Sold out? It's already sold out?!
Yuan Tiantian checked the time. It was only around 2:45 p.m., not even 3 o'clock yet. The vegetables were sold out in less than an hour. The speed was incredibly fast. She knew that although the total amount of vegetables provided today wasn't as large as several tons like some other places, it was still nearly one ton.
Even if it was split evenly, it shouldn't have all been sold out in less than an hour.
Later, after Lu Yong's explanation, Yuan Tiantian learned that because the sorting was done quickly, the store opened before 1 p.m. mainly because the queue had become even longer. Seeing this, Lu Yong decided to start business ahead of schedule.
However, selling out so much stock in just over two hours was truly an extraordinary thing.
Those diners who rushed from Sweet Food Store to the high - end vegetable store found that many kinds of vegetables were already gone by the time they got there. Only one - third of the varieties remained.
"Hey, I should have come earlier!"
"You're right!"
Fortunately, there were still some vegetables left. So everyone divided them up and basically bought them all. Although the prices were painful, wasn't the Mid - Autumn Festival coming soon? So buying some good vegetables to serve relatives and friends during the festival would be quite impressive!
Soon, the fans on Sweet Food Store's Weibo got excited again.
"Author, could you restock some vegetables? I haven't bought any yet!"
"?? How could this be? Isn't the official sale at 2 p.m.? It's only a little past 3 p.m. and they're all gone?"
Some people came to Sweet Food Store's Weibo to complain because they didn't manage to buy any vegetables. This made other fans curious. When they learned that the complainers were local residents of City H and still couldn't buy any, they were even more surprised.
"Don't even mention it. I finally managed to sneak out to buy some vegetables while running errands this afternoon, but, but! They were all sold out! When I got there, the store was already packing up and told me to come back tomorrow morning."
"Really? They're really all sold out?!"
"Absolutely true. [Pictures] [Pictures]"
The person even posted two pictures. Sure enough, the high - end vegetable store was packing up. The fans were all shocked. The speed was just too fast!
"Because there were so many people in the queue, the store started selling before 1 p.m. after putting the goods on the shelves and sold out before 3 p.m. Don't ask me how I know. I was one of those in the queue! [Pictures] [Pictures] [Pictures]"
Finally, someone who had bought the vegetables posted on Weibo and also attached pictures of leeks, tomatoes, and lettuce.
They looked extremely fresh.
"This is so fake. These pictures must be photoshopped. And who knows what the store added to the vegetables. They look so fresh. Don't eat them or you might get a stomachache."
Some discordant voices emerged, but they were immediately refuted by the person who had bought the vegetables and posted the pictures.
"You think so? That's great. Less competition for me! Your mind is so dirty that you think everything is dirty!"
This comment received support from many fans. They had all eaten the vegetables from Sweet Food Store and knew that the quality was guaranteed. Some of them were from other places. Since they went there early, they even saw Li Qing delivering the vegetables and knew how fresh they were. Of course, the taste was also excellent.
It broke people's stereotypes about vegetables. People usually thought vegetables were nutritious but their taste was just average. The vegetables in Sweet Food Store were different. They were incredibly delicious, but it was hard to describe. You just had to taste them to understand.
"Hehe, a bunch of paid posters. The store must have spent a fortune!"
"Exactly. With those prices, could they really sell out? I wonder how many fake customers they hired! And those vegetable prices, are they really okay? Shouldn't the Industry and Commerce Bureau take care of this?!"
These two discordant voices kept popping up. Bai Jingyang saw them and sneered in his heart. Then he posted a Weibo.
Sweet Food Store: The prices of all the vegetables in our store are well - worth it. If you have any doubts, you can buy them and send them for inspection. Sweet Food Store and the high - end vegetable store are always ready to accept inspections. We offer excellent value for money and have nothing to fear!
After this Weibo was posted, Lu Yong, who had also been concerned about this, saw that it mentioned the high - end vegetable store and immediately asked his subordinates to repost it.
Such a confident statement made the fans feel proud. Even the real passers - by were a bit surprised. Whether they were delicious or not was another matter, but the prices were really hard to accept. At least, the money could buy three times as many regular vegetables, and sometimes even more.
Were they really okay?
Someone got an idea. It was a food - hunting live - streamer who explored all kinds of stores, including those for food, daily necessities, and entertainment. He happened to be in City B at the moment. Thinking that the high - end vegetable store in City B would open the next day, he came up with an idea for a live - stream.
He was going to do a live - stream exploring this high - end vegetable store.
At night, after Sweet Food Store closed, Yuan Tiantian was washing up when she received a call from Yuan Lele.
"Sis."
Yuan Lele said something on the other end, and Yuan Tiantian raised her eyebrows. Yuan Lele was asking if Cangqing was for sale because someone wanted to buy it.
"Sis, Cangqing isn't for sale for now. Wait until next week. I'll call you then and ask the customer to wait."
There were still four days left until the ten - day "treatment" for Yun Feng was over. Yuan Tiantian still wanted to see the specific effects on Yun Feng.
Yuan Lele didn't say much after hearing what her sister said. After hanging up the phone, Yuan Tiantian looked at the system. The popularity value and gratitude value had increased a bit in the past few days. If the result was good after Yun Feng's treatment was over, the cure value would surely increase too.
Early the next morning, Yuan Tiantian got up early. She had steamed two pots of glutinous rice the night before and planned to make some simple glutinous rice cakes to change everyone's taste.
Actually, it was very simple. Just roll the cooked glutinous rice from last night into balls, then flatten them and put them in a pan. Fry both sides until they were golden brown and take them out. Then prepare two kinds of seasonings, one was white sugar and the other was umami soy sauce. They were sweet and salty flavors. People could dip the cakes in whichever they liked.
The smell of glutinous rice and the crispy aroma from the kitchen in the morning made those gluttons drool!
"It smells so good!"
When Bai Jingyang came over, he couldn't resist the smell.
Fortunately, the first batch of cakes was ready soon. Everyone couldn't wait to sit at the table and directly went to the kitchen to pick up a piece with their hands, not caring about getting dirty. Of course, Sheng Jing was still as cold as ever and didn't join in. It was just those four gluttons.
"It's delicious!"
Bai Jingyang praised after taking the first bite. The outer layer was crispy while the inside was soft and sticky. Even without dipping in the "seasonings", the natural sweetness of the glutinous rice could conquer everyone's taste buds. Dipping in white sugar or umami soy sauce gave a different feeling.
The sandy texture of the white sugar in the mouth and the stronger sweetness were a paradise for sweet - tooth lovers. Dipping in umami soy sauce, after taking a bite, the combination of sweet and salty was just right. It even slightly offset the sweetness of the glutinous rice. It was a good choice for people with normal tastes. Of course, if someone liked spicy food, they could add a little. In short, there were as many ways to eat as there were people.
Every way was delicious!
"Can I take some back?"