"Huh? Why is nobody here?"
When Zhao Qisheng and the others arrived at the entrance of the vegetable market, they saw that the spot where Lin Zhou had originally set up his stall was empty.
The crowded streets were much quieter than when they had come before.
"They've probably sold out and packed up to leave." Zhao Qisheng thought that with so many people queuing, it was normal for them to close up shop early.
"Well, I was thinking of buying some to try, but it looks like I won't be able to today."
His colleagues waved goodbye to Zhao Qisheng with regret.
Zhao Qisheng's home was right across from the vegetable market, so he turned around and went home.
The thought of the half-jar of fermented fish left over from last night gave him a boost.
Hehe~
A day passed, and he had long forgotten his guilty conscience about sneaking a snack that morning. He couldn't wait to get home, but when he didn't smell the familiar aroma, he thought his mother had hidden the fermented fish again.
"Mom, is dinner ready yet? I'm starving."
"We've been waiting for you to come back. Let's eat."
When Aunt Zhao saw her son return, she brought out the food she had prepared from the kitchen and called her husband, who was enjoying the air conditioning in the room, to come out and eat.
The family of three sat neatly at the dining table. Zhao Qisheng looked around but didn't see any fermented fish or fish ball soup. He looked at his mother in confusion.
"Mom, where's the fermented fish? I saw fish ball soup at the stall selling fermented fish while I was on duty today. It looked really delicious. Did you buy any?"
Aunt Zhao shook her head.
"I didn't buy anything today. I went to your grandparents' house and didn't get back until this afternoon. I'll buy it tomorrow."
"ah?"
Zhao Qisheng was stunned on the spot, his expression one of despair.
He had been looking forward to it for ages, but his mom didn't buy it.
"Wow, Mom, why didn't you tell me you didn't buy it? I bought it and brought it back while I was on duty!"
Frustration at being disappointed made Zhao Qisheng's emotions rise unconsciously, and he spoke in a louder voice, as if he were questioning someone.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhao's expression instantly turned cold.
“Go buy it yourself if you want to eat it. How old are you? You still crave food. You didn’t say you wanted to eat it today. You even sneaked some of the fermented fish that I bought and put in the cupboard. You’re getting more and more temperamental as you get older. And you even got angry at your mother. Who taught you to talk like that?”
Aunt Zhao slammed her chopsticks on the table in anger, while Father Zhao cowered beside her like a quail, not uttering a sound.
Seeing that his mother was angry, Zhao Qisheng realized that his tone was not good.
"Mom, I'm sorry, that's not what I meant. It's just that it's delicious, and we all love it. I saw that you've been buying it for the past few days, and you'll probably buy it again today, so I didn't say anything. I was wrong, please don't be angry."
"Fifty-one pounds, that's not exactly cheap. How can we eat that every day? You're really not in charge of the household, you don't know the cost of firewood, rice, oil, and salt. You should just get married and move out. I'm too lazy to take care of you. The old man and the young girl don't care about anything all day long, all they know is eating."
Zhao Qisheng was so scolded that he lost all his temper and sighed wearily.
He just said it casually, without paying attention to his tone, and was immediately met with a barrage of insults.
It's so hard to be a person!
......
On Saturday, the second day, when Lin Zhou arrived at the entrance of the vegetable market, he saw even more people than the day before.
I suddenly realized it was Saturday. Many students' parents are off work, so they naturally have time to come and buy food.
This time, the diners learned their lesson and lined up in the same queue as yesterday before Lin Zhou arrived.
To avoid losing their spots, everyone stayed in the group and greeted Lin Zhou as soon as they saw him.
This disciplined and civilized queuing pattern is much better than yesterday's.
Lin Zhou was initially worried when he arrived, fearing that these people might be up to something or try to mess with him. This is good.
Without all those fancy gimmicks, he was able to sell much faster.
I didn't go fishing with Pan Yuan last night because I overslept and couldn't buy any fresh wild small fish. So today, besides fermented fish and smoked fish, I only prepared fish ball soup.
The food is all ready-made, so it sells very quickly.
The queue grew longer again, and this time each person was limited to buying two kilograms.
And so, one diner after another came, and the food in the stainless steel bucket was quickly consumed.
They sold out before 7 o'clock!
This has completely refreshed the understanding of our regular customers!
"It's all your fault, Uncle! I told you to come earlier, but you insisted you had enough time, and now you're late!"
Huang Jiaojiao couldn't buy any delicious fish ball soup, and she glared angrily at her uncle, her eyes filled with murderous intent.
"There was no other way, there was an emergency meeting, but I resolved it very quickly. There were just too many people today, but I calculated that there would be enough time."
Fang Jun didn't expect so many people to be queuing up today. They arrived before six o'clock and sold out before it was their turn.
Yesterday, he and his niece each bought three catties of fish and the whole family ate it with gusto. Today, he specially sent the two of them out to buy more, but they couldn't find any at all.
Many of the regular customers in the group also failed to buy it, and seeing that the group leader had also failed to buy it, they felt a strange sense of balance.
"I feel it's because Boss Lin didn't prepare enough. There's only one bucket of fermented fish, one bucket of smoked fish, and one bucket of fish balls. Who can eat that much? There are so many of us."
"My goodness, Mr. Lin's food is so popular! I arrived an hour early and there was already a long queue, but I still couldn't get any."
"The problem is that it's already Saturday, and there's only one day left this week, and I haven't eaten it even once!"
"This is still the result of not telling the people in the fried chicken group next door. We can't even buy it. I can't imagine what would happen if more people knew about Boss Lin."
"It's not just us queuing up; there are also many people queuing up in the opposite community. They're really lucky; they've been eating fish for who knows how many days."
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