"Kuang"
He opened the lid of the jar, revealing the slightly green duck eggs inside. Just as the old granny had said, they should be free-range duck eggs. Each of them was huge. Even if they were soaked in saltwater, they wouldn't lose any weight.
"Hua La"
After scooping out three eggs, Yuan Zhou was about to cover the jar. His hand paused and scooped out a few more eggs before stopping.
The eggplant was prepared by the system. What he needed to do now was to prepare the salted eggs. The two main ingredients of salted egg yolk and eggplant were salted egg yolk and eggplant.
Although it wasn't business hours, Yuan Zhou was still as swift as the wind when he started to work. After cooking the duck egg, he removed the egg white, leaving only the egg yolk. Then, he crushed the egg yolk into powder and began to process the eggplant.
As a relatively old-school dish in Hunan cuisine, it was liked by many people. Many Hunan restaurants would have this dish.
Just when Yuan Zhou was preparing to fry the eggplant, there was some movement in the opposite house.
Wuhai, who was talking to Mao Xiong, suddenly stood up. He wrinkled his nose and said, "Compass is cooking. Let's hurry."
It was a random sentence, but Mao Xiong was very convinced. He also put on a coat and ran to the slide like a gust of wind while being held by Wuhai.
"Dadada, Dadada"
Wu Hai rushed to the entrance of the restaurant and dragged Mao Xiong into the restaurant. "Compass, are you cooking? Feixiong and I can help," Mao Xiong said to Wu Hai.
Yuan Zhou couldn't help nodding his head. Now everyone knew how to ask for more for the people around them.
"I'm not done yet," Yuan Zhou said without turning his head.
"His nose is really unique," Yuan Zhou sighed inwardly.
In order not to affect the customers on the second floor, Yuan Zhou specially asked the system to block the aroma before cooking. It was actually the same principle as blocking the aroma during business hours. However, Wuhai still came.
Fortunately, he had a premonition just now, so he scooped up a lot of salted duck eggs just to prevent such a thing from happening. One could imagine that he was indeed very prescient.
"Thank you, Boss Yuan." Hairy Bear expressed his gratitude and then said, "Brother Hai is really amazing."
This was not a perfunctory kind of praise, but a true star of worship in her eyes.
Wuhai nodded in satisfaction. "This is the strength of the Chief Rice Bucket."
In the Yuanzhou shop, especially when it was not open for business, Wuhai was quite at ease. He found a place to sit down and called Hairy Bear, "Sit down, Feixiong. It smells good. Let's eat together later."
"Alright, Big Brother Hai." Hairy Bear smiled faintly and obediently sat down.
Clang!
Not long after the two sat down, Yuan Zhou began to put the eggplant in the pot on a plate.
This time, he prepared two plates, one big and one small. The big plate was similar to the big plate that a restaurant used to put a whole fish on, and the small plate was just an ordinary plate that was used to hold dishes. They were all porcelain white, and the golden eggplant strips were stacked together in an orderly manner. It was definitely a blessing for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
The small plate was prepared for himself. It was better to eat less supper. It had been less than two hours since he had eaten with Yin Ya. Without a strong stomach like Wuhai, he could only eat less.
The big plate was naturally for Hairy Bear and Wuhai. Not to mention Hairy Bear, even Wuhai had to use the big plate. Otherwise, it would be gone in two mouthfuls.
"You guys, help yourselves." Yuan Zhou placed the big plate in front of the two.
As for himself, he placed the small plate on the countertop and scooped a bowl of crystal clear rice, intending to eat.
Theoretically, the eggplant with salted egg yolk was golden in color. Small pieces of salted egg yolk could be seen, which was the specialty of this dish. However, the eggplant strips served now had nothing else but the eggplant strips themselves.
A wave of eggplant mixed with the aroma of egg lingered at the tip of his nose. Not to mention eating it, just smelling it made him feel that the taste was very good.
"It smells like egg yolk, but I don't know where the egg yolk is." Wuhai looked at it symbolically and then beckoned Hairy Bear to eat.
He picked up an eggplant strip and put it into his mouth. The surface was brown and should have been deep-fried. Before the softness and toughness could be distinguished, his attention was attracted by the rich aroma of egg yolk stuck on the surface.
It turned out that the egg yolk didn't disappear. Instead, it was wrapped around the eggplant strip. Because it had a similar color to the brown color of the fried eggplant, if one didn't look carefully, they wouldn't be able to see it at all.
With a light bite, the crispy outer shell broke, revealing the soft eggplant meat inside. It was soft and tender, accompanied by rich juices, mixed with the egg yolk on the outer shell. It was salty and fragrant, very delicious.
Hairy Bear and Wuhai held their chopsticks and took turns to pick up the eggplant. It was quite harmonious.
Yuan Zhou also picked up an eggplant strip and put it into his mouth. Ka Ca! With a bite, the eggplant broke into pieces. The crispness was very good.
"The taste is not bad, but there should be room for improvement," Yuan Zhou pondered as he ate.
A salty and fragrant dish was the most suitable to be eaten with rice. Of course, regardless of whether it was the salted egg or the eggplant, the saltiness was just right. Otherwise, Wuhai and the others wouldn't be eating the eggplants so happily.
"Compass, this is a new dish, right? When will it be on the menu? If you want to try a new dish next time, just look for me. I, the great Wuhai, can be on call 24 hours a day for my friends," Wuhai patted his chest and said in a serious manner.
"It will be on the menu after some time. I still need to polish it a little more," Yuan Zhou said truthfully.
With Yuan Zhou's current culinary skills, he wouldn't need to spend a lot of time polishing his dishes. However, the requirements were different, and the effort required was naturally different. As mentioned before, Yuan Zhou would make improvements based on the customers' preferences.
"Boss Yuan is really strict with himself. I can be considered an old glutton, but I feel that the dishes cooked by Boss Yuan are more or less the same as those on the menu," Hairy Bear said.
"More or less means that there are still some minor details missing," Yuan Zhou said, "Sometimes, I feel that I have to cook better to thank the customers for their support."
"My way of thinking is different from yours, Compass. Although I am grateful for others to appreciate my paintings, I have always painted for my own pleasure," Wuhai said.
The two of them had very different views on this aspect.
With the two mythological beasts around, they ate very quickly. Knowing that there was nothing else to eat, Wuhai didn't dawdle. After finishing his meal, he brought Hairy Bear back home from the restaurant.
As for Yuan Zhou, when he saw that it was almost time for the pub to close, he didn't return to the second floor. Instead, he stayed in the restaurant and continued to study the knowledge of Hunan Cuisine in his head. "Only by revisiting the past can one learn the new."
After sending Mao Ye off on the last bus as usual, Yuan Zhou made sure that Yin Ya had returned home before going to bed.
Yin Ya had left early after dinner because she had a gathering with her girlfriends. It would be inconvenient for Yuan Zhou to appear with a group of children. Furthermore, they would be staying at Yin Ya's place, so he wouldn't have to pick them up.
It was better to make sure that it was safe. Otherwise, Yuan Zhou wouldn't feel at ease. As a fiancé, he had to ensure the safety of his fiancée.
In the blink of an eye, the night passed.
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