Was fired and opened a gourmet food store

Chapter 37

After chatting with the twins for a while, Xu Ziqi learned that they were from Rongcheng and just came to Jiangcheng to attend college.

Like Xu Ziqi, the sisters just graduated this year and had not been working for long.

Although their parents asked them to go home and rest, they would arrange jobs for them after the New Year.

But they didn't want to go home and lie down, and there were still more than two months before the Spring Festival, and the rented house would expire at that time.

So they wanted to find a job here first and go home after the New Year.

"Okay, see you tomorrow."

"Yeah, bye, boss!"

Watching the twin sisters leave, Xu Ziqi breathed a sigh of relief.

It was his first time interviewing someone, and he was a little nervous at first.

But everyone was of the same age and had many common topics, so they relaxed after a short chat.

While he breathed a sigh of relief, he was also a little happy.

The main reason was that he didn't expect to recruit people so quickly. He thought it would take several days, but it was successful just a few hours after posting the recruitment information.

Now that the two sisters were there to entertain the guests, Xu Ziqi could concentrate on making the buns.

Back in the store, Xu Ziqi glanced at the time and it was almost 8 o'clock.

The prepared buns were sold out, and it was almost time to close the store and go home.

After cleaning up the tables in the store, sweeping the floor, and going into the kitchen to pack the four reserved crab roe soup dumplings, Xu Ziqi began to turn off the lights.

But just after turning off the first light, another middle-aged man came in.

Square face, flat head, medium build.

The man had his hands behind his back, a small belly, and his small eyes looked around from time to time.

"Sorry, we're closed." Xu Ziqi greeted the visitor.

Hearing the answer, the man was stunned for a moment, as if he was a little unwilling, and asked again: "Are all the buns sold out?"

Xu Ziqi nodded, "Yes, come early tomorrow."

The man glanced at the buns in Xu Ziqi's hand and asked: "What's in your hand?"

"This is my dinner."

"Dinner... What kind of stuffing is this bun?"

"This is a crab roe soup bun!"

"Really a crab roe soup bun?" As if thinking he had heard it wrong, the man confirmed with Xu Ziqi again.

"Yes, crab roe soup bun." Xu Ziqi nodded.

"Uh... Can I make a presumptuous request?"

"You say!"

The man pointed to the buns in Xu Ziqi's hand and smiled embarrassedly, "Can you give me one of these crab roe soup buns?"

Xu Ziqi hesitated.

These four crab roe soup buns were specially reserved for his family and himself, just one for each person.

If he gave him one, he would have nothing to eat.

But after thinking about it, Xu Ziqi nodded and agreed to the man's request.

After all, the visitor is a guest, and judging from the man's appearance, he seemed to come specifically for the crab soup dumplings, so it would be bad to let him leave in disappointment.

"Thanks, young man."

The man was very happy to see Xu Ziqi agree, and said thank you sincerely, then found a seat to sit down.

Xu Ziqi also went back to the kitchen to take out a bun, put it on a plate and served it to him.

And he couldn't wait any longer, and he started eating as soon as the buns were on the table.

"Gulp gulp!"

Greedily sucking the delicious soup, the man kept praising: "Yes, yes, yes, this is the taste!"

After sucking the soup, he dipped some vinegar, picked up the chopsticks and started to feast on the remaining skin and stuffing.

After finishing, he licked his lips with satisfaction, then gave Xu Ziqi a pleading look and said, "Can I have another one?"

Xu Ziqi saw that he was eating happily and his attitude was very sincere, so he was embarrassed to refuse, so he nodded and gave him another one.

But after he finished the second one, he still felt unsatisfied.

Xu Ziqi didn't hide it and simply gave him the last two.

The man thanked him while taking the buns, and then devoured them like a whirlwind.

As if out of habit, he looked at Xu Ziqi again after he finished eating.

Xu Ziqi could only spread his hands helplessly, indicating that this time there was really no more, and you ate them all.

The man smiled, wiped his mouth, looked at Xu Ziqi sincerely, and said with some emotion: "Thank you, young man, thanks to you, I can taste the taste of my hometown that I haven't tasted for a long time."

"The taste of my hometown?"

Xu Ziqi was a little curious, "Does your hometown also sell this?"

"Yes."

The man nodded, "This is a traditional snack in our hometown."

"Traditional snacks in my hometown..."

Xu Ziqi touched his chin and thought for a while, then suddenly realized, "Is your hometown in Jiangsu Province?"

"To be precise, it is Jingcheng in Jiangsu Province." The man smiled and replied.

"No wonder..." Xu Ziqi nodded.

As the maker of crab roe soup dumplings, he naturally knew its origin.

This is a traditional snack in Jiangsu Province with a long history and has enjoyed a high reputation in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Among them, the crab roe soup dumplings in Jinling and Jingcheng are the most famous.

Legend has it that when Emperor Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River, he went to Jingcheng to eat this soup dumpling.

But when he ate it for the first time, perhaps because he was hungry, he was in a hurry to eat it, and his mouth was inadvertently scalded by the soup.

If this situation happened normally, our emperor would have been furious.

But this time he was not angry.

Why?

Because this crab roe soup dumpling is extremely delicious.

He didn't care about getting angry, he just cared about tasting this amazing delicacy.

Seeing Xu Ziqi didn't say anything, the man talked about his own experience: "I have been working here for more than ten years and have never been home. Sometimes I really miss the snacks from my hometown."

He glanced at Xu Ziqi again and said seriously and emotionally: "Thank you, young man, for letting me taste the taste of my hometown that I haven't seen for a long time."

"It's okay." After learning about the man's experience, Xu Ziqi waved his hand and said sincerely: "Just eat happily."

In fact, he can understand the mentality of this wanderer.

Because he was the same when he was in college.

As soon as he arrived at school, he began to miss the food cooked by Liang Sufen and the delicacies of his hometown.

In fact, this is normal.

It's not that these things are so delicious.

It's just because they have been accompanying us growing up and have been deeply engraved in our memories.

"Oh, right." The man remembered that he hadn't paid yet, and asked Xu Ziqi, "How much are these buns? I'll transfer it to you."

"One bun is 30, four is 120."

"Well..." The man thought for a while, "I'll transfer you 200 to make it even. I'm really sorry that you can't have dinner."

"No need." Xu Ziqi waved his hand and refused, "Actually, I've had dinner, and these were originally meant to be taken back for my family."

The man continued to insist, "That won't work either. I've taken your family's dinner, so I have to compensate them."

Xu Ziqi refused again, "They've also eaten, these are considered midnight snacks, it doesn't matter whether they eat them or not."

"Just take it, it's just a little thought from me." The man said and scanned the code to pay.

Xu Ziqi was just thinking about stopping him.

Huilaimi received 200 yuan.

OK!

This big brother's hand speed is really fast.

"Give me the payment code and I'll transfer it to you."

Shaking his head helplessly, Xu Ziqi approached with his mobile phone.

He was unwilling to accept extra money, and the amount was what it should be.

However, the man refused to accept it, and put the phone directly into his pocket, then smiled indifferently, "Take it, just treat it as a tip, it's not much money anyway."

Xu Ziqi frowned and said seriously: "If you do this, I won't do business with you in the future."

The man was stunned for a moment, and it seemed that he didn't expect Xu Ziqi to threaten him with this, and whispered: "I've never seen a boss like you who refuses to make money."

"I only make money that belongs to me, don't say so much, if you want to eat crab roe soup dumplings in the future, give me the payment code quickly." Xu Ziqi urged.

The man could only take out the payment code helplessly.

There was no way.

This kid actually threatened his favorite crab roe soup dumplings, which was too unethical.

After receiving the 80 yuan transferred back by Xu Ziqi, the man asked again: "Are these crab roe soup dumplings available every day?"

"Yes." Xu Ziqi replied: "Every day."

"Can you leave some for me?"

"When will you come?"

The man thought it was possible and quickly replied: "Around 8 o'clock in the evening, which is about the same time as now."

"Okay!"

Xu Ziqi agreed without thinking much.

He could see that this big brother really liked this.

And he hadn't been home for more than ten years, which sounded quite pitiful.