Chapter 42 Meow Meow
At seven o'clock in the evening, Jian Yunlan's tricycle arrived at the gate of Hetang Community on time.
Hetang Community is located in the old city area and the buildings are relatively old, but it is very popular because of its good location, close to the city center and cheap rent. This is the time when many young people just get off work. A number of snack stalls have been set up at the entrance of Hetang Community, selling grilled skewers, hand-pulled pancakes, and octopus balls.
There is a square opposite the gate of the community. The aunties who were dancing square dance have already taken their positions, and there are also many people walking, walking their dogs, and chatting nearby.
With such popularity, there must be a lot of diners.
Just one look at the environment and Jian Yunlan's heart was at peace.
After choosing a location, Jian Yunlan stopped the tricycle and started setting up the stall right there.
Because there are many ingredients for selling spicy hot pot, Jian Yunlan brought an extra extending table to allow diners to choose freely. Various ingredients were placed on the table in different categories and skewered with bamboo sticks. There were fresh and tender beef, various meatballs, tripe, potatoes, lotus root slices, fried tofu, enoki mushrooms, etc. When illuminated by the warm yellow light, it immediately looked warm and bright, emitting an attractive glow.
There are also seasonings of various colors, chili powder, chili oil, sesame oil, onion, ginger, garlic, etc., which are also placed one by one on exquisite porcelain plates.
While Jian Yunlan was busy, Taotie, who had turned into a big dog, was also not idle.
It seemed that Hu Danggui's joining brought him a sense of crisis. Taotie, who had always tried his best to avoid work, became active today. He even went to investigate the street food stalls, and came back with a bracelet with number tags that he got from somewhere, ranging from one to one hundred. When customers took the number tags, it was easy to see who was in line, and disputes were avoided.
At this time, the big dog Taotie had a small basket hanging around its neck. It lowered its head and proudly arranged the number bracelets on the small basket.
As for Hu Danggui, since it was her first day at work, Jian Yunlan asked her to stay in the Qingxin Ruyi Lantern and observe first.
...While Jian Yunlan was busy, some diners had already noticed this new snack stall.
Feng Danqing had just got off work. She dragged her tired body towards home, just wanting to eat something to fill her stomach so that she could go back and lie down to rest as soon as possible. Even though it was only Monday, she was already exhausted.
This crappy class is not for human beings!
"Malatang? It looks good." Seeing the new snack stand at the entrance of the community, Feng Danqing immediately had an idea.
The snack stand was clean, with warm lighting and clearly visible dishes that looked fresh and tempting.
The most important thing is that the stall owner is so handsome! He was wearing a transparent mask and an ordinary floral apron, standing there simply, like a painting.
Why would such a young and handsome Alpha set up a stall selling spicy hot pot at the entrance of the community? Feng Danqing was a little curious.
"Boss, how much is this spicy hot pot?" Feng Danqing couldn't help but walk over and ask.
"It's not ready yet, you may have to wait a while," Jian Yunlan said with a smile, "One hundred per portion, you can choose any dish you want."
"???"
Seize the young master? !
Feng Danqing's glasses widened. Did she really hear it right? A serving of spicy hot pot costs 100 yuan? !
The look he gave the snack stand owner suddenly changed.
The boss is good-looking, but beauty cannot be eaten. The prices are so high, it is really unbearable for an ordinary office worker like her.
"Uh," Feng Danqing looked away awkwardly, smiled awkwardly, and said, "Then I'll take another look."
"Yeah." Jian Yunlan nodded.
He can understand the concerns of diners.
Jian Yunlan has no power to change the pricing of the Chef God System, and according to the real valuation of the Chef God System, it would not be an exaggeration to sell this serving of spicy hot pot for over a thousand yuan. Because the price cannot be changed, in order to make the diners happy and satisfied with their meals, Jian Yunlan came up with the idea of "choose any dish you want". Give each guest a bamboo basket and cook as much as they can fit into the basket.
Many street food stalls have menu items that appear cheap, but when added together, the price easily exceeds three digits. In fact, this model is not as cost-effective as this one.
But Feng Danqing obviously didn't think of this.
A serving of spicy hot pot costs one hundred yuan, and it’s at a snack stand. It’s too expensive no matter how you think about it!
She said "let's wait and see", but she actually turned around and walked in another direction.
Just 200 meters away there are Zhang Mou Malatang and Yang Moufu Malatang. The taste is average, but with coupons, you can have a full meal for only 30 or 40 yuan.
This is also the reason why there are no malatang snack stands nearby. Not far away, there are two malatang chain giants fighting each other. Retail investors like them really cannot compete!
Jian Yunlan had actually anticipated Feng Danqing's attitude, so it didn't affect his mentality too much.
Jian Yunlan continued to make final preparations for setting up the stall.
When making street spicy hot pot, the most important thing is the big soup pot. Jian Yunlan asked the housekeeper to buy a large iron pot. Jian Yunlan then set the pot up and heated it up. Inside the pot was a thick beef bone soup that had been simmered over a slow fire for several hours. It was mixed with Jian Yunlan's homemade red oil, giving it a delicate and rich texture that was bright red and attractive, with plenty of Sichuan peppercorns and dried chilies floating in it.
The moment the pot was opened, a white steam rose up and the aroma of beef bone and red oil soup spread.
There is a crossroads at the entrance of the community, and the ventilation is very good. The wind quickly carries the fragrance away.
Feng Danqing, who had just turned around, immediately couldn't walk anymore.
——Fuck, it smells so good!
But it was 100 yuan a copy. Feng Danqing gritted his teeth and used up all his endurance to force himself to walk towards Yang Moufu...
Woo, there is a feeling of sadness that I cannot control.
Not only Feng Danqing, but also the residents entering and leaving the community, the pedestrians on the street, and the aunties dancing in the square not far away, all smelled the fragrance.
That rich aroma is the taste of classic Sichuan spicy hot pot, with the mellow fragrance of beef bone broth, blended with the spicy flavor of pepper and red oil. It dissipates with the autumn wind, and people can taste the hot spicy flavor in their mouths just by smelling it.
Many people couldn't help but look around and began to look for the source of the fragrance.
Xu Lijun and Song Lanzhen, who had just walked out of the community in sportswear, couldn't help smelling the fragrance.
"It smells so good, is it spicy hot pot?" Aunt Song's eyes began to wander, and a hint of hesitation flashed across her face.
Although she had just eaten dinner, the smell of the spicy hot pot made her feel a little hungry.
Xu Lijun and Song Lanzhen are both sixty years old this year. They are of similar age and live close to each other, so it was natural for them to form a square dance pair. Both of them had dinner at home before coming down to join the square dance exercise. They vowed to lose ten pounds in three months and set an example for their younger generations.
"Malatang is not hygienic," Aunt Xu was tempted by the aroma for a moment, but she quickly came to her senses and said with determination, "It smells good, but you don't know how many additives are added, and it's all gutter oil..."
Aunt Song: "Yes, yes."
After being persuaded by Aunt Xu, Aunt Song came to her senses a little, wiped her saliva, and the two of them joined the square dance together.
Aunt Song's signature song happened to be playing. She was usually very excited every time she danced to this song, but today she was so obsessed with the lingering fragrance that she could hardly keep up with the moves.
So this is what the emperor who was seduced by his concubine and neglected his government affairs in the storytelling feels like? QAQ
Song Lanzhen thought with tears in her eyes.
Xu Lijun didn't notice that Song Lanzhen was not in good shape.
"Oh, Sister Song," Xu Lijun said worriedly while jumping, "My child is such a worry to me. He's almost thirty and still hasn't found a partner. He has to rely on powerful inhibitors to survive every month..."
Xu Lijun's daughter is an Omega. Omegas are rare and precious in this society, so she shouldn't have to worry about finding a partner.
But her daughter is an online novel writer who stays at home typing every day and can stay at home for several weeks without going out. How can she find a partner? Are we expecting a love that is like a home invasion?
Song Lanzhen, who is the same age as her, already has a granddaughter, but Xu Lijun's own daughter is still single. Recently, every time Xu Lijun thinks about this, she gets anxious and angry.
——In this society, for Alpha and Omega, finding a partner is the most important thing in their lives!
No matter how successful a person is in his or her career, if he or she does not find a lifelong partner before the age of thirty, he or she will be a loser in the eyes of the world.
This has been accepted by society for so long that it has even spawned a host of symptoms, such as 'suppressant shame', where any older A or O who is still using suppressants is ashamed to still need to buy suppressants instead of relying on their partner's pheromone markers to get them through the heat phase.
"My son is already 29 years old." Xu Lijun said with a sad face. She couldn't dance the square dance anymore and walked to the side dejectedly. "Is he really going to be left alone?"
Song Lanzhen didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only walk out of the square dance group with her, saying as they walked: "We can't rush this matter. The ideas of young people are different from those of us older generations. Look at Xiao Xu, she is so successful in writing novels, and she lives a comfortable life. Isn't that great?"
"What's so good about it?" Xu Lijun said, "Her high school classmates and their kids are all good at playing with soy sauce, but she has never even held the hand of an Alpha. I really don't know where to find an Alpha for her..."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Lijun saw the owner of the spicy hot pot stall in front of her -
Alive, handsome, Alpha!
Xu Lijun's eyes lit up.
The two of them were chatting and somehow ended up walking to the spicy hot pot stall.
But what attracted Xu Lijun's attention was not the dazzling array of dishes, nor the big soup pot emitting spicy aroma, but the snack vendor standing behind the stall.
In this era, for safety reasons, all Alphas and Omegas are obliged to reveal their gender in public. At the moment of differentiation into A or O, the hospital will implant a tiny fluorescent marker on the side of the back of the neck. A is blue light and O is orange light.
The snack stand owner was tall and handsome, with a bright blue light clearly flickering on the side of his neck.
Xu Lijun immediately had an idea.
Recently, she was almost haunted by the fact that her daughter was a single Omega who was almost 30 years old. She couldn't sleep every night and her mouth was full of blisters from anxiety. When she saw such an Alpha of the right age and handsome appearance appeared in front of her, Xu Lijun didn't care whether the other party was running a snack stand or not, and wanted to go up and get his contact information for her daughter.
"He is so handsome. I wonder if he has a girlfriend?" Xu Lizhen murmured as she looked at the stall owner with green eyes.
"Yes, it smells delicious. I wonder how much one serving is?" Song Lanzhen murmured as she stared at the spicy hot pot with green eyes.
The two people were not on the same channel at all, but they continued chatting.
"Shall we go up and ask?"
--"good!"
The two aunts hit it off immediately and walked forward excitedly.
"Boss, how much is this spicy hot pot?"
Song Lanzhen spoke first, looking at the dishes under the warm yellow light, the beef was obviously top quality, with snowflake-like patterns, half fat and half lean, it looked fresh and delicious.
Not to mention the tripe, which was skewered on bamboo sticks and chilled, with plump and elastic spines. Such a large piece of fresh tripe was almost bigger than her palm!
In that huge soup pot, there was a rich beef bone red oil soup boiling. On the delicate and mellow soup base, there was a layer of shiny red oil floating, and there were also plenty of dried chilies and peppercorns, and white steam was steaming...
She couldn't even imagine how delicious it would be!
"One hundred yuan per portion, you can choose any dish you want." Jian Yunlan picked up a bamboo basket and said, "As long as it can fit in this basket, it's one hundred yuan no matter how many dishes there are."
When Song Lanzhen heard the price, she thought it was a bit expensive at first, but she could accept it - she knew what she was talking about, and she could tell at a glance that the quality of the beef and tripe was very good, but they could only be found in high-end hot pot restaurants. A hundred yuan worth of spicy hot pot could actually be paid for by eating two slices of beef.
And after Jian Yunlan said "choose any dish you want", she opened her eyes wide!
Such a big bamboo basket, like a small washbasin, can hold all the things worth a hundred yuan?
Boss, aren’t you afraid of going bankrupt if you sell like this? ! !
"Then I want one!" Song Lanzhen said, unable to wait any longer, and paid directly with her mobile phone scanning the code, "Boss, give me more spicy food."
"Okay~"
The stall had only been set up for twenty minutes when diners arrived. Jian Yunlan was in a good mood and handed the bamboo basket to Song Lanzhen with a smile.
Song Lanzhen's stomach had already started to growl. She took the bamboo basket and began to pick things with great joy. Put three skewers of beef, she loves tripe, put five skewers, the lotus root slices look fresh, and of course, five or six skewers of enoki mushrooms...
It feels so good to eat spicy hot pot buffet!
A small mountain of food soon formed in Song Lanzhen's bamboo basket.
"Sister Song, do you really want to eat?"
Xu Lijun was shocked by Song Lanzhen's performance. She thought Song Lanzhen just accompanied her to ask for the boss's contact information, but she didn't expect that she would pay so quickly and even pick out the dishes.
I don’t know what ingredients are used in this street food stall. Maybe they are all synthetic meat and gutter oil.
Although it smelled good, Xu Lijun didn't dare to put it into her mouth at all.
Moreover, she was so anxious about her daughter's major life events that she had no appetite, let alone spicy hot pot!
Compared to this, she was more concerned about the personal situation of the snack stand owner:
"Boss, what's your name? How old are you? Do you have a partner?"
Xu Lijun directly used three soul combos.
Hearing these questions, Taotie, who was lying on the side sorting number plates, pricked up his ears as if inadvertently.
...Humph, it's normal for a dignified Lord Taotie to care about the living conditions of his servants, right?
Hearing this, Jian Yunlan blinked and only answered the first question: "My name is Jian Yunlan, Auntie, you can call me Little Jian or Boss Jian."
Hearing this, Taotie's ears drooped listlessly again.
boring.
"Oh," Xu Lijun said unwillingly, and took another step forward, "It's like this, I have a good-for-nothing child at home, he's an Omega, he looks pretty good, and he has a gentle personality..."
Taotie pricked up his ears again.
What, someone wants to introduce someone to Jian Yunlan?
The golden pupil glanced at Jian Yunlan.
This world seems to be divided into Alpha, Beta and Omega, among which Alpha and Omega are pairs.
Taotie knew that Jian Yunlan's identity in this world was Alpha, but when he thought that someone actually wanted to pair Jian Yunlan with a strange Omega, Taotie felt weird and couldn't explain it.
But Jian Yunlan, that street stall fanatic, probably won’t agree, right?
Before Jian Yunlan could reply.
The lotus glass lamp hanging above the snack stand suddenly flickered, emitting a beautiful colorful light.
For some unknown reason, Xu Lijun's attention was immediately attracted by the light.
She involuntarily moved closer to the lotus lantern and looked up to observe it carefully.
"Wow, what a beautiful lamp," Xu Lijun couldn't help but sigh, "The little people inside look so real. This lamp must have cost a lot of money."
The lamp was antique, and each lotus petal looked extremely delicate, with beautiful carvings, like a work of art that could only be seen in a museum. And in the warm-colored wick, there sits an exquisite little man. Through the glass lampshade, you can see that the little man is wearing a Taoist robe and has two cute buns. His porcelain-white, round face is extremely adorable.
Xu Lijun looked at the little man and was so fascinated that she forgot what she was saying.
In my mind, a cute and soft voice sounded vaguely, saying: "The first goal of life is not to fall in love, but to realize the meaning of your life! Aunt Xu, think about it, your daughter is healthy, happy and happy, why do you have to force her to fall in love?"
The voice continued to speak, in a childish voice, but inexplicably convincing, "When you brought this life into this world, didn't you hope that she would be safe and happy?" "In this world, there is no age to do anything. It is a false proposition that you must get married at the age of 30..."
...Xu Lijun only felt that her soul seemed to float in another isolated fairyland, where there were mountains and flowing water, as freehand as an ink painting, and an immortal in Taoist robes was drinking and chatting with her.
When her soul returned to her body, Xu Lijun felt that her entire mind had been cleansed.
She opened her eyes, and all the anxiety and confusion she had felt disappeared, replaced by peace and contentment.
"Master, I understand!"
Xu Lijun said, opened her phone, and sent a WeChat message to her daughter: [Dear, when and whether you fall in love, mom won’t interfere. Your happiness is the most important thing [smile]]
Then she put down her phone and felt unprecedented joy and happiness.
Why, not long ago, had she been so obsessed with such insignificant things that she couldn't enjoy the happiness in front of her?
Now that she has calmed down, Xu Lijun feels that the world has completely changed. Even the spicy hot pot on the roadside that she once disliked has become spicy and tempting...
Wait, it’s not an illusion.
It smells really good!
Xu Lijun stared at the soup pot. The red spicy soup was bubbling, and the large bones inside could be vaguely seen. This was not gutter oil, but the original soup slowly boiled from real fresh beef bones. The delicate color and the oil were so delicious.
"Boss Jian, I want a bowl of spicy hot pot too!" said Xu Lijun.
"Okay." Jian Yunlan smiled slightly and handed her a bamboo basket.
“…”
On the other side, Song Lanzhen had already picked out the vegetables, filling a large basket with ingredients.
At the same time, Song Lanzhen felt something tugging at the corner of her clothes.
"Ouch!" Song Lanzhen looked down and saw a majestic and handsome big silver long-haired dog.
The dog stood gracefully and it was obvious that it was well-trained. Song Lanzhen actually saw a bit of arrogance in its golden pupils.
So cute!
The big dog stretched out his paw modestly. A number bracelet was hooked on his paw. The number plate was particularly clean and beautiful, with a texture like white jade and engraved with "No. 1".
"Boss Jian, is this your dog?" Song Lanzhen looked up at Jian Yunlan, "So cute and handsome, you take such good care of it."
Taotie raised his head proudly.
"Well, it gives you a number plate, and it will call your number when it's cooked." Jian Yunlan explained.
"Hey." Song Lanzhen was amused. This spicy hot pot boss had only a few customers, but he even put up a number plate. He looked very presentable and seemed very confident in himself.
Young people, it’s good to be more confident.
...At this time, Song Lanzhen could not foresee how many people would fight for this number plate in the future, and how many bloody fights would be fought over this number plate.
Xu Lijun also scanned the code to pay, and started picking up vegetables with a bamboo basket. Song Lanzhen saw that she had completely gotten rid of her previous listlessness and fatigue, and was surprised: "Lijun, can you eat this spicy hot pot? I thought you had no appetite."
"Why can't I eat?" Xu Lijun smiled peacefully, and she looked several years younger. "I have a good appetite now. Don't worry about trivial matters. This is a good time in the world~"
Song Lanzhen: “…”
I don’t know what happened, but Xu Lijun seemed to have been reborn.
But Song Lanzhen did not dwell on this issue for long.
Soon, her attention was drawn to the soup pot.
Jian Yunlan took over the baskets from the two, put the ingredients into the colander, and dipped it into the red oil soup. The beef bone soup had already boiled to a boil. The bright red color was tempting, bubbling and white steam was rising towards you.
Just looking at this picture and listening to this sound is so healing!
The tender beef quickly changed color in the soup pot, curled up, and was soaked in red oil and chili peppers...
Live broadcast room of all worlds.
The "Light in the Dark River" special zone has been open for half a day, and the quick-acting anchors have already run into the main character, Fu Changfeng, or the main character, Yu Ming.
This Hetang Community is where the top and bottom protagonists live, so most of the anchors’ activities are around Hetang Community, and everyone’s backgrounds are similar.
Someone sneaked into the summer camp attended by the protagonist Fu Changfeng and applied for a trainee teacher position in order to get close to Fu Changfeng;
Someone was waiting at the gate of Hetang Community, where the protagonist Yu Ming was on his way home from school, and started a conversation with Yu Ming, hoping to make himself familiar with him.
There are also people setting up stalls at the entrance of Hetang Community...
Wait, setting up a stall?
【……】
What about the reversal? ? ! Where is Laozi's reversal? ? ? ! ! ! 】
[No, are you really setting up a stall?] Didn’t even see the hair of the main characters? What on earth are you, the 100,000 viewers, watching every day...】
[Don’t you think the live broadcast of Boss Jian selling spicy hot pot at a stall looks very healing? Just watching the bubbling beef bone soup is so relaxing~ (intoxicated)]
[I can see it but I can’t eat it. What’s the cure? It makes me so hungry just looking at it, ugh ugh ugh ugh! ! 】
[The elimination criteria for "Dark River Light" are extremely strict. Anyone who changes the plot by less than 5% within 48 hours will be eliminated immediately. This anchor is just setting up a stall. I guess he is not far from being eliminated.]
【Boss Jian: So what? Do you think I care? (Crazy stall.jpg)]
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