Back to his stall cart.
Qin Yi stopped on a flat area not far from the temple.
As dawn broke, many believers from the foot of the mountain entered the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha.
The schedule I saw earlier for Qingyuan Temple stated that breakfast was from 6:00 to 7:00.
The temple has volunteers and monks who work together to prepare breakfast for all the residents.
Worshippers usually bring their own food, or they eat after they finish worshipping at Xiangji Temple. Occasionally, some worshippers also eat at the temple.
Qingyuan Temple is the largest temple in the Forbidden City, and many believers come to burn incense and worship.
There were also scattered vendors at Qin Yi's stall, some selling boiled corn and eggs, and others selling homemade wild vegetable pancakes and steamed buns.
This place is not only tranquil and secluded, but the food is also very simple.
Qin Yi took a small portion of all the ingredients provided by the system from the refrigerator and categorized them into different colored boxes.
These are seven bamboo baskets in different colors that she specially ordered yesterday.
After drawing the corresponding color of the bamboo skewer, guests can then choose their favorite ingredients from the bamboo basket.
Qin Yi uses ingredients randomly selected by the guests to create a dish, which can slightly narrow down the range of choices.
The red box contains: tomatoes, red dates, red beans, hawthorn berries, red peppers, cherries, etc.
The orange box contains: carrots, oranges, pumpkins, mangoes, orange bell peppers, etc.
The yellow box contains: corn, soybeans, leeks, daylilies, potatoes, and so on.
The green and cyan boxes are filled with so many vegetables: spinach, water spinach, celery, cucumber, lettuce, broccoli—the list goes on and on. The two colors are very similar, and the ingredients are almost identical, making for two large baskets full of fresh, eco-friendly ingredients.
Blue and purple ingredients are relatively rare, but there are many similar varieties: such as purple cabbage, blueberries, butterfly pea flowers, etc.
Some of these ingredients are between blue and purple in color, while others change color when heated, so they were mixed together.
For example, purple cabbage appears purple, but after cooking, the organic acids evaporate, turning it blue.
Red mustard greens also change color when cooked because they are rich in anthocyanins, which turn blue when they react with salt.
Seven colorful baskets were lined up next to the car, along with a standing advertising brochure that detailed how to play with the vegetarian blind box.
First, draw lots to select your ingredients, then pay as you please after you finish eating.
Suddenly, Qin Yi understood why the system had brought her here to set up a stall.
Buddha above, there shouldn't be any troublemakers who would pay 0.01 yuan, right?
Oh well, who cares? She'll just focus on doing what she's supposed to do, doing good deeds and not worrying about the future.
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"A vegetarian meal based on personal preference?"
Bao Shan is a lay Buddhist who came to Qingyuan Temple for meditation.
Because of the immense pressure at work, I sign up for meditation retreats every now and then.
He bathed and copied scriptures here, meditated in the mountains, and practiced vegetarianism to seek inner peace.
The environment at Qingyuan Temple was excellent, but the vegetarian food prepared by the kitchen staff had a strong, unpleasant smell of rapeseed oil, which he couldn't bring himself to eat.
So whenever he stayed in the mountains to cultivate himself, he would buy some steamed buns and vegetarian cakes outside the temple to fill his stomach.
Today, a vegetarian food vendor actually came to the mountain. He was really tired of eating steamed buns and vegetarian cakes, so he quickly ran to the van to ask for directions.
"Boss, how much is this vegetarian dish?"
Qin Yi was still sorting and organizing the food in the carriage when she saw a customer arrive. She pointed to the billboard next to her and said, "Well, it's a long story... Take a look at the explanation on that billboard. Just pay whatever you want after you finish eating."
Bao Shan read through the instructions for the vegetarian blind box and roughly understood them.
"Boss, let me draw a lot first."
A lottery box was placed at the front desk of the van.
Bao Shan held it to his chest and shook it repeatedly. After a while, a yellow bamboo skewer fell to the ground.
Qin Yi glanced at it and continued pointing to the yellow bamboo basket on the ground in front of the carriage, saying, "You drew a yellow stick, so you can choose ingredients from the yellow basket, and then I'll use that food to make something for you to eat."
Bao Shan bent over and rummaged through the yellow basket, selecting a taro that he liked and handing it to Qin Yi.
"Hey! Little Taro, I love it too!" Qin Yi said with a smile. "You've already chosen my breakfast for today! I won't hesitate anymore. You can sit on the stool and wait a while. It'll be ready soon."
Qin Yi tossed the taro into the air and caught it back in her hand, thinking that she should eat something warm in the morning.
So the taro was washed and put into the oven, and the oven provided by the system reduced the production time by three times.
Qin Yi took out the piping hot roasted taro ten minutes later.
Let it cool slightly, then peel off all the skin of the taro to reveal its tender white core.
Actually, it was already very delicious at this point. Qin Yi kept a few unpeeled taro for herself and set aside another bowl of peeled taro for seasoning.
Mix light soy sauce, chopped chili peppers, minced garlic, chopped green onions, cilantro, a pinch of salt, and a drizzle of sesame oil to make a dipping sauce.
Pour them all over the taro and let the diners stir them themselves.
"Alright, here comes the dish: fragrant taro. Please enjoy."
Qin Yi carried a bowl of food meant for the customers in her left hand and a plate of roasted taro for herself in her right hand as she came out of the carriage.
"You eat this bowl of seasoned taro, and I'll eat this original roasted taro. If you also want some of the roasted taro on my plate, you can come and get it. Our shop's main focus right now is on casual dining."
Bao Shan's mouth watered instantly at the sight of the red, white, and green colors in the bowl. He nodded vigorously and said, "This bowl of taro looks very appetizing. I'll eat it first without being polite!"
Bao Shan used chopsticks to pick up a piece of taro soaked in soup.
He used his chopsticks with a little force, and the taro was split in two.
"The taro is so tender! When you cut it open, the inside is all white and steaming hot."
I put a piece in my mouth, and it was soft, powdery, and the chili sauce was also very delicious. Just one piece was enough to whet my appetite.
The delicate texture of taro is like silk, sliding into your mouth and flowing into your stomach.
Perhaps because he hadn't eaten any truly satisfying vegetarian food in the past few days, Bao Shan ate exceptionally fast, so much so that he burned his tongue several times when biting into the taro.
Nevertheless, it did not stop him from eating so fast.
While Qin Yi had only peeled two taro roots, Bao Shan had already finished his entire bowl.
In the early morning, deep in the mountains, surrounded by clouds and bamboo forests, eating a bowl of soft, steaming hot roasted taro is simply so comforting.
After finishing his meal, Bao Shan immediately went to the QR code area to pay for Qin Yi's food.
Your account has received 20 yuan.
Qin Yi paused for a moment while peeling taro. The system's payment notification sound was louder than usual, which she hadn't expected.
Bao Shan was glad that he hadn't been stingy and had paid a reasonable price.
After paying, he still looked at the roasted taro on Qin Yi's table with great interest and couldn't help but ask, "Boss, can I try one of the small taro on your plate?"
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