It's worth mentioning that this time the vegetable shop not only offered half-price deals and increased quantities, but also added chicken, duck, and pigeons to its menu.

The appearance and variety are naturally eye-catching as always.

Of course, the price is also quite eye-catching.

The grey-feathered spotted chicken looks like a wild dove or pheasant, and each live one weighs about two or three pounds.

Sold at one jin and one liang, each one would cost at least two or three liang of silver.

There is another type of yellow-feathered chicken, which looks similar to the local chicken, but has lighter plumage, and each one weighs about one to two pounds.

The price is uniform: one tael per animal.

There are two kinds of ducks.

A type of bird with green heads and gray feathers that resembles a mandarin duck, weighing about five pounds, with one pound being one ounce.

A pure white mallard duck, weighing about three pounds, priced the same as the green-headed duck.

The pigeons are a type of gray meat pigeon, each weighing less than a pound, and about half a pound after removing the feathers and internal organs.

But it's the most expensive, costing ten taels each.

This is all thanks to the half-price sale.

At this price, ordinary people would find it too tempting to buy, and it was all snapped up by the wealthy.

However, just like watermelons, the restrictions on these items are even stricter.

These poultry are only sold until the Mid-Autumn Festival, and each household is limited to buying only one type; different types cannot be combined.

The moment the conditions were announced, the wealthy, who weren't short of money, frowned again.

One is simply not enough.

Even if you buy them for three days, you'll only get three.

Even if you buy the biggest duck, after processing it you'll only get a dozen or so kilograms of meat, which isn't enough to eat.

Besides, after this meal, there might not be any left; how can I possibly hold out?

Moreover, they were all live chickens and ducks, and I was thinking about whether I could buy them and raise them to be bigger or lay eggs for them to eat.

Eggs are now a best-selling item at vegetable shops.

Unfortunately, the vegetable shop is just that unreasonable; they always mean what they say, and no one can change their mind.

Since they couldn't target the vegetable stalls, they had to target other customers.

Ordinary customers who couldn't afford meat were instantly targeted.

The fee for acting as a purchasing agent has increased from 100 coins to 10 taels of silver, and it continues to rise.

There's no way around it, there are just too many rich people, and the front row of customers and personal shoppers are being fiercely competed for.

These temporary scalpers, who were being fought over, were overjoyed.

This also made many newcomers exclaim that it was outrageous.

Does this shop actually sell meat and vegetables, or some kind of treasure?

Why are all the guests acting so crazy?

They even began to suspect that the shop owners had hired shills.

Of course, once they've actually eaten the food, they won't think that way anymore; they'll just regret not buying more.

For example, there was a young master named Zhang Xuzhi at this time.

When Zhang Xuzhi's carriage passed through the street today, he happened to see the amazing sight of a queue.

I learned from the servant that everyone was queuing up to buy vegetables, and there were even servants from other well-known wealthy families in the queue.

Out of curiosity, he asked the servant to stay and wait in line, as he also wanted to see what this dish, which was so popular, was.

After that, he went to the racecourse to play polo with his friends.

I forgot about it after the game.

Until the servant came looking for them with a pile of vegetarian dishes.

At that time, a group of people were having dinner at a private restaurant in the polo field.

When the servant came over and mentioned it, he remembered the matter. Because of this, he was ridiculed by a group of friends for being like a common woman who couldn't even buy groceries.

Zhang Xuzhi was also annoyed that the servant was so tactless, and in a fit of anger, he ordered the servant to throw away the dishes.

However, my friends teased me into sending the food to the kitchen so we could cook it together and try it out.

So that they would know what kind of delicious food it was that made Young Master Zhang go out of his way to buy it.

These people weren't necessarily at odds with Zhang Xuzhi.

They're just a bunch of shady friends who like to stir up trouble.

Even if the food is actually made, they might not eat it.

But when all the dishes are served...

The aroma alone is enough to attract attention.

Not to mention them, even those in other private rooms in the restaurant, who would be drawn in by the aroma of the food would inevitably go up and ask about it.

They regretfully gave up after learning that the ingredients were brought by the guest.

Zhang Xuzhi and his group had already finished eating and were chatting idly.

Who knew that these seemingly ordinary dishes, with their incredibly strong aroma, would make my mouth water.

Thinking of the ridiculously long queues he had seen before, Zhang Xuzhi immediately forgot his previous embarrassment and picked up a piece of stir-fried cabbage with his chopsticks.

The cabbage made a crisp crunch as it entered his mouth, followed by a burst of juice that filled his mouth with a sweet and fresh flavor that instantly invigorated him, causing him to chew faster without realizing it.

Before he could even swallow a bite, his chopsticks had already reached over and picked up another.

He had just eaten too much roasted meat, and this stir-fried cabbage was perfect for cutting through the grease.

The others were still watching, wanting to ask how it tasted.

Although the dishes smelled delicious, they were all ordinary dishes, and since they were already full, they didn't feel like touching them.

But to everyone's surprise, Zhang Xuzhi ate the vegetables one bite after another.

They remembered that he disliked eating vegetables the most.

Surely they wouldn't be acting just to save face.

That's incredibly dedicated.

Some people couldn't resist seeing how much he enjoyed his meal.

He picked up some scrambled eggs and cucumbers from the nearest bowl with his chopsticks.

As soon as he put the food in his mouth, he stopped in his tracks.

Those nearby, seeing this, assumed the food was bad and burst into laughter, saying they'd been tricked by Zhang Xuzhi.

Before he could finish speaking, his companion was already digging into the cucumber with his chopsticks, looking just like Zhang Xuzhi.

Seeing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and then couldn't help but reach out with their chopsticks to try it.

Once you start trying it, you can't stop.

When we stopped, those dishes were all empty, a stark contrast to the other unfinished dishes next to them.

Even though their stomachs were bloated and uncomfortable, seeing the empty plates still brought a sense of regret and dissatisfaction to everyone.

"Hiccup, this dish, hiccup, is indeed quite good, hiccup."

"This cabbage is just as good as the ones I eat at Weimanzhai. Xuzhi, where did you buy these vegetables?" someone couldn't help but ask.

They were regulars at the horse farm and naturally ate at restaurants quite often, so they were quite familiar with the chef's skills.

These dishes are different from the past, so it's obviously impossible to suddenly replace them with a stronger chef. The problem must lie with the dishes themselves.

When the vegetables were brought, Zhang Xuzhi said that he only asked the servant to buy them because he saw a long line of people and was curious.

Before, everyone was just busy laughing at us.

But now I can't help but think of those words.

Can vegetables that can attract so many people to line up for them be ordinary?

The young man, who had eaten at Wei Man Zhai twice but had not been able to get a table, couldn’t help but ask again.

The more he savors it, the more he feels that the taste of this dish is in no way inferior to that of Weimanzhai.

I remember that Wei Man Zhai was famous for its ingredients.

Could these dishes be similar to those from Wei Man Zhai?

Zhang Xuzhi had also caught his breath by now.

Upon hearing this and seeing the expressions of everyone else, he trembled instantly, all traces of his previous annoyance gone.

He snorted lightly, "This young master will not do anything pointless."

Then he called over a servant and asked him to explain the situation in detail.

The servant had just embarrassed the young master and been scolded. He thought he would be punished when he got back, but things took an unexpected turn for the better.

He immediately embellished the story, recounting the bits and pieces he had overheard while queuing, the interesting things he had seen, and the details of the dishes and prices in the restaurant.

This includes the bizarre purchase restrictions imposed by vegetable shops that are extremely off-putting to customers.