novelhk Chapter 199 Braised Dishes
Chapter 199 Braised Dishes
Others watched as the boss helped out and even made jokes.
"Boss Hou doesn't even care about his own business anymore, yet he still came all this way."
"Yeah, doesn't your cold dish stall do business?"
Boss Hou chuckled, "Oh, I'm on good terms with Boss Xia, so I came to lend a hand."
"Okay, if we have a good relationship, we will definitely help each other."
"Wow, that's really great."
"Okay, then hurry up and pack me a few, I need 5 jin."
"I want five jin too."
Originally, many people did not plan to buy five jin (2.5 kg), since that would cost 60 yuan. However, after hearing about the limited quantity and seeing that everyone around them was buying five jin at a time, everyone gradually started buying five jin of potatoes.
Xia Shiyu and Boss Hou worked for two or three hours and finally finished serving all the customers in front of them.
"Wow, there are so many people." Boss Hou sighed. Fortunately, the customers picked out the potatoes themselves and he was responsible for weighing them, otherwise it would have been a real hassle.
Xia Shiyu nodded, "There are indeed a lot of people."
But she's used to it being so crowded every time; it's just a little tiring at most.
Then, looking at the remaining potatoes, she said to Boss Hou, "Take the remaining half basket of potatoes for 100 yuan."
"Oh, I'm so sorry." Although Boss Hou said that, his face was beaming with joy.
This is much less than what you paid, and this isn't even wholesale; we haven't even discussed that yet.
Xia Shiyu shook her head, "It's okay, thank you for your help today. As for the potatoes later, if you want them, just message me on WeChat and I'll bring you some more."
"Okay, okay," Mr. Hou was overjoyed. He quickly paid the 100 yuan and left with the potatoes. Since the shop hadn't cooked many dishes today, he decided not to sell any and take them home to eat himself.
He left happily, and Xia Shiyu went into the city to buy some more food, which he planned to take home later.
She first went to the cake shop and bought two small cakes, and then went to the potted plant market to order some potted plants.
It's more convenient to plant these flowers in pots first.
Xia Shiyu asked one more question, "Can you deliver it to my house later, boss?"
"Yes, yes, don't worry. We can deliver to your home for free for customers with large orders."
"That's good," Xia Shiyu said, relieved.
I returned home with my belongings, feeling reassured.
Boss Hou arrived home at this time. After arriving, he happily called out to his family, "Wife, wife, come out quickly."
"What's wrong? What's wrong?"
Wan Zhenzhu came out of the room, wanting to see what was going on.
Mr. Hou said happily, "What else could it be? I'm telling you I bought potatoes."
Wan Zhenzhu looked puzzled. "Potatoes? What's so special about potatoes?"
Boss Hou's voice rose even louder, "Of course it's rare! Let me tell you, I bought this from Boss Xia."
"Oh, so it's Boss Xia's place. Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Wan Zhenzhu suddenly realized that she knew about Boss Xia, as her family had previously eaten the dishes that Lao Hou had bought from Xia Shiyu, and the taste was indeed quite good.
Later, I even tried to persuade Lao Hou to buy more vegetables.
However, Mr. Hou felt the expenses were too high and decided not to consider it for the time being.
She looked at the white and tender potatoes and asked, "Didn't you disagree before? Why did you buy potatoes today?"
Boss Hou waved his hand, "The situation was different before. Those dishes were expensive and not easy to make braised dishes, but these potato slices are perfect. You know, almost every braised food stall has braised potato slices before."
"That's true. I'll go peel the potatoes and we'll start today."
Wan Zhenzhu finished speaking happily and went to get started.
She really wants to taste that flavor now.
"Okay, go wash and peel them, I'll prepare the braising liquid."
Boss Hou happily went to prepare the braising liquid and other ingredients.
Once you're ready, Wan Zhenzhu has already washed the potatoes and is slicing them. Luckily, the slices need to be a bit thick, so it's relatively quick.
A large potato can be cut into a few pieces. After cutting, boil it in boiling water until cooked, and then soak it in the stove for a while.
After placing the potato slices, the two of them were eagerly waiting, but they still had to quietly wait for time to take its course.
Boss Hou shook his head, suggesting that the two of them go do other things first.
The two waited anxiously until evening, and once the potato slices were braised, they couldn't wait to take them out and eat them.
"Mmm, that's the taste."
"It tastes exactly as I imagined."
The two of them were engrossed in eating the potato slices in front of them, finding them incredibly delicious.
These potato slices, coated in a rich braising sauce, are savory, crispy, and even more satisfying than pig's trotters—they're absolutely delicious!
"It's so delicious!" Wan Zhenzhu said, taking one bite after another without stopping.
Boss Hou felt the same way; he didn't want to stop eating—it was absolutely delicious!
The two of them ate two whole plates before stopping, and they were still quite hungry.
However, Wan Zhenzhu immediately held back when she thought about the price of these potato chips. This food cost money, and she couldn't let it be wasted by the two of them eating it all.
Mr. Hou was even somewhat relieved, "Luckily I didn't make too much braised food, otherwise it would all be gone if I kept eating it."
"But if we do that, we definitely won't have to worry about selling our braised dishes tomorrow."
"Yes, yes, given the situation tomorrow, braised dishes will definitely be very popular."
Boss Hou was full of confidence.
Wan Zhenzhu stood up. "Then let's get to work now. We need to finish braising these tonight so we can sell them tomorrow."
Although they usually sell their braised dishes at night, Wan Zhenzhu thinks it would be good to sell them tomorrow morning, as many people can enjoy them with rice or alcohol then.
"Okay, let's get started now."
The couple enthusiastically got to work, one washing the vegetables while the other sliced them, one preparing the braising sauce while the other added heat.
They were extremely busy.
The two of them were very busy and happy, and were especially looking forward to tomorrow.
The next day, at 10 a.m., Boss Hou embarked on a new journey with his carefully prepared braised dishes!
Mr. Hou didn't choose a market area today; he went straight to the bustling square.
There are usually all sorts of snack shops and braised food shops here, but before, Boss Hou thought that with so many shops gathered together, what was the point? Business would be difficult, and it would easily lead to malicious competition.
That's why he never comes here, but today he has the confidence to come.
When he pushed his stall over, the others glanced at him and then looked away.
The other vendors thought it was pointless that another one had appeared, and the other residents didn't care even more. There were so many snack and braised food shops here that no one cared if one was added or removed, and they preferred to buy from familiar vendors.
Boss Hou didn't care about these things. He was very confident now. It would be a loss for them not to eat such delicious braised dishes.
Once he saw people passing by, he started hawking his wares, "Come and see! Delicious and tasty braised dishes, you won't regret trying them!"
Others heard his voice and curiously went over to take a look, only to find something was wrong. Most of the food was potato slices, and there were far fewer other vegetables, and the meat dishes were just so-so.
Some people found it uninteresting and simply walked away.
Some people asked curiously, "Why is most of your food potato chips? Didn't you order anything else?"
Boss Hou said, "Hey, brother, you don't know this, my potato chips are exclusively supplied, and the taste is extraordinary."
"There are such things?" The older brother was quite curious, so he decided to buy some to try later.
"Okay, how much are these potato chips? Give me some."
Boss Hou picked up a plastic bag and asked, "Okay, brother, this is 20 yuan per jin, other vegetables are 10 yuan per jin, meat is extra. How much do you want?"
"What! Even the eldest brother was stunned. Are you robbing me? How can you sell something this expensive for just a potato chip?"
The onlookers were also frightened; they had encountered the "cut cake" of the braised food world, and they should leave as soon as possible.
"Hey everyone, don't rush off! My braised potato slices are different from other dishes. Hey, hey, big brother, please don't go. Everyone can try a little bit. If it's not delicious, I won't sell it for such a high price."
The elder brother, who was about to leave, stopped in his tracks upon hearing this.
He hesitated for a moment, "Are you sure it's true or not? You can even try it for free."
"Sure, sure." Although Boss Hou felt a little reluctant, he was fine with giving some out to others to try.
He picked up a pair of disposable chopsticks, added half a potato slice, and handed it to the person waiting in front of him.
"Come and try it, it tastes really good."
The older brother obediently took it, carefully tasted it, and his eyes lit up.
He swallowed the half-piece in an instant, looking rather ravenous.
"Wow, boss, you're really skilled! If you can make these potatoes this delicious, are your other dishes just as good?"
Mr. Hou shook his head, "No, no, the other dishes are just regular braised dishes, otherwise I would have raised the prices too."
"Okay, okay," the older brother smacked his lips, but then thought that eating only potatoes was too monotonous, so he decided to add some other dishes.
"Okay, I'll take 20 yuan worth of vegetarian dishes, with lots of potato slices, and you can decide what else to add."
"Okay," said Boss Hou, and then started helping to pack it up.
Others initially thought it was a shady dealer because of the high price, but now they've discovered that people are actually buying from there.
"What's going on? It was supposed to be 20 yuan per jin, so why is this guy so determined to buy it?"
"I saw that it was a sample, and I bought it because it tasted good."
"Huh, is that possible? Aren't braised dishes all the same?"
"I don't understand. Why don't we go and take another look? It won't make any difference."
Let's go over and take a look.
A group of people came over again, wanting to see what was going on.
These people looked at Boss Hou's stall with curiosity as he packed up the food for the first customer.
After packing everything up, the older brother wanted to leave.
As a result, people nearby started asking questions.
"Brother, why did you buy it? Wasn't it very expensive?"
"How does it taste, bro? Can you tell me?"
The older brother chuckled and couldn't help but answer the question directly when he heard it from the crowd.
"Of course it's because it tastes good."
The others were also curious when they heard what their older brother said, and they all wanted to try it.
"Then I'll have some too."
"Didn't you say we could try some? Boss, can we have a taste?"
"Yes, yes, I want to try it too."
When a group of people heard that there was a chance to sample the food, they gathered around again. After thinking for a moment, Boss Hou prepared a small bowl for everyone and gave them a handful of toothpicks so that everyone could have a taste.
Everyone saw the boss bring something over, and immediately grabbed a toothpick and started tasting it, picking up a small piece and putting it in their mouth.
A gasp of amazement immediately rippled through the crowd.
"Fuck"
"It tastes so good."
"It's so delicious, I feel like I'm going to eat my tongue."
"It smells so good!"
The group of people were all amazed, and when they came to their senses, they all asked the boss to buy from them.
"Boss, boss, I want this potato."
"I want to add some decorations too."
"Please give me a pound, I want to eat a pound."
Boss Hou beamed with joy, "Alright, alright, everyone, no need to rush, I'll install it for you now."
He made sure to make the right amount of potato slices this time. Although people said they wanted to buy potato slices, they would usually pick out some other things from his stall as well, otherwise it would be too monotonous. So he sold other things at the same time.
The scene was very lively, and everyone bought a lot of potato chips. Gradually, Mr. Hou realized that his potato chips were about to run out, but there was still a lot of people behind him.
He realized things were going badly, so he immediately called his wife, "Honey, honey, quickly bring over the remaining braised potato slices from home. They're almost sold out, and many customers haven't had any yet."
Fortunately, he had a batch of potato slices braised before he left this morning, and he's finished braising the rest now.
Upon hearing this, Wan Zhenzhu immediately prepared to set off. "Okay, I'll send it over right away."
After hanging up the phone, I picked up the remaining potato chips, got on the electric scooter I had bought, and headed in that direction.
She rushed to the place where Boss Hou was selling vegetables and found that she had arrived just in time.
"Old Hou, Old Hou's dishes are here."
Upon seeing this, Boss Hou quickly said to the surrounding customers, "Please make way, everyone. My wife has brought the potato chips. You can buy them in a bit."
The customers who were blocking the way moved aside after hearing this, allowing Wan Zhenzhu to serve the potato slices.
After arranging the potato slices, Boss Hou looked at the crowd gathered around and said, "Because there are too many people, everyone can only buy a little bit so that everyone can try it. I will come again tomorrow."
The others clicked their tongues in disappointment, but it was the only option, so they all said, "Okay, let's do it this way."
Wan Zhenzhu put her things down but didn't leave. Instead, she helped tidy up.
"Here you go, beautiful, your braised dishes are ready."
"Hey handsome, that's 20 yuan in total, here you go."
After a flurry of activity, the two of them finally managed to deal with everyone who had surrounded them.
Before leaving, someone asked, "Boss, will you be coming again tomorrow?"
Boss Hou nodded, "Yes, yes, don't worry."
After selling everything, Boss Hou packed up and went home with his wife.