I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 122



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Episode 122

It goes without saying that grapes are actually the most delicious when you just wash them in cold water and eat them as is.

Take one egg, put it in your mouth, and eat the whole thing!

Then, the soft, chewy kernels pop in and the sweet juice fills your mouth.

Then, a strong grape scent wafted into my nose.

‘weigh.’

It was so sweet that it was almost thrilling.

After all, the word glucose in glucose comes from the Greek word for sweet. Need I say more?

No wonder the bees like it so much.

“It looks like someone put honey in it.”

Although it lost some of its power as Shine Muscat became more famous, it actually had its own charm.

Of course, there are also downsides.

It can be a little tough to eat with the skin on, and there are seeds inside the kernel, so if you chew on them too much, you could end up chewing them too, which can be a disaster.

But even considering that, it was a very welcome fruit.

Wasn’t it once a representative fruit that divided the fruit world?

Grapes and strawberries.

The stake between the two was enormous.

Grapes for summer, strawberries for winter.

“Well, was it just because I liked playing with frost when I was little?”

Well, anyway.

I put a bunch of grapes on a plate and sat down at the table by the window.

I opened the window wide, picked some grapes, ate them one by one, and enjoyed the scenery outside.

It’s hot even in the mornings now.

“It would be perfect if you dipped your feet in the cool stream water and ate it.”

Of course, the stream water will still be as cold as ice.

I guess I’ll have to wait until midsummer to dip my feet in the water and play. Ah, doesn’t just the thought make me happy?

“I have to go to places like that this summer.”

Of course, I took vacation days when I was working at the company.

But every time, something happened and I was busy dealing with it, so I never really enjoyed it. Even if I did, I spent most of it at home just breathing.

I was too tired to go anywhere.

But this year was different. There was plenty of room for that.

Knock! Knock!

With that thought in mind, I ate another grape!

It’s really delicious.

But it’s deodorizing and antibacterial… … .

It was a bit of an unusual effect.

Sniff sniff!

There was no smell.

“I sweated a little bit from picking up trash since morning, but I guess that’s okay?”

Of course, I showered when I left in the morning, and I didn’t move enough to smell, so that might be part of the reason.

Not only did I smell sweat, I could only smell body wash and shampoo.

“Huh? It smells a bit like grapes?”

Is it just something I feel from eating grapes? I’m not sure.

Why don’t you try eating some more?

‘By the way, what can I make with grapes?’

The first thing that comes to mind is, of course, jam.

If you make it into jam, it’s easy to store and can be used in cakes later.

And another thing that comes to mind is grape juice.

“They all look delicious?”

Since it’s summer, a smoothie would be nice. Of course, an ade would be good too.

It would be delicious to make a syrup and eat it with gelato.

Rather, there are so many that it is difficult to decide.

Well then, you can just make everything.

It wasn’t difficult.

Of course, first of all, I have to eat this whole flower… … .

I tried eating it in different ways, sometimes by eating it whole and sometimes by chewing it while avoiding the seeds.

In fact, it was the most delicious when I rolled it around in my mouth, popped out the seeds, and chewed the flesh.

There was the hassle of having to spit out the seeds for that though.

“Hmm? You already ate everything.”

I thought I was slowly eating each one, but before I knew it, only an empty bouquet remained.

A gaunt appearance, as if a fish bone had been removed.

It’s a shame, but I have to go back to work now.

I got up and dusted myself off.

“Shall we start by making the grape base?”

It was also fun to create a new menu. Well, really, what wouldn’t be fun here?

I had a good feeling about picking up trash in the morning, so I had to consider it as practically non-existent.

Oh, the war against that one annoying weed was a bit like that.

“hmm.”

How could there be no talent for pulling out weeds? … No way.

First, I came into the kitchen.

A few bunches of grapes have already been picked.

“I think there was a recipe.”

I remembered my grandfather’s recipe.

This was a recipe for grape juice that was great to use in many different ways.

But it was a little strange.

“Are you steaming grapes?”

Looking at the process, it was a method of making juice rather than juice.

Since it is made by steaming and extracting the essence, if made and stored well, it can be used for a year.

It seemed convenient and good to use in a cafe.

Of course it will taste good too.

I decided to do this.

‘I guess I can use this for everything.’

It could be said to be a base for grape juice, smoothies, juice, etc.

Perhaps this method could be used with other fruits as well.

Still, looking at the fact that only grapes are left as a recipe, it seems that it is because grapes are the most difficult to store.

It would have been made in large quantities and used because it would easily become mushy and attract bugs.

‘I don’t think I need to do that since I pick them straight from the garden.’

Still, I thought it would be nice to have a base. Well, if I need fresh grapes, I can just pick some from the garden and use them.

“Can I just wash them and steam them whole? Easy.”

Of course, when steaming, you don’t just steam, you have to divide the steamer into three stages.

At the very bottom, there should be water to steam up, in the middle, there should be juice to collect, and at the very top, there should be a bunch of grapes.

To do this, the steamer had to have holes in the middle to collect the grape juice, rather than just a regular steamer.

Of course, it wasn’t a hole like a basket with holes all over it.

It should be a steamer that has holes only in the middle so that the steam can reach the bunch of grapes placed right on top.

So, the middle steamer should be shaped like a pot that holds the freshwater fish… … .

“Here it is.”

Luckily, I was able to find such a steamer in a corner drawer of the kitchen. There must be a tool that makes recipes like my grandfather’s.

Then, if I just steam it, it’s almost done.

Of course, I had to sterilize and clean the glass bottles again… … .

“Huh? Come to think of it, do you have a glass bottle?”

I couldn’t think of it.

These days, I store a lot of things like juice, jam, and yogurt in the glass jars, so the original jars are almost empty.

I quickly stopped steaming the grapes.

Fortunately, the water hasn’t boiled yet.

“I need to get a glass bottle first.”

I think I’ll have to go out to town for the first time in a while.

I took the bike out of storage.

But when I actually tried to ride it, it was too hot.

If I ride this all the way to town and back, I think I’ll be drenched in sweat…

“ah!”

A good idea occurred to me.

* * *

Lee Seon-ah’s car drove on a country road.

“Am I a knight?”

“huh.”

Lee Seon-ah said confidently.

I only rented a car, but Lee Seon-ah came along.

Do you have any business in town?

Then I thought, why don’t you just let Lee Sun-ah drive and I can just ride?

“You can’t do it on the town road… … .”

“Because a car might come on your way.”

“Of course. That’s what the road was made for. Then how did you get your car all the way here?”

“Dad.”

“ah.”

The village chief moved it for me.

Lee Sun-ah was a beginner. A terrible beginner at that.

Luckily, driving alone on a car-free country road was fine.

But since he still seemed anxious when there were cars around, I ended up driving him to town.

‘Yeah, where can I rent a car?’

It was a little ridiculous, but it was better. It’s better to choose the safe route than to pretend to drive yourself.

Anyway, thanks to that, I can turn on the air conditioner in my car and look out the window at the country road.

It felt like driving on a country road.

“It’s leisurely.”

“Huh? Oh, really? The countryside looks strangely leisurely.”

“Other than the scenery.”

What would be leisurely if not for the scenery?

Oh, me?

“Does it look like that?”

“huh.”

Is that so? After listening to Lee Seon-ah, it seemed like that might be the case.

Well, I guess it can’t be helped since there’s no rush?

Driving wasn’t difficult because I did it a lot while going to work sites.

Of course, even so, it was my first time driving in a while, and I felt like I was doing better than I expected.

‘Is it thanks to Manseonggong?’

In some ways, it seems like I’m driving more reliably than before.

That may be why Lee Sun-ah looks relaxed.

Anyway, his dexterity was useful in many ways.

Even now, it seems that blessings are being applied to some extent without having to write them down separately.

Of course, if you don’t use a blessing, the aura and text window won’t be visible, so it could be an illusion.

“Huh? That’s a big car.”

As I was driving leisurely with all these thoughts in mind, a large car appeared in the oncoming lane.

It was a large car that was hard to see on country roads.

It’s not a dump truck… … Oh, it’s a garbage truck.

Are you on your way back after finishing the collection?

But because it’s a section where the road gets narrow, it looks like it would be dangerous to pass through.

It couldn’t be helped because it was a country road.

“Back, shouldn’t you be pulling back?”

Lee Seon-ah said with a look of anxiety when she saw the big car.

“Um, wait a minute.”

“It’s my first car. Don’t scratch it.”

“… … Don’t scratch, Inma.”

I ignored the excited Lee Seon-ah and pulled the car over to the side of the road as much as possible.

The oncoming car also stopped in the opposite direction.

But still, the angle doesn’t come out.

This situation occurred because it was a corner, and because it was a country road, a narrow road suddenly appeared.

I think I need to give the car a try… … .

at that time!

Just then, a person got out of a large car.

It was a man wearing a sanitation worker’s uniform and a luminous belt.

He came over and knocked on the driver’s window.

Knock! Knock!

I rolled down the window.

“Excuse me, but could you move the car back a little bit? The car is too big and I don’t think it can move that way right now.”

“Yes, yes, I think that’s what I should do. Just a moment.”

In response to the polite request, he quickly pulled over and pulled over to the side of the road.

I thought this would be enough.

As expected, the garbage truck passed by slowly.

“thank you.”

“No. It’s so hot, you must be suffering.”

“Haha, what is it? Then take care.”

And the man who had knocked on the window earlier said thank you and got back into the garbage truck.

We also set off again.

And so, I stopped by the mart in town, bought what I needed, and returned safely to the cafe.

Lee Seon-ah came into the cafe with me to get freshly squeezed grape juice. Thanks to that,

“Ugh!”

I also moved glass bottles together, because I bought too many to move all by myself.

I also felt like I would have a lot more to write about in the future.

“Leave it there. We can clean it up later.”

He came into the kitchen, leaving Lee Seon-ah, who was lying down right away after moving something quite heavy.

Even though he can’t drive, he’s good at this.

I smiled at the sight of Lee Seon-ah spreading her wings, and then… … I decided to make real grape juice.

* * *

The next day.

I came out a little early today.

I forgot to put out the trash yesterday. I had to take it out before the garbage truck came.

And I also picked up the trash early to do my homework.

“Huh? You’re here already?”

But when I came outside, the garbage truck arrived sooner than I expected.

It’s dawn now… … .

“Just a moment!”

Before leaving, I ran to throw away the trash I had brought with me.

however…….

“uh?”

I tilted my head at the sight of a man carrying trash into a car.

I think it’s the person I ran into on my way to town yesterday… … .

‘Why is the condition like that?’

Was it always like that? It seems like we greeted each other with a smile and parted ways just yesterday.

Was it because I couldn’t see the aura back then? The condition wasn’t very good.

“Oh! Aren’t you the person who gave up your car yesterday?”

“Huh? You remember?”

“That’s right. Haha! You left a deep impression on me. Do you live here?”

“Yes, I live right over there. Oh! And there’s a cafe over there too.”

“Ah! You run a cafe. Somehow, now that I hear it, that’s what it feels like. Oh no! Are you throwing this away?”

I had a brief conversation with the man who recognized me, and then I threw away the trash I had brought.

“I guess you open the cafe early in the morning?”

“Yes. It starts a little early… … Ah! It’s a little late today, but next time you come, please stop by the cafe.”

“Oh my! Are you coming out at that early hour?”

The man waved his hand when offered a drink.

I wanted to recommend more, but the garbage truck had to leave soon due to its busy schedule, so I had no choice but to end the greeting.

“Please stop by sometime~”

“Yes, yes, I will. Haha!”

Although he was smiling brightly, it was somehow a shady smile.

I really wish I could stop by a tiger shelter.

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