Zhiyin answered everyone's questions with a smile.
"This is amazing! I'll have a dry pot rabbit and dry pot duck, medium size, mildly spicy."
"Dry pot goose feet and wings? There's such a thing? Is this edible? Let me try it. Give me a small pot with pork belly, medium spicy."
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Soon, after the guests became familiar with the relevant rules, they ordered their dishes very efficiently.
Xiao Jiu, Gou Dan, and even Zhi Hua all helped with ordering, keeping track of the bill, and reporting the menu to Wang Fang and Chen Qi in the kitchen.
Everyone was busy and working hard, but everyone's face was full of smiles.
They were obviously overjoyed!
Meanwhile, Chen Qi and Wang Fang in the kitchen started stir-frying the dishes frantically, depending on the type of dry pot ordered. Their hands were practically spinning like whirlwinds, and their spatulas were practically smoking.
Everyone in the store sprang into action immediately, busily working away.
Zhiyin looked around the room and saw that although there seemed to be a lot of people, after everyone sat down, there were only about four or five tables full.
There were still more than ten empty tables.
She immediately glanced at the time, "I hope it's full!"
Before long, as Wang Fang and Chen Qi cooked faster and faster, the entire dry pot restaurant was filled with a unique and rich aroma of food from the kitchen.
The aroma filled the waiting crowd with anticipation.
While chatting with family and friends, they anxiously craned their necks to look towards the kitchen, their expressions filled with eager anticipation.
Since chili peppers were rarely used even in stir-fries in ancient times, it was difficult to achieve such a rich and spicy flavor.
It was lunchtime, and the spicy aroma was so overpowering that it practically carried for miles, overpowering the smell of the steamed buns and any other flavors.
While strolling along the street, passersby looking for food were irresistibly drawn in by the numbing and spicy aroma.
He kept sniffing the air as he walked, asking curiously, "Where is this fragrance coming from?"
"Yeah, it sounds like it came from up ahead. Shall we go check it out? Has a new restaurant opened?"
Many people followed the aroma to the door of Zhiyin's dry pot restaurant.
When I saw the large characters on the signboard and the firecrackers still on the ground, I couldn't help but be stunned. "A dry pot restaurant? What kind of restaurant is this?"
"Is the fragrance coming from here?"
They scratched their heads uncertainly, then craned their necks to look inside.
Xiao Jiu was operating her business at the entrance when she saw someone stop there. She immediately smiled broadly and rushed over to greet them.
"Hey, gentlemen, what's the point of just looking? Our new restaurant is open, and we have a wide variety of dishes. Why don't you come in and have a taste?"
After saying that, he cheerfully and skillfully led the diners inside, and then began to introduce the dishes and how to eat them in the same way.
"So expensive? Are you robbing me?"
"Even a big restaurant like Zuixianlou only charges 500 coins for a single dish. Is this some kind of rare delicacy?"
Upon seeing the menu, some guests were shocked and widened their eyes in disbelief.
As if she had expected this, Xiao Jiu remained expressionless and pointed to the menu, explaining, "Oh dear, sir, you've misunderstood."
"Our pot is equivalent to several dishes from Zuixianlou."
"Take the small pot of dry pot chicken as an example. It contains half a chicken and all kinds of side dishes, plus rice. One pot is enough for two or three people to eat their fill. On average, it only costs 300 coins per person."
"Of course, most importantly, our dishes are very generous in portion, and the taste is absolutely unique, unlike anything you can find elsewhere. We guarantee that once you try it, you'll never forget it."
Xiao Jiu's eyes sparkled as she explained with pride and enthusiasm.
"Is that so?"
Upon hearing this, the man sniffed the fragrance and couldn't help but become suspicious. He slowly withdrew the foot that had been about to step out.
"Of course! No offense, brother, but you haven't tried the spicy boiled fish that Boss Zhiyin made before, have you? It's absolutely unparalleled!"
Meanwhile, the regular customers who had come in first and were already eating, drinking and eating heartily, their mouths greasy with food, couldn't help but speak up when they saw this.
They kept praising it, and even picked up pieces of meat from the pot to enthusiastically invite those who had doubts to try it first.
Those who had initially been skeptical were now looking at the steaming pot emanating from the pot of the person who spoke, along with the delicious-looking dry pot beef, other dishes, and white rice on the side.
I couldn't help but swallow hard, and while shaking my head, I immediately ordered a medium-sized hot pot with my companion, mildly spicy, to try it out.
The waiting process was undoubtedly long, but their anticipation grew stronger and stronger. They felt surrounded by all kinds of fragrances, and their throats kept bobbing.
Finally, the dry pot chicken they ordered was served.
The moment the chicken touched their lips, their eyes lit up instantly. They didn't even have time to talk anymore, frantically mixing the rice with the meat and vegetables like starving ghosts reincarnated.
I was so moved by the aroma that I cried!
"Waaaaah... So delicious, so delicious, so delicious!! Forgive me for being so ungrateful just now!!"
"It's so spicy, numbing, fragrant, and tender, with absolutely no fishy smell! Help! How did they make it?"
"Ahhh, I declare this the best food I've ever eaten in my life! Bar none!"
Those around them, witnessing this embarrassing scene, instantly felt a sense of pride and shared a knowing smile.
Seeing this, Zhiyin smiled.
At this time, there were about 7 tables of people sitting in the store, and Chen Qi and Wang Fang were very fast.
Therefore, all the diners had already started eating, each one enjoying their meal immensely, so quiet that they didn't even bother to talk. The entire restaurant was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, with only the clinking of chopsticks and the gurgling of water or alcohol due to the spiciness of the food.
If you look closely, you'll see that every diner's face is full of satisfaction, their mouths are all red, and they can't help but pick up food while panting.
"Sister, why haven't Brother Lu Xi and Brother Mu Lin arrived yet?"
Zhihua tugged at Zhiyin's sleeve, extremely curious.
"Hmm... I think..."
Just as the kindred spirit was about to say something.
"Drawing Sister~"
Speak of the devil, and he appears; the next second, Mu Lin's cheerful and excited voice rang out.
Then his chubby body squeezed in, "Ahhh, Yinyin, I've brought my mom!!"
With that, he grinned and handed a delicate little box to Zhiyin, saying, "Happy opening, Zhiyin."
Then, grinning like a benevolent doll, he cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Zhiyin, saying, "I wish you a prosperous opening, Zhiyin, and abundant wealth..."
Free blessings poured from his mouth one by one.
No one dislikes hearing compliments, and Zhiyin was beaming from ear to ear. She quickly accepted the compliment, saying, "Thank you, Brother Lin."
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