Chapter 105
The Zhihuai Festival ended successfully. According to the practice of previous years, the ranking will be announced in two days...
The Zhihuai Festival concluded successfully.
As per past practice, the rankings will be announced within two days, and the rewards for the top five will be distributed personally by the government.
However, this year is different. The day after the rankings are listed, the top five will go to Linxiping to cook their signature dishes, and the prizes will be awarded there.
This is the new rule this year, and it has spread throughout Liuyun City a long time ago.
Everyone started to guess who the top five would be, and some even listed the ten most likely hot stalls and started betting on the win or loss.
These ten stalls are the ones that do the best business during the Zhihuai Festival. Basically, there are people placing bets on them, but one of them is the best.
——Yueting snacks.
But no one found it strange. Instead, everyone felt that it was the right thing to do.
After all, the most popular food at this year's Zhihuai Festival is Yueting Snacks' "snail rice noodle" and "flower cake."
Nowadays, everyone in the city, young and old, men, women, and children knows about it, and it has surpassed all the previous delicacies!
It's a pity that Yueting Snack Shop Yueting Buffet doesn't sell snail noodles, so everyone sighed as they couldn't eat it.
But not selling this doesn’t mean there aren’t other delicious foods in the store.
Early in the morning, the entrance of Yueting Self-service Store was crowded with people, more than any other day.
This phenomenon is quite normal. On the first day after the Zhihuai Festival, Yueting snacks attracted as many customers in Linxiping as today.
Xiao Yue was busy in the store, feeling fulfilled all over.
Setting up a stall is fun, but she is still used to the feeling of being in a store, where she is more adept at everything.
Xiao Yue moved around the restaurant serving dishes and collecting bowls, just like a fish returning to water.
When customers saw her, they greeted her one after another, and some even asked her what "signature dish" she would make in two days.
The words sounded as natural as if the official ranking announcement had already come out and Yueting Snacks had been confirmed to have won the top five.
Xiao Yue noticed that many people pricked up their ears, and said confidently and frivolously: "Everyone has to come to Lin Xiping to see it in person that day."
Just one sentence made the store customers, especially old customers, very excited, and they felt a sense of pride that they were witnessing something.
Xiao Yue said no more and continued to work.
Logically speaking, the restaurants that made the top five spots should have had some foresight and should have prepared their signature dishes in advance over the past few days.
Not only did Xiao Yue not do that, but he showed up in the store for two consecutive days.
Want to ask why?
Because...she doesn't know what to cook.
The night before the ranking announcement was released, Xiao Yue lay in bed, lost in thought.
Xiaoju, who was standing beside her, was stomping on her nipples madly, making a gurgling sound in his throat.
Probably because she had been away from the store for a long time recently, Xiaoju became a little depressed and was particularly clingy every day. She only felt a little better these two days when she stayed at home.
Xiao Yue touched its head and before falling asleep, a dish vaguely crossed his mind.
The next day.
West Street sign.
Before the government officials came to post the latest notice, the place was already crowded with people.
At four quarters past the hour of Mao, a group of people dressed in official uniforms came from Yanting Bridge towards this place. They were stunned when they saw the people gathered here.
The officers finally managed to maintain order. One of them wiped the sweat off his forehead and took a piece of paper to stick it on the notice board.
The words on it were densely packed, and the crowd immediately gathered around.
"The ranking of Linxiping food competition during Zhihuai Festival..."
"The first place goes to..."
“Yueting snacks!”
"good!!"
Cheers and applause rang out all around, as if these four words were what everyone wanted.
Several officers who were pushed aside were dumbfounded. One of them quickly came to his senses and muttered something.
"The prices of Liuyun City's delicacies are probably going to change completely..."
Yueting self-help.
Xiao Yue got up early in the morning, knowing that today was the day the rankings would be announced, and prepared to take a look himself.
Unexpectedly, Fang Sanhong pulled her back and said, "Don't go. I think the sign is full of people and we can't squeeze in."
Xiao Yue: “?”
Xiao Yue didn't believe it, so he pulled Lu Ran and Su Xiaoxiao and ran over. As a result, they saw a large crowd of people from a distance.
Not to mention walking over, it’s difficult to even squeeze in.
Lu Ran: "I'll go and see, you guys go back first."
Xiao Yue was just about to say that they could come back later, but thinking back to her previous tree-climbing skills, she silently took back the words.
Yueting Breakfast Buffet was about to open, and it would not be a good idea to delay here for too long, so Xiao Yue and Su Xiaoxiao could only leave with regret.
However, not being able to see it with your own eyes does not mean that you won’t hear it. It may even be one step faster than Lu Ran’s news.
As soon as the store opened, several customers who rushed in started shouting.
"Congratulations, Madam Xiao!"
"Yueting Snacks won the first place in Zhihuai Festival Food!!"
"Hahahahaha, here's my copy!"
“I knew it was number one!”
Xiao Yue was infected by everyone's emotions. Even though he had already predicted the ranking in his mind, he was extremely happy at this moment.
"Thank you everyone! Thanks to your support on Linxiping, we have added two new flavors of dumplings to breakfast today. Have a great meal everyone!"
One is pork and green onion, the other is three fresh fillings, both are very common flavors, and it is also the first new breakfast dish that Yueting Buffet has introduced in a long time.
The customers were delighted and rushed into the store to find two new pots with white, oval dumplings floating in them.
Each one is half the size of a palm and is placed in a heat-insulating and anti-lump pot. Even if they are cooked in advance, the delicious taste will not be ruined at all.
And just one look at the plump ingredients bulging under the dumpling skin will tell you how delicious it is when you take a bite!
A quarter of an hour later, Yueting had a buffet. Everyone had a bowl of dumplings, either with a dipping sauce or with condiments added to the soup, and they enjoyed the meal very satisfyingly.
——
After finishing breakfast in the store, Xiao Yue went to the signboard on West Street in person.
After all, I'm the boss, how can I not come and see it with my own eyes?
There were not many people here at the moment, and Xiao Yue walked to the signboard easily.
Ignoring other calligraphy and paintings, she first noticed the paper in the center, which had black words on a white background, and it was exactly the ranking of the Zhihuai Festival.
First place: Yueting Self-service.
A smile appeared in Xiao Yue's eyes. He looked for a few more seconds and then moved his gaze downwards.
Second place: Bai’s steamed dishes.
Third place: Zeng Ji.
Fourth place: Yunyun pastries.
Fifth place: Wang Wei dessert.
…
After seeing the top five, Xiao Yue was inevitably stunned for a moment. In addition to not being familiar with these stalls, there was another main reason.
She didn't see another familiar name, which was Luo Zhi's Zhixinzhiyi Cake Shop.
The words for the first five names on the white paper are slightly larger, and the words for the twentieth place onwards are in small fonts.
Xiao Yue continued to read, and unexpectedly saw the sixth name in small characters under the big characters - Zhixin Zhiyi Cake Shop.
She stared at it for a few seconds and was speechless for a moment.
Luo Zhi is the sixth?
Xiao Yue certainly wouldn't doubt whether something was wrong. After all, there were so many government officials patrolling every day, and all the problems were caught.
——After she and Sister Luo gossiped that day and witnessed a young man hiding a money bag, a few other incidents actually happened, but they were all caught on the spot and expelled from Linxiping.
With such importance attached to it, Xiao Yue felt that the government would never make a mistake in calculating how much the stalls earned every day.
She just thought about the day when she left Linxiping. Luo Zhi said, see you on the day when he makes his signature dish.
Now that the rankings are out, he is not in the top five...
Xiao Yue felt a little emotional, but thinking about it, with Luo Zhi's personality, he shouldn't be bothered for long, he could only say that it was just a little bit short.
Fortunately, the cake shop’s reputation was well known during the Zhihuai Festival, and people always came to buy cakes afterwards.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yue didn't feel sad for Luo Zhi. He stopped reading when he saw Sister Luo's sixteenth place, and turned back to the store.
Little did she know that after she left, a man in white came up to the sign and looked directly at the small words under the first five big names.
He stood there with his head down for a while and left quickly.
Xiao Yue returned to the shop and continued to busy herself with preparing lunch.
Like breakfast, lunch has not been new for a while. Since the Huaihuai Festival, there have only been three items: flower cakes, flower milk jelly and passion fruit drink.
Logically speaking, after the Zhihuai Festival is over, Yueting Buffet should quickly prepare new dishes to consolidate the new customers it has attracted in Linxiping.
At least it’s the same with other companies. Not only are there new products, but there are also various activities.
But no, at noon, the customers discovered that Yueting Buffet really did not have any new dishes, and there was not even any activity!
This did not fit in with everyone's usual impression of Xiao Yue, so customers led by Zhao Liang, Li Xiong and Sister Meng asked about it, but they only got the three words "in preparation".
That would have been fine, but when Yueting Buffet was about to close, the last few customers leaving saw Xiao Yue take out a white board and hang it on the door.
There was no need to look closely, because the lettering was very large, and it said - the store will be closed for two days, and new summer products will be sold the day after tomorrow. Only new customers can get one free.
This short sentence stunned the last few customers who left.
One of them came back to his senses and muttered to himself: "Isn't this the first event of Yueting Self-service? I was lucky enough to have a portion of crispy duck with taro paste. The taste was..."
How does it taste?
Just by looking at the expression on this person's face at this moment, you can tell: it is full of aftertaste and he can't forget it.
Within an hour, the news spread throughout West Street, and from West Street to other places, as fast as the speed of night.
Now most people know that Yueting Self-service is about to launch a new event.
Good news, the limited edition dishes are guaranteed to be delicious. Bad news, they are only for newcomers!
Many people were extremely sad at the time, and what was even more sad was that Yueting Buffet would be closed for two consecutive days.
How can this be tolerated!
Unfortunately, Yueting’s group of people could not empathize with everyone’s grief.
Xiao Yue announced early in the morning that the business would be closed for two days, not only to conserve energy for new activities, but also to compensate everyone for not being able to rest due to being busy for so long during the Zhihuai Festival.
So now, they have to hold on to their tails and relax!
Of course, the most important thing is...
“I’m really looking forward to Sister Xiao cooking live tomorrow!”
"Needless to say, the food is sure to amaze everyone and make everyone drool!"
“Because you know it’s great just by the name of the dish!”
“Awesome and delicious!”
At the dinner table at night, Su Xiaoxiao, Sun Wen and other sisters were extremely excited. They not only discussed where to go for the next two days, but also discussed going to Linxiping tomorrow.
Xiao Yue regarded this as a "post-match performance". Everyone was more excited than she was, saying that at least they had to have someone there to cheer her on.
"Okay, then you guys find a good spot tomorrow and remember to bring water." Xiao Yue smiled, but laughed in his heart.
Naturally, she wouldn't say anything like: You rarely have a good rest, there's no need to watch it, anyway, you've already won first place, this part is not important or anything like that.
Everyone was so happy for her, how could Xiao Yue possibly spoil the fun?
Not to mention, although she didn't regard this as an event as important as the Huaihuai Festival, she was still a little excited when she thought about the "ace dish" she would make tomorrow.
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