Xia Miaomiao looked at the bowl of plain noodles, which was full of oil and topped with two shiitake mushrooms and a few slices of carrot.

The noodles in the bowl looked like the kind of dried noodles that we usually eat at home.

She didn't think the noodles were too plain, but rather that the soup was too oily.

Did this chef think that the vegetarian noodles weren't oily enough, so he kept adding oil to increase the calories?

She tried picking up a piece of food with her chopsticks and bringing it to her nose to smell it.

Hmm? This tastes off.

It smelled completely different from the fragrance I had smelled at the door earlier.

This bowl of vegetarian noodles has a strong rapeseed oil flavor, but it's not the kind of rapeseed oil that has been heated to a high temperature or treated with ingredients to create an off-flavor.

It has a raw oil smell, a strange smell also known as "green smell".

After being rinsed with the hot water used to boil noodles, the aroma has nothing to do with it; it's just very effective at refreshing the mind...

Xia Miaomiao gave up after only taking one sniff.

She quickly ate the mushrooms and carrot slices floating in the bowl of noodles and fed the vegetarian noodles to the stray cats and dogs adopted by the temple volunteers.

Amitabha Buddha, it's not that she wants to waste food, it's just that she can't stand the smell. She could eat even a plain white steamed bun.

Looking at the cats and dogs in the temple, when they first saw something being put into the food bowl, they wagged their tails and ran over happily.

Then they put their faces into the bowl, took a bite or two, and then all ran away, looking uninterested.

...

Even a dog wouldn't eat it, so you can't really blame her...

Sigh, Xia Miaomiao walked out of Qingyuan Temple disappointed. Why did things still not go smoothly even after praying to Buddha?

Stepping out of the temple gate, she chose to walk home along the main road.

First, the road should get wider and wider as you walk; second, the path down the mountain with its many steps was too steep, and it made her dizzy.

Before I had walked fifty meters, I came across a large number of food vendors on a flat, open ground.

They mostly carried an iron bucket or bamboo basket, which contained corn, flatbread, steamed buns, boiled peanuts, and some wild fruits.

Among them, a bright green minivan stood out.

Seven bamboo baskets of different colors were placed in front of the van.

The basket was filled to the brim with vegetables of the corresponding colors.

A sign made of old elm wood hangs on the roof of the van.

Above it were four bold, black characters: "Suiyuan Vegetarian Cuisine".

Why would anyone make vegetarian food in front of this temple? How much does a vegetarian meal cost? Is it enough to cover the gas money for the round trip?

That bowl of vegetarian noodles only cost 10 yuan. Although it wasn't very tasty, it wasn't expensive either.

Everything inside the temple costs only ten yuan, and the vegetarian food outside the temple must be about the same price.

Therefore, the area in front of Qingyuan Temple is mostly populated by nearby residents who come to sell vegetarian food to supplement their household income.

How do vendors make money by setting up stalls here?

They probably won't even make back the money from just this van.

Xia Miaomiao approached the green car with great curiosity.

When she saw the instruction manual standing next to the bamboo basket, a sense of familiarity welled up in her heart.

After looking at it carefully, she became even more certain that this was just a vegetarian version of the barbecue blind box.

Has the blind box barbecue stall been copied so quickly?

She quickly looked for the shop owner, but after searching around 360 degrees, she couldn't find him.

She walked to the front desk of the carriage and discovered that there was a person hiding behind the cabinet.

Qin Yi was sitting on a specially made bamboo stool, leaning her head against the cabinet, fast asleep.

The stool was very low, so the boss couldn't be seen from the outside, and the cabinet at the front desk could completely hide Qin Yi.

Customers who dislike trouble usually won't choose to get close, which allows them to sneak in a moment of laziness.

"It really is you! The barbecue stall owner! I'm amazed, how come you're so tired that you're sitting on the ground sleeping?"

"It's so early in the morning, and I haven't seen any other guests?"

Qin Yi was dreaming of eating grilled fish, not even needing to spit out the bones, since she wouldn't choke to death anyway.

When Qin Yi doesn't have to practice her skills and is craving something sweet, she will indulge in a treat in her dreams.

This way, you can satisfy your cravings without worrying about gaining weight, making it a skill that dieters dream of.

"Hey! Boss, wake up! Business is open! ~~~~~~~~~~"

Xia Miaomiao shouted loudly from above the boss's head.

Only then did she see the boss barely open one eye, glance at her sideways, and slowly get up from the ground, as if he had finally summoned his soul back and began to speak.

Qin Yi: "Sigh, I was woken up before I even finished eating... There are instructions next to the bamboo basket, and a lottery box on the table. Tell me what ingredients you've chosen."

Xia Miaomiao said excitedly, "Boss! Do you remember me? You were selling barbecue in front of Shumei Gym a few days ago! I ate your barbecue!"

Qin Yi stared at Xia Miaomiao's face for three seconds, trying hard to recall, but she couldn't remember.

"I have a vague recollection... but not much, haha, did you succeed in protecting your rights?" Qin Yi asked with concern.

"Attorney Ma said that they found out the gym owner had transferred all the equipment to another company and now has no assets to process the refund. However, Attorney Ma said this is suspected of illegal transfer of assets. Generally, after the court makes a judgment, it will investigate the gym equipment and then auction it off at a negotiated price. The proceeds from the auction will be used to repay the debt owed by the applicant. That's roughly the process. If the business can voluntarily refund the money before the lawsuit is filed, that would be the best outcome."

Qin Yi nodded: "Take your time, don't rush. We're in the right, so we're not afraid of those unscrupulous merchants."

"Okay!" Xia Miaomiao nodded vigorously. "Then I'll draw a lot first."

She picked up the lottery tube and, clink~ clink~ shook down a bamboo stick. "Hey? I drew a purple stick! Is it a hidden blind box?"

Qin Yi smiled and said, "There are no hidden items in the vegetarian blind box, but you can choose any dish you like. It all depends on how you feel after eating. There's no pressure."

Xia Miaomiao stared at the basket of purple things with some worry: "I'll just have a purple sweet potato instead. It's low-fat and healthy. I can't go to the gym anymore, so it's good to go hiking and eat some vegetables to lose weight."

Qin Yi took the purple sweet potato, held it in her hand for a moment and thought about it. "I'll make you something beautiful and delicious. You can go and enjoy the mountain scenery nearby, and come back to taste it later."

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Qin Yi peeled and steamed the purple sweet potatoes, then mashed them, added some flour and water, kneaded them into a smooth dough, and set it aside to rest.

Go and prepare the filling for another batch of vegetarian dumplings.

First, prepare some shiitake mushrooms and chop them.

Wash and chop the fresh fennel sprouts, then marinate them with some salt.

Then heat the pan with cold oil, add the tofu, stir-fry until the tofu is dry, and then break it up with a spatula.

After breaking it into large, crumbly pieces, add corn kernels and shiitake mushrooms and stir-fry. Season with five-spice powder, mushroom powder, light soy sauce, and a little salt. Once cooked, transfer to a bowl for later use.

Next, squeeze out the excess water from the pickled fennel seeds and mix them into the tofu and corn filling.

This completes the preparation of a vegetarian and colorful dumpling filling.

Next, quickly roll out the dumpling wrappers.