Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing.
"My God! There must be at least a hundred people scattered here and there," someone exclaimed.
"What are they doing? It looks like they're digging for something," someone wondered.
The crowd began to murmur amongst themselves, quite curious about the scene before them.
Yun Zhizhi was diligently frying lotus root balls when a young man suddenly walked up to her and asked, "Miss, what are you frying? It smells delicious!"
Lotus root balls.
Li Fan couldn't help but swallow hard.
I've never heard of this dish before, but it looks golden and appetizing.
"Then give me a bowl."
However, Yun Zhizhi shook her head and resolutely refused: "Not for sale!"
Seeing Yun Zhizhi refuse so readily, not only Li Fan, but also his classmate Su Bei, who came with him, were stunned.
Li Fan muttered to himself: "He frys them but doesn't sell them. What a weirdo."
Just as they were about to turn around and head towards the stage, Yun Zhizhi spoke up again, "These lotus root balls aren't for sale, but you can try them for free."
Su Bei looked at Yun Zhizhi a few times as if she were a fool.
Then, Yun Zhizhi continued loudly, "Besides these lotus root balls, there are several other dishes that will be available for free tasting later."
Yun Zhizhi's words were like a bomb dropped into the crowd, causing a huge uproar.
Everyone was drawn over when they heard that.
"Free samples? Really?"
"Is there something fishy going on?"
"Could this tasting event also be organized by the government?"
One of the older women muttered to herself, her face full of doubt and curiosity.
Time flies.
Halfway through the acrobatic performance, more people gradually arrived at the scene.
At this moment, Yun Zhizhi was making lotus root stir-fry, and a lot of people had already gathered around her.
They waited patiently for the taste test.
The female chef in front of us said that we could only start tasting the dishes after several dishes were prepared.
Master Xuanzhen, standing in the crowd, looked much better when he saw the lotus pond stir-fry.
This monk, who doesn't eat meat, was incredibly saddened when he smelled the meaty aroma emanating from the lotus root and pork rib soup and lotus root balls.
Later, his mood improved.
Because Yun Zhizhi made two vegetarian dishes: sweet and sour lotus root cubes and cold lotus root slices.
He witnessed the entire production process firsthand, and there was absolutely no meat involved.
This made him very happy.
After all the dishes were ready, Yun Zhizhi stood in front of everyone and said with a smile, "Everyone, if you want to try these dishes, please take the bowls and chopsticks we have given you and then come here to line up."
"Today we have five dishes: lotus root and pork rib soup, lotus root balls, sweet and sour lotus root cubes, cold lotus root slices, and lotus root stir-fry. We will be divided into five lines later, and you can choose one of them to line up according to your preference."
This time, she prepared a small portion of five dishes.
Moreover, she had already come up with a plan.
She would let them try the food first, and only when they were almost finished eating and everyone was enjoying the lotus root and showing great interest would she start promoting it.
At this moment, a young woman asked curiously, "Can we only try one dish at a time?"
Yun Zhizhi nodded: "That's right."
Upon hearing this news, everyone began to stir.
Meanwhile, Fang Zheng and Fang Rangrang couldn't wait to pick up their bowls and chopsticks and head towards the line for lotus root and pork rib soup.
Master Xuanzhen seemed somewhat conflicted.
He suffers from severe decision-making difficulties. After hesitating for a while, he finally decided to try the sweet and sour lotus root first.
Li Fan's goal was very clear, and he walked towards the lotus root ball line without hesitation.
Because he was quick, it was his turn soon.
When he saw the only lotus root ball in the bowl, he finally understood the true meaning of the free "tasting" the girl had mentioned earlier.
"Sigh... never mind."
I don't know what it tastes like. If it's too bad, giving it more won't help.
Li Fan reacted quickly, swiftly putting the only lotus root ball into his mouth and chewing it carefully.
An elderly man who was queuing up to try the lotus root and pork rib soup saw this and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Young master, how do these lotus root balls taste?"
While chewing on a meatball, Li Fan mumbled a reply: "Absolutely amazing! Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, with a delicate texture and small grains, and a faint fragrance in the mouth, which must be the taste of lotus root."
After saying that, he immediately turned around and ran towards the lotus root ball line, ready to queue up again.
After all, that one meatball just now couldn't satisfy his taste buds at all; he simply couldn't get enough!
Finally, it was Master Xuanzhen's turn.
In a loud, authoritative voice, he said to the woman in charge of serving the food, "Please don't let your hands shake when you're serving me the food."
He had just observed that each person could only get a few pieces of sweet and sour lotus root, and the culprit behind this situation was this old lady.
Every time she scooped up a piece of sweet and sour lotus root, she would unconsciously shake it a few times, resulting in very few pieces of lotus root ending up in the bowl.
The old lady explained helplessly, "There's only this much for the free samples. If you want to try more, you can queue up again."
Master Xuanzhen was not the kind of person who would make things difficult for others.
He had intended to get closer to Yun Zhizhi, but after looking around, he couldn't find her anywhere.
Left with no other choice, he moved aside and began to savor the only three sweet and sour lotus root pieces he had.
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