Don't be fooled by Zhou Hu's fierce appearance; he's actually quite shrewd. Otherwise, he wouldn't have discovered Ma Qiang's little trick of splitting the cooking results into five parts instead of four.

Upon hearing Boss Chen say this, Zhou Hu immediately started calculating.

From what he observed, Chen Mo's table had many remnants. Not to mention anything else, just looking at the chicken leg bone was quite tempting.

And when they had just come over, Boss Xiao Chen had been chewing on a big piece of beef.

This pot of dark broth was full to the brim and bubbling away. It was impossible to see what was inside. Occasionally, a piece of ingredient would float up with the water, only to quickly sink back down.

If you could pick out something like a chicken wing or a piece of beef, and at the very least a pig trotter, you'd hit the jackpot!

Zhou Hu thought the price was acceptable!

Ma Qiang pondered for a moment, his thought process more straightforward: Would Boss Xiao Chen eat anything cheap?

No way!

Although everyone else also did some mental calculations, seeing that both Zhou Hu and Ma Qiang were willing to go for it, they all agreed.

After all, hiking in the middle of the night left them starving. Suddenly encountering a pot of braised meat, already prepared and not yet served, who could resist that temptation?

The six of them came to a quick agreement, and their chopsticks were itching to go.

Beep!

All of them paid 2 Yuan simultaneously, granting them the first use of the chopsticks. Chen Mo kindly prepared a new dipping sauce for the six of them.

"Brother Hu, I'm a bit nervous!" Ma Qiang said, facing the big black pot. His initial enthusiasm was turning into helplessness.

Afraid of picking something that didn't taste good.

Zhou Hu swallowed, "Damn it, it's just two yuan! Watch me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Hu spotted a massive piece of pork knuckle rolling to the surface with the broth. Quick as a flash!

His chopsticks shot out almost instantly, grabbing the knuckle just before it sank back down into the broth.

"Wow! This is huge, it's a pork knuckle with skin!"

The braised knuckle was so tender it was almost falling apart; inside was succulent lean meat, wrapped in a thick layer of skin and a layer of fat. The rich aroma of meat was enough to make anyone drool.

The best part was, this piece was truly massive, looking more like it fell off the bone from being stewed too long, rather than being purposefully cut. One could only imagine how tender it was!

Chen Mo watched from the cart, a twitch at the corner of his mouth.

With Zhou Hu's chopstick skills, he ended up with a loss this time.

You could see Brother Hu's hands slightly trembling as he held the pork knuckle, the thrill of acquiring such a delicious morsel was comparable to drawing three aces in a card game, an absolute delight!

After admiring it for a while, Zhou Hu, no longer hesitating, dropped the pork knuckle into the dipping sauce, rolling it around in the vinegar, picking up some scallion bits and chili flakes, and took a big bite!

Soft, gooey, fluffy, tender!

Multiple textures came rushing in, alongside an unbelievably rich fragrance of sauce and spices. The moment he gently pressured it, the skin and fat melted, releasing meat juices that filled the mouth, while the lean meat was anything but dry, unbelievably tender.

The vinegar sauce provided the perfect balance, not only enhancing the taste and aroma but also cutting through the slightly greasy part of the pork knuckle. Zhou Hu rolled his eyes, groaning in joy.

"Ah, damn, this is too good!"

The craving for meat had reached its peak after the climb, and being able to enjoy a bite like this, especially with a bit of luck, sent Zhou Hu over the moon.

Seeing this, the other roommates no longer hesitated.

Li Jun went for the bottom of the pot with his chopsticks; Chen Mo had made it clear they could pick but not scoop.

Feeling like he'd caught something with his chopsticks, Li Jun brought it up with great anticipation while everyone watched eagerly.

"What the heck? Such bad luck!"

A piece of tofu, soaked in the braising liquid, wobbled atop Li Jun's chopsticks. It looked tempting, but compared to the pork knuckle Brother Hu had fished out, it suddenly didn't seem so special.

Next up was Wang Feiyu, who triumphantly pulled out a piece of ginger from the pot, stunning everyone.

The roommates took turns grabbing, full of hope, but ultimately came up with little success.

Ma Qiang was the last one.

"What's there to hesitate about? Just go for it, quick!"

"Yeah, Qiangzai, with your skills, surely you'd snag a pig trotter, right?"

"You must get a pork knuckle!"

Ma Qiang took a deep breath, and after waiting for a while with no ingredients floating up, he bravely plunged his chopsticks into the bottomless broth.

"Hmm?" Ma Qiang felt he caught something hard, and his face lit up with joy, "I got it!"

This hard object could only be a bone!

And what does a bone mean?

A super big piece of meat!

Raising his chopsticks suddenly, everyone's expectant gaze swiftly turned to disbelief, and then...

"Pfft! Wow, as expected of Brother Qiang, the man who can turn four portions into five!"

"Brother Qiang, this is impressive! Is this even something a human can pick up?"

"Awesome! Brother Qiang, you're my eternal hero!"

Ma Qiang stood by the pot, dumbfounded, not knowing what to do next. At the end of his chopsticks, instead of a massive chunk, there was merely a chicken bone.

Yes, due to the prolonged stewing, all the meat had fallen off, leaving only a bare chicken drumstick bone, almost comically so.

Refusing to accept this, Ma Qiang stuffed the chicken bone in his mouth, gnawing at the tiny cartilage on its end, "No way, I'm not giving up! Why did you get the pork knuckle, and I got stuck with just a bone? I'm going again!"

Beep beep beep~ All six scanned for another round, standing in front of the black pot as if facing a formidable foe, holding their breath, waiting for their favorite ingredient to float to the surface.

Seeing this, Chen Mo figured that this pot of food wasn't enough for everyone after all.

Originally meant for one, now it had to satisfy six, so he quietly continued preparing ingredients at the food cart, finally emerging with a big black pot.

"Move a bit, I'm changing the pot."

"What do you mean, Brother Mo?" Zhou Hu asked.

"Adding some ingredients for you guys."

The six of them dashed over to Chen Mo, only to see an array of cut-up beef, disjointed Qingyuan chicken, and diced boneless pork knuckle on the workbench of the cart.

A variety of ingredients, a real smorgasbord.

Ma Qiang clenched his fists in frustration, "With all these great ingredients, why did I end up with a bone?"

Chen Mo also thought his luck was pretty bad.

Still, it was better than the one who picked up the ginger piece; that guy swallowed it raw right there, while Chen Mo watched in shock.

He even said later that it was warming, though who knows if that was true.

After handling the ingredients, Chen Mo poured everything from the black pot into a big iron pot and continued to boil it outside.

He then took the empty black pot back to the cart, glancing at the time.

It's eleven at night, doesn't matter. As long as everyone's happy.

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