12dz Chapter 144: Like a thief
Chapter 144: Like a thief
Without waiting for Xia Anan to answer, Pei Yuanbai grabbed his arm and pulled him back.
"The boss is talking about new products, why are you joining in the fun?"
He used to think that this kid was quite capable, how come he became like this just two days after arriving in Beijing?
Feng Jingyun looked a little aggrieved. "Then I just want to learn more from my master. I have to learn in the future anyway."
"You haven't even become my disciple yet, why are you calling me master? Now you are just a laborer following An An." Pei Yuanbai said mercilessly.
Feng Jingyun: "Isn't it just a matter of time? I can become your disciple right now!"
As he spoke, he picked up a disposable paper cup beside him, and it looked like he really wanted to become his disciple.
Xia Anan quickly stepped back, "No hurry, no hurry, we just met, why bother talking about becoming my disciple or not."
Before the other party could say anything else, she grabbed Xia Baobao and walked out, "Brother Pei, I'm going back first. I'll contact you on WeChat later!"
The office door was closed, and Feng Jingyun lay on Pei Yuanbai's desk, "Brother Pei, when are we going to the new factory? Sister Xia is so rich now, what does the new factory look like? Is it high-end?"
Pei Yuanbai raised his eyes and looked at him, his tone was a little cold, "Why do you care so much? Can you guess what the big boss is doing?"
"I'm just curious, Brother Pei, I..."
Pei Yuanbai interrupted him, "If you have nothing to do, go out. Your noise is giving me a headache."
Feng Jingyun also sensed the unhappiness in his tone at this moment, "...Okay, then Brother Pei, I'll leave first."
Coming out of the office, the boy walked all the way to the production line at the back, but was stopped by someone as he reached the door.
"Who are you? Where's your work ID? What do you do?"
Feng Jingyun said stubbornly, "I am Sister Xia's apprentice, why can't I go in?"
The two security guards at the door laughed, "Sister Xia's apprentice can just come in casually? And who are you? We haven't even heard of you. If you let him go just because he said something, then do we still have jobs?"
"You, just wait for me! I will ask my master to expel you later!"
Looking at Feng Jing's back as he left in a hurry, the two looked at each other. This kid is so funny. He wants to expel them...
In the next few days, Feng Jingyun followed Xia Anan every day and helped to tidy up the stall. Apart from that, he had no other work.
On the contrary, Xia Anan heard that he had been intentionally or unintentionally asking other stall owners about the recipe of the sauce and daily production issues, but the final result was obvious.
Of course, I didn't find out anything.
There are some things that Xia Anan knows clearly even without having to keep an eye on the stall owners.
Everyone paid money to set up a stall with Xia Anan. As for why the snack stall business is so prosperous now, isn’t it because of their unique recipes and flavors?
If someone comes and asks casually, they will tell others the secret recipe. Then why set up the stall?
After a few days, Feng Jingyun's mental state was not as good as when he first arrived.
Finally, that afternoon, Feng Jingyun stopped Xia Anan.
"Master, I have been following you for so long. When will you give me some important work? Seeing you busy at the stall every day, I am also very anxious."
Xia Anan patted his shoulder and comforted him, "You young people are prone to anxiety. Why are you so anxious? I will teach you naturally when the time comes."
Seeing that this trick didn't work, Feng Jingyun turned around and started to play the victim.
"Master, I didn't have a stable job before. After coming to Beijing, I just followed you and did odd jobs. Although you pay me a salary every day, it is still different from what I earn with my own hands."
"My family is still waiting for me. I also want to make a name for myself and go back to make them happy..."
He grabbed Xia Anan's clothes and said, "Master, I heard from my relatives before that they can set up their own stalls after a dozen days of training. I have been in Beijing for almost a month. When can I start setting up a stall?"
Xia Anan thought for a moment and said, "You're right. You've been here for so long, and it's not a problem that you haven't learned anything. How about this, let's cook together in an hour tomorrow morning!"
Before Feng Jingyun could react, Xia Anan had already ridden away on her bike.
The next day, Xia Anan bought double the amount of ingredients and brought them directly to the snack street to process.
Doesn't Feng Jingyun want to do more? Then take him to do more.
"Look, there are some rules for threading the lotus root. If you thread it from the middle like this, it will easily crack and fall out of the pot."
"Also, the potato chips should not be cut too thick. After cutting, it is best to wash off the starch on the surface so that they can maintain a crisp texture."
"Also, don't cut the cauliflower too small. Pay attention when you buy it. Buy organic ones so they have better flavor. Don't cut cauliflower that's too clumpy."
Feng Jingyun said nothing, but in fact, he put more strength into his hands while threading the skewers, as if he was venting his anger...
He couldn't say that Xia Anan didn't teach him, but this kind of thing was too simple, without any technical content, and anyone on the street could do it...
But stringing skewers is not as easy as he imagined, especially for some ingredients with a crisp texture, which will go bad if you are not careful.
"..."
Although there was a distance between the two brothers, Xia Anan could sense that he was a little bit broken.
Tsk, young man, you still need to gain more experience.
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"Sister An An, the new factory has been sorted out. If you have time, you can come over now or tomorrow."
"I have time, I have time! I'll be there soon!"
When Xia Anan received Pei Yuanbai's call, she was still very excited. Although she had known that this day would come, her heartbeat quickened when she thought about the new snack street food she could create.
With the address Pei Yuanbai gave her last time, Xia Anan rode her tricycle and quickly arrived at the factory.
When she arrived, Pei Yuanbai and several workers in the factory had already taken out all the necessary materials and placed them on a large table, waiting for her arrangements.
After disinfecting, Xia Anan changed into work clothes. Before going in, she suddenly thought of something and asked, "Brother Pei, we haven't told anyone the address of our factory, right?"
When Pei Yuanbai heard this, he naturally thought of who she was talking about.
"Sister An An, don't worry, our factory has very good confidentiality and security measures. No matter who wants to enter, it is impossible."
Then Xia Anan felt relieved. In fact, she was not overthinking it. It was mainly because Feng Jingyun looked a little sneaky.
It's normal for people who come to the snack street to learn something to be a little curious, but they won't be as determined as him to get to the bottom of things, and his ordinary behavior makes people think too much.
Xia Anan put the prepared ingredients into a large basin and started adding water, which was similar to the method of making gluten at home, but the ingredients used this time were several times more than at home.
Soon, the gluten is formed.
"Weigh this, it's fine as long as the error is within a similar range."
Xia Anan casually cut out several gluten balls of similar size, and then the assistant weighed them and communicated the specifications with the people on site.
In fact, the previous steps are not very difficult. The most important thing is the final cooking.
If the fire is too big, the outside will crack and the inside will not be cooked. If it is too small, it will be cooked in boiling water and the taste will become bad.
This process still needs repeated practice. Xia Anan can only give everyone present a roughly correct temperature. The specific specifications still require them to experiment a few more times.
However, the employees present were carefully selected, so this problem was nothing to them.
After the water boils, round and plump balls float on the surface of the water. Take them out and soak them in cold water.
Check it out, it bounces nicely.
Xia Anan's plan is to only produce semi-finished gluten blocks here. The cooked gluten will be frozen, and whoever sets up the stall will come to pick up the goods. After thawing, they just need to be cut into pieces.
Gluten itself has only a light salty taste. If you want to make tasty grilled gluten, you still have to marinate it in advance...
Xia Anan was thinking about how to arrange people to set up stalls between the two squares. As soon as she walked out of the factory gate, she heard someone calling her.
"Sister Xia! Sister Xia!"
Xia Anan looked in the direction of the voice and found it was Feng Jingyun.
"Why are you here?"
The boy handed her the water in his hand and said, "Sister Xia, I also wanted to come to the new factory to have a look, but they wouldn't let me in, so I can only wait here."
Xia Anan took the water, as if she didn't hear the complaint in his tone, and said casually: "Yes, the new factory is stricter. People without work badges are not allowed to enter."
"Then give me a work badge. I want to go in and take a look too."
Xia Anan stopped, looked at him, and asked, "What are you doing in there?"
Feng Jingyun paused, as if he didn't expect her to ask this, and said with a smile: "Nothing... I just want to go in and take a look at the new products."
"You'll see it when we start selling it again."
Feng Jingyun nodded, "Sister Xia, you are right. We can see each other later...but can you tell us what kind of new product it is?"
"Why are you asking so many questions? If someone doesn't know you, they might think you were sent by another company to get information..."
"What?" Feng Jingyun's smile froze. "How is it possible? Which company would let me go undercover like this?"
Xia Anan patted his shoulder and said, "Young men should have some confidence. Aren't you doing very well?"
"Master, Sister Xia! I just don't understand. I have followed you for such a long time. Although I haven't received the apprenticeship ceremony yet, I am still considered your disciple. But why are you unwilling to teach me some real skills?"
Feng Jingyun seemed to finally be unable to bear it any longer and chased after her and spoke loudly.
"And the vendors in the snack street look at me like they're on guard against thieves every day. Don't I just want to learn more?"
Xia Anan stopped, looked at him and asked, "Are you a thief?"
"...What?" Feng Jingyun stood there in a daze, the smile on his face looked extremely stiff, "Sister Xia, what are you talking about? Why don't I understand?"
Xia Anan smiled and said, "Nothing, I have something else to do today so I'll go back first. I won't open the stall tonight, so you can take a day off."
This time Feng Jingyun did not follow, perhaps because it was a hot day and a thin layer of sweat had already appeared on his forehead.
Xia Anan didn't look behind her. When Pei Yuanbai told her that he had recruited a very reliable young man, she was quite happy. Perhaps this would be her future apprentice.
But the more they got along, the more this disciple became different from what she had imagined.
So much so that later on, Xia Anan was somewhat glad that she had never mentioned the recipe in front of him.
It's a good thing that the young man is smart and ambitious, but it is still difficult for him to become a big fat man in one bite.
Pei Yuanbai only recently discovered that Feng Jingyun's relative in the factory was dishonest and secretly took out scallion pancakes.
So he reminded Xia Anan to be careful of Feng Jingyun, as he was worried that this boy had ulterior motives.
Xia Anan also felt somewhat fortunate. If the other party had pretended for a few more days, she might have really been fooled by him.
Now it seems that all this is the best arrangement. The other party has been lying in ambush beside me for so long but has not gained any advantage.
She had almost brought this matter to light just now, but she didn't know Feng Jingyun had taken the initiative to leave...
Xia Anan didn't think about these things. After all, there would always be a way out when the car reached the mountain, and the traitor would not be able to hide in the end.
She also had plans tonight, which was to take Xia Baobao to Ma Qianqian's house to see the baby.
After the other person's child was born, she had been busy and had never visited him.
I have been discharged from the hospital now and have hired a confinement nanny to take care of me at home.
Xia Anan was thinking about taking Xia Baobao there in the afternoon and coming back after they had fun for a while.
Not knowing what to bring for the guests, she made some snacks suitable for postpartum mothers and bought some fruits from a roadside stall.
This was her first time visiting Wang Tao's home. She took Xia Baobao and walked around the door twice before she successfully found it.
Well, actually it was Brother Wang who was waiting for them at the door...
Wang Tao took the things in her hand and said, "Didn't your sister-in-law tell you last time? You don't need to bring anything when you come as a guest. Just come and it's fine."
"It's just some fruits and some snacks I made myself. They're not worth much to satisfy my sister-in-law's cravings."
The two followed Wang Tao into the house, and everywhere they looked were piles of various baby-related things.
"Qianqian, An'an is here!"
Hearing the sound, Ma Qianqian walked out of the room holding the child.
"An An! You're finally here. I'm almost bored to death!"
She put the baby in her arms on the crib and said, "Come on, Bao Bao, guess whether it's a little brother or a little sister?"
Xia Baobao said without any hesitation: "Brother."
Speaking of this, Wang Tao felt it was quite a coincidence.
"I just asked the baby to say it casually, but I didn't expect that the baby would actually guess it right."
Ma Qianqian said: "Then Bao Bao is smart. I hope our baby will be as smart in the future."
Xia Anan took out the small box from her pocket and said, "This is a little gift from me to the baby."
"What?" Ma Qianqian took it carefully.