"It's beggar's chicken."
"Excuse me, can I ask what you're laughing at?"
Lin Zhou felt a little insecure because of their laughter.
He had never encountered such a situation in all the time he had been running a stall.
Most people come to buy food normally, and when someone recognizes him, they just get excited.
This is the first time I've ever met someone who laughs nonstop just by looking at him.
The two girls realized that this was a bit presumptuous.
Quickly apologize to your boss.
They weren't really paying attention; they were just caught off guard and couldn't keep their composure when they saw their boss's expression.
"Boss, can't you see what you look like right now?"
Lin Zhou touched his face in confusion. There was no problem.
He then shook his head.
Then one of the girls took out her phone from her pocket, took off her gloves, opened the camera, and handed it to Lin Zhou.
Lin Zhou looked up at the camera.
Then, without any warning, I saw a person whose face was blackened by soot.
ah?
If it weren't for the fact that it was in front of others, Lin Zhou was sure he would have screamed like a groundhog.
He's never been this disheveled in all his years of cooking!
His face and body were blackened by the charcoal fire, and even his hair, which was no longer as smooth as before he went out, became frizzy and surrounded by soot.
Lin Zhou: ...
So he ended up like this because he kept squatting down and blowing on the fire?
The thought of him spending half a day on the street making beggar's chicken with that face is unbearable.
I even thought I was pretty handsome, but I couldn't control my shame.
This is so embarrassing!
"I'm sorry, I didn't notice."
Don't ask, the answer is always regret.
If he had just experimented at home before setting up his stall, he wouldn't have ended up in this mess!
The key question is, how should we handle this situation now?
Not only is there nowhere to clean up the streets, but if we continue making beggar's chicken, won't it just get blackened again?
Lin Zhou stood in the cold wind, looking at himself in the picture, feeling utterly helpless.
"It's nothing, thank you for your hard work, boss. How much is the beggar's chicken?"
The two girls saw that the owner was covered in soot from making beggar's chicken, and they immediately felt that the owner must have a tough job.
"One 198."
Lin Zhou calculated the costs.
The cost of one of these beggar's chickens is not low.
Not only is the cost of chicken high, but the herbs and spices used in various marinades are also expensive, as are the ingredients such as wine mixed with mud, mud, and lotus leaves.
Considering the cost and production time, Lin Zhou felt that 200 yuan per piece was the minimum.
200 is too neat, 198 would be just right.
It's clearly only two yuan short of two hundred, so it could be described as over one hundred.
This is clearly a consumer trap.
"Give me one."
Since we're already here, this is the first time we've seen beggar's chicken made on-site, and it looks very authentic.
The price sounds expensive, but it's a whole chicken, and it takes so much time and effort to roast it. The production cost is high, and the method looks complicated, so it's still worth it.
"Okay, it should take about two more hours."
Lin Zhou had only been setting up his stall for a short time, and he had only just started roasting the beggar's chicken.
It's still a long way from being fully cooked.
"It's alright, it's alright. We'll just go in and have a look around, and we'll get it when we come out."
It's still morning, not lunchtime yet. We can have a quick trip around the Ice and Snow World in about two hours, then we can eat.
Lin Zhou nodded, and the two girls went off to have fun without worry.
Lin Zhou was left standing there, conflicted.
He'd already started roasting the beggar's chicken, busy for half a day, and had even ruined his own image. If he left now, wouldn't he have failed to make any business and had worked for nothing?
Lin Zhou looked at his hands, which were blackened by the smoke.
I've never made beggar's chicken before, I had no idea that tending a fire could accidentally hurt me.
I can't imagine how embarrassing it would be for him to set up a stall at the entrance of the bustling Ice and Snow World with such an appearance.
If someone were to take a picture and post it online, and his longtime customers recognized him, his reputation would be ruined.
It's terrifying to even think about.
Or if he is recognized by someone who knows him on the spot, that would be even more disastrous.
It's so hard to choose!
Lin Zhou stood behind the stall in a daze for a while, and then he noticed that everyone who passed by was looking at him.
After a moment of silence, Lin Zhou continued making beggar's chicken.
Now that we're packing up and heading back, all this marinated chicken will go to waste.
Whether the task is completed or not is a minor matter.
He can't stand seeing food wasted.
Even though he now lives the life of a wealthy person, he remains the same as before: not stingy, not extravagant, and not wasteful.
This personality trait, which remained unchanged even after possessing a system and becoming wealthy, put Lin Zhou at ease.
Ignoring the gazes of those around them.
The process continues until all the marinated chicken is wrapped in lotus leaves and pork caul fat, then the mud is left to dry.
Turn the beggar's chicken in the stove every now and then to ensure it is heated evenly.
If the fire wasn't strong enough, he had to squat by the stove and add firewood.
Whenever this happens, he has to mentally prepare himself.
Unaware that he would be blackened by the smoke, he would blow on the stove opening a few times after adding firewood and charcoal to make the fire burn brighter.
I wouldn't dare do that now.
"Boss, what are you making?"
A man passing by noticed Lin Zhou's face was blackened by soot and curiously came over to ask him something.
Even the cold weather couldn't dampen his enthusiasm for watching the excitement.
Lin Zhou: "Beggar's Chicken".
"Wow, this is something new! How much does it cost?"
The man, attracted by the beggar's chicken, immediately wanted to try it.
"198 each."
The older brother must be rich; upon hearing the price, he immediately ordered two.
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