NOVEL NEXT Chapter 75 Grilled Oysters Coffee Beans 2
"Grilled oysters! Grilled oysters! One costs 5 cents, two costs 8 cents!"
At the late night snack stall, Lou Laner was selling grilled oysters at Liuxiang Snacks, attracting people from Lihua Town to come and taste them.
"I heard that these oysters are rare items brought back from Nanzhou by their shopkeeper!"
"Luxiang Snack Shopkeeper? Didn't you go missing? You're finally back!"
"That's because Shopkeeper Liu of Ruifeng Tower spent money to sell Miss Ah Shu, but she came back with great fortune. I heard that Ruifeng Tower has been closed down."
People patronize Liuxiang snacks with half curiosity and half pursuit of delicious food.
Mao Xi only brought back two buckets of oysters, which wasn't much, but she also stocked a lot of shrimps and squid, which she mixed into skewers and sold together.
Grilling oysters doesn't require much skill, so Mao Xi leaves all the work of opening and grilling oysters to the cook Xiaoqing.
Su Xuexuan from Songjian Academy came to the store smelling the smell of garlic oysters. He ordered ten oysters in one go and ordered a pot of glutinous rice wine to go with it. After eating, he did not forget to praise:
“It’s plump and tender, with the taste of sea water and a touch of milk lingering on the tip of your tongue, it’s absolutely beautiful!”
Shopkeeper Bai of Scissor Shop came with his wife and ordered a durian stew pot.
"Master, is this the Durian Stewed Chicken Soup you're talking about?" Shopkeeper Bai's wife was somewhat put off by the smell of this soup.
"Madam, I don't know, but this soup is a great tonic. You have been weak recently, so I ordered it for you." Shopkeeper Bai poured a spoonful of chicken soup and fed it to Mrs. Bai.
Seeing that his wife did not resist the taste of durian, he took another piece of durian and put it into her mouth.
"Master, is this the smelly-smelling durian you mentioned? It's very delicious!"
Seeing how affectionate the owner and his wife were of the Scissor Shop, the waiter Ah Xing stepped forward and started selling the grilled oysters in the store.
"Mrs. Bai, you, the boss, also need to take supplements. The grilled oysters in the shop can strengthen the body. They are rare items brought back by our shopkeeper from Changdao, Nanzhou. They may be sold out tomorrow!"
"Haha! You're a waiter, you really know how to talk!" Mrs. Bai covered her mouth and said with a smile, "Then I'll listen to you, give us six, and the head of the house, you can also make up for it!"
Lou Lan'er has already heard about her adventure in Nanzhou from Shu Xi's mouth, and some old diners are also concerned about her strange news in Nanzhou.
The content of the storyteller at tonight’s supper stall is: Strange news from Nanzhou, with Zhang Xiucai polishing the story and Lou Laner dictating it.
Aunt Chen has always wanted to hold a cleansing banquet for her daughter in Liujia Village to remove bad luck, but Shu Xi refused. She felt that there was nothing better than opening a gourmet shop to make money to remove bad luck.
"Sister, where's that parrot named Doudou?" Xiaodouzi was fascinated by the story, but he didn't see the parrot.
"Doudou, I asked your Uncle Mu to keep it at his home. It's not easy to raise it here. I'll take you and Ajiao to see it some other time."
After Ruifeng Tower was closed down, a large number of diners flocked to Liuxiang Snacks. Some of the noble gentlemen, who were usually aloof and would not go to restaurants other than restaurants, also came to Liuxiang Snacks because Qingxiang Tower was full.
Shangguan Lang took his entourage to Liuxiang Snacks.
"Waiter, serve me ten grilled oysters!" Shangguan Lang, wearing a red peony hairpin, put down his fan and listened to Lou Lan'er's story.
After a while, Ah Xing put it on the table: "Here are ten grilled oysters! Enjoy your meal, sir~ Would you like a pot of our wine Cabernet Sauvignon?"
"What about Cabernet Sauvignon? Our officials only drink Qiongsu. This fruit wine is too cheap!" Shangguan Lang's entourage complained.
After hearing this, Ah Xing was a little dissatisfied and argued with the attendant: "My Cabernet Sauvignon is the only one in Lihua Town, so don't look down on it!"
Shangguan Lang asked: "This fruit wine is boring. Do you have the same type of glutinous rice wine from Qingxianglou? Give me a pot."
"Okay! Sir, you are really discerning! The glutinous rice wine sold at Qingxiang Restaurant was also brewed by our shopkeeper in the past!"
Shangguan Lang was eating grilled oysters with glutinous rice wine, and gradually got a bit drunk.
He took off the red peony hairpin from his right ear, threw it to Lou Lan'er, clapped his hands and said, "Miss Lan'er, well said!"
The diners on the side cheered and clapped along.
Lou Lan'er saw Shangguan Lang's eyes confused and had no good intentions. She picked up the flower and threw it hard on Shangguan Lang's face.
"My guest, don't throw your flowers randomly. If you like my story, buy more supper."
Shangguan Lang was a little embarrassed. He pointed at Lou Lan'er with a paper fan and yelled: "It's insulting and vulgar. I give you flowers because I think highly of you. You really don't know what's good and what's good. There's no one singing or dancing in this small shop." It’s not as interesting as Qingxiang Tower.”
After saying that, he angrily led his entourage and left Liuxiang Snacks.
The diners on the side looked at the excitement and teased Lou Lan'er: "Sister Lan'er, Master Shangguan is attracted to you and wants you to drink with him!"
Lou Lan'er was already a little angry at being coaxed like this, so she stepped forward and grabbed the diner's wrist, twisted it, and said, "Brother, how about I drink with you?"
The little brother's hand hurt and he quickly begged for mercy: "Sister Lan'er, my hand hurts! I'm joking, I'm joking, don't worry."
The shop was about to close, so Mao Xi took two kilograms of green coffee beans from the space and prepared to roast some coffee beans for later use.
She put the green beans into the pot and stir-fried them. After they darkened, she packed the roasted beans.
Xiaodouzi smelled the aroma of coffee beans and asked, "Sister, can these beans be eaten directly? They smell so good!"
"These are coffee beans. Sister will grind coffee for you for breakfast tomorrow!"
The next morning, Mao Xi began to prepare "hand-brewed coffee".
She took some coffee beans, beat them in a stone mortar, and ground them into coffee powder that was slightly thicker than fine sugar. Then she took out the same gauze used to filter soy milk.
Last night, she sewed the gauze into a fan-shaped funnel, put it on the bamboo cup, poured two spoons of coffee powder into the gauze, first poured some boiling water to wet the coffee powder, waited for half a minute, and then poured water in two batches. , working in circles from the center outward at a time, until bubbles appear on the coffee grounds.
The shop is filled with the unique burnt aroma of coffee, a bit like burnt bread, and a bit like nuts and butter.
Mao Xi poured hand-brewed coffee into a tea cup and brought it to everyone: "This is coffee, does anyone want to try it?"
Chen took a sip and frowned. She saw that the coffee was dark in color and tasted like Chinese medicine: "Ah Shu, are you sure you want to sell this dark, Chinese medicine-like thing for breakfast?"
"Auntie, you might not be used to it if you drink it for the first time. I'll add some milk and sugar for you and you can try it again."
After speaking, Mao Xi poured some milk and a spoonful of sugar.
Mrs. Chen took another sip: "Ah Shu, this tastes much better!"
Mao Xi brought a pastry for Mrs. Chen to eat with it: "Auntie, if you think it's okay, I'll make some sandwiches and donuts in the future and sell them with breakfast. Maybe they will sell better than soy milk with pancakes. !”
"Sister, what are donuts?" Ajiao asked with wide eyes.
"Donuts are fried doughnuts. You must like them, Ajiao."
The aroma of coffee attracted the foreign gourmet traveler Ma Polo.
"Hello friends! What are you drinking? It tastes so good!"
The waiter Ah Xing came up and greeted him: "Mr. Marlboro, this is coffee, do you want to try it? It's really early for you today!"
"I got up early in the morning and took a walk, and I smelled the aroma wafting from your store from afar. It turned out to be coffee! I've never heard of it before. Give me a cup!"
Mao Xi brewed another cup of black coffee and put it in a large teacup.
I tried the Mabolo and said, "It's bitter, but very fragrant!"
Mao Xi poured some milk into another tea cup, picked up the tea spoon used to order tea, frothed the milk, and poured it into black coffee.
Ma Boluo couldn't help but admire after taking a sip: "It's wonderful! It's a little softer than before, and the taste is like a cloud. Miss Ah Shu, you made me drink a burnt cloud!"