Chapter 155 Night Market
"Let's go, we'll find out when we go in."
Looking at the curious two people, Huang Xu did not explain anything, but took them directly into the small restaurant.
This is a small hotel that is very common in China. The decoration is not luxurious, and it can even be said to be a bit old.
In a place like this, if Huang Xu was not there, I believe neither Goo Hara nor Cui Zhenli would have the idea of going in.
That's why they were curious about what Huang Xu brought them here for.
However, with Huang Xu taking the lead, they didn't say anything, but followed Huang Xu into the hotel with trust.
The three people who entered the hotel found that there were no guests in the hotel, and only Zhang Rui was sitting alone at the bar.
But at this time, he was wearing headphones and looking at the screen of his mobile phone intently. He didn't even notice that Huang Xu and the others came in.
When he saw the three figures with his peripheral vision, he said directly without raising his head:
"Sorry, the restaurant is closed for lunch today. Please come back tomorrow."
"Shouldn't I entertain you too?"
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Hearing Huang Xu's familiar voice, Zhang Ruicai looked away from the phone at this time, and then saw Huang Xu and the two pretty faces behind Huang Xu.
"You are here."
"Well, I just arrived, but why are they closed today?"
After Huang Xu greeted Zhang Rui, he looked at the empty restaurant, looking a little curious.
In his previous life, he often came to the restaurant here to eat and drink, and he knew that the business here had been good until he was reborn.
So I was a little curious when I saw the empty restaurant.
"Isn't this why you came here at noon today?"
"Then there's no need to do this. It's a bit too grand."
Huang Xu felt a little embarrassed when he heard Zhang Rui say that he would close the business at noon just because a few of him came to eat.
"What's so grand? Isn't this a good opportunity to let my dad take a break?"
After Zhang Rui finished speaking, he greeted Goo Hara and Goo Hara behind Huang Xu in Korean.
This discovery shocked Huang Xu.
So after waiting for the three of them to say hello, he looked at Zhang Rui curiously.
"Brother Rui, are you good at Korean?"
"Then, do you understand that after three days of separation, you should be impressed?"
Zhang Rui seemed very proud at this time, and he accepted Huang Xu's compliment without politeness.
He has been learning Korean on his own for some time, and it can be said that the current results are all achieved by his own efforts.
Therefore, he directly accepted Huang Xu's praise.
But then he started to ask Huang Xu about another matter.
"Xiao Xu, why did you go to the United States? Why did you go there so many days at once?"
It's not because he is so curious, but because he really doesn't understand.
Joining a hotel is Huang Xu's main business, shouldn't he focus on this?
I had already adjusted the taste and sorted out a lot of recipes. When I was going to report, I found that Huang Xu was not in Seoul, and it would take some time to come back.
When he went to communicate, Huang Xu actually said that it would take more than ten days for him to come back, so let's wait until he comes back.
That's why he doesn't understand.
At the same time, this is also the reason why he can sit in his father's shop with peace of mind and learn Korean.
"Isn't this something wrong? For the future development of the company, I will go there in advance to prepare."
Huang Xu also knew that his trip to the United States was a bit sudden and affected some things.
Zhang Rui, in particular, was the one who was more affected.
And the most important thing is that Huang Xu knows some of his thoughts.
As his friend, especially as his good friend, he was somewhat dissatisfied with the high salary he could get.
After all, he used to only earn three to four thousand a month from sales.
Now that he has joined his own company, he has offered him a salary that is more than twice his previous salary, which makes him feel a little guilty.
Therefore, after coming back, he tried his best to complete his work as soon as possible.
But what he didn't expect was that he ran to the United States and stayed there for twenty days, which left him idle at home for nearly twenty days.
If it was someone else, or if he was doing other work, then he would be very happy, even quite excited.
I have made a profit.
But the salary for this job was paid by Huang Xu, so things were a little different.
At least now, he is still a little embarrassed about not working and getting paid for nothing.
This is why he questioned Huang Xu.
Huang Xu also knew a little about his thoughts, so he understood him better.
It's just that the things he went to the United States to do, because they involved many plans later, he couldn't explain clearly, so he could only be vague, and then started to change the topic.
"Let's take a look at your improved pickled fish first. We haven't eaten yet, so now we're waiting for you to show off?"
"Okay, then come in with me."
After talking to Goo Hara and the others, they took Huang Xu into the kitchen and started making dishes.
He did not waste this period of time at all. After returning from Seoul, he first ran to the wholesale market for two days and bought all the sauerkraut brands available on the market. Then he improved the taste under the guidance of his father. .
After three or four days of improvement, he produced more than a dozen formulas and prepared to take them to South Korea to meet Huang Xu for negotiation.
It's just that Huang Xu is not in Seoul and the business trip was not successful.
But it was precisely because of this that he would be patient and calm down to continue studying.
The dozen or so recipes at the beginning have been simplified to the current seven or eight.
Of course, it seems that the number of recipes has been reduced a lot, but it is more representative than the dozen or so he first came out with.
At the beginning, the difference between his versions was not that big, it was just the ratio of seasonings inside.
But in the current seven or eight versions, many things in it have undergone some earth-shaking changes.
Many of them were based on the taste of Korean food he had eaten in those days, and he added a lot of seasonings himself.
It can be said that many seasonings are not the seasonings used in authentic pickled fish.
However, although these may seem a bit strange in China, the specific taste needs to be verified in the Korean market.
So with Huang Xu's help, he made eight portions of pickled fish in one go.
Fortunately, I started preparing these things after receiving Huang Xu's message yesterday. Otherwise, it would have taken some effort to make them so quickly.
Goo Hara, who was waiting outside, was checking related strategies with Choi Jin Jin on her mobile phone.
They still have several days to play, and now they are looking for something more interesting, planning to take them there after Huang Xu is finished.
So they watched Goo Hara and the others come out with seven or eight portions of pickled fish after only ten minutes of going in. "Oppa, why do you prepare so many dishes at once?"
"Aren't we going to let you be the judges and try out which flavor is more suitable for you?"
Huang Xu explained while bringing seven or eight pots of pickled fish to the dining table.
"Try it and see which one you like best."
"Wow, is this the pickled fish we ate last time?"
Goo Hara looked at the pickled fish on the table and thought of the dinner Huang Xu invited them to last month.
"Yes, that's the one, but the taste of these has been improved a bit."
"Oppa, is this the next food chain you want to join?"
At this time, Goo Hara also reacted and thought of Huang Xu's main business, the owner of a chain franchise store.
So without waiting for Huang Xu to answer, she understood Huang Xu's thoughts, and at the same time, she began to explain to Cui Zhenli who didn't know what was going on next to her.
This was also the first time Cui Zhenli knew that Huang Xu's main business was opening a franchise hotel chain.
In the past, he only knew that Huang Xu ran a restaurant, but she never knew that the Malatang that she and her team often ate in the past few months was owned by Huang Xu's company.
She had only known that Malatang was very popular in Seoul, but she had never explored who was the boss behind these things.
While watching Huang Xu and Zhang Rui discussing the taste of each dish of pickled fish, they realized that things were far from as simple as they thought.
It turns out that chain restaurants will go through so many selections and adjustments of their dishes before they open, and the taste is not finalized until the end.
What’s more, it turns out that Goo Hara and her teammate Crystal had already eaten this pickled fish once last time, and now it was their second time to try it.
And I heard Huang Xu just said that before adjusting the taste, they spent a huge amount of time tasting flavors from all over Seoul, and then went through a long period of research and development to have so many flavors.
What she didn't expect was that she felt so good when eating it. There were so many flavors of pickled fish to enjoy.
But later, when Huang Xu asked her to choose which one was the most delicious, she became a little worried.
Therefore, she tasted several flavors, and they all felt very good and she liked them.
"Oppa, all of these taste good to me. If I were asked to choose the best one, I really can't choose."
"It's okay if you can't choose, just choose the flavor you like."
Seeing Cui Zhenli who was a little confused, Huang Xu directly comforted him.
After all, the purpose of his coming here this time was not to choose the right flavor now, but just to touch Zhang Rui's heart.
If you want to confirm the taste, you have to go through several rounds of tastings.
Another important thing is that Koreans need to try it.
Although he has been in Korea for so many years, to be honest, his taste is actually different from that of many Koreans.
He only tastes many Korean delicacies occasionally. Most of the time, he still maintains the traditional Chinese taste.
He had no choice but to spend those few years working in his uncle's shop, where most of the people were Chinese, so of course they ate Chinese food.
Therefore, he is actually a little unsure about Korean tastes.
His return this time, including this tasting, cannot decide which of these flavors, or which ones, will be used in the end.
You still need to ask the company's employees or professional quality inspectors to taste it after arriving in Seoul.
Another thing is that after they get there, they need to re-select the fish species and make fine-tuning again.
After all, sauerkraut fish and sauerkraut fish, now they have figured out the sauerkraut and taste, but the type of fish has not been determined yet.
After all, Seoul is not a country, and the types of fish in the dishes also need to make some changes.
Compared with the abundant fish to choose from in China, there are not so many species to choose from in Korea.
Moreover, it is not practical to transport fish from China.
Therefore, after Zhang Rui went to South Korea, he not only had to determine the taste of pickled fish, but also changed the species of fish.
At least you need to find a variety that can be supplied on a large scale locally and at a reasonable price.
Even Huang Xu has the idea of establishing an aquaculture base around Seoul to exclusively supply food ingredients.
Therefore, after eating, Huang Xu asked Zhang Rui to clean up and go to Seoul one step ahead.
His original idea was to wait until he took Goo Hara and the others to play for a few days before returning to Seoul together.
But after the lunch just now, he found that his boss learned Korean very quickly.
Although his Korean is still a little rusty now, he can still communicate.
At least it doesn't mean that he has to be accompanied by someone to make such a decision.
The other reason is that Zhang Rui really doesn't want to wait any longer.
He felt a little guilty with the high salary offered by Huang Xu.
Seeing that Huang Xu could not persuade him, he stopped persuading him and began to arrange some work for him after he went to Seoul.
By the time the arrangements were completed, it was already three or four o'clock in the afternoon. At this time, Huang Xu took Goo Hara and the two of them and drove towards the east of the city.
In less than an hour, they arrived at an ancient city located east of the capital of Henan Province.
When driving into the city, the two people in the car had no reaction. After all, such a small third- and fourth-tier city did not surprise Goo Hara and Cui Zhenli, who were used to big cities.
Regardless of waiting for them to drive for a certain distance, when they arrived at the magnificent ancient city wall, they opened their mouths, pointed to the city gate in front of the car and asked:
"Oppa, is this city gate from ancient times?"
"Well, this is not from ancient times. Although there was a city gate here in ancient times, it has been demolished due to wars. What you see now was rebuilt more than ten years ago."
"Okay, I said why is it so grand?"
"Although it was rebuilt, it was also built according to the previous dimensions."
Huang Xu looked at the disappointed looks on you, Goo Hara and Cui Zhenli, and started to explain anxiously.
Because this city is located in the Central Plains, it can be said that it has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.
Every few hundred years, there will be wars here, so the Daliang Gate, which was built in the Tang Dynasty, has long disappeared.
However, the current scene is also built based on the previous historical appearance.
Moreover, his purpose for taking them today was not here, but to take them to see the night view and taste the night market snacks here.
Although it is still relatively early now, it is already past five o'clock in the afternoon.
At this time, many merchants and vendors have already started to open their stalls.
When they arrived nearby and found a parking lot and parked the car, Huang Xu took them to the most famous Gulou Night Market.
This is a night market with a history of several decades. It was a small night market that spontaneously formed in the 1980s and 1990s, and gradually turned into a regular and large-scale night market like it is now.
Although it's just past five o'clock, since winter has just passed, it gets dark relatively early.
It's only around five o'clock, but it's already a bit crowded here.
Huang Xu turned his head and said to the two girls who were already full of curiosity:
"Let's go, Oppa will take you to taste the snacks here, and let you see what a night market is."
(End of chapter)