Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

Xie Bantou returned home happily, wanting to tell his wife about the unusual food he had eaten that day.

Tomorrow morning, I'll take my wife to buy crispy fried chicken!

Just think about it!

As soon as he entered the door, his wife, Wang Yueshu, greeted him excitedly, saying, "You're finally back! Let me tell you, I found something delicious at the morning market today. It smelled amazing, and the line was incredibly long. It smelled so good, it made my mouth water."

"I originally intended to eat one portion myself and bring one portion for you, but in the end there was only one portion left. Then Madam Shen said that the food wouldn't taste good if it was left out for too long, so I forced myself to eat one portion."

"My dear husband, I'm so sad that you didn't get to eat."

Wang Yueshu revealed a clear sense of regret.

The couple always had a good relationship, and she would share anything delicious or fun with Xie Bantou immediately. However, she felt a little guilty that she couldn't let Xie Bantou eat crispy fried chicken this time.

Upon hearing this, Xie Bantou immediately guessed: "The food you're talking about, is it crispy fried chicken?"

"Yes, how did you know?"

"My men brought me a serving today, and the taste was absolutely amazing! The skin was crispy and the chicken inside was incredibly tender. The top layer of seasoning was simply irresistible. I can say that crispy fried chicken is the best thing I've ever eaten in my life!" Xie Bantou's eyes showed a hint of reminiscence.

Hearing this description, Wang Yueshu's mouth watered again. She reached out and pinched Xie Bantou's arm: "You didn't even leave some for me to try. I was thinking of bringing you some."

"I have so many men under my command, how can I keep them all?" Boss Xie scratched his head. "Besides, didn't you already eat one?"

"That's different. You can leave it for yourself, and I can eat it myself. I was even thinking of leaving some for you, but you didn't even think of me!" Wang Yueshu said, hands on her hips, somewhat defiantly.

Upon seeing this, Xie, the squad leader, quickly pulled the person into his arms and coaxed, "Of course I missed you, but all the men under my command are like gluttons, there's just no way to deal with them."

"Okay, tomorrow morning, I'll take you to eat freshly fried chicken. Li Xiao'er said that freshly fried crispy chicken is the best, even better than what I ate during the day."

"Alright, Madam Shen said there are only two hundred portions. I'll wake you up first thing tomorrow morning."

Wang Yueshu looked on with anticipation. She had eaten a portion today and had been thinking about it all day. She couldn't wait for tomorrow to arrive.

One night passed.

Just like yesterday, Shen Qing got up early to pack her things, did the first fry of the fried chicken, and then pushed her cart directly to the morning market.

Unlike yesterday, today's morning market seemed more lively, with more people looking around, seemingly searching for something.

Shen Qing paused for only a moment before calmly pushing the cart to the spot where she had set up her stall yesterday and quickly unloading the items from the cart.

By this time, the crowd had formed a tight circle, everyone's faces flushed red.

The diners seemed to know that the crispy fried chicken was limited in quantity, and adhering to the principle of "whoever eats it gets to enjoy it," they all crowded forward.

Shen Qing frowned slightly and said calmly, "Queue up. Those who squeeze to the front don't count."

With just that one sentence, no one dared to push forward anymore. Everyone obediently lined up, hurrying along as fast as they could, afraid of being left at the back of the line.

After all, everyone came for the crispy fried chicken, and if they wanted to eat it, they couldn't afford to anger Shen Qing.

Mr. and Mrs. Xie were also mixed in with the crowd. They really didn't expect that even though they got up earlier than usual, there were still so many people when they arrived. They quickly lined up.

Fortunately, they were lucky this time; they weren't too far back in the queue, so they figured they should be able to buy one.

Shen Qing serves food quickly; a serving of fried chicken takes only half a minute to a minute to fry, so the queue moves forward relatively quickly.

Before long, it was Xie Bantou and his wife's turn.

Wang Yueshu couldn't resist any longer. She rushed forward and shouted, "Madam Shen, two orders of fried chicken!!"

"Spicy or sweet and spicy?" Shen Qing's hands kept moving.

There are different tastes? How come she didn't hear about it yesterday?

Wang Yueshu was taken aback, unsure of what to choose, and subconsciously looked at Xie Bantou.

Xie Bantou also looked confused: "What is this so-called sweet and spicy...?"

"It wasn't available yesterday, it's a new flavor today."

Xie Ban Tou scratched his head. He had eaten the spicy flavor yesterday, and it was absolutely delicious. But this sweet and spicy flavor... why does it sound so strange?

Sweet is sweet, spicy is spicy, but when sweet and spicy are mixed together, he simply cannot imagine what it would taste like.

It was so bizarre that he was hesitant to try it. How could sweetness be mixed with spiciness?

"Let's go with the spicy one." After thinking for a while, he decided to play it safe.

After all, a serving of fried chicken costs fifty coins, which is not cheap. Today, I'll try some freshly fried crispy chicken.

Wang Yueshu had no objection and immediately nodded.

Shen Qing deftly scooped out the fried chicken and began to evenly sprinkle layers of spicy seasoning on it.

I couldn't help but sigh. I thought the sweet and spicy fried chicken would be a refreshing experience for everyone, but it turns out that no one was willing to try it. Almost everyone only bought the spicy fried chicken. They really don't know what's good for them.

Just then, someone came running from afar, grabbing Xie's sleeve and shouting, "Squad leader! Bring me one!"

Shen Qing looked up and recognized the person as Li Xiaoer, her first customer.

"Hey, class monitor, could you bring me one too?"

"And me!"

"..."

A series of footsteps clattered as a group of yamen runners arrived.

The other diners were startled and instinctively stepped aside; ordinary people were still somewhat afraid of government officials.

Foreman Xie rubbed his forehead and said, "Give me fifteen more servings."

"What about the taste?" Shen Qing asked.

"You can even choose the flavor?" Li Xiaoer, standing to the side, widened his eyes in surprise.

"A new sweet and spicy flavor of fried chicken has been released."

Li Xiaoer was taken aback. Sweet and spicy? ???

Why does this sound a bit strange? How can sweet and spicy be mixed together?

Shen Qing unusually introduced, "The sweet and spicy flavor is also delicious, would you like to try it?"

"Well... let's give it a try." Li Xiaoer hesitated for a long time before finally gritting his teeth and saying.

If Madam Shen recommends it so highly, it must be good.

If the sweet and spicy flavor is really not good, he can just peel off the outer layer with the sauce, and it will still be edible.

"What about the rest? What flavor do you want?" Shen Qing asked again.

The other constables glanced at it but still didn't dare to try the sweet and spicy flavor, after all, fifty coins was not a small amount for them.

"It's spicy, isn't it?"

"I'm spicy too."

"..."

Apart from Li Xiaoer's portion, all the other yamen runners ordered the spicy flavor.

Xie Bantou wanted to persuade him, so he asked again, "Li Xiaoer, are you sure you want sweet and spicy? This flavor sounds weird."

"It's confirmed!!"

Li Xiaoer gritted his teeth. Shen Niangzi's crispy fried chicken smelled so good, he didn't believe it. Even if the sweet and spicy flavor was bad, how bad could it be?