Gourmet: Midnight Vending

Chapter 39: I'm Being Chased!


Chen Mo felt that he was not a genius in the street vendor industry.

He thought this couple was a genius in the dieting world.

"Boss Xiao Chen, why aren't you saying anything? What are you making here?" Old Zhao craned his neck, trying to see inside the food truck, but all he could make out was a bowl with some chopped meat inside.

Guo Aiping was a bit excited, "Cooking while traveling is such a great idea! Oh wow, there's even a car escorting in front?"

Yes, it's indeed a good idea.

Chen Mo sighed, "Preparing to make some buns."

Upon hearing it was buns, the duo held onto the food truck even tighter, determined not to let go no matter what!

Once the chopped meat was completely thawed, he started to chop the meat filling.

Chen Mo gave it a try.

Bang!

[cool]

With one chop, the knife hit the cutting board.

The progress bar's rating was already at the third level, making Chen Mo slightly unsure of himself.

Bang!

Another chop, this time the knife didn't directly hit the board. Chen Mo carefully felt it; the sensation coming from the knife handle was more like a slap into the meat rather than a chop.

Since the process of chopping meat was swift, controlling the light ball of the progress bar wasn't easy.

Bang bang bang!

Chen Mo gradually began to try to retract the force with each chop, just before hitting the meat, allowing the knife to fall like free fall motion.

[great]

With an increasing number of Level 2 ratings and occasional [perfect] evaluations, Chen Mo knew he was on the right track.

Repeatedly chopping the meat, when the long progress bar reached a [great] status, Chen Mo immediately stopped.

The meat cubes transformed into a mince through this operation, but when picked up with chopsticks, it didn't quite look like a mince, with small pieces still sticking together in a delicate state.

The next work was much simpler for Chen Mo at this point.

He chopped the green onion, ginger, and garlic into small granules, and prepared a universal braised meat spice pack: bay leaves, cinnamon, dried tangerine peel, star anise, and Sichuan peppercorns.

When braising the meat, just placing these five spices should not result in a bad taste.

Chen Mo glanced at LuLu's back. The girl was holding the steering wheel with both hands, even though the speed was not even 20, she was driving with enthusiasm.

According to the phone's navigation, they were 8 kilometers from Ning County, about a half-hour more to go.

"There should be enough time."

Start the pot and heat the oil!

The oil being heated was lard.

Through his time selling food on the street, Chen Mo found that lard was actually a very good cooking oil, making things taste much better than most salad oils.

Not much lard was put in the pot, and it melted as soon as the fire ignited. Before the oil temperature rose, the chopped ginger granules were added to the pot.

[perfect!]

Just the simplest operation, and the aroma of lard fried ginger leisurely wafted from the food truck.

Clingers-on Old Zhao and Guo Aiping perked up immediately after catching the scent, exclaiming in unison, "Smells delicious!"

Chen Mo felt that the two were almost cheerleading; he admitted the smell was good, but he didn't believe it was to the extent that warranted such cries of amazement.

The ginger had fried until fragrant and then all the previously chopped meat granules were added to the pot!

Whoosh~~

The pleasant sound of sizzling oil exploded in the car, and the aroma of the meat wafted towards the back with the breeze, blowing onto Old Zhao's and Guo Aiping's faces, both showing satisfied expressions.

Guo Aiping secretly thought to herself, if all workouts were like this, who wouldn't be able to keep themselves disciplined?

The meat particles, seventy percent lean and thirty percent fat, were added to the pot, and after a brief frying of a few seconds, stirring began. The fat was constantly fried until the oil emerged, while the lean parts kept absorbing the oil.

As Chen Mo started to add chopped scallions and garlic bits successively, the aroma of the meat upgraded once more!

With soy sauce, braised soy sauce, fragrant vinegar, and cooking wine added, it injected soul into this pot of fried minced meat, making Old Zhao's stomach growl furiously.

Meanwhile.

About a kilometer behind the food truck.

Zhou Hu led a team of four roommates and an adopted child advancing steadily behind him.

"Awooo~"

Zhou Hu suddenly howled, "Sons, can you smell that! The meat scent, it's the aroma of meat! We haven't seen the car yet, but can already taste it. Everyone charge!!!"

The five people following behind instantly sped up like mad dogs.

"Charge!"

"It's actually meat, today it's meat!"

"Charge for food!!!"

An elderly travel coach whizzed by on the highway, and almost everyone inside stood up to look back!

"Damn, these young people are incredible, running so fast?"

"They're obviously sports students, with speed and strength like that, probably preparing for an exam?"

"At that speed, they're practically level 2 athletes now, chasing not scores but dreams!"

One old man even opened the window and stretched out the red flag in his hand, excitedly shouting, "A strong youth makes a strong China, good job young lads! Keep it up!"

As the sun set, the six strong young men sprinted towards their dream ahead with effort, this scene prompted the older travelers in the coach to reflect profoundly.

"Seeing their figures running under the sunset, it suddenly reminded me of my lost youth!"

The tour guide was amused by the sensation but still timely reminded, "Ahead is Ning County, where I will lead everyone to a short tour of some historical sites."

Despite Jingzhou not being a famous tourist city, the elderly on the bus were very content with this trip.

They saw young people running under the sunset, felt the vitality of youth.

Saw tired cyclists grabbing onto shared bikes, experiencing interdependence among people.

Saw a black car driving with double flash slowly, seemingly protecting that little yellow car, feeling societal harmony!

They even sensed a faint fragrance.

It was the aroma of pork, smelled like stir-fried meat, but also like braised meat, indescribably fragrant.

Prompting the older folks in the car to hurry the driver, saying it'll soon be dinner time.

On Chen Mo's moving food truck, as the frying time increased, the cooking wine and fragrant vinegar both worked to remove the smell while enhancing the fragrance, and the soy sauce and braised soy sauce in the pot grew increasingly rich.

This, was the saucy aroma of meat!

"Boss Xiao Chen, are you really not considering letting me get in and help out?" Old Zhao was drooling, wishing he could hop onto the food truck and grab a bite first.

"Oh come on, you think if both of you and your bikes got up here, this little food truck would still be able to move?"

Chen Mo refused directly, without hesitation.

Where are we now, according to the analyzed recipe, the next step was to start braising the meat.

The nearly fat-free fried minced meat was now completely soaked in soy-colored oil.

Chen Mo scooped out some of the surface oil with a spoon, then added an appropriate amount of clear water to the pot, and tossed in the prepared five-spice packet.

"Oh yeah!"

And since braising was happening, he remembered there were still eggs unused from yesterday in the cupboard, and wondered if he could braise some eggs to try as well.

Taking out the eggs, he plugged in the electric pot, poured water, and waited for a boil.

"Mission accomplished!" Chen Mo clapped his hands happily.

For some reason, when he started experimenting with street sales, he was thinking about making more money in a rush to solve the incomplete construction project problem.

But as the days rolled by with street vending, Chen Mo began to somewhat like this part-time job in his heart.

Especially every time he received a new recipe and crafted it with his own hands, seeing so many people enjoy the food he made would give him a sense of satisfaction unattainable working in a company.

Great!

At the moment, Chen Mo listened to Kai's interior car music while breathing the fresh air before night fell, basking in the joy that came with the completion of making food.

'Things would be great without the abandoned building issue, maybe continuing like this wouldn't be so bad...'

The pleasure lasted barely three seconds.

"Woohoo~ Victory is ahead!"

"Just a little more effort!"

"I smell it, this time I really smell it! Awooo~~"

Chen Mo looked back nervously.

What the heck is going on?

First cars, then bicycles, now how are there six beasts chasing my ass?

"LuLu!"

"Hm?"

"Can this truck go any faster?"

LuLu: ???

You're the boss, you're asking me?

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