Chapter 530 (1/2)

At around noon outside Yuan Zhou’s restaurant,

“Want to buy some vegetables? The lettuces are all harvested today and are washed cleanly.” A vegetable vendor shouldered two large bamboo baskets and started to promote to the customers lining at the side.

“My little cabbages are also very fresh and juicy. Want to have a look?” Another vegetable vendor was also promoting his green vegetables in the basket.

“I’d say it’s best to eat tofu along with the hot pot. Little buddy, look. The tofu is still warm. It was just made this morning.” A hawker who was promoting his tofu suddenly uncovered the cotton gauze, causing the heat coming out immediately.

“How can one eat only vegetables? These few pieces are pork shoulders. They are very tender. Do you guys want to have a try?” A pork hawker fixed a wooden shelf on his bicycle, where some pieces of pork with good color were hung.

“I don’t need the pork. I have prepared it already. But some vegetables are good.” It was Ma Zhida who said that. While saying that, he showed to others the lunch-box in his hand.

“Hey, why do you buy the vegetables yourself when you are treating us to the hot pot?” A female colleague standing behind Ma Zhida said discontentedly.

“I have no choice. This is Yuan Zhou’s restaurant. It’s pretty good for us to be able to eat it.” Ma Zhida shrugged.

“Does that Boss Yuan provide only the hot pot soup?” A sturdy man patted Ma Zhida’s shoulder and asked.

“You are right. He only provides the hot pot soup base. No one can do this except Boss Yuan.” Ma Zhida shook his head helplessly.

“So we have to buy the vegetables right here?” The female colleague coiled up the hair with her hand and looked at the several vegetable hawkers that were trying to promote their own vegetables.

“Don’t worry. These vegetables are all cleaned and brought here.” Ma Zhida appeared to be quite experienced.

“Yeah, absolutely. They are all very clean. It is not my first time doing business and I always adhere to honesty.” The hawker patted on his own chest and said confidently.

“I really don’t know what to say. Not to mention that we have to bring the vegetables by ourselves, the main point is that the hawkers even crowd around and promote their vegetables at the door of the restaurant. It’s the first time I see that.” The female colleague tried her best to refrain from rolling her eyes.

“This is a democracy. You can buy whatever you like to eat.” Ma Zhida said with confidence.

“Can you cut a piece of tofu for me? And a handful of green vegetables. Also get me some lettuces. Please cut them all.” Instead of answering Ma Zhida, the female colleague directly started to buy the vegetables.

“Sure, no problem. Just prepare a plate.” The hawker nodded the head smilingly.

She had no choice now as she had agreed to come for a meal. After all, Ma Zhida proposed at the beginning that they come out for a gathering before the Winter Solstice arrived. Who could expect that he was so deceitful?

As soon as somebody started to buy the vegetables, the hawkers’ business got better.

Eating hot pot seemed to be infectious. Even if people couldn’t smell the scent of the hot pot being eaten by others, it became more appetizing, because everybody could imagine the taste in the mind.

Therefore, more customers behind began to order the hot pot after one took the lead.

Several familiar customers pooled money and bought some vegetables outside the restaurant. Then, they could share a spicy-hot hot pot that would make people perspire a lot.

As for where the hawkers came from? Where the business is, these people will appear.

For the sake of convenience, these hawkers even provided the services of washing and slicing. It was almost a one-stop service.

After Yuan Zhou’s restaurant provided business for the vendors that sold breakfast, it further brought business to lots of hawkers that sold vegetables.

The main point was that these hawkers all chose the high-end strategy. After all, these vegetables were to be eaten along with Yuan Zhou’s hot pot soup. If they were too inferior, people were unlikely to eat it with the hot pot.

If so, they would rather imitate Wu Hai to eat the Rice Served In Hot Pot Soup.

After all, Wu Hai still could not manage to buy the vegetables until now and thus could only eat the Rice Served In Hot Pot Soup.

The hawkers that sold vegetables were quite smart. They usually came over here to sell vegetables during cold days, when more people tended to eat the hot pot. Therefore, it was the very first time that Liu Jianan had seen such a scene of people selling vegetables after he stayed here for a week.

What a rare sight