Liu Ben's expression froze for a moment, then he smiled nonchalantly and replied, "My name is Liu Ben. It sounds the same as the character 'ben' in 'run'. Just call me 'Aben'."

"Oh! Boss Aben!" He Yayun smiled awkwardly. She and many other customers had never known how to pronounce that word, so they usually called out "Sanniu, Aniu" when talking about this store. Although occasionally someone explained that the word was pronounced "ben", she had already gotten used to it and often couldn't change it.

However, this young man has a good figure. Although his skin color is dark, it can be seen that he often works under the sun. However, his skin is as delicate, shiny and flawless as other people in the store.

So could it be that this dish really can beautify the skin?

He Yayun gritted her teeth, looked at the price of water shield, and said to He Mei, "Then give me a plate of this water shield!" After being short of it for so long, she also wanted to taste the taste of this high-end beauty vegetable.

He Mei advised: "A plate of water shield here costs 60 yuan. You might as well buy 60 yuan of fresh water shield and cook it yourself at home. You'll get more."

He Yayun was surprised when she heard her words, then she laughed: "Why don't you make more money for the store? The boss is still here!"

Liu Ben waved his hand casually: "I don't mind. We are mainly a farm produce store, and we recommend that you buy some and cook it yourself."

Wang Caiqing also advised He Yayun to buy some and cook it herself: "We only add a little bit of salt here at most, it won't taste any better than what you make yourself. You can buy fresh ones and cook them according to the recipes online, it will be delicious!"

He Yayun was also tempted. This dish was different from rice. If you put too little rice in the rice cooker, it wouldn't cook well, but you could cook any dish you put in.

However, He Yayun also has her own little struggles. Her mother-in-law is a stingy person. Even though her husband earns a lot of money, every time He Yayun buys some delicious food, her mother-in-law will nag her from before to after the meal. Although her husband, son, and father-in-law ignore her nagging, He Yayun still feels a constant buzzing in her ears.

He Yayun knew that the other family members supported her and often told her not to worry about the old lady and to buy whatever she wanted. She lived a comfortable life and her only worry was being nagged.

But if I really eat here alone, it would not be fair to my family.

Never mind! I'll just buy some and cook it. No matter what my mother-in-law complains about, it's been over 20 years. What can she do to me?

He Yayun resolutely said to He Mei: "Then pack the 60 yuan one for me!"

"Okay," He Mei took out another food bag, put on gloves, and said as she filled it with food for He Yayun, "Let me tell you, this dish is delicious, especially if you make the soup according to the recipe online. It's especially fresh and sweet!"

After the food was weighed and the bill was settled, Liu Ben asked his aunt to slice the meat for He Yayun to try.

He Mei understood and took out a brand new knife. She picked a small piece of water shield from the edge, cut it into a quarter, and pinched it with her gloved hands for He Yayun to taste.

Even the cut water shield is larger than ordinary water shield, and the transparent gelatinous substance surrounding it is intact. It still shakes slightly when held in the hand.

He Yayun didn't care about being polite. She opened her lips and took the small piece of water shield. As soon as she put it in her mouth, surprise appeared in her eyes.

This dish has a sweet taste!

It also tasted like flowers, which gave her a sense of elegance, as if she was eating flowers. It was really amazing.

He Yayun covered her mouth and asked curiously, "Is this dish sweet? Or is sugar added?" He Yayun actually preferred the former, because she had never tasted that kind of sweetness. It was very refreshing and comfortable, not like sugar at all.

"It's the natural flavor of this variety, nothing else is added." Liu Ben guaranteed.

Finally, He Yayun left the store with her rice and vegetables, feeling very satisfied. She turned around and said goodbye to the staff politely: "It's delicious. I'll come back to buy more next time. Bye, Ah Mei, Cai Qing, Ah Niu!"

Liu Ben: "...Okay."

There weren't many customers this morning, but that was normal; the store's traffic was about the same as usual. And the customers who came were all there for the Wushuang rice. Some bought water shield on recommendation, but no one bought the devil's kelp. After all, in the eyes of the customers, kelp was so common that you couldn't buy it anywhere else. And generally speaking, kelp is tasteless. Even if Liu Ben, Wang Caiqing, and He Mei praised it so much, the customers just smiled and bought something else and left.

Liu Ben was not discouraged. It was not yet lunchtime, and the aroma of lunch would attract many customers to buy.

When it was almost noon, Wang Caiqing and He Mei started cooking. Not only did they need to eat, but many people would also come to the commercial street to have lunch at this time. The aroma in the store would attract customers to come in.

Liu Ben went out to buy some meat and vegetables for lunch. On the way back, he received a call from Zhao Weiguang, who said that the testing agency had brought people to the cattle farm, collected samples of grass and milk, inspected the environment, and then left. He said that the results would not be available for a few days, and the milk could not be sold during these days and had to be kept.

Liu Ben: "Then let's do as we agreed. The leftovers will be made into cheese so they can be kept longer."

Zhao Weiguang: "Don't worry, I can make some dairy products. I learned all of this from the herders on the grasslands. They're absolutely authentic and delicious!"

Liu Ben smiled: "Then I'll wait and taste it."

Liu Ben came back with the meat and vegetables and found a few young boys standing in the store, looking around at the merchandise. Generally, people who come to the store are young, middle-aged and elderly people. Students basically cannot cook for themselves. And they look fashionable in their clothes and don’t look like they can cook. They are probably just curious and looking around.

Liu Ben didn't care too much and just walked into the store and heard the conversation between the three boys.

"Tsk tsk," one of the boys exclaimed in amazement, "Rice is so expensive! No wonder my grandpa always blames me for wasting food."

The other person, who must be his friend, had his hand on his shoulder and was swinging his legs idly. "If you don't eat it, it'll be a waste of a bowl. I think a bowl is... about one to two kilograms. So, let's call it one and a half kilograms, which only costs 150 yuan."

Liu Ben: ...Only 150?

The third boy looked at his two friends with disdain: "You are so stupid."

Liu Ben stopped curiously and looked at the boy, wanting to hear what he had to say.

The third boy seemed to understand and said, "You need to add water to cook rice! You only calculated the cost of rice and not the water. Including the water, it must be more than 200 yuan, right?"

The first two suddenly realized: "That's right!", "It's almost half a day's pocket money, it's really expensive."

Liu Ben: ...Where did these three cute little masters come from?

Liu Ben: "Ahem."

His voice attracted the attention of the three boys, and they all looked at Liu Ben.

Liu Ben kindly gave them some common sense: "Ordinary rice usually costs between 2 yuan and 10 yuan per catty."

"Oh~" The three boys' voices were full of amazement, and they looked like they had acquired new knowledge.

"Then why is this rice so expensive?" asked the boy who spoke first.

"Here," Liu Ben pointed to the words on his sign. "This rice of mine replenishes your energy and spirit, and the effects are immediate. As a tonic, this price is still very reasonable, right?"

"So you're the boss here!" The three innocent boys muttered to each other for a while, not noticing the small price tag next to the rice. One of them said, "Then cook me a pound."

Liu Ben looked at him suspiciously.

The boy seemed to know he was being underestimated and immediately shouted, "I'm rich! I want to see what's so magical about your rice!"

After saying that, he took out his mobile phone to scan the code to pay.

His friend was dissatisfied: "You only bought one pound? Aren't we going to eat it?"

"Yes, then I'll buy three pounds." The boy immediately changed his mind.

Liu Ben covered the code, preventing him from scanning. As the boy looked at him in confusion, he silently pointed at the price tag of the rice the three had ignored for a long time and said, "A bowl of rice is two taels...that's 0.2 jin. We sell it here for 50 yuan a bowl. Buying three jin would make you so full that you can't even get up. But the point now is, this isn't a small amount of money. Are you adults?"

If they are underage, then if he sells things to minors and their families are unhappy, they may have to return the food. He can't spit it out after eating it, so he loses money.

“So they sell it in bowls…”

"This is small change, at least not big money."

"Yes, yes, we are rich!" The three boys started arguing with each other.

Liu Ben learned from the three people that their families were not short of money, with a daily allowance of 500 to 600 yuan, so spending 150 yuan on something new was nothing. However, Liu Ben still had some concerns. He was not afraid of naughty children, but he was afraid of naughty parents.

"Don't worry, boss. I often spend a lot of money. As long as I don't do anything bad, they won't tell." The first boy said finally.

Although Liu Ben still had some concerns, since the customer insisted, he couldn't refuse the sale, so he had to agree.

"It's boring to just eat. I'll pay for some food." The second boy looked at other goods.

"There are only vegetarian dishes here!" said the third boy disdainfully.

Liu Ben: "Don't underestimate vegetarian dishes, they are also very delicious." Even without much seasoning.

"But it certainly can't be just vegetables," the first boy muttered, not taking him seriously. "I don't like rice anyway. I can't eat a single grain of rice without meat."

Were these three people really treating his shop like a restaurant? Liu Ben was helpless. His original intention was to let people taste and buy the raw agricultural products!

Liu Ben picked up the meat and vegetables in his hand and showed them: "I bought these myself nearby. If you want them, go buy them and eat them here."

"Okay, brother!" A boy generously gave him 240 yuan, and the three of them went out arm in arm in arm.

Liu Ben looked at the backs of the few people and shook his head. He told his third sister-in-law to cook an extra portion of water shield and kelp.

He Mei responded, took out the health pot, and cooked an extra dish.

The water shield is simply blanched in boiling water before being served, while the kelp is sliced, cooked, and sprinkled with a little salt. Both are extremely simple dishes, and even without a pot, a health pot can solve all the problems.

This street is prohibited from emitting smoke that affects the environment and the customers on the road. Braised dishes and the like are allowed at most, and restaurants that sell stir-fry dishes are absolutely not allowed to be opened here. Fortunately, Liu Ben did not plan to make those oily dishes.

Not long after the dishes were prepared, the three young men came back, carrying some braised chicken legs, roasted pig's trotters, braised duck wings and other things. It wasn't much, but it was very rich.

As soon as the three of them opened the glass door, they felt a rich and refreshing fragrance coming towards them. Logically speaking, "rich" and "fresh" are antonyms, but this was their most intuitive feeling.

The fragrance was light, like newly grown lotus flowers and leaves, or new tea picked in early spring, and it was of high quality, intoxicating to the touch. But the fragrance also filled the entire store, and even diffused out as they opened the door. People in several surrounding stores were looking out, so the fragrance was also strong.

"Wow, it smells so good! Boss, have you made tea?" The boys rushed in, and the glass door was not closed, allowing the fragrance to continue wafting out.

"Can we eat now, boss?", "What's your name, boss?"...

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"It's not tea anymore, it's time to eat. Call me Brother Ben, the same as the Ben in the sign."

"So that's the character for 'ben'! I thought it was pronounced 'niu'. Oh, by the way, my name is Weng Yuzhuo." said the boy who first said that his grandfather always blamed him for wasting food.

"My name is Hong Kang, and everyone calls me A Kang." This is the boy who thought a bowl of rice contained one or two kilograms of rice.

"My name is Guan Mingbo, so you can call me Brother Bo..." The third boy was very proud, and then he was punched by his two friends at the same time: "Ouch!"

"Brother Ben, we usually call him Bo'er, hahahaha!" The three boys played together, laughing.

"Okay, okay, go eat." Liu Ben had a headache. Adolescent children were really noisy.

They are either quarreling or fighting, in short, they are always in a mess.