Chapter 76 Chapter 76 Of course Zhao’s…

Of course, Zhao's plan ultimately failed, and he returned home in disgrace not long after.

Putting aside the discussion here, Su Li has already started to introduce new dishes. Among them, the fish-flavored shredded pork and spicy braised pig's trotters attracted a group of new county school students within a few days of their launch.

You Fangbian was one of them. As soon as he left the county school, he saw some classmates walking hurriedly towards a small stall on the right. Driven by curiosity, he also went over. When he got closer, he found that everyone was queuing, waiting to buy something.

However, because there were so many people, he couldn't see what it was. "Brother, what kind of food are you selling?"

You Fang asked, and the man replied, "You've never eaten here before?"

You Fang shook his head, indicating he didn't know. Seeing this, the man explained, "It's just like a canteen. They sell food, but you can choose your own dishes. They taste really good, too. You can try it later."

So that's how it is. Youfang thanked him and said he understood.

At this moment, a female voice suddenly came from the front, "Only the last ten are left."

As soon as she finished speaking, the crowd behind her suddenly became agitated. "Why are there only ten servings left? Can't you make more, young lady?"

"Yeah, I can't buy it if I get home late from school every day."

"Yes, young lady, please think about it and do more."

"I'm sorry, everyone. We will do more tomorrow." The young lady in front apologized.

Some people complained, while others came up with other solutions.

"Brother, can you sell me your share? I'll give you an extra 10 cents."

Yes, the way is to buy the one at the front of the line.

Those who were not short of money immediately refused.

"No, no."

"15 wen?"

"I want to eat it too. Ask someone else."

Of course, there were also those who hesitated for a moment and agreed because they were short of money.

Shen Xiang was the one who agreed. His family wasn't poor, but neither were they the wealthy kids in the county school who could afford to live lavishly. If someone was willing to pay 25 coins for his meal, why not? Besides, it was just an ordinary meal. How could it possibly be delicious? He might as well use the 15 coins to buy something else.

"Really? Thank you so much, brother!" The young man was stunned for a moment and then immediately became happy. He quickly took out 25 copper coins from his pocket and handed them to the other party.

Seeing this, Chen Xiang quickly took it and left to go to the next street to eat noodles with gravy.

The people who bought his food took the food and ate it nearby as if they had found a treasure!

There was no way around it. The spicy braised pig's trotters were truly delicious. Ever since he'd accidentally tried them two days ago, he'd been craving them every day. However, the teacher always stayed late, so every time he came, he could only sigh at the crowd. Today was no different. Luckily, a kindhearted person was willing to give them to him! It was so good, he'd call him the best person in the world.

Once there is one, there will be two. Some people with more money saw the young man's success and followed his example. They asked everyone if anyone was willing to give up their spot. As a result, except the person just now, no one else was willing to give up their spot. What a joke! They had worked so hard to get in line, how could they give up their spot to others?

"Brother, your portion..." the visitor asked You Fang, who was at the end of the queue, that is, the tenth person. Unfortunately, You Fang was also very curious about what the meal that so many people were queuing for would taste like.

"Sorry, not for sale."

Seeing this, the man could only leave dejectedly...

It's really sad not being able to eat what you want, okay?

The incident was over, and soon the team moved to Youfang's place. "Hello, sir, would you like to eat here or take away?"

"Let's eat here." Youfang didn't bring a lunch box, so he had to eat here. Fortunately, a group of people had just left, leaving a seat empty.

"Okay." Su Li took the silver and quickly served the last portion of food to the other party.

Youfang took it and sat down in the empty seat.

The pig's trotters are cut into a moderate size, just enough to put in your mouth. They are also rosy and shiny in color and coated with finely chopped chilies. You can smell the rich aroma and pungent taste from a distance.

It looks good, but I wonder how it tastes, Youfang muttered to himself, reaching out to pick up a trembling pig's trotter and put it into his mouth.

Unexpectedly, the pig's trotter fell off the bone instantly as soon as it entered the mouth. The rich aroma with oil exploded in the mouth, spicy and fresh, with a slight sweetness and a hint of spice. Youfang, who had never eaten such a rich flavor before, was conquered by the pig's trotter at the first bite.

He spat out the bone in his mouth, then picked up another one. It was fat but not greasy, with soft skin and sticky tendons. He couldn't stop eating it. In a short while, there were several bones piled in front of Youfang. Just when he wanted to pick up more from the bowl, it was gone. Yes, there were only three or four pig's trotters in the ten-cent meal, and he had already eaten them all.

...What should I do? It feels like there is too little and I haven’t eaten enough...

Besides him, everyone else felt the same way. In the county school dormitory, Cui Yu, who was packing up his food to take home, had the same thought. This portion of pig's trotters was too little. If he had known this, he should have packed more...

Fortunately, the other dishes cooked by Miss Su were also very delicious, and there were also several side dishes that went well with rice. When mixed with the spicy braised pig's trotter soup, it could barely soothe his wounded heart.

"Is it really that delicious?" Qian Cai next to him really couldn't understand why his friend went to buy food from outside the county school every day. Wouldn't he get tired of eating it after so many days?

"Delicious!" Cui Yu answered without thinking, especially the fish-flavored shredded pork and the spicy braised pig's trotters, which were really delicious. The fish-flavored shredded pork was sour and spicy and went well with rice, and the pig's trotters became his favorite and he couldn't get enough of them.

"Okay..." Qian, who was not interested in food, couldn't understand. In his opinion, no matter how delicious the food was, it would not arouse his interest. It was just to satisfy his temporary appetite. If he couldn't even control his appetite, then what's the point of reading sage books? It's better to go home as soon as possible.

However, he didn't say such words out loud, but he felt a little contempt in his heart.

On the other hand, Lin Jing also loved the pig's trotter very much, and he was particularly foresighted. He bought two servings at once on the first day Su Li made the new dish to sell. The amount of two servings was not much considering his weight, and it was even considered small. If he had not been losing weight recently, he would have eaten three more servings.

Yes, Lin Jing started to lose weight recently. He had thought about losing weight before, but he never stuck to it.

Because his life was actually not very good at that time. It should be said that it started to get bad after his mother passed away. But it was not bad in the ordinary sense. His father and stepmother never treated him badly. His stepmother even always made delicious food for him. But he just could not be happy.

Because he knew that his stepmother was not sincere to him, and none of the people serving him were sincere to him, and his father was not at home all year round, so there was no one who could care about him.

So Lin Jing could only eat to make himself happy. Only when he was full or even his stomach was full and his throat was bulging, could he feel safe and warm.

He knew that his stepmother deliberately wanted him to gain weight so that his father would dislike him, but what could Lin Jing do?

He will never forget what his mother told him before she died, that he must eat well and grow up well. Now he has grown up well and has the strength to protect himself. He no longer has to eat what he doesn't want to eat, and he no longer has to force himself to listen to others.

So Lin Jing decided to lose weight this time! Otherwise, if he really passed the exam to become a scholar or a juren, he would be rejected by the "Da Tiao" exam and that would be the end of him.

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"Let's make more tomorrow." Chen put the strung copper coins into her pocket and said with a smile to Su Li who was cleaning the dishes next to her.

She really didn't expect that the new dishes made by her daughter in the past few days would sell so well. They were never enough every time, but in the past two days, the number has increased to 40, and they were sold out as soon as they were brought in. If this continues, she will be able to save up 30 taels soon. There will be some left after building the house, and the rest can be used to make some furniture and cabinets. It's really great.

"Okay." Su Li replied. She didn't expect it to sell out so quickly. There weren't enough to sell. Not only that, what surprised her the most was that there were people willing to pay a higher price to buy other people's products. Su Li was stunned.

However, it was not only Su Li's business, Su Hong's business also slowly picked up because of the new dishes. The old customers who had gone there before came back after seeing the new dishes, and they couldn't stop eating them. In addition, the food made by the family who deliberately imitated Su Li and her friends was indeed not as good as Su Li's, so soon most of the business that had been taken away came back.

The family's faces turned pale when they saw so many people coming to the Su family these days, but they were also ruthless. Seeing Su Li and the others selling pig's trotters, they also made some to sell, but this time not so many people bought them.

"Why are there so many hairs on your pig's trotter..."

"Why is there still skin?"

"What's that black thing? Is it pig shit?"

Upon hearing this, the family had no choice but to explain one by one, and they also felt a little resentful in their hearts that the Su family was selling pig's trotters. The hair on them was difficult to remove and wash, and the smell was even more foul. They had tried their best to suppress the smell with other seasonings, but it was simply too difficult.

"There's no hair there. I think you're just trying to get something for free."

"Pig's trotters have skin, otherwise they wouldn't be called pig's trotters."

"Where does the shit come from? If you can't afford it, don't eat it."

Being scolded after a good meal was something that only happened at this family's stall. Some people with good tempers left in anger, while others with bad tempers immediately demanded the stall. The couple bullied the weak and feared the strong. When they met a tough guy, they immediately knelt on the ground and cried, "Please spare my life, my mother is 80 years old and my baby is just one month old."

They had only been at the dock for half a month, but they had already put on several big shows for the surrounding vendors to see. In addition, they were domineering, did not follow the rules, and often took up other people's seats. They soon became the hated existence of everyone at the dock.

"I have some pumpkin seeds here, do you want some?" Aunt Shen came up to Su Hong and Su Tao with pumpkin seeds in her hand, watching the two people singing in the distance. It was quite interesting, and it made her life more expectant, looking forward to something exciting happening the next day.

"Thank you, auntie."

"Thank you, auntie."

Su Hong and Su Tao were not polite either. They were now familiar with each other and would share any delicious snacks with each other.

"Don't worry, I think they can only operate for another ten days, no, five days or more." Shen knew that the two sisters of the Su family were worried that the other party would steal their business, so she often comforted them.