Old Fang left, and the others had no choice but to follow behind.

Still, these men were sneaky, occasionally stealing glances out of the corner of their eyes. You could say men's gazes are quite peculiar.

If a woman is wearing a bikini, their eyes mostly settle on the scant pieces of clothing.

If a woman is dressed conservatively, with thigh-high boots revealing a bit of leg, their eyes would focus on the only exposed area.

The principle of rarity prevails.

A group of people set off at four thirty in the morning, passing through a large hot spring pool and onto a secluded forest path surrounded by various small hot spring pools.

The ladies couldn't resist wanting to jump in for a good soak, while the men were eager to follow them in.

Not much further along.

Dunzi suddenly stopped, "Quick, smell that!"

Sniff~ Sniff~

The group instinctively started sniffing the air.

Zhang Feng took a big whiff, "It's the smell of chili!"

"Before seeing the person, you smell the aroma! Apart from Boss Xiao Chen, I'm afraid no one in the world can achieve this level!" Fang Zhizhong marveled, feeling the trip to Yu Province was absolutely worth it.

Last time when Dunzi live-streamed the lamb soup noodles and scallion braised lamb in the group, he was already tempted, but was caught up with work then.

"It's got to be something spicy, perhaps not Mapo Tofu?" Du Qiming said grimly.

That dish had left him reeling, and honestly, his bottom hadn't fully recovered yet. If Boss Xiao Chen was really making Mapo Tofu, he wouldn't eat a bite!

Doctor's orders, after all.

"I don't think it's Mapo Tofu. When we had it before, it wasn't this intensely spicy and hot. Let's go check it out!" Dunzi couldn't wait to move on, his eyes directly bypassing the many women.

In the face of delicious food, beauty is insignificant.

Everyone quickened their pace.

After passing several small hot spring pools and walking down a section of wooden stairs, everyone involuntarily stopped again.

In the distance, the food truck that had haunted their dreams finally appeared!

"Look, Boss Xiao Chen!"

"Brother Chen Mo~"

"Let's go! Hurry and see what he's cooking today, I've been craving so much the past few days!"

Chen Mo had just poured out the chili water, leaving only three kinds of soft-boiled chilies in the pot.

In the pot on the ground, some scallion oil was also ready, made with scallions, ginger, onions, and cilantro, an essential for Sichuan-style red oil.

With a flash of the Black Blade, Chen Mo was about to start, but then heard the commotion.

"Oh crap, they really came?"

Chen Mo saw the familiar faces, "There's something fishy going on! They must have some sort of chat group that I don't know about!"

The first to rush over was Mu Mu, "Brother Chen Mo!"

Mu Mu grinned, revealing her white teeth, and unabashedly hopped into the food truck, grabbing Chen Mo's arm, "Why did you leave without saying a word?"

Chen Mo nudged Mu Mu aside with his elbow, "I'm covered in chili, be careful."

After pushing Mu Mu away, he said, "Why aren't you sleeping properly and running around here?"

"I missed you!"

Chen Mo: -_-||

Mu Mu said these things so easily, Chen Mo was immune to them by now, "If your dad finds out, he'll definitely scold me."

"He wouldn't dare!" Mu Mu puffed out her chest and waved her fist, always managing to give people the urge to spank her firmly on the sofa.

Chen Mo was about to tell her to go play outside because he was busy, but saw Mu Mu take the initiative to close the food truck door and start directing the old customers outside, "Line up, everyone line up! Order here for what you want to eat!"

Oh well!

Chen Mo just hoped the food truck wouldn't randomly rename itself, looking up at everyone, "You really came? LuLu, be honest, do you guys have some sort of group? Why does someone always come find me when my whereabouts are exposed?"

LuLu, holding her phone, dodged the question, "Oh Boss Xiao Chen, what are you making that's so delicious, let me see!" She started reading off the menu, "Lamb soup noodles? Scallion braised lamb? I've had both! Spicy rabbit head, bang bang chicken? Haven't tried these two!"

Seeing he couldn't get any answers, Chen Mo didn't push further. With these old customers, today's push for a Level 4 Dining Car was more assured!

"Thank you all for coming to support," Chen Mo said loudly, "I plan to open at 10 in the morning, so you can rest a bit and come back around then if you like."

Dunzi snorted, leaning in to Zhang Feng quietly, "Trying to lull us into complacency, who dares to rest first with this situation? I bet by ten, the line will stretch all the way to Jingzhou!"

Zhang Feng nodded in agreement and squeezed to the front of the food truck, "Boss He, come on, let's arrange for the Gold Medal Salesperson."

The masseuse must have quick eyes and hands.

Gold-medal technician Nana unfolded a camping chair behind Zhang Feng's butt, "Brother Zhang, have a seat!"

The handbag was placed underneath, and a collapsible foot bath was brought out. Without being picky, she fetched a bucket of water directly from a hot spring pool, "Is Oolong tea flavor okay?"

"Great!" Zhang Feng mimicked the local Yu Province dialect.

Dunzi strolled up too, immediately followed by a female technician.

The Kai car owners were worldly enough to fall in behind the two, and the female technicians all had the same setup, while He Chunming stood excitedly to the side, jotting down notes.

It would be a buzzkill to ask for payment now, so note it down and settle later!

Ah, the familiar aroma! Chen Mo watched as everyone lined up deliberately for massages and foot rubs, chuckling softly.

Let's get to work!

The Black Blade began chopping the three kinds of chilies on the cutting board, each cut precisely controlled, chopping from left to right. Then, the blade was used to pile the chopped chilies together and continue chopping!

Over and over, chopping for four to five minutes, the once soft chilies were now a sauce-like consistency.

This was called "Ciba chili."

The scallion oil was kept at a low temperature, and Chen Mo lifted the electric pot, pouring the oil into the black pot, then added all the Ciba chilies to the black pot.

Pshhh!

As the chili hit the pot, it floated and spread, quickly sinking to the bottom.

The dense small bubbles on the scallion oil's surface soon disappeared, and the black ladle kept stirring in the pot, with the heat controlled to a low flame.

[Spicy red oil, the longer it cooks, the more fragrant it gets; beware of burning, as it will become bitter.]

Regarding spicy rabbit head, the recipe's seasoning section took up at least ninety percent of the space, clearly indicating that the dish is all about flavoring.

The ingredients themselves are quite straightforward, with not much fuss about them anymore.

Up to this point, Chen Mo felt a deeper connection with the black ladle.

While stirring in the oil pot, Chen Mo felt as if he were directly manipulating the ingredients with his hands, able to clearly sense each change in the chili's state.

'With the black ladle, even without a progress bar, I can grasp the perfect timing precisely!'

He turned the ladle over, scooping out a bit of the chili; what was once moist was now noticeably dry.

If it cooked any longer, it would likely start getting burnt.

"Help me with the straining."

Mu Mu stopped her enthusiastic cheering, happy to finally have something to do, "How do I strain it?"

Chen Mo: ...

He placed the black pot back on the stove, fetched a stainless steel bucket, and set a fine mesh strainer on the bucket's edge, "Alright, stand back so you don't get burned."

"Okay! Brother Chen Mo, it smells so good!"

"Of course." Chen Mo replied without thinking, then realized something felt off.

Darn it, Mu Mu's giving way too much emotional value here.

Almost fell for it!

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