can't find the origin of this person, they will bring him back. Anyway, he is a cheap labor force. When he remembers who he is one day, just give him a sum of money to let him go back. .

The oyster bake at noon sold out very quickly. Although there were more oysters than usual, they were sold out more than half an hour earlier than usual.This is ultimately due to the man.Yu Lu originally had no hope of earning 1000 yuan in three days, so he would have to borrow money to make up for it.If it is like this at noon today, the net profit may not be one thousand in three days, but the gross income must exceed.

When closing the stall, Yu Lu couldn't help feeling a little regretful that he and Yu Bing hadn't had a good taste of men's handicrafts yet, and I'm afraid there will be no chance in the future.

Yu Bing still remembered eating oysters, and pestered Yu Lu: "Abo, I haven't eaten oysters yet."

Yu Lu patted his head: "Oyster bakery is sold out, there are no more, and Uncle will make it for you tonight."

Yu Bing sucked his finger and said, "I want to eat a lollipop."

On a rare occasion, Yu Lu fulfilled his wish and gave him fifty cents to buy lollipops.Yu Bing took the money and went happily.

Yu Lu collected his things, and then drove the car to the port.Yu Bing became happy when he saw it: "Oh, I'm going to cross the sea, I'm going to cross the sea!" For a child, crossing the sea means going to a colorful and wonderful world, where there are so many delicious food and fun Good looking stuff too.

Yu Lu left the car with an acquaintance who was doing business at the port, and led the man and Yu Bing to the ferry. Each person was two yuan, and Yu Bing was free.

The man finally spoke up: "Where are you going?"

Yu Lu said, "Send you to the police station." There are security police on the island, but there are no civilian police, so they can't take care of men's affairs.

The man nodded: "Thank you."

I don't know if it's because of getting used to listening, but Yu Lu found that he spoke more clearly.Yu Lu thought of another thing: "Your clothes are in my house, do you want to bring them?"

The man picked up the clothes on his body: "No, I have them." He was wearing Yu Nan's clothes, the trousers were just right, but the clothes seemed a bit small, and they were a little tight on him, but they looked sexy Come on, the pectoral muscles are faintly visible, but I didn't expect my figure to be quite good.

Yu Lu nodded: "That's good." He looked at the wound at the corner of his eye and bought him a band-aid later.