It was 5 o'clock again, and Lin Zhou arrived at the morning market right on time.
There were even more people at the scene than yesterday, so I wasn't surprised at all.
He was mentally prepared after seeing the video posted by Baihe Culture and Tourism yesterday at noon.
It was expected that someone would come today.
Knowing that most of the regular customers were from the south, they knew they wouldn't be able to stand the cold air, so setting up the stove and making sure everyone had some vermicelli soup was the most important thing.
"It's too cold now, so there's no need for everyone to come so early to wait for me. It's easy to catch a cold. You can wait until the market opens, or come when it's light out. That would be better."
Lin Zhou knew that some people who didn't get to eat the day before would arrive very early the next day to make sure they didn't miss out.
But Baihe is not Jiangdong; the temperature is too cold. I don't want everyone to get sick.
The diners at the very front happened to be the kings of the glutinous rice balls, and when they heard Lin Zhou's words, they were all a little speechless.
Arriving early is definitely better than arriving late; at least you won't miss out on food.
Moreover, since they arrived early, Mr. Lin is very likely to be exempt from purchase restrictions.
They can stay awake at three in the morning.
But if you have to get up at five or six in the morning, you really can't get up.
So I'd rather come early to queue, eat the vermicelli soup, and go to sleep than come early in the morning to queue and risk not getting any.
That's something where you put in the effort but might not get anything in return.
They wouldn't do that.
"Boss Lin, we haven't gone to sleep yet. It'll be perfect if we finish this glass noodle soup and go back to bed."
Even Lin Zhou thought these people were being unreasonable, let alone the group of locals behind them.
They feel very upset when this is mentioned.
A group of locals created a group chat to discuss queuing up at Mr. Lin's stall early to eat vermicelli soup, thus avoiding the time when tourists arrive.
When we arrived at the morning market around 3 or 4 a.m., we saw that there were already 30 or 40 people standing in front of Mr. Lin's stall!
Upon inquiry, it was discovered that they were all regular customers of Boss Lin.
I knew Mr. Lin's customers were ravenous, but I didn't know they were this ravenous.
The largest number of people came from Jiangdong, followed by Koucheng, and then Nanjin.
Compared to the new diners in Baihe, they can certainly be considered veteran diners.
Every single one of the regular customers has a very good attitude towards the people of Baihe.
Of all the cities where Mr. Lin set up his stall, Baihe people were the most authentic.
They generously told everyone where Mr. Lin's stall was located, and even helped him set up his stall.
Look at this street, how many more seats have been added in such a short time to provide for tourists to eat and rest.
Moreover, there are still staff on duty at the morning market after daybreak, along with people to help tourists with their problems.
The service was impeccable.
So even though so many tourists have come and so much time has passed, there hasn't been a single complaint online about a bad tourist experience in Baihe.
The posts are overwhelmingly positive, recommending the trip to this tourist destination.
Then, as more tourists from Baihe's own country came to visit, the people from E'guo who had been drawn in by the egg burgers were completely bewildered.
Even the diners from Eguo couldn't gain an advantage over a group of old diners from Juanwang.
Before a large number of Eguo people arrived, Lin Zhou's vermicelli soup stall had already sold out.
So the Eguo diners, who hadn't been able to eat there for two days in a row, got smarter.
I arrived in Baihe a day early and stayed there, then went to the morning market early to queue up.
Even though they arrived early, there was still a long queue in front of Lin Zhou's stall.
Some of the E'guo people immediately covered their heads with their hands, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
"My God! Don't these Chinese people sleep at night? They're lining up so early, before dawn?"
"My beloved vermicelli soup, I can only smell it every day but can't eat it. Why is God torturing me like this!"
The diners in line didn't understand what these foreigners were saying, but judging from their expressions, they all seemed quite distraught.
Then a while later, a Mandarin-speaking Ego person came over.
"Hello, I'd like to ask what time the queue ends, and whether it's still possible to buy one?"
Wow, I've met a foreigner who can speak Chinese!
Although the tone of voice was a bit strange, at least there was no problem communicating.
"I guess it's impossible to buy any. Boss Lin only sells two hundred servings a day. If you had come before dawn, you might have had a chance, but now it's definitely gone. Those of us who came later probably won't be able to buy any either."
This Mandarin-speaking Ego person is actually a blogger with fans in both China and Ego. Her videos usually feature differences between Ego and China, and they get quite a lot of views.
This time, the Baihe Morning Market has become a hit in both China and the United States.
She's riding the wave of popularity to prepare to film a video.
If they came to film a video, they must have done their research and knew that Mr. Lin's stall is currently the most popular at the morning market.
She even did her homework on who Boss Lin was.
I thought that the light would be better when it was daylight, and the video quality would be better, but I didn't expect that I couldn't even buy them when it was daylight.
The queue was so long it seemed like it would never end.
"Thank you!"
The blogger from the Eguo Kingdom understood what the diners were saying.
Then, facing the Eguo diners who were watching from the side, he casually told them the information he had just found out.
Now, even the food lovers in Ego know that they want to eat at this stall, so they line up before dawn.
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Lin sets up his stall at 5 PM to sell vermicelli soup, and by the time he sells out and closes up, it's almost 11 PM.
After he closed his stall, the remaining diners endured their hunger and continued to eat.
The first place we went to was Dazhuang's stall.
These past few days, Dazhuang has been helping Lin Zhou.
Lin Zhou would give him pointers whenever he had time.
For example, beef and lamb bones need to be cleaned before stewing, and then roasted in the oven until golden brown on all sides and the fat is rendered out before they can be put into the pot to stew.
Roasting the bones not only renders out the fat, but also removes most of the fishy and gamey smells. So, there's no difference between stewing them in hot water and stewing them in cold water.
When stewing, you must skim off all the oil that comes out during the cooking process, otherwise the soup base will become greasy.
For the side ingredients, a simple option is roasted onions.
Cut the oil-free and water-free onion in half, char it in an iron pot, then put it in a cheesecloth bag and put it into the soup base to simmer.
After bringing the soup to a boil over high heat and the soup turns milky white, reduce the heat to low and keep the soup at a gentle simmer.
With this stewing method, the soup will not decrease even after five hours.
With the meat in the middle, you can put it into the bottom of the pot and cook it to the right consistency before taking it out.
Of course, in addition to onions, the addition of certain ingredients, spices, and Chinese herbs is also essential.
With Lin Zhou's guidance, Da Zhuang now entertains tourists every day when Lin Zhou is busy.
When Lin Zhou closes up shop, it's time for the customers who didn't get their food before he took over Lin Zhou's stall.
"Everyone, please don't rush. Let's take it one at a time. Find a seat first, and then order whatever you want, like vermicelli soup."
Dazhuang was quite busy, bringing his elderly parents, father-in-law, and mother-in-law all over to help.
After Lin Zhou left, the business in front of the stall suddenly became the most popular on the entire street.
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