Chapter 85 Bad Weather
"This terrible weather... plus the visibility affected by the thick fog... and the mist on the car windows..." Heath frowned as he looked at the road in front of him. The thick fog enveloped the entire Changqing City, and with the water droplets on the car, Heath had a bad feeling.
Changqing City has a special geographical location, and its longitude and latitude may also be special, so there is a special weather phenomenon in Changqing City. In the past life of China, this weather was called the return of the south wind.
The return of the south wind is a weather phenomenon unique to the south. It is as irritating as the plum rain. The heavy fog and occasional drizzle are fine, but the most frustrating thing is that the return of the south wind causes water droplets to condense easily on various objects.
However, for Heath, the most frustrating thing about the return of the south wind is the issue of food storage. Because of this bad weather phenomenon, the food is kept in a damp condition for a long time, which makes it very easy for various problems to arise, such as corruption and mold, which are all normal.
"The weather is so bad today." Soraya shook her body, and there were water droplets on her fur.
"It's the return of the south wind. This bad weather may continue for a long time." Heath sighed. He always felt that the reason why Evergreen City, as the city with the best public security in the alliance, did not have as good economic development as other cities was also related to the return of the south wind.
After all, who wants to let their clothes sit out for a week without drying? Who wants to live in a city where you have to be careful not to fall when walking indoors?
But Heath has already gotten used to this kind of life. He usually runs a stove on the stall, so this weather phenomenon didn't have much impact on Heath. But now that he has changed to a food truck, Heath is really a little confused.
Fortunately, this mobile dining car is quite high-tech and has a humidity control system. After adjustment, the feeling of being shrouded in a water curtain cave in the dining car finally disappeared, and Heath finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Heath had no way to deal with the thick fog outside the car. The fog was too thick. Heath felt that even if he asked all the flying Pokémon to use moves like Storm together, they might not be able to blow away the thick fog covering Evergreen City.
"I feel like my fur just came out of the water. It's all wet. I'm so annoyed." Zoroya shook his fur irritably. Although Heath adjusted the humidity, there was still some sticky stuff on Zoroya's fur.
Heath calmly picked up a towel and began to wipe Zoroark's body. The method was very simple. Just wrap him up and wipe him quickly.
"Onion..." Farfetch'd came to Heath in distress. Its fur was also wet. Heath took out a dry towel and began to wipe Farfetch'd's fur. There were also water droplets on Charmander's body, but these were sweat from exercise.
"I have a feeling that business today won't be very good." Heath looked at the food truck that was driving automatically, then looked at the thick fog outside the car and sighed.
Because he had been doing business here for a long time, Heath had some understanding of the people in Changqing City. In bad weather such as the return of the south wind and hail, the people in Changqing City were often reluctant to go out.
When he returned to Nantian last year, Heath's business plummeted, making him miserable. Moreover, the ingredients became prone to mold and rot. A portion of pancake would become moldy after just one or two days.
However, the Pokémon world also has its own unique features. Every year when the South Sky returns, it is the happiest day for the water-type Pokémon in Evergreen City. Every breath feels like they are in the water, while the fire-type Pokémon are exhausted, and they often have to take on the task of drying.
"Heath, are you here to buy vegetables today too?" The auntie at the vegetable market looked at Heath in surprise. The vegetables she had placed on the chopping board were all covered with water droplets. She thought that the vegetables were injected with water by illegal vendors.
"I want to try making something to eat during the return of the south wind." Heath smiled. It had become a habit for the restaurant to be open every day. It would be a bit awkward if it wasn't open on a certain day. Even during the return of the south wind, Heath wanted to try to entertain guests.
"Hey, then just look around. I'll sell it to you at a lower price today. This crappy weather is really annoying. I need to install a lot of dryers in my big villa." The vegetable seller said with a melancholy look on her face.
Heath nodded happily. This vegetable-selling auntie was one of the more peculiar people Heath knew. Her family was very wealthy. Although she was not among the top ten richest people in Changqing City, her wealth was definitely far more than that of ordinary people.
He lives in a villa, drives a luxury car, but likes to sell vegetables. Heath thinks this is probably how rich people experience the joy of life.
After picking out some ingredients at the vegetable stall, Heath picked up a few of his favorites, but then Heath discovered another unique ingredient.
"This is... I bought it." Heath squeezed the thing in his hand, feeling a little happy. He didn't expect that he could buy this thing.
"Trainer, are you going to cook again today?" Zoroark was lying in the lounge of the dining car , flipping through the novel in front of him, bored.
"Sure." Heath nodded, set the car to drive automatically to the place where he usually does business, and then began to prepare the new features he planned to launch today.
What Heath plans to launch this time is not a dish, but tea. In such a humid season as the return of the south wind, drinking a cup of hot barley tea can be said to be a good thing that can warm the stomach and help remove dampness.
It’s just that Heath hadn’t found the key ingredient, coix seed, before, so he had never made it. Now he can try it.
While processing the Job's tears at hand, Heath glanced at Charmander. Charmander was resting. It had already completed one round of training and seemed to be planning for a second round.
"Heath? You actually opened the door today. You're a good training material... Is there anything to eat today?" Two strong men ran out from the thick fog... No, one of them was a female monster.
It was Mr. Fujiyama. Mr. Fujiyama was wearing a set of slightly thick clothes today. It was very full and looked like a down jacket. However, Heath knew that this was a weight-gaining prop that Mr. Fujiyama used specially for the south wind and rainy days.
Heath remembered that it was filled with a lot of water-absorbent cotton and other things. Wearing it when running in this kind of weather would soon absorb a lot of water and become a heavy burden. Heath felt that only Mr. Fujiyama could wear it like this.
"It's still the same as before, but we have barley tea today. If you want to drink it, you may have to wait a while." Heath looked at the ingredients that had not been processed yet and shook his head.
"Then give me one portion. I just need to gain some weight." Mr. Fujiyama waved his hand nonchalantly.
