This was the place where I first tried making Eight Treasure Pickles.
This ti, Jiang Tao had another go at making barbecue sauce, and he still chose to experint secretly at his rental apartnt, planning to amaze everyone later.
If the effect turned out well, this Delicious Barbecue Sauce could beco the Jiang’s Food Factory’s second product.
Not only could he use it when opening his own barbecue restaurant, but he could also expand into selling the barbecue sauce.
Right now, Jiang Tao had Eight Treasure Pickles in his left hand, barbecue sauce in his right, holding onto two ace products.
The future of Jiang’s Food Factory looked boundless.
About half past two in the afternoon.
A Benz GSL pulled up on the empty lot outside Xiaoshanhe Village, parking next to a dust-covered 4.2-ter cargo truck.
Pushing the door open and getting out, Jiang Tao looked at his familiar "old buddy" and couldn’t help feeling sentintal again.
Just last winter, he was still sitting in that 4.2-ter cargo truck, worrying about how to find money to pay off the family’s debts from building their house.
He was still calculating on his phone how much extra interest he’d have to pay if he borrowed money through Z PayPal.
But with a sudden noisy bang, his whole life flipped upside down.
His speed of making money was like he’d turned on cheat mode.
In less than two months, he’d transford from a broke guy in debt by seventy or eighty grand to a middle-class man with tens of millions to his na.
Everything felt like a dream.
His eyes landed on the windshield of the 4.2-ter cargo truck; the glass had been replaced and there was no sign it was ever smashed.
But Jiang Tao knew well that all of this was real, not just an illusion.
"Old buddy, you’re the one who brought luck. One of these days, I’ll get soone to give you a proper upgrade."
Jiang Tao tore his gaze away from the cargo truck and turned to walk toward the city village.
Even though he basically didn’t need that 4.2-ter truck anymore, he never thought about selling it.
If he sold it, he’d probably only get thirty or forty thousand for it.
He really wasn’t short on cash now, so it was better to keep it for sentintal reasons.
You can’t forget where you ca from!
Jiang Tao would never forget those days of driving a cargo truck around, being a truck driver.
If it hadn’t been for that rough patch, maybe he wouldn’t be standing here enjoying success today.
Turning toward the city village, Jiang Tao passed a produce supermarket, and decided to walk in.
After entering, he headed straight for the tomato shelf.
On the shelf, among a pile of tomatoes, only two had a very obvious yellow "↓" arrow on top.
That ant out of all these tomatoes, only those two t the quality standards for making Delicious Barbecue Sauce.
Only with the tomatoes handpicked by Brother Tongzi could you make the most authentic Delicious Barbecue Sauce!
"This quality control is harsh? The odds are way too low!"
Muttering to himself, Jiang Tao pulled a clear plastic bag from the shelf and put in the two tomatoes marked by Brother Tongzi.
Next, he went over to the red onion section.
Among the onions on display, there wasn’t even one that t the standard!
Luckily, down below on the shelf, he found three in a netted bag and took them all.
Then he bought five heads of garlic, a bag of white sugar, a bottle of apple cider vinegar, and a bag of yellow mustard.
After purchasing the necessary ingredients at the produce supermarket, he went to Pang Dongdong Supermarket for so seasonings.
Chili powder, sea salt, black pepper, as well as syrup and butter.
These were all essential ingredients for making Delicious Barbecue Sauce.
Though the strict requirents made collecting them harder, at least he got everything he needed.
After shopping, Jiang Tao lugged all his bags over to the entrance of his old dorm building.
"Xiao Jiang! You’ve been as elusive as a dragon lately—you’re so hard to catch these days!"
"Tonight, don’t leave! Let’s have a couple of drinks together!"
Lü Qian was downstairs walking his birds; when he saw Jiang Tao he gave a big grin, greeting him and inviting him to dinner tonight.
"A bit unlucky, Brother Lü. I’ve got plans tonight, got a dinner already."
"Next ti, I’ll treat both you and Aunt Ma."
"Hey, by the way, where’s Aunt Ma? Haven’t seen her."
Jiang Tao glanced around but didn’t spot Ma Dongi, so he asked curiously.
These days, the relationship between Lü Qian and Ma Dongi was like scale never leaving the weight, weight never leaving the scale.
Wherever Ma Dongi appeared, Old Lü was sure to be within ten ters.
Sure enough, just as he thought, the door creaked open.
Ma Dongi ca out of Lü Qian’s place, carrying a vegetable basket in her hand.
When she saw Jiang Tao standing at the entrance, Ma Dongi’s smile blossod instantly. She waved and greeted him warmly.
As soone who’s been through it, Jiang Tao spotted the clue at once.
Old Lü and Ma Dongi were living together now!
Watching the two of them looking loving as ever.
As the "Yue Lao" who’d matched them up, Jiang Tao couldn’t help feeling accomplished!
"Heh heh, by the way, Xiao Jiang, and Xiao i are getting married this May 1st."
"You, the matchmaker, gotta be there! I’ve got a big red envelope ready for you."
Lü Qian grinned at Jiang Tao, his wrinkled old face relaxing from smiling so much.
"Absolutely! I’ll definitely co! Let congratulate you and Aunt Ma in advance."
Jiang Tao laughed and looked at the two of them, sending blessings in his heart to the "old newlyweds."
To find a soulmate in the second half of life is really a wonderful thing.
"Since you’re busy tonight, let’s leave it for another day, we’ll get together then."
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