Cooking System: Street Food Rules
Chapter 51 Who goes to the mountains to buy buns!

Chapter 51: Chapter 51 Who goes to the mountains to buy buns!

Little Black visibly bulked up a lot.

In the spacious living room, the little guy was running back and forth, full of energy.

Thankfully, the living room was large enough for him to tire out after a few laps before settling down by Jiang Feng’s feet to rest.

Jiang Feng lay on the soft sofa, turned on the TV, and played his PS5 for a while.

After lunch and feeding Little Black, he headed back to the bedroom to sleep.

Little Black was very sensible. As soon as Jiang Feng went to rest, he stopped making a fuss and went to his own bed to sleep.

Life was as comfortable as ever, busy at times and relaxed at others.

This was the life Jiang Feng liked.

Nothing earth-shattering, just easy and leisurely.

After getting up in the afternoon and considering the day’s booming business, Jiang Feng prepared early.

He cleared away the tables and chairs. He wouldn’t be selling corn pumpkin porridge or fried rice, only buns.

The next day, he woke up even earlier, at 2:30 AM, to get busy in his little shop.

Jiang Feng specially brought in two insulated boxes, packing them tight with freshly steamed buns.

Every layer of the steamer was filled with big buns.

The same was true for each layer of the steaming cabinet.

The fully "armed" food truck, loaded with "ammunition," drove out of the little shop in the slightly dim light of early morning, heading north.

This trip up the mountain was to vanquish the hunger of the diners.

Because there were so many buns, and with the addition of two metal insulated barrels, the weight increased, slowing the food truck down by a tenth compared to its usual speed.

Fortunately, the distance was not too far and the food truck was fully charged, so there was no need to worry about the journey.

If, at this moment, my food truck were to get hit by a car...

It would be a "major bun tragedy."

Who knows how many buns would fly out.

The driver responsible would probably exclaim, "Oh no, I hit a bun nest!"

Jiang Feng always drove safely, so there weren’t any traffic accidents, and he arrived smoothly at the foot of Fengqi Mountain in no time.

Since Jiang Feng had told the old lady yesterday that he wouldn’t need help for the next two days, she didn’t come today.

The food truck made its way up the mountain, and as it was an uphill drive, the speed slowed down even further.

At this moment, on the small square, there were already seventeen or eighteen people waiting.

Li Xiangfo was pacing back and forth anxiously.

Two teenage Taoist priests looked towards the entrance, waiting quietly.

There were also customers who came especially for this, or tourists who had watched the sunrise and come down early, all with a touch of impatience in their expressions.

"He’s not here yet, and it’s time."

"Why is he late today?"

"He couldn’t have decided not to come, could he?"

"Please, no!"

Someone went to the mountain road’s turn to look out.

At that moment, in his expectant gaze, a cartoonish little bus with a chimney sticking out, accompanied by the steady sound of the tires rolling over the road surface, slowly approached from downhill.

"Here he comes, the boss is here!"

"Quick, let’s get in line!"

"Good thing we didn’t miss out!"

A few people got excited.

Seeing such enthusiastic customers, Jiang Feng pressed hard on the throttle, and the bus’s electric motor picked up speed.

In no time, Jiang Feng’s food truck entered the little square and settled into its familiar spot. He placed a sign on the ground indicating that today he was selling only buns.

The customers, seeing the sign, started to line up.

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"Going up the mountain early in the morning for buns? That’s crazy!"

"What kind of business owner operates like that? He must be losing his shirt."

In Li Meng’s home, upon hearing Li Meng’s words, her husband Chu Fei couldn’t help but criticize.

Li Meng had heard from her best friend about how delicious the mountain buns were, and that many people were lining up for them. She even showed her a video from the internet.

Li Meng, being a foodie, became fixated on trying this delicacy as soon as she heard about it.

So she suggested going up the mountain in the morning to eat buns.

Chu Fei naturally declined outright.

"It’s true, it’s really good there. That stall owner used to sell braised meat, and there were always long lines of people—it even trended online."

"Now he’s set up a stall selling buns on Fengqi Mountain, and the crowd is just as big. Several internet celebrities have even recommended it," Li Meng explained to Chu Fei.

Men seldom trust online recommendations that easily, and straight men typically disliked hassle. Driving for over twenty minutes to the mountains for buns, and then another twenty minutes to work? Why wouldn’t I just eat small steamed buns at the shop downstairs?

"Listen to what you’re saying."

"Last week, he was selling braised meat, and this week he’s selling buns. That just means the braised meat didn’t work out, so he’s trying to sell buns."

"It’s definitely a publicity stunt!"

"Trust me, let’s eat the small steamed buns downstairs. It’s so convenient."

Chu Fei, from his own perspective, tried to reason with her.

"His stall will only be there for two more days, and after that, you won’t get a chance to try them."

"We’ll just go this once, just this one time!"

"Honey~~"

Li Meng pulled out her trump card.

Hearing this, Chu Fei, secretly thrilled, nodded. "Okay, let’s go. We’ll eat there just this once."

"We agreed it’s just this once. We’re not going again tomorrow."

"Let’s eat first, then we’ll talk!" Li Meng quickly packed up her bag.

The couple got into the car and headed straight for Fengqi Mountain.

Chu Fei didn’t believe there could be a good bun stall in the mountains. I’m even planning on adopting a "victor’s" pose later, offering a "See, what did I tell you?" The very thought is pleasing.

The car soon reached the foot of Fengqi Mountain.

"This mountain road leads out of the city. Normally there aren’t many people, and those who hike usually take another mountain path to ascend."

"It’s very deserted here!"

Chu Fei, familiar with the area, couldn’t resist showing off when he got the chance.

But after driving a bit further up, he was dumbfounded.

Because on the mountain road ahead, several cars were coming down towards them.

The cars swooshed past Chu Fei’s car, all seeming in a hurry to get back to the city.

"What the heck is going on?"

Chu Fei’s face was full of astonishment.

"Didn’t you say there’s nobody on this mountain?"

"Then what about those cars that just came down?"

Li Meng, aware of the situation at the small square, asked with a smile.

"It’s probably a coincidence; maybe these people all have something urgent to do," Chu Fei said stubbornly.

He continued driving up the mountain, took a turn, climbed for a few more minutes, and then saw a long line of cars parked on the road ahead.

On the side of these cars, many people were moving about.

Some had just gotten out of their cars and were heading up, while others were getting in to turn around and drive back down the mountain.

The scene resembled an open-air parking lot outside a shopping mall.

At a glance, there were easily more than twenty cars.

Li Meng looked at Chu Fei with an expression that said, "Explain this to me."

Chu Fei had never seen such a sight at Fengqi Mountain before.

He turned his head and asked, "Are all these people here to eat buns?"

"They skip the city early in the morning to come eat buns in the mountains?"

"Well, I’ve got to try them now."

Chu Fei was totally excited.

He continued driving up. Luckily, as someone drove down, a spot opened up, and he parked the car.

The two got out of the car and walked up, arriving at the small square before long.

At a rough glance, there were fifty or sixty people in the small square.

The atmosphere was very lively.

"Come on, let’s hurry and get in line. Many people didn’t get to buy buns yesterday."

"Okay."

The two of them joined the queue.

Chu Fei still found it outrageous.

There really are so many people!

What are they all thinking?

Coming to the mountains to buy buns?

Regardless, now that we’re here, I have to taste these buns.

The line moved quickly.

In about five minutes, they reached the front of the line.

"I’ll have two sauce meat buns and one beef bun," Chu Fei said to Jiang Feng.

Then he looked at Li Meng. "What do you want?"

"I want one Orleans chicken leg bun, one pork and cabbage bun, and two char siu buns."

The char siu bun was a new item Jiang Feng had added to his menu. Yesterday, while preparing the ingredients, he decided to include char siu buns as well to satisfy different customers’ appetites.

Hearing their order, Jiang Feng nodded. "Just a moment."

He took out a paper bag, expertly grabbed seven large meat buns, filled the bag to the brim, and handed it over to them.

Afterward, Chu Fei and Li Meng stepped aside, and Jiang Feng continued serving the next customer.

Chu Fei took out a sauce meat bun from the paper bag.

The bun was substantial and pleasantly springy.

He took a bite and chewed a few times.

After tasting the delightful sauce meat, sparks lit up in Chu Fei’s eyes instantly.

"MMM~~"

He couldn’t help but let out a satisfied "MMM."

These buns are incredibly delicious!

At that moment, Chu Fei was only concerned with eating the bun. Whatever had been on his mind earlier was now completely forgotten.