"In my past life, I missed the reform landscape in China. I don't know what the landscape was like or how things changed in China during the millennium."

"This is the first time in my life that I've experienced the scenery of the year 2000 in China!"

In his past life, Lin Yifeng missed far too many beautiful sights. Now that he has been reborn, besides making money, appreciating the scenery along the way is what he should do.

His impressions of China were missing for nearly 20 years, and Lin Yifeng wanted to see the scenery of China during those 20 years and experience a completely different life.

Lin Yifeng parked the van on the side of the road and got out to go to the mala tang (spicy hot pot) stall.

The spicy hot pot is sold by a husband-and-wife team. Judging from their appearance, the owners are not very old, probably in their early thirties.

What would you like to eat?

"We sell cold noodles, rice noodles, rolled noodles, Korean noodles, spicy noodles, and mala tang here."

"What would you like to eat?"

The boss's accent leaned slightly towards the south, not quite like the accent of northern Henan. Lin Yifeng sat at the table and asked with a smile, "Boss, judging from your accent, you don't seem to be from around here."

"Are you from the south?"

"Nanyang, or Zhumadian?"

"You're from the south too?"

The boss looked at Lin Yifeng in surprise, thinking that Lin Yifeng was from the same place as him.

"Oh, no, I'm a local."

Lin Yifeng said with a smile, "Boss, give me a bowl of mala tang. What kind of mala tang do you have here? Do you sell it by the portion?"

"Yes, young man, you can tell you've eaten mala tang before. Here, mala tang is sold by portion, and one portion costs 3 yuan!"

"Three yuan?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yifeng tapped the table with his finger. He was about to order a bowl of spicy hot pot when the young owner saw Lin Yifeng hesitate and quickly explained, "Young man, don't think it's expensive just because you hear it's three yuan a bowl!"

"Our mala tang is made with top-quality chicken broth, guaranteeing delicious flavor and freshness. It's absolutely delicious."

"and..."

The young man spoke hastily: "Many things are more expensive now than before. Take chickens, for example; a chicken costs more than a dollar more than before!"

"You know, this world is really strange."

"Workers are being laid off while prices are skyrocketing. Who can I reason with?!"

As the boss complained, Lin Yifeng chuckled and ordered a bowl of spicy hot pot, a chilled Wu Zheng (a type of spicy hot pot), and a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger). He tapped his fingers lightly on the table, savoring the boss's complaints.

Have prices gone up recently?

Lin Yifeng wasn't sure if prices had gone up recently.

Since graduating from vocational school, he has spent most of his time filming in Stone Village.

Prices in Paishi Village haven't risen much; at least the meat, eggs, and vegetables Lin Yifeng bought were about the same price as in June.

As for whether prices in Makino City have risen or not...

Lin Yifeng really didn't know.

He didn't even pay attention to prices when he came to Makino City for dinner.

After all, he either ate at his own Wallace restaurant or treated Ye Wuzheng and the others to expensive meals.

"If prices have risen, that means..."

Lin Yifeng watched the young boss get busy, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

"The people are beginning to prosper..."

The purpose of reform and opening up was to make people rich.

And the people became wealthy...

Then there will be more and more people who can afford Wallace's and Mixue Ice Cream!

This is a good thing for Lam Yat-fung.

The owner's mala tang (spicy hot pot) is indeed very delicious.

The rich broth poured over the mala tang instantly brought out the flavors of garlic and mala tang spices, making Lin Yifeng's mouth water. He ate a bite of mala tang and a bite of roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) while sweating profusely.

"That's great!"

Lin Yifeng gave a thumbs-up, then pried open the bottle containing the chilled Wu Zheng and chugdled it down his throat.

This meal was extremely enjoyable. Lin Yifeng spent a total of six yuan, including three yuan for the spicy hot pot, one yuan for the chilled Wu Zheng, and two yuan for the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger).

The price wasn't cheap. After Lin Yifeng finished eating and drinking, he chatted with the owner for a while, indirectly finding out the number of customers at the mala tang restaurant.

"Not many people come to eat. I don't know if it's because my prices are high or because the students at Hebei Vocational College haven't started school yet."

"Logically speaking, it shouldn't have much to do with the fact that Hebei Vocational College students haven't started school yet. There's a Wallace restaurant right next to here, and it's doing really well. I've observed that it has at least two hundred customers a day."

"I guess they think I'm selling it for too high a price!"

The young owner shook his head: "I really don't make much profit. My mala tang is made with high-quality broth and all the ingredients are top-notch. It sells for 3 yuan, so the profit is probably less than 50 cents."

Lin Yifeng could only listen quietly to his boss's complaints, offering no comfort or rebuttal.

Lin Yifeng didn't know whether the owner's business was good or not, but the owner's prices were indeed a bit high.

This price is high compared to prices in June.

......

By the time I finished my bowl of spicy hot pot, the sky was already beginning to lighten.

Lin Yifeng drove his van to a guesthouse with an electric fan and settled in.

Forget about air conditioning, but an electric fan will do. Lin Yifeng drove the electric fan to sleep, and when he woke up, it was already past three in the afternoon.

In late August, Makino City was still very hot, especially around 3 PM, which was arguably the hottest time of day.

Lin Yifeng rarely took a break from work and didn't want to get out of bed. He lay in bed and dozed off for a while before finally getting up to take a shower around 4 a.m.

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