Chapter 175 Crispy Fish and Cold Noodles [Second Update]...

The Wen family of three thought that once they saw off this guest, there would be nothing else. Wen Fan then took out the cold noodles he had made.

The red oil-coated cold noodles are thin and even, and on the translucent noodles are gluten that Wen Fan washed himself. The handmade gluten is not as coarse as the kind you buy outside, but has a bit of chewiness. The cucumber ribbons are chilled and refreshing.

Wen's mother looked at the family dressed in ancient costumes eating cold noodles and found it quite amusing.

"It feels like I've traveled through time."

Wen Fan paused for a moment.

Mr. Wen laughed at what Mrs. Wen said: "That's true. If we really time-traveled, our family would sell cold noodles."

The family was enjoying their meal when they soon saw Su Tiantian, who had returned shortly after leaving. Su Tiantian was carrying a money bag, looking like a poor person suddenly rich, and she slammed it on the table as soon as she entered.

"Boss, give me a dessert!"

Through the counter, she immediately spotted Wen Fan's family eating liangpi (cold skin noodles). Even though they were quite full, Su Tiantian couldn't help but ask how much the liangpi cost.

Wen Fan: "Liangpi (cold skin noodles) costs five coins."

The director had only one requirement for the price: it should ideally not exceed twenty coins. Wen Fan simply set a price as he pleased.

Su Tiantian: "Ahhhh, I really want to eat this!"

She looked at Wen Fan expectantly: "Can we come for dinner again tonight?"

Damn it! Why isn't she hungry yet!

Wen Fan: "...Yes."

She prepared enough cold noodles; the family ate half of them and there were still some left over, which were stored in the refrigerator.

Wen Fan was a little more enthusiastic towards customers who came for the second time, and took the initiative to ask Su Tiantian what dessert she wanted.

"We now offer iced tofu pudding and perilla lemonade in the store."

It was too hot, and luckily some perilla was delivered, so Wen Fan made some chilled perilla lemonade.

Su Tiantian made the final decision: "I want both!"

Wen Fan only charged two coins for the perilla lemonade and three coins for the iced tofu pudding.

The white iced tofu pudding is topped with plenty of red beans. Although there aren't many toppings, the osmanthus honey inside has an indescribable sweet fragrance.

Su Tiantian finished eating in big mouthfuls, reluctantly pocketing the perilla lemonade made by Wen Fan, and happily went out.

The taste of catnip has a refreshing aroma, which some people find unpalatable. Fortunately, Su Tiantian likes it, and she can't get enough of lemonade with catnip added.

As she walked down the street, her goal had shifted from "I must win today" to "I must eat a lot more today."

Walking down the street, she clutched her purse and avoided other people, afraid of running into the two guests from earlier.

As a result, after taking a detour along the path, they soon arrived outside the "brothel" and saw Zhou Xuanli being dragged into the brothel by several NPCs in ancient costumes.

Zhou Xuanli shouted, "I'm not going to that kind of place!" and then broke free and ran away in a flash.

As soon as he ran away, the NPCs looked at each other in bewilderment.

"How can we continue if he runs away?!"

They had no choice but to hastily withdraw their troops.

The director stared at the monitor, his brow furrowed.

Although their show claims to be unscripted, the production team actually has some pre-prepared scripts to help the guests shine.

Take Zhou Xuanli, for example, who was supposed to be an oil seller. The plan was to give him a role in a drama called "The Oil Seller Wins Over the Courtesan." But after everything was arranged for him to be the courtesan, Zhou Xuanli just ran away?

The assistant director muttered to himself, "This kid's too burdened. He always says he reads a lot and watches a lot of TV, but how come he hasn't even read 'Stories to Awaken the World'? Even if he hasn't, there have been several film and television adaptations before, and he was just trying to get on the good side of the veteran actors..."

Several of today's guests acted in the TV series "Stories to Awaken the World" back in the day. Zhou Xuanli praised them excessively as soon as they met, saying it was a childhood memory for him.

Is that all?

The director, speaking into a walkie-talkie, instructed the NPCs in that area to move to a different location, thinking to himself that he would never believe the knowledgeable personas that celebrities cultivated again; it was just too embarrassing.

Looking at the other guests, most of them noticed the director's clever touches. Their roles were either related to other guests or connected to the new drama they were promoting, while also promoting the culture of Carp Village.

The assistant director pointed at Su Tiantian, who seemed to have a toothache.

This girl is hilarious. She did a great job with the earlier tasks and took on part of the publicity work, but after dinner, the plot just went completely off the rails.

So now, instead of fishing, he's wandering around with money in his pocket.

After wandering around for a while, she was eventually spotted by the two guests.

Su Tiantian couldn't escape, so she smiled ingratiatingly.

The two guests said, "We haven't eaten yet!"

When he took the money bag and looked at it, he was shocked to find that he had already spent five coins!

They hadn't gotten much to begin with; there were only a little over forty coins inside.

Su Tiantian quickly reassured them, "Let me take you to eat!"

...

Su Tiantian brought a new customer to the store, which Wen Fan was already used to.

The two guests were grumbling to themselves; it was already this late, and they were destined to be last. But Su Tiantian, who was in last place with no points, was surprisingly single and still had the mood to introduce food to them.

"It's so delicious! I just had a plate of braised carp noodles, it was SO ...

The two guests asked, "Well, the braised carp noodles are fifteen coins."

"Give us two servings of rice, one serving of crispy fish, and one stir-fried vegetable dish."

Wen Fan quickly served the set meal, and Su Tiantian also picked up her chopsticks, clearly intending to freeload.

When the crispy fish entered their mouths, the three of them were surprised, because they had only ordered a small portion, so there were only a few pieces of crispy fish served. The larger pieces of crispy fish were first marinated and then fried, and after frying, they were soaked in the sauce for a while. The salty, savory, sweet and sour sauce made the crispy fish very flavorful.

Unlike regular fried fish coated in batter, crispy fish has no batter coating, which makes the frying process more demanding in terms of heat control. However, these pieces of fried fish are crispy and golden on the outside, while the fish meat inside retains a great deal of flavor. After marinating, the fish pieces are fried and then soaked in the sauce. The fish's own salty and fragrant flavor quickly blends with the sauce, resulting in a tender and chewy skin and firm, flavorful meat.

This crispy fish goes perfectly with rice, and the stir-fried vegetables with garlic oil on the side are simple yet delicious. Before we knew it, both dishes were gone.

"It smells so good!"

I just feel it's not enough.

Su Tiantian wiped her mouth and recommended the perilla lemon drink she had just had.

So, half an hour later, the other guests saw the three of them each holding a cold drink, enjoying it immensely.

Su Tiantian was in a great mood after getting a free cup of perilla lemon tea, and she didn't even care that she was last on the leaderboard.

To be honest, none of the group really cared. Those who went up the mountain to cook for themselves had been cheated by unscrupulous merchants and scammed, leaving them with only a few dozen coins.

Among the group, Zhou Xuanli had the most, earning over 500 coins. The production team had originally given him a free pass so he could easily follow the storyline and meet the courtesan, but he didn't spend a single coin and became number one.

Zhou Xuanli was secretly pleased, but then he noticed that everyone's focus had shifted to where Su Tiantian and the others had bought their cold drinks. Su Tiantian was enthusiastically trying to get Wen Fan to buy some, and even offered to give him a coin for directions.

"It's so dark!"

"Waaaaah, I only earned two coins for making a small stool for someone."

In the end, Su Tiantian still got four coins, but Zhou Xuanli refused to spend any money. He was determined to starve until night and get first place!

Su Tiantian discovered something new, and after discussing it with the other two guests, the three of them left the main group and went in another direction.

The director sat up straight: "They've discovered the casino. Go, set them up."

This is also the theme of this issue: money earned can easily be lost through gambling.

Su Tiantian and her friends lost all their money in less than ten minutes.

The other two guests were so devastated by their losses that they even tried to tear off their microphones to bet on the losses.

Su Tiantian glanced at the congested airflow in the casino and the NPCs sweating profusely, and a solution suddenly came to her.

She cheerfully tried to negotiate with them: "How about this, I'll bring you some food in exchange for a chance to turn things around?"

The NPCs were hot too, and immediately agreed.

So Su Tiantian led the other two and ran out quickly.

"Where would we get the money? How about we go to the pawn shop and I'll pawn McDonald's!"

The following PDs: ...

Su Tiantian: "Are you stupid?! Don't you know the old-fashioned techniques?"

Robbery!

The Wen family was dumbfounded. Anyone would have the same expression if they saw three people walk in and snatch the money bags from four other people.

Su Tiantian grabbed the money and immediately threw it to Wen Fan.

"Boss, I want to order food! Takeout!"

The money was in the hands of Wen Fan, an NPC, which meant it was gone forever, and the other four people cursed and swore.

Su Tiantian and the others reassured the others: "Let's go, let's go to the casino and turn the tables!"

The director never expected that the casino storyline they set up would be turned into such a creative and entertaining experience by the guests.

The seven people, in a large group, quickly discovered the rules of the casino.

The tampered dice would give the guest a win every five rounds.

So the seven of them cunningly split up their betting, only placing a large bet on the winning hand.

The NPCs were happily eating several bowls of cold noodles, and the iced tofu pudding and perilla lemon served over them brought a refreshing coolness.

Hey, you get to eat delicious food while participating in a TV show? Where else can you find such a great deal?

director:……

Staring at the monitor, the director's eyes were practically spitting fire.

"Go, change the sieve, make them pay up!"

The assistant director wondered to himself, "Does the director think the guests broke the rules, or does he think that everyone else got to eat the delicious food while he didn't?"

When that cold noodle dish was served, even the director was drooling!

The changed sieves successfully made the seven guests poor, and since things had come to this point, the seven of them simply let loose and played around.

They would distract other NPCs by stealing goldfish to sell at the market, or set up a stall on the market street to perform. They didn't care about being number one; they just did whatever made them happy.

Then, as soon as they earned money, all seven of them took the money and went to Wen Fan to buy food.

Wen Fan thought his task would be finished by five or six in the afternoon, but seven people came to eat in shifts.

Braised carp with noodles, crispy fish, stir-fried fish with garlic, boiled fish...

I ate everything!

The leftover cold noodles weren't enough, so Wen Fan made a lot more later.

Finally, in the evening, the exhausted production team announced the ultimate winner.

Zhou Xuanli, who had worked diligently selling oil all day, won first place. The others, however, just gave a perfunctory clapping and then wondered if they should postpone their plans. The food was so delicious that they felt they would regret it if they didn't eat it a few times.

"Today's food is so delicious!"

The director comforted himself, saying that no matter what, he had achieved most of today's goals, making it a relatively outstanding episode.

After going through the motions of fulfilling Zhou Xuanli's wish.

The director went straight to the Wen family members who were packing up their stall.

He hasn't eaten yet!