"Hey, selling boxed lunches! Eight yuan for a boxed lunch with three dishes and a soup."
"Only eight yuan, only eight yuan, you won't lose out or be cheated."
"There's sweet and sour pork tenderloin, fresh and tender tofu balls, spicy stir-fried radish that goes perfectly with rice, and finally a bowl of yam and bone soup simmered for three hours. It's heavenly!"
Compared to Xu An's dry, monotonous hawking, Liang Dani was much more creative, with a constant stream of jokes and anecdotes.
Amidst Liang Dani's clear, melodious, and amusing calls to sell her wares, many passersby couldn't resist their curiosity and came over to take a look.
As a result, he lost himself in Liang Dani's constant praise, obediently took out his wallet to buy a boxed lunch, and left satisfied.
Thanks to Liang Dani's efforts, the main customers at the stalls today have changed from office workers to nearby residents.
In just one hour, a total of 63 servings were sold, including those for the workers.
Breaking historical records.
At 11:58, Ding Nan's phone alarm went off right on time.
He quickly turned off the alarm clock, reached out and tapped on Luo Min's table, signaling to her with his eyes that he would leave at twelve o'clock sharp.
Luo Min was a little confused. It was just going to buy a boxed lunch, why was she so nervous? She even set an alarm.
Although she didn't understand, she still chose to listen to Ding Nan, since she didn't know where the stall was.
The time in the lower right corner of the computer screen had just jumped from 11:59 to 12:00 when Ding Nan's computer screen went black. He stood up and was about to rush to the time clock at the door.
Luo Min followed closely behind, completing a series of actions in one go, including turning off the screen, getting up, running, and checking in.
The two arrived at Xu An's lunchbox stall at just 12:02, and saw a much larger crowd than usual gathered outside the stall.
It took the two of them a lot of effort to squeeze through the crowd and pick up two boxed lunches.
After receiving the change, he held the boxed lunch high above his head and struggled to squeeze out of the crowd.
I just wanted to buy a simple boxed lunch, but it turned into something like a group fight.
In Luo Min's memory, the last time she encountered a similar scene was when she went to the supermarket and happened to find eggs on sale. She was swept along by the crowd and rushed towards the shelf where the eggs were displayed.
The kind-hearted aunt next door saw that her hands were empty and assumed that she hadn't managed to get any eggs, so she went back and grabbed two more boxes and put them in her hands.
This is strikingly similar to the current scene at a boxed lunch stall.
Luo Min's memories were interrupted by a fragrance. What was that smell?
It smells sweet and sour, but also has a salty, savory, and spicy flavor. Where does such a complex taste come from?
Luo Min's little nose twitched incessantly, trying to find the source of the fragrance.
After searching for a while, she discovered that the smell came from the boxed lunch in her hand.
'Maybe the food leaked out.'
After inspection, it was found that the boxed meal was intact. Not only were the dishes intact, but even the soup on top was not spilled.
It smells so good even before opening the lid; what a spectacular sight it must be when it is!
Enticed by the aroma, Luo Min quickened her pace, eager to savor the delicious treat.
Back in her office, before she could even sit down, Luo Min took out all the boxed lunches and placed them on the table.
What she was most interested in was the sweet and sour pork, which was a pure meat dish, made with real meat!
The tender pork tenderloin is coated with a layer of glossy red tomato sauce, with white sesame seeds visible through the sauce.
When you put the pork tenderloin in your mouth, the first thing you taste is the sweet and sour flavor of the tomato sauce, followed by the subtle aroma of sesame seeds.
Take a big bite, and the crispy, soft starch layer breaks through, revealing the tender pork tenderloin inside.
With a little force, the tenderloin broke in two.
With each chew, the sweet and sour sauce, the aroma of sesame, the soft texture of starch, and the tender pork tenderloin blend together, becoming more and more addictive with every chew. This combination is simply perfect!
After swallowing the sweet and sour pork, Luo Min's chopsticks reached for the fried tofu balls.
The tofu balls are fried until golden brown, crispy and savory on the outside, and tender and juicy on the inside, melting in your mouth.
Even the seemingly ordinary dried radish is incredibly delicious and goes perfectly with rice.
After finishing the last sip of yam and bone soup, Luo Min felt that her life was complete.
For the first time, she started looking forward to the next meal after finishing one.
It's a pity that this stall only opens at noon, so if you want to eat here again, you'll have to wait until noon tomorrow.
Luo Min turned her head to see if Ding Nan had finished eating, only to find that Ding Nan hadn't finished!
There were even leftovers!
"You can't finish this? You should have told me earlier next time. You could have given me half. This is such a waste." Luo Min looked at Ding Nan's leftover food with a pained expression.
"This is my dinner."
?
!
Luo Min realized, "That's right! We can buy an extra boxed meal and save it for dinner!"
Such delicious food! I could eat it twice in a row and not get tired of it!
Qianhai Town.
The road structure in Qianhai Town is very simple. The outermost part of the town is the national highway, and there are three main roads, each more than three meters wide, connecting to the national highway. The rest are narrow and long side roads.
Since Anxin Food Processing Company opened at the beginning of this year, the main road on the far right has become potholed and cracked due to the large number of delivery trucks coming and going.
People can easily slip and fall if they're not careful when walking on it.
Aside from delivery trucks, only people who go to this company to buy ingredients would take this route.
The reduction in vehicles has made this road a new playground for children.
The four children that Xu An had met at the blacksmith shop a few days ago were now squatting by the roadside. When they saw a bicycle coming from the end of the road, the little boy in the lead rubbed his hands together, eager to rush to the other side of the road.
Just as I was about to start, I was stopped by others.
“We’ve been playing this all day yesterday, but the bicycle is too boring. Let’s make it a bit more challenging.”
"Then how do you suggest making it more difficult?" the little boy asked earnestly, stopping what he was doing.
"How about we switch from bicycles to electric bikes? Electric bikes are much faster than bicycles, it would be much more fun if we could actually get there!"
The little boy felt that this was a bit dangerous and was hesitating when the others started to cheer him on.
"Oh, oh, oh, you don't dare anymore, you're such a coward, a coward, boohoo!"
The word "coward" seemed to be the little boy's Achilles' heel. Upon hearing it, he lost all reason and shouted, "Who's a coward? An electric bike is an electric bike, I'm not afraid!"
There were clearly not many electric bikes on the road, and the four of them squatted by the roadside and waited for more than ten minutes without seeing one.
The other three got a little impatient and took out marbles from their pockets to play with under the tree.
Only the little boy kept his eyes fixed on the end of the road, hoping for the electric car to appear so he could prove he wasn't a coward and that he was a real man!
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