The aroma of cooking filled the house: I sent my eldest brother to become the Grand Secretary.

In the main room, Shen Cao arranged each dish on a long plate and neatly placed them on the table to the side.

She gave everyone a plate, which she had specially commissioned at a high price. It was the same plate as the one in her previous life, even the sections were the same.

Wei Siyu looked at the plate in her hand and then at Shen Yu'an with a puzzled expression. Shen Yu'an waved his hand, indicating that he didn't know what to do either.

"The dishes are all on the table. Everyone can help themselves to what they want. This plate is for serving dishes and rice. To avoid waste, please take only what you can eat."

Shen Cao picked up a plate and filled it with the dishes she wanted: shredded pork with garlic sauce, braised meatballs, green beans and eggplant, and braised shrimp. She also added some rice and a bowl of barley water.

This barley water was specially prepared by her according to the local climate. The seaside is humid and damp, so she made this barley water to remove dampness.

She carried the plate of food to the table and began to eat.

Following Shen Cao's example, the others picked up their plates, ate some food, and sat down to eat.

"Shen Cao, you know what, this way of eating is really convenient. You can pick up whatever you want to eat, as much as you want, and there's no waste."

Wei Siyu was the first to pick up her food and sit down to eat.

Shen Cao looked at the small mountain of food in front of him; this guy really had a big appetite.

"Although it's not elegant, it allows those who do manual labor to eat more vegetables at a more affordable price."

Shen Yu'an remained silent. This way of eating was a completely new experience for him; although it was unrefined, it was also quite interesting.

He also admired Shen Cao. Xin'an County is located at a key point of water transportation. The docks are mostly filled with boatmen and porters who do hard labor. These people don't care about how refined their food is; they just want it to taste good and fill their stomachs.

The fast food that Shen Cao launched was exactly what they wanted; it was impossible for such a business not to make money.

Uncle Li, who was eating nearby, was very happy. His biggest worry every day was what to eat. If he had so many choices, he could eat several different things every day and not repeat them for a month. It was very convenient.

Moreover, Shen Cao is a good cook; every dish she makes is delicious.

Aunt Li also enjoyed the meal. Her biggest worry every day was cooking. She was good at everything else, but she just couldn't learn how to cook.

I heard that Shen Cao's restaurant offers delivery service, so my husband can come to Shen Cao's restaurant for meals every day from now on, and I won't have to worry about him going hungry.

Inside the restaurant, Mr. and Mrs. Shen explained the rules of this fast food meal to the customers.

They were all very curious when they heard that they could choose four dishes to eat each time. Today was the first day of opening, and all the dishes were half price, so they all lined up eagerly.

Li Yong and his coworkers, who had just finished work, couldn't find anything to eat at the dock, so they walked around Xin'an Street to see what kind of food was sold there at lunchtime.

As soon as they arrived at Xin'an Street, they saw that the street was filled with flower baskets and was very lively.

Li Yong thought it might be the opening of a restaurant, but he couldn't afford to eat at a restaurant; a single meal there could cost him a month's wages.

As they walked, they saw the sign for Shen's Restaurant, and there was a long queue outside.

Seeing the flower baskets they had just seen at the entrance, they assumed this was the restaurant that had opened today. Touching the money in their pockets, the group gave up the idea of ​​trying it.

Suddenly, Li Yong spotted a familiar face in the crowd. Wasn't that his coworker? It wasn't payday yet, so how could he afford to eat at a restaurant?

Before Li Yong could react, one of them walked up to his coworker and said, "Lu Quan, have you struck it rich lately? How come you're eating at a restaurant in the middle of the day?"

When Lü Quan heard someone calling him, he turned around and saw his fellow workers on the boat. "Hey, what's the big deal? This shop is having its grand opening today, and all the food is half price."

"Even at half price, it would probably cost half a month's wages, considering the prices in this restaurant." Li Yong voiced his concerns without hesitation. He loved to eat, but he didn't earn much and could only afford to buy a dish to treat himself during holidays. Seeing the person who had asked him for money yesterday now eating at a restaurant made him feel a pang of sadness.

Lu Quan didn't notice Li Yong's tone and spoke to his coworker with the air of someone who had been there before, "Their place isn't a restaurant, it's just a eatery. I checked the prices of the food there, and it's not expensive at all. Besides, it's half price today, so a meal will cost at most ten coins."

"real or fake?"

Afraid they wouldn't believe him, Lü Quan reached into his pocket and took out ten coins. "Would I lie to you? My wife gave me ten coins today."

When Li Yong and his friends heard that it was so cheap, they quickly went to queue up.

Finally, it was their turn. Li Yong, who was illiterate, confirmed with the owner several times that the most expensive four meat dishes were only twelve coins. He immediately asked the owner to serve the dishes.

To his surprise, the owner pointed to the twenty-odd dishes in front of him and asked him what he wanted to eat.

Li Yong carefully observed the others and finally understood the food. He looked at the more than twenty stir-fried dishes in front of him and wanted to eat them all. There were several dishes that he couldn't bear to order at a restaurant.

"I want this braised prawns, and this, this, and this." Li Yong couldn't name several of the dishes, so he could only point them out to the shopkeeper.

He took his tray and walked forward like the others. There were even people ahead of him serving them drinks. After they got their drinks, someone was there to calculate their bill.

Li Yong ordered four meat dishes, which originally cost twelve coins, but today they only cost six coins.

The others were just as surprised as he was. After getting their food, the group finally found an empty spot to sit down.

"This is the first time I've ever seen this way of eating. So many dishes, they all look delicious."

“In the past, these ten or so coins could only buy a vegetarian dish, let alone a meat dish. Here, you can not only eat meat dishes, but also four meat dishes.”

"I'll come every day from now on."

Everyone else nodded emphatically.

Li Yong and his group thought that such cheap stir-fried dishes would definitely not taste as good as those made by chefs in restaurants.

Li Yong took his first bite of a braised prawn. He had bought this dish before during the Chinese New Year, and the taste was incredibly delicious. He even ate the shell. The prawn in front of him was much smaller than the one in the restaurant, but the color was nice. He just didn't know how it would taste.

Wait a minute, what's going on? This tastes even better than what I eat in restaurants! It's salty and savory at first, then has a sweet aftertaste that's unforgettable.

He looked back at his coworkers, whose faces were almost buried in their plates.

After finishing my meal, I took a sip of the soup in my bowl. It was slightly sweet and incredibly refreshing, perfectly relieving the heat of the meal and making me feel very comfortable.

Everyone said they would come back to eat there tomorrow.