Chapter 924: Fighting Spirit and Saliva

Song Tan thought for a while, probably feeling that the knife wasn't stabbed hard enough, and now she looked at Yu Yan:

"The fish soup the reporter Yu mentioned... the one bought from a pond in the countryside for 40 a piece or a jin, if I'm not mistaken, it should also be from my house."

Everyone:...

Surprise, shock, accident... none of them are enough to describe this complex state of mind.

But now thinking about the 20-a-jin radishes and cabbage, I don't know why it seems acceptable...

Accept a ghost!

They are just ordinary working people. Reporter Yu takes on the work of a host privately,

But those extra earnings aren't always there; on average, it's only a few thousand to nearly ten thousand in income a month!

Yuncheng's cost of living is notoriously high; a casual meal for two costs two hundred yuan. What can this little bit of money do now?

And 100 jin of radishes already costs 2000 yuan!

It didn't bite through.

However, after one bite, the chewy, tough texture of the dried pumpkin—steamed, sun-dried, and preserved for a long time—instantly conquered her! Not to mention that spicy fragrance, the numbing heat that stung the taste buds...

Only Until Wu Lan and the assistant hesitated—buy it? They really couldn't bear to part with so much money.

Song Tan couldn't help but laugh, handing over the dried sweet potato: "If it's too spicy and you're not used to it, don't force yourself. Eat the dried sweet potato; that's delicious too."

Then she wiped away her tears.

Li Ge:...

"Sss-ha, sss-ha... so spicy!"

Yet, the moment her bottom left the sofa, she saw Li Ge enthusiastically bringing out two plates: one with chewy, spicy dried pumpkin, and the other with rock-hard dried sweet potato that couldn't even be bitten into.

"Sss..."

She switched sides and tried again, but still couldn't bite through it.

Beside her, the assistant, Li Ge, and the cameraman all widened their eyes, staring at her.

On such a hot day, she sat there having only chewed two or three bites, yet the tip of her nose and her forehead instantly turned red, and fine beads of sweat broke out!

But when she reached for the dried pumpkin, she hesitated for a good while before specifically picking the bag Qiaoqiao had made.

In an instant, the assistant's tears were about to be spiced out—it's really so spicy, why is it so spicy!!!

But since they were already here and had already eaten, and it really was delicious, if they didn't buy any, they'd feel like they were missing out... Who understands this kind of conflicted mindset?

In short, eating this is quite a messy affair.

"How could I be so embarrassed..."

As she spoke, she pinched the rock-hard dried sweet potato and took a bite!

Spending 4000 yuan on two piles of radishes and cabbage—who wouldn't call that a fool!

Song Tan glanced at her mother and recognized that this dried pumpkin was made by Qiaoqiao—dark red; when it was made, not only were the chili peppers added, but the Sichuan peppercorns were also generous, making it both numbing and spicy!

And Li Ge also let out a heavy sigh of relief; as long as they liked it, as long as they liked it! Therefore, she became even more enthusiastic: "Come, come, eat, eat it all... You young people don't like us serving you food, so just take it yourselves! Don't be polite..."

As she spoke, she chewed continuously, which made the assistant, who couldn't handle spice well, feel both terrified and eager to try:

Yu Yan blushed and finally said: "What do you know? I'm still recovering from giving birth! I need to eat more to nourish myself."

Several people shyly accepted it, and the fighting spirit Yu Yan had just mustered sank back down just like her bottom on the seat.

However, before the words were even out, she saw the cameraman also fall silent for a moment: "This radish, can we get a hundred jin of that too!"

Oh my, it's hard to refuse such kindness! Hard to refuse!

"Quick, quick, quick!" Li Ge hurriedly handed over tissues: "Spit it out, spit it out, if you can't eat it, spit it out, don't let the spice hurt you!"

Not to mention anything else, fruit is already tens of yuan per jin now; doesn't this radish taste more invigorating than fruit?

Li Ge hurriedly taught her: "You take a small piece first, grind it slowly with your teeth; this is just to pass the time, it's really hard to bite."

Yu Yan, on the other hand, had already finished a large piece; now, while baring her teeth and grimacing, she grabbed some dried sweet potato: "It's too spicy, it's too spicy, but it's so delicious, woo woo, I can't stop! I'll eat some dried sweet potato to soothe it!"

Now she could only guiltily push the plate toward them: "You guys eat! Don't be polite, just eat!"

As she spoke, she felt saliva secreting and hurriedly continued chewing.

Honestly, the way she eats makes it hard for everyone else not to crave it.

Yu Yan intended to spend money today, so she felt more confident. She reached out first to take a piece of dried pumpkin—her makeup was exquisite; although she hadn't reapplied lipstick after the meal, she couldn't eat the dried sweet potato and look too ferocious or messy...

There really wasn't much physical activity, and her stomach was still full.

The assistant said nasally: "I'll finish this small piece... slurp..."

The former needed to save money to renovate her son's house, and the latter was still on an intern's salary of 2000 a month, relying entirely on family subsidies; now she was truly willing but unable!

"Sister, is it that spicy? If so, don't eat it, drink some water."

Li Ge also felt a bit embarrassed—rural people are always generous when hosting guests, never stingy about giving the best to them, but for some reason, the more money she had, the stingier she became... She thought, the reporters are here for an interview, how embarrassing!

The assistant was dazed for a moment and subconsciously wanted to say: "Sister, didn't your child have their full-month banquet three months ago?"

Yu Yan waved her hand while chewing: "Sss-ha... you don't understand... sss... it has to be this spicy to be satisfying... you guys hurry and taste it, it's really delicious! It's fragrant, spicy, and numbing, especially, especially delicious!"

Li Ge laughed heartily: "That's nothing, this dried pumpkin was sun-dried in the summer, our own pumpkins, don't mind it!"

As for the cabbage... they hadn't eaten the cabbage yet, so let's not mention the cabbage for now. It's just that she had to report the expenses for how much she earned, and spending thousands all at once might get her scolded!

Yu Yan maintained a ferocious gnawing posture, and not paying attention, her mouth was stimulated by the numbing and spicy aftertaste, and saliva was about to drip down!

The dried pumpkin was quite good; she loved spicy food!

Yet the assistant took the tissues with tears in her eyes, slurping while chewing desperately: "So delicious..."

But the food was right in front of her; if she didn't eat it, her eyes couldn't help but glance over, which was heart-wrenching and also quite embarrassing...

Otherwise, with such good chili and good pumpkin, why would it be disliked? It really is especially, especially spicy!

"Okay, then I'll buy 50 jin of each," Reporter Yu said humbly.

As they chatted and drank some tea, Yu Yan felt she couldn't delay any longer; she had spent so much money, she had to hurry up and work to earn it back!

It was satisfying, and it was delicious, but one bite in, if you didn't keep chewing, the saliva would flow uncontrollably. And because it was too spicy, she had to keep gasping for air...

Actually, the few of them had only finished breakfast an hour or two ago, and in between, they had just filmed some footage inside and outside the house, and some empty shots of the bamboo forest at the entrance...

The remaining few, feeling both embarrassed and watching Yu Yan, also followed suit and pinched a piece of dried pumpkin.

"And this dried sweet potato, it's delicious! It's just sun-dried too much, so it's hard to bite, you have to grind it slowly..."