Chapter 16

Autumn in Dore City came earlier than Jiang Li had expected.

When modern students just finished their summer vacation and welcomed the start of school, summer in Dore City was already coming to an end, and the first autumn wind blew the yellow leaves from the treetops to the door of the supermarket.

On the contrary, Jiang Li's hometown is a small city in the south, where the summer is particularly long. When the residents of the other world began to pull out thick clothes, he was sweating profusely in a T-shirt in modern times.

So, in the alternation of cold and heat, Jiang Li unfortunately... caught a cold.

"Mr. Jiang Li, this is your first time in Dore City, so you may not know. The winter in Dore City is very long and cold, so you have to start preparing early." A customer who came to buy hot pot base saw the supermarket owner's red nose and laughed, "Every time it comes to this time, many people get sick, so cold medicine is also very popular. I recommend the drug store at the entrance of the shopping street. The medicine in that store tastes better than other stores."

His companion retorted, "Although it tastes better, if we talk about the effect, Morton's store's is better, right? Morton's store's cold medicine only needs to be drunk once, but the ones in other stores need to be drunk several times to recover."

"That's what you say, but the taste of Morton's store's medicine is really..."

"But Morton's cold potion is only fifty copper coins more expensive than other stores!"

You know, magic potions are not cheap. Drinking it less often can save a lot of money. Therefore, even though the magic potion in Morton's pharmacy is extremely unpalatable, there are still many customers who come here.

Just thinking of the taste, the customers who recommended the cold potion to Jiang Li all blushed.

If they had more money, they would never choose Morton's!

Jiang Li, who listened to the whole story, said: "..." and silently took a sip of his cold potion.

Although the magic potion in the other world is amazing, Jiang Li would never want to try it when he thinks of the various strange raw materials and the horrible taste that even the local residents avoid. Modern medicine is already very advanced and can cure a minor cold.

But I don’t know if it’s because Jiang Li travels back and forth between the two worlds every day, shuttling back and forth between autumn and summer. This time, Jiang Li’s cold lasted for several days and didn’t heal.

With the arrival of autumn, the sales of hot pot base in the supermarket have become better than before.

Although hot pot base was also very popular before, it was in the hot summer. In the summer without air conditioning, sitting next to the stove was undoubtedly a torture. But now it is different. When the weather is cold, nothing is more suitable than a pot of steaming hot pot.

Previously, the residents of the other world preferred to eat spicy hot pot, but no one knew who started it. When Jiang Li discovered it, the real way of eating hot pot while cooking began to become popular in Dolei City. Except for the nobles who still care about table manners, ordinary residents and adventurers like the new way of eating.

And among all the hot pot bases, the most popular one is spicy hot pot.

The hot and scalding hot pot, even those who can't eat spicy food can't resist the stimulating and addictive taste, especially after the weather turns cold, the ability of chili to dispel cold becomes particularly obvious. The residents of Dolei City can't stop eating it. They keep putting it in their mouths while sweating profusely from the spiciness.

After sending away another customer who came to buy hot pot base, Jiang Li thought about whether to increase the usual purchase volume when looking at the few stocks left on the shelf.

Hot pot base is undoubtedly the most popular product in the supermarket. The daily consumption of the residents of Dolei City alone is already a huge number, not including the civilians who stopped because of the price of five silver coins. In addition, as he has been in the other world for a longer time, in addition to the residents who buy daily, there are also merchants who start to purchase from him.

The products in the supermarket have become the characteristic of Dolei City. When merchants in Dolei City take their products to other cities for business, they also begin to tentatively ask Jiang Li if they can sell the products in the supermarket. Although there is no obvious effect at present, many people have this idea. Several merchants have come to Jiang Li to purchase goods. Among all the goods, fast food that is durable in storage is the most popular among merchants.

However, in addition to hot pot base, can you recommend some other products...

"Ding Dong!"

Someone pushed the door and walked in.

Jiang Li looked up and saw that it was still a regular customer.

Jiang Li wanted to say hello, but his nose was itchy and he sneezed before he opened his mouth.

Chris noticed that he looked sick, and asked with concern: "Mr. Jiang Li, do you want to buy a bottle of cold medicine?"

"No, thanks." Jiang Li refused without thinking. He picked up the cup with the brewed cold medicine in it, "I have medicine."

Chris said worriedly: "But you have been sick for many days, and this medicine seems to be of no use."

"After all, the taste of cold medicine is really bad. If it is not necessary, I really don't want to drink it." Irene interrupted and said: "But, you have been sick for so many days and you are not well yet, Mr. Jiang Li, you are not afraid of taking medicine, are you?" Jiang

Li: "..." Nonsense, what nonsense are you talking about!

It's your magic potion from another world that is too scary!

Jiang Li immediately changed the subject: "Are you here to buy hot pot base as well?"

"No, we're here to buy popsicles this time."

Irene walked to the freezer skillfully, pushed open the glass sliding door, and took out five chocolate popsicles for herself and her companions. Another member who was responsible for managing the team's finances took out money and sighed, "It would be great if these popsicles could be easily stored."

"Even if they were easy to store, you wouldn't want to eat them every day." Irene ate the chocolate popsicle and said vaguely, "It's going to be winter in Dolei City soon. By then, even if I have to eat boiled monster meat, I won't want to eat something so cold."

"Yes, you'll definitely get sick if you do that."

Jiang Li sneezed again.

Irene looked over with concern: "Mr. Jiang Li, are you really not going to buy cold medicine?"

"Yeah, you've been sick for several days, it's not good for your health."

"The store postponed the opening time before, is it because of your illness?"

Jiang Li said with difficulty: "...No."

Jiang Li picked up his cold medicine that was about to get cold and drank it all.

Why did the opening time become later? Of course it was not because of illness, nor was it because he was lazy.

But Chris's previous words really scared him. What kind of powerful elf dared to challenge the royal court magician? The night Jiang Li heard about this, he dreamed that the elf came to his door, and he and his supermarket were beaten to pieces. He was awakened by a nightmare in the middle of the night.

After waking up, Jiang Li read all night long and finished all the remaining magic basics.

In the following days, after waking up every day, he took advantage of the golden time in the early morning to concentrate on reading the magic book, so he postponed the opening time.

Fortunately, the elf never came. Come to think of it, although the residents of Dore City have a strange filter for him, looking at the entire Lalan Continent, he is just an unknown little man, and maybe the elf doesn't take him seriously at all.

After he was relieved, he resumed his original business hours.

Chris quickly finished his ice cream and noticed the extra goods inside. After the fall in Dore City, Jiang Li reduced the popsicles in the freezer. And in the empty space, there are now many frozen foods.

Looking at the tempting pictures printed on the package, Chris' eyes lit up, he turned around curiously and asked: "Boss Jiang Li, what are these?"

Jiang Li said calmly: "They are pre-prepared meals."

Chris: "Pre-prepared meals? What are those?"

"It's food that you don't have to do anything about. You can just heat it up and enjoy it immediately." Jiang Li said: "This is my first time selling it. I wonder if you will like it."

"Oh--"

After being baptized by instant noodles and other fast foods, the humans in the other world quickly understood the meaning of pre-prepared meals.

Chris and his companions looked at each other, and the one who managed the finances readily paid: "Give me one!"

Jiang Li asked: "Which one do you want?"

Just like instant noodles also have many flavors, the alien guests are very experienced: "What flavors are there?"

Jiang Li recalled: "Preserved pork with preserved vegetables, Kung Pao chicken, sweet and sour pork tenderloin, and beef with potatoes. Some that need a little processing include pickled fish, sour soup beef, and boiled beef."

Yes, Jiang Li sells the most common pre-prepared meals on the market, which have devastated modern people!

On Earth, pre-prepared meals already exist in the streets and alleys, and in every household, whether it is a restaurant in a shopping mall or a take-out fast food, and even the New Year's Eve dinner has the shadow of pre-prepared meals.

Large supermarkets sell frozen pre-prepared semi-finished dishes. Jiangli's supermarket is not large and has few freezers. Even if the popsicles are removed, the remaining space is mostly occupied by frozen foods such as meatballs and dumplings, and pre-prepared dishes only occupy a small space. Neighbors will never buy this kind of food. Considering that guests from another world may like it, Jiangli only bought a few goods.

Although they haven't tasted it yet, guests from another world are really curious!

Chris and his companions listened to Jiangli's announcement of a bunch of dishes, each of which was unheard of. They could understand diced chicken, beef and fish, but what are preserved vegetables, Gongbao and sweet and sour? Is it some new ingredient?

They looked at each other, and after a lot of deliberation, they finally chose the first four products that only needed to be heated, intending to try every flavor.

Because it was frozen food, they couldn't keep it for a long time without magic props like ice boxes, so they planned to eat it at noon.

I wonder what this pre-prepared dish tastes like? Will it be as delicious as the instant noodles they tasted for the first time?

Chris and others were looking forward to it.

...

At noon, before leaving, Jiang Li took his temperature again.

Although he drank a lot of cold medicine, his temperature didn't seem to go down at all.

He looked out through the glass door. Dore City was already shrouded in the golden autumn. After a morning, the streets were covered with withered yellow leaves, and the tailor shop diagonally opposite had already hung up fur winter clothes.

Jiang Li thought about it, but did not return to Earth immediately. He stood up and walked out of the supermarket.

Being sick is not pleasant, and because of the cold, his recent study progress has also been affected. He has finished reading the basics of magic, and after mastering the theoretical knowledge, he feels somewhat confident and plans to try the use of magic. A healthy body is also part of Jiang Li's careful preparation.

Why not try the magical potion from another world?

Where is that delicious potion store? This site