allonlinenovel Chapter 255 It's Delicious
Chapter 255 It's Delicious
After waving goodbye to the people outside the window, the car started slowly.
"The car smells a bit like chili, don't mind it."
After hearing what Li Xiyang said, Xia Anan noticed that the back of the car had been simply modified. The seats had been removed and replaced with the same baskets for peppers that she had seen in the morning.
As if seeing Xia Anan's confusion, Li Xiyang explained: "In our small town, no one checks this kind of thing. It's more convenient to drive when it's windy and rainy."
"That's true. I actually have a tricycle too. It's more convenient to use it to set up a stall, but I can't use it when it rains."
"I was planning to send it to a warehouse to have it modified and have a carport added when the weather gets colder, but now it seems more convenient to buy a car."
I don’t know if Xia Baobao will be picked up by a special car or something else, but it’s still more convenient to have your own car…
"Yes, it's more convenient to have your own car."
Li Xiyang looked ahead and suddenly changed the subject, "In fact, snack streets are more suitable for big cities like Beijing. Only with traffic can we make money."
“…It’s very difficult for a small town like ours to develop.”
Xia Anan didn't say anything, but turned to look at him. The light in the car was dim, and she could only see the other person's tense outline.
She actually admired Li Xiyan and Li Xiyang very much. They graduated from prestigious universities and had bright futures, but they still gave up everything and returned to their hometown.
If we can really grow good peppers, sell them at the right price, and find a way to sell them, it will help boost the local economy.
It was getting dark, and there were no street lights on this small road. Some of them were still flickering, which was really useless.
The car was not going fast, but it was shaking, and Xia Anan was drowsy.
Fortunately, the hotel she booked was not far from here and arrived before she fell asleep.
After Xia Anan got out of the car, the driver's window was lowered and Li Xiyang stuck his head out, "Anan, if you have anything, call me. I'll pick you up tomorrow morning after I deliver the chili peppers."
"Isn't this too much trouble?"
"It's no trouble. I was coming here anyway. I'll be leaving first!"
Without waiting for Xia Anan to refuse, the car left.
After raining for half a day, the temperature suddenly dropped.
Xia Anan only left a small gap in the window for ventilation, and there was no need to turn on the air conditioner at night.
After opening the phone, I saw a series of messages from Lu Qingyuan, photos of breakfast, lunch and dinner, and Xia Baobao's sulking look.
Xia An was very happy, and at the same time noticed that the background where Xia Baobao was staying was a little different from usual.
It's neither home, nor a company, nor a store outside.
I guess he is taking Xia Baobao back to the Lu family. Xia Baobao is probably the only younger generation in the Lu family. I hope he won't be spoiled into a little bully.
Xia Anan replied to him about her schedule for today and tomorrow, but she didn't get a reply after half an hour. She guessed that he was busy with something.
She didn't wait any longer, turned off the lights and went to sleep.
When I woke up, the weather was still gloomy. Xia Anan looked at the weather forecast, which said it would be cloudy and turn to light rain, and it would probably be cloudy for several days.
It seems that the moon that Li Xiyan has been longing for can no longer be seen.
Xia Anan took out a thin coat from the suitcase and went downstairs to have breakfast.
The hotel provides a breakfast buffet, but Xia Anan was worried that she would have to wait when Li Xiyang came to pick her up, so she simply waited downstairs after finishing her meal.
At half past eight, my cell phone vibrated twice.
Li Xiyang: [Are you awake? I'm waiting for you downstairs in the hotel. Don't worry.]
[I'm ready and waiting for you at the hotel entrance. ]
After replying to the message, Xia Anan picked up her bag and went to wait at the door. When she just got up, she felt that the weather was not very good. She didn't expect that it was already drizzling.
Li Xiyang was quite fast and arrived in just a few minutes.
Xia Anan trotted over, opened the passenger door and sat in.
"Have you had breakfast?" Li Xiyang looked at the back seat of the car and said, "I brought breakfast for Xiaoyan. You can have some if you haven't had it yet."
"Thank you. I've eaten. The hotel's buffet tastes pretty good."
"That's good."
The two went back to the village together. Because Li Xiyang had to deliver peppers, he left them at her door.
Xia Anan trotted in carrying Li Xiyan's breakfast.
"Oh, An An is here, come and wipe it quickly. Why didn't Xiyang bring you an umbrella?" Li's mother rushed out and handed her a clean towel.
Xia Anan put the breakfast on the table and said, "It's okay. It's only two steps away. I thought it wouldn't snow heavily today."
After Li Xiyan finished her breakfast, Li Xiyang also brought back the peppers and the ingredients for making chili sauce.
"We already have peppers at home, so I bought some spices, onions, ginger and garlic. If you need anything else, you can find it in the village supermarket."
Li Xiyang brought back a lot of things, filling up the entire table.
Xia Anan took a look and found that almost all the commonly used things were there.
But the protagonist today is not her, but Li's mother.
The flavor of chili sauce made in each place is different. At the dinner table yesterday, she tasted the chili sauce made by Li's mother, and it tasted different from any she had tasted before.
So Xia Anan is still quite curious about the production process.
"I'm going to show off my skills today and make two flavors for you."
Mother Li had already put on her apron and took out the recipe she had written in her notebook.
"This is a recipe someone else gave me, but we still have to use our own creativity to make it delicious..."
Li Xiyan took the list and was stunned the next second.
"What is written here? I can't understand a single word..."
Then he showed the notebook to Xia Anan and the others.
I saw only a lot of handwriting on the notebook, but I couldn't tell what was written.
This is the real secret recipe.
Moreover, during the subsequent production process, Li's mother didn't even look at it, and there was no need for any electronic scale. She just grabbed as much as she could.
The main thing is to do whatever you want.
This made Xia Anan feel that the recipe was just a cover-up. Mother Li didn't need it at all and was just teasing them.
"This chili oil tastes better when it's fragrant. Put peanuts, melon seeds, and sesame seeds in it..."
Mother Li prepared two kinds today, one is made with dried chili peppers and the other is made with fresh chili peppers.
Boiling chili oil is not something that can be done casually. Because of the rain, we can’t boil it in the yard, so we have to pull the pot under the eaves.
Different chili powders are poured into the pot one by one, and as the oil temperature rises, the aroma of the chili is stimulated.
The red chili oil looks very stimulating. Break off a piece of steamed bun, scoop a spoonful of chili oil on it, and the red oil slowly seeps into the bun, leaving only peanuts and melon seeds on the surface...
When you put a whole piece into your mouth, you first smell the aroma of nuts, followed by the texture of steamed buns, and finally the taste of chili.
The spiciness is actually not strong, and you won’t choke even if you put a lot of it.