Chapter 240: Chapter 238: What Will You Do If Chen Mo Leaves?

The herd effect is definitely a terrifying psychological phenomenon.

Plus, at the alley entrance, Lu Yingqiu and Lu the Second were responsible for letting new customer friends sample the food.

Every tourist who came here, after tasting the Lantern Shadow Beef as thin as cicada wings, would have their eyes light up and immediately join the buying queue.

Fortunately, Chen Mo’s black pot can be adjusted to different sizes; when it transforms into a large pot, it can produce over ten pounds of Lantern Shadow Beef at a time!

Even so, by the time the sun was about to set, there was still a dragon-like long queue in front of the food cart.

Chen Mo called over Lu Yongmin, “I can’t do it anymore; we’re about to sell out.”

“No problem, I’ll go buy more beef right away!”

Chen Mo shook his head, “We’ve already sold two days’ worth today, and even if you buy more beef now, there’s no time to process it. Go and explain to the customers at the back of the line.”

Lu the Second mumbled as he left the food cart.

What he hates the most is having business he can’t conduct, feeling like money is just slipping away from his hands, which is particularly distressing.

But there’s really no other way.

Making Lantern Shadow Beef isn’t something that can be done in a moment; it requires many people to make it continuously all night, with Xiaochen completing the final step.

Lu the Second had no choice but to go explain and apologize to the people at the end of the line, also telling everyone that they can come tomorrow, promising they can buy it then.

By the time Chen Mo finished the last batch of beef slices, the sun had already drifted westward.

Finally, he could take a break.

[Experience Value: 6500/100000]

After three hours of hard work, the experience value gained today seemed like a small amount.

But Chen Mo knew that this was actually a normal level, after all, it had only been about three hours, and the dishes sold today were relatively expensive; if he continued making things like egg dumplings as before, it would only yield one or two thousand yuan at most.

Seeing Chen Mo taking a break.

At Xiao Huang’s table, Hu Yaohui drank the broth of the boiled beef, “So fresh!”

Chen Mo was always somewhat puzzled whether Sichuan people’s understanding of “fresh” was off.

The bowl indeed contained boiled beef broth but also included copious amounts of chili, sesame oil, and Sichuan pepper… If the people from Guangdong saw such a bowl with sizzling red oil, let alone fresh, they would probably flee in a hurry.

However, it was the customer’s choice, and Chen Mo naturally couldn’t say anything.

As Lu the Second apologized and made promises one by one, the number of people in the alley gradually decreased, and those brightly dressed Sister Fu’s each carried several paper bags and wandered off elsewhere.

Yet, Gu Fang and Liu Yuerong didn’t leave, and He Ziheng sat opposite the two sisters, his stomach growling!

“I told you Xiaochen wasn’t worried at all yesterday; turns out he was waiting here? Guess what our turnover was today?” Lu Yongjun ran out excitedly, leaning against the food cart, looking at Chen Mo with eyes full of admiration.

“About 150 or 160 thousand.”

“Wow! You guessed it right! Over 158,000—this is incredible!”

Boss Lu was happy mainly because when turnover reaches this figure, it means the old brand selection his brother talked about is viable.

Their brothers won’t have conflicts over this matter, and the Lu Fang brand can continue to exist in Hanyang Town.

Of course, he was also shocked by this number.

To know, normally, Boss Lu works hard the whole day and only earns three to four hundred yuan.

Many things, without seeing them with your own eyes, are completely beyond comprehension, but Old Lu calculated, this freaking income in one day is equivalent to a year’s worth for me?

Lu the Second occasionally looked towards the people at Xiao Huang’s table from the entrance, his eyes almost welling with tears.

Thinking, what’s with this Old Hu, you’re already here secretly, why not stand up and say something?

If you don’t take charge, I’ll go back to Yu City and give your apprentice a hard time!

Hu Yaohui, of course, got the signal from Lu Yongmin.

He contentedly finished the last sip of the soup and wiped his mouth clean.

“Are you called, Chen Mo?” Hu Yaohui saw the sign in front of the food cart and asked politely.

“Yes.”

“I’m a few years older than you, is it alright if I call you Xiaochen?”

Chen Mo was a bit at a loss; he didn’t know who the old man in front of him was, only that a customer who had just finished eating wanted to get acquainted.

“Can I ask you something?”

Chen Mo continued to nod, only wanting to finish quickly because he wanted to go back to the RV and change his shoes!

“The dishes I just ate, each seemed somewhat different from the traditional way, but tasted even more flavorful than traditional dishes. How did you think of making those improvements?”

Asking such a professional question?

Without thinking, Chen Mo said, “Of course, it’s by improving based on ingredients! Different ingredients require different methods.”

“Let’s talk about pork belly, how do you think pork belly is best cooked?”

Hu Yaohui widened his eyes.

Hey, interesting, he’s testing me?

“Grilled, the best way to cook pork belly is to grill it.”

“That’s right. Adding grilling—or rather, pan-frying—to twice-cooked pork belly combines the strengths! Now tell me, what’s the best kind of chicken diced?”

Hu Yaohui knew Chen Mo was referring to the spicy diced chicken dish.

“It should be crispy on the outside and tender inside, spicy and flavorful to the bone!”

Chen Mo spread his hands, “Exactly, so you need a thin layer of starch to coat the chicken dices before frying, to protect the juices inside the meat as much as possible. Then mix canola oil with chili to infuse the flavor into the chicken dices this way.”

Hu Yaohui suddenly furrowed his brows and couldn’t help but nod.

This kid is impressive!

Although he only said a few simple words, it’s evident that Chen Mo uses his brains when cooking from just these few words.

Many people cook by just knowing what to add, how much, what heat level, but never think or ponder.

Like why add this? What if I replace it with another similar seasoning, for instance.

At this point, Hu Yaohui turned around and called over Lu the Second, “Technically you’re still a bit small distance from the standard, but I’ve seen today’s performance.”

Lu Yongmin quickly pulled out a cigarette and put on a smiley face, “This still relies on you, our performance in Yu City is evident; there’s really no way around it, can’t let this thing ruin the bond between our brothers.”

Hu Yaohui took the cigarette, didn’t light it, just held it between his fingers, “But now there’s a big problem. As long as Chen Mo is in Hanyang, I believe Lu Fang is fine. But the day he leaves…”

Hu Yaohui pointed at the menu items, “Who among you can make these dishes? And that Lantern Shadow Beef.”

As an old brand, you must have dishes that stand out.

Clearly, today’s performance at Lu Fang relied entirely on Chen Mo.

Faced with this question, everyone at Lu Fang found it difficult.

At this moment, a clear voice came from the corner.

“I can!”

Everyone looked simultaneously.

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