On her first day of running the stall, she had only planned to test the waters, so she hadn’t prepared many ingredients. Who knew the customers would be so enthusiastic?
Judging by the trend of each customer buying several buns, there wouldn’t be enough to go around.
“What? Only thirty or forty, and they’re all gone?”
“No way! I have to eat one tonight. Why should I be the one to miss out?”
The customers at the back of the line were not having it.
Heaven knows how agonizing it was for them to only be able to look but not eat.
They were basically all cultivators, and after their faces turned red from arguing, it looked like they were about to come to blows.
The surge of spiritual power made Lu Wu so cautious she didn’t dare speak.
Mommy, I’m scared!
“Ahem, tomorrow, I’ll be back tomorrow.”
She swore she really wasn’t trying to use scarcity marketing.
She hadn’t expected her first day in business to be this successful either.
Just as it looked like they were about to start fighting, Lou Xiaotian waved his hand, released his spiritual power, and suppressed the troublemakers.
“How about this? Everyone, do me a favor. Those who haven’t eaten yet, stay in line, and we’ll limit it to one per person. Those who have already eaten, please leave the line.”
“Besides, the young boss will be back tomorrow. With today’s experience, she’ll definitely prepare plenty tomorrow so everyone can have some.”
Lou Xiaotian’s name still carried some weight on this street.
Everyone knew him as a rich fool who didn’t cause trouble and had many friends. Unless absolutely necessary, no one would offend him.
With Lou Xiaotian’s help, order was restored.
Lu Wu let out a breath and started packing the buns.
“Boss, I want that Innocent Little Meat Bun. I’d like to see just how innocent that Little Meat Bao is.”
“Tch, you don’t know how to eat. That Sweet Red Bean Paste Bun is the real masterpiece. One bite, and the flavor… it was so sweet I saw my first love.”
A customer squatting to the side spoke with a hint of sourness.
He rubbed his stomach, feeling a little regretful.
If he had known, he would have eaten more slowly. Now he could only watch without eating. It was torture.
“Speaking of which, these buns are really warming. My whole body feels toasty.”
As someone sighed, Lu Wu blinked and glanced at the system.
There was a reason the system had designated this spot for her stall. The effects of the Spicy Kidney Bun and the Innocent Little Meat Bun were… aphrodisiacal.
Ahem!
With all that yang energy rising, of course they’d feel warm.
For these customers who loved frequenting the flower houses, it was an absolute super-tonic.
But Lu Wu didn’t say anything. After all, this kind of thing was more fun when they discovered it for themselves.
The remaining buns were sold out in a moment. Those who still couldn’t get one in the end looked at Lu Wu with resentful faces.
“Boss, remember to prepare more tomorrow. I’ll bring all my aunts and cousins to support you.”
Someone tugged on Lu Wu’s sleeve, refusing to let her pack up her stall.
Under the customers’ visual assault, Lu Wu nodded.
[Mission Progress: 123/1000]
She checked the time. It wasn’t even ten at night.
At this rate, she might even be able to exceed her mission quota.
Having had a bountiful harvest, Lu Wu pushed her cart back home amidst the crowd’s reluctant farewells, feeling delighted.
That night, Lu Wu slept very soundly.
She dreamed that she had opened food stalls all over the Qing Yuan World and, with the Cultivation she gained from completing missions, had become the strongest of all.
Just as Lu Wu, standing on high and gazing into the distance, was about to enjoy the moment, she missed a step and was startled awake.
After waking up, Lu Wu rolled around in bed for a while before getting up.
Once she was ready, she took the spirit stones she had earned yesterday and went on a massive shopping spree.
When doing business, the raw ingredients had to be the best.
Even if she sold food made with half-hearted effort, the system wouldn’t recognize it.
The Xiaohe Town market was the place Lu Wu had previously researched as having the best quality for the best price.
The main ingredient for the Little Meat Bao was the leg meat from a large, fat pig raised on various spiritual vegetables and fruits. The meat from this part was very springy, perfect for making buns.
As for the kidney buns, she selected the perfect, large kidneys from a healthy, disease-free pig. When incorporated into the ingredients, they could fully exert their nourishing effects.
Lu Wu had a good eye. She rejected the owner’s attempt to pass off inferior goods and, under his appreciative gaze that recognized an expert, bargained again. In the end, she acquired the most ingredients for the lowest price.
The red bean paste was easier to handle. The red beans of the Qing Yuan World were each the size of a fingernail, with a pure color, plump and round.
She soaked them until they absorbed water and softened, then put them in a pot over high heat to boil before turning it down to a low simmer until they were soft and mushy.
Then, she added an appropriate amount of white sugar and blended the cooked red beans into a fine paste. After stir-frying out the excess moisture, the red bean paste was ready.
Once sealed and refrigerated, it could be used at any time.
Mixing the fillings, proofing the dough—the daylight hours slipped away quietly as she bustled about.
Seeing that it was almost time, Lu Wu walked out, only to be met again by the old man’s gossipy gaze.
A precision strike!
The corner of Lu Wu’s mouth twitched.
This neighbor of hers was a warm-hearted old man who had helped her a lot when she first transmigrated.
He was a very nice person, but he loved gossip. There wasn’t a single piece of gossip in Xiaohe Town that he didn’t know.
She just felt that the way the old man was looking at her now was like a dog that had seen a meat bun, biting down hard and refusing to let go.
Startled by her own thought, Lu Wu walked away under the old man’s watchful gaze.
She didn’t notice that behind her, the old man held up a jade tablet and took a picture of her retreating figure.
He tapped on the jade tablet, and a water screen appeared.
This was the Universal Realm Communicator used by all cultivators in the Qing Yuan World. It was similar to a Blue Star mobile phone, with quite a complete set of functions like communication, video calls, and forums.
When Lu Wu had first learned of this thing’s existence, she had deeply suspected that a senior from Blue Star had transmigrated before her.
Lu Wu, who wanted to ride on their coattails but had no way to find them, eventually discovered that only people with spiritual power could use this device.
At the time, she had been so angry she could only laugh.
Lu Wu had no idea that just last night after she returned, a post on the Xiaohe Town forum had rapidly gained traction.
“Fought with a Flower Girl all night, she praised me for being fierce and invincible.”
It was an extremely eye-catching post. A crowd of people clicked on it while cursing, and the first thing they saw was a picture of Lu Wu’s bun stall.
[Listen up, family…]
After a round of self-promotion, the poster highlighted the effects he experienced after eating the Innocent Little Meat Bun.
Many people in the comments below were skeptical.
[How can a bun be that magical? Everyone knows those little vixens from the Hehuan Sect are experts at draining people dry. Not even all sorts of body-nourishing pills can stand up to their domineering techniques.]
[Exactly, exactly. It’s probably just another self-delusion from a broken man.]
[Heh, this? Only a ghost would believe it. If you dare to lie to me, I’ll come find you for a one-on-one duel… give me your address.]
Most people were just there to mock and refute, but there were a few supportive comments.
[I know this stall. I passed by last night and bought a bun too. I went home full of fire. I’m telling you, when I woke up this morning, the way my wife looked at me was so tender and lingering. It seems she was very satisfied with my performance last night.]
[Here, let’s exchange the secret code… Spicy Kidney Bun.]
[To the one above, Innocent Little Meat Bun.]
[Does my Sweet Red Bean Paste Bun not deserve to have its name mentioned?]
Xiaohe Town wasn’t a big place, so after the post’s popularity floated to the top for a while, it went back down.
But following the new update uploaded by the old man, some who had tasted the buns began to silently head for the flower houses.
When Lu Wu arrived at her spot, she was stunned by the scene before her.
The street, which had been perfectly fine yesterday, now looked as if it had been swept by a hurricane. Rubble was scattered everywhere, and the ground was pockmarked with craters.