Chapter 20
The guests followed Li Chi to the supermarket that had been set up.
The "supermarket" was located on an open space in the village, with shelves lined up to form a square space. From the outside, the layout inside and the items for sale were not visible.
It's less like a supermarket and more like a dungeon maze.
The production team even thoughtfully prepared a lottery segment for the guests.
"Since it's a one-way passage, to prevent everyone from affecting each other inside... cough cough, to prevent congestion, each group of guests will enter in turn, every ten minutes. Please choose your number!"
"Then the first and the last ones are forty minutes apart?" Shaoqi said.
Li Chi looked regretful: "Yes, I'm having bad luck, so I'll have to eat later."
Leng Zhi: "..."
He had just opened his lottery card.
Number five.
Destroy the world!
Yun Jingcheng and Xiaoyu were the first to go in, and the second group of guests came out not long after they went in.
Xiaoyu looked with satisfaction at the ingredients he had carefully selected and purchased, and directed his father to push the cart to the small kitchen.
"Dad, we're not in a hurry. Let's thaw the frozen fish quickly first..."
[Who is the father and who is the son?]
[Little Yu is so capable!]
[And he knew that frozen fish would be cheaper.]
[Wow, did you guys watch Xiaoyu's livestream from his perspective? He's so good at saving money! I even suspect he could make eight dishes with twenty yuan!]
[Eight dishes for twenty yuan? I can make those too. Roasted potato chunks, stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar, French fries, stir-fried eggplant, potatoes, and green peppers (no eggplant and green pepper version), potato chips...]
[Upstairs, a handshake is made; Potato Head is overjoyed!]
The other three groups clearly encountered many problems in purchasing ingredients, and they hadn't come out of the supermarket by the time it was Leng Zhi and Jiang Mingzhe's turn to enter.
Leng Zhi scooped Jiang Mingzhe up, put him in the stroller, and secured him firmly—this was something his teammates had unintentionally taught him back in the team: when taking a child to the supermarket, you must put the child in the stroller.
Yu Fu is a winger on the team. He is ruthless and doesn't talk much, but he has a four-year-old brother at home.
After winning the match, each member of the team received a 1,000 yuan supermarket gift card. However, when Yu Fu came to the base the next day, he had a long face.
After being shown concern, Yu Fu said quietly, "Captain, do you know, I almost got arrested at the supermarket yesterday."
Leng Zhi: "?"
Yu Fu was exasperated: "I always thought that the things on the bottom two shelves of the supermarket were expensive and not tasty, and no one would buy them."
"But do you know what? The height of those two layers is exactly my brother's height. It was a precise placement! I walked along, and he carried it along, taking it and unpacking it at the same time."
"I was looking down at my phone for a moment when the supermarket security guard tapped me on the shoulder and asked me if I had anything to say about the snacks scattered all over the floor."
Zou Shu leaned closer to listen and burst into laughter: "Hahahaha, and then what?"
Yu Fu covered his face, on the verge of tears: "There has to be an explanation! I paid for everything for this little brat. The supermarket gift card I just received hadn't even warmed up before it evaporated."
Leng Zhi felt sorry for Yu Fu and decided that he would never take his relatives' children to the supermarket again.
— I am grateful for my teammates' experience.
Leng Zhi interrupted his reminiscence and focused on pushing Jiang Mingzhe to examine the shelves on both sides.
He's actually not very good at cooking.
Back when I was in an internet cafe, I'd just order a bowl of instant noodles and a braised egg, and that would be enough for a meal.
If you want something a little better, head to Shaxian snack bar across from the internet cafe. In short, the chances of Chef Leng cooking himself are very rare.
Later, the team achieved good results, set up a base, hired a professional chef, and Chef Leng no longer needed to go into the kitchen.
Today's game is clearly not his stage.
Let's keep it simple and follow the crowd: a budget-friendly version of hot pot.
After walking a few steps into the supermarket, Leng Zhi stopped at the instant noodle shelf.
Leng Zhi decided to be a democratic parent: "What flavor of instant noodles do you like?"
Jiang Mingzhe looked at the shelves on both sides, his eyes darting around. He turned his head and stared for a long time before saying, "I...I've never eaten this before, I don't know what's good."
Leng Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly.
Yes, this little brat is different from him. This one is a young master who lives a life of luxury. Before the original owner came, his family wanted to have eight servants around him.
"Your biological father must have been really abusive towards you."
Seeing Jiang Mingzhe's confused look, Leng Zhi took down two packets of loose instant noodles and continued, "Only those who have tasted this know how blissful it is. How about this pickled cabbage one?"
Jiang Mingzhe was dazzled by the variety of flavors in front of him. Although he couldn't read Chinese characters, he could still understand the pictures on the packaging.
Pickled cabbage! I don't like it! It smells bad!
"No, I want this!" He pointed to a packet of instant noodles with a picture of fresh tomatoes.
The brightly colored illustrations on the instant noodle packaging, along with the perfectly cooked eggs, make it incredibly tempting.
Leng Zhi: "..."
Aren't these all sour-tasting?
However, he still thoughtfully changed it to tomato and egg noodles.
He's not a picky eater; he loves to eat everything, so he goes along with the picky eater's arrangements.
[What?! The "Old Altar Pickled Cabbage" party is furious! What a tasteless kid!]
[Bold! Tomato noodles are the strongest!]
[Make way, make way! When it comes to sales, the number one product has to be braised beef noodles!]
[However, when I was a kid, I only liked tomato and beef brisket noodles, but now that I'm older, I prefer pickled cabbage noodles.]
[Me too! Tastes change so quickly!]
[Maybe Mingzhe will like to eat it when he grows up]
[Even a child from a wealthy family might only get to eat this once in their lifetime...]
[Damn, that hurts!]
Jiang Mingzhe clutched the two packets of instant noodles tightly to his chest, looking at the various flavors rushing past him, somewhat confused.
Why can't I feel the tomato and egg when I squeeze it?
How can those small bags hold so many dishes?
"Crack!"
A crisp sound came from inside the instant noodle packaging bag.
Jiang Mingzhe looked down: "?"
He pinched it again out of curiosity.
"Crackling sound—"
Jiang Mingzhe: "!"
So refreshing!
He secretly looked up at Leng Zhi.
Leng Zhi was focused on examining the products on the shelf and was completely unaware of Jiang Mingzhe's vandalism of the instant noodles.
Beyond the instant noodle shelf is the hot pot seasoning section.
From Hailao to Kuanzhai Alley, you can find all kinds of hot pot bases.
Leng Zhi casually picked up a bag, turned it over, and looked at the label.
Little Sheep clear broth hot pot base, 150g, 14 pieces.
He opened several more packages and searched around; the cheapest one was 9 yuan.
Leng Zhi: "..."
It is indeed very expensive.
Zou Shu is from Sichuan and has a particular love for hot pot. After the competition, he always organizes a hot pot dinner. Since eating out is too expensive, he will also drag Leng Zhi along to the supermarket to buy ingredients.
A packet of hot pot base costs a dozen yuan, which is indeed very cheap compared to eating out, but it's not enough compared to the program's budget of twenty yuan.
When Leng Zhi heard the other guests discussing the flavors of hot pot, he already sensed something was wrong.
Half the money was spent on hot pot base, not even counting the cost of dipping sauce. What can I buy with the remaining few coins?
Vegetarian hot pot?
Just listening to it makes me feel full.
As expected, the rules set by this program team were malicious.
The instant noodle shelf was deliberately placed in front of the hot pot base, so if the guests went straight for the hot pot, they wouldn't have the chance to come back and get instant noodles.
Fortunately, Brother Leng was one step ahead. How can instant noodle hot pot not be considered hot pot?
This is a deluxe version that combines the ingredients from two packets of instant noodle base!
Brother Leng put down the hot pot base in his hand and prepared to continue walking forward.
Looking down, she saw the tattered instant noodle bag in Jiang Mingzhe's hand.
Leng Zhi: "?"
Jiang Mingzhe: "!"
Leng Zhi reached out and snatched the two packets of instant noodles, lifting them high in the air.
Fortunately, it was discovered in time, and Jiang Mingzhe managed to destroy one bag.
He comforted himself by saying that this was a way to cut his losses, and then said ruthlessly, "You can eat the bag you made yourself."
Yu Fu, you only told your brother that children shouldn't put things that haven't been bought in their bathrooms, but why didn't you also mention that things that have been bought shouldn't be put together?
Leng Zhi: "Could the production team give me another shopping basket?"
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