Chapter 1036 Barbecue Stand
Completely unaware that someone was holding their breath in worry for them, Li Jiaming was already blinded by the glitz and glamour of the live stream and the endless stream of donations.
After introducing the filming location to everyone and chatting about everyday things, he led them deeper into the street.
Due to the notice prohibiting travel on the night of the Ghost Festival, this street, which is usually one of the most bustling areas in the city at night, is now deserted and desolate.
Li Jiaming and others walked forward while live-streaming, complaining that their wonderful nightlife was gone.
Suddenly, the group twitched their noses, as if they had smelled something, and instinctively looked around.
Upon spotting a stall with a small nightlight hanging above it and billowing white smoke in a relatively secluded corner at the end of the street, everyone's eyes lit up simultaneously.
Li Jiaming excitedly raised his voice to explain the situation to everyone: "A barbecue stand! There's actually a barbecue stand here!"
After speaking, as if worried that people wouldn't believe him, he turned the camera to the barbecue stall that was working diligently.
Everyone in the live stream was stunned by what they saw.
[It's one thing for people to wander around, but what's with this stall? Are the city management officers blind? How could they not see such a big stall and just let him out like that?]
[Yeah, since there's a notice tonight forbidding people from going out, these street vendor carts should be the main targets for surveillance, right? This huge barbecue stall, brought all the way here, just shows how blind the local city management and patrol teams are.]
[To be out doing business at a time like this, they're really risking their lives for money. It's one thing to be greedy, but they're also adding to the burden on the young people in the neighborhood. Does anyone know the hotline for reporting this place? I'm going to report them right now and have them all arrested. They're greedy for money, huh? Arrest them, fine them all, fine them hefty, and then arrest them and lock them up!]
[The people upstairs don't need to be so harsh. These are extraordinary times, and everyone's struggling. To say that running business at a time like this is just greed is ridiculous. When? When the mutated plants and animals first appeared, many people risked their lives to go to work. Factories and companies couldn't keep operating; how were they supposed to support themselves? According to your logic, everyone should just stay home and be parasites, waiting to be fed. Look at all these people, who can afford to feed them?]
[The person upstairs is really good at distorting the truth and obscuring the key points. Who told them not to go to work? The point shouldn't be that they're only told not to go out tonight and to rest for one night. There are thousands upon thousands of nights waiting for them to create trouble and cause chaos, and nobody will care. What are they doing running around doing business at this time if not desperate for money?]
These people had better pray they get away scot-free tonight, otherwise I don't want anyone to rescue them. How can you stop someone who's deliberately courting death? If they really drag others down with them, I don't mind becoming a keyboard warrior and spending every single day of the year online cursing them to death.
[Where did this mad dog come from, talking so rudely? Streamer, ignore these people. It's a rare opportunity to find a food stall, so hurry up and grab it! Let's go! Even if we can't eat it, watching you guys eat it is good enough. Beef skewers, lamb skewers, squid skewers, enoki mushrooms, tofu slices… just thinking about it makes my mouth water.]
Compared to the discussions about the diversity of barbecue in the live stream, and the viewers cursing these people for not cooperating and running around, Xiao Jihui was also squatting in the live stream at this time. As soon as he saw Li Jiaming point the camera at the stall, he immediately asked someone to take a screenshot and enlarge it.
Fortunately, Li Jiaming had previously suffered from inferior cameras and had been ridiculed for it.
Later, he gritted his teeth and spent a huge sum of money to buy the high-definition camera he has now.
The resolution is high, and it doesn't become too blurry even when zoomed in.
Xiao Jihui glanced at the barbecue stall's signboard, then at the stall owner's appearance, and handed his phone directly to the person next to him: "Have someone thoroughly investigate this stall and this person."
"Okay, I'll be right there."
The staff member in charge of information collection hurriedly ran away with his phone in hand.
Xiao Jihui sighed and then asked another person, "Have you notified the special departments nearby?"
"We've notified them, and Mr. Feng happens to be in that area too, so they should be able to make it in time."
Xiao Jihui: "..."
If Mr. Feng were here, we might be able to get there in time, but if he found out about the stupid things these people had done, he might just deal with them along with these troublesome ghosts!
Completely unaware that danger was gradually approaching, Li Jiaming looked at the messages urging him to hurry up and order food on the screen, as well as the incessant sound of donations, and his mouth almost stretched to the back of his ears in a grin.
He immediately called over a few equally excited companions, and they enthusiastically gathered around the food stall.
The barbecue stall owner was a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, with dark skin and a slightly thin build, but not at all weak.
Seeing the group approach, the uncle's smile became even more amiable, and he asked warmly, "Want some barbecue? My family's barbecue is the best in H City!"
The uncle confidently raised his thumb, and Li Jiaming and the others were already drooling from the irresistible aroma wafting from the barbecue stall.
Hearing him say that, she couldn't contain herself any longer and said happily, "Then we must have a good taste."
As they talked, the group grabbed a plate from the side and headed towards the vegetable selection area next to the stall.
A group of people huddled together discussing whether the ingredients were fresh and what looked the best. Viewers in the live stream also offered suggestions, telling them to pick this or that.
In no time, the group had chosen what they wanted to eat and handed it to the stall owner.
Li Jiaming and his group selected a lot of meat skewers. Since grilling them would take time, and they couldn't just sit and chat with the audience, they decided to stand by and film the vendor grilling the food while chatting with him.
"Uncle, you said your barbecue is very famous in H City. I live nearby, and I come to the night market here at least every month or week, if not every day. How come I've never seen you here before?"
The uncle's smile remained unchanged, and his hands didn't stop moving at all: "That's because you're too young. Go back and ask your dad or your grandpa, and I guarantee they'll know me."
Li Jiaming was completely baffled. He had clearly asked about the man's background and his relationship with his father and grandfather. It was utterly inexplicable.
But then I thought about it again, and some elderly people, as they get older, start to speak less logically.
He stopped worrying about it and said with a smile, "So, Uncle, you've been running this stall for many years. It must be delicious."
Li Jiaming suddenly changed the subject and asked in a low voice, "It's a pity, Uncle, didn't you receive the notice? Tonight is the Ghost Festival, and all the communities are not allowing residents to go out and wander around. They can only stay at home. Don't you see how deserted this whole street is? At this time of day, it would be packed with people."
(End of this chapter)
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