Chapter 33 Turning Crisis into Opportunity



"Are you sure? Many people are not used to eating Zhe Er Gen. This is a Yunnan cuisine." Lin Minjun confirmed it before making it. "Have you eaten Yunnan cuisine before? You may not be used to it for the first time."

She thought about it and felt uneasy, so she said, "Why don't I make some for you to taste first?"

The other guests didn't mind, but the main thing was that these two people, Wolong and Fengchi, were not good people at first glance, so it was better to be careful.

The unhappy thug said sternly, "No, just two servings. Hurry up and make them for us. We'll eat here."

This is the difficulty of running a restaurant business. When customers come to your restaurant, you can't just kick them away.

Lin Minjun became more and more certain that the two men were here to cause trouble, so she handed the things over carefully.

Sure enough, as soon as I took the first bite with chopsticks, the two of them started to make trouble.

Lin Minjun was also completely certain that they were here to cause trouble, but she couldn't understand it for a moment. The way these two people were causing trouble was too weird.

These should be brothers. They have similar facial features. The unhappy one is probably the older brother, and the foolish one is the younger brother. I don't know what the two of them discussed beforehand.

I took a bite of fried potato with Houttuynia cordata without thinking, and suddenly spat it out, saying loudly, "What is this? It smells so bad. Is this for human consumption? It smells fishy and stinky."

He spoke in a loud and hoarse voice, and as he spoke, he put the bowl to his nose, his face wrinkled into a ball, and he cursed: "What kind of crap is this? I have lived for 19 years and have never eaten such a disgusting thing. Is this for human consumption? You actually sell it!"

This is not just finding fault, this is slander!

Lin Minjun's face instantly turned cold. "What do you mean? I told you before I made it. This is the flavor of my hometown. Not everyone can accept it. If you can't accept it, you can say it's not delicious. Why do you say this is not something for humans to eat? Are you saying that people in my hometown are not human?"

Because I was not very smart and my voice was very loud, some passers-by stopped to watch the excitement out of curiosity. When they heard what I said, they said, "Young man, you can't say that. Our motherland is so big, there are so many strange things. People are shaped by their environment. You can't say that something is not edible just because you don't like it."

The foolish man looked stupid, and when he saw someone trying to persuade him, he became even more excited. "I was wrong, but smell it. Is it delicious? What do you think?"

As he spoke, the attention of passers-by shifted to Unhappy.

"Yes, it is really disgusting. Don't buy it. It has a terrible smell." He replied unhappily.

But when he said this, he was still using his chopsticks. He had just swallowed a mouthful of fried potato when he picked it up with the next chopstick. He explained to everyone, "Although this thing tastes bad, it was bought with money. I think it shouldn't be wasted. What do you think?"

A passerby nearby complained in his mind: "Bite after bite, young man, you don't look like you're eating something unpalatable."

"Yes, I said this thing tastes bad. Who likes bad smells? Pah, I can't swallow it at all!" The mindless man continued to talk with an exaggerated expression, as if he wanted everyone to come and see how terrible this thing was.

He was saying it was unpalatable without thinking. Although he said he didn't like it, he had finished half of the bowl of zheergen while eating with a frown on his face.

This scene gets funnier the more you watch it.

Because the two of them were making so much noise, and their behavior was so mindless and exaggerated, everyone who wasn't in a hurry would come over to watch the fun, to see if someone was looking for trouble or if the food was really so disgusting that it made them sick.

Lin Minjun looked at the two hooligans and suddenly found it a little funny. Their method of picking faults was too primitive, wasn't it? They just wanted to attract people to come and spread the word about how bad her food tasted, so as to make her business worse?

But they certainly don’t know that Houttuynia cordata has magical powers. People who don’t like it hate it to death, but people who like it will never forget it after the first bite. They will eat it one bite after another and become addicted to it. Isn’t the best example of this when you see yourself unhappy and about to finish the bowl of rice in your hand?

I looked around and saw that because of the two hooligans' nonsense, a crowd of people had gathered near the stall to watch.

This was the first time that Lin Minjun faced so many people since she set up the stall.

Logically she should be afraid, but now she felt amused and speechless. She didn't know who she had made unhappy with by doing business here, the eldest master or Shen Hongyu?

No matter who they are, she won't let them succeed!

Looking at so many people in front of her, an idea suddenly popped into Lin Minjun's mind. Maybe she could take this opportunity to start selling her new products?

After calming down and thinking for a while, Lin Minjun already had a plan.

At this time, the brainless man was still shouting, "Remember this, everyone. The food on this stall is not tasty. You have to avoid it in the future. Look at me. My mouth still smells like fish. I'm afraid I won't be able to eat when I go home tonight!"

Lin Minjun poured a bowl of water and handed it to Wu Tou Nao, "Then drink some water to rinse your mouth. This tastes bad."

Without even knowing who handed him the water, he drank it in one gulp, then spit a few times and raised his voice, "This stuff is really disgusting, from now on I will watch over here, and I will look down on anyone who buys it, and I will make fun of anyone who eats it!"

"Hey, young man, your brother is eating right now." A passerby said jokingly, with his hands in his pockets.

No clue: "My brother?"

He turned around and saw that Xiaoxing was still eating. The fried potatoes had been finished, and his brother was picking out the watercress inside and eating it. Although he was still frowning and looked like he was eating in great pain, he had finished everything.

"I'm being frugal. I didn't spend money to buy this." I was unhappy that my mouth had to be busy eating and talking at the same time. Oh, I was simply overwhelmed.

No-brain immediately agreed, "That's right, my brother is carrying on the fine tradition."

"When it comes to saving, it's up to you two brothers." Lin Minjun put on an admiring look, and handed over a bowl of fried potatoes with zheergen. She said to Bu Gaoxing, "Brother, I have another bowl here. It's the leftover from what I just made. Why don't you help me eat it too, and let's carry on the good tradition."

There is a saying that goes, "A young boy will make his father poor." I am tall and strong, and a bowl of fried potatoes can only fill my stomach at best. I was just feeling that I was not full, so when I heard this, I hesitated for a moment and swallowed my saliva.

"You are not greedy, you are helping to clean up the leftovers. This is thrifty. Learn from Comrade Lei Feng." Lin Minjun said at the right time.

Unhappy nodded immediately, "Since you said so, I'll help you eat it."

"Thank you, brother. I really thank you. Please carry it slowly and go eat over there." Lin Minjun's voice was so gentle and sweet. She spread out a dense and gentle net, just like a spider weaving a web, and little by little she caught the two brothers in the net, letting them help her to open up sales.

After all, the two brothers were twenty and nineteen years old respectively. Although they were gangsters, they were not bad at heart. In front of them was a young lady with two pigtails and a warm smile like a spring breeze. The two boys felt a little embarrassed in an instant and ran to the stall with their bowls. Anyway, they had already demonstrated that the food was not tasty.

As the farce developed to this point, the curiosity of passers-by was focused on the fried potatoes sold at Lin Minjun's stall.

Everyone couldn't help but wonder, is this thing called Zhe Er Gen really that unpalatable? If it really is unpalatable, why does the guy keep eating it?

At one point, someone said to his friend next to him, "Do you smell the aroma of oil coming from that stall? I think it smells pretty good. Why don't we go over and try it?"

"Don't be impulsive. Didn't you hear what the young man said? It smells like fish. You hate the smell of fish the most, so don't try it." His friend quickly persuaded him.

But the young man was completely intrigued by the performance of the two people, "Then why do you think the other one is eating so happily? He said he didn't like it, but he ate a whole bowl of it mouthful by mouthful, and he's still eating it now."

"That's true. How about we buy a bowl and share it, so it doesn't go to waste." His friend hesitated for a moment and compromised.

The two of them walked to Lin Minjun's stall and looked at the two flavors curiously. "Comrade, which of these two do you prefer?"

While they were watching the excitement, Lin Minjun quickly fried two flavors and placed two bowls of the same flavor on the table. She smiled and said, "I don't know either, but you can try them here. Why don't you try using bamboo sticks to pick them out?"

Tasting? The two guys who just came from the collective economy found it very strange.

"Okay, let's try both."

"Try it and see if it's as bad as they say," said Lin Minjun.

The two guys tried both flavors, and one of them said, "Sure enough, it tastes fishy, ​​which is definitely not my cup of tea. But I think the original flavor with only green onions and cilantro is better. Give me one."

Another one was sizzling because of the spiciness, but he had a special liking for the zhe er gen: "It doesn't smell fishy at all, it's quite fragrant and a bit crispy. Give me some zhe er gen."

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll do it now." Lin Minjun almost laughed out loud in her heart. Was she turning difficulty into opportunity?

The two hooligans originally came to cause trouble, but their performance ended up bringing sales to her business!

Lin Minjun quickly put the soaked potatoes into the pan. The hot oil in the pan was boiling, and the aroma kept bursting out with a sizzling sound. The two guys in front of the stall stared at the potatoes in the pot and kept swallowing their saliva.

The passers-by watching nearby were extremely curious, and of course, they also wanted to try it to find out what it tasted like.

So they came over one by one and said, "Give me one serving of the Houttuynia cordata and one serving of the original flavor." This was a wealthy and generous customer.

Another person in the queue behind him couldn't wait: "I want some zheergen too. I can handle spicy food, so add more chili."

"Okay, I'll put it in the pot now." Lin Minjun said as his hands moved quickly.

The people behind saw it and quickly said, "Give me some Houttuynia cordata as well."

“I want one too!”

"Comrade, give me two!"

One after another, more than twenty servings were sold in a blink of an eye. There were not enough bowls. Fortunately, many people were planning to go out for dinner and brought lunch boxes with them, which solved the urgent problem.

The first group of people who finished eating wiped their mouths and thought that the taste was indeed good and the price was not expensive. They hurriedly said, "Give me two more servings so that I can take them back for my wife and children to try."

"Wait a minute, I'll do it now." Lin Minjun was so busy that she was sweating a little, but as she watched the money jar fill up little by little, she was simply delighted.

A man behind me handed me a large aluminum lunch box and said, "Fill it up for me. I think it will be three servings. You can pay for it based on three servings."

"What do you mean? We won't buy anymore after you finish buying. There are only this many left. You bought three at once. What will happen to us who are queuing behind you?" Someone was immediately dissatisfied.

"Then you should have come earlier to line up. I came earlier and lined up in front. Besides, they are selling to me and I am buying from them. I am not robbing them if I give them money. What's wrong with that?"

"Shouldn't you buy less? The people behind us have nothing to eat."

"I took it with me to work the night shift. If I didn't buy enough, it wouldn't be enough."

Lin Minjun was busy frying potatoes and stirring the seasonings. She heard a quarrel behind her and said quickly, "It's my fault today. I didn't prepare too much. Don't quarrel. I'm here every day. If you want to eat, you can come tomorrow. I will prepare more tomorrow, okay? Don't quarrel."

Who could have thought that the cakes that couldn’t be sold a single piece some time ago are not even sold enough today? If Erwa knew about this, would the little boy’s eyes be wide open with surprise?

When she thought of Erwa, Lin Minjun became a little worried again. School was about to start, but Erwa had not come back yet. Where had this kid gone?

But the most important thing at the moment is the matter at hand. Several people were about to quarrel over how much to buy. Lin Minjun said, "How about this, big brother, you buy two portions and give one portion to the people in the back. Next time you come, I'll decorate more for you, okay?"

"Okay, you do it for me first." said the elder brother.

Lin Minjun nodded and put the potatoes into the pot quickly.

Because we were waiting in front to eat potatoes, we started chatting. "I think the Houttuynia cordata is delicious. After trying the Houttuynia cordata, I think the original flavor is not strong enough."

"Who said that the taste of Houttuynia cordata is weird? The original flavor is still delicious."

"What do you mean by a strange taste? It's a nice aroma, okay? You don't know how to eat."

"Why don't I understand? Have you eaten at Dong Lai Shun? Have you been to xxx? I'm a regular customer there. Do you think I understand?"

"That just means you like it. In my opinion, the ones with Houttuynia cordata are the most delicious."

Less than three minutes after resolving one conflict, a group of people started arguing over which flavor was the best. Lin Minjun laughed a little when she heard it.

Just like in later generations, whether rice dumplings are sweet or salty, or tofu pudding is sweet or salty, it is always a matter of opinion and there is no way to make it right.

She smiled and didn't interrupt, and everyone started discussing more happily.

"Brother, there are too many people there. Let's find a place to wait for a while." The brainless man set up a awning, glanced at Lin Minjun's stall, and pulled his brother to the side of the road.

Unhappy was holding a bowl of fried potatoes in his hand, chewing them one by one in small bites, not wanting anyone to notice.

"Well, I'm hungry, so I'm squatting on the side of the road to fill my stomach." He was still trying to be stubborn, so he found a telephone pole and squatted down, and started eating. "Can you help us look out the wind and see what the situation is over there?"

No-brainer still put up an arbor and looked over there. From a distance, he heard a lively noise over there. He said with a bit of pride, "It's starting to get loud! It's very noisy. There's a bunch of people gathered in front of us. Let's Is this considered completing the task assigned by the boss?"

When Bu Xingxing heard that everyone was arguing, he immediately felt relieved, "The boss asked us to destroy her signboard. Now everyone says it's not delicious, it must be finished. Then let's wait here for a while until I finish eating."

As he said this, he squatted down contentedly and stuffed potatoes into his mouth one after another. This bowl of potatoes was fragrant and spicy, and had the aroma of Houttuynia cordata, which made people unable to stop.

The outside of the potato is crispy, and you can hear a crunching sound when you bite it. Inside the crispy skin is a soft and glutinous potato, which is especially appetizing when dipped in the fragrant and spicy seasoning. The more he eats, the more he wants to eat. He was unhappy that he still wasn't full after eating this bowl, so he picked up the remaining watercress with a bamboo stick and ate up all of it.

Finally, I tilted my head back and scooped all the potato crumbs into my mouth, feeling very happy. After eating, I still felt it was not enough, and was planning to find someone to grab a bowl for me.

It can be said that my wish came true. Just when I was thinking this unhappily, two bowls of fried potatoes suddenly appeared in front of me.

The hands holding the bowl were not delicate, bearing traces of hard work, but the skin was as white as warm jade, the bones were long, and the joints were not big; these were a pair of particularly beautiful hands.

Bu Xing was stunned for a moment, sniffed the fragrance coming from the bowl, and looked up along the wrist, only to find that the person standing in front of him was Lin Minjun.

The two brothers were startled and took two steps back without thinking. They panicked, "Brother, brother! Stop eating. Did she find out something and is going to cause trouble for us?"

"How should I know what she is singing! Don't be scared, show some of the demeanor of the young master of North City!" He shouted in a low voice in displeasure.

As he said this, he straightened his back and was ready to confront Lin Minjun with a fierce expression.

Who would have thought that the fist would hit the cotton? Lin Minjun instead passed the two bowls to the two brothers and said with a smile: "Eat, it's my treat."

They were both stunned.

Lin Minjun pushed forward again, "Really, it's not poisoned, I'm really treating you guys to this."

She really thought that these two idiots were quite funny. Instead of looking for trouble, they gave her the opportunity to sell out all the potatoes she had prepared for today in advance. She had only been setting up the stall for two hours and the sun had not yet set. Normally, it would take at least five hours to sell out all the potatoes.

Wu Toushou was also a little hungry, so he took the bowl and chopsticks tentatively and put a piece of original flavor into his mouth. He squinted his eyes immediately, "Brother, this tastes good."

"Well, I didn't put in the Houttuynia cordata, but you did." She said unhappily again.

Lin Minjun didn't play according to the routine this time, which confused Sadness. He took the bowl in a daze and put it into his mouth in a daze.

While they were eating, Lin Minjun went back to ride her tricycle and said to them as she passed by, "Carry your bowl and follow me."

The two of them were still holding other people's bowls and did not dare to run. They followed Lin Minjun with a confused look on their faces. Lin Minjun was in the car in front and the two of them followed behind, walking slowly forward.

As we walked, we were displeased to find that something was wrong. “Where are you taking us?” The more we walked, the more we felt that the route was wrong.

Lin Minjun: "Public Security Bureau."

The two hooligans were startled, put down their bowls, and prepared to run away with their brother unhappily.

Lin Minjun said in a stern voice, "Let's not talk about these two bowls. You also ate two bowls before without paying. You were eating and drinking for free. Shouldn't I report it to the police?"

"Brother, what should we do? She wants to call the police." The clueless girl immediately panicked and grabbed her brother's hand tightly.

Lin Minjun continued, "You two have never bought anything from me before, but you are looking for trouble today, the first time you come. If I am not mistaken, someone must have instructed you, right?"

I was confused and panicked, "Brother, she figured it out, what should I do?"

"Look at you, you're so frightened. Don't say you're my brother next time you go out." He pulled his hand back unhappily, and met Lin Minjun's stern eyes. He quickly calmed himself down, put his hands in the pockets of his bell-bottom pants, and said, "What evidence do you have? Can't people say that the food is bad?"

"The food was so bad that you ate two big bowls?" Lin Minjun smiled.

I was unhappy and embarrassed. "I don't know what you are talking about. We are just here to buy things. If we don't like the food, we will leave. This is normal. Are your things more expensive than others? I am not allowed to say anything."

Is he trying to turn the tables?

Lin Minjun knew that this kid was quick-witted, so she didn't tell him. Instead, she turned to No-Head and said, "I've figured it out. You were sent here to cause trouble. The country is encouraging individuals to start businesses. I'm responding to national policies. You two are causing trouble for me, so I'll go to the police right now. By then, the person behind you will be fine, but you two, hmm, might have to go to labor reform to sift through the sand."

Now, those who are arrested for forced labor have to sift sand. Not only do they have to eat sand all day long, but they are also exposed to the wind and sun. It is really hard.

As expected, the brainless man was frightened by this trick and pulled his brother to ask for help, "What should we do? She really guessed everything. What should we do?"

"Can't you calm down? Just take what she says as the truth. We didn't do anything. We didn't hit or scold anyone. Why are we being arrested and sent to labor camp?" Bu Xing felt a little helpless. This silly brother was frightened by just a few words. "Don't say a word! Don't tremble. Just stare at her!"

"I dare not." The fool was a little scared.

Is this brother a bit stupid? Bu Gaoxing originally wanted to confront Lin Minjun, but when he saw that his brother was frightened before he did anything, he immediately lost his confidence.

What if he does the same thing when we get to the police station, telling us everything about how he was sent to cause trouble even though nothing happened?

"What on earth do you want to do?" Unhappy, he simply looked at Lin Minjun and said.

The author has something to say:

I found that it is more enjoyable for everyone to read the two chapters in one, so I will put the two chapters together in the future. I will update it earlier.


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