If I ask you to set up a stall, why do you always run to deserted places?

Back at the hotel at the foot of the mountain that evening, Su Yun sat at the table and went through the day's business records from beginning to end, his expression gradually becoming serious.

The number of people on the second day was several times that of the first day.

With the help of the scenic area in transportation, he no longer needed to carry tables, equipment, and ingredients up the mountain himself, which solved the biggest problem.

But a new problem arose: it was simply impossible to do it all.

Today, we sent out more than a thousand numbers, and there are still many people who haven't received theirs. Su Yun stopped sending out numbers twice because the wind was too strong on the mountaintop. After the dough was taken out, the edges dried very quickly. If the damp cloth was removed too often, the whole tray of dough would be affected. If it was removed too slowly, the pot outside would have to wait.

Not to mention that all the pancakes are crammed into one pot, and they have to be cooked separately in batches to achieve different cooking times.

If this continues, even if we prepare twice the amount of ingredients tomorrow, it will only result in more ingredients waiting in line.

"I need to get new equipment." Su Yun opened the system store and switched directly to the commercial equipment section.

[Fully Automatic Filling and Forming Machine: Produces 2,000 pancakes per hour!]

"don't want."

Six kinds of fillings and four kinds of dough, all pressed together in a mold, and in the end they all look the same.

It's fast, but once it's in your mouth, it'll probably taste just like a copy-paste job.

Su Yun continued scrolling down.

[Large tunnel oven: Can bake 120 sheets at a time!]

"It's too big."

If you brought this thing up the mountain, people who didn't know better would think he was planning to turn Nantianmen into a central kitchen.

After turning more than ten pages, Su Yun's fingers finally stopped.

[Folding Three-Layer Grill and Grill All-in-One Oven!]

[Three independent temperature controls allow for simultaneous baking, grilling, and heat preservation. It folds up and can be stored in two standard equipment cases. It operates entirely on electricity, with no open flame, and features an anti-tipping power-off function!]

[Price: 28888 yuan!]

This is just right. We can continue to bake the existing shortbread in an iron pan, and use the new equipment to make other things separately, so that we don't have to squeeze the different cooking times together anymore.

Su Yun glanced down again.

[Eight-zone constant temperature proofing cabinet: independent temperature and humidity control, priced at 18888 yuan!]

"purchase!"

The moment the payment was successful, more than 40,000 yuan was gone.

Su Yun felt sorry for him for less than three seconds, then opened the extended page of the crispy pastry menu.

The equipment has all been replaced, so we can't just keep selling the same few kinds of cakes, can we?

Soon, two new recipes appeared.

【Pickled Mustard Greens, Bamboo Shoots, and Pork Sesame Flatbread!】

【Creamy Purple Sweet Potato Mochi Cakes!】

The first type is baked at high temperature, resulting in a thin and crispy outer shell filled with stir-fried pickled mustard greens, diced bamboo shoots, and fresh meat.

The second type requires slow baking at a low temperature. The outside is made of milky purple sweet potato, and the inside is wrapped with soft and chewy mochi. The combination of crispy and soft textures is a perfect alternative to the existing shortbread.

"Okay, it's the two of you."

Su Yun added pickled mustard greens, bamboo shoots, pork foreleg, purple sweet potato, and glutinous rice flour to her shopping list. Just as she was about to confirm the quantities, her phone suddenly vibrated several times.

Li Xiaoxiao sent three screenshots in a row.

The first picture is of an online store called "Master Su's Official Flagship Store," and the second picture is of a box of frozen shortbread with a screenshot of Su Yun's live stream printed on it.

The third one is the most outrageous: "Same style as Mount Tai's Yunding, officially authorized, buy ten get two free, free shipping nationwide!"

The sales figures below have exceeded six thousand orders.

"???" Su Yun looked confused. When did he open a shop?

Li Xiaoxiao sent a message.

[Master Su, is this your shop?]

My dad and his two friends almost filled the shopping cart, but I felt the names on the carts didn't match, so I didn't let them pay.

Su Yun was both amused and exasperated.

"Of course not, I don't have that kind of time."

Li Xiaoxiao replied almost instantly.

[I knew it! You're too lazy to even post on your WeChat Moments, how could you possibly have time to list over twenty different gift boxes a day!]

[I'll send you the link.]

Su Yun clicked on the link.

The store's homepage uses a screenshot from Tang Guo's live stream, and the product details page even includes a statement released by Taiyue Cultural Tourism during the day.

They just cut off both the beginning and the end.

At first glance, it really does seem like the scenic area is endorsing this store.

Su Yun was about to save the page when it refreshed again.

The "Xiao Su Shifu Official Flagship Store" is gone; the name at the top of the page has been changed to "Yunding Su Ji Food Specialty Store."

The product information, sales volume, and customer reviews remained unchanged.

"???"

Is it haunted? No, wait!

Su Yun's eyes narrowed slowly. They changed their names. Good heavens, they're so skilled at changing names. These people obviously didn't start doing this today!

.......

It was 4:30 a.m. the next day.

Su Yun had already loaded the new equipment into the trunk and sent it to the scenic area's transportation point along with the first batch of ingredients.

Both equipment boxes had official reports. After the staff checked them, they were labeled and then transported up the mountain with the delivery vehicle.

When Su Yun arrived at the platform, Zhou Ye was already waiting at the warehouse entrance. He watched the staff unload two large boxes from the truck, his lips twitching slightly. "Boss!"

"Um?"

"Are you sure we should still set up our stall today?"

"Otherwise what?" Su Yun asked.

"Why do I get the feeling that you're planning to move the pastry factory to the top of Mount Tai?"

"Stop talking nonsense and get moving your stuff."

"Alright!" Zhou Ye immediately picked up a box, unfolded the folding furnace, and placed it right next to the original workbench. The three layers of the furnace were neatly arranged, and the temperature of each layer could be adjusted independently.

The adjacent constant-temperature dough proofing cabinet is divided into eight small compartments, with separate compartments for the dough needed for beef, mutton, and brown sugar, which is very convenient and practically perfect.

"This is great!" Zhou Ye opened a small door and looked inside. "It's like we've arranged eight single rooms."

"Would you like to go in and stay in a room?" Chen Yu's voice came from behind.

"roll!"

When several people are talking.

Su Yun has already started preparing the new filling. The pickled mustard greens were soaked in advance to remove some of the saltiness, then the water was drained, chopped, and then stir-fried with diced bamboo shoots until fragrant. The pork leg meat was not minced, but quickly diced into small pieces. The fatty meat was put into the pot first, and the oil was slowly rendered out. Then the lean meat was added, and finally the pickled mustard greens and diced bamboo shoots were added.

Not many seasonings are needed. The salty and savory flavor of the pickled mustard greens, the sweetness of the bamboo shoots, and the aroma from the lard are enough.

On the other side, the steamed purple sweet potatoes were mashed into a smooth paste with only a little milk and sugar added. The mochi was kneaded separately and cut into small pieces about the size of a thumb.

Su Yun wrapped the pickled mustard greens and fresh pork filling inside the dough, then pressed it into a palm-sized pancake, brushed a thin layer of malt water on the surface, and sprinkled it with white sesame seeds.

"okay!"

The purple sweet potato mochi cakes are made smaller and thicker, round and plump, and decorated with only three black sesame seeds on the surface. One is large and the other is small, one is white and the other is purple, so they can be easily distinguished when placed together.

"Perfect!"

Not long after the first batch of sesame seed cakes was pushed in, the aroma of pickled mustard greens and pork quickly wafted out from the vent. The pickled mustard greens, after being heated by the hot oil, had a particularly strong and pungent smell, mixed with the aroma of roasted sesame seeds and wheat.

"Holy crap!"

Zhou Ye was hanging up a small blackboard when he smelled it and paused writing for a moment. "This smells fucking amazing!!"

[Pickled mustard greens, bamboo shoots, and pork sesame flatbread: 13 yuan each.]

[Purple Sweet Potato Mochi Cake with Milk Flavor: 9 yuan each.]

"Boss," Zhou Ye turned around, "Should we include 'purchase limit' on this?"

"Total of all the cakes, a maximum of three per account."

"clear."

Around 6 a.m., the first round of numbers outside the platform had already been distributed. Zhang Wei and his friends got up very early, took a car, went through the turnstiles, squeezed onto the cable car, and after all that trouble, they finally reached the top of the mountain just as dawn was breaking.

The five people thought they had arrived early enough, but the number they received was already over eighty.

"Don't these people ever sleep?" Zhang Wei was dumbfounded.

"Do you have the right to judge others?" Zhao Lei asked. "Who was knocking on each door at 3:30 in the morning?"

"I was just worried you'd be late, wasn't I?"

"Damn! After you finished typing, you went back to sleep for half an hour!"

"Ahem...that's called making good use of fragmented time!"

The group argued and made noise until Zhou Ye finally called their number.

Su Yun looked up and was a little surprised. It was an old acquaintance!

Each of the five people had their own number, and no one exceeded the purchase limit. They quickly took their paper bags and went to the side.

The pickled mustard greens sesame seed cakes have just come out of the oven, their surface puffed with browned bubbles of varying sizes, and their edges are very thin. You can even hear a soft crackling sound when you hold them in your hand.

Zhang Wei took a bite out of the edge, and snap! A small piece of the shell cracked open.

Inside, there's a soft and tender meat filling. The pickled mustard greens, bamboo shoots, and meat chunks all retain their individual textures. The pickled mustard greens are salty and appetizing, the meat chunks add a touch of richness, and finally, when you bite into the bamboo shoots, there's a sudden hint of crispness.

The pancakes were baked very thin, but they weren't dry at all.

"Delicious!"

On the other side, Zhou Qiming had already broken open the purple sweet potato mochi cake. The purple crust was very soft, and as soon as he broke it in half, a small piece of the snow-white mochi in the middle was pulled out.

The sweetness of the milk and purple sweet potato is very light. The outer crust is soft and chewy, but still retains a bit of chewiness after being baked. The mochi inside is even more bouncy, making it a delightful combination of soft and chewy without being cloyingly sweet.

He originally only wanted to try one bite, but when he came to his senses, he only had a small half left in his hand.

......

the other side.

"Master Su!"

Su Yun looked up.

Li Xiaoxiao walked over quickly, followed by Li Jianguo and the other two.

They carried a white foam box together.

"What are you doing?" Su Yun looked at the styrofoam box, somewhat puzzled.

"I'll send you the evidence," Li Xiaoxiao said.

Last night, after she sent the screenshots to Su Yun, she initially thought it was just someone online randomly stealing a few pictures to ride the wave of popularity.

This morning, they found people handing out flyers outside their hotel.

The flyer advertised "Yunding Suji Food Specialty Store," and not only did it offer online shopping via QR code, but it also mentioned that customers could pick up their orders at the foot of Mount Tai.

Li Jianguo and his two companions were furious. Good heavens! Someone was impersonating Master Su, and they actually dared to impersonate him right under their noses?

The three of them went to the address on the spot, but the so-called self-pickup point was not a store at all, but just a white van parked outside the parking lot.

There were dozens of styrofoam boxes piled up in the car. Li Xiaoxiao didn't alert them; she just scanned the code and bought one box for 198 yuan.

When they went back after circling around, the bread truck was gone.

"Take a look."

Li Xiaoxiao tore off the outer tape.

The box contained twelve frozen pancakes neatly arranged.

The packaging bag was printed with the words "[Taishan Yunding Crispy Cake]" in large characters, and next to it was a photo of Su Yun standing behind the stall making cakes.

There was even a line of small print in the bottom right corner of the photo.

[Produced under the personal supervision of Master Su.]

Su Yun: "..."

6666

How could he not know that he had taken time out of his busy schedule last night to oversee a frozen food factory?

"Where's the manufacturer?" Wang Jianguo also came over.

"Nothing's written on it." Li Xiaoxiao flipped through the packaging. "There's only a customer service QR code, but the production date is printed on it—yesterday."

Zhang Wei, who was eating a sesame seed cake, immediately took out his phone upon hearing this.

"Show me the QR code."

After he scanned the QR code, the page didn't open the store directly. Instead, he first went through a blank webpage before being redirected to the purchase page.

"There's a redirect layer." Zhao Lei leaned over to take a look. "The QR code on the outside remains unchanged, but the store inside can change at any time."

"Yesterday it was called Master Su's Flagship Store, and last night it was called Yunding Su Ji." Sun Hao scrolled down, "Now it's become Taishan Flavor Food Hall again."

Three names, but the recipient of the payment is the same.

Huifengyuan Trading Co., Ltd.

"Can you find the address?" Su Yun asked.

"It's not on the page," Zhang Wei said. "But let's record the link, the redirect process, and the order first, so they don't have to change it later."

Li Xiaoxiao had already recorded it once beforehand, and she even secretly took a picture of the van's license plate with her phone.

"Great job, Xiaoxiao." Li Jianguo said with a look of satisfaction, "You got your investigative skills from me!"

"Come on, if I hadn't stopped you, you would have bought several cases already."

Li Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at him.

If she hadn't discovered it beforehand, Li Jianguo and the others probably would have placed the order immediately.

Come to think of it, when they saw that the shop directly displayed Master Su's name, they didn't suspect anything at all and were ready to take out their money. Are middle-aged people these days so easy to fool?

I don't understand, I really don't understand.

"..."

Li Jianguo silently shut his mouth. This child has grown up and doesn't give his own father any face at all!

Su Yun put on disposable gloves and opened a frozen pancake.

He wanted to see what was going on.

The dough was thick and hard, and the meat inside was frozen solid. Su Yun was stunned. How could the meat be so hard that it couldn't be torn apart?

After a lot of effort, I finally managed to open the packaging bag, and as soon as I opened it, a strong sour smell immediately came out.

Mmm, it's very sour!

"Holy crap!" Su Yun was startled. Could this thing even be eaten? Was the meat made from something that came from the Qing Dynasty?

The people queuing around also saw it and curiously gathered around to take a look.

"Holy crap, I think I saw this guy on social media last night!"

"You know what, I saw it too! I even added it to my cart, thank goodness I didn't buy it!"

"Exactly, but then again, aren't they using photos from Tang Guo's live stream?"

"What's wrong with the photos you used? They weren't authorized by Master Su. If you keep doing this, I'll have to sell you health supplements when I'm old!"

"This is blatant impersonation!"

"Exactly, I suggest you report it immediately!"

"..."

Su Yun stopped the others from surrounding them and said directly, "Zhou Ye, take them back to the team first. Issue the numbers as usual."

"Okay." Zhou Ye nodded quickly.

"Xiaoxiao, don't throw away the boxes and orders yet," Su Yun said again. "Zhang Wei, send me a copy of what you just recorded."

These are pieces of evidence; they need to be secured first.

"No problem." Xiaoxiao and the others nodded as well.

Su Yun resealed the foam box.

Online stores can be reported, and photos and names used fraudulently can also be complained about, but the fact that the other party dares to be so blatant and even bring goods to sell proves that things are not that simple.

Nonsense, have you ever seen a shady merchant so blatantly trying to take advantage of someone else?

Su Yun is preparing to contact the platform to file a complaint.

Song Haifeng walked over from the other side of the platform, holding a walkie-talkie, his face showing great concern.

"Boss Su, something's happened."