I Quit My Job and Run a Café - Chapter 313



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Quitting the company and opening a cafe Episode 313

I came out of the wood stove and placed the tray on a nice table to eat at.

Of course, it was a tray piled high with bread.

Then I just sneaked over to the counter and pretended to work.

‘Are you coming out?’

I glanced at him from the corner of my eye, but he didn’t seem to be coming out. It seemed like he had to be completely outside to come out.

But even if I go to the garden, there’s nothing to do now?

‘Ah! There it was.’

I just remembered something I had to do.

When I went out to the vacant lot, there were persimmons drying on the eaves next to the door.

Thinking back to the memory of what I saw when I came in earlier, it seems like it’s almost half-dried now.

I will check the condition and put aside the ones that can be used as dried persimmons, and set aside the ones that can be eaten semi-dried.

I went out pretending like nothing happened.

There is a large window looking out onto the vacant lot, so I can see a little bit, but when I go to the place where the dried persimmons are hung, I can’t see very well.

At that rate, the guy would come out and eat the bread, right? He put it right in front of his nose and he wouldn’t eat it and just sit there?

Not only did I have to stop eating, but the smell of bread filled the cafe.

He must have been anxious because he was being watched even when he went outside.

‘Let’s eat quickly and become friends.’

I pretended not to know as much as possible.

When I actually saw the persimmons hanging in bunches, I didn’t really pay attention to them.

Because.

“Is this okay?”

Because the persimmons are properly ripe.

Of course, it hasn’t completely dried yet.

He said that it looked well dried with a semi-dry feel.

I picked one ripe, semi-dried radish from the line, which looked thick and transparent at first glance.

I could feel the chewy texture even though I didn’t eat it.

This is it.

When I cut the top off and cut it in half, the flesh split open like transparent threads.

It felt almost like taffy.

Of course, not hard taffy, but soft taffy.

I didn’t plan on eating it, but I have to have one.

I immediately grabbed the end of the half and took a bite.

It wasn’t completely dry yet, so it wasn’t sticky, but I could feel the chewy texture in my mouth.

And as soon as it touches your tongue, it melts away… … .

‘weigh!’

When it comes to dried persimmons, the most important thing is sweetness.

It was clearly made using unripe persimmons. However, the pulp had matured sufficiently during the drying process, creating a sweetness that seemed to pierce through the pulp as if nothing had happened.

There is even a condensed scent of sweetness there.

It could not have been anything other than a gift from nature that time gave.

The semi-dried pollack disappeared in my mouth in an instant.

I was thinking about eating one more, but decided to do some work first instead of eating.

Even if I call it work, it’s just picking out some dried fish to eat right away.

I looked at the condition and categorized the items that would be good to eat right away. Then I put them on a tray one by one.

‘Did I make this much?’

It seemed pretty easy to make it with a knife, but it took a lot of work to take it off one by one.

There isn’t a single crop that I don’t care about.

This one can’t even get brownie help, either.

“Miho. Is it delicious?”

Kiyung!

“Yeah. But eat in moderation. If you eat too much, you’ll get constipated.”

What?

“… … Ah, you’re not getting caught?”

I’m jealous. You can eat a lot.

We had a conversation that wasn’t very nutritious, so we finished it quickly.

I was so focused here that I forgot about the work inside the cafe.

‘How about brownies? Did you come out and eat the bread?’

I called Brownie over and asked him.

Miho and Sujeong came out with me and stayed by my side the whole time.

Because I think she’d be embarrassed if she was inside.

I called out to him because I thought the brownie was okay.

Gurr~

─He ate it!

The interpretation was done by Sujeong.

They said that as soon as we left, the food came out and was delicious.

It was clear that he was very hungry.

‘Thank goodness. Are you still eating?’

Kuru~

That’s not it.

After eating a decent meal, he went to sleep in front of the wood stove.

He ate his fill and then took a nap right away. He’s such a peaceful guy.

Is this something like Jipsuni’s small but certain happiness?

‘Then can I go in now?’

Gurr~

Brownie nodded.

Since I was told to go back to the wood stove, I decided to go inside with the semi-dried persimmons I had leisurely collected.

This time, there was no one running away even at the sound of the door opening.

But there was a difference.

One was the reduced bread, the other was the presence in the wood-burning stove.

I thought it was hidden, but… … I felt it. A breathing sound? Something like that.

Go-rong~ go-rong~

It was clearly a small breathing sound while sleeping.

‘Is this what it means to eat well and sleep well?’

It was literally true.

It seemed as if he had eaten so deliciously that he couldn’t even hide his presence and just lay there.

This was a good sign for me.

You may be doing it unconsciously now, but if you keep doing it like that, your guard will naturally lower.

And then you can become close enough to be able to adjust the nutritional effects.

Of course, if you wake them up right away, they will be more alert.

so.

‘This is how you slowly let your guard down without even realizing it.’

I pretended not to know for now.

I just checked to see what kind of bread he ate.

‘You like meal replacement bread more than sweet bread.’

There are two main types of bread.

Perfect for meal replacement and snacks.

The meal replacement was, of course, bread that reduced sweetness and brought out the natural richness of grains, the aroma of butter, and the aroma that comes from well-fermented bread.

In our country, it wasn’t treated well.

Since bread isn’t our staple food, we usually make sweet bread for snacks.

Of course, it’s not that the sweet snack bread isn’t tasty.

Rather, it is delicious. Considering the popular taste, this one would be more. In terms of variety, that one was more.

It was good to put various things in it. Fruits, cream. Should I say that something delicious is inside something delicious?

Well, anyway. The bread I made had both types mixed together.

But what the spirit in the wood stove ate was exactly the bread that was supposed to be a meal replacement.

Baguettes, rye bread, etc.

‘I guess I should make it mainly based on this.’

There are already quite a few different types of snack bread, but no meal replacement bread, so I was thinking about what else to make.

Because bread with its rich, natural flavor goes better with a cup of coffee in the morning.

You can also make a simple sandwich.

I guess I’ll have to look for a recipe sometime.

It takes some time to make because fermentation is important, but it was a bread that I also liked.

First, I brought the remaining sweet bread from the table to the kitchen.

Since the kids were coming over this afternoon, I thought we could eat this together.

Suah is crazy about this kind of bread.

‘I figured out a way to become friends, so it’s just a matter of time.’

As soon as I become friendly with the spirit of the wood stove, I should start building a greenhouse in my garden.

It was effective even without a greenhouse.

So, actually, at first I didn’t plan on making it, but when I thought about it, there were a lot of things I could do with it. In terms of preparing for winter, I could also interact with other villagers.

Anyway, you can ask the village chief how to make it.

“First of all… … .”

I put down the dried persimmons I brought in.

The greenhouse is still a plan, but for now we have to figure out what to do with it.

I could eat it like this, but it would be a shame to eat it all like that, so I wish I could make something with it.

“What would be good?”

Several things came to mind.

There was also a method of freezing and eating it, cutting it into pieces, drying it a little more, and then eating it like dried persimmons.

But that doesn’t make much of a difference from the original taste.

Of course, that doesn’t mean I won’t make them. I decided to make a little bit of them.

But it’s still a pity.

‘Shall we make jam?’

Since I was going to make fermented bread anyway, it would have been nice to have jam.

I already have a lot of jams that I’ve made, but the more varieties the better.

‘One is jam, the other is… … shall we make a drink?’

If the dried persimmons had been in a slightly firmer state, it might have been possible to make dried persimmon rolls, but their current state was not that good.

Since it wouldn’t turn out pretty, I decided to make it with jam this time.

And I should make a drink and let the kids who come later try it.

“Before that, let’s make some dough first.”

Since it needs to be fermented, I decided to do this first.

The ingredients are flour, salt, and yeast.

We’re going to make a very simple bread called Campagne, which only requires these three ingredients.

I think the spirit in the wood stove would really like it.

The method of making it was simple. Just put all the ingredients in, add water, and knead the dough.

In the case of Campagne, there was no need to knead the dough at first.

Just mix it well so that there is no powder left and let it ferment.

“The taste will vary depending on how well the fermentation is done.”

That fermentation was created by yeast.

But strangely enough, even if you use the same amount of yeast, the taste changes.

Fermentation time, temperature, etc.

The taste varies greatly depending on natural factors. That is why these types of breads can be difficult.

I thought it was definitely made under the same conditions, but the taste is different.

There is no such thing as the same yeast, and even if they are the same yeast, they are all single-celled microorganisms.

The activation differs depending on the individual’s condition.

Here is the answer to why we calculate and make things so mechanically when baking.

Even if all conditions are the same, if the yeast is capricious, it will fail.

‘Just like the spirit of the wood stove.’

It’s really good, but if you don’t handle it properly, it can actually be bad. So, do you like this kind of bread?

anyway.

“Let this ferment… … .”

Now it’s time to listen to the jam.

Jam making was now almost a done deal, but it wasn’t really anything special.

If you mix sugar, seeds, and stemmed semi-dried persimmons and boil them, it is almost done.

‘You’re so noisy.’

But since it was dried, the texture of the semi-dried jam was a bit unpleasant compared to other fruit jams.

But it’s a bit disappointing to add water. Then, what can I put in… ?

‘Milk? Whipped cream?’

Why don’t you try putting both in?

I added both so that they could be mixed smoothly.

Then a good texture came out.

I tasted what was on the spatula once.

“hmm?”

First of all, it’s delicious.

It was natural.

Because it’s a mix of delicious and delicious.

But there was something a little unique.

Should I say that the scent of the persimmon has changed a bit?

It felt like it was my first time eating it, but it also tasted familiar.

“Where have you tried it?”

I don’t remember very well.

But first of all, it’s delicious.

I’ll feed it to the kids later and ask them.

Then the jam is complete.

In the meantime, I checked how much fermentation had taken place.

‘It’s well inflated.’

At this point, I decided to give it some plastic surgery and let it ferment again.

I sprinkled flour on the surface of the fermented dough to prevent it from sticking and took it out.

And rolled it round and round on the board.

Make it round so that all sides are connected as much as possible, because it won’t look pretty if the seams of the dough are visible later.

After making it like that, I tried to ferment it again.

‘huh?’

I felt eyes on me from the hall.

In a wood-burning stove, to be exact.

When I looked over there, it disappeared quickly, but… … it was a good sign.

Because the guy was gradually revealing his presence.

I pretended not to care and decided to let it ferment for a second time and then make a semi-dried drink.

This one was even simpler. Just add the chopped raisins, ice, milk, and a few nuts to the blender and you’re done.

It was a semi-dried latte that was both sweet and tangy.

After tasting it… … .

“This tastes just like a semi-dried fish.”

The color was nice and the fragrance and sweetness were good.

A delicious scarlet color.

Both the jam and the drink were successful.

And the taste and the effect.

[Semi-dry]

*situation

─Jiseon-geup

*effect

─Anti-aging

─Abundant energy supply

Ding, ding, ding

“Sir! We’re here!!”

And just then, Su-ah, Han-song-i, and Lee Seon-ah all arrived.

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