Chapter 76: The Wisdom of Roasting Meat Skewers

  A big bullish candlestick of Lafa Electronics, piercing through the clouds. Among the numerous green stocks in 2005, it looked so dazzling. Tears sparkled in Jiang Di's eyes. Still not giving up, he stared at the K-line chart of Lafa Electronics, his lips moving from time to time.

  It's no wonder Jiang Di is like this. Originally, he had already sold out Kunbai and emptied his account. The funds were just waiting for a zero-down payment to rush in directly. But Jiang Di was actually frustrated by the half-day volatility of the market, and let Gu Kejun and others be shaken into online games. By the time he came out, the market had already closed.

  Jiang Di glanced at the glass cup on his computer desk and muttered to himself: "Damn, it's really a table full of cups..."

  She immediately got up and walked around her room. Suddenly, she felt the space in the room was particularly narrow. She couldn't walk a few steps without bumping into the wall, so she turned around and fell onto the bed. With her eyes closed, but no matter what, she still couldn't fall asleep. The annoying feeling really wasn't pleasant. She sat up, put on her coat, and walked to the living room. While putting on her shoes, she said to her mother who was embroidering a cross-stitch pattern on the sofa: "Mom, I'm going out for a walk. I won't be home for dinner tonight, so don't make dinner for me!"

  "Stop fighting! Don't drink too much! And don't smoke so much..."

  Bang! The door was slammed shut by Jiang Di.

  Jiang Di's mom shook her head and muttered to herself: "This child is really worrying..."

  Jiang Di went out and wandered aimlessly on the streets for a while, without knowing where to go. He wandered around aimlessly for a while,

  I've got a craving for cigarettes. I wanted to smoke one, but when I felt my pockets, I found that I didn't even have a single cigarette on me. I rushed to the small shop that sells cigarettes and dashed over there.

  He pushed the door open with a big stride and walked in. As he walked, he shouted to the boss: "A box of Huangjin Ye!" The cigarette vendor asked indifferently: "Do you want the 10 yuan or the 20 yuan one?"

  Before Jiang Di could respond, he suddenly heard someone behind him say: "Brother, you said it would take 50,000 to send a pot of golden tangerines? Isn't that too much? We just want to spend 5,000 yuan and that's enough!"

  Another voice said: "That kid's business is so good, a month's pure profit is at least one million! And yet..."

  Jiang Di was just about to listen, but found that the person had already walked far away behind him. He hurriedly turned around to take a look, and saw the crowded street. Really didn't know who said those words just now. While thinking, he heard the boss say in an unhappy tone: "Young brother, do you want 10 yuan of Golden Leaf or 20 yuan of Golden Leaf? Speak up!"

  Jiang Di casually pulled out a 10-yuan note from his wallet and threw it onto the counter, not saying a word. The boss picked up the money with one hand and handed Jiang Di a box of Golden Leaf cigarettes from under the counter.

  Jiang Di turned around and walked out, still thinking as he went. Was sending Jin Ju for money? The underworld? He shook his head and walked into the crowd...

  In the condiment hall of Xinfadi, the flow of people became less and less with time. While Cui Xiaoyan and Li Xiaoteng stood in a certain stall, discussing with the condiment boss what chestnut shells were.

  Li Xiaoteng saw Cui Xiaoyan looking for something, so after greeting her, he started crazy shopping. When it was time to leave, Cui Xiaoyan didn't mention anything about herself. Li Xiaoteng thought Cui Xiaoyan had forgotten what happened earlier and asked: "Sister Yan, what do you want to buy?"

  Cui Xiaoyan looked at the seasoning boss and asked without much hope: "Boss, do you have chestnut shells here?"

  The seasoning boss curled his lips, and he didn't even know what chestnut shells were. Li Xiaoteng took a look and suddenly became happy, laughing and saying: "I thought I was buying something! Yan sister, you don't know what chestnut shells are, but I do!"

  Cui Xiaoyan's eyes widened suddenly. She grabbed Li Xiaoteng's hand and asked in surprise, "Do you know what it is?"

  Li Xiaoteng let Cui Xiaoyan pull his hand, and before he even spoke, he felt a numbness in his hand! In his heart, he secretly scolded himself for being so unmanly! He didn't used to be like this! How did he get reborn, and how did he become so innocent?!

  Embarrassed, he coughed, but Cui Xiaoyan was completely unaware. She pulled Li Xiaoteng's hand even tighter and hurriedly asked: "Xiaoteng, good brother, do you really know what a chestnut shell is?"

  Li Xiaoteng nodded. Letting Cui Xiaoyan pull his hand, he said: "I'll tell you what a chestnut shell is, but you have to tell me! What do you want to use the chestnut shell for?"

  Cui Xiaoyan thought for a moment, frowning and not speaking. Li Xiaoteng didn't urge her either, calmly looking at Cui Xiaoyan. But Li Xiaoteng's scattered gaze seemed to be staring at somewhere on Cui Xiaoyan's body. Apparently, her ample breasts were more eye-catching.

  The seasoning boss looked at the silent couple, not knowing whether to interrupt them or continue playing the role of a vase on the side. Standing awkwardly to one side, suddenly a sentence popped into his head: "You don't understand love, there's a kind of love called Dongfang Bubai!" The seasoning boss hastily shook his head and muttered to himself: "Nonsensical!"

  At this moment, Cui Xiaoyan and Li Xiaoteng looked over at the same time...

  Cui Xiaoyan seemed to have made a big decision before saying: "Xiao Teng, actually my family has a secret recipe for roasted skewers! It was left by my father. Called 'The Wisdom of Roasted Skewers' But the marinade sauce in it, there is one ingredient at the end. That's this chestnut shell. I couldn't find what it is even after searching online. And today I came specifically to find this seasoning!"

  After saying all this, Cui Xiaoyan seemed to feel that she and Li Xiaoteng were facing each other nakedly, with all secrets revealed to the young man in front of her. Suddenly, she let out a light sigh and said: "Alright, I've told you! Now it's your turn to tell me!"

  Li Xiaoteng pouted his mouth, tilted his head and blinked his eyes, saying: "Actually, there's nothing to tell you. But after hearing your purpose, I don't want to say it!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xiaoteng felt a sharp pain on the back of his hand, which was being tightly pinched by Cui Xiaoyan.

  Li Xiaoteng didn't make a sound, and silently swallowed his saliva. Only then did he slowly say: "The chestnut shell is also called the imperial rice shell. The Compendium of Materia Medica records that it is dry, astringent, neutral, and non-toxic! However, it also has another name, called the big smoke fruit, referred to in the news as the big smoke shell..."

  Cui Xiaoyan's eyes widened as she stared at Li Xiaoteng, unknowingly releasing her grip on his hand. She muttered to herself in a somewhat depressed tone: "So it can't be bought? This thing... Ah!"

  Suddenly, the seasoning boss interjected: "Do you want to buy a large tobacco shell? Do you want the whole thing or just the powder?"

  Cui Xiaoyan was shocked and asked strangely, "Do you sell opium here?" The seasoning boss hurriedly made a silencing gesture and said in a low voice, "Little lady, please keep your voice down! Although this thing is available everywhere in the market, if the administrator hears about it, it will be confiscated! Don't get me into trouble!"

  Cui Xiaoyan hastily lowered her voice, asking in surprise: "Is it available in the entire market? That's a bit too much..." Li Xiaoteng had an expression of 'I knew this would happen'. He silently gazed at Cui Xiaoyan, watching as her face turned red.

  The sauce boss hastily peddled his own large smoked plum. He whispered, "This stuff is great. Many hot pot shops use it now. I have powder here, put it in the pot and you can't see a thing! A thirty-piece bag of large smoked plums costs 100 yuan, and a four-liang package costs 150 yuan! What kind do you want?"

  Li Xiaoteng didn't say a word, and pulled at Cui Xiaoyan's shirt. His lips stuck to the root of Cui Xiaoyan's ear, and he whispered to Cui Xiaoyan: "This thing is deceiving people, eating it will make you addicted. If you want to buy it, better touch your conscience!"

  The seasoning boss seemed to have heard Li Xiaoteng's whisper. He glared at Li Xiaoteng unhappily, but didn't say a word. He turned around and started packing up his chili noodles. With a few quick movements, he tied up the burlap sack and said to Li Xiaoteng, "Brother, you're buying one sack! Now it's time to settle the bill!"

  Li Xiaoteng hastily pulled out the money from his wallet, counted it carefully and handed it to the seasoning boss. The boss, while counting the money, absent-mindedly asked: "Miss, do you want anything?"

  Cui Xiaoyan seemed to have made a big decision before saying: "Thank you, I'll consider it. I want to buy what I came looking for!"

  Cui Xiaoyan joked, just as the boss finished counting the money. Then picked up two business cards from the table and handed one to Li Xiaoteng and Cui Xiaoyan each. Helped Li Xiaoteng lift the chili noodles onto the small cart, saying: "Next time you want something, just call me directly. For orders over 500 yuan within the Fifth Ring Road, Xihongmen, and Huangcun, we offer free delivery!"

  Li Xiaoteng nodded, putting all the things into a small cart. As the boss walked out of the hall, he found a black van, loaded the goods on it, and then waved his hand to the seasoning boss, saying: "Thank you, your chili peppers are good, I'll come to you for goods next time!"

  The seasoning boss nodded hastily and guaranteed that the quality is definitely guaranteed! Rest assured use...

  After saying goodbye to the boss, Li Xiaoteng and Cui Xiaoyan sat in the back of the black bread car, looking at the full load of seasonings. The two were speechless for a while. After a while, Cui Xiaoyan seemed to feel that the atmosphere was too awkward. She said to Li Xiaoteng: "Xiaoteng, thank you, fortunately I met you delivering goods today, otherwise I would have been squeezed on the bus alone. I'm afraid it would have delayed my night stall again." Li Xiaoteng politely shook his head and didn't say anything. Cui Xiaoyan continued to ask: "Just now, I heard you say you want to make roasted chicken wings! And you said you wanted to make a spicy version. Is there anyone in Beijing who eats this? It seems like no one has done it before!"

  Li Xiaoteng smiled and said, "You've seen it before, it's fresh. It seems to have started trending from the end of 2006. Later, there was only one popular store in Xidan, Beijing. Now, it seems like no one is doing this in the whole city." However, Li Xiaoteng still calmly said, "Now eighteen vassals are gathering in Beijing with their troops! The people of China who love spicy food are still quite many! I personally feel that there's no need to worry about sales!"

  Cui Xiaoyan curiously asked: "How is the pervert spicy made?" Suddenly silent for a moment, hurriedly said: "Of course, if it's inconvenient, don't say it!"

  Li Xiaoteng smiled and said, "Indeed, it can't be said! This is a secret recipe!" Cui Xiaoyan's face was instantly filled with disappointment. Li Xiaoteng smiled and said, "However, there's an exception for beauties, I can tell you roughly how to do it!"

  Cui Xiaoyan suddenly turned sunny again! Laughing, she asked: "Then quickly say! How did you do it!" Li Xiaoteng looked at the ever-changing Cui Xiaoyan, feeling like a little girl!

  "Could it be that I suddenly thought: how old was I in my past life? If I had met the current Cui Xiaoyan back then, wouldn't she have just been a little girl?"

  Li Xiaoteng was about to speak with Cui Xiaoyan when he heard a dull thud, and suddenly felt the bus come to a stop. Li Xiaoteng hastily asked: "Driver, what's wrong?" The driver sighed helplessly and said: "There was just an accident up ahead! It's right in the middle of the road, we can't get through!"

  Li Xiaoteng sat in the car and said to the readers, "Brothers, I represent Li Da to thank you for your rewards and recommendations! At the same time, I would also like to thank TT Fox for his reward! We're stuck in traffic now, so let me say a few words on behalf of Li Da!" Cui Xiaoyan tilted her head and looked at Li Xiaoteng, urging him to hurry up and speak.

  Li Xiaoteng smiled and continued: "First of all, thank TT Fox for the reward at 1 o'clock yesterday morning. Of course, I also want to thank Xiaohong for his reward and evaluation votes! They are all things that cost money. I watch Li Da every day, knowing he has never dared to ask everyone for such things that cost money. Although 100 starting points is worth one yuan, it's only 50 cents in Li Da's hands. Yesterday's 200 starting points were only worth one yuan in Li Da's hands. Not enough for Li Da to take the subway to work, but!"

  Cui Xiaoyan looked at Li Xiaoteng with a puzzled expression and said: "Don't be mysterious, what's going on?" Li Xiaoteng rolled down the car window, lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and continued to say: "Let me spill some inside information! Yesterday, Li Da saw the rewards and evaluation votes, and his nose was sweating bullets! He grinned foolishly for over half an hour! This guy's pursuit of truth is really low..."

  Cui Xiaoyan gave Li Xiaoteng a white eye, and said helplessly: "Li Xiaoteng, what do you know! Li Da is happy because his book has been recognized by most people due to the support of readers! At the same time, I also represent Li Da to say thank you to all book friends for their daily recommendation votes. And also hope that everyone will continue to support Li Da's "Stock Life". And also support Li Xiaoteng! Thank you everyone!"