Abandoned the Immortal Cultivator, returned to his hometown to farm and sing

Chapter 826 820. A bowl of soup on a cold night
Still the imperial capital.

The heating was already on in mid-November.

Heating means that the weather is already very cold.

Office worker Xu Qingliang finished another day of overtime and came out of the subway at around ten o'clock in the evening.

I shivered in the cold breeze.

As a southerner, Xu Qingliang has been in the imperial capital for several years.

But it still can't stand the severe cold in the north.

It's okay during the day, but it's really cold at night.

Shivering, he took out his hat and scarf from his bag and wrapped them tightly.

Ha~~ He blew some hot air into his palm and quickly put it into his down jacket pocket.

I felt a little warmer, and immediately hurried into the night...

It’s only been a few months, and the residential complex that was still under construction at the beginning of the year has already been sold and occupied.

Lights are twinkling.

There are more and more people here.

However, for Xu Qingliang, the only change he felt was that there were more pedestrians. The road home on this cold night was no longer deserted.

It didn't take long.

It is still the commercial street outside the community.

There are still many stores with lights on late at night.

Moreover, Xu Qingliang was surprised to find that the light of the pretty kitten was still on.

Walk over quickly.

At a glance, I saw a poster at the door with new product recommendations on it.

"fragrant……"

"Mushroom dumplings." The young clerk behind the counter leaned forward to take the last few words and greeted him warmly, "Brother, you're off work."

Xu Qingliang looked in the direction of the voice and saw the familiar clerk.

After getting to know him more, I also learned his name, Hu Yang.

I'm from the neighboring province of Hebei. I didn't go to college. I came to the capital to work after graduating from high school. It's been three years now.

Xu Qingliang asked curiously, "Hu Yang, why haven't you gotten off work yet?"

Hu Yang pointed at the poster and said, "We have just launched a new product. It comes with hot soup. It warms you up after eating it, so it will definitely sell well in winter evenings."

"Our head office rearranged the schedule so that overtime after 8 o'clock is considered voluntary, and the overtime pay is divided according to how much goods are sold."

"I'm working overtime to earn more money."

Hu Yang was very happy working overtime and told everything to him.

"Voluntary overtime..." Xu Qingliang sighed when he heard this word.

He also volunteered to work overtime every day.

But they take what they sell and share the profits.

He really volunteered.

"Brother, would you like to try one? It's hot and warm." Hu Yang interrupted Xu Qingliang's self-pity and greeted him warmly.

Other things didn't matter, but the word "warm" touched Xu Qingliang's heart.

"Then have one then."

"okay."

Hu Yang happily agreed and took out a bag of small dumplings from the freezer.

Then he introduced: "Our small dumplings are 19.8 yuan per serving, and the standard is nine dumplings. You can spend three yuan more to add three dumplings, or three yuan less to reduce three dumplings, and the soup is the same."

Xu Qingliang took a look at the size of the dumplings.

They are really small dumplings, each one is only the size of a thumb.

It was shiny and light yellow in color, and like everything else in Cute Kitten, it didn’t seem to have been fried much.

Moreover, Hu Yang turned on the fire and heated the oil in the pan, so he should fry it as well.

Fried dumplings with soup?
Fine.

"Just give me the normal one." Then Xu Qingliang asked casually, "What kind of filling is it?"

"Shepherd's purse and dried tofu." Hu Yang answered, adding, "The soup is made with mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and bean sprouts. I tell you, our soup is amazing."

Xu Qingliang thought the vegetarian dumplings and vegetarian soup were delicious. It would be uncomfortable to eat greasy food late at night.

Hu Yang counted out nine small dumplings and put them into the wok, making a pleasant sizzling sound.

While the dumplings were frying, Hu Yang took out a small paper bag from under the counter and handed it to Xu Qingliang.

"The head office is planning to launch a new product in the next phase. Uh, the production is still small now. I applied for a batch of gifts for our old customers. You can try it. There are amber walnut kernels inside. It's very fragrant and can also nourish the brain."

The unexpected kindness is very touching.

Xu Qingliang took it and thanked him, "Okay, thank you."

I opened the palm-sized paper package and saw that there were a few small walnut kernels wrapped in a layer of light yellow syrup. It was not transparent and did not look like amber.

Hu Yang saw Xu Qingliang's confusion and explained, "We use small pecans here, which are very fragrant. The sugar outside doesn't look good because it uses maltose. Now everyone is pursuing health, and maltose has a lower sugar content than rock sugar. And our maltose is very good."

He is full of passion for his work.

In such a short while, I have said several things: "They smell good" and "They are good."

Xu Qingliang smiled, picked up a walnut, put it in his mouth and bit it gently.

Bite through the candy shell and the sticky sweet fragrance fills your teeth.

This is followed by the crispy walnut aroma.

He was not bragging, these small walnut kernels are very fragrant and have just the right sweetness.

The only drawback is that it is a bit sticky and maltose does not solidify like rock sugar.

Xu Qingliang doesn’t like sweets very much, but he thinks this amber walnut kernel is really good.

The sweetness is not too high, acceptable.

Besides, it smells really good.

After eating one pill, Xu Qingliang said with a smile: "Then I will definitely buy some when you guys sell them."

"Okay, I'll tell you when the time comes." Hu Yang agreed as he scooped out the golden fried dumplings and put them into a paper bowl.

Xu Qingliang was just about to reach out to take it.

But then Hu Yang took the paper bowl to the thermos and filled it with hot soup.

Eh? Can fried dumplings be soaked in soup? How do you eat them?
But they just took advantage of it.

After receiving a full bowl of hot soup, Hu Yang put a spoon and fork on it, which was half spoon and half fork.

Then he handed it to Xu Qingliang, "Brother, your mushroom dumplings are ready, eat them while they're hot."

Xu Qingliang took it and glanced down first.

The soup is slightly yellowish in color.

It just so happened that today, everything I saw was yellowish.

Xu Qingliang lowered his head and smelled it. The soup didn't have any strange smell. It was just the fragrance of mushrooms and bamboo shoots.

There is nothing attached to the soup, it is a clear soup.

They are small, but puff up after being fried. The golden fried dumplings float in the soup, looking round and plump and quite cute.

Pick up the bowl.

No spoon or fork, Xu Qingliang
Take a sip. Hmm? Rich, fresh, and refreshing, with a strong flavor of mushrooms and bamboo shoots. Really delicious.

The most important thing is that it is hot, almost scalding hot.

A mouthful of hot soup flowed down the throat into the stomach.

The heat poured into every part of my body.

My whole body feels warm.

There is nothing more comfortable than drinking a bowl of hot soup on a cold winter night...

Xu Qingliang took several sips and let out a long breath of hot air.

Then he picked up the fork, picked up a small dumpling and put it into his mouth.

Hmm?? Hmm??

It's crispy and soft, and has a weird taste.

A very fresh experience, and not bad.

After the fried dumplings have been soaked in the hot soup for a while, the dough has absorbed the soup.

The layer of oil on the surface was also washed off, so it didn’t taste greasy at all, leaving only the freshness and unique taste of fried food.

The fresh fragrance of shepherd's purse and the salty aroma of dried tofu blend together in your mouth yet are clearly distinguishable.

And, and, "Why do I still taste meat when I eat it?"

There is no meat in the mouth, but it tastes like meat. "Stuffing mixed with broth?"

It seems that Hu Yang has been asked too many questions today, and he answered very happily, "This is the most magical thing about our new product. After frying, the dumpling skin will become fluffy and can absorb the flavor of the soup. The umami taste is all in the soup, and after blending, it can fool the tongue into thinking it is meat."

"And the skin has to be really, really thin to achieve this effect. It won't work if it's a little thick. If it's thick, the soup will be the soup and the skin will be the skin, and they won't blend together."

"This is something our head office specially hired a chef to research. It's the only one of its kind in the country."

It turns out there are so many ways.

This cute little cat really knows how to cook. She can even figure this out.

Xu Qingliang ate the dumplings again and savored them carefully, and found them even more interesting.

He ate three dumplings in a row, then picked up the bowl and slurped down half a bowl of soup.

Xu Qingliang let out another long sigh.

It's so comfortable, my whole body is warm...

(End of this chapter)